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1、高二英语假期检测题一 第二部分 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） A Whether youre making a one-off trip to London or youre a regular visitor, using an Oyster travel smartcard is the easiest way to travel around the citys public transport network. Advantages of a Visitor Oyster Card A Visitor Oyster Card is on

2、e of the best ways to pay for single journeys on the bus, tube, DLR, tram, London Over-ground and most National Rail services in London: Save time - your card is ready to use as soon as you arrive in London. Its more than 50% cheaper than buying a paper travel card or single tickets with cash. There

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4、tor Oyster card before you visit London and get it delivered to your home address. A card costs 3 (non-refundable) plus postage. Order online and arrive with your Oyster in hand! You can also buy a Visitor Oyster card from Gatwick Express ticket offices at Gatwick Airport Station and on board Eurost

5、ar trains travelling to London. Top Up（充值）Your Visitor Oyster Card You can choose how much credit to add to your card. If you are visiting London for two days, you can start with20 credit. If you run out of credit, add credit at the following locations: Touch screen ticket machines in tube, DLR, Lon

6、don Over-ground and some National Rail stations. Around 4,000 Oyster Ticket Stops found in newsagents and small shops across London. TFL Visitor and Travel Information Centers. Tube and London Over-ground station ticket offices. Emirates Air Line terminals. 1. What benefit will you get from a Visito

7、r Oyster Card when travelling in - 1 - / 10 London? A. It increases your working efficiency. B. It allows you to have meals free of charge. C. It saves you money on transportation. D. It provides a 50% discount at a London shop. 2. How many ways are mentioned to buy a Visitor Oyster Card in the pass

8、age? A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D. 5. 3. Where can you top up your Visitor Oyster card? A. At Gatwick Express ticket offices. B. At a tube station ticket office. C. On the Internet. D. On Eurostar trains. B People are always looking for lost cities and occasionally one is found: Borobudur in Indonesia, for e

9、xample. But perhaps some of the places people look for never existed or did they? Here are just a few famous mythical（传说中的）cities. El Dorado. El Dorado is a story that began in 1537, when Spanish explorers found the Muisca people in the mountains of what is now Colombia. They heard the story of a ma

10、n who covered himself with gold and dived into a lake. Then people began to talk of El Dorado the golden manSoon people started to think of El Dorado as a place, too一 a city of gold and amazing riches. Nowadays, the name El Dorado is still used to meana place where you can get rich quickly. Atlantis

11、 There was once an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. It was the mythical island of Atlantis. The people of the island were very rich, thanks to the natural resources（资源）on their island. For hundreds of years, they lived simple lives. But slowly they began to change. They started to want po

12、wer. So the gods decided to destroy Atlantis. Suddenly, the island and its people were swallowed（淹没）by the sea and were never seen again Shambhala In Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Shambhala is a mystical (神秘的)country that is - 2 - / 10 hidden somewhere behind the Himalayas. Shambhala is a word from an

13、 old language at there is place of happiness. It is said thplace of peacethat meansor no war in Shambhala, and in the future , when the world is full of war, a huge a and start worlds bad rulers, destroy army will come out of Shambhala, the pen in 2424. new Golden Age. Some people say this will hap

14、El Doradomeans_4. Nowadays,A. Colombia. B. the golden man. C. a place of great wealth. D. the city with mountains. 5. Atlantis was destroyed by_ A. the gods. B. its people. C. its powerful enemies. D. its neighboring country. 6. What will probably happen in 2424 according to the last paragraph? A. T

15、he Himalayas will disappear. B. The world will be full of peace. C. Shambhala will save the world. D. There will be a war in Shambhala. 7. What would be the best title for the text? A. Rich lands . B. Mythical cities C. Famous tourist attractions. D. Newly-found ancient countries. C Psychologists ha

16、ve discovered that even the most independent-minded of us to conform willsocial pressure when we are with a group of people. In one classie experiment, people were showna vertical line and asked to find a line of identical length from a selection of three. You might think that this is an absurdly ea

17、sy task, and when people perform it by themselvesthey do it very well. However, psychologists have discovered that we are very easily swayed by the opinions of other people when we do this task in a group. In one study, a group of three peoplewas set up,where two of the people were confederates(同伙)o

18、f the experimenter.When the confederates deliberately gave wrong answers,people were often swayed to give the wrong answer also. In fact, 75% of people gave at least one wrong answer, with some people conforming to peer pressure on every occasion. But why do people conform in this way? In an easy ta

19、sk like this, it seems that people donot want to step out of line with the prevailing opinion of the group. On more - 3 - / 10 onfidence in their own difficult tasks, people also conform because they loseability to make decisions and prefer to trust the majority opinion instead. A typical example of

20、 this kind of conformity arises when we come across people in distress. Would you help a woman who has been attacked in the street?It turns out that you likely to go to her assistance if you are alone.When other are much more people are also around,a diffusion of responsibility occurs. People are pa

21、ralysed into inaction, because everyone assumes that someone else will go to the woman s assistance. probably ?慐慲牧灡?琠敨甠摮牥楬敮?潷摲尠conform means“ ” A. seek independence B. disobey orders C. seek pleasure D. follow what others do9.What is the purpose of the experiment described in Paragraph 2? To A. expl

22、ain why people would be influenced by the opinions of others B. prove that people are easily influenced by the opinions of others C. train the confederates of the experimenter as independent-minded D. describe how people would be influenced by the opinions of others10. In the last paragraph, accordi

23、ng to the author,why wouldnt one help the woman ?He .A. thinks he has no responsibilities to give a hand B.thinks he has has nothing to do with itC. is too shy to give his helping hand D .thinks someone else will offer assistance1l.What method does the author mainly use to develop the text? A. Givin

24、g examples. B. Cause-effect analysis. C. Comparative analysis. D. Process analysis. DA group of kids at McIntyre Elementary School, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have created a special bench to make sure their fellow classmates arent left out on the playground. Called the “Buddy Bench”, students can

25、use the seat as a safe and supportive place to let others know theyd like to be included in playtime, but may be too shy to ask. The concept of the Buddy Bench is simple: Students who want to partake in - 4 - / 10 which seat, take a may feel hesitant, can but playground games and activities, ) to ot

26、her children on the playground that they may need something 表明signifies( extra to encourage them to participate. The idea for the bench came about last year, when Farrell, school counselor at McIntyre Elementary, was conducting a leadership group to help students overcome idea the up with Four fourt

27、h-grade students came shyness and gain confidence. for the Buddy Bench in this workshop, and worked with Farrell to draft a letter to present to the Parent Teacher Staff Organization to make the bench a reality. metal a bright installed(安装) approved The PTSO the students proposal, and schools on the that reads “Buddy Bench” bench with a cheerful sign playground. simple effective. The bench has been on it was installed Nov. 16, the Since a has created students, and already with(引起共鸣) the concept has resonated better environment within