辽宁省实验中学分校2016-2017学年高二第一学期期末考试英语试卷

辽宁省实验中学分校2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题
第一部分 听力（ 共两节，满分30分）1-20题 (略)
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）
A
It was windy and cold when a store owner was sticking a sign above his door that read
"Puppies for Sale." Just as he expected, a little boy soon appeared by the store owner's
sign.
"How much are you going to sell the puppies for?" he asked. The store owner replied,
"$10 for each." The little boy reached in his pocket and pulled out some change. "I have
$2.50" he said. "May I please look at them?"
The store owner smiled and whistled, taking out five dogs. One puppy was left behind,
immediately the little boy singled it out and said, "What's wrong with that little dog?"
The store owner explained that the little puppy was disabled. It would always be lame.
The little boy became excited. "That is the little puppy that I want to buy." The store
owner said "No, you don't want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, I'll just
give him to you.”
The little boy got quite upset, looked into the store owner's eyes, pointing his finger,
and said, "I don't want you to give him to me. That dog is worth eveny bit as much as all
the other dogs and I'll pay full price. In fact, I'll give you $2.50 now, and 50 cents a
month until I have him paid for."
The store owner countered, "You really don't want to buy this little dog. He is never
going to be able to run and jump and play with you like the other puppies.'
On hearing this, the little boy reached down and rolled up his pant leg to reveal a badly
twisted, crippled left leg supported by a big metal brace. He looked up at the store owner
and softly replied, "Well, I don't run so well myself and the little puppy will need someone
who understands!”
21. Why does the shop owner stick the sign?
A. To advertise all his goods. B. To attract little children.
C. To warn about the danger of dogs. D. To keep the wind out.
22.Why did the boy become excited when he knew the dog was lame'?
A. Because he could buy it at a low price.
B. Because he didn't have enough money for a good one.
C. Because he had the similar disability.
D. Because he found a partner to share his sadness.
23. If the boy bought the dog, he would pay for it _________.
A. in 15 months B. in 3 months C. in 1 year D. at that time
24. The underlined word “countered” can be replaced by _________.
A. agreed B. insisted C. calculated D. contradicted
B
Owning a smart phone may not be as smart as you think. They may let you surf the Internet,
listen to music and snap photos wherever you are... but they also turn you into a workaholic
(工作狂). A study suggests that, by giving you access to emails at all times, the all-singing,
all-dancing mobile phone adds as much as two hours to your working day.
Researchers found that Britons work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they
are able to respond to emails on their mobiles. The study by technology retailer Pixmania,
shows the average UK working day is between nine and ten hours, but a further two hours
is spent responding to or sending work emails, or making work calls. Almost one in ten
admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails.
Some workers confess (坦白) they are on call almost 24 hours a day, with nine out of ten
saying they take work emails and calls outside their normal working hours. Nearly two-thirds
say they often check work emails just before they go to bed and as soon as they wake up,
while over a third have replied to one in the middle of the night.
Ghadi Hobeika, marketing director of Pixmania, said, “The ability to access
millions of apps, keep in contact via social networks and take photos and video as well
as text and call has made smart phones valuable for many people. However, there are drawbacks.
Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and
smart phones mean that people cannot get away from work. The more constantly in contact
we become, the more is expected of us in a work capacity (容量).”