甘肃省兰州届高二英语下学期期中试题.docx
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甘肃省兰州届高二英语下学期期中试题
兰州一中2015-2016-2学期期中考试
高二英语
说明:
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
满分100分,考试时间100分钟。
答案写在答题卡上,交卷时只交答题卡。
第I卷(选择题)
第一部分:
(共三节,满分50分)
第一节阅读理解(共10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)
A
TheU.S.DepartmentofLaborstatistics(统计)showthatthereisanoversupplyofcollege-trainedworkersandthatthisoversupplyisincreasing.Alreadytherehavebeenmorethanenoughteachers,engineers,physicists,aerospaceexperts,andotherspecialists.Yetcollegesandgraduateschoolscontinueeveryyeartoturnouthighlytrainedpeopletocompeteforjobsthataren'tthere.Theresultisthatgraduatescannotentertheprofessionsforwhichtheyweretrainedandmusttaketemporaryjobswhichdonotrequireacollegedegree.
Ontheotherhand,thereisagreatneedforskilledworkersofallsorts:
carpenters,electricians,mechanics,plumbers,TVrepairmen.
Thesepeoplehavemoreworkthantheycandealwith,andtheirannualincomesareoftenhigherthanthoseofcollegegraduates.Theoldgapthatwhite-collarworkersmakeabetterlivingthanblue-collarworkersnolongerholdstrue.Thelawofsupplyanddemandnowfavorstheskilledworkmen.
Thereasonforthissituationisthetraditionalmyththatcollegedegreeisapassporttoaprosperousfuture.AlargepartofAmericansocietymatchessuccessinlifeequallywithacollegedegree.Parentsbeginindoctrinating(灌输)theirchildrenwiththismythbeforetheyareoutofgradeschool.Highschoolteachersplaytheirpartbyactingasifhighschooleducationwereapreparationforcollegeratherthanforlife.Underthispressurethekidsfallinline.Whethertheywanttogotocollegeornotdoesn'tmatter.Everybodyshouldgotocollege,soofcoursetheymustgo.Andeveryyearcollegeenrollments(入学)goupandup,andmoreandmoregraduatesareovereducatedforthekindsofjobsavailabletothem.
Oneresultofthisemphasisonacollegeeducationisthatmanypeoplegotocollegewhodonotbelongthere.Ofthesixtypercentofhighschoolgraduateswhoentercollege,halfofthemdonotgraduatewiththeirclass.Manyofthemdropoutwithinthefirstyear.Somestruggleonfortwoorthreeyearsandthengiveup.
1.It'simpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethat________.
A.manyothercountriesarefacingthesameproblem
B.white-collarworkersintheUSusedtomakemoremoneythanblue-collarworkers
C.fewerstudentswillprefertogotocollegeinthefuture
D.thelawofsupplyanddemandhasastrongeffectonAmericanhighereducation
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhycollegeenrollmentsgoupeveryyear?
A.Manypeoplebelievethattheonlywaytosuccessisacollegeeducation.
B.Manyparentswanttheirchildrentogotocollege.
C.Highschoolteachersurgetheirstudentstogotocollege.
D.Everyyoungmanandwomanwantstogotocollege.
3.Bysayingthat“manypeoplegotocollegewhodonotbelongthere”,theauthormeansthat________.
A.manypeoplewhoarenotfitforcollegeeducationgotocollege
B.manypeoplewhodonothaveenoughmoneygotocollege
C.manypeoplewhogotocollegedropoutwithinthefirstyear
D.manypeoplewhogotocollegehavetheirhopesdestroyed
4.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthorbelievesthat_______.
A.everyyoungmanandwomanshouldgotocollege
B.collegeeducationisabadthing
C.peoplewithacollegeeducationshouldreceivehigherpay
D.fewerpeopleshouldgotocollegewhilemoreshouldbetrainedforskilledjobs
B
Oneofthequalitiesthatmostpeopleadmireinothersisthewillingnesstoadmitone'smistakes.Itisextremelyhardsometimestosayasimplethinglike“Iwaswrongaboutthat,”anditisevenhardertosay,“Iwaswrong,andyouwererightaboutthat.”
Ihadanexperiencerecentlywithsomeoneadmittingtomethathehadmadeamistakefifteenyearsago.HetoldmehehadbeenthemanagerofacertainstoreintheneighborhoodwhereIgrewup,andheaskedmeifIrememberedtheeggcartons(inmanycountries,eggsaresoldbythedozenandareputincartons.)Thenherelatedanincident(event,matter)andIbegantorememberunclearlytheincidenthewasdescribing.
Iwasabouteightyearsoldatthetime.Iwentintothestorewithmymothertodosomeshopping.Onthatparticularday,Imusthavefoundmywaytothefooddepartmentwheretheincidenttookplace.
Theremusthavebeenaspecialsaleoneggsthatdaybecausetherewerelotsofeggsindozenandhalf-dozencartons.Thecartonswereputthreeorfourfeethigh.Imusthavestoppedinfrontofthepilesofeggcartons.Justthenawomancamebypushinghershoppingcartandknockedoffthecartons.Forsomereason,Idecideditwasuptometoputtheeggsbacktogether,soIwenttowork.
Themanagerheardthenoiseandcamerushingovertoseewhathadhappened.Whenheappeared,Iwasonmykneeslookingatsomeofthecartonstoseeifanyoftheeggswerebroken,buttohimitlookedasthoughIwastheonewhojustdidit.Heseverelyreprimandedmeandwantedmetopayforanybrokeneggs.Itriedtoexplain,butitdidnogood.EventhoughIquicklyforgotallabouttheincident,itisplainthatthemanagerdidnot.
5.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowing?
a.Iforgotallabouttheincident.b.Iwentintothestore.
c.Awomanknockedofftheeggcartons.d.Istoodinfrontoftheeggcartons.
e.Themanagerremindedmeoftheincident.f.Themanagerdidn'tbelievemyexplanation.
g.Ipickeduptheunbrokeneggs.
A.b;d;g;c;a;f;eB.b;d;c;g;f;e;aC.b;c;d;g;e;f;aD.b;d;c;g;f;a;e
6.Theword“reprimanded”inthelastparagraphmostexactlymeans“_________”.
A.frightenedB.scoldedC.warnedD.comforted
7.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe________.
A.ACaseofMistakeB.TheManagerINeverForget
C.TheManagerandID.AnIncident15YearsAgo
C
Onemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:
Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunsmoothlyaroundtheneedle.
Thoughhewastired,Howesleptbadly.Heturnedandturned.Thenhehadadream.Hedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesameproblemasbefore.Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraised.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedream,realizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.Insteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedle.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachine.
EliasHoweswasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.
ThomasEdison,theinventoroftheelectriclight,saidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyre.
Toknowthevalueofdreams,youhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenyouareasleep.Eventhen,apartofyourmindisstillworking.Thisunconscious(无意识的),butstillactivepartunderstandsyourexperiencesandgoestoworkontheproblemsyouhavehadduringtheday.Itstoresallsortsofinformationthatyoumayhaveforgottenorneverhavereallynoticed.Itisonlywhenyoufallasleepthatthispartofthebraincansendmessagestothepartyouusewhenyouareawake.However,theunconsciouspartactsinaspecialway.Itusesstrangeimageswhichtheconsciouspartmaynotunderstandatfirst.Thisiswhydreamsaresometimescalled“secretmessagestoourselves”.
8.TheproblemHowewastryingtosolvewas________.
A.whatkindofthreadtouse
B.howtodesignaneedlewhichwouldnotbreak
C.wheretoputtheneedle
D.howtopreventthethreadfromgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle
9.ThomasEdisonisspokenofbecause_____.
A.healsotriedtoinventasewingmachineB.hegotsomeofhisideasfromdreams
C.hewasoneofHowe'sbestfriendsD.healsohaddifficultyinfallingasleep
10.Dreamsaresometimescalled“secretmessagestoourselves”because________.
A.strangeimagesareusedtocommunicateideas
B.imageswhichhavenomeaningareused
C.wecanneverunderstandtherealmeaning
D.onlyspeciallytrainedpeoplecanunderstandthem
第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多于选项。
Whatwillyoudoifyoucan’teateverythingboughtinthecanteen?
____11____Accordingtoasurvey,whatstudentswasteeveryyearcouldfeedover10millionpeople.
___12_____AccordingtoXinhuaNewsAgency,thefoodwastedbyChinesepeopleisabout50milliontonsofgraineveryyear,whichcouldfeed200millionpeople.
Foodwaste,whichhasbecomeaglobalissue,servesasamirrorthatreflectsvariousculturalandsocialissuesindifferentcountries.IntheWest,forinstance,consumerism,thebeliefthatit’sagoodthingtousealotofgoodsandservices,isoftentoblameforfoodwaste.___13_____Chinesepeoplearewellknownforbeinghospitableandgenerous.Manyevenfeelthattheylosefaceiftheirguestshaveeatenallthefood.Oncampus,agenerationofsinglechildrenislessawareofthefoodwasteissue.Studentsnowadaysarewellprotectedbytheirfamiliesandhardlyhaveanyconceptofhowmuchtoilothersgothroughinordertoprovidethemwiththefoodtheyeat.
___14_____Thereareo
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