高二英语上学期期中试题Word格式文档下载.docx
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IwaswaitinginlinetoregisteraletterinthepostofficeatThirty-thirdStreetandEighthAvenueinNewYork.Inoticedthattheclerkappearedtobeboredwiththejob—weighingenvelopes,handingoutstamps,andissuingreceipts—thesamedullworkyearafteryear.
SoIsaidtomyself,“Iamgoingtotrytomakethatclerklikeme.Obviously,tomakehimlikeme,Imustsaysomethingnice,notaboutmyself,butabouthim.”
SoIaskedmyself,“WhatisthereabouthimthatIcanhonestlyadmire?
”Thatissometimesahardquestiontoanswer,especiallywithstrangers.However,inthiscase,ithappenedtobeeasy.IinstantlysawsomethingIadmiredverymuch.
Sowhilehewasweighingmyenvelope,Iremarkedwithenthusiasm,“IcertainlywishIhadyourhair.”Helookedupandhisfacewasfullofsmiles.“Well,itisn’tasgoodasitusedtobe,”hesaidmodestly.
Wecarriedonapleasantconversationandthelastthinghesaidtomewas,“Manypeoplehaveadmiredmyhair.”I’llbetthatpersonwentouttolunchthatdaywalkingonair.I’llbethewenthomethatnight
andtoldhiswifeaboutit.I’llbethelookedinthemirrorandsaid,“Itisabeautifulheadofhair.”
Thereisoneall—importantlawofhumanconduct.Ifweobeythatlaw,weshallalmostnevergetintotrouble.Infact,thatlaw,ifobeyed,willbringuscountlessfriendsandlastinghappiness.Buttheveryinstantwebreakthelaw,weshallgetintoendlesstrouble.Thelawisthis:
Alwaysmaketheotherpersonfeelimportant.
1.AccordingtoParagraph1,itseemedthat
.
A.theclerkwastiredofhisjob
B.theclerkwasworkinghappilythen
C.theauthorhadknowntheclerkforalongtime
D.theauthordidthesamejobastheclerkbefore
2.Theauthorcommentedontheclerk’shairto
A.winhiskindnessB.distracthisattention
C.showhisrespectD.expresshisthanks
3.WhatdoestheauthortrytoexpressinParagraph5?
A.Theauthorfeltgoodafterpraisingtheclerk.
B.Theclerkwouldspreadhisgoodfeelingstoothers.
C.Theclerkwouldfocusonhisappearanceinthefuture.
D.Theauthor’swordswouldpositivelyinfluencetheclerk.
4.What’sthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?
A.Theimportanceofawhitelie
B.Alwayshelppeoplewholeheartedly
C.Thesecretofmakingpeoplelikeyou
D.Howtomakeyourworkeasyandinteresting
B
Putyourcarkeysawayandforgetaboutyourtravelpass---it'
stimetodoabitofwalking.
NationalWalkingMonthisorganizedeveryMaybyLivingStreets,anorganizationthatcampaignsfortherightsandtheneedsofpedestrians---indeed,theorganizationwaspreviouslyknownasthePedestrians'
Association.Theassociation'
saimistomakestreetssafe,attractiveandenjoyablespacesforpeopletolive,work,shopandplay.Byputtingpeople(ratherthanvehicles)first,LivingStreetswantstocreatestreetsandspaceswherepeoplefeelhappier,healthierandmoresociable.
Theannualcampaigngivesparticipantsagreatopportunitytoexperiencemanyvirtues(优点)ofwalking.Theseincludethephysicalhealthbenefitsofbecomingfitter;
theenvironmentaladvantagesofnotusingvehicles;
thejoyoflocaldiscoveriesseeingmoreofyourlocalareaonfoot;
theenjoymentofwalkingwithotherpeople,whetherfamily,friendsorworkcolleaguesandfinallythestressreliefthatcomesfromwalking---walkingcanclearyourhead.
WalktoSchoolWeek,19to24May,ispartofthemonth'
sactivitiesanditsaimistoencourageparentstosendchildrentoschoolonfoot,ratherthantaketheminthecarorletthemusepublictransport.Themovementwasstartedin1995withonlyfiveparticipatingschoolsandnowtwodecadeslater,morethanonemillionchildrentakepart.
Similarly,thereisWalktoWorkWeek,12to16May,wheregrown-upsareencouragedtowalk.
Inthemorning,gettingoffthebusastopearlyorparkingafewstreetsawayisagoodwaytoaddmorestepstothedailytotal.Andduringtheworkingday,ratherthanhavinglunchatthedesksorinthecanteen,takeawalkandgetsomefreshair.Walkhomewithyourworkmatesandchatawayabouteverythingunderthesunbutwork!
5.LivingStreetsisworkingto_______.
A.helppeoplelivinginthestreet
B.buildsaferwalkwaysforpedestrians
C.helppeoplewalkinthestreetandenjoylife
D.makepeopleawareofenvironmentalpollution
6.Paragraph3isintendedtoshowthatwalkingis______.
A.sointerestingB.veryrelaxing
C.perfectlysafeD.highlybeneficial
7.WalktoSchoolWeek________.
A.isorganizedbythegovernment.
B.isheldbeforeWalktoWorkWeek
C.hasdevelopedrapidlyoverthelast20years
D.encouragesstudentstowalktoschoolalone
8.What'
sthetextmainlyabout?
A.ThePedestrians'
Association.
B.Anationwidehealthmovement.
C.Theinfluenceofwalkingonlife.
D.NationalWalkingMonth’shistory.
C
Onceschoolisoutforthesummer,studentscanbegintheirvacationtripsinthegreatstateofNewHampshire.Herearesomelowbudgetdestinations.
CannonMountain
Itisnotonlythewell-knownoldestskiareaintheUS,butatopsummerdestination.ThesiteoffersviewsoftheattractionsofNH’sOldManoftheMountain,andthenestsofeaglesfromthesurroundingmount.Youcantreatyourselvestonotonlythesmalltrainride,butawalkthroughtheUSskimuseumandahikealongthesmallroad.Feelfreetochooseapicniclunch,oreatinthehotel.TocomfortablyenjoytheCannonMountaintrip,plantobring$20perpersoninyourgroup.
MountWashingtonAutoRoad
NotriptoNewHampshireiscompletewithouttakingadriveuptotheMountWashingtonAutoRoad.At$28pervehicleanddriver,plus$8foreachadult,youcanarriveatthemountaintop.Youcanstartyourtriptothehighesttopinthenortheast,whereyoucanspendadayclimbingtherocks,exploringtheweatherstationandthehikerrestarea.
CruisingonLakeW
innipesaukee
LakeWinnipesaukeeoffersseasonaltripsonthelargestlakeinNewHampshire.Summercruisesaredesignedforallthevisitors,fromplantstoursandhousesvisitingtoeveningdinnercruises.Ticketschangefrom$15to$123dependingonthenumberofvisitorsandtheseason.
PrescottParkArtsFestival
Since1974,thePrescottParkArtsFestivalinPortsmouthhasbeenhostingafreetheaterexperienceinthelovelyriversidePr
escottPark.PastperformanceshaveincludedAnnie,ShrektheMusical,andotherplays.Thesecommunitytheaterprogramsareadelight.AndtheyrunfromJunetoAugust,wit
hbotheveningshowsandafternoonconcerts.
9.WhatcanwelearnaboutCannonMountain?
A.Itistheoldestskiareaintheworld.
B.Asmalltrainrideisavailablethere.
C.Touristshavetotaketheirfoodthere.
D.Therearenestsofeaglesonthemount.
10.HowmuchshouldyoupayifyoudrivetoMountWashingtonAutoRoadtogetherwithyourparents?
A.$28B.$36C.$44D.$52
11.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Summercruisesaremoreexpensiveinthebusyseason.
B.ThePrescottParkArtsFestivallastsforamontheveryyear.
C.TouristscandineinthehotelforfreeintheCannonMountain.
D.TouristscanexploretheweatherstationintheCannonMountain.
D
Fromself-drivingcarstocarebots(care+robots)forelderlypeople,rapiddevelopmentintechnologyhaslongrepresentedapossiblethreattomanyjobsnormallyperformedbypeople.Butexpertsnowbelievethatalmost50percentofoccupationsexistingtodaywillbecompletelyunnecessaryby2025asartificialintelligencecontinuestochangebusinesses.
“Thenextfifteenyearswillseearevolutioninhowwework,andarevolutionwillnecessarilytakeplaceinhowweplanandthinkaboutworkplaces,”saidPeterAndrew,DirectorofWorkplaceStrategyforCBREAsiaPacific.Agrowingnumberofjobsinthefuturewillrequirecreativeintelligence,socialskillsandtheabilitytouseartificialintelligence.
Thereportisbasedoninterviewswith200experts,businessleadersandyoungpeoplefromAsiaPacific,Europeand
NorthAmerica.Itshowsthatinthe
UStechnologyalreadydestroysmorejobsthanitcreates.Butthereportstates:
“Losingoccupationsdoesnotnecessarilymeanlosingjobs—justchangingwhatpeopledo.”Growthinnewjobscouldoccurasmuch,accordingtotheresearch.
“Thegrowthof20to40personcompaniesthathavethespeedandtechnologicalknow-howwilldirectlychallengebigcompanies,”itstates.
A2014reportbyPewResearchfound52percentofexpertsinartificialintelligenceandroboticswe
reoptimisticaboutthefutureandbelievedtherewouldstillbeenoughjobsinthenextfewyears.
Theoptimistspictured“afutureinwhichrobotsdonottaketheplaceofmorejobsthantheycreate,”accordingtoAaronSmith,thereport'
sco-author.“Technologywillcontinuetoaffectjobs,butmorejobsseemlikelytobecreated.Althoughtherehavealwaysbeenunemployedpeople,whenwer
eachedafewbillionpeopletherewerebillionsofjobs.Thereisnoshortageofthingsthatneedtobedoneandthatwill
notchange,”Microsoft'
sJonathanGrudintoldresearchers.
12.Accordingtothereport,_____.
A.peoplewon'
tnecessarilylosejobs
B.bigcompanieswillfacefewerchallenges
C.smallcompanieswillwinagainstbigcompanies
D.mostpeoplewillbecomeinterestedintechnology
13.Wecaninferfromthetextthatinthefuture_____.
A.peoplewillfacemanydifficulties
B.peoplewilltakeupmorecreativejobs
C.artificialintelligencewillthreatenpeop
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