四川省绵阳市南山中学实验学校学年高二下学期入学考试英语试题Word格式.docx

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C.East.

2.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Shecanfinishworkontime. 

B.Shemaybegintoworkrightnow. 

C.Theircomputersareoutoforder.

3.Whatdowelearnaboutthetwospeakers?

A.TheykneweachotherwhentheylivedinEngland.

B.BothofthemoncelivedinEngland.

C.ThewomanoncestudiedinEngland.

4.Who’sindanger?

A.Mrs.Hill’sdaughter. 

B.Mr.Hill. 

C.Mrs.Hill.

5.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Atthebusstop. 

B.Onabus. 

C.Attherailwaystation.

第二节（共15小题;

每小题1分，满分15分）

　　听下面一段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；

听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.MikeplannedtotravelwithCelia.

B.MikewillgosightseeingwithMiguel.

C.CeliaplannedtogoonatripwithMiguel.

7.What’sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenSueand 

Mike?

A.Friends. 

B.Husbandandwife.C.Strangers.

听下面一段对话,回答第8至第10三个小题。

8.WhydoesTimmyoftengotoconcerts?

A.Tomakesomenewfriends. 

B.Toearnsomemoney. 

C.Tolearnfromothers.

9.Whatwerethetwospeakersbothpoorat?

A.Classicmusic. 

B. 

Popmusic. 

C.Theoryofmusic.

10.Whowouldtheyturntoforhelp?

A.Timmy’suncle. 

B.Lily’suncle. 

C.Theirteacher.

听下面一段对话,回答第11至第13三个小题。

11.Whendidthewomanbegintoworkasatypist?

A.Aftershefinishedhighschool. 

B.Beforeshefinishedhighschool. 

C.Afterhermotherdied.

12.Whencanthewomanstarthernewjobifsheisemployed?

A.Thismonth. 

B.Nextmonth. 

C.Nextweek.

13.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Themanthinkslittleofthewoman’swork. 

B.Thewomanisunwillingtochangeherstyle. 

C.Thewomanwon’tgetmarriedwithinthreeyears.

听下面一段对话,回答第14至第16三个小题。

14.WhydoesLisalooksosad?

A.Someoneinherfamilyisill. 

B.AnaccidenthappenedtoherfriendfromHangzhou.

C.Herfamilywillhavetomovetoanewplace.

15.WhatisLisaprobably?

A.Adoctor. 

B.Astudent. 

C.Adriver.

16.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.TomwillgotoHangzhouforavisit. 

B.TomisgladforLisa. 

C.LisaandTomwon’tseeeachotheragain. 

听下面一段独白,回答第17至第20四个小题。

17.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.Newspapers. 

B.Advertising. 

C.Dailylife.

18.Howwasnewssentinthepast?

A.Bytelegraph. 

B.Byletter.C.Frommouthtomouth.

19.Whatdonewspapersgiveusbesidesimportantevents?

A.Productinformation. 

B.Weatherforecast. 

C.Notices.

20.Whateffectdoadvertisementshaveonnewspapers?

A.Advertisementsmakethepriceofproducthigher. 

B.Advertisementsmakethepriceofnewspaperlower.

C.Advertisementsmakenewspapersmorepopular.

第二部分阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

ThePacificislandnationofNauruusedtobeabeautifulplace.Nowitisanecologicaldisasterarea.Nauru'

sheartbreakingstorycouldhaveonegoodconsequence—othercountriesmightlearnfromitsmistakes.

Forthousandsofyears,PolynesianpeoplelivedontheremoteislandofNauru,farfromwesterncivilization.ThefirstEuropeantoarrivewasJohnFearnin1798.HewastheBritishcaptainoftheHunter,awhalingship.HecalledtheislandPleasantIsland.

However,becauseitwasveryremote,NauruhadlittlecommunicationwithEuropeansatfirst.Thenwhalingshipsandothertradersbegantovisit,bringinggunsandalcohol.Theseelementsdestroyedthesocialbalanceofthetwelvefamilygroupsontheisland.Aten-yearcivilwarstarted,whichreducedthepopulationfrom1,400to900.

Nauru'

srealtroublesbeganin1899whenaBritishminingcompanydiscoveredphosphate（磷酸盐）ontheisland.Infact,itfoundthattheislandofNauruwasnearlyallphosphate,whichisaveryimportantfertilizerforfarming.Thecompanybeganminingthephosphate.

Aphosphatemine（矿）isnotaholeintheground;

itisastripmine.Whenacompanystripmines,itremovesthetoplayerofsoil.Thenittakesawaythematerialitwants.Stripminingtotallydestroystheland.Gradually,thelovelyislandofNaurustartedtolooklikethemoon.

In1968,Naurubecameoneoftherichestcountriesintheworld.Everyyearthegovernmentreceivedmillionsandmillionsofdollarsforitsphosphate.

Unfortunately,theleadersinvested（投资）themoneyunwiselyandlostmillionsofdollars.Inaddition,theyusedmillionsmoredollarsforpersonalexpenses.Soonpeoplerealizedthattheyhadaterribleproblem—theirphosphatewasrunningout.Ninetypercentoftheirislandwasdestroyedandtheyhadnothing.By2000，Nauruwasalmostfinanciallyruined.Expertssaythatitwouldtakeapproximately$433,600,000andmorethan20yearstorepairtheisland.Thiswillprobablyneverhappen.

21．Whatmightbetheauthor'

spurposeinwritingthetext?

A．ToseekhelpforNauru'

sproblems.B．Togiveawarningtoothercountries.

C．Toshowtheimportanceofmoney.D．Totellaheartbreakingstoryofawar.

22．WhatwasNaurulikebeforetheEuropeanscame?

A．Richandpowerful.B．Modernandopen.

C．Peacefulandattractive.D．Greedyandaggressive.

23．TheecologicaldisasterinNaururesultedfrom______.

A．soilpollutionB．phosphateovermining

C．farmingactivityD．whalehunting

24．WhichofthefollowingwasacauseofNauru'

sfinancialproblem?

A．Itsleadersmisusedthemoney.B．Itspenttoomuchrepairingtheisland.

C．Itsphosphateminingcostmuchmoney.D．Itlostmillionsofdollarsinthecivilwar.

25．WhatcanwelearnaboutNaurufromthelastparagraph?

A．Theecologicaldamageisdifficulttorepair.

B．Theleaderswilltaketheexperts'

wordsseriously.

C．TheislandwasabandonedbytheNauruans.

D．Thephosphateminesweredestroyed.

B

OneofthegreatestcontributorstothefirstOxfordEnglishDictionarywasalsooneofitsmostunusual.In1879,OxfordUniversityinEnglandaskedProf.JamesMurraytoserveaseditorforwhatwastobethemostambitiousdictionaryinthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.ItwouldincludeeveryEnglishwordpossibleandwouldgivenotonlythedefinitionbutalsothehistoryofthewordandquotations（引文）showinghowitwasused.

Thiswasahugetask,soMurrayhadtofindvolunteersfromBritain,theUnitedStates,andtheBritishcoloniestosearcheverynewspaper,magazine,andbookeverwritteninEnglish.Hundredsofvolunteersresponded,includingWilliamChesterMinor.Dr.MinorwasanAmericansurgeonwhohadservedintheCivilWarandwasnowlivinginEngland.Hegavehisaddressas“Broadmoor,Crowthorne,Berkshire,”50milesfromOxford.

MinorjoinedthearmyofvolunteerssendingwordsandquotationstoMurray.Overthenext17years,hebecameoneofthestaff'

smostvaluedcontributors.

Buthewasalsoamystery.Inspiteofmanyinvitations,hewouldalwaysdeclinetovisitOxford.Soin1897,MurrayfinallydecidedtotraveltoCrowthornehimself.Whenhearrived,hefoundMinorlockedinabooklinedcellattheBroadmoorAsylum（精神病院）fortheCriminallyInsane.

MurrayandMinorbecamefriends,sharingtheirloveofwords.Minorcontinuedcontributingtothedictionary,sendinginmorethan10,000submissionsin20years.MurraycontinuedtovisitMinorregularly,sometimestakingwalkswithhimaroundtheasylumgrounds.

In1910,MinorleftBroadmoorforanasyluminhisnativeAmerica.Murraywasattheporttowavegoodbyetohisremarkablefriend.

Minordiedin1920,sevenyearsbeforethefirsteditionoftheOxfordEnglishDictionarywascompleted.The12volumesdefined414,825words,andthousandsofthemwerecontributionsfromaveryscholarlyanddevotedasylumpatient.

26．Accordingtothetext,thefirstOxfordEnglishDictionary______.

A．cameoutbeforeMinordied

B．waseditedbyanAmericanvolunteer

C．includedtheEnglishwordsinventedbyMurray

D．wasintendedtobethemostambitiousEnglishdictionary

27．HowdidDr.Minorcontributetothedictionary?

A．HehelpedMurraytofindhundredsofvolunteers.

B．Hesentnewspapers，magazinesandbookstoMurray.

C．Heprovidedagreatnumberofwordsandquotations.

D．HewenttoEnglandtoworkwithMurray.

28．WhydidDr.MinorrefusetovisitOxford?

A．Hewasshutinanasylum.B．HelivedfarfromOxford.

C．Hewasbusywritingabook.D．Hedislikedtraveling.

29．Prof.MurrayandDr.Minorbecamefriendsmainlybecause______.

A．theybothservedintheCivilWar

B．theyhadacommoninterestinwords

C．MinorrecoveredwiththehelpofMurray

D．MurraywenttoAmericaregularlytovisitMinor

30．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesDr.Minor?

A．Braveanddetermined.B．Cautiousandfriendly.

C．Considerateandoptimistic.D．Unusualandscholarly.

C

SanFranciscohasitscablecars.SeattlehasitsSpaceNeedle.And,Longviewhasitssquirrelbridge.Thebridge,whichhasattractedinternationalattention，isnowalocallandmark.

TheNuttyNarrowsBridgewasbuiltin1963byalocalbuilder,AmosPeters,togivesquirrelsawaytocrossthebusyroadwithoutgettingflattenedbypassingcars.

Theorigina