普宁二中英语科交流卷第一部分阅读理解（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。
AOne of the latest trends in American childcare is Chinese au pairs. Au Pair in Stamford，Conn，for example，has got increasing numbers of requests for Chinese au pairs from zero to around 4，000 since 2004.And that's true all across the country.“I thought it would be very useful for him to learn Chinese at an early age，” Joseph Stocke，the managing director of a company，say s of his 2yearold son.“I would at least like to give him the chance to use the language in the future.” After only six months of being cared for by a 25-year-old woman from China，the boy can already understand basic Chinese daily expressions，his dad says.Li Drake，a Chinese native raising two children in Minnesota with an American husband，had another reason for looking for an au pair from China：She didn't want her children to miss out on their roots. “Because I am Chinese，my husband and I wanted the child ren to keep exposed to the language and culture.” she says.“Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom，” says Suzanne Flynn，a professor in language education of Children.“But parents must understand that just one year with an au pair is unlikely to produce wonders. Complete mastery demands continued learning until the age of 10 or 12.”The popularity of au pairs from China has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of American parents who want their children to learn Chinese. It is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few years. 1．What does that term “au pair” in the text mean?A．A mother raising her children on her own.B．A child learning a foreign language at home.C．A professor in language education of children.D．A young foreign woman taking care of children.2．Li Drake has her children study Chinese because she wants them _______ .A．to live in China some dayB．to speak the language at homeC．to catch up with other childrenD．to learn about the Chinese culture3．What can we infer from the text?A．Learning Chinese is becoming popular in America.B．Educated women do better in looking after children.C．Chinese au pairs need to improve their English skills.D．Children can learn a foreign language well in six months.BMarch 21 has been declared World Sleep Day, a time to recognize and celebrate the value of sleep. Many sleep experts hope it will be a wake-up call.According to a 2013 poll (民意调查）by the National Sleep Foundation, nearly 4 in 5 Americans don’t get as much sleep as they should during the workweek. On average, adults are thought to need at least eight hours of sleep a night, although some can manage with less and some won’t do well without more. But the survey found that, on workdays, only 21% of Americans actually get a full eight hours of sleep, and another 21% get less than six.To many of us, the thought of spending more time sleeping is, well, a big yawn. On the other hand, the thought of being smarter, thinner, healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal. And those are just a few of the advantages that can be ours if we consistently get enough sleep, researchers say. Also on the plus side: We’re likely to have better skin, better memories, better judgment, and, oh, yes, longer lives.“When you lose even one hour of slee p for any reason, it influences your performance the next day,” says Dr. Alon Avidan, director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center.A study published last year found the same to be true even of children. When kids aged 8 to 12 slept for just one hour less f or four nights, they didn’t function as well during the day.But sleeping has an image problem. “We see napping or sleeping as lazy,” says Jennifer Vriend, a clinical psychologist in Ottawa, Canada, and the leading author of the study with children. “We pu t so much emphasis on diet, nutrition and exercise. Sleep is in the back seat.” In fact, she adds, no matter how much we work out, no matter how well we eat, we can’t be in top physical shape unless we also get plenty of sleep.4. The underlined part in Paragraph 1 means _____.A. to wake up the sleepersB. to serve as a morning callC. to draw people’s attentionD. to declare the special day5. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2?A. People can do well without enough sleep.B. Adults need at least eight hours’ sleep a day.C. Only one-forth of Americans have enough sleep.D. One-fifth of American adults sleep less than children.6.From Paragraph 3 we can infer that _______.A. being healthier is one of the advantages for usB. sleeping has nothing to do with one’s expectationsC. enough sleep is the guarantee of the appealing thingsD. spending more time on sleeping is a waste of time7.What is the purpose of the passage?A. To arouse the awareness of enough sleeping.B. To talk about peo ple’s sleeping problems.C. To provide an investigation result of sleeping.D. To stress the function of sleeping at night.CThere’s no doubt that our character has a profound effect on our future. What we must remember, however, is not merely how powerful character is in influencing our fate (命运), but how powerful we are in shaping our own character and, therefore, our own fate. Character may determine our fate, but character is not determined by fate.It’s a common mistake to think of character as somet hing that is fully formed and fixed very early in life. It calls to mind old proverbs like “A leopard can’t change its spots” and “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.”This perspective that our character is “etched in stone” is supported by a great deal of modern psychology emphasizing self-acceptance. As Popeye says, “I am what I am.” The hidden message is: Don’t expect me to be more, better, or different.Ultimately, these views of humanity totally undervalue the lifelong potential for growth that comes with the power of reflection and choice.How depressing it would be to believe that we can’t choose to be better, more honest, more respectful, more responsible, and more caring. None of us should give up the personal seeking to improve our character. No t because we’re bad, we don’t have to be sick to get better，but because we’re not as good as we could be.There are so many things in life we can’t control, whether we’re beautiful or smart, whether we had good parents or bad, whether we grew up with affirmation or negation. It’s inspiring to remember that nothin g but moral will power is needed to make us better.No, it isn’t easy. But if we make a great effort to become more aware of the habits of heart and mind that drive our behavior, we can begin to place new emphasis on our higher values so that we become what we want our children to think we are.8. What is the best title of the passage?A. We shape our own character.B. Character determines our fate.C. Character is fully formed and fixed.D. We must meet what our children need.9. The author agrees that _____________.A. a leopard can't change its spotsB. in life we must attach importance to self-acceptanceC. we shouldn’t expect us to be more differentD. character is not fully formed and fixed very early10. In the author’s opinion, which of the f ollowing is TRUE?A. We can’t choose to be better.B. We should seek to improve our character for we’re bad enough.C. We should value our lifelong potential for growth.D. We should make choices constantly.11. What can we infer from the passage?A. It is not difficult to improve ourselves.B. We must try our best to be as good as possible.C. Our children should copy our behavior.D. We should control as many things as possible in life.DThe rise of mobile phones has been blamed for a number of social ills, but your smart phone may also be making you physically sick as well. Scientists have identified a condition called “cybersickness”, which they say is the digital version of motion sickness. The phenomenon, which affects up to 80 percent of the population who own smart phones or tablets, leads to feelings of sickness and unsteadiness. It is caused by seeing fast motion on a screen, which covers anything from a car chase in a film to scrolling through web pages on your phone.The more realistic the visual content appears to you, the higher your chances of getting cybersickness are . The condition was identified in a piece in the New York Times in which British and US experts said that it needed solving. Motion sickness leaves sufferers feeling ill because they feel movement in your muscles and your inner ear but do not see it. The mismatch in digital sickness is the opposite—you see movement on the screen but do not feel it. The effect is the same and the symptoms include a headache, wanting to throw up, confusion and the need to sit down. Often cybersickness shows itself in a subtle way and sufferers put it down to stress or eyestrain.Steven Rauch, a professor of otolaryngology（耳鼻喉科学）at Harvard Medical School, said: “Your sense of balance is different from other senses in that it has lots of inputs. When those inputs don’t agree, that’s when you feel dizziness and sickness. ”Some studies that have been carried out into cybersickness found that women are more susceptible than men, the New York Times reported. Those who have Type A’ personalities—meaning they are confident and determined—are more likely to suffer from cybersickness as well. Among those who have reported experiencing the condition have been video gamers who spend hours playing fast paced games. Engineers at Oculus VR, the virtual headset manufacturer, have admitted that digital motion sickness is one of their biggest problems.12. From the text, we know that cybersickness ______.A. is completely equal to motion sicknessB. affects up to 80% of the population.C. leads to people’s feelings of sickness and unsteadinessD. is caused by seeing fast moving objects around13. What’s the difference between mo tion sickness and digital sickness?A. Digital sickness means sufferers see movement but do not feel it.B. Digital sickness means sufferers feel movement but do not see it.C. Motion sickness means sufferers see movement but do not feel it.D. Motion sickness means sufferers don’t see or feel movement14. What does the underlined word “susceptible” in the last paragraph mean?A. likely to acceptB. likely to be affectedC. likely to suspectD. likely to be cured15. This passage is most probably ____________.A. a science fictionB. a newspaper adC. a book reviewD. a science news report第二节(共5小题；每小题2分, 满分l0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。
