高二英语试题及答案

霍市一中2014-2015学年第一学期期中试卷

高二英语2014.11

本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共120分。考试时间100分钟。

第一卷（阅读理解和完形填空，满分70分）

第一部分：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）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

I think machine power is better than human power because we cannot survive without our daily used machines like bikes, coolers, computers, etc. Started on 14-Apr-2008 By Smith

E-mail: rksscet12@

Johnson

6-May-2008 Yes, it’s very clear that machine power is better than man power. But machine power has its limitations (局限). It cannot survive without electricity and manhandling. If it doesn’t have these two then it is completely useless. So man should not completely depend on machines. One more point is that because of the use of machines man has become lazy. This laziness has brought in many problems like obesity, arthritis (关节炎) and other health problems. But I am not saying that man should completely turn from machine power to man power. He should have a balance of both. Even I can’t think of life without a car, a computer and a cooler.

Sally

9-May-2008 Humans only created the machines. So, human power is greater than machine power. To do the things quickly we created the machines. But machines cannot think. That thinking power beats machine power.

Tina

17-May-2008 But without humans there is no value of any machine. If someone wants to use his machine perfectly then one must have expert labor or man power.

Tommy

19-May-2008 Hi to all, my opinion is that human power is more powerful than machine power, because human beings created the machines. Human brain works more com-pared to machines.

Mike

20-May-2008 I think human power is better than machine power because even if we travel on foot to near places the money will not be wasted and we can get exercise.

1. Who agrees with Smith generally?

A. Tommy.

B. Tina.

C. Sally.

D. Johnson.

2. According to Johnson, man should ______.

A. completely depend on machine power

B. keep a balance between human power and machine power

C. turn from machine power to man power completely

D. live a life without a car, a computer or a cooler

3. Sally thinks that human power is better than machine power because ______.

A. machines are useless without electricity

B. machine power can make people become lazy

C. machines can’t think like human beings

D. human brain can do things quickly

4. Which of the following questions are the speakers talking about in the passage?

A. Will machine power defeat human power?

B. Which is better, human power or machine power?

C. What limitations does machine power have?

D. Will machines think in the future?

B

One sixth of undergraduates (本科生) in Beijing this year have registered at a driving school. The students, mostly from majors such as business management or international trade , will finish their driving courses within 20 days or so .Training costs have dropped to 2,600yuan for students , according to the Haidian Driving School in Beijing . The price is not really low , but students will accept it , seeing it as an investment (投资) in their future . Familiarity with the operation of computers and fluent English are the basic skills graduating students need to find a job . But a driver’s permit has become another factor.

“In the job market , owning a driver’s permit sometimes strengthens a graduating student’s competitiveness for a good position ,” says Zhou Yang , an undergraduate at the China University of Political Science and Law .

Cars will become a necessary part of many people’s lives in the coming years , and it’s difficult to get a permit out of campus because of the pressures on working people’s time . “Having a full-time job after graduation offers limited time to learn to drive . We senior students have plenty of spare