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学年甘肃省西北师大附中高二下学期期末模拟英语试题Word版
2017-2018学年甘肃省西北师大附中高二下学期期末模拟
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第Ⅰ卷
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)(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(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
DearDerrick,
Althoughundergreatpressure,weallgetonwellwitheachotherinthislargeoffice.Youareoneofthepeoplewhokeepthesocialtemperatureatsuchacomfortablesetting.Idon’tknowanyoneintheofficewhoisbetterlikedthanyou.
Youcanperhapshelpwiththis.Thecollectionofcontributionstowardsgiftsforemployees’personal-lifeeventsisbecomingalittletroubling.Certainly,thegroupsendingofagiftisreasonablenowandthen.Inthepastmonth,however,therehavebeencollectionsfortwobabyshowergifts,oneweddingshowergift,twoweedinggifts,onefuneralremembrance,fourbirthdaygifts,andthreegraduationgifts.
It’snotonlythecollected-fromwhoaregrowinguncomfortable(andpoor),butthecollected—forfeeluneasyreceivinggiftsfrompeoplewhodon’tknowthemoutsidetheoffice,whowouldn’tevenrecognizetheirgraduatingchildren,theirmarryingdaughtersandsons,ortheirdeadrelatives.
Thisisbasicallyakindgesture(andonethatpeoplethinkwellofyoufor),butthepracticeseemstohavebecometoowide-rangingandfeelsimproperintoday’sofficesetting.
Thankyouforunderstanding.
21.Theunderlinedword“contributions”probablymeans_________.
A.reportsB.suggestions
C.understandingD.money
22.Derrickisexpectedto_________.
A.showmorekindness
B.discontinuethepresentpractice
C.quitbeingtheorganizerforgiftgiving
D.knowmoreaboutco-workers’families
23.Thisisbasicallyaletterof_________.
A.apologyB.dissatisfaction
C.appreciationD.sympathy
B
Youmaybefamiliarwiththefollowingfamouspeople,buthaveyouheardoftheirgraduationspeeches,inwhichtheyeithersharetheirunforgottenexperiencesorgiveyousomegreatinspiration(启迪).
●MichaelDell,UniversityofTexasatAustin
Andnowyou'veaccomplishedsomethinggreatandimportanthere,andit'stimeforyoutomoveontowhat'snext.Andyoumustnotletanythingpreventyoufromtakingthosefirststeps...Youmustalsocommittotheadventure.Justhavefaithintheskillsandtheknowledgeyou'vebeenblessed(赐予)withandgo.
●J.K.Rowling,HarvardUniversity
Halfmylifetimeago,Iwasstrikinganuneasybalancebetweenmyambitionandtheexpectationfrommyparentswhowerenotrich...ButwhatIfearedmostformyselfatyouragewasnotpoverty(贫穷),butfailure.ThefactthatyouaregraduatingfromHarvardsuggeststhatyouknowlittleaboutfailure,youmightbedrivenbyafearoffailurequiteasmuchasadesireforsuccess.
●SteveJobs,StanfordUniversity
Sometimeslife'sgoingtohityouintheheadwithabrick.Don'tlosefaith...Yourworkisgoingtofillalargepartofyourlife,andtheonlywaytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyoubelieveisgreatwork,andtheonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.Ifyouhaven'tfoundityet,keeplooking,anddon'tsettle.
●BillGates,HarvardUniversity
Weneedasmanypeopleaspossibletohaveaccesstotheadvancedtechnologytoleadtoarevolutioninwhathumanbeingscandoforoneanother.Theyaremakingitpossiblenotjustfornationalgovernments,butforuniversities,smallerorganizations,andevenindividualstoseeproblems,seeapproachesanddealwiththeworld'sinequities(不公平)likehunger,poverty,andsoon.
24.WhatMichaelDellsaidistourgeusto .
A.listentoourheartB.pursueourdreams
C.followothers'exampleD.learnfromourmistakes
25.WhatdidJ.K.Rowlingfearmostwhenshewasstudyinginuniversity?
A.Poverty.B.Hunger.
C.Failure.D.Appearance.
26.Whowantstoexpress"Keeplookingforwhatyoubelievein"?
A.MichaelDell.B.J.K.Rowling.
C.BillGates.D.SteveJobs.
27.WhatdoesBillGatessuggestpeopledo?
A.Makecontributionstotheenvironment.
B.Takeresponsibilityfortheirownbehavior.
C.Makejointeffortstoridsomeglobalproblems.
D.Masterasmuchadvancedtechnologyaspossible.
C
TheylikeusingtheInternet.Theyhavelotsofpocketmoneytospend,andtheyspendahigherproportionofitonlinethantherestofus.Teenagersarejustthesortofpeopleanonlinesellerisinterestedin,andthethingstheywanttobuy—games,CDsandclothing—areeasilysoldontheWeb.
Butpayingonlineisatrickybusinessforconsumerswhoaretooyoungtoowncreditcards.Mosthavetouseaparent’scard.Theywantaservicethatallowsthemtospendmoney.
Thatmaycomesoonerthantheythink:
newwaystotakepocketmoneyintocyber(络的)spacearecomingoutrapidlyonbothsidesoftheAtlantic.Ifsuccessful,theseproductscanstimulate(刺激)onlinesales.
Ingeneral,teenagersspendhugeamounts:
$153bn(billion)intheUSlastyearand£20bnannuallyintheUK.MostteenagershaveaccesstotheInternetathomeoratschool—88percentintheUS,69percentintheUK.AccordingtotheJupiterResearch,oneineightofthosewithInternetaccesshasboughtsomethingonline—mainlyCDsandbooks.
Inmostcases,parentspayforthesepurchaseswithcreditcards,anarrangementthatisoftenunsatisfactoryforthemandtheirchildren.Pressingparentstospendonlineislessproductivethanpressingonthehighstreet.Theyaremorelikelytoask“Why?
”ifyouasktospendsomemoneyonline.
OnewaytohelpteenagerschangenotesandcoinsintocybercashisthroughprepaidcardssuchasInternetCashintheUSandSmartcardsintheUK.Similartothoseforpay-as-you-gomobiletelephones,theyaresoldinamountssuchas£20or$50withaconcealed(隐藏的)14-digitnumberthatcanbeusedtoloadthecashintoanonlineaccount.
28.Whatdoestheword“They”inparagraph1referto?
A.Sellers.B.Buyers.
C.Teenagers.D.Parents.
29.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.MorethanhalfoftheteenagersintheUSandtheUKhaveInternetaccess.
B.Teenagerspayforgoodsonlinewiththeirowncreditcards.
C.MostteenagersintheUSandtheUKhaveboughtsomethingonline.
D.Teenagersfounditeasiertopersuadeparentstobuyonlinethaninashop.
30.Anewwaytohelpteenagersshoponlineistouse_________.
A.anewmachineB.specialcoinsandnotes
C.prepaidcardsD.pay-as-you-gomobilephones
31.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Onlineshoppingtraps.B.InternetusersintheUSandtheUK.
C.Newcreditcardsforparents.D.Thearrivalofcyberpocketmoney.
D
BritishEnglishmayhavecomefirst,butaroundtheworld,theAmericanwayofspellingisnowfarmorepopular.
ArecentexaminationoftheEnglishlanguageshowsthatpublicationsnowlargelyusetheAmericanversionswappingwordslike“centre”for“center”afterthe1880s.Togetdata,researchersusedGoogle’sNgramViewertoanalyzethewordsfoundinallEnglish-languagepublicationsfrom1800to2000.Enteringawordintotheviewerwillshowhowfrequentlyitoccurswithinthemassivecorpus(语料库)ofbooksaroundtheworld.
Accordingtothedata,thisshiftwasfurtherstrengthenedaroundWorldWarI.Sincethen,English-languagepublicationshavepreferred“gray”and“flavor”insteadof“grey”and“flavour”.TheAmericanspellinghascontinuedtogrowovertheyears,with“liter”passing“liter”around1900,and“center”becomingthemorecommonchoiceover“centre”in1913.“1913markedaturningpointinBritishspelling,astheAmericanalternativebecamemorefrequentlyusedinliterature,”thepostexplains,inregardto“center”.ThiswasjustayearbeforethebeginningofWorldWarI,whichmanyviewsasakeyperiodinAmerica’srisetosuperpowerstatus.
Thoughthisswitchedagainbetween1920sandthelate1930s,theAmerican,spellingtookoverforgoodaround1940,duringwhichtimethespelling“airplane”shifteddramaticallyover“aeroplane”.
Eversincethemiddleofthe19thcentury,eventheBritishIsleshaveslowlyrejectedtheoldspelling.ThefutureisgrayforBritishEnglish.
32.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Americanspellingtakesoverallthetime.
B.BritishpeoplerefusetouseAmericanspelling.
C.AllthemediapreferAmericanspelling.
D.ThechangeinspellingismoreobviousaroundWorldWarI.
33.What’sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?
A.ThepopularityofAmericanspelling.
B.Theexamplesofthechangeinspelling.
C.ThehistoryofEnglishspelling.
D.ThereasonforthechangeinEnglishspelling.
34.Thepassageisdeveloped_______.
A.byspaceB.bytime
C.byprocessD.bylogic
35.Thepassageiswrittento_____.
A.introducethechangeofEnglishspelling
B.encouragethechangeinEnglishspelling
C.comparethedifferencebetweenAmericanspellingandBritishspelling
D.introducedifferentviewsonEnglishspelling
第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
IPadsvsTextbooks
Whatifyoucouldhaveyourwholebackpackatthetouchofyourfingertips?
InthefirstmonthoftheAppleiPadsrelease,25millionweresold!
PeopleallovertheworlduseiPadsforallsortsofdifferentthings,butoneoftheirfinestqualitiesistheabilitytobeatextbook.___36___
Tobeginwith,iPadsarelessexpensive.Textbooksbecomeoutdatedandschoolshavetobuynewbooks,butwithaniPadschoolscanupdatethemforfree.___37___Schoolsdon’thavetospend$500everyyearforiPadsbecausetheylastawhileandcanbeupdated.
___38___Studentsusuallyhavemultiplecl