学年河北省唐山一中高二下学期期末考试英语解析版.docx

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学年河北省唐山一中高二下学期期末考试英语解析版

2015-2016学年河北省唐山一中高二下学期期末考试英语

IreallylovemyjobbecauseIenjoyworkingwithsmallchildrenandlikethechallengesandawardsfromthejob.Ialsothinkmyworkisimportant.TherewasatimewhenIthoughtIwouldneverhavethatsortofcareer.

Iwasn’tanexcellentstudentbecauseIdidn’tdomuchschoolwork.InmyfinaltermIstartedthinkingwhatImightdoandfoundIdidn’thavemuchtooffer.IjustacceptedthatIwasn’tthetypetohaveacareer.

Ithenfoundmyselfajob—lookingaftertwolittlegirls.Itwasn’ttoobadatfirst.ButtheproblemsbeganwhenIagreedtoliveinsothatIwouldbethereifmybosshadtogooutforbusinessintheevening.WeagreedthatifIhadtoworkextrahoursoneweek,she’dgivemetimeoffthenext.Butunfortunately,itdidn’toftenworkout.Iwasgettingextremelytiredandfedup,becauseIhadtoomanylatenightsandearlymorningswiththechildren.

OneSunday,Iwasintheparkwiththechildren,andmetMeganwhousedtogotoschoolwithme.Itoldheraboutmysituation.ShesuggestedthatIshoulddoacourseandgetaqualification（资格证书）ifIwantedtoworkwithchildren.Ididn’tthinkIwouldbeacceptedbecauseIdidn’ttakemanyexamsinschool.Shepersuadedmetophonethelocalcollegeandtheywerereallyhelpful.MyexperiencecountedforalotandIgotonapart-timecourse.Ihadtoleavemyjobwiththefamily,andgotworkhelpingoutatakindergarten.

NowI’vegotafull-timejobthere.IshallalwaysbethankfultoMegan.IwishIhadknownearlierthatyoucouldhaveacareer,evenifyouaren’ttopoftheclassatschool.

1．Whatistheauthor’spresentjob?

A.Workingpart-timeinacollege.

B.Takingcareofchildrenforafamily.

C.Helpingchildrenwiththeirschoolwork.

D.Lookingafterchildrenatakindergarten.

2．Whenstayingwiththetwogirls’family,theauthor________.

A.waspaidforextrawork

B.oftenworkedlonghours

C.gotmuchhelpfromherboss

D.tookadayoffeveryotherweek

3．Whydidtheauthorleaveherfirstjob?

A.Shefoundafull-timejob.

B.Shewasfedupwithchildren.

C.Shedecidedtoattendapart-timecourse.

D.Sheneededarestafterworkingextrahours.

4．Whathastheauthorlearnedfromherownexperiences?

A.Lesssuccessfulstudentscanstillhaveacareer.

B.Qualificationsarenecessaryforacareer.

C.Hardworkmakesanexcellentstudent.

D.Onemustchoosethejobonelikes.

SincethefirstEarthDayin1970,Americanshavegotalot“greener”towardtheenvironment.“Wedidn’tknowatthattimethatthereevenwasanenvironment,letalonethattherewasaproblemwithit,”saysBruceAnderson,presidentofEarthDayUSA.

Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement.Businesspeople,politicalleaders,universityprofessors,andespeciallymillionsofgrass-rootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement.“Theunderstandinghasincreasedmany,manytimes,”saysGaylordNelson,theformergovernorfromWisconsin,whothoughtupthefirstEarthDay.

AccordingtoUSgovernmentreports,emissions（排放）fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5milliontons.ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwith,theworldisasaferandhealthierplace.Akindof“greenthinking”hasbecomepartofpractices.

Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988therewereonly600recyclingprograms;todayin1995thereareabout6,600.Advancedlights,motors,andbuildingdesignshavehelpedsavealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.

Twenty-fiveyearsago,therewerehardlyanyeducationprogramsforenvironment.Today,it’shardtofindapublicschool,university,orlawschoolthatdoesnothavesuchakindofprogram.“Untilwedothat,nothingelsewillchange!

”saysBruceAnderson.

5．AccordingtoAnderson,before1970,Americanshadlittleideaabout_______.

A.thesocialmovementB.recyclingtechniques

C.environmentalproblemsD.theimportanceofEarthDay

6．Wheredoesthesupportforenvironmentalprotectionmainlycomefrom?

A.Thegrass-rootslevel.

B.Thebusinesscircle.

C.Governmentofficials.

D.Universityprofessors.

7．WhathaveAmericansachievedinenvironmentalprotection?

A.Theyhavecutcaremissionstothelowest.

B.Theyhavesettledtheirenvironmentalproblems.

C.TheyhaveloweredtheirCOlevelsinfortycities.

D.Theyhavereducedpollutionthrougheffectivemeasures.

8．Whatisespeciallyimportantforenvironmentalprotectionaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Education.B.Planning.

C.Greenliving.D.COreduction.

Atypicalliontamer（驯兽师）inpeople’smindisanentertainerholdingawhip（鞭）andachair.Thewhipgetsalloftheattention,butit’smostlyforshow.Inreality,it’sthechairthatdoestheimportantwork.Whenaliontamerholdsachairinfrontofthelion’sface,theliontriestofocusonallfourlegsofthechairatthesametime.Withitsfocusdivided,thelionbecomesconfusedandisunsureaboutwhattodonext.Whenfacedwithsomanyoptions,thelionchoosestofreezeandwaitinsteadofattackingthemanholdingthechair.

Howoftendoyoufindyourselfinthesamepositionasthelion?

Howoftendoyouhavesomethingyouwanttoachieve（e.g.loseweight,startabusiness,travelmore）--onlytoendupconfusedbyalloftheoptionsinfrontofyouandnevermakeprogress?

Thisupsetsmetonoendbecausewhilealltheexpertsarebusydebatingaboutwhichoptionisbest,thepeoplewhowanttoimprovetheirlivesareleftconfusedbyalloftheconflictinginformation.Theendresultisthatwefeellikewecan’tfocusorthatwe’refocusedonthewrongthings,andsowetakelessaction,makelessprogress,andstaythesamewhenwecouldbeimproving.

Itdoesn’thavetobethatway.Anytimeyoufindtheworldwavingachairinyourface,rememberthis:

Allyouneedtodoisfocusononething.Youjustneedtogetstarted.Startingbeforeyoufeelreadyisoneofthehabitsofsuccessfulpeople.Ifyouhavesomewhereyouwanttogo,somethingyouwanttoaccomplish,someoneyouwanttobecome…takeimmediateaction.Ifyou’reclearaboutwhereyouwanttogo,therestoftheworldwilleitherhelpyougetthereorgetoutoftheway.

9．Whydoestheliontameruseachair?

A.Totrickthelion.

B.Toshowoffhisskills.

C.Togetreadyforafight.

D.Toentertaintheaudience.

10．Inwhatsensearepeoplesimilartoalionfacingachair?

A.Theyfeelpuzzledoverchoices.

B.Theyholdontothewrongthings.

C.Theyfindithardtomakechanges.

D.Theyhavetodosomethingforshow.

11．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheexpertsmentionedinParagraph3?

A.Positive.B.Doubtful.

C.Respectful.D.Supportive.

12．Whentheworldis“wavingachairinyourface”,you’readvisedto_______.

A.waitforabetterchanceB.breakyouroldhabits

C.makeaquickdecisionD.askforclearguidance

TheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallenge

DaretoTaketheCuriosityChallenge!

TheCambridgeScienceFestival（CSF）ispleasedtoinformyouofthesixthannualCuriosityChallenge.Thechallengeinvites,evendaresschoolstudentsbetweentheagesof5and14tocreateartworkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheircuriosityandhowitinspiresthemtoexploretheirworld.

Studentsarebeingdaredtodrawapicture,writeanarticle,takeaphotoorwriteapoemthatshowswhattheyarecuriousabout.Toenterthechallenge,allartworkorpiecesofwritingshouldbesenttotheCambridgeScienceFestival,MITMuseum,265MassAvenue,Cambridge02139byFriday,February8th.

StudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeandareselectedaswinnerswillbehonoredataspecialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.Guestspeakerswillalsopresentprizestothestudents.Winningentrieswillbepublishedinabook.Studententrieswillbeexhibitedandprizeswillbegiven.Familiesofthosewhotakepartwillbeincludedinthecelebrationandbrunchwillbeserved.

BetweenMarch10thandMarch15th,eachwinnerwillbegiventhespecificsoftheclosingceremonyandtheCuriosityChallengecelebration.Theprogramguidelinesandotherrelatedinformationareavailableat:

:

cambridgesciencefestival.org.

13．WhocantakepartintheCuriosityChallenge?

A.Schoolstudents.B.Cambridgelocals.

C.CSFwinners.D.MITartists.

14．Whenwilltheprize-givingceremonybeheld?

A.OnFebruary8th.B.OnMarch10th.

C.OnMarch15th.D.OnApril21st.

15．Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

A.Anexhibitionguide.B.Anartshowreview.

C.Anannouncement.D.Anofficialreport.

完形填空

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。

Whenmiddle-agedAlexquithisjobandmadeuphismindtobecomeafreelance（self-employed）writer,noonecouldtellforsurewhetherhewouldsucceedornot.Hefoundacoldstorageroominabuilding,setupa（n）_________typewriterandsettleddowntowork.

Afterayearorso,however,Alexbeganto_________himself.Hefounditwasdifficulttoearnhislivingby_________whathewrote.ButAlexdeterminedtoputhisdreamtothetest—_________itmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearof_________.Thisistheshadowlandofhope,and_________withadreammustlearntolivethere.

OnedayAlexgotacall,“Weneeda（n）_________,andwe’repaying$6,000ayear.”$6,000was_________moneyin1960.ItwouldenableAlextogetaniceapartment,ausedcarandmore._________,hecouldwriteontheside._________thedollarsweredancinginAlex’shead,something_________hissenses.Hehaddreamedofbeinga_________—fulltime.“Thanks,butno,”Alexsaid______