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贵州省铜仁市学年高二英语下学期开学考试试题
铜仁一中2017—2018学年第二学期高二年级开学检测
英语试题
第I卷(共115分)
第二部分阅读理解(每小题2分,满分40分)
A
Top5money-makingwebsites
Picturenation.co.uk
Newphotographsareneededeverydayforcompanywebsites,public-sectornewsletters,presentationsandmanyotheruses.Thismeansanyonewithacameraandaneyefo
ragoodimagecansellphotosforgoodmoney.Yourearningsdependontheresolutionandqualityofyourphotos.Picturenationpaysyoua40%commission(佣金)onallpictures,beginningat40porasubscription(订阅)websiteresolutionandgoingupto£30forhigherresolutions.
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Useyourdriveoryourgaragetomakemoney!
PreviouslyknownasParkatmyHouse,JustParkco
versalltheUK,andyoucanputyourunusedparkingspaceonthesiteforanyonecomingtoyourareatoparkin...forcash!
Ifyourhomeisneararailwaystationoreducationcentre,yourspaceandbankaccountcertainlywon'tfeelignored(忽视).It'sfreetolistonParkatmyHouse,andyoucouldmake£100permonth.
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Ifyou'relookingforabetterdealthanthesmallsavingsratesofferedbyyou
rbank,youcanheadtoRateSetter,wherelendersmakeanaveragereturnof5.5%.RateSetterworksasanonlinefinancialcommunitybybringinglendersandborrowerstogetherandcuttingoutthebanks.Youdecidewhotolendtoandwhatrateyou'llcharge,aswellashowlongtolendyourmoney(choosefromonetofiveyears)andhowmuchyouwanttolend(from£10to£25,000).
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Onlinesurveysareagreatwaytoearnmoneyquickly.PineConeResearchdoesbetterthanallotheronlinesurveywebsitesbygivingyou£3foreverycompletedquestionnaire.Registrationisquickandsimple(nottomentionfree).
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Ifyouhavedesignerclothes,shoesoraccessories(配饰)thatyou'dliketooffload,thiswebsitedoesagoodjobofsellingthemforyou.Theydochargea40%commission,butonceyou'vesenttheitemtheydoeverythingforyou,includingauthenticating(鉴定)itandwrappingitnicelyintissuepaperwhenit'ssenttothebuyer.
21.Whatisthekeytosellingyourphotosforgoodmoney?
A.Copyrightingyourphotos.
B.
Offeringhigh-qualityphotos.
C.Makingbusiness-relatedphotos.
D.Addingkeywordstoyourphotos.
22.WhichwebsiteshouldDavidvisitifhewantstolendmoneyforahigherrate?
A.R.
B.Picturenation.co.uk.
C.D.
D.P.
23.WhatdoweknowaboutP?
A.Itcharges£3forregistration.
B.It'sinstructivetoresearchers.
C.Itprovidesfreesurveyresults.
D.It'scompetitiveinsimilarwebsites.
B
Formanyyears,ournext-doorneighbor'shousewasaterriblemes
s.Itwouldbeimpossibletodescribetheawfulsmellsofherhouse.Thehealthdepartmentcameandshutdownanillegalpuppymill(幼犬繁育场)inthehouseafewyearsago.
Thehousewassoldforaratherhighpricebecauseofthegoodlocationoftheneighborhood.MyhusbandandIlookedintothehouseatthattimeandwereupsetbythescene:
blackmold(霉菌)growingonthewalls;cigaretteendsalloverthefloor;thewallbetweenthegarageandthelivingroomcompletelydestroyedbywaterdamage.Wecouldn'tspendmorethanonesecondinthehousebeforerunningaway.
Wethoughtthatitwouldbeateardown,butthenewownerssetaboutcleaningtheinside.Theyworkedformonthsmakingitsafeandlivable.Aftereverythingwascleanandtidy,theownersdecidedtoresellthehouseforahigherprice.
YesterdaywhileIwasoutinmyyard,apotential(潜在的)buyerpulledupandaskedmewhatIcouldtellheraboutthehistoryofthehouse.IjustsaidthatIdidn'tknowanything.
Whatismyethicalobligation(道德义务)inthissituation?
It'spossiblethattheyhaveremovedalltheawfulsmells,dangerousmoldandthatthehouseissafeandlivable.Butit'salsopossiblethattheyhavejuststructurallyfixedthehouseandthatsomeunsafemoldwilltakerootinthefuture.Iwouldn'tpersonallylivethereknowingwhatIknow.Butreally,it'snoneofmybusiness,andgiventhechoice,Iwouldn'ttalktoanyoneaboutwhatIknow.Whileitfeelslikealienottoansweradirectquestion,Ialsofeelthatit'snotmyplacetopotentiallyruintheseller'sbusinessdeal.IfIamaskedagain,whatshouldIsay?
24.Whatcanbelearnedabouttheauthor'sneighborhood?
A.It'snice.B.It'snoisy.
C.It'swealthy.D.It'scrowded.
25.Whydidthenewownersgivethehouseathoroughcleaning?
A.Tomoveintoit.
B.Topleasetheneighbors.
C.Togetitreadyforresale.
D.Tomakeitmatchthesurroundingarea.
26.Howdidtheauthorfeelaftersayingsheknewnothingaboutthehouse'shistory?
A.Sad.B.Troubled.C.Relaxed.D.Proud.
27.Whydoestheauthorwritethetext?
A.Toofferhelp.B.Toaskforadvice.
C.Tomakeacomplaint.D.Togiveanexplanation.
C
SumejaTulichadmovedfromLondontoNewYorkninemonthsagotoattendjournalismschool.YethertimeinNewYorkmetwithaseasonofnever--endinguglinessinpoliticsandactsofterrorism(恐怖主义)aroundtheworld.“Onedayyoulaugh,andthenyou'reangry,”saidTulic.Asshewalkedtowardthesubwaystation,shethought,“Iwanttoseesomethingnice.Enoughofthiscraziness.”
AttheCityHallstation,shesawamanrestingagainstapillar(柱子),thewayanyonemight,waitingforthetrain.Thestillnesswasinterrupted(打断)byanannouncementthatthenexttrainwastwostationsaway.ThenTulicsawthemanatthepillarfallingforwardontothetracks.
Themanwhohadfallenwasnotmoving.Inwhatseemedlikeaninstant,threemenjumpeddowntohelp.
“Idon'tknowwherethesemengottheintelligenceandthequickness,”Tulicsaid.“Themanwhofellwasaboutsixfeettallandquiteheavy.Hewaskindofstuckinthetracks.Itwasterrifyingtoknowthatthetrainwascoming.Willitstop?
Willtheysucceedinpullinghimout?
”
Onthetracks,theunconsciousmanwasputintoasittingpositionbythethreemen,whothenliftedhimfrombelowtootherswholiftedfromaboveandrolledhimontotheplatform.Thentherescuerswerethemselvesrescued,pulledbacktosafetybyhelpinghands.Assoonastheywereallclear,thetrainpulledin.Peoplegettingoffthetrainwalkedaroundthisunconsciousman.
Twoofthemenwhohadjumpedontotheplatformwereholdinghishands.“Theyweresaying,‘You'regoingtobefine,'”Tulicsaid.“Thiswasanadditionallayerofgoodness.”
Doctorsarrived,andthemanwastakentoalocalhospitalwithseriousbutnon-life-threateninginjuries.
“Thatisthegreatestthing,”Tulicsaid.“Theinfrastructure(基础)inthiscityofmillionsisthe
peoplethemselvesprovid
ing,beingthereforothers,withoutevenknowingtheperson,whoheis.Itwasbeautifultosee.”
28.WhatwasTulic'stimeinNewYorklike?
A.Carefree.B.Spiritless.
C.Unpeaceful.D.Comfortable.
29.HowmustTulichavefeltwhenwatchingthemensavingthefallenman?
A.Bitterandlonely.B.Relievedandhappy.
C.Specialanddifferent.D.Anxiousandconcerned.
30.Howwasthemanbroughtbackontotheplatform?
A.Bymeansofaladder.
B.Throughajointeffort.
C.Withthehelpofprofessionals.
D.Underdoctors'expertguidance.
31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Timeisrunningout
B.Stuckintraintracks
C.Thegoodarewellrewarded
D.Racetosaveamanontracks
D
TheSpeakerwasthetitleofaneight-parttelevisionseries.ItwasproducedbytheBBCintheUK.TheaimoftheserieswastofindBritain'sbestyoungspeaker.
Youngpeoplebetweentheagesof14and18fromacrossthecountrywereinvitedtotakepartinTheSpeaker.Applicantsincludedtough-talkingteens,jokers,andshy,sensitivetypes.Theonethingtheyhadincommonwasadesire(渴望)totalkpubliclyandenthusiasticallyaboutwhatwasimportanttothem.
Eachapplicantwasaskedtoprepareandfilmaone-minutespeechonanysubject—frompopmusictopolitics,fromhooligans(小流氓)tohomework.Fromalltheentriesreceived,160speakerswerechosenbythreejudges.Thesespeakerswereinvitedtothenextstageofregionalauditions(海选),whertheyhadtodelivertheirone-minutespeechagain,butthistimeinfrontofthejudgingpanel(评审团)andanaudience.Ofthe160speakers,only20werechosenbythejudgestogothroughtothenextstage.Theythenhadtogiveanotherspeechonasubjecttheyweregivenonlysecondsbeforemakingthespeech.Somecompetitorsalsohadtospeakaboutapicture,againwithoutanypreparation.
Thefinaleightwerethencoachedbyce
lebritymentors(指导老师)andgivennewchallengestohelpimprovetheirspeakingskills.Theirspeecheswerejudgedbythejudgesandtheirmentor.Bythelastpartintheseries,whichwasshownattheendofApril2009,onlythreecompetitorsremained.TheyweretakenonaresearchtriptoMalawi,wheretheyfoundoutfirsthandtheeffectsofchildren'srights,aheadoftheirfinalspeech.DuncanHarrison,a14-year-oldschoolboyfromBristolwaschosenasthewinnerbythejudgesand
mentors.
Whenaskedwhatmakesagoodspeaker,theactor,directorandteacher,JeremyStockwell,whowasoneofthejudgesontheseries,said,“Aneffectivespeakermustknowandtrustwhotheyare,whattheyhavetosay,andwhytheyhavetosayit.Whetheryou'replayingHamlet,deliveringapoliticalmessageorpresentingaschoolmeeting,youmusthaveastorytotell,amessagetopassonandaclearsenseofpurpose.”
32.Whatdoweknowabouttheapplicants?
A.Theywereteensworldwide.
B.Theywerefondofplayingjokes.
C.Theyhadgreatinterestinsocialproblems.
D.Theyloveddiscussingwhatmatteredtothem.
33.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?
A.Thetopicsofspeeches.
B.Therequirementsforeachstep.
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