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　　揭阳市2015-2016学年度高中二年级学业水平考试
　　英    语
　　注意事项：
　　1. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
　　2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卷和答题卡相应的位置上。
　　3. 全部答案应在答题卷和答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。
　　4. 考试结束后，将本试卷、答题卷和答题卡一并交回。
　　第Ⅰ卷
　　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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
　　A
　　Revolutionary TV Ears
　　TV Ears has helped thousands of people with various degrees of hearing loss hear the television clearly without turning up the volume(音量) and now it's better and more affordable than ever! With TV Ears wireless technology, you set your own headset volume, while other TV listeners hear the television at a volume level that's comfortable for them. You can even listen through the headset only and put the TV on mute(静音) if the situation calls for a quiet environment—maybe the baby is sleeping. Or perhaps you are the only one who is interested in listening to the ballgame.
　　TV Ears patented technology includes a revolutionary noise reduction ear tip, not used in any other commercially available headset. This tip reduces outside noise so that television dialogue is clear and understandable. Get the technology that has proven to help the most demanding customers. That’s why TV Ears has earned the trust and confidence of audiologists(听觉学家) nationwide as well as world­famous doctors.
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　　1．TV Ears helps you________.
　　A．improve your sleeping quality
　　B．listen to TV without disturbing others
　　C．change TV channels without difficulty
　　D．become interested in ballgame programs
　　2．What makes TV Ears different from other headsets?
　　A．It can easily set TV on mute.
　　B．Its headset volume is adjustable.
　　C．It has a new noise reduction ear tip.
　　D．It applies special wireless technology.
　　3．This advertisement is made more believable by________.
　　A．using recommendations
　　B．offering reasons for this invention
　　C．providing statistics
　　D．showing the results of experiments
　　B
　　People aren’t walking any more---if they can figure out a way to avoid it.
　　I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car. And I wasn’t in any hurry, either. I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness: motorosis.
　　It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune(免疫的), for I was born in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded 23 miles a good day’s walk and the ability to cover such a distance in ten hours a sign of strength and skill. It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship. And the effect was lasting. When I was 23 years old, I raced, and beat a teenage football player the 168 steps up the Stature of Liberty.
　　Such enterprises today are regarded by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart. But a well-known British physician, Sir Adolphe Abrahams, pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper exercise. A person who avoids exercise is more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularly. And walking is an ideal form of exercise--- the most familiar and natural of all.
　　It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man walking can learn about trees, flowers, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, and the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world. He cannot learn in a car.
　　The car is a convenient means of transport, but we have made it our way of life. Many people don’t dare to approach nature any more; to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much of their thinking takes place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.
　　I say that the green of forests is the mind’s best light. And none but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting.
　　4 . What is the national sickness?
　　A. Walking too much.
　　B. Traveling too much.
　　C. Driving cars too much.
　　D. Climbing stairs too much..
　　5. What was life like when the author was young?
　　A. People usually went around on foot.
　　B. People often walked 23 miles a day.
　　C. People used to climb the Statue of Liberty.
　　D. People considered a ten-hour walk as a hardship.
　　6. The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that________.
　　A. middle-aged people like getting back to nature
　　B. walking in nature helps enrich one’s mind
　　C. people need regular exercise to keep fit
　　D. going on foot prevents heart disease
　　7. What is the author’s intention of writing this passage?
　　A. To tell people to reflect more on life.
　　B. To recommend people to give up driving.
　　C. To advise people to do outdoor activities.
　　D. To encourage people to return to walking.
　　C
　　Teary Joe was a boy with a special ability: he could make himself cry in less than a second. If he disliked something, or things became difficult, Teary Joe would not hesitate to put on a pitiful face and set great big tears running down his cheeks. In this way he managed to get practically everything he wanted, because no one could resist the pity inspired by his tearful little face.