福建省福州市第八中學(xué)20xx-20xx學(xué)年高二英語下學(xué)期期末考試試題(編輯修改稿)

　

【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 l you have to do is get up extra one day. Before the sun es up, drive to each coworker’s house. Re ach under the cover of your coworker’s car and disconnect the center wire that leads to the distributor（配電盤） cap, the car will be unharmed, but it will not start, and your friends at work will all be late for work on the same day. If you’re lucky, your boss might notice that you are the only one there and will give you a raise. Gossiping friends at school are also perfect targets for a simple act of revenge. A way to trap either male or female friends is to leave false messages on their lockers(柜子 ). If the friend that you want to get is male, leave a message that a certain girl would like him to stop by her house later that day. With any luck，her boyfriend will be there. The girl won’t know what’s going on, and the victim will be so embarrassed that he probably won’t leave his home for a month. When Mom and Dad and your sisters and brothers really begin to annoy you, harmless revenge may be just the way it makes them quiet down for a while. The dinner table is a likely place. Just before the meal begins, throw a handful of raisins (葡萄干 ) into the food. Wait about five minutes and, after everyone has begun to eat, cover your mouth with your hand and begin to make strange noises. When they ask you what the matter is, point to a raisin and yell. “Bugs!” They’ll thr ow their food in the dustbin, jump into the car, and head for McDonald’s. That night you’ll have your first quiet, peaceful meal in a long time. A wellplanned revenge does not have it hurt anyone. The object is simply to let other people know that they are beginning to bother you. 43. According to the passage, a harmless revenge is ________. A. to amuse the victim B. to hurt nobody emotionally C. to react to those who bother you D. to prevent one from disturbing others 44. As a harmless revenge, you might e first and get a raise by ________. A. pleasing your boss B. destroying your colleagues’ cars C. making your colleagues e late D. getting up earlier than your colleagues 45. The family members threw their food in the dustbin because ________. A. they wanted to eat out B. they didn’t like the food with raisins C. they wanted to have a peaceful meal D. they thought their food had been ruined 46. The topic of the passage is how to ________. A. make a harmless revenge B. silence gossiping friends C. avoid talkative family members D. deal with annoying coworkers D Picking a university is a tense period of asking yourself which institution is most relevant. That39。s why university rankings play such an important role in students searching for their next academic direction. Rankings are also an inescapable part of the reputation and brand image of universities. No university website is plete without the claim to be in the top 100 for something or other, reported the BBC. The reason is simple: Rankings help them to attract students, staff and research investment. Currently there are numbers of university rankings, and each has its own list of criteria. But the main categories are the same: academic reputation, graduates39。 performance and faculty(全體員工 ) resources. However, experts point out the ranking process isn39。t entirely reliable. Mark Kantrowitz, a US financial aid researcher, said university rankings were mostly just for show. He wrote in The New York Times. It may give your parents better bragging（吹牛） rights, but that39。s about it. Moreover, it39。s not difficult to see the limitations of university rankings. Many rankings focus on the number of times research work is cited(引用 ) by other researchers. It helps British and US universities to dominate(控制 ) global rankings because English is the favored language of academia, John O39。Leary, a member of the QS academic advisory board, told The Gunrdian,. Also, rankings such as QS mainly focus on the qualities of the university rather than its students. Any university ranking is likely to help students make better decisions about where to study, but the need to balance them with other more human factors is also important, said Phil Moss, an education and admissions consultant. Advice from graduates or current students can be as valuable in providing a genuine insight into the experience or quality of a particular degree program. It can also add an element that rankings can never convey the actual emotion of a university experience. 47. Why do universities consider rankings important? A. Rankings make them more appealing. B. Rankings are students39。 only reference. C. Rankings can increase their academic level. D. Rankings help them plete their websites. 48. What does the underlined It in paragraph 4 refer to? A. Academic research work. B. The number of researches. C. The way of ranking universities. D. The limitation of university ranking. 49. According to John O39。Leary, what helps British and US universities rank well? A. The wide use of English in academia. B. Their outstanding qualities. C. Their graduates39。 excellent performance. D. The academia39。s favor to them. 50. Besides ranking, what does Phil Moss suggest you should refer to if you39。re picking a university? A. Investment in education. B. Guidance from professors. C. Information on websites. D. Suggestions from students. E 第二節(jié) 七選五填空（共 5小題；每小題 2分，滿分 10 分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。 （注意：若你選擇的答案為 E，請在機讀卡上填涂 AB；答案為 F，填涂 AC；答案為 G，填涂 AD，多涂或少涂均不得分 We all face quantities of stresses in daytoday living, whether at work, in the home, or anywhere in between. 51 Here39。s how stress can help us on an everyday basis. ◆ Sharpen your memory. Did you ever notice that sometimes when you are stressed, y