甘肃省兰州58中兰炼一中学年高二上学期期末英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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甘肃省兰州58中兰炼一中学年高二上学期期末英语试题Word版含答案

兰州58中（兰炼一中）2015-2016学年第一学期

期末试卷高二英语

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

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第Ⅰ卷

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第一部分 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

ItwasThanksgivingmorning.IwasbusypreparingthetraditionalThanksgivingturkeywhenthedoorbellrang.Iopenedthefrontdoorandsawtwosmallchildreninragshuddlingtogetheronthetopstep.

“Anyoldpapers,lady？

”askedoneofthem.

Iwasbusy.Iwantedtosay“no”untilIlookeddownattheirfeet.Theywerewearingthinlittlesandals（凉鞋）,wetwithheavysnow.

“ComeinandI'llmakeyouacupofhotcocoa.”

Theywalkedoverandsatdownatthetable.Theirwetsandalsleftmarksuponthefloor.Iservedthemcocoaandbreadtofightagainstthecoldoutside.ThenIwentbacktothekitchenandstartedcooking.

Thesilenceinthefrontroomstruckme.Ilookedin.Thegirlheldtheemptycupinherhands,lookingatit.Theboyaskedinaflatvoice,“Lady,areyourich？

”

“AmIrich?

Pity,no！

”

Ilookedatmywornoutslipcovers（椅套）.Thegirlputhercupbackinitssaucer（茶碟）carefullyandsaid,“Yourcupsmatchyoursaucers.”Theyleftafterthat,holdingtheirpapersagainstthewind.TheyhadremindedmethatIhadsomuchforwhichtobegrateful.

Plainbluechinacupsandsaucerswereonlyworthfivepence.Buttheymatched.

Itastedthepotatoesandstirred（搅动）themeatsoup.Potatoesandbrownmeatsoup,aroofoverourheads,mymanwitharegularjob,thesematched,too.

Imovedthechairsbackfromthefireandcleanedthelivingroom.Themuddymarksoflittlesandalswerestillwetuponmyfloor.Letthembeforawhile,Ithought,justincaseIshouldbegintoforgethowrichIam.

1．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

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A．Lady,areyourich?

B．AstoryofThanksgivingDay

C．Don'tforgethowrichyouareD．Doescupsandsaucersmatchwell?

2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．Thegirlthoughtthewriterwasrichjustbecauseshewantedtomakethewriterhappy.

B．Thewriterhadthoughtshewasn'trichbecausehersupplieswerenotexpensive.

C．Ifcupsandsaucersmatchwell,theyareabestpaireventhoughcheap.

D．Afterhearingwhattheysaid,thewriterseemedtounderstandwhatarichlifewas.

3．Thewriterleftthemuddymarksoflittlesandalsonthefloorforawhileto________.

A．showthatshewasakindheartedlady

B．remindherthatsheshouldn'tforgethowrichshewas

C．leaveroomforreaderstothinkaboutwhatbeingrichis

D．provethatshehadunderstoodwhatmeantbeingrich

4．Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatwhetheryouarerichdependson________.

A．howmuchmoneyyouhavemadeB．whatattitudeyouhavehadtowardslife

C．thewayyouhelpothersD．yoursocialrelationship

B

Everybodyhatesit,buteverybodydoesit.Arecentreportsaidthat40％ofAmericanshatetipping.InAmericaalone,tippingisa$16billion-a-yearindustry.Consumersactingpolitelyoughtnottopaymorethantheyhavetoforagivenservice.Tipsshouldnotexist.Sowhydothey?

Thecommonopinioninthepastwasthattipsbothrewardedtheeffortsofgoodserviceandreduceduncomfortablefeelingsofinequality.Andalso,tippingmakesforcloserrelations.Itwentwithoutsayingthatthebettertheservice,thebiggerthetip.

ButaccordingtoanewresearchfromCornellUniversity,tipsnolongerserveanyusefulfunction.Thepaperanalyzesnumberstheygotfrom2,547groupsdiningat20differentrestaurants.Theconnectionbetweenlargertipsandbetterservicewasveryweak.Onlyatinypartofthesizeofthetiphadanythingtodowiththequalityofservice.

Tippingisbetterexplained,byculturethanbythemoneypeoplespend.InAmerica,thecustomcameintobeingalongtimeago.Itisregardedaspartoftheacceptedcostofaservice.InNewYorkrestaurants,failingtotipatleastl5%couldwellmeandissatisfactionfromthecustomers.Hairdresserscanexpecttogetl5%-20%,andthemanwhodeliversyourfastfood$2.InEurope,tippingislesscommon.Inmanyrestaurantstheamountoftipisdecidedbyastandardservicecharge.InmanyAsiancountries,tippinghasneverreallycaughtonatall.Onlyafewhavereallytakentotipping.

AccordingtoMichaelLynn,theCornellpapers'author,countriesinwhichpeoplearemoresocialoroutgoingtendtotipmore.Tippingmayreduceanxietyaboutbeingservedbystrangers.AndMr.Lynnsays,“InAmerica,wherepeopleareexpressiveandeagertomixupwithothers,tippingisaboutsocialapproval.Ifyoutipbadly,peoplethinklessofyou.Tippingwellisachancetoshowoff."

5.Thispassageismainlyabout________.

A.differentkindsoftippingindifferentcountries

B.therelationshipbetweentippingandcustom

C.theoriginandpresentmeaningoftipping

D.mostAmericanpeoplehatetipping

6.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedphrase"caughton"?

A.becomepopular.B.beenhated.

C.beenstopped.D.beenpermitted

7.Amongthefollowingsituations,inyouropinion,whoislikelytotipmost?

A.AFrenchmanjustquarreledwiththebarberwhodidhishairbadlyinNewYork.

B.AnAmericanjusthadawonderfuldinnerinawellknownrestaurantinNewYork.

C.AJapanesebusinessmanaskedforapizzadeliveryfromaPizzaHutinNewYork.

D.AChinesestudentenjoyedhismealinafamousfastfoodrestaurantinNewYork.

8.Wecaninferfromthispassagethat________.

A.tippingisnolongeragoodwaytosatisfysomecustomersthemselves

B.tippingisespeciallypopularinNewYork

C.tippinginAmericacanmakeservicebetternow

D.tippinghassomethingtodowithpeople'scharacter

C

PeoplearebeingtrickedintoFacebookwiththepromiseofafun,freeservicewithoutrealizingthey’repayingforitbygivinguploadsofpersonalinformation.

MostFacebookusersdon’trealizethisishappening.Eveniftheyknowwhatthecompanyisupto,theystillhavenoideawhatthey’repayingforFacebookbecausepeopledon’treallyknowwhattheirpersonaldataisworth.

Thebiggestproblem,however,isthatthecompanykeepschangingtherulesearlyonyoukeepeverythingprivate.ThatwasthegreatthingaboutFacebook.Youcouldcreateyourownlittleprivatenetwork.Lastyear.Thecompanychangeditsprivacyrulessothatmanythings;yourcity,yourphoto,yourfriends’nameswereset,bydefault（默认）tobesharedwitheveryoneontheInternet.

AccordingtoFacebook’svice-presidentElliotSchrage,thecompanyissimplymakingchangestoimproveitsservice,andifpeopledon’tshareinformation.Theyhavea“lesssatisfyingexperience.

SomecriticsthinkthisismoreaboutFacebooklookingtomakemoremoney.Inoriginalbusinessmodel,whichinvolvedsellingadsandputtingthem.Atthesideofthepagestotally,whowantstotookatadswhenthey’reonlineconnectingwiththeirfriends?

TheprivacyissuehasalreadylandedFacebookinhotwaterinWashington.InApril.SenatorCharlesSchumercalledonFacebooktochangeitsprivacypolicy.HealsourgedtheFederalTradeCommissiontosetguidelinesforsocialnetworkingsites.“Ithinkthesenatorrightlycommunicatedthatwehadnotbeenclearaboutwhatthenewproductswereandhowpeoplecouldchoosetousethemornottousethem,”Schrageadmits.

IsuspectthatwhateverFacebookhasdonesofartoinvadeourprivacy,it’sonlythebeginning，whichiswhyI’mconsideringcancellingmyaccount.Facebookisahandysite,butI’mupsetbytheideathatmyinformationisinthehandsofpeopleIdon’tknow.That’stoohighapricetopay.

9.WhatdowelearnaboutFacebookfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Itisawebsitethatsendsmessagestouserswhowanttogetmarried.　

B.Itearnsmoneybyputtingonadvertisements.

C.Itmakesmoneybysellingitsusers’personaldata.

D.Itprovidesloadsofinformationtoitsusers.

10.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutmostFacebookusers?

A.Theyareunwillingtogiveuptheirpersonalinformation.

B.Theydon’tknowtheirpersonaldataenrichesFacebook.

C.Theydon’tidentifythemselveswhenusingthewebsite.

D.Theycareverylittleabouttheirpersonalinformation.

11.WhydoesFacebookmakechangestoitsrulesaccordingtoElliotSchrage?

A.Toprovidebetterservicetoitsusers.

B.ToobeytheFederalguidelines.

C.Toimproveitsusers’connection

D.Toexpanditsbusiness.

12.WhydoestheauthorplantocancelhisFacebookaccount?

A.Heisdissatisfiedwithitspresentservice.

B.Hefindsmanyofitsusersuntrustworthy.

C.Hedoesn’twanthispersonaldatabadlyused.

D.Heisupsetbyitsfrequentrulechanges.

D

13.Whatyouhavejustreadisa_______.

A.noteB.reportC.scheduleD.poster

14.Whatisgoingtotakeplaceon2February,2013?

A.Apartyforclosefriendstomeetandhavefun.

B.Apartytocelebrateatraditionalfestival.

C.AbigeventtowelcomeaChinesenewyear.

D.Asocialgatheringtoraisemoneyforwildlife.

15.Howmuchdoyouhavetopayintotaliffourofyougotogether?

A.$20.B.$40C.$60.D.$80.

第二节（共5小题：

每小题2分，满分10分）

　　根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

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