高二英语上学期开学检测试题.docx

1、高二英语上学期开学检测试题2019-2020年高二英语上学期开学检测试题第一部分：听力（略）第二部分：阅读理解 （40分）I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career.I wasnt an excellen

2、t student because I didnt do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didnt have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasnt the type to have a career.I then found myself a job looking after two little girls. It wasnt too bad at first. But the problems began w

3、hen I agreed to live in so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, shed give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didnt often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many la

4、te nights and early mornings with the children.One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（资格证书）if I wanted to work with children. I didnt think I would

5、 be accepted because I didnt take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.Now Ive got a full-time

6、 job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you arent top of the class at school.21 What is the authors present job?A. Working part-time in a college. B. Taking care of children for a family.C. Helping children with their schoolwo

7、rk. D. Looking after children at a kindergarten.22When staying with the two girls family, the author _.A. was paid for extra work B. often worked long hoursC. got much help from her boss D. took a day off every other week23Why did the author leave her first job?A. She found a full-time job. B. She w

8、as fed up with children.C. She decided to attend a part-time course. D. She needed a rest after working extra hours.24What has the author learned from her own experiences?A. Less successful students can still have a career. B. Qualifications are necessary for a career.C. Hard work makes an excellent

9、 student. D. One must choose the job one likes.BYou never played the video dance game? Now such games are used to help lose weight!Like many other teenage boys, Jones loves sports. But at 5 feet, 175 pounds, he found his weight in trouble. His doctor wanted him to lose 50 pounds so that he may be a

10、good football game player by the end of the summer.Jones chose the popular Dance Revolution video game at home to increase his activity. He had lost about 10 pounds by changing his diet. Now, after two weeks playing the game, he has lost another 10!A health study is being done by an insurance pany.

11、The pany hopes that the game will lead to better health and lower costs. “Obesity claims last year cost us $ 77 million. We have to cut those costs,” said a member of the insurance group. The pany provides a game console (游戏主机), a dance mat and software for the six-month, $ 60,000 study.The study is

12、 more than a mercial thing of an insurance pany. It is widely supported by physical education and health professionals.In West Virginia, 43% of the nearly 6,000 children examined for heart disease risk were considered over-weighted; more than 25% were too fat. “We are in a crisis of childhood obesit

13、y not only in West Virginia but in America,” said a researcher.Researchers are now looking at the potential for improving effects by using the game. A teacher in West Virginia has been using the video games in her classes since last fall. She reported that the game does improve heart health as well

14、as eye-hand coordination (协调能力), and her students take the video game as a great alternative to jumping rope or ball games.The US Education Department is putting the game in 20 schools to control childhood obesity. Well, are you going to try such to dance away your extra weight?25The underlined part

15、 is trying to tell us _.A. the study involves many insurance paniesB. the study is only an insurance panys businessC. the study is less important than the insurance panys money D. its not only the insurance pany that is concerned about the study26It can be inferred that _. A. the government thinks h

16、ighly of the dance gameB. in West Virginia, more than 25 % of the adults were too fatC. a teacher is a failure in using the video game in her classesD. the US Education Department isnt interested in the game27The most suitable title of the passage is _.A. Dance Away Your Weight B. Play the Video Dan

17、ce Game C. Solve the Problem of Obesity D. Cut the Cost of Obesity ClaimsCThe United States has always been a country of many cultures. Before Europeans came to North America, many groups of Native Americans lived here. Different Native American groups had different cultures. The first Europeans in

18、the United States were from England and Holland, but immigrants came from all European countries. Many people also immigrated from Asia and Africa. Sadly, many Africans were brought to the United States as slaves. Many immigrants e from Latin America too. Today, the United States has people from mor

19、e cultures than ever.In the 19th century, people spoke of the United States as a “melting pot.” People thought that all immigrates should forget their native cultures and languages and bee English-speaking Americans. They felt that people should assimilate-join American culture. However, not everyon

20、e wanted to assimilate pletely. Many people tried to keep parts of their cultures, such as foods, customs, and languages. However, their children often forgot their parents or grandparents language. But most Americans, even those whose families have been here a long time, can tell the countries thei

21、r relatives came from. And of course, new immigrants take great pride in their curare and language.For all of these reasons, melting pot is no longer a good way to describe the United States. Instead, people now call the United States a “salad bowl.” They say salad bowl because in a salad, you can s

22、till see all of the individual parts (lettuce, tomato, and so on), but all the different parts mixed together and begin to take on the flavor of one another.28Who are not mentioned as immigrants to America?A. Europeans B. Asians C. Australians D. Latin Americans29The underlined word “assimilate” in

23、paragraph 2 means .A. delight B. Accept C. challenge D. reject30Why is a “salad bowl” a better way to call the United States instead of a “melting pot”?A. Immigrants love to eat salads instead of hot potB. Immigrants take pride in their culture and languageC. Immigrants join American culture only pa

24、rtiallyD. Immigrants remain independent pletely31What would be the best title for the passage?A. America and Immigrants B. Different Groups, Different CulturesC. America A Salad Bowl D. America A Great CountryDGenetically modified (转基因 ) foods have bee a focus point of agriculture throughout the new

25、s today. This has an effect on many different aspects of the agriculture world. From the seed dealer, to the farmer that buys the seed, to the workers that the farmer sells to; all are affected by the new technologies that are involved in this part of production agriculture.Genetically modified food

26、s have e under heavy fire lately. There are some countries that are against buying these types of foods. They are tested for safety by the best scientific experts in Europe, the US and the rest of the world. They are not for sale until they have gone through this plete safety process. Since they are

27、 a new product, and any slight problem with them could affect a whole country, these tests are very necessary.These safety tests are carried out because of the new rules that were made with the Novel Foods Regulation. Begun in May of 1997, the Novel Foods Regulation set up an EU-wide pre-market syst

28、em for all novel foods. A novel food is described as one that has not been eaten by EU consumers widely in the past. By setting up this program the EU hopes to keep its consumers safe from any possible side effects of any new food products.There are a variety of ways in which genetic modification ha

29、s helped food producers. They can improve the nutritional (营养的) value or the storage conditions of the food. Today there are only two genetically modified foods that have been allowed for use, these are GM soybean and GM maize.Despite any safety checks, many people are still cautious about eating ge

30、netically modified foods. By providing these people with the necessary information, we can allow them to make decisions about these foods.32What do we know about the novel food?A. Its very popular in EU. B. Its bad for peoples health.C. Its a new kind of food. D. Its story has been published.33Genet

31、ically foods are allowed to be sold if they are .A. tested for safety B. of high quality C. more nutritional D. grown in Europe34From paragraph 2, we can learn that genetically modified foods .A. do no harm to people B. have caused some problemsC. are well received after being tested D. are criticiz

32、ed and attacked by many people35Whats the writers attitude towards genetically modified foods?A. We should warn people that they are too dangerous to be eaten.B. We should give people information about them so that they can decide whether to buy themC. We should encourage people to eat them because they are more nutritional.D. We should tell people that they are trying to fool the farmers.七