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1718高二上阶段一

揭阳二中2017-2018学年度高二级上学期第一次阶段考

英语

命题人：

蒋珺张敏丽

本试卷分第

卷（选择题）和第

卷（非选择题）两部分，满分为135分，考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的班级、姓名、座位号和考生号填涂在答题卡上。

2.选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答卷纸上作答，答案必须写在答卷纸各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效。

4.考试结束后，将答题卷和答题卡一并交回。

第Ⅰ卷

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Thefirstsummerjobisoftenasignalthatyou’reonyourwaytoadulthood,andit’salsoamethodforearningmoneytopayforwhatyoudreamof.It’snevertooearlytostartconsideringthefuture.Now,herearesomegoodchoicesforyou!

Retail（零售）Sales

Retailoffersplentyofopportunityforteenswhoarelookingforajob.Thistypeofworkcanpayfrom$10to$15anhourdependinguponthedutyyouareexpectedtotakeon.Itcanalsobegreatforteenswhoarefriendlyandenjoytalkingtootherpeople.Formoreinformation,callusat111-222-3333.

FoodService

Ajobinthefoodserviceindustryisanaturalfitforsociableteenswhoenjoycommunicatingwiththepublic.Itallowsemployeestoworkaspartofateamwhilelearningaboutfollowinginstructions.Italsocomeswiththeopportunitytoearnbetween$8and$10perhour.Justcall111-222-3533formoreinformation.

Babysitter

Thisjobrequiressomeonewhoishighlyresponsible.Thoughitpaysgenerallybetween$6and$8hourly,italsorequiresalotofpatience.Thisisagreatchoiceforteenswhowishtomakeacareerinteaching,childcare,socialworkoranyotherfieldthatmakesuseofsocialskillsorrequiresinteractionwithkids.Gotaquestion?

Justcall111-222-3336.

Housekeeping

Thistypeofworkcanbringinabout$5anhouranditwillallowteenstolearnresponsibilityanddeveloptheirorganizationalskills.Thesummerseesanincreaseinthetourismindustry,sohotelsareoftenlookingformorehousekeepingstaff,andparksoftenneedmorepeopletoassistwithkeepingpublicareascleanandorganizedaswell.Telephone:

111-222-3330.

1.Howmuchcanyouearnatleastintwohoursasaretailer?

A.$20.              B.$12.     C.$16.            D.$10.

2.Whichofthefollowingjobsmayattractteenswhowanttobeateacher?

A.RetailSales.    B.FoodService.C.Babysitter. D.Housekeeping.

3.Thetextismainlywrittenforteenswho_____.

A.arefacedwithcommunicationproblemsB.plantostarttheirownbusiness

C.dreamofbecomingahousekeeperD.wantapart-timejobinthesummer

B

Somepeoplethinktheyhaveananswertotheproblemsofautomobilecrowdingandpollutioninlargecities.Theiransweristhebicycle,or“bike”.

Inagreatmanycities,hundredsofpeopleridebicyclestoworkeveryday.InNewYorkCity,somebikeridershaveevenformedagroupcalledBikeforaBetterCity.Theyclaimthatifmorepeoplerodebicyclestoworktherewouldbefewerautomobilesinthedowntownsectionofthecityandthereforelessdirtyairfromcarengines.

Forseveralyearsthisgrouphasbeentryingtogetthecitygovernmenttohelpbicycleriders.Forexample,theywantthecitytopaintspeciallanes（车道）forbicycleonsomeofthemainstreets,becausewhenbicycleridersmustusethesamelanesascars,theremaybeaccidents.BikeforaBetterCityfeelsthatiftherewerespeciallanes,morepeoplewouldusebikes.

Butnobicyclelaneshavebeenpaintedyet.Noteveryonethinkstheyareagoodidea.Taxidriversdon’tliketheidea–theysayitwillslowtraffic.Somestoreownersonthemainstreetsdon’tliketheidea–theysaythatifthereislesstraffic,theywillhavelessbusiness.Andmostpeoplelivetoofarfromdowntowntotravelbybike.

Thecitygovernmenthasnotyetdecidedwhattodo.Itwantstokeepeveryonehappy.Onweekends,CentralPark–thelargestopenspaceinNewYork–isclosedtocars,andtheroadsmaybeusedbybicyclesonly.ButBikeforaBetterCitysaysthatthisisnotenoughandkeepsfightingtogetbicyclelanesdowntown.Untilthathappens,thesafestplacetobicyclemaybeinthepark.

4.SomepeoplefoundedBikeforaBetterCitybecause______.

A.therearenobikesinNewYorkCitynow

B.therearenobikelanesinNewYorkCitynow

C.theywantedtoreducethetrafficandpollution

D.traffichasbeentooslow

5.Somepeopleareagainsttheideaofbicyclelanesbecausetheythink______.

A.theywillnotreducethetrafficB.therewillbetrafficaccidents

C.theywillmaketrafficlessandslowerD.trafficmovesslowlyinbikelanes

6.Whichisthebestpossibletitleforthepassage?

A.Speciallanestoagreenercity.B.Thesafestplaceforbicycleriders.

C.Fightforabetterenvironment.D.Lesstraffic,greenercity.

7.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthortowardspaintingbikelanes?

A.WelcomeB.Neutral（中立的）C.SurprisedD.Negative

C

AlbertEinsteinwasafamousscientistwhocompletelychangedthewaythatpeoplesawourworldandtheuniverse.AlbertEinsteinwasborninUlm,Germanyin1879.Heonlydidthingshewasinterestedin,likescienceandmathematics.AtaveryearlyageyoungAlbertstartedwonderingaboutthemysteriesoftheuniverse.

AfterschoolEinsteinwenttoSwitzerlandandtriedtobecomeateacherthere,buthecouldn’tfindajob.HewenttoworkattheSwisspatentofficeinBern.Later,AlbertwenttoBerlinwherehedevelopedmanyofhisscientifictheories.Einsteinbecamesowellknownthathewasinvitedtouniversitiesaroundtheworldtotalkabouthisdiscoveries.In1921hereceivedtheNobelPrizeforPhysics.Inthemeantime,thingswerestartingtochangeinGermany.EinsteinwasagainstNazisandtheirideasofcontrollingtheworldandkillingJews.TheNazis,inreturn,hatedhimandhistheoriesandtheyburnedmostofhisbooks.EinsteindecidedtoleaveGermanyandgototheUnitedStates.

WhenWorldWarIIbrokeoutin1939,EinsteindiscoveredthatGermanscientistswereworkingonabombthatcouldkillthousandsofpeople.HewrotealettertotheAmericanpresidenttowarnhimandsuggestedthatAmericansstartbuildingonetoo.

In1941,theAmericangovernmentstartedtheManhattanProjectwhichledtotheconstructionoftheatomicbomb.TwoofthesebombsweredroppedoverHiroshimaandNagasakitoendthewaragainstJapan.Einsteinwashorrifiedwhenheheardthenews.Hewantedtheworldtouseatomicenergyforpeacefulpurposes.

Forthelasttwentyyearsofhislife,EinsteinlivedinPrincetonwherehecontinuedhisscientificwork.HediedonApril18,1955.

8.WheredidAlbertEinsteinwanttoteach?

A.InUlm.B.InSwitzerland.C.InBerlin.D.IntheUSA.

9.WhendidAlbertEinsteinwintheNobelPrizeforPhysics?

A.Inhislatetwenties.B.Inhislatethirties.C.Inhisearlyforties.D.Inhisearlyfifties.

10.WhydidAlbertEinsteinfleeGermany?

A.BecausehedislikedworkingfortheNazis.

B.BecausetheNazisdidn’ttreathimequally.

C.Becausethesituationstherewereagainsthim.

D.BecausehepredictedtheoutbreakofWorldWarII.

11.Theunderlinedword“horrified”inParagraph4probablymeans“________”.

A.puzzledB.calmC.strangeD.shocked

D

WhenIcametoCincinnatiasanaupair（家庭打工留学生）,alotofthingsthereweredifferentfromwhatIknew.MyhostfamilylivedinahugehouseIcouldonlydescribeasa"castle".InGermanyIhadlivedinasmallapartmenttogetherwithmymom.SoonIfoundoutthatthe"castle"wasactuallyrathersmallinourneighborhood.

Everybodytherewasveryfriendlyandpolite.Theygreetedyouwhentheywerewalkingbyatleast3feetawayfromyou.TheymustnothaveseenaGermanaupairbefore,formostpeopleImetaskedmeallkindsofquestionsaboutGermany.Ienjoyedansweringtheirvariousstrangequestions.ImadealotoffriendsandIstartedtohangoutwiththem.

Ofcourse,therewereanumberofnewthings,andittookmethewholeyeartofindthemallout.Inevergothomesick.PerhapsitwasbecauseIdidnothavetoomanynegativeexperiencesandfeltlovedandwelcomedthere.

However,IhadundergonesomepainfulexperiencebackinGermany.Iwasfrustratedbythewaypeoplewouldrunmeoverandnotevensay"Sorry".TakingupmystudiesattheTU-Dresden,Ifeltlonely.Everybodyhereseemedtobewithdrawn（离群的）andImissedeverythingIhadinCincinnati.Germanywasso"cold".Ifounditsomuchhardertomakenewfriends.IalsoflewbacktoCincinnatiseveraltimesforlongperiods.IfeltthatwithoutthosevisitsIwasnotabletomakeit.

NowIamoverthisGermancultureshock.Italmosttookmeanentireyear.IamstillgoingbackandforwardbetweenDresdenandCincinnatifourtimesayear.

12.WhentheauthorlivedinCincinnati?

A.shelivedinareallargecastle

B.somepeoplewerenotverykindtoher

C.shelivedinthebiggesthouseintheneighborhood

D.manypeoplewerecuriousabouthermotherland

13.Theunderlinedword"undergone"inParagraph4probablymeans.

A.sufferedB.welcomedC.acceptedD.expected

14.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?

A.ShedidmissherfriendsinCincinnatiwhenshewasattheTU-Dresden.

B.ShelivedwithhermotherinabighouseinGermany.

C.SheneverwentbacktoCincinnatiaftershecamebacktoGermany.

D.SheseldomhungoutwithherAmericanfriendsasshewastoobusy.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.UniversitylifeinGermanyB.AdvantagesoflivinginUSA

C.MycultureshockexperienceD.HowtobeanaupairinUSA

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Summersafetytipsforchildren

Summerisatimeforhavingfuninthesun!

Childrenshouldbeabletohavefunbuttheyshouldalsobesafe.Herearesomehelpfultipsallparentsshoulddiscusswiththeirchildren.

Nevertalktostrangers

 16  Ifsomeonesuspicious（可疑的）