福建尤溪一中学年高二上学期英语周末练习 Word版含答案.docx
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福建尤溪一中学年高二上学期英语周末练习Word版含答案
高三上期英语周练(2018.11.17)
Name_____________N0.______Class_______
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
Stay-at-homeorworkingmom?
Nowadays,thereisaheateddiscussion:
Whichisworthwhile,beingafulltimeworkingorastay-at-homemum?
Readerssharetheiropinionsandyou'rewelcometoaddyours.
Catherine(China)
Ilovebeingastay-at-homemom.Inthebeginningitwastrulyroughformefrombeingaworkaholic(工作狂)tostayingathome.Yet,Ididnotwantmychildtofacegrowingupwithbothparentsatwork.Soafterdiscussingitwithmyhusband,wedecidedthatIwouldbetheonetostayathome.Now,ourdaughterissoontobe3yearsold,andhasanamazingpersonality.It'snotforeveryonebutitisveryrewardinginthelongterm.
Sassy(Canada)
Takingcareofchildrenisatemporaryjob,andchildrenwillgrowupandleave.Thelongerwomenareoutoftheworkplace,theharderitistoenterit.Womenneedtorealizeandacceptthatyoudonotwanttobedependentonanyoneforbasicfood,clothesandshelter.IthasbeenhardtoworkandtakecareofmykidsbutImakeitwork.
Cynthia(US)
SomedaysIthinkweshouldn'tgiveuponourcareers.AndsomedaysI'mjealousofthemomswhogettostayhomeoratleastworkparttime.I'mtheonlyonethatsupportsthefamily,sotherewillneverbeanoptionforme.IhavethecareerandtitleI'vealwayswantedbutnowIcan'thelpbutthinkit'sattheexpenseofprecioustimewithmyfamily.
Celina(US)
Beingastay-at-homemomisn'talwayseasy,butitisworthit!
BeingtherewithmychildrenmeanstheyaregettingtheexactloveandcareIwantthemtohave.Wedonothavealotofmoney,butwe'vesacrificedtomakeitpossible.
21.WhatcanwelearnaboutCatherine?
A.Shestayedathomebecauseshewastiredaboutherjob.
B.Herhusbandagreedwithherstayingathome.
C.Herdaughterwasverynaughty.
D.Sheaccustomedherselftostayingathomeeasily.
22.Howmanyworkingmomsinthispassage?
A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4
23.WhichoneisNOTtrue?
A.Celinafeelsdissatisfiedwiththelifenow.
B.Cynthiahasnootherchoicebuttogetajob.
C.Sassyisdeterminedtobeanindependentwoman.
D.Catherinethinksthatbeingastay-at-homemomisworthwhile.
B
ARayofSunshine
Mydaughter,Fiona,andherfamilyhadabeautifulnine-year-oldgoldenretriever,Sunny.Fiona’sin-lawslivedinNewZealandandeverytimethefamilywentovertovisitthem,wegottomindthedog.FionawouldalsoleaveherbronzeLandcruiseratourplace,parkedrightwhereSunnycouldseeit,foraslongasthedogcouldcheckthatthecarwasstillthere,whichhedidregularly,hewashappy.Sunnyknewfrompastexperiencethatifthecarwasthere,thefamilywouldcomeback.Eachtimetheydid,IjokinglytoldthemnottobotherpickingupSunnybecausehewasajoytohavearound.
Hewasbeautifulwiththefamily,andwhenanunexpectedbabycamealong---17yearsafterheroldersister---Sunnywaslovelyandgentlewithher.
InApril2017welearntthatthefamilywasrelocatingtoNewZealand.RealizingthebondthatexistedbetweenthemandSunny,Iknewtheywouldwanttotakehim.Butwithlimitedfinancestheyfoundittooexpensivetotaketheirmuch-loveddog.Soweadoptedhim.
Theircar,yettobesold,wasparkedatoursidegateandSunnykeptwatchingoverit,checkingoniteachdaybeforegoingforawalk.Ithinkitwashissecurityblanket.Then,afewmonthslater,whenthecarwasfinallysold,poorSunnyhadtoadjusttolosingyetanotherpartofhisfamily.
Withthecargone,Sunnydiscoveredthatcatsvisittheareaandthishasheldhisinterest(thoughnotasmuchasthecar!
).We’vehadafewproblems,butSunnyhasnowsettledinverywellandisfarbettertrainedthananyofourpreviousdogs.
Sunnyislovelycompanyandhasbeenabeautifuladditiontoourfamily.
24.WhydidFionaparkhercaratherparents’houseeverytimeshewenttovisitherrelativesinNewZealand?
A.BecauseitwasanotherpartofSunny’sfamily.
B.BecauseSunnytookgreatinterestinwatchingit.
C.BecauseitwasSunny’sroutinebeforegoingforawalk.
D.BecausetoSunnyitmeantthefamilywouldcomeback.
25.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.FionaoncejokedaboutattendingtoSunny.
B.Thefamilyhadtwokidswithahugeagedifference.
C.CatscouldholdSunny’sattentionaswellasthecardid.
D.ThefamilymovedtoNewZealandwiththeirbeloveddog.
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasemean?
A.atoytocomfortcryingkids B.somethingtoreduceanger
C.ameasuretoprovideprotection D.ablankettomakeyoufeelsafe
27.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeSunny’scharacter?
A.loyalandadaptable B.expensiveandloyal
C.naughtyandexpensive D.naughtyandadaptable
C
Publictransportisdecliningintherichworld.Tothosewhohavetosqueezeontothenumber25businLondon,ortheatraininNewYork,thechangemightnotbenoticeable.Butpublictransportisbecominglessbusyinthoseplaces,andpassengernumbersareflatorfallinginalmosteveryAmericancity.Thatisdespitehealthygrowthinurbanpopulationsandemployment.
Althoughtransportagenciesblametheirunpopularityonthingslikeroadworksandbrokensignals,itseemsmorelikelythattheyarebeingoutcompeted.App-basedtaxiserviceslikeUberandLyftaremorecomfortableandconvenientthantrainsorbuses.Cyclingisnicerthanitwas,andrentalbikesaremorewidelyavailable.Carsarecheaptobuy,thankstocut-rateloans,andevercheapertorun.Onlineshopping,homeworkingandoffice-sharingmeanmorepeoplecanavoidtravellingaltogether.
Thecompetitionisonlylikelytogrow.Morethanonelaboratoryisdevelopingnewtransporttechnologiesandapplications.SiliconValleyinventedUberand,morerecently,appsthatletpeoplerentelectricscooters(滑板车)andthenabandonthemonthepavement.Chinacreatedsharing-bicyclesandbattery-powered"e-bikes",bothofwhicharespreading.
Transportagenciesshouldaccepttheupstarts,andcopythem.Citiestendeithertoignoreapp-basedservicesortotrytopushthemoffthestreets.Thatisunderstandable,giventherules-are-for-losersattitudeoffirmslikeUber.Butitisanerror.
Itisdoubtfulthatmostpeoplemakeharddistinctionsbetweenpublicandprivatetransport.Theyjustwanttogetsomewhere,andthereisacostintime,moneyandcomfort.Anidealsystemwouldletthemmoveacrossacityforasinglepayment,transferringfromtrainstotaxistobicyclesasneeded.Buildingaplatformtoallowthatishard,andrequiresmuchsweet-talkingoftraditionalnetworksaswellastechnologyfirms.Itisprobablythesecrettokeepingcitiesmoving.
28.Whatisthechangeinpublictransportinbigcities?
A.Itisbecomingbusier.B.Itisgettinglesspopular.
C.Therearefewertrafficdelays.D.Thereismorenewtransport.
29.Intheauthor’sopinion,thereasonforthedeclineofpublictransportisthat______.
A.thereareroadworksandbrokensignals
B.peoplearebecominghealthierandemployed
C.carsandbikesaremoreandmoreavailable
D.transportagenciesareseeminglylesscompetitive
30.HowdoestheauthordevelophisideainParagraph3?
A.Bygivingexamples B.Byprovidingresearchresults
C.Bystatingarguments D.Bycomparingdifferentapproaches
31.Accordingtothetext,thekeytokeepingcitiesmovingis______.
A.todevelopanidealsystemthatsatisfieseveryone
B.tobuildaplatformthatappealstotransportagencies
C.toprovidepeoplewithmoremeansoftransportation
D.tocaterforbothtraditionalnetworksandtechnologyfirms
D
Eventhedirtonthegroundislikelymakingclimatechangeworse,anewstudyfinds.Researchershaveshownthatwarmertemperaturesareheatingthesoil,whichiscausingmicrobes(微生物)tobecomemoreactiveandreleasemoreofthesoil’scarbonintotheatmosphere.
BenBond-LambertyoftheJointGlobalChangeResearchInstituteistheleadauthorofthestudy.Hesays,“Thesesoilchangescanpotentiallycontributetoevenhighertemperatures.”
ThefindingswerepublishedonAugust2inthejournalNature.
Scientistsstudieddevicereadings,soilmeasurements,plantgrowthdetailsandsatelliteobservationsfromaroundtheworld.Theirworkisthemostcompletestudyyetonthesubject.
Theyfoundasharpincreaseincarbonreleasedintotheatmospherebybacteriaandfungi(真菌)insoilfrom1990through2014.Researchersexplainthatthecarboncomesfromthedeadplantsandleavesthemicrobeseat.Astemperaturesrise,themicrobeseatmore.Andthemoretheyeat,themorecarbontheymakeintocarbondioxideandreleaseintotheatmosphere.
Thisuncontrolledcyclespeedsupandintensifiesclimatechange,saysJerryMeliloofMarineBiologicalLaboratoryinMassachusetts.Melilowasnotpartofthestudy.
Overall,soilreleasesaboutninetimesmorecarbonthanhuman-causedactivities.Butthatispartofanaturalcycle:
Theamountofcarbonreleasedintotheairisaboutequaltothecarbonoceansandplantstakein.
However,carbonreleasedfromfossilfuelcausesanimbalance.Burningcoal,oilandnaturalgasputsmorecarbonintotheatmospherethannaturecantakeout.Theadditionalcarbonheatstheairandsoil.Andastheairandsoilgethotter,theearthwillreleaseyetmorecarbonthanithasbeenholding.
“Ifsomethingisn'tdone,wearereallyintrouble,”saidRattanLalofOhioStateUniversity.Headdedthatprope
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