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惠东高级中学2014-2015学年高二下学期第一次阶段考试英语试卷 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。 语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。the lesson that parents all struggle to get children to understand the social life is the most difficult to teach. however, kidzania, an internationally praised and _1_ unique childrens theme park, makes life a little _2_ for parents.kidzania is not a traditional theme park there are no roller coasters or merry-go-rounds in _3_. what makes it so much fun is that its a kid-sized city. at two-thirds their actual size, all facilities are _4_ to be just right for children. it completes with restaurants, banks, grocery stores and hospitals, where the kids get to be adults, doing the things most of adults do on any _5_ day. there, plenty of attractions and activities will _6_ children busy, active, engaged and excited all day. kidzania provides children and their parents a safe, unique, and very realistic educational environment that allows kids between the ages of four to twelve to do what comes _7_ to them. children can start by picking one of nearly 100 _8_, including a fireman, doctor, police officer, journalist, shopkeeper, etc, and learning about it. then, they put on their uniform and are ready to work and _9_ kidzania dollars, so they can pay for goods and _10_ in the kidzania city. kids get paid for every job they do, which helps them explore the mysteries of managing money. if they run _11_ of money, theyll have to find a way to earn some.personal experience is a powerful learning tool. through each job and _12_, kids learn about how society _13_, adult professions, team work and real-life skills. the kidzania experience empowers kids, giving them the _14_ to be their best selves, and the inspiration to be great global citizens. and its part of what makes kidzania such an _15_ place for families and children.1aproperlybtrulycexactlydaccurately2aeasierbcheapercnicerdharder3adepthbviewcsightdmind4aremovedbdesignedctransporteddpictured5aspecialbpreciouscstrangednormal6akeepbattractcforcedprevent7afrequentlyboccasionallycnaturallydaccidentally8aworkersbjobscshopsddreams9aearnbmakecspenddwaste10avegetablesbfruitscservicesdtoys11alongbsmallcshortdlarge12aprofessionbworkcskilldactivity13adevelopsbfunctionscappearsdcontinues14aroadblightcenergydconfidence15aamazingbshockingcsurprisingdfrightening第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1625的相应位置上。lang lang is a world-class young pianist, who was born in shenyang in 1982. “you need fortune”, his father said. “but if you dont work hard, no fortune will come.” at the age of eight, he 16 (send) to a piano school in beijing. what made him sad at school was that his piano teacher didnt like him, even 17 (drive) him away from the studio 18 “lack of talent”. lang lang was so badly hurt that he decided that he didnt want to be a pianist any more. for the next two weeks he didnt touch the piano. 19 (wise), his father didnt push, 20 waited.luckily, another music teacher noticed lang langs 21 (sad), and decided to comfort him. she asked him to play along, which reminded lang lang of 22 love of the instrument. as he 23 (place) his fingers on the piano keys, he realized that he could show others that he had talent after all. that day he told his father what he had been waiting to hear was to study with 24 new teacher. from that point on, everything turned around. he started winning competitions. lang lang finally worked to reach the place 25 fortune spots him, and lets him shine. 阅读 (共两节, 满分50分)第一节 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。atom arrived at the bus station quite early for paris bus. the bus for paris would not leave until five to twelve. he saw a lot of people waiting in the station. some were standing in line, and others were walking around. there was a group of schoolgirls. their teacher was trying to keep them in line. tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.he walked into the station cafe. he looked up at the clock there. it was only twenty to twelve. he found a seat and sat down before a large mirror on the wall. just then, mike, one of toms workmates came in and sat with tom.“what time is your bus?” asked mike.“theres plenty of time yet,” answered tom.“well, ill get you some more tea then,” said mike.they talked while drinking. then tom looked at the clock again. “oh! its going backward!” he cried. “a few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now its half past eleven.”“youre looking at the clock in the mirror.” said mike. tom was so sad. the next bus was not to leave for another hour. since then tom has never liked mirrors.26tom went into the station cafe because_. amike asked him to have a cup of teabhe didnt like to stay with the schoolgirlcit was quite early and he could find a seat theredhe wanted to have a drink with his workmate there27what time was it in fact when tom looked at the clock again? ahalf past twelve.btwenty to twelve.chalf past eleven.dhalf past one.28from the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find .aits going backwardbthe time is rightcits going fasterdits going slower29which of the following is true? atom arrived in paris on time.bthe next bus would leave in half an hour.cafter that tom didnt like clocks any longer.dtom looked at the clock in the mirror only once.30which of the following is the title of the story?amissing a busbthe clock in the mirrorcnot a careful mandthe mirror of the stationbit is common sense that children who walk or cycle to school have a lower risk of obesity than those shuttled to and fro by car, but driving your youngsters to the school gates could also cause their academic work to suffer, a study has revealed. researchers found that children who were driven to school, or who took public transport, had poorer concentration levels than those who took a more active route such as walking or cycling, the daily mail reported. the joint study by researchers at two danish universities found that the regular exercise could advance a student up to half a year in their studies. children who were driven to school, or who took public transport, performed less well in a test measuring concentration levels, than those who had walked or cycled. the results surprised the researchers, as they originally focused on the effects of eating breakfast and lunch on pupils ability to concentrate. the exercise one uses to transport oneself to school is reflected in the level of concentration one has approximately four hours later, niels egelund, a co-author of the report, said. the results showed that having breakfast and lunch has an impact, but not very much compared to having exercised. as a third-grade pupil, if you exercise and bike to school, your ability to concentrate increases to the equivalent of someone half a year further in their studies, he added. in the survey, taken by 19,527 pupils aged five to 19 years, participants were asked about their exercise habits and were then given a basic test measuring their concentration. most people know the feeling of being refreshed after having exercised, but it is surprising that the effect lasts for so long, egelund said. previous research from the university of montreal has found that exercise helps our brains make better use of oxygen.31. walking or cycling to school has the following effect on children except_. a. keeping slim b. having longer concentration c. making better use of oxygen d. feeling tired out32. what can we learn from the passage?a. children driven to school have a lower risk of obesityb. breakfast has the same influence as walking to school on childrens concentration.c. at first, researchers only tried to find out the relation between childrens diet and concentration.d. the effect of exercise on students concentration lasts for an hour.33. whats niels egelunds attitude to cycling to school? a. supportive b. opposed c. unconcerned d. objective34. what is the main idea of the passage? a. walking or cycling to school improves students concentration .b. children driven to school cant focus on their lessons.c. exercise helps children to keep fit.d. students should walk or cycle to school.35. which section of a newspaper can we read the above passage? a. economy b. amusement c. education d. society c can you imagine living without cars, computers or telephones? some people in the rain forest and mountains of venezuela and brazil do just that. one tribe (部落), the yanomami , has lived the same way for thousands of years. they only have numbers for one, two and more than two, and they have never invented the wheel. but they have also been called some of “the last free people on earth.” in the late 1920s, researchers found a tribe of people untouched by modern society. this was the first reported meeting with the yanomami, who were living deep within the south american jungle. scientists agree that their location deep in the forest helped their culture unchanged. until recently, most yanomami still lived in isolated regions. everything they needed came from the rain forest. they hunted, fished and farmed the land. then a discovery brought the outside world to them. and along with it came deadly changes. gold was discovered in yanomami in the 1970s. by 1987, around 80,000 miners had moved into the area. in a fight to take over the land, they killed some yanomami. they also brought into new sicknesses, including the common cold and malaria. today over 62 percent of yanomami show signs of malaria.just as deadly were the results of mining, including polluted streams and cleared forests. within just seven years their population fell by 20 percent.today governments and international organizations are looking for ways to protect the yanomami. the brazilian government has reserved a large area of land for the tribe. and in 1990, brazil ordered all the miners out of amazon region. yet these things might not be enough. gold is so valuable that miners keep going back and harming the yanomamis way of life. 36. when was the existence of the yanomami first discovered ?a. in the 1970s b. in the late 1920sc. in 1987 d. in 199037. what does the underlined word “it” mean in para3?a. the discovery of gold b. researchers discovery in the 1920sc. the outside world d. the rain forest38. which of the following statements is true?a. the yanomami is the only remaining “untouched” people on earth.b. most yanomami know the exact meaning of the number 8.c. the yanomami learned to use wheels long before.d. before miners arrived, the yanomami had never suffered from malaria.39. which of the following was not the reason for the sharp decrease of the yanomamis population?a. they starved to death. b. they were killed in the fight.c. their living environment was destroyed.d. they were killed by the new illnesses brought by miners.40. what can be inferred from the passage?a. the discovery of gold is beneficial to the yanomami.b. gold mining made no difference to the yanomami .c. miners are a great threat to the protection of the yanomami.d. nowadays no miners remain in amazon region.dshould people who study science and business pay less for college than people who focus on art and history? that may soon be the case at floridas state universities.in tough economic times, florida governor rick scott wants to lead college students toward careers that will pay off after graduation. there are more jobs available in florida in the fields of business, engineering, healthcare, science and technology. so why not encourage students to focus on these “high-demand” subjects by charging less tuition for them?“we assume students go to college because they want to find jobs,” dale brill told tfk. he is the head of a group of business people, educators and lawmakers who made the recommendation to the governor to keep tuition low for job-friendly areas of academic study, called majors. “we all share the goal of students getting jobs and being productive citizens. some majors are more valuable than others.”supporters of the plan say it benefits students, the state and universities. more students will choose these “high-demand” majors and get jobs after graduation. the state will gain an educated workforce that is qualified to fill open jobs. universities that can show that their graduates are getting jobs will qualify for more funding from the state.but critics of the plan say its unfair to load humanities majorsthose who study literature, philosophy, history and artwith debt while keeping tuition low for so-called “high-demand” majors in business and science. in fact, university professors wrote a letter to governor scott arguing that companies have a need for humanities majors with “superior analytical, critical thinking and communication skills.” the letter also warns that if students majoring in history and other humanities subjects are forced to pay higher tuition, they may simply choose to attend universities in other states.still others argue that the plan sets students up for failure. students should choose majors based on their interests, skills and talents, rather than on what jobs are available at any given time. those who choose majors because they are interested in a particular field of studywhether it is engineering, art or literaturewill be more successful and satisfied in their careers.41. rick scott wants to charge science students less tuition because_. a. it can attract more students to learn science. b. science subjects are so hard to learn.c. the science students cant afford the expensive tuition.d. science subjects are more valuable than humanities majors.42. in the supporters eyes, how will universities benefit from the plan? a. they will take in more students.b. they will get more money from the government.c. they will educate more qualified graduates. d. they will become more famous.43. which of the following is not the reason why people are against the plan? a. its unfair to the humanities students.b. college students majors should be based on interests, skills and gifts.c. the plan may mislead students to choose wrong majors.d. the state will take too heavy a burden.44. what can be inferred from the passage? a. florida has carried out the policy to charge science students less tuition.b. science majors have great advantages over humanities majorsc. florida needs more graduates from science subjects.d. students should choose their majors according to job opportunities.45. what is the best title of the passage?a. less tuition for science students in florida.b. should college be cheaper for science students?c. different people, different ideas. d. why is it cheaper for college science students?第二节：信息匹配（每题2分，共10分）首先阅读下列博客信息：a. my names marta and i m from mexico city, but i moved to los 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i am looking for my younger brother, lean ban seo, who might be in this cityas the story is too long, i just hope to find him and have my family reunitedhe is lame at the right leg, 19 years old, 1.79 meters tall, with very big eyes and fair curly hairwith his picture of two years ago enclosed, i would be very appreciated if you have any information about thattelephone me at 818-5789.d. my name is don and i am a programmer at a computer companyi have designed several pieces of software that can help students learn better, especially suitable for primary students who have some language disability to learn words and help them pronounce more correctlyif you think you need one, please fax to 857-4693you can purchase by post.e. my name is mauricio, and im a computer programmer working in the los angeles areai am kind of shy, but maybe you can help me to be more outgoingi like cooking, playing computer games, and chatting wi