广东省深圳市耀华实验学校学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

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广东省深圳市耀华实验学校学年高二英语下学期期末考试试题

2017-2018学年第二学期期末考试高二年级英语试题

2018.7

本试卷共10页，三大题,满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

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第I卷

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第一部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，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,从所给的A、B、C和D中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Organizationsthatsupportwomenandpromoteequalityandfairnessinwages,inbehavior,andwithopportunitieshavespentyearsputtingwomen’srightsfirstastheirmissions.Checkouttheinstitutionsthatarehelpingfightforwhat’sfair,nomatterwherewomenareintheworld.

SchoolGirlsUnite

Thisnonprofitdealswitheducationdiscriminationamongyoungwomenindevelopingcountries.InMali,Africa,forexample,onlyoneinfourgirlsmakeittothe7thgrade.SchoolGirlsUnitesponsorsthegirls’education,oftenatacostaslittleas$75perchild,andfollowsthemtocompletetheireducation.

EveryMotherCounts

ModelChristyTurlingtonBurnsfoundedthisactivistgroupthatseekstoimprovemedicalcareformothersaroundtheworldbytrainingprofessionals,improvingtransportationtocarefacilities,anddonatingcrucialsuppliestoclinics.TheorganizationhasarrangedfundsthathaveimprovedmothermortalityratesinTanzania,Haiti,andIndia.

ANITAB.ORG

Since1987,thissocialenterprisehaspursuedthemissionstatementoffounderAnitaBorgbyputtingwomeninapositiontoexcelinthetechnologyfield.ThegroupprovidesresourcesforeducationincodinganddiversitybothintheU.S.andabroad.InIndia,theyorganizecareerfairsforwomenonly,offeringcompaniesthechancetoimprovetheirgenderdiversityintheworkforce.

DressForSuccess

Wearingappropriateclothesforajobinterviewisvitalforpotentialemployees.Forover20years,thecaregiversatDressforSuccesshavebeenhelpingwomenrealizetheirprofessionalgoalsbyprovidingsuitstheymightnototherwisebeabletoafford.Thenonprofitacceptsclothingdonationsandthendistributesthemtocountriesandareasinneed.

1.HowdoesSchoolGirlsUnitehelpwomen?

A.Bytrainingfemaleinstructorsfortheschool.

B.Byprovidingfreeguidanceongirls’education.

C.Byfinanciallyaidinggirlswiththeireducation.

D.Byaskinggirls’parentstosupporttheireducation.

2.WhomaybenefitfromEveryMotherCounts?

A.Awomanwhomajorsinmedicine.

B.Awomanwhoistogivebirthsoon.

C.Amothersufferingfromdiscrimination.

D.Asinglemotherraisingchildrenherself.

3.Whichorganizationsaimatwomenemployment?

A.ANITAB.ORGandDressforSuccess

B.SchoolGirlsUniteandANITAB.ORG

C.ANITAB.ORGandEveryMotherCounts

D.SchoolGirlsUniteandEveryMotherCounts

B

Throughouthighschool,IfailedtovolunteerasmuchasIhadwanted.Asacollegestudent,Iamstillbusywithmaintainingmygradesandstayinginvolvedinmyschool’scommunity,butIdecidedtogetoutofmycomfortzoneandvolunteerforAmericaRecyclesDay.Andthisturnedouttobeanawesomeexperience.

TheorganizationOuachitaGreenputtogetherthisevent,whichallowedpeoplefromtheMonroeareaofLouisianatobringintheirrecyclables,freeofcharge.Unfortunately,Louisianaislackinginenvironmentally-friendlyinitiatives（倡议）sorecyclingisnotofferedtomostpeopleinourcommunity.Incontrast,itisrequiredbylawtorecyclebackinmyhomeNewJersey.Thistruthastonishedme,butmoreimportantly,itencouragedmetoseekchange.

Imeanttomakeadifference.Throughjointefforts,myclassmatesandIendedupstartingtheGreenClubattheUniversityofLouisiana.ItfocusesoncreatingagreenattitudewithintheuniversityandthegreaterMonroearea.Whileworkingonit,Imetagroupofambitioushighschoolstudents,whosharedthesameconcernabouttheenvironmentasus.Whiletalking,wedecidedthatworkingtogetherwouldbenefitnotonlytheorganizationsatourschools,butalsothecommunityasawhole.Ifweletthecommunityknowweareserious,thereisanevenbetterchancethatwewillsucceedandinfluenceothers.

Ifyouarehesitanttovolunteerorhelpoutwithaneventinyourcommunity,myrecommendationistogoaheadanddoit.Evenifitmaybeoutofyourcomfortzone,itisimportanttoputyourselfoutthere.Attheendoftheday,youmissalloftheshotsyoudon’ttake.

4.Whatsurprisedtheauthorgreatly?

A.Louisiana’slackofenvironmentallaws.

B.Louisiana’slimitedaccesstorecycling.

C.NewJersey’slegalrequirementofrecycling.

D.NewJersey’sgreatadvantageoverLouisiana.

5.WhatistheGreenClubisintendedto?

A.Toofferpart-timejobsforhighschoolstudents.

B.Toappealforanenvironmentally-friendlylifestyle.

C.TomakeuniversitylifeintheMonroeareacolorful.

D.TohelpwithcommunityeventsintheMonroearea.

6.Whatdidthehighschoolstudentsandtheauthoragreeon?

A.Theneedtoco-operate.

B.Theimportanceofrecycling.

C.Thepossibilitytosucceed.

D.Thedrawbacksofseriousness.

7.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestthepotentialvolunteersshoulddo?

A.Topraisethemselves.

B.Toforcethemselves.

C.Tobelievethemselves.

D.Tochallengethemselves.

C

Afewyearsago,Ihadan“aha!

”momentregardinghandwriting.Ihadinmyhandasheetofpaperwithhandwritteninstructionsonitforsomesortofeditorialtask.ItoccurredatfirstthatIdidnotrecognizethehandwriting,andthenIrealizedwhoseitmustbe.IfinallybecameawareofthefactthatIhadbeenworkingwiththiscolleagueforatleastayear,maybetwo,andyetIdidnotrecognizeherhandwritingatthatpoint.

Itwasaveryimportanteventinthecomputerizationoflife--asignthatwastheinformal.Friendlycommunicationofpeopleworkingtogetherinanofficehadchangedfromnotesinpentoinstantmessagesandemails.Therewasatimewhenourworkdayswerefilledwithlittleletters,andwerecognizedoneanother’shandwritingthewayweknewvoicesorfaces.

Asachildvisitingmyfather’soffice,Iwaspleasedtorecognize,inlittlenotesonthedesksofhisstaff,thesamehandwritingIwouldseeathomeinthenoteshewouldleaveonthefridge—exceptthatthosenotesweresigned“dad”insteadof“RFW”.

AllthishasbeenonmymindbecauseofthetalkaboutTheRiseandFallofHandwriting,abookbyFlorey.Sheshowsinherbookadeepconcernaboutthefallofhandwritingandthefailureofschoolstoteachchildrentowritewell,butmanyothersarguethatpeopleinadigitalagecan’tbeexpectedtolearntoholdapen.

Idon’tbuyit.

Idon’twanttoseeanyonecutofffromtheexpressive,personalassociationsthatapenstillpromotesbetterthanadigitalkeyboarddoes.Formanyabiographer,partofreallygettingtoknowtheirsubjectsislearningtoreadtheirhandwriting.

Whatsomepeopleadvocateisteachingoneofthemanyattractivehandwritingsbasedonthehandwritingof16th-centuryItaly.Thatmaysoundimpossiblygrand---asiftheywantkidstolearntodrawbycopyingclassicalpaintings.However,theyhaveworkedinmanyschoolsystems.

8.Whywastheauthorsurprisedatnotrecognizinghiscolleague’shandwriting?

A.Hehadworkedwithhiscolleaguelongenough.

B.Hiscolleague’shandwritingwassobeautiful.

C.Hiscolleague’shandwritingwassoterrible.

D.Hestillhadalotofworktodo.

9.Whatdidpeopleworkingtogetherinanofficeusetodo?

A.Totalkmoreabouthandwriting.

B.Totakemorenotesonworkdays.

C.Toknowbetteroneanother’shandwriting.

D.Tocommunicatebetterwithoneanother.

10.Accordingtotheauthor,handwrittennotes_________________.

A.arehardertoteachinschools

B.attractmoreattention

C.areusedonlybetweenfriends

D.carrymoremessage

11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassageabouttheauthor?

A.Hethinksitimpossibletoteachhandwriting.

B.Hedoesnotwanttolosehandwriting.

C.Heputstheblameonthecomputer.

D.HedoesnotagreewithFlorey.

D

Moneyistherootofallevil（邪恶）andnewstudyclaimstheremaybesometruthbehindthesaying.ScientistsattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeley,US,announcedonFebruary27thatrichpeoplearemorelikelytodoimmoralthings,suchaslieorcheat,thanpoorerpeople.Thescientistsdidaseriesofeightexperiments.TheypublishedtheirfindingsonlineintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences（PNA《美国国家科学院院刊》）.

TheycarriedoutthefirsttwoexperimentsfromthesidewalknearBerkeley.Theynotedthatdriversofnewerandmoreexpensivecarsweremorelikelytocutoffothercarsandpedestriansatcrosswalks.Nearly45percentofpeopledrivingexpensivecarsignoredapedestriancomparedwithonly30percentofpeopledrivingnewmodestcars.

Inanotherexperiment,agroupofcollegestudentswasaskediftheywoulddoimmoralthingsinvariouseverydaysituations.Examplesincludedtakingprinterpaperfromworkandnottellingasalespersonwhenheorshegavebackmorechange.Studentsfromhigher—classfamiliesweremorelikelytoactdishonestly.

Accordingtothescientists,richpeopleoftenthinkmoneycangetthemoutoftrouble.Thismakesthemlessafraidtotakerisks,anditalsomeanstheycarelessaboutotherpeople’sfeelings.

Finally,itjustmakesthemgreedier.“Higherwealthstatusseemstomakeyouwantevenmore,andthatincreasedwantleadsyoutobendtherulesorbreaktherulestoserveyourself-interest