師大附中2018-2019學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期中考試閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分）AIfyoufrequentlytravelforbusiness,StaybridgeSuitesofferyouarangeofhomecomforts.FourrecentvisitorstoStrybridgeSuitesexplainwhytheybooked,whattheyenjoyedandwhatmadethemwanttoreturn.ClairMetcalfTheconceptisgreat,butthestaffaretheoneswhoreallymakeit.”shesays.“Ittakesalotofdisciplinetoalwaysbefriendly,butthestaffheredothat.Theygenuinelycareaboutyou.”AndrewRobertsOneofthebestthingsishavingmyownkitchen.IoftenendupworkinglateandIdontfancyeatinginarestaurantonmyown,socookingformyselfisabigdraw”Themainthingformeisbeingabletocookandhavemyownflat.Thestaffareamazing.Itisgreattoberecognizedbythem.”hesays.PaulineRobinsonWhatIloveaboutitisthewaythatyouaretreatedbythestaffs,”shesays.Someofthestaffhavebeenthereallthattimeandtheydolookafteryouwell.Asawomanstayingonmyown,itisreassuringthattheylookoutforyou,andrecentlywhenIwaspoorlytheyevenbroughtthingsIneededtomy”RyanRuckledgeThefully-equippedkitchenisgreat.Ialwayshaveaone-bedapartmentsoIhaveaseparatekitchenanddiningroomandIamabletorelaxandcooksomemeals.Eatingoutcanfeelabitmuchwhenyoudoitdayinanddayout---itmakesyouhatewhatyoudo---andIdontwantthat.”21.WhatattractsvisitorstoStaybridgeSuites?第1頁(yè)共11頁(yè)A.aseparatediningroomB.Aone-bedapartmentC.AhomefromhomeD.Alotofdiscipline22.Whothinkhighlyofthekitchen?A.PaulineRobinsonandRyanRuckledgeB.ClairMetcalfandRyanRuckledgeC.AndrewRobertsandRyanRuckledgeD.PaulineRobinsonandClairMetcalf23.Whydoestheauthorwritethearticle?A.ToadvertisethehotelB.TointroducefourrecentvisitorsC.ToinformusofanewserviceD.TosinghighpraiseforthestaffBWorldWarIisrememberedasoneoftheworstwarsfought.Someunitsinthewarringparties—thearmiesofBritainandFranceontheoneside,andGermanontheother,putdowntheirweaponsforthebriefestmomenttocelebrateaholidaythatbroughtopposingsidestogether.GatheringintheirtrenchesonChristmasEve,soldiersonbothsidesacrosstheentireWesternfrontlinecelebratedtheholidayasbestastheycould.Soon,allalongthefrontlinesoldiersbegantoleavetheirtrencheswithouttheirweapon,andmeetenemysoldiersinnomansland.Whatfollowedwasanamazingtimeforhumanity;enemieswhowerejusthoursagokillingeachotheratalevelunseeninhumanhistory,weretalking,singing,dancing,andeatingtogetherasiftheywerefriends.PerhapsthebestwaytosumupwassaidbyaBritishsoldier:“Allthistalkofhate,allthisfiringateachotherthathasragedsincethe第2頁(yè)共11頁(yè)beginningofthewarwasoutdowngraduallyandstayedbythemagicofChristmas,”hewrote.“Itspeakstothecommonhumanityinthemidstofwar,andtotheverybestofwhoweare---whichisoneofthosethingsthatwerecognizeduringtheholidayseason,”LoratheCuratorifEducation,toldBusinessInsider.Sadly,thehighcommandsofbothsidesdidnotapproveoftheactionsoftheirsoldiers.Someunitswerepunishedortransferredtootherpartsofthefrontline.Acenturyafterthewarbegan,GermanandBritishsoldiersstillgettogethertoplaysoccerandcelebrateChristmas.Nowtheydosoascompanions;partofthehopefulpeacethatthesoldiersof1914nodoubtprayedforinthetrenchesontheWesternFront.24.Whatmadethetwosidesputdowntheweaponsforawhile?A.afestivalairB.acallforfriendshipD.ashortfallinsuppliesC.amilitaryorder25.Whatdoweknowaboutsomesoldierstakingpartinthecelebration?A.TheynolongerbattledagainsttheenemiesB.TheybothsharedacommondesireforpeaceC.TheyhadadeepunderstandingofeachotherD.Theywereheavilyawardedbytheircommands26.Whatwasthemainreasonforthesoldiers’celebration?A.TheypretendedtobefamilymembersB.TheywantedtobecomegoodfriendsC.TheywokeuptotheirinnergoodnessD.Theywereinwantofsomerelaxation27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.TheinnerhumanityduringthewarB.ThedamageofthecelebrationC.Fun-lovingsoldiersatwarD.AmagicalChristmasparty第3頁(yè)共11頁(yè)CRegardlessofhowfarwedliketobelievegender（性別）equalityintheworkplacehascome,theresstillayawninggapbetweenmaleandfemaleleadersintheprofessionalworld.A2018statisticshowsthatwomennowadaysholdjust5.8percentofCEOspositionsatS&P500companies,accordingtoCatalyst.Whileitsnotahugeshockthatwomenaresomewhatunderrepresentedinleadershippositions,whatissurprisingthough,isthefactthatfemalesmayactuallybebettersuitedtoleadinalmosteveryarea,atleastaccordingtonewfindingsfromtheBINorwegianBusinessSchool.Intheirresearch,ProfessorOyvindL.MartinsenandProfessorLarsGlassurveyed調(diào)查)2,900managerswithaspecialfocusonpersonalitytypes.Theresultswereclear:Womenscoredhigherthanmeninfourofthefivemajorleadership-centriccategories.Whilesomepeoplebelievethatmeninherentlymakebetterleaders—probablybecausetheypicturealeaderwithacommandingvoice,whichismoretypicalofmenthanwomen—thispieceofresearchsuggeststhatwomenarebetteratmethodicalmanagementandgoal-setting,openness,sociabilityandsupportiveness,aswellasabilitytocommunicateclearly.Therewasoneareainwhichmenscoredhigherthanwomen,though,andthatwasonemotionalstabilityandabilitytofacejob-relatedpressureandstress.Theresultssuggestthatwomenaremoresensitivetotheeffectsofhigh-pressureorhighlyemotionalsituations.Obviously,it’simportanttoconsiderindividual(個(gè)人的)differences.Anyone,regardlessofgender,maybeaninspiringleaderandacompetentboss.Butnexttimerehiringforamanagementposition,youjustmightwanttogivetheresumes(簡(jiǎn)歷)fromfemalecandidatesaharderlook.28.Whatmakesusshockedmuchatleadershippositions?．Womenareworsethanmen.．Mentakealmostallhighpositions.第4頁(yè)共11頁(yè)C．Thereisahugegapbetweengenders.．Womenmightbehavebetterinnearlyeveryfield.29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“inherently”inParagraph4?．properlyB．potentiallyC．naturallyD．normally30.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthistext?．HowWeCanFigureOutTheBoss．WhyWomenAreBetterThanMenC．WhyWomenMakeTheBestBosses．HowWeCanTellGenderDifference31.Whomighthavespecialinterestinthisarticle?．Jobhunters.．EmployersC．Employees.Malebosses.DHackingisn'tjustforcomputersandsmartphones.Scientistshavefoundawaytohackaplant'sgenesinordertomakeitusesunlightmorequickly.Someday,theresultscouldincreasetheamountoffoodproducedaroundtheworld.Photosynthesis（光合作用）isthewordusedtodescribehowplantsusesunlight,water,andcarbondioxidetomaketheirownfood.Thisisaveryslowprocess.Plantsuselessthan1percentoftheenergyavailabletothem.Butbyhackingaplantsgenes,thescientistswereabletoincreasetheamountofleafgrowthonplantsbybetween14and20percent.Specially,scientistshackedplantsprotectivesystem.Normally,thissystemisactivatedwhenaplantgetstoomuchsunlight.Whentheplantsensesthelight,itcreatesmoreleaves.Whentheplantisintheshade,theprotectivesystemisturnedoff.StephenLongistheleadauthorofthestudy.Hecomparedaplantsprotectivelight—adjustingglasses.Whenapersonwearstheglassesoutsideduringtheday,thedarkenandlightendependingonhowsunnyitis.Plantsdothesamething.Butin第5頁(yè)共11頁(yè)plantstheadjustmentcantakeanywherefrom10minutestoanhour.Thismakesithardforplantstogettherightamountofsunlightneededtocreatefood.Thenewstudyspeduptheprocess.Bychangingtheplantsgenes,theprotectiveturnedonandoffmorequicklythannormal.Asaresult,scientistsusedinthestudyincreased.leafgrowthontheplantsItwillbeatleast15yearsbeforescientistscanadjustallcropsaroundtheworld,Longsays.Buthebelievesthestudyisthefirststepinthatdirection.Theworldspopulationisabout7.3billionnow.AccordingtotheUnitedNations,thatnumberidexpectedtoreach8.5billionby2030,increasingthedemandforfoodaroundtheworld.32.Ifaleafis5cmlong,thescientistcanmakeitinto_______byhackingitgenes.A.5.5cmB.5.8cmC.8.1cmD.10cm33.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.HackingisuniqueinthecomputerfieldB.Photosynthesisisaslowbutefficientprocess.C.Plants’protectivesystemrelatedcloselywiththesunlightD.StephenLongcanquicklyadjustallthecropsworldwide34.Thefinalpurposeforscientiststohacktheplantmaybe______.A.ToachievetheiracademicdreamsB.TofeedmorepeoplearoundtheworldC.Tochangethe’genesD.Tousemoresunlight35.Wherewillyoupossiblyreadthispassage?A.anewspaperC.astorybookB.abookreviewD.aguidebrochure第二節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2分，共20分）36._________Itisanewtermintoday'stourismindustry.Butinanageofgrowingenvironmentalawareness,itisnottoodifficultforustoimagineandunderstandthisnewformof．Ecotourism,whichisconsideredasakindofresponsibletourism,istypically第6頁(yè)共11頁(yè)defined（定義）astraveltoplaceswherespecialandunusualplants,animalsandculturalheritages（遺產(chǎn)）arethemainattractions.37.________Therefore,programsconcerningtheprotectionofsomenaturalandculturalspotsalsoform'apartofecotourism．Ecotourismisdevelopingatgreatspeed．AccordingtoarecentreportbytheWorldTourismOrganization,ecotourisminrecentyearshasenjoyedanannualgrowthofabout5%worldwide.38.________Theyincludebirdwatching,hiking,diving,photographyandtakingpartinvariouskindsoflocalculturalevents．Ifyoulovecommunicatingwithnature,conservingtheenvironmentorimprovingthelivesofpeoplethenecotourismisanexcellentwaytoseenewandexcitingplaces.39.____________However,itlookslikesomesmallertownsandcountryareasmaywellbecomethenewdestinationsforpeopletovisittomorrowbecausetheyarerichinecological,culturalandhistoricalresources.Ecotourismhasbeengainingincreasingrecognitionandpopularitymainlyfortherelaxing,naturalandvividexperienceitofferstotourists．Peopleareattractedtonatureandlongtobeclosetoit．However,aconflictbetweennatureandhumanbeingsisunavoidable.40.___________．Thedefinitionofecotourismisbeyondwords．．Ittakesecologyandcultureintoconsideration．C．Youmaynotbeveryfamiliarwith"ecotourism"．．Morethan80activitieshavebeenlistedforecotourism．E．Peoplecanhavegreatfunenjoyingnaturethroughecotourism．．Howtoprotectnaturalresourceswhiletakingadvantageofthemisofgreatimportance．．Bigcitiesarestillthemajorplacesthatattracttouristsinoursocietytoday．第二部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用第一節(jié)完形填空Iseatedmyselfintheexaminingroomchairformyannualcheck-up.41.______,thedoctoraskedmeaboutmyhealthhistory.第7頁(yè)共11頁(yè)Butthenhe42.______inaquestionSoRobin,whatareyougoingtodoafterhighschool?”heasked.Uh...Idontknow.I43.______.Iwasseventeen.Ididnthaveanyidea.Ihadjusthadameetingwithmyteacheraboutthis44.______.shesaidthatIwasnot“collegematerial”---45.______Ibelievedher.Youtknow?Well,46.______dontyougotocollegetobecomeadoctorlikeme?”Hesmiled.Gotocollegetobecomeadoctor?Ithoughthewascrazyforeven47.______it.Nooneinmyfamilyhadevengraduatedfromcollege,48.______bec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