53. The writer disagreed with some educationalists because ____________. A. some children are less tough B. some pressures are avoidable
C. some challenges do good to children D. some children are unaware of their potential 54. What do the writer and his team do at the University of Hull? A. Record what the children do in stressful situations. B. Make the children tougher mentally and physically. C. Put the children under pressure by giving them challenges. D. Give the children challenges and suggest suitable approaches. 55. What is the correct attitude towards stress according to the writer? A. We should try our best to avoid stress.
B. We should love stress because stress is unavoidable. C. We should put ourselves to the test in stressful situations. D. We should experience stress and learn skills to deal with it.
第二节：根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Casual Dress in the Workplace
For Ruth, an employee at an insurance company, Friday isn’t just another workday. It is the day when she can wear a sweater and casual trousers instead of business suit. 56 “It is a real treat. It puts us in good mood and winds the week down.” Ruth has joined thousands of workers across the United States who happily change from jackets, ties, and dresses to jeans, polo shirts, and sweaters on Fridays.
Why dress-down Friday? “I think it gives an atmosphere of less formality (正式),” says President Matthew of Entex Industries. Today, dressing casually on the job is a way to show your company is in style. Another contributor is faxes, voice mail and email, which have reduced public contact. 57 However, even though dressing down is popular, the trend is controversial. Some workers remain strongly opposed. “You have got all the time in the world to dress down when you retire,” declared one woman. 58 “We had some very important guests come in on a Friday a few months ago,” says another worker. “These people dressed in navy suits. Our people dressed way down. I thought it was embarrassing. It sent the wrong message about our company.” Many people feel that suits, ties and dresses are superior to casual clothes in creating a positive professional 页 第11
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59 Some experts think it will go away one day. As long as the trend continues, though, dressing casually can cause a little confusion in the workplace. Business people aren’t sure what to wear, and many people just put on whatever they feel like in the morning. 60 They believe dressing down at work is one of the signs that the society is lowering its standards of everything. Czardas and John T. Malloy, author of (Dress for Success), say psychological changes occur when people dress up. “There is no question what you wear affects what you do, your performance, and your attitude,” says Malloy.
A. Will the dress-down trend last? B. Will dressing casually become popular?
C. The casual dress trend worries some fashion professionals.
D. It is when she feels more confident and gets ready for next promotion. E. She loves the day away from her usual dressy suits and high-heeled shoes. F. Others worry that dressing casually lowers an employer’s professional image.
G. With fewer out-of-the-office meetings, people are dressing less to impress and more for comfort.
第四部分：小说词汇考查（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
61. ’She’s a bright girl. She’ll find herself something. She’s got a ____________ employment record, hasn’t she? Frank will give her a good reference.’
A. plain B. solid C. transparent D. modest
62. As I placed Will’s beaker in the holder of his chair, turning the straw so that he only needed to ____________ his head position to reach it, I sneaked a look at his visitors.
A. shift B. desert C. adjust D. twist
63. I was glad that Will wasn’t really watching me - not just because he would have made some ____________ comment, but because I felt that me witnessing some part of this intimate routine would in some way have embarrassed him too.
A. vulnerable B. vague C. shallow D. sharp
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64. I wondered whether Will was happier now. I realized I felt, selfishly, a faint relief that it hadn’t been me Will ____________, just the fact that I - that anyone - had been employed to watch over him.
A. looked into B. objected to C. reached for D. attended to
65. It wasn’t just the time, although the endless hours spent at hospital, the time spent toing and froing in the car, the meetings - oh God, the meetings -____________ so much of it. I took six months’ compassionate leave from work and there was still not enough of it.
A. took up B. drew up C. picked up D. cheered up
66. I folded the paper, found an envelope, and left it on the kitchen table, ____________ to his mother.
A. admitted B. commited C. applied D. addressed
67. ’Good. I didn’t want your help anyway, freeloader,’ I said, and then ____________ as Dad threw a copy of the Radio Times at my head.
A. flashed B. ducked C. swept D. stilled
68. Then, as the air warmed, and the season crept forwards, disgorged alongside the belch and hiss of their coaches, clogging up the high street, Americans, Japanese and packs of foreign schoolchildren were ____________ around the perimeter of the castle.
A. lined B. stretched C. dotted D. declined
69. His friend, the violinist, sent us the promised free tickets, with an information leaflet on the venue ____________. It was forty minutes’ drive away.
A. attached B. concerned C. approached D. returned
70. Will looked up and smiled, his face blank, polite. ‘I’I1 certainly ____________ it in mind.’ A. hold B. receive C. spare D. bear
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第二卷
一、请根据提示，用单词的正确形式填空。（共34小题，其中1—29每题1分，30—34题每小题2分，共39分）
1. Hank e____________ some unexpected problems on his trip. 2. Taking care of your body can also help your e____________ stability. 3. Colin runs a s____________ for lost animals.
4. The owners of the house a____________ it several years ago. 5. I prefer m____________ the television during commercials. 6. They made a generous d____________ to the charity.
7. The pilot decided not to take off due to the u____________ weather. 8. She was raised in an o____________ after losing both of her parents.
9. My son, a computer t____________, often helps me with my computer problems. 10. My s____________ decides which projects I should focus on. 11. She wore a beautiful gold c____________ around her neck.
12. Everyone is going to the birthday party, and Mark is no e____________. 13. This style of dancing was p____________ by a celebrity. 14. Starting a business is a difficult but rewarding e____________. 15. I never realized there was so much i____________ in baking a cake.
16. Most of the r____________ in my apartment building oppose the proposed policy changes. 17. Sharon was g____________ to her coworkers for helping her.
18. There is no doubt that he is a r____________ person so you can trust him to do anything for you.
19. London has the d____________ of being the first city to host the Olympic Games three times.
20. We should keep calm when difficulties or problems a____________. 21. If you want to keep the food cool, you can put it in the r____________.
22. For many of today’s advertisers, repeating old ideas is not a successful a____________ to 页 第14
making customers spend money.
23. Most parents have high e____________ of their children, so they are very strict with the children.
24. My car is restricted today. Could you give me a l____________ to school? 25. Mike had a heart attack and had to be taken by a____________ to hospital. 26. My son has a good a____________ and eats a lot every meal. 27. I really a____________ your help. You’re a lifesaver!
28. The fans loved the singer so much that she got an e____________ reception.
29. At first, people who moved from other places felt they don’t belong there, but now they are a____________ to the land.
30. We often like new things. But ____________(当一谈到…)cities, older is often better. 31. We ____________(有许多共同的爱好) and we spend hours texting.
32. There is nothing artificial about AI. It is inspired by people, it’s created by people, and-most importantly--it ____________(对人有影响).
33. Most important of all, Gogoro continues to ____________(为…的未来铺路) responsible energy consumption.
34. As we come to the end of 2019, it’s good to take some time to pause and ____________(反思过去的一年).
二、翻译句子(共5小题，每个3分，共15分)
1. 我昨天心情不好。我应该为我所说的话向你道歉。
2. 如果你被困在电梯里，拨打这个号码和外部联系，然后等待救援。 3. Troy做出了让人惊讶的转变——从一个考试不及格的学生到班里的第一名。 4. 有一份好工作的前景让大多数学生持续努力学习。 5. Stan逐渐意识到他的健康状况并没有在改善。
三、语法填空(共6小题，每小题1分，共6分)
阅读短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
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北京2020学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题
