内蒙古赤峰市2016-2017学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

高二上学期期末考试英语试题

1 内蒙古赤峰市2016-2017学年高二下学期期末考试

英语试题

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。

A

Is it your dream to fly and to work in space? Do you want to be a NASA astronaut? Like

many jobs, the first thing would be to fill out the application. A record-breaking 18,300 people

filled out applications recently when NASA announced it was filling its 2017 Astronaut Candidate

program. But out of those 18.300 applicants, just eight to 14 will be hired by the U.S. space

agency.

It will take 18 months to decide who will be in the new class of astronauts. NASA will

review all of the files, which will later go to its current team of astronauts, to make sure they meet

the basic qualifications.

The first requirement is the applicants must be U.S. citizens. They need a college degree in

engineering, biological science, physical science, computer science, or mathematics. They also

need at least three years of experience in a similar field or at least 1,000 hours as a jet airline pilot.

There are requirements to pass a physical test. And then there are personality qualities tests

as well. What kinds of personalities is NASA looking for in an astronaut? NASA’s Selection

Manager Anne Roemer said, “I think leadership , teamwork, the ability to not only work on a team,

lead a team, but also follow, be a follower on a team. Communication certainly plays a role, so it’s

some pretty common skills that I think translate into even other professions.”

About 120 applicants will be invited to the Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas, for a

first round of interviews, about half of whom will go back for a second round. Once selected, they

must complete two years of training in everything about spaceflight-things like learning about all

the systems used by NASA, walking in space and Russian language training. Until the U.S. has a

working vehicle to launch into space, NASA still depends on Russia to get astronauts into space. 高二上学期期末考试英语试题

2 1. What is the percentage of employment among the applicants?

A. About half of them. B. About 8 to 14.

C. About 120 applicants. D. Less than 0.08 percent.

2. Which do you think is the most important personality quality according to NASA’S Selection

Manager?

A. Devotion. B. Team spirit.

C. Communication. D. Perseverance.

3. Which is NOT the basic requirement the applicants have to meet?

A. A college degree in required areas.

B. Related experience.

C. Speaking Russian fluently.

D. Passing physical and personality tests.

4. Which may be the best title for the passage?

A. What Is Takes to Be An Astronaut?

B. What An Astronaut Should Train in?

C. NASA Welcome Its Most Applicants Ever.

D. NASA 2017 Astronaut Candidate Program.

B

This may be sad to hear, but the number of Britain’s famous red telephone boxes has been

falling for decades. The phone box is iconic (标志性的) to foreign fans of Britain and visitors to

the country. There are still many left to enjoy, however.

There is deep feeling for the bright red iron-and-glass boxes with the Queen’s coat of arms.

The places that still have the red box are mostly small and in the countryside. In these places, the

phone box may be a symbol of community, as well as a landmark.

But there are still several cities, including London, that still have original red phone boxes in

place.

For tourists, they probably make the perfect background for a selfie (自拍照). Visit London

any day in the summer and you’ll see people with their smart phones taking photos with the red

box behind them. People who receive the photo will have no trouble guessing where the selfie was

taken. 高二上学期期末考试英语试题

3 Ever since mobile phones became more widespread, there has been less and less point in

public phones. But although the red boxes are no longer popular places to make a call from, new

uses are being found for them all the time. The famous design created by Giles Gilbert Scott back

in 1924 lives on, but in ways the British architect would never have imagined.

Some of the new ways the phone boxes are being used are quite unusual. For example, some

have been changed into tiny coffee shops. Others are hat stores. In one remote area of the country,

a red box that had not been used for a long time has been turned into a small lending library.

Even back in their heyday in the last century, phone boxes were put to other uses. Some

people even used them as toilets in an emergency.

But for many, they were a safe place to hide if you were caught up in the rain. Britain’s

weather is unpredictable: sun one moment, heavy rain the next. So if you are planning to visit the