人教版高中英语选修六第一阶段检测卷

第一阶段检测卷(测试时间：120分钟评价分值：120分)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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。JaimeAlfonsoEscalantewasbornin1960inLaPaz,Bolivia.Bothhisparentswereteachers.Hetaughtmathandscienceinhishomecountryfortwelveyears.Inthe1960s,JaimeEscalanteandhiswifeFabiolacametotheUnitedStates.In1974,MrEscalantewashiredatGarfieldHighSchooltoteachmathematics.TheschoolwasinapoorareaofLosAngeles,California.Manyofthestudentshadseriousproblemswithillegaldrugs,gangsandviolence.Theschoolwasindangeroflosingitsofficialapprovaltooperate.MrEscalante'sstudentsweremostlyMexican­AmericansfromaSpanish­speakingareaofthecity.Manyweretheworststudentsattheschoolandthoughttobe“unteachable”.ButMrEscalantepushedthegrouptoworkhard.Hetoldthembasicmathwastooeasyandthattheyhadtheabilitytodoharderwork.Buttheymusthavethedesiretobesuccessful.JaimeEscalantestartedanadvancedmathprogramwithasmallgroupofstudents.AdvancedPlacementisaprogramofcollege­levelclassesandtests.In1982,eighteenofhisstudentstooktheAdvancedPlacementtestincalculus(微积分).Theyallpassed.Officialsatthetestingcompanysuspectedthestudentsofcheating.MrEscalanteprotested.HesaidthestudentswerebeingrejectedbecausetheywereHispanicandfromapoorschool.Heaskedhisstudentstotakethetestagain.Twelveofthestudentsrepeatedthetest.Andagain,allofthempassed.MrEscalante'sstudentswentontobecomeengineers,scientistsanduniversityprofessors.TheadvancedmathprogramatGarfieldbecameextremelysuccessfuloverthenextseveralyears.JaimeEscalantereceivedmanyteachingawardsincludingthePresidentialMedalofExcellence.Amovieabouthissuccess，StandandDeliver，wasreleasedin1988.Itinfluencedotherteacherstousehismethods.1．WhatdoweknowaboutJaimeEscalante?A．Hehadaverypoorfamilybackground.B．Helearntmathandsciencefromhisparents.C．HecametoAmericainordertomakemoremoney.D．HecametoAmericawithrichexperienceinteaching.解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的“Hetaughtmathandscienceinhishomecountryfortwelveyears”可知JaimeEscalante在来美国之前就已经有着十二年的教学经验了。故选D。答案：D2．WeknowthatwhenJaimeEscalantewasjusthiredatGarfieldHighSchool，________．A．hewasbelievedtobeagreatteacherB．noneofhisstudentslikedstudyingC．theschoolwasindangerofbeingclosedD．theschoolwastheworstinLosAngeles解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的“Theschoolwasindangeroflosingitsoffcialapprovaltooperate”可知当JaimeEscalante受聘于那所学校时，那所学校正面临着被关闭的危险。答案：C3．AccordingtoParagraph3,whatdidJaimeEscalantedoaftermeetinghisstudents?A．Hefeltdisappointedandwantedtoleave.B．Hedidn'tgiveuponthembutencouragedthem.C．Hewasunsurewhetherhecouldteachthemwell.D．Hethoughtitwasagoodchancetoshowhisability.解析：推理判断题。根据第三段的“Hetoldthembasicmathwastooeasyandthattheyhadtheabilitytodoharderwork”可知面对那样的学生时，JaimeEscalante并没有放弃他们，而是鼓励他们。答案：B4．FromParagraph4,welearnthatofficials______．A．believedthatthetestwastooeasyforstudentsB．didn'tbelievethattheJaimeEscalante'studentscoulddosowellatfirstC．didn'tthinkhighlyoftheadvancedmathprogramatGarfieldD．hadproofthatJaimeEscalante'sstudentscheatedinthetest解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的“officialsatthetestingcompanysuspectedthestudentsofcheating”可知，一开始那些考官并不相信JaimeEscalante的学生们能取得如此好的成绩。答案：BThereareafewtypesofpeoplewhoworkpart­time,likepeoplewhohaveretiredandwantabitmoreincome,parentswhowanttospendmoretimewiththeirchildren,collegestudentsandtemporaryagencyworkers.Manypeopleenjoytheadvantagesofnotworkingfull­time,butonemajordisadvantageisthatbenefitsarerarelyofferedtopart­timeemployees.Mostpeoplehopeforhealthinsuranceandretirementbenefitswhentakingajob.Traditionally,companiesonlyofferbenefitstoemployeeswhowork30hoursormoreaweek.Thisisonlya25%reductioninhours,soitdoesn'tfreeupalotoftimefortheemployeewhoneedspart­timehours.Evenwhenpart­timersareofferedhealthbenefits,theyarerarelyofferedpaidtimeoffandretirementbenefits.Manybusinesseshirepart­timeemployeesforthesimplereasonofsavingmoney.Iftheyworklessthanacertainnumberofhours,theydon'tneedtopayforbenefits.Therearecompanies,however,thatarebeginningtoofferbenefitstopart­timeemployees.Somecompanieshavebeguntoofferthoseinordertokeephigh­quality,trainedprofessionalsthatjustwantpart­timehours.Peoplewhomayonlywantpart­timeworkmaybeforcedtotakeafull­timejobtogetthebenefits.Companieswhoofferbenefitstopart­timershaveanadvantageofofferingmorechoicestotheiremployeesintermsofhours.ConductinganInternetsearchisprobablythequickestwaytofindcompaniesthatprovidebenefitsforpart­timeemployees.ManylargecorporationslikeStarbucks,BarnesandNobleandWholeFoodsofferbenefitstopart­timeemployeesamongotherthings.Lookforcompaniesthatofferateamapproachtotheiremployees.Employeesaregivenchoicesandpartofdecisionmakinginthebusiness.Businessesthatallowemployeeinputaremorelikelytoofferbenefitstopart­timers.5．WhichofthefollowinggroupsisNOTmentionedaspeoplewhowouldlovetobepart­timers?A．Retiredpeoplewhowanttomakesomemoney.B．Agencyworkerswhowanttoworktemporarily.C．Parentswhowanttogettogetherwiththeirchildrenmore.D．Peoplewhoprefertospendmoretimeontheirhobbies.解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的“likepeople...temporaryagencyworkers”可知前三项都有提到，唯独D没有提到。答案：D6．Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthat________．A．part­timerscanenjoyasmanybenefitsasfull­timersB．peoplechoosetoworkbecauset