内蒙古赤峰市学年高二英语上学期升学考试一模试题.docx

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内蒙古赤峰市学年高二英语上学期升学考试一模试题

2016级高二第一次模拟考试

英语试卷

第一部分听了（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）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

WhenIwasyoung,myfatherhadoneofthefirsttelephonesinourneighborhood.Iremembertheshinyboxonthewall.ButIwastoolittletoreachit.Icouldonlylistentomymothertalkonit.

Idiscoveredthatinsidethe-wonderfulboxlivedanamazingpersonwhosenamewasInformationPlease.Therewasnothingshedidnotknow.

Onedaymymotherwentout.IaccidentallyhurtmyfingerwhenIwasplayingwithahammer.Iwalkedaroundthehousesuckingmyfinger,finallyseeingthetelephone.QuicklyIdraggedachairoverandclimbedup.

“InformationPlease,”Ispokeintothereceiver.Aclickortwoandasmallclearvoicespokeintomyear.“Information.”

“Ihurtmyfinger…”Icriedintothephone.

“Isn’tyourmotherhome?

”camethequestion.

“Nobody’shomebutme.”Isobbed.

“Areyoubleeding?

”thevoiceasked.

“No,”Ireplied,“Ihitmyfingerwiththehammerandithurts.”

“Canyouopenyouricebox?

”sheasked.IsaidIcould.

“Thentakealittlepieceoficeandholdittoyourfinger.”saidthevoice.

Afterthat,Icalled“InformationPlease”foreverything.IaskedherforhelpwithmygeographyandshetoldmewherePhiladelphiawas.Shehelpedmewithmymath.ShetoldmehernamewasSally.

Then,therewasthetimemypetcanary（金丝雀）died.Icalled“InformationPlease”andtoldSallythesadstory.“Whyisitthatbirdssingsobeautifullyandbringjoytoallfamilies,onlytoendupasapileoffeathers?

”Shelistened,thensaidquietly,“Paul,alwaysrememberthatthereareotherworldstosingin.”Somehow,Ifeltbetter.

OnedaywhenIcalled“InformationPlease”again,adifferentvoiceanswered“Information.”

IaskedforSally.“Areyouafriend?

”shesaid.

“Yes,”Ianswered.

“I’msorrytohavetotellyouthis,”shesaid.“Shediedfivedaysago.”BeforeIcouldhangupshesaid,“Waitaminute.DidyousayyournamewasPaul?

”

“Yes.”

“Well,Sallyleftamessageforyou.Thenotesaid,‘TellhimIstillsaythereareotherworldstosingin.He’llknowwhatImean.’”Ithankedherandhungup.IknewwhatSallymeant.

1．Whentheauthorhurthisfinger,herangbecause__________.

A．hebelievedthatthetelephonekneweverything

B．thetelephonecouldtellhimadoctor’snumber

C．hismotherwasontheotherendofthetelephone

D．hewasoncetoldtoaskforhelpinthisway

2．ThroughthehelpfromSally,itcanbeinferredthat__________.

A．Sallywasageographyteacher

B．Sallywastheauthor’sfriend

C．Sallywasaconsiderateperson

D．Sallywasanimaginaryperson

3．WhatdidSallyreallymeanbyhermessage?

A．Shewassurethatshecouldsinginotherworlds.

B．Shedidn’twantPaultobesadaboutherdeath.

C．SinginghelpedPaultofacedeathmoreeasily.

D．TherewasnoneedforPaultocallheranymore.

4．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A．MyPet’sDeath

B．AnAmazingWoman

C．AHealingMessage

D．MyMagicBox

B

A newstudyof8,000youngpeopleintheJournalofHealthandSocialBehaviorshowsthatalthoughlovecanmakeadultslivehealthilyandhappily,itisabadthingforyoungpeople．Puppylove（早恋）maybringstressforyoungpeopleandcanleadtodepression（沮丧，抑郁）.Thestudyshowsthatgirlsbecomemoredepressedthanboys,andyoungergirlsaretheworstofall．

Thepossiblereasonfortheconnectionbetweenloveandhigherriskofdepressionforgirlsis“lossofself”．Accordingtothestudy，eventhoughboyswouldsay“losethemselvesinaromanticrelationship”，this“lossofself”ismuchmorelikelytoleadtodepressionwhenithappenstogirls.Younggirlswhohaveromanticrelationshipsusuallylikehidingtheirfeelingsandopinions．Theywon’ttellthattotheirparents．

DrMarianmKaufman，anexpertonyoungpeopleproblems，says15%to20%youngpeoplewillhavedepressionduringtheirgrowing.Tryingromanceoftencausesthedepression．Sheadviseskidsnottojumpintoromancetooearly.Duringgrowingup，itisimportantforyoungpeopletobuildstrongfriendshipsandastrongsenseofself．Shealsosuggeststheparentsshouldencouragetheirkidstokeepclosetotheirfriends,attendmoreinterestingschoolactivitiesandspendenoughtimewithfamily．

Parentsshouldwatchforsignsofdepression—eatingormoodchanges—andiftheyseesignsfromtheirdaughtersorsons,theyneedtogivehelp.Thegoodnewsisthattheconnectionbetweenromanceanddepressionseemstobecomeweakwithage．Lovewillalwaysmakeusfeelyoung，butonlymaturity（成熟）givesusachancetoavoiditsbadsideeffects．

5.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Romanceisadouble-edgedswordforadults.

B.Parentsshouldforbidtheirchildren’slove. 

C.Puppylovemaybringyoungpeopledepression.

D.Romanceisgoodforyoungpeople.

6.Whichofthefollowingismorelikelytohavedepression?

A.Carelessparentswhosechildrenaredeepinlove.

B.Youngpeoplewhohaveastrongsenseofselfishness.

C.Youngboyswhoseparentswatchfortheirbehavior.

D.Younggirlswhoalwayshidetheirfeelingsandopinions.

7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Lackinglovecanleadyoungpeopletogrowupmorequickly.

B.Theolderawomanis,thelesslikelysheseemstoloseherselfinromance.

C.Earlylovemakesyoungpeoplekeepclosetotheirfriendsandparents.

D.Parentsshouldhelptheirchildrentobeawareofthesignsofdepression.

8.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardspuppylove?

A.disapproving       B.confused         C.neutral    D. scared

C

Well,parents,surprise!

LotsofusareusingTwitterandFacebooktothumbrides,andnotjusttoschool.It’sawkward（尴尬的）toberefusedwhenyoucallafriendandaskforaride.ButwithTwitter,youjustlookforotherpeopleheadingthesameway.

Itmaysoundrisky,somanyteensstaywithintheirownsocialcirclestofindrides,anddon’tbranchoutbeyondfriendswhenaskingonTwitterjustlikeme,buttosomeyoungpeople,especiallythosetakinglongertrips,strangerdangerislessofaconcern.

“Ithinkthedigitalconnectionofyoungpeopleisreallykey,becauseyoungergenerationsgrewupsharingthingsonline,sharingfiles,photos,music,etc,sothey’vebeenveryusedtosharing,”saidJulietSchor,asociologyprofessoratBostonCollege.

Thesharingeconomygotbigduringtherecession（经济衰退）,allowingpeopletoaccessmoregoods,servicesusingtechnologyandeventosharecosts.Andthattechnology,forme,iswhatthecarwasformymom,agatewaytomorefreedom,likewhatmyfriendEarlsays,“Thesymboloffreedomisn’tthecaranymorebecausethere’stechnologyoutthereconnectingyoutoacar.”

AccordingtotheresearchersattheUniversityofMichigan,30yearsago,eightintenAmerican18-year-oldshadadriver’slicensecomparedtosixintentoday.Soit’snotthatsurprisingthatonmy16thbirthdayIwasn’trushingtogetalicensebutaniPhone.

“Driving,foryoungpeople,doesmeantheyhavetodisconnectfromtheirtechnology,andthat’sanegative.Soiftheycouldsitinthepassagesideandstillbeconnected,that’sgoingtobeaplus.”Schorcontinued.

Tome,anotherplusisthatridesharingrepresentssomething,somethingmuchbiggerthantryingtosavemoney.Iseeitasevidencethatpeoplestilldependoneachother.Mygenerationsharestheircarsandapartmentsthewayneighborsusedtosharecupsofsugar.Forthesystemtowork,someofusstillneedourowncars.ButuntilIgetmyownversionofthesilverSuperBeetle,youcanfindmeonTwitter.

9.TheAmericanteenslikeme,prefertopossessaniPhoneasabirthdaygiftbecause_______.

A.itismostfashionableandcoolB.theyareboredwithdrivingcars

C.theyarefondofbeingconnectedD.itismuchcheaperthanacar

10.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_______.

A.Twitterisawebsiteforteenstomakefriendsandachievegoals

B.ridesharingcanbeseenasasignthatpeoplestillcountoneachother

C.drivingcarsforteensmeansaplusandconnectingwithtechnology

D.havingacarandcost-sharingsymbolizemorefreedomfortheauthor’smother

11.ProfessorJulietwouldagreethat_______.

A.youngpeoplewillsitwaitingtobecontactedbyreadingapassage

B.sharingeconomyisbound（注定）toberesponsiblefortherecession

C.youngpeopletendtoshareacarwithstrangersbymeansofTwitter

D.beingconnectedviatechnologycomesfirstforyoungpeople

12.Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably_______.

A.Twitter,anAwesomeWebsiteB.CarsoriPhone

C.TeensUseTwittertoThumbRidesD.CoolTeensontheGo

D

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Dates:

April30th-May7th2016

Location:

Abdet,CostaBlanca

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Aspartoftheweekyouareinvitedtohelpclearsomelocalwalkingpaths.Thisinvolvesclearingcollapsed（坍塌的）wallsandrocks,cuttingbackfallentrees.Thisisofcourseoptionalandisjustforhalfaday,it’sactuallygreatfun!

Price:

$499

Includes:

●AccommodationinthebeautifulmountainvillageofAbdet

●Allfood-goodhomecooking

●Beer,wine,softdrinks