江西省赣州市信丰县高二英语下学期周练试题6.docx

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江西省赣州市信丰县高二英语下学期周练试题6

江西省赣州市信丰县2016-2017学年高二英语下学期周练试题（6）

第二部分阅读理解（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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

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B

ThehighlightofmyjourneywastobeParis，thecityI'dalwayslongedtosee．ButnowIwasfrightenedtotravelwithoutacompanion．Isteeledmyselfandwentanyway．IarrivedatthetrainstationinParispanicked．Pullingmyredsuitcasebehindme，Iwaspushedbysweatytravelers.OnmyfirstMetroride,Iencounteredaclumsypickpocket．Imeltedhimwithalook，andheeasedhishandfrommypursetofadeintothecrowdedcar.Atmystop，Icarriedmyheavysuitcaseupthesteepstairsandfrozeinconfusion．Somewhereinthisconfusingcitymyhotelwashidden，butsuddenlyIcouldn’treadmyowndirections．Istoppedtwopeople．BothgreetedmewiththatParisianfacethatsaid：

"Yes,IspeakEnglish，butyou'llhavetostrugglewithyourFrenchifyouwanttotalktome."

WhenIfinallyfoundthehotel，myheartwaspounding.ThenwhenIsawmyroom．Icouldn'tstay．CouldI?

Thewallpaperlookedlikeithadbeenthroughafire．Thebathroomwasdownthehall，andthewindowlookedoutontothebrickwallofanotherbuilding．WelcometoParis．Itwasmythirdweekawayfromhomeandmykids，andIhadarrivedinthemostromanticcityintheworld,alone,lonelyandveryscared．

ThemostimportantthingIdidinParishappenedatthatmoment．IknewthatifIdidn'tgoout，rightthen，andfindaplacetohavedinner，IwouldhideinthisplacemyentiretimeinParis.Imightneverlearntoenjoytheworldasasingleindividual．SoIwentout．EveninginPariswaslightandwarm．Istrolledalongawindingpath，listeningtobirdssing，watchingchildrenfloattoysailboatsinahugefountain．Pariswasbeautiful．AndIwasherealonebutsuddenlynotlonely．Mysenseofaccomplishmentatovercomingmyfearhadleftmefeelingfree，notabandoned．

Duringmyweek'sstayinParis．Idideverythingtherewastodo，anditwasthegreatestweekofmyEuropeanvacation．Ireturnedhomeabelieverinthehealingpowerofsolitarytravel．Travelingalonemakesupforitsproblemsbydemandingself－relianceandbuildingthekindofconfidencethatservesthesinglelifewell．CertainlyParisbecamemymetaphor（比喻说法）foraddressinglife'schallengesonmyown．NowwhenImeetanobstacleIjustsaytomyself:

IfIcangotoParis，Icangoanywhere．

24.HowdidthetwoParisiansrespondwhentheauthorturnedtothem?

A.Theywarmlyofferedherhelp.

B.TheyaskedhertospeakFrench.

C.TheythoughtsheshouldstruggletolearnFrench.

D.TheyshowedtheywereonlywillingtocommunicateinFrench.

25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.HerpursewasstolenonherfirstMetroride.

B.Shehadgreattroublefindingthehotelshehadbooked.

C.Shemighthavefeltabandonedbeforeshedecidedtoexplorealone.

D.HerstayinPariswasthemostmemorablepartofherjourney.

26.Theunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphprobablymeans_________

A.makeupforB.dealwithC.comeacrossD.believein

27.WhatdidtheauthorlearnfromhersolitarytripinParis?

A.Solitarytravelcanhealpeople’swounds.

B.Travelingalonebringsaboutmanyproblems.

C.Travelingalonehelpspeoplebecomeindependentandconfident.

D.SolitarytravelinParismakesitnotachallengetogoanywhere.

C

GregEvansstartedtostudyfilmatRyersonUniversity,buthadachangeofheartandswitchedtosocialworkatGeorgeBrownCollegeinsecondyear．YetthecollegerecognizedonlyoneofEvans'general-interestcredits（学分）fromRyerson,andalsomadehimtakeEnglishalloveragainalthoughhehadpasseditatuniversity．

“SoIspenttimeandmoneytakingacourseIhadalreadytakenbefore”,complainedEvans．"Thesystemreallyneedstochange．"EvanswaspartofachorusofOntariostudentsonMondaycheeringanew$73．7millionfive-yearplantohelpstudentsswitchfromcollegetouniversity,andfromuniversitytocollege．

Afteryears'ofurgingfromstudents,theOntariogovernmentsetupanewCreditTransferInnovationloudtohelpstudentsmovebackandforthbetweenthemorehands-oncoursesofcommunitycollegetotheoftenbroaderacademicfocusofauniversitydegree．"Wehearhorrorstoriesaboutstudentswhocan'tgetrecognitionfromoneinstitutionforaverysimilarcourseatanother,andinonecaseIbelievethesameprofessorwasteachingthemboth,"notedMalloyafterannouncingthenewfund．

Individualcollegesanduniversitieshavedecidedonnearly500jointdealstohonoreachother'screditsincertaincourses．Eachschoolisrequiredtosettargetsformorecredit-transferagreements,andlinktheseincreasestoprovincialfunding．

Morethan4,000collegegraduatestransfer（转换）touniversityinOntarioeveryyeartwiceasmanyaseightyearsago,notedJustinFox,presidentoftheCollegeStudentAlliance．YetOntariouniversitiesandcollegeshavebeencautiousabouttransferringcredits,inparttoavoidcopyingeachother'scourses,notedBonniePatterson,presidentoftheCouncilofOntarioUniversities,whowelcomedtheincreasedflexibility．

28.WhathappenedwhenGregEvansswitchedtosocialworkatGeorgeBrownCollege?

A.Hewasconsideredtobeunqualifiedforsocialwork．

B.Hispreviouscreditswerenotallrecognized．

C.Hewasn'tabletogetenoughcredits．

D.HisEnglishdidn'treachtherequiredstandard．

29.AccordingtoParagraph3,Malloybelieves_____________

A.itistimethatthesystemwaschanged

B.thesameprofessorcan'tteachindifferentschools

C.studentsshouldfocusontheirchosencourses

D.thestudents'storiesarehorrible

30.Ontariouniversitiesandcollegeshavebeencautiousabouttransferringcreditspartlyto___________.

A.avoidacceptingunqualifiedstudents

B.keeptheirsimilarcourses

C.preventcoursesbecomingsimilar

D.attractfamousprofessors

31.WhatattitudedoesBonniePattersonhavetowardsthetransferringsystem?

A.HeisstronglyagainstitB．Heisverydoubtfulaboutit

C.HethinksitistooflexibleD．Hesupportsitforitsflexibility

D

Wheredodogscomefrom?

Graywolvesaretheirancestors.Scientistsareprettyconsistentaboutthat.Andresearchershavesuggestedthatdogs’originscandatebacktoEurope,theNearEast,SiberiaandSouthChina.CentralAsiaisthenewestandbestcandidate,accordingtoalargestudyofdogsfromaroundtheworld.

LauraM.ShannonandAdamR.BoykoatCornellUniversity,andaninternationalgroupofotherscientists,studiednotonlypurebred（纯种的）dogs,butalsostreetorvillagedogs.

Dr.ShannonanalyzedthreedifferentkindsofDNA,Dr.Boykosaid,thefirsttimethishasbeendoneforsuchalargeanddiversegroupofdogsfrom38countries.AndthatledthemtoCentralAsiaastheplaceoforiginfordogsinmuchthesamewaythatgeneticstudieshavelocatedtheoriginofmodernhumansinEastAfrica.

Theanalysis,Dr.Boykosaid,pointedtoCentralAsia,astheplacewhere“allthedogsalivetoday”comefrom.Thedatadidnotallowprecisedatingoftheorigin,hesaid,butshoweditoccurredatleast15,000yearsago.

GregerLarsonofOxfordUniversity,whoisleadingalargeinternationalefforttoanalyzeancientDNAfromfossilizedbones,saidhewasimpressedbythestudy.“It’sreallygreattoseenotjustthenumberofstreetdogs,butalsothegeographicbreadthandthenumberofremotelocationswherethedogsweresampled,”hesaidinanemail.HealsopraisedthesamplingofdifferentkindsofDNAandtheanalyticmethods.

Dr.Larson,whowasnotinvolvedwiththestudy,saidhethoughttheCentralAsiafindingrequiredfurthertesting.Hesaidhesuspectedthattheoriginsofmoderndogswere“extremelymessy”andthatnoamountofsamplingoflivingpopulationswillbedefinitive.Hesaidacombinationofstudiesofmodernandancien