2024-2024学年河南上期项城二高重点班第三次考试英语试题

2024-2024学年河南上期项城二高重点班第三次考试英语试题

2024-2024学年度上期项城二高重点班第三次考试英语试题

阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 A Wanted, Someone for Kiss 100

We’re looking for producers to join us in the second of London 100 FM. You’ll work on the station’s music programs. Music production experience in radio is necessary, along with rich knowledge of modern dance music. Please apply (申请) in writing to Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100.

Father Christmas

We’re looking for a very special person over 40, to fill our Father Christmas suit.

Working days: Every Saturday from November 24 to December 15 and every day from December 17 to December 24 except Sunday, 10:30-16:00 Excellent pay.

Please get in touch with the Enterprise Shopping Center, Station Parade, Eastbourne. Office Assistant

When you join the team in our company, you will be dealing with post and other general duties. This position is equally suitable (适合的) for a school leaver or for somebody who has office experience. Please get in touch with Wealden District Council. Computer Trainer

If you are aged 24-45 and have experience in teaching and training, you could be the person we are looking for. You should be good at the computer and have some experience in program writing. You will be allowed to make our decision, and to design courses as well as present them. Pay upwards of ￡15,000 for the right person. Please apply by sending your CV (简历) to Mrs. R. Oglivie, Palmlace Limited.

21. Who should you get in touch with if you hope to work in a radio station?

A. The Enterprise Shopping Centre. B. Mrs. R. Oglivie, Palmlace Limited. C. Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100.

D. Wealden District Council.

22. We can learn that the Enterprise Shopping Centre needs a person who _________. A. is aged between 24 and 40

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C. can work for about a month D. should deal with general duties

23. Which position is open to recent school graduates? A. Producer, London Kiss. C. Computer Trainer.

B. Father Christmas.

D. Office Assistant.

B

It is generally accepted these days that reading a book will help you relieve stress. And it may actually make you a more thoughtful person as you learn to connect with the various characters. But there’s more. A new study discovered that reading more than 3.5 hours per week actually increased a person’s lifespan(寿命) by 23 percent—about 12 years for the people involved in the study.

The study was led by a group of researchers at Yale University. It looked at 3,635 people，both men and women but all older than 50.The researchers divided them into three categories：those who didn’t read books；those who read up to 3.5 hours a week；those who read more than 3.5 hours a week.

After the researchers adjusted for factors like education，health and income，the data showed that，on average，those who read about 3.5 hours a week were 17 percent less likely to die.

In addition，the study examined people who read newspapers and magazines and found that they were 11 percent less likely to die than non-readers，but only if they spent more than seven hours reading each week.That may be due to the different forms of these items. When people read newspapers or magazines，they tend to skim the material rather than read it fully. Avni Bavishi，the study’s leader，said，“We believe people need to know，learn and understand more things when they are reading books，because they’re longer and there are more characters，more plots to follow，and more connections to make.”

From all of this，the authors concluded that，as with a healthy diet and exercise，books appear to promote a “significant survival advantage”．

Clearly，there is a need for more study. We’re certain that book lovers all around the world will be glad to provide the data needed to make further conclusions. 24．What can we learn from the first paragraph? A．A few people think that reading can help them relax. B．Reading can make a person more sensitive.

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C．Reading can help a person to live a longer life.

D．Most people think that reading can help them to live a better life. 25．What can we learn about the people in the study from the text? A．All of them were older than fifty. B．Most of them were women readers.

C．More than half of them were college students. D．They were divided into four groups by the researchers.

26．Generally speaking，those who read newspapers and magazines than those who read books. A．live longer

B．are more likely to be positive C．have a better ability to understand D．get fewer benefits in terms of the lifespan

27．In the last paragraph，the writer aims to . A．tell readers about the importance of reading B．tell readers that the study needs more data

C．call on book lovers to provide more data for the study D．encourage readers to make further conclusions by themselves C

Gwendolyn Brooks was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.Gwendolyn Brooks wrote hundreds of poems during her lifetime.She was known around the world for using poetry to increase understanding about black culture in America.

Her poems described conditions among the poor，racial inequality and drug use in the black community.She also wrote poems about the struggles of black women.But her skill was more than her ability to write about struggling black people.She was an expert at the language of poetry.She combined traditional European poetry styles with the African American experience.

In her early poetry，Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the South Side of Chicago.The South Side of Chicago is where many black people live.In her poems，the South Side is called Bronzeville.It was A Street in Bronzeville that gained the attention of literary experts in 1945.Critics praised her poetic skill and her powerful descriptions of the black experience during the time.The Bronzeville

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poems were her first published collection.

In 1950，Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.She won the prize for her second book of poems called Annie Allen.Annie Allen is a collection of poetry about the life of a Bronzeville girl as a daughter，a wife and mother.She experiences loneliness，loss，death and being poor.Ms Brooks said that winning the prize changed her life.

Her next work was a novel written in 1953 called Maud Martha.Maud Martha received little notice when it was first published.But now it is considered an important work by some critics.Its main ideas about the difficult life of many women are popular among female writers today. In some of her poems，Gwendolyn Brooks described how what people see in life is affected by who they are.One example is this poem，Corners on the Curing Sky.

By the end of the 1960s，Gwendolyn Brooks’s poetry expanded from the everyday experiences of people in Bronzeville.She wrote about a wider world and dealt with important political issues. 28．What does the text mainly talk about? A．The life of Gwendolyn Brooks. B．The poems of Gwendolyn Brooks. C．The understanding about black culture. D．The struggles of black women.

29．What can we learn about Gwendolyn Brooks from the second paragraph? A．She mainly wrote about the struggles of black women. B．She was good at using the language of poetry. C．Her writing skills were a little worse than her ability. D．Her poems were mainly about the African experience. 30．The author develops the passage mainly by . A．providing examples B．using statistics C．comparing opinions D．describing her experiences

31．In the next part，the author would most probably talk about . A．the difficulties Gwendolyn Brooks would meet

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B．the poems related to political issues C．the awards Gwendolyn Brooks gained D．the racial inequality the black had to face D

If you don’t have a college degree, you’re at greater risk of developing memory problems or even Alzheimer’s (老年痴呆). Education plays a key role in lifelong memory performance and risk for mental disorder, and it's well documented that those with a college degree possess a cognitive（认知的） advantage over their less educated counterparts in middle and old age. Now, a large national study from Brandeis University published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry shows that those with less schooling can significantly make up for poorer education by frequently engaging in mental exercises such as word games, puzzles, reading, and lectures.

“The lifelong benefits of higher education for memory in later life are quite impressive, but we do not clearly understand how and why these effects last so long,” said lead author Margie Lachman, a psychologist. She suggested that higher education may encourage lifelong interest in cognitive efforts, while those with less education may not engage as frequently in mental exercises that help keep the memory agile (敏捷地).

But education early in adulthood does not appear to be the only route to maintain your memory. The study found that intellectual activities undertaken regularly made a difference. “Among individuals with low education, those who are engaged in reading, writing, attending lectures, doing word games or puzzles once a week or more had memory scores similar to people with more education,” said Lachman.

The study, called Midlife in the United States, assessed 3,343 men and women between the ages of 32 and 84 with a mean age of 56 years. Almost 40 percent of the participants had at least a 4-year college degree. The researchers evaluated how the participants performed in two cognitive areas, verbal memory and executive function --- brain processes involved in planning, abstract thinking and cognitive flexibility. Participants were given a battery of tests, including tests of verbal fluency, word recall, and backward counting.

As expected, those with higher education said they engaged in cognitive activities more often and also did better on the memory tests, but some with lower education also did well, explained

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