北京市西城区近五年（2016-2020年）高一下学期英语期末试卷分类汇编：阅读理解

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II. 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，共30分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Whistler Olympic Park, having hsted ski jumping, crss-cuntry skiing and biathln (冬季两项) fr the Vancuver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, remains an active centre fr cmpetitrs, the lcal cmmunity and visitrs. Lcated a shrt drive suth f Whistler, the park ffers activities and prgrams all year-rund.
Winter at Whistler Olympic Park
Discver Whistler Olympic Park thrugh crss-cuntry skiing, snwsheing, biathln and mre.
Find yurself in the park’s fantastic landscape and discver its Olympic histry.
Take a lessn such as ski jumping in the yuth prgram.
Gather arund the utdr pen fire r in the warm Day Ldge restaurant after a day ut in the snw.
Summer at Whistler Olympic Park
Open daily fr turs, self-guided activities and sightseeing frm 9:30 a.m. t 4:30 p.m.
There is a small park access fee ($15/vehicle). This fee is fr the benefit f lcal, natinal and internatinal Nrdic athletes fr summer and winter training. Free park entry fr 2020/2021 seasn pass hlders and nn-mtrized vehicles.
Turs
Olympic Biathln Tur
Feel like an Olympian with this hands-n intrductin t biathln! On yur walk t the shting range, learn abut the park’s sprts and histry. It als prvides the best angle fr taking phts f the Olympic mnuments.
Take aim and sht a real gun! In a mini race, including walking and running, get yur heart rate up, stay fcused and take aim t hit the targets!
Tur Dates: Daily frm June 28 – September 1, 2020
Ages: 8 and up (under 19 with an accmpanying adult)
Pricing: Adult $55, Yuth $45
E-Bike & Biathln Adventure Tur
The cmfrtable electric assist muntain bikes have wide wheels fr a smth ride, and an electric mtr t help yu climb hills with ease.
Visit the Olympic mnuments and enjy breathtaking viewpints, such as the Tp f the Wrld lkut with views f Black Tusk and surrunding muntain ranges.
Test yur skills at the biathln range, shting at Olympic targets.
Tur Dates: Daily frm June 28 – September 1, 2020
Ages: 10 and up (under 19 with an accmpanying adult)
Pricing: $95 per persn
Fr mre infrmatin, please lg in frm ur hmepage.
31. If yu want t learn ski jumping, yu shuld prbably g t _____.
A. Olympic Biathln TurB. Winter at Whistler Olympic Park
C. Summer at Whistler Olympic ParkD. E-Bike & Biathln Adventure Tur
32. Which grup f visitrs can enjy free park entry?
A. Seasn pass hlders.B. Children under age 8.
C. Lcals frm the cmmunity.D. Teenagers with parents.
33. What can yu d during the E-bike tur?
A. Ride a bike arund the lake.
B. Gather arund the pen fire.
C. Visit the Olympic mnuments.
D. Phtgraph mnuments at the best angle.
34. What is the passage mainly abut?
A. A sprts and leisure centre.B. Exciting sprts adventures.
C. Year-rund training prgrams.D. Histry f an Olympic Park.
【答案】31. B 32. A 33. C 34. A
B
Are yu preparing fr a standardized English exam? D yu find the listening sectin particularly challenging?
The wrld f standardized examinatins t assess candidates’ abilities in the English language has grwn rapidly, especially in the last 30 years. Mst f these exams include a listening paper, in which a number f micr-skills are tested, such as listening fr detailed infrmatin, understanding an authr’s attitude and mre. Despite the different types f exams ut there, they all share many things. We can call them “skills”, as they can be applied while taking the listening test.
Yu need t exercise yur skills t make “educated guesses” althugh yu wn’t ever have super pwers. Mst standardized tests give yu sme time t read ahead. Yu must use this time wisely, as this is crucial t predicting as much as pssible a number f things. Yu shuld quickly ask yurself: What is their relatinship? Where are they? Why are they talking? What are their tnes?
By ding this, yu will be able t set the situatin and expect specific vcabulary which might be used in the cming listening materials. All this can be dne very quickly. If the passage cntains gaps that yu must fill ut, yu shuld try t predict the type f wrd r expressin (nun, adjective, verb, etc.). D nt try t read everything in detail; nly fcus n the key wrds. With practice, yu will be able t predict with a certain level f precisin. Even if yu find it difficult, trying t make a predictin will always help yu cncentrate n the task, thus making it a lt mre manageable and understandable.
Becming a successful candidate takes time and practice. Unless yu have had enugh practice in English, yu wn’t prbably be able t get yur desired scre. Keep in mind that mst standardized exams are mre abut skills than knwledge.
35. The underlined term “educated guesses” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced with _____.
A. effrts t achieve high scresB. quick decisins abut the chice
C. better ptins using the same wrdsD. predictins with a certain level f precisin
36. What shuld be stressed mre in a standardized listening test accrding t the passage?
A. Skills.B. Vcabulary.C. Scres.D. Knwledge.
37. Wh d yu think the passage is intended fr?
A. Teachers.B. Managers.C. Speakers.D. Candidates.
【答案】35. D 36. A 37. D
C
GENETIC testing cannt tell teachers anything useful abut an individual pupil’s educatinal achievement. That is the cnclusin f a study that lked at hw well s-called plygenic scres fr educatin predict a persn’s educatinal achievements, based n a lng-term study f thusands f peple in the UK. “Sme peple with a very lw genetic scre are very high perfrmers at age 16. Sme are even in the tp 3 percent,” says Tim Mrris at the University f Bristl, UK.
And while Mrris expects the accuracy f plygenic scres fr educatinal achievements t imprve, he desn’t think they will ever be gd enugh t predict hw well an individual will d. Even relatively simple qualities such as height are influenced by thusands f genetic variants, each f which may nly have a tiny effect. It has been claimed that plygenic scres can be used t make useful predictins, such as a persn’s likelihd f develping varius diseases. One cmpany is even ffering embry screening (screening f an unbrn baby in the very stages f develpment) based n plygenic scres fr disease risk.
Sme researchers - ntably Rbert Plmin f King’s Cllege Lndn - think that schls shuld start using plygenic scres fr educatinal achievement. In mst cases, the scres may reflect qualities such as persistence as well as intelligence.
T assess the usefulness f plygenic scres in educatin, Mrris and his clleagues calculated them fr 8,000 peple in Bristl wh are part f a lng-term study knwn as the Children f the 90s. The participants’ genmes have been queued and their academic results are available t researchers. Amng ther things, the team fund a crrelatin f 0.4 between a persn’s plygenic scre and their exam results at age 16. But there wuld need t be a crrelatin f at least 0.8 t make useful predictins abut individuals, says Mrris.
Plmin, hwever, argues that the results supprt his pinin. “A crrelatin f 0.4 makes it the strngest plygenic predictr in the behaviural sciences,” says Plmin. “It’s s much strnger than a lt f ther things we base decisins n. S it’s a very big finding.”
Mrris says schls already have access t ther predictrs that are mre accurate, such as a pupil’s earlier test results. Lking at parents’ educatinal achievements is als a better predictr f a pupil’s academic results than studying their genme, his results shw. Prviding teachers with an extra predictr based n genetics wuld just cnfuse matters, says Mrris, and the cst cannt be justified.
38. In paragraph 2, Mrris talks abut “height” in rder t tell readers that _____.
A. sme qualities are hardly affected by any genetic variants
B. sme qualities are influenced by thusands f genetic variants
C. genetic scres are useful in predicting ne’s ptential diseases
D. genetic scres can help children imprve their scres at schl
39. Hw did Mrris prve the effect f plygenetic scres in educatin?
A. By prviding ppsite examples.B. By explaining hw the genme wrks.
C. By listing findings frm anther scientist.D. By presenting facts and data frm research.
40. Accrding t Plmin, a crrelatin f 0.4 is reliable because it is _____.
A. useful in telling yu hw intelligent and persistent children are
B. useful in predicting peple wh might struggle academically
C. strnger cmpared t ther factrs in behaviural sciences
D. strngly crrelated t children’s academic achievements
41. Mrris suggested that schls shuld _____.
A. study every pupil’s genmes
B. spend sme mney n genetic tests
C. knw abut parents’ educatinal achievements
D. prvide teachers with students’ genetic infrmatin
【答案】38. B 39. D 40. C 41. C
D
Cnvincing smene t change their mind is really the prcess f cnvincing them t change their tribe (部落). If they abandn their beliefs, they run the risk f lsing scial ties. Yu can’t expect smene t change their mind if yu take away their cmmunity t.
The way t change peple’s minds is t becme friends with them, t cmbine them int yur tribe, t bring them int yur circle. Nw, they can change their beliefs withut the risk f being abandned scially.
The British philspher Alain de Bttn suggests that we simply share meals with thse wh disagree with us: “Sitting dwn at a table with a grup f strangers has the incmparable and dd benefit f making it a little mre difficult t hate them withut punishment. Prejudice and cnflict between grups f peple frm different natins r races feed ff abstractin. Hwever, during a meal, smething abut handing dishes arund, unflding napkins (餐巾纸) at the same mment, even asking a stranger t pass the salt makes us less likely t hld the belief that the utsiders wh wear unusual clthes and speak in distinctive accents deserve t be sent hme r attacked. Fr all the large-scale plitical slutins which have been prpsed t ease racial r cultural cnflict, there are few mre effective ways t prmte tlerance between suspicius neighburs than t frce them t eat supper tgether.”
Perhaps it is nt difference, but distance that prduces tribalism and unfriendliness. As prximity increases, s des understanding. I am reminded f Abraham Lincln’s qute, “I dn’t like that man. I must get t knw him better.” Facts dn’t change ur minds. Friendship des.
The Japanese writer Haruki Murakami nce wrte, “Always remember that t argue, and win, is t break dwn the reality f the persn yu are arguing against. It is painful t lse yur reality, s be kind, even if yu are right.”
When we are in the mment, we can easily frget that the gal is t cnnect with the ther side, cperate with them, befriend them, and integrate them int ur tribe. We are s caught up in winning that we frget abut cnnecting. It’s easy t spend yur energy labeling peple rather than wrking with them.
The wrd “kind (family and relatives)” riginated frm the wrd “kin (ld fashin f family and relatives).” When yu are kind t smene, it means yu are treating them like family. This, I think, is a gd methd fr actually changing smene’s mind. Develp a friendship. Share a meal. Gift a bk. Be kind first, be right later.
42. Peple are likely t change their mind when they _____.
A. change their beliefsB. are made friends with
C. mve t a new cmmunityD. are given smewhere t g
43. What des the underlined wrd “prximity” in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Nearness.B. Actin.C. Cmmunicatin.D. Pliteness.
44. The authr qutes frm Haruki Murakami t imply that _____.
A. breaking dwn ne’s reality is easy
B. kindness is mre imprtant than right
C. arguing and winning are nt imprtant
D. lsing ne’s identity is a painful prcess
45. Accrding t the passage, sharing meals is effective in building cnnectins because it ____.
A. pleases peple with different beliefs r accents
B. makes peple fcus n eating rather than cnflicts
C. brings benefits t the peple having dinner tgether
D. prmtes understanding and tlerance amng peple
【答案】42. B 43. A 44. B 45. D
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Ⅲ.阅读理解(共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分)
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项.
A
26. T create stries fr films, yu can chse_________.
A. Dcumentary CampB. Screenwriting Camp
C. Game Design CampD. 3D Animatin Camp
27. It can be learned frm the passage that_________.
A. Screenwriting Camp requires experienced students
B. Dcumentary Camp prvides a three-week prgram
C. students in Game Design Camp learn t play vide games
D. students in 3D Animatin Camp receive prfessinal instructins
28. The passage is written t_________.
A. prvide infrmatinB. make cmparisns
C. give sme adviceD. express pinins
【答案】26. B 27. D 28. A
B
It was my first day f sixth grade. I lked at my schedule and saw that I had Mrs.Fxwell and this made me happy. Over the next three years, Mrs.Fxwell taught me many imprtant things that I will never frget.
Of all f the teachers and caches I have had in my life, Mrs.Fxwell has been my favrite leader. In her class, she taught me hw t be a successful leader. She als taught me that gd leaders earn everyne’s respect.
Mrs.Fxwell is ne f the mst respected and respectful peple I knw. She is always kind t everyne and she treats thers the way that she wants t be treated. She taught me respect in many different ways, but mainly hw t be respectful in the business wrld. She tld me that I needed t have a firm handshake and that I shuld always lk peple in the eye when I talk t them. Mrs.Fxwell als taught me that yu culd earn smene’s respect by wrking hard t achieve yur gals.
In additin t wrking at Brandywine Springs, Mrs.Fxwell nce wrked at a bank as a manager but she gave that up t teach kids hw t be successful. Mrs.Fxwell tld ur class hw she wuld cry because f the amunt f wrk she had t d in very little time. She taught ur class that wrking all night at smething yu dn’t lve is very stressful, s yu shuld try and d smething yu lve. In the end, she taught me that yu have t keep yur head high and pull thrugh. I dn’t think I have ever wrked as hard in any class as I did in her class. We created ur wn 28-page business plan t share with her, ur parents, ther teachers and ur classmates. Althugh creating a business frm nthing was a lt f hard wrk, I really enjyed it and learned several lessns that will help me thrughut life.
I have had a lt f rle mdels in my life, but ne f the biggest is Eva Fxwell. She taught me leadership qualities, hw t be respectful and why yu shuld wrk hard. She changed my life fr the better and I desire t be like her.
29. Mrs.Fxwell taught the writer t shw respect by_________.
A. wrking hard t achieve galsB. lking at peple’s laces
C. shaking peple’s hands firmlyD. greeting peple with jy
30. Accrding t Paragraph 4，Mrs.Fxwell_________.
A. used t be a bank managerB. was a business planner
C. never cried while lacing difficultiesD. insisted n ding everything well
31. Frm the passage， we can learn that Mrs.Fxwell is_________.
A. utging and pliteB. kind and patient
C. gentle and humrusD. admirable and helpful
32. In the writer’s eyes， Mrs.Fxwell is a(n)_________.
A. engineer and cwrkerB. educatr and rle mdel
C. parent and leaderD. cach and manager
【答案】29. C 30. A 31. D 32. B
C
The wrld’s tp autmakers are increasingly ffering mre electric vehicle mdels. This grwth is expected t cntinue， with mre peple chsing t hit the rad with clean-running electric- pwered cars.
Envirnmentalists have praised the autmakers fr taking majr steps t limit harmful pllutants linked t wrldwide climate change. But electric vehicles are als knwn fr nt prducing anther kind f pllutin—nise. They run n batteries instead f fuel， and can perate in silence.
While many peple might cnsider this a gd thing， quiet cars can als cause prblems. The main danger is that peple walking in areas arund electric vehicles face a greater risk f being hit if they cannt hear the cars cming.
Gvernments in the United States and Eurpe have recgnized this prblem. S， they have set requirements fr manufacturers t add warning sunds t vehicles perating n electricity.
The f Transprtatin finalized its rules a year ag. The rules require electric and hybrid (混合能源) vehicles t be equipped with sme kind f warning sund when mving at speeds up t 30 kilmeters per hur. The rules are aimed at preventing injuries amng peple walking r riding bicycles and t prtect the blind.
S what kinds f sunds can we expect t hear frm the next generatin f electric vehicles? One f the easiest slutins wuld be fr carmakers t simply reprduce the sund a car wuld make if it actually did run n fuel. But many industry fficials believe this wuld be a mistake.They say this wuld nt supprt the electric vehicle’s true identity. It wuld als limit great pssibilities t link the car’s sund t a whle new image, which culd help increase sales.
Frank Welsch is head f technical develpment at Germany’s Vlkswagen. He said that finding the perfect sund mix is nt an easy prcess. “The electric vehicle sund is its identity,” he said. “It cannt be t annying. It cannt sund like anything we had in the past.”
An fficial frm Mercedes-Benz said the sund was designed t prvide a safe warning withut annying passengers inside the vehicle. He said the gal was t create a car that remains cmpletely quiet n the inside, but fills the sund requirements and supprts the mdel’s image n the utside.
It might seem strange t think that part f ur autmtive future is currently being develped in the same kinds f recrding studis used by musicians. But that is exactly what is happening.
33. The underlined wrds “hit the rad” in Paragraph 1 prbably mean_________.
A. clean a radB. start a trip
C. avid an accidentD. reduce nise pllutin
34. The first tw paragraphs are mainly intended t_________.
A. intrduce the tpic f the passage
B. list the advantages f autmbiles
C. prvide sme facts abut electric cars
D. stress the imprtance f saving energy
35. Sunds are added t electric cars t_________.
A. limit pllutantsB. increase sales
C. prevent injuriesD. make cars smarter
36. What wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A. Electric Car Sunds Prmte Sales t a Large Degree
B. Recrding Studis Will Create Sunds fr All Electric Cars
C. Gvernments Call n Peple t Design Electric Car Sunds
D. Electric Cars Need Creative Sunds t Replace Engine Nise
【答案】33. B 34. A 35. C 36. D
北京市西城区2017-2018学年度第二学期高二英语期末试卷
III. 阅读理解（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分）
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
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16. Hw much shuld be paid fr 2 Anti-Sleep Alarms?
A. US $10. B. US $9.5.
C. US $10.5. D. US $9.
17. Anti-Sleep Alarms wrk n the thery f ________.
A. electrnic balance B. human bdy mvement
C. anti-tiredness alarm D. electrnic psitin sensrs
18. What is a feature f the Anti-Sleep Alarm?
A. It is cmfrtable t wear.
B. It is big and easy t use.
C. It can wrk fr 30,000 minutes.
D. It can be pwered by any kind f battery.
19. What can we learn abut shipping?
A. The cmpany will pay the extra csts.
B. Imprt duties and taxes are included in the price.
C. Yu will receive the gds within 1-3 business days.
D. The gds will be shipped t yur eBay r PayPal address.
【答案】16. B 17. A 18. A 19. D
B
Shuld Schlchildren Have Jbs?
When yu were in schl, the last thing yu prbably wanted t d was spend yur weekends ging t wrk. There was hmewrk t d, sprts t play and fun t have. But ur parents prbably persuaded us t find a jb t earn sme mney and get sme life experience. When I was a teenager I had a paper rund. I then prgressed t a Saturday jb in a supermarket.
Tday in the UK children are allwed t take part-time jbs frm the age f 13. It’s ne f thse things that is seen almst as a rite f passage（成人仪式）. It’s a taste f independence. Teenagers agree that it teaches valuable lessns abut wrking with adults and als abut managing yur mney.
Sme research has shwn that nt taking n a Saturday r hliday jab culd be harmful t a persn later n. Accrding t a 2017 study in the UK, emplyers’ rganizatins believed that nt participating in part-time wrk at schl age caused yung adults t be ill-prepared fr full-time emplyment. But despite this, recent numbers have shwn that the number f schlchildren in the UK with a part-time jb has fallen by a fifth in the past five years.
S, des this mean that British teenagers are nw mre afraid f hard wrk? Prbably nt. Sme experts think that yung peple feel ging ut t wrk will affect their perfrmance at schl, and they are under mre pressure nw t study hard and get gd exam results—and a gd jb in the lng term. Hwever, Geff Bartn, general secretary f the Assciatin f Schl and Cllege Leaders, tld BBC News that “Prperly cntrlled part-time wrk is a gd way f helping yung peple learn skills that they will need in their wrking lives.” In reality, it’s all abut getting the right balance between ding part-time wrk and having enugh time t study and rest.
Many yung peple actually want t wrk because it gives them a sense f freedm. One 13-year-ld girl, wh has a Saturday jb in a shp, tld the BBC that “I enjy my jb because I’m earning mney and it helps my cnfidence speaking t peple and scializing with peple.” Did yu d a part-time jb when yu were at schl?
20. Emplyers believe if yung adults dn’t participate in part-time wrk at schl age, ________.
A. they can’t wrk n their wn
B. they can’t manage their mney wisely
C. they wn’t be well-prepared fr the jb
D. they wn’t knw hw t wrk with thers
21. Accrding t sme experts, ________ has caused fewer schlchildren t d a par-time jb in the past years.
A. mre time t rest B. having enugh mney
C. being afraid f hard wrk D. mre pressure frm schl
22. Accrding t the passage, taking n a part-time jb can help yung peple ________.
A. have a chance t see the wrld and meet mre friends
B. understand their parents and grw up mre quickly
C. learn skills and be cnfident t talk t peple
D. get better grades and perfrm well in schl
【答案】20. C 21. D 22. C
C
Mark DeMatteis had just paid mney t walk past angry clwns, and a screaming madman with a knife, and he was lving every minute f it. “I lve t be scared. …I lve the art f it.” said the 38-year-ld lver f haunted huses（鬼屋）and hrrr films. He’s never experienced a fright he didn’t like.
There’s n dubt that real life can be frightening smetimes, r even dangerus t ne’s health. That is part f the reasn peple lve a gd fright in a haunted huse r mvie theater, which they can manage with little actual risk invlved.
“It’s a big thing fr peple t d smething they’re really afraid f, and cme ut n the ther side knwing, ‘I did it, I cntrlled it, I didn’t fall apart.’” said Glenn Sparks, a Purdue University prfessr wh has studied hw peple handle fear frm media images.
He said that in mdern sciety, a yung male’s ability t face a scary image r amusement park ride culd be the thing that culd help him prve himself.
Sparks has bserved hw haunted huses and hrrr films are cmmn dating experiences fr yung cuples. He believes that males and females have expectatins f hw the ther shuld act. “If a male ges int ne f thse situatins and shws cntrl, females tend t find him mre attractive and he is admired mre,” he said. “Similarly, fr a female, the nrmal reactin is t shw fear. If a female desn’t shw that, the female becmes less attractive.”
It’s unusual fr fright alne t actually harm anyne, althugh DeMatteis remembered wrking at a haunted huse a few years ag where a man fainted（昏厥）inside. Dr. Cyril Wecht is unaware f any cases in which peple reacted t frightening images s strngly that they were actually scared t death. Hwever, he desn’t say it's impssible. It depends n the strength f the persn’s heart at the time he experiences fear. Wecht and thers say that a real-life fear is mre likely t affect ne’s health.
Recently, Theresa Streshenkff, 16, was n her third trip t the haunted huse even thugh she said she was ften scared. Her first time this year, the high schl student ran screaming frm a frightening figure in cstume. She still felt excitement ging thrugh again days later, even after she knew what t expect. “It isn’t suppsed t be fun t be scared, but if it’s frightening and yu knw it’s nt ging t hurt yu, it’s fun,” she explained.
23. Why d peple lve t be scared in haunted huses r mvie theaters?
A. Because being frightened is gd fr their health.
B. Because they knw they aren’t taking real risks.
C. Because these places are cnsidered dangerus.
D. Because screaming makes them feel gd.
24. What des the underlined part in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. cmplete a challenge B. realize a mistake
C. win an award D. accept a fact
25. Accrding t the passage, which experience wuld damage yur health mst?
A. Watching a frightening mvie with a classmate.
B. Being scared by yur friends n Hallween.
C. Experiencing a terrible earthquake.
D. Ging t an amusement park.
26. What is the best title fr the passage?
A. Fear Is a Lt Fun B. Hw t Overcme Fear
C. Fright Desn’t Lead t Death D. Dn’t Fight a Gd Fright
【答案】23. B 24. A 25. C 26. D
北京市西城区2016-2017学年度第二学期高二英语期末试卷
III.阅读理解(共11小题; 每小题2分, 满分22分)
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Dear Ms. Smith,
I am writing t apply fr the Sales Manager psitin n the careers page f the King Cmputers website. Last year King Cmputers added five new ffices, making it the largest cmputer sales and services cmpany in the state. I understand that ne f the cmpany’s aims is t expand utside f the Washingtn area. I am seeking the pprtunity t play an imprtant rle in yur grwing business. As a sales manager with Diamnd Cmputers, I expanded ur sales area by 150% in tw years. I am cnfident that my leadership and experience will help King Cmputers achieve its gals, t.
I have wrked in the field f cmputer sales fr ver fifteen years. Currently I am a sales manager fr Diamnd Cmputers based in Seattle. I am skilled at managing accunts and increasing sales revenue(收益). Last year, my team prduced $960,000 in revenue---the highest in the cmpany. Als, I received the Diamnd Sales Award fr the best sales manager. In additin, I am experienced at planning sales strategies, develping advertising campaigns, and creating sales budgets.
King Cmputers is well-knwn fr its custmer-first philsphy. In my fifteen years in sales, this way f thinking is the mst imprtant thing I have learned. A sales strategy shuld never be just abut getting mney frm custmers. I believe it’s imprtant t take the time t listen t each custmer---t understand what he r she really needs. Then, we must find the prduct that best matches thse needs. As a sales manager fr King Cmputers, I will be in a great psitin t d just that.
If yu are lking fr a skilled sales manager with a histry f success, I wuld be delighted t speak with yu.
I lk frward t hearing frm yu sn
Sincerely,
Paul Reubens
26. Accrding t the writer, what is ne f King Cmputers’ aims?
A. T set new gals.
B. T add five new ffices.
C. T make its business bigger.
D. T hire mre sales managers.
27. Paul Reubens is experienced at the fllwing EXCEPT_______.
A. managing accunts
B. creating sales budgets
C. planning sales strategies
D. designing new cmputers
28. Paul Reubens wrte this letter in rder t________.
A. tell us that he is skillful as a sales manager
B. explain why he is interested in selling cmputers
C. shw that he is fit fr the jb at King Cmputers
D. describe what he has experienced fr ver fifteen years
B
It’s the last year f high schl, and yung minds are turning their attentin t the thught f leaving hme. This seems a natural prgressin: parents have children; raise children; children graduate frm high schl and flee far frm parents, returning n weekends t eat hme-cked meals. But what happens when a child lses hme right befre leaving?
My family has lived in my hme since I was tw years ld. Seventeen years later, as I gt ready t leave fr university, my parents decided that it was time t mve. And naturally, I panicked. This was the place I used t run arund with friends; where I gt sunburned, chasing ants with sidewalk chalk; where I wuld sit fr hurs staring ut, making up sngs abut the passersby. If we were t mve, the new huse wuldn’t be my hme at all, just a strange, new place. After all, I’d be mving ut t g t university. But smething still wasn’t quite right.
And then it hit me: this is what the mve was really abut. I wasn’t cncerned with lsing my childhd bedrm. What was bthering me was that I’d sn be cmpletely respnsible fr myself.
When I d g t university, I’ll g withut a safe place t cme hme t. Of curse I’ll have my family’s lve and supprt, but I’ll never be able t g hme again.
As graduating high-schl students, we’re all in lve with the idea f ging away and having wild adventures if we always have smeplace t return t. Leaving the family hme behind is really just grwing up withut a safety net. The mve frm ne place in life t anther is an imprtant change. Because it’s true, yu can never g hme. Nt really, hwever. Once yu’ve had an adventure r tw, yu will still have a nice place t cme back t fr a nice visit.
Hw lng has the writer’s family lived in their present hme?
A. 19 years. B. 17 years. C. 15 years. D. 2 years.
30. What was the real reasn fr the writer’s unwillingness t mve?
A. He treasured gd memries f his childhd.
B. He was afraid f taking respnsibility as an adult.
C. He was wrried abut lsing his childhd bedrm.
D. He liked t sit and enjy the views utside the huse.
31. Accrding t the last paragraph, hw des the writer feel abut returning hme?
A. Thankful. B. Impatient. C. Overjyed. D. Nervus.
32. What is the best title fr this passage?
A. Childhd Memries
B. Graduatin Panic
C. Leaving Hme
D. Grwing Up
C
Why Des Walking thrugh Drways Make Us Frget?
We’ve all dne it. Run upstairs t get yur keys, but frget that it is them yu’re lking fr nce yu get t the bedrm. Open the fridge dr and reach fr the middle shelf nly t realize that we can't remember why we pened the fridge in the first place.
We can understand thse temprary mments f frgetfulness may be mre than just an annyance. Althugh these errrs can be embarrassing, they are als cmmn. It’s knwn as the “Drway Effect”, and it shws sme imprtant features f hw ur minds are rganized. Understanding this might help us accept thse temprary mments f frgetfulness as mre than just an annyance.
The Drway Effect ccurs when ur attentin mves between levels, and it reflects the trust in ur memries---even memries fr what we were abut t d---n the envirnment we’re in.
Imagine that we’re ging upstairs t get ur keys and frget that it is the keys we came fr as sn as we enter the bedrm. Psychlgically, what has happened is that the plan (“Keys!”) has been frgtten even in the middle f carrying ut a necessary part f the strategy (“G t bedrm!”). Prbably the plan itself is part f a larger plan (“Get ready t leave the huse!”), which is part f plans n a wider and wider field (“G t wrk!”, “Keep my jb!”, “Be a prductive and respnsible citizen”, r whatever). Each field requires attentin at sme pint. Smewhere in cntrlling the cmplex levels the need fr keys suddenly cmes int mind.
Our memries, even fr ur gals, are planted in webs f cnnectins. That can be the physical envirnment in which we frm them, which is why revisiting ur childhd hme can bring back a fld f previusly frgtten memries, r it can be the mental envirnment---the set f things we were just thinking abut when that thing suddenly cmes int mind.
The Drway Effect ccurs because we change bth the physical and mental envirnments, mving t a different rm and thinking abut different things. That hurriedly thught-up gal, which was prbably nly ne plate amng the many we’re trying t spin(旋转), gets frgtten when the cntext changes.
33. The main purpse f the first paragraph is _________.
A. t present daily facts
B. t intrduce the tpic
C. t remind us f ur weak memry
D. t call attentin t the danger f frgetfulness
34. What des the writer think abut thse temprary mments f frgetfulness?
A. They can be understd and accepted.
B. They are imprtant features f ur minds.
C. They shw that ur minds are ut f rder.
D. They are embarrassing and shuld be avided.
35. Which f the fllwing memries was frmed in the physical envirnment?
A. A ty helps yu remember a childhd friend.
B. When yu sing a sng, yu think f a frmer classmate.
C. Yu are playing basketball when yu remember yur hmewrk.
D. While visiting yur primary schl, yu recall a frgtten memry.
Hw is the passage mainly develped?
A. By prviding examples.
B. By making cmparisns.
C. By fllwing the rder f time.
D. By fllwing the rder f space.
26. C 27. D 28. C 29. B 30. B 31. A
32. C 33. B 34. A 35. D 36. A
北京市西城区2015-2016学年度第二学期高二英语期末试卷
. 阅读理解 (共11小题; 每小题2分, 满分22分)
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
26. If Chris wants t cntact Daniel Kim, he is advised t call _________.
A. 98714222 B. 82894777 C. 82894788 D. 82936918
27. Besides the passprt, what ther dcuments shuld Chris take when ging t schl n July 16?
A. E-visa infrmatin. B. Prf f residential address.
C. The applicatin letter. D. Pht identificatin dcuments.
28. If Chris’s care taker cannt keep this appintment, what shuld he d?
A. G by himself. B. Call the schl t arrange a new time.
C. Cancel it by email. D. G with his emergency cntact persn.
29. What is the purpse f this letter?
A. T welcme Chris t study in the schl.
B. T give sme infrmatin abut the schl.
C. T infrm Chris f an interview at the schl.
D. T shw the different ways t cntact the schl.
B
We were extremely pr. We had n huse, n fd. We had nthing. My parents had many prblems. My family was always n the edge f vilence. It was unbelievably stressful. There wasn't a mment t relax during my entire childhd.
I wanted t be an artist when I was abut six. But my family was s pr that I gt kncked ff track by the wrking-class educatinal system and the envirnment I was living in. I became a street gang member, causing truble and fighting against ther grups.
Being a teenager with vivid imaginatin, a strng sense f adventure and sme degree f curage, it was attractive t steal cars, drive them away, and get chased by the plice.
If I had nthing t d, I wuld g t evening schl t learn painting. I tried t enter ne f thse art schls, but I was rejected by 11 schls when they heard I had been a street gang member. When I was nt accepted, I cried a lt.
When I was finally accepted by Crydn Cllege f Art, I felt I was in heaven. I felt that my life had been saved. I wrked with great stress that ther students fund scary, and it scared me t. Unlike ther students I culd als feel a kind f happiness t d my best t realize my dream.
I went thrugh a lng perid in my life where my art was nt accepted. The nly time I almst cnsidered giving up was ne mrning, abut 3 a.m. I had an exhibitin in New Yrk. I culd sell nne f my wrks. I culd nt affrd t live. I was s defeated. I thught maybe I shuld g smewhere in the middle f America and find a new jb, have a car and a huse with a garage. That lasted abut an hur, but it was such a stressful experience.
Nw I'm famus, and I gt a lt f my wrks sld at a pretty high price. I think befre ne is famus, ne has t be infamus, and befre ne is accepted, ne has t be rejected. Painting desn't explain itself. Painting is nt an explanatin. Painting desn't try t teach. Painting is a bdy f experiences. Painting is called a hard business. One has t have firm beliefs. And I d. One has t have curage t be an artist because ne has gt t put up with all the insults ne has t suffer as an artist. S ne has t persist, in ther wrds, t have a little hpe.
30. The childhd f the authr was ________.
A. happy B. relaxing C. bring D. painful
31. Accrding t the passage, why was the authr rejected by s many schls?
A. Because he culdn’t paint well.
B. Because he had n imaginatin.
C. Because he ften caused truble.
D. Because he culdn’t affrd the fee.
32. What des the underlined wrd “ that ” in Para. 6 refer t?
A. The time when I stayed in New Yrk.
B. The idea f giving up painting.
C. The unsuccessful exhibitin.
D. The hard perid f my life.
33. In the last paragraph the authr tries t tell the readers ________.
A. t fight against challenges
B. t dream f being famus
C. t stick t beliefs
D. t accept rejectin
C
A new study has fund that scial media culd be affecting the sleep f yung adults. The study is a prject f researchers at the University f Pittsburgh's Schl f Medicine. They fund that yung peple wh ften use scial media are mre likely t suffer frm sleep disrders than thse wh use scial media less.
The researchers say dctrs shuld ask yung adults abut their use f scial media when treating sleep issues. "This is ne f the first pieces f evidence that scial media use really can affect yur sleep," said Jessica C. Levensn. She is a pstdctral researcher in the university's Department f Psychiatry. She was the lead authr f a reprt n the study. The researchers set ut t examine the cnnectin between scial media use and sleep amng yung adults.
The researchers wanted t find ut hw ften yung peple used scial media sites like Facebk, Twitter and etc.. Fr the study, they gave questinnaires t nearly 1,800 adults, aged 19 t 32. On average, members f the study grup used scial media sites ne hur a day. They als visited varius scial media accunts 30 times per week. Thirty percent f the study's participants reprted having serius prblems with sleeping. Thse peple wh used scial media a lt were three times mre likely t have a sleep disrder. And thse wh spent the mst time n scial media were tw times as likely t suffer frm sleep disturbances.
Frequent checking is big part f the prblem. Levensn said the number f times a persn visits scial media is a better predictr f sleep prblems than verall time spent n scial media. If this is true, she adds, then practices that stp such behavirs may be mst effective.
Researchers say scial media can influence sleep patterns in a number f ways. Peple can lse sleep by staying up t late lking at scial media. Sensitive issues argued abut n scial media can cause "emtinal, cgnitive r physilgical" excitement. Using an electrnic device can disturb a bdy's natural sleep rhythms because f the light cming frm cell phnes r cmputer screens. The researchers nte that in sme cases, yung adults wh have a hard time sleeping may use scial media t help them fall asleep.
"It als may be that bth f these hyptheses (假定) are true," says Brian A. Primack. He is directr f the Center fr Research n Media, Technlgy and Health. He is als the study's senir authr. Primack says, "Difficult sleeping may lead t increased use f scial media, which may in turn lead t mre prblems sleeping. This cycle may be particularly prblematic with scial media. Many frms f scial media invlve interactive screen time that is stimulating (刺激) and rewarding and, fr thse reasns, can keep yu awake."
34. Frm the results f the questinnaire, wh are mre likely t have a sleep prblem?
A. The participants aged frm 19 t 32.
B. The participants visiting scial media frequently.
C. The participants using scial media sites ne hur a day.
D. The participants spending the mst time n scial media.
35. The main purpse f the passage is t ______.
A. cmpare and evaluate
B. examine and reasn
C. infrm and explain
D. argue and cnclude
36. What is the best title fr the passage?
A. Scial Media Is Keeping Yung Adults Awake
B. Difficult Sleeping Is Affecting Sleeping Patterns
C. Electric Devices Are Influencing Sleep Rhythms
D. Yung Adults Are Suffering frm Sleep Disrders
26. D27. A28. B29. C30. D31. C
32. B33. C34. B35. C36. A
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Dear Chris，
We wuld like t advise that the principal f Carlingfrd High Schl has cnsidered yur applicatin fr admissin in Year 10, accrding t the utcme f an interview. Carlingfrd High Schl is lcated n Nrth Rcks Rd, Carlingfrd NSW 2118.
The principal, Mr. David Krust has requested that yu attend an interview at the schl at 9:00 a.m. n Friday 16th July 2016. The phne number f Carlingfrd High Schl is 98714222. Yu shuld take yur passprt and E-visa infrmatin t the schl.
Yur care taker must als attend this interview. Yur care taker must bring pht identificatin dcuments and prf f residential address t the schl. If yur care taker is yur father r mther, he/she must bring E-visa infrmatin t the schl.
If yu are ver 18 years, yur emergency cntact persn must als attend this interview. Yur emergency cntact persn must bring pht identificatin dcuments and prf f residential address t the schl.
Final enrlment int a NSW gvernment high schl will be depended n the utcme f this interview.
If yu, r yur care taker cannt keep this appintment, yu shuld call the schl t arrange a new time.
Fr mre infrmatin abut yur enrlment, yu can cntact me at 82936918 r email Daniel.Kim76@
Yurs sincerely,
Daniel Kim
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NSW Department f Educatin
4 July 2016

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