学年河北唐山一中高二下期中考试英语卷含答案及解析.docx

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学年河北唐山一中高二下期中考试英语卷含答案及解析

2019学年河北唐山一中高二下期中考试英语卷【含答案及解析】

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一、阅读理解

1.SallyDonovaniscookingwhenapaperplanefliesacrossthekitchenandlandsatherfeet.Shepicksitup,unfoldsitandfindsachild’ssketch（素描）ofatear-stainedfacewithaspeechbubblesaying:

“I’msorryIwasnaughty—I’mabadperson.”

Sally,42,drawsabigsmileyfaceonthebackofthepaperwith“Iloveyou,Rose,andwe’realwaysgoingtolookafteryou.”Thenshefoldsitupandlaunchestheplanebackintothelivingroomwherehernine-year-olddaughteriswatchingTVwithbrotherJamie,13anddadRod,40.

Jamieoftenmakespicturesforhisparentstoo—liketheoneshowingaswiftriverwiththemononesideandhimtrappedontheotherside.

It’soneofthemanyunusualwaysthatSallyandRobhavelearnedtocommunicateemotionallywiththeirabusedchildreninanastonishingeight-yearjourneyofhope,healingandlove.

Jamiewasjustfourandhalf—sisterRoseonewhentheywereadoptedbytheDonovansin2005.Theyoungstershadbeentakenfromtheirnaturalmotherandplacedinfostercareafteraseriesofcrueltyandneglect.Theywereleftalone,hungry,andwitnessedhomeviolenceonaregularbasis.

SallyandRobspentthreeyearstryingforababybeforedecidingtoadopt,andwerewellawareoftheyoungsters'poorbackground.Buttheywerestillunpreparedforraisingachildpermanentlyscaredbyabuseorthelackofsupportonoffer.

ButnowSallyhaswrittenabrilliantandheart-touchingaccountoftheirfamilystruggleinabookcalled“NoMatterWhat”.Sallysaid:

“Thesekidscometoyouwithastorythatwhathappenedtothemwastheirfault—becausetheyarebadandunlovable.Toshowthemtheyareloveableandnoneofitwastheirfaulttakesalotoftime.Theybothstillsay“I’mbad”.Jamieislessstuckonitnowbutwheneverlifedealshimaknock,hewillfallbackinto‘thathappenedbecauseIamstupid,I’mrubbish,I’mbad’.”

Sally’sbookishumorous,heart-touchingandsowildlyhonestthatacademics,charitybosses,parentsandadopteesarepraisingitasamajorcontributiontochildwelfarework.

1.SallyandRobadoptedthetwochildrenmainlybecause____.

A.theyknewthechildren’sbackgroundverywell

B.theywantedtohelpthechildrenoutoftrouble

C.theycouldn’thavechildrenoftheirown

D.theycouldn’tbearthecrueltydonetothechildren

2.Whydidthetwoadoptedchildrenstillsay“I’mbad”?

A.Theyknowclearlytheyarenotlovableenough.

B.Theyoftenputthesituationinanembarrassment.

C.Whattheysufferedrooteddeepintheirminds.

D.Theyarehonestofwhattheyhavedone.

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.RosewasababywhenadoptedbySallyandRob.

B.Sallyhaswrittenabookabouthowtoadoptchildren.

C.Jamiestillblameshimselfforwhateverhappenstohim.

D.Thereisstillalongwaytogoforhelpingthechildrenout.

2.Forthebusinesstravelerwhoisallaboutefficiency:

Checkoutthesehotelsthatwillgetyouinandoutwithaminimumoftrouble.Whenyouarepressedfortimeonabusinesstrip,nothingcaninfuriateyoumorethanaslowhotelcheck-inprocess.Onyournexttrip,trythesehotelsthatofferaspeediercheck-inprocess.

1.YotelNewYork

Theself-servicekiosksatthishigh-techNewYorkhotelworkjustliketheonesyou’dseeatanairport.Therearejustfive-stepstoregisterandobtainyourcardkey.Thereisevenaroboticluggagebellboy.Youtapinthenumberofbagsyouarecarryingandsizes,thenwaitforarobotarmtoswingdownandstoreyourluggageinalocker（say,foradaytrip）.Thisalsospeedsupthecheck-inprocessifthefirstthingyouneedtodo,likeme,isheadtoaseriesofmeetings.

2.MarriottDetroitAirport

Anotheroptionforbusinesstravelersinahurry:

Marriottisrollingoutitsmobilecheck-inappto325hotelsthisyear,includingtheMarriottDetroitAirporthotel.（I’vetestedtheappitselfbutnotforarealvisitquiteyet.）Hereisthebasicidea:

youdownloadtheiphoneorAndroidapp.Thenightbefore,youcan“check-in”virtually.Whenyouarrive,yougetanalertthattheroomisreadyandyourkey,whichisalreadytiedtoyourreservation,iswaitingforyouatthedesk.

3.HyattRegencyMinneapolis

Ihappenedtostayatthishotelrecentlyandlikedhowfastthekioskcheck-inworks.LiketheYotel,thekioskasksyoutoinsertyourcreditcard,similartoanairportterminal.Thewholeprocesstookaboutthreeminutes,whenIleft,Iwasequallyimpressedwiththefastcheck-out.Anagentmeetsyouinthelobbywithanipadandasksforanemailtouseforareceipt.Thebigadvantage:

youneverhavetowaitinline.

4.Radisson:

LaCrosse

TheRadissonistryingtomakethekioskprocessevenfaster,atafewselecthotelsliketheRadissonLacrosseinWisconsin,youuseamobileapptoregisterandthenreceiveabarcodebyemailortext.Whenyougetthekiosk,youscanthebarcodetogetyourkeywithoutanyotherstepsrequired.It’ssuperfast.Youcanfindthisnewcheck-insystemattheRadissonhotelsinSaltLakeCity,Seattle,andPhoenixaswell.

1.Whatdoestheword“infuriate”inparagraph2mostmean?

A.annoyB.remindC.amuseD.impress

2.Whichtwohotelsofferamobileappforcustomerstocheckin?

A.YotelNewYorkandMarriottDetroitAirport.

B.MarriottDetroitAirportandRadisson:

LaCrosse.

C.MarriottDetroitAirport.andHyattRegencyMinneapolis.

D.HyattRegencyMinneapolisandRadisson:

LaCrosse.

3.Whichhotelwillsendyouareceiptbyemail?

A.YotelNewYork.

B.MarriottDetroitAirport.

C.Radisson:

LaCrosse.

D.HyattRegencyMinneapolis.

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.AtYotelNewYork,arobotwillhelpyouwithallthecheck-inprocess.

B.Withitscheck-inapp,youmayenteryourroominMarriottwithoutakey.

C.ThebarcodeyoureceivefromRadissoncontributestothefastcheck-in.

D.HyattRegencyMinneapolisisclosetoanairportterminal.

3.Incollegesaroundthecountry,moststudentsarealsoworkers.

Therealityofcollegecanbeprettydifferentfromtheimagespresentedinmoviesandtelevision.Insteadofthestudentswhowakeuplate,partyallthetime,andstudyonlybeforeexams,manycollegesarefullofstudentswithpressingschedulesofnotjustclassesandactivities,butrealjobs,too.

Thisisn’tatemporaryphenomenon.Theshareofworkingstudentshasbeenontherisesincethe1970s,andone-fifthofstudentsworkyearround.Aboutone-quarterofthosewhoworkwhileattendingschoolhavebothafull-courseloadandafull-timejob.Thearrangementcanhelppayfortuition（学费）andlivingcosts,obviously.Andthere’svalueinitbeyondthedirectcause:

suchjobscanalsobecriticalfordevelopingimportantprofessionalandsocialskillsthatmakeiteasiertolandajobaftergraduation.Withmanyemployerslookingforstudentswithalready-developedskillsets,on-the-jobtrainingwhileincollegecanbethebestwaytoensureajoblateron.

Butit’snotallupside.Evenfull-timeworkmaynotcompletelycoverthecostoftuitionandlivingexpenses.Thestudynotesthatifastudentworkedafull-timejobatthefederalminimumwage,theywouldearnjustover$15,000eachyear,certainlynotenoughtopayfortuition,room,andboardatmanycollegeswithoutsomeseriousfinancialaid.Thatmeansthatthoughthey’resacrificingtimeawayfromtheclassroom,manyworkingstudentswillstillgraduatewithatleastsomedebt.Andworkingfulltimecanreducethechancethatstudentswillgraduateatall,bycuttingintothetimeavailableforstudyingandattendingclasses.

Thereislittlerewardforattendingbutnotfinishingcollege.Studentswhoendupleavingschoolbecauseofdifficultyinmanagingworkandclassarelikelytofindthemselvesstuckinsomeofthesamejobstheymighthavegotteniftheyhadn’tgoneatall.Thedifficultyofworkingtoomuchwhileinschoolcancreateacyclethatpushesstudentsfurtherintodebtwithoutreceivinganyofthefinancialorcareerbenefits.

1.Accordingtothepassage,therealityofcollegestudentsisthat______.

A.theythrowpartiesalot

B.theystayuplateeverynight

C.theyworkbesidesattendingclasses

D.theypaynoattentiontoexams

2.Whatistheindirectcauseofanincreasingnumberofworkingstudents?

A.Theneedofdevelopingsocialnetworks.

B.Thelackofsummerjobsforyoungadults.

C.Thechanceoffindingajobaftergraduation.

D.Theexpensesofhightuitionandlivingcosts.

3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.

A.workingstudentsaremorelikelytofinishcollege

B.studentscancovertheircollegeexpensesthroughworking

C.studentsreceiveahugerewardformanagingworkandclass

D.droppingoutofcollegemaynothelpstudentsgetcareerbenefits

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheDifficultiesofLandingaJob

B.TheStruggleofWork-SchoolBalance

C.TheRewardofWorkingWhileStudying

D.TheImagesofWorkingCollegeStudents

4.Bynow,weareallawarethatsocialmediahashadatremendousinfluenceonourculture,inbusiness,ontheworld-at-large.SocialmediawebsitesrevolutionizedthewaypeoplecommunicateandsocializeontheWeb.However,asidefromseeingyourfriends’newbabyonFacebook,orreadingaboutJustinBieber’slatestconflictwiththelawonTwitter,whataresomeoftherealinfluences?

Socialnetworksoffertheopportunityforpeopletore-connectwiththeiroldfriendsandacquaintances,makenewfriends,shareideasandpictures,andm