学年贵州省凯里市第一中学高二下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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学年贵州省凯里市第一中学高二下学期期末考试英语试题

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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（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Itmaynotcomeasasurprisebuttheworldasawholeisgettingricher.Somepeoplehavemoredisposableincometospendonluxuriessuchasholidays,cars,TVsandsmartphones.Recentdatahasshownthatthenumberofpeoplelivinginextremepovertyhashalvedinrecentdecades.Soshouldwecelebratethefactthatmoreofusnowhaveabetterstandardofliving?

Maybenot.Whilethegapbetweenrichandpoorinsomecountriesisnarrowing,thereisstillalotofinequalityinotherplaces-somepeoplehavealotofmoneyandopportunitiesandothersdon’t.ArecentreportbyOxfamandCreditSuisserevealedhowdividedmanyofusarewhenitcomestowealth.Alotofthemoneyintheworldisinthehandsofveryfewpeople.Infact,48%ofglobalwealthisownedbytherichest1%ofthepopulation.

Butsomecountriesareattemptingtoreducethisinequalityandmakethepoorlesspoor.AccordingtoDavidBryerfromOxfam,Brazilhasbeentaking“somereallysensiblemeasures-measuresaroundhavingmoreprogressivetax,aroundinvestinginahigherminimumwageandinvestingincentralpublicservices.”Havingahigherminimumwage（提高最低工资标准）,canhelppeopleeatbetterandseekabettereducation.Andmorepeoplewithmoremoneybuymorethings-andfactoriescanproducemore.Inturn,afactorywhichproducesmorewillneedmoreworkers.So,morejobsarecreated.

Otherwealthyindividualsaredoingtheirbittohelpreduceinequality.BillGates,thefounderofMicrosoft,earnedalotofmoneyfromhiscompanybutwhenheretired,heandhiswifeMelinda,createdafoundationtohelpthepoor.Hethinksthatrichpeopleshould,ofcourse,paytheirtaxesbuthealsoadvisesthattheyshouldall“lookattakingtheirwealthandbeingphilanthropic,bothintheirowncountryandtohelptheglobalpoorest.”

BillGatesfeelsthatgivingmoneytohelppoorpeopleis“fulfilling”.Butifothersuper-richpeopledon’twanttoexperiencethisfulfilmentthen,accordingtoOxfam,verysoonthewealthiest1%willsoonownmoremoneythantherestoftheworld’spopulation.Doyouthinkthatisfair?

21.AccordingtoarecentreportbyOxfamandCreditSuisse,.

A.thegapbetweentherichandpooriswideninggradually

B.increasedwealthhelpspeopletoreducetheinequality

C.peopleshouldbehappyabouttheworld’sgettingricher

D.asmallnumberofpeoplepossessthemajorworldwealth

22.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsBrazil’smeasures?

A.CautiousB.ApprovingC.DoubtfulD.Critical

23.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“philanthropic”inParagraph4?

A.BroadmindedB.ResponsibleC.RealisticD.Merciful

24.Theauthordevelopsthearticlemainlyby.

A.comparingopinionsfromdifferentfields

B.listingdetailednumbersandanalyzingthem

C.presentingresearchfindingsandgivingsomeexamples

D.presentingatrendandanalyzingitscauseandeffect

B

GuideDogsofAmerica,AHistoryisthebookthatweallhavebeenwaitingfor.It’sabookthattellshowandwheretheguidedogmovementreallystarted,withinformationneverbeforerevealed--untilnow.Afterreadingthis200-page,picture-filledwork,youwillknowabouteveryaspectofGuideDogsofAmerica（GDA）fromitsinceptiontohowithasbecomeoneofthetopguidedogschoolsinthecountry.

JosephW.Jones,Sr.,wasrefusedaguidedogbecauseofhisage--hewasfiftyseven--buthewouldnotacceptdefeat.HeresearchedtheguidedogmovementandwiththehelpoftheInternationalAssociationofMachinistsandAerospaceWorkers,establishedhisownschool,onethatwouldprovideguidedogsfreeofchargetovisuallyimpairedpeopleregardlessoftheirage.

Theschoolgraduated18guidedogteamsthefirstyearwithstudentsstayingat,GDA’sfirsttrainer,LambertKreimer’shouseonSouthVirginiaAvenueinBurbank,andJonesmanningtheofficeonLankershimBoulevardinNorthHollywood.

In1952,Jonesaddressedthequadrennial（四周年纪念的）IAMGrandLodgeConventioninKansasCity,Missouri.“IsincerelyprayedtoGodfortwothings,”Jonessaid.“Aftermywifepassedawayandleftmewithaten-year-oldboy,IprayedthatIwouldbesparedlongenoughtoseethisorganizationwellestablishedandthatmyten-year-oldboywouldbecomeaman.Bothprayershavebeenanswered.Theorganizationiswellestablished,itisinthehandsoftheIAMandmyboyisaman,andIamproudtosaythattodayheisamemberoftheIAM.”

Jones’prayforasuccessfulorganizationhadbeenanswerednow,tenyearsafterhewasrejectedforbeingtooold,hisdreamofhavingaguidedogforhimself,hundredsofothershadalreadybeengiventhegiftofsightbecauseofhisdriveanddetermination.Thatschool,nowknownasGuideDogsofAmerica,hasprovide