河南省许昌市四校学年高二上学期第四次联考英语试题 Word版含答案doc.docx

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河南省许昌市四校学年高二上学期第四次联考英语试题Word版含答案doc

许昌市四校联考高二上学期第四次考试

英语试卷

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共20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

Asia-Pacificconsumersaretheworld'slargestgroupofonlineshoppingloversandmanyrelyonInternetreviewswhenmakingpurchases,researchfirmNielsensaidthisweek.

Thefirmsaid35%ofconsumersinAsia-Pacificusedover11%oftheirmonthlyspendingtomakeonlinepurchases,comparedtoaglobalaverageof27%ofconsumers.

SouthKoreansweretheheaviestonlinebuyersinAsia,with59%directingmorethan11%oftheirmonthlyspendingtoonlinepurchases,followedby41%inChina,Nielsensaidinareport.

Afurther31%ofAsianconsumersusebetween6%and10%oftheirmonthlyshoppingpurchasestobuyitemsonline.

MoreAsia-pacificconsumersalsointendtobuyonlineinthenextsixmonthsthanthosefromotherregions,withSouthKoreansandChinesethemostlikelytomakesuchpurchases.

Amongthepurchasesconsumersintheregionarelikelytomakeinthenextsixmonthsarebooks,clothing,shoes,airlinetickets,electronicequipmentandhotelreservations.

"TechnologyandtheInternetwillverylikelybasicallychangehowandwhereshoppersspendtheirmoneyandinteractwithsellers,”saidPeteGale,amanagingdirectoratNielsen'sRetailerServices.

"WeareseeingastrongtrendinmarketslikeKorea,whereasignificantpopulationofonlineshoppersbuyessentialssuchasgroceries,cosmeticsandnutritionsuppliesovertheInternet."

NielsensaidopinionspostedonlinewereimportantinAsia-pacificcustomers'decisionstobuyproductssuchascosmetics,cars,softwareandfood.

Asia-pacificconsumerswerealsothemostlikelytosharedissatisfactionataproductontheInternetcomparedwithconsumerselsewhere.

"TheincreasingaccessibilityoftheInternetandunbelievablepopularityofsocialmediaandonlinediscussionforumsmeantoday'sbrandshavenowheretohide,"saidMeganClarken,Asia-PacificmanagingdirectoratNielsen'sonlinedivision.

NielsensaidinJunethatsocialmediasuchasFacebookandTwitterorbloggingsiteshadbecomepowerfultoolsinfluencingwhatpeoplebuyandurgedbusinessestoembracethetrend.

21.WhatinfluencesAsia-Pacificconsumersmostwhenmakingpurchasesonline?

A.Otherbuyers'commentsB.Powerfulonlinetools

C.ThevarietiesofonlineitemD.Thepriceandthewaytoplay

22.Whousesmorethan11%oftheirmonthlyspendingtobuyonline?

A.31%ofAsiansB.41%ofChinese

C.41%ofsouthKoreansD.26%ofglobalconsumers

23.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thetrendofdoinge-businessisspeedingup.

B.Asiansaremostlikelytoshopwitha“click.”

C.Onlineshoppingisdevelopingquicklyworldwide.

D.Asia-Pacificconsumersarefansofonlinediscussionforums.

B

PeterOwenwasborninWalesin1771.Attheageoftenhewenttowork.HisemployerhadalargeprivatelibrarysoOwenwasabletoeducatehimself.Hereadalotinhissparetimeandatnineteenhewasgiventhejobofsuperintendent（监工）ataManchestercottonmill.HewassosuccessfultherethathepersuadedhisemployertobuytheNewLanarkmillinScotland.

WhenhearrivedatNewLanarkitwasadirtylittletownwithapopulationof2,000people.Nobodypaidanyattentiontotheworkers'housesortheirchildren'seducation.Theconditionsinthefactorieswereverybad.Therewasalotofcrimeandthemenspentmostoftheirwagesonalcoholicdrinks.

Owenimprovedthehouses.Heencouragedpeopletobecleanandsavemoney.Heopenedashopandsoldtheworkerscheap,well-madegoodstohelpthem.Helimitedthesaleofalcoholicdrinks.Aboveall,hefixedhismindonthechildren'seducation.In1816heopenedthefirstfreeprimaryschoolinBritain.

PeoplecamefromalloverthecountrytovisitOwen'sfactory.Theysawthattheworkerswerehealthierandmoreefficientthaninothertowns.Theirchildrenwerebetterfedandbettereducated.OwentriedthesameexperimentintheUnitedStates.Heboughtsomelandtherein1825,butthecommunitywastoofaraway.Hecouldnotkeepitundercontrolandlostmostofhismoney.

Owenneverstoppedfightingforhisidea.Aboveallhebelievedthatpeoplearenotborngoodorbad.Hewasapracticalmanandhisideaswerepractical."Ifyougivepeoplegoodworkingconditions,"hethought,"theywillworkwelland,themostimportantthingofall,ifyougivethemthechancetolearn,theywillbebetterpeople."

24.ForOwen,hisgreatestachievementinNewLanarkwas_______.

A.improvingworker'shouses

B.helpingpeopletosavemoney

C.preventingmenfromgettingdrunk

D.providingthechildrenwithagoodeducation

25.FromthepassagewemayinferthatOwenwasborn_______.

A.intoarichfamilyB.intoanoblefamily

C.intoapoorfamilyD.intoamiddleclassfamily

26.Owen'sexperimentintheUnitedStatesfailedbecause_______.

A.helostallhismoney

B.hedidnotbuyenoughland

C.peoplewhovisiteditwerenotimpressed

D.itwastoofarawayforhimtoorganizeitproperly

27.WemayinferformthepassagethatnochildreninBritaincouldenjoyfreeeducationuntil

____.

A.1771B.1816C.1825D.1860

C

Lomajusthadtogetintouchwithsomeone：

“Ihadtotellmybestfriendsomethingimportant.ItriedcallingherbutIcouldn’tgetthrough.SoIsentherane-mailandthenIspoketoheronMSN.WithouttechnologyIwouldnothavebeenabletotellher.”

Stayingconnectedwithfriendsandfamilyisimportantforus.That’swhyweaskedourreaderstotellushowcell-phones,e-mail,blogs,textmessaging,andpersonalpageshelpthemkeepintouch.Morethan1,500responded.

Mostofthemtoldustheycouldn’tlivewithouttechnology：

80％ofteenssaidtheyneedtechnologytostayintouch.Almost30％saidthey’dbecompletelyoutoftheirfriendswithouttheircell-phonesandothermethodsofcommunication.

Whatdotheydowhenthey’vegotnewstheyneedtosharenow?

Mostteenssaytheytrytoreachtheirfriendsbyphone.Butiftheydon’treachthem,theyuseQQ,e-mails,andtextmessagingtogetthewordsout.

Lotsofpeopleuseonewayofcommunication—liketextmessaging—togetafriend’sattentionandthenuseanotherwheretheycantalkmore.“MyfriendsandIalwaystelleachothereverythingthathappens.SoIsendthemtextmessagestotellthemtocomeonlinesowecantalkaboutit,”saidSabeiha.

“Whenplanningtogettogetherwithfriends”,Juliansaid,“theeasiestandfastestwayIknowistosendatextmessagetomycontactgroup.”Jocelynsaid.“IfIwanttogotoseeamoviewithafewfriends,Iusuallysendtextmessagetothem.Bytelephone,youhavetocalleverysinglefriendonebyone.Buttextmessagingallowsyoutosendthesamemessagetoasmanyasyou’dlike,whichsavesalotoftime.

28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.E-mails.B.Blogs.C.Personalpages.D.Personalletters.

29.Whatdomostyoungpeopleusefirstwhentheyhavenewstotelltheirfriends?

A.MSN.B.QQ.C.Phones.D.Textmessage.

30.Theunderlinedpart“getthewordsout”means“”.

A.sendthemessageB.sendthee-mail

C.talkwiththeirfriendsD.meettheirfriends

31.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoufindthispassage?

A.Sport.B.Education.C.Technology.D.Culture.

D

Inmuchsociety,thereisoftengreateracceptanceoflightskinthandarkskin;Lightskinmaybeseenasamarkofbeauty,intelligenceandsuccess.Thesebeliefscanleadtosocialpressuresevenwithinthesamegroup,ifsomemembersaredarkerthanothers.

TheresultisthatskinlighteninghasbecomeverycommonacrossAfrica,Asiaandotherareasoftheworldandmorepeoplewithdarkskinareusingskin-lightingproducts,evenifitmeanstheymayfacehealthrisks.Theybelievethathavingwhiterskinwillimprovethequalityoftheirlives.Manypeoplethinktheywillhaveabetterfamily.Ortheywanttolooklikewhattheirsocietygenerallyconsidersbeautiful.

Somebeautycare（美容）productsandsoapscontainchemicalsthatmakeskinlighter.However,someofthechemicalsareextremelydangerous.Thechemicalsintheproductsblockandbreakdownthenaturalbarrier（障碍）toprotectagainstsunlight.Thentheskincanbecomethickanddiscolored.Usuallythepersonwillusemoreoftheproductinanefforttocorrecttheproblem,whichjustmakesthingsevenworse.DoctorLysayssomechemicalsaresodangerousthattheymayleadtoblackenedfingernails,infections（感染）andseriousskindamage.

Andthesearenottheonlyproblems.Expertssaysomepeoplewhochangetheirskincolorsufferemotionaldamage.Theyfeelregretfulandsad.Theyfeelthatinsteadofriskingtheirhealth,theyshouldhavelearnedtoliveandaccepttheirskincolorasitwas.

32.What’stheresultofthewrongunderstandingofdarkerskin?

A.Manypeoplewithdarkskintrytomaketheirskinwhiter.

B.Manypeoplewithwhiterskinliveabetterlifethanothers.

C.Peoplewithdarkerskintrytomarrypeoplewithlightskin.

D.Peoplewithdarkerskintrytoprotectthemselvesagainstsocialpressures.

33.Thethirdparagraphisabout.

A.somemedicaleffectsthatskin-lighteningproductshavebroughtabout

B.thementaldamagethatskin-lighteningproductshavecaused

C.thephysicaldamagethatskin-lighteningproductshavecaused

D.thecauseswhyskin-lighteningproductscanmakeskinwhiter

34.Whyarechemicalsinbeautycareproductsdangerous?

A.Theycandamagetheskin’scolorproducingprogress.

B.Theycancontrolpeople’semotionsandfeelings.

C.Theycanmakethefingernailsandskinblack.

D.Theymakemorepeopledecidetochangetheirskincolors.

35.What