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广东省深圳市宝安区学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
广东省深圳市宝安区2015-2016学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
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A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
BasketballStatisticianHelpWanted
TheAthleticDepartmentislookingforstudentstohelpassiststaffduringtheFall2016,Winter2016-17andSpring2017semesters.Studentsinthispositionwillbekeepinglivestatisticsduringbasketballgames.Studentsmustmeetallofthefollowingrequirements:
●Goodcompu
terskills
●Availableeveningsandweekends
●Knowingbasketballrulesandstatistics
StudentsinterestedinworkingfortheAthleticDepartmentshouldcontacttheAthleticCoordinatorattheirrespective(各自的)campuses.
●TP/SSAthleticCoordinator,MichaelSimone,240-567-1308
●RockvilleAthleticCoordinator,JorgeZuniga,240-567-7589
●SpringfieldAthleticcoordinator,GaryMiller,240-567-2273
●GermantownAthleticCoordinator,GavriChavan,240-567-6915
21.Whenwillthejobstart?
A.InMay2016.B.InMay2017.
C.InSeptember2016.D.InSeptember2017.
22.Whoismorelikelytogetthejob?
A.Sam,Englishmajor,memberofthecollegebasketballteam.
B.Judy,ITstaffwithnightclasses,children’sbasketballteamcoach.
C.Ted,computermajor,basketballfan,freeoneveningsandweekends.
D.Molly,part-timeprogrammer,highschoolbasketballplayer,newmother.
23.WhoshouldyoucontactifyouwanttoapplyforthejobinRockville?
A.Michael.B.Jorge.C.Gauri.D.Gary.
B
Yourhousemayhaveaneffectonyourfigure.Expertssaythewayyoudesignyourhomecouldplayaroleinwhetheryoupackonthepoundsorkeepthemoff.Youcanmakeyourenvironmentworkforyouinsteadofagainstyou.Herearesomewaystoturnyourhomeintopartofdietplan.
Openthecurtainsandturnupthelights.Darkenvironmentsaremorelikelytoencourageovereating,forpeopleareoftenlessself-conscious(难为情)whenthey’reinpoorlylitpla
cesandsomorelikelytoeatlotsoffood.Ifyourhomedoesn’thaveenoughwindowlight,getmorelampsandfloodtheplacewithbrightness.
Mindthecolors.Researchsuggestswarmcolorsfuelourappetites.Inonestudy,peoplewhoatemealsinablueroomconsumed33percentlessthanthoseinayelloworredroom.Warmcolorslikeyellowmakefoodappearmoreappetizing,whilecoldcolorsmakeusfeellesshungry.Sowhenit’stimetorepaint,goblue.
Don’tforgettheclockortheradio.Peoplewhoeatslowlytendtoconsumeabout70fewercaloriespermealthanthosewhorushthroughtheirmeals.Beginkeepingtrackofthetime,andtrytomakedinnerlastatleast30minutes,Andwhileyou’reatit,actuallysitdowntoeat.Ifyouneedsomehelpslowingdown,turnonrelaxingmusic.Itmakesyoulesslikelytorushthroughameal.
Downsizethedishes.Bigservingbowlsandplatescaneasilymakeusfat.Weeatabout22percentmorewhenusinga12-inchplateinsteadofa10-inchplate.Whenwechoosealargespoonoverasmallerone,totalintake(摄入)jumpsby14percent.Andwe’llpourabout30percentmoreliquidintoashort,wideglassthanatall,skinnyglass.
24.Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewhocareabout_______.
A.theirhomecomfortsB.theirbodyshape
C.housebuyingD.healthydiets
25.Ahomeenvironmentinbluecanhelppeople_________.
A.digestfoodbetterB.regaintheirappetites
C.burnmorecaloriesD.reducefoodintake
26.Whatarepeopleadvisedtodoatmealtimes?
A.Eatquickly.B.Playfastmusic.
C.Usesmallerspoons.D.Turndownthelights.
27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetest?
A.IsYourHouseMakingYouFat?
B.WaysofServingDinner
C.EffectsofSelf-Consciousness
D.IsYourHomeEnvironmentRelaxing?
C
TheotherdayIwaswalkingintothebankatthesametimeasamanwholookedhomeless.Hehadabucketfullofcoins.AsIdidmybusinessatthebank,Icouldn’thelpbutoverhearhisconversationwiththeotherteller(出纳员).Hewantedtogethiscoinscountedandputintothebank,buthedidn’thaveanaccount.Hewashopingnottohavetopayafee.
Ithoughtthiswasnotgoingtobepretty.Tomysurprise,thetellersaidhewouldgladlydothatwiththefeeavoided.Thenhesaid,“Wouldyoubeinterestedinopeninganaccounttoday?
”Helookeddown,andsaid,“Well,Iprobablydon’thaveenough.”“Howmuchdoyouhave?
”“Maybetendollars.”Itwasapparentlynotenoughforthelowestbalancerequirementofanaccount.AtthispointIsawthebankmanagerwalkingover.Iassumedhewasgoingtoberefuseddefinitely.Butinstead,withthebrightestsmileTdseeninawhile,shesaid,“Comeoverhere,andlet’stakealookathowwecansetyouup.”
Helookednervous:
whywaseverybodybeingsonicetohim?
Hewasthankful,buthesaid,I’vegottohavefivedollars,andthat’sonlyfivedollarsleft.”“That’sfine,”shesaid.“We'llgoaheadanddeposit(存)theten,andthenyoucanwithdrawfive.I’lljustignorethelowbalancerequirementofyouraccount.”Helookedshocked.Ifeltverysurprised,too.Shewastalkingtohimlikehewasanimportantbusinessmanwiththousandsofdollarstodeposit.ItwasoneofthecoolestthingsI’deverseen.
Helookedsohappyandimmediatelybeganfillingoutthepaperwork.Ileftthebank,gotinmycar,anddrovehomewithalumpinmythroatatthepurekindnessI’dwitnessed.
28.Thehomelessmanwenttothebankto_____.
A.getsomecashB.countallhiscoins
C.deposithismoneyD.changesomemoney
29.Intheeyesoftheauthorthehomelessman_____.
A.wasworthshowingmercyto
B.wasreallylookeddownupon
C.wasdressedandbehavedpoorly
D.madeanunreasonablerequest
30.Theauthorfeltveryshockedbecause_____.
A.thehomelessmanhadaveryluckydayinthebank
B.themanagertreatedthehomelessmanasanoldfriend
C.thehomelessmanisanimportantmantheymusthelp
D.allofthehomelessman’srequestsweremetbythemanager
31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Loveiseverywhere.B.Helpotherslightone’sdayup.
C.Neverjudgeamanbyhislooks.D.Thehomelesscanhavealuckyday.
D
Inthespanofnearly5years,UberhasgonefromalimitedlaunchinSanFranciscotoofferingridesinmorethan300citiesworldwide.InChinaalone,despiteexistinginalegalgrayzone,thecompanyclaimsitarranges1millionridesperday.Thatmeans35ChinesepeoplehopintoanUberthereeverytimeyoubli
nk.
ButaretherelimitstohowmuchUbercanscale?
“Thenaturalendpointhastorelyonautonomousdrivingtechnology”—nothumans,saysEmilioFrazzoli,directoroftheTransportation@MITInitiative.Hethinksrobotscouldbetakingthewheelinthenext15years,certainlywithinthenext30.Thereasons,hesays,areeconomicalandcultural.
First,asmuchas50percentofanUberride’scostgoestowardpayingthehumanbehindthewheel,Frazzolisays,andthat’smoneythatcouldbegoingintoUber’spocket.ReplacinghumanoperatorshasalreadybeguninSingapore,acitythatreliesheavilyonpublictransit.It’snotwidelyadvertised,Frazzolisays,butthesubwaytrainsthere“arecompletelyautomated.Theyarejusthorizontalelevators.”
Plus,forreasonsfromsupplytoqualitycontrol,Oberholzer-Gee,aprofessoratHarvard,saysgettingdriverswilllikelyalwaysbemoreofaheadachethanfindingmoreriders.Withautonomousvehicles,hesays,“Youcouldhaveaguaranteedsupplyofoneofthesides,andparticularlyofthesidethatishardertomanage.”
Second,Uber’surbansaturation(饱和)ismakingalotofpeoplerethinktheideaofowningacar,Frazzolisays.That’snoaccident:
AsUber’sgeneralmanagerinVietmanrecentlytoldReuters,“Ourgoalistoreplaceprivatecarownership.”CarnegieMelloncomputerscientistDavidAndersenisonboard.“Whatanunfortunatewasteofresources,”hewroteinhisblog,referringtothecostofusinghiscar,whichherecentlysold.“Takingpublictransit,uber,orcabs…wouldn’thavebeenfree,butitwouldhaveb
eenbetterformywallet.”
Ifthecustomofcar-ownershipdramaticallydissolves,thenUber’smassofpotentialdriverswill,too.LackofdriverwillserveasanotherforcingfunctiononUber’sbusinessmodel,furtherforcingittoevolvetowardautonomouscars.
32.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,weknowthatUber___________.
A.hasdevelopedforfiveyearsinChina.
B.islegalinChina.
C.requests1millionridesperday.
D.enjoysgreatpopularityinChina.
33.WhydoesEmilioFrazz
olithinkrobotscouldreplacehumanoperatorsinfuture?
A.AutonomousvehiclescanhelpUbertoearnmuchmoremoney.
B.CitieslikeSingaporerelyheavilyonpublictransports.
C.Controllingdriversmeansimprovingquality.
D.Ubercouldhaveaguaranteedsupplyofmoreriders.
34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dissolves”meaninthelastparagraph?
A.ObtainsuccessB.Makeadifference
C.CometoanendD.Makeanagreement
35.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?
A.Children’sliterature.B.Asciencemagazine.
C.AnadvertisementD.Asciencefiction.
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。
YouandyourfamilywanttogooutonJuly20th,butwhattodo?
36
CheckyournewspaperandChamberofCommercewebsiteforevents.Mosttownshaveparades,festivals,and/orfireworkshows.Lookingforsomethingalittledifferent?
Checksmalltownsnearbyifyouliveinabigcity.37
Makesureyoutakesunscreen,snacks,plentyofwaterandawagonforsuppliesandsmallchildren.Youmightalsowantablanket,insectsprayandlawnchairsifyouarestayingforthefireworks,andwhywouldn’tyou?
38Itwillbeeasiertostaytogetherinacrowd.Designateameetingplacethat