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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