高二英语上学期开学检测试题.docx

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高二英语上学期开学检测试题

2019-2020年高二英语上学期开学检测试题

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IreallylovemyjobbecauseIenjoyworkingwithsmallchildrenandlikethechallengesandawardsfromthejob.Ialsothinkmyworkisimportant.TherewasatimewhenIthoughtIwouldneverhavethatsortofcareer.

Iwasn’tanexcellentstudentbecauseIdidn’tdomuchschoolwork.InmyfinaltermIstartedthinkingwhatImightdoandfoundIdidn’thavemuchtooffer.IjustacceptedthatIwasn’tthetypetohaveacareer.

Ithenfoundmyselfajob—lookingaftertwolittlegirls.Itwasn’ttoobadatfirst.ButtheproblemsbeganwhenIagreedtoliveinsothatIwouldbethereifmybosshadtogooutforbusinessintheevening.WeagreedthatifIhadtoworkextrahoursoneweek,she’dgivemetimeoffthenext.Butunfortunately,itdidn’toftenworkout.Iwasgettingextremelytiredandfedup,becauseIhadtoomanylatenightsandearlymorningswiththechildren.

OneSunday,Iwasintheparkwiththechildren,andmetMeganwhousedtogotoschoolwithme.Itoldheraboutmysituation.ShesuggestedthatIshoulddoacourseandgetaqualification（资格证书）ifIwantedtoworkwithchildren.Ididn’tthinkIwouldbeacceptedbecauseIdidn’ttakemanyexamsinschool.Shepersuadedmetophonethelocalcollegeandtheywerereallyhelpful.MyexperiencecountedforalotandIgotonapart-timecourse.Ihadtoleavemyjobwiththefamily,andgotworkhelpingoutatakindergarten.

NowI’vegotafull-timejobthere.IshallalwaysbethankfultoMegan.IwishIhadknownearlierthatyoucouldhaveacareer,evenifyouaren’ttopoftheclassatschool.

21．Whatistheauthor’spresentjob?

A.Workingpart-timeinacollege.B.Takingcareofchildrenforafamily.

C.Helpingchildrenwiththeirschoolwork.D.Lookingafterchildrenatakindergarten.

22．Whenstayingwiththetwogirls’family,theauthor________.

A.waspaidforextraworkB.oftenworkedlonghours

C.gotmuchhelpfromherbossD.tookadayoffeveryotherweek

23．Whydidtheauthorleaveherfirstjob?

A.Shefoundafull-timejob.B.Shewasfedupwithchildren.

C.Shedecidedtoattendapart-timecourse.D.Sheneededarestafterworkingextrahours.

24．Whathastheauthorlearnedfromherownexperiences?

A.Lesssuccessfulstudentscanstillhaveacareer.B.Qualificationsarenecessaryforacareer.

C.Hardworkmakesanexcellentstudent.D.Onemustchoosethejobonelikes.

B

Youneverplayedthevideodancegame?

Nowsuchgamesareusedtohelploseweight!

Likemanyotherteenageboys,Joneslovessports.Butat5feet,175pounds,hefoundhisweightintrouble.Hisdoctorwantedhimtolose50poundssothathemaybeagoodfootballgameplayerbytheendofthesummer.

JoneschosethepopularDanceRevolutionvideogameathometoincreasehisactivity.Hehadlostabout10poundsbychanginghisdiet.Now,aftertwoweeks’playingthegame,hehaslostanother10!

Ahealthstudyisbeingdonebyaninsurancepany.Thepanyhopesthatthegamewillleadtobetterhealthandlowercosts.“Obesityclaimslastyearcostus$77million.Wehavetocutthosecosts,”saidamemberoftheinsurancegroup.Thepanyprovidesagameconsole（游戏主机）,adancematandsoftwareforthesix-month,$60,000study.

Thestudyismorethanamercialthingofaninsurancepany.Itiswidelysupportedbyphysicaleducationandhealthprofessionals.

InWestVirginia,43%ofthenearly6,000childrenexaminedforheartdiseaseriskwereconsideredover-weighted;morethan25%weretoofat.“WeareinacrisisofchildhoodobesitynotonlyinWestVirginiabutinAmerica,”saidaresearcher.

Researchersarenowlookingatthepotentialforimprovingeffectsbyusingthegame.AteacherinWestVirginiahasbeenusingthevideogamesinherclassessincelastfall.Shereportedthatthegamedoesimprovehearthealthaswellaseye-handcoordination（协调能力）,andherstudentstakethevideogameasagreatalternativetojumpingropeorballgames.

TheUSEducationDepartmentisputtingthegamein20schoolstocontrolchildhoodobesity.Well,areyougoingtotrysuchtodanceawayyourextraweight?

25．Theunderlinedpartistryingtotellus_____.

A.thestudyinvolvesmanyinsurancepanies

B.thestudyisonlyaninsurancepany’sbusiness

C.thestudyislessimportantthantheinsurancepany’smoney

D.it’snotonlytheinsurancepanythatisconcernedaboutthestudy

26．Itcanbeinferredthat_____.

A.thegovernmentthinkshighlyofthedancegame

B.inWestVirginia,morethan25%oftheadultsweretoofat

C.ateacherisafailureinusingthevideogameinherclasses

D.theUSEducationDepartmentisn’tinterestedinthegame

27．Themostsuitabletitleofthepassageis_____.

A.DanceAwayYourWeightB.PlaytheVideoDanceGame

C.SolvetheProblemofObesityD.CuttheCostofObesityClaims

C

TheUnitedStateshasalwaysbeenacountryofmanycultures.BeforeEuropeanscametoNorthAmerica,manygroupsofNativeAmericanslivedhere.DifferentNativeAmericangroupshaddifferentcultures.ThefirstEuropeansintheUnitedStateswerefromEnglandandHolland,butimmigrantscamefromallEuropeancountries.ManypeoplealsoimmigratedfromAsiaandAfrica.Sadly,manyAfricanswerebroughttotheUnitedStatesasslaves.ManyimmigrantsefromLatinAmericatoo.Today,theUnitedStateshaspeoplefrommoreculturesthanever.

Inthe19thcentury,peoplespokeoftheUnitedStatesasa“meltingpot.”PeoplethoughtthatallimmigratesshouldforgettheirnativeculturesandlanguagesandbeeEnglish-speakingAmericans.Theyfeltthatpeopleshouldassimilate-joinAmericanculture.However,noteveryonewantedtoassimilatepletely.Manypeopletriedtokeeppartsoftheircultures,suchasfoods,customs,andlanguages.However,theirchildrenoftenforgottheirparents’orgrandparents’language.ButmostAmericans,eventhosewhosefamilieshavebeenherealongtime,cantellthecountriestheirrelativescamefrom.Andofcourse,newimmigrantstakegreatprideintheircurareandlanguage.

Forallofthesereasons,meltingpotisnolongeragoodwaytodescribetheUnitedStates.Instead,peoplenowcalltheUnitedStatesa“saladbowl.”Theysaysaladbowlbecauseinasalad,youcanstillseealloftheindividualparts（lettuce,tomato,andsoon）,butallthedifferentpartsmixedtogetherandbegintotakeontheflavorofoneanother.

28．WhoarenotmentionedasimmigrantstoAmerica?

A.EuropeansB.AsiansC.AustraliansD.LatinAmericans

29．Theunderlinedword“assimilate”inparagraph2means.

A.delightB.AcceptC.challengeD.reject

30．Whyisa“saladbowl”abetterwaytocalltheUnitedStatesinsteadofa“meltingpot”?

A.Immigrantslovetoeatsaladsinsteadofhotpot

B.Immigrantstakeprideintheircultureandlanguage

C.ImmigrantsjoinAmericancultureonlypartially

D.Immigrantsremainindependentpletely

31．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AmericaandImmigrantsB.DifferentGroups,DifferentCultures

C.America–ASaladBowlD.America–AGreatCountry

D

Geneticallymodified（转基因）foodshavebeeafocuspointofagriculturethroughoutthenewstoday.Thishasaneffectonmanydifferentaspectsoftheagricultureworld.Fromtheseeddealer,tothefarmerthatbuystheseed,totheworkersthatthefarmersellsto;allareaffectedbythenewtechnologiesthatareinvolvedinthispartofproductionagriculture.

Geneticallymodifiedfoodshaveeunderheavyfirelately.Therearesomecountriesthatareagainstbuyingthesetypesoffoods.TheyaretestedforsafetybythebestscientificexpertsinEurope,theUSandtherestoftheworld.Theyarenotforsaleuntiltheyhavegonethroughthispletesafetyprocess.Sincetheyareanewproduct,andanyslightproblemwiththemcouldaffectawholecountry,thesetestsareverynecessary.

ThesesafetytestsarecarriedoutbecauseofthenewrulesthatweremadewiththeNovelFoodsRegulation.BeguninMayof1997,theNovelFoodsRegulationsetupanEU-widepre-marketsystemforallnovelfoods.AnovelfoodisdescribedasonethathasnotbeeneatenbyEUconsumerswidelyinthepast.BysettingupthisprogramtheEUhopestokeepitsconsumerssafefromanypossiblesideeffectsofanynewfoodproducts.

Thereareavarietyofwaysinwhichgeneticmodificationhashelpedfoodproducers.Theycanimprovethenutritional（营养的）valueorthestorageconditionsofthefood.Todaythereareonlytwogeneticallymodifiedfoodsthathavebeenallowedforuse,theseareGMsoybeanandGMmaize.

Despiteanysafetychecks,manypeoplearestillcautiousabouteatinggeneticallymodifiedfoods.Byprovidingthesepeoplewiththenecessaryinformation,wecanallowthemtomakedecisionsaboutthesefoods.

32．Whatdoweknowaboutthenovelfood?

A.It’sverypopularinEU.B.It’sbadforpeople’shealth.

C.It’sanewkindoffood.D.Itsstoryhasbeenpublished.

33．Geneticallyfoodsareallowedtobesoldiftheyare.

A.testedforsafetyB.ofhighqualityC.morenutritionalD.growninEurope

34．Fromparagraph2,wecanlearnthatgeneticallymodifiedfoods.

A.donoharmtopeopleB.havecausedsomeproblems

C.arewellreceivedafterbeingtestedD.arecriticizedandattackedbymanypeople

35．What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsgeneticallymodifiedfoods?

A.Weshouldwarnpeoplethattheyaretoodangeroustobeeaten.

B.Weshouldgivepeopleinformationaboutthemsothattheycandecidewhethertobuythem

C.Weshouldencouragepeopletoeatthembecausetheyaremorenutritional.

D.Weshouldtellpeoplethattheyaretryingtofoolthefarmers.

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