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　　辽宁省实验中学分校2015---2016学年度下学期期末测试
　　英语学科高二年级命题人：胡从卫校对人：常雪飞
　　本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）
　　第I卷
　　第一部分听力（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）
　　阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
　　A
　　Borrowing to start a business is not easy. Getting a bank loan, particularly for a new small business, is like going through the eye of a needle.
　　Banks favor established-business people with a solid credit rating and a large bannt. They should also have experience in the business they propose to enter, and offer well-prepared business plans that show the ability to repay the loans. If you are not such a person, then you need to double your preparations to convince the banker to lend you that much needed start-up capital（资金）. If your business is new and small, bankers will need to know as much as possible about you and your business.
　　However, many small business owners often make the mistake of not being well prepared when going to the bank to apply for the loan. Surprisingly, many loan applicants don't even have the slightest idea how or when they intend to repay the money they request. Often they don't even know how much money they need. When asked how much money they want to borrow, many people give these two common responses: “How much money can I get?”and “As much as possible.”Is it any wonder that lenders say no?
　　So the most important thing is do your homework before you ask for a loan.  
　　21. By saying “Getting a bank loan.., is like going through the eye of a needle”, the writer emphasizes______.                                              
　　A. the ability to borrow from a bank      B. the importance of borrowing money        C. the difficulty of getting a bank loan     D. the start-up of a new small business     
　　22. Banks prefer to give a loan to those who ______.
　　A. are in need of start-up capital         B. have the ability to pay it back
　　C. own an old and large business   D. haven't borrowed money before            
　　23. Some small businesses fail to get a bank loan because ______.
　　A. the form they fill in is incomplete
　　B. their products are not technically advanced
　　C. the amount of money they want to borrow is too big
　　D. they have no clear idea of how much they need to borrow                  
　　24. The writer advises that before applying for a bank loan, the applicant should ____.
　　A. thoroughly prepare         B. do some market research
　　C. learn a lot about the bank    D. know the upper limit of the loans
　　B
　　A new weapon is on the way in the fight against smoking in Europe. Soon when smoy cigarettes they might see a shocking photo of a blacng or a cancer patient staring back at them from the packet.                                    
　　Some boys may think of smoking as cool and sexy. Their friends won’t agree when they see their packets of cigarettes lying on the table. The European Union announced on October 22, that it had chosen 42 photos that showed the damage cigarettes could do to the body. It called on member nations to put these pictures on packets to discourage smokers. To catch the attention of teenagers, the special packets warn of long-term medical dangers, like cancer. Short-term effects, like bad skin, are also on the list.                                                              
　　“The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror. That is the message we should send to the young,”said David Byrne, an EU health official. “Hopefully these pictures will shocdents out of their love for cigarettes.”The EU head office hoped the pictures would work better than current written warnings on packs of cigarettes. The warnings included “smoking kills”and “smoking can lead to a slow and painful death.”
　　So far, Ireland and Belgium have shown interest in the photos. Canada has used similar pictures and warnings on cigarette packs since 2000. The country has recently seen a fall in the number of smokers. According to studies, smoking is the single biggest cause of avoidable death in EU. Every year more than 650,000 smokers die, more than one person a minute.
　　25. Why will the “new weapon”hopefully work better according to the passage?
　　A. Because it is easier to understand.
　　B. Because it shows both dangers and effects.
　　C. Because it can be seen by the smokers’friends.
　　D. Because it is more powerful to catch attention.
　　26. The pictures chosen by the EU are supposed to work on ______.
　　A. young smokers      B. smokers in Ireland and Belgium
　　C. all smokers         D. young smokers’friends
　　27. What can we learn from the passage?
　　A. Canada has been the first to use the EU’s “weapon”.
　　B. Many smokers don’t quite believe the written warnings.
　　C. The new form of warning has already proved to work.
　　D. Smoking has caused more deaths than anything else in EU.