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精品全国百强校广东省仲元中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题原卷版
广东省仲元中学2015-2016学年高二下学期期中考试
英语试题
本试卷分第1卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第I卷
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第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
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
MorganMotorCompanyFactoryTourandCreamTeaforTwo
Descriptions
TheMorganMotorCompanyFactoryisbasedinMalvernbutisfamousallovertheworldfortheircars'characterandcharisma(魅力).Notonlywillyouenjoyaguidedtouroftheonlycarmakerintheworldtostillberunbythefoundingfamilyafteracentury,youcanalsomakethedaycompletewithacreamteafortwo.
Activities
Duringthisfascinatingtouryouwillseehowthecarsaremadefromstarttofinishusingamixtureofmoderntechnologyandtraditionalmethods,asyouvisittheworkshops.Afterthetouryouwillbeabletoviewthemuseumatyourleisure,takeyourtimetodiscoverthewonderfulhistoryofthisautomobile.YouwillalsoenjoyacreamteaintheMorganCafetomakeitjustalittlebitmorespecialforfree.
Participantguidelines
Minimumage:
5(under16smustbeaccompaniedbyanadult).
Availability
Availableonweekdaysonly.ThefactoryclosesforoneweekatEaster,duringJulyandatChristmas,pleasecheckwiththefactoryfortheirclosuredates.
Weadvisebookingatleastfourweeksinadvancebutduringthesummermonthsthisincreasestosixweekstoensurethatdatesareavailable.Thisisonlyaguidelineandweadviseyoutobookasearlyaspossibletoensurethatdatesareavailablebeforetheexpirydatelistedonyourvoucher.Allbookingsaresubjecttoavailability.
Additionalinformation
TheVisitorCentreCafeisopendailyandcancaterforgluten-free(无谷蛋白)diets.
TheMorgangiftshopisopendaily.
TheMorganmuseumisopendailyandfreeofchargetovisit.
Thereisalargevisitorcarpark.
Allareasarewheelchairsfriendly.
PackagingandDelivery
Forinformationonourpackaginganddelivery,pleaseclickhere.
1.AvisitortojoininMorganMotorCompanyFactoryTourcanknow________.
A.thedevelopmentofthescience
B.thewaytomakethecreamtea
C.theproductionprocessofcars
D.thesecrettorunacarcompany
2.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Childrenaged12canvisittherealone.
B.Visitorscanenjoythefreemealsthere.
C.Peoplecanvisitthefactoryanytimeonweekdays.
D.Thedisabledcanusetheirwheelchairsinthefactory.
3.Wherecanwefindthistourinformation?
A.Inanewspaper.B.OntheInternet.
C.Inageographybook.D.Inamagazine.
B
In1800,onlythreepercentoftheworld'spopulationlivedincities.Onlyonecity—Beijing—hadapopulationofoveramillion.Mostpeoplelivedinruralareas,andneversawacityintheirlives.In1900,justahundredyearslater,roughly150millionpeoplelivedincities,andtheworld’stenlargestcitiesallhadpopulationsexceedingonemillion.By2000,thenumberofcitydwellersexceededthreebillion;andin2008,theworld'spopulationcrossedatippingpoint—morethanhalfofthepeopleonEarthlivedincities.By2050,thatcouldincreasetoovertwo-thirds.Clearly,humanshavebecomeanurbanspecies.
Inthe19thandearly20thcenturies,manypeopleviewedcitiesnegatively—crowded,dirtyenvironmentsfullofdiseaseandcrime.Theyfearedthatascitiesgotbigger,livingconditionswouldworsen.Inrecentdecades,however,attitudeshavechanged.Manyexpertsnowthinkurbanization(城市化)isgoodnews,offeringsolutionstotheproblemsofEarth’sgrowingpopulation.
HarvardeconomistEdwardGlaeser,authorofTheVictoryoftheCir,isonesuchperson.Glaeserarguesthatcitiesareveryproductivebecause“theabsenceofspacebetweenpeople”reducesthecostoftransportinggoods,people,andideas.Whiletheflowofgoodshasalwaysbeenimportanttocities,whatismostimportanttodayistheflowofideas.Successfulcitiesenablepeopletolearnfromeachothereasily,andattractandrewardsmartpeoplewithhigherwages.
AnotherurbanizationsupporterisenvironmentalistStewartBrand.Brandbelievescitieshelptheenvironmentbecausetheyallowhaftoftheworld’spopulationtoliveonaboutfourpercentoftheland.Thisleavesmorespaceforopencountry,suchasfarmland.Citydwellersalsohavelessimpactperpersonontheenvironmentthanpeopleinthecountryside.Theirroads,sewers,andpowerlinesneedfewerresourcestobuildandoperate.Cityapartmentsrequirelessenergytoheat,cool,andlight.Mostimportantly,peopleincitiesdrivelesssotheyproducefewergreenhousegasesperperson.
Soit’samistaketoseeurbanizationasevil;it’sanaturalpartofdevelopment.Thechallengeishowtomanagethegrowth.
4.WhatisParagraph1mainlyabout?
A.Thehistoryofmoderncities.
B.Changestakingplacewithincities.
C.Howcitieshavegrownovertime.
D.Whymoderncitiesarechanging.
5.Howhaveexperts’attitudestowardscitieschangedinrecentdecades?
A.Theynowviewtheweaknessesasstrengths.
B.Theynolongerseecity-rivingasattractive.
C.Theyacceptcitylifeinspiteofitsproblems.
D.Theythinkcity-rivingprovidesmorebenefits.
6.WhichofthefollowingwouldEdwardGlaeseragreewith?
A.Citiesprovidemoreeconomicopportunities.
B.Citypeoplegetalongbetterwitheachother.
C.Over-crowdedcitiesresultinproblems.
D.Citieslimittheflowofideas.
7.AccordingtoParagraph4,whatwouldbetheresultofmovingpeopleoutofcities?
A.Economicproductionwouldbereduced.
B.Therewouldbelessfarmlandavailable.
C.Peoplewouldtravellessfrequently.
D.Housevalueswouldfallgreatly.
C
FrommyearliermemoryofMotheritsomehowseemedquitenaturaltothinkofherasdifferent,norofeverydaythingsasFatherwas.Inthosedayshewasayoung-lookingman.Hedidnothesitatetomakefriendswithchildrenassoonastheywereabletotalktohimandlaughathisstories.Motherwasolderthanhewas.Shemusthavebeenawomanofnearlyforty,butsheseemedevenolder.Shechangedlittleforalongtime,showingnoindicationofgrowingoldatalluntil,towardstheendofherlife,shesuddenlybecameanoldlady.
IwasalwaysinquisitiveaboutMother’sage.Sheneverhadbirthdayslikeotherpeople,nordidanyoneelseinourfamily.Nocandleswereeverlitorcakesmadeorpresentsgiveninourhouse.Tomyfriendsinthestreetwhotalkeddelightfullyabouttheirbirthdayparties,Iwouldrepeatmymother’swordsthatsuchcelebrationswereonlyfoolish.
“Nothingbutdeception,”shewouldsay.“Asthoughlifecanbemarkedbybirthdays.It’sdeeds,notyears,thatmatter.”
AlthoughIoftenrepeatedherwordsandevenpridedmyselfonnothavingbirthdays,IoncecouldnothelpaskingMotherwhenshewasborn.
“Iwasborn.I’maliveasyoucansee,sowhatmoredoyouwanttoknow?
”shereplied,sosharplythatIneveraskedheraboutherageagain.
InsomanyotherwaysMotherwasdifferent.WhereasalltherestofthewomenIknewintheneighboringhosestookprideintheirhousewifelyabilities,theirnewfurniture,theneatappearanceoftheirhomes,Motherregardedallthosethingsasoflittleimportance.Ourhousealwayslookedasifwehadjustmovedinorwereabouttomoveout.
8.HowdidFatherimpresstheauthor?
A.Helikedwritingstories.B.Helovedmakingfriends.
C.Hewasaveryyoungman.D.Hewaspopularwithchildren.
9.Beforetheendofherlife,Mother___________.
A.lookedquiteyoungB.lookedlikeanoldlady
C.lookedyoungerthanshewasD.lookedlikeaforty-year-oldwoman
10.Whatdoestheword“inquisitive”inParagraph2probablymean?
A.CertainB.Curious.C.Cautious.D.Confident.
11.WhatdowelearnaboutMother?
A.Shewaslazy.B.Shewasstrict.C.Shewasproud.D.Shewasspecial
D
Intoday’sconsumerworld,we’veneverhadsomuch,yetitseemswe’veneverbeensounsatisfied.Thecostofhousinghasbeenrisingfordecades,andthecosttotheplanethasbeenhuge,too.Butthereisawaytoliveasimpler,greener,andmoreaffordablelife:
buyaTinyDwellinghome!
TinyDwellinghomesareverysmall,yetcomfortablehousesataffordableprices.EachTinyDwellinghomehasacontemporarydesignandincludedalivingroom,kitchen,bathroom,upstairssleepingarea,andconvenientstoragespace.TinyDwellinghomesarecheaptorunandecologically-friendly,too.Allyouneedisasmallheatertokeepyourhousewarmincoldweather,andsolarpanels(太阳能电池板)inordertoprovidelightandelectricity.
TinyDwellingispartofthesmall-livingmovementthatbeganinthelate1990s.Backthen,agrowingnumberofpeoplebegantoliveinverysmallhomes.Theywantedtoreducetheirpossessions,livingspace,andenergycosts,soastoleadmoreecologically-friendlylives.Butthesmall-livingmovementreallytookoffaftertheeconomiccrisisof2008,whenmanypeoplerealizedthattheycouldn’taffordtokeeplargehomes.
LizzyMorriaon,asmall-livingenthusiast,startedTinyDwellinghomesin2008tomeettheneedsofthesepeople.Sincethen,Lizzyhasbeendesigningandbuildinghomesnonstop,andTinyDwellinghomeshavebecomesopopularthatthousandsofpeoplehaveboughtone.AndLizzyhasn’tonlydesigningandbuildinghouses.Shehasalsobeenteachingpeoplehowtobuildthem.Simplybuytheplansandmaterialssothatyoucanbuildyourownhome,andsaveevenmoremoney!
12.ItisimpliedinParagraph1that__________.
A.richpeopleareveryunsatisfied
B.peoplearedamagingtheenvironment
C.therearemorepoorpeoplethanbefore
D.peoplespendmuchmoneyinsavingtheplanet
13.Whatdoweknowaboutthe