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辽宁省大连市一〇三中学学年高二下学期期中
2019年大连市103中学高二期中考试英语试卷
2019.5.7
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)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Knowingwhattodoatcheckoutandproperlypreparingforitcanturnapotentiallyheatedsituationintoaquickthankyouandgoodbye.Belowwemadealistoffivethingsyoushouldrememberathotelcheckout.
Don’tbelatetocheck
Hotelsmayaddanextremelyhighpriceforbeingjustahalfhourlate.Ifyouknowyouwon’tmakethecutofftime,itneverhurtstocallaheadandtrytonegotiateawayapotentialcharge.
Don’tforgettodoublechecktheroomandsafe
Makesureyoudon’tleavethingsbehind.Ifyouhaveanearlyflightorcheckouttime,packupasmuchasyoucanthenightbeforesothatlast-minuterushisn’ttooannoying.Also,besuretotakeoutanythingintheroomsafe.
Don’tforgettotipthehousekeepers
It’salwayspolitetoleavesomemoneyforthepeoplekeepingyourroomclean.
Don’tignorethedetailedbill
Youmaybeinarush,butgivethedetailedbillacarefullooktoseeifthehotelchargeisdifferentfromtherateyouinitiallybooked.
Don’tgetangry
Shoutingattheassistantmanagerstandingbehindthefrontdeskprobablywon’thelpwhendealingwithanunexpecteditemonthebill.Thinkabouthowdifficultitcanbetodealwithannoyedcustomers.Keepcalmandthingsmaybesolved(解决)betterandsooner.
21.Thehotelwillchargeyoumoremoneyifyou.
A.checkbeforecutofftime
B.donotcallthehotelahead
C.arelateincheckingout
D.negotiatewiththeclerks
22.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorsuggestdoing?
A.Leavingsomethingbehind.
B.Beingsuretokeeptheroomclean.
C.Tippingthehousekeeperstoshowrespect.
D.Doingthepack-upasearlyaspossible.
23.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphofthepassage?
A.Tosuggestawaytosolveproblemsproperly.
B.Toprovidemoreinformationaboutthehotel.
C.Toshowtheuneasinessofassistantmanagers.
D.Toprotectcustomersfromunnecessarydangers.
24.Inwhichsectionofthemagazinecanyouprobablyfindsuchapassage?
A.Fitness.B.Nature.C.Lifestyle.D..Travel
B
EmiliaDobektracesherinterestinspaceandtheuniversebacktothirdgradewhensheandherfatherwatchedabloodmoon---atotallunareclipse(月蚀)---ontheroofoftheirhouse.
Nowaseventh-graderatEastPrairieElementarySchool,DobekrecentlywonthenationalDiscoveryEducationLockheed-MartinBeyondChallengebydesigningaspacestationfortravellingtoMars.
Shesaysthatnightwatchingthelunareclipsestartedastrongdesireinherthathasyettorunoutoffuel.SowhenherteacherAndreaSmeetonreceivedinformationaboutthenationalchallenge,Smeetonsaidsheimmediatelyhadonestudentinmind.
“Iknewshewouldlovethechallengeandthatshewouldgowaybeyondinhersearch,”Smeetonsaid.“Sheimmediatelystartedresearchingbonedensity(密度)ofastronautsandhowtohavefoodonMars.”
“Mydesignwillensurethesafetyoftheastronautsbutalsomakesuretheircomfortisoutofthisworld,”Dobeksays.
Dobek’sdesigncallsforbuildingtheMSSorMarsStorageStationtoputthesuppliesin.ItalsoincludestheSGForSelf-CrowingFarm,andshedetailshowitwouldworkwiththeelementsonMars.
ThenthereisphysicalandleisureactivityfortheastronautsunderDobek’sdesign.Asimulation(模拟装置)allowsastronautstochoosetheirexercisemachineandvirtual(虚拟的)realityenvironment.RoomshavecircularceilingssoastronautswillbeabletowatchdownloadedshowsandevenseeplacesonEarth,suchastheirhomes.
“Iwanttotellotherkidstofollowtheirpassions.”Dobeksaid.“Whatevertheywanttodo,theyshouldpushforitandalwaystrytheirbest.”
25.Dobekfirstbecameinterestedinapacewhen.
A.shewasstillaseventh-grader
B.shestudiedatajuniorhighschool
C.shelivedonthetopoftheirhouse
D.shewatchedaneclipseofthemoon
26.SmeetonrecommendedthatDobektakethechallengebecause.
A.shewassurethatDobekwouldhaveoutstandingperformance
B.shehadnootherstudentsinterestedinMars
C.Dobekknewhowtoresearchbonedensityofastronauts
D.sheknewDobeklikedchallengesinlife
27.WhatdoesDobekfocusonwhendesigningthespacestation?
A.TheenvironmentonMars.
B.Thesafetyofthesupplies.
C.Theactivitiesforastronauts.
D.Thecomfortoftheastronauts.
C
Itisgenerallyacknowledgedthatyoungpeoplefrompoorersocio-economicbackgroundstendtodolesswellintheeducationsystem.Inanattempttohelpthechildrenofpoorfamilies,anationwideprogramcalled“Headstart”wasstartedintheUSin1965.Alotofmoneywaspouredintoit.Ittookchildrenintopre-schoolinstitutionsattheageofthreeandwassupposedtohelpthemsucceedinschool.Buttheresultshavebeendisappointing,becausetheprogrambegantoolate.Manychildrenwhoentereditatthreewerealreadybehindtheirpeersinlanguageandintelligenceandtheparentswerenotinvolvedintheprocess.Attheendofeachday,“Headstart”childrenreturnedtothesamedisadvantagedhomeenvironment.
Toimprovetheresults,anotherprogramwasstartedinMissourithatconcentratedonparentsasthechild’sfirstteachers.Thisprogramwasbasedonresearchshowingthatworkingwiththefamilyisthemosteffectivewayofhelpingchildrengetthebestpossiblestartinlife.Thefour-yearstudyincluded380familieswhowereabouttohavetheirfirstchildandrepresenteddifferentsocial-economicstatus,ageandfamilystructure.Theprograminvolvedtrainededucatorsvisitingandworkingwiththeparentorparentsandthechild.Theprogramalsogavetheparentssomeguidance,andusefulskillsonchilddevelopment.
Atthree,thechildreninvolvedinthe“Missouri”programwereevaluatedwiththechildrenselectedfromthesamesocio-economicbackgroundandfamilysituations.Theresultswereobvious.Thechildrenintheprogramweremoreadvancedinlanguagedevelopment,problemsolvingandotherintellectualskillsthantheirpeers.Theyperformedequallywellregardlessofsocio-economicbackgroundsorfamilystructure.Theonefactorthatwasfoundtoaffectthechild’sdevelopmentwasthepoorqualityofparent-childinteraction.Thatinteractionwasnotnecessarilybadinpoorerfamilies.
The“Missouri”programcomparesquitedistinctlywiththe“Headstart”program.Withoutasimilarfocusonparenteducationandonthevitalimportanceofthefirstthreeyears,someevidenceindicatesthatitwillnotbeenoughtoovercomeeducationalunfairness.
28.Whatcausedthefailureofthe“Headstart”program?
A.Thelargenumberofpoorfamilies.
B.Thedisapprovalfromchildren.
C.Thelatestartoftheprogram.
D.Thelongperiodoftime.
29.Whatdoweknowaboutthe“Missouri”program?
A.Itfocusedonthechildren’sfirstschoolteachers.
B.Ithelpedthechildrenreturntothesamehome.
C.Itgavetheparentsadviceontheirdevelopment.
D.Itmadethechildrenimprovedinmanyaspects.
30.Accordingtothepassage,whatislikelytoinfluencechildren’sperformance?
A.Thenumberoffamilymembers.B.Theparent-childcommunication.
C.Theintelligenceoftheirparents.D.Theteacher-studentrelationship.
31.Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?
A.Bylistingfigures.B.Bymakingcomparisons.
C.Bygivingexamples.D.Bydrawingconclusions.
D
RichasaKing
WilliamI,whoconqueredEnglandsome930yearsago,hadwealth,powerandanarmy.YetalthoughWilliamwasveryrichbythestandardofhistime,hehadnothinglikeaflushtoilet(抽水马桶),orridinglawnmower(除草机).Howdidhegetby?
Historybooksarefilledwithwealthypeoplewhowerepoorcomparedtome.Ihavestormwindows,Croesusdidnot.EntirenationstrembledbeforeAlexandertheGreat,buthecouldn’tbuycatfood.CzarNicholaslackedanelectricsaw.
GivenhowmuchbetteroffIamthansomanyfamousdeadpeople,you’dthinkI’dbecontent.Thetroubleisthat,likemostpeople,Icomparemywealthwiththatoflivingpersons:
neighbors,schoolclassmates,famousTVpeople.ThegreedIfeeltowardmyfriendHoward’snewkitchenisnotreducedbythefactnokingseverhadarefrigeratorwithglassdoors.’
Thereisreallynorisingorfallingstandardofliving.Overthecenturiespeoplesimplyfinddifferentthingstofeelsadabout.You’dthinkthatsimplynothavingdiseasewouldputusinagoodmood,butno,wewantahotbathtoo.
Ofcourse,onewaytoachievehappinesswouldbetorealizethatevenbytoday’sstandardsthethingsIownareprettynice.Myhouseissmallerthanthehousesofmanyinvestmentsbankers,butevensoithasalotmoreroomsthanmywifeandIcankeepclean.
Besides,topeoplelookingbackatourerafromacenturyortwointhefuture,thesebankers,fancycountertopsandmyownwornFormicawillseemequallyshabby.Ican’tkeepupwithmyneighborsrightnow.Butjustwait.
32.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“getby”inthefirstparagraphmean?
A.Succeedasaking.B.Dealwithcomplaints.
C.Liveinssatisfactoryway.D.Getsomeextramoney.
33.Howmanyhistoricalfiguresarementionedtocomparelivesinthepastandpresent?
A.3.B.4.C.5D.6
34.Accordingtothepassage,theauthor.intendsto.
A.tellustobecontentwithlife
B.warnustoliveinasimpleway
C.teachustolearnlessonsfromlife
D.encourageustostruggleforwealth
35.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardslife?
A.DoubtfulB.Cautious.C.Uncaring.D.Optimistic.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
InastudyrecentlypublishedinthejournalNeuron,researchersfoundthatsupermemorizersdon’thaveunusuallylargebrainregionsthatallowthemtorememberalot
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