2020学年山西省长治
二中高二上学期期末
考试
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级班Professional
development courses in London
●Business writing Delivery method: Online,
Video
Price: ￡49
About the course: Many people get blocked when forced to put their thoughts into words at work. This course gives you the tools and techniques to improve your writing, whether it's a two-line
or
a
two-hundred-page report.
●Travel writing courses Delivery method:
Classroom, Seminar
Price: ￡115 ( full day); ￡125 (evening classes)
About the course: Do you want to be a travel writer? Then come along to a one-day travel writing workshop or a four-week travel writing evening class. The courses help participants to write travel features and
publish them in newspapers, magazines or on websites.
●Pre-sessional programmes in EAP
Delivery method:
Classroom, Seminar
Price: Starting from ￡1,250
About the course: Our five pre-sessional programmes in
English
for
academic purposes are intended for international students who plan to study at Aston University. These programmes aim to equip you with the language and academic skills necessary for success in your future chosen subject area.
●Masterclass Delivery method:
Classroom, Seminar
Price: Starting from ￡335
About
the
course: Whether you write fundraising letters, or for your website(s),
this course will help you gain the ideas, knowledge and skills you need to write fundraising copy
that
produces more
impressive and
profitable
results.
1．How is the business writing course different from the others?
A．It is delivered online. B．It offers evening classes.
C．It focuses on report writing. D．It is hosted by Aston University.
2．What can pre-sessional programmes in EAP help students do?
A．Choose a suitable college subject. B．Prepare themselves for university.
C．Go to world-class universities. D．Only improve their academic skills.
3．Which course fits John if he hopes to write inspiring words
for
fundraising
activities?
A．Pre-sessional programmes in EAP. B．Travel writing courses.
C．Business writing. D．Masterclass.
My first impression of Miss Vicki was a highly authoritative(权威的) person towering over me. She spoke in a loud voice and the earth shook whenever she marched. That was in the first year of high school. She
was
a
knowledgeable
literature teacher
then.
However, during my first year in school, she struck terror into my heart(使我胆战心惊). And everyone else’s of course. Just the mention of her name made the most unruly classes silent.
Nevertheless, the two years of junior high passed by rather quickly. Soon, I went to senior high class. I had worked hard and gotten the subject
combination that I wished for. Together with a group of old friends, I soon settled down in class comfortably.
To everyone’s surprise, she was fortunate enough to be my teacher that year. I was shocked when I heard the news. This time round, however, I decided not to hide in terror whenever she was near. I decided to face the fact that we were going to meet each other for the next 365 days. Instead of trying too hard to lick her boots, I tried my best to my natural self in front of her.
Still, I could not shake off the ice-cold impression that she put in my heart. True, her jokes sometimes sent me into fits of laughter, yet at other times these jokes simply fell flat the moment she told them. My lovely class, however, was already ready to laugh at the right time of her amusing
stories. After all, we would not want to run the risk of provoking(激怒) her.
Unluckily, life was not to remain boring. One day we received news that Miss Vicki was to leave Singapore for the Philippines where she would take part in a voluntary teaching program for the poor. We did not know what to say actually. All of us cried at the airport.
4．During the first year in school, the author thought Miss Vicki was .
A．proud but patient B．beautiful but strict
C．scholarly but serious D．humorous but single-minded
5．What does the underlined phrase “lick her boots” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．Win her favor. B．Embarrass her.
C．Argue with her. D．Follow her closely.
6．What can we learn from Paragraph 4 ?
A．Miss Vicki was a good joke teller.
B．Miss Vicki’s jokes were always boring.
C．Students liked Miss Vicki’s class very much.
D．Students pretended to laugh to please Miss Vicki.
7．What can we infer about Miss Vicki from the last paragraph?
A．She was fired by the school.
B．She was not accepted by the students.
C．She was unwilling to leave her students.
D．She had a strong sense of social responsibility.
A recent study led by researchers from the National University of Singapore(NUS)has
found
a
clear link between the color of
a taxi and its accident rate. An analysis of 36 months of detailed taxi, driver and accident data from two fleets of yellow and blue taxis in Singapore suggested
that yellow
taxis
have
fewer
accidents than blue taxis. The higher visibility (能见度)of yellow makes it easier for drivers to avoid getting into accidents with yellow taxis, leading to a lower accident rate.
The study was led by Prof Ho. To test whether there was a causal relationship between the color of a taxi and the number of accidents the taxi had, the research team analysed data collected by the largest taxi company in Singapore. The researchers found that yellow taxis have about 6.1 fewer accidents per 1,000 taxis per month.
The researchers also studied the economic effect of changing the color of the entire fleet of taxis to yellow. The Singapore taxi company involved in the study owns about 16,700 taxis in a ratio(比例) of one yellow to three blue taxis. If a commercial decision is made to switch from blue to yellow taxis, 76.6 fewer accidents would occur per month or 917 fewer accidents per year.
Assuming an average repair cost of $1,000 per car and a downtime of six days, switching the color of all taxis to yellow could produce an annual savings of $2 million.
“We
are
eager
to
continue to validate(证实) the findings of our study by looking at the use of yellow in other types of public transport, such as school buses. For instance, we hope to compare
山西省长治二中2020届高二英语上学期期末考试试卷（含解析）
