广东省湛江市第一中学学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

广东省湛江市第一中学学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

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广东省湛江市第一中学学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题

湛江一中2015—2016学年度第一学期期末考试

高二级英语科试卷

考试时间：

120分钟满分：

150分

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；毎小题2分，满分30分）

阅读以下四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

Whyplaygames?

Becausetheyarefun,andalotmorebesides.Followingtherules…planningyournextmove…actingasateammember…theseareall“game”ideasthatyouwillcomeacrossthroughoutyourlife.

Thinkaboutsomeofthegamesyouplayedwhenyouwereinaprimaryschool,suchasrope-jumpingandhide-and-seek.Suchgamesareentertainingandfun.Butperhapsmoreimportantly,theytranslatelifeintoexcitingdramasthatteachchildrensomeofthebasicandpracticalrulestheywillbeexpectedtofollowtherestoftheirlives,suchastakingturnsandcooperating.

Manychildren’sgameshaveapracticalside.Childrenaroundtheworldplaygamestohelpthemmakepreparationsforworktheywilldoasgrown-ups.Forexample,someSaudiArabianchildrenshowpreferenceforagamecalledbones,whichsharpenstheprecisehand-eyecoordinationneededinhunting.

Manysportsencouragenationalorlocalpride.Themostfamousgamesofall,theOlympics,bringathletesfromaroundtheworldtogethertotakepartinfriendlycompetitionandmakeapresentationoftheirtalents.Peoplewhowatchtheeventwaveflags,knowingthatapreciousgoldmedalisawinforanentirecountry,notjusttheathletewhohasearneditandshouldbepraised.Forcountriesfacingthepressureofnaturaldisastersorwar,anOlympicwincanmeansomuch.

Sportsarealsoaneventthatunitespeople.Socceristhemostpopularsportintheworld.Peopleonallcontinentsplayit–someforfunandsomeforaliving.NicoletteIribarne,aCaliforniansoccerplayer,hasdiscoveredawaytospreadhopeandpowerthroughsoccer.Hecreatedafoundationtoprovidepoorchildrenwithnotonlysoccerballsbutalsoapromisingfuture.

Nexttimeyouplayyourfavoritegameorsport,thinkaboutwhyyouenjoyit,whatskillsareneeded,andwhethertheseskillswillhelpyouinotheraspectsofyourlife.

1.Throughplayinghide-and-seek,childrenareexpectedtolearnto________________.

A.beateamleaderB.obeythebasicrules

C.actasagrown-upD.predictpossibledanger

2.Accordingtothepassage,whyiswinningOlympicmedalssoencouraging?

A.Itinspirespeople’sdeeploveforthecountry.

B.Itprovestheexceptionalskillsofthewinners.

C.Ithelpsthecountryoutofnaturaldisasters.

D.Itearnsthewinnersfameandfortune.

3.Iribarne’sgoalofformingthefoundationisto__________________.

A.bringfuntopoorkidsB.providesoccerballsforchildren

C.givepoorkidsachanceforabetterlifeD.callonsoccerplayerstohelppoorkids

4.Wecaninferfromthepassage_______________________.

A.GamesbenefitpeoplealltheirlivesB.Sportscangetallathletestogether

B.PeopleareadvisedtoplaygamesforfunD.Sportsmakesacountrycompetitiveness

B

Thinkingissomethingyouchoosetodoasafishchoosestoliveinwater.Tobehumanistothinkconstantly.Butthinkingmaycomenaturallywithoutyourknowinghowyoudoit.Thinkingaboutthinkingisthekeytocritical（判断性的）thinking.Whenyouthinkcritically,youtakecontrolofyourthinkingprocessestoconstructyourownideas.Otherwise,youmightbecontrolledbyothers’ideas.Indeed,criticalthinkingisattheheartofeducation.

Theword“critical”herecontainsaspecialmeaning.Itdoesn’tmeantakingoneviewagainstanotherview,aswhensomeonecriticizesanotherpersonfordoingsomethingwrong.Thenatureofcriticalthinkingisthinkingbeyondtheeasilyseen–beyondthepicturesonTVwhichareoftennotconsistentwithreality,theuntrueandcontroversialreportsinthenewspapers,andthefaultyandcontradictoryreasoning.

Criticalthinkingisanattitudeasmuchasanactivity.Ifyouarecuriousaboutlifeanddesiretodigdeeperintoit,youareacriticalthinker.Ifyoufindpleasureindeepthinkingaboutdifferentideas,characters,andfacts,youareacriticalthinker.

Activitiesofthemindandhigher-orderreasoningareprocessesofdeepandcarefulconsideration.Theytaketime,anddonotconsistwiththefastspeedintoday’sworld:

fastfood,instantcoffee,andself-developingfilm.Ifyouareamongthepeoplewhobelievethatspeedisameasureofintelligence,youmaylearnsomethingnewfromastoryaboutAlbertEinstein,whomadegreatcontributionstoscienceduringhislife.ThefirsttimeBaneshHoffman,acontemporaryscientist,wastoconsultAlbertEinsteinabouthiswork,Hoffmanwastoonervoustospeak.butEinsteinwasveryconsiderateandimmediatelyputHoffmanateasebysaying,“Pleasegoslowly.Idon’tunderstandthingsquickly.”

5.Criticalthinkingisimportanttousbecauseifwedon’tthinkcritically,______________.

A.itwillbehardforustothinknaturallyandfast

B.wemightbecontrolledbyotherpeople’sideas

C.wewillfollowtheideasofothersnaturally

D.wemightbefooledbyotherpeople’sideas

6.Ifyouareacriticalthinker,youwill______________________.

A.thinkdeeplyaboutdifferentideasB.trustthereportsinthenewspapers

C.takeoneviewagainstanotherviewD.criticizeotherpeoplefortheirmistakes

7.Inthelastparagraph,“somethingnew”suggeststhat___________________.

A.thesmarteryouare,thefasteryoudothings

B.thefasteryoudothings,thesmarteryoubecome

C.speedcanimproveintelligence

D.intelligenceisnotdecidedbyspeed

8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ThinkingandCriticalThinkingB.UnderstandingCriticalThinking

C.ThinkingisNaturalandHumanD.ThinkingFastMeansIntelligence

C

Inthenearfuture,dailynewspapersandmonthlymagazineswillprobablydisappear.Electronicmediacanprovidethesameinformationfasterandcheaper.TheInternet,togetherwithlaptopsandcellphones,makesitpossiblethatalmosteveryonecanatanytimeandinalmostanyplacegetsomenewsforfreeorforfewfees.

You’llbrowsethecomputernewspapersormagazinesjustlikeswitchingonTV.Anelectronicvoicewilltellyoustoriesaboutthelatestevents.You’llevengettochoosethekindofvoiceyouwanttohear.Wantmoreinformationonthebriefstory?

Asimpletouchmakestheentiretextappear.

Therearethepredictionsfromtheexpertsworkingonthenewspapersofthefuture.Picturedaspartofhome-basedmediaandentertainmentsystems,computernewspapersandmagazineswoulduniteprintedandbroadcastnews,offeringinformationandanalyzingvideoimagesofnewsevents.

Thecontinuinglossofreaderswillresultinasmallnumberofadvertisementsinnewspapers.Itmakesnosensetospendmillionsofdollarstoprintads.

Withthedevelopmentoftechnology,moreandmoreelectronicmediumhavebeencreateduntilnow,butreplacingthetraditionalnewspapersandmagazineshasalongwaytogo,becausetheresistancetocomputernewspapersandmagazinesfromjournalism（新闻业）maybemuchstronger.Sinceitissuchaculturalchange,itmaybenotuntilthepresentjournalists,whoaren’tusedtoit,dieoffthatthenewspaperindustryisnotconsideredasanindustryanylonger.Anyway,technologyismakingthetraditionalnewspapersandmagazinesdisappeargradually.

9.Computernewspapersandmagazineshavealltheadvantagesexceptthat____________.

A.theyaremoreexpensivethantraditionalnewspapers

B.youcanchoosethekindofvoiceyouliketohear

C.youcangetmoreinformationfromthemeasily

D.youcaneasilystoreinformationforthefutureuse

10.Theunderlinedword“resistance”inthefifthparagraphprobablymeans____________.

A.athoughtwhichdirectsyouraction

B.aforcethatactstostopsomethinghappening

C.aforcethathelpsyoudosomething

D.anideawhichisdifferentfromothers

11.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________________.

A.alltechnologicaldevelopmentsareveryimportant

B.traditionalnewspapersandmagazineswilldisappearsoon

C.newthingswillreplacetheoldonesinthefuture

D.traditionalnewspapersandmagazineswillbemorepopular

12.Theauthorwritesthearticleto__________________.

A.letpeopleknowthegreatdevelopmentofthejournalism

B.tellreaderswhatnewspapersandmagazinesarelikeinthefuture

C.provenewspapersandmagazinesarenotwelcomedanymore

D.saytraditionalnewspapersandmagazinesarebetterthanbefore

D

Myfatheroftentalksabouthisdefinitionofsuccess.Hetellsusthatitisn’tmeasuredinmoneyormaterialthings,butinloveandjoy.WhilemybrothersandIwereallraisedtogetherunderthesameroof,Iwonderhowdifferentwecanbesometimes.Fourkids,fourdifferentlifepaths,personalitiesandambitions.

Wemustfollowadifferentpathtoletourlightshine,andthat’swhatmakesussounpredictableandunique.Intoday’sworld,expectingeverychild’seducationtobethesame,progressatthesamerateandbemeasuredagainstthenarrowstandardsofperformancesisnotjustoutdated,it’salsoharmfultoyoungpeople.

Iexperiencedthisdisconnect（脱节）firsthandaftergraduatingfromcollege.Ihadmanyopportunitiesinfrontofme,buttheydidn’ttestmylimitsandmycreativitytopursuemypassions.Atfirst,Itookajobatabigconsultingfirm.However,Icouldn’tshakemypassionformusic.Ihadfollowedthesomewhatpredictablepathofacollegegraduate,butIwascrazyabouthowtobecomeanartist.NowIamanine-timeGrammyAwardswinnerwhohassoldmultipleTop10Albums.

Imaginewhatitwouldlooklikeifourschoolsweresetuptohelppeoplediscoverandpursueapersonalpassioninsteadofapredictablepath?

Thegoodnewsisthatanumberofindividualsandorganizationsa