甘肃省高台县2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期中试题（无答案）第卷第一部分 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABasketball Statistician Help WantedThe Athletic Department is looking for students to help assist staff during the Fall 2016, Winter 2016-17 and Spring 2017 semesters. Students in this position will be keeping live statistics during basketball games. Students must meet all of the following requirements:l Good computer skillsl Available（可到职的）evenings and weekendsl Knowing basketball rules and statisticsStudents interested in working for the Athletic Department should contact the Athletic Coordinator at their respective(各自的) campuses. l TP/SS Athletic Coordinator, Michael Simone,240-567-1308l Rockville Athletic Coordinator, Jorge Zuniga,240-567-7589l Springfield Athletic coordinator, Gary Miller,240-567-2273l Germantown Athletic Coordinator, Gavri Chavan, 240-567-69151. When will the job start?A .In May 2016 B. In June 2017 C. In September 2017 D. In September 20162. Who is more likely to get the job?A. Ted, computer major, basketball fan, free on evenings and weekends B. Judy, IT staff with night classes, childrens basketball team coachC. Sam, English major, member of the college basketball teamD. Molly, part-time programmer, high school basketball player, new mother3. Whom should you contact if you want to get the job in Rockville?A. Michael B. Jorge C. Gavri D. Gary BThe last few days before Christmas passed quickly and it was soon Christmas Eve. That night when everyone went to bed, Bunny couldnt sleep. He still couldnt think of what he wanted his Christmas gift to be. He wondered how Father Christmas would know what to bring him if he didnt know himself.As he was sitting up in bed, Bunny heard a big noise on the roof and a sound downstairs. It was Father Christmas, he realized. Bunny jumped out of bed and raced down the hall to the stairs hoping to have a look at the old man with his own eyes.By the time Bunny reached the bottom of the stairs, though, everything was again silent. Beautiful gifts were piled under the Christmas tree, but Father Christmas was gone. He looked for him for a few minutes, but it was already too late. Bunny turned to climb back upstairs when he heard a cry.“Hello，” said Bunny. “Is somebody there？”He was answered by another cry. Bunny looked around the big pile of gifts to see what was making the noise. Right under the tree was a funny-looking brown animal with big feet and sad eyes. Bunny might have mistaken it for a dog, if it hadnt been for the antlers (鹿角) on its head.“Are you a reindeer (驯鹿)？” asked Bunny.“Yes，” replied the animal, “my name is Ralph.”“And you were pulling Father Christmas sled？”“I was until I got airsick，” replied Ralph, “Im afraid I wasnt cut out for the job. Now Im stuck here and I dont know how to get back to the North Pole.”“Well, if you like, you can stay with us as a friend，” said Bunny. As he made the offer, Bunny suddenly realized the gift he wanted from Father Christmas was a new friend!4Why couldnt Bunny fall asleep on Christmas Eve?AHe had a lot of things to do. BHe was disturbed by a big noise.CHe was thinking of what gift he would get. DHe wanted to have a look at the reindeer.5As soon as Bunny came downstairs, he _.Awas probably very sad Bfound what he wantedCran into a reindeer Dheard a loud cry6The underlined part “cut out for” in the text probably means “_”Afit for Bafraid of Cproud of Dinterested in7What would be the best title for the text?AA strange Christmas tree BA special Christmas giftCA quiet but smart boy DA lovely reindeer CEverybody hates rats. But in the earthquake capitals of the world Japan, Los Angeles, Turkey rats will soon be mans best friends.What happens after an earthquake? We send in rescue dogs. Why？Because they can smell people. Dogs save lives. They help rescuers to find living people. But dogs are big and they cant get into small spaces. So now a new research project is using a smaller animal to save lives: the rat.How does it work? First, the rat is trained to smell people. When this happens, the rats brain gives a signalThis is sent to a small radio on its back, and then the rescuers follow the radio signals. When the rats brain activity jumps, the rescuers know that someone is alive. The rat has smelled that person.Although there are already robots which can do this job, rats are better. Christian Linster at Cornell University, New York, says, “Robots noses dont work well when there are other smells around. Rats are good at that.” Rats can also see in the dark. They are cheaper and quicker to train than dogs, and unlike robots, they dont need electricity!The “rat project” is not finished, but Julie Ryan of In