甘肃省天水市第三中学学年高二上学期入学考.docx

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甘肃省天水市第三中学学年高二上学期入学考

高二级开学考试英语试题

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第一部分  阅读理解 （共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Thebookingnotesoftheplay“theAgeofInnocence”:

Price:

 $10

BOOKING

Therearefoureasywaystobookseatsforperformance:

------inperson

TheBoxOfficeisopenMondaytoSaturday,10a.m.-8p.m.

------bytelephone

Ring 01324976 toreserveyourticketsortopaybycreditcard（Visa,MasterCardandAmexaccepted）

------bypost

SimplycompletethebookingformandreturnittoGlobalTheatreBoxOffice.

------online

Completetheon-linebookingformatwww.Satanfiedtheatre.com

DISCOUNTS:

Saver:

 $2offanyseatbookedanytimeinadvanceforperformancesfromMondaytoThursday.Saversareavailableforchildrenupto16yearsold,over60sandfull-timestudents.

Supersaver:

half-priceseatsareavailableforpeoplewithdisabilitiesandonecompanion.Itisadvisabletobookinadvance.Thereisamaximumofeightwheelchairspacesavailableandonewheelchairspacewillbehelduntilanhourbeforetheshow.

Standby:

bestavailableseatsareonsalefor $6fromonehourbeforetheperformanceforpeopleeligible（suitable）forSaverandSupersaverdiscountsandthirtyminutesbeforeforallothercustomers.

GroupBookings:

thereisatenpercentdiscountforpartiesoftwelveormore.

School:

schoolpartiesoftenormorecanbook $6standbyticketsinadvanceandwillgeteverytenthticketfree.

Pleasenote:

weareunabletoexchangeticketsorrefundmoneyunlessaperformanceiscancelledduetounforeseencircumstances.

1.Ifyouwanttobookaticket,youCANNOT________.

A.usetheInternet.       B.gototheBoxOfficeonSundays

C.ringthebookingnumberandpayfortheticketsbycreditcard. .

D.completeabookingformandpostittotheBoxOffice. 

2.Ifyoumakeagroupbookingforagroupof14adults,howmuchshouldyoupay?

A. $120     B. $126     C. $140     D. $150

3. Fromthepassagewecanknowallthefollowinginformationexceptthat________.                          

A.Thereareonly8wheelchairspacesinthetheatre.

B.Theaudiencecan’trefundmoneyiftheperformanceisonshow.

C.Agroupof12personscanget10percentdiscount.

D.Aschoolpartyof15studentsshouldpay $90forthestandbytickets.

B

  Fromthehealthpointofviewwearelivinginanamazingage. Wearefreefrommanyofthemostdangerousdiseases. Alargenumberofoncedeadlyillnessescannowbecuredbymodernmedicine. Itisalmostcertainthatonedaymedicineswillbefoundforthemoststubbornremainingdiseases.Theexpectationoflifehasincreasedgreatly. Butthoughthepossibilityoflivingalongandhappylifeisgreaterthaneverbefore,everydaywewitnesstheunbelievablekillingofmen,womenandchildrenontheroads. Manvsthemotor-car. Itisanever-endingbattlewhichmanislosing. Thousandsofpeopletheworldoverarekilledorhorriblykilledeachyearandwearequietlysittingbackandlettingithappen.

  Ithasbeenrightlysaidthatwhenamanissittingbehindasteeringwheel（方向盘）,hiscarbecomestheextensionofhispersonality.Thereisnodoubtthatthemotor-caroftenbringsoutaman’sveryworstqualities．Peoplewhoarenormallyquietandpleasantmaybecomeunrecognizablewhentheyarebehindasteering-wheel. Theysay,theyareill-manneredandaggressive,willfulastwo-year-oldsandcompletelyselfish．Alltheirhiddenangersanddisappointmentsseemtobebroughttothesurfacebytheactofdriving.

  Thesurprisingthingisthatsocietysmilessogentlyonthemotoristandseemstoforgivehisbehavior. Everythingisdoneforhisconvenience. Citiesareallowedtobecomealmostuninhabitablebecauseofheavytraffic;townsaremadeuglybyhugecarparks;thecountrysideisruinedbyroadnetworks;andthedeathsbecomenothingmorethananumbereveryyear,tobeeasilyforgotten.

   Itishightimeaworldrulewascreatedtoreducethissenselesswasteofhumanlife. Withregardtodriving,thelawsofsomecountriesareunbelievablylax（不严格）andeventhestrictestarenotstrictenough. Arulewhichwasuniversallyacceptedcouldonlyhaveanobviouslybeneficialeffectontheaccidentrate．Hereareafewexamplesofsomeofthethingsthatmightbedone. Thedrivingtestshouldbestandardizedandmadefarmoredifficultthanitis;allthedriversshouldbemadetotakeatesteverythreeyearsorso;theageatwhichyoungpeopleareallowedtodriveanyvehicleshouldberaisedtoatleast21;allvehiclesshouldbeputthroughstricttestsforsafetyeachyear. Eventhesmallestamountofalcoholinthebloodcandamageaperson'sdrivingability. Presentdrinkinganddrivinglaws （wheretheyexist） shouldbemademuchstricter. Speedlimitsshouldberequiredonallroads. Governmentsshouldlaydownsafetyspecificationsforcarfactories,ashasbeendoneintheUSA. Alladvertisingstre

ssingpowerandperformanceshouldbebanned. Thesemeasuresmaynotsoundgoodenough. Butsurelynothingshouldbeconsideredastoosevereifitresultsinreducingthenumberofdeaths. Afterall,theworldisforhumanbeings,notmotor-cars.

4.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Trafficaccidentsaremainlycausedbymotorists.

B.Thousandsofpeopletheworldoverarekilledeachyear.

C.Thelawsofsomecountriesaboutdrivingaretoolax.D.Onlystrictertrafficlawscanpreventaccidents.

5.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsocietytowardmotorists?

A.Societylaughsatthemotorists.              B.Societyforgivestheirrudedriving.

C.

Victimsofaccidentsarenothing.             D.Hugecarparksarebuiltinthecitiesandtowns.

6.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“hiscarbecomestheextensionofhispersonality”in Para. 2?

A.Drivingcanrepresenthismanners.          B.Drivingcanshowtheotherpartofhispersonality.

C.Drivingcanshowhishiddenqualities   D.Drivingcanbringouthischaracter.

7.WhichofthefollowingsisNOTmentionedasawayagainsttrafficaccidents?

A.Buildmorehighways                  B.Stricterdrivingtests.

C.Testdriverseverythreeyears.    D.Raiseagelimitandlaydownsafetyspecifications.

C

   Computershavebeenusedinteachingformorethantwentyyears.Butanewbooksaysthatonlynowaretheychangingeducation.Anditpredictsthatalotmoreisabouttohappen.

    Thebookiscalled“DisruptingClass:

HowDisruptiveInnovationWillChangetheWaytheWorldLearns.”“DisruptiveInnovation”isatheorydevelopedbyleadauthorClaytonChristensen,aprofessorattheHarvardBusinessSchool.Hesaysorganizations almostalwaysusenew,creativetechnologyonlytocontinuewhattheyalreadydo.

   Newtechnologyshouldchangeorganizations,hesays,anddisrupttheminagoodway.Theyshouldusethetechnologytodothingsdifferently—forexample,toservemoreneeds.Thebooksaystheneededdisruptiveforceineducationiscomputer-basedlearning.

   MichaelHorn,anotherauthorof“DisruptingClass”,toldusaboutaBostonpublicschoolthat

hevisited.EverystudentatLillaG.FrederickMiddleSchoolinDorchester,MassachCusetts,hasalaptopcomputer.Oneclasswaslearningaboutstorms.MichaelHornsaysthelaptopsmadeitpossibletotrulyindividualize（使个人化）thelessons,todividematerialsbyabilitylevelandlearningstyle.Attheend,thestu-dentsalltookpartinadiscussionled

bytheteacher.

   Computer-basedlearningoffersawayforstudentstotakeadvancedcoursesnotofferedattheirschool,ortoretakeclassestheyfailed.Italsoservesthosewhocannotphysicallyattendschool,andstudentswhoreceivehomeschooling.

   Computer-basedlearningincludesonlinecourses.Enrollments（招生）inonlinecourseshavegrownsharply.In2007,theUnitedStateshadaboutonemillionenrollments,notincludingcollege

courses.Studentscouldbeenrolledinmorethanonecourse,throughschoolsoreducationcompanies.Highschoolstudentsmakeupaboutseventypercentoftheenrollments.Still,nationally,onlyaboutonepercentofallhighschoolcourseslastyearweretaughtonline.

   Buttheauthorsof“DisruptingClass”predictitwillbetenpercentinaboutsixyears.Andtheirresearchsuggeststhatthenumberwillbeaboutfiftypercentby2019.AndMichaelHornsaysthefutureofonlinelearningcouldbeevengreaterindevelopingcountries.

8.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthebook“DisruptingClass”?

A.Itwaswrittenbymorethanoneauthor.B.Itthinksthecomputeraffectsstudents’studies.

C.Itintroducesanewscientifictechnologytoreaders.D.Ithasbeenabest-sellersinceitwaspublished.

9.Paragraph4iswrittentoshow_____.

A.howmoderntheBostonpublicschoolis  B.howclevertheAmericanstudentsare

C.howwelltheAmericanteachersteach   D.whatcomputer-basedle

arningislike

10.Fromthelasttwoparagraphs,wecaninfertheauthorsof“DisruptingClass”thinkthat_____.

A.moreandmorestudentsareinterestedin“DisruptingClass”  

B.enrollmentsinonlinecourseshaven’tgrownrecently

C.moreandmorehighschoolcourseswillbetaughtonline

D.thosewhotakeonlinecoursesaremainlycollegestudents

11.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.

A.a

newbook         B.someAmericanwriters   C.anewlearningway       D.theadvantagesofcomputers

D

Theideaof“law”existsineveryculture.Allsocietieshavesomekindoflawtokeeporderandtocontroltheinteractionsofpeoplewiththosearoundthem.Thelawsofanyculturetellpeoplethreethings:

whattheycando（theirright）,whattheymustdo（theirduties）,andwhattheymaynotdo.Inaddition,thereareusuallyspecifictypesofpunishmentforthosewhobreakthelaw.

  Although allsocietieshav