山东省济钢高级中学2019-2020年下学期高二英语阶段性测试题

山东省济钢高级中学2019-2020年下学期高二英语阶段性测试题注意事项:

本试卷共分为五部分，考试用时60分钟，满分共100分。

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分32.5分）

第一节（共8小题；每小题2.5分，满分20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。

A

School girl Lorna O’Brien was in her kitchen when she looked out of the window and was terrified at what she saw. “Help!” she shouted. “There’s smoke and fire coming out of the kitchen window opposite.”

Her father, John, ran across to the house while her 15-year-old brother Paul called the fire service. Lorna, 16, rushed across and caught up with her dad, who had just kicked open the front door. They looked upstairs where they saw smoke coming out of the top flat. Lorna followed her father into the flat, where they found a pan on fire in the kitchen and the young mother, Mane Linn, who had been asleep, lost consciousness in the smoke-blackened sitting room. Lorna’s dad threw a wet cloth over the pan and then turned off the stove before starting to help Mane through the smoke down the stairs to safety.

Suddenly Mane started crying, “My baby, my baby!” “Where’s the baby?” asked Lorna. “In the bedroom,” Mane shouted back. While John pulled the crying mother from the house, Lorna, without a thought for her own safety, turned back to search for the baby. She found the little girl, 14-month-old Ann lying with her eyes closed. Lorna quickly took the baby, rushed downstairs through the fire and smoke. “It didn’t cross my mind at the time that I was near to dying when I rushed through the smoke,” said Lorna. “I was just thinking of the baby. Even after I came out of the house, I wasn’t frightened.”

When help arrived, baby Ann and her mum were taken to hospital for treatment. It was only when Lorna got back into the saf ety of her own house that she realized the danger she had faced. “I started shaking all over and thought of what could have happened to me,” she said.

1. What did Lorna’s dad choose to do first when he entered the flat?

A. Put out the fire.

B. Turn off the stove.

C. Open the windows.

D. Help Mane downstairs.

2. What was the cause of the fire?

A. Ann was careless when playing with fire.

B. Mane fell asleep while she was cooking.

C. Mane suddenly passed out while cooking.

D. There was something wrong with the stove.

3.Which of the following can best describe Lorna when she saved the baby?

A. She was scared.

B. She was brave.

C. She was careful.

D. She was patient.

4.How did Lorna feel after returning to her house?

A. Frightened.

B. Worried.

C. Proud.

D. Relaxed.

B

A baby seal robot from Japan has come to the U. S. It’s been sold in Japan for several years, but

now the company has created a Florida-based unit, Paro Robots U. S. Inc., to sell the creature to places like nursing homes and hospitals. The robot, named Paro, is marketed as a therapeutic(治疗的) device that can help comfort people who have problems that can lead to social isolation(隔离).

Takanori Shibata, a Japanese engineer, invented Paro. He says the robot, which weighs about 6 pounds, is able to respond to touch, light, and sound.

Shibata says he tried making robotic cats and dogs, but people didn't find those convincing.

“They expected too much，” he says, “and would compare the robot to real animals they had known.” Few peo ple have ever seen a live baby seal, so they aren't likely to draw comparisons between the robot and the real thing. So they accept Paro as a cute little companion.

The Vinson Hall Retirement Community in McLean held a recent event to showcase the robot, and Virginia Long slowly came into the activity room. When a nurse put the robot on her lap, it began to shake slightly, and Long talked to it gently. “Why are you shaking? Are you cold？” she asked. The robot made a high sound, and Long laughed. She said sh e used to have a cat, “but somebody stole him.” “Petting a seal is unusual，” she said, “but a lot of people have strange animals.”

But some experts say a robot is no replacement for a real animal. “One of the things that we've learned is that it is the unexpected and natural behavior of the living creature that adds so much value to people's experience. Any kind of newness can get the attention of people who are lonely and bored, but that doesn't necessarily help them live a meaningful life. It doesn't solve the problem that is really causing their lack of enjoyment of life，” says Bill Thomas, a professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

5. What is the role of Paro?

A. To look after baby seals.

B. To give relief to patients.

C. To replace home-raised pets.

D. To provide medical examinations.

6. How did people feel about robotic cats?

A. Disappointed.

B. Astonished.

C. Concerned.

D. Amused.

7. What was Long's reaction to Paro?

A. She refused to get close to it.

B. She showed it much affection.

C. She regarded it as her new cat.

D. She was frightened to talk to it.

8. What do Bill Thomas' words suggest about Paro?

A. It is of great value to people.

B. It is useless in solving real problems.

C. It fails to catch older people’s interest.

D. It can take the place of a living creature.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

What is happiness? When you can feel inner peace and satisfaction, you are happy. 9This usually happens when we do something we love or achieve something that we value. It is our opinions that make us feel happy or unhappy. All of us constantly go through various situations or conditions, but we do not have to let them influence our reactions and feelings. 10