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学年湖北武汉新洲区一中黄陂一中高二下期末英语卷含答案及解析

2019学年湖北武汉新洲区一中、黄陂一中高二下期末英语卷【含答案及解析】

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1.OnacoldwinterSunday,thelittlemancameuptomeasIwasabouttoenterthetelephoneboxandaskedmewhetherIhadamatch.

“I'msorry,”Isaid.“Idon'tsmoke,soIhaven'tany.You'dbetterasksomeoneelse.”

Helookedratherdisappointed,hesitated,andthenturnedaway.Iwatchedhimwalkslowlydownthestreetbef

oreIpickedupthetelephonedirectorytolookupthenumberImeanttodial.I'mnotusedtoapubliccallbox,so,atmyfirstattempttogetthrough,thewarningpips（嘟嘟声）hadstoppedbeforeIrealizedIhadtoinsertacoin.WhenIwasatlastabletospeak,IwastoldthatthepersonwhomIurgentlywantedtogiveamessagetohadjustgoneout.Swearingslightlyundermybreath,Igotoutoftheboxandcamefacetofacewiththelittleman.Asheraisedhishatagain,Icouldseehewasquitebald,andathinline,resemblingadueling（决斗）scar,crossedonecheek.

“Excusemytroublingyouagain.”hesaidnervously.“MayIwalkalongwithyoualittleway?

Imusttellyouthetruth.Ineedhelpdesperately.”

Hehadanunusuallydeepvoicewhichsuggestedastrangecombinationofshynessandself-confidence.IwasconsciousofafairlystrongforeignaccentandIwonderedwhatcountryhehadactuallycomefrom.IsaidthatIhadtocatchatrainintwentyminutes’time,butthathemightaccompanymetothestation.

“I'mgoingtoshockyou，”hesaidsuddenly,afteramoment'ssilence.“Canyoulendmefivepounds?

Ihavenomoneyatall.”Ihavecomeacrossmanystrangecharactersduringmylifeandplentyofpeoplehavetriedtoborrowmoneyfromme.Ihavegenerallymanagedtoavoidlendingthemany.But,perhapsbecauseoftheverydirectnessofhisappeal,Isomehowhadtheimpressionthathisneedmightbedesperatelyurgent.

“I'msorry,”Ireplied,“I'mafraidIcan'tlendyouanything,asI'mnotinthehabitofcarryingmuchmoneyaboutwithme.Don'tyouthinkthepolicemightbethebestpeopletoaskforhelp?

”

Hehesitated,“Idarenotgotothepolice,”hesaidquietly.“IfIdogo,theywillhavetosendmehome.That'swhatI'mafraidof.Idon'tknowwhattodo.”Heshookhisheadrathersadly,raisedhishatandleftme.Icaughtmytrainandsoonforgottheincident.

ItwasthreeweekslaterthatIhappenedtoglanceatanoldeveningpaperandcaughtsightofasmallparagraphatthebottomofthefrontpage:

“Theunidentifiedbodyofashortbaldman,withadeepscaracrossonecheek,wasrecoveredfromtheRiverThamesyesterday.Thepolicebelievedhehadcommittedsuicide.”Ithennoticedthedate:

justtwoandahalfweeksbefore.

Itwas

Iwhomighthavebeenthefinalcauseofhisterribletragedy.Fordaysafterwardsthecrueltyofmyrefusalmademesuffercontinualshameandregret.IsworethatIwouldneveragainrefuseanyappealforhelp.

1.Atthebeginningofthestory,thelittlemanapproachedtheauthorto_______.

A.invitehimtowatchafootballmatchtogether

B.askhimtoshowthedirectiontorailwaystation

C.inquirewheretherewasadepartmentstore

D.requesttoseeifhemightusehislighter

2.Theauthorfailedtogetthroughinthephoneboxathisfirstattemptbecause_______.

A.hedidn'thaveanychangewithhim

B.hedidn'trealizeitwasapayphone

C.thenumberhehaddialedwaswrong

D.thepersonhewantedtospeaktowasout

3.Themainreasonwhytheauthorhadn'tlentthelittlemananymoneywasthat_______.

A.heneverlentothersanymoney

B.hehappenednottocarryanymoney

C.hedidnottrustthelittleman

D.hewasafraidhemightn'tgetitback

4.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Pityforastranger.________B.Nevertrustastranger.

C.Lifeisbutadream.______________D.Thedeath

ofabeggar.

2.Peoplehavebeenpaintingpicturesforatleast30,000years.Theearliestpictureswerepaintedbypeoplewhohuntedanimals.Theyusedtopaintpicturesoftheanimalstheywantedtocatchandkill.PicturesofthiskindhavebeenfoundonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpain.Nooneknowswhytheywerepaintedthere.Perhapsthepainterthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemtocatchtheseanimals.Orperhapshumanbeingshavealwayswantedtotellstoriesinpictures.

About5,000yearsago,theEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegantousepicturesasakindofwriting.Theydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideas,andalsotorepresentthesoundsoftheirlanguage.Thesignsthesepeopleusedbecameakindofalphabet（字母表）.

TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicture-writingandpicturestogether.Whenanimportantpersondied,scenesandstoriesfromhislifewerepaintedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburied.Someofthesepicturesarelikemoderncomic-strip（连环漫画）stories.IthasbeensaidthatEgyptisthehomeofthecomicstrip.But,fortheEgyptians,picturesstillhadmagicpower.Sotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwritingsimple.Theordinarypeoplecouldnotunderstandit.

Bytheyear1,000BC,peoplewholivedintheareaaroundtheMediterraneanSeahaddevelopedasimplersystemofwriting.Thesignstheyusedwereveryeasytowrite,andtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.Thiswasbecauseeachsign,orletter,representedonlyonesoundintheirlanguage.TheGreeksdevelopedthissystemandformedtheletteroftheGreekalphabet.TheRomanscopiedtheidea,andRomanalphabetisnowusedallovertheworld.

Thesedays,wecanwritedownastory,orrecordinformation,withoutusingpictures.Butwestillneedpicturesofallkinds:

drawings,photographs,signsanddiagrams.Wefindthemeverywhere:

inbooksandnewspapers,inthestreet,andonthewallsoftheplaceswhereweliveandwork.Pictureshelpustounderstandandrememberthingsmoreeasily,andtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.

1.AncientpeopleinFranceandSpainpaintedpicturesonwallsofcavesprobablybecause______.

A.theylovedanimals

B.theyenjoyedseeingpictures

C.theypreferredpaintingpicturestotellingstories

D.theythoughtpictureshelpful

2.TheGreekalphabetwassimplerthantheEgyptiansystemforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat______.

A.theformerwaseasytowrite

B.therewerefewersignsintheformer

C.theformerwaseasytopronounce

D.eachsignstoodforonlyonesound

3.Inthelastparagr

aph,theauthorthinksthatpictures______.

A.shouldbemadeeasytounderstand

B.areofmuchuseinourlife

C.shouldbemadeinteresting

D.aredisappearingfromourlife

4.Thepossibletitleofthisarticlemaybe______.

A.PicturesandWriting

B.TheBestWayofWriting

C.HomeoftheComic-StripStories

D.TheEarliestLanguageintheWorld

3.EverywhereIlookoutsidemyhomeIseepeoplebusyontheirhigh-techdevices,whiledriving,walking,shopping,evensittingintoilets.Whenconnectedelectronically,theyareawayfromphysicalreality.

Peoplehavebeeninfluencedtobecometechnologyaddicted.Onesurveyreportedthat“addicted”wasthewordmostcommonlyusedbypeopletodescribetheirrelationshiptoiPadandsimilardevices.Onestudyfoundthatpeoplehadahardertimeresistingtheallureofsocialmediathantheydidforsleep,cigarettesandalcohol.

Themaingoaloftechnologycompaniesistogetpeopletospendmoremoneyandtimeontheirproducts,nottoactuallyimproveourqualityoflife.Theyhavesuccessfullycreatedaculturaldisease.Consumerswillinglygiveuptheirfreedom,moneyandtimetocatchuponthelatestinformation,tokeeppacewiththeirpeersortoappearmodern.

Iseepeopletrappedinapathological（病态的）relationshipwithtime-suckingtechnology,wheretheyservetechnologymorethantechnologyservesthem.Icallthistechnologyservitude.Iamreferringtoalossofpersonalfreedomandindependencebecauseofuncontrolledconsumptionofmanykindsofdevicesthateatuptimeandmoney.

Whatisahealthyuseoftechnologydevices?

Thatisthevitalquestion.Whoisreallyinchargeofmylife?

Thatiswhatpeopleneedtoaskthemselvesifwearetohaveanychanceofbreakingupfalsebeliefsabouttheiruseoftechnology.Whenwecanlivehappilywithoutusingsomuchtechnologyforadayoraweek,thenwecanregaincontrolandpersonalfreedom,becomethemasteroftechnologyanddiscoverwhatthereistoenjoyinlifefreeoftechnology.MaeWestisfamousforthewisdomthat“toomuchofagoodthingiswonderful.”Butit’stimetodiscoverthatitdoesnotworkfortechnology.

RichardFernandez,anexecutivecoachatGoogleacknowledgedthat“wecanbesweptawaybyourtechnologies.”Tobreakthegranddigitalconnectionpeoplemustconsiderhowlifelongagocouldbefantasticwithouttoday’soverusedtechnology.

1.Theunderlinedword“allure”inParagraph2probablymeans______.

A.advantage______________B.attraction

C.adaption____________________________D.attempt

2.Fromthepassage,technologycompaniesaimto______.

A.attractpeopletobuytheirproducts

B.providethelatestinformation

C.improvepeople’squalityoflife

D.dealwithculturaldiseases

3.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatpeople______.

A.considertoomuchtechno

logywonderful

B.haverealizedtheharmofhigh-techdevices

C.canregainfreedomwithouthigh-techdevices

D.mayenjoylifebetterwithoutoverusedtechnology

4.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheoverusingofhigh-techdevices?

A.Neutral.___________B.Skeptical.

C.D