阶段性测试四高二英语.docx
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阶段性测试四高二英语
荥阳高中2017-1018学年上学期实验班
阶段性测试(四)高二英语
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、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
“IamnotanAmerican,”marktwain(1835-1910)oncesaid,“IamtheAmerican.”
Hehadgoodreasontosayso.ANobelwinnerinliterature,USplaywrightEugeneO’Neillcalledhim“thefatherofAmericanliterature”.
TwainissomeoneAmericansaretaughttolove.Olderrelatives,Englishteachersandthemediaoftenpraisehim.ButwhenyouactuallytakethetimetoreadtheadventuresofTomSawyer,whichwasfirstpublished140yearsago,youfindthathisworkismorewonderfulthanyoucouldeverhaveimagined.
ThenoveldescribesayoungboynamedTomSawyergrowingupinasmalltownalongtheMississippiRiver.Heexploresthecountrysideonariverboatwithhisfriends,fallsinlovewithgirls,startssecretclubsandsearchesfortreasure.Twain’sideaofchildhoodismagical–atimeofimagination,wonderand,ofcourse,adventure.
Moreimportantly,throughtheeyesofTomSawyer,TwaincleverlymakesfunofUSculture.Forexample,Tomhatesgoingtochurch,andTwainusesTomtomakefunofreligionanditsoldtraditions.“Often,thelessthereistojustifyatraditionalcustom,theharderitistogetridofit,”hewritesinonechapter.
Twain’swritingisfullofthesekindsofcriticalpointsaboutcultureandpolitics.That’swhyheissolovedintheUS–hewasn’tafraidtostatehisopinions,andhedidsoclearly.
Forinstance,Twaindidn’tlikeUSwarsabroad.In1900,aftertheUSinvadedthePhilippines,Twainwroteinanewspaperarticle:
“Wedonotintendtofree,buttosubjugatethepeopleofthePhilippines…Wehavegonetheretoconquer.”
Healsobelievedstronglyinwomen’srighttovoteinelectionsandgaveafamousspeechonthesubject,called“VotesforWomen”,in1901.
“Tomwasaglitteringherooncemore–thepetoftheold,theenvyoftheyoung,”TwainwritesinTomSawyer.Buthecouldjustaswellbedescribinghimself.
1.Accordingtotheauthor,afterreadingTheAdventuresofTomSawyer,youarelikelytothink .
A.it’snotworthallthepraiseB.it’saswonderfulasyouexpected
C.it’sbettertoreaditwithteachersD.it’sevenbetterthanyouexpected
2.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?
A.Abriefdescriptionofthenovel.
B.WhereTwain’sideaofchildhoodcomesfrom.
C.HownaughtyandadventurousTomSawyeris.
D.WhatmakesTomSawyer’sadventuressowonderful.
3.WhyisTwainsolovedintheUSaccordingtothearticle?
A.HeshowedthetruthaboutUSwarsabroad.
B.Hesupportedwomen’srighttovote.
C.HecriticizedAmericancultureandsocietyclearlyandcleverly.
D.Heshowedreadersamagicalchildhoodthateveryonewould.
B
IwasluckyenoughtohaveachancetostudyintheUnitedStatesasaninternationalstudentfromtheUkrainewhenIwasfourteenyearsold.Iwenttoawonderfulschool,WestCatholicHighSchool,formyfreshmanyear.
Iremembermyfirstdayatthatschoolasifitwereyesterday.Iwasverynervous,andIcouldfeelmyheartbeatonthetipsofmytoes.MymainfearwasthatIwouldnotbeabletoexpressmyselfduetothelanguagebarrier.IwastryingtohaveaslittlecommunicationasIpossiblycould.AndIalmostsucceeded,untilwehadtointroduceourselvesinfrontoftheclass.
Andthemomenttheword“international”flewoutofmymouth,iwassurroundedbythirtypeoplewhowereaskingquestionsoneafteranother.Iremembersomeofthequestionswere“WhereistheUkraine?
Isitakingdom?
”“DoyouhaveMcDonald’s?
Doesittastethesame?
”and“Saysomethinginyourlanguage.”Itturnedouttobetheoppositeoflesscommunication,butitwassomuchfun.
Duringthefirstthreemonths,Icertainlyexperiencedabitofculturalshock.IthinkAmericansarethenicestpeopleIhaveevermetinmyentirelife.Theyalwayssmileandsay,“Hi,howareyou?
”
Oneday,Inoticedthestudentslookingatmesuspiciously.Finally,myclassmatecameuptomylockerandwhispered,“Isthattruethatyouareaprincess(公主)andthatyoucametostudyheresothatnobodywouldrecognizeyou?
”Atonepoint,Ievenhadanimageofmyselfwearingagownandwavingatthecrowd.What?
Peopledohaveawildimagination!
Duringmystudyabroadexperience,Isawatotallynewworld,experiencedgreatculture,metalotofincredible(不可思议的)peopleandimprovedmylanguage.Thistripinspiredmetolearnforeignlanguages.ThatisoneofthereasonswhyIspeakfivedifferentlanguagestoday.
4.Onthefirstdayofschool,theauthorwasafraidthat__________.
A.shewouldbetooshytotalkwithothers.
B.shecouldnotcommunicatewithotherswell.
C.shewouldnotbeabletodowellinherstudies
D.shewouldhavedifficultylearninganewlanguage.
5.Whentheauthor’sclassmatesknewshewasaninternationalstudent,they
______________________.
A.madefunofher
B.preparedaspecialgiftforher
C.wereeagertomakefriendswithher
D.showedinterestinhercountry’sculture.
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“suspiciously”inPara.5probablymean?
A.DoubtfullyB.ExcitedlyC.AngrilyD.Fearfully
7.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.TheauthordecidedtosettleintheUSA.
B.Theauthordidn’twanttomakeherselfknown.
C.Theauthoralwaysimaginedherselfasaprincess.
D.Theauthorgotlotsofbenefitsthroughstudyingabroad.
C
Ilikewriting;Ilikemeetingpeople;Ilikediscoveringnewthings,thentellingeveryoneaboutthem;andIcouldn’tkeepasecretifyoupaidme.SoIbecameajournalist.
Iwroteformyschoolmagazine,didunpaidworkonmylocalpaper,tookamaster’sdegree,gotapart-timejobandthenbecameafull-timejournalist.
Oratleastthatiswhatmyresumewouldsay;butthelifeofajournalistismoreexcitingthanthat-evenifthatexcitementcancomewithpainandfrustration.
IhavelostcountofthenumbersofemailsIhavehadignored.IhavespenthoursatmeetinglisteningashardasIcouldforastory-onlytogohomeempty-handed.
OnceIranaroundknockingondoorsinadark,dangerous-lookingstreetinthesnowtofindawomanwho(myeditorhadtoldme)“wokeinthenighttofindwaterpouringonherhead”.SomehowIfoundher.Itookphotos.Iinterviewedher,thebuildingownerandthefireman.Iwrotethestory…thenIopenedthepapertofinditattheback,whichnonameonit,only100wordslong.
Strangely,though,thatchallengemademewanttokeepgoing,ifyoudosucceed,therewardsofjournalismaretrulygreat.
Ioncewroteaboutanoldpeople’shomewhereresidents,increasinga90-year-oldblindman,werelivinginroomsthatwerefulloffleas,andbeingtoldtodotheirownrepairs.Aweekafterthestorywaspublish,theresidentsphonedme,fullofjoy.Themanagershadapologizedandpromisedtochangetheirways.
Journalismcanbedangerousandboring,withlongandunpredictableworkhours.Andthepay(atleastintheUK)isusuallyterrible.Butit’salsooneofthemostthrilling,rewardingjobsaround.Forme,thereisnobettercareerthanmakingdifferenceandtellingtheworldaboutit.
8.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?
A.Gettingstartedinacareerinjournalism.B.Theauthor’scolorfulexperiencesasjournalist.
C.Howyoucanbeagoodjournalist.D.Whylifeiseasierformalejournalist.
9.Accordingtotheauthor,herfrustrationinherjoboftencomesfrom .
A.unfairtreatmentB.fruitlessefforts
C.misunderstandingD.dangerousandrisks
10.Whatdeeplyattractstheauthorasajournalististhat .
A.shegetstoseehernameprinted
B.sheearnsalotthroughwritingfunstories
C.shecanmeetdifferentpeopleandhertheirstories
D.shecanhelpothersandbringaboutchangesinpeople’slives
11.Fromthearticlewecanconcludethattheauthor .
A.isnotgoodatkeepingsecrets
B.doesnotmindthechallengesinhercareer
C.isnotappreciatedbyhereditor
D.isinterestedinexcitinganddangerouswork
D
Doyouthinkyouwouldworkoutmoreifyouwereofferedmoneytodoso?
Sciencehasshownthatmoneycangivepeoplemotivationtoworkout,butperhapsnotinthewaythatyouthink.
AccordingtoastudypublishedintheAnnalsofInternalMedicineJournal,thebeststrategyisn’tofferingmoney;it’givingsomeonemoney,thenthreateningtotakeitaway.
Researchersgave281peoplethegoalofwalking7,000stepseverydayover13weeks.
Tomotivatethepeoplewhotookparttoreachthegoal,researchersdividedthemintothreegroups.Peopleinthefirstgroupreceived$1.40(9yuan)eachdayaslongastheyfinished7,000steps,thesecondgroupwasonlyabletocollectthe$1.40iftheyhadreached7,000stepsthedaybefore,andthethirdgroupwasgiven$42atthebeginningofeachmonthand$1.40wastakenawayeverytimesomeonefailedtomeetthegoal.
Thethirdgroupmettheirdailyfitnessgoals50percentmoreoftenthantheothertwogroups,showingthatpeopleweremostmotivatedtowalkbythefearoflosingmoney.
“Peoplearemoremotivatedbylossesthangains,andtheylikeimmediategratification.”studyauthorDrMiteshPatel,anassistantprofessorattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaintheUS,toldCNN.”Theywanttoberewardedtoday,notnextyearorfarintothefuture.”
Ourbrainstendtoavoidwantingtolosethingsmorethantheytrytogetthebenefitsfromgainingthem,Patelexplained.“Itmakespeoplethinklikethemoneyistheirstolosefromdayone.”
Inaddition,inmostprograms,manyparticipantswilldropoutquicklyandonlythemotivatedwillstayinvolved,Patelsaid.
“Inours,wewerepleasantlysurprisedthat96percentstayed.”headded.
Thestudyprovidesevidencethatwhatmattersisnotonlythemoneyincentive(奖励
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