安徽省安庆市慧德中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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安徽省安庆市慧德中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

安徽省安庆市慧德中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期中考试

英语试卷

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答題卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

WhyshouldIteachmychildrenhistory?

Thatsoundslikeastupidquestiontoevenask.But,asIheardifferenthomeschoolingteachersdiscusshistory,Igettheideathattheremaybedifferentreasonsforteachinghistory.Letmebrieflyexplainthethreegoodreasonsforstudyinghistoryandtwobadreasonsforstudyinghistory.

ThemajorreasonIseeforstudyinghistoryisthatwecanlearnfromthepast.Iamconvincedthattheworldwouldbeamuchbetterplaceifmorepeopleunderstoodthesuccessesandfailuresofthepastandthethingsthatmadethesesuccessesandfailures.However,astheunfortunatelytruestatementgoes"theonethingweseemtolearnfromhistoryisthatwedon'tseemtolearnfromhistory."Perhapsatleastinteachinghistory,tomychildrenIcandoasmallpartinchangingthis.

Thesecondmajorreasonforstudyinghistoryisthatitishardtounderstandthecurrentpoliticalclimateintheabsenceofanunderstandingofitshistoricalcontext.Wecannotevenunderstandwhyweareandwherewearewithouthistory,muchless（更不必说）trytofigureoutwherewearegoingorhowweshouldgetwherewewanttobe.

Iteachmychildrenhistory,foronemorereason.Ipurchasedasetofhistoricalaudio（录音机）tapesforourchildren.Myseven-year-oldsonlistenedtothemoverandover.ItwasmyhopethathewouldbecomeinspiredbytheaccomplishmentsofpeopleliketheWrightbrotherstoaccomplishthingsbyhimself.IthinkthatitisgoodthatwecelebratetheaccomplishmentsofpeoplelikeMartinLutherKingJr.if,indoingso,youngpeoplearecalledontostandfortheprinciplesthathestoodforandaccomplishwhatheaccomplished.IalsothinkthatbystudyingpeoplelikeAdolphHitler,peoplecanlearntostandagainstthethingsthathestoodfor.

1.InParagraph3,theauthorshowsthathistoryisusefulbecause_______________.

A.itmakesthecurrentpoliticalsituationgosmoothly

B.ithelpsusrealizetheimportanceofhistoricalevents

C.ithelpsusunderstandwhythingsarethewaytheyare

D.ithelpspeopleacceptthepresentsituationwheretheylive

2.Somehistoricalfigures（人物）arementionedinthelastparagraphtoshow______________.

A.peoplecanbeinspiredtodogood,whilealsolearningtofightagainstevil

B.peoplemayalsolearnfrombadhistoricalfigures

C.morecelebrationsshouldbeheldtohonortheirachievements

D.today’speoplecanalsoachievewhattheyachieved

3.Whatwouldbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?

A.Howtoteachhistoryeffectively.B.Somenegativereasonsforstudyinghistory.

C.Howtogetmorepeopletostudyhistory.D.Somebadhistoricalfigures.

4.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto____________.

A.inspiretheparentstoteachtheirchildrenhistory

B.showtheimportanceofhistoryinpolitics

C.explainthereasonswhychildrenstudyhistory

D.introducethewriter'sownwayofteachinghistory,

B

Putyourcarkeysawayandforgetaboutyourtravelpass---it’stimetodoabitofwalking.

NationalWalkingMonthisorganizedeveryMaybyLivingStreets,anorganizationthatcampaignsfortherightsandtheneedsofpedestrians,sotheorganizationispreviouslyknownasthePedestrians’Association.Theassociation’saimistomakestreetssafe,attractiveandenjoyablespacesforpeopletolive,work,shopandplay.Byputtingpeople（ratherthanvehicles）first,LivingStreetswantstocreatestreetsandspaceswherepeoplefeelhappier,healthierandmoresociable.

Theannualcampaigngivesparticipantsagreatopportunitytoexperiencethemanyvirtuesofwalking.Theseincludethephysicalhealthbenefitsofbecomingfitter;theenvironmentaladvantagesofnotusingvehicles;thedelightoflocaldiscoveries---seeingmoreofyourlocalareasonfoot;theenjoymentofwalkingwithotherpeople,whetherfamily,friendsorworkcolleaguesandfinallythestressreliefthatcomesfromwalking---walkingcanclearyourhead.

WalktoSchoolWeek,18to22May,ispartofthemonth’sactivitiesanditsaimistoencourageparentstosendchildrentoschoolonfoot,ratherthantaketheminthecarorletthemusepublictransport.Themovementwasstartedin1995withonlyfiveparticipatingschoolsandnowtwodecadeslater,morethanonemillionchildrentakepart.

Similarly,thereisWalktoWorkWeek,11to15May,wheregrown-upsareencouragedtowalk.Inthemorning,gettingoffthebusastopearlyorparkingafewstreetsawayisagoodwaytoaddmorestepstothedailytotal.Andduringtheworkingday,afterhavinglunchatthedesksorinthecanteen,takeawalkandgetsomefreshair.Walkhomewithyourworkmatesandchatawayabouteverythingunderthesunbutwork!

5.What’sthepurposeofLivingStreets?

A.Toletpeoplekeepawayfromvehicles.

B.Tobuildsaferwalkwaysforpedestrians.

C.Tohelppeopleenjoywalkinginthestreetandenjoylife.

D.Tomakepeopleawareofenvironmentalpollution.

6.Paragraph3isintendedtoshowthatwalkingis__________.

A.sointerestingB.veryrelaxing

C.perfectlysafeD.highlybeneficial

7.WhatcanwelearnfromWalktoSchoolWeek?

A.Itisorganizedbythegovernment.

B.ItisheldbeforeWalktoWorkWeek.

C.Ithasdevelopedrapidlyoverthelast20years.

D.Itencouragesstudentstowalktoschoolalone.

8.What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.AnintroductiontoWalktoWorkWeek.B.Anationwidehealthmovement.

C.Theinfluenceofworkingday.D.NationalWalkingMonth’shistory.

C

Withallthewars,fightingandsadnessintheworldtoday,it'snotonlynecessary,butalsoessentialtohaveagoodsenseofhumorjusttohelpusgetthrougheachandeverydayofourlives.Puttingasmileonsomeone'sfacewhenyouknowtheyarefeelingdowninthedumps（处于沮丧中）,asthesayinggoes,makesmefeelgoodandwarmsmyheart.

Howwouldyoufeelifyoucouldnotjokearoundwithyourwife,husband,child,co-worker,neighbor,closefriend,orevenjustsomeonethatyouarestandinginlinewithatyourcornerstore?

Iamalwayssayingthingsthatmakeotherssmileorlaugh,evenifIdon'tknowthepersonI'mjokingaroundwith.MyGrandmaalwaysfoundhumorineverythingshedid,evenifitwasthehardestjobanyonecouldimagine.Thisnotonlyrelievesstressinanysituation,butalsoiscommoncourtesy（礼貌）tospeaktoothersthatarearoundyou.

Iknowofafewpeoplethatdon’thaveafunnyboneintheirbodies,astheysay.Everyonearoundthemcouldberollingonthefloorafterhearingagreatjokeandtheywouldsittherewithouttheslightestsmileontheirface.Theydon'tgetthejokethatmakesotherslaugh.Iambustingagutwhiletheyjustsitthere,lookingatmeasifIwerefromouterspace.Howcanpeoplenotgetareallyfunnyjoke?

Laughingisessentialtokeepyourstresslevelsundercontrol.Withouthumorwewouldfindourselveswithalotofpsychologicalproblems,oronalotofmedicationstokeepusfromgoingcrazy.Thereistoomuchsadnessinthispresentworld.Itdrivespeoplecrazy.Weallneedtofindawaytobypassthesadnessandbringalittlelightintoourlives.So,Ibelieveourbestmedicineistogettogetherandtellsomejokesandhavesomefunlaughingtogether.

9.Accordingtotheauthor,humorisusefulintheaspectthat____________.

A.itmakespeoplemoreconfidentB.itcanpickuppeople'sspirits

C.itcanhelpridthecrueltyintheworldD.itcanhelppeoplegetonwellwithothers

10.Thephrase“bustingagut"inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby__________.

A.explainingcarefullyB.speakingloud

C.keepingsilentD.laughinghard

11.Inwritingthepassage,theauthormainlyintendsto__________.

A.talkabouthisownunderstandingofhumor

B.encouragepeopletobehumorousindailylife

C.introduceapracticalwaytogetthroughdailylife

D.convincepeopleofthepowerofbeingoptimisticaboutlife

12.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthepresentworld?

A.Positive.B.Critical.C.Satisfied.D.Indifferent.

D

Amazon.comhasreceivedapatent（专利）righttosenditsproductstocustomersbydroneplanes.ThecompanyisthelargestUS-basedonlinesellerofproductsbymailandotherservices.Now,thecompanyhasreceivedapatentforitsplanneddronedeliverysystem.

InMarch,federalofficialsallowedAmazontotestitsdronedeliveryplan.Butevenwithapatentandtheabilityofdronestomakedeliveries,itdoesnotappearthecompanywillputitsnewdeliverysysteminplaceanytimesoon.

TheUSPatentOfficepublishedthedocument,whichdescribesAmazon’splanstouseGPStodeliverproductstohomesandtowhereverpeopleare.Thedronewilluseacustomer’smobiledevice---usuallyasmartphone---toavoidhittingpeopleorbuildingsandtofindasecureareatoland.Thecompanywantstodeliverproductswithin30minutesafterpeopleorderthemonitswebsite.

However,theFederalAviationAdministration（FAA）isworriedaboutthesafety.AlthoughitallowedAmazontotestthesystem,theagencysaidtheoperatorsmustbeabletoseetheplanes.Thatgreatlylimitsthedeliveryarea.

LorettaAlkalayisaprofessorattheVaughnCollegeofAeronauticsandTechnologyinNewYork.AlthoughAmazonisnotyetofferingdronedelivery,ProfessorAlkalaysaysitwillnotbelongbeforeitdoes.Shesaysthereareworriesthatthedroneswillhitbuildingsorpeople,orthattheproductsanddroneswillbestolenordamagedbypeopleonpurpose.Butshesaysthatisbecausemanypeoplebelievethedroneswouldonlydelivertheproduc