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　　杭州市2017-2018学年下学期高二年级期末教学质量检测英语试卷
　　2018 年 6 月
　　第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 35 分） 第一节（共 10 个小题，每小题 2.5 分，满分 25 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 ABC 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将 该选项涂黑。
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　　On Feb. 4, Mohammad Hasher, a 17-year-old who lives in Michigan, wop to find his 6-year-old sister, Noor, sitting on the couch wearing a fancy outfit(全套服装).
　　It was 8 a.m., and she wasn’t in her nightclothes but instead wore dress. The first-grader also loopset. “I asked her , ‘Noor, what on earth are you doing?’” Mohammad told Huffington Post.
　　Noor told her brother that there was a big father-daughter dance at her school that night, and she wanted to go, but couldn’t. Mohammad told the newspaper that their parents got divorced in November, and their father hasn’t spoken to them since then. His absence has been really rough on the family, especially for Noor, who decided she was going to wear a dress that day anyway, even if she couldn’t go to the dance.
　　Mohammad made an immediate decision.”I told her I’d take her,” he said. “And her face lit up! It was so cute.” later that afternoon, Mohammad took Noor shopping to mare she looked very best that night. He bought her a new dress, socks and shoes and brought her to a salon to get hair done. That night they went to the dance and had great fun. Noor even got a box of candy when Mohammad won the title of “Best Dad” at the dance.
　　“ The night was awesome, ” he said, “It filled my heart with happiness seeing her dance with so much joy and have fun with all of her friends.” Mohammad said her sister thanked him with a huge hug at the end of the night. Touched by the experience, he posted pictures of their sweet party on Twitter(推特)：
　　“I got to take my baby sister to her first daddy-daughter dance the other night, ” he tweeted. “Sorry you don’t have a dad but I’ll always be there for you. ” The post soon spread widely with over 104,000 likes and 25,000 retweets.
　　21. Why was Noor unhappy that morning?
　　A. She did not have a dress.
　　B. Her father didn’t speak to her.
　　C. She couldn’t go to the dance .
　　D. Her parents had recently divorced.
　　22. How did the brother and sister prepare for the dance?
　　A. They got a box of candy.
　　B. They cleaned their shoes
　　D. They bought a new outfit
　　D. They posted the event on Twitter.
　　23. Which of the following words best describe Mohammad?
　　A. Confident and ambitious.
　　B. Generous and open-minded.
　　C. Smart and determined.
　　D. Caring and considerate.
　　B
　　China has been drinking tea since the time of Shennong, 5,000 years ago.
　　Britain’s relationship with tea is much shorter, but tea enjoys the pride as the UK’s national drink. According to the UK Tea Council, British people drink an average of three cups a day or a national total of 165 million cups every day.
　　With figures like these, it is no surprise that time spent taking tea affects the working day in Britain. A recent survey found that 24 minutes a day are lost to maying and drinking tea and coffee. That is, ?400 a year is lost in worrs per employee, or 190 days over a lifetime.
　　So, should employers be worried about this lost working time, or does the tea breap in other ways?
　　One argument is that caffeine(咖啡因) improves mental state: a drink of tea or coffee can ma active and focus on work.
　　Professor Rogers of the University of Bristol disagrees. After years of studying caffeine he sees nothing can prove that. “World perform equally well if not drinking it at all,” he says. “But if they ’re often drinking it and then go without, they ’ll feel tired and won’t perform well.”
　　Occupational Psychologist Cooper instead emphasizes the role tea breaks play in sedentary (久坐的) office life, and in building social relationships. “We need to make people more active and see other people. The tea break is one way of doing this,” says Cooper.
　　And Professor Rogers also points out the comfort effect of a hot drink: “We warm our hands on them on a cold day; they ’re comforting and play a big role in our everyday life. Whatever the caffeine’s doing, I’d say these 24 minutes aren’t wasted.”
　　24. How many minutes in a week does a British people spend on tea and coffee?
　　A. 24.      B. 168.       C. 400.      D. 1330.
　　25. According to Peter Rogers, what happens when regular coffee drinkers stop drinking coffee?
　　A. Their walness will be improved.
　　B. They will stop wasting their work time.
　　C. They will be less awake and productive.
　　D. They perform as well as their colleagues.
　　26. Why might tea breaks be a problem for workplaces?
　　A. Workers might feel tired and be inactive.
　　B. Mental performance might be held back.
　　C. They waste time that could be spent working.
　　D. Business have to pay more for tea and coffee.
　　27. What ’s Coopers’ attitude towards tea break?