www.ks5u.com2018-2019学年黑龙江省大庆一中高二（上）期末英语试卷一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）AIndeed， George Washington wrote in his diary in 1785， some kind of fly， or bug， had begun to eat the leaves before I left home But the father of America was not the father of bug When Washington wrote that， Englishmen had been referring to insects as bugs for more than a century， and Americans had already created lightning-bug（萤火虫） But the English were soon to stop using the bugs in their language， leaving it to the Americans to call a bug a bug in the nineteenth and twentieth centuriesThe American bug could also be a person， referring to someone who was crazy about a particular activity Although fan became the usual term， sports fans used to be called racing bugs， baseball bugs， and the likeOr the bug could be a small machine or object， for example， a bug-shaped car The bug could also be a burglar alarm， from which comes the expression to bug， that is， to install （安装） an alarm Now it means a small piece of equipment that people use for listening secretly to others conversation Since the 1840s， to bug has long meant to cheat， and since the 1940s it has been annoyingWe also know the bug as a flaw in a computer program or other design That meaning dates back to the time of Thomas Edison In 1878 he explained bugs as little problems and difficulties that required months of study and labor to overcome in developing a successful product In 1889 it was recorded that Edison had been up the two previous nights discovering a bug in his invented record player1. We learn from Paragraph 1that _ A. Americans had difficulty in learning to use the word bugB. George Washington was the first person to call an insect a bugC. the word bug was still popularly used in English in the nineteenth centuryD. both Englishman and Americans used the word bug in the eighteenth century2. What does the word flaw in the last paragraph probably mean？ _A. EvolutionB. FindingC. OriginD. Fault3. BUG can referred to the following except _ A. A man who is crazy about sportsB. A man who installs an alarmC. An insect in natural worldD. A device for listening secretly4. The passage is mainly concerned with _ A. the misunderstanding of the word bugB. the development of the word bugC. the public views of the word bugD. the special characteristics of the word bug【答案】1. D 2. D 3. B 4. B【解析】本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了bug一词的演变过程，并列举了历史上著名的名人的例子帮助读者理解【1题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段Indeed，George Washington wrote in his diary in 1785，some kind of fly，or bug，had begun to eat the leaves before I left home提到乔治华盛顿在1785年用到这个词汇，而第一段最后一句话But the English were soon to stop using the bugs in their language英国很快就不用这个词，美国却在19和20世纪继续使用推断出18世纪英国还在用，故选D。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段We also know the bug as a flaw in a computer program or other designThat meaning dates back to the time of Thomas Edison我们也知道错误是一个计算机程序或其他设计的一个缺陷，故这个单词用来说明电脑出现故障，故选D。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据文章第三段 The bug could also be a burglar alarm， from which comes the expression to bug， that is， to install （安装） an alarm Now it means a small piece of equipment that people use for listening secretly to others conversation Since the 1840s， to bug has long meant to cheat， and since the 1940s it has been annoying可知窃听器也可能是一种防盗报警器，从中可以表达为窃听器，即安装一个报警器，而不是一个安装报警器的人，由此可知答案选B。【4题详解】主旨大意题。通读全文可知本文主要讲述了bug一词的演变过程，故选B。BAssistant professor in Musical Theatre Dance Wichita State University seeks a full-time， 9-month assistant professor， beginning in August Applicants are required to have a degree in dance area， teaching experience at a professional or college level， ability to direct and teach stage movement The salary depends on qualifications and experienceFor complete information visit http:/fineartswichitaeduFull Professor in Theatre and DanceThe Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of California at San Diego （http： www theatre， ucsdedu） is seeking an experienced theatre artist in lighting design Applicants must work for us for at least one year Significant professional experience is required This position is expected to teach at both graduate and undergraduate levelsA review of applications will start on June 1st Application deadline： September 1stTechnical Director in Performing and Fine ArtsDeSales Universitys Performing and Fine Arts Department seeks a highly skilled， professional technical director The position is a 10-month staff position with the possibility of summer employment with the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Professional experience is required； MFA is preferredPlease email materials to john bell desalesedu Screening of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filledAssistant Director-Media Resources CenterMaryland Institute College of Art is seeking an assistant director of Media Resources Center in the Academic Affairs