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沈阳2中高三期中
沈阳二中2014——2015学年度上学期期中考试
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1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
Myfatherwasalwaysagoodgardener.Oneofmyearliestmemoriesisstandingwithoutshoesinthefreshlytilled(翻耕的)soil,myhandsblackenedfromdiggingintheground.
Asachild,IlovedfollowingDadaroundinthegarden.IrememberDadpushingthetiller(耕作机)aheadinperfectlystraightlines.Dadlovedgrowingallsortsofthings:
yellowandgreenonions,watermelonsalmostasbigasme,rowsofyellowcorn,andourfavorite---redtomatoes.
AsIgrewintoateenager,Ididn’tgetsoexcitedaboutgardeningwithDad.Insteadofmagicallandofpossibility,ithadturnedintosomekindofprison.AsDadgrewolder,hisloveforgardeningneverdisappeared.Afterallthekidsweregrownandhadstartedfamiliesoftheirown,Dadturnedtogardeninglikeneverbefore.Evenwhenhewasdiagnosedwithcancer,hestilltookcareofhisgarden.
Butthen,thecancer,bitbybit,invadedhisbody.Ihadtodothethingsheusedtodo.WhatreallyconvincedmethatDadwasdyingwasthestateofhisgardenthatyear.Therowsandrowsofmulticoloredvegetablesweregone.Tootiredtoweedthem,hesimplyletthembe.
Forthefirstfewyearsafterhedied,Icouldn’tevenbeartolookatanyone’sgardenwithouthavingstrongmemoriespourovermelikecoldwaterfromabucket.Threeyearsago,Idecidedtoplantmyowngardenandstartedoutwithjustafewtomatoes.Thatmorning,afterbreakingupafairamountofsoil,somethingcaughtthecornerofmyeyeandIhadtosmile.Itwasmyeight-year-oldsonNathan,happilyplayinginthefreshlytilledsoil.
21.Whydidtheauthorlikethegardenwhenhewasachild?
A.Hewantedtobeagarden-crazylikehisfather.
B.Helovedbeinginthegardenwithhisfather.
C.Thegardenwasfullofhisfavoritefood.
D.Thegardenwasjustfreshlytilled.
22.Whenallthekidsstartedtheirownfamilies,theauthor’sfather_____.
A.stoppedhisgardening
B.turnedtootherhobbies
C.devotedmoretogardening
D.focusedonplantingtomatoes
23.Whathappenedtothegardenwhentheauthor’sfatherwasseriouslyill?
A.Therewasagreatharvest.
B.Thegardenwasalmostdeserted.
C.Noplantgrewinthegardenatall.
D.Theauthor’ssontookchargeofthegarden.
24.Whydidtheauthorstarthisgardenwithtomatoes?
A.Hewantedtohonorhisfather.
B.Hissonlikedthefieldsoftomatoes.
C.Heonlyknewhowtogrowtomatoes.
D.Hethoughttomatoeswereeasytomanage.
B
HerearethecommentsonCRI(ChinaRadioInternational)givenbypeoplefromdifferentcountriesontheInternet.
People
Comments
YingtianHu
Guangzhou,China
ThisisthefirsttimethatIparticipateinCRI.AndIlikeitverymuch.Ihopeitswebsitewillbecomethemostexcellentonewiththeforeignlanguages.AndIchoosetheimportantnewswhichIthinkhasagreatinfluenceonoursocietyandourlives.Intheend,IhopethatmoreandmorepersonsjoininCRIandmakeitperfect!
SujanParajuli,
Selectcity,Nepal
IambotharegularlistenerofCRIandvisitorofitswonderfulWebsite.Firstofall,IwouldliketoextendmyheartfeltthankstoCRIforitsgreateffortstokeepthelistenersup-to-dateduringtheyear2008.We,thelisteners,aregreatlygratefultoCRIforitspraise-worthyeffortstoquenchthethirstofitsdearlisteners.DuringtheYear2008,Ifoundallofyourprogramsquiteinteresting,informativeandeducational.Onceagain,thanksalotforofferinglotsofinformation,news,entertainmentandmanyitemswhichhaveindeedbroadenthehorizonsofourknowledgeandunderstandingaswell.
Ibrahim
Rustamov,
Tajikistan
WithCRI,IwasimpressedbyChina’srapiddevelopmentinallspheres.ButIfeltsosorrytogettoknowaboutthesnowstormsinChinaandWenchuanearthquake.CRIandCCTVplayagreatroleinintroducingChinatotheworld!
Kudos!
MyfriendsandIwishCRIallthebest!
MikeThatcher,
London
MyfamilyandIareallkeenonChineseCulture,especiallythebeautifulChinesefolkmusic.VariousinterestingprogramsbyCRIjustopenawindowforusforeigners,throughwhichwecanknowmoreaboutChinaandhaveabetterunderstandingoftheChineseculture.BestwishestoCRI!
BestwishestoChina!
25.WhichofthefollowingbenefitsofCRIisNOTmentionedabove?
A.CRIhelpstokeepitslistenersup-to-date.
B.CRIhelpsitslistenerstobetterunderstandChina.
C.CRIhelpsitslistenerstopracticeandimproveforeignlanguages.
D.CRIhelpsitslistenersbroadentheirknowledgewithitsrichcontents.
26.Theunderlinedphrase“quenchthethirst”refersto_____.
A.satisfyone’sneedB.supplydrinks
C.takecareofD.keepintouchwith
27.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthefourcomments?
A.CRIhasagreatinfluenceonoursocietyandlives.
B.WonderfulthoughCRIis,therearestillmanyweaknesses.
C.CRIplaysanimportantroleinintroducingtheworldtoChina.
D.CRIhasmadegreateffortstomakeitselfbetterandgainedpopularity.
C
TheextraordinaryEastgateBuildinginHarare,Zimbabwe’scapitalcity,issaidtobetheonly
oneintheworldtousethesamecoolingandheatingprincipleslikethetermitemound(白蚁堆).
ArchitectMickPearceusedpreciselythesamestrategywhendesigningtheEastgateBuilding,whichhasnoair-conditioningandalmostnoheating.Thebuilding—thecountry’slargestcommercialandshoppingmall—useslessthan10%oftheenergyofatraditionalbuildingofitssize.TheEastgate’sownerssaved$3.5millionona$36millionbuildingbecauseanair-conditioningplantdidn’thavetobeimported.
Themallisactuallytwobuildingslinkedbybridgesacrossashady,glass-roofedatrium(天井)opentotheair.Fanssuckfreshairinfromtheatrium,blowitupstairsthroughhollowspacesunderthefloorsandfromthereintoeachofficethroughbaseboardvents(通风口).Asitrisesandwarms,itisdrawnoutviaceilingventsandfinallyexiststhroughforty-eightbrickchimneys.
Duringsummer’scoolnights,bigfansblowairthroughthebuildingseventimesanhourtocooltheemptyfloors.Byday,smallerfansblowtwochangesofairanhourthroughthebuildingtocirculate(流通)theairwhichhasbeenincontactwiththecoolfloors.Forwinterdays,therearesmallheatersinthevents.
ThisisallpossibleonlybecauseHarareis1600feetabovesealevel,hascloudlessskies,littledampnessandrapidtemperatureswings(摆幅)—daysaswarmas31℃commonlydropto14℃atnight.“Youcouldn’tdothisinNewYork,withitsfantasticallyhotsummersandfantasticallycoldwinters,”Pearcesaid.
TheengineeringfirmofOveArup&Partnersmonitorsdailytemperatures.Itisfoundthatthetemperatureofthebuildinghasgenerallystayedbetween23℃and25℃,withtheexceptionoftheannualhotperiodjustbeforethesummerrainsinOctoberandthreedaysinNovember,whenadoorkeeperaccidentallyswitchedoffthefansatnight.Andtheairisfresh—farmoresothaninair-conditionedbuildings,whereupto30%oftheairisrecycled.
28.WhywasEastgatecheapertobebuiltthanatraditionalbuilding?
A.Itwasdesignedinasmallersize.
B.Noairconditionerswerefixedin.
C.Itsheatingsystemwaslessadvanced.
D.Itusedratherdifferentbuildingmaterials.
29.Whatdoes“it”refertoinParagraph3?
A.Freshairfromoutside.B.Heatinthebuilding.
C.Hollowspace.D.Baseboardvent.
30.WhywouldabuildinglikeEastgateNotworkefficientlyinNewYork?
A.NewYorkhaslessclearskiesasHarare.
B.Itsdampnessaffectsthecirculationofair.
C.NewYorkcoversalargerareathanHarare.
D.Itstemperaturechangesseasonallyratherthandaily.
31.ThedatainthelastparagraphsuggestsEastgate’stemperaturecontrolsystem_____.
A.allowsawiderangeoftemperatures
B.functionswellformostoftheyear
C.canrecycleupto30%oftheair
D.worksbetterinhotseasons
D
Eveninaweakjobmarket,theoldcollegetryisn’ttheanswerforeveryone.AbriefingpaperfromtheBrookingsInstitutionwarnsthat“wemayhaveoverdonethemessage”oncollege,seniorfellowIsabelSawhillsaid.
“We’vebeentellingstudentsandtheirfamiliesforyearsthatcollegeistheonlywaytosucceedintheeconomyandofcoursethere’salotoftruthtothat,”Ms.Sawhillsaid.“Onaverageitdoespayoff…Butifyouloaduponawholelotofstudentdebtandthenyoudon’tgraduate,thatisaverybadsituation.”
Onecommentthatpeopleoftenrepeatamongtheyearsofslowjobgrowthhasbeenthevalueofeducationforlandingajobandadvancinginacareer.April’snationalunemploymentratestoodat7.5%,accordingtotheLaborDepartment.Theunemploymentrateforhigh-schoolgraduatesover25yearsoldwhohadn’tattendedcollegewas7.4%,comparedwith3.9%forthosewithabachelor’sdegreeormoreeducation.Thedifferenceisevenbiggeramongthoseaged16-24.Thejoblessrateforthosewithonlyahighschooldiplomainthatagegroupisabout20%.Atthesametime,recentresearchbyCanadianeconomistswarnsthatacollegedegreeisnoguaranteeofpromisingemployment.
Ms.Sawhillpointedoutthatamongtheaspectsthataffectthevalueofacollegeeducationisthefieldofone’smajor:
studentsinengineeringorothersciencesendupearningmorethanthosewhomajorintheartsoreducation.Thecostoftuitionandtheavailabilityoffinancialaidareotherconsiderations,withpublicinstitutionsgenerallyabetterfinancialbargainthanprivateones.
Shesuggestedtwowaysofimprovingthesituation:
increasingvocational-technical(职业技能)trainingprogramsandtakingapagefromEurope’sfocusonearlyeducationrathert
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