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1、河北省石家庄市普通高中2020学年高二英语10月月考试题（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）第一部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。AIn colleges around the country, most students are also workers. The reality of college can be pretty different from the images presented in movies and television. Inst
2、ead of the students who wake up late, party all the time, and study only before exams, many colleges are full of students with pressing schedules of not just classes and activities, but real jobs, too.This isnt a temporary phenomenon. The share of working students has been on the rise since the 1970
3、s, and one-fifth of students work year round. About one-quarter of those who work while attending school have both a full-course load and a full-time job. The arrangement can help pay for tuition（学费）and living costs, obviously. And theres value in it beyond the direct cause: such jobs can also be cr
4、itical for developing important professional and social skills that make it easier to land a job after graduation. With many employers looking for students with already-developed skill sets, on-the-job training while in college can be the best way to ensure ajob later on.But its not all upside. Even
5、 full-time work may not completely cover the cost of tuition and living expenses. The study notes that if a student worked a full-time job at the federal minimum wage, they would earn just over $15,000 each year, certainly not enough to pay for tuition, room, and board at many colleges without some
6、serious financial aid. That means that though theyrc sacrificing time away from the classroom, many working students will still graduate with at least some debt. And working fulltime can reduce the chance that students will graduate at all, by cutting into the time available for studying and attendi
7、ng classes.There is little reward for attending but not finishing college. Students who wind up leaving school because of difficulty in managing work and class are likely to find themselves stuck in some of the same jobs they might have gotten if they hadnt gone at all. The difficulty of working too
8、 much while in school can create a cycle that pushes students further into debt without receiving any of the financial or career benefits.1.According to the passage, the reality of college students is that .A.they throw parties a lot B.they stay up late every nightC.they pay no attention to exams D.
9、they work besides attending classes2.What is the indirect cause of an increasing number of working students?A.The need of developing social networksB.The lack of summer jobs for young adultsC.The chance of finding a job after graduationD.The expenses of high tuition and living costs3.We can learn fr
10、om the passage that .A.working students are more likely to finish collegeB.students can cover their college expenses through workingC.students receive a huge reward for managing work and classD. dropping out of college may not help students get career benefits4.What is the best title for the passage
11、?A. The Difficulties of Landing a Job B. The Struggle of Work-School BalanceC. The Reward of Working While Studying D. The Images of Working College StudentsBI was desperately nervous about becoming car-free. But eight months ago our car was hit by a passing vehicle and it was destroyed. No problem,
12、 I thought: well buy another. But the insurance payout didnt even begin to cover the costs of buying a new car-I worked out that, with the loan（贷款）wed need plus petrol, insurance, parking permits and tax, we would make a payment as much as 600 a month.And thats when I had my fancy idea. Why not just
13、 give up having a car at all? I live in London. We have a railway station behind our house, a tube station 10 minutes walk away, and a bus stop at the end of the street. A new car club had just opened in our area, and one of its shiny little red Peugeots was parked nearby. If any family in Britain c
14、ould live without a car, I reasoned, then surely we were that family.But my new car-free idea, sadly, wasnt shared by my family. My teenage daughters were horrified. What would their friends think about our family being too poor to afford a car? (I wasnt that bothered what they thought, and I sugges
15、ted the girls should take the same approach.)My friends, too, were astonished at our plan. What would happen if someone got seriously ill overnight and needed to go to hospital? (an ambulance) How would the children get to and from their many events? (buses and trains) People smiled as though this w
16、as another of my mad ideas, before saying they were sure Id soon realize that a car was a necessity.Eight months later, I wonder whether weII ever own a car again. The idea that youhave to own a car, especially if you live in a city, is all in the mind. I live - and many other citizens do too-in a place that has never been better served by public transport, and yet car ownership has ne
