biologist绵阳市高中2014级第三次诊断性考试英语试题

16

题。

13. Where will Mr. Smith go?

A. Sydney

B. London

C. Austria

14. From which gate will Mr. Smith’s flight leave?

A. Gate 9

B . Gate 3

C. Gate 1

15. When must Mr. Smith arrive at the airport?

A. At 10:30 am.

B. At 8:30 am

C. At 12:30 am

16. What will the woman do?

A. Call the man back

B. Give Mr. Smith the message

C. Collect the ticket

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题。

17. What is Mr. Henry Stone?

A. A Banker

B. A teacher

C. A writer

18. What does the Henry like doing at the airport?

A. Watching people

B. Telling stories

C. Reading magazines

19. What did Henry learn from the newspaper that day?

A. A valuable suitcase was missing

B. A man stole money from bank C. A woman run away from home

20. Why was the woman at the airport?

A. She was travelling on business

B. She was selling magazines

C. She was seeing the man off

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It’s time to make preparations for traveling! Here are some good destinations.

Porto, Portugal

Porto is nearly synonymous (

同义的

)to port wine, and also its rich history. The city’s histories center and the

Alto

Douro

Wine

Region

have

been

listed

as

UNESCO

World

Heritage

Sites.

It

also

has

a

lot

of

inexpensive

museums, cheap vintage trams and beautiful pebbly beaches. Day trips to vineyards are easy to arrange.

Grenada

Grenada

is

a

beautiful

island

that

has

golden

beaches,

crystal

waterfalls,

and

flourishing

mountains.

One

important reason to visit Grenada is its wild and lively carnival held every year in autumn.

It seems that anyone

who visits will not lack things to do and sights to see because of its many beautiful sights and year-round festivities.

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Nepal

Nepal remains a fabulous choice for budget-conscious travelers. Travel costs per day are as

low as $$50 on

av

erage. Visitors will get an amazing experience in Nepal by

visiting the country’s political and cultural center,

Royal National Park in the south and the habitat of rare animals like the one-horned rhino and Bengal tiger.

Antigua

Antigua means ancient or antique in Spanish, and it is the perfect name for that tropical and charming island in

the Caribbean. Located in the West Indies, Antigua is also famous as a best wedding destination. Antigua is historic

and has a special charm and beauty that makes it the most desired tourist destination in the Caribbean.

21. Where should a tourist on a tight budget choose to go?

A. Nepal & Grenada

B. Grenada & Antigua

C. Antigua & Proto

D. Porto & Nepal

22. From the passage we can infer that ________.

A. these trips are too expensive for ordinary people

B. most of the destinations are located close to water

C. the best time to visit these places is in autumn

D. museums in the four places are free for tourists

23. What makes Antigua special among the 4 destinations?

A. Its long history

B. Its lively carnivals

C. Its rare animals

D. Its attraction for honeymooners

24. Whom is this passage intended for?

A. Travel agencies

B. Outdoor lovers

C. Holiday makers

D. Sports fans

B

Given a choice, Chinese university graduates prefer to find employment rather than start a company. In the

past 12 months, more than

20 provinces have introduced many policies to encourage students to start their

own

companies, such as allowing them to quit studying but keep their student status for two to eight years. But a report

by human resources website Zhaopin released recently still found that only 3.1 percent of students said they will

start their own business, down from 6.3 percent in 2015.

“The

Chinese

government,

universities

and

investors

have

provided

a

friendly

environment

for

young

startups. However, the failure rate of fresh graduates founding startups is still too high due to the lack of experience,

resources and networking,

lot of attention to innovation and creative thinking instead of starting up companies. This is another reason for the

low desire on campus to found startups.

At the same time, college graduates’ interest in further education has also declined, leading to an increase

in students wanting employment from 71.2 percent last year to 75.6 percent this year. Nearly 30 percent of those

graduates accepted offers from the internet industry.

Though

some

geniuses

in

the

Internet

industry

created

miracles,

many

industry

insiders

hold

the

idea

that

before one starts up, one has to know how to produce products, how to sell them, how to manage a company. Those

lessons you cannot expect a fresh graduate to know so the students should work a few years first. They also insist

that students complete their studies first because a diploma still matters in china.

25. The government are trying to encourage students to _________.

A. find employment after graduation

B. continue their study at school

C. set up their own businesses

D. leave school without a diploma

26. The 2nd and 3rd paragraphs focus on ________.

A. what contributes to the success of starting a business

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B. why there are more students choosing to find employment

C. how students’ interest in further education shapes their career perspectives

D. who are working together to create a good environment for young startups

27. What is the industry insiders’ suggestion to the university students?

A. Immediately start their own companies after graduation

B. Start their own companies while at school

C. Quit study to start their own companies

D. Finish studies and work a few years first

C

Years ago, a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most

people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic because of the awful storms. As the farmer interviewed

applicants for the job, he received a steady stream of refusals.

Finally, a short thin man approached the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him. “Well,

I can sleep when the wind blows.” answered the little man.

Although

puzzled

by

this

answer,

the

farmer,

desperate

for

help,

hired

him.

The

little

man

worked

well

around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt satisfied with the man’s work.

Then

one

night

the

wind

howled

loudly

in

from

offshore.

Jumping

out

of

bed,

the

farmer

rushed

to

the

man’s sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and yelled, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before

they blow away!”

The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.”

Annoyed

by

the

response,

the

farmer

was

tempted

to

fire

him

on

the

spot.

Instead,

he

hurried

outside

to

prepare for the storm. To his amazement, he discovered that the cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the

coops,

and

the

doors

were

barred.

The

windows

were

tightly

closed.

Everything

was

tied

down.

Nothing

could

blow away.

The farmer then understood what the little man meant, so he returned to his bed to sleep while the wind blew.

28. What does the underlined word “reluctant” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. happy

B. unwilling

C. interested

D. eager

29. Why did the farmer hire the little man?

A. The little man was hard-working

B. He couldn’t find any other worker

C. The little man was a good farmhand

D. He was

satisfied with the little man’s answer

30. How did the farmer feel about his new farmhand’s work at first?

A. Delighted

B. Disappointed

C. Annoyed

D. Interested

31. What did the farmhand really mean by saying he could sleep in blowing wind?

A. No wind could wake him up from his sleep

B. The wind comforts him to fall asleep easily

C. He enjoys sleeping with the wind blowing

D. He is always well-prepared for emergencies

D

We’re no strangers to relationship between. Now, a

new research has found that tending to feel guilty can

make partnerships more challenging---and cause us to shy away from them.

The study, published in last month’s issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, used a series

of

five

experi

ments

to

examine

how

people’s

feelings

of

guilt

affected

people

when

they’d

enter

into

a

new

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