2014-2015学年度上学期朝阳市重点高中协作校高二年级

期中考试试题（英语）

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第一部分：听力：（略）(1-20)

第二部分：阅读理解：（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：（共15小题， 每题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文， 选出正确选项。

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

As a kid，I felt my happiness would be based on whether I could fulfill(实现) all my needs and wants. If I was rich，I would definitely be content（满足的） with my life.

My father always stressed （强调）his belief in happiness. I can remember him lecturing me about how money does not make one happy and how other things in life such as health，family，friends，and memorable experiences make a person genuinely happy. At that time in my life，I did not put any thought into his words as usual.

At a young age，I noticed the media seemed to portray(描绘) the wealthy as happy people that add value to our society. At high school I still sought a career that would produce a high salary.

After my second year of college，I started my first job in an accounting department，where I found myself extremely bored. Every day I had to do boring work. In addition，I had to live away from friends and family. I noticed having money to spend when you are by yourself was not satisfying.

I began to think back to what my dad always said. After two months on the job，I truly realized that a more satisfying experience for me would have been doing an ordinary part-time job for far less money. No matter how high the salary of this position was，I would never be capable of fulfilling a happy life and making a career out of this job.

As the summer drew to a close，I truly understood the meaning of my dad’s words. The term “wealth” is a broad term，and I believe the key to happiness is to become wealthy in great memories，friends，family，and health.

21．When the author was a kid，________.

A．he suffered a lot from being poor

B．it worried him whether he could live happily

C．he didn’t take his father’s advice seriously

D．his attitude to life was greatly influenced by his father

22．Through his experience，the author wanted to tell us that________.

A．young people should listen to their parents

B．money cannot always bring you real happiness

C．one should be careful in choosing his first job

D．one can learn much by doing a part-time job

23．What do we know about the author and his first job?

A． He decided to make it his lifelong career.

B．He got the job with the help of his friends.

C．He didn’t earn enough money to support himself.

D．He got no happiness although it was well-paid.

B

Her attractive lips seemed to speak words of kindness, while her eyes appeared to seek（寻找） out the good in people. “You have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” She used to say.

It was for this rare charm and inner beauty that British movie star Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) was named the most naturally beautiful woman of all time in June, 2004.

“Her skin looks fresh in all her films and her warm and lively personality really shines through,” said one beauty expert.

Life was never easy for Hepburn. Shortly after her parents’ painful divorce when she was nine, she found herself in the Netherlands at the start of World War II. Hepburn watched helplessly as several of her relatives were killed. She survived by eating tulip bulbs and carried secret messages for the resistance in her ballet shoes.

She dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer but was told she was too tall and not talented enough to be a success.

Hepburn then turned to musicals and spent most of her time as a chorus girl (舞女). She had some small movie roles but it was not until Roman Holiday (1953) that she became a star. With her good manners and delicate figure, she was perfect in the role of a European princess. She took the Best Actress Oscar for her performance.

In 1988 Hepburn began her most important role—as a Goodwill Ambassador(大使) for UNICEF(United Nations Children’s Fund). She traveled to the poorest places, doing her best to provide care and create awareness of the difficult situations in which some children live.

When Hepburn passed away, a message displayed at her funeral read, “In losing Audrey,

the world not only lost a movie star, we lost a princess, an angel, a person who inspired us all and whose selfless and loving examples shall always be remembered.”

24. When Hepburn began to act as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, how many years

had passed since her parents’ divorce? _________

A. 50 B. 52 C. 38 D.46

25. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?_________

A. To tell readers about Audrey Hepburn’s death.

B. To think highly of Audrey Hepburn’s whole life.

C. To tell readers the message displayed at Audrey Hepburn’s funeral.

D. To say goodbye to Audrey Hepburn.

26. Which of the following best describes Audrey Hepburn’s life? _______

A. Difficult and lucky. B. Miserable and smooth.

C. Hard and successful. D. Easy and smooth.

27. What would be the best title for the passage?_______

A. Beauty Is Not Just Skin Deep. B. Beauty Is Just Skin Deep.

C. Beauty Never Stays Forever. D. A World-famous Beauty expert

C

Group –buying in China

Modeled after US hot website Groupon.com, group buying websites are now popular in China. These websites use the power of group buying to get competitive discounts （打折）for a daily deal on some best stuff to do, see, eat and buy in the cities across China. Discounts（打折） are available within just one click. Zhao lei, a software engineer in Beijing, loves the one-hour lunch break at noon,as it is the best time for him to check “today`s special” at his favorite group buying websites . Sometimes he searches for great deals at directory sites devoted to the new shopping space. Zhao spends around 800 yuan($117.65) on group buying every month, mostly to buy food coupons （优惠劵）for eating at some nice restaurants and occasionally （偶尔的）to find something fun to do. “ I love group buying. In addition to the competitive discounts it offers, it helps me get something fun, exciting and new, and such surprises give me a reason to try something new,” he said. When he finds a really good bargain, he will send the link to friends or colleagues through MSN,QQ, or e-mail, or share the information at some social networking websites. In doing so, he often gets a certain cut off the price. At some sites, buyers are invited to leave notes about what they want to buy and the website will consider it if similar applications（申请）reach a certain number. That is how Zuo got her digital camera after waiting for two months. “It is cool. I want to buy a new digitgal camera for my trip to Switzerland this winter, but I never expected such cheap prices!” Zuo said.

28.We can learn from the passage that________.

A. China is the first country to start group buying

B. the price of group buying depends on the market

C. you can`t get the best you need through group buying

D. group buying is becoming popular in China

29.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Zhao Lei has to spend about 800 yuan on group buying per month.

B.Zhao Lei never surfs at other directory sites for group buying.

C. Zhao Lei finds it easy to do group buying.

D. Zhao Lei can`t buy food coupons to eat at a nice restaurant.

30.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Zhao Lei`s online purchasing life.

B.Group buying

C.The US hot websites

D. A new digital camera

31.Zhao Lei succeeded in getting a certain cut off the price by__________.

A. bargaining face to face

B.discussing with the sellers

C.providing the link to others

D.inviting others to talk about the price

D.

I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me．I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride，today，Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”

“No ! Leave me alone!”Those were the last words I said to him that morning．

My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later．I forgot to be mad at them and when I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”．

When I reached the hospital，my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive.“Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911，thank God! If he had moved Daddy，there’s no telling what might have happened．A broken rib（肋骨）might have pierced（穿透）a lung….”

My mother may have said more，but I didn’t hear．I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words：Leave me alone．My dad said them to save himself from being hurt

more．How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?

It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation．I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him．

“Daddy… I am so sorry….”

“It’s okay，sweetheart．I'll be okay．”

“No，”I said，“I mean about what I said to you that day．You know, that morning?”

My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly．He looked at me and said．“Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day， not before，during or after the accident.I remember kissing you goodnight the night before，though．”He managed a weak smile．

My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power．They can hurt or they can heal．And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

32．The author was in bad mood that morning because .

A．his father had a terrible accident B．he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends

C．his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema

D．his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends

33．Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?

A．Because he didn’t go along with his father．

B．Because he was rude to his father that morning．

C．Because he failed to come earlier after