沈阳铁路实验中学2015—2016学年度下学期开学验收测试
高二英语
满分100分 时间90分钟
第一部分 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
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The latest target(目标)for TV advertisers is children in Asia. Asian families are getting smaller and wealthier, and Asian children are watching more and more TV. It is said that the average Hong Kong child sees about 25,000 TV advertisements a year.
To get the attention (and the money) of these young audiences, the advertisers use little actors. “The kids share the same feelings with someone from their own age group,” says one advertiser, “so this kind of advertisement is more effective. And, of course, the little actor earn big money.”
Not everyone is happy to see kids turned into buyers. “advertising to children is wrong, ” said Pasty Liang, “because its aim is to make them ask their parents for money to buy things. Also, many things advertised, such as toys, are silly and encourage violence. If a child buys them, he or she will learn nothing.” Some educators believe that if young people watch the ads, they will become more and more materialistic.
Some people even think it wrong to use little actors in TV advertisements. “It is illegal for kids to work in factories, so why are they allowed to work in ads? Also, considering the high salaries, it is bad for children to have too much money.” said Elvis Hu.
As an advertiser, J.W. Lu clearly has his own opinion about this. “It is nothing wrong with children earning a lot of money or asking their parents to buy things for them. Besides, kids buy toys to have fun, not to learn from.”
Anyway, governments are beginning to take action to protect children. An ad. Would not be allowed to appear on TV if it made children feel inferior(低人一等的) because they didn’t own the advertised product.
1. The advertisers use little actors so that ______.
A. the ads can attract young audiences B. the little actors can earn big money
C. the kids will share the same feelings D. people will see more TV advertisements
2. What does the underlined word “illegal” mean?
A. Not liked by the children. B. Not allowed by the law. C. Not accepted by the public. D. Not agreed to by the parents. 3. Who thinks it all right for kids to earn money by acting in ads?
A. Elvis Hu. B. J.W. Lu C. Pasty Liang D. Some educators.
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4. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Little actors earn less money than adults. B. Advertisers want children to learn from toys. C. Some people are not for advertising to children.
D. Governments are taking action to protect advertisers. 5. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Little Actors or Adult Actors B. How to Get Children’s Attention C. Opinions about TV Advertisements D. Children：New Target for TV Advertisements
B
If you see someone drowning, speed is very important. Once you get him out of the water, if he isn’t brathing, you have four minutes before his brain is completely destroyed. Support his neck, move his head back and press his chin upwards. This stops the tongue blocking the airway in the throat and his sometimes enough to get him breathing again. If that doesn’t work, start mouth-to-mouth breathing. Press his nostrils(鼻孔)(the two holes at the end of your nose, through which you breathe and smell things)together with your fingers. Open your mouth and take a deep breath. Blow into his lungs until his chest rises, then remove your mouth and watch his chest fall. Repeat twelve times a minute. Keep doing until professional help arrives.
To bring a child back to life, keep your lips around his mouth and gently blow into his mouth. Give the first four breaths as quickly as possible to fill the blood with oxygen. If, in spite of your efforts, he starts turning a blue-grey color, and you can feel no pulse(脉搏), then pressing is the last chance of saving his life.
With arms straight, pressing down on the lower half of the breastbone. Don’t be too hard or you may break a rib. Check how effective you are by seeing if his color improves or his pulse becomes independent to your chest pressing. If this happens, stop the pressing. Otherwise continue until rescue arrives.
6. If you want to save someone drowning, you ________.
A. have to pull off his clothes first B. should try to get him out of water as quickly as possible
C. should first make out who he is
D. ought to throw a life coat to him first
7. Once a person stops breathing, it means _______.
A. you have no more than 4 minutes to bring him to life again B. his brain is completely damaged C. he has passed away
D. there is no way to save his life
8. To press his chin upwards is a way to ________. A. keep the tongue blocking the airway in the throat
B. prevent the tongue from stopping the airway in the throat C. wipe the tongue out o f the throat D. see if he can possibly be saved
9. If the drowning boy has no pulse, ________.
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A. press his chin upwards is enough to get him breathing B. blow air into his mouth is sure to save his life
C. press his nostrils together with your fingers can work D. press is the last chance of saving his life 10. Which of the following statement is true?
A. Don’t stop pressing his chest, if the drowning man starts breathing again. B. If you see someone drowning, you must give him mouth-to-mouth breathing.
C. If a drown man does not breathe for four minutes, his brain will be completely destroyed. D. When pressing, you can do it as hard as you can.
C
It had been a tough year for my family. Whenever my mom looked over at the Christmas tree, she would sigh and warn us, “There won’t be as much for Christmas this year. Try not to be disappointed.”
Christmas had traditionally been a time for my parents to spoil us. In years past, the presents would pile up and spill out from under the tree, taking over the living room. I had heard the phrase “giving is better than receiving”, but thought that whoever had said that must have been out of their mind. Getting presents was the whole point! It was the reason I couldn’t get to sleep on Christmas Eve.
On Christmas morning, we eagerly waited in the hallway until Dad told us everything was ready. We rushed into the living room and let the wrapping paper fly. We made weak attempts to wait and watch while other family members opened their presents, but as the time passed we lost our self-control.
“Here’s another one for you,” said Mon as she handed me a package. I looked at it, confused. Having spent so much time examining the presents before Christmas, I recognized this one. But it had not been mine. It was my mom’s. A new label(标签) had been put on it, with my name written in my mother’s handwriting.
“Mom, I can’t...”
I was stopped by my mother’s eager, joyful look—a look I could not really understand. “Let’s see what it is, honey. Hurry and open it.”
It was a blow dryer(吹风机). Though this may seem to be a simple gift, to me it was so much more. Being an eleven-year-old girl, I was shocked. In my world, where receiving outweighed giving by light years, my mom’s act of selflessness was incomprehensible(无法理解的). It was a huge act. Tears filled my eyes and I thought in disbelief about how much my mom must love me to give up her Christmas present so I could have a few more presents. 11. Why would the author’s mom sigh before Christmas? A. She couldn’t afford to buy a Christmas tree.
B. She was afraid she wouldn’t get a Christmas present. C. She couldn’t afford to buy enough Christmas presents. D. She was afraid her children would be spoiled on Christmas. 12. What made the author unable to sleep on Christmas Eve? A. Giving Christmas presents to others. B. Waiting for Christmas presents.
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C. A blow dryer from her mother.
D. The tough situation of her family.
13. The author’s mom put on a new label on the present to _______. A. hide a truth. B. expose a secret
C. exchange her gift with her daughter D. Make the present look more special 14. How did the author feel when she received the blow dryer?
A. Excited but worried. B. Delighted but doubtful. C. Surprised and moved. D. Disappointed and curious. 15. What is the theme of the story?
A. Blood is thicker than water. B. Giving is better than receiving.
C. Love makes the world go around. D. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
D
The government says calculators will be banned in maths tests for 11-year-olds in England from 2014.
Education and Childcare Minister Elizabeth Truss said pupils should only use them once they were confident in basic mathematical skills. Ms Truss said, “all young children should be confident with methods of addition, subtraction, times tables and division before they pick up the calculator to work out more complex sums. By banning calculators in maths tests, we will reduce the dependency on them in the classroom for the most basic sums.”
Prof Celia Hoyles, director of the National Centre For Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics, said, “It is important that calculators are used properly, so children do not become dependent on them for arithmetic, but at the same time are able to use them as a tool to support their own problem solving.”
But teaching unions argued banning calculator use in the tests would risk pupils’ ability to use them to deal with more complex mathematical problems.
Christmas Blower, general secretary National Union of Teachers, said, “It may not be necessary to use calculators for the whole of the maths test paper, but it is a retrograde (倒退的)step to ban them completely as it will damage the skills set for primary pupils and leave them struggling in secondary school.”
Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said, “it is indeed good to be sure that children can perform routine calculations in their heads, but the advantage of a limited use of calculators is that children can focus on the problem itself.”
16. According to Elizabeth Truss, banning calculators in maths tests can _______.
A. develop pupils’ interest in maths B. increase pupil’s maths test scores C. reduce pupils’ dependency on them D. improve pupils’ ability to take exams
17. Prof Celia Hoyles believes that _______.
A. Calculators should be encouraged in tests B. Calculators should be banned in tests
C. Children should use calculators frequently D. Children should use calculators properly
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18. Who is strongly against the banning of calculators in maths tests? A. Elizabeth Truss. B. Celia Hoyles. C. Christine Blower. Hobby.
19. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Experts hold different views about the ban of calculators. B. Banning calculators will improve pupils’ ability to calculate. C. Children only use calculators to work out difficult problem. D. Calculators will be banned in all maths tests soon in England. 20. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Calculator Use Arouses Hot Debate Around the Country B. Government Bans Calculators From Primary Maths Tests
C. Using calculators Affects Pupils’ intelligence Development D. Banning Calculators Improves Pupils’ Test Performance 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分30分）
D. Russell
第一节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分2分）阅读下列短文，从短文后每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Don and his 11-year-old son, Allen, love basketball very much. On Allen’s birthday, Don 21 to drive him to Chicago, more than two hours’ distance, for the first game of the World Championships. They had no 22 but hoped to buy two from other people.
After arriving, they 23 in the streets for two hours carrying a 24 which said,” We need two tickets”. 25 the cheapest ticket was $175 and they could not 26 it. They were about to leave when a man 27 them. He pulled 28 two tickets and handed them to Don. “How much do you want?” “ 29 ! No money is needed!” said the man.
When asked, the man 30 . “I am working for Joe, who hasn’t 31 a World Championships for 16 years. But he is ill and can’t make it this time. So he told me to give the two tickets away. The only 32 he set is to give the tickets to people I think will be deserving. A lot of people looked as if they might just take the tickets and 33 them right away. Then I saw you. You seemed very 34 and you made me 35 my Dad and myself when I was a child. I 36 wanted to go to see a World Championships game with my father at that time. But I never got the 37 ...”
How important and 38 the game was to Don and his son! Here is 39 Don said, “It’s the most worth 40 thing that happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other 30 times during the game. I can’t forget that night.”
21. A. refuse B. decided C. ordered D. happened
22. A.tickets B. cards C. passes D. money 23. A. rode B. ran C. walked D. cried 24. A. book B. photo C. magazine D. sign 25. A. But B. And C. Or D. So
26. A. offer B. afford C. keep D. hold 27. A. invited B. asked C. stopped D. beat 28. A. out B. in C. through D. over
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辽宁省沈阳市铁路实验中学高二英语下学期寒假作业验收
