湖北省襄阳市第四中学学年高二英语月考试题.docx
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湖北省襄阳市第四中学学年高二英语月考试题
湖北省襄阳市第四中学2017-2018学年高二英语10月月考试题
第Ⅰ卷
第二部分阅读理解(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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
“Asia’sChallenge2020”EssayPrize
DESCRIPTION
WhatisthemostimportantchallengefacingAsiaoverthenextdecade?
Why?
Whatshouldbedoneaboutit?
Thebestanswerin3,000wordsorlesswillwinaprizeof2,500.Tworunners-upwillbeawardedprizesof1,000each.ThesethreeprizewinnerswillbeinvitedtoSingaporeforanexpenses-paidawardsceremony.ThewinningarticleswillbepostedonT.
PURPOSE
ThemainpurposeoftheessayprizeistogeneratefreshideasfortacklingkeychallengestoAsia'scontinuedcompetitivenessanddevelopment,aswellasencourageyoungprofessionalstomakeanimpactonpublicpolicyandbusinessinAsia.
SELECTIONCRITERIA
Theessaywillbejudgedaccordingtocreativity,innovation,rigorofresearchandwriting,aswellasachievabilityofidea.ItcanbefocusedononeormoreareasrelevanttoAsia,suchasmacro-economics,business,internationalrelations,tradeandinvestment,education,healthcare,urbandevelopment,scienceandtechnology,andenergyandtheenvironment.TheessaymustbewritteninEnglish.ItshouldnothavebeenpreviouslypublishedinEnglishinapublicationwithbroadinternationalcirculation.
CANDIDATEREQUIREMENTS
Thecandidateauthoringtheessaymustbeunder32yearsofageasofDecember31,2010.ThecandidatemustbeanAsiannational.
SUBMISSIONREQUIREMENTS
Theessayshouldbesubmittedelectronicallytoprize@asiabusinesscouncil.Org.byAugust31,2010.PrizewinnerswillbeannouncedinSeptember2010.
Thesubmissionshouldcontainthecandidate'sfullname,nationality,andmonthandyearofbirth.Theessayshouldincludeatitleandwordcount.
21.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheessayprize?
A.Toselectyoungprofessionalsofbothabilityandimagination
B.Topredicttheprospects(前景)ofAsiainthenextdecade
C.ToissuethechallengesfacingAsia
D.ToinspirebrilliantideasforsolvingproblemsinAsia
22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.ThewinnersoftheessayprizecantraveltoSingaporeforfree
B.Articlespublishedinlocalnewspaperswillnotbeaccepted
C.YoungpeoplefromRussiaorAustraliaareexcludedfromtheessayprize
D.Thecandidate'sarticlecandealwithseveralaspectsofdevelopmentsinAsia
23.Thecandidate'sarticleshouldbesent.
A.byairmailB.bye-mailC.bysurfacemailD.byexpressmail
B
Itmaynotcomeasasurprisebuttheworldasawholeisgettingricher.Somepeoplehavemoredisposable(可支配的)incometospendonluxuriessuchasholidays,cars,TVsandsmartphones.Recentdatahasshownthatthenumberofpeoplelivinginextremepoverty(贫穷)hashalvedinrecentdecades.Soshouldwecelebratethefactthatmoreofusnowhaveabetterstandardofliving?
Maybenot.Whilstthegapbetweenrichandpoorinsomecountriesisnarrowing,thereisstillalotofinequalityinotherplaces-somepeoplehavealotofmoneyandopportunitiesandothersdon't.ArecentreportbyOxfamandCreditSuisserevealedhowdividedmanyofusarewhenitcomestowealth.Alotofthemoneyintheworldisinthehandsofveryfewpeople.Infact,48%ofglobalwealthisownedbytherichest1%ofthepopulation.
Butsomecountriesareattemptingtoreducethisinequalityandmakethepoor,lesspoor.AccordingtoDavidBryerfromOxfam,Brazilhasbeentaking"somereallysensiblemeasures-measuresaroundhavingmoreprogressive(逐步发展的)tax,aroundinvestinginahigherminimumwageandinvestingincentralpublicservices."Havingahigherminimumwage,canhelppeopleeatbetterandseekabettereducation.Andmorepeoplewithmoremoneybuymorethings-andfactoriescanproducemore.Inturn,afactorywhichproducesmorewillneedmoreworkers.So,morejobsarecreated.
Otherwealthyindividualsaredoingtheirbittohelpreduceinequality.BillGates,thefounderofMicrosoft,earnedalotofmoneyfromhiscompanybutwhenheretired,heandhiswifeMelinda,createdafoundationtohelpthepoor.Hethinksthatrichpeopleshould,ofcourse,paytheirtaxesbuthealsoadvisesthattheyshouldall"lookattakingtheirwealthandbeingphilanthropic,bothintheirowncountryandtohelptheglobalpoorest."
BillGatesfeelsthatgivingmoneytohelppoorpeopleis"fulfilling".Butifothersuper-richpeopledon'twanttoexperiencethisfulfilmentthen,accordingtoOxfam,verysoonthewealthiest1%willsoonownmoremoneythantherestoftheworld'spopulation.
24.AccordingtoarecentreportbyOxfamandCreditSuisse,.
A.thegapbetweentherichandthepooriswideninggradually
B.increasedwealthhelpspeopletoreducetheinequality
C.peopleshouldbehappyabouttheworld’sgettingricher
D.asmallnumberofpeoplepossessesthemajorwealth
25.Whattheauthor’sattitudetowardsBrazil’smeasures?
A.CautiousB.ApprovingC.DoubtfulD.Critical
26.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinesword“philanthropic”?
A.MercifulB.ResponsibleC.RealisticD.Broadminded
27.Theauthordevelopsthearticlemainlyby.
A.comparingopinionsfromdifferentfields
B.listingdetailednumbersandanalyzingthem
C.presentingatrendandanalyzingitscauseandeffect
D.presentingresearchfindingsandgivingsomeexamples
C
Attimesmymomhasbeenuncomfortableseeingthesequalitiesinme.Forexample,whenIwas12,IwenttoPuertoRicoallbymyselftostaywithmygrandmotherforthesummer.Mymomwasextremelynervousaboutit.ShekepttellingmehowthingsweredifferentinPuertoRico,toalwaysputonsunscreen,nottowanderawayfrommygrandmother,andotherwarnings.Shehelpedmepackanddidnotleavetheairportuntilshesawmyplanetakeoff.
Butdespiteherworries,sheletmegoonmyown.AsImovedintomyteens,shecontinuedtogivemespacetogrowandlearnevenwhenitmighthavebeendifficultforher.WhenIreachedmysenioryear,Idecidedtomoveawayforcollege.OnceagainIfoundthatIdifferedfrommypeers:
whilemanyofthemwantedtostayclosetohome,Icouldn'twaittobeoutintheworldonmyown.Whilemymommaynothavebeenhappyatthethoughtofmegoingaway,shewassupportiveandexcitedforme.
OnebigthingIrealizedduringmysenioryear,asmymomgrantedmemorefreedom,wasthatsheactuallybelievesinmeandtrustsme.Thatmeansalot.Mostofmylife,andespeciallywhenIwaslittle,themainpersonItriedtoimpressinmyschoolworkorotherthingswasmymother.Iknewsheexpectednothingbutthebestfromme.Sometimesitwashardtoliveuptoherstandards;gettingasingleBonmyreportcardwouldmakemefeelbadbecauseIknewshewantedmetohaveallA’s.
Iknowthatherhighstandardshavehelpedmestayfocusedonwhat'simportant,likeeducation,andmademewhoIam.Iamthankfulforhersupportandinvolvementinmylife.MostofallIrespecther.SheisthestrongestwomanIknowandthat'swhyIhaveturnedoutsostrongandindependent.
28.WhentheauthordecidedtogotoPuertoRico,hismother.
A.wantedtogowithhimB.worriedabouthissafety
C.didn’tallowhimtogoD.askedhisgrandmotherforadvice
29.Theauthordecidedtomoveawayforcollegeto.
A.bedifferentfromhispeersB.keepawayfromhismother
C.beindependentinoutsideworldD.makehismotherunhappy
30.Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthattheauthor’smother.
A.hadahighexpectationfromhimB.wastoostrictwithhim
C.usedtoexpectnothingfromhimD.caredlittleabouthislearning
31.Inthepassage,theauthormainlywantstotellus.
A.hislongwaytobecomingindependent
B.hisgoodrelationshipwithhismother
C.hismother’sdeeploveforhim
D.theimportanceofamother’strustandsupport
D
TherearecountlessshortvideosonYouTube.It’sawebsiteforpeopletopostvideomadebythemselves.Manypeoplemakealotofmoneythroughdoingso.Then,whomadethemostoverthepastyear?
YouTube’stop-earningcelebrityisa25-year-oldvideo-game-playingyoungmanwhoshowsastrongsenseofhumorinhisvideos.Heearned$12millionoverthepastyear.ForbesmagazinesaysSweden'sFelixKjellberg,betterknownbyhishandle"PewDiePie",topsitsfirstlistofpeoplewhohaveturnedshortvideosintohugepilesofcash.
YouTubestarsmakemoneymainlybygettingpaidtointeractwithproductsontheirchannelsandsharingadrevenue(收入)withYouTube.Somealsostarinmovies,writebooks,goontour,orsellmusic.They'reahitwithyoungeraudiencesandbrandstryingtoreachthenextgenerationofconsumers.
TwoactstiedforthesecondplaceonForbes'list,bothearning$8.5million:
comedyprankster(搞恶作剧的人)duoSmosh(IanHecoxandAnthonyPadilla)andtheFineBrothers(BennyandRafiFine).DancingviolinistLindseyStirlingrankedfourthwith$6million.TiedforfifthwerecomediansRhettandLink(madeofRhettMcLaughlinandCharlesLincolnIII)andvideogamecommentators(解说员)OlajideOlatunji,knownas"KSI,"with$4.5million.Make-upartistMichellePhanwasseventhat$3million.TheNo.8placewasathree-waytieat$2.5millionsharedbycomedianLillySingh,or"Superwoman;"pranksterRomanAtwood;andchefRosannaPansino.
ForbesisbestknownforitslistofbillionairesandthislistmarksitsfirstattemptatrankingYouTubestars.ItsaysitmeasuredearningsbeforemanagementfeesandtaxesandcameupwiththefiguresbasedondatafromonlinesourcessuchasNielsen,IMDbandinterviewswithmanagers,lawyers,industryinsidersandthestarsthemselves.
32.HowdotheaudiencemostprobablyfindFelixKjellber
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