河南省扶沟县包屯高级中学学年高二上学期第一次段考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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河南省扶沟县包屯高级中学学年高二上学期第一次段考英语试题Word版含答案
包屯高中2015—2016学年度上期第一次段考
高二英语
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
满分150分,时间120分钟。
考试结束,只交答题卡。
第二部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题,每小题2分,共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
Mostly,onlyasingleansweriscorrecttoaquestion.Butthereisonequestionthathasnumberlesscorrectanswers.Thatquestionis“What’syourname?
”.Everyonegivesadifferentanswer,buteveryoneiscorrect.
Haveyoueverwonderedaboutpeople’snames?
Wheredotheycomefrom?
Whatdotheymean?
People’sfirstnames,orgivennames,arechosenbytheirparents.Sometimesthenameofagrandparentorothermembersofthefamilyisused.Someparentschoosethenameofawell-knownperson.AboycouldbenamedGeorgeWashingtonSmith;agirlcouldbenamedHelenKellerJones.
Somepeoplegivetheirchildrennamesthatmeangoodthings.Clarameans“bright”;Beatricemeans“onewhogiveshappiness”;Donaldmeans“worldruler”;Leonardmeans“asbraveasalion”.
Theearliestlastnames,orsurnames,weretakenfromplacenames.AfamilywiththenameBrookorBrooksprobablylivednearabrook;someonewhowascalledLongstreetprobablylivedonalong,pavedroad.TheGreenwoodfamilylivedinornearaleafyforest.
Otherearlysurnamescamefrompeople’soccupations.ThemostcommonoccupationalnameisSmith,whichmeansapersonwhomakesthingswithironorothermetals.Inthepast,smithswereveryimportantworkersineverytownandvillage.Someotheroccupationalnamesare:
Carter—apersonwhoownedordroveacart;Potter—apersonwhomadepotsandpans.
TheancestorsoftheBakerfamilyprobablybakedbreadfortheirneighborsintheirnativevillage.TheCarpenter’sgreat-great-great-grandfatherprobablybuilthousesandfurniture.
Sometimespeoplewereknownforthecoloroftheirhairorskin,ortheirsize,ortheirspecialabilities.WhenthereweretwomenwhowerenamedJohninthesamevillage,theJohnwiththegrayhairprobablybecameJohnGray.OrtheJohnwhowasverytallcouldcallhimselfJohnTallman.JohnFishwasprobablyanexcellentswimmerandJohnLightfootwasprobablyafastrunneroragooddancer.
Somefamilynamesweremadebyaddingsomethingtothefather’sname.English-speakingpeopleadded-sor-son.TheJohnsonsaredescendantsofJohn;theRobertsfamily’sancestorwasRobert.IrishandScottishpeopleaddedMac-orMc-orO-.PerhapsalloftheMacDonnellsandtheMcDonnellsandtheO’DonnellsaredescendantsofthesameDonnell.
21.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcoveredinthesurnamesofthepassage?
A.People’scharacters.B.People’soccupations.
C.Placeswherepeoplelived.D.Talentsthatpeoplepossessed.
22.Accordingtothepassage,theancestorsofthePotterfamilymostprobably________.
A.ownedordroveacartB.madethingswithmetals
C.builthousesandfurnitureD.madekitchentoolsorcontainers
23.SupposeanEnglishCouplewhoseancestorslivednearaleafyforestwantedtheirnew-bornsontobecomeaworldleader,thebabymightbenamed________.
A.BeatriceSmithB.LeonardCarter
C.DonaldGreenwoodD.GeorgeLongstreet
24.Theunderlinedword“descendants”inthelastparagraphmeansaperson’s________.
A.ancestorsB.latergenerations
C.friendsandrelativesD.colleaguesandpartners
B
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BASKETBALL
CentralSportsCentre,CityRoad.
AllStarsvsRockets,Saturday8:
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NorthernersvsTigers,Sundaynoon$14
BUSHWALKING
MeetatWandaStation,Saturday9:
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MeetatWestleyStation,Sunday9:
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Bringyourownlunch.
SOCCER
StMartinsSportsCentre
StMartinsvsDoonsberg,Saturday2:
00p.m.$8
EastsideCentralvsLightHill,Sunday2:
00p.m.$8
NeillParkRecreationCentre
NeillParkvsRobinson,Saturday2:
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EssenvsSpringwood,Sunday2:
00p.m.$11
LAWNBOWLS
TansTownB.C
TansTownvsWhiteVale,Saturday9:
00p.m.$10
WakeHillB.C.
WakeHillvsCoils,Saturday2:
00p.m.$9
25._______sportseventsaretobeheldatSaturday2:
00p.m.accordingtothepassage.
A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five
26.Youmayfindthepassagemostprobablyina________.
A.handbookabouttourB.noticeaboutsports
C.magazineaboutballmatchesD.blogaboutmatchreviews
27.Ifyouhave$18,youcangotoboth________.
A.AllStarsvsRocketsandthebushwalkingatWestleyStation
B.WakeHillvsCollsandEssenvsSpringwood
C.NeillParkvsRobinsonandEastsideCentralvsLightHill
D.StMatinsvsDoonsbergandNorthernersvsTigers
C
“Wherearewegoing,Dad?
”,oneofthehottestChineserealityshows,hasbecomeahit.Manyfamousstarsbroughttheirchildrentoastrangevillagealone,andtheyhadtospend72hourswiththeirchildrenthere.Theprogramfullyshowedusamodemversionofthe“howtobeagoodfather”.Astheyoungparentstodayaretoobusytotakecareoftheirchildren,thisnewformof“Lostontheway”playedbynannyDaddyandcutekidsraisedalotofpeople’semotionalcommonfeelings.Boththekidsandtheirparentswillfindthattheirheartsarebeingdrawncloser.Butthiskindoffeelinghasjustprovedthatthereisabigspiritualbarrierbetweenthemodemparentsandchildren.
TheTVshowslike“Childrenarehardtosupport!
”,“Wherearewegoing,Dad?
”,“hotmoms”and“cutekids”arebecomingmoreandmorepopular.Alloftheseshowthenewparents’confusioninchildren’seducationandtheappealforthebalancebetweencareerandfamily.
Inreallife,ontheonehand,theyoungparentsfeelhelplessbecausetheyaretoobusytoaccompanytheirchildrenunderthepressuresofworkandlife;ontheotherhand,theycontinuetodoso.ThedatacollectedbyHunanTVshowsthatnearlytwo-thirdsoftheiraudiencearefemale,amongwhom36%areagedfrom25to34.Wecanimaginesuchascenethatoneeveningayoungmotheriswatchingtheshowwithheryoungchildren,whileherhusbandisstillatworkortrappedinsocializing,ormaybeisjustplayingcomputergamesinthebedroom.Thestoryofachildwithoutthecompanyoffatherisstillgoingon.Infact,itissometimesthesametomothers.Inamodernfamily,itisoftentheoldwhotaketheresponsibilityofraisingachild.Theparticipationofmotherinthechildren’seducationisalsoverylow.
Itisjustthiskindofconfusionwheretheparentshavegoneinthemodemfamilyeducation,andwheretheparentswillguidetheirchildrentogothat“Wherearewegoing,Dad?
”showsus.Ifachildwantstogrowuphealthilyandsafelyintoamodemcitizenwithindependentpersonalityandfreespirit,itisveryimportantforhimorhertofollowtheparentswhoserveastheirfirstteacher.MaybethisistherealreasonwhysuchkindofTVprogramscouldgethot.Thetruthisthatchildrenwillgowheretheirparentsgo;andsocietywillgowherethechildrengo.
28.Inraisingachildinmodernsociety,parentsshould_______.
A.lettheirchildrengowithoutcaringanything
B.keeptheirchildrenathometoavoidsocializing
C.balancewellbetweenfamilyandcareer
D.breakdownthebarrierbetweenchildrenandteachers
29.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredinthepassage?
A.Parentsshouldn’tentirelyleavetheeducationofchildrentotheold.
B.36%oftheaudienceoftheprogramarefemaleagedfrom25-34.
C.Theprogramshowsustheconfusionwheretheparentsandchildrenwillgotoplay.
D.Inamodernfamilyitisoftenmotherswhoareresponsibleforraisingachild.
30.Thepassagesuggestsyoungparentsfeelhelplessinraisingchildrenmainlybecause_______.
A.theyhavenoprofessionalknowledgeforthisfield
B.theoldarefreeandforcedtoraisethegrandchildreninstead
C.theirchildrenfeelisolatedandlonelywiththem
D.theyareoccupiedwithworkingandmakingaliving
31.Whatchiefattitudetowardsmodernfamilyeducationdoestheauthorexpressinthepassage?
A.Pessimistic.B.Worried.C.Optimistic.D.Indifferent.
D
Withagrowingtrendforfeminists(女权主义者),commonimagesofveiled(穿婚纱的)brideswalkingdowntheaisleonherfather’sarmcouldbecomeathingofthepast.Doingawaywiththeengagementring,choosingnottobe‘givenawaylikeproperty’andwearingacolourotherthanwhitearekeythemesinthefeministweddingtrend.
Thefindings,revealedinasurveyof200brides-to-be,suggestedthatalmostaquarterofwomenplannedonkeepingtheirlastnameaftermarriage,whileonein10wereplanningtowearacolourotherthanwhiteontheirweddingday.
Traditionssuchasthewearingofanengagementringarealsoincreasinglybeingrejectedbybrideswhofeelitisanti-feminist--withsuchanobvioussymboltobewornonthefingermarkingthewoman‘taken’.
However,whilethereisundoubtedlyexcitingdataamongyoungbrides,parentscantakecomfortinthefactthatwhilesomewomenarebeginningtopushbackagainstthepatriarchy(家长制),themajorityarestillkeentosupportcertaintraditions,with76percentofbridessayingtheyreallywouldliketheirfathertowalkthemdowntheaisle.
ElkiParmarofWeddingDays.Co.UK,whoconductedthesurvey,said:
“Someofthebrideswehavespokentoaredoingthingstomaketheirweddingmore‘feminist’.Thatcouldbereflectedbydecidingnottobegivenaway,whichmeansthatthewomanispropertytobegivenaway.Otherbridesarechoosingnottowearwhiteontheirweddingday,sinceawoman’swhiteweddingdresstraditionallycarriesmeaningsofvirginalinnocence.However,whatthegroomwearsonhisweddingdayisnotrecognizedtobesymbolic,creatingsomewhatofanimbalanceinsomefeminists’views”.
32.Whichofthefo