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辽宁省沈阳市学年高二英语上学期阶段考试试题
2017-2018学年度上学期阶段考试(10月)试题
高二英语
时间:
100分钟分数:
150分
第Ⅰ卷(选择题共85分)
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
IKEAistheworld’slargestfurnitureretailer,andthemanbehinditisIngvarKamprad,oneoftheworld’smostsuccessfulbusinessman.BorninSwedenin1926,Kampradwasanaturalbusinessman.Asachild,heenjoyedsellingthingsandmadesmallprofitsfromsellingmatches,seeds,andpencilsinhiscommunity.WhenKampradwas17,hisfathergavehimsomemoneyasarewardforhisgoodgrades.Naturallyheusedittostartupabusiness—IKEA.
IKEA’snamecomesfromKamprad’sinitials(I.K.)andtheplacewherehegrewup(‘E’and’A’).TodayIKEAisknownforitsmodern,minimalistfurniture,butitwasnotafurniturecompanyinthebeginning.Rather,IKEAsoldallkindsofmiscellaneousgoods.
Kamprad’swaresincludedanythingthathecouldsellforprofitsatdiscountedprices,includingwatches,pensandstockings.
IKEAfirstbegantosellfurniturethroughamail-ordercataloguein1947.ThefurniturewasalldesignedandmadebymanufacturersnearKamprad’shome.Initialsaleswereveryencouraging,soKampradexpandedtheproductline.FurniturewassuchasuccessfulaspectofthebusinessthatIKEAbecamesolelyafurniturecompanyin1951.
In1953IKEAopeneditsfirstshowroominAlmhult,Sweden.IKEAisknowntodayforitsspaciousstoreswithfurnitureinattractivesettings,butintheearly1950s,peopleorderedfromcatalogues.Thusresponsetothefirstshowroomwasoverwhelmingpeoplelovedbeingabletoseeandtrythefurniturebeforebuyingit.Thisledtoincreasedsalesandthecompanycontinuedtothrive.By1955,IKEAwasdesigningallitsownfurniture.
In1956Kampradsawamandisassembling(拆卸)atabletomakeiteasiertotransport.Kampradwasinspired.Themanhadgivenhimagreatideaflatpackaging.FlatpackagingwouldmeanlowershippingcostsforIKEAandlowerpricesforcustomers.IKEAtrieditandsalessoared.Theproblemwasthatpeoplehadtoassemblefurniturethemselves,butovertime,eventhisgrewintoanadvantageforIKEA.Nowadays,IKEAisoftenseenashavingconnotations(内涵)ofself-sufficiency.Thisimagehasdonewondersforthecompany,leadingtobettersalesandcontinuedexpansion.
Todaythereareover200storesin32countries.Amazingly,IngvarKampradhasmanagedtokeepIKEAaprivately-heldcompany.In2004hewasnamedtheworld’srichestman.HecurrentlylivesinSwitzerlandandisretiredfromtheday-to-dayoperationsofIKEA.IKEAitself,though,justkeepsongrowing.
1.TheauthorstatesinParagraph6thatflatpackaging_______.
A.needslargespacetoassemblyfurnitureB.isabusinessconceptinspiredbyKamprad
C.makesthecompanyself-sufficientD.helpsreducetransportationcosts
2.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.IngvarKampradistherichestmanintheworld.
B.IKEAistheworld’slargestfurnitureretailer.
C.IngvarKampradestablishedIKEAandledittogreatsuccess.
D.TheadvantageofIKEA’sfurnitureisdissembling.
3.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsIKEA’sfutureaccordingtothelastparagraph?
A.Optimistic.B.Indifferent.C.Doubtful.D.Pessimistic.
4.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyintermsof_______.
A.analysisofaprocessB.orderofevents
C.examplesthatillustrate(阐释)aproblemD.comparisonandcontrast
B
Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture—in5000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?
Wecanonlymakeguesses,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday,formanisslowlychangingallthetime.
Letustakeanobviousexample.Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,onaverage,menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisrelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain’scapacity.Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore,andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones!
Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetothehead,inparticulartheforehead,willgrowlarger.
Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoververylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman’seyeswillgrowstronger.
Ontheotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.
Butwhatabouthair?
Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.Inthefuture,then,bothsexesarelikelytobebald.
Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat!
Thismaywellbetrue.Allthesame,inspiteofallthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeing,withthoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.
5.Whichofthefollowingservesastheevidencethatmanischanging?
A.Man’shairisgettingthinnerandthinner.
B.Manhasgotstrongereyesnowthanheeverhad.
C.Manhasbeengrowingtalleroverthepast500years.
D.Man’sarmsandlegshavebecomelighterandweaker.
6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutahumanbeinginthefuture?
A.Heishairlessbecausehairisnolongeruseful.
B.Hehassmallereyesandwearsbetterglasses.
C.Hethinksandfeelsinadifferentway.
D.Hisfingersgrowweakerbecausehedoesn’tusethem.
7.Thechangeinman’ssizeofforeheadisprobablybecause__________.
A.hemakesuseofonly20%ofthebrain’scapacity
B.theother80%ofhisbrainwillgrowinduetime
C.hisbrainhasgrownlargeroverthepastcenturies
D.hewillusehisbrainmoreandmoreastimegoeson
C
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8.Ifyouaregoingononeofthetripsforthefirsttime,youcan’tgoontrips________.
A.NeartheoceanB.Inthebackcountry
C.innortheastWashingtonD.intheCascadeMountains
9.Howmuchwillyouhavetopayforyourfirsttripifyou’renotaWTAmember?
A.$145B.$185C.$235D.$195
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B.willnaturallybecomeaWTAmember
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11.Youmustbeluckyenoughtoobtainascholarshipifyou_______.
A.donatealittlemoneytoWTAB.applybeforeMarch1,2015
C.supportWTAbyadvertisingD.volunteerinyourhighschool
D
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Thereasonissimple.Alltheevidenceshowsthattakinggirlsoutofthefieldsandhomes,andputtingthembehinddesks,raiseseconomicproductivity,lowersinfant(婴儿的andmaternal(产科)deathrate,reducesbirthrates,andimprovesenvironmentalmanagement.
Why,then,are90millionprimaryschool-agegirlsaroundtheworldnotinschool?
ForthesamereasonthatwhenCharlesDickenswaswritingDavidCopperfield150yearsagogirlswereabsentfromtheBritisheducationsystem:
Meninpowermostlypreferitthatway,orarenotinterestedenoughinchangingthesituationtocommitenergyandmoneytodoingso.
Thecountrieswiththepoorestrecordforhavingwomeninpositionsofpowerorinfluencehavetheworstfiguresforgirls’education.High-pro(介入)byorganizationssuchastheWorldBankhasbegunsuccessfullywithseveralcountries,andmoreofthesamewillprobablybeneededtobringchangeinconservative,male-runstates.
Eveniftherewerenodevelopmentpay-offfromgender(性别)eq
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