广东省广州市高二英语下学期期中试题Word下载.docx
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A.Itwillhelphiscareer.
B.It’swhathehadaskedfor.
C.It’sthebestchoiceinthelongterm.
听下面一段对话,回答第3~6题。
3.WhatmakesKopiLuwakdifferent?
A.It’sgrownontheground.
B.It’smadewithblackberries.
C.It’smadewiththehelpofananimal.
4.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthecoffee?
A.It’sdelicious.
B.It’sdisgusting.
C.It’sjustlikeregularcoffee.
5.Wherewasthecoffeepurchased?
A.IntheU.S.
B.InIndonesia.
C.InthePhilippines.
6.Whatisthewoman’sreactiontotheprice?
A.Sheisimpressed.
B.Shethinksit’sfunny.
C.Shecan’tbelieveit.
听下面一段独白,回答第7~10题。
7.Whatwasthecreditcardfeeforsmallbusinessesadecadeago?
A.Between4%and5%ofthetotalamount.
B.Between3.5%and4%ofthetotalamount.
C.Between2.5%and3%ofthetotalamount.
8.WhatwasthefirstservicethatSquareoffered?
A.Acreditcardreaderforsmartphones.
B.Largeequipmentformarketsellers.
C.Dataanalysistoolsforbigbusinesses.
9.Whathappenedin2014?
A.Squareprocessedpaymentsforfree.
B.Squarestartedgivingbusinessadvice.
C.Squarebecameapubliccompany.
10.WhatdoesSquarealsoown?
A.FirstData.
B.Twitter.
C.Afooddeliveryservice.
第二节听取信息(共5题,每小题1分,满分5分)
听下面一段独白。
请根据题目要求,从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息,填入答题卷标号为11~15的空格处。
听录音前,你将有10秒钟的阅题时间,录音读两遍。
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StandardSingle
Buyonthedayoftravel
StandardReturn(ticket)
1.Makebothtripsonthesameday
2.Travelafter(11)______________
(12)_______________
1.45%discount
2.Ifyoubooka(13)________inadvance
AstraReturn
1.(14)__________discount
2.Ifyoubook4weeksinadvanceandreturnwithin6months
Roamer
Usethe(15)_________with£
247foramonth
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节篇章阅读(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,并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。
A
LastFourthofJuly,Pete,a14-year-oldboy,wasenjoyingthelit-upski
esandloudboomsfromthefireworksbeingsetoffinhisneighborhood.Suddenly,theeveningtookaterribleturn.Abottlerocketshotintohiseye,immediatelycausinghimterriblepain.Hisfamilyrushedhimtotheemergencyroomfortreatment.Asaresultoftheinjury,Petedevelopedglaucoma(青光眼)andcataracts(白内障).Today,Petehaspermanentvisionlossinhisinjuredeyebecauseofhisbottlerocketinjury.
JuneisFireworksEyeSafetyAwarenessMonth,andthroughitsEyeSmartcampaigntheAmericanAcademyofOphthalmologywantstoremindconsumerstoleavefireworkstoprofessionals."
ThereisnothingworsethanaFourthofJulycelebrationruinedbysomeonebeinghitintheeyewithabottlerocket,"
saidDr.JohnC.Hagan,clinicalcorrespondentfortheAcademyandanophthalmologistatDiscoverVisionCentersinKansasCity."
Asafecelebrationmeanslettingtrainedprofessionalshandlefireworkswhileyouenjoytheshow."
AccordingtotheU.S
.ConsumerProductSafetyCommission,morethan9,000fireworksrelatedinjurieshappeneachyear.Ofthese,nearlyhalfarehead-relatedinjuries,withnearly30percentoftheseinjuriestotheeye.One-fourthoffireworkseyeinjuriesresultinpermanentvisionlossorblindness.Childrenarethemostcommonvictimsoffireworkabuse,withthosefifteenyearsoldoryoungermakingup50percentoffireworkseyeinjuriesintheUnitedStates.Dr.Haganestimatesthathispracticeseesmorethan30injurieseachyearfromfireworks.
Evenfireworksthatmanypeopleconsidersaferepresentathreattotheeyes.
Forchildrenundertheageoffive,apparentlyharmlesssparklersaccountforone-thirdofallfireworksinjuries.Sparklerscanburnatnearly2,000degreesFahrenheit.
16.TheAmericanAcademyofOphthalmologycallsonconsumersto_________.
A.celebratetheFourthofJulywithfireworks
B.leavefireworkstoprofessionalsintheircelebrations
C.stopcelebratingtheFourthofJulyaltogetherwithfireworks
D.setofffireworkstogetherwithtrainedprofessionals
17.HowmanyfireworkseyeinjuriesoccurintheUSeachyear?
A.About9,000.B.About4,500.C.About1,350.D.About30.
18.FireworkseyeinjuriescanresultineachofthefollowingEXCEPT_________.
A.blindnessB.permanentsightloss
C.glaucomaandcataractsD.head-relatedinjuries
19.WhichisNOTTRUEofsparkers?
A.Theyareharmlesstochildren.
B.Theyareconsideredsafebymanypeople.
C.Theyareathreattotheeyes.
D.Theycanburnatveryhighdegrees.
B
You’vejustcomehome,afterlivingabroadforafewyears.Sinceyou’vebeenaway,hasthiscountrychangedforthebetter—orfortheworse?
Ifyou’vejustarrivedbackintheUKafterafortnight’sholiday,smallchangeshaveprobablysurprisedyou—anythingfromalocalgreengrocersuddenlybeingreplacedbyamobile-phoneshoptosomeoneinyourstreetmovinghouse.
SohowhavethingschangedtopeoplecomingbacktoBritainafterseven,tenoreven15yearslivingabroad?
Whatchangesinsocietycantheyseethattherestofushavehardlynoticed—ornowtakeforgranted?
Tofindout,weaskedsomepeoplewhorecentlyreturned.
Debi:
Whenweleft,Cheltenham,myhometown,wasatownofwhite,middle-classfamilies—allveryconservative(opposedtogreatorsuddensocialchange).ThetownisnowhometomanyeasternEuropeansandlotsofAustralians,whocomeheremainlytoworkinhotelsandtourism.Thereareevenseveralshopsonlyforforeigners.
Havingbeenanimmigrantmyself,Iadmirepeoplewhogooverseastofindajob.MaybeifIlivedinaninnercitywhereunemploymentwashigh,I’dthinkdifferently,butIbelieveforeignsettlershaveimprovedthiscountrybecausethey’remoreopen-mindedandoftenworkharderthanthenatives.
Christine:
AsweflewhomeoverBritain,bothofusremarkedhowgreeneverythinglooked.Butthedifferencesbetweentheplacewe’dleftbehindandtheonewereturnedtowerebroughtsharplyintofocusassoonaswelanded.
Toseepolicemenwithgunsintheairportforthefirsttimewasfrightening—inCyprus,they’reveryrelaxed—andIgotpulledoverbycustomsofficersjustfortakingawoolensweaterwithsomemetal-madebuttonsoutofmycaseinthearrivalshall.Everyoneseemedtobeonguard.Eventheairportcar-hirefirmwantedacreditcardratherthancashbecausetheysaidtheirvehicleshadbeenusedbybankrobbers.
Butanyway,thisisstillagreen,beautifulcountry.Ijustwishmorepeoplewouldappreciatewhatthey’vegot.
20.Afterashortoverseasholiday,peopletendto_______.
A.noticesmallchangesB.expectsmallchanges
C.welcomesmallchangesD.exaggeratesmallchanges
exaggerate:
tomakesth.seemlarger,better,worse,ormoreimportantthanitreallyis
21.HowdoesDebilookattheforeignsettlers?
A.Cautiously.B.Positively.C.Sceptically.D.Critically.
22.WhenarrivingattheairportinBritain,Christinewasshockedby_______.
A.therelaxedpolicemenB.themessyarrivalshall
C.thetightsecurityD.thebankrobbers
23.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.LifeinBritain.B.BackinBritain.C.BritaininFuture.D.BritaininMemory.
C
OneofBritain’sleadingfee-payingschools,WellingtonCollege,istoofferclassesonhappinesstofightagainstthenegativeinfluencesinsocietycausedbymaterialismandcelebrityobsession,itsheadteacherannounced.
“Weareintroducingclassesonhappiness,”saidAnthonySeldon,masterofWellingtonCollege,inCrowthorne,Berkshire,westofLondon.“Wehavebeenfocusingtoomuchonacademicsandmissingsomethingfarmoreimportant.”
“Thatsocietiesarebecomingricherbutnotnecessarilyhappierisalesson”,hesays,“youngpeopleneedtolearn,inordertounderstandthatcontentmentdoesnotcomefromwhatyouconsumebutratherwhoyouare,howyouthink,andyourattitudetotheworldaroundyou.Moneyjustcan’tbuyit.”
Apsychologistwilloverseeapilotprojectteaching“happinesslessons”fromthestartofthenextacademicyear.Pupilsaged14to16willbegivenonelessonaweek,learningskillssuchashowtomanagerelationships,physicalandmentalhealth,negativeemotionsandhowtoachieveone’sambitions.
Thecollege’sreligiouseducationstaffwillteachthecourseasacomplementto,ratherthanasubstitutefor,usualreligiouseducationclasses,saidSeldon,whoisalsoapoliticalcriticandauthor.
“Tome,themostimportantjobofmyschoolistoturnoutyoungmenandwomenwhoarehappyandsecure—moreimportantthatthelatestbulletinfromtheDepartmentforEducationaboutwhatever,”explainedSeldon.“Celebrity,moneyandpossessionsaretoooftenthetouchstonesforteenagersandyetthesearenotwherehappinesslies.Ourchildrenneedtoknowthatassocietiesbecomericher,theydon’tbecomehappier—afactregularlyshownbysocialscienceresearch.”
Wellingtonschoolwasfoundedin1853andcurrentlyhas750boysaged13to18and50girlsaged16plus.Feesrangefrom6,132pertermfordaypupilsto7,665poundspertermforboarders.
24.Wellingtonschoolistoofferstudentsclassesonhappinessbecause_________.
A.studentswanttolearnmoreaboutmaterialismandcelebrityobsession
B.studentshavepoorknowledgeaboutmaterialismandcelebrityobsession
C.studentsareoftenunhappyaboutthecoursestaughtatschool
D.theschoolwantstosmoothawaythebadeffectscausedbymaterialismandcelebrityobsession
25.Theunderlinedword“contentment”
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