河南省镇平县第一高级中学2017_2018学年高二英语暑假强化训练试题

2018年镇平一高高二暑假强化训练

英语试题

第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

8.30 P. M.

Outlook

Outlook is back with a new series of reports to keep you up date with all that's new in the world of entertainment. Stories go all the way from the technical to the romantic, from stage to screen. There will be reports of the stars of the moment the stars of the future and the stars of the past. The director with his new film, the designer with the latest fashion, and the musician with the popular song are part of the new Outlook. The program is introduced by Fran Levine.

9:00 P. M.

Discovery

When a 10-year-old boy gets a first class degree in mathematics or an 8-year-old boy/girl plays chess like a future grade master, they are considered as geniuses. Where does the quality of genius come from? ts it all in the gene or can any child be turned into a genius? And if parents do have a child who might become a genius in the future, what should they do? In this 30-minute film, Barry Johnson, the professor at School of Medicine, New York University will help you discover the answers.

10~00 P. M.

Science~Health

Is it possible to beat high blood pressure without drugs? The answer is yes, according to the researchers at Johns Hopkins and three other medical centers. After a study of 800 persons with high blood pressure, they found that after 6 months, those devoted to weight loss exercise and eating a low-salt, low-fat food lost about 13 pounds and became fitter. Plus, 35% of them dropped into the "normal" category. This week, Dr. Alan Duckworth will tell you how these people reduce their blood pressure to level similar to what's achieved with Hypertension drugs.

21. If one boy wants to watch his favorite movie star's latest news, which program need he watch?

A. Outlook.

B. Discovery.

C. Science Health.

D. None of the above.

22. What subject won't be probably talked about in Barry Johnson's explanations?

A. The root of the quality of genius.

B. Whether any child will become a genius.

C. Tips about how to make a child become interested in classes.

D. How to treat a child who can become a genius in the future.

23. The passage is most likely to appear in

A. a story book

B. a TV program guide

C.a fashion magamne

D.A science fiction

B

Mike Miles hadn't had a stable job in years. He bounced around from one position to another, never sure when his last day would be. Sometimes, he lost a posinon with less than a day's notice. This wasn't due to a poor work ethic-from arriving early to staying late. Miles says he did everything he could to build a good relationship with employers. But because Miles had a criminal reord, he was always CUt。loose when it came time tO let staff 90．

It wasn’t until October 201 5，nearly a decade after his release from prison，that a cousin told Miles about Lancaster：Food Company，a local business that focuses on hiring people released from prison．Hoping this would clear up what feh：like a thick cloud of uncertainty over his future，Miles submitted an application．H e got，an interview，and he then began a new job．

Miles’experience is rare in Lancaster，where the poverty rate holds steady at 30％．This figure annoyed Charlie Crystle，Lancaster’S co-founder and CE0．Crystle was raised in Lancaster but left in 1986 tO pursue a college degree and later，a career in technology．。He C0—founded four tech companies，one of which sold for milli ons of dollars back i‘n 2000．

Crystle is skeptical that many of Lancaster’S low—income residents can get started the way he did。He believes food production is a key way to meet：former offenders who may lack a college degree．Lancaster：produces products like bread．Nowadays the company is rapidly expandin9；however，at jUSt 16 full—time employees，including administration and owners，it doesn’t lower the city’S poverty rate。

Crystle says he wants tO inspire other companies t0．rethink their current practices and start conversations around minimum wage and employment opportunities for everyone，including ex—offenders。Dan J urman，who chairs the city’S Commission to

Combat Poverty，believes that Crystle’S business is a great：way tO make this happen．“None of US can handle these issues alone，’’he said．

24.Why didn’t Miles have a stable job?

A．Because he liked bouncing around from one position tO another．

B．Because his attitude tO work was not satisfactory

c．Becau。e he thought the salary was too low

D．Because his previous behavior made the bsses worried．

25．What can we infer from the passage?

A．Miles’condition didn’t get changed．

B．Miles was grateful tO Charlie Crystle．