甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学届高三上学期第二次月考英语试题 Word版含答案Word格式.docx

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Aroundthreeforty-fiveonarainySaturdaymorning,Iwaswokenupbythesoundofmypager（呼机）beeping.Asavolunteerfirefighterandemergencymedicaltechnician,Icannevercountonafullnightofsleep.Ipulledmyselfoutofbedandwenttowardthedesktograbmyradio.Ourcrewwasbeingsenttoanearbyhomewhereamanwasincardiacarrest（心脏骤停）.Wefoundthemanlyingonthekitchenfloorwithhiswifebesidehim.Werushedthepatienttothehospital,butdespiteourefforts,wewereunabletosavehislife.

Inmylineoflife,Irarelygetanyrecognitionfromthepatientswetreat,orfromtheirlovedones.Butthatnight,aman’swifeapproachedus,andthroughhertears,whispered,“Thankyou.”Thenshehuggedeachofus.Sheknewweansweredherlate-nightcallforhelp,eventhoughtheendingwasnotpositive.

Thereissomethingdeeplyrewardingabouthelpingpeopleinthesecircumstances.Sometimes,I’mabletomaketheirworstdayabitbetter:

likeseeingthetearsofaninjuredchildturnintoasmilewhenIgavehimaninterestingtoy;

orwatchingaterrifiedmother’sscreamsturnintotearsofjoywhensherealizedherbabywasgoingtobefine.

Experiencesliketheseallowmetoseetheimpactmyworkhasonothers.Atthesametime,Ialsoknowtheeffectithashadonmyownlife.Asateenager,Ifeltawkwardwhenmydadhuggedmeandsaid,“Iloveyou,mydearson.”Iwasequallyuncomfortableandresponded,“Iloveyou.”ButthenIimaginedhimlyingonthekitchenfloorthatrainynightandrealizedthatmyopportunitytosaythosethreewordscould---atanymoment---betakenawayforever.Now,Iextremelytreasurethemomentwhenmyfathersaysthosethreewordstome.I’velearnedtoappreciateeveryrelationshipIhave,totellpeopleIcareaboutthem,andtonevertakeanythinginlifeforgranted.

1.OnthatrainySaturdaymorning,theauthorwaswokento____________.

A.meethisfatherforthelasttimeB.saveaman’slife

C.putoutareallybigfireD.doascientificexperiment

2.Theauthormentionedtheinjuredchildandtheterrifiedmothertoshowthat__________.

A.LifewasnotalwayspleasantB.Hesavedalotofpeople

C.HishelpcouldbringpeoplehappinessD.Theywereverygratefultohim

3.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4refersto___________.

A.theauthor’sworkB.speciallove

C.others’recognitionD.arainySaturdaymorning

4.Accordingtothispassage,weknowthat___________.

A.Theauthornevertreasuredeveryrelationwithothers

B.Theauthor’sfatherdiedseveralyearsago

C.Theauthorregrettedtreatinghispatientsbadly

D.Theauthor’sworkgreatlyinfluencedhim

B

Educatinggirlsquitepossiblyoutputsahigherrateofreturnthananyotherinvestment（投资）availableinthedevelopingworld.Women’seducationmaybeanunusualfieldforeconomists,butraisingwomen’scontributiontodevelopmentisactuallyasmuchaneconomicasasocialproblem.Andeconomics,withitsemphasisonmotivation,providesanexplanationforwhysomanygirlscan’treceiveeducation.

　Parentsinlow-incomecountriesfailtoinvestintheirdaughtersbecausetheydonotexpectthemtomakeaneconomiccontributiontothefamily:

girlsgrowuponlytomarryintosomebodyelse’sfamilyandbearchildren.Girlsarethusseenaslessvaluablethanboysandarekeptathometodohouseworkwhiletheirbrothersaresenttoschool—thepredictionbecomesself-fulfilling,trappingwomeninaviciouscircle（恶性循环）oflackofattention.

　Aneducatedmother,ontheotherhand,hasgreaterearningabilitiesoutsidethehomeandfacesanentirelydifferentsetofchoices.Sheislikelytohavefewerbuthealthierchildrenandcaninsistonthedevelopmentofallherchildren,ensuringthatherdaughtersaregivenafairchance.Theeducationofherdaughtersthenmakesitmuchmorelikelythatthenextgenerationofgirls,aswellasofboys,willbeeducatedandhealthy.Theviciouscircleisthustransformedintoagoodcircle.

　Fewwilldisagreewithitthateducatingwomenhasgreatsocialbenefits.Butithashugeeconomicadvantagesaswell.Mostobviously,thereisthedirecteffectofeducationonthewagesoffemaleworkers.Wagesriseby10to20percentforeachextrayearofschooling.Suchbigreturnsareimpressivebythestandardofotheravailableinvestments,buttheyarejustthebeginning.Educatingwomenalsohasanimportantinfluenceonhealthpractices,includingfamilyplanning.

25.Theauthorarguesthateducatinggirlsindevelopingcountriesis________.

A.troublesomeB.rewardingC.labor-savingD.expensive

6.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2probablymean?

　A.Girlswillreallymakealesseconomiccontributiontothefamily.

　B.Girlswillbecapableofrealizingtheirowndreams.

　C.Girlswilleventuallyreceivethesameeducationasboys.

　D.Girlswillbeincreasinglydissatisfiedwiththeirlifeathome.

7.Theauthorbelievesthataviciouscirclecanturnintoagoodonewhen________.

　A.womencaremoreabouteducation

　B.girlscangainequalaccesstoeducation

　C.afamilyhasfewerbuthealthierchildren

　D.parentscanaffordtheirdaughters’education

8.Thepassagemainlydiscusses________.

　A.unequaltreatmentofboysandgirlsindevelopingcountries

　B.thepotentialearningpowerofwell-educatedwomen

　C.themajorcontributionsofeducatedwomentosociety

　D.theeconomicandsocialbenefitsofeducatingwomen

C

Well-writtenreviewsofbooks,music,movies,andotherproductscanarousepeople’sinterest.Whenwritingareview,concentrateonexactlywhatyoulikeordon’tlike.Giveexamplesofstrengthsandweaknesses,bedescriptiveandprovidebackgroundinformationonanauthor,director,actorormusician,ifpossible.Findprofessionalreviewsinmagazinesornewspapersandseehowreviewersdealwiththeirtopic,butbesuretoexpressyourownvoiceinyourreview.

GrammarHintforReview:

Whendescribingabook,movie,albumoranythingelse,usethepresenttense.

BookReviews

Discussanauthor’stechnique,strengthsandweaknessesinsteadoffocusingontheplot.Doesthestoryflow?

Isthereastrongsenseofcharacterandplace?

Didyoustayupuntildawntofinishit?

Isitgoodreadingforteenagers?

Whatinfluencedidithaveonyouandwhy?

Ifyou’vereadotherbooksbythesameauthor,discusshowthisbookcompares.

MovieReviews

ThinkofthemajorOscarcategoriesandconsidertheperformances,music,lightingandsetting,etc.Dotheseworktogether?

Didsomeholdupwhileothersdidn’t?

Ifthemovieisbasedonabook,discusswhetheroneisbetterthantheotherandwhy.Ifthemovieisaremake,comparethefilmtoitsoriginal.

Rememberthatawell-writtenmoviereviewshoulddiscussstrengthsandweaknesses.Somereadersmaynothaveseenamovieyet,sodon’tgiveawayanexcitingsceneortheending!

CollegeReviews

Beginbyprovidinganoverviewofthecollege,includinglocation,sizeandadescriptionofthecampusand\ordormlife.Thinkaboutallaspectsofyourcollegevisit.Whatacademic,athleticandafter-classprogramsareavailable?

Whatarethestudentslike?

Whatmakesthecollegedifferentfromothers?

Everyschoolhasstrengthsandweaknesses.Beobjective.Considerwhattheschoolhastoofferandwhomightenjoyorbenefitthemostfromattendingit.

9.Whenwritingareview,you____________.

A.cannotrefertoanypreviousreviewB.mustexpressyourownviewsandopinions.

C.mustprovidesomeinformationabouttheauthor.

D.needn’tgiveanyexamplestosupportyourviews.

10.Whichaspectsshouldbeincludedinallthreereviews?

A.Programsandscenes.B.Plotandcharacter.

C.Strengthsandweaknesses.D.Locationanddescription.

11.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthepassage?

A.Inapersonaldiary.B.Inanofficialreport.

C.InapopularmagazineD.Inatouristguidebook.

D

Chinahasalongtraditionofrespectingeducation.Butitspresenteducationisnotthatrespectable.

AccordingtotheHurunReported,whichconductedone-on-oneinterviewswith980wealthyChinesepeoplewithnetassetsofmorethan60millionyuan（$9.5million）in18mainlandcitiesfromMaytoSeptember,about14percentofthemsaidtheyhadeitheralreadymovedoverseasorhadappliedtodoso,andanother46percentsaidtheyplannedtoemigratewithinthreeyears.Allcitedthehigher-qualityeducationavailablefortheirchildrenoverseasasthereason.

SuchamindsethasresultedinagrowingnumberofChinesestudentsstudyingabroad.

Tobefair,ourprimaryandhighschoolsarealeaderincontentthroughouttheworld.TheProgramforInternationalStudentAssessmentlastyearofferedafeatherinthecapforoureducation.ParticipatingintheprogramadministeredbytheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment,teenagersinShanghaiwerefarinadvanceoftheirpeersfrom64countries,includingtheUnitedStates,inreadingliteracy,mathematicsandscience.

Sowhydoeseducationinthiscountryleavesomanywealthyparentscold?

ChildreninChinahavenosayinwhattheylearn.Theynormallylearnbyrote（死记硬背）andareforcedtostudythesubjectsthathelptheminexaminationsforaschoolofahighergrade,especiallythecollegeentranceexams.

StudiesconductedbytheChinaYouthandChildrenResearchCentershowthatmorethan

halfofChineseSecondaryschoolstudentsstudyovertimeandtheydon’tgetenoughsleep.Andmorethan70percentofthestudentsinprimaryandmiddleschoolstakeafter-schooltutoringclasses,wh