广东省肇庆市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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广东省肇庆市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

肇庆市中小学教学质量评估2014—2015学年第二学期统一检测试题

高二英语

本试卷共8页，满分135分．考试用时120分钟.

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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）

阅读下面短文，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

AgirlbecameavolunteerintheactivitiesofDeathbedCare,whichmeantvisitingandtakingcareofapatientsufferingfromanincurablediseasewithdaysnumbered.

Thegirlwasassignedtolookafteranoldmansufferingfromcancerwhosechildrenlivedabroad.Theirlivingconditionswerenotsatisfactorywhiletheoldmanhadalotofsavings.Shewasexpectedtocomforthimandkeepuphisspirits.

EverySaturdaythegirlcameontimetokeephimcompany,tellinghimstories.Whenhewashavinganintravenousdrip（静脉滴注）,shewouldhelpmassagehisarms.Thedoctorfoundthepatientmuchimprovedmentally.Theoldmanbegantoinvolvehimselfactivelyinthemedicaltreatmentandheseldomshoutedatothers.

Butsomethingthathappenedmadethedoctoruneasyandpuzzled.Eachtimethegirlleft,theoldmanwouldgivehersomemoney.Thedoctordidnothingtointerfere,unwillingtooffendtheoldman.Amonthlatertheoldmanshowedevidentsignsofdeclineaftersufferingcoma（昏迷）afewtimes.

Whenrescuedfromthelatestcoma,theoldmantoldthedoctorhislastwish,“Ihavedeepsympathyforthegirl.Willyoubekindenoughtohelpherfinishherstudies？

”

Butthedoctorknewthatherfamilywaswelloffandshehadnodifficultypursuingherstudies.Sometimessheevencametothehospitalinherfather’scar.

Whenthegirlcameattheweekendafterthedeathoftheoldman,thedoctortoldherthebadnews.Shewasverysadandburstintotears.Thenshehanded$500tothedoctor,saying,“TheoldmanhadallalongthoughtIcametodothejobbecauseofpoverty.HegavememoneysothatIcouldcontinuemyschooling.”Nowhegottheanswertothepuzzle.Inthelastperiodofhislife,theoldmanfounditarealpleasuretobeabletohelpagirlbadlyinneed.

1.Ifyou’reavolunteerintheactivitiesofDeathbedCare,whatkindofpeopledoyouhavetoattendto?

A．Patientswithalotofmoney.B．Patientssufferingfromcancer.

C．Patientswithoutmanydaysleft.D．Patientslivingalone.

2.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Thedoctortoldtheoldmanthetruth.

B．Theoldman’schildrenwerewealthy.

C．Thegirl’sfatherencouragedhertoacceptthemoney.

D．Thegirldidn’taccompanytheoldmanwhenhedied.

3.Whatistherealreasonresultingintheoldman’smentalimprovement?

A．Thegirl’sloveandgreatcare.B．Thepleasureofhelpingpeopleinneed.

C．Thedoctor’smedicaltreatmentD．Hischildren’sprogressinlife.

B

Weknowthefamousones--theThomasEdisonsandtheAlexanderGrahamBells--butwhataboutthelessfamousinventors?

Whataboutthepeoplewhoinventedthetrafficlightandthewindshieldwiper（雨刮器）?

Shouldn'tweknowwhotheyare?

JoanMcleanthinksso.Infact,Mclean,aprofessorofphysicsatMountainUniversityinRange,feelssostronglyaboutthismatterthatshe'sdevelopedacourseonthetopic.Inadditiontolearning"who"invented"what",however,Mcleanalsolikesherstudentstolearntheanswerstothe"why"and"how"questions.AccordingtoMclean,"Whenstudentslearntheanswerstothesequestions,theyarebetterpreparedtorecognizeopportunitiesforinventingandmoremotivatedtogiveinventingatry."

Herstudentsagree.OneyoungmanwithapatentforanunbreakableumbrellaiswalkingproofofMcLean'sstatement."IfIhadnotheardthestoryofthewindshieldwiper'sinvention,"saidTommyLee,aseniorphysicsmajor."Ineverwouldhavedreamedofturningmybadexperienceduringarainstormintosomethingsoconstructive."Leeiscurrentlynegotiatingtosellhispatenttoanumbrellaproducer.

So,justwhatisthestorybehindthewindshieldwiper?

Well,MaryAndersoncameupwiththeideain1902afteravisittoNewYorkCity.Thedaywascoldandstormy,butAndersonstillwantedtoseethesights,soshejumpedaboardastreetcar.Noticingthatthedriverwasstrugglingtoseethroughthesnowcoveringthewindshield,shefoundherselfwonderingwhytherecouldn'tbeabuilt-indeviceforcleaningthewindow.StillwonderingaboutthiswhenshereturnedhometoBirmingham,Alabama,Andersonstarteddraftingoutsolutions.Oneofherideas,alever（操作杆）ontheinsideofavehiclethatwouldcontrolanarmontheoutside,becamethefirstwindshieldwiper.

Todaywebenefitfromcountlessinventionsandinnovations.It'shardtoimaginedrivingwithoutGarrettA.Morgan'strafficlight.It'sequallyimpossibletopictureaworldwithoutKatherineJ.Blodgett'sinnovationthatmakesglassinvisible.Canyoupicturelifewithoutclearwindowsandeyeglasses?

4.Bymentioning"trafficlight"and"windshieldwiper",theauthorindicatesthatcountlessinventionsare_______.

A.beneficial,becausetheirinventorsarefamous

B.beneficial,thoughtheirinventorsarelessfamous

C.notuseful,becausetheirinventorsarelessfamous

D.notuseful,thoughtheirinventorsarefamous

5.ProfessorJoanMcLean'scourseaimsto_____.

A.addcolorandvarietytostudents'campuslife

B.informstudentsofthewindshieldwiper'sinvention

C.carryouttherequirementsbyMountainUniversity

D.preparestudentstotrytheirowninvention

6.TommyLee'sinventionoftheunbreakableumbrellawas.

A.noteventuallyacceptedbytheumbrellaproducer

B.inspiredbythestorybehindthewindshieldwiper

C.duetohisdreamofbeingcaughtinarainstorm

D.notrelatedtoProfessorJoanMcLean’slectures

7.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthispassage?

A.HowtoHelpStudentstoSellTheirInventionstoProducers?

B.HowtoDesignaBuilt—inDeviceforCleaningtheWindow?

C.Shouldn’tWeKnowWhoInventedtheWindshieldWiper?

D.Shouldn’tWeDevelopInventionCoursesinUniversities?

C

Disease,poverty,hate,love－CharlesDickens’storiesopenedhisreaderseyestothemostimportantthemesofhisage.Twohundredyearson,hisstoriesstillspeakvolumesacrosstheworld,provingthatDickens’legacy（遗产）wasfargreaterthanjust“great-literature”.

February7marksthe200th anniversaryofthewriter’sbirthday.Tomarkthisdate,BBCwriterAlexHudsonlistedsixthingsDickensgavethemodernworld.Let’stakealookattwoofthem.

AWhiteChristmas

Dickensisdescribedas“themanwhoinventedChristmas”—notthereligiousfestival,buttheculturalaspectsthatweassociatewiththefestiveseasontoday.

Intheearly19th century,Christmaswasbarelyworthmentioning,accordingtocriticandwriterLeighHunt.ThecommitteewhichrantheConservativePartyevenheldordinarybusinessmeetingsonChristmasDay—unthinkableintheWestnowadays,wheneveryonebutthemostnecessaryworkerstakesatleastthreedaysoff.

ManypeoplebelievethatDickens’populardescriptionsofthefestiveperiodbecameablueprintforgenerationstocome.Inhisclassicnovel, AChristmasCarol,henotonlyputforwardtheideaofsnowatChristmas,butalsopaintedapictureofglowingwarmth－“homeenjoyments,affectionsandhopes”.

InhisbiographyofDickens,PeterAckroydwrote:

“Dickenscanbesaidtohavealmostsingle-handedlycreatedthemodernideaofChristmas.”

 “Dickens”poverty（贫穷）

DickenswasoneofthefirsttotakeanhonestlookattheunderclassandthepoorofVictorianLondon.Hehelpedpopularizetheterm“redtape”todescribesituationswherepeopleinpoweruseneedlessamountsofbureaucracy（官僚作风）inawaythatparticularlyhurtstheweakerandpoorermembersofsociety.

“Dickensian”hasnowbecomeapowerfulwordfordescribinganunacceptablelevelofpoverty.In2009,whenthepresidentoftheAssociationofTeachersandLecturersintheUKwantedtotalkaboutpovertyinsomeareasofBritain,shedidnotusewordslike“terrible”or“horrific”,butratherdescribeditas“lifemirroringthetimesofDickens”.

8.Thearticleismainlyabout____________

A.abriefintroductiontoCharlesDickens

B.CharlesDickens’influenceontheworld

C.thecharactersinCharlesDickens’stories

D.CharlesDickens’achievementsinliterature

9.WhyisDickenscalled“themanwhoinventedChristmas”?

A.Becausehecreatedbothreligiousandculturefestival.

B.BecauseallhisnovelshavesomethingtodowithChristmas.

C.BecauseoneofhisnovelshelpedtoshapeChristmascelebrations.

D.BecausehewasthefirstmantohaveproposedcelebratingChristmas.

10.Accordingtothearticle,thephrase“redtape”refersto_______.

A.rulesorproceduresthatarerequiredtoaccomplishatask

B.asituationinwhichpoormembersofsocietyarehurt.

C.conflictbetweenpeopleinpowerandweakerpeople

D.pointlesslytime-consumingofficialprocedures

11.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.

A.DickensianiswidelyusedtodescribetheChristmas

B.CharlesDickens’novelsreflectthetruelifeathisage

C.EverypersoncantakethreedaysoffforChristmas

D.ThethemeofCharlesDickens’storiesisaboutpoverty

D

Hybridcars（混合动力车）arecarsthatrunonpetrolandelectricity.Theyhaveasmallstandardpetrolengineandabatteryelectricmotortoprovideelectricpower.

Therearesomedifferencesbetweendifferentmodelsofhybridcars,butthegeneralprincipleisthatthecarrunsonpetrol,andtheelectricmotorkicksinwhenadditionalpowerisrequired,forexample,whengoinguphilloraccelerating.Insomehybridcarsthepetrolengineturnsitself