学年河北省武邑中学高二上学期寒假作业英语试题13.docx

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学年河北省武邑中学高二上学期寒假作业英语试题13

河北武邑中学2017-2018学年高二寒假作业

英语学科（第13期）完成时间正月初十

命制人：

审查人：

班级_________学生姓名_______________家长签字________________

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分34分）

A

WhenIfirstbecameastoremanagerforWalmart,Iranasmallstorewithlessthan100employees.Ilikethestorebecauseitofferedflexible（灵活的）hours,anditallowedmetoworkwhilestilltakinganactiveroleathomeasawifeandmother.Thestorewasevenrightnexttomyson’skindergarten.

Afterayear,mybossofferedmeachangetomanageaWalmart40milesaway.ithadbeenaproblemstoreforyears.Theprevioustwomanagershadnotbeensuccessful.Thedistanceandthelargersizeofthestorewouldmeanmuchmoretimeandenergyfromme.thenewjobwouldbeagreatchallenge.ItoldmybossIneededtothinkaboutit.

Drivinghome,myimmediatethoughtwas,“Noway!

”Iftwomencouldn’trunthisstore,whatmademethinkIcoulddoitwhilebeingawifeandmother?

Ihadfarlessexperiencethaneitherofthetwopreciousmanagers.

Igothomeandconsultedmyhusband,whoIthoughtwouldhavethesameresponseasIdid.Buthedidn’t.HesaidIshouldacceptthenewrole,andheofferedtodomorearoundthehousetohelpmesucceedinit.Icalledmyparents,againhopingthattheywouldtalkmeoutofit.Tomyshock,theyalsoIshouldgoforit.TheysaidIwasexactlywhatthatstoreneeded.

Now,IhavebeenatthisWalmatfor10months.Iamproudtosaywehavechangedfrombeingoneoftheworststoresinourareatooneofthebest.IamsohappythatIsaidnotomyowndoubtandyestoanewchallenge.

1.WhydidthebosswanttheauthortomanageanewWalmart?

A.Theformermanagersdisappointedtheboss.

B.Theauthordidn’tdowellinherpreviousjob.

C.Theauthordidn’tgetalongwellwiththeboss.

D.Theauthorismoreexperiencedthantheformermanagers.

2.Whathadtheauthorexpectedherfamilytodo?

A.Supportherinhernewjob.

B.saynotohermenewposition.

C.givehersometipsforhernewjob.

D.askherbossforfurtherconsideration.

3.Whatdidtheauthormostprobablylearnfromherexperience?

A.Strikewhiletheironishot.

B.Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.

C.Believeinyourselfandyouwillsucceed.

D.Allthingsdifficultbeforetheyareeasy.

B

RabbitAndMebyEmiLau

Price:

$7.99USD.Words:

29,180.

WhenIwasresearchingonhowtotakecareofmytworabbits,Ifoundinformationdifficulttocomeacrossandoftenveryconfusing.ThisbookisaimedtohelpotherswhoexperiencedthesameproblemsasIdidwhenlookingforpetcareadvice.

WhenIbegantoThinkMyWaybyAskshayVarma

Price:

Free!

Words:

21,630.

Intheyear2013and2014,Iwroteacoupleofarticlesandblogs,someofwhichwerepublishedwhileothersstayedwithmeuntilnowasIreleaseacopyofthosearticlesforallofyoutoreadandcommenton.Thise-bookwillprovideyouafreshandrichcontent（内容）whichcanprovetobelife-changingthingforyou.

ByFlareofNorthernLightsbyTimChamplin

Price:

$3.9USDWords:

63,800.

Thelastgreatgoldrushof1897sentmorethanahundredthousandpeoplefromallwalksofliferacingtowardtheYukonandtheKlondike.TerryBrandonwasoneofthem.leavinghisjobandhiswifeforever,hecollectedtogether$390andheadedfortheNorther.Ontheway,hemetGeorgeandAnnieO’Connell,alsoseekingtheirfortune.

Price:

Free!

Words:

21,220.

DeweyMosesisavegetablefarmer,abluegrassmusician,andarecoveringalcoholic（酗酒者）.Sincegettingthrownoutofhishouseandhisband,he’stryingtogetbackontop.Now,he’sayearsober（未醉的）,andsellingvegetablesatthefarmer’smarket.

4.ThebookbyEmiLauismostlikelytointerest.

A.farmersB.travelersC.collegestudentD.petowners

5.What’sthemainpurposeofAskshayVarma’sbook?

A.Toinspirepeople.B.Toentertainpeople.

C.Toeducatepeople.D.Topersuadepeople.

6.Whichbookisbasedonahistoricevent?

A.RabbitAndMe.B.WhenIbegantoThinkMyWay.

C.ByFlareofNorthernLight.D.OffYouGo.

7.WhatdoweknowaboutDeweyMosesinthebookOffYouGo?

A.Heenjoysahappymarriagelife.

B.Heusedtobeaddictedtoalcohol.

C.Heisafailureasavegetablefarmer.

D.Helovesmusicmorethananythingelse.

C

TheU.S.AgencyforInternationalDevelopmentisstartingacompetitiontofightwildlifepoaching（盗猎）andtrafficking（非法交易）.USAIDisaskingpeopletosubmitideasthatcanusescienceandtechnologytoreducetheillegalactivities.Peopleorgroupsmustwritedetaileddescriptionsoftheirsuggestionsandformallysendthemtowildlifecrimetech.org.

USAIDiscooperatingwiththeNationalGeographicSociety,theSmithsonianInstitutionandthewildlifetracking（追踪）networkTRAFFIC（非法交易）ontheproject.Theagencysaysanideawill-scale（大规模的）actionsagainstcriminals.Theagencywillpickoutthemostvaluableoneandpaythewinnerupto$500,000asareward.Thelessvaluableideaswillreceiveasmalleramountofprizemoney.

MichaelYates,theUSAIDmissiondirectorinAsia,saysinrecentyears,poachinghasbeenontheincreasesharplyandillegaltrafficinprotectedanimalshasbeenquitecommon.Individualsandorganizationsareveryhelpfulintrackingandcatchingthecriminals.Theyknowmorewayststrengthenevidenceagainsttraffickers.Andtheyalsoknowhowtorecognizebadbehaviorincomplicatedcases.

USAIDnotesthatit’sgoingtotakejointactionineachoneoftheseareastoreallyaddressthsiproblem.Onlyinthiswaycantheillegalkillingdisappeareventually.Andit’ssomethingthatneedstobeconsideredimmediately.Thetrendlinesarejustenormouslytroublesomeconcerningtheriseinpoaching.

However,thegovernmentcannotsolvetheproblemonitsown.Expertscalloneverymemberofsocietytotakeanactivepartonceasolutionisfound.That’sthekeytpreventingpoachingcompletely.Toacertainextent,it’sawiseideaforUSAIDtoseekopinionsfromthepublic.Besides,thehighprizemoneycanhelparousethepublic’senthusiasmforparticipation.

8.WhydiesUSAIDstartthecompetition?

A.Tointroducewildlifecrimetech.org.

B.Toshownewscienceandtechnology.

C.Tocollectgoodsuggestionsfrompeople.

D.Totellpeoplethatillegalkillingisserious.

9.Whatdoweknowabouttheproject?

A.ItiscarriedoutbyUASIDalone.

B.Theideassubmittedshouldbepractical.

C.Thetotalnumberoftheprizeis$500,000.

D.It’senoughthattheideasmakesenseintheory.

10.AccordingtoMichaelYates,.

A.illegaltradeinanimalsisfallinginAsia

B.thenumberofprotectedanimalsisrising

C.it’snecessarytogetsupportfromthepublic

D.thegovernmentcan’trecognizecriminalbehavior

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“address”inParagraphmean?

A.Moreprizemoneyisoffered.

B.Socialmembersdon’tgetinvolved.

C.Thepublicandgovernmentworktogether.

D.Thegovernmenttakesmoreeffectivemeasures

D.

WhilestudentsinYinchuanarequiteusedtoclearskies,Beijingteenagersarenotsolucky.Asanotherwarmwinterapproaches,thecitycanexpectthenormalcloudsofsmokecausedbyairpollution.

Butthingsmaystarttoimprovesoon.Thegovernmentisco-operatingwithaUS-basedenvironmentalprotectionagencytoupdateexistingbusesandtruckswithcleanfueltechnology.Thenewtechnologycouldreduceairpollutantsinexistingdieselengines（柴油机）by40percent.TheprogrammewillbeginbytestingbusesinBeijingtoseeifthetechnologycanbeappliedtothem.

“Weencouragethedevelopmentofpublictransports.Butatthesametimeweneedtoreducepollutionfromthem,”saidanofficial.

Effortsarebeingmadetoimprovethecapital’senvironmentwithtightercontrolsonemissions（排放）.Someheavilypollutingfactoriesandconstructionsites,suchasthoseownedbythesteelgiantShougangGroup,havebeenaskedtocutproductioninNovemberandDecemberorbeclosed.

Beijingwasthethirdpollutedcityintheworldattheendoflastcentury,accordingtotheUN.Butthankstorecentmeasures,thecapitalhasmadesomeprogress.Lastyear224cleardayswereratedashavinggoodairquality.In1998theairqualityindex（指数）gavejust100daysasgood.

“Iamgladtoseeanimprovement,”saidasenior1boylivinginthenorthwestofBeijing.“Comparedtootherplaces,theairqualityofBeijingisstillworryingthough.Ihatepollution.OnceIwasridingmybikeinthemorningwhenIalmosthadatrafficaccidentbecauseIcouldn’tseeacaronlymetresawayfrommeinfog.”

InearlyOctober,theskieswerecoveredbysuchathickfogthatadisplayshowbythevisitingFrenchAirForcewascalledoff.

Rapiddevelopment,industry,trafficfumesandsandstormsfromthedesertallcontributetothecity’sbadair.

12.Thepassageismainlyabout　　　.

A.aprogrammeaimingatimprovingBeijing’sairquality

B.progressmadeinBeijing’sairquality

C.Beijing’sairpollution

D.thedifferencesbetweenYinchuanandBeijing

13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthemeasuretakenortobetakentoimproveBeijing’sairquality?

A.Cleanfueltechnologywillbeusedinpublictransports.

B.Somefactorieshavebeenaskedtocutproduction.

C.Someconstructionsiteshavebeentoldtobeclosed.

D.Adisplayshowofairplaneshasbeencalledoff.

14.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat,withtheaimofbeinganecologicalcity,　　　.

A.farmorestillneedstobedone

B.nothingelseneedstobedone

C.alltraffichastobeclosed

D.thedevelopmentofthecityhastobesloweddown

15.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcorrectaccordingtothepassage?