河南省新野三高学年高二下学期第二次阶段性考试英语试题有解析.docx
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河南省新野三高学年高二下学期第二次阶段性考试英语试题有解析
2013—2014学年下学期高中二年级第二次阶段性考试
英语试题
2014.5.28
第Ⅰ卷
Ⅰ阅读15×2=30分
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MyhusbandOlliehadretiredfromteachingandweweremakingplanstotraveltogethertoFlorida.Thenhewasterriblyillandbecameveryweak,hardlyabletospeak.WeekspassedanditbecameclearthatOlliewasneardeath,butIprayeddayandnightthathecouldgetbetter.
OneofuswasalwaysinOllie'shospitalroom--eitherme,orourgrownchildren,BruceandKaren.Oneday,inhisbrokenandweakspeech,OllietoldBruce,"Gohome.YoushouldbewithGwen."GwenwasBruce'swife.Theyhadbeenmarriedforsixyearsandlivedhundredsofmilesaway.Gwenwasabouttohaveababy.Wefeltanextrasadness,knowingOlliewouldneverseehisfirstgrandchild.
"Idon'twanttoleaveyou,dad,"Brucesaid.Ollierepeated,"YoushouldbewithGwen."Reluctantly,Bruceleft."Whenthebabycomes,"hepromisedOllie,"youwillbethefirsttoknow."Afewdayslater,around2p.m.,Ollieawokefromasleep.Heturnedandlookedatme.Isatclosetohearhisweakwords."Thebabyiscomingnow.It'saboy,"hesaid.Foramomenthiseyeswerefilledwithtears.Thenhewentbacktosleepagain.Notlongafterthat,Karenranintotheroom."Brucecalled,"shesaid,asmilelightingherface."Gwengavebirthtoahealthybabyboyaroundtwoo'clock."
Olliesmiled;hehadbeenthefirsttoknow.Thatnight,Olliediedinhissleep.
1.Olliedidn'ttraveltoFloridabecause
A.hewastooweaktotravel
B.hecouldhardlybeabletospeak
C.hecouldnotaffordthetrip
D.hewaswaitingforhisgrandchildtobeborn
2.WhydidOlliewantBrucetobewithGwen?
A.OlliethoughtitwastoomuchtroubleforBrucetostayathospital.
B.OlliewantedBrucetobringthebabyalongassoonasitwasborn.
C.Olliedidn'twanthissontobeabsentwhenhisbabywasborn.
D.Olliecouldn'tbearhissonseeinghimdyingwithabrokenheart.
3.TheunderlinedwordinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.
A.DisappointedlyB.Unwillingly
C.ExcitedlyD.Immediately
4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.OllieandhiswifehadplannedtosettleinFlorida.
B.Olliecaredforhissonmorethanhisdaughter.
C.Olliewassadaboutnotbeingabletoseehisfirstgrandchild.
D.Olliediedhappyandinpeace.
B
TheSouthKoreanMinistryofeducationisinvesting$2.4billionintomakingthecountry'sschoolsystemcompletelydigital.Theplanistogetridoftextbooksandreplacethemwithdigitallearningmaterialsstoredinacentraldatabase,whichstudentswouldgetintowithPCs.ThoughsomedigitaleducationprogramshavebeentriedintheU.S.andothercountries,fewcanmatchtheSouthKoreanplan.Whileitwillcertainlybeinterestingtospreadout,acompletelypaperlessschoolsystemwillsurelystandforothercountriestofollow.PerhapsthedigitallearningrevolutionwillhaveitsstartinSeoul.
Thedigitaldevelopmentshaveimprovedourpersonallives.Itwasamatteroftimebeforetheywouldfinallyhaveaneffectonotherfields.It'sanexcitingtimeineducation--whetheryou'reaCEOsettingplansforgrowth,anITexpertmakingnewtechnologydecisionsoraneducatorgivinglivelycourses.Allofusareconnectedbythemovementofamoredigitalcampus.Today'sgenerationhasintegratedweb-basedtechnologyintotheirdailylives.Expectationsareforming:
livelycontent-anytime,anywhereandonanyequipment.Andthoseexpectationsaren'tjustforfun--they'respreadingintotheeducationalspaceaswell.Expandingourdigitalfootprintisn'tjustanexcitement-it'sanecessity.AndCEOsandITexpertsaren'ttheonlyonesfeelingthepressuretoimprove--educatorsareaswell.
Moreandmorestudiesreportachangefromteachingtolearning--movingawayfromgivinglecturesoffactstoencouragingskillsofself-study,analysisandlearningpaths;fromcoursesbuiltusingasingletextbooktonumbersofavailablepublishermaterials;andfromdullcontenttolivelydigitaladvantagesthatconnectthelearners,providingreal-timeresponse.Studentsaren'ttheonlyonesbenefitingfromthischange.Educatorscannoweasilybuildlivelyonlinecourseswhileincreasingstudentoutcomes.
5.WhydoestheauthortaketheSouthKorean'sdecisionforexample?
A.Tointroducedigitaleducation'sroleandvalue.
B.Toproveevenasmallcountryhasagreatdream.
C.Tocallonallthecountriestocarryoutdigitaleducation.
D.TopersuadeAmericangovernmenttocarryoutdigitaleducation.
6.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?
A.Digitaldevelopmentshavenothingtodowithourdailylife.
B.CEOsandITexpertshavemorepressuretomakeworkplans.
C.Educatorsshouldusedigitaltechniquestomakeclassesexciting.
D.Digitaleducationwillsoonerorlaterbecarriedoutacrosstheworld.
7.Theunderlinedword"integrated"isclosestinmeaningto________
A.directB.adviseC.combineD.admit
8.Theuseofdigitaltechnologyineducationis_________
A.asuccessforteachersandstudentstomakefriends
B.arevolutionofteachingtolearningwithmanyadvantages
C.anadvancetoattractmorestudentstolearnITknowledge
D.animprovementinmakingmorecompaniestosupportschools
C
Indiaistraditionallyatea-drinkingcountry.But,itisnowgaininganewtasteforcoffee.Thishasledinternationalcoffeecompaniestoconsideropeningbusinessesinthehugemarket.Localbusinesspeoplearealsohopingtoprofitfromthecountry'stea-drinkinghabits.Theywanttoopennewstoresthatoffertea.
Inthepasttenyears,cafeshavebecomeincreasinglypopularinIndia.Thecountry'shugeyoungpopulationhasquicklytakentothecoffeeculture.CoffeestoreshavespreadfrommajorcitieslikeNewDelhiandMumbaitosmallertowns.Coffeeusehasdoubledinthelasttenyears.ItisthesuccessofthismarketthathasgainedtheattentionofcompaniesliketheAmerican-basedcoffeechainStarbucks.ThecompanywillopenitsfirststoreinIndialaterthisyear.OthercompanieslikeLavazza,RancilioandCostaCoffeearealreadythere.
TheheadofIndiaCoffeeTrust,AnilBhandari,praisesStarbucks'sdecision."CafésinIndiahavebecomecentraltothelifestyleoftheyoungmiddle-classasincomesgrowandglobaltrendsgainpopularity.Theyshouldhavebeenherebefore.Almostanycaféchainwhichhasareasonablequalitywithitsservice,foodandcoffee,willsucceedinthiscountry.Becausetheyoungpopulationisgrowingandtheyarealltakingtoitlikeduckstowater,"hesaid.
Yet,thegrowthofcoffeeisnottoreducethepopularityof
tea.Indiansdrinkeighttimesmoreteathancoffee.Theyhavebeendrinkingteaformorethan150years.Indiaisoneoftheworld'sbiggestproducersoftea,whichisknownlocallyas"chai".Outsidehomesandoffices,itismostlysoldbysmallbusinessesonthestreet.
ThatiswhatbusinessmenlikeAmuleekhopetochange.Thethirty-six-year-oldgraduatedfromHarvardUniversity.HehasopenedateastorecalledChaiPointinBangalore.Inlessthanayear,fourteenChaiPointshaveopenedinthecity.
BusinessexpertsnotethathalfofIndia'spopulationofoveronebillionisunder25.Theysaybothcafésandteaplaceswillfindroomtogrow.
9.Whichofthefollowingcompanieshasn'topenedastoreinIndiasofar?
A.Lavazza.B.Rancilio.C.CostaCoffee.D.Starbucks.
10.WecanlearnfromAnilBhandari'swordsthat
A.cafesinIndiaaresmallandcrowded
B.theoldIndiansdonotlikedrinkingcoffee
C.thereisabigpotentialmarketforcoffeeinIndia
D.theyoungIndianslikemakingfriendsincafés
11.WhatdoesAmuleekexpecttotakeplaceinBangalore?
A.Morecoffeestoresareappearing.
B.Moreteastoresreplacesmallteabusinessesonthestreet.
C.Coffeeisreducingthepopularityoftea.
D.MoreIndiansaresellingteaonthestreet.
12.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanyoureadthispassage?
A.Technology.B.Economy.C.Culture.D.Environment.
D
Somepeoplemakeyoufeelcomfortablewhentheyarearound.Youspendanhourwiththemandfeelasifyouhaveknownthemhalfyourlife.Thesepeoplehavesomethingincommon.Andonceweknowwhatitis,wecantrytodoitourselves.
Howisitdone?
Hereareseveralskillsthatgoodtalkershave.Ifyoufollowtheskills,they'llhelpyouputpeopleattheirease,andmakefriendswiththemquickly.
Firstofall,goodtalkersaskquestions.Almostanyone,nomatterhowshyheis,willansweraquestion.Onewell-knownbusinesswomansays,"Atbusinesslunches,1alwaysaskpeoplewhattheydidthatmorning.It'sacommonquestion,butitwillgetthingsgoing."Fromthereyoucanmoveontoothermatters--sometimestoreallypersonalquestions.Andhowheanswerswillletyouknowhowfaryoucango.
Second,oncegoodtalkershaveaskedquestions,theylistentotheanswers.Thispointseemsclear,butitisn't.Yourquestionsshouldhaveapointandhelptotellwhatsortofpersonyouaretalkingto.Andtofindout,youreallyhavetolistencarefullyandattentively.
Reallisteningatleastmeanssomethings.Firstitmeansnottochangethesubjectofconversation.Ifsomeonestickstoonetopic,youcantakeitasafactthat,he'sreallyinterestedinit.Reallisteningalsomeansnotjustlisteningtowords,buttotonesofvoice.Ifthevoicesoundsdull,then,it'stimeforyoutochangethesubject.
Finally,goodtalkersknowwellhowtodealwiththeoccasionofparting.Ifyou'resayinggood-bye,youmaygivehimafirmhandshakeandsay,"I'vereallyenjoyedmeetingyou."Ifyouwant
toseethatpersonagain,don'tkeepitasecret.Letpeopleknowwhatyoufeel,andtheymaywalkawayfeelingasifthey'vekno
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