辽宁省葫芦岛市建昌县高级中学学年高二英语下学期期初考试试题.docx

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辽宁省葫芦岛市建昌县高级中学学年高二英语下学期期初考试试题

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第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Beingstuckathomedoesn'tmeanthatlearningstops.Infact,it’sjusttheopposite.Herearesomeactivitiesandresourcestofosterkids'imaginationandbuildtheircuriosityathome.

Let'sGetDowntotheScience

Thesciencelabatschoolmaybeclosed,butyoucanstillputongogglesandawhitelabcoatandlearnathome.ThisTestTubeExperimentKitwillmakeyoufeellikeageniusinnotime.Kidswillgetthechancetolearnaboutbasicchemistry,physics,andmorebycreatingpop-resistantbubbles,bouncyballs,andotherobjects.

ToInfinity（无穷）andBeyond

EarthisapartoftheMilkyWaygalaxy,butdidyouknowtherearearound100milliongalaxiesintheuniverse?

Therearesomanyfunandfascinatingthingstolearnaboutspacethatthepossibilitiestrulygotoinfinityandbeyond.Agreatwaystartyourchild'seducationalspaceadventureiswiththisRealLifeStickerandActivityBook.

TakeaWalkontheWildSide

Biologyclassisinsession!

Here'syourchancetogetupcloseandpersonalwithagreatwhitesharkwithoutputtingonawetsuit.This4DGreatWhiteSharkAnatomyKitallowsyoutogetaninsidelookatwhatmakesthesepredatorsofthedeepsopowerful.Andthentakeanevendeeperdiveintoashark'sworldwithIAmShark.

Takeadvantageofthistimeathomeandfindnewwaystokeepexploringtheworldaroundyou.

1.Whatiscommonamongtheseactivitiesabove?

A.Theyareallperformedoutdoors.

B.Theyareallassociatedwithphysics.

C.Theyareallcarriedoutbythewayofexperimenting.

D.Theyallrecommendsomeresourcesforkidstostudy.

2.Whichbookfavorschildreninterestedinstars?

A.ThisTestTubeExperimentKit.

B.RealLifeSlickerandActivityBook.

C.4DGreatWhiteSharkAnatomyKit.

D.IAmShark

3.Thesharedgoaloftheactivitiesisto.

A.gainfinancialbenefitsB.savekidsfromboredom

C.explorenewtechnologiesD.inspirekidstostudyathome

B

'There'snoplacelikehome.'ThisEnglishsayinghasmuchtruthinit：

thebestplacetobeissurroundedbyourtreasuredpossessionsandourlovedonesandwitharoofoverourhead.Andformanyyoungadults,it'stheonlyaffordableplacetostay;somewherewheretheycanreceivefirst-classservicefrommumanddad.Butthiscomesataprice!

Insomecountries,it'squitetraditionalforpeopleintheirlateteensandearly20stoliveathomewiththeirparents,butinotherplaces,flyingthenesttostarttheirownindependentlifeisverydesirable.Butthere'sbeenagrowingtrend,intheUKatleast,foryoungpeopletoreturnhometolive-ornottoleavehomeatall.

Asurveybyapricecomparisonwebsitefoundthat18%ofadultchildrenintheUKsaidtheyweremovingbackhomebecauseofdebt,comparedwith8%lastyear.Moreyoungpeoplehadlosttheirjobs,andotherscouldn'taffordtheirrentcomparedwiththepreviousyear.So,it'seasytoseewhythey'reincreasinglybecominghomebirds.

TheBBC'sLucyHookerexplainsthatmanyreturningadultchildrenenjoyhomecomforts.Butforthe'hoteliers',that'smumanddad,thesurveyfoundtheaveragecosttothemhasgoneupsharply,andthattheyaresacrificingluxuriesandholidaystolookaftertheir'bigkids'.EmmaCraigfromMoneysupermarketsays"they'retryingtolookaftertheirchildrenmore.Ifyourchildcomeshomeandyouseethemstrugglingfinancially,youfeelmoreawkwardaskingthemforrentortocontribute.Ittugsonyourheartstringsmore."

Withparentssplashingoutaround￡1,886ontakeawayfood,buyingnewfurnitureandupgradingtheirWi-Fiforthebenefitoftheiroffspring,it'seasyforthereturningchildrentoputtheirfeetupandmakethemselvesathome.That'sbeforetheylearnahometruth-thatonedayitmightbetheirownkidswho'llbecheckingintothehotelofmumanddad!

4．WhichproverbmightpresenttheyoungBritish'slivingconditions?

______

A．Alazyyouth,anawfulage.B．Eastorwest,homeisbest.

C．Twoheadsarebetterthanone.D．Nothingcomeswrongtoahungryman.

5．Whichmightbethereasonfortheincreaseofhomebirds?

______

A．Thepopularityoflivingindependently.B．Lookingaftertheiroldparents.

C．Theincreaseofunemploymentrate.D．Theirparents'financialoffer.

6．What'sEmmaCraig'sattitudetowardshomebirds?

______

A．Doubtful.B．Uncertain.

C．Objective.D．Understandable.

7．Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

______

A．Returningtolivewithparentscomesataprice.

B．Parentsarewillingtoreceivetheirreturningchildren.

C．Flyingthenetisbecomingpopularatpresent.

D．Homebirdstakeitforgrantedtolivewiththeirparents.

C

CamaraderieoverCompetence

TheimportanceoflikingpeopleisthesubjectofanarticleintheHarvardBusinessReview,whichhascarriedoutanexperimenttofindoutwhowe’dratherworkwith.Hardlysurprisingly,thepeoplewewantmostasourworkmatesareboth:

brilliantattheirjobsanddelightfulhumanbeings.Andthepeoplewewantleastarebothunpleasantanduseless.Moreinterestingly,theauthorsfoundthat,giventhechoicebetweenworkingwithlovablefoolsandcompetentjerks（性情古怪的人）,weirresistiblychoosetheformer.Anyway,wholikesthosestupidmenwhoannoyorhurtotherpeople?

Wemightinsistthatcompetencemattersmore,butourbehaviorshowswestayclosetothepeoplewelikeandsharinginformationwiththem.

Whatcompaniesshouldthereforedoisgetpeopletolikeeachothermore.Thetrickhereisapparentlytomakesurestaffscomeacrosseachotherasoftenaspossibleduringtheday.Theyalsoshouldbesentonbondingcoursesandsoontoencouragefriendlinessandbreakdowndispleasure.However,moreoutdoor-activityweekendsandsharedcoffeemachinesinspirenoconfidenceatall.

Therealityisthatpeopleeitherlikeeachotherortheydon’t.Youcan’tforceit.Possiblyyoucanmakeofficesfriendlierbytoleratingalotofchat,butthereisaproductivitycosttothat.Inmyexperience,thequestionoflovablefoolagainstcompetentjerkmaynotbetherightone.Thetwoareinterrelated:

wetendnottolikeourworkmateswhentheyarecompletelyhopeless.IwasoncequitefriendlywithawomanwhomIlaterworkedwith.IfoundhertobesooutstandinglybadatherjobthatIlostrespectforherandendedupnotreallylikingheratall.Thenisthereanythingthatcompaniesshouldbedoingaboutit?

Byfarthemosteffectivestrategywouldbetohirepeoplewhoareallprettymuchthesame,giventhatsimilarityisoneofthemaindeterminantsofwhetherwelikeeachother.Ithinkthisisaprettygoodidea,butnoonedaresrecommendthisanymorewithoutoffendingthediversitylobbygroup.Thereisonlyoneacceptableviewonthissubject:

teamsofsimilarpeoplearebadbecausetheystopcreativity.Thismaybetrue,thoughIhaveneverseenanyconclusiveproofofit.

Notonlydowelikesimilarpeople,welikepeoplewholikeus.Soifcompanieswanttopromotemoreliking,theyshouldencourageaculturewhereweareallnicetoeachother.Thetroubleisthatthisneedstobedonewithsomeskill.

8．Accordingtotheresearch,whichkindofcolleagueswouldmostpeopletendtochoose?

A．Nicebutunintelligent.B．Creativebutunattractive.

C．Competentbutunfriendly.D．Humorousbutunambitious.

9．Theauthortalksaboutherexperiencetoshowthat______.

A．peoplerespectoutstandingleaders

B．peopletendtolikeoptimisticworkmates

C．aworkmate’sworkingabilityisimportant

D．talkativeworkmatesmakesofficesfriendlier

10．Somepeoplethinkthatsimilarpeopleworkingtogethermay______

A．offendeachotherB．createfewernewideas

C．talkmoreandworklessD．belikelytosticktogether

11．Toencourageworkmatestolikeeachother,companiescould______.

A．setmorecoffeemachinesintheworkplace

B．organizeteam-buildingactivitiesoutsidetheoffice

C．encourageadiversityofopinionsinworkplace

D．employstaffwhohavealotincommon

D

Pangolins（穿山甲）arethemosttrafficked（非法交易）mammalsintheworldandarefacingextinction.Todrawattentiontothesescaly（有鳞片的）,anteater-likeanimals,anewwildlifedocumentary,EyeofthePangolin,isattemptingauniquewaytoinspireactionandconservation.Partneringwiththenon-profitorganizationPangolin.Africa,thedocumentarywasmadeavailableonYouTubeinMay2019.TheintentionistoreachcommunitieswherevertheInternetisavailable,especiallyAfricancommunities,wholiveneartheanimal’shabitats.

Overtwoyears,thedocumentarycrewtraveledtoSouthAfrica,Ghana,CentralAfricanRepublicandGaboninsearchofthefouruniquespeciesofpangolin,whichhasneverbeenachievedbefore.FilmmakersBruceYoungandJohanVermeulensaythattheywentintotheshootknowingrelativelylittleaboutpangolins,butgrewtorespectandappreciatetheanimals.Gettingclosetothecreaturesovertwoyearswasacrashcourseinthesesecretivecreatures.JohanVermeulensaid,"Onethinghoweverthatmightseemunimportantisthattheyareactuallyquitefussyeaters.Youwouldthinktheywouldeatanytypeofant,buttheyallpreferaspecifictypeant."

PangolinsarehuntedillegallyacrossAfricafortheirscales,whichareusedfortraditionalmedicine,andtheirmeat.InApril2019,Singaporeancustomsofficialsconductedtwoseparateseizuresof24tonsofpangolinscales,whichequalstothedeathof69,000pangolins.

Thoughthedocumentaryfocuseslessonthetraffickingofpangolins,andmoreontheanimalsintheirnaturalhabitat,theaimofthedocumentaryistoinspireviewersaroundtheworldtocallforactiontoendtraffickingandprotectingtheseunique