辽宁沈阳二中高二小班化阶段验收英语卷含答案及解析Word下载.docx
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一、阅读理解
1.Well,parents,surprise!
LotsofusareusingTwitterandFacebooktothumbrides,andnotjusttoschool.It’sawkwardtoberefusedwhenyoucallafriendandaskforaride.ButwithTwitter,youjustlookforotherpeopleheadingthesameway.
Itmaysoundrisky,somanyteensstaywithintheirownsocialcirclestofindrides,anddon’tbranchoutbeyondfriendswhenaskingonTwitterjustlikeme,buttosomeyoungpeople,especiallythosetakinglongertrips,strangerdangerislessofaconcern.
“Ithinkthedigitalconnectionofyoungpeopleisreallykey,becauseyoungergenerationsgrewupsharingthingsonline,sharingfiles,photos,music,etc,sothey’vebeenveryusedtosharing,”saidJulietSchor,asociologyprofessoratBostonCollege.
Thesharingeconomygotbigduringtherecession(经济衰退),allowingpeopletoaccessmoregoods,servicesusingtechnologyandeventosharecosts.Andthattechnology,forme,iswhatthecarwasformymom,agatewaytomorefreedom,likewhatmyfriendEarlsays,“Thesymboloffreedomisn’tthecaranymorebecausethere’stechnologyoutthereconnectingyoutoacar.”
AccordingtotheresearchersattheUniversityofMichigan,30yearsago,eightintenAmerican18-year-oldshadadriver’slicensecomparedtosixintentoday.Soit’snotthatsurprisingthatonmy16thbirthdayIwasn’trushingtogetalicensebutaniPhone.
“Driving,foryoungpeople,doesmeantheyhavetodisconnectfromtheirtechnology,andthat’sanegative.Soiftheycouldsitinthepassagesideandstillbeconnected,that’sgoingtobeaplus.”Schorcontinued.
Tome,anotherplusisthatridesharingrepresentssomething,somethingmuchbiggerthantryingtosavemoney.Iseeitasevidencethatpeoplestilldependoneachother.Mygenerationsharestheircarsandapartmentsthewayneighborsusedtosharecupsofsugar.Forthesystemtowork,someofusstillneedourowncars.ButuntilIgetmyownversionofthesilverSuperBeetle,youcanfindmeonTwitter.
1.TheAmericanteenslikeme,prefertopossessaniPhoneasabirthdaygiftbecause_______.
A.itismostfashionableandcool
B.theyareboredwithdrivingcars
C.theyarefondofbeingconnected
D.itismuchcheaperthanacar
2.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_______.
A.Twitterisawebsiteforteenstomakefriendsandachievegoals
B.ridesharingcanbeseenasasignthatpeoplestillcountoneachother
C.drivingcarsforteensmeansaplusandconnectingwithtechnology
D.havingacarandcost-sharingsymbolizemorefreedomfortheauthor’smother
3.ProfessorJulietwouldagreethat_______.
A.youngpeoplewillsitwaitingtobecontactedbyreadingapassage
B.sharingeconomyisboundtoberesponsiblefortherecession
C.youngpeopletendtoshareacarwithstrangersbymeansofTwitter
D.beingconnectedviatechnologyisimportantforyoungpeople
4.Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably_______.
A.Twitter,anAwesomeWebsite
B.CarsoriPhone
C.TeensUseTwittertoThumbRides
D.CoolTeensontheGo
2.OneofIndia’stopengineeringschoolshasrestrictedInternetaccessinitsboardinghouses,sayingaddictiontosurfing,gamingandbloggingwasaffectingstudents’performance,makingthemlonelyandevensuicidal.
AuthoritiesatthebestIndianInstituteofTechnology(IIT)inMumbaisaidstudentshadstoppedsocializingandmanywerelateformorningclassesorsleptthroughthem.“Now,astudentdoesn’tevenknowwholivestwodoorsawayfromhimbecauseheissobusyontheInternet,”saidPrakashGopalan,deanofStudentAffairs.“Theolddormitorycultureofcompanionshipandsocializingamongstudentsisgone.Thisisnothealthyinouropinion.”
IITMumbai,withabout5,000students,isoneofthesevenIITsacrossIndiawhichareconsideredtobeamongthefinestengineeringschoolsintheworld.Theyarealsoatalentpoolforglobaltechnologygiants.Buttheirhardcourses,toughcompetitionandlonelycampuslifestylehavetakenaneffectonstudents.DepressiveanddysfunctionallifestylesareknowntobecommonamongIITstudents,andatleastninehavecommittedsuicideinthepastfiveyears.StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirboardinghousestohelpthemintheirstudies,butmanyalsouseittosurf,chat,downloadmoviesandmusic,blogandforgaming.
“StartingMonday,Internetaccesswillbebannedbetween11p.m.and12:
30p.m.atIITMumbai’s13boardingbuildingstoencouragestudentstosleepearlyandtotryandforcethemoutoftheirshells.”Gopalansaid.Butthemovehasnotgonedownwellwithstudentswhosaytheyhatetheirlivesbeingregulated.“Nowtheywillsayweneedtolistentoalullaby(摇篮曲)togotosleep.”saidRajiv,anelectronicsstudent.
1.Accordingtothetext,thestudentsaddictedtotheInternetinIIT-Mumbaiarelikelyto______.
A.performwellinstudies
B.participateinsocialactivities
C.knowtheirclassmatesbetter
D.feellonelyandevensuicidal
2.Theunderlinedword“dysfunctional”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans“______”.
A.unpopularB.meaningfulC.abnormalD.exciting
3.WhatmeasureshavebeentakeninIITMumbai?
A.Studentsmustgotobedbefore11p.m.
B.StudentsareforbiddentosurftheInternetoncampus.
C.StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirdormitories.
D.Internetaccessisunavailableindeepnightinboardingbuildings.
4.Wemayinferfromthelastparagraphthat______.
A.allelectronicsstudentshatethebanningorder
B.somestudentscomplainaboutthebanningorder
C.thereisnoInternetaccessontheIITcampuseversince
D.morestudentspreferlisteningtomusictosurfingtheInternet
3.Some30,000yearsago,artistswholivedincavesinEuropepaintedpicturesoftheanimalsaroundthem:
panthers,hyenas,rhinos,cavelions,mammothsandothercreatureswhichhavebeenextinctforalongtime.
Theartwork,morethanathousanddrawings,isconsideredtheoldestgroupofhumancavedrawingswhichhaveeverbeendiscovered.Theywerepreservedbecausethecavewassealed---closedoff--formoreorless23,000years.
FastforwardtoDecember18,1994,agroupofFrenchcavescientistswereexploringcavesinsouthernFrance.JeanMarieChauvet,wholedthegroupthen,describestheprocessofdiscoveringthecavepaintings.“AtthattimeIwasinthefront,Eliettejustwalkedbehindme,Christianbehind.Eliettesaidshesawtwomarkswithredochre(赭石)andshesaid,‘Theycamehere.’Andatthisverymomenteverythingbegan.Thedrawingsandeverythinglinkedtotheparietalart(壁画).Thatiswhereitstarted.”
CaveartexpertJeanClotttesreviewedthepaintings.“Iwasamazedatthenumberofpaintingstherewereandpaintingsoftheirqualityandparticularlyinfrontofthepanelofthehorses.”
Scientificanalysisconfirmedtheprehistoricdateoftheartwork.Studiesshowedthedrawingswerecreatedtensofthousandsofyearsago,beforehumanhistorywaswritten.TheUnitedNations’culturalagencyUNESCOliststhecaveasaWorldHeritageSite.Theysaythatthedrawingsformaremarkableexpressionofearlyhumanartisticcreationofgrandexcellenceandvariety.
TheChauvetCavehasbeennamedaftertheexplorerwhofirstenteredit.However,itsenvironmentanddrawingsaretoofragiletobevisitedbyhumanbeings.Sothecaveisclosed,andonlypeoplethereforscientificpurposescangoinsideandseetheartwork.
However,Frenchauthoritiesaskedexpertstocreateanexactcopyofthecave,calledPontd’ArcCavern.Thecopy,whichwealsocalledreplica,costmorethan59milliondollarstobuild.ItopenedattheendofAprilinFrance.
PascalTerrasseisthepresidentofthecavern.HesayseveryonewillbeabletoexperiencethethrilloflookingatdrawingsmadebythefirsthumansinEurope.Hesaystheplaceismagicbecauseitisdonesowell.Authoritiessaytheythinkasmanyas400,000peoplewillbeallowedtovisitPontd’ArcCaverneveryyear.
1.AccordingtoJeanClottes’wordsinParagraph4,thepaintingsinthecavewere______________.
A.abstractB.superiorC.creativeD.inspiring
2.WhichofthefollowstatementsisTRUEabouttheChauvetCave?
A.Itwasclosedoffformorethan30,000years.
B.Itisthoughttobetheoriginofmodernparietalart.
C.Theenvironmentandartworkthereareveryeasytodamage.
D.Themajorityofdrawingsthereareabouttheextinctanimals.
3.ThepurposeofcreatingPndtd’ArcCavernisto____________________.
A.showadmirationfortheearliestartistsinEurope
B.arousevisitors’awarenessofprotectingancientart
C.offervisitorschancestoviewthewonderfulartwork
D.collectmoneyfortheperseveranceoftheChauvetCave
4.Whatdoesitmeantosaythatweliveinaworldofpersuasion?
Itmeansthatweliveamongcompetinginterests.Yourroommate’sneedtostudyforanexammaytakepriority(优先)overpizza.Yourinstructormayhavegoodreasonsnottochangeyourgrade.Andtheobjectofyourromanticinterestmayhaveotherchoices.
Insuchaworld,persuasionistheartofgettingotherstogivefairandfavorableconsiderationtoourpointofview.Whenwepersuade,wewanttoinfluencehowothersbelieveandbehave.Wemaynotalwaysprevail—otherpointsofviewmaybemorepersuasive,dependingonthelistener,thesituation,andthemeritsofthecase.Butwhenwepracticetheartofpersuasion,wetrytoensurethatourpositionreceivestheattentionitdeserves.
Somepeople,however,objecttotheveryideaofpersu