辽宁省实验中学分校2015-2016学年高二英语下学期期中试题

辽宁省实验中学分校2015-2016学年高二12月月考英语试题第二部分阅读理解(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。

ALarry was on another of his underwater expeditions(探险)but this time, it was different. He decided to take his daughter along with him. She was only ten years old. This would be her first trip with her father on what he had always been famous for.Larry first began diving when he was his daughter’s age. Similarly, his father had taken him along on one of his expeditions. Since then, he had never looked back. Larry started out by renting diving suits from the small diving shop just along the shore. He had hated them. They were either too big or too small. Then, there was the instructor. He gave him a short lesson before allowing him into the water with his father. He had made an exception. Larry would never have been able to go down without at least five hours of theory and another similar number of hours on practical lessons with a guide. Children his age were not even allowed to dive.After the first expedition, Larry’s later diving adventures only got better and better. There was never a dull moment. In his black and blue suit and with an oxygen tank fastened on his back, Larry dived from boats into the middle of the ocean. Dangerous areas did not prevent him from continuing his search. Sometimes, he was limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him. At least, he was still able to take photographs of the underwater creatures.Larry’s first expedition without his f ather was in the Cayman Islands. There were numerous diving spots in the area and Larry was determined to visit all of them. Fortunately for him, a man offered to take him around the different spots for free. Larry did not even know what the time was, how many spots he dived into or how many photographs he had taken. The diving spots afforded such a wide array of fish and sea creatures that Larry saw more than thirty varieties of creatures.Larry looked at his daughter. She looked as excited as he had been when he was her age.He hoped she would be able to continue the family tradition. Already, she looked like she was much braver than Larry had been then.This was the key to a successful underwater expedition.21. In what way was this expedition different for Larry?A. His daughter had grown up.B. He had become a famous diver.C. His father would dive with him.D. His daughter would dive with him.22. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?A. Larry had some privileges.B. Larry liked the rented diving suits.C. Divers had to buy diving equipment.D. Ten-year-old children were permitted to dive.23.Why did Larry have to stay in a cage underwater sometimes?A.To protect himself from danger.B.To dive into the deep water.C.To admire the underwater view.D.To take photos more conveniently.24.What did Larry expect his daughter to do?A.Become a successful diver.B.Make a good diving guide.C.Take a lot of photos underwater.D.Have longer hours of training.BHOLIDAY FUN AT THE POWERHOUSE500 HARRIS STREET ULTIMO·TELEPHONE(02)9217 0111Join in the holiday fun at the Powerhouse this month linked to our new exhibition,Evolution & Revolution:Chinese dress1700s to now.DON’T FORGET our other special event,the Club Med Circus School which is part of the Circus(马戏团)!150years of circus in Australia exhibition experience!◆Chinese Folk Dancing:Colorful Chinese dance and musical performances by The Chinese Folk Dancing School of Sydney.Dances include:the Golden stick dance and the Chinese drum dance.A feature will be the Qin dynasty Emperor’s count dance.Also included is a show of face painting for Beijing opera performances.Sunday 29 June and Wednesday 2 July in the Turbine Hall, at 11.30 am & 1.30 pm.◆Australian Chinese Children’s Arts Theatre:W ell-known children’s play experts from Shanghai lead this dynamic youth group.Performances include Chinese fairy tales and plays.Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 Julyin the Turbine Hall,at 11.30 am & 1.30 pm.◆Chinese Youth League:A traditional performing arts group featuring performance highlights such as the Redscarf and Spring flower dances,and a musician playing Er Hu.Sunday 6 to Tuesday 8 Julyin the Turbine Hall,11.30 am to 1.30 pm.◆Kids Activity:Make a Paper Horse:Young children make a paper horse cut-out.(The horse is a frequent theme in Chinese painting,including a kind of advancement.)Suitable for ages 8~12 years.Saturday 28 June to Tuesday 8 Julyin the Turbine Hall,12.00 pm to 1.00 pm.◆Club Med Circus School:Learn circus skills,including the trapeze,trampolining and magic.Note only for children over 5.There are 40 places available in each 1 hour session and these must be booked at the front desk,level 4,on the day.Tuesday 1 to Saturday 5 Julyat 11.30 am & 1.00 pm.Enjoy unlimited free visits and many other benefits by becoming a Family member of the Powerhouse.Our family memberships cover two adults and all children under the age of 16 years at the one address.Members receive Powerline,our monthly magazine,discounts in the shops and the restaurants,as well as free admission to the Museum.All this for as little as $50.00 a year!Call(02)9217 0600 for more details.25.When can you watch the Chinese drum dance?A.On July 2.B.On July 3.C.On July 6.D.On July 8.26.To learn the magic tricks,you can go to.A.Kids ActivityB.Chinese Youth LeagueC.Club Med Circus SchoolD.Children’s Arts Theatre27.What is required if you want to enjoy free visits to the Museum?A.Calling(02)9217 0600.B.Gaining family membership.ing for the holiday fun.D.Paying Powerline $50.00 a year.28.What is the main purpose of the text?A.To attract visitors.B.To present schedules.C.To report the performances.D.To teach kids Chinese arts.CHow fit are your teeth?Are you lazy about brushing them?Never fear:An inventor is on the case.An electric toothbrush senses how long and how well you brush,and it lets you track your performance on your phone.The Kolibree toothbrush was exhibited at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas thisweek.It senses how it is moved and can send the information to an Android phone or iPhone via a Bluetooth wireless connection.The toothbrush will be able to teach you to brush right(don’ t forget the insides of the teeth!)and make sure you’re brushing long enough.“It’s kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis,”says Thomas Serval,the French inventor.The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other applications on your phone,so developers could,for instance,create a game controlled by your toothbrush.You could score points for beating monsters among your teeth.“We try to make it smart but also fun,”Serval says.Serval says he was inspired by his experience as a father.He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth.They said“yes,”but Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry.He decided he needed a brush that really told him how well his children brushed.The company says the Kolibree will go on sale this summer,for $99 to $199,depending on features.The U.S.is the first target market.Serval says that one day,it’ll be possible to replace the brush on the handle with a brushing unit that also has a camera.The camera can even examine holes in your teeth while you brush.29.Which is one of the features of the Kolibree toothbrush?A.It can sense how users brush their teeth.B.It can track users’ school performance.C.It can detect users’ fear of seeing a dentist.D.It can help users find their phones.30.What can we learn f rom Serval’s words in Paragraph 3?A.You will find it enjoyable to see a dentist.B.You should see your dentist on a day-to-day basis.C.You can brush with the Kolibree as if guided by a dentist.D.You’d like a dentist to watch you brush your teeth every d ay.31.Which of the following might make the Kolibree toothbrush fun?A.It can be used to update mobile phones.B.It can be used to play mobile phone games.C.It can send messages to other users.D.It can talk to its developers.32.What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?A.How Serval found out his kids lied to him.B.Why Serval thought brushing teeth was necessary.C.How Serval taught his kids to brush their teeth.D.What inspired Serval to invent the toothbrush.DA new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops(笔记本电脑).Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility(清晰度).But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught.Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes“mindlessly”by taking down word for word what the professors said.In the first experiment,students were given either a laptop or pen and paper.They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual note-taking skills.Thirty minutes after the talk,they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts.The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand.However,the typists performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts.Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts.The researchers’ report said,“While more notes are beneficial,if the notes are taken mindlessly,as is more likely the case on a laptop,the benefit disappears.”In another experiment aimed at testing long-term memory,students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture.This time,the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam.These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding,but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.33.More and more students favor laptops for note-taking because they can.A.write more notesB.digest concepts betterC.get higher scoresD.understand lectures better34.While taking notes,laptop users tend to be.A.skillfulB.mindlessC.thoughtfulD.tireless35.The passage is likely to appear in.A.a newspaper advertisementB.a computer textbookC.a science magazineD.a finance report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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

辽宁省实验中学分校2015-2016学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题辽宁省实验中学分校2015-2016学年度上学期期末考试英语学科高二年级注意事项：1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。

答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

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第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力 (略)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。

AW hen I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her goodm ore excuse. If I don’t receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs.Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped me shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.21. Why was the author’s mother poorly served?A. She was not very polite.B.She was often misunderstood.C. She was not clearly heard.D. She was unable to speak good English. 22. From paragraph 2, we know that the author was .A. good at pretendingB. unwilling to phone for her motherC. rude to thestockbroker D. ready to help her mother23. After the author made the phonecall, .A. they failed to get thecheckB. they went to New York immediatelyC. they forgave the stockbrokerD. they spoke to their boss at once24. What does the author think of her mother’s English now?A. It helps her understand the world.B. It embarrasses her.C. It helps her tolerate rude people.D. It confuses her.BAs we know, many teen celebrities(名人) feel and think that having a slimmer figure can do great good to them. But, does size really matter? Are teenage fans trying hard to become like their celebrity idols(偶像)? Do celebrities really have the power to influence people, especially teenagers?For the longest time, many parents blame teen idols for influencing the way their kids act. Have you noticed how teens idolize the celebrities these days? Even, their personal affairs are being followed by kidsthese days. Take for example the case of Lindsay Lohan of Mary Kate Ashley. They are definitely famous teen stars. But, since they are trying to project an image to satisfy a lot of people in show business, their health and body suffer. Many kids are aware of this problem. But they are easily influenced by these celebrities to exercise and eat less.It is a fact that the media, and especially famous teen celebrities, can influence people powerfully. But teenagers are easily influenced because teenage years are the period when our personality and identity developments take place. Teens watching TV shows and reading magazines are easily pulled into the dieting and harmful eating habits because the media have some ways to pull these acts. They use thin models and celebrities to endorse(做广告宣传) products or to star in an up-and-coming shows or movies. With fierce competition,celebrities are forced to eat less and do extreme exercise routines to get the roles or offers that come their way.Living in today’s time and generation i s a bit disturbing to a lot of parents. Media, especially as well as the celebrities, have a very powerful influence to drive teenagers to good or bad. It’s good that we can control ourselves to avoid bad things from happening. If not, parents should really be aware and guide their teens to determine what’s in a n d what’s out.25. From the passage we can find Lindsay Lohan .A. doesn’t get any exerciseB. lives a rich and happy lifeC. lives an unhealthy lifestyleD. sets a good example for teenagers26. According to the writer, why are teenagers easily influenced by some TV shows?A. They are tired of school.B. Their celebrity idols appear in many TV shows.C. They have nothing to do in their spare time.D. They’re in their development period.27. Many celebrities have to be on diet ______.A. to keep a slim sizeB. to survive under pressureC. to keep healthy to face competitionD. to satisfy their teenage fans28. What’s the title o f the passage?A. Parents’ responsibilities.B. Bad influences of celebrities.C. Advice on self-control.D. Media’s bad influences.CTable 1: Major Agricultural ProductsTable 2: Major Industry Productsover2010(%) Cloth 22 billionmeters 5.2 Sugar 6.8 million tons6.3 Cigarettes 34.02 millioncases 0.0 Color TV sets 26.43 millionsets 4.2Household refrigerators 9.86 million0.7Totalenergy productionStandar d coal 1.34 billiontons.7Coa l 1.39 billiontons.0Elect ricity 1,132 billionkwh4.7Ste107.57 million 629. The output of _______in 2011 increased over 2010.A.t ea, meat, fruit, cloth, steel and carsB.c ows milk, grain, color TV sets andmicro-computersC.f resh water products, coal, fruit andcigarettesD.c otton, rapeseed, electricity and coal30. Which of the following saw the greatestchange over 2010?A. Metal cutting machine tools.B. Fresh water products.C. Micro-computers.D. Fruit.31. The output of grain produced in 2011 was ____that in 2010.A. over 20 million tons less thanB. about 11.8 million tons less thanC. 12 million tons more thanD. almost as much asDIn China, if you are not married by the time you are 30, you are in for trouble: social blame and pressure from family and friends can get you down. And if you are a woman, it’s even worse.Many young people get married simply to get other people off their backs (免受别人的指责) . This is a serious compromise (妥协). One ends up not marrying the ideal partner.There are, however, a few young people who refuse to compromise: if they can’t find a good marriage partner, they say, they would rather not marry at all.34-year-old Kate is a university lecturer in English. She said she would not describe herself as celibatarian (独身主义者) but simply a woman who hasn’t come across the right man yet. She has sharp comments for the way in which the old generation looks at marriage.“Many people think marriage is a duty---to your parents, family and society. Nobody cares if your marriage is happy or not, she said, I think this is very wrong and I intend to live and act according to my own will.”Happily for her, her parents are open-minded and not put pressure on her. But the same does not apply to her friends. They are constantly trying to get her togetherwith some young man or another. She always refuses politely.32. Miss Kate refuses to get together with some young man or another because _______.A. he is either too old or too youngB. she doesn’t think he i s the right man she wantsC. he is either important or little learnedD. he do esn’t have good manners33. In the first paragraph the underlined words “in for” refer to _______.A. interested inB. possible to sufferC. worried aboutD. satisfied with34. Which is NOT TRUE according to this passage?A. In China, one may face social blame and family pressure if one hasn’t got married by the age of 30.B. Miss Kate wants to many a worthy young man.C. Miss Kate won’t compromise if she can’t hav e her ideal marriage.D. Mi ss Kate’s parents are always worried about her marriage.35. If marriage is regarded as a duty to society, __________.A. nobody will pay attention to whether you are happy or not in your family lifeB. everybody will be happy and satisfiedC. you can easily find an ideal partnerD. young people will have nothing to worry about in marriage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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

辽宁省实验中学分校2015—2016学年度下学期阶段性测试英语学科高二年级第一部分：听力（1-20题略）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）AMy sister Grace Halloran spent most of her teen years in and out of the juvenile institutions(少管所) for minor offenses but, at 18 she was sent to prison for stealing a car. After three years behind the bars, she was released. Only a few years later, she was given a sentence far worse—she had an incurable and progressive disorder and would be totally blind. Meanwhile, Grace was also happily pregnant but terrified she would never see her child’s face. She believed she would succeed as a mother, although “success” had never been in her vocabulary before. She managed well despite fading vision.For years she kept consulting specialists about her eye problems, only to be told that her son would also be blind by the time he was a teenager. She swore to find something, anything, to prevent him from facing her fate. When conventional medicine offered no hope, Grace began a personal quest. She entered a local college. The office for disabled students had her reading assignments put on cassette tapes so that she could listen and learn. She began studying anatomy, physiology and other health sciences. Everyone knowing her was astonished at her persistence to educate herself, restore her vision and keep focused on raising a son who would have perfect eyesight.Eventually Grace’s own way worked and she earned the Ph. D. in Holistic Health for her successful work in improving serious eye disorder. Her eyesight slowly improved so much that she was able to qualify for a driving license. Even better, her son had perfect vision and was accepted into the Air Force.21. From the passage we can know that Grace used to be _______.A. aggressiveB. troublesomeC. ignorantD. competitive22. How did Grace regain her eyesight?A. By following the treatment from specialists.B. By just trying what was taught in the local college.C. By practicing the principles sought by herself.D. By adopting the experience from other patients.23. What is the power of Grace’s recovery?A. Her love for her son.B. Her patience as a mother.C. Her desire to cure the blind.D. Her determination to earn the Ph. D.24. The underlined word “quest” in Paragraph 2 probably means “___________”.A. adventureB. professionC. harvestD. searchBInstagram is a fast，beautiful and fun way to share your life with friends and family．Take a picture or video，choose a filter to transform its look and feel．and then post to Instagram —it's that easy．You can even share to Facebook．Twitter and more．It’s a new way to see the world．So many photos of food are contained on Instagram—now a pop-up diner in London is taking advantage of this new trend by letting people settle the bill for their meals simply by uploading photos of their dishes to social networks．I always thought people’s taking pictures of their f ood was kind of silly, but at this new pop-up restaurant in the UK，I’d probably do it too．“The Picture House”is the world’s first pay-by-photo restaurant—you order， click a photo of the food，share on Instagram and eat for free!The restaurant belongs to frozen food giant(巨人)Birds Eye，who came up with the idea to cash in on people’s addiction with photographing food and sharing the pictures online. They conducted a survey and found out that more than half of the British population regularly took pictures of their meals．So they realized it was a better way to advertise their new dining range．The pop-up diner was open in Soho，London for three days in May，and is now moving to other major UK cities．They serve two-course meals that customers don’t have to pay for, if they photo and lnstagram it．The restaurant is a part of Birds Eye’s“Food for Life”campaign，a new marketing project that aims at changing the way people look at frozen food．“Taking photos of food enables people to show off and to share their mealtime moments—from the everyday to the special，”said marketing director Margaret Jobling．The reaction to The Picture House has been great so far And the pay-by-picture concept has proven to be an effective way．Alternative payment methods are actually gaining popularity among a lot of businesses．Last year in a cafe in Germany customers pay by how much time they spend there，not by what they eat．25．Instagram probably is______．A．a restaurant free of charge B．a campaign of“Food for Life’’C．a program used to share photos D．a new marketing project26．What’s the author’s attitude to this new trend?A．Confused B．Unconcerned C．Opposed D．Interested27．“The Picture House”encourages sharing photos of its food to_____．A．raise the price of frozen food B．attract more customersC．create a new social media trend D．reward the regular customers28．Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage?A．Pay by Picture B．The Pop-up DinerC．No Need to Pay D．Food for LifeCBLOOD DRIVE & MARROW(骨髓)REGISTRATION“These patients deserve a chance at a normal, happy future and they rely on the kindness of strangers to make that happen.—Daisy, Isabelle’s Mother Isabelle is the daughter of Daisy and Saman Mirzaei. In January 2008 Isabelle was diagnosed(诊断)with a genetic blood disorder, beta thalassemia. Isabelle’s body is una ble to produce healthy red blood cells. As a result, Isabelle has been receiving blood transfusions(输血)every 4—6 weeks since she was 11 months old. A lifetime of regular transfusions can lead to serious medical problems. Her on ly chance at a normal, healthy life is to have a marrow transplant. Isabelle is an only child, so doctors have started a search for an unrelated marrow donor through the Be The Match Registry. The Mirzaei family asks that you consider helping patients like Isabelle by registering to be a marrow donor and give the gift of life, the gift of blood.Held at Wiley HallWednesday ,March 26,2014Behind Heathman Dormitory/Butterfield Rd.12:00 PM—6:00 PMDon’t forget to bring your driver’s license or another form of identification when you donate.Visit to make an appointment,Sponsor(担保人) Code 3390.FREE Kingston Pizza!!!Marrow Donors:·be the match·be 18 to 44 years old·in good health·give a swab(化验标本)of your cheek cells for marrow typing·FREE—sponsored(赞助)by Michael’s F und800-283-8385The Rhode Island Blood Center distributes blood products to hospitals in Rhode Island andSouthern New England.29.We can learn from the passage that .A. the blood drive is org anized by Isabelle’s motherB. Isabelle receives blood transfusions regularlyC. Isabelle has been ill for 11 monthsD. doctors will sponsor Isabelle’s family30.To be a marrow donor, you must .A. be a relative of the patientB. carry a driver’s licenseC. be at least 18 years oldD. apply to Michael’s Fund31.Those who want to help patients like Isabelle can .A. come to Wiley Hall every WednesdayB. visit for an appointmentC. contact their parents at 800-283-8385D. call at hospitals in Rhode IslandDIn the mid-1950s,I was a somewhat bored early-adolescent male student who believed that doing any more than necessary was was ted effort.One day, this approach threw me into embarrassment.In Mrs.Totten’s eighth-grade math class at Central Avenue School in Anderson,Indiana, we were learning to add and subtract decimals(小数).Our teacher typically assigned daily homework, which would be recited in class the following day. On most days, our grades were based on our oral answers to homework questions.Mrs.Totten usually walked up and down the rows of desks requesting answers from student after student in the order the questions had appeared on our homework sheets. She would start either at the front or the back of the classroom and work toward the other end.S ince I was seated near the middle of about 35 students, it was easy to figure out which questions I might have to answer. This particular time, I had completed my usual two or three problems according to my calculations.What I failed to expect was that several students were absent, which threw off my estimate. As Mrs.Totten made her way from the beginning of the class, I desperately tried to determine which math problem I would get. I tried to work it out before she got to me, but I had brain freeze and couldn’t function.When Mrs. Totten reached my desk, she asked what answer I’d got for problem No.14.“I (I)didn’t get anything,” I answered, and my face felt warm.“Correct,” she said.It turned out that the correct answer was zero.What did I learn that day? First, always do all your homework. Second, in real life it isn’t always what you say but how you say it that matters. Third, I would never make it as a mathematician.If I could choose one school day that taught me the most, it would be that one.32.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 indicate?A. It is wise to value one’s time.B. It is important to make an effortC. It is right to stick to one’s belief.D. It is enough to do the necessary.33.The author could work out which questions to answer since the teacher always .A. asked questions in a regular wayB. walked up and down when asking questionsC. chose two or three questions for the studentsD. requested her students to finish their usual questions34.The author failed to get the questions he had expected because .A. the class didn’t begin as usualB. several students didn’t come to schoolC. he didn’t try hard to make his estimateD. Mrs.Totten didn’t start from the back of the class35. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. An Unforgettable TeacherB.A Future Mathemati cianC. An Effective ApproachD.A Valuable Lesson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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

辽宁省实验中学分校2015---2016学年度下学期期末测试英语学科高二年级本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）第I卷第一部分听力（略）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，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ABorrowing to start a business is not easy. Getting a bank loan, particularlyfor a new small business, is like going through the eye of a needle.Banks favor established-business people with a solid credit rating and a largebank account. They should also have experience in the business they propose to enter,and offer well-prepared business plans that show the ability to repay the loans.If you are not such a person, then you need to double your preparations to convincethe banker to lend you that much needed start-up capital（资金）. If your businessis new and small, bankers will need to know as much as possible about you and your business.However, many small business owners often make the mistake of not being well prepared when going to the bank to apply for the loan. Surprisingly, many loan applicants don't even have the slightest idea how or when they intend to repay themoney they request. Often they don't even know how much money they need. When askedhow much money they want to borrow, many people give these two common responses:“How much money can I get?” and “As much as possible.” Is it any wonder thatlenders say no?So the most important thing is do your homework before you ask for a loan.21. By saying “Getting a bank loan.., is like going through the eye of a needle”,the writer emphasizes______.A. the ability to borrow from a bankB. the importance of borrowing moneyC. the difficulty of getting a bank loanD. the start-up of a new small business22. Banks prefer to give a loan to those who ______.A. are in need of start-up capitalB. have the ability to pay it backC. own an old and large businessD. haven't borrowed moneybefore23. Some small businesses fail to get a bank loan because ______.A. the form they fill in is incompleteB. their products are not techni cally advancedC. the amount of money they want to borrow is too bigD. they have no clear idea of how much they need t o borrow24. The writer advises that before applying for a bank loan, the applicant should____.A. thoroughly prepareB. do some market researchC. learn a lot about the bankD. know the upper limit of the loansBA new weapon is on the way in the fight against smoking in Europe. Soon whensmokers buy cigarettes they might see a shocking photo of a blackened lung or a cancerpatient staring back at them from the packet.Some boys may think of smoking as cool and sex y. Their friends won’t agreewhen they see their packets of cigarettes lying on the table. The European Unionannounced on October 22, that it had chosen 42 photos that showed the damagecigarettes could do to the body. It called on member nations to put these pictureson packets to discourage smokers. To catch the attention of teenagers, the specialpackets warn of long-term medical dangers, like cancer. Short-term effects, likebad skin, are also on the list.“The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror. That is the messagewe should send to the young,” said David Byrne, an EU health official. “Hopefullythese pictures will sh ock students out of their love for cigarettes.”The EU head office hoped the pictures would work better than current writtenwarnings on packs of cigarettes. The warnings in cluded “smoking kills” and“smoking can lead to a slow and painful death.”So far, Ireland and Belgium have shown interest in the photos. Canada has usedsimilar picture s and warnings on cigarette packs since 2000. The country hasrecently seen a fall in the number of smokers. According to studies, smoking is thesingle biggest cause of avoidable death in EU. Every year more than 650,000 smokersdie, more than one person a minute.25. Why will the “new weapon” hopefully work better according to the passage?A. Because it is easier to understand.B. Because it shows both dangers and effects.C. Because it can be seen by the smokers’ friends.D. Because it is more powerful to catch attention.26. The pictures chosen by the EU are supposed to work on ______.A. young smokersB. smokers in Ireland and BelgiumC. all smokersD. young smokers’ friends27. What can we learn from the passage?A. Canada has been the first to use the EU’s “weapon”.B. Ma ny smokers don’t quite believe the written warnings.C. The new form of warning has already proved to work.D. Smoking has caused more deaths than anything else in EU.CEvery small child knows the panic of losing sight of its mother in the supermarket,and as these delightful pictures show, small whales obviously feel the same way.Taken by a British diver who was following the sperm whale(抹香鲸) calf, they show the minute the baby - who had lost track of its mum - found her again in the sea off the Azores.Soaring 30ft across the waves, the newborn slammed（猛力推）its body onto the water with joy after becoming separated from its family group in the chilly（寒冷的）waters.But the whale calf was doing more than just jumping for joy.British biologist and dive guide Justin Hart, 44, who took the pictures, says that young whales communicate with older ones in the ocean by creating a slamming sound which travels through the water to the ears of the adults deep below.By leaping out of the water and slamming its 12ft long body onto the surface of the sea up to 30 times, the baby whale is telling its relatives where it is so they can regroup.He said: “We had be en following the sperm whale calf for most of the day. Sperm whales, of all the whales and dolphins, are the species that dive the deepest and for the lo ngest time.”“The calves have to follow what’s going on below them from the surface as best they can probably listening to the echo location（回声定位）clicks of the adults.”“However, sometimes the adults re-surface far out of sight of the calf, and in this situation the whales often leap out of the water causing a large bang as their bodies hit the surface. In this way, the whale family could regroup.”He added: “When I took the photo, two adults’females had just resurfaced and the calf quite l iterally began jumping for joy.”Mr. Hart captured the rare image four miles from the port of Lajes do Pico while he was working as a crewman on an underwater documentary with special license to film sperm whales in the area.Sperm whal es live in nearly all the world’s oceans in groups of about 15 to 20 animals and they practice communal(集体的) childcare. The calves do not have to follow their mother too closely as sperm whales can take milk from any milk-producing female in its social group.28. The underlined word “they” in paragraph 2 probably refers to _____.A. the whalesB. the diversC. the photosD. the mothers29. According to Justin Hart, the young sperm whale ____.A.found its family with his helpB.suffered a lot in the cold watersC.lost contact with its family for daysD.slammed as a means of communication30. What do we know about sperm whales?A.The young are independent.B.They are highly social animals.C.They te nd to live in warm sea waters.D.Females take turns to care for babies.31. What would be the best title for the text?A.Baby whales perform slamming with joyB.Sperm whales ---fairly intelligent animalsC.Lost sperm whale baby reunited with its familyD. Slamming--- a way of communication among whalesDFriends play an important part in our lives, and although we may take friendship for granted, we often don't clearly understand how we make friends. While we get on well with a number of people, we are usually friends with only a very few---for example, the average among students is about 6 per person. In all the cases of friendly relationships, two people like one another and enjoy being together, but beyond that, the degree of intimacy(亲密) between them and the reasons for the shared interests vary enormously. As we get to know people, we take into account things like age, race, economic conditions, social position, and intelligence. Although these factors are not of prime importance, it is more difficult to get on with people when there is a marked difference in age and background.Some friendly relationships can be kept on argument and discussion, but it is usual for close friends to have similar ideas and beliefs, to have attitudes and interests in common ---they often talk about “being on the same wavelength.” It generally takes time to reach this point. And the more intimately involved people become, the more they rely on one another. People want to do friends favors a nd hate to break a promise. Equally, friends have to learn to put up with annoying habits and try to tolerate differences of opinion.In contrast with marriage, there are no friendship ceremonies to strengthen the association between two perso ns. But the supporting and understanding of each other that results from shared experiences and emotions does seem to create a powerful bond, which can overcome differences in background, and break down barriers of age, class or race.32. According to the author, ____.A.all those who get on well with each other are friendsB.friends are closer than people who just get on with each otherC.everyone understands clearly how to make friendsD.every student has 6 friends33. In paragraph 2, “being on the same wavelength” means ____.ing the same frequency while takingB.keeping the same friendly relationship as other people doC.having similar ideas, beliefs, attitudes and interestsD.having the same background34. Which of the following is not implied in the passage?A.Even friends may have differences of opinion.B.Friends never argue with each other.C.It generally takes time for people to become close friends.D.Someone’s habits may annoy his friends.35. To strengthen friendly relationship, people ____.A.must hold friendship ceremoniesB.have to eliminate(消除) differences in backgroundC.should make friends with those who are of the same age and of the same raceD.should support and understand each other through shared experiences andemotions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。

辽宁省实验中学分校2015-2016学年度上学期期中考试英语学科高二年级命题人：甘桂荣校对人：陈岩第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）1-20题---略第二部分阅读理解（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。

AThe writer Margaret Mitchell is best known for writing Gone with the Wind, first published in 1936. Her book and the movie based on it, tell a story of love and survival during the American Civil War. Visitors to the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta, Georgia, can go where she lived when she started composing the story and learn more about her life.Our first stop at the Margaret Mitchell House is an exhibit area telling about the writer‘s life. She was born in Atlanta in 1900. She started writing stories when she was a child. She started working as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal newspaper in 1922. One photograph of Ms. Mitchell, called Peggy, shows her talking to a group of young college boys. She was only about one and a half meters tall. The young men tower over her, but she seems very happy and sure of herself. The tour guide explains: ―Now in this picture Peggy is interviewing some boys from Georgia Tech, asking them such questions as ‗Would you really marry a woman who works?‘ And today it‘d be ‗Would you marry one who doesn‘t?‘ ‖The Margaret Mitchell House is a building that once contained several apartments. Now we enter the first floor apartment where Ms. Mitchell lived with her husband, John Marsh. They made fun of the small apartment by calling it ―The Dump ‖ .Around 1926, Margaret Mitchell had stopped working as a reporter and was at home healing after an injury. Her husband brought her books to read from the library. She read so many books that he bought her a typewriter and said it was time for her to write her own book. Our guide says Gone with the Wind became a huge success. Margaret Mitchell received the Pulitzer Prize for the book. In 1939 the film version was released. It won ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture.21. The book Gone with the Wind was _________.A. first published on a newspaperB. awarded ten Academy AwardsC. written in ―The Dump‖D. adapted from a movie22. The underlined phrase ―tower over‖ in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to____.A. be very pleased withB. show great respect forC. be much taller thanD. show little interest in23. Why did Ms. Mitchell stop working as a reporter according to the passage?A. Because she was rich enough.B. Because she was injured then.C. Because her husband didn‘t like it.D. Because she wanted to write books.24. We can know about Margaret Mitchell from the passage that _________.A. her height made her marriage unhappyB. her interest in writing continued as an adultC. writing stopped her working as a reporterD. her life was full of hardship and sadnessBWhy do Americans struggle with watching their weight, while the French, who consume rich food, continue to stay thin? Now a research by Cornell University suggests how life style and decisions about eating may affect weight. Researchers concluded that the French tend to stop eating when they feel full. However, Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite TV show is over.According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, a health expert, the French see eating as an important part of their life style. They enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table, while Americans see eating as something to be squeezed between the other daily activities. Mercola believes Americans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full. So they keep eating long after the French would have stopped. In addition, he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and frozen foods for the week. The French, instead, tend to shop daily, walking to small shops and farmers‘ markets where they have a choice of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs as well as high-quality meats for each meal.After a visit to the United States, Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don’t G et Fat, decided to write about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid food. Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym.In spite of all these differences, evidence shows that recent life style changes may be affecting French eating habits. Today the rate of obesity or extreme overweight among adults is only 6%. However, as American fast food gains acceptance and the young reject older traditions, the obesity rate among French children has reached 17% — and is growing.25. In what way are the French different from Americans according to Dr. Joseph Mercola?A. They go shopping at supermarkets more frequently.B. They squeeze eating between the other daily activities.C. They regard eating as a key part of their lifestyles.D. They usually eat too much canned and frozen food.26. This text is mainly the relationship between _________.A. Americans and the FrenchB. life style and obesityC. children and adultsD. fast food and overweight27. The text is mainly developed __________.A. by comparisonB. by spaceC. by processD. by classification(分类)28. Where does this text probably come from?A. A TV interviewB. A food advertisementC. A health reportD. A book reviewCHow to improve our life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They‘ll say, ―This is my destiny (命运). I cannot change it.‖Of course not! You don‘t have to suffer needlessly. Your life depends on you, not on any other external (外部的) factor.I know a woman who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it. Guess what her lifestyle is? She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comesback home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, and then goes to sleep. Next day, the same routine cycle follows.Huh! Is this what she calls ―doing her best‖? She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it in her heart that this is the life that has been intended for her, and that her luck can only change if God wills it. She hasn‘t realized that we have to do our share of making the effort to live the life of our dreams.Remember that you harvest what you sow. You have to get off the sofa, get your eyes off the TV screen, get our hands off the phone (unless it contributes to your success), and get your mind and body to work! Don‘t expect your luck to change, unless you do something about it. If something goes wrong, don‘t just regard it as a temporary setback; instead, learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do something to solve the problem. It‘s not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively.If someone‘s life is in trouble, do you just hope and pray that things will turn out fine? Of course not! You get to do anything you can to save the person. So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. In other words, don‘t just stand (or sit) there, do something to improve your life.29. According to the woman mentioned in Para. 3, her life __________.A. doesn‘t need improvingB. will be better somedayC. couldn‘t be improvedD. will be worse in the future30. Which of the following statements is the author‘s opinion?A. Your temporary problem is not discouraging.B. Your luck can be changed by your efforts.C. You can only achieve success when God wills it.D. You should treat yourself in the way you treat your friends.31. In Para. 5, the author emphasized the importance of __________.A. positive thinkingB. positive actionC. hope for the bestD. intention to succeed32. The text is mainly written to advise you to __________.A. understand yourselfB. change your normal wayC. believe in yourselfD. improve your lifeDWhat to do if a fire starts?Imagine it‘s late at night. You hear the smoke detectors go off. You smell smoke when you wake up. Do you know what to do?If a fire starts in your home, remember your escape plan and leave as quickly as possible. Keep the following things in mind to make a safe escape.●Call―Fire!‖to warn everyone in your family.●If you know where the fire is, close as many doors as possible between you and the fire.●If you‘re in bed, roll out of bed and onto the floor. Crawl on the floor next to a wall. Being nearthe ground makes it easier to breathe. If possible, cover your mouth and nose with a wet cloth.●Feel the entire surface of a door before you open it. If the door is warm or hot, do not open it. The fire is probably right outside your room. Find another way to leave the room. If the door is cool, open it a little.●Look out and try to see the fire. If it is safe, leave the room. Remember to stay on the floor.●If your clothes catch fire, stop immediately. Drop to the ground and roll. Remember：Stop, drop and roll.●Call the fi re department from outside and wait for help to arrive.33．What is the first thing you should do if a fire starts in your home?A．Call the fire departmentB．Call―Fire‖to warn your family members.C．Collect your favorite belongings to save from the burning house.D．Have a white sheet from a window to let the fire department know where to go.34．What should you do if a fire starts and you are in bed?A．Jump out of bed and run away.B．Roll out of bed and stand on the floor.C．Stay in bed and then jump out of the window.D．Roll out of bed and onto the floor.35．What is not true according to the passage?A．Never go back into a burning building.B．If your clothes catch fire, stop immediately.C．You should call the fire department before you leave the burning building.D．Cover your mouth and nose with a wet cloth if possible.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。

辽宁省实验中学分校2014-2015学年高二英语下学期期初考试试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）1-20题---略第二部分阅读理解（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。

AMy husband Ollie had retired from teaching and we were making plans to travel together to Florida. Then he was terribly ill and became very weak, hardly able to speak. Weeks passed and it became clear that Ollie was near death, but I prayed day and night that he could get better.One of us was always in Ollie's hospital room--either me, or our grown children, Bruce and Karen. One day, in his broken and weak speech, Ollie told Bruce, “Go home. You should be with Gwen.”Gwen was Bruce's wife. They had been married for six years and lived hundreds of miles away. Gwen was about to have a baby. We felt an extra sadness, knowing Ollie would never see his first grandchild.“I don't want to leave you, dad, ” Bruce said. Ollie repeated, “You should be with Gwen. ”Reluctantly, Bruce left. “When the baby comes, ”he promised Ollie, “you will be the first to know. ” A few days later, around 2 p. m., Ollie awoke from a sleep. He turned and looked at me. I sat close to hear his weak words. “The baby is coming now. It's a boy, ” he said. For a moment his eyes were filled with tears. Then he went back to sleep again. Not long after that, Karen ran into the room. “Bruce called, ”she said, a smile lighting her face. “Gwen gave birth to a healthy baby boy around two o' clock. ”Ollie smiled; he had been the first to know. That night, Ollie died in his sleep.22. Why did Ollie want Bruce to be with Gwen?A. Ollie didn't want his son to be absent when his baby was born.B. Ollie wanted Bruce to bring the baby along as soon as it was born.C. Ollie thought it was too much trouble for Bruce to stay at hospital.D. Ollie couldn't bear his son seeing him dying with a broken heart.23. The underlined word in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .A. DisappointedlyB. ImmediatelyC. ExcitedlyD. Unwillingly24. What can we learn from the passage?A. Ollie and his wife had planned to settle in Florida.B. Ollie cared for his son more than his daughter.C. Ollie died happy and in peace.D. Ollie was sad about not being able to see his first grandchild.BSorry to say, our brains naturally start slowing down at the cruelly young age of 30. It used to be thought that this couldn’t be helped, but new studies show that people of any age can train their brains to work faster. “Your brain is a learning machine ”, says University of California scientist Dr. Michael Merzenich. Given the right tools, we can train our brains to act like they did when were younger. All that’s required is the practice designed just for the purpose: a few exercises for the mind.Merzenich has developed a computer---based training method to speed up the process in which the brain deals with information. Since much of the data we receive comes through speech, the Brain Fitness Program works with language and hearing to better speed and accuracy.Over the course of training, the program starts asking you to distinguish sounds (between “dog” and “bog”, for example) at an increasingly faster speed. “It’s a bit like tennis instructor,” says Merzenich , “hitting balls at you faster and faster to keep you challenged. You may start out slow, but before long you’re pretty quick.”The biggest finding in brain research in last ten years is that the brain at any age is highly plastic. If you ask your brain to learn, it will learn. And it may even speed up while in the process.To keep your brain young and plastic you can do one of a million new activities that challenge and excite you: playing table tennis or bridge, doing crossword puzzles, learning a language...... “When it comes to preventing aging, you really do “do it or lose it”, says Barbara Sahakian, professor at Cambridge University.25.Dr. Merzenich’s training method mainly depends on ________.A. the information being dealt withB. computer languagesC. the activities one joins inD. speech training27. What can we learn from the text?A. Practice makes a quick mindB. Brain research started ten years ago.C. Dr. Merzenich is a scientist in computerD. People used to believe nothing could stop the brain slowing down.28. Which of the following agrees with the writer’s idea?A. The training methods work better for the oldB. The training of the brain should start at an early ageC. People should use the brain to stop it from aging.D. It’s necessary to take part in as many activities as possible.CDuring my high school years, the most important thing was what I was wearing tothe Friday night dance and who I was taking. Although college was talked about, it was the least of my worries.When I was graduating eighth grade and starting high school, my older brother was graduating twelfth grade and going onto college. For my graduation, he gave me a card in which he wrote, “Enjoy your four years…, they go by fast.” I remember not believing him then, but looking back…, he was right. Those four years shaped who I was as a person, pushed me to my limit and encouraged me to become an adult.However, I was so completely absorbed in my junior and senior years of high school, that when someone spoke of college I brushed it off. I wasn't ready to leave my comfort zone of having all of my closest friends together and knowing what every single day was going to be like . Studying was something I did only AFTER I nailed my half-time dance performance. I knew my parents wanted me to go to college, so I told them I would go to community college and I didn’t worry about my SAT scores.When my senior year passed and everyone graduated and went off to their own college ,I started to wish I had done the same. My friends were living away, meeting new people, discovering new places, and I was living at home and driving to and from class every day. It seemed exactly like high school. I hated it! I thought college was supposed to be different! Why didn’t I take more time to research colleges and do the same? I ended up loving college and wishing I had four years to enjoy the campus atmosphere instead of two.My advice to anyone thinking about attending college is to think about it very seriously and look into all of your choices well ahead of time. Now I have graduated and I am working full time and I would do anything to go back to my high school days for a second chance!29．Why didn’t the author worry about his SAT scores?A．He had a gift for dance..B．He wanted to go to community collegeC．He was well prepared for the exam.D．He believed his brother would help him.30．When in high school, the author .A．buried himself in his study all the timeB．lived in the school except on holidaysC．enjoyed talking about future college lifeD．drove to and from class every day31．What did the author’s brother mean by “Enjoy your four years…, they go by fast.”? A．He advised the author to value the years.B．He encouraged the author to leave his comfort zone.C．He wished the author to have more dance.D．He suggested the author aim at a community college.32．Talking of his high school years, the author feels .A．Lonely B． regretful C．angry D．pleasedDTime and how we experience it have always puzzled us. Physicists have createdfascinating theories, but their time is measured by a pendulum（钟摆）and is not psychological time, which leaps with little regard to the clock or calendar. As someone who understood the diff erence remarked, “When you sit with a nice girl for two hours it seems like a minute, but when you sit on a hot stove, a minute seems like two hours.”Psychologists have long noticed that larger units of time, such as months and years, fly on swifter wings as we age. They also note that the more time is structured with schedules and appointments, the more rapidly it seems to pass．For example, a day at the office flies compared with a day at the beach. Since most of us spend fewer days at the beach and more at the office as we age, an increase in structured tune could well be to blame for why time seems to speed up as we grow older．Expectation and familiarity also make time seem to flow more rapidly. Almost all of us have had the experience of driving somewh ere we’ve never been before. Surrounded by unfamiliar scenery, with no real idea of when we’ll arrive, we experience the trip as lasting a long time. But the return trip, although exactly as long, seems to take far less time. The unfamiliarity of the journey has become routine. Thus taking a different route on occasion can often help slow the clock.When days become as identical as beads（小珠子）on a string, they mix together, and even months become a single day. To fight this, try to find ways to interrupt the structure of your day—to stop time. Learning something new is one of the ways to slow the passage of time. One of the reasons the days of our youth seems so full and long is that these are the days of learning and discovery. For many of us, learning ends when we leave school, but this doesn’t have to be.33. The quotation（引用语） in the first paragraph is used to indicate ______.A. physical time is different from psychological timeB. time should not be measured by a pendulumC. psychological time is quite puzzlingD. physical theory has nothing to do with the true sense of time35. What is the main idea of the passage?A. It gives various explanations about time.B. It explains why time flies fast and how to slow it down psychologically.C. It shows the different ideas of physicists and psychologists on time.D. It describes how we experience time psychologically.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。

辽宁省实验中学分校2016——2017学年度下学期期中测试英语学科高二年级第二部分阅读理解(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。

AMy first full-time job after high school was selling vacation packages via the telephone for a well-known company. One day, I was put through to a man who sounded a bit out of breath. I started with my normal pitch (音高), expecting to hear the normal reply —"I don’t want any."Instead, he spoke in a faint, weak voice and told me how he wished to take a vacation I was offering, but he couldn’t because he was dying of illness. He explained how he was lacking in oxygen then, and it took almost all his energy to answer the call. He asked if I smoked, which I did, and begged me to stop. He told me smoking was what was killing him. He told me to spend every day with my loved ones, and tell them how much I love them. At this point, I couldn’t control myself. We ended the call, but I held on my phone to prevent another call coming in so I could collect myself.I wrote down his name and address, and sent him a card appreciating his advice and praying for him and his family. Shortly after, I received a letter from Frank, along with a picture of him and his wife. We continued to write back and forth over the next few months, and became very fond of each other. He was old enough to be my grandfather, and in many ways, I felt as if he was.About a year later I received a letter from his wife. When I started to read, tears came to my eyes. She told me how Frank’s battle with the disease had finally come to an end, and he passed away shortly before the Christmas. She wanted to thank me for the letters to Frank, and explained how Frank touched many lives over the years. At his funeral, to show just that, they read the 1st letter I had written to Frank to show how he affected a 19-year-old he’d never met. 21． The author was then probably working for ______.A. a travel agencyB. a cigarette companyC. an e-shopping storeD. a vacation school22．The underlined part "collect myself" in the second paragraph probably means "_______". A. gather together B. comfort myselfC. relax myselfD. calm down23． We can learn from the text that the author ________.A. took down Frank’s name and address to visit him in personB. was warmly welcomed by her customers when she called themC. didn’t stop smoki ng even though Frank asked him toD. kept in touch with Frank through letters until he died24．At Frank’s funeral the author’s 1st letter to Frank was read in order to ____.A. encourage people to fight against disease and live bravelyB. indicate that Fra nk touched many people’s heartsC. show the good relationship between Frank and the authorD. praise Frank and give thanks to the authorBShakespeare，more perhaps than any other writer，made full use of the greatest resources of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal employment of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty­five thousand! There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare uses it. Such a study is well worth the effort, even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare's day.However, it is surprising that we should know comparatively (相对地) little about the life of the greatest English author. We know that Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford­on­Avon，and that he died there in 1616. He almost certainly attended the grammar school in the town，but of this we cannot be sure. We know that he was married there in 1582 to Anne Hathaway and that he had three children. We know that he spent much of his life in London writing his masterpieces. But this is almost all that we do know.However, what is important about Shakespeare's life is not its details but its products, the plays and the poems. For many years scholars have been trying to add a few facts about Shakespeare's life to the small number we already possess and for an equally long time critics (批评) have been theorizing (理论化) about the plays. Sometimes，indeed，it seems that the poetry of Shakespeare will disappear under the great mass of comment that has been written upon it.Fortunately, this is not likely to happen. Shakespeare’s people have long delighted not just the English but lovers of literature everywhere, and will continue to do so after the scholars and critics and all their works have been forgotten.25．What's Paragraph 1 mainly about?A．The great varieties in writing styles.B．The great length of Shakespeare's works.C．The richness of the content in Shakespeare's works.D．The rich English language used by Shakespeare in his works.26．According to the passage，which of the following remains uncertain about Shakespeare? A．His date of birth. B．His marriage.C．His life in the grammar school. D．His date of death.27．What does the last sentence in Paragraph 3 mean?A．People don't think the poetry of Shakespeare good any more.B．People pay more attention to the comment than the poetry of Shakespeare.C．People can't read the poetry of Shakespeare any more.D．The comment is printed on the poetry of Shakespeare.28．“Shakespeare's people”in Paragraph 4 refers to ________.A．the characters in Shakespeare's worksB．the people living in Shakespeare's dayC．the readers of Shakespeare's worksD．the people whose native language is EnglishCThe English test will be removed from China’s college entrance exam by 2020, according to the Min istry of Education. The national college entrance exam, known as the “Gaokao” has been used to evaluate Chinese students for three decades. The Ministry of Education has worked out a plan for reforming exams and enrollment. Tests will be held several times a year to allow students to choose when and how often they sit the exam so as to reduce study pressure and change China’s once-in-a-lifetime exam system.The decision has aroused a heated discussion among Shanghai educators and parents who doubted whether the reform would reduce the burden of learning English or if the substitute test could reflect a student’s English skills and help students learn English better.“As far as I see, the reform doesn’t mean English is no longer important for Chinese students after it is excluded from the unified college entrance exam,” Yu said. “In a way, English is even more important than before since the test would only serve as reference, while every college and university, even every major, can have different requirement s of a student’s English skills under a diverse evaluation system.”Yu said some students will have their study pressure reduced if the major they choose doesn’t need excellent English while others still need to study hard if they want to be among the best students.The education ministry said the reform would not affect students attending the college entrance exam over the next three years.29．What can we learn from the first paragraph?A. English will become less and less important in the stage of compulsory education.B. It has been 30 years since English became one subject of national college entrance exam.C. China’s once-in-a-lifetime exam system is unacceptable at all.D. The system that tests are held several times does more good than once-in-a-lifetime exam system.30．According to the passage, Shanghai educators and parents argue that _____.A. the new exam and admission system will make no differenceB. English shouldn’t be removed from China’s college entrance examC. the reform may accomplish the very oppositeD. Western educational system does not apply to China31．What does the passage try to express in the underlined sentence?A. Students needn’t lay a good foundation during the period of high school.B. Whether students should study English hard may depend on their major.C. Students can constantly strive for perfection only in their major.D. English must be close to full mark.32．What’s the purpose of the passage?A. To advise students not to devote themselves to English.B. To call on Education Department to remove English from “Gaokao”.C. To support the act of Ministry of Education.D. To encourage students to do as they have planned.DAll around the world，people are playing basketball. Today, basketball is regarded as one of the all­time most popular sports worldwide. Basketball matches are played out between players of all age groups from little five and six­year­olds to adults of all ages and levels. Sports networks around the world，on any given day，will report on professional basketball tournaments around the world and broadcast local and international games.Basketball continues to grow in popularity, because it is a relatively cheap game to get into，which can be played indoors and outdoors, in summer and winter, by girls or boys, men or women，anywhere in the world.Americans have been playing basketball professionally since 1896, but today, there are up to 300 million people playing basketball all around the entire globe. In fact, these days, American basketball teams even get foreign players into their teams.According to , basketball didn't evolve(演变)from any old game, but was invented by a man called Dr.James Naismith, in 1891,so that his college students could keep fit in winter. In fact, that's how college basketball began! The game was played with a soccer ball at the beginning. Then a brown ball was designed. The orange like ball that we know today was designed in the late 1950s.From American college basketball to professional league, basketball first evolved into an international sport in 1932 and became an Olympic sport in 1936. Since then, its popularity worldwide has grown rapidly.33．Basketball became popular because ________.A．it is the best way to keep fit B．it is easy to get intoC．it is the Olympic sport D．it is a new sport34．Dr.James Naismith invented basketball ____________.A．to earn money B．to keep people healthyC．to become famous D．to save money35．In this passage，the author is describing ____________.A．the reason why people like basketballB．the reason why Americans like basketballC．the short history of basketballD．the changes of basketball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。

辽宁省2016-2017学年高二英语下学期期中试题第I卷（选择题，共70分）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AI've always felt a need to be prepared for whatever situation I've found myself in．My mother once took me to a store when I was seven years old．She and I got to the checkout counter, and she realized she had forgotten a couple of things on her shopping list．She left me with the cart and ran off to get what she needed． "I'll be right back．" she said．She was gone just a few minutes, but in that time, I had loaded all the things on the belt and everything was rung up．I was left staring at the cashier, who was staring at me．"Do you have money for me, son?" she said．"I'll need to be paid．"I didn't realize she was just trying to amuse herself．So I stood there, ashamed and embarrassed．By the time my mom returned, I was angry．"You left me here with no money! This lady asked me for the money, and I had nothing to give her.”Now that I'm an adult, you'll never catch me with less than $200 in my wallet．I want to be prepared in case I need it．I've always admired people who are over-prepared．In college, I had a classmate named Norman．One day he was giving a presentation on an overhead projector and in the middle of his talk, the light bulb on the projector blew out．We would have to wait ten minutes until someone found a new projector．"It's Okay." he announced．"There's nothing to worry about."We watched him walk over to his bag and pull something out．He had brought along a spare bulb for the overhead projector．Who could even think of that?I often told my students, " When you go into the wilderness, the only thing youcan depend on is what you take with you．" And essentially, the wilderness is anywhere but your home or office．So take money．Pack a light bulb．Be prepared．21．Why did the cashier ask a seven-year-old boy to pay for the purchases?A．The boy was shopping by himself．B．The boy's mother asked her to do so．C．The cashier was playing a joke on him．D．The boy's mother was away for something else．22．Why did Norman bring a spare bulb with him?A．He was always well-prepared．B．His presentation was about bulbs．C．He knew the classroom equipment was of poor quality．D．He predicted the bulb on the projector would blow out．23．What do the two stories tell us?A．Accidents happen almost every day．B．In fair weather, prepare for a rainy day．C．Money is the key that opens all doors.D．Chances favor those who are well-prepared．BAs a leading Chinese language school and a cultural exchange institute in China，Global Exchange Education Center has been providing Mandarin (or Putonghua) language courses and cultural exchange programs for over a decade.How to apply for our programs■In order to apply for all of our programs, you must beat least 18 years old.in good health,a senior high school graduate.■Application Procedure for Chinese Language ProgramsStep 1. Send us a completed application form by email or fax.Step 2. Send us $ 60 application fee after receiving our email confirmation. Step 3. Arrange the payment transfer.Step 4. Plan the trip to Beijing.■Application Procedure for Chinese Business Internship (实习）ProgramStep 1. Send us a completed application form with your CV and personal statement for the program by email or fax.Step 2. Send us $ 310, including $60 application fee and $ 250 internship placement deposit, after receiving our letter of acceptance for the program.Step 3. Arrange final payment transfer after receiving our second confirmation. Step 4. Plan the trip to Beijing.■Personal Statement for applicants for Chinese Business Internship Program You should state why you want to take this program and what your expectations of the program are. How you will make use of this program in your future career. ■APPLICATION DEADLINESThe applications for most programs are reviewed on a rolling basis. You are encouraged to submit your application ahead of the application deadlines.■ConfirmationHaving received your application, Global Exchange Education Center usually sends out an email confirmation for the booking within 2-5 working days.24. The text is probably written for ______.A．junior high graduates B．job seekersC．international students D．language trainers25. If you apply for both of the programs, the total application fees will be ______.A．$ 120 B． $310 C．$25 D．$ 37026. If you want to apply for Chinese Business Internship program successfully, you'll ______.A．send the application form by post B. send personal statement and CV only C．have to get confirmed at least twice D. have to make a travel plan in Beijing 27. Which of the following is not necessarily included in applicants，personalstatement?A．Their purposes of taking the program. B．Their expectations of the program.C．Their future practice of the program. D．Their feedbacks on the program.C"Oh, my God! Did I really just send that text?" Most people have said something that they wish they could take back. And if they had paused to think about it first, they probably would have acted differently. Pausing doesn't pay off just when you speak. Scientific studies have shown that making a habit of pausing before you do something can actually have a big impact on how your life turns out.In making decisions we rely on two areas of the brain. One area creates and processes emotions; the other governs logical thought. The type of decision, how we feel about it, and how prepared we are to handle it help determine which brain area has the most influence.But our age also plays an important role. Thinking through the consequences of one's actions is actually harder for teens because the area controlling logical (逻辑的)thought is not fully developed until around age 25. This is why teens often feel an intense emotional drive to act impulsively(冲动地)---it's how their brains are structured! Though this tendency to act without considering the outcomes can lead to problematic situations, impulsivity during the developmental years evolves because it makes teens more open to new experiences and ideas. This openness helps teens to become independent adults.The key to making impulsivity work for you instead of against you is to train your brain by practicing pausing. This doesn't mean you stop taking risks or being open to new experiences. But you won't know if the risk is worth it until you think it through. Deciding to take a risk based on logic shows self-control, not impulsivity.What are different ways to pause? You might take a deep breath, count to 10, or ask "Is this worth it?" different strategies work for different people. Whatever works for you, keep doing it! By practicing pausing, you can actually change your brain. This means that over time, pausing, instead of immediately reacting, becomes your "natural" response.And with this change, people are on their way to enjoying the life rewards that come with high levels of self-control---even if they weren't natural-born pausers!28. What challenges teenagers?A. Giving natural response.B. Making logical decision.C. Acting before thorough thinking.D. Choosing brain-training strategies.29. An impulsive person tends to____.A. consider or accept new ideasB. change ideas frequentlyC. think through a risk in advanceD. show high level of self-control30. According to the passage, by training one's brain, one can____.A. stop taking risksB. fully develop one's brainC. become more open to new experienceD. reduce the influence of emotional drive31. What is the best title for the passage?A. Push the Pause ButtonB. Impulsivity WorksC. Discover the Brain FunctionD. Crying Over the Spilt MilkDOne of the main challenges facing many countries is how to maintain their identity in the face of globalization and the growing multi-language trend. "One of the main reasons for economic failure in many African countries is the fact that, with a few important exceptions, mother-tongue education is not practiced in any of the independent African states." said Neville Alexander, Director of the Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa at the University of Cape Town.In response to the spread of English and the increased multi-language trends arising from immigration, many countries have introduced language laws in the lastdecade. In some, the use of languages other than the national language is banned in public spaces such as advertising posters. One of the first such legal provisions(规定) was the 1994 "Toubon law" in France, and the idea has been copied in many countries since then. Such efforts to govern language use are often considered as futile by language experts, who are well aware of the difficulty in controlling fashions in speech and know from research that language switching among bilinguals is a natural process.It is especially difficult for native speakers of English to understand the desire to maintain the "purity" of a language by law. Since the time of Shakespeare, English has continually absorbed foreign words into its own language. English is one of the most mixed and rapidly changing languages in the world, but that has not been a barrier to acquiring superiority and power. Another reason for the failure of many native English speakers to understand the role of the state regulation is that it has never been the Anglo-Saxon way of doing things. English has never had a state-controlled authority for the language, similar, for example, to the Academic Francaise in France.The need to protect national languages is, for most western Europeans, a recent phenomenon-------especially the need to ensure that English does not unnecessarily take over too many fields. Public communication, education and new ways of communication promoted by technology, may be key fields to defend.32. Neville Alexander believes that __________.A. mother-tongue education is not practiced in all African countriesB. globalization has resulted in the economic failure of AfricaC. globalization has led to the rise of multi-language trendD. lack of mother-tongue education can lead to economic failure33.The underlined word "futile" (in paragraph 2) most probably means " ___________".A. workableB. practicalC. uselessD. unnecessary34. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. English has taken over fields like public communication and education.B. Many aspects of national culture are threatened by the spread of English.C. Most language experts believe it is important to promote a national language.D. Europeans have long realized the need to protect a national language.35. The best title for the passage is __________.A. Fighting against the rule of EnglishB. Protecting local languages and identitiesC. Globalization and multi-language trendD. To maintain the purity of language by law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。

第一卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题：每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分）1. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In the bookstoreB. In a classroomC. In a library2. At what time will the film begin?A. 7:20B. 7:15C. 7:003. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. Their friend Jane.B. A weekend trip.C. A radio programme.4. What will the woman probably do?A. Catch a train.B. See the man off.C. Go shopping.5. Why did the woman apologize?A. She made a late delivery.B. She went to the wrong place.C. She couldn’t take the cake back.第二节（共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分）6. Whose CD is broken?A. Kathy’s.B. Mum’s.C. Jack’s.7. What does the boy promise to do for the girl?A. Buy her a new CD.B. Do some cleaning.C. Give her 10 dollars.8. What did the man think of the meal?A. Just so-so.B. Quite satisfactory.C. A bit disappointing.9. What was the 15% on the bill paid for？A. The food.B. The drinks.C. The service.10. Why is the man at the shop?A. To order a camera for his wife.B. To have a camera repaired.C. To get a camera changed.11. What colour does the man want?A. Pink.B. Black.C. Orange.12. What will the man do afterwards?A. Make a phone call.B. Wait until further notice.C. Come again the next day.13. What would Joe probably do during the Thanksgiving holiday?A. Go to a play.B. Stay at home.C. Visit Kingston.14. What is Ariel going to do in Toronto?A. Attend a party.B. Meet her aunt.C. See a car show.15. Why is Ariel in a hurry to leave?A. To call up Betty.B. To buy some DVDs.C. To pick up Daniel.16. What might be the relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates.B. Fellow workers.C. Guide and tourist.17. Where does Thomas Manning work?A. In the Guinness Company.B. At a radio station.C. In a museum.18. Where did the idea of a book of records come from?A. A bird-shopping trip .B. A visit to Europe.C. A television talk show.19. When did Sir Hugh’s first book of records appear?A. In 1875.B. In 1950.C. In 1955.20. What are the two speakers going to talk about next?A. More records of unusual facts.B. The founders of the company.C. The oldest person in the world.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，从所给题的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

辽宁省实验中学分校2012-2013学年高二英语下学期期中试题第一局部：听力 (1-20略)第二局部：英语知识运用1)：单项填空〔共15小题;每一小题1分,共15分〕2)Many lifestyle patterns do such ______ great harm to health that they actually speed up _____ weakening of the human body.A)a; / B. a; the C. /; the D. /; /22)It was at this shop ______ I bought my skirt. How about coming to my home to havea look tonight?A)that B. where C. which D. what23)-- I’m still working on my project.-- Oh, you’ll miss the deadline. Time is __________.A)running out B. putting out C. running out of D. using up24)_____ from the top of the tower, the south foot of the mountain is a sea of trees.A)Seen B. Seeing C. Having seen D. To see25)If a lot of people say a film is not good, I won’t bother to see it, or I’ll wait _____ it comes out on DVD.A)whether B. after C. though D. until26)You shouldn’t have quarrelled with the customs official. ________ helping the situation, you just made it worse.A)In spite of B. Apart from C. Far from D. As a resultof27. -- Go climbing the hill this vacation. OK?-- ______. I love getting close to nature.A)I couldn’t agree more B. I’m afraid notC. I believe notD. I don’t think so.28)-- Did you get your car from the garage yesterday?-- Yes, _______, I wouldn’t have driven to the party on time.A)otherwise B. besides C. however D. therefore29)______, I always feel I want a few more days.A)However long is a vacation B. However long a vacation isC. However is a vacation longD. However a vacation is long30)From the deep valley ______, which had my heart in my mouth.A)came a frightening sound B. a frightening sound came thereC. did a frightening sound comeD. a frightening sound did come31)There is no doubt _____ short sight is a serious problem among the youth of our country.A)which B. whether C. what D. that32)_____ is known to us all, a skill can only be acquired through hard work.A)It B. As C. What D. That33)He narrowly escaped _______ by the falling tree.A)to be injured B. being injured C. injuring D. havinginjured34)W hen _____ help, one often says “Thank you.〞or “it’s kind of you〞A)offering B. to offer C. to be offered D. offered35)As we all know, water ______ hydrogen and oxygen.A)makes up B. is consisted of C. consists of D.consists in第二节完型填空〔共20题，每题1.5分，共30分〕A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn't move. What was the 36 was that he found himself unable to ask for help ------ his mobile phone went out of 37__ as a result of exhausted battery. Nothing could be done but 38__ in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the 39 of rescue.It is almost 40__ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his 41_ ,“First of all I checked up my 42 condition and found myself not in fatal danger. As there was no 43 to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from 44 . In this way I fell lightly asleep. 〞His story put an end to my regret for the 45 of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men 46 to explore a mountain cave and got lost. 47_ to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously withouta sense of 48 . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the49 people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the 50 of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to 51 themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering ( 闪烁 ) far away.Don't you think that you can compare it with 52 itself ? When you meet with difficulties in life, you are 53 in darkness. Mind you it's unclear yet and you needn't put up struggle 54 . It seems to be a negative attitude, 55 a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as great courage in the first place36. A. hopeless B. worst C. more D. best37. A. service B. way C. order D. work38. A. cry B. lie C. wait D. sleep39. A. delay B. success C. team D. arrival40. A. untrue B. unimaginable C. true D. useless41. A. plan B. decision C. explanation D. excuse42. A. physical B. mental C. working D. medical43. A. method B. way C. alternative D. strength44. A. rotting B. spreading C. hurting D. bleeding45. A. loss B. failure C. disappointment D. sadness46. A. had B. managed C. tried D. succeeded47. A. Willing B. Unable C. Determined D.Deciding48. A. hearing B. sight C. feeling D. direction49. A. rescue B. village C. local D. brave50. A. end B. top C. opening D. side51. A. save B. help C. stop D. calm52. A. adventure B. work C. life D. mankind53. A. lost B. gone C. losing D. missing54. A. really B. immediately C. carefully D. hopefully55. A. and B. so C. but D. while第三局部：阅读理解〔共20小题;每一小题2分，共40分〕第一节 (共15小题；每一小题2分，总分为30分)阅读如下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最优选项，并在答题纸上将项涂黑。