广东省某知名学校高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

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广东省某知名学校高二英语上学期期末考试试题

广东仲元中学2015学年第一学期期末考试高二年级英语

（考试时间120分钟满分150分）

第一部分阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分,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。

A

Whenwasthelasttimesomeoneunexpectedlydidsomethingniceforyou?

Notsomeoneyouknew,butatotalstranger?

It’shappenedtomeafewtimes,buttwoinstancesreallystandout.

Afewyearsago,Iwasdininginarestaurantwithafriendwhokepttalkingabouthimself,completelynotawareofthefactthatIwassittingthereinmisery.Itwasn’tmyfriend’stalksthatmademesuffer.Iwasrecoveringfromabrokenheart,andjustsittingdowntodinnerremindedmeofmylastrelationship.Icouldhaveburstintotearsrightthereatthetable.

Whenwepickedupthecheck,thewaitresssaid,“Yourmealwasalreadypaidfor.”MyfriendandIdidn’thaveacluehowithappened.ThenIrememberedamanIsawoutofthecornerofmyeye.Hewasdressedinmostlywhite,satdownatthebar,hadabeer,andstayedformaybetenminutes.Thewaitresssaid,“Yes,thegentlemaninwhitepaidforyou.”Itfeltlikeanangelwassaying,“Iseeyou,honey.It’sgoingtobeokay.”

Justlastyear,Iwasrunningahalfmarathon.Withjust1miletogo,Iwasoutofgas.Runnerscallit“hittingthewall”.IthoughtIcouldn’tmoveanotherinch.Outofnowhere,astrang

ercameuptomeandsaid,“What’syourname,sweetie?

Jennifer?

Okay,Jennifer,let’sgo!

Comeon!

It’sjustaroundthecorner!

Youcandoit!

”AndheranwithmeuntilIpickedupmypace.Ifoundhimatthefinishlinetothankhimfortheencouragementonlytolearnhewasn’tevensupposedtobeintheracethatday.

IstillshakemyheadwhenIthinkofthesemomentaryangelsthatcametomeatmypointofneed.Doyouhaveanyexperienceslikethese?

1．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．ThekindnessofstrangersB．Valuablefriendship

C．TwospecialexperiencesD．Helpingothersisworthwhile

2．Accordingtothepassage,themaninwhite________.

A．wastheauthor’sfriendB．hadabigmealintherestaurant

C．wasgenerousandkindheartedD．enjoyedmakingfunofothers

3．Theunderlinedexpressioninthepassagemeans“________”．

A．beinghurtbythewallB．winningthegame

C．takingadeepbreathD．runningoutofenergy

4.Whoisthestrangerinthemarathonrace?

A.thewriter’sfriendB.thewinneroftherace

C.anathleteintheraceD.astrangerpassingby

B

Therearemanyolderpeopleintheworldandtherewillbemanymore.Alittle-knownfactisthatover60percentoftheolderpeopleliveindevelopingcountries.Accor

dingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,by2020therewillbe1billion,withover700millionlivingindevelopingcountries.

　Itisasurprisingfactthatth

epopulationagingisparticularlyrapidindevelopingcountries.Forexample,ittookFrance115yearsfortherateofolderpeopletodoublefrom7percentto14percent.ItisestimatedtotakeChinaamere27yearstoachievethissameincrease.

　Whataretheimplicationsoftheseincreasednumbersofolderfolk?

Oneofthebiggestworriesforgovernmentsisthatthelongerpeoplelive,themorelikelihoodthereisfordiseasesandfordisability.Attentionisbeingpaidtotheneedtokeeppeopleashealthyaspossible,includingduringoldage,tolessenthefinancialburdenonthestate.

　Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationstounderstandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety.InsomeAfricancountries,certainlyinAsia,olderpeoplearerespectedandregardedastheoneswithspecialknowledge.Yettraditionsarefadingawaydaily,whichdoesnotmakesurethecontinuedhighregardofolderpeople.Associetychanges,attitudeswillchange.

　Muchneedstobedonetogetridofagediscriminationinemployment.Life-longlearningprogramsneedtobeprovidedtoenableolderpeopletobeactivemembersinacountry'sdevelopment.

　Socialsecuritypoliciesneedtobeestablishedtoprovideadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.Bothpublicandprivateschemesarevitalinordertobuildasuitablesafetynet.

5.Therateofolderpeople________.

A.isbiggerindevelopedcountriesthanindevelopingcountries

B.isone-seventhofthepopulationindevelopingcountries

C.willincreasemuchfasterinChinathaninFrance

D.willbesixtypercentindevelopingcountriesby2020

6.According to passage, which of the following are governments most worried about?

A. The diseases and disability of older people. B. The longer life and good health of people. 

C. The loss of taxes on older people

. D. The increasing

 respect for older people.

7.WhichofthefollowingmeasureisNOTmentionedtosolvethepopulationageingproblem?

A.Gettingridofagediscriminationinemployment.

B.Supplyinglife-longlearningprograms

toolderpeople.

C.Makingsureadequateincomeprotectionforolderpeople.

D.Providingfreehealthcareforsickolderpeople.

8.Theauthorconcludesinthelastparagraphthat________.

A.governmentshavespentlotsoftimeinsolvingtheagingproblem

B.populationagingisahardproblem,butitneedstobesolvedurgently

C.peoplearetoobusytosolvethepopulationagingproblem

D.muchtimeandeffortwillbelostinsolvingtheagingproblem

C

   Awomanrenewingherdriver’slicenseattheCountyClerk’sofficewasaskedtostateheroccupation.Shehesitated,uncertainhowtoclassifyherself.

“WhatImeanis,”explainedtherecorder,“doyouhaveajob,orareyoujusta…”

“OfcourseIhaveajob,”saidEmily.“I’mamother.”

“Wedon’tlist‘mother’asanoccupation…‘housewife’coversit,”saidtherecorder.

OnedayIfoundmyselfinthesamesituation.Theclerkwasobviouslyacareer

woman,confidentandpossessedofahighsoundingtitle．“Whatisyouroccupation?

”sheasked.

Thewordssimplypoppedout.“I’maResearchAssociateinthefieldofChildDevelopment

andHumanRelations.”

Theclerkpaused,ballpointpenfrozeninmidair.

Irepeatedthetitleslowly,andthenIstaredwithwonder

asmystatementwaswritteninbold,blackinkontheofficialquestionnaire.

“MightIask,”saidtheclerkwithnewinterest,“Justwhatyoudointhisfield?

”

Withoutanytraceofpanicinmyvoice,Iheardmyselfreply,“Ihaveacontinuingprogramofresearch（whatmotherdoesn’t）,inthelabandinthefield（normallyIwouldhavesaidindoorsandout）.Ofcourse,thejobisoneofthemostdemandinginthehumanities（anymothercaretodisagree?

）,andIoftenwork14hoursaday（24ismorelikeit）.Butthejobismorechallengingthanmostcareersandrewardsaremoreofasatisfactionratherthanjustmoney.”

Therewasanincreasingnoteofrespectintheclerk’svoiceasshecompletedtheform,stoodup,andshowedmeout.

AsIdroveintoourdriveway,buoyedup（依托）bymyglamorousnewcareer,Iwasgreetedbymylabassistants---ages13,7,and3.

UpstairsIcouldhearournewexperimentalmodel（a6montholdbaby）,inthechild-developmentprogram,testingoutanewvocalpattern．

Ifeltproud!

Ihadgoneon

theofficialrecordsassomeonemoredistinguishedandindispensable（不可缺少的）tomankindthan“justanothermother.”

Motherhood…Whatagloriouscareer!

Especiallywhenthere’satitleonthedoor.

9.Howdidthefemaleclerkfeelatfirstwhentheauthortoldheroccupation?

A.curiousB.puzzledC.indifferentD.interested

10.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhendescribingherjobtotheclerk?

A.calmB.funnyC.worriedD.cool

11.Wh

ydidthewomanclerkshowmorerespectfortheauthor?

A.Becausetheauthorcaredlittleaboutrewards.

B.Becausesheadmiredtheauthor’sresearchworkinthelab.

C.Becauseshethoughttheauthordidadmirablework.

D.Becausethewriterdidsomethingshehadlittleknowledgeof.

12.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.Toshowhowyoudescribeyourjobaffectsyourfeelingstoward

it.

B.Toarguethatmotherhoodisaworthycareeranddeservesrespect.

C.ToshowthattheauthorhadagranderjobthanEmily.

D.Toshowthatbeingamotherishardandboringwork.

D

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