遼寧省部分名校2020-2021學年高二上學期期中英語試題精選匯編：閱讀理解專題

遼寧省部分名校2020-2021年高二上學期期中英語試題精選匯編閱讀理解專題遼寧省鳳城市第一中學2020-2021學年高二上學期期中考試英語第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ATheGuidetoFilmFestivalsCannesFilmFestivalCannes,FranceinMayTopprize:Palmed’OrHistory:ThefirstCannesFilmFestivaltookplaceinSeptember1939,butitdidn’thappenagainuntilafterWorldWarII.ThePalmed’Orprizewasintroducedin1955.Thefestivalbecameestablishedduringthe1960sandisnowknownastheworld’smostimportantandinfluentialfilmfestival.Didyouknow?About20featurefilmscompeteeachyearforthePalmed’Or.PreviouswinnersincludeMichaelMooreandQuentinTarantino.UnliketheOscars,thetopprizeisfrequentlysharedbetweentwofilms.FamousfilmsthathavewonthePalmed’OrincludeApocalypseNow,TaxiDriver,LaDolceVitaandTheThirdMan.Thefestivalattractsmorethan40,000peopleeveryyear.VeniceFilmFestivalVenice,ItalyinAugust/SeptemberTopprize:GoldenLionHistory:TheVeniceFilmFestivalistheoldestfilmfestivalstillinexistence.Thefilmfestivalwasin1932anditattractedover25,000people.Thefestivaldidnotappearagainuntil1934,whentherewasacompetitionbetween19countries.ThefestivalwasheldthreetimesduringWorldWarIIandhasbeenheldalmosteveryyearsincethen.Didyouknow?Filmsatthe61stVeniceFilmFestivalin2004werenominatedfor16awardsattheOscars—thehighesteverforthefestival.ThesefilmsincludedVeraDrake,SharkTale,CollateralandFindingNeverland.TheLondonFilmFestivalLondon,UKinOctober/NovemberTopprize:Non-competitiveHistory:TheLondonFilmFestivalstartedin1956whenagroupoffilmcriticsledbythefamousDilysPowell,thefilmcriticforTheSundayTimes,gottogetheroverdinner.TheydiscussedthefestivalsatCannesandVenice,andtheyagreedthatLondonneededone,too.Theywantedtogivepeopletheopportunitytoseefilmsfromaroundtheworldthatwerenotbeingshowninthecinemas.Thefirstfestivalshowed20filmsattheNationalFilmTheatreontheSouthBank.Didyouknow?ThefestivalisoneofEurope’slargestpublicfilmevents,screeningabout280filmsfrom60countries.Althoughitisnon-competitive,theBritishFilmInstituteawardstheSutherlandTrophytothemostoriginalandimaginativefirstfeaturefilmscreenedatthefestival.21.TheVeniceFilmFestival____A.didn’tattractmanypeopleatfirstB.hasbeenrunninglongerthananyotherfilmfestivalC.isregardedasthemostessentialfilmfestivalD.hasbeenheldeveryyearsince1934.22.WhatwasthepurposeoftheLondonFilmFestivalatthebeginning?A.Tomakesomefilmspublic. B.Tobringfilmcriticstogether.C.Tochoosethebestoriginalfeaturefilms.D.Tocompetewithotherfilmfestivals.23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“screening”inthelastparagraphmean?A.producing B.watching C.judging D.showingBMr.Whiteisquitedifferenttome.Ihadalotofangerinsideofme,whenIfirstmethim.I’velivedmywholelifeinSpanishHarlem,butinmyneighborhood,thereareshoot-upsallthetime,whichisterrible.Iknowkidswhohavebeenshotorbeatenup.Ihavesomefriendswhoendedupinprison.Icouldhaveendedupthatway,too,butMr.Whitewouldn’tletthathappen.Mr.Whiteworkedlongtime,makingsureIdidmywork.Withhimcompanymygradesrose.Infact,thescoresofourwholeclassrose.Oneday,hetookourclasstoseeThePhantomoftheOpera,anditwasthefirsttimesomekidshadeverbeenoutofHarlem.Beforetheshow,hetreatedustodinneratarestaurantandtaughtusnottotalkwithourmouthsfull.Wedidnotwanttolethimdown.Mr.WhitewasselectedasDisney’s2000TeacheroftheYear.Hesaidhewoulddrawthreenamesoutofahat;thosestudentswouldgowithhimtoLosAnglestogettheaward.Butwhenthetimecametodrawnames,Mr.Whitesaid,“You’reallgoing.”O(jiān)ngraduationday,therewerealotoftears.Wedidn’twanthisclasstoend.In2001,hemovedtoAtlanta,buthealwayskeptincontact.Hestartedgivinglecturesabouteducation,andwroteabestsellingbookbasedonhisclassroomrules,TheEssential55.In2003,Mr.WhitetooksomeofusonatriptoSouthAfricatodeliverschoolsuppliesandvisitorphanages.Itwasthemostamazingexperienceofmylife.It’snowmydreamtoonedaystartagroupofwomen’sclubs,helpingpeoplefromallbackgrounds.24.WithoutMr.White,thewriter_________.A.mighthavejoinedawomen’sclub B.mightnothavewontheprizeC.mighthaveputintoprison D.mightnothavemovedtoAtlanta25.Howmanystudents’nameswerefinallydrawnoutofahatbyMr.White?A.NoneB.Three C.Fifty-fiveD.All26.Inthepassage,thewriterintendstotellusthat___________.A.Mr.WhitewenttoSouthAfricabecausehelikedtravelingB.Mr.Whitehelpedtosetupagroupofwomen’sclubsC.agoodteachercanraisehisorherstudents’scoreD.agoodteacherhasagoodinfluenceonhisorherstudents27.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsMr.White?A.HespeakshighlyofMr.White.B.HelooksdownuponMr.White.C.Hedoesn’tshowhisattitudetowardsMr.White.D.HetakesaneutralattitudetowardsMr.White.CAswithmanyetymologies(詞源),theexactrootofthiswordisdifficulttosaywithonehundredpercentcertainty.However,theleadingtheoryisextremelybelievableandbackedupbyafairbitofdocumentedevidence.Specially,itisthoughtthatadollariscalleda“buck”thankstodeer.Oneoftheearliestreferencesofthiswasin1748,44yearsbeforethefirstUSdollarwascreated,wherethereisareferencetotheexchangerateforacastofalcoholicdrinktradedtoNativeAmericansbeing“5bucks”,referringtodeerskin.Inyetanotherdocumentedreferencefrom1748,aboutConradWeiser,whiletravelingthroughpresentdayOhio,notedinhisjournalthatsomeonehadbeen“robbedofthevalueof300Bucks”.Atthistime,abuckskinwasacommonmediumofexchange.Thereisalsoevidentthata“buck”didn’tsimplymeanonedeerskin,butmayhavemeantmultipleskin,dependingonquality.Forinstance,skinfromdeerkilledinthewinterwereconsideredsuperiortothosekilledinthesummer,duetothefurbeingthicker.Itisthoughtthatthehighestqualityskinsgenerallyhadaonetoonevalueatasinglebuck.Thespecificvalueforgivensetsofskinswasthensetattrading.Inaddition,whentheskinwasfromanotheranimal,thenumberofskinsrequiredtoequalabuckvariedbasedontheanimalandthequalityoftheskins.Forinstance,thereisonedocumentedtradewheretwelvehigh-qualityrabbitskinequaledonebuck.ThisuseofskinsasamediumofexchangegraduallydieoffoverthenextcenturyasmoreandmoreEuropeansmovedinandbuilttownsandcities.OncetheUSdollarwasofficiallyintroducedafterthepassingoftheCoinageActof1782,itquicklybecametheleadingitemusedasamediumofexchange,buttheterm“buck”stuckaroundandbythemid-nineteenthcenturywasbeingusedasaninformaltermfordollar.28.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_______.A.thefirstdollarwasmadefromadeerskinB.askinfromanyanimalwasvaluedatabuckC.thequalityofadeerskinvariedwiththechangeofseasons.D.deerskinsweretheonlymediumfortradinginthe1970s29.Whendidtheuseofskinsasacommonmediumofexchangedieoff?A.AsmoreandmoreEuropeanssettledinAmerica.B.WhentheCoinageActof1792waspassed.C.Whenthebucksdiedoutinthe1950s.D.AstheUSdollarwasofficiallyintroduced.30.Theauthordevelopsthistextmainlyby_______.A.analyzingcauses B.followingtheorderofimportanceC.makingcomparison D.followingtheorderoftime31.Thetextismainlyabout_______.A.whenthedollarfirstappeared B.whyadollariscalledabuckC.Whatadollarwasworthinthepast D.howtheworddollarcameintobeingDMostpeoplefeelthatdreamsareuniquetohumans,butmanydogownerswilllikelydisagree.Theyhavenoticedthattheirdogsatvarioustimesduringthesleepmayshakelegs,snort(哼)andsometimesgrowl(低聲吼叫)whichgivestheimpressionthattheyaredreaming.Thesethingsmaywonderusaboutwhetherdogsdream.Scientistsconfirmthatdogsprobablydodream.Itturnsoutthatdogbrainsandhumanbrainshavemanysimilaritiesduringsleepcycles.Researchersusedspecialmachinestomeasureelectricalactivityinadog’sbrainandahuman’sbrain.Scientistsalreadyknewthatwhenhumansdream,acertainpartofthebrainisactiveduringsleep.Researchersdiscoveredthatthesamepartofthebrainisactiveinsleepingdogs.Scientistshaveotherdatathatbackupthesefindings.Manypeopledreamthattheyaretryingtomovebutcannot.Interestingly,partofthatexperienceisnotadream.Whenpeoplesleep,thebrainproducesachemicalthatcausesthedreamertobecometemporarilyparalyzed(使麻痹).Researchersthinkthishappenssothatpeoplecannotphysicallyactoutdreamswhiletheyaresleeping.Dogbrainsmakethesamechemical.Inonestudyduringwhichthischemicalwasblocked,sleepingtestdogsperformedphysicalactivities,suchasstandingup,sniffingaroundtheroomforimaginaryrabbits,orchasingimaginaryballs.Becauseofthesesimilarities,researchersbelievethatthecontentofadog’sdreammightcomefromthesamesourceasahuman’sdream.“People’sdreamsareusuallybasedonthingstheydidthatday,”saysDr.SamanthaHudspith.“Sowehavereasonstobelievethatdogsdreamaboutthethingsthey’vedonethatday.Ofcourse,therewillneverbeawaytoprovethis.Dogscannotdescribetheirdreamsthewaythathumanscan.”WhichstatementisTRUE?Onlyhumansdream.B.Thedogs’shakinglegsduringthesleepmeansthattheymustbedreaming.C.Thecontentsofdogs’dreamisthesameasthoseofhumans.D.Whetherdogsdreamofthethingsthey’vedonethatdaycannotbeconfirmed.33.Whathappenedtoasleepingdogwhenthischemicalmentionedinparagraph3wascutoff?A.Itwokeup.B.Itstoppeddreaming.C.Itactedoutitsdream.D.Itcouldn'tmoveitsbody.34.Whereisthepassagefrom?A.TheguideB.ThereportC.ThemagazineD.Thebrochure35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.SimilaritiesBetweenHumansandDogsB.DoDogsDream?C.SignsofDogDreamsD.WhyDoDogsDream?【答案】閱讀ABAD閱讀BCADA閱讀CCADB閱讀DDCCB遼寧省撫順市第十二中學2020-2021學年高二上學期期中考試英語試題第二部分:閱讀理解（共兩節(jié),滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題:每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文,從所給出的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中,選出最佳選項,并涂在答題卡上。AWhat’sOn?ElectricUnderground7:30p.m.-1:00a.m.FreeattheCyclopsTheatreDoyouknowwho’splayinginyourarea?We’rebringingyouanexcitingeveningofliverockandpopmusicfromthebestlocalbands.Areyouinterestedinbecomingamusicianandgettingarecordingcontract?Ifso,comeearlytothetalkat7:30p.m.byJulesSkye,asuccessfulrecordproducer.He’sgoingtotalkabouthowyoucanfindtherightpersontoproduceyourmusic.GeeWhizz8:30p.m.-10:30p.m.ComedyatKaleidoscopeComeandseeGeeWhizzperform.He’sthefunnieststand-upcomedianonthecomedyscene.Thisjoyfulshowwillpleaseeveryone,fromtheyoungesttotheoldest.GeeWhizzreallyknowshowtomakeyoulaugh！Ourbarisopenfrom7:00p.m.fordrinksandsnacks.Simon’sWorkshop5:00p.m.-7:30p.m.WednesdaysatVictoriaStageThisisagoodchanceforanyonewhowantstolearnhowtodocomedy.Theworkshoplooksateverykindofcomedy,andpracticesmanydifferentwaysofmakingpeoplelaugh.Simonisacomedianandactorwhohas10years’experienceofteachingcomedy.Hisworkshopsareexcitingandfun.AneveningwithSimonwillgiveyoutheconfidencetobefunny.CharlotteStone8:00p.m.-11:00p.m.PizzaWorldFinefoodwithbeautifuljazzmusic;thisisagreateveningout.CharlotteStonewillperformsongsfromhernewbest-sellingCD,withJamesPickeringonthepiano.ThemenuisItalian,withexcellentmeatandfreshfish,pizzasandpasta.Bookearlytogetatable.Ourbarisopenallday,andservescocktails,coffee,beer,andwhitewine.21.Whocanhelpyouifyouwanttohaveyourmusicproduced? A.JulesSkye. B.GeeWhizz. C.CharlotteStone. D.JamesPickering.22.Atwhichplacecanpeopleofdifferentagesenjoyagoodlaugh? A.TheCyclopsTheatre B.Kaleidoscope. C.VictoriaStage. D.PizzaWorld.23.WhatdoweknowaboutSimon’sWorkshop? A.Itrequiresmembershipstatus. B.Itlaststhreehourseachtime. C.Itisrunbyacomedyclub. D.ItisheldeveryWednesday.B Everycountryhasitsheroes.Theheroesarethepeople,thenationandespeciallywhotheyoungpeopleadmire（欽佩）orthinkhighlyof.Ifyougetalistoftheheroesofnation,itwilltellyouthepotentialofthatnation. TodayinAmerica,ifyouaskthehighschoolstudentstolisttheirheroes,theirchoiceswouldprobablyfallintothreegroups.Thefirstgroupofheroeswouldbetherockstars—thepeopleconnectedwithrockmusic.Thereisnodoubtthatsuchpeopledohavetalentbutonewondersifoneshouldtreatrockstarsasmodel.Therockstarstoooftenaremixedwithdrugsandtheirpersonallifeisnotallthatgood.Therockstarsarerichandwearthelatestfashionstyles.However,oneshouldfindmoreinaherothansuchthingsasmoneyandgoodclothes. AsecondtypeofherofortheAmericanyouthisthesportsstar.Againyouhaveapersonwhohasagreatabilityinonearea-sports.However,toooftenthepersonallifeofthesportsstarisbitofdisorder.Toofrequently,drugsanddrinkingareapartoflifeofthesportsstar. AthirdtypeofheroistheTVormoviestar.Thispersonmayhavelotsofactingtalentandisquitehandsome.However,thepersonallifeoftoomanyactorsisquitesadandtheyshouldnotbeheldupasamodelofyoungpeople.Today,therockstar,theathleteandtheactorallhavebecomethemodelsoftheyouthinAmetica.Really,doyouhearayoungpersonsaythathisheroisadoctor,ateachergrascientist?Thesepeoplearenotrichanddonotwearfashionableclothes.However,theyaretalentedpeoplewhoworkhardtomaketheworldabetterplaceforeveryone. Whatisreallysadisthattheyoungtrytoimitatetheirheroes.Theyliketowearthesameclothesandfollowtheirstyles.IftheheroesoftodayfortheAmericanyoungpeoplearelimitedonlytorockstars,athletesandactors,thefuturedoesnotlooktoobright.24.Whatcanthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphimplies（暗示）? A.Heroesofanationwillmakethenationitself. B.Ifanationhasalotofheroes,itwillbestrong. C.Whatthepeopleadmirewillmakethefutureofthenation. D.Ifyouwanttobeahero,youmustadmirethehero25.Fromthepassage,whatkindofpersonsaretheheroestheAmericanyouthadmire? A.thosewhoareperfectinallareas B.thosewhoaretalentedinsomeareabutleadanimproperlife C.thosewhoarenotbrightbutaregood-looking D.thosewhoarerichbutarestrictwiththemselves26.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsAmericanyouth’sadmiration? A.Hegoesforit B.Heisangryaboutit C.Hethinksbadlyofit D.Heisuninterestedinit27.Whichofthefollowingcantaketheplaceoftheunderlinedword“imitate”inthelastparagraph? A.love B.copy C.know D.understandC Whydowealwayswanttogofasterwhentalkingabouttravel?Wewantourcars,trainsandplanestogetustoplacesmorequickly.Thiscentury,there’sbeenariseinhigh-speedrailtravelaspeoplehaveseenthebenefitsofthisformoftransport. SpainrecentlyjoinedtherailwayrevolutionwithitsAVEultra-modernhigh-speedtrainthathasatopspeedof310kilometersperhour.ItsservicefromMadridtoBarcelonatook20%ofpassengersawayfromSpain’snationalairline.InJapan,amagnetictrainisbeingdevelopedthatwillrunat500kilometersperhour.Britainhasonehigh-speedlinefromLondontoFrance-HS1,butnowitisplanningtoconstructanewlinecalledHS2whichwillconnectLondonwiththenorthofEngland.TheUKgovernment’stransportsecretary,PatrickMcLoughlin,saysitisessentialtomakesurethatthegreatcitiesareactuallyconnectedandpeoplegettherightbenefits. Butnoteveryoneagrees.Theideaoffasttraintravelmayappealbutnotifit’sgoingtobebuiltinyourbackyard.It’scausingdisagreementandpeoplearearguingoverthebenefitsandcostofhavingshorterjourneytimeandlesstrafficontheroads.JohnKelleher,whoisafarmerandlivesontheproposedsiteofthenewline,saysthatthegovernmentisnotconsideringtheamountthatHS2willdestroyonitsconstructionandroutethroughthecountryside.Somepeopleareworriedthefinancialandenvironmentalcostwillbetoohightosavejusthalfanhouronajourney. Butothercountrieshaveshownthathigh-speedrailisgoodfortheeconomy.Ithashelpedpoorerpartsofthecountry,reducedtheneedtoflyandhasmadetraintravelcool.Forme,there’snothingbetterthandrinkingacoldbeerandwatchingtheworldgobyfromthecomfortofatrainseat.Infact,ifit’sthatgood,whatistherush?!28.Whatkindoftransporthasbeenmoreandmorepopularwithtravelersinthiscentury? A.Thecar. B.Theslowtrain. C.Theplane. D.Thehigh-speedrail.29.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph? A.PatrickMcLoughlinisagainsttheconstructionofHS2. B.ThemagnetictraininJapannowrunsataspeedof500k/h C.Thehigh-speedtraininSpainhasaffectedthenationalairline. D.Britainhasbuilttwohigh-speedlinesfromLondontoFrance.30.What’smainlytalkedaboutinthethirdparagraph? A.TheconstructionofHS2. B.Thepopularityofthehigh-speedrail. C.Thedevelopmentofthehigh-speedrail. D.Thedisadvantagesofthehigh-speedrail.31.WhichofthefollowingitNotTrueabouthigh-speedrail? A.Itcanhelppoorerpartsofacountrydeveloprapidly B.Itcansavesomefareforpeople’s’journey. C.Ithasabadeffectontheanimalsalongtheway. D.Itcanmakeajourneycool.D Fromthemomentyouopenyoureyesinthemorning,youcanfeelsweatrunningdownyourbody,evenifyou’rebarelymovingatall.That’swhatmostpeopleinChinafeltlikethissummer.Infact,theentirenorthernhemisphere（半球）sawhightemperaturesinJuly. TheArcticCirclewasnoexception（例外）.TemperaturesinthecityofNorilsk,whichisintheArcticCircle,reachedarecordhighof32℃,TheAtlanticreported.Temperaturesthereareusuallyjust10℃atthistimeoftheyear. TheheatwaveintheArcticismainlyalong-termresultofglobalwarming,accordingtotheChineseAcademyofMeteorologicalSciences.Infact,whilethewholeworldisgettingwarmer,theArcticiswarmingtwiceasfastastherestoftheplanet.Thisiscalledthepolaramplificationeffect（極地放大效應）. ThemostdirectimpactofArcticwarmingisthemeltingofArcticice.AccordingtoNASA,Arcticseaiceisnowdisappearingatarateof13.2percentevery10years.NASAsaidthatifthiscontinues,theArcticwillhavenoicebytheyear2040. ThishasputsomeArcticanimals,likepolarbears,indanger.Theicethatthebearsliveonhasshrunk（縮?。?theTorontoStarreported. Meltingicecanalsocausesealevelstoriseinthelongterm.Since1993,sealevelshaverisenatarateof3.2cmevery10yearstheGuardianreported.Somecountries,suchasTuvalu（圖瓦魯）intheSouthPacificOceanandMaldives（馬爾代夫）intheIndianOcean,areatriskofdisappearingintothesea.32.Whichofthefollowingistrue? A.ThetemperaturesinNorilskusedtobelowerthanthissummer. B.Somecountriesintheoceanwilldisappearin10years. C.Chinaisthehottestinthenorthernhemispherethissummer. D.TheworldgetswarmerbecauseoftheheatwaveintheArctic.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inthethirdparagraphreferto? A.TheheatwaveintheArctic. B.Theresultofglobalwarming. C.TheArcticgettingwarmfaster. D.Gettingwarmerintheworld.34.WhatmaybetheresultofthemeltingofArcticice? A.Thepolarwillbecomedangerous. B.Therewillbeanendofwatershortage. C.Sealevelsriseinthelongterm. D.Therewillbenoiceintheworldby2040.35.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage? A.HeathitsArctic. B.Arcticanimalsareindanger. C.Theworldbecamehotterthanbefore. D.Somecountriesmaydisappearintothesea.【答案】21-23ABD24-27CBCB28-31DCDC32-35ACCC遼寧省開原市第二高級中學2020-2021學年高二上學期期中考試英語試題第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）ASUPPORTWORKERDoyouhavetheabilitytocareforothers?Canyouunderstandhowolderpeoplefeel?Areyouagoodcommunicator?Doyouhavegoodlisteningskills?Canyouworkweekends?IfyouhaveansweredYEStotheabove,wewouldliketohearfromyou:☆Startingrateof￡8.56perhour☆Freeuniform☆ExcellenttrainingCareers@WOWEEMAGAZINEWritersWantedWoweeMagazineislookingforwritersforitswebsite.Payisbasedonthenumberofpeoplewhoreadyourarticles.Youmayalsoreceivefreeticketstoeventsandfreeproductstotest.Thisisagreatopportunitytogetvaluableworkexperience.Wewantpeoplewhoare:chattyinterestingpassionateskilledContactusatinfo@.CALLINGALLMODELSThinkyoucouldbeamodel?Ifso,we'dliketomeetyou!Workingasasuccessfulfashionmodelisn'teasybutitisveryexcitingandcouldbeagreatopportunity.Girlsshouldbeover16withaminimumheightof172cmandboysshouldhaveaminimumheightof182cm.Ifyouareunder16anddonotyethavetherequiredheight,wewouldstillbeinterestedinmeetingyou,butyoumustbringaparent.Info@top-model-agency.ukWORKFORCOFFEEBEANSJoinBritain'snumberonecafeatCoffeeBeans,whereeverycafehasthesameaims:tocreatefamily-liketeamsandtogiveexcellentcustomerservice.Manydifferentkindsofpeoplecomeandworkwithus,sostartyourcareeratCoffeeBeanstoday:☆Choosethehoursyouwork☆Getmanagementexperience☆ShareyourloveofcoffeeJoinusasaTeamMember,AssistantManagerofCafeManager,dependingonyourskillsandexperience.Emailusatjobs@coffeebeans.co.uk.21.Whichaddressshouldyouemailatifyouwanttobeasupportworker？A．info@top-model-agency.uk B．info@C．careers@ D．jobs@coffeebeans.co.uk22.AwriterworkingforWoweeMagazinecan______.A．bringaparent B．receivefreeticketstoeventsC.chooseworkinghours D．getafreeuniform23.Whatcanwelearnaboutthejobsfromthejobpostings？A．Themodelopportunityisonlymeantforadults.B．ApplicantstoWoweeMagazineshouldbesociableandenthusiasticC．EmployeesatCoffeeBeanshavefewmanagementopportunities.D．Thereisnoneedtobetrainedasasupportworker.BYouandyourfriendsaresettlingintoyourseats.Thenewmovieisabouttostartandyou'vegotthesnacks：sodaandpopcorn.Foodispartofwhatmakesthemoviesfun.Justasthelightsgoout，youcatchaslightsmellof...tunafish!Youturnyourhead，searchingforthesource.Thenyouspothim：Aguyisenjoyingatunafishsandwich.How'dhegetthathere?Youwonder.Thenyourememberhowmuchyoupaidforyoursnacks.Whatinvitestheunwelcomeoutsidefoodisprobablytheprice.Whypay$5forabagofM&MSwhenyoucangetthemforadollaratthecornerstore?Earlierthisyear，aMichiganmandecidedtofightforhisrighttosnack.JoshuaThompsonissuing(起訴)hislocaltheaterafteritbannedoutsidefood.HearguesthebanbreaksaMichiganlawthatpreventsbusinessesfromchargingextremelyhighprices.However，mostlegalexpertsbelieveThompsonhaslittlechanceofwinninghiscase，thoughhedoeshaveapoint：85centsoutofeverydollaroftreatsamovietheatersellsispureprofit.Thetruthisthatmovietheatersaremoreinthesnackbusinessthanthemoviebusiness.AhugepartoftheticketincomegoestotheHollywoodstudio.Thismakessense，sincethestudioshavetopaythecostsofmovieproductionandadvertising.Butthatoftendoesn'tleavemuchcashforthetheater，whichalsohasitsownrunningcosts.Ifcustomersstoppedbuyingfood，ownerswouldhavetoraiseticketpricesevenhigher.Ofcourse，there'sanotherreasontothinktwicebeforebringingfoodintothemovies：It'sagainsttherules.Breakingthoserulescanhaveunpleasantconsequencestoo.Sometheaterswillkickyououtiftheycatchyou.Evenwithoutthethreatofpunishment，weshouldfollowrulesallthetime—outofrespect.Here'sagoodidea：Eatbeforethemovie.24．WhatcanweinferabouttheguymentionedinParagraph2?A．Hepreferseatingthingsinthedark.B．Hebroughtthesandwichfromoutside.C．Heshowedlittleinterestinthenewmovie.D．Hedislikesthefoodprovidedbythecinema.25．WhatdoweknowaboutJoshuaThompson?A．HebrokeaMichiganlaw.B．Heislikelytolosethecase.C．Hethinkscinematicketsaretooexpensive.D．Hewasforbiddentohavesnacksatthetheater.26．InParagraph5theauthormainlyexplains________．A．howmoviestudiosworkwithmovietheatersB．howmovietheatersreducetheiroperatingcostsC．whyHollywoodstudiosmustpayhighcostsD．whysnacksalesareimportanttomovietheaters27．Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutbringingoutsidefoodintothecinema?A．Itisunacceptable.B．Itisconvenient.C．Itisgreatfun. D．Itislawful.CAreyousometimesalittletiredandsleepyintheearlyafternoon?Manypeoplefeelthiswayafterlunch．Theymaythinkthateatinglunchisthecauseofthesleepiness．Or,insummer,theymaythinkitistheheat．However，therealreasonliesinsidetheirbodies．Atthattimeabouteighthoursafteryouwakeupyourbodytemperaturegoesdown.Thisiswhatmakesyouslowdownandfeelsleepy.Scientistshavetestedsleephabitsinexperimentswheretherewasnonightorday.Thepeopleintheseexperimentsalmostalwaysfollowedasimilarsleepingpattern.Theysleptforonelongperiodandthenforoneshortperiodabouteighthourslater．Inmanypartsoftheworld，peopletakenaps(小憩)inthemiddleoftheday.Thisisespeciallytrueinwarmerclimates,wheretheheatmakesworkdifficultintheearlyafternoon．Researchersarenowsayingthatnapsaregoodforeveryoneinanyclimate.Adailynapgivesoneamorerestedbodyandmindandthereforeisgoodforhealthingeneral．Incountrieswherena