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广东省肇庆市高二英语下学期期末考试试题
肇庆市中小学教学质量评估2014—2015学年第二学期统一检测试题
高二英语
本试卷共8页,满分135分.考试用时120分钟.
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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)
阅读下面短文,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
AgirlbecameavolunteerintheactivitiesofDeathbedCare,whichmeantvisitingandtakingcareofapatientsufferingfromanincurablediseasewithdaysnumbered.
Thegirlwasassignedtolookafteranoldmansufferingfromcancerwhosechildrenlivedabroad.Theirlivingconditionswerenotsatisfactorywhiletheoldmanhadalotofsavings.Shewasexpectedtocomforthimandkeepuphisspirits.
EverySaturdaythegirlcameontimetokeephimcompany,tellinghimstories.Whenhewashavinganintravenousdrip(静脉滴注),shewouldhelpmassagehisarms.Thedoctorfoundthepatientmuchimprovedmentally.Theoldmanbegantoinvolvehimselfactivelyinthemedicaltreatmentandheseldomshoutedatothers.
Butsomethingthathappenedmadethedoctoruneasyandpuzzled.Eachtimethegirlleft,theoldmanwouldgivehersomemoney.Thedoctordidnothingtointerfere,unwillingtooffendtheoldman.Amonthlatertheoldmanshowedevidentsignsofdeclineaftersufferingcoma(昏迷)afewtimes.
Whenrescuedfromthelatestcoma,theoldmantoldthedoctorhislastwish,“Ihavedeepsympathyforthegirl.Willyoubekindenoughtohelpherfinishherstudies?
”
Butthedoctorknewthatherfamilywaswelloffandshehadnodifficultypursuingherstudies.Sometimessheevencametothehospitalinherfather’scar.
Whenthegirlcameattheweekendafterthedeathoftheoldman,thedoctortoldherthebadnews.Shewasverysadandburstintotears.Thenshehanded$500tothedoctor,saying,“TheoldmanhadallalongthoughtIcametodothejobbecauseofpoverty.HegavememoneysothatIcouldcontinuemyschooling.”Nowhegottheanswertothepuzzle.Inthelastperiodofhislife,theoldmanfounditarealpleasuretobeabletohelpagirlbadlyinneed.
1.Ifyou’reavolunteerintheactivitiesofDeathbedCare,whatkindofpeopledoyouhavetoattendto?
A.Patientswithalotofmoney.B.Patientssufferingfromcancer.
C.Patientswithoutmanydaysleft.D.Patientslivingalone.
2.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Thedoctortoldtheoldmanthetruth.
B.Theoldman’schildrenwerewealthy.
C.Thegirl’sfatherencouragedhertoacceptthemoney.
D.Thegirldidn’taccompanytheoldmanwhenhedied.
3.Whatistherealreasonresultingintheoldman’smentalimprovement?
A.Thegirl’sloveandgreatcare.B.Thepleasureofhelpingpeopleinneed.
C.Thedoctor’smedicaltreatmentD.Hischildren’sprogressinlife.
B
Weknowthefamousones--theThomasEdisonsandtheAlexanderGrahamBells--butwhataboutthelessfamousinventors?
Whataboutthepeoplewhoinventedthetrafficlightandthewindshieldwiper(雨刮器)?
Shouldn'tweknowwhotheyare?
JoanMcleanthinksso.Infact,Mclean,aprofessorofphysicsatMountainUniversityinRange,feelssostronglyaboutthismatterthatshe'sdevelopedacourseonthetopic.Inadditiontolearning"who"invented"what",however,Mcleanalsolikesherstudentstolearntheanswerstothe"why"and"how"questions.AccordingtoMclean,"Whenstudentslearntheanswerstothesequestions,theyarebetterpreparedtorecognizeopportunitiesforinventingandmoremotivatedtogiveinventingatry."
Herstudentsagree.OneyoungmanwithapatentforanunbreakableumbrellaiswalkingproofofMcLean'sstatement."IfIhadnotheardthestoryofthewindshieldwiper'sinvention,"saidTommyLee,aseniorphysicsmajor."Ineverwouldhavedreamedofturningmybadexperienceduringarainstormintosomethingsoconstructive."Leeiscurrentlynegotiatingtosellhispatenttoanumbrellaproducer.
So,justwhatisthestorybehindthewindshieldwiper?
Well,MaryAndersoncameupwiththeideain1902afteravisittoNewYorkCity.Thedaywascoldandstormy,butAndersonstillwantedtoseethesights,soshejumpedaboardastreetcar.Noticingthatthedriverwasstrugglingtoseethroughthesnowcoveringthewindshield,shefoundherselfwonderingwhytherecouldn'tbeabuilt-indeviceforcleaningthewindow.StillwonderingaboutthiswhenshereturnedhometoBirmingham,Alabama,Andersonstarteddraftingoutsolutions.Oneofherideas,alever(操作杆)ontheinsideofavehiclethatwouldcontrolanarmontheoutside,becamethefirstwindshieldwiper.
Todaywebenefitfromcountlessinventionsandinnovations.It'shardtoimaginedrivingwithoutGarrettA.Morgan'strafficlight.It'sequallyimpossibletopictureawo