河南省新野三高学年高二下学期第二次阶段性考试英语试题有解析Word文档格式.docx
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twanttoleaveyou,dad,"
Brucesaid.Ollierepeated,"
YoushouldbewithGwen."
Reluctantly,Bruceleft."
Whenthebabycomes,"
hepromisedOllie,"
youwillbethefirsttoknow."
Afewdayslater,around2p.m.,Ollieawokefromasleep.Heturnedandlookedatme.Isatclosetohearhisweakwords."
Thebabyiscomingnow.It'
saboy,"
hesaid.Foramomenthiseyeswerefilledwithtears.Thenhewentbacktosleepagain.Notlongafterthat,Karenranintotheroom."
Brucecalled,"
shesaid,asmilelightingherface."
Gwengavebirthtoahealthybabyboyaroundtwoo'
clock."
Olliesmiled;
hehadbeenthefirsttoknow.Thatnight,Olliediedinhissleep.
1.Olliedidn'
ttraveltoFloridabecause
A.hewastooweaktotravel
B.hecouldhardlybeabletospeak
C.hecouldnotaffordthetrip
D.hewaswaitingforhisgrandchildtobeborn
2.WhydidOlliewantBrucetobewithGwen?
A.OlliethoughtitwastoomuchtroubleforBrucetostayathospital.
B.OlliewantedBrucetobringthebabyalongassoonasitwasborn.
C.Olliedidn'
twanthissontobeabsentwhenhisbabywasborn.
D.Olliecouldn'
tbearhissonseeinghimdyingwithabrokenheart.
3.TheunderlinedwordinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.
A.DisappointedlyB.Unwillingly
C.ExcitedlyD.Immediately
4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.OllieandhiswifehadplannedtosettleinFlorida.
B.Olliecaredforhissonmorethanhisdaughter.
C.Olliewassadaboutnotbeingabletoseehisfirstgrandchild.
D.Olliediedhappyandinpeace.
B
TheSouthKoreanMinistryofeducationisinvesting$2.4billionintomakingthecountry'
sschoolsystemcompletelydigital.Theplanistogetridoftextbooksandreplacethemwithdigitallearningmaterialsstoredinacentraldatabase,whichstudentswouldgetintowithPCs.ThoughsomedigitaleducationprogramshavebeentriedintheU.S.andothercountries,fewcanmatchtheSouthKoreanplan.Whileitwillcertainlybeinterestingtospreadout,acompletelypaperlessschoolsystemwillsurelystandforothercountriestofollow.PerhapsthedigitallearningrevolutionwillhaveitsstartinSeoul.
Thedigitaldevelopmentshaveimprovedourpersonallives.Itwasamatteroftimebeforetheywouldfinallyhaveaneffectonotherfields.It'
sanexcitingtimeineducation--whetheryou'
reaCEOsettingplansforgrowth,anITexpertmakingnewtechnologydecisionsoraneducatorgivinglivelycourses.Allofusareconnectedbythemovementofamoredigitalcampus.Today'
sgenerationhasintegratedweb-basedtechnologyintotheirdailylives.Expectationsareforming:
livelycontent-anytime,anywhereandonanyequipment.Andthoseexpectationsaren'
tjustforfun--they'
respreadingintotheeducationalspaceaswell.Expandingourdigitalfootprintisn'
tjustanexcitement-it'
sanecessity.AndCEOsandITexpertsaren'
ttheonlyonesfeelingthepressuretoimprove--educatorsareaswell.
Moreandmorestudiesreportachangefromteachingtolearning--movingawayfromgivinglecturesoffactstoencouragingskillsofself-study,analysisandlearningpaths;
fromcoursesbuiltusingasingletextbooktonumbersofavailablepublishermaterials;
andfromdullcontenttolivelydigitaladvantagesthatconnectthelearners,providingreal-timeresponse.Studentsaren'
ttheonlyonesbenefitingfromthischange.Educatorscannoweasilybuildlivelyonlinecourseswhileincreasingstudentoutcomes.
5.WhydoestheauthortaketheSouthKorean'
sdecisionforexample?
A.Tointroducedigitaleducation'
sroleandvalue.
B.Toproveevenasmallcountryhasagreatdream.
C.Tocallonallthecountriestocarryoutdigitaleducation.
D.TopersuadeAmericangovernmenttocarryoutdigitaleducation.
6.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?
A.Digitaldevelopmentshavenothingtodowithourdailylife.
B.CEOsandITexpertshavemorepressuretomakeworkplans.
C.Educatorsshouldusedigitaltechniquestomakeclassesexciting.
D.Digitaleducationwillsoonerorlaterbecarriedoutacrosstheworld.
7.Theunderlinedword"
integrated"
isclosestinmeaningto________
A.directB.adviseC.combineD.admit
8.Theuseofdigitaltechnologyineducationis_________
A.asuccessforteachersandstudentstomakefriends
B.arevolutionofteachingtolearningwithmanyadvantages
C.anadvancetoattractmorestudentstolearnITknowledge
D.animprovementinmakingmorecompaniestosupportschools
C
Indiaistraditionallyatea-drinkingcountry.But,itisnowgaininganewtasteforcoffee.Thishasledinternationalcoffeecompaniestoconsideropeningbusinessesinthehugemarket.Localbusinesspeoplearealsohopingtoprofitfromthecountry'
stea-drinkinghabits.Theywanttoopennewstoresthatoffertea.
Inthepasttenyears,cafeshavebecomeincreasinglypopularinIndia.Thecountry'
shugeyoungpopulationhasquicklytakentothecoffeeculture.CoffeestoreshavespreadfrommajorcitieslikeNewDelhiandMumbaitosmallertowns.Coffeeusehasdoubledinthelasttenyears.ItisthesuccessofthismarketthathasgainedtheattentionofcompaniesliketheAmerican-basedcoffeechainStarbucks.ThecompanywillopenitsfirststoreinIndialaterthisyear.OthercompanieslikeLavazza,RancilioandCostaCoffeearealreadythere.
TheheadofIndiaCoffeeTrust,AnilBhandari,praisesStarbucks'
sdecision."
Café
sinIndiahavebecomecentraltothelifestyleoftheyoungmiddle-classasincomesgrowandglobaltrendsgainpopularity.Theyshouldhavebeenherebefore.Almostanycafé
chainwhichhasareasonablequalitywithitsservice,foodandcoffee,willsucceedinthiscountry.Becausetheyoungpopulationisgrowingandtheyarealltakingtoitlikeduckstowater,"
hesaid.
Yet,thegrowthofcoffeeisnottoreducethepopularityof
tea.Indiansdrinkeighttimesmoreteathancoffee.Theyhavebeendrinkingteaformorethan150years.Indiaisoneoftheworld'
sbiggestproducersoftea,whichisknownlocallyas"
chai"
.Outsidehomesandoffices,itismostlysoldbysmallbusinessesonthestreet.
ThatiswhatbusinessmenlikeAmuleekhopetochange.Thethirty-six-year-oldgraduatedfromHarvardUniversity.HehasopenedateastorecalledChaiPointinBangalore.Inlessthanayear,fourteenChaiPointshaveopenedinthecity.
BusinessexpertsnotethathalfofIndia'
spopulationofoveronebillionisunder25.Theysaybothcafé
sandteaplaceswillfindroomtogrow.
9.Whichofthefollowingcompanieshasn'
topenedastoreinIndiasofar?
A.Lavazza.B.Rancilio.C.CostaCoffee.D.Starbucks.
10.WecanlearnfromAnilBhandari'
swordsthat
A.cafesinIndiaaresmallandcrowded
B.theoldIndiansdonotlikedrinkingcoffee
C.thereisabigpotentialmarketforcoffeeinIndia
D.theyoungIndianslikemakingfriendsincafé
s
11.WhatdoesAmuleekexpecttotakeplaceinBangalore?
A.Morecoffeestoresareappearing.
B.Moreteastoresreplacesmallteabusinessesonthestreet.
C.Coffeeisreducingthepopularityoftea.
D.MoreIndiansaresellingteaonthestreet.
12.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanyoureadthispassage?
A.Technology.B.Economy.C.Culture.D.Environment.
D
Somepeoplemakeyoufeelcomfortablewhentheyarearound.Youspendanhourwiththemandfeelasifyouhaveknownthemhalfyourlife.Thesepeoplehavesomethingincommon.Andonceweknowwhatitis,wecantrytodoitourselves.
Howisitdone?
Hereareseveralskillsthatgoodtalkershave.Ifyoufollowtheskills,they'
llhelpyouputpeopleattheirease,andmakefriendswiththemquickly.
Firstofall,goodtalkersaskquestions.Almostanyone,nomatterhowshyheis,willansweraquestion.Onewell-knownbusinesswomansays,"
Atbusinesslunches,1alwaysaskpeoplewhattheydidthatmorning.It'
sacommonquestion,butitwillgetthingsgoing."
Fromthereyoucanmoveontoothermatters--sometimestoreallypersonalquestions.Andhowheanswerswillletyouknowhowfaryoucango.
Second,oncegoodtalkershaveaskedquestions,theylistentotheanswers.Thispointseemsclear,butitisn'
t.Yourquestionsshouldhaveapointandhelptotellwhatsortofpersonyouaretalkingto.Andtofindout,youreallyhavetolistencarefullyandattentively.
Reallisteningatleastmeanssomethings.Firstitmeansnottochangethesubjectofconversation.Ifsomeonestickstoonetopic,youcantakeitasafactthat,he'
sreallyinterestedinit.Reallisteningalsomeansnotjustlisteningtowords,buttotonesofvoice.Ifthevoicesoundsdull,then,it'
stimeforyoutochangethesubject.
Finally,goodtalkersknowwellhowtodealwiththeoccasionofparting.Ifyou'
resayinggood-bye,youmaygivehimafirmhandshakeandsay,"
I'
vereallyenjoyedmeetingyou."
Ifyouwant
toseethatpersonagain,don'
tkeepitasecret.Letpeopleknowwhatyoufeel,andtheymaywalkawayfeelingasifthey'
vekno