江西省普通中学学年高二下学期小考英语试题4 Word版含答案.docx

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江西省普通中学学年高二下学期小考英语试题4Word版含答案

吉水中学高二英语小考试卷

2016.4

I阅读理解。

（共两节，满分40分）

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，选出最佳答案。

（A）

Anewcomertothecitybecamehopelesslylostforfivedaysaftergoingoutforawalk.DamonMootoowasstayingathisbrother’shouseinNewYork,whenhedecidedtogoforawalklastWednesday,12hoursafterarrivinginNewYorkforthefirsttime.The32-year-oldmanquicklygotpuzzledbytheconfusingstreetsofNewYork.OnSundaynight,afteragoodpersoncametohisaid,hewasrecoveringatahospital.

Mootoo,whoishardofhearingbutcancommunicateinEnglish,saidhedidn’taskfordirectionsbecausehewasafraidhe’dbedrivenawaybecausehehadheardmanyfrighteningstoriesaboutNewYork.Hehadrecentlyreceivedhispermanent（永久的）citizencard.

ThehelperaswellashiswifewaswalkinghomefromchurchwhenhenoticedMootooshakingonthestreet.Aftertheymadehimasandwich,Mootooopenedupandtoldthemhisstory.Luckily,Moootoofoundapieceofpaperwithhisbrother’saddressinhispocket,andthehelperdrovedhimthere.Hewasinneed,andwithinacouplemorehourshewouldhavebeenadeadman.

Mootoohadbeggedforwater,butwastooashamedandshytoaskforfoodordirections,hisworriedbrothersaid,whohadspreadpaperswithMootoo’sphotoalloverNewYork.Hesleptinanabandoned（废弃的）carorlookedforshelterunderapieceofwoodinastranger’syard.Temperaturedroopedinto-20℃onsomenights.

1.Mootoodidn’taskfordirectionsmainlybecause_______.

A.heonlybelievedinhimselfB.hewasafraidtobedrivenaway

C.hedidn’tknowanyEnglishD.hewasalittlefool

2.Withoutthewarm-heartedcouple,Mootoowould_______.

A.havegonemadB.havedied

C.havecomebackearlierD.havebeendrivenaway

3.Whathelpedalotinthewholematter?

A.AmapMootootook.B.Mootoo’sbrother’saddressinhispocket.

C.Mootoo’scellphone.D.AnewspaperMootoopicked.

4.DuringMootoo’sdisappearance,hisbrother_______.

A.askedthepoliceforhelpB.wenttotheTVstationforhelp

C.stayathomewaitingD.spreadpaperswithMootoo’sphoto

（B）

NanjingandHangzhouSummerCampsoffered

Wearelookingforhard-workingandopen-mindedEnglishteacherstojointheNanjing（JiangsuProvince）andHangzhou（ZhejiangProvince）summerCamps.

BothofthesummercampswillrunfromthebeginningofJulytotheendofAugust.YouwillbeexpectedtoteachspokenEnglishtoChinesestudentsofdifferentages.Weencourageyoutobringyourownculturetothestudentstomaketheclassmoreinteresting.

TheinformationoftheNanjingcamp:

●Workinghours:

8hoursperday,5workingdaysperweek.

●Salary:

about$7,000permonth.

●Accommodation（食宿）:

free（singleroom）

TheinformationoftheHangzhoucamp:

●Workinghours:

5hoursperday（50min./class×6classes）.onedayrestperweek.

●Salary:

$20,160intotal（$420perday=$70/class×6classes）

●Accommodation:

free（sharedroom）.

TherequirementsofthesummerCamps:

●NativeEnglishspeakers（US,England,Canada,Australia,NewZealand）.

●Auniversitydegree.

●Teachingexperience.

Pleasesendusyourresume（简历）,copiesofcertificates（证书）andpassportifyouareinterestedinthecamps.

E-mail:

teacher1324@

Formoreinformationyoucanvisitourwebsiteathttp:

//www.E

Lookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon.

5.Ateacherwillworkforthesesummercampsfor_______.

A.about8weeksB.about5weeks

C.lessthan1monthD.morethan2month

6.Whowillbeacceptedasateacheratthesummercamps?

A.WeiDong,anexcellentteacherborninEastChina.

B.Jerry,ahighschoolstudentfromtheUnitedStates.

C.Mandy,auniversityprofessorfromCanada.

D.Tina,auniversitystudentfromtheUK.

7.ComparedwiththeNanjingcamp,theZhejiangcamp_______?

A.providesbetteraccommodationB.hasfewerstudentstoteach

C.haslessworkinghoursD.paysahighersalary

8.Theteachersinthesummercampsareencouraged________.

A.toposttheirresumesat.http:

//www.E

B.tocontacttheirstudentsthroughteacher1324@

C.tobringtheirwivesandsharethesameroom

D.tointroducetheirnativeculturetostudents.

（C）

Hereisaconversationworthtalkingabout:

Amotherdolphinchatswithherbabyoverthetelephone!

ThespecialcallwasmadeinaglassfishbuildinginHawaii,wherethemotherandhertwo-year-oldbabyswaminseparatetanks（水箱）connectedbyaspecialunderwateraudio（声音的）

link.

“Itseemedclearthattheyknewwhotheyweretalkingwith,”saysDonWhite,whorantheexperiment.Butwhataretheysaying?

Thatiswhatthescientistsaretryingtofindout.

DeniseHerzing,whostudiesdolphinsintheBahamas,believesthatdolphins“talk”abouteverythingfromthebasicfactsliketheiragestotheirfeelings.

Forexample,afteradolphinwasbullied（欺侮）byanothertwodolphins,thedolphinreturnedtothescenethenextdaywithafewpalstochaseandattackoneofthebullydolphins.“It’sasifthebullieddolphincommunicatedtohisfriendsthatheneededtheirhelp,thenledtheminsearchofthisguy.”saysHerzing,whowatchedthefight.

KathleenDudzinskihaslistenedtodolphinsformorethan17years.Butshesayssheknowslittleabout“dolphinspeak”yet.Onereasonisthatdolphinsarefastswimmerswhocanstayunderwaterforuptotenminutesbetweenbreaths.“Theyspendmostoftheirlivesunderwater.”Dudzinskisays.

Anotherreasonisthattheirlanguageissodependentonwhattheyaredoing.Thinkaboutwhenyouraiseahandtosayhello.Underothercircumstances,thesamegesturecanmeangood-bye,stop.Itisthesameforthedolphins.

“Ihavenotfoundoneparticulardolphinbehaviorthatmeansthesamethingeverytimeyouseeit,”saysDudzinski,“Ifyoulikemysteriesandpolicework,thenthisisthejobforyou.”Andwhoknows—maybesomedayyou’llgetaphonecallfromadolphin.

9.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphisto_______.

A.interestreaderstoreadthepassageB.showhowdolphinstalkwitheachother

C.showhowscientistsstudydolphinsD.makereadersinterestedindolphins

10.Bywatchingafightbetweenseveraldolphins,DeniseHerzingheldtheideathat________.

A.dolphinsliveingroupstosurvive

B.dolphinshaveanexcellentmemory

C.dolphins’languageisalmostabouteverything

D.dolphinsoftenfightwitheachotherforfood

11.AccordingtoKathleenDudzinski,tounderstanddolphins’languageis________.

A.ratherdifficultB.veryinteresting

C.impossibleD.importanttoourlives

12.Ifyouwanttoknowwhatoneparticulardolphingesturemeans,firstyouneedtomakesure_______.

A.WhethertheyarebreathingB.wheretheyareswimming

C.whotheyareplayingwithD.whattheyaredoing

（D）

Youcangetprettyinlifewithoutbeingsmart.Youwon’t,however,getanywherewithpoorsocialskills.

Onereasonisthatsocialskillscanonlybedevelopedinasocialatmosphere.Sounlessyouplantoliveonadesertislandfortherestofyourlife,youneedtolearnhowtogetalongwithotherpeople.Otherwisesocialawkwardness（难堪），difficultyinmeetingpeopleandbeingunabletocommunicateyourideaswillhurtnomatterwhoyouare.。

Ontheotherhand.,havinggreatsocialskillscanbehelpfulinalmostanysituation.Ifyoucaneasilymakefriends,shareyourthoughtsandunderstandotherpersons’feelings,theseabilitiescanmakeyoubetteratalmostanythingyoudo.

Genes（基因）certainlyplayaroleindetermininghowoutgoingandattractiveyoucanbe.Butsocialskills,likereadingandwriting,canbetrained.Youaren’tbornabletoread,whydoyouexpectanyotherskilltodevelopautomatically（自动地）？

Severalyearsago,ifyouhadtoldmesocialskillswereinyourgenes,Iwouldhavebelievedyou.Ihadfewclosefriendsandhaddifficultysharingmyideas.Ispentmostofmytime,lonely.Finally,Iwastiredofthewaythingswereandmadeeffortstochangethem.IjoinedToastmasterstoworkonPublicSpeaking.IstartedwritingeverydayandIputmyselfinnewplacestomeetnewpeople.Noimprovementtookplaceimmediately,butafterafewyearsofwork,myoldlifeishardlyrecognizable.TodayIhavedozensofclosefriendsIcandependonandhundredsoffriendsineveryareaofmylife.

13.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefourthparagraphimpliesthat_______.

A.thereisagreatdifferencebetweensocialskillsandreadingability

B.ifyoucan’tread,youcandevelopsocialskillseither

C.bothsocialskillsandreadingabilitycanbedevelopedautomatically

D.bothsocialskillsandreadingabilityhavetobeimprovedthroughefforts

14.Thebesttitleforthispassageis__________.

A.TheImportanceofStrongSocialSkillsB.WhatGoodSocialSkillsare

C.WhatDeterminesSocialSkillsD.HowtoImprovesocialskills

15.Inthelastparagraphtheauthormainlytalksabout_________.

A.hisattitudestowardssocialskills

B.hisexperienceinimprovinghissocialskills

C.howtomakefriends

D.thebenefitsofgoodsocialskills

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。