中学联盟黑龙江省齐齐哈尔市第八中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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[中学联盟]黑龙江省齐齐哈尔市第八中学2016-2017学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

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OlympicgoldmedalistMorolakeAkinosunwalkedthroughthehallsofherhighschoolinIllinoisintheUS,surprisedathowlittlehadchangedatheroldhighschoolotherthanthegreencoloronthewalls.

Akinosunwonhermedalwiththe400-meterrelayteamattheOlympicGamesinRiodeJaneirothissummer.Herreturntoherhighschoolrecentlyincludedachancefortheyoungwomantotellwhatshe’slearnedsincerunningtrackforWsubonsiemorethanfoursyearago.

Herfirstpieceofadvicetothecrowdofstudentswasaskingthemtolistentotheirparents.“Theyseethingsyoucan'tsee,”shesaid.“InhighschoolIthoughtIwasonthetopoftheworld.”

InAkinosun’scase,herparentsencouragedhertoconsidergoingtotheUniversityofIllinois,whichatthetimehadateamthatwascoachedbyOlympicmedalwinnerTonjaBuford-Bailey.“Iwouldn’tbewhereIamtodaywithoutmyparents,”shesaid.

HerparentssawBuford-Baileyasagoodfittocoachtheirdaughter,somethingAkinosunsaidshedidn’tunderstandatthetime.Itdidn’ttakelong,however,forhertoseetheywererightandsheendedupfollowingBuford-BaileytotheUniversityofTexasatAustinwhenthecoachtookajobthere.Akinosunadmitteditwasthreeyearsbeforeshetoldherparentstheywereright.

BecominganexcellentathletewhocantakepartintheOlympicsneedsseriousdedication.Shesayshersuccesscamefromviewingherselfasanathlete-studentinsteadofastudent-athlete.

“Ialwaysputtrackandfieldfirst,andthencomesschool,”Akinosunsaid.Asociallifecomeslast.“It’saboutsacrifices（牺牲）.Youcan’tbeonthetrackteamunlessyou’rechosen,”sheadded.

Makingathleticsthemostimportantthinginherlifemeantdevotinghertimeandenergyfully,nomatterhowshemightfeelonagivenday.“Inevermissedatrainingsession（环节）inmyfouryearsincollege,”shesaid.“It’smyjob;it’swhatIdo.Thinkaboutthatwhenyouwanttosleepin.”

1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutAkinosunaccordingtothearticle?

A．ShewasabigfanofBuford-Baileyinhighschool.

B．ShemakeuphermindtowinOlympicgoldmedalsinhighschool.

C．Shestilldoesn’twanttoadmitthatherparentshelpedheralot.

D．Sheisthankfultoherparentsforfindinghertherightcoach.

2、AccordingtoAkinosun,shebecameasuccessfulathletebecause______.

A．shehadgreatconfidenceinherself.

B．shealwaysputtrainingbeforeanythingelse.

C．shewaspushedbyhercoachtotrainhard.

D．shecouldkeepagoodbalancebetweenschoolandtraining.

3、Theunderlinedword“dedication”inParagraph6isclosestinmeaningto______.

A．astrongdesire                              B．knowingoneself                              

C．aclearpurpose                              D．devotinghertimeandenergyfully                              

4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．HowAkinosunspentherhighschoolyears.

B．ThestoryofAkinosun’ssuccess.

C．Beinganathleteisnoteasy.

D．Akinosun’sadvicetoherschoolmates.

ResearchersattheUniversityofKansassaythatpeoplecanaccuratelyjudge90percentofastranger'spersonalitysimplybylookingattheperson'sshoes.“Shoesconveyusefulinformationabouttheirwearers，”theauthorswroteinthenewstudypublishedintheJournalofResearchinPersonality.

LeadresearcherOmriGillathsaidthejudgmentswerebasedonthestyle，cost，colorandconditionofsomeone'sshoes.Inthestudy，63UniversityofKansasresearcherslookedatpicturesshowing208differentpairsofshoeswornbythestudy'sparticipants.Volunteersinthestudywerephotographedintheirmostcommonlywornshoes，andthenfilledoutapersonalityquestionnaire.

Someoftheresultswereexpected：

Peoplewithhigherincomesmostcommonlyworeexpensiveshoes，andflashiershoesweretypicallywornbyoutgoingpeople.However，someofthemorespecificresultsarestrangeenough.Forexample，“practicalandfunctional”shoesweregenerallywornbymore“pleasant”people，whileanklebootsweremorelinkedwith“aggressive”personalities.Thestrangestofallmaybethatthosewhowore“uncomfortablelooking”shoestendtohave“calm”personalities.Andifyouhaveseveralpairsofnewshoesortakeextremecareofthem，youmaysufferfrom“attachmentanxiety”，spendinglotsoftimeworryingaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyourappearance.Therewasevenapoliticalcalculationinthemixwithmoreliberal（主张变革的）typeswearing“shabbierandlessexpensive”shoes.

Theresearchersnotedthatsomepeoplewillchooseshoestylestomasktheiractualpersonalities，butresearchersnotedthatvolunteerswerealsolikelytobeunawarethattheirfootwearchoiceswereshowingthedeepsideoftheirpersonalities.

5、Whatdoesthistextmainlytellus?

A．Shoescanhidepeople'srealpersonalities.

B．Shoesconveyfalseinformationaboutthewearer.

C．People'spersonalitiescanbejudgedbytheirshoes.

D．Peopleknowlittleabouttheirpersonalities.

6、Theparticipantswereaskedto__________________.

A．providepicturesoftheirshoes

B．lookatpicturesofdifferentshoes

C．designapersonalityquestionnaire

D．handintheircommonlywornshoes

7、Whichoftheresultsisbeyondpeople'sexpectation?

A．Wealthypeopleoftenwearexpensiveshoes.

B．Pleasantpeoplelikewearinguncomfortableshoes.

C．Aggressivepeoplearelikelytowearankleboots.

D．Flashiershoesaretypicallywornbyoutgoingpeople.

8、Peoplesufferingfrom“attachmentanxiety”tendto_______________.

A．wearstrangeshoes                              B．worryabouttheirappearance                              

C．haveacalmcharacter                              D．becomeapoliticalleader                              

9、Theauthorwrotethetextinorderto_____________.

A．informusofanewstudy

B．introducearesearchmethod

C．teachhowtochooseshoes

D．describedifferentpersonalities

Gettingrippedofffromtimetotimeisjustpartoftraveling---don’tletitruinyourdayoryouroverallexperience.Buttherearethingsyoucandotoavoidsomeofthemostcommonrip-offs.Letmesharemytraveltipsforhowtoavoidhiddenfees,disappointedexperiencesandoverpriceditems.

BaggageFees

Dependingupontheairline,youcanpay$15to$75forthefirstcheckedbag,andmoreforoverweightbags.Whenpossible,packabaglightlyenoughtoacarry-onorflyairlinesthatstillallowfreecheckedbags（twobagsforSouthwestandoneforJetBlue）.Manyairlineprogramsallowmemberswithahighstatustohaveafreecheckedbag,socheckyourstatus.

OverpricedHotelandAirportFood

Toavoidtheoverpricedwatersoldatairports,bringanemptywaterbottlewithyouthroughsecurityattheairport.Then,fillitupatawaterfountainoraskawaiteratacoffeeshoptofillitupforyou.Pickupsomesnacksatalocalcornerstoreinsteadofhittingthehotelroomminibar,whichcanleadtoexpensivesurprisesonyourfinalbill.

TouristTrapRestaurants

Ifyou’revisitingarestaurantorattractionthathasonlinepresence,GoogleitorsearchitonYelptoseewhatthelocalssayaboutitandtofindanyavailablecoupons（优惠券）thatmightgetsomeextrasavings.OftenrestaurantsrundealsonYelpwhereifyou“checkin”atthatrestaurantandreviewit,yougetafreedessertor15%offthetotalbill,etc.Byresearchingonline,you’llnotonlyseewhetherthereareanycouponsorextrasavingsavailable,butpeoplewilltellyouifthechefchangedamonthagoandthefoodisawfulnow.

10、Tohaveafreecheckedbag,youshallnot_______.

A．takealightcarry-on                              B．haveahighstatus                              

C．takeoverweightbags                              D．chooseSouthwestAirlines                              

11、Ifyouwanttodrinkfreewateratanairport,youcan______.

A．takeabottleofwaterthroughsecurity

B．gotoawaterfountain

C．gotoastoreattheairport

D．orderacoffeeatacoffeeshop

12、Thepassageisprobablywrittenby______.

A．atravelagent

B．aneconomicalperson

C．anexperiencedtraveler

D．askillednet-worker

Internetdatashowsthatyoungeradultshavebecomethemainaudiencecrazyaboutchangingtheirappearance.Oncetheworldofthefemaleinherfifties,plasticsurgery（整形手术）hasbecomethefocusoftheyoungerInternetusers.

TherecentdeathofStephanieKuleba,an18-year-oldhighschoolcheerleaderwhodiedasaresultofplasticsurgery,broughtourattentiontothefashionofbecomingamore“ideal”bodyamongteenagers.Infact,searchdataconfirmsthisphenomenon.Oneofthemostpopularsitesvisitedfromthesearchterm“plasticsurgery”istheofficialsiteoftheAmericanSocietyofPlasticSurgeons（www.plasticsurgery.org）.Over25%ofthevisitors,whichisupfrom19.6%twoyearsago,fellwithinthe18to24yearsold.

PlasticsurgeryhasbecomeanAmericanobsession（痴迷）.Checkingothercountries,suchastheUKandAustralia,the18to24-year-old’sbeinginterestedinplasticsurgeryisanobviousUSphenomenon.Unliketheothergroupswhovisitsitesrelatedtodiseasesandkeepinghealthy,youngerInternetusersrushtositesthatdealwithpersonalappearance,suchasthosefocusedonbody-building,weightlossandskin-care,andobviouslyplasticsurgery.

Whiletelevisiononsurgerymaybedrivingtheinterestofayoungeraudience,onefactorappearstobeakeyinpreventingsuchteensfromchangingtheirbodies:

thefailingU.S.economy.Therehasbeenadeclineinal