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辽宁省沈阳市高二英语下学期期末考试试题1
辽宁省沈阳市2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)1-20题略
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
SometimeagoIdiscoveredthatoneofmychairshadabrokenleg.Ididn’tthinktherewouldbeanydifficultyingettingitrepaired,astherearealotofantique(古董)shopsnearmyhome.SoIlefthomeonemorningcarryingthechairwithme.Iwentintothefirstshopexpectingafriendlyreception(接待).Iwasquitewrong.Themanwouldn’tevenlookatmychair.
Thesecondshop,thoughslightlymorepolite,wasjustthesame,andthethirdandthefourth—soIdecidedthatmy approach mustbewrong.
Ienteredthefifthshopwithaplaninmymind.Iplacedthechaironthefloorandsaidtotheshopkeeper,"Wouldyouliketobuyachair?
"
Helookeditovercarefullyandsaid,"Yes,notabadchair.Howmuchdoyouwantforit,sir?
"
“Twentypounds.”Isaid.
“OK,”hesaid,"I’llgiveyoutwentypounds."
“It’sgotaslightlybrokenleg."Isaid.
“Yes,Isawthat,it’snothing.”
Everythingwasgoingaccordingtomyplanandlwasgettingexcited."Whatwillyoudowithit?
"Iasked.
“Oh,itwillbeeasytoselloncetherepairisdone."
“I’llbuyit,"Isaid.
“Whatdoyoumean?
You’vejustsoldittome,"hesaid.
"Yes,IknowbutI’vechangedmymind.Iamsorry.I’llgiveyoutwenty-sevenpoundsforit."
“Youmustbecrazy."hesaid.Then,suddenly thepennydropped. “Iknowwhatyouwant.Youwantmetorepairyourchair."
“You’reright,"Isaid."AndwhatwouldyouhavedoneifIhadwalkedinandsaid,"Wouldyourepairthischairforme?
""
“Iwouldn’thaveagreedtodoit."hesaid."Wedon’tdorepairs,notenoughmoneyinitandtoomuchtrouble.ButI’llrepairthisforyou.Shallwesayforfivepounds?
"Hewasaverynicemanandwasgreatlyamusedbythewholething.
21.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefirstshopthewriter_______.
A.wasratherimpoliteB.waswarmlyreceived
C.askedtheshopkeepertobuyhischairD.askedtheshopkeepertorepairhischair
22.Theunderlinedword"approach"inthesecondparagraphmeans_______.
A.planfordealingwiththingsB.wayofdoingthings
C.ideaofrepairingthingsD.decisiontosellthings
23.Theexpression"thepennydropped"meanstheshopkeeper_______.
A.changedhismindB.acceptedtheoffer
C.sawthewriter’spurposeD.decidedtohelpthewriter
24.Howmuchdidthewriterpay?
A.£5.B.£7.C.£20.D.£27.
B
Forcareer(职业)changersthinkingaboutgrowthandadvancementpotential,forgettheblue-collarandwhite-collarcategories:
Greenisthewaytogo.AccordingtoBrackenHendricks,aseniorfellowattheCenterforGlobalProgress,careersthatpromoteenvironmentalresponsibilitywillbecomem
ainstreamwithinadecade.“ThegrowthingreencareerswillbeliketheInternetboom,whichnotonlycreatednewjobs,butalsohadaninfluenceontheoveralleconomy(经济),”hesays.
Theincreasingenvironmentalproblemsandneedforeco-friendlyproductsandservicesarecreatinganewjobsectionofgreen-collarjobs.Manycountriesoftheworldhaverealizedtheimportanceandneedforenergy-savingproductsandservices.Itisexpectedthatby2025about25%ofthejobsindevelopedcountrieswillbeofgreen-collarjobs.Doesn’tthedatalookpromisingforthefuture?
Green-collarjobshavebecomeabrightcareerchancesforall.Andjobswillpopupateveryincomelevel,fromenvironmentalmanagertogardener.Forexample,manycountriesincludingtheUnitedStateshaveunderstoodthatfossilfuelshavenegativeeffectontheenvironmentwhichcanlaterbecomeaseriousdangertomankind.Asaresult,possibilitiesarebeingexploredtofindalternativestosatisfydemandsinabetterway.Theincreasingdemandofnewerresources(资源)hascreatingtheneedforexpertsandresearcherswhocanfindbetterwaystodealwiththeongoingneeds.Inaddition,inordertomeettheincreasingdemandsofenvironment-friendlyequipment,bothgreenproductdesignerandeducatedandtrainedworkersareneeded.Managementofenvironmentalorganizationsalsodemandsalargenumberofenvironmentalmanagers.
Wherecanyoufindgreen-collarjobs?
Internetisundoubtedlythebestwaytofindinformationonalmostanymatter.Nowadays,differentkindsofjobsarebeingpostedonline.Searchthroughacoupleofjobwebsitestolookforabrightfutureinenergyconversionandrecyclingofwastemanagement.Checkregularlyandfindtherightworkforyourself.Peoplewhoreadnewspaperscanalsofinddifferentkindsofgreen-collarjobs.
25. WhydoesBrackenHendricksmentiontheInte
rnetBoominParagraphOne?
A. Toexplaintheimportanceof technology.
B. Toprovideevidenceofhisrecentresearch.
C. Toindicatethebrightfutureofgreencareers.
D. Toinformusofthewayoffindinggreen-collarjobs.
26.Whichofthefollowingprobablycreatesgreen-collarjobs?
A. Promotingservices. B. Trainingemployees.
C. Consumingfossilfuels.D. Developingnewresources.
27.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3?
A. Therequirementsforgreenemployees.
B. Thedevelopmentofthegreenindustry.
C. Theeconomicinfluenceofgreencareers.
D. Thejobchancesintheenvironmentalindustry.
28.Thepassageiswrittento_______.
A. discusseco-friendlyservices
B. introducepromisingcareerchances
C. suggestwaysofsavingenergyatwork
D. explainthebestmethodoffindingjobs
C
Oldagemaynotsoundexciting.Butrecentfindingsoffergoodnewsforolderpeopleandpeopleworriedaboutgettingolder.
Researchersfoundthatpeoplebecomehappierandexperiencelessworryaftertheyreachtheageof50.Infact,theysaybytheageof85,peoplearehappierwiththeirlifethanwhentheywere18yearsold.
Thefindingscamefromasurveyofmorethan340,000adultsbetweentheagesof18and85intheUnitedStates.TheGallupOrganizationquestionedthembytelephone.Theresearchersaskedquestionsaboutemotionslikehappiness,sadnessandworry.Theyalsoaskedaboutmentaloremotionalstress.
ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesof22
and25,butdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachtheirfifties
.
Happinesswashighestamongtheyoungestadultsandthoseintheirearlyseventies.Thepeopleleastlikelytoreportnegativeemotionswerethoseintheirseventiesandeighties.Thestudyalsoshowedthatmenandwomenhavesimilaremotionalpatternsastheygrowolder.However,womenatallagesreportedmoresadness,stressandworrythanmen.
Researcherssaytheydonotknowwhyhappinessincreasesaspeoplegetolder.Onetheoryisthat,aspeoplegrowolder,theygrowmorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheiremotions.Theyalsospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperience.
29.Theunderlinedword“emotions”(inParagraph3)mostprobablymeans_______.
A.experience B.attitude C.feeling D.pressure
30.ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT_________.
A.Peopleareusuallyafraidofgettingold
B.Menandwomensharethesameemotions
C.Fif
tyisakeyperiodinpeople’semotionchanges
D.Researcherscan’texplainwhyhappinessincreasesaspeoplegetolder
31.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyfor________.
A.doctors B.researchers C.peopleover50 D.generalreaders
32.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ANewGreatFinding B.Theold,AreYouHappy?
C.TheOlder,theHappier D.LearntoGettingOld
D
MyLeftFoot(1989)
Imaginebeingaprisonerofyourownbody,unabletomakeanymovementsexcepttomoveyourleftfoot.ThemaincharacterinMyLeftFoot,basedontherealstoryofcerebralpalsy(大脑性麻痹)suffererChristyBrown,canbarelymovehismouthtospeak,butbycontrollinghisleftfoot,he’sabletoexpresshimselfasanartistandpoet.ForhismovingperformanceofBrown,DanielLewiswonhisfirstAcademyAwardforbestactor.
Shine(1996)
Doyouhaveatalentyou’reafraidtosharewiththeworld?
DavidHelfgottseemedmeantfromchildhoodtobe“oneofthetrulygreatpianists,”butthepressuresofperforming(andpleasinghisfather)resultedinacompletebreakdown.Tenyearsinamentalinstitutiondidn’tweakenHelfgott’smusicalgift:
Whenhewasrediscovered,hewasplayin
gconcertosinabar.ShinereceivedsevenOscarnominations(提名),andGeoffreyRushwonbestactorforhisperformanceofHelfgott.
LifeIsBeautiful(1997)
Nothing’smorepowerfulthanthelovebetweenaparentandachild.InthisheartbreakingItalianfilm,afather(
RobertoBenigni)makesanunbelievablesacrificeforhis4-year-oldson:
trappedinaNaziconcentrationcampin1945,theJewishmanconvinceshisboythattheyareplayingacomplicatedgame.Hemanagestosparehimthehorroroftheterriblewar,andeveninhisfinalmomentsoflife,keepshissonsmilingandhopeful.BenigniwonthebestactorOscar.
StandandDeliver(1988)
Fewpeoplecaninspireusmorethanagoodteacher.JaimeEscalante(EdwardJamesOlmosgotOscarnominationforbestactor)isagreatone.Employedatahighschoolwherekidsareexpectedtofail,Escalantechallengeshismathstudentstostruggleforbetterthings,likegettinggoodgradesintheAPexam.Despitetheobstaclesintheirlives,theclassmatesaccomplishtheirgoals,thankstoMr.Escalante’ssupport.TherealJaimeEscalante,theBestTeacherinAmerica,saysthatStandandDeliveris“90%truth,10%d
rama.”
33.Ifyouwanttowatchamovieaboutwars,w