全国校级联考辽宁省六校协作体学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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全国校级联考辽宁省六校协作体学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

【全国校级联考】辽宁省六校协作体2020-2021学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

I'vealwaysfeltaneedtobepreparedforwhateversituationI'vefoundmyselfin．

MymotheroncetookmetoastorewhenIwassevenyearsold．SheandIgottothecheckoutcounter,andsherealizedshehadforgottenacoupleofthingsonhershoppinglist．Sheleftmewiththecartandranofftogetwhatsheneeded．

"I'llberightback．"shesaid．

Shewasgonejustafewminutes,butinthattime,Ihadloadedallthethingsonthebeltandeverythingwasrungup．Iwasleftstaringatthecashier,whowasstaringatme．"Doyouhavemoneyforme,son?

"shesaid．"I'llneedtobepaid．"

Ididn'trealizeshewasjusttryingtoamuseherself．SoIstoodthere,ashamedandembarrassed．

Bythetimemymomreturned,Iwasangry．"Youleftmeherewithnomoney!

Thisladyaskedmeforthemoney,andIhadnothingtogiveher.”

NowthatI'manadult,you'llnevercatchmewithlessthan$200inmywallet．IwanttobepreparedincaseIneedit．

I'vealwaysadmiredpeoplewhoareover-prepared．Incollege,IhadaclassmatenamedNorman．Onedayhewasgivingapresentationonanoverheadprojectorandinthemiddleofhistalk,thelightbulbontheprojectorblewout．Wewouldhavetowaittenminutesuntilsomeonefoundanewprojector．

"It'sOkay."heannounced．"There'snothingtoworryabout."

Wewatchedhimwalkovertohisbagandpullsomethingout．Hehadbroughtalongasparebulbfortheoverheadprojector．Whocouldeventhinkofthat?

Ioftentoldmystudents,"Whenyougointothewilderness,theonlythingyoucandependoniswhatyoutakewithyou．"Andessentially,thewildernessisanywherebutyourhomeoroffice．Sotakemoney．Packalightbulb．Beprepared．

1．Whydidthecashieraskaseven-year-oldboytopayforthepurchases?

A．Theboywasshoppingbyhimself．

B．Theboy'smotheraskedhertodoso．

C．Thecashierwasplayingajokeonhim．

D．Theboy'smotherwasawayforsomethingelse．

2．WhydidNormanbringasparebulbwithhim?

A．Hewasalwayswell-prepared．

B．Hispresentationwasaboutbulbs．

C．Heknewtheclassroomequipmentwasofpoorquality．

D．Hepredictedthebulbontheprojectorwouldblowout．

3．Whatdothetwostoriestellus?

A．Accidentshappenalmosteveryday．

B．Infairweather,prepareforarainyday．

C．Moneyisthekeythatopensalldoors.

D．Chancesfavorthosewhoarewell-prepared．

AsaleadingChineselanguageschoolandaculturalexchangeinstituteinChina，GlobalExchangeEducationCenterhasbeenprovidingMandarin（orPutonghua）languagecoursesandculturalexchangeprogramsforoveradecade.

Howtoapplyforourprograms

■Inordertoapplyforallofourprograms,youmustbe 

atleast18yearsold. 

ingoodhealth, 

aseniorhighschoolgraduate. 

■ApplicationProcedureforChineseLanguagePrograms

Step1.Sendusacompletedapplicationformbyemailorfax. 

Step2.Sendus$60applicationfeeafterreceivingouremailconfirmation. 

Step3.Arrangethepaymenttransfer. 

Step4.PlanthetriptoBeijing. 

■ApplicationProcedureforChineseBusinessInternship（实习）Program 

Step1.SendusacompletedapplicationformwithyourCVandpersonalstatementfortheprogrambyemailorfax.

Step2.Sendus$310,including$60applicationfeeand$250internshipplacementdeposit,afterreceivingourletterofacceptancefortheprogram. 

Step3.Arrangefinalpaymenttransferafterreceivingoursecondconfirmation. 

Step4.PlanthetriptoBeijing. 

■PersonalStatementforapplicantsforChineseBusinessInternshipProgram

Youshouldstatewhyyouwanttotakethisprogramandwhatyourexpectationsoftheprogramare.Howyouwillmakeuseofthisprograminyourfuturecareer.

■APPLICATIONDEADLINES

Theapplicationsformostprogramsarereviewedonarollingbasis.Youareencouragedtosubmityourapplicationaheadoftheapplicationdeadlines.

■Confirmation

Havingreceivedyourapplication,GlobalExchangeEducationCenterusuallysendsoutanemailconfirmationforthebookingwithin2-5workingdays.

4．Thetextisprobablywrittenfor______.

A．juniorhighgraduatesB．jobseekers

C．internationalstudentsD．languagetrainers

5．Ifyouapplyforbothoftheprograms,thetotalapplicationfeeswillbe______.

A．$120B．$310

C．$25D．$370

6．IfyouwanttoapplyforChineseBusinessInternshipprogramsuccessfully,you'll______.

A．sendtheapplicationformbypostB．sendpersonalstatementandCVonly

C．havetogetconfirmedatleasttwiceD．havetomakeatravelplaninBeijing

7．Whichofthefollowingisnotnecessarilyincludedinapplicants，personalstatement?

A．Theirpurposesoftakingtheprogram.B．Theirexpectationsoftheprogram.

C．Theirfuturepracticeoftheprogram.D．Theirfeedbacksontheprogram.

"Oh,myGod!

DidIreallyjustsendthattext?

"Mostpeoplehavesaidsomethingthattheywishtheycouldtakeback.Andiftheyhadpausedtothinkaboutitfirst,theyprobablywouldhaveacteddifferently.Pausingdoesn'tpayoffjustwhenyouspeak.Scientificstudieshaveshownthatmakingahabitofpausingbeforeyoudosomethingcanactuallyhaveabigimpactonhowyourlifeturnsout.

Inmakingdecisionswerelyontwoareasofthebrain.Oneareacreatesandprocessesemotions;theothergovernslogicalthought.Thetypeofdecision,howwefeelaboutit,andhowpreparedwearetohandleithelpdeterminewhichbrainareahasthemostinfluence.

Butouragealsoplaysanimportantrole.Thinkingthroughtheconsequencesofone'sactionsisactuallyharderforteensbecausetheareacontrollinglogical（逻辑的）thoughtisnotfullydevelopeduntilaroundage25.Thisiswhyteensoftenfeelanintenseemotionaldrivetoactimpulsively（冲动地）---it'showtheirbrainsarestructured!

Thoughthistendencytoactwithoutconsideringtheoutcomescanleadto problematicsituations,impulsivityduringthedevelopmentalyearsevolvesbecauseitmakesteensmoreopentonewexperiencesandideas.Thisopennesshelpsteenstobecomeindependentadults.

Thekeytomakingimpulsivityworkforyouinsteadofagainstyouistotrainyourbrainbypracticingpausing.Thisdoesn'tmeanyoustoptakingrisksorbeingopentonewexperiences.Butyouwon'tknowiftheriskisworthituntilyouthinkitthrough.Decidingtotakeariskbasedonlogicshowsself-control,notimpulsivity.

Whataredifferentwaystopause?

Youmighttakeadeepbreath,countto10,orask"Isthisworthit?

"differentstrategiesworkfordifferentpeople.Whateverworksforyou,keepdoingit!

Bypracticingpausing,youcanactuallychangeyourbrain.Thismeansthatovertime,pausing,insteadofimmediatelyreacting,becomesyour"natural"response.

Andwiththischange,peopleareontheirwaytoenjoyingtheliferewardsthatcomewithhighlevelsofself-control---eveniftheyweren'tnatural-bornpausers!

8．Whatchallengesteenagers?

A．Givingnaturalresponse.B．Makinglogicaldecision.

C．Actingbeforethoroughthinking.D．Choosingbrain-trainingstrategies.

9．Animpulsivepersontendsto____.

A．consideroracceptnewideasB．changeideasfrequently

C．thinkthroughariskinadvanceD．showhighlevelofself-control

10．Accordingtothepassage,bytrainingone'sbrain,onecan____.

A．stoptakingrisks

B．fullydevelopone'sbrain

C．becomemoreopentonewexperience

D．reducetheinfluenceofemotionaldrive

11．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．PushthePauseButtonB．ImpulsivityWorks

C．DiscovertheBrainFunctionD．CryingOvertheSpiltMilk

Oneofthemainchallengesfacingmanycountriesishowtomaintaintheiridentityinthefaceofglobalizationandthegrowingmulti-languagetrend."OneofthemainreasonsforeconomicfailureinmanyAfricancountriesisthefactthat,withafewimportantexceptions,mother-tongueeducationisnotpracticedinanyoftheindependentAfricanstates."saidNevilleAlexander,DirectoroftheProjectfortheStudyofAlternativeEducationinSouthAfricaattheUniversityofCapeTown.

InresponsetothespreadofEnglishandtheincreasedmulti-languagetrendsarisingfromimmigration,manycountrieshaveintroducedlanguagelawsinthelastdecade.Insome,theuseoflanguagesotherthanthenationallanguageisbannedinpublicspacessuchasadvertisingposters.Oneofthefirstsuchlegalprovisions（规定）wasthe1994"Toubonlaw"inFrance,andtheideahasbeencopiedinmanycountriessincethen.Sucheffortstogovernlanguageuseareoftenconsideredasfutilebylanguageexperts,whoarewellawareofthedifficultyincontrollingfashionsinspeechandknowfromresearchthatlanguageswitchingamongbilingualsisanaturalprocess.

ItisespeciallydifficultfornativespeakersofEnglishtounderstandthedesiretomaintainthe"purity"ofalanguagebylaw.SincethetimeofShakespeare,Englishhascontinuallyabsorbedforeignwordsintoitsownlanguage.Englishisoneofthemostmixedandrapidlychanginglanguagesintheworld,butthathasnotbeenabarriertoacquiringsuperiorityandpower.AnotherreasonforthefailureofmanynativeEnglishspeakerstounderstandtheroleofthestateregulationisthatithasneverbeentheAnglo-Saxonwayofdoingthings.Englishhasneverhadastate-controlledauthorityforthelanguage,similar,forexample,totheAcademicFrancaiseinFrance.

Theneedtoprotectnationallanguagesis,formostwesternEuropeans,arecentphenomenon-------especiallytheneedtoensurethatEnglishdoesnotunnecessarilytakeovertoomanyfields.Publiccommunication,educationandnewwaysofcommunicationpromotedbytechnology,maybekeyfieldstodefend.

12．NevilleAlexanderbelievesthat__________.

A．mother-tongueeducationisnotpracticedinallAfrica