广东省肇庆市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题Word格式文档下载.docx
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广东省肇庆市学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题Word格式文档下载.docx
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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。
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AgirlbecameavolunteerintheactivitiesofDeathbedCare,whichmeantvisitingandtakingcareofapatientsufferingfromanincurablediseasewithdaysnumbered.
Thegirlwasassignedtolookafteranoldmansufferingfromcancerwhosechildrenlivedabroad.Theirlivingconditionswerenotsatisfactorywhiletheoldmanhadalotofsavings.Shewasexpectedtocomforthimandkeepuphisspirits.
EverySaturdaythegirlcameontimetokeephimcompany,tellinghimstories.Whenhewashavinganintravenousdrip(静脉滴注),shewouldhelpmassagehisarms.Thedoctorfoundthepatientmuchimprovedmentally.Theoldmanbegantoinvolvehimselfactivelyinthemedicaltreatmentandheseldomshoutedatothers.
Butsomethingthathappenedmadethedoctoruneasyandpuzzled.Eachtimethegirlleft,theoldmanwouldgivehersomemoney.Thedoctordidnothingtointerfere,unwillingtooffendtheoldman.Amonthlatertheoldmanshowedevidentsignsofdeclineaftersufferingcoma(昏迷)afewtimes.
Whenrescuedfromthelatestcoma,theoldmantoldthedoctorhislastwish,“Ihavedeepsympathyforthegirl.Willyoubekindenoughtohelpherfinishherstudies?
”
Butthedoctorknewthatherfamilywaswelloffandshehadnodifficultypursuingherstudies.Sometimessheevencametothehospitalinherfather’scar.
Whenthegirlcameattheweekendafterthedeathoftheoldman,thedoctortoldherthebadnews.Shewasverysadandburstintotears.Thenshehanded$500tothedoctor,saying,“TheoldmanhadallalongthoughtIcametodothejobbecauseofpoverty.HegavememoneysothatIcouldcontinuemyschooling.”Nowhegottheanswertothepuzzle.Inthelastperiodofhislife,theoldmanfounditarealpleasuretobeabletohelpagirlbadlyinneed.
1.Ifyou’reavolunteerintheactivitiesofDeathbedCare,whatkindofpeopledoyouhavetoattendto?
A.Patientswithalotofmoney.B.Patientssufferingfromcancer.
C.Patientswithoutmanydaysleft.D.Patientslivingalone.
2.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Thedoctortoldtheoldmanthetruth.
B.Theoldman’schildrenwerewealthy.
C.Thegirl’sfatherencouragedhertoacceptthemoney.
D.Thegirldidn’taccompanytheoldmanwhenhedied.
3.Whatistherealreasonresultingintheoldman’smentalimprovement?
A.Thegirl’sloveandgreatcare.B.Thepleasureofhelpingpeopleinneed.
C.Thedoctor’smedicaltreatmentD.Hischildren’sprogressinlife.
B
Weknowthefamousones--theThomasEdisonsandtheAlexanderGrahamBells--butwhataboutthelessfamousinventors?
Whataboutthepeoplewhoinventedthetrafficlightandthewindshieldwiper(雨刮器)?
Shouldn'
tweknowwhotheyare?
JoanMcleanthinksso.Infact,Mclean,aprofessorofphysicsatMountainUniversityinRange,feelssostronglyaboutthismatterthatshe'
sdevelopedacourseonthetopic.Inadditiontolearning"
who"
invented"
what"
however,Mcleanalsolikesherstudentstolearntheanswerstothe"
why"
and"
how"
questions.AccordingtoMclean,"
Whenstudentslearntheanswerstothesequestions,theyarebetterpreparedtorecognizeopportunitiesforinventingandmoremotivatedtogiveinventingatry."
Herstudentsagree.OneyoungmanwithapatentforanunbreakableumbrellaiswalkingproofofMcLean'
sstatement."
IfIhadnotheardthestoryofthewindshieldwiper'
sinvention,"
saidTommyLee,aseniorphysicsmajor."
Ineverwouldhavedreamedofturningmybadexperienceduringarainstormintosomethingsoconstructive."
Leeiscurrentlynegotiatingtosellhispatenttoanumbrellaproducer.
So,justwhatisthestorybehindthewindshieldwiper?
Well,MaryAndersoncameupwiththeideain1902afteravisittoNewYorkCity.Thedaywascoldandstormy,butAndersonstillwantedtoseethesights,soshejumpedaboardastreetcar.Noticingthatthedriverwasstrugglingtoseethroughthesnowcoveringthewindshield,shefoundherselfwonderingwhytherecouldn'
tbeabuilt-indeviceforcleaningthewindow.StillwonderingaboutthiswhenshereturnedhometoBirmingham,Alabama,Andersonstarteddraftingoutsolutions.Oneofherideas,alever(操作杆)ontheinsideofavehiclethatwouldcontrolanarmontheoutside,becamethefirstwindshieldwiper.
Todaywebenefitfromcountlessinventionsandinnovations.It'
shardtoimaginedrivingwithoutGarrettA.Morgan'
strafficlight.It'
sequallyimpossibletopictureaworldwithoutKatherineJ.Blodgett'
sinnovationthatmakesglassinvisible.Canyoupicturelifewithoutclearwindowsandeyeglasses?
4.Bymentioning"
trafficlight"
windshieldwiper"
theauthorindicatesthatcountlessinventionsare_______.
A.beneficial,becausetheirinventorsarefamous
B.beneficial,thoughtheirinventorsarelessfamous
C.notuseful,becausetheirinventorsarelessfamous
D.notuseful,thoughtheirinventorsarefamous
5.ProfessorJoanMcLean'
scourseaimsto_____.
A.addcolorandvarietytostudents'
campuslife
B.informstudentsofthewindshieldwiper'
sinvention
C.carryouttherequirementsbyMountainUniversity
D.preparestudentstotrytheirowninvention
6.TommyLee'
sinventionoftheunbreakableumbrellawas.
A.noteventuallyacceptedbytheumbrellaproducer
B.inspiredbythestorybehindthewindshieldwiper
C.duetohisdreamofbeingcaughtinarainstorm
D.notrelatedtoProfessorJoanMcLean’slectures
7.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthispassage?
A.HowtoHelpStudentstoSellTheirInventionstoProducers?
B.HowtoDesignaBuilt—inDeviceforCleaningtheWindow?
C.Shouldn’tWeKnowWhoInventedtheWindshieldWiper?
D.Shouldn’tWeDevelopInventionCoursesinUniversities?
C
Disease,poverty,hate,love-CharlesDickens’storiesopenedhisreaderseyestothemostimportantthemesofhisage.Twohundredyearson,hisstoriesstillspeakvolumesacrosstheworld,provingthatDickens’legacy(遗产)wasfargreaterthanjust“great-literature”.
February7marksthe200th
anniversaryofthewriter’sbirthday.Tomarkthisdate,BBCwriterAlexHudsonlistedsixthingsDickensgavethemodernworld.Let’stakealookattwoofthem.
AWhiteChristmas
Dickensisdescribedas“themanwhoinventedChristmas”—notthereligiousfestival,buttheculturalaspectsthatweassociatewiththefestiveseasontoday.
Intheearly19th
century,Christmaswasbarelyworthmentioning,accordingtocriticandwriterLeighHunt.ThecommitteewhichrantheConservativePartyevenheldordinarybusinessmeetingsonChristmasDay—unthinkableintheWestnowadays,wheneveryonebutthemostnecessaryworkerstakesatleastthreedaysoff.
ManypeoplebelievethatDickens’populardescriptionsofthefestiveperiodbecameablueprintforgenerationstocome.Inhisclassicnovel,
AChristmasCarol,henotonlyputforwardtheideaofsnowatChristmas,butalsopaintedapictureofglowingwarmth-“homeenjoyments,affectionsandhopes”.
InhisbiographyofDickens,PeterAckroydwrote:
“Dickenscanbesaidtohavealmostsingle-handedlycreatedthemodernideaofChristmas.”
“Dickens”poverty(贫穷)
DickenswasoneofthefirsttotakeanhonestlookattheunderclassandthepoorofVictorianLondon.Hehelpedpopularizetheterm“redtape”todescribesituationswherepeopleinpoweruseneedlessamountsofbureaucracy(官僚作风)inawaythatparticularlyhurtstheweakerandpoorermembersofsociety.
“Dickensian”hasnowbecomeapowerfulwordfordescribinganunacceptablelevelofpoverty.In2009,whenthepresidentoftheAssociationofTeachersandLecturersintheUKwantedtotalkaboutpovertyinsomeareasofBritain,shedidnotusewordslike“terrible”or“horrific”,butratherdescribeditas“lifemirroringthetimesofDickens”.
8.Thearticleismainlyabout____________
A.abriefintroductiontoCharlesDickens
B.CharlesDickens’influenceontheworld
C.thecharactersinCharlesDickens’stories
D.CharlesDickens’achievementsinliterature
9.WhyisDickenscalled“themanwhoinventedChristmas”?
A.Becausehecreatedbothreligiousandculturefestival.
B.BecauseallhisnovelshavesomethingtodowithChristmas.
C.BecauseoneofhisnovelshelpedtoshapeChristmascelebrations.
D.BecausehewasthefirstmantohaveproposedcelebratingChristmas.
10.Accordingtothearticle,thephrase“redtape”refersto_______.
A.rulesorproceduresthatarerequiredtoaccomplishatask
B.asituationinwhichpoormembersofsocietyarehurt.
C.conflictbetweenpeopleinpowerandweakerpeople
D.pointlesslytime-consumingofficialprocedures
11.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.
A.DickensianiswidelyusedtodescribetheChristmas
B.CharlesDickens’novelsreflectthetruelifeathisage
C.EverypersoncantakethreedaysoffforChristmas
D.ThethemeofCharlesDickens’storiesisaboutpoverty
D
Hybridcars(混合动力车)arecarsthatrunonpetrolandelectricity.Theyhaveasmallstandardpetrolengineandabatteryelectricmotortoprovideelectricpower.
Therearesomedifferencesbetweendifferentmodelsofhybridcars,butthegeneralprincipleisthatthecarrunsonpetrol,andtheelectricmotorkicksinwhenadditionalpowerisrequired,forexample,whengoinguphilloraccelerating.Insomehybridcarsthepetrolengineturnsitself
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