广东省揭阳市惠来县第一中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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广东省揭阳市惠来县第一中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

广东惠来一中高二英语试题

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第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（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。

A

Holidays

 HolidayNews

Vacations（空位）nowandintheschoolholidaysatacountryhotelinDevon.Thiscomfortable,friendlyhome-from-homeliesnearthebeautifulquietcountryside,butjustadriveawayfromthesea.Thefoodissimplebutgood.Childrenandpetsarewelcome.Reducedpricesforlowseason.

TheSnowdoniaCentre

TheSnowdoniaCentreforyoungmountainclimbershasamountainclimbinglesson.Thebeginners’costsare57foraweek,includingfoodandrooms.Equipmentisincludedexceptwalkingshoes,whichcanbehiredatalowcost.

Youmustbeingoodhealthandpreparedtogothroughaperiodofbodyexercises.Thiscouldbethebeginningofalifetimeofmountainclimbingadventure.

TheWorldSeaTripofaLifetime

OurWorldSeaTripof2008willbeunlikeanyholidayyouhaveeverbeenonbefore.

Insteadofonehotelafteranother,withallitspackingandunpacking,waitingandtravelling,youjustgotobedinonecountryandwakeupinanother.

Onboardtheship,youwillbewelltakencareof.Everymealwillbefirst-class（一流的）andeverycabin（船舱）likeyourhome.

Duringthetrip,youcanrestondeck（甲板），enjoyyourselfinthegamesroomsandintheeveningdancetoourmusicalteamandwatchourwonderfulplay.

Youwillvisitalltheplacesmostpeopleonlydreamabout—fromAcapulcoandHawaiitoTokyoandHongKong.

Forafewthousands,allyou’veeverhopedforcanbeyours.

1.Whatcanyoudoifyouliketogoonholidayswithpets?

    A.ChoosetheholidayinDevon.

B.VisitAcapulcoandHawaii.

    C.JointheWorldSeaTripof2008.

D.GototheSnowdoniaCentre.

2.InwhatwayistheSnowdoniaCentredifferentfromtheothertwoholidays?

    A.Itprovideschancesoffamilygatherings.

    B.Itofferscomfortablerooms.

    C.Itoffersasportslesson.

    D.Itprovidescustomerswithgoodfood.

3.WhatisspecialabouttheWorldSeaTripof2008?

    A.Youcanhavefreemealsondeckeveryday.

    B.Youcansleeponashipandtourmanyplaces.

    C.Youhavetodoyourownpackingandunpacking.

    D.Youwillhavechancestowatchandactinaplay.

B

SANFRANCISCO—Aphoneapp（应用程序）inSanFranciscogivesinformationaboutopenparkingspots.CityofficialsinSanFranciscointroducedtheapptotrytoreducetrafficjamsinthecity,butsomesayitraisessafetyconcerns.

Inthiscity,driverssearchingforparkingspotsleadto30percentofalldowntownjams,cityofficialsthink.NowSanFranciscohasfoundasolution—aphoneappforspot-seekersthatshowsinformationaboutareaswithavailablespaces.Thesystem,introducedlastmonth,reliesonwirelesssensors（感应器）fixedinstreetsandcitygaragesthatcantellwithinsecondsifaspothasopenedup.

Butthesystemcouldcomewithseriousconsequences.Somepeoplesaythatdriverssearchingforparkingcouldendupfocusingontheirphones,nottheroad.“Itcouldbereallydistracting（使分心的）,”saidDanielSimons,aprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofIllinois.

Cityofficialsadmittedthehiddenproblem.Theyareurgingdriverstopulloverbeforetheyusethecity’siPhoneapp,ortodosobeforetheyleavehome.NathanielFord,executivedirectoroftheSanFranciscoMunicipalTransportationAgency,saidsafetycouldactuallyimproveifdriversquicklyfoundaspotinsteadofcirclingandgettingfrustrated.

SanFranciscohasputsensorsinto7,000parkingspotsand12,250spotsincitygarages.Ifspacesinanareaopenup,thesensorscommunicatewirelesslywithcomputersthatinturnmaketheinformationavailabletoappuserswithinaminute,saidMr.Ford,ofthetransportationagency.Ontheapp,amapshowswhichblockshavelotsofplaces（blue）andwhicharefull（red）.

Morethan12,000peoplehavedownloadedSanFrancisco’sapp,whichisavailablenowonlyfortheiPhone.

4.Whatisthephoneappmentionedinthetextmainlyaimedat?

A.BenefitingiPhoneusers.

B.Preventingtrafficaccidents.

C.Makingthetrafficflowsmoothly.

D.Makingfulluseoftheparkingspots.

5.Accordingtothetext,SanFranciscocityofficials________.

A.don’tconsidertheappdistracting

B.areawareoftheapp’sdisadvantages

C.believemoreparkingspotsareneeded

D.advisedriverstoparkcarsslowly

6.Thephoneappmentionedinthetext________.

A.isabitslowinreacting

B.hasn’tbeenputintoservice

C.wasintroducedseveralyearsago

D.can’tbedownloadedtoallphones

7.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Aphoneapphasbeenintroducedtorelievethepressureontrafficinthecity.

B.Safetyconcernsarevoicedaboutaphoneappaimedathelpingdriversfindparkingspots.

C.Lookingforparkingspotscontributesgreatlytodowntowntrafficjams.

D.Drivers’attentionisdistractedinonewayoranotherwhentheyaredriving.

C

TheBoyMadeIt!

OneSunday,Nicholas,ateenager,wentskiingatSugarloafMountaininMaine.Intheearlyafternoon,whenhewasplanningtogohome,afiercesnowstormsweptintothearea.Unabletoseefar,heaccidentallyturnedoffthepath.Beforeheknewit,Nicholaswaslost,allalone!

Hedidn’thavefood,water,aphone,orothersupplies.Hewasgettingcolderbytheminute.

Nicholashadnoideawherehewas.Hetriednottopanic.HethoughtaboutallthesurvivalshowshehadwatchedonTV.Itwastimetoputthetipshehadlearnedtouse.

Hedecidedtostopskiing.Therewasabetterchanceofsomeonefindinghimifhestayedput.Thefirstthinghedidwastofindshelterfromthefreezingwindandsnow.Ifhedidn’t,hisbodytemperaturewouldgetverylow,whichcouldquicklykillhim.Usinghisskis,Nicholasbuiltasnowcave.Hegatheredahugemassofsnowanddugoutaholeinthemiddle.Thenhepiledbranchesontopofhimself,likeablanket,tostayaswarmashecould.

Bythatevening,Nicholaswasreallyhungry.Heatesnowanddrankwaterfromanearbystreamsothathisbodywouldn’tlosetoomuchwater.Notknowinghowmuchlongerhecouldlast,Nicholasdidtheonlythinghecould—hehuddled（蜷缩）inhiscaveandslept.

Thenextday,Nicholaswentouttolookforhelp,buthecouldn’tfindanyone.Hefollowedhistracksandreturnedtothesnowcave,becausewithoutshelter,hecoulddiethatnight.OnTuesday,Nicholaswentoutagaintofindhelp.Hehadwalkedforaboutamilewhenavolunteersearcherfoundhim.Aftertwodaysstuckinthesnow,Nicholaswassaved.

NicholasmightnothavesurvivedthissnowstormhaditnotbeenforTV.HehadoftenwatchedGrylls’survivalshowManvs.Wild.That’swherehelearnedthetipsthatsavedhislife.Ineachepisode（一期节目）ofManvs.Wild,Gryllsisabandonedinawildareaandhastofindhiswayout.

WhenGryllsheardaboutNicholas’amazingdeeds,hewassuperimpressedthatNicholashadmadeitsinceheknewbetterthananyonehowhardNicholashadtoworktostayalive.

8.WhathappenedtoNicholasoneSundayafternoon?

A.Hegotlost.B.Hehurthiseyes.C.Hebrokehisskis.D.Hecaughtacold.

9.HowdidNicholaskeephimselfwarm?

A.Helightedsomebranches.B.Hefoundashelter.

C.Hekeptonskiing.D.Hebuiltasnowcave.

10.OnTuesday,Nicholas______.

A.returnedtohissheltersafelyB.wassavedbyasearcher

C.stayedwherehewasD.gotstuckinthesnow

11.NicholasleftGryllsaverydeepimpressionbecausehe______.

A.didtherightthingsinthedangeroussituationB.watchedGrylls’TVprogramregularly

C.wasveryhard-workingD.createdsometipsforsurvival

D

Doyouwanttolivewithastrongsenseofpeacefulness,happiness,goodness,andself-respect?

Thecollectionofhappinessactionsbroadlycategorizedas“honor”helpyoucreatethislifeofgoodfeelings.

Here’sanexampletoshowhowhonorableactionscreatehappiness.

Sayastoreclerkfailstochargeusforanitem.Ifwekeepsilent,andprofitfromtheclerk’smistake,wewoulddrivehomewithasenseofsneaky（暗中的）excitement.Laterwemighttellourfamilyorfriendsaboutourgoodfortune.Ontheotherhand,ifwetelltheclerkabouttheunchargeditem,theclerkwouldbegratefulandthankusforourhonesty.Wewouldleavethestorewithaquietsenseofhonorthatwemightneversharewithanothersoul.

Then,whatisittodowithoursenseofhappiness?

Inthefirstcase,wherewedon’ttelltheclerk,acoupleofthingswouldhappen.Deepdowninsidewewouldknowourselvesasatypeofthief.Intheprocess,wewouldlosesomepeaceofmindandself-respect.Wewouldalsodemonstratethatwecannotbetrusted,sinceweadvertiseourdishonorbytellingourfamilyandfriends.Wedamageourownreputationsbytellingothers.Incontrast,bringingtheerrortotheclerk’sattentioncausesdifferentthingstohappen.Immediatelytheclerkknowsustobehonorable.Uponleavingthestore,wefeelhonorableandourself-respectisincreased.Wheneverwetakehonorableactionswegainthedeepinternalrewardsofgoodnessandasenseofnobility.

Thereisabeautifulpositivecyclethatiscreatedbylivingalifeofhonorableactions.

Honorablethoughtsleadtohonorableactions.Honorableactionsleadustoahappierexistence.Andit’seasytothinkandacthonorablyagainwhenwe’rehappy.Whilethepositivecyclecanbedifficulttostart,onceit’sstarted,it’seasytocontinue.Keepi