高二英语上学期阶段考试试题.docx

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高二英语上学期阶段考试试题

2019-2020年高二英语上学期阶段考试10月试题

时间：

100分钟分数：

150分

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

A

IKEAistheworld’slargestfurnitureretailer,andthemanbehinditisIngvarKamprad,oneoftheworld’smostsuccessfulbusinessman.BorninSwedenin1926,Kampradwasanaturalbusinessman.Asachild,heenjoyedsellingthingsandmadesmallprofitsfromsellingmatches,seeds,andpencilsinhismunity.WhenKampradwas17,hisfathergavehimsomemoneyasarewardforhisgoodgrades.Naturallyheusedittostartupabusiness—IKEA.

IKEA’snameesfromKamprad’sinitials（I.K.）andtheplacewherehegrewup（‘E’and’A’）.TodayIKEAisknownforitsmodern,minimalistfurniture,butitwasnotafurniturepanyinthebeginning.Rather,IKEAsoldallkindsofmiscellaneousgoods.

Kamprad’swaresincludedanythingthathecouldsellforprofitsatdiscountedprices,includingwatches,pensandstockings.

IKEAfirstbegantosellfurniturethroughamail-ordercataloguein1947.ThefurniturewasalldesignedandmadebymanufacturersnearKamprad’shome.Initialsaleswereveryencouraging,soKampradexpandedtheproductline.FurniturewassuchasuccessfulaspectofthebusinessthatIKEAbecamesolelyafurniturepanyin1951.

In1953IKEAopeneditsfirstshowroominAlmhult,Sweden.IKEAisknowntodayforitsspaciousstoreswithfurnitureinattractivesettings,butintheearly1950s,peopleorderedfromcatalogues.Thusresponsetothefirstshowroomwasoverwhelmingpeoplelovedbeingabletoseeandtrythefurniturebeforebuyingit.Thisledtoincreasedsalesandthepanycontinuedtothrive.By1955,IKEAwasdesigningallitsownfurniture.

In1956Kampradsawamandisassembling（拆卸）atabletomakeiteasiertotransport.Kampradwasinspired.Themanhadgivenhimagreatideaflatpackaging.FlatpackagingwouldmeanlowershippingcostsforIKEAandlowerpricesforcustomers.IKEAtrieditandsalessoared.Theproblemwasthatpeoplehadtoassemblefurniturethemselves,butovertime,eventhisgrewintoanadvantageforIKEA.Nowadays,IKEAisoftenseenashavingconnotations（内涵）ofself-sufficiency.Thisimagehasdonewondersforthepany,leadingtobettersalesandcontinuedexpansion.

Todaythereareover200storesin32countries.Amazingly,IngvarKampradhasmanagedtokeepIKEAaprivately-heldpany.Inxxhewasnamedtheworld’srichestman.HecurrentlylivesinSwitzerlandandisretiredfromtheday-to-dayoperationsofIKEA.IKEAitself,though,justkeepsongrowing.

1.TheauthorstatesinParagraph6thatflatpackaging_______.

A.needslargespacetoassemblyfurnitureB.isabusinessconceptinspiredbyKamprad

C.makesthepanyself-sufficientD.helpsreducetransportationcosts

2.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.IngvarKampradistherichestmanintheworld.

B.IKEAistheworld’slargestfurnitureretailer.

C.IngvarKampradestablishedIKEAandledittogreatsuccess.

D.TheadvantageofIKEA’sfurnitureisdissembling.

3.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsIKEA’sfutureaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Optimistic.B.Indifferent.C.Doubtful.D.Pessimistic.

4.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyintermsof_______.

A.analysisofaprocessB.orderofevents

C.examplesthatillustrate（阐释）aproblemD.parisonandcontrast

B

Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture—in5000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?

Wecanonlymakeguesses,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday,formanisslowlychangingallthetime.

Letustakeanobviousexample.Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,onaverage,menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisrelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain’scapacity.Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore,andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones!

Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetothehead,inparticulartheforehead,willgrowlarger.

Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybeeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoververylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman’seyeswillgrowstronger.

Ontheotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.

Butwhatabouthair?

Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.Inthefuture,then,bothsexesarelikelytobebald.

Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat!

Thismaywellbetrue.Allthesame,inspiteofallthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotinmonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeing,withthoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.

5.Whichofthefollowingservesastheevidencethatmanischanging?

A.Man’shairisgettingthinnerandthinner.

B.Manhasgotstrongereyesnowthanheeverhad.

C.Manhasbeengrowingtalleroverthepast500years.

D.Man’sarmsandlegshavebeelighterandweaker.

6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutahumanbeinginthefuture?

A.Heishairlessbecausehairisnolongeruseful.

B.Hehassmallereyesandwearsbetterglasses.

C.Hethinksandfeelsinadifferentway.

D.Hisfingersgrowweakerbecausehedoesn’tusethem.

7.Thechangeinman’ssizeofforeheadisprobablybecause__________.

A.hemakesuseofonly20%ofthebrain’scapacity

B.theother80%ofhisbrainwillgrowinduetime

C.hisbrainhasgrownlargeroverthepastcenturies

D.hewillusehisbrainmoreandmoreastimegoeson

C

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Scholarships

Webelievenostudentshouldhavetostayathomethissummerbecauseheorshecan’taffordtogooutside.Thankstodonationsfrommembersandsupporters,WTAisproudtoannouncethatweareabletoofferalimitednumberofscholarships.Applicationdeadline:

March1,xx.

8.Ifyouaregoingononeofthetripsforthefirsttime,youcan’tgoontrips________.

A.NeartheoceanB.Inthebackcountry

C.innortheastWashingtonD.intheCascadeMountains

9.Howmuchwillyouhavetopayforyourfirsttripifyou’renotaWTAmember?

A.$145B.$185C.$235D.$195

10.Afterchoosingatrip,you________.

A.cancancelyourtripandgetallyourmoneyback

B.willnaturallybeeaWTAmember

C.willbeaddedtothewaitinglist

D.mustsubmityourpaymentandapplicationwithintwoweeks

11.Youmustbeluckyenoughtoobtainascholarshipifyou_______.

A.donatealittlemoneytoWTAB.applybeforeMarch1,xx

C.supportWTAbyadvertisingD.volunteerinyourhighschool

D

EducatingGirlsIsaRealLifesaver

ClareShortknowit.Everydevelopingeconomistknowsit.TheWorldBankknowsit.Theeducationofgirlsisthesurestwaytoreducepoverty.

Thereasonissimple.Alltheevidenceshowsthattakinggirlsoutofthefieldsandhomes,andputtingthembehinddesks,raiseseconomicproductivity,lowersinfant（婴儿的andmaternal（产科）deathrate,reducesbirthrates,andimprovesenvironmentalmanagement.

Why,then,are90millionprimaryschool-agegirlsaroundtheworldnotinschool?

ForthesamereasonthatwhenCharlesDickenswaswritingDavidCopperfield150yearsagogirlswereabsentfromtheBritisheducationsystem:

Meninpowermostlypreferitthatway,orarenotinterestedenoughinchangingthesituationtomitenergyandmoneytodoingso.

Thecountrieswiththepoorestrecordforhavingwomeninpositionsofpowerorinfluencehavetheworstfiguresforgirls’education.High-profileintervention（介入）byorganizationssuchastheWorldBankhasbegunsuccessfullywithseveralcountries,andmoreofthesamewillprobablybeneededtobringchangeinconservative,male-runstates.

Eveniftherewerenodevelopmentpay-offfromgender（性别）equalityinschools,theeducationofgirlswould