高二英语上学期摸底考试试题(重点班)
1 陕西省黄陵中学2016-2017学年高二英语上学期摸底考试试题（重点班） 第一部分：英语知识运用（共四节，满分55分） 第一节：语音知识（共5小题； 每小题1分，满分5分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项当中，找出与所给单词划线部分发音相同的选项。 1. explanation A. exist B. exit C. explore D. examine 2. chef A. chemistry B. chapter C. moustache D. headache 3. latter A. many B. librarian C. balloon D. accurate 4.means A. thirsty B. positive C. Asia D. pleasure 5. painful A. entertain B. curtain C. certain D. mountain 第二节: 情景对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 根据对话情景和内容,从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项（请把此题的答案涂在答题卡相应的位置） Jack: Hey, Peter, I’m sorry! Maria: Hi, Diana, 6. _________________ Jack: We were going to Hong Kong this weekend, but I’m afraid I can’t go. Maria: 7. ________________ Jack: I have a really big geography test and I have to study for it. Maria: 8. ________________ Jack: No, I don’t want to ruin your weekend. You go ahead and please take the book I bought to my friend Sally. Tell her I have to study all weekend, 9. ________________ Maria: Ok, then I’ll go with them. 10. _________________ A. Can I go ahead this weekend? B. But it’s a pity you can’t come. C. what’s wrong? 2
D. How come? E. because I can’t afford to fail the test. F. So what? G. We can go next week instead.
第三节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 11. _________ injured were taken to a nearby hospital by the car that passed by _________ scene of the accident. A. The; a B. The; the C. The; / D. /; the 12. I ________ a football game when you called. That’s why I didn’t hear you. A. watched B. have watched C. was watching D. would watch 13. —Do you think their table tennis team will win the first place at the coming Asian Games? —________. Ours is much stronger than theirs. A. By all means B. It depends C. I don’t know D. Don’t mention it 14. —I promise my daughter that she ______ get a nice present on her birthday. —I think it will be a big surprise to her. A. can B. might C. shall D. would 15. Thank you for your hard work last week. I don’t think we ______ it without you. A. can manage B. could manage C. can have managed D. could have managed 16. —Do you think it wise for Chinese mothers to try to do everything for their children? —No, that’s ________ they are mistaken. A. when B. what C. where D. how 17. My sister ________ French when she was in France. Now she can speak it freely. A. made up B. picked up C. put up D. gave up 3
18. ________ the room, the nurse found the tape recorder ________. A. Entering; stolen B. Entering; stealing C. To have entered; being stolen D. Having entered; to be stolen 19. ________ mathematics is one of the most useful sections in human knowledge is widely accepted. A. What B. If C. Whether D. That 20. Each of the students who ______ coming to the party _______bringing a gift. A. is; are B. are; is C. have; is D. is; have 21. In a way I can see what you mean, even though I don’t _______ your point of view. A. share B. agree C. permit D. persuade 22. ________ in the computer game, Mike didn’t notice his father approaching. A. To lose B. Being lost C. Lost D. Losing 23. Various summer camps being available, we can choose _______ based on our own interest. A. each B. either C. it D. one 24. Only when she had arrived home _______ her appointment with her dentist. A. she remembered B. did she remember C. she had remembered D. had she remembered 25. —The contest is drawing near, and I feel very nervous. —_________. So long as you try your best, it doesn’t matter whether you win or not. A. Don’t mention it B. Take your time C. It’s hard to say D. Take it easy
第四节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文， 从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 He lost his arms in an accident that killed his father who was the main 26 of support for the family. He had to 27 the arms of his younger brother, and his younger brother became his 28 , never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, 4
he was completely unable to do 29 in his life. One late night, his younger brother accompanied him into the toilet and went back to 30 . But being so 31 , his younger brother fell asleep, leaving him on the toilet for two hours. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their share of problems and they would often 32 . His younger brother wanted to live 33 from him, living his own life, as many normal people do. So he was 34 and didn’t know what to do. A 35 misfortune befell (降临) a girl. One night her mother, who suffered from mental illness 36 . So her father went out looking for her mother, leaving her alone at home. She tried to prepare a 37 for her parents, only to overturn the stove, 38 in a fire which took her hands away. Though her elder sister who was studying in another city, showed her 39 to take care of her, she was determined to be completely 40 . At school, she always studied hard. One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brother’s arms are my arms; 41 the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart. Disasters can 42 at any time. If you choose only to complain and 43 from the ordeal(苦难的经历), it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be 44 , the hardship will turn out to be a(n) 45 on which new hopes will arise. 26. A. cause B. way C. source D. course 27. A. come on B. take on C. turn on D. depend on 28. A. shadow B. volunteer C. body D. servant 29. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything 30. A. play B. work C. wait D. wash 31. A. unfair B. angry C. impatient D. tired 32. A. support B. quarrel C. explore D. avoid 33. A. separated B. divided C. different D. lonely 34. A. heartless B. homeless C. heart-broken D. kind-hearted 35. A. difficult B. strange C. simple D. similar 36. A. died B. disappeared C. dismissed D. failed
2022-2023学年江苏省宿迁市泗阳县临河中学高二英语上学期摸底试题含解析
2022-2023学年江苏省宿迁市泗阳县临河中学高二英语上学期摸底试题含解析一、选择题1. It was at this point that her acting career really ______.A. took offB. took afterC. took backD. took on参考答案：C略2. Two young girls claimed ____ a dragon by the lake.A. to seeB. to have seenC. having seenD. seeing参考答案：B略3. For a child to give up his less mature idea for a more sophisticated one, it requires that the child ________ psychologically ready for the new idea.A．is B．beC．were D．would be参考答案：答案：B句意：对于一个放弃了不太成熟的想法而寻求比较复杂的想法的孩子来说，他在心理上应为新的想法做好准备。
require表示“要求”，其宾语从句要用虚拟语气，谓语用“should＋动词原形”，should可以省掉。
4. Frank doesn’t speak Chinese so ______ as Harry.A. betterB. wellC. goodD. wonderful参考答案：B试题分析：考查形容词。
副词修饰动词；so+原级+as---和---是一样的---，只有well是副词，故选B。
【知识拓展】英语语法：形容词和副词的原级讲述某人/物自身的情况时，用原级。
基本句型是：主语(sb./sth) + 谓语动词+ (very/too/so/quite/rather…) +形容词/副词原级+…。
1)在否定句或疑问句中可用so… as.He cannot run so/as fast as you.2)当as… as 中间有名词时采用以下格式。
【学期】高二英语上学期摸底检测习题
【关键字】学期嘉兴一中2016年度第一学期高二英语摸底检测满分[100]分时间[90]分钟2016年8月第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 does the woman want to do?A. To talk to Sunny.B. To call her parents.C. To see her boyfriend.2. Who is the man calling for information?A. A telephone company.B. A newspaper office.C. A travel service.3. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a kitchen.B. In a garden.C. At a picnic.4. What are the speakers talking about?A. Their plan for a trip.B. The weekend party.C. The boat trip they took last month.5. What are the speaker planning to do?A. Go home.B. Look for a job.C. Buy a new house.第二节．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，并标在试卷的的相应位置。
听完每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
2021-2022年高二上学期开学摸底考试英语试卷 含答案
2021年高二上学期开学摸底考试英语试卷含答案（满分：120分考试时间：100分钟） xx.08I. Listening prehension 24%Section A short conversations 10’1. A. At home . B. On a bus. C. In a taxi. D. On a plane.2. A. A journalist. B. An official. C. An engineer. D. A cashier.3. A. 15 minutes. B. 90 minutes. C. 120 minutes. D. 105 minutes.4. A. Policeman and driver. B. Teacher and student.C. Boss and clerk.D. Doctor and nurse.5. A. The man isn’t sure whether he’ll go to the party.B. The man just returned from a visit to the Andersons.C. The man may not be able to give the woman a ride.D. The man will get his car back on Friday.6. A. He hasn’t had a chance to meet Kathy yet.B. Kathy had already told him the news.C. He didn’t know that Kathy was being moved.D. His new office will be located in New York.7. A. The style is more important than the color.B. The green dress doesn’t fit as well as the blue one.C. The woman should buy a dress instead of a suit.D. The woman looks better in blue.8. A. Few students meet Professor Johnson’s requirementsB. Few students understand Professor Johnson’s lecture.C. Many students have dropped Professor Johnson’s class.D. Many students find Professor Johnson’s lecture boring.9. A. The man will take the camera to be repaired.B. The woman will take a picture of the man.C. The woman will show the man how to use the camera.D. The woman will borrow the man’s camera.10. A. He can’t get a room at the hotel.B. He didn’t get the type of room he wanted.C. He expected the room to be more expensive.D. He thought he had already made a reservation.Section B 6%Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Many cars were turned upside down as a result of the flood.B. Peter’s hometown was located in the mountains.C. There were many large stones on the roads after the flood.D. Tractors and lorries were busy carrying food to the flooded area.12. A. How people fought against a natural disaster.B. Help was rushed to the flood-stricken city.C. A big flood struck Peter’s hometown.D. Many people died in a serious flood.13. A. The big flood occurred in July.B. Over 2500 people lost their homes.C. More than 100 people died in the flood.D. The victims of the flooded area were carried to safety by helicopters.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Because she was so tired that she collapsed.B. Because she liked snacks so much that she took it almost every day.C. Because the fast food she often took caused her to bee weaker and weaker.D. Because she wanted to be given blood transfusions.15. A. When people are so busy, they will skip their meals. They usually havetakeaways or snacks instead.B. The speaker regrets to have taken too much fast food, she advises othersnot to follow her example.C. The speaker prefers quick snacks to home-cooked meals.D. The speaker had intended to cook something nourishing.16. A. Have a wonderful time! B. Enjoy your good health!C. Have a satisfying meal!D. Thank you for your meal!Section C (8%) Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.plete the form. Write NO more than ONE word for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation. plete the form. Write NO more than THREE words for each answer.fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Are you on a diet? Then maybe you should consider (25)______(sit) by the window the next time you eat out.A new book claims that (26)______ you sit in a restaurant can affect how many calories you consume.A New research found that people sitting farthest from the front door ate the fewest salads and were 73 per cent more likely to order dessert.Those seated at a dark table ate heavier food and ordered more of it (27)______ diners seated at bright bar tables ordered more salads and fewer desserts.According to the researchers, the darker it is, the more invisible you may feel, the (28)______( easy ) it is to see how much you're eating and the less guilty you are when you eat more.In contrast, seeing the sunlight, people or trees outside might make you more conscious of (29)______ you look, might make you think about walking or might make you want a green salad.The researchers also noted that slim diners chewed around 15 times per mouthful, three chews more than heavier diners. By eating more slowly, the dinerconsumes less in the time (30)______ takes for the brain to register satisfaction.Section B Choices31. John Nash, a mathematical genius, recently passed _____ at the age of 86. His life story was adapted______ the movie A Beautiful Mind in xx.A. by; toB. away; intoC. away; toD. over;from32. Denmark has moved one step closer _______the world’s first cashless society, The Independent reported. As of next year, businesses such as clothing retailers , restaurants and petrol stations can refuse_______ cash payments.A. to being; takingB. to bee; to takeC. to bee; takingD. to being; to take33. A small change in the average family can have a big impact on society. That’s_____ the government keeps track of changes in Chinese families.A. whatB. howC. whyD. because34. __________ on the undergraduate courses of the University of New South Wales in Australia, Chinese students_________ to earn 600 to 660 out of 750 on the gaokao.A. To be accepted; requireB. Being accepted; arerequiredC. To be accepted; are requiredD. Accepted; have required35. Beijing’s annoying smog seems ______ the city’s appeal to tourists. It’salso more difficult to attract high-end employees to work in Beijing, especially____ with children.A. to hurt; the onesB. to have hurt; thoseC. to have hurt; thatD. to be hurting; one36. A review in xx by Costas Karageorghis, a sport psychologist at Brunel University in London found there was “evidence to suggest that carefully selected music ______ give physical and psychological benefits duringhigh-intensity (高强度的) exercise”.A. shouldB. mustC. canD.shall37. After his graduation from the elite school of Eton, _____ he became Prince William’s classmate, Redmayne went on _____ History of Art at the Universityof Cambridge.A. where; studyingB. where; to studyC. which; to studyD. which; studying38. As a city with a long history, London has gone through many changes. Thedays are gone _______ horse-drawn carriages were a mon sight in the street.A. whenB. thatC. becauseD. while39. In 1993, a group of graduate students in the USA created Mosaic---a “browser” programme. Mosaic was pleasing to _______ eye and easy _________.A. the; to useB. an; to be usedC. the; to be usedD. an; to use40. The boy has spent a whole day _____ in his room. ________ knows what he is doing.A. locked; NoneB. locking; No oneC. being locked; NobodyD. locked; No oneIII. VocabularyDirections:plete the following sentences and passages by using the words in the boxes. Each word can only be used once. Note that in each box there is one word more than you need.Part A sentences41.We haven’t found the solution to the problem yet, but I’m sure we’re onthe right _______.42.In New York City’s Times Square, thousands gather on December 31 to countdown the last seconds of the year. A giant silver ball is lowered at the ______ of midnight.43.On the evening of Christmas, the family sit down to a big goose dinner. They____ off the meal with pudding, a Christmas specialty.44.The thief was determined to turn over a new _______ once he was released fromprison.45.Readers may also find some _______ for thought in ic strips in addition tobeing amused.46. “The Global Village”was _______ to describe how radio and television had changed the world in the 20th century. In the 21st century, it seems the Internet is sure to have an even greater influence.47. Today, the characters in cartoons range from pets to fancy animals, and ordinary people to superheroes.Micky Mouse and Garfield the Cat make children think and imagine actively. Superman and Batman bring villains of all sorts to _________.41---47 AC D AB A BC AD BPart B PassagesAFair Harvard has been the song of the prestigious (著名的) university ever since 1836, when it celebrated its 200th anniversary. However, a recent debate has put its long-celebrated “fairness” into the spotlight.In May, a group of more than 60 Asian-American organizations filed a _____48_____ with the federal government claiming that Harvard uses racial quotas (种族配额) to control the number of Asian-Americans on campus.“To get into Harvard, Asian-Americans have to score much higher on the SAT and participate in more extracurricular and volunteer activities than white, African-American and Hispanic students,” Swann Lee, a Chinese-American writer, told NPR. And no matter if you are Indian, Chinese or Filipino, Harvard’s admissions process always puts you into a single, high-performing stereotype (偏见), she added.However, Harvard has denied this. General Counsel Robert Iuliano told USA Today that the university’s admissions are in _____49______ with the law. In fact, the percentage of Asian-American students admitted has gone up –from 17 percent a decade ago to 21 percent, while Asian-Americans ____50_____for just 6 percent of the US’ population.“Then and now, the college considers each applicant through a review, with the goal of creating a university that exposes students to a wide-range of differences: background, ideas, experiences, tal ents, and hopes,” said Iuliano.Another group of 135 organizations came out in support of Harvard’s_____51_____ and said that taking race into consideration benefits not only students, but the country. “It helps to ____52_____ the playing fieldand create diverse university learning environments,” they said in a statement. BA. opposed B. buys C. host D. survey AB. enduring AC. journalIf you had a lot of money, what would you spend it on? Think twice about that new iPhone, as science now says that you’d be better off paying for an experience that lasts a little while rather than an object that lasts longer.The idea that buying experiences is more satisfying than buying material things has been expressed for a long time by Cornell psychology professor Thomas Gilovich. In a recent _____53_____ of Psychological Science, Gilovich and psychologist Matthew Killingsworth, along with Cornell doctoral candidate (博 士研究生) Amit Kumar, supported the current understanding that spending money on experiences “provides more ______54______ happiness”, both before and after the purchase is made.“You can think about waiting for a delicious meal at a nice restaurant or looking forward to a vacation,” Kumar said. “And how different that feels from waiting for, say, your pre-ordered iPhone to arrive.”You might also pare the bad behavior of people who are waiting in line to buy material items and the better behavior of those who are waiting for a concert. 实用文档People might talk to each other about what songs the band is going to play, for example, so there is opportunity to connect with other people.“We know that social interaction is important in human happiness, so it’s going to be a much better experience,” said Kumar.Research has also found that people tend to be more generous to others when they’ve just thought about the purchase of an experience as ______55______ to a material purchase. They’re also more likely to take part in social activities.What is it about imagining experiences that’s different from thinking about future material purchases? Well, one interesting idea says that you can imagine all sorts of possibilities for what an experience is going to be. “That’s what’s fun,” Kumar said. “It could turn out a whole_____56_____ of ways.” With a material purchase, you know what you’re going to get. People just think: “Give it to me now.”A good plan for getting the most out of purchasing an experience may be to plan it far in advance. Thinking about it for days, weeks or even years only makes the experience more valuable. So it may also be time to stop those impulse (冲动) _____57______ if you want to be happy.IV. Reading prehension 实用文档Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.A This past National Day holiday saw upwards of half a billion Chinese citizens travelling. While some flew off to international destinations, the ____58____ majority enjoyed the many tourist sites that China has to offer. If you were one of those people who decided to explore China’s scenic spots, you probably realized that it isn’t just the mountain steps that are steep—the entrance fees are, too! The average cost of the highest ranked 5A attractions is 109 yuan. This could prove to be a little too steep for some families, who find themselves spending too large a portion of their holiday _____59_____ on admission tickets. The 32 5A locations that upped their prices in the past five years experienced an average increase of over 40 percent. The bad news is that these prices are expected to continue to rise. So how does China’s situation pare to other parts of the world? The average fees for cultural and historical sites seem to be on par with (与… 同价) international ____60____. It’s quite another _____61_____, however, when you pare natural wonders. For example, the cost of a ticket to Zhangjiajie实用文档National Forest Park (张家界国家森林公园) hovers around 245 yuan for a three-daytour. This seems paratively high when you consider that a week long ____62____to America’s Yellowstone National Park (黄石国家公园) is a mere 74 yuan. Thereare undeniable benefits to increased revenue (收益) from ticket sales, whichsupport necessary ______63____, maintenance and operation costs. This isespecially important for sites that must keep visitor numbers down in order toprotect the natural environment. However, it must also be acknowledged that manyof China’s tourist attractions are operated by private panies who are ultimatelyprotecting their bottomline(盈亏底线).While the government has put some regulations_____64____, such as onlyallowing entrance fees to be raised once every three years, they have not_____65_____ the upper limit of ticket prices and increases. Further measuresto settle the dispute are being considered. In the meantime, some families areforced to re-think if some attractions are really worth the costs.58. A. vast 59. A. salary earnings 60. A. affairs tourists 61. A. example 实用文档B. most B. budgetC. main C. energyD. increasing D.B. facilitiesC. equivalentsD.B. sceneC. occasionD. story62. A. entrance B. passC. accessD. reference63. A. evaluationB. demonstrationC. restorationD.foundation64. A. in placeB. in timeC. in orderD. in turn65. A. coveredB. bannedC. forbiddenD. cappedBAfter all our cold and snowy days trapped at home, everyone felt the need tospend some time with nature. On an April afternoon, the sun was shining almostlike it was summer. My host family and I packed the trunk of the car with tents,blankets, food and clothes and set off on a trip to Hawn State Park.The 50-minute car ride felt much shorter because of all the excitement ofgoing camping for the first time. We found that the park had special areas forcamping and a ___66___ in the mountains for hiking. We picked a flat pitch withtrees surrounding it and set up our tent. The creek nearby had a pleasant hikingroute alongside it. We walked ___67___, feeling the soft ground covered withbrown leaves and listening to the ____68___ of bird chirps and water gurgles.We even put our feet in the refreshingly clear stream water, which still____69____ a slight coldness from winter.After a tiring hiking trip and a great supper of toasted hot dogs, we each___70____ a chair and sat around the cozy campfire. The sky was turning darkand the temperature dropped little by little. I reached out my hands and thecozy fire warmed me up___71_____. When the sun was no longer in sight, I lookedup in the sky and was astounded by what I saw: The deep, dark blue sky was ___72____with stars just like a velvet (天鹅绒的) curtain decorated with diamonds. We实用文档went out to an open space and lay down on the ground to watch the stars, receivingtheir greetings from many light years away while my host father taught us howto ____73____ different constellations (星座).Under the blanket of a starry night with a breeze gently blowing, I hopedI could stay there and then forever, counting the stars, imagining their stories,and enjoying the time spent with family members. This was nature’s best gift.66. A. areaB. routineC. truckD. footpath67. A. side by side B. hand in handC. barefootD.shoulder to shoulder68. A. symptomB. symphonyC. sympathyD.voice69. A. boreB. tookC. enduredD. carried70. A. madeB. grabbedC. putD. seated71. A. by no means B. in no wayC. at no timeD. in notime72. A. jeweled B. linedC. dyedD. designed73. A. countB. calculateC. identifyD. matchSection B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A) 实用文档As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as yon need. You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home puter, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week.Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long-hours work culture to make more money to buy more things is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them.Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year. One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs , leaving their two children with a nanny (保姆). Most evenings Daniel wouldn't get home until eight or nine o'clock and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money but began to 实用文档feel that life was passing them by.Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales. "I always wanted tohave a farm hen," says Daniel, "and we took almost a year to make the decisionto downshift. It's taken some getting used to, but it's been worth it. We haveto think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer haveany holidays. However, I think it's made us stronger as a family, and the childrenare a lot happier.Liz, however, is not quite sure. "I used to enjoy my job, even though itwas hard work and long hours. I'm not really a country girl, but I suppose I'mgradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though,is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wantingto do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all."74. What do the first two paragraphs tell us?A. People seldom work long hours to make money.B. People hardly buy more things than necessary.C. People are sure everything they own is in the right place.D. People realize there is more to life than just making money.75. When Daniel was a reporter he _________________.A. lived in central London 实用文档B. disliked his jobC. missed his childrenD. was well paid76. What does the underlined "it" in the last paragraph refer to?A. Child-caring. B. Liz's advice.C. Downshifting.D.Liz's job.77. The underlined word "downshifting" in the second paragraph means _________.A. repairing your car by yourselfB. spending money carefullyC. moving out to the countryside to live a simpler and better lifeD. living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out once a week.Mini Book Excerpts（节选）(B)Biography When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, themiddle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it… The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor.J. D. Salinger ： A Life by Kenneth Slawenski （ Random实用文档House,$27） Mystery（疑案小说）“You’re a smart boy. Benny’s death was no accident, and you’re the only one who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it ? ” The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again.A thought suddenly occurred to Annika, “Did you …You recognized the man in the car, didn’t you?”The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers, “Maybe,” he said quietly. Red Wolf by Liza Marklund（Atria Books, $25. 99）Short Stories She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class: Somewomen are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they don’t want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won’t. Some mothers love so their daughters won’t.You Are Free by Danzy Senna（Riverhead Books,$15） 实用文档HumorDo your kids like to have fun? e to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times!’s “amusement cycling” is the most fun you can have, legally, in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half of that within a day’s drive of most cities?Happy: And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle（Ecco,$14. 99）78. If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger , they should buythe book published by .A. EccoB. Random HouseC. Riverhead BooksD. Atria Books79. The book Happy :And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for .A. young childrenB. Disney World workersC. middle school teachersD. parents with young children80. Which book describes women with characters of their own?A. You Are FreeB. J. D. Salinger: A LifeC. Happy: And Other Bad ThoughtsD. Red Wolf81. After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that .A. the murderer got away with the crimeB. Benny died of an accidentC. the boy helped arrest the murdererD. Annika carried out the crime( C )Today, home-ownership has reached extremely high levels. Modern generations tend to believe there is something wrong with them if they rent. However, is high home-ownership really as rosy as people imagine? Staring at data first, we realize that the most successful, stable, attractive country in the Western world is Switzerland. It has tiny unemployment; wealth; high happiness and mental-health scores. Does it have high home-ownership rates? Absolutely not. In Switzerland, about seven in ten of the population are renters. Yet, with Europe's lowest home-ownership rate, the nation thrives. Now go to the other end of the misery distribution. Spain has approximately the highest home-ownership rate in Europe (at more than 80%). But one-quarter of its population are unemployed.A likely reason is that high levels of home-ownership mess up the labour market. In a sensibly functioning economy it is easy for people to move around to drop into the vibrant job slots thrown up by technological change. With a high degree of owner-occupation, everything slows. Folk get stuck. Renters can go to new jobs. In that way they do the economy a favour. As Friedman said, the rate of unemployment depends on the flexibility of the housing market.Next we e to economic breakdown. Most analysts accept that at heart it was the housing market—obsessive pursuit of homes, the engendered mortgage(房贷) lending and an unavoidable house-price crash—that sank the Western world. Germany, say, with its more efficient rental market, had a far smoother ride through trouble.As for the monetary system, in the past few decades, in the hope of getting untaxed capital gains way above their true labour earnings, many people threw their spare cash into buying larger houses or building extra bedrooms. TV programmes about how to make easy money, beautiful rising house prices, and most importantly, our falulty tax system encouraged that. When at some point market broke down, everyone suffered. Our countries ought, instead, to design tax systems that encourage people to invest in productive real activities and in innovation. Renting leaves money free for better purposes.That also points to the role of sensible budgeting over a person's lifetime. Why should we think that when we die it is necessary to have paid off an entire house? Our children do not deserve it. Let them pay for themselves. We should rent—and enjoy our lives with the money saved.Finally, moderation usually pays off. Our scientific understanding of how economies function is horribly limited. This suggests that the golden rule should be to avoid extremes. A 50-50 mix of home-ownership and renting, not the 70-30 split that is now observed in so many Western nations, makes sense.82. The cases of Switzerland and Spain prove that ______.A. low home-ownership rate at about 30% is most favourable for economyB. home-ownership mainly decides a country’s citizens’ mental health.C. home-ownership has a lot to do with a country’s technological developmentD. low home-ownership increases the mobility of job market and economy.83. The main reason to make people invest in housing market is ______.A. the problematic taxing approach favouring house buyingB. people’s desire to avoid their money from devaluingC. easy channels to obtain methods to make easy moneyD. people’s wishes to live in larger and more fortable houses84. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Switzerland suffers the worse unemployment in Europe.B. Renting allows more money into more creative economic activities.C. Germany’s effective mortgage system saw it through the western economiccrisis.D. Our children have the right to enjoy the housing property we have paid off.85. What opinion does the author agree with most?A. People should learn the workings of housing market.B. Laws should be set up to stop people from buying houses.C. An adequate rate of home-ownership should be kept.D. People should follow the good example of Europe in housing investment.I. Translation 5*5’=25Directions:Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.评委和专家们对他昨天在表演时的脸部表情以及手势动作的印象极为深刻。
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七宝中学高二第一学期摸底考试（满分：120分考试时间：100分钟）2018.08I. Listening Comprehension 24%Section A short conversations 10’1. A. At home . B. On a bus. C. In a taxi. D. On a plane.2. A. A journalist. B. An official. C. An engineer.D. A cashier.3. A. 15 minutes. B. 90 minutes. C. 120 minutes. D. 105 minutes.4. A. Policeman and driver. B. Teacher and student.C. Boss and clerk.D. Doctor and nurse.5. A. The man isn’t sure whether he’ll go to the party.B. The man just returned from a visit to the Andersons.C. The man may not be able to give the woman a ride.D. The man will get his car back on Friday.6. A. He hasn’t had a chance to meet Kathy yet.B. Kathy had already told him the news.C. He didn’t know that Kathy was being moved.D. His new office will be located in New York.7. A. The style is more important than the color.B. The green dress doesn’t fit as well as the blue one.C. The woman should buy a dress instead of a suit.D. The woman looks better in blue.8. A. Few students meet Professor Johnson’s requirementsB. Few students understand Professor Johnson’s lecture.C. Many students have dropped Professor Johnson’s class.D. Many students find Professor Johnson’s lecture boring.9. A. The man will take the camera to be repaired.B. The woman will take a picture of the man.C. The woman will show the man how to use the camera.D. The woman will borrow the man’s camera.10. A. He can’t get a room at the hotel.B. He didn’t get the type of room he wanted.C. He expected the room to be more expensive.D. He thought he had already made a reservation.Section B 6%Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Many cars were turned upside down as a result of the flood.B. Peter’s hometown was located in the mountains.C. There were many large stones on the roads after the flood.D. Tractors and lorries were busy carrying food to the flooded area.12. A. How people fought against a natural disaster.B. Help was rushed to the flood-stricken city.C. A big flood struck Peter’s hometown.D. Many people died in a serious flood.13. A. The big flood occurred in July.B. Over 2500 people lost their homes.C. More than 100 people died in the flood.D. The victims of the flooded area were carried to safety by helicopters.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Because she was so tired that she collapsed.B. Because she liked snacks so much that she took it almost every day.C. Because the fast food she often took caused her to become weaker and weaker.D. Because she wanted to be given blood transfusions.15. A. When people are so busy, they will skip their meals. They usuallyhave takeaways or snacks instead.B. The speaker regrets to have taken too much fast food, she advisesothers not to follow her example.C. The speaker prefers quick snacks to home-cooked meals.D. The speaker had intended to cook something nourishing.16. A. Have a wonderful time! B. Enjoy your good health!C. Have a satisfying meal!D. Thank you for your meal!Section C (8%) Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO more than ONE word for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO more than THREE words for each answer.given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Are you on a diet? Then maybe you should consider (25)______(sit) by the window the next time you eat out.A new book claims that (26)______ you sit in a restaurant can affect how many calories you consume.A New research found that people sitting farthest from the front door ate the fewest salads and were 73 per cent more likely to order dessert.Those seated at a dark table ate heavier food and ordered more of it (27)______ diners seated at bright bar tables ordered more salads and fewer desserts.According to the researchers, the darker it is, the more invisible you may feel, the (28)______( easy ) it is to see how much you're eating and the less guilty you are when you eat more.In contrast, seeing the sunlight, people or trees outside might make you more conscious of (29)______ you look, might make you think about walking or might make you want a green salad.The researchers also noted that slim diners chewed around 15 times per mouthful, three chews more than heavier diners. By eating more slowly, the diner consumes less in the time (30)______ takes for the brain to register satisfaction.Section B Choices31. John Nash, a mathematical genius, recently passed _____ at the age of 86. His life story was adapted______ the movie A Beautiful Mind in 2001.A. by; toB. away; intoC. away; toD. over; from32. Denmark has moved one step closer _______the world’s first cashless society, The Independent reported. As of next year, businesses such as clothing retailers , restaurants and petrol stations can refuse_______ cash payments.A. to becoming; takingB. to become; to takeC. to become; takingD. to becoming; to take33. A small change in the average family can have a big impact on society. That’s_____ the government keeps track of changes in Chinese families.A. whatB. howC. whyD. because34. __________ on the undergraduate courses of the University of New South Wales in Australia, Chinese students_________ to earn 600 to 660 out of 750 on the gaokao.A. To be accepted; requireB. Being accepted; are requiredC. To be accepted; are requiredD. Accepted;have required35. Beijing’s annoying smog seems ______ the city’s appeal to tourists. It’s also more difficult to attract high-end employees to work in Beijing, especially ____ with children.A. to hurt; the onesB. to have hurt; thoseC. to have hurt; thatD. to be hurting; one36. A review in 2018 by Costas Karageorghis, a sport psychologist at Brunel University in London found there was “evidence to suggest that carefully selected music ______ give physical and psychological benefits during high-intensity (高强度的) exercise”.A. shouldB. mustC. canD. shall37. After his graduation from the elite school of Eton, _____ he became Prince William’s classmate, Redmayne went on _____ History of Art at the University of Cambridge.A. where; studyingB. where; to studyC. which; to studyD. which; studying38. As a city with a long history, London has gone through many changes. The days are gone _______ horse-drawn carriages were a common sight in the street.A. whenB. thatC. becauseD. while39. In 1993, a group of graduate students in the USA created Mosaic---a “browser”programme. Mosaic was pleasing to _______ eye and easy _________.A. the; to useB. an; to be usedC. the; to be usedD. an; to use40. The boy has spent a whole day _____ in his room. ________ knows what he is doing.A. locked; NoneB. locking; No oneC. being locked; NobodyD. locked; No oneIII. VocabularyDirections:Complete the following sentences and passages by using the words in the boxes. Each word can only be used once. Note that in each box there is one word more than you need.Part A sentenceson the right _______.42.I n New York City’s Times Square, thousands gather on December 31to count down the last seconds of the year. A giant silver ball is lowered at the ______ of midnight.43.O n the evening of Christmas, the family sit down to a big goosedinner. They ____ off the meal with pudding, a Christmas specialty. 44.T he thief was determined to turn over a new _______ once he wasreleased from prison.45.R eaders may also find some _______ for thought in comic strips inaddition to being amused.46. “The Global Village”was _______ to describe how radio and television had changed the world in the 20th century. In the 21st century, it seems the Internet is sure to have an even greater influence.47. Today, the characters in cartoons range from pets to fancy animals, and ordinary people to superheroes.Micky Mouse and Garfield the Cat make children think and imagine actively. Superman and Batman bring villains of all sorts to _________.41---47 AC D AB A BC AD BPart B PassagesFair Harvard has been the song of the prestigious (著名的) university ever since 1836, when it celebrated its 200th anniversary. However, a recent debate has put its long-celebrated “fairness” into the spotlight.In May, a group of more than 60 Asian-American organizations filed a _____48_____ with the federal government claiming that Harvard uses racial quotas (种族配额) to control the number of Asian-Americans on campus.“To get into Harvard, Asian-Americans have to score much higher on the SAT and participate in more extracurricular and volunteer activities than white, African-American and Hispanic students,” Swann Lee, a Chinese-American writer, told NPR. And no matter if you are Indian, Chinese or Filipino, Harvard’s admissions process always puts you into a single, high-performing stereotype (偏见), she added.However, Harvard has denied this. General Counsel Robert Iuliano told USA Today that the university’s admissions are in _____49______ with the law. In fact, the percentage of Asian-American students admitted has gone up –from 17 percent a decade ago to 21 percent, while Asian-Americans ____50_____for just 6 percent of the US’ population.“Then and now, the college considers each applicant through a review, with the goal of creating a university that exposes students to awide-range of differences: background, ideas, experiences, talents, and hopes,” said Iuliano.Another group of 135 organizations came out in support of Harvard’s_____51_____ and said that taking race into consideration benefits not only students, but the country. “It helps to ____52_____ the playing field and create diverse university learning environments,” they said in a statement.If you had a lot of money, what would you spend it on? Think twiceabout that new iPhone, as science now says that you’d be better offpaying for an experience that lasts a little while rather than an object thatlasts longer.The idea that buying experiences is more satisfying than buying materialthings has been expressed for a long time by Cornell psychologyprofessor Thomas Gilovich. In a recent _____53_____ of PsychologicalScience, Gilovich and psychologist Matthew Killingsworth, along withCornell doctoral candidate (博士研究生) Amit Kumar, supported thecurrent understanding that spending money on experiences “providesmore ______54______ happiness”, both befo re and after the purchase ismade.“You can think about waiting for a delicious meal at a nice restaurant orlooking forward to a vacation,” Kumar said. “And how different that feelsfrom waiting for, say, your pre-ordered iPhone to arrive.”You might also compare the bad behavior of people who are waiting inline to buy material items and the better behavior of those who are waiting for a concert. People might talk to each other about what songs the band is going to play, for example, so there is opportunity to connect with other people.“We know that social interaction is important in human happiness, so it’s going to be a much better experience,” said Kumar.Research has also found that people tend to be more generous to others when they’ve just thought about the purchase of an experience as ______55______ to a material purchase. They’re also more likely to take part in social activities.What is it about imagining experiences that’s different from thinking about future material purchases? Well, one interesting idea says that you can imagine all sorts of possibilities for what an experience is going to be. “That’s what’s fun,” Kumar said. “It could turn out a whole_____56_____ of ways.” With a material purchase, you know what you’re going to get. People just think: “Give it to me now.”A good plan for getting the most out of purchasing an experience may be to plan it far in advance. Thinking about it for days, weeks or even years only makes the experience more valuable. So it may also be time to stop those impulse (冲动) _____57______ if you want to be happy. IV. Reading ComprehensionDirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Section AA This past National Day holiday saw upwards of half a billion Chinese citizens travelling. While some flew off to international destinations, the ____58____ majority enjoyed the many tourist sites that China has to offer. If you were one of those people who decided to explore China’s scenic spots, you probably realized that it isn ’t just the mountain steps that are steep—the entrance fees are, too! The average cost of the highest ranked 5A attractions is 109 yuan. This could prove to be a little too steep for some families, who find themselves spending too large a portion of their holiday _____59_____ on admission tickets. The 32 5A locations that upped their prices in the past five years experienced an average increase of over 40 percent. The bad news is that these prices are expected to continue to rise. So how does China’s situation compare to other parts of the world? The average fees for cultural and historical sites seem to be on par with (与…同价) international ____60____. It’s quite another _____61_____, however, when you compare natural wonders. For example, the cost of a ticket to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (张家界国家森林公园) hovers around 245 yuan for a three-day tour. This seems comparatively high when you consider that a week long ____62____ to America’s YellowstoneNational Park (黄石国家公园) is a mere 74 yuan. There are undeniablebenefits to increased revenue (收益) from ticket sales, which support necessary ______63____, maintenance and operation costs. This is especially important for sites that must keep visitor numbers down in order to protect the natural environment. However, it must also be acknowledged that many of China’s tourist attractions are operated by private companies who are ultimately protecting their bottomline(盈亏底 线). While the government has put some regulations_____64____, such as only allowing entrance fees to be raised once every three years, they have not _____65_____ the upper limit of ticket prices and increases. Further measures to settle the dispute are being considered. In the meantime, some families are forced to re-think if some attractions are really worth the costs. 58. A. vast increasing 59. A. salary earnings 60. A. affairs tourists 61. A. example 62. A. entrance reference 63. A. evaluation foundation 64. A. in place 65. A. covered capped B. most B. budget B. facilities B. scene B. pass B. demonstration B. in time B. banned C. main C. energy C. equivalents C. occasion C. access C. restoration C. in order C. forbidden D. D. D. D. story D. D. D. in turn D.B After all our cold and snowy days trapped at home, everyone felt the need to spend some time with nature. On an April afternoon, the sun was shining almost like it was summer. My host family and I packed the trunkof the car with tents, blankets, food and clothes and set off on a trip to Hawn State Park. The 50-minute car ride felt much shorter because of all the excitement of going camping for the first time. We found that the park had special areas for camping and a ___66___ in the mountains for hiking. We picked a flat pitch with trees surrounding it and set up our tent. The creek nearby had a pleasant hiking route alongside it. We walked ___67___, feeling the soft ground covered with brown leaves and listening to the ____68___ of bird chirps and water gurgles. We even put our feet in the refreshingly clear stream water, which still ____69____ a slight coldness from winter. After a tiring hiking trip and a great supper of toasted hot dogs, we each ___70____ a chair and sat around the cozy campfire. The sky was turning dark and the temperature dropped little by little. I reached out my hands and the cozy fire warmed me up___71_____. When the sun was no longer in sight, I looked up in the sky and was astounded by what I saw: The deep, dark blue sky was ___72____ with stars just like a velvet (天鹅 绒的) curtain decorated with diamonds. We went out to an open space and lay down on the ground to watch the stars, receiving their greetings from many light years away while my host father taught us how to ____73____ different constellations (星座). Under the blanket of a starry night with a breeze gently blowing, I hoped I could stay there and then forever, counting the stars, imagining their stories, and enjoying the time spent with family members. This was nature’s best gift. 66. A. area B. routine C. truck D. footpath 67. A. side by side B. hand in hand C. barefoot D. shoulder to shoulder 68. A. symptom B. symphony C. sympathy D. voice 69. A. bore 70. A. made 71. A. by no means in no time 72. A. jeweled designed 73. A. count match B. took B. grabbed B. in no way B. lined B. calculate C. endured D. carried C. put D. seated C. at no time D. C. dyed C. identify D. D.Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A) As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as yon need. You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week. Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long-hours work culture to make more money to buy more things is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them. Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year. One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs , leaving their two children with a nanny (保姆). Most evenings Daniel wouldn't get home until eight or nine o'clock and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money but began to feelthat life was passing them by. Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales. "I always wanted to have a farm hen," says Daniel, "and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. It's taken some getting used to, but it's been worth it. We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. However, I think it's made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier. Liz, however, is not quite sure. "I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. I'm not really a country girl, but I suppose I'm gradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all." 74. What do the first two paragraphs tell us? A. People seldom work long hours to make money. B. People hardly buy more things than necessary. C. People are sure everything they own is in the right place. D. People realize there is more to life than just making money. 75. When Daniel was a reporter he _________________. A. lived in central London C. missed his children B. disliked his job D. was well paid76. What does the underlined "it" in the last paragraph refer to?A. Child-caring. Liz's job.B. Liz's advice.C. Downshifting.D.77. The underlined word "downshifting" in the second paragraph means _________. A. repairing your car by yourself B. spending money carefully C. moving out to the countryside to live a simpler and better life D. living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out once a week.(B) Mini Book Excerpts（节选） Biography When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it… The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor. J. D. Salinger：A Life by Kenneth Slawenski （Random House,$27） Mystery（疑案小说） “You’re a smart boy. Benny’s death was no accident, and you’re the only one who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should getaway with it ? ” The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again. A thought suddenly occurred to Annika, “Did you …You recognized the man in the car, didn’t you?” The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers, “Maybe,” he said quietly. Red Wolf Books, $25. 99） by Liza Marklund（AtriaShort Stories She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class: Some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they don’t want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won’t. Some mothers love so their daughters won’t. You （Riverhead Books,$15） Are Free by Danzy SennaHumor Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times!’s “amusement cycling” is the most fun you can have, legally, in the UnitedStates right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half of that within a day’s drive of most cities? Happy: And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle （Ecco,$14. 99）78. If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger , they should buy the book published by A. Ecco Books 79. The book Happy :And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for A. young children C. middle school teachers children 80. Which book describes women with characters of their own? A. You Are Free C. Happy: And Other Bad Thoughts B. J. D. Salinger: A Life D. Red Wolf . B. Disney World workers D. parents with young B. Random House . C. Riverhead Books D. Atria81. After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that .A. the murderer got away with the crime B. Benny died of an accidentC. the boy helped arrest the murderer D. Annika carried out the crime(C)Today, home-ownership has reached extremely high levels. Modern generations tend to believe there is something wrong with them if they rent. However, is high home-ownership really as rosy as people imagine? Staring at data first, we realize that the most successful, stable, attractive country in the Western world is Switzerland. It has tiny unemployment; wealth; high happiness and mental-health scores. Does it have high home-ownership rates? Absolutely not. In Switzerland, about seven in ten of the population are renters. Yet, with Europe's lowest home-ownership rate, the nation thrives. Now go to the other end of themisery distribution. Spain has approximately the highest home-ownership rate in Europe (at more than 80%). But one-quarter of its population are unemployed. A likely reason is that high levels of home-ownership mess up the labour market. In a sensibly functioning economy it is easy for people to move around to drop into the vibrant job slots thrown up by technological change. With a high degree of owner-occupation, everything slows. Folk get stuck. Renters can go to new jobs. In that way they do the economy a favour. As Friedman said, the rate of unemployment depends on the flexibility of the housing market.Next we come to economic breakdown. Most analysts accept that at heart it was the housing market—obsessive pursuit of homes, the engendered mortgage( 房贷 ) lending and an unavoidable house-price crash—that sank the Western world. Germany, say, with its more efficient rental market, had a far smoother ride through trouble. As for the monetary system, in the past few decades, in the hope of getting untaxed capital gains way above their true labour earnings, many people threw their spare cash into buying larger houses or building extra bedrooms. TV programmes about how to make easy money, beautiful rising house prices, and most importantly, our falulty tax system encouraged that. When at some point market broke down, everyone suffered. Our countries ought, instead, to design tax systems thatencourage people to invest in productive real activities and in innovation. Renting leaves money free for better purposes. That also points to the role of sensible budgeting over a person's lifetime. Why should we think that when we die it is necessary to have paid off an entire house? Our children do not deserve it. Let them pay for themselves. We should rent—and enjoy our lives with the money saved. Finally, moderation usually pays off. Our scientific understanding of how economies function is horribly limited. This suggests that the golden rule should be to avoid extremes. A 50-50 mix of home-ownership and renting, not the 70-30 split that is now observed in so many Westernnations, makes sense.82. The cases of Switzerland and Spain prove that ______.A. low home-ownership rate at about 30% is most favourable for economyB. home-ownership mainly decides a country’s citizens’ mental health.C. home-ownership has a lot to do with a country’s technological developmentD. low home-ownership increases the mobility of job market and economy.83. The main reason to make people invest in housing market is ______.A. the problematic taxing approach favouring house buyingB. people’s desire to avoid their money from devaluingC. easy channels to obtain methods to make easy moneyD. people’s wishes to live in larger and more comfortable houses84. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Switzerland suffers the worse unemployment in Europe.B. Renting allows more money into more creative economic activities.C. Germany’s effective mortgage system saw it through the western economic crisis.D. Our children have the right to enjoy the housing property we have paid off.85. W hat opinion does the author agree with most?A. People should learn the workings of housing market.B. Laws should be set up to stop people from buying houses.C. An adequate rate of home-ownership should be kept.D. People should follow the good example of Europe in housing investment.I. 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