2016-2017學年河南省南陽一中高二（下）開學英語試卷

第一部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié) 閱讀理解（共5小題，滿分40分）

• 1．As a boy，Tim was much influenced by books about the sea，but in fact by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor．His father was a dentist and as a result ，Tim had the opportunity of meeting many doctors either at home or elsewhere．When he was fourteen he was already hanging around the clinic of a local doctor where he was supposed to be helping to wrapping up medicine bottles，but was actually trying to listen to the conversations taking place between the doctor and his patients in the next room．
     During the war Tim served in the Navy as a surgeon（外科醫(yī)生） "That was the happiest time of my life．I was dealing with very real suffering and on the whole making a success of it．"In California he taught the country people simple facts about medicine．He saw himself as a life-saver．He had proved his skills to himself and his ability to make decisions．Thus，while he was able to tell them what to do，he could feel he was serving them．After the war，he got married and chose to be a doctor in the countryside，working under an old doctor who was popular in the area，but who hated the sight of blood and believed that the secret of medicine was faith．This gave the younger man many opportunities to go on working as a lifesaver．
  
  （1）Tim decided to become a doctor at fifteen mainly because

  ．
  A．he had chances to know the old doctors through his father
  B．he had read many books about medicine
  C．his father was a surgeon himself
  D．his father wanted him to be so
  （2）Which of the following is true according to the passage？

  
  A．Tim got married to the old doctor's daughter．
  B．Before the war，Tim worked as a doctor at a local clinic．
  C．Tim continued working as a surgeon after the war．
  D．While working in California，Tim taught life-saving to the patients．
  （3）From the passage we can infer（推斷） that Tim

  ．
  A．was sent to Europe during the war
  B．was not afraid of seeing blood
  C．worked as a surgeon during the war
  D．decided to give up medicine for faith
  （4）The passage is mainly about

  ．
  A．Tim's life story
  B．Tim's dreams
  C．Tim's marriage
  D．Tim's patients
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  （1）All of the following must be submitted EXCEPT your

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  A．phone number
  B．English teacher's name
  C．school address
  D．time of birth
  （2）We can conclude from the passage that Teen Ink is a

  ．
  A．magazine
  B．publishing house
  C．research center
  D．a(chǎn)dvertising company
  （3）What can be learned from the passage？

  
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• 3．People are being tricked into Facebook with the promise of a fun，free service without realizing they're paying for it by giving up loads of personal information．Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages．
     Most Facebook users don't realize this is happening．Even if they know what the company is up to，they still have no idea what they're paying for Facebook because people don't really know what their personal data is worth．
     The biggest problem，however，is that the company keeps changing the rules．That was the great thing about Facebook．You could create your own little private network．Last year，the company changed its privacy rules so that many things：your city，your photo，your friends' names，were set，by default （默認）to be shared with everyone on the Internet．
     According to Facebook's vice-president Elliot Schrage，the company is simply making changes to improve its service，and if people don't share information．They have a "less satisfying experience．"
     Some critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money．It's original business model，which involved selling ads and putting them at the side of the pages，totally failed．Who wants to took at ads when they're online connecting with their friends？
     The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington．In April，Senator Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy．He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social networking sites． "I think the senator rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them，" Schrage admits．
     I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy，it's only the beginning，which is why I'm considering cancelling my account．Facebook is a handy site，but I'm upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don't know．That's too high a price to pay．
  
  （1）What do we learn about Facebook from the first paragraph？

  
  A．It is a website that sends messages to users who want to get married．
  B．It earns money by putting on advertisements．
  C．It makes money by selling its users' personal data．
  D．It provides loads of information to its users．
  （2）What does the author say about most Facebook users？

  
  A．They are unwilling to give up their personal information．
  B．They don't know their personal data enriches Facebook．
  C．They don't identify themselves when using the website．
  D．They care very little about their personal information．
  （3）Why does Facebook make changes to its rules according to Elliot Schrage？

  
  A．To provide better service to its users．
  B．To obey the Federal guidelines．
  C．To improve its users' connection．
  D．To expand its business．
  （4）Why does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account？

  
  A．He is dissatisfied with its present service．
  B．He finds many of its users untrustworthy．
  C．He doesn't want his personal data badly used
  D．He is upset by its frequent rule changes．
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• 4．Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to have existed on the planet，and they can grow to a length of 100 feet and weigh more than 330，000 pounds．But recently researchers have found that these whales are on the move and they have migrated （moved） from California waters to areas off Canada and Alaska for the first time since commercial whaling ended in 1965．
     The researchers identified 15 blue whales that have appeared off the coast of British Columbia and the Gulf of Alaska since 1997．Four of these whales were recognized as ones that were once sighted off California shores，suggesting that the whales are returning to an old migration pattern between the coasts．
     Before commercial whaling began in the early 1900s，blue whales were found widely throughout the North Pacific and California waters．But from the 1920s to the 1960s，whaling severely reduced the whale populations．Blue whales never recovered in the Northern Pacific，making sightings in this area rare．However，much larger groups of whales have been observed close to California since the 1970s．
     The scientists had previously thought that the California population was separate from the population that had historically lived in North Pacific waters．But the current study shows that whales off the coast of British Columbia and the Gulf of Alaska are likely part of the California population．
     To identify the blue whales，the researchers looked at photos of cetaceans taken in the North Pacific Ocean and compared them with a library of blue whale pictures taken along the West Coast of the United States and Southern Pacific．Up to now，the researchers are not quite sure why the whales are changing their migration patterns，but they suspect that the whales may be following their food moving farther north by the changes in ocean conditions．
  
  （1）According to the passage，blue whales are

  ．
  A．following the fixed route of migration
  B．dying out due to commercial whaling
  C．rarely found in the Southern Pacific
  D．moving from the south to the north
  （2）The whale population in the northern Pacific

  ．
  A．is different from the California population
  B．has become the largest group since the 1970s
  C．is probably part of the California population
  D．has lived there since the 1960s
  （3）The underlined word "cetaceans" in Paragraph 5 probably means

  ．
  A．whales species
  B．land creatures
  C．ocean conditions
  D．migration patterns
  （4）What might make blue whales migrate according to the researchers？

  
  A．Commercial whaling．
  B．Food resources．
  C．Weather conditions．
  D．Life reproduction．
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• 5．A new study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family claims that all the time you spend parenting just doesn't matter．But it's a claim that，despite the enthusiastic and widespread coverage by the media，does not hold water．
     The research suggests that child outcomes （including behavior problems，emotional problems，and academic performance） are barely （幾乎沒有） connected with the time that parents spend with their children．The researchers examined the time diaries of 1，600 children，looking at parenting time and outcomes when the kids were aged 3 to 11 in 1997，and again in 2002，when they were between 8 and 16． （A time diary is a detailed report of all activities you carry out in a day．）
     This research largely reflects the failure of the authors to correctly measure parental input （投入）．It just looked at time diaries from two particular days - one a weekday and the other a weekend day．
     Trying to get a sense of the time you spend parenting from a single day's diary is a bit like trying to measure your income from a single day．If yesterday was payday，you looked rich，but if it's not，you would be reported as poor．You get a clearer picture only by looking at your income - or your parenting time - over a more meaningful period．
     What you did yesterday should not be taken as representative of what you did last year．This is why most high-quality studies of parenting time focus instead on how often parents read to their children，play with them or help them with homework over a period of month or longer - long enough to represent their different approaches to parenting．
     As an exhausted parent who doesn't get enough time to work out，and who hasn't seen a movie for months，I understand why so many of us might seize on studies suggesting that we should take more time for ourselves．Perhaps we should．But I agree with Ariel Kalil，a development psychologist，on the suggestion "that when parents spend high-quality time with their children，their children are more likely to succeed．"
  
  （1）The underlined words "hold water" in the first paragraph probably mean

  ．
  A．to be surprising
  B．to be reasonable
  C．to be confusing
  D．to be usual
  （2）The study was conducted to explore the link between

  ．
  A．parenting time and child outcomes
  B．time diaries and child development
  C．children's habits and parents' influence
  D．daily activities and children's problems
  （3）How is Paragraph 4 mainly developed？

  
  A．By giving descriptions
  B．By analyzing the cause
  C．By making a comparison
  D．By offering research findings
  （4）The author may agree that high-quality studies of parenting time should

  ．
  A．be completed in one month
  B．be based on data of a longer time period
  C．concentrate mainly on learning time
  D．a(chǎn)dopt some different approaches
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第二節(jié) 七選五（共1小題，滿分10分）

• 6．So far，educationists have still failed to design anything more efficient（有效的） and reliable than examinations．Some people say examinations test what you know．（1）

  ．They may be a good means of testing memory，or the skills of working rapidly under extreme pressure，but they can tell you nothing about a person's true ability and talent．（2）

  ．
      Then what is a good education？（3）

  ．The examination system does anything but that．The student is encouraged to memorize．Examinations do not motivate a student to read widely，but to restrict his reading；they do not enable him to seek more and more knowledge．Meanwhile，they lower the standards of teaching．（4）

  ．Teachers themselves are often judged by examination results and instead of teaching their subjects，they only train their students in exam techniques．
      Are there any simpler and more effective ways of assessing a person's true abilities？
      （5）

  ．Educationists，of course，should take the responsibility to face the challenge and come up with wise solutions．
  
  A．The answer is absolutely yes．
  B．In a word，it's not a good education．
  C．Your whole future may be decided on one fateful day．
  D．Because they deprive（剝奪） the teacher of all freedoms．
  E．However，it is common knowledge that they more often do the exact opposite．
  F．A good education should，among other things，train you to think for yourself．
  G．Examiners are only human：they get tired and hungry；they make mistakes．
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第二部分 完形填空（滿分30分）

• 7．When you eat out in a restaurant，it is not unusual to hear people yelling， "Let me get this one!" Sometimes you can see them （1）

  or arm wrestling to fight for the （2）

  for paying the bill．These fights are often very loud and active．Each person （3）

  shows an honest desire to pick up the bill，and in the end，all the people at the table give the winner praise and（4）

  ．
     In fact，figuring out who will get the bill is always a（5）

  for Chinese people at formal meals．Although the people who （6）

  the meal are very likely to pay the check，it is a （7）

  practice to make an effort to pay the bill．But you will （8）

  them if you do end up actually collecting money．
     In recent years，going Dutch has been embraced by many young people．（9）

  ，older generations who fear "losing （10）

  " still find it embarrassing and mean to calculate each person's （11）

  of the bill．
     But these days， （12）

  digital payment apps，splitting （分攤） the bill（13）

  is becoming widely-accepted idea．Even people from （14）

  generations may want to do so．By scanning a code （15）

  paying their share via WeChat or Alipay on their phones in one easy click，Chinese are（16）

  it easy to relieve the embarrassment of figuring out each person's payment when they order a meal．This function has made going Dutch less （17）

  and more fun in China． "Many of us are never without our phones （18）

  they are convenient．And person-to-person mobile payment services are incredibly （19）

  to use and at the same time save the trouble of （20）

  change，" said 18-year-old Han Chen，a student from Senior High School．
  
  

  （1）	A．pushing	B．a(chǎn)rguing	C．talking	D．carrying
  （2）	A．right	B．privilege	C．turn	D．order
  （3）	A．called	B．invited	C．involved	D．selected
  （4）	A．a(chǎn)pology	B．comment	C．courage	D．gratitude
  （5）	A．headache	B．conflict	C．plan	D．tradition
  （6）	A．cook	B．eat	C．host	D．enjoy
  （7）	A．unusual	B．common	C．strange	D．unexpected
  （8）	A．disappoint	B．frustrate	C．embarrass	D．inspire
  （9）	A．However	B．Besides	C．Therefore	D．For example
  （10）	A．money	B．credit	C．promise	D．face
  （11）	A．task	B．a(chǎn)bility	C．part	D．share
  （12）	A．a(chǎn)s well as	B．thanks to	C．even if	D．a(chǎn)ccording to
  （13）	A．personally	B．separately	C．electronically	D．immediately
  （14）	A．younger	B．newer	C．older	D．later
  （15）	A．a(chǎn)nd	B．but	C．or	D．for
  （16）	A．hoping	B．finding	C．making	D．looking
  （17）	A．excitement	B．quarrel	C．sadness	D．trouble
  （18）	A．a(chǎn)lthough	B．because	C．if	D．so
  （19）	A．beautiful	B．complex	C．different	D．easy
  （20）	A．dealing with	B．putting on	C．setting aside	D．watching out
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第三部分 單詞拼寫（每空一詞，滿分15分）

• 22．If you have trouble

  English composition， you need to read more original English books． （書寫）
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第四部分 書面表達（滿分25分）

• 23．假定你是李華，目前是新西蘭某學校的一名交換生．你對Travel Monthly雜志上的一則廣告很感興趣．請根據(jù)廣告內(nèi)容及標注給負責人寫一封英語郵件，咨詢相關事宜．
  
  注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；2．可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3．開頭和結尾已給出，但不計入總詞數(shù)．
  Dear Sir/ Madam，
       I am writing to ask for some information about your advertisement in Travel Monthly
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