辽宁省学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案.docx

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辽宁省学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

高二英语月考卷

A

TowerBridgeExhibition

Thismust-seeLondonattractioninvitesyoutostepinsidethemostfamousbridgeintheworldtoexplore,itsstructure,wonderfulviewsand.glassfloor,modernexhibitionsandsplendidVictorianEngineRooms!

TowerBridgewasbuilt120yearsagotoeaseroadtrafficwhilemaintainingriveraccesstothebusyPoolofLondondocks（码头）.Builtwithgiantmoveableroadwaysthatliftupforpassingships,itistothisdayconsideredanengineeringwonderandbeyondbeing,oneofLondon'sfavouritesymbols.Itisarguablyoneofthemostfamousandindustryrecognizablestructuresintheentireworld.

Since1982,TowerBridgeExhibitionhastoldthehistoryofthebridgeandwhyitcameintoexistencethroughfascinatingexhibitioncontent.Visitorscanalsoexperiencetheexcitingnewglassfloorandspectacularpanoramic（全景的）viewsfromthehighlevelWalkwaysaswellastheVictorianEngineRooms,whichhousethebeautifulsteamenginesthatoncepoweredthebridgelifts.Thismust-seeattractionistheonlywaytoexplorethemostfamousbridgeintheworld!

Admissions：

£9.8foranadult；£4.2forachild

AgeRestrictions:

Childages：

5-15.Childrenaged4andbelowarefree.

OpeningHours:

April-September：

10:

00a.m.-5:

30p.m.

October-March：

9<30a.m.-5:

00p.m.

ImportantInfo：

YoucantakepicturesanywhereontheBridgeorintheEngineRooms.VisitorsareadvisedtoallowadditionaltimeforsecuritychecksandliftaccessuptotheWalkways.EntryintotheWalkwayscannotbeguaranteedforaspecifictimeatpeaktimesorduringbridgelifts.

21.WhywasTowerBridgebuilt120yearsago?

A.Toreduceroadtrafficjamproblems.

B.Toattractthetouristsallovertheworld.

C.Toallowpassingshipstounloadsomegoods.

D.Toletpassers-bypassthroughtherivermoresafely.

22.WhatcanvisitorsdowhileintheExhibition?

A.RunontheWalkwaysatwill.

B.VisittheroomofQueenVictoria.

C.TakephotosintheEngineRooms.

D.Visittheexhibitionat8:

00a.m.inNovember.

23.Howmuchshouldacouplewiththeir5-year-oldsonpayfortheExhibition?

A.£14.B.£18.2.C.£19.6.D.£23.8

B

WhenJohnwasgrowingup,otherkidsfeltsorryforhim.Hisparentsalwayshadhimweedingthegarden,carryingoutthegarbageanddeliveringnewspapers.ButwhenJohnreachedadulthood，hewasbetteroffthanhischildhoodcompanions.Hehadmorejobsatisfaction,abettermarriageandwashealthier.Mostofall,hewashappier.Farhappier.

Thesearethefindingsofa40-yearstudythatfollowedthelivesof456teenageboysfromBoston.Thestudyshowedthatthosewhohadworkedasboysenjoyedhappierandmoreproductivelivesthanthosewhohadnot.“Boyswhoworkedinthehomeorcommunitygainedabilitiesandskillsandcametofeeltheywereworthwhilemembersofsociety,”saidGeorgeVaillant，thepsychologist（心理学家）whomadethediscovery.“Andbecausetheyfeltgoodaboutthemselves,othersfellgoodaboutthem,too.”

Vaillant’sstudyfollowedthesemalesingreatdetail.Interviewswererepeatedatages25,31and47.UnderVaillant,theresearcherscomparedthemen’smental-healthscoreswiththeirboyhood-activityscores.Pointswereawardedforpart-timejobs,housework,effortinschool,andabilitytodealwithproblems.

Thelinkbetweenwhatthemenhaddoneasboysandhowtheyturnedoutasadultswassurprisinglysharp.Thosewhohaddonethemostboyhoodactivitiesweretwiceaslikelytohavewarmrelationswithawidevarietyofpeople,fivetimesaslikelytobewellpaidand16timeslesslikelytohavebeenunemployedTheresearchersalsofoundthatIQ（智商）andfamilysocialandeconomicclassmadenorealdifferenceinhowtheboysturnedout.Working—atanyage—isimportant.

Childhoodactivitieshelpachilddevelopresponsibility,independence,confidenceandability—thebaseofemotionalhealth.Theyalsohelphimunderstandthatpeoplemustworktogetherwithothersandworktowardcommongoals.Themostableadultsarethosewhoknowhowtodothis.Yetworkisn’teverything.AsTolstoyoncesaid,“Onecanlivemagnificently（辉煌地）inthisworldifoneknowshowtoworkandhowtolove,toworkforthepersononelovesandtoloveone’swork.”

24.Vaillant’swordsinParagraph2serveas________.

A.ananalysisofhowworkwasrelatedtoability

B.adescriptionofpersonalvaluesandsocialvalues

C.anexplanationwhysomeboysgrewintohappymen

D.anexampleforparents’expectationsoftheirchildren

25.Vaillant’steamobtainedtheirfindingsby________.

A.comparingdifferentsetsofscores

B.evaluatingthemen’smentalhealth

C.recordingtheboys’effortinschool

D.measuringthemen’sproblemsolvingability

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"sharpsprobablymeaninParagraph4?

A.quicktoreactB.suddenandrapid

C.clearanddefiniteD.havingathin