高二下学期第二次月考英语试题及答案.docx

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高二下学期第二次月考英语试题及答案

2018届3月阶段性检测

高二英语试题

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A．

Gonearethedayswhenpeopleusedtobedevotedtoajobandenjoyedworkingatthesameplaceduringtheirlifetime.Nowadays,jobhopping（跳槽）hasbecomeverycommon.Butwhathasledtothistendencyoffrequentchangeinjobsamongemployees?

Well,inmostofthecases,itisboredomresultingfromtheroutinejobandlackofjobsatisfactionthatdisappointspeople.Searchingforbetterworkopportunitiesisalsooneofthereasonsforfrequentchangeinjobs.But,isjobhoppingsafeforemployees?

Actually,jobhoppingcaneithermakeorbreakthecareeroftheperson.Ontheonehand,ithelpsyoulearnnewworkskillsbecauseyou'llcomeacrossmanypeoplewhohavetheexperienceofworkinginmanydifferentworkareas.Throughworkingindifferentfieldsyouwouldbeexposedtovariousworkfieldsandasaresult,youwouldfindthefieldthatisbestforyou.Also,changingthejobservesagoodbreakandwillkeepyouenthusiasticaboutthelifeandwork.

Ontheotherhand,jobhoppingisn'tsomethingrecommendedbecausetherearedisadvantagesassociatedwithit.Veryoftenemployersareafraidofhiringemployeeswithahistoryoftoomanyjobchanges.Thisisbecauseanemployeewithmanyjobrecordsisdescribedassomeonewhocannotbetrustedinthelongrun.Alsothepersonisoftenconsideredassomeonewholacksstability,focusanddedication（奉献）,apartfromsoundknowledgeofhisworkarea.Apersongainssoundknowledgeofasubjectonlyafterheworksonitforacertainperiodoftime.

Therefore,youshouldn'tchangeyourjobtoofrequently;jobchangeisrecommendedonlyifyouaren'tsatisfiedwiththejob,orhaveissu

eswiththecurrentjob,orhavegotabetterjobopportunity.

1.FromParagraph1,wecaninferthatpeopleinthepast________.A．weremoredevotedtoworkthanpeopletodayB．benefitedalotfromthesteadinessofwork

C．likedtodolesschallengingworkD．preferrednottochangejob

2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“break”inParagraph2mean?

A．Interrupt.　　　　B．Destroy.C．Separate.D．Stop.

3．Accordingtothetext,jobhoppinghasmanyadvantagesEXCEPT________.

A．givingagoodimpressionontheemployerB．findingthefittestjobforyou

C．learningnewworkskillsD．keepingyourinterest

4．Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthistext?

A．Totellustheattitudestowardsjobhopping.B．Totellusonwhatconditionwecanchangeourjobs.

C．Totellustotreasurethepresentjobswedo.D．Totellustheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofjobhopping.

B.

TherearelotsofwaystoeducateyourselfontheInternet.Youcanfindphotos,documents,andfilmsonalmostanytopicyoucanimagine.Andat,youcanaccesslecturesbyartists,scholars,designers,techniciansandothers.

TEDbeganin1984asaconferencethatbroughttogetherindividualsfromthefieldsoftechnology,entertainmentanddesign.Itwasintendedtobeaonetimeeventfocusingontechnologyanddesign.Theeventendeduplosingmoney,anditwassixyearsbeforethefounderstrieditagain.Thistimeitworked,andsince1990,theTEDconferencehasbeenanannualevent.

Therearenowtwoheldeveryyear,withtopicsasdiverseasmusic,medicine,

andmoney.Otherspecializedspinoffconferencesaddressnarrowerissues.

TheTEDwebsitecamefromadesiretosharetheconferenceswiththeworld,to“offerfreeknowledgefromtheworld'smostinspiredthinkers”，asthewebsiteputsit.ThecurrentversionofthesitewaslaunchedinApril2007,andcontainsvideosoftalksgivenattheTEDconferencesaroundtheworld.Thetalksaretranscribedintohundredsoflanguages.

TheTEDwebsiteisownedbytheSaplingFoundation,anonprofitorganizationdevotedtofosteringthespreadofgreatideas.TheSaplingFoundationacquiredTEDin2001.Sincethen,ithasbeenfocusingonusingTEDtobroadcastideasthatmightch

angetheworld.

TED,ofcourse,isn'timmunetocriticism.It'sbeencalledelitistforitshighticketprices（morethan6,000dollarsintotal）．It'sbeenaccusedbyafewpeopleofcensorshipfornotpublishingtheirtalks.Onecontroversialspeakerwasupsetaboutbeingcriticizedbytheconference'shostafterward.

Thecomplaints,however,seemtoberelativelyfewforsuchalarge,longrunningorganization.AndaccusationsofelitismringhollowwhensomuchisgivenawayforfreeonTED'swebsite.Whateveritsfailings,TEDisasourceofinspirationalinformationforthosewhoseekitout.

5．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A．TheTEDconferencecameafterthesuccessof.

B．TwoTEDconferencesarenowheldeveryyear.

C．TEDtalksareavailableinmanylanguages.

D．TheSaplingFoundationowns.

6．Fromthelasttwoparagraphs,wecaninferthat________.

A．itisacceptedtoallinvolvedthatsomeTEDtalksmightnotbepublished

B．thehostoftheconferenceisonewhoplaysasupportiveroletothespeakers

C．TEDiscriticizedforgivingspecialtreatmenttothewealthyorpowerful

D．thenegativecommentsonTEDgreatlyaffectitsreputation

7．Thisauthorprobablybelievesthat________.

A．TEDiselitistB．TEDisbeneficialC．TEDisn'timportantD．theTEDwebsiteisthebest

C.

Iwasblind,butIwasashamedofitifitwasknown.Irefusedtouseawhitestickandhatedaskingforhelp.Afterall,Iwasateenagegirl,andIcouldn’tbearpeopletolookatmeandthinkIwasnotlikethem.Imusthavebeenaterribledangerontheroads.Comingacrossmewanderingthroughthetraffic,motoristsprobablywouldhavetostoprapidlyontheirbrakes.Apartfromthat,therewereallsortsofdisastersthatusedtooccuronthewaytoandfromwork.

Oneevening,IgotoffthebusabouthalfwayhomewhereIhadtochangebuses,andasusualIranintosomething.“I’mawfullysorry,”Isaidandstepp

edforwardonlytorunintoitagain.Whenithappenedathirdtime,IrealizedIhadbeenapologizingtoalamppost.Thiswasjustoneofthestupidthingsthatconstantlyhappenedtome.SoIcarriedonandfoundthebusstop,whichwasarequeststop,wherethebuswouldn’tstopunlesspassengerswantedtogetonoroff.NooneelsewasthereandIhadtoguessifthebushadarrived.

Generallyinthissituation,becauseIhatedshowingIwasblindbyaskingforhelp,Itriedtoguessatthesound.SometimesIwouldstopabiglorryandstandtherefeelingstupidasitdrewaway.Intheend,Iusuallymanagedtoswallowmyprideandasksomeoneatthestopforhelp.

Butatthisparticulareveningnoonejoinedmeatthestop;itseemedthateveryonehadsuddenlydecidednottotravelbybus.OfcourseIheardplentyofbusespass,orIthoughtIdid.ButbecauseIhadgivenupstoppingthemforfearofmakingafoolofmyself,Ile

tthemallgoby.Istoodtherealoneforhalfanhourwithoutstoppingone.ThenIgaveup.Idecidedtowalkontothenextstop.

8.Thegirlrefusedtoaskforhelpbecauseshethought_________.

A.shemightberecognizedB. askingforhelplookedsilly

C.shewasnormalandindependentD.beingfoundblindwasembarrassing

9.Afterthegirlgotoffthebusthatevening,she_________.

A.begantorunB.hitapersonasusual

C. hit alamppostbyaccident

D.wascaughtbysomething

10.Whatwasthe problem with guessingatthesoundtostopabus?

A.Othervehiclesalsostoppedthere.B.Itwasunreliableformakingjudgments.

C.Morelorriesthanbusesrespondedtothegirl.D.Ittooktoomuchtimeforthegirltocatchthebus.

11.Finallythegirldecidedtowalktothenextstop,hoping__________.

A.tofindpeoplethereB.tofindmorebusesthere

C.tofindthebusbyherselfthereD.tofindpeoplemorehelpfulthere

D.

WhyYouShouldCelebrateYourMistakes

Whenyoumakeamistake,bigorsmall,cherish（珍视）itlikeit'sthemostpreciousthingintheworld,becauseinsomeways,itis.

Mostofusfeelbadwhenwemakemistakes,beatourselvesupaboutit,feellikefailures,getmadatourselves.

Andthat'sonlynatural:

mostofushavebeentaughtfromayoungagethatmistakesarebad,thatweshouldtrytoavoidmistakes.We'vebeenscoldedwhenwemakemistakesathome,schoolandwork.Maybenotalways,butprobablyenoughtimestomakefeelingbadaboutmistakesanunconsciousreaction.

Yetwithoutmistakes,wecouldnotlearnorgrow.Ifyouthinkaboutitthatway,mistakesshouldbecherishedandcelebratedforbeingoneofthemostamazingthingsintheworld:

theymakelearningpossible;theymakegrowthandimprovementpossible.

Bytrialanderror-tryingthings,makingmistakes,andlearningfromthosemistakes-wehavefiguredouthowtomakeelectriclight,topainttheceilingoftheSistineChapel,tofly.

Mistakesmakewalkingpossibleforthesmallesttoddler,makespeechpossible,makeworksofgeniuspossible.

Thinkabouthowwelearn:

wedon'tjustconsumeinformationaboutsomethingandinstantlyknowitorknowhowtodoit.Youdon'tjustreadaboutpainting,orwriting,orcomputerprogramming,orbaking,orplayingthepiano,andknowhowtodothemrightaway.Instead,yougetinformationaboutsomething,fromreadingorfromanotherpersonorfromobservingusually...thenyouconstructamodelinyourmind...thenyoutestitoutbytryingitintherealworld...thenyoumakemistakes...thenyourevisethemodelbasedontheresultsofyourreal-worldexperimentationandrepeat,makingmistakes,learningfromthosem