江苏省淮阴中学2024-2024学年度高二第二学期期末考试
英语试卷
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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Do you want a part-time job to earn some extra money?Check out the list and find one thatsuits your fancy. TECHNICAL SUPPORT
It seems almost everyone has a friend who is a technical genius.Such people earn moneyusing their talent.If you are one of them,you could be responsible for technical support in yourcollege or university and get your part-time job.You can enjoy the process of earning money whiledoing your favorite thing. TUTOR
A lot of students hire a tutor to help them in high school or college.If you are good at somesubjects,why not work as a peer tutor?You help your friends and earn money at the same time.Ifyou know foreign languages,you can make more money.All you need to do is to make anappropriate advertisement of your services using college newspapers.One of the best things aboutbeing a tutor is that you can set your hours. FITNESS INSTRUCTOR
If your college or university has a fitness center and if you are a sporty person,go and sign upto get this job.You will have an absolutely free opportunity to engage yourself in sports.You needto be a good psychologist,because you are going to work with people and it'll be your job topersuade and motivate them to become sporty,healthy and strong.Being a fitness instructor is aperfect position for those who love to help other people and want to make more friends.
OFFICE WORKER
Nowadays many companies cooperate with college students,giving them part-time jobs.Some of the major job duties of an office worker are answering calls and scheduling appointments.If you are interested in doing this job,contact the representatives of different companies to find outif they're currently hiring anyone.
21.If you want to have a flexible schedule while earning some money,which of the followingsuits you most? A.Technical support.B.Tutor.C.Fitness instructor.D.Office worker. 22.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A.As a part-time office worker,you are responsible for answering emails.
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B.If you work as a fitness instructor,you should be sporty and sociable. C.If you are good at foreign languages,you are able to earn more as a tutor. D.The four kinds of part-time jobs are intended for college students. 23.How can one get a Job as a part-time office worker? A.By submitting the application. B.Through an online interview. C.By advertising on the newspaper.
D.By contacting the representative of the company.
B
Art-no matter whether you choose to create it yourself or simply observe and enjoy it-isa relaxing and inspiring activity for many people.However,the particular benefits of artisticexpression go much further.
Studies suggest that art therapy can be very valuable in treating issues such as depression andanxiety disorder.It is a great way to express your emotions without words,process complexfeelings and find relief.
You don't necessarily have to see a therapist in order to experience some of the benefits ofartistic expression.There are many simple activities you can try from the comfort of your homesuch as art journaling,drawing,making collections,sculpting with clay,etc.It doesn't matter whatmedia you choose.The only thing that matters is that you feel comfortable using it.Human beingsare naturally creative,and all you need to.do to complete an art therapy activity successfully is tobe with yourself and your emotions.Once you free your creativity,your inner artist will quicklywake up.
However,working with a licensed therapist also has its advantage because a professional cantailor each activity to your own needs.If the activities are done in a group,they are excellent forbuilding healthy connections with other people,which may be very helpful if you are fightingdepression.
Experts agree that art therapy has many benefits,from promoting your self-respect,andproviding you a safe outlet to relieve your emotions,to giving you a sense of control over your lifeand helping you to get to know and understand yourself better.During the process of art creation,you will be taking yourself on a journey of self-discovery that will help you get rid of emotionalroadblocks,andearn how to communicate with yourself and others. 24.What is art therapy used for?
A.Learning drawing skills.B.Expressing art with words. C.Preventing physical diseases.D.Improving mental health. 25.To finish a successful art therapy,you'd better
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A.have a gift for artB.have a strong will
C.be honest with yourselfD.hold back your emotions
26.Why are group activities needed when dealing with depression? A.To set an example.B.to promote communication, C.To build up friendships.D.To wake up the inner artist. 27.What does the author intend to do in the last paragraph? A.Explain the advantages of art therapy. B.Give some details about art creation. C.Provide some advice for readers. D.Summarize the previous paragraphs.
C
People think of cats as cute.But research published in a psychology journal calls themneurotic(神经质的）and unstable.Researchers from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland andthe Bronx Zoo in New York compared the personalities of domestic house cats with those of fourdifferent types of wildcats.
To better understand their personalities,the researchers rated a number of animals'behaviorson what psychologists
call
the
Big
Five
human
personality
traits(
特
征
）
：
openness,agreeableness,conscientiousness,neuroticism and extraversion.
Domestic house cats have similar personality structures to African lions.\basis,things like being anxious,being timid,being excitable,beingaggressive toward humans,being aggressive toward each other,\Max Wachtel,a Denverpsychologist who didn't participate in the study.\of those are characteristics you see in thosecute little house cats,and you also see them in lions.”
If you ever thought your cat was anxious,insecure,tense,suspicious or aggressive toward you,you aren't making it up,he said.If they were bigger,they probably would consider killing you.
But the news isn't all bad:Just like lions,house cats are also playful,excitable and funny.They just aren't very predictable.One moment cats will be enjoying belly scratches,and the nextthey will be biting you to make you stop.
“It is good to understand the personality characteristics of our pets,\personalities,but as a species,there are a lot of commonalities.\
The researchers also studied personality traits of Scottish wildcats and some other animals.＂Across the five species we assessed,personality structure was strikingly similar and also seemedto be related to other studies'findings,such as in tigers,\
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Comparative Psychology.But house cats were most likelions,potentially because they live in semi-social surroundings and lions are the most social of cats.
＂They're cute and furry,but we need to remember when we have cats as pets,we are invitinglittle predators(捕食者）into our house,\28.According to the passage,cats can be described as A.funny and safe B.playful and stable C.fantastic and devoted D.neurotic and unpredictable'
29.How did the researchers conduct the research? A.By making comparisons. B.By analyzing cause and effect. C.By giving examples. D.By providing explanations.
30.Which of the following\A.The book really turned me on to science. B.Upon entering the room,he turned on the light. C.The hungry suddenly turned on each other for food.
D.The trial turned on the medical evidence presented by the defense. 31.Which of the following can be used as a suitable title? A.Cats are best pets. B.Domestic cats and wildcats. C.Your cat may want to kill you. D.Different cats,different personalities.
D
When the novelist Luis Alberto Urrea was 14 or 15,he took a trip deep into Mexico.He wasborn in Tijuana to a Mexican father and a white American mother before moving just across theborder and eventually into the San Diego suburbs.But his father thought he was becoming\
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the way,his father gave him apaperback copy of The Godfather and told him it would change his life.\wastrying to make a case for us being criminals,\and the traditions and the honor for the old country,as people weremaking their way in the U.S.”
In his new novel The House of Broken Angels,Urrea has written his own opinion on theGodfather story with a Mexican-American Don Corleone figure at its center.The story takes placeover two days,as Big Angel de la Cruz buries his mother and celebrates his final birthday party onearth;he knows he's dying,and he's gathered his extended family around him for a noisy and lively goodbye.
The idea was inspired by the final birthday party of Urrea's elder brother three years ago.＂Everybody was jammed in his backyard,and there was a DJ and people dancing and consuming aserious amount of American junk food-they didn't want Mexican food,they wanted KFC andpizza.I thought,where are the tacos(a kind of Mexican tood),guy?And my brother sat in his littlechair in the middle of it.People were coming to him and kneeling,and they would thank him andkiss his hand or touch his head and tell him all the ways he had changed their lives.\
Urrea's brother died of cancer within two weeks at 74,and the heartbreaking event hauntedthe author.He considered writing a memoir(回忆录）about it-\about Christmas and Thanksgiving.\the writer Jim Harrison at a dinner event,he shared the story,and Harrison said,\God hands you a novel.You have to write it.\thought to himself\orders from Jim Harrison-this is good stuff.A kid fromTijuana doesn't get that very often.\
The House of Broken Angels is a celebration of the Mexican-American family,but it alsoincludes moments of frustration with this country's treatment of the immigrant group.Before hegot too sick to work,Big Angel worked in an office and drank coffee from a cup that read BOSS.＂Yeah,the employees all got the message,\writes.\Mexican-American was callinghimself their boss.\that they'llbe kicked out of the country soon.\rage(惯怒），man!Urrea says.\have shocked a lot of the United States to hear this kind of empty talkand this bald-faced racialism of politics all of a sudden,but to us,this stuff isn't a surprise?\
“I really wanted to write a tribute(致敬）to my brother,to my family and to us,but it's also alove song to the country,\says.\think people have this weird,horrible view...thatimmigrants are evil snakes.People don't understand that immigration is truly a statement of lovefor this country,whatever the country represents.People want to be here and work.\32.Why did Urrea's father give him the book The Godfather? A.He wanted Urrea to enjoy the 27-hour journey.
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江苏省淮阴中学2024-2024学年度高二第二学期期末考试英语试题及答案
