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　　湛江一中2015-2016学年度第一学期第二次考试
　　高二级英语科试卷
　　第Ⅰ卷
　　第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 
　　阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答題卡上将该选项涂黑。
　　A
　　Put your car keys away and forget about your travel pass --- it’s time to do a bit of walking.
　　National Walking Month is organized every May by Living Streets, an organization that campaigns for the rights and the needs of pedestrians, so the organization is previously known as the Pedestrians’ Association. The association’s aim is to make streets safe, attractive and enjoyable spaces for people to live, work, shop and play. By putting people (rather than vehicles) first, Living Streets wants to create streets and spaces where people feel happier, healthier and more sociable.
　　The annual campaign gives participants a great opportunity to experience the many virtues of walking. These include the physical health benefits of becoming fitter; the environmental advantages of not using vehicles; the delight of local discoveries --- seeing more of your local areas on foot; the enjoyment of walking with other people, whether family, friends or work colleagues and finally the stress relief that comes from walking --- walking can clear your head.
　　Walk to School Week, 18 to 22 May, is part of the month’s activities and its aim is to encourage parents to send children to school on foot, rather than take them in the car or let them use public transport. The movement was started in 1995 with only five participating schools and now two decades later, more than one million children take part.
　　Similarly, there is Walk to Work Week, 11 to 15 May, where grown-ups are encouraged to walk. In the morning, getting off the bus a stop early or parking a few streets away is a good way to add more steps to the daily total. And during the working day, after having lunch at the desks or in the canteen, take a walk and get some fresh air. Walk home with your workmates and chat away about everything under the sun but work!
　　1. What’s the purpose of Living Streets?
　　A. To let people keep away from vehicles.   
　　B. To build safer walkways for pedestrians.
　　C. To help people enjoy walking in the street and enjoy life.
　　D. To make people aware of environmental pollution.
　　2. Paragraph 3 is intended to show that walking is __________.
　　A. so interesting                  B. very relaxing   
　　C. perfectly safe                  D. highly beneficial
　　3. What can we learn from Walk to School Week?
　　A. It is organized by the government.       
　　B. It is held before Walk to Work Week.
　　C. It has developed rapidly over the last 20 years.
　　D. It encourages students to walk to school alone.
　　4.  What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?
　　A. An introduction to Walk to Work Week.     B. A nationwide health movement.
　　C. The influence of working day.            D. National Walking Month’s history.
　　B
　　Why should I teach my children history? That sounds lipid question to even ast, as I hear different home schooling teachers discuss history, I get the idea that there may be different reasons for teaching history. Let me briefly explain the three good reasons for studying history and two bad reasons for studying history.
　　The major reason I see for studying history is that we can learn from the past. I am convinced that the world would be a much better place if more people understood the successes and failures of the past and the things that made these successes and failures. However, as the unfortunately true statement goes "the one thing we seem to learn from history is that we don't seem to learn from history." Perhaps at least in teaching history, to my children I can do a small part in changing this.
　　The second major reason for studying history is that it is hard to understand the current political climate in the absence of an understanding of its historical context. We can not even understand why we are and where we are without history, much less (更不必说) try to figure out where we are going or how we should get where we want to be.
　　I teach my children history, for one more reason. I purchased a set of historical audio (录音机) tapes for our children. My seven-year-old son listened to them over and over. It was my hope that he would become inspired by the accomplishments of people like the Wright brothers to accomplish things by himself. I think that it is good that we celebrate the accomplishments of people like Martin Luther King Jr. if, in doing so, young people are called on to stand for the principles that he stood for and accomplish what he accomplished. I also think that by studying people like Adolph Hitler, people can learn to stand against the things that he stood for.
　　5 . In Paragraph 3, the author shows that history is useful because _______________.
　　A. it makes the current political situation go smoothly
　　B. it helps us realize the importance of historical events
　　C. it helps us understand why things are the way they are
　　D. it helps people accept the present situation where they live
　　6. Some historical figures(人物) are mentioned in the last paragraph to show ______________.
　　A. people can be inspired to do good, while also learning to fight against evil
　　B. people may also learn from bad historical figures
　　C. more celebrations should be held to honor their achievements
　　D. today’s people can also achieve what they achieved
　　7. What would be talt in the following paragraph?
　　A. How to teach history effectively.         B. Some negative reasons for studying history.
　　C. How to get more people to study history.   D. Some bad historical figures.
　　8. The main purpose of this passage is to ____________.
　　A. inspire the parents to teach their children history
　　B. show the importance of history in politics
　　C. explain the reasons why children study history
　　D. introduce the writer' s own way of teaching history,
　　C
　　With all the wars, fighting and sadness in the world today, it's not only necessary, but also essential to have a good sense of humor just to help us get through each and every day of our lives. Putting a smile on someone's face when you know they are feeling down in the dumps ( 处于沮丧中), as the saying goes, makes me feel good and warms my heart.
　　How would you feel if you could not jond with your wife, husband, child, c