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　　辽宁省实验中学分校2015—2016学年度下学期阶段性测试
　　英语学科   高二年级  
　　第一部分：听力（1-20题 略）
　　第二部分：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）
　　A
　　My sister Grace Halloran spent most of her teen years in and out of the juvenile institutions(少管所) for minor offenses but, at 18 she was sent to prison for stealing a car. After three years behind the bars, she was released. Only a few years later, she was given a sentence far worse—she had an incurable and progressive disorder and would be totally blind. Meanwhile, Grace was also happily pregnant but terrified she would never see her child’s face. She believed she would succeed as a mother, although “success” had never been in her vocabulary before. She managed well despite fading vision.
　　For years she kept consulting specialists about her eye problems, only to be told that her son would also be blind by the time he was a teenager. She swore to find something, anything, to prevent him from facing her fate. When conventional medicine offered no hope, Grace began a personal quest. She entered a local college. The office for disabled students had her reading assignments put on cassette tapes so that she could listen and learn. She began studying anatomy, physiology and other health sciences. Everyone knowing her was astonished at her persistence to educate herself, restore her vision and keep focused on raising a son who would have perfect eyesight.
　　Eventually Grace’s own way worked and she earned the Ph. D. in Holistic Health for her successful work in improving serious eye disorder. Her eyesight slowly improved so much that she was able to qualify for a driving license. Even better, her son had perfect vision and was accepted into the Air Force.
　　21. From the passage we can know that Grace used to be _______.
　　A. aggressive           B. troublesome       C. ignorant        D. competitive
　　22. How did Grace regain her eyesight?
　　A. By following the treatment from specialists.
　　B. By just trying what was taught in the local college.
　　C. By practicing the principles sought by herself.
　　D. By adopting the experience from other patients.
　　23. What is the power of Grace’s recovery?
　　A. Her love for her son.             B. Her patience as a mother.
　　C. Her desire to cure the blind.       D. Her determination to earn the Ph. D.
　　24. The underlined word “quest” in Paragraph 2 probably means “___________”.
　　A. adventure           B. profession        C. harvest        D. search
　　B
　　Instagram is a fast，beautiful and fun way to share your life with friends and family．Take a picture or video，choose a filter to transform its look and feel．and then post to Instagram—it's that easy．You can even share to Facebook．Twitter and more．It’s a new way to see the world．So many photos of food are contained on Instagram—now a pop-up diner in London is taking advantage of this new trend by letting people settle the bill for their meals simply by uploading photos of their dishes to social networks．   
　　I always thought people’s taking pictures of their food was kind of silly, but at this new pop-up restaurant in the UK，I’d probably do it too．“The Picture House”is the world’s first pay-by-photo restaurant—you order， click a photo of the food，share on Instagram and eat for free!
　　The restaurant belongs to frozen food giant(巨人)Birds Eye，who came up with the idea to cash in on people’s addiction with photographing food and sharing the pictures online. They conducted a survey and found out that more than half of the British population regularly toores of their meals．So they realized it was a better way to advertise their new dining range．