学年高二上学期期初检测英语试题.docx

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学年高二上学期期初检测英语试题

2014-2015学年高二上学期期初检测英语试题

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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

CyberEnglish

TherearenewandexcitingwaystousetheInternettolearnEnglishwhileyouareonline.TheInternetusesalotofmultimediaelements（要素）,likewords,sounds,pictures,cartoonsandvideos.Thisisperfectforstudyingalanguagebecauseyou’vegottosee,hear,andrepeatthingsasmuchasyoulike,LearningovertheInternetisalsofunbecauseyoucanbeapartofconversationshappeningallaroundtheglobe!

SpecialInternetsitesaredesignedforpeopletolearnEnglishandareagreatwaytomeetotherpeoplearoundtheworld.

TheLanguageoftheNet

OntheInternet,Englishisthemajorlanguage.Asaresult,itisnowmoreimportantthanevertobeabletounderstandEnglishwhenyouscantheweb.Itisnotalwayseasy,though.TheEnglishcanbedifficultorhavealotofculturalinformationthatyouhaveneverseen.

SeeYouinTown!

OnesitespeciallydesignedforstudentsandtheirteachersisEnglishtown.Athttp:

//www.englishtown.comyouwillfindagroupofpeopleinterestedinlearningEnglish.Thereareseveralbuildingsinthevirtual（虚拟的）townwhereyoucanplaygames,chatwithfriends,askandgetanswerstolanguageandculturalquestions,andfindaninternationalpenfriendwhosharesyourinterests.Thereareotherresourcestohelpyoulearn,suchasmultimediaCD-ROMsandbooksforlanguagelearningandtranslation.YoucanalsohavedailyandmonthlyEnglishlessonsdeliveredtoyourowne-mailaddress.ThereisevenanonlineschoolwhereyoucantakeEnglishclassesovertheInternet.EnglishtownistheperfectplacetoprepareforatriptoEnglandortheUnitedStates!

WouldyouliketobecomepartofavirtualcommunityofEnglishspeakers?

LearnbyYourself

SurfingthewebisnotonlyfunbutcanalsohelpimproveyourEnglish!

TryoutsomeofthewebsiteslistedbelowandseehowstudentsallovertheworldarelearningEnglishonline.

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1.CyberEnglishprobablymeans______.

A.learningEnglishontheInternetB.learningEnglishbyoneself

C.scanningtheEnglishwebsitesD.LearningEnglishonTVorovertheradio

2.StudyingEnglishonlineinterestsalotofpeoplebecause_____.

A.OnlyinthiswaycanonelearnEnglishwell

B.itmakesstudyeasierandmoreinteresting

C.peopleliketochallengenewthings

D.learnercanreceiveface-to-faceeducation

3.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat_____.

A.atpeoplecanbuythingstheyneed

B.EnglishistheonlyimportantlanguageontheInternet.

C.theInternetcanprovidepeoplewiththeculturalinformationtheyneed

D.it’sdifficultforlearnerstofindapenfriendinEnglishtown

4.Thefollowingpartofthetextmight_____.

A.tellushowtousetheInternet

B.showussomeofthewebsitesonwhichEnglishistaught

C.telluswheretogettheCD-ROMsweneed

D.showusthewebsitesonwhichbooksaresold.

B

Mypersonalopinionisthatthereisabuilt-inmechanism（机制）forteenagerstostarttobeannoyedbytheirparentsataroundtheageof12whentheybecome“cool”.Theparents’reactionisthennegativebecausetheyarenowhatedinsteadofbeingadmired.Mostparentscan’tdealwiththissituationanditdrivesthemcrazy.Halfofparentsgettiredandgiveupalltherules,whiletheotherhalfbecomesostrictthatthekidsbegintohatethem.

IfparentswanttohelptheirteenagergetthroughittheyneedtounderstandwhatisgoingonwhichnearlyallparentsDON’T.Thisensuresthatbothpartieswillfaileachotherandgenerallycauseannoyance,stressandillwill!

Ontheotherhand,theteenagerneedstounderstandtheinsecurity（不安）theparentfeelsastheteenagerincreasinglyhasamindofhisorherown.Sure,thekidhasneverdoneanythingwrongandwhentheparentsmakeimproperrulesorstartcallingthatteenagercertainqualitiesthatheorshehasneverhad,theteenager’snaturalreactionistofightback.Luckilyforparents,teenagers’firstreactionisrarelytohurttheirparentsdeeply.However,theywilldootherthings,suchasdrinking,takingdrugs,andhavingpoorperformanceinschoolasrevenge（报复）forthewordsandactionsoftheirparents.Whatneithersideunderstandsisthattheyarehurtingthemselvesandeachotherandtheonlycauseislackingtheabilitytoconsiderthingscalmlyforbothsides.Therefore,keepingcalmisthefirststep.

5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Whyparentsandteenagersfight.B.Whysomekidsbehavebadlyinschool.

B.Whatmakesteenagersthinknegatively?

D.Howparentsshouldmakerulesonteenagers.

6.Theunderlinedword“it’inParagraph1refersto_____.

A.parents’failuretoruleteenagersB.teenagers’revenge

C.teenagers’disrespecttoparentsD.parents’insecurity

7.Someteenagershatetheirparentsbecause____.

A.theywanttobecomecoolB.theirmaterialneedsaren’tsatisfied

C.theywanttochallengetheirparentsD.theygettoomanyrulesfromtheirparents

8.Abouttherelationshipbetweenparentsandteenagers,whatcanwelearn?

A.There’snogoodwaytodealwiththeirfighting.

B.Theyshouldthinkmoreforbothsidescalmly.

C.Teenagersshouldtakemoreresponsibilitythanparents.

D.Teenagersarelikelytoadmiretheirparentsafter12yearsold.

C

Asakid，IfeltmyhappinesswouldbebasedonwhetherIcouldfulfillallmyneedsandwants.IfIwasrich，Iwoulddefinitelybecontentwithmylife.

Myfatheralwaysstressedhisbeliefinhappiness.Icanrememberhimlecturingmeabouthowmoneydoesnotmakeonehappyandhowotherthingsinlifesuchashealth，family，friends，andmemorableexperiencesmakeapersongenuinelyhappy.Atthattimeinmylife，Ididnotputanythoughtintohiswordsasusual.

Atayoungage，Inoticedthemediaseemedtoportray（描绘）thewealthyashappypeoplethataddvaluetooursociety.AthighschoolIstillsoughtacareerthatwouldproduceahighsalary.

Aftermysecondyearofcollege，Istartedmyfirstjobinanaccountingdepartment，whereIfoundmyselfextremelybored.EverydayIhadtodoboringwork.Inaddition，Ihadtoliveawayfromfriendsandfamily.Inoticedhavingmoneytospendwhenyouarebyyourselfwasnotsatisfying.

Ibegantothinkbacktowhatmydadalwayssaid.Aftertwomonthsonthejob，Itrulyrealizedthatamoresatisfyingexperienceformewouldhavebeendoinganordinaryparttimejobforfarlessmoney.Nomatterhowhighthesalaryofthispositionwas，Iwouldneverbecapableoffulfillingahappylifeandmakingacareeroutofthisjob.

Asthesummerdrewtoaclose，Itrulyunderstoodthemeaningofmydad’swords.Theterm“wealth”isabroadterm，andIbelievethekeytohappinessistobecomewealthyingreatmemories，friends，family，andhealth.

9．Whentheauthorwasakid，________.

A．hesufferedalotfrombeingpoor

B．itworriedhimwhetherhecouldlivehappily

C．hedidn’ttreathisfather’sadviceseriously

D．hisattitudetolifewasgreatlyinfluencedbyhisfather

10．Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorandhisfirstjob?

A．Hedecidedtomakeithislifelongcareer.

B．Hegotthejobwiththehelpofhisfriends.

C．Hedidn’tearnenoughmoneytosupporthimself.

D．Hegotnohappinessalthoughitwaswell-paid.

11．Throughhisexperience，theauthorwantedtotellusthat________.

A．youngpeopleshouldlistentotheirparents

B．moneycannotalwaysbringyourealhappiness

C．oneshouldbecarefulinchoosinghisfirstjob

D．onecanlearnmuchbydoingaparttimejob

D

AnewstudylinksheavyairpollutionfromcoalburningtoshorterlivesinnorthernChina.Researchersestimatethatthehalf-billionpeoplealivethereinthe1990swillliveanaverageof5yearslessthantheirsoutherncounterparts（两方面地位职务相当的人）becausetheybreatheddirtierair.

Chinaitselfmadethecomparisonpossible:

fordecades,anow-discontinuedgovernmentpolicyprovidedfreecoalforheating,butonlyinthecoldernorth.Researchersfoundsignificantdifferencesinbothparticulatepollutionoftheairandlifeexpectancyinthetworegions.

Whilepreviousstudieshavefoundthatpollutionaffectshumanhealth,"thedeeperandultimatelymoreimportantquestionistheeffectonlifeexpectancy,"saidoneoftheresearchers,MichaelGreenstone,aprofessorofenvironmentaleconomicsatMassachusettsInstituteof一Technology."Thisstudyprovidesauniquesettingtoanswerthelifeexpectancyquestionbecausetheheatingpolicydramatically（极大地）changespollutionconcentrations（含量），Greenstonesaidinanemail."Further,duetothelowratesofmigration（移民）inChinainthisperiod,wecanknowpeople'sexposureoverlongtimeperiods,"hesaid.

ThepolicygavefreecoalforfuelboilerstoheathomesandofficestocitiesnorthoftheHuaiRiverwhichdividesChinaintonorthandsouth.Itwasineffectformuchofthe1950-1980periodofcentralplanning,and,thoughdiscontinuedafter1980,ithasleftalegacy（遗留）inthenorthofheavycoalburning,whichreleasesparticulatepollutantsintotheairthatcanharmhumanhealth.ResearchersfoundnoothergovernmentpoliciesthattreatedChina'snorthdifferentlyfromthesouth.

Theresearcherscollecteddatafor90cities,from1981to2000,ontheannualdailyaverageconcentrationoftotalsuspended（悬浮的）particulates.InChina,thoseareconsideredtobeparticulatesthatare100micrometersorlessindiameter,sentoutfromsourcesincludingpowerstations,constructionsitesandvehicles.Amongthem,PM2.5isofespeciallygreathealthconcernbecauseitcangodeepintothelungs.

Theresearchersestimatedtheimpactonlifeexpectanciesusingdeathdatafrom