河南省博爱英才学校学年高二英语第五次考试试题.docx

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河南省博爱英才学校学年高二英语第五次考试试题

河南省博爱英才学校2020-2021学年高二英语第五次考试试题

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。

A

Lovesugar-whitesandbeaches?

Whetheryou’relookingtoskidownthesideofamountainorsurfinthesunshine,you'llfindthefollowingfourplacesinthebestwintertraveldestination（目的地）list.

Bestfor:

Familiesandwaterbabies

Thenewly-builtCoralTowersattheAtlantisresort（旅游胜地）inParadiseIsland,Bahamas,withnewnext-doorneighborMarinaVillage,anopen-airshoppinganddiningmarketplace,arejusttwoofthenewestreasonstovisitthisCaribbeanpopulartraveldestination.Don'tforgetaboutAquaventure,theworld'slargestopen-airwaterpark.Withtheaveragewintertemperaturesbetweenthemid60°Fandhigh70°F,it’saperfectplacetoescapethecold.

Bestfor:

Wintersportslovers

Knownas“SkiCity”becauseofitspositionasthegatewayto“theGreatestSnowonEarth”atfouroftheU.S.A.'sbestskiresorts---Alta,Brighton,Snowbird,andSolitude---SaltLakeCitywelcomeswintersportsloversallaroundtheworld.Inadditiontowonderfulskiingandsnowboardingtracks,UtahOlympicParkoffersanunforgettableexperiencethatwillmakeyoufeellikeanOlympianintraining.

Bestfor:

Adventurers

Icelandinthewinterissimplydreamyandtemperaturesaren'tascoolasyoumightthink.Plus,there'snobettertimethanwintertoviewtheNorthernLights.Shortwinterdaysmeanyou'llhaveanevengreaterchancetocatchthemagic.AnincreasingnumberofflightsinandoutofReykjavikmakeiteasierthanevertovisit.

Bestfor:

Familiesandthemeparklovers

WhetheryoucomefortheProBowlinJanuary,thenewToyStorylandatDisney'sHollywoodStudios,orSuperchargedrideatUniversalStudiosFlorida,Orlandoisyetanotherwarm-weatherdestinationforwintertravel.Theweatherisatitsbestandthecrowdsareattheirthinnest.

21.Whichofthefollowingisagoodplaceforshopping?

A.IcelandB.Aquaventure

C.MarinaVillage.D.SkiCity

22.WhatmakesIcelandbecomeoneofthebestwintertraveldestinations?

A.ThenewToyStorylandB.Sugar-whitesandbeaches

C.Anopen-airdinningmarketplace.D.ThemagicoftheNorthernLights

23.Toescapethecoldinwinter,youcangoto______

A.SaltLakeCityB.OrlandoC.ReykjavikD.Brighton

B

AftertheGold

Congratulations!

You’vewonthegoldmedal!

Standstillwhilethephotoflashes（闪光灯）popandTVjournalistsaskhowitfeels.Thousandsofnewfollowersonsocialmedia,meanwhile,arewaitingforwhatyouhavetosay.

Then,prepareforadifferentkindofdownhill.

DiannRoffeknowstheexperiencewell.TheAmericanAlpineskiracer（高山滑雪运动员）wonagoldmedalatthe1994LillehammerWinterOlympicsafterwinningasilveratthe1992AlbertvilleGames.Sheimmediatelyannouncedherretirement.Shewas26,anagewhenmostpeoplehavejustbegunacareer.

Joiningsocietyat26canbetough.Aprofessionalathlete’slifeisremarkablyself-centered.Youwakeuptakingyourheartrate.Youthinkofyourownworkoutgoals.Youwritedownwhatyoueat.Afteryearsofself-focus,ifeverythingworksoutjustright,youwin.Mostpeoplewillneverexperienceahighthathigh.Butthere’sadownside.

“Itwaslikebeingtakenuptothehighestmountainpeaktoseetheview,andthenbeingbroughtdown,nevertobethereagain,”saidRoffe.Inthefirstyearsafterherwin,Roffethought,“HereIamstrugglingwiththemassestomakeendsmeetandgetschooldone,seekingthatextraordinaryfeelingagain.”

Roffe’sfriend,speedskaterCathyTurner,wasthedarlingaftershewonagoldatthe1992AlbertvilleGames.“Iwokeupeverydaywithalongto-dolist,”sherecalledherearlydaysafterretirement.“Itwaslike,‘WhatspeechamIgiving?

WhatcompanyamIgoingtoaddress?

’IwasCathytheskater,theOlympian.ThenIwasCathythemotivationalspeaker.”

Turnerfounditdifficulttomakeatransitionoutofthesport.Shereturnedtocompeteatthe1994LillehammerWinterOlympics,whereshewonanothergold.Sheretiredagain,turnedherattentiontocomputers,butsoonfoundherselfwithmarital（婚姻的）troubles.Turnerescapedhertroublestheonlywaysheknew—shetrainedforthe1998Games,whereshedidn’twinamedal.

Iftheirstoriesillustratehowdifficultpost-goldyearscanbe,RoffeandTurneralsoshowwhywinningathletesofteneventuallysucceed.

“Thinkofwhatthesepeopledevelop!

”saidCaliforniasportspsychologistDougGardner.“Perseverance.Tenacityindealingwithfailure.Theseskillsareveryusefulinotheraspectsoflife.”

Turnercombinedherperseverancewithherloveofcomputertechnology.Shefinallybecameavalueddatabase（数据库）manageratacompanyinNewYorkstate.Roffe,23yearsafterherretirement,runsasuccessfulbusinesswhichmakeslocker（储物柜）systemsforteamlockerrooms,resortsandgyms.

24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutDiannRoffeistrue?

A.ShewonherfirstOlympicgoldmedalin1992.

B.Shewasinvitedtoaddressmanybigcompaniesafterherretirement.

C.ShehastakenpartintheOlympicGamesthreetimesinall.

D.Shehasbecomeasuccessfulbusinesswoman.

25.Accordingtothearticle,whatisthe“downside”ofwinningOlympicgoldmedals?

A.AthleteswillhavemanysleeplessnightsasTVjournalistspourin.

B.Athleteswillhaveahardtimedecidingwhattosaytonewfollowersonsocialmedia.

C.Athleteswillfinditchallengingtorelivesuchgreatfeelingsindailylife.

D.Athletesearnsmallsalariesandmostofthemwillfindithardtomakeendsmeetafterretirement.

26.DougGardnerthinkswinningathletescanachievesuccessinlifeaswellbecause______.

A.theyfocusremarkablywellonthemselves

B.mostofthemareverystrongandhealthy

C.theytendtokeeptryingdespitedifficulties

D.theyknowhowtomotivateothers

27.WecantellfromthearticlethatRoffefelthappyafterreturningfromthe2014SochiWinterGamesbecause____.

A.AmericanAlpineskiracerswonmanygoldmedals

B.shefeltshehadfinallymadeatransitionoutofhersport

C.theU.S.A.teamusedtheproductsofhercompany

D.herhusbandandkidsaccompaniedhertotheraces

C

TutoringaNewNormal

It'snotpianolessonsordanceclasses.Nowadays,thebiggestextra​curricularactivityintheWestisgoingtoatutor.“Ispendabout800[Canadian]dollarsamonthontu​tors.It’scostly,”saysPat,amotherinCanada.However,sheadds,“Afterfindingouthalfmydaughter’sclasshadtutors,Ifeltlikemychildwasgoingtofallbehindbecauseev​eryoneelseseemedtobeahead.”

Shelley,amotherofthree,alsohastutorsconstantlycominginandoutofherhome.“WhenIusedtositdownwithmychildren,itwashardtogetthemfocused.Iwasalwaysyelling.WhenIgotatutoronceaweek,theybecamefocusedforoneentirehourandcouldgetmostoftheirhomeworkdone.”

Tutoringisn’tsimplyaprivateschoolphenomenon.Norisitgearedonlytowardlower-achievingstudents.InCanadaalone,sevenpercentofhighschoolstudentsreportedusingatutorin2010.Thatincreasedto15percentinfiveyears.

Overall,parentshiretutorsbecausetheyareworriedthatschoolsarenotmeetingtheirexpectations,butthereisalsoaculturalshift.AspecialvalueisplacedoneducationinAsia,wheretutoringisviewedasanextensionoftheschoolday.WithalargenumberofAsiansemigrating（移民）totheWestinrecentyears,theirattitudestowardseducationhavehadanimpact.

Anotherreasonforthegrowthinbusinessisparentalfrustrationandtheirpackedschedules.“Alotofparentsjustdon’thavetimetohelptheirchildrenwithhomework,”saysJulieDiamond,presidentofanAmericantutoringcompany.“Otherscouldn’thelptheirchildrenafterGradeThree.”

Therehasbeenashiftintheatti​tudes,too.“Childrenusedtogetbullied（欺侮）forhavingatutor，”Diamondsays.“Nowit’sbecomingthenormtohaveone.”

Childrenthemselvesdon’tseemtomindthattheyhaveatutor.Oneparentfeelssurprisedthatsomanyofherchild’sclassmateshavetu​tors.“Fortheamountwepayintu​ition,theyshouldhaveasmuchex​trahelpastheyneed,”shesays.Still,she’snowthinkingofgettingatutor.Why?

Herdaughterhasactu​allyaskedforone.

28.ThetutoringbusinessintheWesthasseengrowthinrecentyearsbecause_______.

①immigrantsfromAsiahavehadanimpactonpeople’sattitudestowardtutoring

②alotofparentsaretoooccupiedtohelptheirchildrenwithhomework

③childrennolongergetbulliedforgettingextrahelpfromatutor

④manyschoolscannotofferasmuchextrahelpastheirstudentsneed

A.①②③B.①②④C.①③④D.②③④

29.Between2010and2015inCanada,thenumberofhighschoolstudentsusingatutorgrewby_______.

A.sevenpercentB.eightpercent

C.tenpercentD.fifteenpercent

30.Shelleydecidedtoequipherchildrenwithatutorbe​causecause_________.

A.herchildren’sschoolwasnotmeetingherexpec​tations

B.overhalfofherchildren’sclassmateshadtutors

C.herchildren’shomeworkwastoodifficultforher

D.shehadahardtimegettingherchildrenfocused

31.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Patgotatutorbecauseshecouldn’thelpherchildwithhomework.

B.Shelleyspendsabout800Canadiandollarsontu​torseverymonth.

C.Moststudentswhouseatutorhavepoorscoresatschool.

D.AsiansusuallyplacemoreemphasisoneducationthanWesterners.

D

Dobigsportingeventsmakeusdomoresport?

IrecentlyspenthalfaweekendsittingonthesofawatchingtheDavisCup.Ithoughtaboutgoingforarun,butIdidnotwanttomisstherestofthematch.Soonitwasstartingtogetdark,soIdidnotbother.WheneverIwatchtenni