河南省郑州市第106中学2018-2019学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题
高二上学期英语第一次月考考试试卷真题

高二上学期英语第一次月考考试试卷一、阅读理解1. 根据短文理解,选择正确答案。
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel.Green said, “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Look over the countryside and y ou will see that I am in the majority.”Blue interrupted, “You only think about the earth, but consider the sky and the sea. It is the water that is the basis of life.”Yellow chuckled. “The sun is yellow, as well as the moon and the stars. Every time yo u look at a sunflower, the whole world starts to smile.”Red could bear it no longer. “I am the ruler of all of you. I am blood-life’s blood! I am the color of danger and bravery. I bring fire into the blood. I am the color of passion and love.”Purple s tood at his full height. “I am the color of royalty and power. I am the sign of authority and wisdom. People do not question me! They listen and obey.”Finally Indigo spoke with determination, “Think of me and I am the color of silence. I represent thought and reflection. You need me for balance and contrast, for prayer and inner peace.”The colors went on boasting, each showing off his or her own advantages.Suddenly there came a flash of bright lightening. Thunder rolled and boomed. Rain started to pour down. The colors were scared to death.In the midst of the quarrelling, rain began to speak, “You foolish colors. Don’t you know that you were each made for a special purpose, unique and different? Join hands with one another and come to me.”Doing as they were told, the colors united and joined hands.From then on, when it rains, colors will stretch across the sky in a great bow of color.Whenever a rainbow appears in the sky, let us remember to appreciate one another.(1)Why did the colors quarrel?A . Because they often fought for some reasons.B . Because they were not liked by each other.C . Because they all claimed to be the best.D . Because they all wanted to rule other colors.(2)To show their power, the kings would prefer to ________.A . yellowB . redC . indigoD . purple(3)We can know that ________.A . the colors lived in peace at lastB . rain was the ruler of the colorsC . the colors kept quarrelling all the timeD . thunder was angry with the boasting (4)The rainbow across the sky reminds us that ________.A . the rain bow is the sign of the rainB . each color is unique and differentC . everything should be put in right orderD . joining hands makes perfect2. 根据短文理解,选择正确答案。
河南省郑州一〇六中学2018_2019学年高二英语上学期期中试题

2018-2019学年上学期高二年级英语期中考试第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题l.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
I. What does the man want to know?A. How to link a website.B When to leave his school.C. Where to find a flat.2. What is the man doing?A. Asking the way.B. Making an invitation.C. Making a request.3. How does the man want to travel?A. By car. B By bus. C By taxi.4. What are the speakers talking about?A. Their neighborhood.B. Their life.C. Their work.5. Why does the woman need to take a math class?A. To major in math at college.B. To move to another school.C. To prove she is knowledgeable.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)请听下面5段对话或独白,选出最佳选项请听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. What has the woman been doing the whole day?A. Playing ping-pong.B Watching three movies.C Reading a book.7. How does the man like The Hunger Games I movies?A.They re excellent.B. They lack good details.C. They re about real life.请听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
河南省郑州市第一中学18-19学年度高二上学期入学测试——英语(英语)

河南省郑州市第一中学2018—2019学年度上学期入学测试高二英语试题题完形填空(每题1.5分)The Internet affords anonymity to its users, a blessing to privacy and freedom of speech. But that very anonymity is also behind the explosion of cyber-crime that has(1) across the W eb.Can privacy be preserved (2) bringing safety and security to a world that seems increasingly (3) ?Last month, Howard Schmidt, the nation's cyber-czar, offered the federal governmenta (4) to make the W eb a safer place---- a "voluntary trusted identity" system that would be the high-tech (5) of a physical key, a fingerprint and a photo ID card, all rolled (6) one. The system might use a smart identity card, or a digital credential (7) to a specific computer, and would authenticate users at a range of online services.The idea is to (8) a federation of private online identity systems. User could (9) whichsystem to join, and only registered users whose identities have been authenticatedcould navigate those systems. The approach contrasts with one that would require an Internet driver's license (10) by the government.Google and Microsoft are among companies that already have these "single sign-on"systems that make it possible for users to (11) just once but use many different services.(12) , the approach would create a "walled garden" cyberspace, with safe "neighborhoods" and bright "streetlights" to establish a sense of a (13) community.Mr. Schmidt described it as a "voluntary ecosystem" in which "individuals and organizations can complete online transactions with (14) ,trusting the identities of each other and the identities of the infrastructrue (15) which the transaction runs".Still, the administration's plan has (16) privacy rights activists. Some applaud theapproach; others are concerned. It seems clear that such a scheme is an initiative push toward what would (17) be a compulsory Internet "driver's license" mentality.The plan has also been greeted with (18) by some computer security experts, whoworry that the "voluntary ecosystem" envisioned by Mr. Schmidt would still leave much of the Internet (19) . They argue that all Internet users should be (20) to register and identify themselves, in the same way that drivers must be licensed to drive on public roads.(1)A.swept B.skipped C.walked D.ridden(2)A.for B.within C.while D.though(3)A.careless B.lawless C.pointless D.helpless(4)A.reason B.reminder C.compromise D.proposal(5) A . information B.interference C.entertainment D.equivalent(6) A. by B. into C. from D. over(7) A. linked B. directed C. chained D. compared(8) A. dismiss B. discover C. create D. improve(9) A. recall B. suggest C. select D. realize(10)A. released B. issued C. distributed D. delivered(11)A. carry on B. linger on C. set in D. log in(12)A. In vain B. In effect C. In return D. In cintrast(13)A. trusted B. modernized C. thriving D. competing(14)A. caution B. delight C. confidence D. patience(15)A. on B. after C. beyond D. across(16)A. divided B. disappointed C. protected D. united(17)A. frequently B. incidentally C. occassionally D. eventually(18)A. skepticism B. tolerence C. indifference D. enthusiasm(19)A. manageable B. defendable C. vulnerable D. invisible(20)A. invited B. appointed C. allowed D. forced阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)第一节单项填空(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
2018-2019学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题A

2018-2019学年高二英语上学期第一次月考试题A第Ⅰ卷(共100分)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)听下面 5 段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. On which day will the woman return to work?A. Wednesday.B. Friday.C. Next Wednesday.2. What time is it now?A. About 6:00 p.m.B. About 5:40 p.m.C. About 5:20 p.m.3. What does Mr. Black look like?A. He has black hair.B. He is short.C. He wears glasses.4. What does the woman dislike about her photo?A. Her eyes.B. Her hair.C. Her dress.5. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a restaurant.B. At the woman’s house.C. At a garden.第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 22.5 分)听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. What kind of sport does the woman want to learn?A. Volleyball.B. Tennis.C. Basketball.7. When will the woman probably take the course?A. On Sundays.B. On Fridays.C. On Mondays.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
河南省郑州市2018高二上学期入学考试英语试题Word版含答案

19 届高二上期入学摸底测试英语科目试题说明:1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)满分150 分,考试时间120分钟。
2.将第Ⅰ卷的答案代表字母填(涂)在第Ⅱ卷的答题表(答题卡)中。
第Ⅰ卷(选择题,共90 分)一、单项填空:本题共30 小题,每小题1分,共30 分。
1. I won’t have this kind of thing him again.A. happening toB. happened toC. taking place inD. take place in2. They’ve us $150,000 for the house. Shall we take it?A. providedB. offeredC. suppliedD. shown3. When reading, you needn’t have to a dictionary every time you meet an unknown word.A. look intoB. consultC. turn toD. refer4. Don’t try to cheat the taxman; you’ll never it.A. get out ofB. get intoC. get alongD. get away with5. W e had a really good of the whole stage from where we were sitting.A. sightB. viewC. sceneD. scenery6. ---Does she like shopping?---W ell, she would rather spend time at home than in the street.A. read; wanderB. reading; wanderC. in reading; to wanderD. reading; to wander7. team wins on Saturday will go through to the national championship.A. No matter whatB. No matter whichC. WhateverD. Whichever8. He made up his mind to devote his life pollution happily.A. to prevent; to liveB. to prevent; from livingC. to preventing; to liveD. to preventing; living9. My interests include football, bowling and surfing the web studying my favorite subjects.A. as well asB. instead ofC. less thanD. rather than10. I have done much of the work. Could you please finish in two days?A. the restB. the otherC. anotherD. the others11. America was was first called “India” by Columbus.A. whatB. whereC. the placeD. there where12. It was she left unsaid that worried me.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. where13. It was true Alice did surprised her mother.A. thatB. whatC. that whatD. what that14. Give this to you think can do the work well.A. whoB. whomC. whoeverD. whomever15. you don’t like him is none of my business.A. WhatB. WhoC. ThatD. Whether16. It was only when I read this story for a second time to appreciate its beauty.A. did I beginB. that I beganC. then I beganD. had I begun17. It’s no use trying to solve problems . Talks are the only solution.A. by the way of warB. by forceC. by communicationD. by means18. Now that you have a job, you must exert (努力) yourself in you do at work.A. howeverB. no matter whatC. no matter howD. whatever19. After the earthquake, the first thing he local government did was to provide for the homeless families.A. accommodationB. equipmentC. occupationD. furniture20. Good friends as we are, I still find her difficult to understand .A. at timesB. at a timeC. at one timeD. at the time21. As a film star she was a success, but as a wife she was failure, so their marriage ended in failure.A. / ; /B. / ; aC. a ; aD. a ; /22. The old couple are now quite because their son finished the task and has come home safely.A. ease ; at easeB. at ease ; with easeC. at ease ; at easeD. easy; with ease23. ---What do you think of the book?---Oh, excellent. It’s worth a second time.A. readingB. being readC. to readD. to be read24. --- Why were you so angry?--- The shop assistant me too much for the book.A. costB. chargedC. requiredD. made25. They know the important part computers here.A. that ; playB. which ; doC. in which ; playD. in that ; do26. Parents have a duty to their children from the harmful effects of the Internet.A. hideB. preventC. stopD. Protect27. His book, which last week, should be another best seller.A. came outB. came to lifeC. came upD. came to power28. ---Our school computer system broke down yesterday.---No I couldn’t surf the Internet.A. doubtB. chanceC. wonderD. way29. no rain, we all went out for a walk after supper.A. There wasB. There beingC. There to beD. It being30. to the right, you will find the place you want.A. TurnB. To turnC. TurningD. Turned二、完形填空:本题共20 小题,每小题1.5 分,共30 分。
河南省郑州市第一〇六中学2018-2019学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试卷

2018-2019学年上学期第一次英语月考第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题l.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the speakers have for breakfast?A Salads.B Sandwiches.C Noodles.2. Who will hold a party next weekend?A. The manB. The womanC. The woman s cousin3. What will the man probably be?A. A secretary.B. A manager. C .A driver4. Where is the woman from?A. ItalyB. BritainC. Australia5. What is the woman doing?A. Making a requestB. Giving some advice. C Asking for help第二节(共15小题,每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
请听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6 What did the woman do last nightA.She watched a game.B.She made a planC. She met her manager7. Who killed the game?A No 6.B No 5 C. No 4请听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
2018年--2019年学年高二第一学期(上)第一次月考英语试题(含答案)

2018年--2019年学年⾼⼆第⼀学期(上)第⼀次⽉考英语试题(含答案)2018-2019学年⾼⼆第⼀学期(上)第⼀次⽉考英语试题考试时间:120分钟,满分:150分。
第⼀部分:听⼒(共两节,满分30分)第⼀节(共5⼩题;每⼩题1分)1. When should Jane go to see Professor White?A. At 9:00B. At 10:00C. At 11:002. What did Eva do this afternoon?A. She had an English class.B. She had a history class.C. She didn’t have any class.3. What does the man mean?A. The woman should stay at home.B. The woman should go to the library.C. The woman should tell her neighour to stop making noise.4. Which T-shirt would the woman like to buy?A. The green oneB. The red oneC. The white one5. Where is the woman now?A. In New YorkB. In ChicagoC. In California第⼆节(共15⼩题,每⼩题1.分,满分15分)听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. What is wrong with the man?A. He overslept again.B. He couldn’t tell the truth to the woman.C. He failed the exam again.7. Why didn’t the man pass the exam?A. He did not make full preparationsB. He helped someone cheat in the exam.C. He overslept.听第7段材料,回答第8⾄9题。
河南省郑州市第一中学高二英语上学期入学测试试题

河南省郑州市第一中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期入学测试试题完形填空(每题1.5分)The Internet affords anonymity to its users, a blessing to privacy and freedom of speech. But that very anonymity is also behind the explosion of cyber-crime that has(1) across the Web.Can privacy be preserved (2) bringing safety and security to a world that seems increasingly (3) ?Last month, Howard Schmidt, the nation's cyber-czar, offered the federal government a (4) to make the Web a safer place---- a "voluntary trusted identity" system that would be the high-tech (5) of a physical key, a fingerprint and a photo ID card, all rolled (6) one. The system might use a smart identity card, or a digital credential (7) to a specific computer, and would authenticate users at a range of online services.The idea is to (8) a federation of private online identity systems. User could (9) whichsystem to join, and only registered users whose identities have been authenticated could navigate those systems. The approach contrasts with one that would require an Internet driver's license (10) by the government.Google and Microsoft are among companies that already have these "single sign-on" systems that make it possible for users to (11) just once but use many different services.(12) , the approach would create a "walled garden" cyberspace, with safe "neighborhoods" and bright "streetlights" to establish a sense of a (13) community. Mr. Schmidt described it as a "voluntary ecosystem" in which "individuals and organizations can complete online transactions with (14) ,trusting the identities of each other and the identities of the infrastructrue (15) which the transaction runs".Still, the administration's plan has (16) privacy rights activists. Some applaud theapproach; others are concerned. It seems clear that such a scheme is an initiative push toward what would (17) be a compulsory Internet "driver's license" mentality. The plan has also been greeted with (18) by some computer security experts, who worry that the "voluntary ecosystem" envisioned by Mr. Schmidt would still leave much of the Internet (19) . They argue that all Internet users should be (20) to register and identify themselves, in the same way that drivers must be licensed to drive on public roads.(1)A.swept B.skipped C.walked D.ridden(2)A.for B.within C.while D.though(3)A.careless B.lawless C.pointless D.helpless(4)A.reason B.reminder C.compromise D.proposal(5)A . information B.interference C.entertainment D.equivalent(6)A. by B. into C. from D. over(7)A. linked B. directed C. chained D. compared(8)A. dismiss B. discover C. create D. improve(9)A. recall B. suggest C. select D. realize(10)A. released B. issued C. distributed D. delivered(11)A. carry on B. linger on C. set in D. log in(12)A. In vain B. In effect C. In return D. In cintrast(13)A. trusted B. modernized C. thriving D. competing(14)A. caution B. delight C. confidence D. patience(15)A. on B. after C. beyond D. across(16)A. divided B. disappointed C. protected D. united(17)A. frequently B. incidentally C. occassionally D. eventually(18)A. skepticism B. tolerence C. indifference D. enthusiasm(19)A. manageable B. defendable C. vulnerable D. invisible(20)A. invited B. appointed C. allowed D. forced阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)第一节单项填空(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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2018-2019学年上学期第一次英语月考第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题l.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the speakers have for breakfast?A Salads.B Sandwiches.C Noodles.2. Who will hold a party next weekend?A. The manB. The womanC. The woman s cousin3. What will the man probably be?A. A secretary.B. A manager. C .A driver4. Where is the woman from?A. ItalyB. BritainC. Australia5. What is the woman doing?A. Making a requestB. Giving some advice. C Asking for help第二节(共15小题,每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
请听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6 What did the woman do last nightA. She watched a game.B. She made a planC. She met her manager7. Who killed the game?A No 6.B No 5 C. No 4请听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A restaurant B A trip plan C. The man ‘s research9 . What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Strangers B Couple. C. Friends请听第8段材料,回答第10至12题10. How long has the woman been thinking about her topic?A. Two weeksB. Ten daysC. One week11. What was Prof. Grant’ s request for the paper?A. It should be about ancient ChinaB. It should cover five to seven pagesC. It should include more than one region12. What does the man suggest the woman do to get the material?A. Use the libraryB. Talk with Prof. GrantC. Read her books请听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13. What food will the speakers have at the party?A. Italian foodB. Chinese foodC Indian food14. What is the party for?A. The success of a projectB. The woman’ s birthday.C. The founding of a department15. Who will provide music at the party?A. The speakers themselvesB. A live bandC. A DJ16 When will the speakers meet again?A. On WednesdayB. On FridayC. On Saturday.请10段村料、回溶第17至20题。
17. What is the speaker introducing?A. The American school lifeB. The schedule for today.C. The host familiesI8. Where are the listeners now?A. On the seventh floor.B. On the sixth floor.C. On the second floor19. How will the listeners spend the afternoon?A. By touring around the cityB. By having another lecture.C. By meeting their schoolmates20. What does the speaker ask the listeners to do at last?A. Return to the schoolB. Talk about American societyC. Call him by 5 pm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(ABCD)中,选出最佳选项。
A.“I never expected that I would be so busy. Why can’t there be 25 hours in a day?” complained Liu Ran in Hong Kong as mid-term exams were going on.The 18-year-old was Shandong Pro vince’s top scorer in this year’s college entrance examination. After graduating from Tai’an No.1 High School, she chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong(香港中文大学), although both Peking University and Tsinghua University promised her a place.“I want to experience a more international school and social life in Hong Kong. I’m majoring in journalism, so Hong Kong will surely help widen my horizons,” Liu said.It is two months since Liu first set foot on Hong Kong. She missed home a lot at the beginning, because of the food and language problems.“The canteen offers mostly Western or Guangdong food, but it’s convenient to cook for ourselves in our dorm if we like. People speak Cantonese and almost all classes are in English,” Liu explained.Her English and Cantonese are now both improving, but she still needs more time to adapt to the new environment.“I’m happy that I made the right decision to study here. With a mix of the Eastern and Western cultures, there is so much to discover and learn,” she said.Liu has 18 credit hours(学分) of classes every week and 23 non-credit hours every other week. She has signed up for four associations including the Chinese Language Debating Team and thedrama club. Essays, book reports and presentations also take plenty of time to prepare. And , of course, there are various parties to attend. “I wasn’t a party animal before, but that may be interesting part of college. I sense myself changing,” Liu said.21. Liu Ran chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong, because___________.A. she couldn’t be admitted to Peking UniversityB. Hong Kong is a good placeC. she wants to be far from her homelandD. the Chinese University of Hong Kong can widen her horizons22. According to the last paragraph, we can infer__________.A. the busy and full life makes Liu Ran feel goodB. Liu Ran hates the busy life in the Chinese University of Hong KongC. Liu Ran likes the food thereD. now Liu Ran dislikes attending parties23. Liu Ran had to overcome the difficulties in many aspects EXCEPT_______________.A. foodB. languageC. missing homeD. no friendsBBorn in 1965, Shania Twain was the second of five children in her family. At the age of two, she moved with her mother and two sisters to Timmins, a town north of Toronto. When Shania was eight years old, her mother took her to many different bars, clubs and concerts to perform. In high school, Shania joined a local band, with which she often performed. After that, Shania moved to Toronto, where she continued singing.When Shania was 21 years old, her parents were killed in a car accident. She had to take over the role of parent to her younger siblings(兄弟姐妹). Taking care of two teenage brothers and a sister was a Gordian knot. Suddenly, she had to pay the bills, keep food on the table, and make a living. Anyway, Shania managed to pay the bills by singing here and there.In 1991, Shania went to Nashville, the home of the country music industry. In 1993, she recorded Shania Twain, her first CD. In 1995, her next CD, The Woman in Me, which had eight hit songs, sold more than ten million copies. Her third CD, Come on Over, was also popular and she had another hit song.Shania and Robert Lange, a famous producer, got married in 1993. After finishing her 2000 world tour, she decided to take a break from performing. In August 2001, they had a lovely son, whom they named Eja. After September 11th, Shania decided to spend more time on her family and stayed at home until the fall of 2002. Her reappearance in the music world put her face on magazine covers and country music publications. She also began to promote(宣传) her new CD, Up, on TVshows.24. According to the text, Shania ___________.A. went to Timmins in 1965B. was born into a musical familyC. recorded her first CD in high schoolD. began singing in public at an early age25. The underlined part “a Gordian knot” in Paragraph 2 probably means __________.A. a big businessB. a difficult taskC. a social activityD. a simple problem26. What’s the right order of the events in Shania Twain’s life?a. She moved to Nashville.b. She married Robert Lange.c. She lost her parents forever.d. She promoted Up on TV shows.e. She recorded The Woman in Me.A. c,a,b,e,dB. a,c,e,b,dC. c,b,a,d,eD. a,b,e,d,c27. What does the author mainly talk about in the text?A. Why Shania Twain chose to be a singer.B. How difficult it is to become a singer.C. A girl’s road to success as a singer.D. Shania Twain’s opinion on music.CWhen temperatures are high, walking on hot roadways, parking lots, and other paved surfaces can really burn your feet. All of that heat comes from the energy of the sun reacting with the pavement. But what if we could turn that energy into electricity? It may sound like a crazy science dream, but an electrical engineer and his wife may have found a way to do just that.Scott Brusaw has developed a six-sided glass panel (面板) that contains solar cells, which can change sunlight into electricity. The panels fit together and can form a flat surface on the ground. Brusaw and his wife, Julie, founded a company called Solar Roadways to further develop the idea and produce these new solar panels. They plan to use their invention to replace the pavement on U.S. roads.According to the Brusaws, if we replaced all of the nation’s asphalt (沥青) with these solar panels, the network would produce more than three times the amount of electricity currently usedby the United States in a year. In return, electricity from solar panels doesn’t produce harmful pollution, so the panels could be a smart choice for the environment.The U.S. government sees some promise in the Solar Roadways project. A number of laboratories around the country have tested the panels to see if they can withstand (经受) the heavy traffic and rough weather that asphalt pavement suffers from year to year. The lab results show that not only do the panels meet the requirements, but they can actually handle more weight than they need to.Now, money must be raised to start building the panel pavement system. The Brusaws have raised more than $1 million from ordinary people who learned about their project. However, some experts predict the Brusaws’ plan could finally cost more than $1 trillion.Could Solar Roadways be the answer to the world’s ever-growing need for electricity? A lot of obstacles (阻碍) stand in the way of re-creating the highway system out of solar panels. But the Brusaws may just be paving a road to the future.28. The glass panel the Brusaws have developed _____.A. is too heavy to carryB. has a high temperatureC. is powered by an engineD. is environmentally-friendly29. What’s the U.S. government’s attitude towards the Brusaws’ plan now?A. Worried.B. Doubtful.C. Interested.D. Supportive.30. What does the underlined part “their project” in Paragraph 5 refer to?A. Replacing asphalt roads with solar panels.B. Designing more money-saving solar panels.C. Testing the solar panels the Brusaws invented.D. Reducing the ever-growing need for electricity.31. What would be the best title for the text?A. Advantages of sunlightB. Better choice for your feetC. Power from the streetsD. Finding more future energyDMost people will recognize Bill Clinton, ex-president of the United States. Bill Clinton is a very popular speech giver and regularly gives talks all over the world, to many different audiences. He is so effective at giving talks because he has a special quality which we call “charisma (魅力)”.Nowadays, psychologists (心理学家) are becoming very interested in charisma and want to describe its meaning in a better way. People often misunderstand what charisma is and think of it as a kind of fame, but it is not the same as fame. Charisma is a kind of magic and is relatively rare. A well-known American psychologist thinks that charismatic people are basically excellent communicators. However, they have other qualities such as self-confidence, eloquence (口才) and vision.Charismatic personalities are able to draw people to them, and people feel happy in their company. There is a sense of “togetherness” when a charismatic person is with other people.A good example of this ability, some say, is the famous American, Oprah Winfrey. She is a highly-successful businesswoman and is probably best known as the presenter of a very popular talk show. Oprah is able to relate to audiences at her shows and they respond well to her. Her charismatic personality has made her one of the richest women in the world. She owns several houses and publishes her own magazines. Presently, she is presenting a new series of the Oprah Winfrey Show. She also ru ns a book club, which influences the nation’s reading habits and may be one of the reasons why people are reading more these days in the USA.A woman who had extraordinary charisma was the film star, Marilyn Monroe. A beautiful woman and a talented (有天赋的) actress, she was always the centre of attention wherever she went.Unlike fame, charisma doesn’t disappear over time. Even now, more than fifty years after her death, when young people see Monroe in her films, her charisma seems as fresh and powerful as ever.32. Bill Clinton is good at giving talks because _____.A. he has a quality called charismaB. he was once president of the USAC. he has many fans that support himD. he is well-known all over the world33. According to the text, charismatic people _____.A. are all effective speech makersB. are all confident and successfulC. can easily attract and interest peopleD. often try to create a calm atmosphere34. What do we know about Oprah Winfrey?A. She is most famous as a magazine publisher.B. She has a happy relationship with her audiences.C. She often gives talks to American young people.D. She writes books to influence Americans’ reading habits.35. The author mentions the popularity of Marilyn Monroe to show that _____.A. fame is as important as charismaB. famous people always have charismaC. charisma doesn’t become weaker over timeD. Monroe is an extraordinarily talented actress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。