河北省正定县第三中学学年高二英语月考试题.docx
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河北省正定县第三中学学年高二英语月考试题
河北省正定县第三中学2017-2018学年高二英语5月月考试题
一.阅读理解。
(40分)
第一节:
(30分)
A
Abusinessmanhadtwosons.Whilehegavetheyoungersonalotofloveandgifts,heneglected(忽视)theelderson.Itwascompletelypuzzling(令人费解)andnooneknewwhy.
Whentheboysgrewup,theywereaskedtomanagethefather’sbusiness.Theeldersonwasabsorbedinthebusiness.Frommorningtilllateintheevening,hewasbusyworking.Withinafewyears,heranthebusinessverywellandevenexpanded(扩大)it.
Whatabouttheyoungerson?
Hedidn’thavemuchtodoexcepthaveagoodtime.Butthefatherbelievedthathisfavoritesonwouldbeasuccess.Iftheeldersoncouldbeasuccessfulbusinessman,surelytheyoungerone,withahighereducation,woulddomuchbetter.
Afewyearslater,theresultsofhisdecisionbecameclear.Uninterestedinbusiness,theyoungersoncontinuedspendinghistimeenjoyinghimself.Andhewentoutofbusiness.Buttheelderson’sfarsmallershare(份)ofbusinesshadexpandedandhehadprovedhimselftobeagooddecisionmaker.
Ashamedattheturnofevents,thefathermettheeldersonandwasangrywiththeyoungerone.Theelderson,whowaslisteningtoallthisquietly,suddenlysaidhewantedtosetupanindependentbusinessandliveonhisown.
“Why?
”askedthefather.
“Iblame(责备)onepersonforthewaymybrotherhasturnedout,andit’snothim.Youcan’tblamechildrenforthefaults(过失)oftheirparents,canyou?
”askedtheelderson.
1.Beforetheyoungersonwentintothefather9sbusiness,he .
A.waswell-educatedatschool
B.hadachievedgreatsuccess
C.oftenlookeddownuponhisbrother
D.wasinterestedinbusiness
2.Whydidthefathertreatthetwosonsdifferently?
A.theeldersondidn’tworkhard
B.theyoungersonwashardworking
C.nooneknewwhyhedidit
D.hewantedtodoanexperiment
3.WhichisNOTthereasonfortheyoungerson’sgoingoutofbusiness?
A.hehimselfdidn’tworkhard
B.hisfatherdidn’teducatehimproperly
C.hewasnotinterestedinbusinessatall
D.hewasbusyworkingeveryday
4.Whatdoesthetextreallywanttoteachus?
A.Oncesomethingisdone,youshoulddoitwell.
B.Parentsareresponsibleforchildren’sdevelopment.
C.Interestisthemostimportantforsuccess.
D.Onehasresponsibilityforwhathehimselfhasdone.
B
AppleannounceditsnewiPhoneslastweek,butcompetitors’mobilephonescandomanyofthesamethingsforlessmoney.
ThenewiPhone8andXhavewirelesscharging,edge-to-edgeglassscreenanddoublecameras.ButallofthesefeaturesarealreadyavailableinsmartphonesfromChina’sHuaweiandOppo,andKorea’sSamsung.WhileAppleasksbuyerstopay$1,000foritshigh-endmodel,someAsianphonemakerscanoffersimilarfeaturesforless.
Atonetime,Chinesemanufacturerscopiedfeaturesanddesignsfromotherstoproducelow-costphones.Buttheyhavenowaddedhigh-endfeaturestotheirphonesandtheycontrolnearlyhalftheglobalmobilephonemarket.
MediaMarktSaturnisEurope’sbiggestelectronicsseller.AspokespersonforthestoretoldReutersthat,“HuaweiisseenasarelevantcompetitortoAppleandSamsungbycoveringallmajorpricepointsandplacingbiginvestmentsinmarketingandsales.’’ShealsosaidthattheChinesecompaniesHuawei,ZTE,LenovoandTCLwereamongthetop-10best-sellingsmartphonesinitsstores.
Chinesemanufacturers’fastgrowthhasbeenfueledbystrongsalesinChina.Buttheynowexport40percentoftheirsmartphones.Thatisalmostdoublethenumberfromjustthreeyearsago,accordingtotheHongKonginvestmentcompanyCLSA.
Huaweiiscurrentlytheworld’sthirdlargestphonemakerbehindSamsungandApple.AccordingtoresearchcompanyCanalys,theChinesecompanyisgettingclosertosecond-placeAppleandmightovertakeitlaterthisyear.Huaweiplanstoshowitstop-of-the-lineMate10phoneonOct.16.Thephonewillhaveartificialintelligencefeaturessuchasinstanttranslationandimagerecognitionandwillcostlessthan$1,000.
5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Smartphone’smanufacturers.
B.Applesmartphone’sfeatures.
C.Asianphonemakers’fastgrowth.
D.CompetitionamongAsianphonemakers.
6.WhichisNOTamongthetop3phonemakersintheworld?
A.TCL.B.Samsung.
C.Apple.D.Huawei.
7.Whatdoweknowfromthetext?
A.HueweiwillhaveovertakenApplebylater2017.
B.Chinesemakers’phoneswithhigh-endfeaturescostless.
C.Thetop-10smartphonesaretoenterthehigh-endcompetition.
D.40percentofAsiansmartphonesareexportednow.
8.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsAsianphonemakers?
A.Doubtful.B.Concerned.
C.Optimistic.D.Uncertain.
C
Lifeisdifficult.
Whatdoyouthinkaboutlife?
Maybemostpeoplesaythatlifeisdifficult.Butlifeisnolongerdifficultoncewetrulyunderstandandacceptit.Mostpeopledonotfullyseethistruth.Instead,theycomplainabouttheirproblemsanddifficultiesasiflifeshouldbeeasy.Itseemstothemthattheirdifficultiesrepresentaspecialkindofsufferingespeciallyforcedupon(强加于)themortheirfamilies,theirclass,oreventheirnation.
Whatmakeslifedifficultisthattheprocessoffacingandsolvingproblemsisapainfulone.Problems,dependingontheirnature,causeussadnessorlonelinessorregretorangerorfear.Theseareuncomfortablefeelings,oftenaspainfulasanykindofphysicalpain.Andsincelifecausesanendlessseriesofproblems,lifeisalwaysdifficultandisfullofpainaswellasjoy.
Yet,itisinthiswholeprocessofsolvingproblemsthatlifehasitsmeaning.
Problemsaretheserioustestthattellssuccessfromfailure.Whenwedesiretoencouragethegrowthofthehumanspirit,weencouragethehumanabilitytosolveproblems,justasinschoolwesetproblemsforourchildrentosolve.Itisthroughthepainofmeetingandworkingoutproblemsthatwelearn.AsBenjaminFranklinsaid,“Thosethingsthathurtinstruct.”Itisforthisreasonthatwisepeoplelearnnottofearbuttowelcomethepainofproblems.
9.Thewriterprobablyusedjustoneshortsentenceinthefirstparagraphto_________.
A.showhisopinion
B.arguewithreaders
C.giveanexample
D.getreaders’attention
10.Accordingtothepassagewegiveschoolchildrendifficultproblemsinorderto_________.
A.encouragethemtosolveproblems
B.teachthemtofearthepainofsolvingproblems
C.helpthemlearntodealwithpain
D.teachthemhowtorespectproblems
11.ThesayingfromBenjaminFranklin“Thosethingsthathurtinstruct.”suggeststhat_________.
A.wedonotlearnfromexperience
B.wedonotlearnwhenweareinpain
C.painteachesusimportantlessons
D.thepainofproblemsisnotwelcome
12.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat_________.
A.webecomestrongerbyfacingandsolvingtheproblemsoflife
B.lifeisdifficultbecauseourproblemsbringuspain
C.peopleliketocomplainabouttheirproblems
D.everybodyhasproblems
D
Oneformofsocialprejudiceagainstolderpeopleisthebeliefthattheycannotunderstandorusemoderntechnology.Activitieslikeplayingcomputergames,goingontheNetanddownloadingMP3sareonlyfortheyoungsters.Isn’titunfairthatolderpeopleenjoyingacomputergameshouldbefrowned(皱眉)uponbytheirchildrenandgrandchildren?
Nowadaysolderpeoplehavemorecontrolovertheirlivesandtheyplayafullpartinsociety.Moreover,betterhealthcarehasleftmorepeopleintheirsixtiesandseventiesfeelingfitandactiveafterretirement.Mentalactivity,aswellasphysicalexercise,cancontributetobetterhealth.Playingcomputergamesisaveryeffectivewayofexercisingthebrain.
Whenpersonalcomputerswerefirstintroduced,mostolderpeopledidn’tbelievetheywouldeverfamiliarizethemselveswithit.Nowcomputershavebeenaroundforafewgenerationsandretiredpeoplehavegraduallybecomemorerelaxedaboutusingthemforfun.Gamersover65preferplayingpuzzlegamesandcardgames.KateStevens,aged72,says:
“Ifinditveryrelaxing.It’snotverydemanding,butyoustillneedtoconcentrate.”
Anotherdevelopmentthathasfavored“greygames”isachangeinthetypeofvideogamesavailableonthemarket.There’sagreatervarietyofgamestochoosefrom,includingmoreintellectualandcomplexstrategy(策略)andsimulation(模拟)games.InternetChessandTrainSimulatorareamongthemostpopularofthese.TrainSimulatorisbasedonreal-worldrailactivities.Playerscanchoosefromavarietyofchallenges,suchaskeepingtoastrict-timetableandusinghelperenginesduringawinterstorm.
Somepeoplearguethat“greygamers”simplydon’thavetheskillsrequiredforcomputergames,andthatteenagersarebetter.Thiscouldn’tbefurtherfromthetruth.Mostcomputergamesrequirethekindofanalyticalthinkingthatimproveswithpractice,whichmeansthatthe“greygamers”maywellbefarbetterthangamershalfacenturyyoungerthanthem.Ingameswherespeedisthemainconsideration,olderpeoplewouldbeatadisadvantagebecausetheymayhaveslowerreactiontimes.Ontheotherhand,“greygamers”haveapreferenceforslowerpaced,mindchallenginggames.
13.Thesecondparagraphisintendedto____.
A.showthebestwaytoexercisethebrain
B.stresstheimportanceofgoodhealth
C.explainwhygreygamersexist
D.teachhowtoplayvideogames
14.ThemethodtheauthorusestodevelopParagraph4is_____.
A.offeringanalyses
B.givingexamples
C.makingcomparisons
D.providingdetails
15.Bysaying“Thiscouldn’tbefurtherfromthetruth.”inParagraph5,theauthormeans_____.
A.mindchallenginggamesarenotsuitableforolderpeople
B.childrenshouldimprovetheirskillswithpractice
C.playingcompute
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