广东省惠阳高级中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题文档格式.docx
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广东省惠阳高级中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题文档格式.docx
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注意事项:
1、本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
2、答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名,准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。
3、全部答案应在答题卡上完成,答在本试卷上无效。
4、考试结束后,将答题卡交回。
第I卷
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,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
Whatwillourfuturelooklike?
Peoplehavealwaysbeenwonderingaboutthisquestion.Goonreadingthistextandyouwillknowwhatwillhappeninthenextfiftyyears.
Howcanweknowwhatthefuturewilllooklike?
Tobeabletounderstandthefuture,youmustknowthepast.Whathastakenustowherewearetodayandwhathaschangedalongtheway?
Theworldhaschangedalotinthelast150years,butwehumansaredrivenbythesamebasicneedsaswewere150yearsago.Willthischangeinthenext150years?
No.
Whatinventionshavereallymadeadifferenceinthelast150years?
Inthepastyears,theinventionsthathaveaffectedmostpeoplearoundtheworldforeverydaylivingarethetelephone,electricity,radio,television,computer,thecarandtheabilitytocommunicatethroughtheInternet.Thenweofcoursehavealotofinventionsthathavemadelifeeasier,likenewmedicine,fastertransportsetc.Ingeneral,humanbeingshavebeenworkinghardinthelast150yearstomaketheinventionssothattheywillbeabletogetcontrolofthetimeandtheworld.Sincethereisstillmuchtodointhisarea,thiswillbethefocusatleastforthenext150years.
Whydoweneedtopredictthefuture?
Predictingthefutureisimportantfortworeasons:
firstweneedtostarttothinkaboutwhatkindofwhatkindoffuturewewouldlikeforourselvesandtopassontothenextgeneration,andthenweneedtoknowwhatdecisionsweneedtomaketodaythatwillgivethebestresultinthefuture.
1.Whatdoestheauthortrytotellusinthesecondparagraph?
A.Humanswillnolongerenjoyfoodinthefuture.
B.Theworldwillbecompletelychangedtomorrow.
C.Theworldisquitedifferentfromwhatitwas.
D.Ourbasicneedswillnotchangeinthefuture.
2.Ourpastinventionshavemade__________.
A.ourdailylifemorestressful
B.iteasyforustolive
C.usworklesstime
D.ourworkeasilydone
3.Whatwillhumansdoinordertokeeptheworldundercontrol?
A.Tofocusonmakingmoreinventions.
B.Toproducemorecarsfortransportation.
C.TospendmoretimeworkingontheInternet.
D.Toworkmuchhardertoachievetheirgoals.
4.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?
A.Whatresultwe’llreceiveinthefuture.
B.Thedecisionswemakeforourfuture.
C.Thetworeasonsofpredictingthefuture
D.Theimportanceofpredictingthefuture.
B
CELLPHONESARETHENEWCIGARETTES
Whenyousitdown,youpickitout.Whenyouareinyour
car,youreachforit.Whenyou’reatwork,youtakeabreaktohaveamomentalonewithit.Whenyougetintoalift,youplaywithit.
Cigarettes?
Cupofcoffee?
No,it’sthethirdmostaddictivethinginmodernlife,thecellphone.Andexpertssayitisbecomingmoredifficultformanypeopleto
curbtheirdesiretohug
itmoretightlythanmost
oftheirpersonalrelationships.
Withitsshinysurface,itssmoothandsatisfyingtouch,itsairofcomplexity,thecellphone
connectsustotheworldevenasitdisconnectsus
from
peoplethreefeetaway.Injustthepast
coupleofyears,thecellphonehaschallengedindividuals,employers,phonemakersand
counselors(顾问)inwaysitsinventorsinthelate1940sneverimagined.
Thecostsarebecomingevenmoreevident,andIdon’tmeanjustthemonthlybill.Dr.Chris
Knippers,acounselorattheBettyFordCenterinSouthernCalifornia,reportsthattheoveruseof
cellphoneshasbecomeasocial
problem
notmuchdifferentfromotherharmfuladdictions:
abarriertoone-on-onepersonalcontact,andanescapefromreality.
Soundsextreme,butwe’veallwitnessedtheevidence:
thepersonatarestaurantwhotalksonthephonethroughanentiremeal,ignoringhiskidsaroundthetable;
thewomanwhotalksonthephoneinthe
car,ignoringherhusband;
theteenwhotextsmessagesallthewayhome
school,avoidingcontactwithkidsallaroundhim.
Isitjustrude,orisitakindofunhealthiness?
Andpardonme,buthowisthisimprovingthequalityoflife?
JimWilliams,anindustrialsociologistbasedinMassachusetts,notesthatcell-phoneaddictionispartofasetofsymptomsinawideninggulfofpersonalseparation.HepointstoastudybyDukeUniversityresearchersthatfoundone-quarterofAmericanssaytheyhavenoonetodiscusstheir
most
importantpersonalbusinesswith.Despitethegrowinguseofphones,e-mailandinstantmessaging,inotherwords,Williamssaysstudiesshowthatwedon’thaveasmanyfriendsasourparents.“Justasmoreinfor
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