高中英语真题：2016-2017学年高二英语12月月考试题(无答案)_1

2016-2017学年高二英语12月月考试题（无
答案）
全卷满分：150分考试时间：120分钟
本试卷分第I 卷（选择题）和第II 卷（非选择题）两部分。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
请听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A.B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a shop
B. In a hotel
C. In
a park
2. At what time will the speakers get to Changsha?
A. 12:15
B. 12:30
C. 12:45
3. How does the woman feel about her essay?
A. Angry
B. Tired
C. Upset
4. What are the speakers talking about?
A. The woman’s language study.
B. The man’s foreign friends.
C. Their wonderful jobs.
5. What does the man want to do tonight?
A. Go to the cinema.
B. Watch TV at home
C. Prepare for a meeting
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
请听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A.B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。

听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答6.7题。

6. What will the woman become soon?
A. A college student.
B. A high school student.
C. A middle school student.
7. What is the woman discussing with the man?
A. Their neighbors
B. A seafood restaurant.
C. Her summer holiday plan.
请听第7段材料，回答8.9题。

8. What’s wrong with the car?
A. The engine broke down.
B. There was no more gas.
C. The battery ran out.
9. Where is the woman going?
A. To an airport.
B. To a watch shop.
C. To the man’s house.
请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. On which floor is the man probably staying?
A. 6th
B. 7th
C. 8th
11. What will the man do tomorrow morning?
A. Meet someone important.
B. Attend a meeting.
C. Cook breakfast.
12. What d
oes the number 1820 refer to if the man dials 3 and then 1820 ?
A. Service.
B. Room.
C. Tim
e.
请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Who is the woman?
A. Ryan’s wife.
B. Ryan’s workmate.
C. Ryan’s doctor.
14. What does the woman say about Ryan?
A. He hardly ever gets ill.
B. He isn’t very friendly.
C. He seldom works hard.
15. Why does the man want to see Mr. Ryan?
A. To praise him for his good job in the office.
B. To show his consideration for his health.
C. To deal with his insurance for his car.
16. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The man will call Ryan after the talk.
B. Ryan will be out for several days.
C. Ryan called the woman this morning.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20 题。

17. How long has the speaker been working at the present co
mpany?
A. 30 years.
B. 13 years.
C.
10 years.
18. When did the speaker work in Spain?
A. Right after his graduation.
B. Before he worked as a salesman.
C. After he worked in tourist centers abroad.
19. Why did the speaker decide to take his present job?
A. He could have many holidays.
B. He had related experience.
C. He loved traveling.
20. Which of the following is one of the speaker’s duties?
A. Picking up customers.
B. Helping customers check in.
C. Advising customers on transportation.
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）
阅读小列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A
Thinking of getting your first job? Then you’d better lear
n what’s out there, how to apply and how to shine in a job inte rview.
Where to look
Jobs are advertised in:
．Job vacancy(空缺) websites
．Newspapers( local and national)
．Recruitment agencies(招聘机构)
．Shop windows
You could also take your CV(简
历) along your local high street-
even if they have no vacancies, you can show them how exce llent you are so when they do have a vacancy, you’ll be the p erson they call.
What’s a CV?
It stands for Curriculum Vitae, and is basically one side o f A4 containing your personal details, skills and experience. Y ou can find how to do a CV by using the links below.
Cover Letters & Application Forms
You need to send a cover letter with a CV, and some em ployers want you to complete an application form. There’s det ailed information on cover letters and application forms on the websites listed below.
Not Got Any Experience
Everyone has to get a first job, and you can stress your tranfe rable skills on your CV. If the job description asks for “ excelle nt communication skills” or “organizational skills”, you can me ntion occasions when you have to use these skills, e.g. being a monitor or getting all your coursework in on time.
The Interview
If an employer rates your CV/ application form, you’ll be i nvited to an interview. The general rules of interviews are:．Dress a little smarter than those who do the job already.．Turn up on time.
．Greet the person who’s interviewing you by name, “Hi, Joe/ Mr Smith (depending on which you’d think they prefer), nice to meet you.”
．Tell the truth.
．Think about what questions you’ll be asked (based on the r equired skills listed in the job description) and prepare your an swers in advance.
21. Who is this passage most probably written for?
A. Those who have lost their jobs.
B. Those who want to employ workers.
C. Those who are seeking career development.
D. Those who are seeking their first jobs.
22. When applying for a job, we may need to send an employ er all the following EXCEPT .
A. a diploma
B. a CV
C. a cover letter
D. an application form
23. What can we learn from the passage?
A. It is easy for those who have no experience to get a job.
B. It is better to tell the truth about ourselves in an interview.
C. It is useless to send CVs to companies with no vacancies.
D. It is necessary to arrive as early as possible for an intervie w.
B
An African-
Ameican man named John Henry was the hero of former slav es and the people who built the railroads. He was known for h is strength. But confirming details
of John Henry’s life is impossible because no one knows for s ure if he really lived. However, John Henry is based, in part, o n real events.
John Henry grew up in a world that didn’t let children sta y children for long. Before John Henry was six, he carried sto nes for workers building a nearby railroad. By ten, he worked f
rom early in the morning until night. By the time John Henry w as a young man, he was one of the best steel-drivers.
He could work for hours and so fast that his hammer mo ved like lightning. John Henry went to work as a steel-
driver for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. One day, a sale sman came to the work area with a drilling machine powered by steam. He said it could drill holes faster than twelve men w orking together. The railroad company planned to buy the ma chine if it worked as well as salesman said.
John Henry looked at the machine and saw pictures of t he future: machines replacing America’s best laborers. So he decided to compete. At first, the steam-
powered machine worked twice faster than he did. Then, he s tarted working with one hammer in each hand, faster and fast er.
Suddenly, there was a sound like the mountain breaking . The salesman was afraid. Then the m
achine broke down. However, John Henry was still at work. H e kept working until his heart burst. His blood was everywhere . But he still held the hammers. Soon, the machines took the place of the steel-
drivers. Many laborers left their families, looking for work. The y took the only jobs they could find. As they worked, some sa
ng about John Henry.
24. What do we know about John Henry according to the text ?
A. He was born in Africa.
B. He was a real historical person.
C. He had nothing to do with the real events.
D. He was well respected by many slaves.
25. Wh
at does the writer mean by saying “that didn’t let children stay children for long” in Paragraph 2?
A. John Henry grew up very fast.
B. John Henry had to work earlier.
C. John Henry had no childhood.
D. John Henry liked to work hard.
26. Why did John Henry compete against the steam-powered machine?
A. He showed off his strength to others.
B. The machine would soon break down.
C. It was for the future of those workers.
D. The machine worked very slowly.
27. What can be inferred from the result of the competition bet ween John Henry and the machine?
A. Many steel-drivers lost their work.
B. The salesman lost his chance at last.
C. The company refused the salesman.
D. John Henry had the last laugh.
C
Today, several of the world’s nearly 7000 languages face a se roius risk of extinction. “For example, Ainu, a language in Jap an, is now seriously threatened, with only 10 native speakers l eft,” said lead study author Tatsuya Amano at the University o f Cambridge in England.
The scientists found that 25 percent of the world’s langu ages are threatened. After identifying where the endangered l anguages were, they looked for any environmental, social or economic factors those languages might have in common, su ch as rugged terrain or rapid population growth. “We found th at on a global scale, language speaker declines are strongly li nked to economic growth-
that is, declines are particularly occurring in economically dev eloped regions,” Amano said.
“One important implication of this new study is that lang
u
ages in the tropics and the Himalayan region are likely to be i ncreasingly threatened in the near future, because these regi ons still have many local indigenous(土生土长
的) languages with a small number of speakers, and at the sa me time are experiencing rapid economic growth,” Amano sai d.
Economic growth may endanger languages for a variety of reasons. For instance, speakers of endangered languages may view another more dominant language as offering econo mic opportunities, and thus give up their own languages. Ther e are other important factors that might endanger languages, t he researchers said. For instance, policies regarding how l anguages are used and taught in schools can be very differen t among countries and even within each country, and these fa ctors may explain more detailed patterns in language endang erment.
Amano suggested it could be possible to forecast future t hreats to linguistic diversity. “There exists detailed information about projected future changes in the environment, economie s and climates,” Amano said. “Using such information, togeth er with the findings of this study and further analysis, we woul d like to understand what will happen and which languages wi
ll be threatened in p articular.”
28. Ainu is mentioned in paragraph 1 in order to tell us that .
A. Japanese is now seriously threatened.
B. several languages are likely to disappear in the future.
C. Japanese is made up of many languages.
D. few people speak Japanese in the world.
29. What may endanger the languages most according to Am ano?
A. The diversity of the society.
B. The decline of the population.
C. The development of the economy.
D. The improvement of the environment.
30. The writer shows us the reasons why languages are enda ngered by .
A. telling some interesting stories.
B. doing some experiments.
C. offering some examples.
D. making a list of important facts.
31. We can learn from the last paragraph that .
A. world’s languages are developing rapidly.
B. future threats to languages can be predicted.
C. the study is very important to languages.
D. it is rather hard for us to protect languages.
D
For years magazine publishers focused most of their attention on selling ads in their magazines and devoted less attention t o proving the ads were effective. Now, many new advertising media have emerged, such as TV, radio and the Internet. Mor eover, there are more than twice as many magazines competi ng for media dollars as there were a decade ago. With so ma ny media options available, marketers now want reliable proof that magazine advertising is effective and can build brand aw areness, help position a brand, or actually deliver sales.
Magazines have typically promised ad
vertisers exposure or access to a stable audience such as fas hion-conscious young women, sports-
crazy men or car lovers. However, advertisers want evidence more than exposure. They want proof that seeing an ad for C alvin Klein jeans in COSMO makes readers more likely spend ＄80 buying them or that placing an ad for a Volkswagen Jett a in Rolling Stone helps the brand stick in consumers’ minds l ong enough to influence their next car purchase.
Magazines increasingly have to compete against media t hat can provide evidence that their ads indeed to do somethin g. For examp
le, the Internet can show the data instantly because consumer s’ movements and purchases can be tracked through their mo use clicks. And with new digital technology, television sets will soon become transactional(交易
的) tools, allowing consumers to order information and goods right from their sofas with a remote control. Magazines can no t afford to wait any longer to prove that they work.
The magazines industry is taking steps to prove its effecti veness. The industry’s lead trade group, Magazine Publishers of America(MPA), recently spent half a million dollars investig ating ways to prove the magazine’s effectiveness. One of the group’s studies found that ads in magazines increased short-term sales of products and also brought more sales over time. Sales increased among magazine-
exposed households for 8 of the 10 brands measured. In shor t, magazines must prove that their connection with readers wil l increase sales for the companies that advertise in them.
32. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The magazine ads should prove their effectiveness in prom oting sales.
B. The magazine industry is going down because of more adv ertising media.
C. The magazine publishers shouldn’t focus on ads instead of their magazines’ quality.
D. More and more magazines are competing in the ads marke t.
33. Why should the magazine industry prove that magazine a dvertising is effective?
A. Because many products are bad for people’s health.
B. Because people are worried about the quality of the produc ts.
C. Because more and more media compete with it.
D. Because it gets less and less share of the ads.
34. According to the third paragraph, TV sets .
A. have proved their effectiveness by offering their mouse clic ks.
B. are the most popular tools for consumers to order goods ri ght from their sofas.
C. haven’t become one of the tools for consumers to order inf ormation and goods.
D. are the most effective media in helping to position a brand and deliver sales.
35. What can we learn from the study carried out by MPA?
A. The ads in magazines could cause large sales immediately .
B. The ads in magazines can only bring into short-term sales.
C. The ads in magazines are more effective than those on the other media.
D. The ads in magazines have a long-
term influence on the sales of products.
第二节：（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Good Habits of Wealthy People
Have you ever wondered how some people have gotten s o successful? Sure you have. 36 But most successful peopl e share certain habits. Here are several habits that have help ed place them on the top:
They set goals and imagine.
Ninety-
five percent of the successful achievers practise writing down their goals, plans, or visions for success on a regular basis. S uccessful people do this the night before, or first thing in the
morning. 37
They wake up early.
President Obama, Richard Branson and Tim Cook are k nown to be early risers. 38 Because early risers are able to s tart their days ahead of everyone else to respond to others, e xercise and find some personal time, they tend to be happier and more active.
39
Sixty-
seven percent of rich people only watch TV for one hour or le ss per day. Corley also found only six percent of the wealthy watch reality show, while 78 percent of the poor do. Additional ly, 86 percent of the wealthy love to read with an impressive 8 8 percent claiming that they read for self-
improvement for 30 minutes or more per day.
They know when to say “no”
Successful people realize that by saying “no” to negativity, extra work and activities that waste time, they can focus on in creasing their productivity. If they say “yes” to everyone or ev erything, they’ll be too distracted.40
They never watch TV.
They prefer to read rather than watch TV.
How has this contributed to their success?
They will not accomplish tasks that have to be done.
A great idea, motivation, persistence and a little luck will help. Successful people expect that luck will find them, and it usuall y does.
So they are prepared to deal with the challenges that wait for t hem.
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As I held my dad’s hands one night, I couldn’t help but notice t heir calluses(老
茧) and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a 41 , including all his struggles.
One summer, I remember, a drought hit Ontario, turning it into a 42 desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking s weet corn with my dad to fill the last 43 from the grocery sto re. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which 44 took twenty min utes. That morning, however, the process didn’t 45 smoothl y. After forty minutes of walking aimlessly in the field, we 46 needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and 47
. Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “ If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves.” Dad 48 ,“ Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us a nd then we’re 49 . Such is dad－
whatever problem he 50 , he never gives up.
51 , the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all ove r our county. It was a challenging time for everyone, 52 da d remained optimistic. He 53 to be grateful for other things l ike good health and food on our plates. Only then did I truly b egin to 54 dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real 55 . From dawn to dusk , he works countless hours to 56 our family. He always puts our happiness 57 his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games 58 his exhaustion after long days . Hi s loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and 59 to put others first.
Dad, the life 60 I have learned from you will stay with me fo rever. You are my father, teacher, friend and most importantly , my hero.
41. A. teacher B. farmer
C. gardener
D. grocer
42. A. burning
B. lively
C. disappearing
D. stormy
43. A. form B. order C. gap
D. position
44. A. repeatedly B. finally C.
normally D. really
45. A. change B. begin C. occur
D. go
46. A. still B. yet C. even D. nearly
47. A. surprised B. stressed C. frightened
D. angered
48. A. apologized B. cried C. laughed
D. complained
49. A. done B. lost
C. moved
D. touched
50. A. works out B. brings up C. meets wit
h D. thinks about
51. A. Unfortunately B. Thankfully
C. Hopefully
D. Strangely
52. A. or B. for C. so D. but
53. A. happened B. continued
C. seemed
D. aimed
54. A. face B. question
C. examine
D. appreciate
55. A. pride B. love
C. friendship
D. honesty
56. A. start B. settle
C. support
D. impress
57. A. before B. after C. beside D. under
58. A. in place of
B. in terms of
C. in control of
D. in spite of
59. A. careful B. regretful C. considerate
D. humorous
60. A. history B. motto
C. patterns
D. lessons
第II 卷
第三部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分45分）第二节：（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。

Timoteo Apaza is a gentle 46-year-
old man, living in a village near 61 most dangerous pa rt of the road, known locally 62 the Devil’s Bend. The r
oads are in bad condition and accidents are frequent. But tha nks to Timoteo, 63 works as a human traffic signal, the death toll 64 (fall) so far. Before Apaza volunteered to direct the traffic, he had been a miner and a soldier. One d ay he was driving a lorry load of bananas 65 he came off the road and fell three hundred metres down the mountain.
66 (fortune), he survived. A few years later, he was c alled in the night 67 (help) pull people out of a crash ed bus. From then on, he realised that he was lucky to be aliv e 68 (he) and felt that 69 was his mission in life to help others. So every morning, he takes up his place on the bend and directs the traffic. He is a volunteer and no one pays him for it. Sometimes drivers give him a tip, But often the y just pass by, 70 (take) the human traffic signal for gr anted.
第四部分：写作（两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：
1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

It was extreme cold last Monday morning. While I was wal king in my way to school, I noticed two street cleaner sweepin g the street. Seen them working so hard on such a cold morni ng, I was moved and made up my mind do something for the m. After arriving at school, I discussed with some classmates that we could do. The next day, we get up early and prepared porridge at home. When we handed the cleaners the hot porri dge and expressed us appreciation for their hard work, they lo oked a little surprised at first. And then they took a porridge a nd thanked us happily. Although it was very cold, but we all fel t warm at that moment.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是宜宾某中学高二年级学生李华，从﹤宜宾日报
（Yibin Daily）＞上看到宜宾一家旅游公司在寒假期间招聘一名兼职英语导游。

你有意应聘该职位。

请给该公司写一封求职信。

个人应聘信息要点如下：
年龄，性格，爱好，特长等。

学习情况及英语水平等。

注意：1. 词数 100 词左右。

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

2016-2017学年高二英语12月月考试题（无
答案）
全卷满分：150分考试时间：120分钟
本试卷分第I 卷（选择题）和第II 卷（非选择题）两部分。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
请听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A.B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a shop
B. In a hotel
C. In a park
2. At what time will the speakers get to Changsha?
A. 12:15
B. 12:30
C. 12:45
3. How does the woman feel about her essay?
A. Angry
B. Tired
C. Upset
4. What are the speakers talking about?
A. The woman’s language study.
B. The man’s foreign friends.
C. Their wonderful jobs.
5. What does the man want to do tonight?
A. Go to the cinema.
B. Watch TV at home
C. Prepare for a meeting
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
请听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A.B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。

听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答6.7题。

6. What will the woman become soon?
A. A college student.
B. A high school student.
C. A middle school student.
7. What is the woman discussing with the man?
A. Their neighbors
B. A seafood restaurant.
C. Her summer holiday plan.
请听第7段材料，回答8.9题。

8. What’s wrong with the car?
A. The engine broke down.
B. There was no more gas.
C. The battery ran out.
9. Where is the woman going?
A. To an airport.
B. To a watch shop.
C. To the man’s house.
请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. On which floor is the man probably staying?
A. 6th
B. 7th
C. 8th
11. What will the man do tomorrow morning?
A. Meet someone important.
B. Attend a meeting.
C. Cook breakfast.
12. What does the number 1820 refer to if the man dials 3 and then 1820?
A. Service.
B. Room.
C. Time.
请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Who is the woman?
A. Ryan’s wife.
B. Ryan’s workmate.
C. Ryan’s doctor.
14. What does the woman say about Ryan?
A. He hardly ever gets ill.
B. He isn’t very friendly.
C. He seldom works hard.
15. Why does the man want to see Mr. Ryan?
A. To praise him for his good job in the office.
B. To show his consideration for his health.
C. To deal with his insurance for his car.
16. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The man will call Ryan after the talk.
B. Ryan will be out for several days.
C. Ryan called the woman this morning.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20 题。

17. How long has the speaker been working at the present company?
A. 30 years.
B. 13 years.
C. 10 years.
18. When did the speaker work in Spain?
A. Right after his graduation.
B. Before he worked as a salesman.
C. After he worked in tourist centers abroad.
19. Why did the speaker decide to take his present job?
A. He could have many holidays.
B. He had related experience.
C. He loved traveling.
20. Which of the following is one of the speaker’s duties?
A. Picking up customers.
B. Helping customers check in.
C. Advising customers on transportation.
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）
阅读小列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A
Thinking of getting your first job? Then you’d better learn what’s out there, how to apply and how to shine in a job interview.
Where to look
Jobs are advertised in:
．Job vacancy(空缺) websites
．Newspapers( local and national)
．Recruitment agencies(招聘机构)
．Shop windows
You could also take your CV(简历) along your local high street-
even if they have no vacancies, you can show them how excellent you are so when they do h ave a vacancy, you’ll be the person they call.
What’s a CV?
It stands for Curriculum Vitae, and is basically one side of A4 containing your personal d
etails, skills and experience. You can find how to do a CV by using the links below.
Cover Letters & Application Forms
You need to send a cover letter with a CV, and some employers want you to complete a n application form. There’s detailed information on cover letters and application forms on the websites listed below.
Not Got Any Experience
Everyone has to get a first job, and you can stress your tranferable skills on your CV. If the jo b description asks for “ excellent communication skills” or “organizational skills”, you can men tion occasions when you have to use these skills, e.g. being a monitor or getting all your cour sework in on time.
The Interview
If an employer rates your CV/ application form, you’ll be invited to an interview. The gen eral rules of interviews are:
．Dress a little smarter than those who do the job already.
．Turn up on time.
．Greet the person who’s interviewing you by name, “Hi, Joe/ Mr Smith (depending on which you’d think they prefer), nice to meet you.”
．Tell the truth.
．Think about what questions you’ll be asked (based on the required skills listed in the job de scription) and prepare your answers in advance.
21. Who is this passage most probably written for?
A. Those who have lost their jobs.
B. Those who want to employ workers.
C. Those who are seeking career development.
D. Those who are seeking their first jobs.
22. When applying for a job, we may need to send an employer all the following EXCEPT .
A. a diploma
B. a CV
C. a cover letter
D. an application form
23. What can we learn from the passage?
A. It is easy for those who have no experience to get a job.
B. It is better to tell the truth about ourselves in an interview.
C. It is useless to send CVs to companies with no vacancies.
D. It is necessary to arrive as early as possible for an interview.
B
An African-
Ameican man named John Henry was the hero of former slaves and the people who built the railroads. He was known for his strength. But confirming details
of John Henry’s life is impossible because no one knows for sure if he really lived. However, John Henry is based, in part, on real events.
John Henry grew up in a world that didn’t let children stay children for long. Before Joh n Henry was six, he carried stones for workers building a nearby railroad. By ten, he worked f rom early in the morning until night. By the time John Henry was a young man, he was one of the best steel-drivers.
He could work for hours and so fast that his hammer moved like lightning. John Henry w ent to work as a steel-
driver for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. One day, a salesman came to the work area wi th a drilling machine powered by steam. He said it could drill holes faster than twelve men wo rking together. The railroad company planned to buy the machine if it worked as well as sale sman said.
John Henry looked at the machine and saw pictures of the future: machines replacing America’s best laborers. So he decided to compete. At first, the steam-
powered machine worked twice faster than he did. Then, he started working with one hamme r in each hand, faster and faster.
Suddenly, there was a sound like the mountain breaking. The salesman was afraid. Th en the m
achine broke down. However, John Henry was still at work. He kept working until his heart bu rst. His blood was everywhere. But he still held the hammers. Soon, the machines took the pl ace of the steel-
drivers. Many laborers left their families, looking for work. They took the only jobs they could f ind. As they worked, some sang about John Henry.
24. What do we know about John Henry according to the text?
A. He was born in Africa.
B. He was a real historical person.。