高二英语上学期期末考试试题18.docx

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高二英语上学期期末考试试题18

辽宁省实验中学分校2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）1-20题（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Itwaswindyandcoldwhenastoreownerwasstickingasignabovehisdoorthatread"PuppiesforSale."Justasheexpected,alittleboysoonappearedbythestoreowner'ssign.

"Howmuchareyougoingtosellthepuppiesfor?

"heasked.Thestoreown

erreplied,"$10foreach."Thelittleboyreachedinhispocketandpulledoutsomechange."Ihave$2.50"hesaid."MayIpleaselookatthem?

"

Thestoreownersmiledandwhistled,takingoutfivedogs.Onepuppywasleftbehind,immediatelythelittleboysingleditoutandsaid,"What'swrongwiththatlittledog?

"Thestoreownerexplainedthatthelittlepuppywasdisabled.Itwouldalwaysbelame.

Thelittleboybecameexcited."ThatisthelittlepuppythatIwanttobuy."Thestoreownersaid"No,youdon'twanttobuythatlittledog.Ifyoureallywanthim,I'lljustgivehimtoyou.”

Thelittleboygotquiteupset,lookedintothestoreowner'seyes,pointinghisfinger,andsaid,"Idon'twantyoutogivehimtome.ThatdogisworthevenybitasmuchasalltheotherdogsandI'llpayfullprice.Infact,I'llgiveyou$2.50now,and50centsamonthuntilIhavehimpaidfor."

Thestoreownercountered,"Youreallydon'twanttobuythislittledog.Heisnevergoingtobeabletorunandjumpandplaywithyouliketheotherpuppies.'

Onhearingthis,thelittleboyreacheddownandrolleduphispantlegtorevealabadlytwisted,crippledleftlegsupportedbyabig

metalbrace.Helookedupatthestoreownerandsoftlyreplied,"Well,Idon'trunsowellmyselfandthelittlepuppywillneedsomeonewhounderstands!

”

21.Whydoestheshopownerstickthesign?

A.Toadvertiseallhisgoods.B.Toattractlittlechildren.

C.Towarnaboutthedangerofdogs.D.Tokeepthewindout.

22

.Whydidtheboybecomeexcitedwhenheknewthedogwaslame'?

A.Becausehecouldbuyitatalowprice.

B.Becausehedidn'thaveenoughmoneyforagoodone.

C.Becausehehadthesimilardisability.

D.Becausehefoundapartnertosharehissadness.

23.Iftheboyboughtthedog,hewouldpayforit_________.

A.in15monthsB.in3monthsC.in1yearD.atthattime

24.Theunderlinedword“countered”canbereplacedby_________.

A.agreedB.insistedC.calculatedD.contradi

cted

B

Owning asmartphonemaynotbeassmartasyouthink.TheymayletyousurftheInternet,listentomusicandsnapphotoswhereveryouare...buttheyalsoturnyouintoaworkaholic（工作狂）.Astudysuggeststhat,bygivingyouaccesstoemailsatalltimes,the

all-singing,all-dancingmobilephoneaddsasmuchastwohourstoyourworkingday.

Researchers foundthatBritonsworkanadditional460 hoursayearonaverageastheyareabletorespondtoemailsontheirmobiles.ThestudybytechnologyretailerPixmania,showstheaverageUKworkingdayisbetweennineandtenhours,butafurthertwohoursisspentrespondingtoorsendingworkemails,ormakingworkcalls.Almost oneintenadmitsspendinguptothreehoursoutsidetheirnormalworkingdaycheckingworkemails.Someworkersconfess（坦白）theyareoncallalmost24hoursaday,withnineoutoftensayingtheytakeworkemailsandcallsoutsidetheirnormalworkinghours.Nearlytwo-thirdssaytheyoftencheckworkemailsjustbeforetheygotobedandassoonastheywakeup,whileoverathirdhaverepliedtooneinthemiddleofthenight.

Ghadi Hobeika,marketingdirectorofPixmania,said,“The abilitytoaccessmillionsofapps,keepincontactviasocialnetworksandtakephotosandvideoaswellastextandcallhasmadesmartphonesvaluableformanypeople.However,therearedrawbacks.Manycompaniesexpecttheiremployeestobeoncall24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek,andsmartphonesmeanthatpeoplecannotgetawayfromwork.Themoreconstantlyincontactwebecome,themoreisexpectedofusinaworkcapacity（容量）.”

25.Thetextisprobablytakenfrom__________.

A.a scientificreport          B.afinancialreport C.a newspaper              D.atraveljournal

2

6.Theunderlinedword“drawbacks”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans__________.

A.disagreements          B.disadvantages         C.mistakes          

D.features

27.Ghadi mayagreethat__________.

A.employees aresupposedtobeoncall24hoursaday

B.the abilitytoaccessmanyappsmadesmartphonesworthless

C.smartphones mightturnapersonintoaworkaholic

D.people cannotgetawayfromworkwithoutsmartphones

28.What isthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Smartp

hones arelengtheningworkinghours.

B.Smartphones arebecomingvaluableformanypeople.

C.Britons workanadditional460hoursayearonaverage.

D.Smartphones aremorebeneficialtoourlifethanwethink.

C

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