广东省实验中学2014学年高二下学期期中考试(英语)2

广东省实验中学08-2014学年高二下学期期中考试（英语）2高考英语2014-04-28 1300Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons they are unhappy and unable to socialize and there is a connection between chronic loneliness and serious illness such as heart disease. While temporary and situational loneliness can be a normal, healthy part of life, chronic loneliness can be a very sad, and sometimes dangerous condition.46. How would you treat temporary loneliness according to the passage?A. Talk to friendsB. Just ignore itC. Go to see a doctorD. Ask your teachers for guidance47. “ It” in the last sentence of the second paragraph refers to_________.A. temporary lonelinessB. situational lonelinessC. a new placeD. sleeplessness48. The topic of the 4th paragraph is that _______________.A. one problem of loneliness is a person’s social contactsB. we depend on various people for different reasonsC. lonely people don’t have many social problemsD. lonely people don’t have many friends49. Why do psychologists want to help chronically lonely people?A. Chronic loneliness can cause family problems.B. Chronic loneliness can cause serious illness.C. Chronic loneliness cannot be overcome.D. A, B, and C are all correct50. What is the best title of the passage?A. Three kinds of LonelinessB. Loneliness and DiseasesC. Loneliness and Social ContactsD. Chronic LonelinessC20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is one of those classics that has so made its influence upon Science Fiction and popular culture that one needn't have read the book to know its features the dark genius--Captain Nemo; the futuristic Nautilus with its thousands of strange inventions and capabilities; and giant octopi（章鱼） that can drag a ship down to the abyss（深渊）. In fact, this book is so foreseeing into modern culture that, even more than 120 years after its first publication, it yet deserves examination.This examination is guaranteed because Jules Verne was so greatly insightful(具有远见的) about future technology and human interaction with it. Although recognizable submarines had been kicking around since the 18th century, it was Verne who pictured this invention on a big scale(规模). He equipped his Nautilus with newborn technologies (like electricity), and carefully researched and described the possibilities (the Nautilus gets all of its electrical power from chemical reactions using seawater). In a word, the Nautilus was the first, detailed picture of a submarine.However, reasonable science, excellent research and fantastic voyages don't always make great stories. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea deserves praise for its futuristic insight and its contributions to the establishment of Science Fiction, but it's not the most attractive. Basically plotless, the Nautilus' adventures, though interesting, are put together without any sense of overall architecture, making the story a very long travelogue. Its time has passed -- its examinations of biological wonders are from the eye of 19th-century Europe, which substituted overall killing for respect and tried to plant its flag on any new land mass, regardless of who might already live there. Fascinating at first, the book becomes tiresome, but is in the end saved, for it is a lesson on how to build solid facts into solid futurism.51. From this passage, we know that Nautilus _____________________.A. is the name of a person in the novelB. is the Captain of a ship in the novelC. is the name of a submarine in the novelD. is a giant sea fish in the novel52. Jules Verne might ________________.A. be the man who constructed the first submarine.B. be the writer of the novelC. be able to produce electricity using seawaterD. be an inventor in the novel53. According to this passage, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is great because __________.A. it is a long travelogue.B. it was written in the 19th century.C. it described fantastic voyages.D. it shows great insight into future technology.54. Which of the following CANNOT be inferred from the passage?A. The 19th-century Europe showed little respect for life in a new land.B. Some technologies described in science fiction may eventually be realized.C. Captain Nemo must be an European.D. 18th–century people didn’t know what electrici ty was.55. What is the attitude of the author of this passage towards 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea?A. He is objective (客观的).B. He thinks it doesn’t deserve its reputation of a classic.C. He thinks highly of the whole novel.D. He thinks it is not worth reading.第二节信息匹配 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分2014分)阅读下列56—60关于如何做好演讲的方法，请你把相关的方法与A—F的例子合理地匹配起来，并在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。