辽宁省葫芦岛协作校届高三英语上学期第二次考试试题.docx

1、辽宁省葫芦岛协作校届高三英语上学期第二次考试试题辽宁省葫芦岛协作校2020届高三英语上学期第二次考试试题考生注意：1.本试卷共120分，考试时间100分钟。2.请将各题答案填写在答题卡上。第一部分 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四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATop 4 Colleges Whose Graduates Earn the Most MoneyWho says college isnt worth it? Graduates of each of these 4 small colleges can

2、look forward to cashing in when they hit the job market.Amherst College: Amherst, MassachusettsAverage earnings:$82,000Harvard may be the more selective and well-known university in the state, but its Amherst Colleges graduates who arc pulling in the salary. Its known as one of the “Little Ivies. De

3、spite Amhersts tiny size (2,000 undergraduates in total), its alumni(校友)network is well-connected and involved with the student body, which helps explain why graduates get top job opportunities.Lafayette College: Easton, PennsylvaniaAverage earnings: $81.000Another Little Ivy, Lafayette College grad

4、uates about the same number of students as Amherst each year. Those graduates make nearly as much as Amherst graduates, based on Zippias research. Its entirely possible that Lafayettes success in getting its graduates good jobs is that its one of the few liberal arts(文科)colleges of its size that als

5、o offer its students engineering degrees.Helene Fuld College of Nursing: New York, NYAverage earnings: $79,300Nurses are in very high demand, according to Indeed, and that demand is expected to remain strong. This contributes to the high pay offered to this nursing schools graduates. So does its loc

6、ation in New York City, where salaries (and the cost of living) are higher.Bates College: Lewiston, MaineAverage earnings: $75,700Another small liberal arts college-and Little Ivy-Bates offers, among other things, a small teacher-to-student rate. It is also noted that Bates has one of the most beaut

7、iful campuses around, helping draw a highly driven student body.1. What makes graduates from Amherst College get good jobs?A. School location. B. Help from schoolmates.C. Tiny size of the college. D. School recommendation.2. Why can college graduates from Helene Fuld College of Nursing get high pay?

8、A. They have to pay high tuition fees. B. They need high living costs.C. Nurses arc greatly respected. D. Nurses are in great need.3. What do Lafayette College and Rates College have in common?A. Similar earnings. B. Beautiful campuses.C. The same type of college. D. The same number of students.BWhe

9、n we went hack to San Francisco in July his year, we went to the Port Authority Command Center to donate the money that our local firefighters had raised-$31,600. They took us to The town of Paradise in 2 of their police cars to present the check.Where are you from? the driver of police car asked al

10、l of us. I said. Michigan.” He was very moved by what we were doing for them, and the families of the Port Authority police would benefit a lot from the money.As we were presenting the check at The town of Paradise, the police officer that drove me down there said that on Nov 8, 2018 he was on duty.

11、 And then, he told me that there was a firefighter from Michigan that kept calling the command center on Nov 9, 2018 asking for directions to offer help. He gave me his name, so when he did call back. I could talk to him. he said.He looked at me, and at the same time I looked at him; I asked him his

12、 name and he told me. I then looked down at his name tag; it was the same name I wrote down on a piece of paper hack on Nov 9, 2018. You see, I had to call the command center several times to find the way to The town of Paradise; I still have that piece of paper with this Port Authority police offic

13、ers name on it.When we both realized how small of a world this planet really is, we hugged and shook hands. What are the odds(概率)that the same police officer (out of thousands) that gave me directions on Nov 9, 2018, drove me hack to The town of Paradise in April of the next year?4. Who would get he

14、lp from the money the author sent?A. The families of the Port Authority police. B. All the police officers in San Francisco.C. The local firefighters. D. The authors colleagues.5. What did the author want to do on Nov 9, 2018?A. Stick to his post. B. Go to The town of Paradise.C. Raise money for the

15、 police. D. Communicate with the firefighters.6. Why did the author and the officer stare at each other?A. They had met before. B. They used to be friends.C. They had been on duty together. D. They had talked on the phone.7. What makes the authors experience special?A. Sympathy. B. Kindness. C. Coin

16、cidence. D. Cooperation.CThree weeks ago, Colombian officials rescued 32 birds in a surprise raid on a group organizing cockfighting events. Officials accuse the group of setting up a songbird competition illegally, called the clash of titans on social media. People won money if they correctly predicted the winner.Songbird contests have taken place throughout the Caribbean f