1、学年吉林省吉林市第一中学高二上学期开学阶段性考试英语试题Word版2018-2019学年吉林省吉林市第一中学高二上学期开学阶段性考试英语试题第一卷注意事项：1.答题前考生先将自己的姓名，准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2. 选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整，笔迹清楚。3. 请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4. 保持卡面清洁，不要折叠、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分：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
2、 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。AFinding a summer job often shows that youre growing up, and its also a way to earn money to pay for what you dream of. Its never too early to start considering the future. Now, here are some good choices for you!Retail （零售） SalesRetail offers plenty of chances for
3、 teens who are looking for a job. This type of work can pay from $ 10 to $ 15 an hour depending on the duty you are expected to take on. For more information, call us at 4005075.Food ServiceA job in the food service industry is a natural fit for sociable teens who enjoy communicating with the public
4、. It allows employees to work as part of a team while learning about following instructions. It also comes with the chance to earn between $ 7 and $ 9 per hour. Just call 4005077 for more information.Babysitter （保姆）This job requires someone who is highly responsible. Though it pays generally between
5、 $ 6 and $ 8 hourly, it also requires a lot of patience. This is a great choice for teens who wish to make a career in teaching, child care, social work or any other field that makes use of social skills or requires interaction（互动）with kids. Got a question? Just call 4005076.HousekeepingThis type of
6、 work can bring in about $ 5 an hour and it will allow teens to learn the tourism industry, so hotels are often looking for more housekeeping staff, and parks often need more people to help with keeping public areas clean and organized as well. Telephone 4005079.1. Which of the following job may att
7、ract teens enjoying talking to people?A. Retail Sales. B. Babysitter. C. Food Service. D. Housekeeping.2. How much can a teen earn at most in two hours as a babysitter?A. $12. B. $16. C. $20. D. $30.3. If a teen wants to learn how to keep public organized, he/she may call .A. 4005075 B. 4005077 C. 4
8、005076 D. 4005079BWe arrived at the hospital to find Dad was very weak, but his smile was as sure as ever. It was another attack of pneumonia(肺炎). My husband and I stayed with him for the weekend but had to return to our jobs on Monday. Local relatives would help Dad get home from the hospital and l
9、ook after him. But I longed to be able to let him know that we cared too, even when we werent with him.Then I remember a family tradition when our children were small. When leaving their grandparents home after a visit, each child would write a note to their grandparents. They hid notes in the cerea
10、l(麦片), under a hairbrush, next to the phone or even in the microwave oven. For days, their parents would smile as they discovered these signs of our love.So as I tidied Dads kitchen and made up a bed for him downstairs in the living room, I wrote some notes. Some were practical, “Dad, I put the food
11、 in the fridge so it wouldnt spoil.” Some expressed my love, “Dad I hope you will sleep well in your new bed.” Most notes were downstairs where he would stay for several weeks until he recovered strength, but one note I hid upstairs under his pillow, “Dad, if you have found this one, you must be fee
12、ling better. We are so glad. ”Just like his medicine strengthened him physically, these “emotional vitamins” would improve his spiritual health. Several weeks later, in one of our regular phone calls, I asked Dad how he was doing. He said, “Pretty good. I just found your note under my pillow upstair
13、s!”4. We can infer from the text that the authors father _.A. had suffered from the same illness before B. got home from hospital alone C. asked her to return to work D. lived with his relatives 5. The children hid notes in their grandparents home in order to _.A. follow a family tradition B. give t
14、heir grandparents a pleasant surprise C. show their gifts to their grandparents D. play tricks on their grandparents 6. Following the family tradition, the author _.A. often called her father B. wrote some notes to her father C. longed to visit her father D. worried about her father 7. Having heard
15、what her father said, the author would feel _.A. surprised B. lucky C. pleased D. sadCDo you like spicy food?Whats your opinion on spicy food? Some people cannot handle even the smallest amount of chili-red pepper-in their dinner while others cant get enough of it.Scientists have long been puzzled b
16、y why some people love chili while others loathe it. Plenty of research has been done on the subject, dating as far back as the 1970s. Previous results showed that a love of chili is related to childhood experiences, and cultural influences affect our taste buds too. But the latest study has found t
17、hat a persons love of spicy food may be linked to his or her personality more than anything else, CBC News reported.“We have always assumed that liking drives intake-we eat what we like and we like what we eat. But no one has actually directly bothered to connect these personality traits with intake
18、 of chili peppers,”said Professor John Hayes from Pennsylvania State University, who led the study.But before you look at the study, you should first know that “spicy” is not a taste, unlike sour, sweet, bitter and salty. It is, in fact, a burning sensation that you feel on the surface of your tongu
19、e. This got scientists thinking that maybe a love of spicy food is brought about by peoples longing for thrill, something they usually get from watching action movies or riding a roller coaster.In the study, 97 participants, both male and female, were asked to fill out questionnaires about certain t
20、raits of their personality, for example, whether they like new experiences or tend to avoid risks. They were then given a glass of water with capsaicin, the plant chemical that makes a chili burn, mixed into it.By comparing the answers to the questionnaire and what participants said they felt about
21、the spicy water, researchers found that those who tended to enjoy action movies or take risks were about six times more likely to enjoy the spicy water.Interestingly, we used to believe that the reason some people can withstand spicy food is that their tongues have become less sensitive to it. Howev
22、er, this latest study has found otherwise. “Its not that it doesnt burn as badly, its that you actually learn to like the burn,” Hayes explained.8. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “loathe” in the second paragraph?A. dislike B. fear C. put up with D. adapt to9. What did Professor John Hayes
23、and his team discover from their study?A. what we eat actually helps to develop our personalitiesB. Males are more likely to enjoy spicy food than femalesC. Those trying to avoid risks tend to be less interested in spicy foodD. People are wrong to treat spicy as a kind of taste rather than a feeling
24、10. Why do some people like spicy food according to the recent study?A. Because their taste buds have become less sensitiveB. Because they love the burning sensationC. Because they want to challenge themselvesD. Because the more they try spicy food, the less it burns11. Whats the main idea of the pa
25、ssage?A. What he or she likes to eat mainly decides on his or her personalityB. That a person enjoys spicy food depends largely on the personalityC. His or her childhood experiences decide on his or her personalityD. His or her cultural background decides on his or her personality DThe news of Harpe
26、r Lees second novel broke the internet. Go Set a Watchman would be published in July. Lee became a recluse (隐士)after the publication of her first book, To Kill a Mockingbird, in 1960. Although the author has been out of the public eye for more than 50 years, the wave that followed the announcement s
27、howed her novels beloved place in the American literary works.In 1991, The Book of the Month Club and the library of Congress conducted a survey that made readers identify books that had made a difference in their lives. Lees book followed only The Bible. Alongside the works of Shakespeare and Twain
28、, To Kill a Mockingbird remains one of the most widely taught books nationwide, reaching an estimated 70% of American public schools. What makes it such a perfect read for young people?English class is a place where young Americans come to know themselves. In the folds of dusty books, students can m
29、ake contact with humanity beyond the superficial(肤浅的) conversations of the school hallways. Literature promises relief, a place to figure out ones problems and get to know oneself better.To Kill a Mockingbird particularly distinguishes itself in this regard. It speaks in childs voice without treatin
30、g its readership as children. People have called it an impossible achievement, a childrens book penned in the prose(散文) of a well-educated adultits unlikely that a child like Scout could exist in the real world. But thats exactly what makes it such a charming read for young people. It alludes to (转弯
31、抹角地说到)the consciousness of a well-educated adult going through difficult realities, but shows it through the light and playful voice of a curious little girl.12. In which year might Go Set a Watchman come out?A. 2015 B. 1960 C. 1910 D. 199113. Which book leaves the deepest impression on American rea
32、ders?A. Go Set a Watchman B. To Kill a MockingbirdC. The Bible D. Shakespeares works14. Which of the following statements is right about To Kill a Mockingbird?A. Its author may be a playful child.B. Its a story about a well-educated adult.C. Young people can see themselves from it.D. Its impossible for children like Scout to exist.15. What is the best title for the text?A. The Great Writer: Harper Lee B. The Great Young People NovelC. Voices from Children D. Differences Harp
