山西省太原市高二英语阶段性测试试题.docx

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山西省太原市高二英语阶段性测试试题

山西省太原市2016-2017学年高二英语3月阶段性测试试题

第I卷选择题（共50分）

I.阅读理解。

（共15小题，计30分）

第一节阅读短文，四个选项（A、B、C、D）从中选出最佳选项。

（共10小题，计20分）

A

Thenumberofbuses,taxisandothervehiclesonKenya’sroadsisgrowingeveryday.Now,thecountry’sfirstelectric-poweredmotorbikesarecomingontothemarket. The bikeisdesignedtocutdownonpollutionandaimedatlow-incomecommunities. MostmotorbikesusedinKenyadependongasoline,butnotthisnewmotorbike.

Threeuniversitystudentsdevelopedthenewecotranbike. Itcatchesthesun’senergy,storesitinbatteriesandusesittochargetheelectricmotor.RobertAchogeisoneof thestudentinventors. “Ourhopeisthatbythefifthyear,wewillbeablet

ocoverthewholeofKenyawiththeelectricmotorcyclesoastoprotecttheenvironmentandprovideaffordabletransport.”

Thestudentshavesetupachargingstationfor the motorbikesinNairobi. The smallbatterycanrunfor70kilometerswhen fullycharged. Oncethepowerisusedup,themotorbikehastoreturntothestationwhileanotherchargedbatteryisconnectedtothebike. TheU.S.AfricanDevelopmentFoundation（ADF）ishelpingsetuptwosolar-poweredchargingstationsin the portofKisumu.

Eachecotranbikecostsabout$700.Onetaxioperatorsaysthenewmotorbikecostslesstooperatethanthatrunningontraditionalgasoline. “Whenitcomestobuyinggasoline,there’snoneed. It’sbasicallygoodforvariousthings. Aslongasyouwon’ttakequiteaheavyload,youcangowithitanywhere. Otherwise,itmaybreakdownhalfway. Butnowpeoplestillhaveapreferenceto the gas-poweredbikes”

A NairobibusinessmanKennedyKusimbaissellingtheecotranbikes. Hehopestheywillbecomepopular. “Wealsoknowtheyaremorereliablecomparedtothegas-poweredbikes. They aremoreefficientandtheywilllastlonger.”

1.WhathashappenedtothevehiclesinKenya?

A.Motorbikesarenotallowedontheroad.   

B.Anewkindofmotorbikeishittingtheroad.

C.Therearefewerbusesandtaxisinthestreet.

D.Traditionalmotorbikesdon’tneedgasolineanymore.

2.Whatdowe know abouttheecotranbike?

A.ItwasdevelopedbytheADF.          

B.Itcanchargeitselfwhilerunning.

C.Itsenergycomesfromthesunlight.     

D.Itdoesmoreharmto the environment.

3.Whatdopeoplethinkoftheecotranbike?

A.It’sbetternottouseittocarry toomuch. 

B. Itisagoodchoiceforthelong-distancejourney.

C. Itwilltaketheplaceofgas-poweredbikessoon.

D. Itismuchmoreexpensivethanatraditionalmotorbike.

4.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?

A.Aresearchplan.    B.Anadvertisement.   

C.Abusinessreport.   D. Asciencemagazine.

B

A groupofhomelesschildrenintheIndiancapitalofNewDelhipublishanewspapertellingabouttheirownlives. Itiscalled Balaknama,whichmeans “children’svoice”.

Thenewspaperiswrittenandeditedbychildrenupto19yearsold. About10,000peoplereadit. Thechildrenwriteaboutpoverty,childlabor,underagemarriagesanddrugs.Whenreportsarrive,theysitdowntoselectthestory,andfightsusuallybreakout. Theyargue:

thisstorywillhavemoreeffectthanthatstory. Sothere’realotofdebatesbeforethefinalselectiongoestoprint.

Thenewspaperhas70reportersinseveralstatesand14inthecapital. Allofthereporters,editorsandmanagersarehomelesschildren. Manyoftheirparentsarejoblessandcannotreadorwrite. Thechildren

nowearnmoney,andmanyofthemattendclassesonline.

Thenewpaperispublishedeverymonth.Ithaseightpages.In2002,whenitbeganoperations,thenewspaperwaspublishedfourtimesayear.Ithaschangedthelivesofmanyofthechildrenwhopublishit,andhopestoimprovethelivesofthousandsofothers.

Non-governmentalorganizationsandcharitygroupssupportthenewspaper. SanjayGuptaleadsagroupthathelpsthechildrenandgivesmoneytothenewspaper. “Theyfeelveryencouragedwhenpeopleappreciatethem.Whentheytalktotheofficialsandbeforethemedia,theygraduallybuilduptheirself-confidence. I think Balaknama isapowerfultoolforthem. Thenewspapercostsaboutthreecents. ThatislowerthanthepriceofasmallcupofteainIndia.Butthelowcostgivesthechildrenhope that theywillsomedayhaveahomeandajob.”

5.Whatcan

welearnaboutreportsin Balaknama?

A. Theyoftencausedisagreement.         

B.Theyallcomefromthecapital.

C.Theyarechosenbymanagersdirectly.   

D.TheyareaboutthelivesofchildreninIndia.

6.Whichofthefollowingabout Balaknama isTRUE?

A.Itispublishedeverythreemonths.      

B.Itisdesignedforreadersunder19.

C.Itisoperatedbyhomelesschildren.     

D.Itaimstohelpmorechildrenreceiveaneducation.

7.WhatcanwelearnfromSanja

yGupta’swords?

A. Balaknama helpschildrenbecomeconfident.          

B.Peopleusuallyread Balaknama whiledrinkingtea.

C.Thegovernmentshouldhelp Balaknama financially.  

D.Thepriceof Balaknama istoolowtosupportthechildren.

 C

Itmaynotcomeasasurprisebuttheworldasawholeisgetting richer.Recentdatahasshownthatthenumberofpeoplelivingin extremepoverty hashalvedinrecentdecades.Soshouldwecelebratethefactthatmoreofusnowhaveabetter standardofliving?

Maybenot.Whilethegapbetweenrichandpoorinsomecountriesisnarrowing,thereisstillalotof inequality inotherplaces---some

peoplehavealotofmoneyandopportunitiesandothersdon't.ArecentreportbyOxfamandCreditSuisserevealedhowdividedmanyofusarewhenitcomesto wealth.Alotofthemoneyintheworldisinthehandsofveryfewpeople.Infact,48%ofglobalwealthisownedbytherichest1%ofthepopulation.

Butsomecountriesareattemptingtoreducethisinequalityandmakethepoor,lesspoor.AccordingtoDavidBryerfromOxfam,Brazilhasbeentaking“somereallysensible measures -measuresaroundhavingmore progressive（稳定的）tax,aroundinvestinginahigher minimumwage andinvestingincentral publicservices.”Havingahigherminimumwagecanhelppeopleeatbetterandseekabettereducation.Andmorepeoplewithmoremoneybuymorethings---andfactoriescanproducemore.Inturn,afactorywhichproducesmorewillneedmoreworkers.So,morejobsarecreated.

Otherwealthyindividualsaredoingtheirbittohelpreduceinequality.BillGates,thefounderofMicrosoft,earnedalotofmoneyfromhiscompanybutwhenheretired,heandhiswifeMelinda,createdafoundationtohelpthepoor.Hethinksthatrichpeopleshouldallbe philanthropicandtakeoutsomewealthtohelpthepoorestbothathomeandabroad.

BillGatesfeelsthatgivingmoneytohelppoorpeopleis"fulfilling".Butifothersuper-richpeopledon'twanttoexperiencethisfulfillmentthen,accordingtoOxfam,verysoonthewealthiest1%willsoonownmoremoneythantherestoftheworld'spopulation.

8.AccordingtoarecentreportbyOxfordandCreditSuisse,________.

A.thegapbetweentherichandthepooriswideninggradually

B.increasedwealthhelpspeopletoreducetheinequality

C.peopleshouldbehappyabouttheworld’sgettingricher

D.asmallnumberofpeoplepossessthemajorworldwealth

9.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“philanthropic”?

A.Broadminded.B.Responsible.C.Realistic.D.Charitable.

10.Theauthordevelopsthearticlemainlyby_________.

A.comparingopinionsfromdifferentfields

B.listingdetailednumbersandanalyzingthem

C.presentingatrendandanalyzingitscauseandeffect

D.presentingresearchfindingsandgivingsomeexamples

第二节七选五（共5小题，计10分）

Trustislikemoney.Itissodifficulttoearn,easytowasteandnomatterhowmuchyouhave,itisjustneverenough.

Foryou,asateenager,trustmayseemtobeacomplicatedword.____11____Thiscancausealotoftensionbetweenyou,andalsocanmakeyoufeeldisappointedandangry.

Itisimpossibleforyoutobetheperfectteenagerandchild.___12____Butwhenitcomestotrust,youneedtounderstandsomething.Thedegreetowhichyourparentsgiveyoutheirtrustneedstomatchthedegreetowhichyouproveyourselftrustworthy.___13___Ifyouwanttheirtrust,youhavetobehavehonestlyandresponsibly.

Whenyoubehaveirresponsibly,yourparentswillcertainlybedisappointedinyou.___14___Thesaying“Actionsspeaklouderthanwords”istrue.Itisnotwhatyousaytoyourparentsthatmakesthembelieveinyou,butwhatyoudo.

___15___Worktowardsregainingyourparents’trust.Forthis,youshouldlistentoyourparents,studyhardandgetgoodresultsatschool.Saysorrywhenyouhavemadeamistake,befinanciallyresponsibleanddon’tabusewhatisgiventoyouoraskformorethanyouneed.Inaword,ifyoutrytoperformwell,yourparentswillsurelytrustyouagain.

A.Itisimportanttochooseyourpathw

isely.

B.Yourparentsaren’talwayswillingtotrustyou.

C.Andifyourparentsgiveyouchores,finishthem.

D.Sowhatshouldyoudowhenyourparentsdon’ttrustyou?

E.Youaregoingtomakemistakes,whetheryouwanttoornot.

F.Youwilllosetheirtrustbecauseofthewayyouhavebehaved.

G.Soyouneedtoaskyourselfifyourpatternofbehaviorisworthyoftheirtrust.

II.完形填空。

（共20小题，计20分）

阅读短文，从四个选项（A、B、C、D）从中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

EarlyonemorninglastFebruary,IfeltthebangofTink’spawsasshelandedonmylegs.Thisismy__16__.Iwasfastasleepandshewokemeup,whichhad__17__happenedbefore.Shesleepsdownstairsandnevercomes__18__thebedroom.

Isatupfeeling__19__becauseI’dbeenoutthenightbefore.ButIsoonrealizedsomethingwasvery__20__.Theroomwashalf-filledwithalayerofwhitesmoke,strangeandalarming,__21__intheairaboutthreefeetdeeplikeapat