河南省师范大学附属中学学年高二月考英语Word文件下载.docx
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tickets,andonlyonewasawinner.He'
sreallyabigloser!
Hedidn'
tsayanythingthatwasfalse,butheleftoutimportantinformationonpurpose.That'
scalledahalf-truth.Half-truthsarenottechnicallylies,buttheyarejustasdishonest.
Somepoliticiansoftenusethistrick.Let'
ssaythatduringGovernorSmith'
slastterm,herstatelost
onemillionjobsandgainedthreemillionjobs.Thensheseeksanotherterm.Oneofheropponentssays,"
DuringGovernorSmith'
sterm,thestatelostonemillionjobs!
"
That'
strue.However,an
honeststatementwould
havebeen,"
DuringGovernorSmith'
sterm,thestatehadanetgainoftwomillionjobs."
Advertiserswillsometimesusehalf-truths.It'
sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatementssotheytrytomisleadyouwiththetruth.Anadvertisementmightsay,"
NineoutoftendoctorsadvisedtheirpatientstotakeYuckyPillstocuretoothache."
ItfailstomentionthattheyonlyaskedtendoctorsandnineofthemworkfortheYuckyCompany.
Thiskindofdeceptionhappenstoooften.It'
sasadfactoflife:
Liesarelies,andsometimesthetruth
canlieaswell.
1.Howmuchdidthelotterywinnerlose?
A.Onehundreddollars.B.Twohundreddollars.
C.Threehundreddollars.D.Fourhundreddollars.
2.Wemayinferthattheauthorbelievespeopleshould___________.
A.buylotteryticketsB.makeuseofhalf-truths
C.nottakeanythingatfacevalueD.nottrusttheYuckyCompany
3.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"
netgain"
inParagraph5mean?
A.finalincrease.
B.bigadvantage.
C.largeshare.
D.totalsaving.
4.WhatcanweknowfromtheexampleoftheYuckyPilladvertisement?
A.Falsestatementsareeasytoseethrough.
B.Half-truthsareoftenusedtomisleadpeople.
C.Doctorsliketoactinadvertisement.
D.Advertisementsarebasedonfacts.
B
Whenyou'
relyingonthewhitesandsoftheMexicanRiviera,thestressesoftheworld
seemamillionmilesaway.Hey,stop!
Thisisnovacation-youhavetofinishsomething!
HereliestheproblemforthetravelwriterandcriticEdieJarolim"
Ialwayslovedtravelingandalwayslikedtoeat,butitneveroccurredtomethatIcouldmakemoneydoingboth
ofthosethings,"
Jarolimsaid.Nowyoucanreadhertraveladviceeverywhere-----inArtsandAntiques,inBrides,orinoneofhertherebooks,TheCompleteIdiot'
sTravelGuidetoMexicanBeachResorts.
Herjobintravelwritingbegansomeeightyearsago.AftergettingaPhDinEnglishinCanada,shetookaTest
Frommer'
stravelguides,passedit,andgotthejob.AfterworkingatFrommer'
s,Jarolimworkedforawhile
atRoughGuidesinLondon,thenFodor'
s,whereshefellsoinlovewithadescriptionoftheSouthwestof
theU.S.thatshemovedthere.
Nowasatravelwriter,shespendsone-thirdofheryearontheroad.Therestofthetimeisspent
completinghertasksandwritingreviewsofrestaurantsathomeinTucson,Arizona.
Asadventurousasthejobsounds,thehardpartisfact-checkingalltheinformation.Sure,it'
sgreatto
writeaboutatouristattraction,butyou'
dbettergetthelocalmuseumhourscorrectoryoucould
reallyruinsomeone'
svacation.
5.WhichcountrydoesJarolimliveinnow?
A.Mexico
B.TheU.S.
C.TheU.K.
D.Canada
6.WhatismostdifficultforJarolim?
A.Workingindifferentplacestocollectinformation
B.Checkingallthefactstobewrittenintheguides
C.Finishingherworkassoonaspossible
D.Passingatesttowritetravelguides
7.WhatdoweknowaboutJarolimfromthetext?
A.Sheissuccessfulinherjob
B.Shefindsherlifefullofstresses
C.Shespendshalfofhertimetraveling
D.Sheisespeciallyinterestedinmuseums
8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.AdventuresinTravelWriting
B.WorkingasaFoodCritic
C.TravelGuidesontheMarketD.VacationingforaLiving
C
Ididn'
thearthemcallmyname,"
explainedShelleyHennigto
ActiveTeens(AT)
asshetalkedaboutthatexcitingmomentonnationaltelevisionwhenshewonthehonorofMissTeenUSA2004."
Areyouready?
iswhatsheheard.Thenshesaid,"
Ishookmyheadno,andthentheysaid'
yes'
anditwasannouncedagain."
Itwasfourdaysafterthatlifechangingmomentfortheseventeen-year-oldhighschoolstudentfromDestrehan,Louisiana--shewasstilloncloudnine.
Iwassoshocked!
Ineverbelievedthatitcouldactuallyreallyhappen."
Presentintheaudiencethatdaywere:
hermotherandfather,olderbrother,herfriends,andherdanceteacher.
Understandingwhymembersofherfamilyandherfriendswouldbethere,
AT
askedwhyherdanceteacherhadtraveledsofartoseehercompete."
She'
salwaysbeenmyrolemodel.I'
vedancedwithhersinceIwassix.She'
sbeenthroughsomanydifficultiesandcamethroughthemall.I'
velearnedtogetoverbadlife'
sexperiencesandlearnedhowtomoveonbecauseofher."
Oneofthosebadlife'
sexperiencesforShelleyhappenedthreeyearsagowhenherbrotherBradwaskilledinadrunkdrivingaccident.Hewas18.Shefoundwritinghelpedhergetthroughtheroughdays.Shesaid,"
Iwritealotaboutmybrother.Iwritealot,alot,alot..."
AsMissLouisianaTeen,shetraveledaroundthestatespeakingtoteensaboutthedangersofdrinkinganddriving.InherroleasMissTeenUSA,Shelleywillcontinuetospeaktoyouthaboutsafedriving,inadditiontomanyotherthingstohelptheyouth.
When
askedMissTeenUSAifshehadanyadviceforourreaders,shesaid,"
Don'
tletanyonechangeyou.Hangoutwithpeoplethatmakeyoufeelgoodaboutyourself.Thatway,itiseasytobeyourself."
9.Whatdothewords"
oncloudnine"
inParagraph2probablymean?
A.frightened
B.troubled
C.veryhappy
D.veryangry
10.Shelleytakesherdanceteachersasarolemodelmainlybecausesheis________.
A.determined
B.friendly
C.strict
D.experienced
11.WhatsuggestiondoesShelleygivetotheteens?
A.Beyourselfwiththesupportoffriends.B.Meetfriendswheneverpossible.
C.Goeasyonyourselfandothers.D.Haveagoodrolemodel.
D
Arecentstudy,whileshowingagenerallypositiveattitudetowardscience,alsosuggestsawidespread
worrythatitmaybe"
runningoutofcontrol"
.Thisideaisdangerous.
Sciencecanbeaforceforevilaswellasforgood.Itsapplicationscanbechanneledeitherway,dependingonourdecisions.Thedecisionswemake,personallyorcollectively,willdeterminetheoutcomesofscience.
Buthereisarealdanger.Scienceisadvancingsofastandissostronglyinfluencedbybusinessesthatweare
likelytobelievewhateverdecisionswecometowillmakelittledifference.And,ratherthanfightingforthe
bestpossiblepolicies,wemaystepbackanddonothing.
Somepeoplegoevenfurther.Theysaythatdespitethemoralandlegalobjections,whateveris
scientificallypossiblewillbedone-somewhere,sometime.Theybelievethatsciencewillgetoutofcontrolintheend.Thisbeliefisdangeroustoo,becauseitfuelsasenseofhopelessnessanddiscouragesthenfrom
makingeffortstobuildasaferworld.
Inourinterconnectedworld,thelackofagreementinandoutoftheworldofsciencecanleadtothefailuretocontroltheuseofscience.Withoutacommonunderstanding,thechallengesof"
controlling"
scienceinthis
centurywillbereallytough.Takehumancloningforexample.Despitethegeneralagreementamongscientistsonitspossiblehugeimpactontraditionalmoralvalues,somecountriesstillgoaheadwiththeresearchanddevelopmentofitsrelatedtechniques.Theoutcomesarehardtopredict.
Therefore,discussionsonhowscienceisappliedshouldbeextendedfarbeyondscientificsocieties.Only
throughtheuntiedeffortsofpeoplewithhope,canwebefullysafeagainstthemisuseofscienceandcan
sciencebestservemankindinthefuture.
12.Whatcanweconcludefromtherecentstudy?
A.Peoplethinkhighlyofscience.
B.Peopleholdmixedopinionsaboutscience.
C.Scienceisgettingdangerouslyoutofcontrol.
D.Scienceisusedforbothgoodandbadpurposes.
13.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillhappenifweholdthatscienceisgettingbeyondcontrol?
A.Thedevelopmentofsciencewillhopelesslyslowdown.
B.Businesseswillhaveevengreaterinfluenceonscience.
C.Thepublicwilllosefaithinbringingaboutabrightfuture.
D.Peoplewillworkmoreactivelytoputscienceundercontrol.
14.Thediscussionshouldreachbeyondscientificsocietiesbecause_____.
A.scientistshavefailedtopredicttheoutcomes
B.thetiesbetweendifferentareasneedstrengthening
C.unitedeffortsarenecessaryforthedevelopmentofscience
D.peopleneedtoworktogethertopreventthebaduseofscience
15.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Scienceanditsapplicationsbringusmanydangers.
B.Thedevelopmentofsciencemostlyliesinpeople'
sattitudes.
C.Mankindcanlargelytakecontrolofsciencewiththeirefforts.
D.Thefutureofsciencewillbeinfluencedbythedangerousideas.
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