高二英语下学期期初摸底考试试题.docx
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高二英语下学期期初摸底考试试题
2015-2016学年度下学期期初摸底考试
高二英语试题
第一卷(70分)
第一部分:
听力(略)
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节;满分40分)
第一节(共15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
BackinthedayswhenIwrotemyfirstsongs,Ihatedmyvoice.Isawmyselfasasongwriterandguitaristbutneverasinger!
Icontinuedtowritesongs,andtosearchfortheperfectsinger.AfterafewyearsIdiddiscoverasinger,sowestartedaprojecttogether.Weheldafewconcerts,andputalotofworkintoit.Sheforcesmetosingsomesongsatconcertsmyself,soIstartedgoingtoabartopracticethem.Thiswasmyfirst,smallbreakthrough.
Onedayshecameroundtomyflatandinformedmethatshecouldnolongerworkwithme,andalsothatthebarownerattheopenmicvenue(麦克风场地)hadreplacedusatshortnoticebecausesomeNewYorkjazzstarh
appenedtobeintown,andwasavailablethateveningtoperform.Thefirstbitofne
wsmademesadanddisappointed,butthesecondmademeangry.
However,
thatsameevening,withasmuchdeterminationasIcouldmuster(集合),Iresolvedtoplaythreenewsongsatthebar,justasIhadplannedbefore.Iwasquitenervous,butIdraggedmyselfdowntothebarandsangthosesongs!
Ineverfeltsoliberated(无拘束的).ThatnightIcouldn’tgettosleep.Iwassimplyastonished,hardlybelievingthatIwasapersonwhoactedsocourageously,andthatI’dbeenabletosingmysongsmyself.
SincethenI’vebeguntoencourageotherstoadoptasimilarapproachwhentheyaren’tabletoseetheirownpotential.Oneexampleisanamateurfiddler(小提琴手)whocouldbarelybringherselftoliftherinstrumenttoplayinfrontofpeople.Iforcedhertoignoreherfear,andsimplygetonwithit.Now,ayearortwolater,sheisapassionate,happyperformerinfrontofanycrowd!
Onceyougettheballrollinginyourself,youcanstartinspiringthosearoundyou.
21.Whatwastheauthor’sfirstbreakthrough?
A.Shefoundtheperfectsinger.
B.Shestartedaprojectwithherpartner.
C.Shestartedtopracticesongsatabar.
D.Shewasabletosingallofhersongs.
22.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhensheheardthatherpartnercouldnolongerwork
withher?
A.Sadanddisappointed.B.Sadandangry.
C.Disappointedandangry.D.Astonishedandangry.
23.Theamateurfiddleris
mentionedinthelastbutoneparagraphinordertoshow
thattheauthor____________.
A.hasagoodrelationshipwithherB.encouragesotherstoseetheirpotential
C.canperforminfrontofanycrowdD.isveryinterestedinmakingfriends
24.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Howtoworkwithothersingers.
B.Thestoryoftheauthorandanamateurfiddler.
C.Howtheauthorbecameasingerthroughherfightingspirit.
D.Howtowritebeautifulsongs.
B
Losingajobisconsideredoneofthefivemoststressfullifechangesyoucanexperience.Thosewhohavebeentheresayitfeelslikebeingrobbedofyouridentityandisaspainfulasthelossofalovedone.
Itmaybehardtobelieveatfirst,butfinallyyoucanusethisexperienceasyouradvantage—tofindanother,perhapsevenbetterjob,tostrengthenyourrelationshipwithyourfamily,andtomakesomemuch-neededchangesinyourlife.Herearethreeessentialsteps.
Step1Getemotionalsupport.Becauseit’seasytofeeluneasyandvulnerable(脆弱),turningtoothersisthekeytomakingasmoothtransition(过渡).You’llneedpeoplewhowilllistenandprovideasafeplaceforyoutocry,ortoexpressyourfearsandconcerns.
Don’tgoitalone.Ittakescouragetoaskforhelp,andyet,helpmaybewhatyouneedmosttomoveforward.
Step2Seekprofessionalguidance.Gettingassistancefromarecruiter(招聘人员)orcareeradviserwillnotonlyhelpyouvalueyourexperienceandimproveyourskills,italsowillensurethatyouputyourbestfootforward.Onceagain,yourlocalunemploymentofficeshouldhavehelpfulresources.
Ifpossible,trynottoletfearcauseyoutograbthefirstnewjobyou’reoffered(unlessit’stherightone).Giveyourselftimetoexploredifferentchoices.
Step3Consolidatefamilyties.Meetwithfamilymemberstoopenlydiscussyourfeelings.Listencarefullywithoutinterruptingoneanother,andgiveeveryoneaturntospeak.WhenamanIknowdidthiswithhisfamily,hiswifeagreedtoleavethejobsearchplanningtohimandhisoutplacementadviser.Inturn,heagreedtokeepherinformedabouttheprocessonaweeklybasis.Whenyoukeepthelinesofcommunicationopen,youcanbuildstrongerrelationships.
Onceyou’vegotanewjob,cre
ateyourownsecurity.Keepyourresumeup-to-date,stayintouchwithrecruitersaboutthejobmarket,andconstantlyimproveyourskillstostaymarketableinyourfield.
Althoughbeinglaid-offcanturnyourlifeupsidedown,manypeoplesaythatitgavethempushtheyneededtostartanewlife!
25.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?
A.Toaskthefamilyforhelp.
B.Tostayintouchwithrecruitersinyourfield.
C.Todealwiththehurtfromlosingajob.
D.Tokeepyourresumeup-to-date.
26.
Theunderlinedtitle“Consolidatefamilyties”probablymeans
“____________”.
A.findanotherbetterjobforyourfamily
B.strengthenyourrelationshipwithyourfamily
C.makesomemuch-neededchangesinyourfamily
D.createyourownsecuri
tytoyourfamily
27.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Losingajobisstressfulbutisnotsopainfulasthelossofalovedone.
B.Turningtoothersisthemainkeytoobtainingdeepestsympathy.
C.Askingforacareeradviserwillhelpyouandimproveyourskills.
D.Keepingthelinesofcommunicationopencanendyourrelationships.
28.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthorismostlikelyto____________.
A.bealifecoachB.beakeeperoffamilyties
C.memorizehisorherlovedoneD.workinanemploymentagency
C
Theymaybesmall,andunabletohaveanadultconversation,butbabiesareprovingtheircollectivecleverness.
Whileyourbabystillmightnotbeabletospeak,heorsheknowsaboutyou’refeelingdown.Babiesasyoungas5monthsofagecandistinguishanexcitingtunefromasadone,accordingtoastudypublishedin2014inthejournalNeuron.
Speakingofmusic,itseemsthatba
biescan’tresistit.Notonlyaretheirearssensitivetothebeats,babiescanactuallydanceintimetothem,accordingtoastudypublishedin2010.Totesttheirdancingability,theresearchersplayedrecordingsofclassicalmusicandspeechtothem,andvideotapedtheresults.Thebabiesmovedtheirarms,hands,legs,feet,andheadsmuchmoreinresponsetothemusicthantospeech.Thefindingssuggestthisdancingabilityisinnate(天生的)
inhumans.
Babiescanapparentlylearnevenwhileasleep.Asnewbornbabiesspendmostoftheirtimesleeping,thisnewfoundabilitymightbecrucial(至关重要的)forthemtoadaptrapidlytotheworldaroundthem,andhelpensuresurvival,theresearcherssay.ThestudywaspublishedinthejournalProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.
Decidingwhetheranotherpersonishelpfulorharmfulishelpfulorharmfuliscrucialinchoosingfriends—andthatabilitystartsbeingvisibleearly.KileyHamlinofYaleUniversityshowedboth6–and10–month–oldssomeanthropomorphized(人格化的)shapes,inwhichoneshapehelpedanotherclimbahill,whileathirdshapedpushedtheclimberdown.Thelittleonesthengottochoosewhichshapetheypreferred.Forbothagegroups,mostbabieschosethehelpershapes.Thischaracter–judgingabilitycouldbethefirststepintheformationofmorals,Hamlinsays.
29.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlysay?
A.Babiesareborntodance.B.Babiespreferclassicalmusic.
C.Babieslovelisteningtomusic.D.Babiescantelldifferenttunesapart.
30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Babiescanunderstandemotions.
B.Babiesvaluefriendshipverymuch.
C.It’shardforbabiestoadapttotheworldaroundthem.
D.Babiesshownoreactiontospeech.
31.KileyHamlinfo
undthatbabies_____________.
A.lovetomakefriendsB.learnnothingwhileasleep
C.cantellrightfromwrongD.likewatchinganthropomorphizedshows
D
TheInternetcanbeagreatwaytoconnectwithpeople.ThelatestwebcrazeissocialnetworkingonwebsitessuchasMySpace.Morethan65millionyoungpeopleuseonlinesocialnetworkingsites.
Thatcyberspace(网络空间)trendiscausingproblemsinschool,however.Inarecentsurvey,nearly36percentofschooladministratorssaidthatsocialnetworkingsitestroubledlearningintheirdistricts.ShouldschooldistrictsbansiteslikeMySpace?
Teachersareworriedthatsomestudentsusesocialnetworkingtopostpersonalinformationandtocyberbully(恐吓)otherstudents.Oneofthebiggestdangerscomesfrompeoplewhofindoutkid’spersonalinformation.
Manydistrictshaveblockedstudentsfromaccessingorusingsocialnetworkingsitesfromschoolcomputers,andsomehavesuspended(暂缓)studentsforpostingharmfulmaterialonthosesitesfromtheirhomecomputers.Nearlytwo-thirdsofUSkidshavecomputersintheirhomes,accordingtotheUSCensusBureau.
“Itisimportanttokeepinmindthatjustblockingaccesstosocialwebsitesatschoolisnottheendofthestory,”warnsNSBAexecutivedirectorAnneBryant,“Mostofthemisuseofthesesitestakesplaceathomebutstillaffectstheclassroom.”
Someeducatorsaren’tasquicktopulltheplugonsocialnetworking.TheysaythemainproblemwithsiteslikeMySpaceisthatstudentsdon’tunderstandthedangersinvolvedinusingthem.“Manystudentsarepostingpersonalinformationaboutthemselveswithoutregardtowhohasaccesstothatinformation,”JimHirschsaid,“Schoolsshouldf
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