上高二英语第二次阶段考试.docx

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上高二英语第二次阶段考试

2016-2017（上）高二英语第二次阶段考试

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。

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.Thesummerseesanupswinginthetourismindustry,sohotelsareoftenlookingformorehousekeepingstaff,andparksoftenneedmorepeopletoassistwithkeepingpublicareascleanandorganizedaswell.Telephone:

111-222-3330.

21.Howmuchcanyouearnatleastintwohoursasaretailer?

A.$10.                        B.$12.          

C.$16.                        D.$20.

22.Whichofthefollowingjobsmayattractteenswhowanttobeateacher?

A.RetailSales.             B.FoodService.

C.Babysitter.      D.Housekeeping.

23.Theunderlinedpart“anupswing”inthelastparagraphcanbestbereplacedby“_____”.

A.anincrease               B.alimit

C.asign                      D.atrick

24.Thetextismainlywrittenforteenswho_____.

A.arefacedwithcommunicationproblems

B.wantapart-timejobinthesummer

C.dreamofbecomingahousekeeper

D.plantostarttheirownbusiness

B

“Toanotherlittlegirl.”

That'swhat3-year-oldArianaofWinterport,Maine,saidwhenherfatherJoshSmithaskedwhereherdonated（捐赠的）hairwasgoingtogo.Itwasthenthatthedadoftworealizedhisyoungdaughterhadaheartthatwastoobigforwords.

“IrunacharitycalledExtraLifewhereIplayvideogamestohelpraisemoneyforkids,”hesaid.“Arianahappenedtobesittingnexttomewhenavideowasplaying,showingalittlegirlwhowasbald,lyinginahospitalbedwithtubesinher.”Whentheirdaughtergotcurious,SmithandhiswifeCrystalexplainedhowmedicinewaswhatmadethechildinthevideoloseherhair.

“Withoutasecondthought,Arianasaid,‘Shecanhavesomeofmyhair,'”Smithsaid.“That'swhenmywifetoldmethattherearemanyorganizationsthatwecoulddonateitto.”TheSmithschose“LocksofLove”tosendAriana'sgenerousgifttoachildwithmedicalhairloss.

Aweeklater,Arianawastakentothefamilyhairdresserwhere10incheswascutfromherhair.

“Itwasherfirsthaircut,”SmithtoldABCNews.“Shecanbesoselflesslikethat.Herfirstreactionis‘HowaboutmegivingupsomethingthatIhave,soalittlegirlcanfeelpretty?

'”Smithpostedhisdaughter'smovinggestureonhispersonalwebpage,whereithasreceivedalmost645,000viewsinjusttwodays.

“She'lltakeanadult-likeapproachandit'sreallyamazing,”Smithsaid.“Sheisjustalittlekid,butifsheseessomebodyinneed,shecertainlycaresforthem.ThismadeArianafeelspecialandshe'ddefinitelyliketodoitagain.”

25.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeJoshSmith?

A.Far-sighted.       B.Easy-going.         

C.Kind-hearted.        D.Strong-willed.

26.Arianadecidedtodonateherhairwhen_____.

A.herfatheradvisedhertodoso

B.shesawasickgirlinavideo

C.shehadherfirsthaircut

D.shevisitedahospital

27.WhatdoweknowaboutAriana?

A.Shesufferedmedicalhairloss.

B.Herstorydrewwideattentiononline.

C.Shegotlittlesupportfromherparents.

D.Shehascalledonpeopletodonatehairlikeher.

C

Somepeoplesaysummeristhetimewhenteachersshouldgetmorepay.Butnoteveryoneisgratefultoteachersforkeepingkidsoccupied（无空闲的）betweenAugustandJune:

WashingtonstaterepresentativeLizPikehaswrittenaFacebookpost,titled“AlifeinthedayofaWAstaterepresentative,”andrespondedtoteachers’complaintsofrisingcostsofliving.Theposthasreceivedcriticismforbeinganti-teacher.Afterreadingherpost,IfeelthatLizPikeshouldrethinkhercriticismofpublicschoolteachingandavoidcomparingittotheprivateschool.

Manyofusteacherswouldcertainlyliketeachingtobemoreliketheprivateschool.Weseenothingwrongwithfairpayforfairperformance.Infact,performanceisthenameofthegame.WithstandardizedtestingpopularthroughoutK-12education,teachersaresomeofthemostanalyzedandperformance-measuredemployeesintheUnitedStates.LizPikeisveryangrythatteacherswantraisesevenwhiletestscoresaredropping.Well,howarewesupposedtohavediscipline（纪律）intheclassroomwhenourhandsaretiedandwecanhardlydoanythingwithnaughtystudentsorfailstudentswhoarenotpreparedtomoveontothenextgrade?

Teacherswouldlovetobeabletoturneducationaroundandimprovestudentperformance.Butwecan’t,andweshouldnotsufferforit.Unlikeprivateschoolbusinesses,publicschoolscannotturnaway“customers”.Aprivateschoolbusinessservescustomerswhowalkthroughthedooroftheirownfreewill,whilepublicschoolshavetoeducatestudentswhoonlyattendbecausecourtssaytheymust.

Shesaysthosewhoare“uninspired”byalackofacostoflivingincreaseshouldgiveupteaching.Isthisthemessagethatshethinksshouldbesenttothestudentswhoseacademicperformancesheclaims（声称）tocaresomuchabout?

That“ifyouloveityou’llshutupandnotstandupforyourself”?

IthinkteachersshouldstandupforthemselvesandIalsothinksupportingteacherscanmaketeachersteachchildrenhowtostandupforthemselves.

28.WhatisLizPike’sopinion?

A.Teachersshouldbetreatedequally.

B.Teachersshouldn’taskforapayrise.

C.Teachersshouldacceptpubliccriticism.

D.Teachersshouldn’tgivestudentsmuchhomework.

29.Whatproblemdoteachersinpublicschoolsfaceintheauthor’sopinion?

A.Theirperformanceisnotmeasured.

B.Manyschoolsarebecomingprivate.

C.Theycan’tmasterthecorrectteachingmethod.

D.Theyareunderthecontrolofasystemofrules.

30.Theunderlinedword“customers”inParagraph3probablyrefersto_____.

A.students              B.teachers

C.cleverbusinessmen    D.privateschools

31.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat_____.

A.someteachersarenotexcellentenough

B.supportingteachersishelpfultostudents

C.teachersshouldn’tcomplainabouttheirlivingcosts

D.LizPikedoesn’tcareaboutstudents’academicperformance

D

Eveninchallengingeconomictimes,makingsurethatstudyabroadispartofourcollegestudents'educationisanimportantinvestment（投资）.Ifwewantanewgenerationofleaderswhocanbeproductiveinanevermoreglobalizedworld,sendingourstudentsoverseasisnotaluxury（奢侈）.It'sanecessity.

Learninginadifferentcultureandplaceallowsustoseeourownchallengesasweobservesmartpeopleinotherlandsdealingwithsimilarproblems.

Americancollegestudentsunderstandthevalueofstudyabroad.Fouroutofeveryfivefirst-yearstudentsexpecttostudyoverseas.Butatanygiventime,onlyabout2%ofstudentsareableto.Educatorsareespeciallyconcernedthatthelackofchanceforstudentsfrompoorsocioeconomicbackgroundswillcausea“globaldivide”betweenstudentswho'vebenefitedfromaglobaleducationandthosewhohaven't.Andstudentsforwhomforeigntravelisnoteasilyaffordablearetheoneswhobenefitmostfromtheexperience.Asasociety,wecanhelpimprovetheeducationofouryoungergeneration,andbrightentheirfutures,bymakingthisexperiencemoreavailable.

Isnowthetimetousevaluablepublicmoneytosendcollegekidsoverseas?

Ofcourse.Ourworldisonebig,rapidlydevelopingmarketplace.Employerslongforgraduateswhoaremultilingual（使用多种语言的）andcomfortableinmulticulturalsettings.StudyabroadsharpenstheseskillsandhelpskeepAmericanworkerscompetitive.

Americanswhowantournextgenerationtobehands-onwiththeworld—workingwithinternationalpartnersagainstchallenges,workingcompetitivelyinaglobalizedeconomy,andhavingenthusiasmratherthananxietyaboutotherculturesandapproachestoexistingproblems—cangetonboardwiththemovementtohelpourstudentsgetaglobalizededucation.Encouragetheyoungpeopleinyourlivestogetapassportandseetheworldasaclassroom.It'sgoodfor America.Andit'sfun.

32.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsstudyabroad?

A.Negative.         B.Doubtful.        

C.Favorable.             D.Cautious.

33.Whatdoeducatorsworryabout?

A.Studentsnotbeingabletostudyabroad.

B.Poorstudentsnotreceivingagoodeducation.

C.Apossiblefuture“globaldivide”amongstudents.

D.Studentsnotbeingabletodealwithculturaldifferences.

34.Accordingto