吉林省长春市2016-2017学年高一英语下学期第二学程质量检测试题

Festival A. was started in 1978 by the local community of Grand Island B. is now organized by the Groundwater Foundation

C. is aimed at educating college students to care about groundwater D. offers both fun and educational activities

22. How long does the Children's Groundwater Festival last?

A. One day.

B. Two days.

C. One week.

D. Two weeks.

23. Which of the following activities can help children know how bottled water is made drinkable?

A. Gooey Garbag

B. Water Races.

C. Well in a Cup. D. Taster's Choice.

24. The passage is most probably taken from A. a radio program .

B. a TV program

C. one of Nebraska's local newspapers D. a magazine about environment

B

In today's fast-paced (快节奏) society, few people take time to enjoy the midday meal. Most of us just rush right through it. We grab a quick salad, or buy a sandwich and eat at our computers. Sometimes, if there is a deadline around the corner, we just skip lunch.

The development of technology hasn't done our eating habits much good either. We are constantly distracted by e-mail, social media, and 24 - hour news. Even when we do sit down for lunch, we are more connected to our hand - held electronic devices.

Long working hours can cause all kinds of health problems, and many developed countries have put in place labor laws specifically regarding the lunch break. These laws give employees the right to take a break during a long work shift, but it's up to them whether they do so or not.

Frank Partnoy, a former Wall Street trader, says that employers should encourage workers to take time off for lunch. This is because long lunch breaks can benefit both individuals and society.

Writing in The Guardian, Partnoy says that one obvious reason to take a lunch break is to slow down and gain some perspective（认识）. A break from work allows us to think strategically and outside the box．It also puts our daily tasks into a broader context

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（背景）.

What we eat at lunch is also important．In Partnoy' s opinion, a fast food lunch is more harmful than not having lunch at all. And it's not just about calories and unhealthy food．Recent studies show that fast food also has negative effects on how we think.

However, if we sit down at a proper restaurant and chat leisurely with colleagues, we are more likely to slow down, something that hardly can be achieved in a noisy and over — packed fast food chain.

Despite these benefits, some employees might still be unwilling to take time off for lunch. Partnoy's suggestion? Make skipping lunch difficult: Employers could ask workers to fill out a form stating their reasons for skipping the meal.

25. What does the underlined phrase \

A. have a quick lunch C. work while having lunch

B. don't have lunch D. take a lunch break

26. Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. Modern technology results in good diet habits. B. Electronic devices make our life comfortable. C. Many people are too busy to have a good lunch. D. Laws have passed to make workers have lunch.

27. In Partnoy's opinion, a fast food lunch .

A. saves a lot of time for a rest. B. affects people's way of thinking. C. is better than having no lunch.

D. makes workers sit down and think.

28. What might be the author's purpose in writing the text?

A. To warn us not to eat fast food. B. To introduce Frank Partnoy's opinion. C. To encourage us to work more efficiently. D. To show the importance of a proper lunch.

C

The story happened during the Second World War. An old man lived in a small town of

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Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun, his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the fights. The old man was very sad. He didn’t have enough food and was often hungry. And nobody helped him and he didn’t know how to go on living.

It was a very cold winter night. The old man couldn’t go to sleep. He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen. He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the floor. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.

Once he came to a village, but the villagers were all poor and couldn’t give him anything. He was too hungry to go to another village. He thought hard and found a way. He came to a police station and called out, “Hitler is a foolish pig!”

Out came an old policeman at once. He took the old man into a room, gave him some bread and a cup of tea. Then he said, “Don’t say so in our village, sir!”

“I’m sorry, sir,” said the old man. “I don’t know it’s Hitler’s home town.” “No, no, sir,” the policeman said in a hurry. “It’s pigs’ hometown!” 29. The old man was sad because _______.

A. his three sons had to join the army

B. his three sons lost their lives during the war C. he lived in the small town alone D. he had neither food nor clothes

30. The villagers didn’t give the old man any food because _______.

A. they weren’t kind-hearted C. they were also hungry

B. his sons were in the army

D. they hated him

31. Which of the following is true?

A. The old policeman would send the old man into prison. B. The old policeman hated Hitler, too.

C. The old policeman thought Hitler was better than pigs. D. The old man found a friend at the police station. 32. The policeman thought _______.

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A. Hitler was more foolish than pigs B. the old man insulted(侮辱) their hometown C. the old man had to say sorry to him D. the old man had to fight with Hitler D

Choose Your One-Day Tours

Tour A — Bath & Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge — ￡37 until 26 March and ￡39 thereafter.

Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costute Mtsan. Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.

Tour B — Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary’s Church Tower and Anne Hathaway’s house一 ￡32 until 12 March and ￡36 thereafter.

Oxford: Includes a guided of England’s oldest university city and colleges. Look over the “city of dreaming spires (尖顶)” form St Mary’s Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.

Tour C — Windsor Castle & Hampton Court including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace — ￡34 until March and ￡37 thereafter.

Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry Mill’s favourite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle (entrance fees not included). With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze (迷宫) where it is easy to get lost!

Tour D — Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great — ￡33 until 18 March and ￡37 thereafter.

Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century. 33.

Which tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest university city?

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