学年湖北武汉新洲区一中黄陂一中高二下期末英语卷含答案及解析.docx
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学年湖北武汉新洲区一中黄陂一中高二下期末英语卷含答案及解析
2019学年湖北武汉新洲区一中、黄陂一中高二下期末英语卷【含答案及解析】
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1.OnacoldwinterSunday,thelittlemancameuptomeasIwasabouttoenterthetelephoneboxandaskedmewhetherIhadamatch.
“I'msorry,”Isaid.“Idon'tsmoke,soIhaven'tany.You'dbetterasksomeoneelse.”
Helookedratherdisappointed,hesitated,andthenturnedaway.Iwatchedhimwalkslowlydownthestreetbef
oreIpickedupthetelephonedirectorytolookupthenumberImeanttodial.I'mnotusedtoapubliccallbox,so,atmyfirstattempttogetthrough,thewarningpips(嘟嘟声)hadstoppedbeforeIrealizedIhadtoinsertacoin.WhenIwasatlastabletospeak,IwastoldthatthepersonwhomIurgentlywantedtogiveamessagetohadjustgoneout.Swearingslightlyundermybreath,Igotoutoftheboxandcamefacetofacewiththelittleman.Asheraisedhishatagain,Icouldseehewasquitebald,andathinline,resemblingadueling(决斗)scar,crossedonecheek.
“Excusemytroublingyouagain.”hesaidnervously.“MayIwalkalongwithyoualittleway?
Imusttellyouthetruth.Ineedhelpdesperately.”
Hehadanunusuallydeepvoicewhichsuggestedastrangecombinationofshynessandself-confidence.IwasconsciousofafairlystrongforeignaccentandIwonderedwhatcountryhehadactuallycomefrom.IsaidthatIhadtocatchatrainintwentyminutes’time,butthathemightaccompanymetothestation.
“I'mgoingtoshockyou,”hesaidsuddenly,afteramoment'ssilence.“Canyoulendmefivepounds?
Ihavenomoneyatall.”Ihavecomeacrossmanystrangecharactersduringmylifeandplentyofpeoplehavetriedtoborrowmoneyfromme.Ihavegenerallymanagedtoavoidlendingthemany.But,perhapsbecauseoftheverydirectnessofhisappeal,Isomehowhadtheimpressionthathisneedmightbedesperatelyurgent.
“I'msorry,”Ireplied,“I'mafraidIcan'tlendyouanything,asI'mnotinthehabitofcarryingmuchmoneyaboutwithme.Don'tyouthinkthepolicemightbethebestpeopletoaskforhelp?
”
Hehesitated,“Idarenotgotothepolice,”hesaidquietly.“IfIdogo,theywillhavetosendmehome.That'swhatI'mafraidof.Idon'tknowwhattodo.”Heshookhisheadrathersadly,raisedhishatandleftme.Icaughtmytrainandsoonforgottheincident.
ItwasthreeweekslaterthatIhappenedtoglanceatanoldeveningpaperandcaughtsightofasmallparagraphatthebottomofthefrontpage:
“Theunidentifiedbodyofashortbaldman,withadeepscaracrossonecheek,wasrecoveredfromtheRiverThamesyesterday.Thepolicebelievedhehadcommittedsuicide.”Ithennoticedthedate:
justtwoandahalfweeksbefore.
Itwas
Iwhomighthavebeenthefinalcauseofhisterribletragedy.Fordaysafterwardsthecrueltyofmyrefusalmademesuffercontinualshameandregret.IsworethatIwouldneveragainrefuseanyappealforhelp.
1.Atthebeginningofthestory,thelittlemanapproachedtheauthorto_______.
A.invitehimtowatchafootballmatchtogether
B.askhimtoshowthedirectiontorailwaystation
C.inquirewheretherewasadepartmentstore
D.requesttoseeifhemightusehislighter
2.Theauthorfailedtogetthroughinthephoneboxathisfirstattemptbecause_______.
A.hedidn'thaveanychangewithhim
B.hedidn'trealizeitwasapayphone
C.thenumberhehaddialedwaswrong
D.thepersonhewantedtospeaktowasout
3.Themainreasonwhytheauthorhadn'tlentthelittlemananymoneywasthat_______.
A.heneverlentothersanymoney
B.hehappenednottocarryanymoney
C.hedidnottrustthelittleman
D.hewasafraidhemightn'tgetitback
4.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Pityforastranger.________B.Nevertrustastranger.
C.Lifeisbutadream.______________D.Thedeath
ofabeggar.
2.Peoplehavebeenpaintingpicturesforatleast30,000years.Theearliestpictureswerepaintedbypeoplewhohuntedanimals.Theyusedtopaintpicturesoftheanimalstheywantedtocatchandkill.PicturesofthiskindhavebeenfoundonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpain.Nooneknowswhytheywerepaintedthere.Perhapsthepainterthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemtocatchtheseanimals.Orperhapshumanbeingshavealwayswantedtotellstoriesinpictures.
About5,000yearsago,theEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegantousepicturesasakindofwriting.Theydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideas,andalsotorepresentthesoundsoftheirlanguage.Thesignsthesepeopleusedbecameakindofalphabet(字母表).
TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicture-writingandpicturestogether.Whenanimportantpersondied,scenesandstoriesfromhislifewerepaintedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburied.Someofthesepicturesarelikemoderncomic-strip(连环漫画)stories.IthasbeensaidthatEgyptisthehomeofthecomicstrip.But,fortheEgyptians,picturesstillhadmagicpower.Sotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwritingsimple.Theordinarypeoplecouldnotunderstandit.
Bytheyear1,000BC,peoplewholivedintheareaaroundtheMediterraneanSeahaddevelopedasimplersystemofwriting.Thesignstheyusedwereveryeasytowrite,andtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.Thiswasbecauseeachsign,orletter,representedonlyonesoundintheirlanguage.TheGreeksdevelopedthissystemandformedtheletteroftheGreekalphabet.TheRomanscopiedtheidea,andRomanalphabetisnowusedallovertheworld.
Thesedays,wecanwritedownastory,orrecordinformation,withoutusingpictures.Butwestillneedpicturesofallkinds:
drawings,photographs,signsanddiagrams.Wefindthemeverywhere:
inbooksandnewspapers,inthestreet,andonthewallsoftheplaceswhereweliveandwork.Pictureshelpustounderstandandrememberthingsmoreeasily,andtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.
1.AncientpeopleinFranceandSpainpaintedpicturesonwallsofcavesprobablybecause______.
A.theylovedanimals
B.theyenjoyedseeingpictures
C.theypreferredpaintingpicturestotellingstories
D.theythoughtpictureshelpful
2.TheGreekalphabetwassimplerthantheEgyptiansystemforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat______.
A.theformerwaseasytowrite
B.therewerefewersignsintheformer
C.theformerwaseasytopronounce
D.eachsignstoodforonlyonesound
3.Inthelastparagr
aph,theauthorthinksthatpictures______.
A.shouldbemadeeasytounderstand
B.areofmuchuseinourlife
C.shouldbemadeinteresting
D.aredisappearingfromourlife
4.Thepossibletitleofthisarticlemaybe______.
A.PicturesandWriting
B.TheBestWayofWriting
C.HomeoftheComic-StripStories
D.TheEarliestLanguageintheWorld
3.EverywhereIlookoutsidemyhomeIseepeoplebusyontheirhigh-techdevices,whiledriving,walking,shopping,evensittingintoilets.Whenconnectedelectronically,theyareawayfromphysicalreality.
Peoplehavebeeninfluencedtobecometechnologyaddicted.Onesurveyreportedthat“addicted”wasthewordmostcommonlyusedbypeopletodescribetheirrelationshiptoiPadandsimilardevices.Onestudyfoundthatpeoplehadahardertimeresistingtheallureofsocialmediathantheydidforsleep,cigarettesandalcohol.
Themaingoaloftechnologycompaniesistogetpeopletospendmoremoneyandtimeontheirproducts,nottoactuallyimproveourqualityoflife.Theyhavesuccessfullycreatedaculturaldisease.Consumerswillinglygiveuptheirfreedom,moneyandtimetocatchuponthelatestinformation,tokeeppacewiththeirpeersortoappearmodern.
Iseepeopletrappedinapathological(病态的)relationshipwithtime-suckingtechnology,wheretheyservetechnologymorethantechnologyservesthem.Icallthistechnologyservitude.Iamreferringtoalossofpersonalfreedomandindependencebecauseofuncontrolledconsumptionofmanykindsofdevicesthateatuptimeandmoney.
Whatisahealthyuseoftechnologydevices?
Thatisthevitalquestion.Whoisreallyinchargeofmylife?
Thatiswhatpeopleneedtoaskthemselvesifwearetohaveanychanceofbreakingupfalsebeliefsabouttheiruseoftechnology.Whenwecanlivehappilywithoutusingsomuchtechnologyforadayoraweek,thenwecanregaincontrolandpersonalfreedom,becomethemasteroftechnologyanddiscoverwhatthereistoenjoyinlifefreeoftechnology.MaeWestisfamousforthewisdomthat“toomuchofagoodthingiswonderful.”Butit’stimetodiscoverthatitdoesnotworkfortechnology.
RichardFernandez,anexecutivecoachatGoogleacknowledgedthat“wecanbesweptawaybyourtechnologies.”Tobreakthegranddigitalconnectionpeoplemustconsiderhowlifelongagocouldbefantasticwithouttoday’soverusedtechnology.
1.Theunderlinedword“allure”inParagraph2probablymeans______.
A.advantage______________B.attraction
C.adaption____________________________D.attempt
2.Fromthepassage,technologycompaniesaimto______.
A.attractpeopletobuytheirproducts
B.providethelatestinformation
C.improvepeople’squalityoflife
D.dealwithculturaldiseases
3.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatpeople______.
A.considertoomuchtechno
logywonderful
B.haverealizedtheharmofhigh-techdevices
C.canregainfreedomwithouthigh-techdevices
D.mayenjoylifebetterwithoutoverusedtechnology
4.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheoverusingofhigh-techdevices?
A.Neutral.___________B.Skeptical.
C.D
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