雅礼中学英语考核.docx

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雅礼中学英语考核

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

KidsFlyingAloneGuide

Helpfultipsforchildrentravelingalone

Airline

Age

Feeperchild（eachway）

Notes

AirTran

Airways

6to8yearsold---non-stopordirectflightsonly

$48foranon-stopflight

Unaccompaniedchildren

American

6to8yearsold—nonstopordirectflightsonly

$110

Flightsforunaccompaniedchildrencannotbebookedonline.

BritishAirways

7to15yearsold---cantravelaloneonconnectingflights

$60forflightswithinUK

Flightsforunaccompaniedchildrencannotbebookedonline.

FrontierAirlines

6to15yearsold—

non-stopordirectflightsorconnectingflights

$60fornon-stopordirectflights

$120forconnectingflights

Flightsforunaccompaniedchildrencannotbebookedonline.

Beforetheflight:

Trytobookamorningflight.Ifitisdelayedorcanceled,youhavetherestofthedaytomakealternateplanes.

Makesureyourchilddoesn’twearanyclothingthathashisorhernameonit,whichwouldmakeiteasierforastrangertoconvinceachildhecanbetrusted.

Attheairport:

Makesuretheflightattendantsknowthatyourchildistravelingalone.Makesurethatheorshewillbeseatedinanareaoftheaircraftthat’sconvenientforattendantstokeepaneyeon---theveryfrontofverybackoftheaircraftisideal.

Registeryourchild’stravelplanswiththeU.S.StateDepartment,whichcanprovideassistanceinanemergency.Thisisafreeservice.

Whattopack:

Cellphone:

Ifyourchilddoesn’thaveacellphone,buyhimorherapay-as-you-gophoneatacellphoneretailer（零售店）soheorshehasaneasyformofcommunicationforemergencies.

Giftcards:

Investinafewpre-paidgiftcardsworth$25or$50.Thiswillreducetheworryoftravelingwithalargeamountofcash.

Family/friendscontactinformation:

Giveyourchildacompletelistofnames,numbersandaddressesofthepeoplewhoarepickingyourchildupattheairport.

21.HowmuchshouldyoupayifyourchildagedeleventravelsaloneonaconnectingflightbyFrontierAirlines?

A.$50.B.$75.C.$120.D.$160.

22.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Juiceorwatercan’tbebroughtontotheaircraft.

B.Unaccompaniedchildrencan’tflyonthelastflightoftheday.

C.Pay-as-you-gophonesareprovideforfreeattheairportforchildrenwithoutcellphones.

D.Parentscanregisterchildren’stravelplanswiththeU.S.StateDepartmentforfree.

23.Whichofthefollowingisrecommendedforunaccompaniedchildren?

A.Bookingthemmorningflights.

B.Givingthemalargeamountofcash.

C.Makingthemsitinthemiddleoftheaircraft.

D.Dressingtheminclothingwiththeirnamesonit.

B

Ayoungemperorpenguinwon’tbegettingafreerideallthewaybacktoitsAntarctichome,butitshumanfriendsinNewZealandwillhelpittogetalittlecloser.

ThepenguinisrecoveringwellatWellingtonZoo,whereithadamedicalprocedureonMondaytowashoutmuchofthebeachsandithadswallowed,apparentlymistakingitforsnow.

Itmayneedafewmonthstorecover,butwildlifeofficialshavebeentryingtofigureouthowthe3-foot-tallbirdwillgethome.TransportingittoAntarcticaisnear-impossibleinthesouthernwinter,andtherearefearsthatthepenguinmayhaveacquiredinfectionsinthewarmerNewZealandenvironmentthatcouldspreadtootherpenguins.

OnWednesday,agroupheadedbytheDepartmentofConservationdecidedofficialswouldhelpthepenguingetpartofthewayhomebyreleasingitintotheSouthernOcean,southeastofNewZealand—andlettingitswimtherestoftheway.

“ThereasonfornotreturningthepenguindirectlytoAntarcticaisthatemperorpenguinsofthisageareusuallyfoundnorthofAntarcticaonpackiceandintheopenocean,”thedepartment’sspokesmanPeterSimpsonsaid.

Thebirdisestimatedtobeabouttwoandahalfyearsold,ajuvenile（幼雏）inaspeciesthatreachesbreadingageataroundfourorfive.Itwillbereleasedonthenorthernedgeoftheregionwhereyoungemperorpenguinsareknowntolive.Simpsonsaidhewasunsurehowfarthepenguinwouldhavetoswimbeforereachingitsfinaldestination.

Thelogisticsforthetriphaven’tbeensetandthepenguinwont’bereleaseduntilithasrecovered,whichcouldbemonths.Untilthen,itwillremainatthezoo.

ThepenguindrewintenseinterestafterbeingspottedonNorthIsland’sPekaPekaBeach,about2,000miles（3,200kilometres）fromtheAntarcticcost.ItwasthefirstemperorpenguinspottedinthewildinNewZealandin44years.

“Thebirdisisolatedinanair-conditionedroomfilledwithlargeblocksofice,”saidzoospokeswomanKateBaker.

24.Wecanlearnfromthesecondandthirdparagraphsthat_______.

A.thepenguinwillhaveamedicalexamination

B.thepenguinmightbetransporteddirectlyhome.

C.thepenguinisnowingoodhealth.

D.thepenguinatesandinsteadofsnowbymistake.

25.Accordingtothepassage,PeterSimpson_________.

A.isanofficialworkingatWellingtonZoo

B.istheheadoftheDepartmentofconservation

C.ishespokesmanoftheDepartmentofConservation

D.knowsexactlyhowfarthepenguinhastoswimhome

26.Theunderlinedword“logistics”inthepassagemeans_______.

A.practicalarrangementsB.designedsymbols

C.skilledexpertsD.strongdisagreements

27.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Thepenguinisstayingatthezoowithotherbirds.

B.Thepenguinwillnotbereleasedbecauseitisveryyoung.

C.ThepeopleofNewZealandareconcernedaboutanimalsandbirds.

D.ThepeopleofNewZealandhaven’tseenthiskindofpenguinbefore.

C

WhenJohnKinnear’swifebecamepregnant,herbosswarnedthesoon-to-befatherthathegained10poundsforeverychildhe’shad.

AnewstudyreleasedintheAmericanJournalofMen’sHealthanalyzedtheBMIofmorethan10,000menfromadolescenceintotheirmid-30sthroughdatacollectedfromtheNationalLongitudinalStudyofAdolescentHealth.Bycomparingthreegroups—nonfathers,residentfathers（wholivewittheirchildren）andnonresidentfathers—researchersfromNorthwesternMedicinediscoveredthedadgroupsshowedanincreaseinBMIbetweenadolescenceandfatherhood.

Infact,aregular6-foot-tallmanlivingwithhischildgainedanaverageof4.4poundsafterbecomingadadforthefirsttime,accordingtothestudy.Therewasonlyaslightdifferenceforthenonresidentdads.Thosefathersgained,onaverage,3.3pounds.Meanwhile,nonfatherslost1.4poundsoverthesameperiod.

Theresultsweresurprisingtothestudy’sleadauthor,Dr.CraigF.Garfield,especiallygivenhisearlierresearchthatfatherhoodmotivatedmentoimprovetheirhealthhabits.

“Regardlessofwhatkindoffatheryouwere,”Garfieldsaid,“yourweightactuallyincreased.Soallfathersendedupincreasingtheirweightastheywentthroughfatherhood.”Garfieldservesasassociateprofessorofpediatrics（儿科）andofmedicalsocialsciencesatNorthwesternUniversityFeinbergSchoolofMedicineandattendingpediatrician（儿科医生）atAnn&RobertH.LurieChildren’sHospitalofChicago.

Thestudyaccountedforfactorssuchasrace,education,incomeandscreentimeaswellasmarriagestatus,whichhavebeenshowntoaffectweight.Thoughalltheyoungmen’sBMIshowedanincreaseovertimeduetoage,additionalweightgainwasshowntobecontingent（因情况而异的）onfatherhoodstatus,accordingtothestudy.

Thestudyonlyspeculates（推测）whyfatherhoodleadstoextrapounds.ButGarfield’snotedhisweaknessforfinishinghiskids’leftoverfrozenpizza.

Kinnearwasnotsurprisedbythestudy.“Ilovetocookandeathealthily,butwhenthanIdidbeforeIhadkids,”saidKinnear.“Ilovetocookandeathealthily,butwhenitcomestocompromisesontime,Iwilltradeahealthymealformoretimewithmykidseverytime.”

28.Accordingtothestudy,howmanypoundsdoesaregular6-foot-tallmanlivingwithhischildgenerallygainafterbecomingadadforthefirsttime?

A.10pounds.B.4.4pounds.C.3.3pounds.D.1.4pounds.

29.Thebesttitleofthepassageis_________.

A.FatherhoodIncreasesYourAppetite

B.FatherhoodMotivatesYouToLoseWeight

C.FatherhoodMakesYouFat

D.FatherhoodMakesYouFat.

30.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Thestudymainlycomparednonfathersandresidentfathers.

B.JohnKinnear’swifegained10poundsaftershewaspregnant.

C.Dr.CraigF.Garfield’searlierresearchshowedthatfatherhoodmotivatedmentoloseweight.

D.Kinnearwasnotsurprisedbythestudy.

31.Theunderlinedword“BMI”inthesecondparagraphprobablystandsfor_______.

A.BodyMassIndex.B.BrainMemoryIndex.

C.BabyMassIndex.D.BoyMassIndex.

D

InJapanmanyworkerswhoworkinlargecorporationshaveaguaranteeoflifetimeemployment.Duringtheiremployment,theywillnotbelaidoffduringrecessions（经济萧条）orwhenthetaskstheyperformaretakenoverbyrobots.Tosomeobservers,thisiswhattheycallcapitalismatitsbest,becauseworkersaretreatedaspeoplenotthings.OthersseeitasnecessarilyinefficientandtheyalsobelieveitcannotcontinueifJapanistoremaincompetitivewithforeigncorporationsbybeingmoreconcernedaboutprofitsandlessconcernedaboutpeople.

Defendersofthesystemarguethatthosewhocallitinefficientdonotunderstandhowitreallyworks.inthefirstplacenoteveryJapaneseworkerhastheguaranteeofalifetimejob.Thelifetimeemploymentsystemincludesonly“regularemployees”.Manyemployeesarenotincludedinthiscategory,includingallwomen.Allbusinesseshavemanypart-timeandtemporaryemployees.Theseworkersarehiredandlaidoff