辽宁省沈阳市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题及参考答案.docx

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辽宁省沈阳市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题及参考答案

2016-2017学年度下学期期末考试

英语学科高二年级

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）1-20题略

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，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

SometimeagoIdiscoveredthatoneofmychairshadabrokenleg.Ididn’tthinktherewouldbeanydifficultyingettingitrepaired,astherearealotofantique（古董）shopsnearmyhome.SoIlefthomeonemorningcarryingthechairwithme.Iwentintothefirstshopexpectingafriendlyreception（接待）.Iwasquitewrong.Themanwouldn’tevenlookatmychair.

Thesecondshop,thoughslightlymorepolite,wasjustthesame,andthethirdandthefourth—soIdecidedthatmy approach mustbewrong.

Ienteredthefifthshopwithaplaninmymind.Iplacedthechaironthefloorandsaidtotheshopkeeper,"Wouldyouliketobuyachair?

"

Helookeditovercarefullyandsaid,"Yes,notabadchair.Howmuchdoyouwantforit,sir?

"

“Twentypounds.”Isaid.

“OK,”hesaid,"I’llgiveyoutwentypounds."

“It’sgotaslightlybrokenleg."Isaid.

“Yes,Isawthat,it’snothing.”

Everythingwasgoingaccordingtomyplanandlwasgettingexcited."Whatwillyoudowithit?

"Iasked.

“Oh,itwillbeeasytoselloncetherepairisdone."

“I’llbuyit,"Isaid.

“Whatdoyoumean?

You’vejustsoldittome,"hesaid.

"Yes,IknowbutI’vechangedmymind.Iamsorry.I’llgiveyoutwenty-sevenpoundsforit."

“Youmustbecrazy."hesaid.Then,suddenly thepennydropped. “Iknowwhatyouwant.Youwantmetorepairyourchair."

“You’reright,"Isaid."AndwhatwouldyouhavedoneifIhadwalkedinandsaid,"Wouldyourepairthischairforme?

""

“Iwouldn’thaveagreedtodoit."hesaid."Wedon’tdorepairs,notenoughmoneyinitandtoomuchtrouble.ButI’llrepairthisforyou.Shallwesayforfivepounds?

"Hewasaverynicemanandwasgreatlyamusedbythewholething.

21.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefirstshopthewriter_______.

A．wasratherimpoliteB．waswarmlyreceived

C．askedtheshopkeepertobuyhischairD．askedtheshopkeepertorepairhischair

22.Theunderlinedword"approach"inthesecondparagraphmeans_______.

A．planfordealingwiththingsB．wayofdoingthings

C．ideaofrepairingthingsD．decisiontosellthings

23.Theexpression"thepennydropped"meanstheshopkeeper_______.

A．changedhismindB．acceptedtheoffer

C．sawthewriter’spurposeD．decidedtohelpthewriter

24.Howmuchdidthewriterpay?

A．￡5.B．￡7.C．￡20.D．￡27.

B

Forcareer（职业）changersthinkingaboutgrowthandadvancementpotential,forgettheblue-collarandwhite-collarcategories:

Greenisthewaytogo.AccordingtoBrackenHendricks,aseniorfellowattheCenterforGlobalProgress,careersthatpromoteenvironmentalresponsibilitywillbecomem

ainstreamwithinadecade.“ThegrowthingreencareerswillbeliketheInternetboom,whichnotonlycreatednewjobs,butalsohadaninfluenceontheoveralleconomy（经济）,”hesays. 

Theincreasingenvironmentalproblemsandneedforeco-friendlyproductsandservicesarecreatinganewjobsectionofgreen-collarjobs.Manycountriesoftheworldhaverealizedtheimportanceandneedforenergy-savingproductsandservices.Itisexpectedthatby2025about25%ofthejobsindevelopedcountrieswillbeofgreen-collarjobs.Doesn’tthedatalookpromisingforthefuture?

Green-collarjobshavebecomeabrightcareerchancesforall.Andjobswillpopupateveryincomelevel,fromenvironmentalmanagertogardener.Forexample,manycountriesincludingtheUnitedStateshaveunderstoodthatfossilfuelshavenegativeeffectontheenvironmentwhichcanlaterbecomeaseriousdangertomankind.Asaresult,possibilitiesarebeingexploredtofindalternativestosatisfydemandsinabetterway.Theincreasingdemandofnewerresources（资源）hascreatingtheneedforexpertsandresearcherswhocanfindbetterwaystodealwiththeongoingneeds.Inaddition,inordertomeettheincreasingdemandsofenvironment-friendlyequipment,bothgreenproductdesignerandeducatedandtrainedworkersareneeded.Managementofenvironmentalorganizationsalsodemandsalargenumberofenvironmentalmanagers.  

Wherecanyoufindgreen-collarjobs?

Internetisundoubtedlythebestwaytofindinformationonalmostanymatter.Nowadays,differentkindsofjobsarebeingpostedonline.Searchthroughacoupleofjobwebsitestolookforabrightfutureinenergyconversionandrecyclingofwastemanagement.Checkregularlyandfindtherightworkforyourself.Peoplewhoreadnewspaperscanalsofinddifferentkindsofgreen-collarjobs.

25. WhydoesBrackenHendricksmentiontheInte

rnetBoominParagraphOne?

A. Toexplaintheimportanceof technology. 

B. Toprovideevidenceofhisrecentresearch. 

C. Toindicatethebrightfutureofgreencareers. 

D. Toinformusofthewayoffindinggreen-collarjobs.  

26.Whichofthefollowingprobablycreatesgreen-collarjobs?

A. Promotingservices. B. Trainingemployees. 

C. Consumingfossilfuels.D. Developingnewresources. 

27.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3?

A. Therequirementsforgreenemployees.

B. Thedevelopmentofthegreenindustry. 

C. Theeconomicinfluenceofgreencareers. 

D. Thejobchancesintheenvironmentalindustry. 

28.Thepassageiswrittento_______. 

A. discusseco-friendlyservices

B. introducepromisingcareerchances 

C. suggestwaysofsavingenergyatwork

D. explainthebestmethodoffindingjobs

C

Oldagemaynotsoundexciting.Butrecentfindingsoffergoodnewsforolderpeopleandpeopleworriedaboutgettingolder.

Researchersfoundthatpeoplebecomehappierandexperiencelessworryaftertheyreachtheageof50.Infact,theysaybytheageof85,peoplearehappierwiththeirlifethanwhentheywere18yearsold.

Thefindingscamefromasurveyofmorethan340,000adultsbetweentheagesof18and85intheUnitedStates.TheGallupOrganizationquestionedthembytelephone.Theresearchersaskedquestionsaboutemotionslikehappiness,sadnessandworry.Theyalsoaskedaboutmentaloremotionalstress.

ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesof22

and25,butdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachtheirfifties

.

Happinesswashighestamongtheyoungestadultsandthoseintheirearlyseventies.Thepeopleleastlikelytoreportnegativeemotionswerethoseintheirseventiesandeighties.Thestudyalsoshowedthatmenandwomenhavesimilaremotionalpatternsastheygrowolder.However,womenatallagesreportedmoresadness,stressandworrythanmen.

Researcherssaytheydonotknowwhyhappinessincreasesaspeoplegetolder.Onetheoryisthat,aspeoplegrowolder,theygrowmorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheiremotions.Theyalsospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperience.

29.Theunderlinedword“emotions”（inParagraph3）mostprobablymeans_______.

A.experience            B.attitude                 C.feeling                  D.pressure

30.ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT_________.

A.Peopleareusuallyafraidofgettingold

B.Menandwomensharethesameemotions

C.Fif

tyisakeyperiodinpeople’semotionchanges

D.Researcherscan’texplainwhyhappinessincreasesaspeoplegetolder

31.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyfor________.

A.doctors          B.researchers            C.peopleover50      D.generalreaders

32.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ANewGreatFinding                      B.Theold,AreYouHappy?

C.TheOlder,theHappier                     D.LearntoGettingOld

D

MyLeftFoot（1989）

Imaginebeingaprisonerofyourownbody,unabletomakeanymovementsexcepttomoveyourleftfoot.ThemaincharacterinMyLeftFoot，basedontherealstoryofcerebralpalsy（大脑性麻痹）suffererChristyBrown，canbarelymovehismouthtospeak,butbycontrollinghisleftfoot,he’sabletoexpresshimselfasanartistandpoet.ForhismovingperformanceofBrown,DanielLewiswonhisfirstAcademyAwardforbestactor.

Shine（1996）

Doyouhaveatalentyou’reafraidtosharewiththeworld?

DavidHelfgottseemedmeantfromchildhoodtobe“oneofthetrulygreatpianists,”butthepressuresofperforming（andpleasinghisfather）resultedinacompletebreakdown.Tenyearsinamentalinstitutiondidn’tweakenHelfgott’smusicalgift:

Whenhewasrediscovered,hewasplayin

gconcertosinabar.ShinereceivedsevenOscarnominations（提名）,andGeoffreyRushwonbestactorforhisperformanceofHelfgott.

LifeIsBeautiful（1997）

Nothing’smorepowerfulthanthelovebetweenaparentandachild.InthisheartbreakingItalianfilm,afather（

RobertoBenigni）makesanunbelievablesacrificeforhis4-year-oldson:

trappedinaNaziconcentrationcampin1945,theJewishmanconvinceshisboythattheyareplayingacomplicatedgame.Hemanagestosparehimthehorroroftheterriblewar,andeveninhisfinalmomentsoflife,keepshissonsmilingandhopeful.BenigniwonthebestactorOscar.

StandandDeliver（1988）

Fewpeoplecaninspireusmorethanagoodteacher.JaimeEscalante（EdwardJamesOlmosgotOscarnominationforbestactor）isagreatone.Employedatahighschoolwherekidsareexpectedtofail,Escalantechallengeshismathstudentstostruggleforbetterthings,likegettinggoodgradesintheAPexam.Despitetheobstaclesintheirlives,theclassmatesaccomplishtheirgoals,thankstoMr.Escalante’ssupport.TherealJaimeEscalante,theBestTeacherinAmerica,saysthatStandandDeliveris“90%truth,10%d

rama.”

33.Ifyouwanttowatchamovieaboutw