揭阳市高二下学期期末学业水平考试英语试题Word下载.docx
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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
WewelcomeyouaboardtheFinnairFlightandwilldoourbesttomakeyourtripcomfortableandenjoyable.
Foryoursafetyandconvenience
Tobeginthetrip,wewouldliketodrawyourattentiontosomesafety-relateddetails.Thesearealsoexplainedontheinstructioncardintheseatpocketinfrontofyou.Seatbeltsmustremainfastenedwhilethe“Fastenseatbelts”signison.Itisadvisabletokeepthemfastenedatalltimeswhileseated.Allflightsarenon-smoking.Theuseofmobiletelephonesisonlyallowedwhentheairplaneisonthegroundandthe“fastenseatbelts”signisturnedoff.DuringtheflighttheuseofCDandDVDplayersisnowallowed.
Foryourentertainment
Tohelpyouenjoyyourtrip,weprovidearangeofnewspapersoninternationalflights.OnourMD-11andBoeingaircraft,wearealsopleasedtoprovidemusicandvideoprograms.OnAirbusA321/320/319,aircraftroutemapsandshortvideosareshown.DetailsofentertainmentprogramsavailableinMD-11aircraftareshownontheseparate“OntheAir”brochurelocatedinyourseatpocket.
Foryourchildren
Specialreadingmaterialisprovidedforchildrenandonlongerflightstherearealsoaudioandvideoprogramsforthem.Onlong-distanceflights,first-timeflyersbetweentheagesof2and15canjoinourFinnairJuniorPlusClub.
Mealsanddrinks
Duringmostflightsweserveyouatastymealwithdrinkstoaccompanyit.Beer,wineandotherdrinksareservedfreeofcharge.Coffee,teaandjuiceareservedfreeofchargeonalldomesticflightsofover35minutes.OndomesticflightsleavingbeforenineandonallflightstonorthernFinland,asnackisserved.Wevalueyouropinion.
Inthismagazineyou’llfindaspecialformforyourcommentsaboutourservice.KindlyreturntheformtoourcreworanyFinnairoffice.Itwillbeforwardeddirectlytotheappropriatedepartment.Youcanalsofaxit(+358-(0)89819-7729)orsendyourquestionsduringtheflightwheneverpossible.
1.Duringtheflight,passengers_______.
A.havetokeeptheirseatbeltfastenedallthetime
B.canreadallkindsofnewspapersandbooks
C.canlistentomusic,watchvideoorusemobilephones
D.mayhavebeer,wineorotherdrinksforfree
2.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_______.
A.teachthepassengershowtousetheseatbelts
B.tellthepassengerswhatkindofentertainmenttheycanenjoyduringtheirflight
C.encouragethepassengerstogivecommentsontheservice
D.introducethegoodserviceoftheFinnairandattractmorepassengers
3.Youmayfindthispassagein_______.
A.anewspaper
B.abook
C.amagazine
D.anofficialdocument
B
Downwentthedrills!
UpwentthehopesofDarbyandUncle!
Thensomethinghappened!
Thevein(矿脉)ofgoldore(矿石)disappeared!
Thepotofgoldwasnolongerthere!
Theydrilledon,desperatelytryingtopickuptheveinagain,buttheyfoundnothing.
Finally,theydecidedtoquit.Theysoldthemachinerytoamanforafewhundreddollars,andtookthetrainbackhome.Thatmanaskedaminingengineertolookatthemineanddoalittlecalculating.Theengineersaidthattheprojecthadfailedbecausetheownerswerenotfamiliarwith“faultlines(裂纹线)”.HiscalculationsshowedthattheveinwouldbefoundjustthreefeetfromwheretheDarbyshadstoppeddrilling!
Thatisexactlywhereitwasfound.
Themantookmillionsofdollarsinorefromthemine,becauseheknewenoughtoaskforexpertadvicebeforegivingup.
R.U.Darbywasstrugglingforyearstopaybackthemoneyfromhisrelativesandneighbors.Hewentintothebusinessofsellinglifeinsurance.
Rememberingthathelostahugefortunebecausehestoppedthreefeetfromgold,Darbyprofitedfromtheexperienceinhischosenwork,bythesimplemethodofsayingtohimself,“Istoppedthreefeetfromgold,butIwillneverstopbecausemensay‘no’whenIaskthemtobuyinsurance.”
Darbyispartofasmallgroupoffewerthan50menwhosellmorethanamilliondollarsinlifeinsuranceeveryyear.His“stickability”comesfromthelessonhelearnedfromhis“quitability”inthegoldminingbusiness.
4.Darbyandhisunclestoppeddiggingforgoldbecause______.
A.theydidn’thavethemachinerytodigfortheore
B.theydidn’thaveenoughmoneytomanagethemine
C.theyhadtriedtofindtheveinofgoldagain,butinvain
D.theyhadalreadygottenlotsofgoldfromtheoreandmadebigprofits
5.WhatwasagoodqualityofthemanwhoworkedonthemineafterDarbyandhisuncle?
A.Heknewthemachinerywell.
B.Heknewtheimportanceofseekingexpertadvice.
C.Hehadverystrongstickabilityandnevergaveup.
D.Hewasgoodatcalculationsandfamiliarwithfaultlines.
6.WhathappenedtoDarbyintheend?
A.Hebecameaverysuccessfulbusinessman.
B.Heworkedasanordinarysalesmansellinglifeinsurance.
C.Helivedaneasylifewithallthemoneyhehadearnedfromthegold.
D.Hestruggledfortherestofhislifetopaybackthemoneyhehadborrowed.
7.Whatisthemainmessagethattheauthorintendstoconveywiththestory?
A.Oneisnevertoooldtostartanewcareer.
B.Nevergiveupandyouwillsucceedeventually.
C.Itisimportanttohaveknowledgeabouteverything.
D.Don’thesitatetoaskforhelpwhenyouareinneed.
C
Imagineastrangerwalkingpastyouonacold,rainyday.“Lovelyweather,isn’tit?
”thestrangersays.Doyoulaugh,orevensmile?
Ifnot,youmaynothaveadrysenseofhumor.
Britishpeople,andparticularlytheEnglish,arewell-knownforourdrysenseofhumor.Weoftensaytheoppositeofwhatwemeaninordertobefunny,andtelljokesinatoneofvoicethatmakesitsoundlikewearebeingcompletelyserious.AsUSwriterJulianTanputitontheHuffPostStudentsblog:
“Itisasifitis‘OppositeDay’everydayinBritain.”
IfthepeopleofBritainareknownforhavinga“stiffupperlip”andnotshowingemotion,thenourdrysenseofhumorshowsthisthroughjokes.Oftenitwilltakealongtimeorseveralbeers,togetaBritishpersontotellyouwhattheyactuallythinkaboutsomethingandgetbehindthewallofhumoroussarcasm(讽刺)thattheyhaveinfrontofthem.
EnglishcomedianRickyGervaisputitlikethis:
“Weplayjokesonourfriends.Weusesarcasmasashield(护盾)andaweapon.Weavoidbeingseriousuntilit’sabsolutelynecessary.”
Itcanbeannoyingandconfusingifyouhaven’tbeenraisedwiththesetypesofjokes:
“Whydidhejustsaysucharidiculousthing?
Ishemakingfunofme?
”ButitisalsotruethatunderstandingthistypeofhumorisagoodwaytomakefriendswithpeopleintheUK,evenifyoudon’tfinditfunny.
It’simportanttorememberthatthepersontellingthejokemayactuallybemakingfunofhimselforherself,notyou.OneofthecharacteristicsofBritishhumoris“itsstrongthemeofself-deprecation”(makingfunofoneself),accordingtoTan.Sodon’tworry–often,Englishpeople,andBritishpeopleingeneral,justwanttomakefunofthemselves!
8.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthatsomeonewithadrysenseofhumorcan________.
A.notusesarcasmasashieldandaweapon.
B.notmakefriendswithpeopleintheUK
C.pretendtoplayjokesontheirfriends
D.sayfunnythingsinaseriousway
9.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesBritishhumoraccordingtoJulianTan?
A.Opposite.B.Annoying.C.Ridiculous.D.Funny.
10.Theunderlinedphrase“stiffupperlip”inParagraph3referstoaqualityof_________.
A.remainingcalm
B.communicatingfeelings
C.takingapositiveattitude
D.focusingattention
11.Thepassageismainlyabout__________.
A.whyBritishpeoplelikelaughingatthemselves
B.sometipsonhowtomakeBritishpeoplelaugh
C.theimportanceofhumorinBritishculture
D.whatBritishhumorislike
D
AftermovingtotheUnitedStates,immigrantgroupstryingtofitintendtochoosehigh-calorie,fattyfoodsinanattempttoappearmoreAmerican,anewstudyfinds.That'
sonereasonwhyimmigrantsapproachU.S.levelsofobesitywithin15yearsofmovingtoAmerica.
Theresearchersalsodidanexperimentthatmeasuredwhetherornotthethreatofappearingun-Americaninfluencedrespondents'
foodchoices.AfterbeingquestionedabouttheirabilitytospeakEnglish,75percentofAsian-AmericansidentifiedatypicalAmericanfoodastheirfavorite.Only25percentofAsian-AmericanswhohadnotbeenaskediftheyspokeEnglishdidthesame.
WhentheirAmericanidentitywascalledintoquestionduringafollow-upstudy,Asian-AmericanparticipantsalsotendedtochoosetypicalAmericandishes,suchashamburgersandgrilledcheesesandwiches,overmoreAsianfare.Inthatexperiment,55Asian-AmericanswereaskedtochooseamealfromalocalAsianorAmericanrestaurant.SomeparticipantsweretoldthatonlyAmericanscouldparticipateinthestudy.ThosewhochosethemoretypicalAmericanfareendedupconsuminganextra182calories,including12gramsoffatandsevengramsofsaturatedfat(饱和脂肪).
"
Peoplewhofeelliketheyneedtoprovetheybelonginaculturewillchangetheirhabitsinanattempttofitin,"
saidSapnaCheryan,anauthorofthestudyandassistantprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofWashington."
IfimmigrantsandtheirchildrenchooseunhealthyAmericanfoodsoverhealthiertraditionalfoodsacrosstheirlives,thisprocessoffitti
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