广东省惠阳高级中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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广东省惠阳高级中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

广东惠阳高级中学2015—2016学年度

第一学期中段考试高二英语试题

2015.11.

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

满分135分--最终成绩按总分150分进行折算，折算公式：

最终成绩（150分）=卷面成绩（总分135分）×1.112，四舍五入取整数计分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1、本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

2、答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。

3、全部答案应在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4、考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

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）

阅读下面短文，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

Whatwillourfuturelooklike?

Peoplehavealwaysbeenwonderingaboutthisquestion.Goonreadingthistextandyouwillknowwhatwillhappeninthenextfiftyyears.

Howcanweknowwhatthefuturewilllooklike?

Tobeabletounderstandthefuture,youmustknowthepast.Whathastakenustowherewearetodayandwhathaschangedalongtheway?

Theworldhaschangedalotinthelast150years,butwehumansaredrivenbythesamebasicneedsaswewere150yearsago.Willthischangeinthenext150years?

No.

Whatinventionshavereallymadeadifferenceinthelast150years?

Inthepastyears,theinventionsthathaveaffectedmostpeoplearoundtheworldforeverydaylivingarethetelephone,electricity,radio,television,computer,thecarandtheabilitytocommunicatethroughtheInternet.Thenweofcoursehavealotofinventionsthathavemadelifeeasier,likenewmedicine,fastertransportsetc.Ingeneral,humanbeingshavebeenworkinghardinthelast150yearstomaketheinventionssothattheywillbeabletogetcontrolofthetimeandtheworld.Sincethereisstillmuchtodointhisarea,thiswillbethefocusatleastforthenext150years.

Whydoweneedtopredictthefuture?

Predictingthefutureisimportantfortworeasons:

firstweneedtostarttothinkaboutwhatkindofwhatkindoffuturewewouldlikeforourselvesandtopassontothenextgeneration,andthenweneedtoknowwhatdecisionsweneedtomaketodaythatwillgivethebestresultinthefuture.

1.Whatdoestheauthortrytotellusinthesecondparagraph?

A.Humanswillnolongerenjoyfoodinthefuture.

B.Theworldwillbecompletelychangedtomorrow.

C.Theworldisquitedifferentfromwhatitwas.

D.Ourbasicneedswillnotchangeinthefuture.

2.Ourpastinventionshavemade__________.

A.ourdailylifemorestressful

B.iteasyforustolive

C.usworklesstime

D.ourworkeasilydone

3.Whatwillhumansdoinordertokeeptheworldundercontrol?

A.Tofocusonmakingmoreinventions.

B.Toproducemorecarsfortransportation.

C.TospendmoretimeworkingontheInternet.

D.Toworkmuchhardertoachievetheirgoals.

4.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Whatresultwe’llreceiveinthefuture.

B.Thedecisionswemakeforourfuture.

C.Thetworeasonsofpredictingthefuture

D.Theimportanceofpredictingthefuture.

B

CELLPHONESARETHENEWCIGARETTES

Whenyousitdown,youpickitout.Whenyouareinyour car,youreachforit．Whenyou’reatwork,youtakeabreaktohaveamomentalonewithit.Whenyougetintoalift,youplaywithit．

Cigarettes?

Cupofcoffee?

No,it’sthethirdmostaddictivethinginmodernlife,thecellphone．Andexpertssayitisbecomingmoredifficultformanypeopleto curbtheirdesiretohug itmoretightlythanmost oftheirpersonalrelationships．

Withitsshinysurface,itssmoothandsatisfyingtouch,itsairofcomplexity,thecellphone connectsustotheworldevenasitdisconnectsus from peoplethreefeetaway．Injustthepast coupleofyears,thecellphonehaschallengedindividuals,employers,phonemakersand counselors（顾问）inwaysitsinventorsinthelate1940sneverimagined．

Thecostsarebecomingevenmoreevident,andIdon’tmeanjustthemonthlybill．Dr．Chris Knippers,acounselorattheBettyFordCenterinSouthernCalifornia,reportsthattheoveruseof cellphoneshasbecomeasocial problem notmuchdifferentfromotherharmfuladdictions:

abarriertoone-on-onepersonalcontact,andanescapefromreality．

Soundsextreme,butwe’veallwitnessedtheevidence:

thepersonatarestaurantwhotalksonthephonethroughanentiremeal,ignoringhiskidsaroundthetable;thewomanwhotalksonthephoneinthe car,ignoringherhusband;theteenwhotextsmessagesallthewayhome from school,avoidingcontactwithkidsallaroundhim．

Isitjustrude,orisitakindofunhealthiness?

Andpardonme,buthowisthisimprovingthequalityoflife?

JimWilliams,anindustrialsociologistbasedinMassachusetts,notesthatcell-phoneaddictionispartofasetofsymptomsinawideninggulfofpersonalseparation．HepointstoastudybyDukeUniversityresearchersthatfoundone-quarterofAmericanssaytheyhavenoonetodiscusstheir most importantpersonalbusinesswith．Despitethegrowinguseofphones,e-mailandinstantmessaging,inotherwords,Williamssaysstudiesshowthatwedon’thaveasmanyfriendsasourparents.“Justasmoreinfor