PAGE云南省麗江市某中學(xué)2021-2022學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期月考（2）英語試卷MyFirstJobIwassixwhenIjoinedmyfatherandtwoelderbrothersatsunriseinthefieldsofEufaula,Okla.BythetimeIwaseightIwashelpingDadfixupoldfurniture.HegavemeacentforeverynailI(1)outofoldboards.Igotmyfirst(2)job,atJM'sRestaurantintown,whenIwas12.Mymainresponsibility（職責(zé)）were(3)tablesandwashingdishes,butsometimesIhelpedcook.EverydayafterschoolIwould(4)toJM'sandworkuntilten.EvenonSaturdaysIworkedfromtwountileleven.Atthatageitwasdifficultgoingtoworkandwatchingmyfriendsrunofftoswimorplay.Ididn'tnecessarilylikework,butIlovedwhatworkingallowedmetohave.Becauseofmy(5)IwasalwaystheonebuyingwhenmyfriendsandIwenttothelocalTasteFreeze.Thismademe(6).WordthatIwastrustworthyandhard-workinggotaroundtown.Alocalclothingstoreofferedmecredit（賒帳）(7)Iwasonlyinseventhgrade.Iimmediatelychargeda＄68sportscoatanda＄22pairofshoes.Iwasmakingonly65centsanhour,andIalreadyowedthestorekeeper＄90!SoIlearnedearlythedangerofeasycredit.Ipaidit(8)assoonasIcould.Myfirstjobtaughtmeself-control,responsibilityandbroughtmea(9)ofpersonalsatisfactionfewofmyfriendshadexperienced.Asmyfather,whoworkedthreejobs,oncetoldme,"Ifyou(10)sacrificeandresponsibility,therearenotmanythingsinlifeyoucan'thave."Howrighthewas!

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A.understand B.demand C.offer D.fearALivinginacitycanbestressful.ButpeopleinBogota,Colombiahavefoundaplacetohelpeasestressandgeta(1)（peace）breakfrombusylife.Theplaceisa(2)（protect）parkforhummingbirds（蜂鳥）.TheparkisatthetopofMontserratHill.Thearea(3)（contain）aforestwhichhasturnedintoaquietplaceforbothpeopleandbirds.Asthehummingbirdsflyfromflowertoflower,somepeopletakepictureswithcamerasorphones.BIcanwellrememberthefirsttimeIwasaskedtodeliveraspeechbeforethewholeclass.YoucanimaginehowshyIwaswithsomanyeyesfixed(4)me.Draftingthespeechwasapieceofcakeforme,butthedifficultpartlayinoral(5)（present）.TherealmomentbeganwhenIstoodonthestagewithmylegstremblingandmymindblank.Butmylistenerswerewaitingpatientlywithoutrushingme.GraduallyIfoundmyselfback,(6)（deliver）thespeechwithoutdifficulty.Afterwhatseemedtobeahundredyears,Ifoundmyaudienceapplauding-Imadeit!COverthepastfewyears,theChinesemarketofmobilepayment(7)（witness）aboomingdevelopment.Withtheemergencyofthemobileinternet,smartphoneshoppinghas(8)（gradual）becometrendy,especiallywiththe18to30-year-olds(9)makeupthelion'sshareinthemobilepaymentmarket.Sinceitissoconvenienttopaywithasmartphonewhileshopping,manyconsumersprefer(10)（pay）bytheirphoneratherthanbycashorcreditcard.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)CTwentyyearsago,Idroveataxiforaliving.OnenightIwenttopickupapassengerat2：30AM.WhenIarrivedtocollect,Ifoundthebuildingwasdarkexceptforasinglelightinagroundfloorwindow.Iwalkedtothedoorandknocked."Justaminute,"answeredaweak,elderlyvoice.Afteralongpause,thedooropened.Asmallwomaninhereightiesstoodbeforeme.Byhersidewasasmallsuitcase.Itookthesuitcasetothecar,andthenreturnedtohelpthewoman.Shetookmyarmandwewalkedslowlytowardthecar.Shekeptthankingmeformykindness."It'snothing,"Itoldher."IjusttrytotreatmypassengersthewayIwouldwantmymothertreated.""Oh,you'resuchagoodman,"shesaid.Whenwegotintothetaxi,shegavemeanaddress,andthenasked,"Couldyoudrivethroughdowntown？""It'snottheshortestway,"Iansweredquickly."Oh,I'minnohurry,"shesaid."I'monmywaytoahospice（臨終醫(yī)院）.Idon'thaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdon'thaveverylong."Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter（計價器）.Forthenexttwohours,wedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworked,theneighborhoodwhereshehadlived,andthefurnitureshopthathadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl.Sometimesshe'daskmetoslowdowninfrontofaparticularbuildingandwouldsitstaringintothedarkness,sayingnothing.Atdawn,shesuddenlysaid,"I'mtired.Let'sgonow."Wedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenme."HowmuchdoIoweyou？"sheasked."Nothing,"Isaid."Youhavetomakealiving,"sheanswered."Oh,thereareotherpassengers,"Ianswered.Almostwithoutthinking,Ibentandgaveherahug.Sheheldontometightly.Ourhugendedwithherremark,"Yougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy."Theoldwomanchosetoridethroughthecityinorderto______.A.showshewasfamiliarwiththecity B.seesomeplacesforthelasttimeC.letthedriverearnmoremoney D.reachthedestinationontimeThetaxidriverdidnotchargetheoldwomanbecausehe______.A.wantedtodoherafavorB.shutoffthemeterbymistakeC.hadreceivedherpaymentinadvanceD.wasinahurrytotakeotherpassengersWhatcanwelearnfromthestory？______A.Givingisalwaysapleasure.B.Peopleshouldrespecteachother.C.Anactofkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatjoy.D.Peopleshouldlearntoappreciateothers'concern.DWritingacrossTimeWhenstudentstodayneedtotakenotes,theysimplyreachfortheirballpointpens.Forstudentsinthepast,writinginstrumentswerenotsoconvenient.QuillpensQuillpensweremadefromlargebirdfeathers.Studentssharpenedthequillswithknivesandthendippedthemintopotsofinktowrite.Thepointsneededconstantre-sharpeningandeachdipofthequillprovidedonlyenoughinktowriteoneword.Besidestheseproblems,dropsofinkoftenstainedthepage.Yet,peopleusedquillpensformorethanathousandyears.Canyouimaginewritingwithaquillpen？BrushpensChinesestudentstraditionallyusedbrushpenstopracticewritingcharacters.Unlikequillpens,brushpenshadsoftbristlesthatmadesmoothlines.Studentsdippedtheirbrushpensinapoolofinkonaninkstoneandthenwrote.ChalkInthe19thandearly20thcenturies,whenpaperwasnoteasilyavailable,chalkwaswidelyusedinclassrooms.Teacherswrotewithchalkonblackboardswhilestudentspracticedwritingandmathsontheirownslates（石板）.FountainpensFountainpenswerethefirstpensthatstoredinkinside,fromwhereitflowedthroughthemetaltipornib（筆尖）forwriting.Inthe19thcentury,theyfinallyreplacedquillsonschooldesks.However,evenwithfountainpens,inkstilloftenspiltout,leavingstainseverywhere.BallpointpensEarlyballpointpensleakedandwrotepoorly.Threeinventorstookalmostsixtyyearstofinallysolvetheseproblemsintheearly1950s.Todaytwoofthem,HungarianjournalistJosefLaszloBiroandFrenchBaronBich,areknownformakingtheballpointpencheapandreliable.BiroandBicpensarestillhugelypopularandusefultoday.Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.A.theoriginsofwritinginstrumentsB.thequalityofwritinginstrumentsC.thedevelopmentofwritinginstrumentsD.thematerialsofwritinginstrumentsWhatpenswerethefirsttokeepinkinside？______A.Quillpens. B.Brushpens. C.Ballpointpens. D.Fountainpens.BiroandBicpens______.A.saveinkandpaper B.costlessandworkwellC.leakwhenused D.writepoorlyTheauthorwritesthepassageto______.A.provideinformation B.giveadviceC.offeranopinion D.tellastoryEGrown-upsknowthatpeopleandobjectsaresolid.Atthemovies,weknowthatifwereachouttotouchTomCruise,allwewillfeelisair.Butdoesababyhavethisunderstanding？Toseewhetherbabiesknowobjectsaresolid,T.Bowerdesignedamethodforprojectinganopticalillusion（視覺影像）ofahangingball.Hisplanwastofirstgivebabiesarealball,onetheycouldreachoutandtouchandthentoshowthemtheillusion.Iftheyknewthatobjectsaresolidandtheyreachedoutfortheillusionandfoundemptyair,theycouldbeexpectedtoshowsurpriseintheirfacesandmovements.Allthe16to24-week-oldbabiestestedweresurprisedwhentheyreachedfortheillusionandfoundthattheballwasnotthere.Grown-upsalsohaveasenseofobjectpermanence.Weknowthatifweputaboxinaroomandlockthedoor,theboxwillstillbetherewhenwecomeback.Butdoesababyrealizethataballthatrollsunderachairdoesnotdisappearandgotonever-neverland？ExperimentsdonebyBowersuggestthatbabiesdevelopasenseofobjectpermanencewhentheyareabout18weeksold.Inhisexperiments,Bowerusedatoytrainthatwentbehindascreen.When16-week-oldand22-week-oldbabieswatchedthetoytraindisappearbehindtheleftsideofthescreen,theylookedtotheright,expectingittoreappear.Iftheexperimentertookthetrainoffthetableandliftedthescreen,allthebabiesseemedsurprisednottoseethetrain.Thisseemstoshowthatallthebabieshadasenseofobjectpermanence.Butthesecondpartoftheexperimentshowedthatthiswasnotreallythecase.Theresearchersubstituted（替換）aballforthetrainwhenitwentbehindthescreen.The22-week-oldbabiesseemedsurprisedandlookedbacktotheleftsideforthetrain.Butthe16-week-oldbabiesdidnotseemtonoticetheswitch（更換）.Thus,he16-week-oldbabiesseemedtohaveasenseof"somethingpermanence"，whilethe22-week-oldbabieshadasenseofobjectpermanencerelatedtoaparticularobject.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.babies'senseofsight B.effectsofexperimentsonbabiesC.differenttestsonbabies'feelings D.babies'understandingofobjectsInParagraph3，"objectpermanence"meansthatwhenoutofsight,anobject______.A.keepsitsshape B.stillexistsC.stillstayssolid D.isbeyondreachWhatdidBoweruseinhisexperiments？______A.Achair. B.Afilm. C.Ascreen. D.Abox.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue？______A.Thebabiesdidn'thaveasenseofdirection.B.Theolderbabiespreferredtoytrainstoballs.C.Thebabiescouldn'ttellaballfromitsopticalillusion.D.Theyoungerbabieslikedlookingformissingobjects.FAwarmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoiceforthosewantingagoodnight'ssleep.Butnowastudyhasfounditreallydoeshelppeoplenodoff-ifitismilkedfromacowatnight.Researchershavediscoveredthat"nightmilk"containsmoremelatonin（褪黑激素），whichhasbeenproventohelppeoplefeelsleepyandreduceanxiety.Thestudy,byresearchersfromSeoul,SouthKorea,involvedmicebeingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefromcowsmilkedbothduringthedayandatnight.Thosegivennightmilk,whichcontained10timestheamountofmelatonin,werelessactiveandlessanxiousthanthosefedwiththemilkcollectedduringdaytime,accordingtothestudypublishedinTheJournalofMedicinalFood.Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleeplonger.Whiletheeffectofcowsmilkharvestedatdifferenttimehasnotbeentestedonhumansuptonow,takingmelatonindrugshasbeensuggestedtothosewhoarestrugglingtofallasleepatnight.Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentforhelpingsleepbecauseofthecalciumcontent,whichhelpspeopletorelax.Milkisalsosugar-freeandadditive-freewithnutritionistsrecommendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebeforebedasitistheleastfattening.Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtime,thegreaterburdenyouwillputonyourbodyatnight.Accordingtothetext,themicefedwithdaytimemilk______.A.startedsleepmoreeasily B.weremoreanxiousC.werelessactive D.wokeuplaterWhichofthefollowingistrueofmelatoninaccordingtothetext？______A.It'sbeentestedonmicefortentimes.B.Itcanmakepeoplemoreenergetic.C.Itexistsinmilkingreatamount.D.It'susedinsleepingdrugs.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？______A.NightMilkandSleep B.Fat,SugarandHealthC.AnExperimentonMice D.MilkDrinkingandHealthHowdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext？______A.Bygivingexamples. B.Bystatingarguments.C.Byexplainingstatisticaldata. D.Byprovidingresearchresults.PublicSpeakingTraining●Getacoach(1)sogethelp.Sincethereareaboutabillioncompaniesoutthereallreadytoofferyoupublicspeakingtrainingandcourses,herearesomethingstolookforwhendecidingthetrainingthat'srightforyou.●FocusonpositivesAnytrainingyoudotobecomemoreeffectiveatpublicspeakingshouldalwaysfocusonthepositiveaspectsofwhatyoualreadydowell.Nothingcanhurtconfidencemorethanbeingtoldthatyouaren'tdoingwell.(2)，sogoodpublicspeakingtrainingshoulddevelopthoseinsteadoftellingyouwhatyoushouldn'tdo.●(3)Ifyoufindapublicspeakingcoursethatlooksasthoughit'sgoingtogiveyoulotsofdosanddon'ts,walkaway!Yourbrainissofullofwhatyou'regoingtobetalkingabout.(4).Asfaraswe'reconcerned,therearebasicallynohardandfastrulesaboutpublicspeaking.Youraudiencecanbeyourfriends.●YouareaspecialpersonnotacloneMostimportantly,goodpublicspeakingtrainingshouldtreatyouasaspecialone,withyourownpersonalhabits.(5).Yourtrainingcourseshouldhelpyoubringoutyourpersonality,nottrytoturnyouintosomeoneyou'renot.A.SotryingtoforceawholesetofrulesintoitwilljustmakethingsworseB.Theonethingyoudon'twantisforthemtofallasleepC.Whateverthespeech,publicspeakingistoughD.Cheektherulesaboutdosanddon'tsE.TurnyourbackontoomanyrulesF.YoualreadydolotsofthingswellG.Youaren'tlikeanybodyelse

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A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.GMostpaintersdiscoverastyleofpaintingthatsuitsthemandsticktothat,especiallyifpeopleadmiretheirpictures.ButPicasso,thegreatSpanishpainter,waslikeamanwhohadnotyetfoundhisownparticularstyleofpainting.Hekeptonstrugglingtofindtheperfectexpressiontillhisdeathin1973.SomeofPicasso'spaintingsarerich,soft,coloredandbeautiful.Othersareuglyandcruelandstrange.Butsuchpaintingsallowustoimaginethingsforourselves.Theyforceustosaytoourselves,"Whatdoesheseethatmakeshimpaintlikethat？"Andwebegintolookbeneaththesurfaceofthethingswesee.Picassopaintedthousandsofpicturesindifferentstyles.Sometimeshepaintedthenaturallookofthings.Sometimesheseemedtobreakthemapartandthrowthepiecesinourfaces.Heshoweduswhatthemindknowsaswellaswhattheeyesees.Attheageof90，heremainedascuriousabouttheworldashehadbeenwhenhewasyoung.Thatiswhypeoplehavecalledhim"theyoungestpainterintheworld".（1）What'sthepassagemainlyabout？（不多于5個詞）______（2）Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone？Attimes,thingsinsomeofhispicturesseemedtobeindisorder.______（3）WhydopeoplecallPicasso"theyoungestpainterintheworld"？______（4）Whatcanyoulearnfromthispassage？（a