广东省揭阳市第一中学学年高二上学期第一次阶段考试英语试题.docx

广东省揭阳市第一中学学年高二上学期第一次阶段考试英语试题.docx

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广东省揭阳市第一中学学年高二上学期第一次阶段考试英语试题

揭阳一中2015—2016学年度第一学期

高二级（95届）英语科第一次阶段考试试卷

第一部分听力理解（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Conversation1

1.Whatisthewomangoingtodothisweekend?

A.Goforapicture.B.Attendameeting.C.Takecareofaboy.

2.WhoisLinda?

A.Thewoman’ssister.B.Theman’ssister.C.Thewoman’saunt.

Conversation2

3.Aboutwhatdidthemancomplain?

A.Thefoodquality.B.Theprice.C.Theservice.

4.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inacar.B.Inthestreet.C.Inarestaurant.

Conversation3

5.Whatisthemandoingnow?

A.BuyingaWashingMachine.B.LookingforaWashingMachine.

C.RepairingaWashingMachine.

6.WhencanthemanchangetheWashingMachine?

A.Withinaweek.B.Withinamonth.C.Withinayear.

Conversation4

7.Whereisthefishfound?

A.Inthewoods.B.Inthelake.C.Intherubbishbin.

8.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A.Stopaparty.B.Buyanotherfish.C.Borrowtools.

9.What’stheweatherlike?

A.Wet.B.Hot.C.Cool.

Conversation5

10.WhydoesthemancallABCcomputer?

A.Toleavehisnameandfaxnumber.

B.TofindoutwhenMS.Joneswillcomeback.

C.Toknowaboutnewcomputers’shippingpolicies.

11.Whycan’tthemanreceivethefaxrightnow?

A.Heistoobusyatthemoment.B.Hisfaxmachineisoutoforder.

C.Hewon’tcometoworkuntil2:

30.

12.Whataretheman’snameandhisfaxnumber?

A.TomGoldblattand33010167.B.TomOldblattand33011087.

C.TomGoldblattand33011086.

Conversation6

13.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hestarredinsomefilms.

B.Heisalwaysveryinterestedinadventures.

C.Hemadethediveathisownexpense.

14.Howlongdidthemanplantostayunderseaatthevalley?

A.Forabout20minutes.B.Forabouthalfanhour.

C.Foraboutanhour.

15.Whatdidthemanthinkofthedive?

A.Satisfyingbutalittleregretful.B.Tiredbutsatisfying.

C.Tiredbutbeneficial.

第二部分阅读（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

ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare’stimeisestimated（估计）tohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasanativelanguage,mainlyintheUnitedStates,Canada,GreatBritain,Ireland,SouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareas,thereareagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellasvariouslevelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.

Infact,itisimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequate（适当的）workingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.ThepurposeforEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitisdifficulttoexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudgewhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.

ThemainreasonforthewidespreaddemandforEnglishisitspresent-dayimportanceasaworldlanguage.Besidesservingtheindefiniteneedsofitsnativespeakers,Englishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinscience,technology,andotherfieldsarebeingproduced,andnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedforsuchpurposesasmeteorologicalandairportcommunications,internationalconferences,andthespreadofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmanynations.Itisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountries,especiallyformerBritishcolonies.Manyofthesecountrieshavemultilingualpopulationsandneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernment,commerce,industry,lawandeducationaswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest.

16.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheDifficultiesofLearningEnglishB.InternationalCommunications

C.TheStandardVarietiesofEnglishD.EnglishasaWorldLanguage

17.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Some260millionpeopleintheworldhaveanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish.

B.Therearesome260millionnativespeakersofEnglishintheworld.

C.ItisalmostimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeoplewithanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish.

D.PeoplelearnEnglishforavarietyofreasons.

18.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemainreasonforthewidespreaduseofEnglish?

A.ItwaspopularduringShakespeare’stime.B.ItisusedinformerBritishcolonies.

C.Itservestheneedsofitsnativespeakers.

D.Itisaworldlanguagethatisusedforinternationalcommunication.

19.WhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish?

A.Theabilitytoreadanewspaper.

B.Itisdifficulttojudgebecauseitdiffersforeachsituation.

C.Beingamultilingual.D.Beinganativespeaker.

20.WhattypeofdevelopingcountrieswouldbemostlikelytouseEnglish?

A.ThosegeographicallyclosetotheUnitedStates.

B.ThoseinterestedinthecultureoftheUnitedStates.

C.FormercoloniesofGreatBritain.

D.Countrieswhereinternationalconferencesareheld.

B

Withmyhandsandkneesontheflooroftheairplane,Iwassearchingforanoldlady’smissinghearingaid（助听器）duringtheflightfromSydneytoLosAngeles.ItoccurredtomethatthismaynotbethemostdignifiedpostureforaBuddhistnun（尼姑）.

Ihadseentheoldladyfromtheseatinfrontofmeasshewalkedupanddownthepassagewithaflashlight.Iaskedafewtimeswhatwaswrong,butshedidn’tansweratfirst—–shecouldn’thearme.Shewaswearingawoolencoat.Judgingfromheraccent,shecamefromEasternEurope.

Doyouknowwhathearingaidscost?

Thousands,especiallyforthenewtinyhidden-in-the-eartypeshedescribed.Ittakesalongtimeforanappointmenttomakeanewone,andmanydoctorvisitstogetthethingadjustedright.Therefore,mydignity（尊严）seemedlessimportantthanfindingthathearingaid.Buthowdoesonefindatinyblackobjectinashadowyjetcabin（机舱）?

Theladywasn’tevensurewhereorwhenshehadlostit.Atonepoint,acoupleofflightattendantsdidarandomsearcharoundthelady’sseat;Iwasn’timpressed.Theyleftsuggestingthatshesearchtheseatofherpreviousflight!

Myflashlightturnedupallkindsofsmallobjects,bitsofplastic,brokenpiecesofheadphones.

Theoldladysaidthatshegaveup.YetIcouldn’t.Afterwelanded,aspassengersstreamedpastus,Iinsistedthattheladymoveasidewhileawaitingherwheelchair.ThenIgotintoarealdownanddirtysearchamongthedustunderherseatandonthefloor.

Look!

Alittlepeanut-sizedshinyblackobjectcaughtthelightofmyflashlightinafloorcracknearherseat.

Whatarush.“Ifoundit!

”

Withgreatastonishmentandgratitude,theoldladyresponded,“Ihaven’tthewordstoexpressmythanks!

”

21.Whydidtheauthorputherhandsandkneesonthefloor?

A.SheisareligiousBuddhistnun.

B.Shefelldownfromherseat.

C.Shehelpedtheoldladylookforherhearingaid.

D.Shewantedtostandoutamongthepassengers.

22.Whatdoweknowabouttheoldlady?

A.Sheignoredtheauthor’squestiononpurpose.

B.SheisanAmerican.

C.Shelostherhearingaidbyaccident.

D.Itwasnotdifficultforhertogetthehearingaidatall.

23.Wherewasthehearingaidfound?

A.Onthepreviousflight.B.Closetotheoldlady’seat.

C.Onthewheelchair.D.Inanotherjetcabin.

24.Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs,whatistheoldlady’sattitudetowardstheauthor?

A.Respectful.B.Doubtful.C.Supportive.D.Grateful.

25.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Totellusastoryaboutkindhelp.B.Towarnustobemorecareful.

C.Toteachushowtofindthelostthing.D.Topresentthelovefromallpeopleonboard.

C

Americansgavenearly$300billionawaylastyear.Doyouknowthereason?

Beyondthenoblegoalsofhelpingothers,itisgivingthatwillmakethemhappier.

Itisafactthatgiversarehappierpeoplethannon-givers.AccordingtotheSocialCapitalCommunityBenchmarkSurvey,asurveyof30,000Americanhouseholds,peoplewhogivemoneytocharityare43%morelikelythannon-giverstosaytheyare“veryhappy”abouttheirlives.Similarly,volunteersare42%morelikelytobeveryhappythennon-volunteers.

Thehappinessdifferencebetweengiversandnon-giversisnotduetodifferencesintheirpersonalcharacteristics,suchasincomeorreligion.Imaginetwopeoplewhoareidenticalintermsofincomeandfaith,aswellasage,education,politics,sex,andfamilycircumstances,butonedonatesmoneyandvolunteers,whiletheotherdoesnot.Thegiverwillbe,onaverage,over40percentagepointsmorelikelytobeveryhappythanthenon-givers.

Anumberofstudieshaveresearchedexactlywhycharityleadstohappiness.Thesurprisingconclusionisthatgivingaffectsourbrainchemistry.Forexample,peoplewhogiveoftenreportfeelingsofeuphoria,whichpsychologistshavereferredtoasthe“Helper’sHigh”.Theybelievethatcharitableactivityproducesaverymildversionofthesensationspeoplegetfromdrugslikemorphineandheroin.

Ofcourse,notonlydoesgivingincreaseourhappiness,butalsoourhappinessincreasesthepossibilitythatwewillgive.Everyonepreferstogivemorewhentheyarehappy.Researchershaveinvestigatedthisbyconductingexperimentsinwhichpeopleareaskedabouttheirhappinessbeforeandaftertheyparticipateinacharitableactivity,suchasvolunteeringtohelpchildrenorservingmealstothepoor.Theresultisclearthatgivinghasastrong,positivecausalimpactonourhappiness,sodoeshapp