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河南省洛阳市高二英语月考试题平行班无答案
河南省洛阳市2016-2017学年高二英语3月月考试题(平行班,无答案)
(本试卷满分120分)
第一部分阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题中所给的四个小题中选出最佳选项
A
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1.Whichisthemostsuitableforsailinglovers?
A.TaketothewavesinSouthampton
B.DiscoveranislandontheThames
C.CatchgreatfilmsinBristol
D.GetscientificinLondon
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A.Ascienceweeklymagazine
B.Afestivaltocelebrategreatscientists
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B
TheUnitedArabEmirate(URA)governmentannouncedithadelected60“ChiefHappinessOfficers”tostudyhappinessandhowtospreaditabroad.Currentlyranked28thoutofover150countriessurveyedintheUnitedNations’2016WorldHappinessReport,theUAEwantstositwithinthetopfiveby2021.“Weseektocreatesocietywhereourpeople’shappinessisprimary,”declaredtheUAE’sVicePresidentandPrimeMinister.
Sincethenewministertookoffice,peopleworkinginthecivilservicehaveattendedaseriesofhappinessseminarstolearnmoreabouttheplan.DubaiPolicehasrenameditscommunityservicedepartmentthe“GeneralDepartmentforCommunityHappiness”andtheforceoftenadds”YourSecurityOurHappiness”totheirtweets(用推特发送的信息).Meanwhile,variousgovernmentagencieshavechangedthelanguageoftheircustomer
surveystofindoutifpeop
leare“happyratherthanjustsatisfied”withtheservices,andsomehaveinvestigatedsocialmediafollowerstoseeiftheirInstagramandFacebookpostsbringhappiness.
MeikWiking,anindependentthinktank(智囊团)inDenmark,thecountrywhichtopstheUN’shappytable,thinksgovernmentscanandshouldplayaroleinpublichappiness.”Theaimofpublicpolicyshouldbetoimprovethequalityoflifeforpeople,”hesays.
SoniaEdwards,whohaslivedintheUAEforoveradecade,says:
”Ithinkit’sabitofapublicrelationgimmicktobehonest.IthinkthegovernmentwantstobeseentobemakingthingsbetterthroughthisplanbutIdon’tknowhowmucheffectitwillreallyhave.
EdwardsinDubaisaid:
”Therearealotofissuesherearoundjobinsecurity,workplacediscrimination,highrentsandexpensiveschoolfees,soifthoseweredealtwith,we’dallbehappier,butoverall,happinessisnotjustuptothegovernment,it‘salsouptoindividualsandtheirownmindsets”
4.WhatdoestheUAEgovernmentintendtodo?
A.Createaperfectsociety
B.Buildahappiercountry
C.Promoteinternationaltrades
D.Showitsstatusintheworld
5.WhatisoneofthemeasurestheUAEtakes?
A.Holdha
ppinessseminarsforcivilservants(公务员)
B.Givegovernmentagenciesnewnames
C.Lookthroughpeople’sonlineposts
D.Changethedailylanguage
6.Whatdoesthe
underlinedword“gimmick”inParagraph4mean?
A.ImprovementB.principleC.transformationD.trick
7.WhatmightMeikWikingandEdwardsbothagreewith?
A.Thegovernmentmissesthepoint
B.Happinessissomewhatsubjective
C.Policymakerscountastopeople‘swell-being
D.Theeffectsofthehappinessplanareuncertain
C
TheSwedishAcademy(瑞典皇家学院)thatawardstheNobelPrizehasapparentlystillbeenunabletocontactBobDylanabouthisacceptanceofthehonor.OnThursday,DylangaveaconcertinLasVegasanddidn’tmentionthefactthathehadjustwontheworld’smosthonoredliteraryaward.Hedidn’tacknowledgeitonFridaywhenheperformedinCoachella,either.InarecentinterviewwithThetelegraph,hesaidthathe’d“absolutely”attendtheceremony“ifit’satallpossible”,andhefinallycalledtheAcademytoaccepttheprizethoughlaterhewroteapersonallettertotheAcademy,whichsaidhewouldnotreceivetheawardinpersonattheDecemberceremonyinStockholm.ButwhatwouldhappenifDylanhadcontinuedtoscreentheAcademy’scalls?
Jean-PaulSartreistheonlyknownwinneroftheNobelPrizeinLiteraturetohavedeclinedtheawardvoluntarily;hehadwrittenalettertothecommitteein1964askingnottobeconsideredatall,butthesewerethedaysbeforeemail,andtheletterarrivedwhentheyhadalreadydecidedtogiveittohimthatyear.Sartrebelievedeveryindividualisresponsibleforcreatingapurposefortheirlife.Byacceptingtheprize,Sartrewouldhavetoassociatehimselfwiththeinstitutionthathonoredhim.”ItisnotthesamethingifIsignJean-PaulorifIsignJean-PaulSartre,NobelPrizewinner,”hecomplained.”Awritermustrefusetoallowhimselftobetransformedintoaninstitution(名流),evenifittakesplaceinthemosthonorableform.
Otherswritershaved
eclineditbecausetheyfearedpersecution(迫害).TheSovietwriterAleksandrSolzhenitsyndidnottraveltoStockholmforhisceremonyin1970,becausehewasconcernedthattheSovietUnionwouldnotallowhimtoreturnafterwards.ThecommitteerefusedSolzhenitsyn’srequestforapublicceremonyattheSwedishEmbassyinMoscow,soheinitiallyturneddowntheprize,butformallyaccepteditin1974afterhewasexiled(放逐)
Butwhileitispossibletorefusetoaccepttheprizemoney,itisn’tpossibletorefusethetitle.Accordingtothestatutes(法令)oftheNobelFoundation,NobelPrizescannoteverbereturned.
8.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“screen“inParagraph1?
A.IgnoreB.ExamineC.AbuseD.Blame
9.WhydidSartrerefusetheNobelPrize?
A.Tokeepthingsunchanged
B.Hethoughtilloftheprize
C.Toavoidaddingweighttohisname
D.Thecommittee‘sletterarrivedtoolate
10.WhatdidSolzhenitsyn’saskthecommitteetodo?
A.HelphimtraveltoStockholm
B.AwardhiminMoscow
C.Publishhisworksworldwide
D.Protecthimfrombeingprisoned
11.WhatwouldbethepossibleresultifDylanrefusedtheaward?
A.Theprizemoneywouldbelongtohim
B.Theawardwouldbestilllistedinhisname
C.Hewouldbeforcedtoattendtheceremony
D.Someoneelsewouldacceptthetitleinstead.
D
Sincethesharingeconomycameintoexistence,ithasbeenemergin
ginneighborhoodsthroughouttheUSandaroundtheworldandithasgrowninrecentyearstoincludeeverythingfromapartmentsharingtocarsharingtocommunitytoolsharing.
Thenewformofeconomyoftenfeelslikeaplacefullofwell-offMillennial(千禧一代),digitalnati
ves,whohavesmartphones,creditcardsandreliableInternetconnections.It’seasyforthemtoopenanapp,pushafewbuttons,andhaveataxiontheirdoorstepwithinminutes,orpressafewlaptopkeysandfindthebestsofatocrashon(睡觉)forafewdays.
However,thisneweconomicmodelcouldservetobenefitmorethantheaveragesmartphoneuser.ApaperreleasedearlierthisyearbynewYorkUniversityfoundthatthosewiththemosttogainarethelow-incomeparticipantsinthisneweconomy,“Wehighlight(突出强调)thisfindingbecauseitspeakstowhatmayeventuallybethetruepromise(前景)ofthesharingeconomyasaforcethatdemocratize(使大众化)accesstoahigherstandardofliving.”Theresearcherswroteinthepaper,whichanalyzeddatafromacarrentalapp.
Rentingoutitemsisawayinwhichthosewithlowerinc
omecanbenefitfromthesharingeconomy.EmilyBadgerwroteinTheWashingtonpost,”Theabilitytomakeextraincomeoffexpensiveitemsmakesthoselessexpensive,whichisworthtrying,”Forexample,Badgernotes,anextra$20hereorthereforawaitressrentingouthercarcouldservetoreallymakeherincomemorethanalawyer’s.Thatsaid,intherealworld,there‘syettobestrongevidencethatlargenumbersoflower–incomeconsumersareactuallytakingadvantageofsuchservice.
Forindividuals,thesharingeconomyishelpingtosave----orevencreate---moneyandtimeforconsumers,andmayevenhelpthosewithlessmoneythemost.However,there’restillmanylimitationsonadvocatingthesharingeconomy.
12.WhydoestheauthorrefertoTheMillennials?
A.Tointroduceanewformofeconomy
B.Toshowacommonideaofthesharingeconomy
C.Tostresstheyplayabigroleinthiseconomy
D.Toprovesucheconomyisprofitableforthem
13.Whatdotheresearcherssayaboutthesharingeconomy?
A.I
tmayimprovepeople’slife
B.Noteveryonebenefitsfromit
C.Itbenefitsphoneusersmost
D.Itcannarrowthewealthgap
14.What‘sEmilyBadger’sattitudetothesharingeconomy?
A.NeutralB.Doub