高二英语上学期期中试题西校区Word格式文档下载.docx
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Howdoyouaddress(称呼)peopleinEnglishwhenyouwanttotalktothem?
Thefollowingmaybesomesimplerulesthebeginnersshouldfollow.
1.WhentalkingtostrangersthereisoftennospecialformofaddressinEnglish.Usually,ifyouwanttocatchtheattentionofastrangeritisnecessarytousesuchphrasesas“Excuseme”
2.InBritishEnglish“Sir”and“Madam”areconsideredtobetooformalformostsituations.Theyareusedmostlytocustomersinshopsorrestaurants.WhileinAmericanEnglish“Sir”and“Madam”arenotsoformalandaremonlyusedbetweenstrangers,especiallywitholdpeoplewhosenamesyoudon’tknow.
3.Whenyoutalktosomepeopleyouknow,youcanusetheirnames.Ifyouarefriends,usetheirfirstnames;
ifyourrelationshipismoreformal,use“Mr.,“Mrs.”,“Ms”,etc,beforetheirfamilynames.
4.Therearemanyotherformsofaddresswhichcanbeusedbetweenfriendsandstrangers.However,manyofthesearelimitedinuse.Forexample,“pal”and“mate”canbeusedbetweenstrangers,butareusuallyonlyusedbymentalkingtoothermen.
1.Accordingtothepassage,“Excuseme”ismainlyusedto_____.
A.addressapersonyoudon’tknowB.apologizetoothers
C.catchtheattentionofastrangerD.suggestgoodmanners
2.IfJohnSmithisyourbestfriend,accordingtothepassageyoushouldoftencallhim_____.
A.JohnB.SmithC.Mr.JohnD.Mr.Smith
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.“Sir”and“Madam”areusedmoreofteninAmericathaninEngland.
B.Peopleoftenuse“Mr.”,“Mrs.”or“Ms.”beforethefirstnamesofthosepeoplewhotheydon’tknowverywell.
C.“Pal”and“mate”areusuallyonlyusedamongmen.
D.Whileaddressingfriends,peoplejustusetheirfirstnames
4.ThepassageismostlikelytakenfromanEnglish_____.
A.textbookB.cardC.storybookD.grammarbook
B
Lastyear,ItookasightseeingtriptoWashington,DC.Iheardavoicesay,“Canyouhelpme?
”
WhenIturnedaround,Isawanelderlyblindwomanwithherhandextended.Immediately,Ipulledoutallofmychangeandplaceditonherhandwithoutevenlookingather.Buttheblindwomansmiledandsaid,“Idon’twantyourmoney.Ijustneedhelpfindingthepostoffice.”
Inaninstant,IrealizedwhatIhaddone.Iactedwithprejudice—IjudgedanotherpersonsimplyforwhatIassumed(假设)shehadtobe.IhatedwhatIsawinmyself.
ThethingIhadforgottenaboutmyselfisthatIamanimmigrant.IleftHondurasandarrivedintheUSattheageof15.Istartedmynewlifewithtwosuitcases,mybrotherandsister.Throughtheyears,Ihavebeenadoorkeeper,cashierandpizzadeliverydriveramongmanyotherhumble(卑微的)jobs,andeventuallyIbecameanetworkengineer.
Inmyownlife,Ihaveexperiencedprejudice.Irememberatime—attheageof17—whenIwasabusboy,Iheardafathertellhislittleboythatifhedidnotdowellinschool,hewouldenduplikeme.
Butnow,livinginmyAmericanmiddle—classlifestyle,itistooeasytoforgetmypast,toforgetwhoIam,whereIhavebeen,andtolosesightofwhereIwanttobegoing.Thatblindwomanonthestreetcuredmeofmyblindness.Sheremindedmeofmybeliefinhumility(谦虚).Bytheway,Ihelpedthatladytothepostoffice.Ihopetothankherforthepricelesslesson.
5.Howdidthewritergivetheblindwomanmoney?
A.Inamodestway.
B.Inapoliteway.
C.Inanimpatientway.
D.Inapainfulway.
6.Accordingtothetext,thewriter________.
A.stilllivesapoorlife
B.wasbusywithhiswork
C.wasborninHonduras
D.wasanativeofWashingtonD.C.
7.Accordingtothetext,theauthormostprobablyagreesthatoneshould_________.
A.benicetotheelderlyandthedisabled
B.trytoexperiencedifferentkindsofcultures
C.treatothersequallywithloveandrespect
D.thinkaboutone’spastasoftenaspossible
8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?
A.Apricelesslesson
B.Anactofprejudice
C.Asightseeingtrip
D.Ahumblemoment
C
TurningontheTV,awonderfulsceneestoyoureyes—agroupofmen,tall,strongandhandsome,andwomen,young,beautifulandattractive,too.Togethertheyeatinthefinestrestaurants,travelingeverywherearoundtheworldbyluxuriousplanesandpleasureships.Theyaremodels.
Doyouenvythem?
Whatsortoflifearemodelsleading?
Isitawonderfullifeforayoungladyorayoungman?
Afewmodelsarewell-knownactorsoractresseswhocanmakealotofmoneyonlybyshowingthemselvesoffinmercials(商业场合).Butthemajorityofthemarejustcurioustoseewhatitislike.They’dliketobemodelsjustbecausetheyareattractedbywhattheyimagine—modelsearnalotofmoneyandleadagloriouslife.Thisistrueforthosewhoareverysuccessful.However,mostmodelsfinditdifficulttogetwork.Veryfewcanearnenoughtoliveon,andforallmodelstheirexpensesarehigh.Theiragents(经纪人)claimabout20%oftheearnings,andnomodelwillgetveryfarwithoutacleveragent.Besides,theyhavetobuygoodclothing.Theyalsohavetopaytotraveltointerviewsandreachtheplaceswheretheworkistobedone.
Interviewsforamodeljobareknownascattle-marketsinthemodelingworld,andnotwithoutagoodreason.Atopmodelcanchoosehisorherwork,demandandreceivehighfeesandhashisorherexpensespaid.Butformostmodels,thesituationisquitedifferent.Andagentoremployerinspectseachmodelmuchasafarmerinspectscattleatamarket.Intelligence,qualificationsandpersonalcharacteristicscountforlittleagainstgoodlooksandtightfigures.Forallexcepttheveryfewluckyones,thelifeofamodelisacontinualsearchforwork,tryingtosellhimselforherselfinthefaceoffiercepetitionand,sometimes,notparticularlymoralstandardsonthepartofsomeemployers.
Immigrationofficialsatairportlooksuspiciouslyatagirlwhosepassportshowsheroccupationas“Model”,andthesearemenandwomenofconsiderableexperienceoftheworld.Itesnosurprisetofindthatsomemodelsprefertoput“Secretary”or“Businessman”astheirjobsintheirpassports.
Modelingisachangeableworldwithgreatrewardsforatinyminoritybutnotforthemajority.
9.Formodels,theirgoodlooksandtightfiguresare
paredwiththeirintelligenceandqualifications.
A.moreimportantB.lessneeded
C.lessessentialD.morelookeddownupon
10.Modelsoftenput“Secretary”or“Businessman”insteadof“Model”intheirpassportsbecause
.
A.theywanttoavoidbeingstoppedtosigntheirnamesbyfans
B.apersonwiththeoccupationofamodeliseasilyattackedbyblacksocieties
C.modelsaresometimeslookeddownupon
D.secretariesandbusinessmenarefreeofcustomduty
11.Whatmaybetheauthor’sattitudetowardsmodeling?
A.Itisaworthwhilelifeforayoungladyorayoungman.
B.Heisinfavourofyoungpeopletotrymodeling.
C.Beforebeingcrazyaboutamodeljob,youngpeopleshouldbeawareofthedifficulties.
D.Itisafieldinwhicheveryonehasagreatchancetosucceed.
12.Theunderlinedword“suspiciously”canmostprobablybereplacedby
A.doubtfullyB.excitedlyC.proudlyD.sadly
D
Hsieh,anever-say-dieyoungman,hasmasteredthetechniqueofpaintingbyholdingthepaintbrushinhismouth.Whenhewassixteen,Hsiehhadaterribleelectricalaccident.Bothofhisarmsandthelowerpartofhisrightlegwerecutoff.Healsolostsightinhisrighteye.ButHsiehdidn’tloseheart.Hsiehdecidedtolearnart,andtookthefirstdifficultsteptowardchanginghislife.
“Atfirst,Itriedtoholdapeninmymouth.ButIcouldn’tcontrolit,’’Hsiehsaid,“Finally,aftertryingoverandoveragain,Ilearnedtowritemyownname.”
Learningtopaintwasevenmoredifficult.Atfirst,everybrushstrokehemadecauseddeepcutsinhismouth.Itwasextremelypainful.ButHsiehdidn'
tletthepaindiscouragehim.“Instead,Iheldthepaintbrusheventighter,”Hsiehexplainedinafirmvoice.“IknewifIgaveup,itwouldnotonlybetheendofmypainting,butalsotheendofmystruggleforabetterlife.”
Nomatterwhattheobstacle(障碍)is,Hsiehalwaysmanagestofindthebrightsideofasituation.
Hsiehworkshardtoinspireothers.Heisatirelesslecturer,givingaboutfourhundredformalspeechesayear!
"
Ifapersonlikemecanleadahappylife,"
Hsiehexplained,“whywouldregularpeoplefeelunhappy?
Itdoesn'
talwaystaketwoarmstoachieveyourdreams.Allittakesisawarmheart.
13.WhathappenedtoHsiehwhenhewasyoung?
A.Hewasstruckbyelectricity.B.Hisleftlegwashurt.
C.Helostheartbecauseoffailure.D.Hewasillfortwomonths.
14.Whichofthefollowingishischaracter?
A.Realisticthought.B.Impressiveworks.
C.Unexpectednews.D.Beliefinsuccess.
15.Whichofthefollowingisright?
A.Hsiehoncegotthehelpfromthegovernment.
B.OnlysuchapersonlikeHsiehcansucceed.
C.Hetouchedhimselfbeforehebegantopaint.
D.Itdoesn'
talwaystaketwoarmstorealizeone’sdreams.
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Itisdividedintotwotypes:
shorttermmemoryandlongtermmemory.Shorttermmemoryhelpsthebraintoremembertheinformationfromafewsecondstoafewminutes,forexample,searchingaphonenumberinthephonedirectory.Thistypeofinformationisnotstoredforalongtime,andslipsfromthebrain.
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