福建省莆田20xx-20xx学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题

福建省莆田20xx-20xx学年高二下学期第一次月考英语试题内容摘要：

ditional health clubs and modern sports centers. Members of green gyms play sports outdoors, in the countryside or other open spaces. There is no special requirement for you to start your membership. And best of all, it39。 s free. 28． Which of the following is the author most probably in favor of? A. Motor racing in the desert. B. Cycling around a lake. C. Playing basketball in a gym D. Swimming in a sports center. 29. The author uses power walking as an example mainly because . A. it is an outdoor sport B. it improves our health C. it uses fewer resources D. it is remended by experts 30. What do we know about golf from the passage? A. It is popular in Portugal and Spain. B. It needs water and electricity to keep its courses green. C. It pollutes the earth with chemicals and wastes. D. It causes water shortages around the world. 31. The author writes the passage to ________ . A. show us the function of major sports B. discuss the major influence of popular sports C. encourage us to go in for green sports D. introduce different types of environmentfriendly sports D About 70 scientists were working on a very busy project. All of them felt really desperate due to the pressure of work and the demands of their boss but everyone was loyal to him and did not think of quitting their job. One day, one scientist came to his boss and told him, “Sir, I’ve promised to take my children to the exhibition going on in our township so I want to leave at 5:30 p. m.” His boss replied, “OK. You’re permitted to leave the office early today.” The scientist started working. He continued his work after lunch. As usual, he got involved to such an extent that he looked at his watch only when he \felt he was close to pletion. The time was 8:30 p. m. suddenly he remembered his promise to the children. He looked for his boss but he was not there. Having told him in the morning himself, he closed everything and left for home. Deep within himself, he was feeling guilty for having disappointed his children. He reached home. The children were not there. His wife alone was sitting in the hall and reading magazines. The situation was explosive。 any talk would boomerang on him. His wife asked him, “Would you like to have coffee or shall I straight away serve dinner if you are hungry?” The man replied, “If you would like to have coffee, I too will have but what about the children?” His wife replied, “You don’t know? Your boss came here at 5:15 p. m. and has taken them to the exhibition.” What had really happened was the boss who gave him permission was observing him working seriously at 5:00 p. m. He thought to himself: this person will not leave the work, but he’s promised to take his children to the exhibition. So he took the lead in taking them there. The boss does not have to do it every time. But once it’s done, loyalty is established. That is why all the scientists at Thumba continued to work under their boss even though the stress was extraordinarily huge. By the way, can you boldly guess who the boss was? He was none other that the mastermind behind India’s successful nuclear weapons program, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former president of India. 32. The scientist asked for an early leave because . A. he felt increasingly desperate about his work B. he’d promised to take his kids to a show C. the task at hand was close to pletion D. he meant to acpany his wife at dinner 33． The underlined sentence implies that the scientist thought his wife was . A. ready to serve dinner for him B. dissatisfied with his ing home late C. grateful to his kind hearted boss D. delighted to see him back home 34． The boss took children to the exhibition . A. when it was too late for the scientist to do so B. when the man’s wife asked him to do so C. because the scientist was absorbed in his work D. because he also wanted to see what was on show 35． All the scientists stayed loyal to their boss . A. because he had power over them B. to learn how to live under pressure C. out of gratefulness for his thoughtfulness D. every time he took the children to the show 第二节 （共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 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，选项中有两项为多余选项。 Learning a second language Nowadays, more and more people are learning a second language. So why should we invest time in lea。