山东省滕州市第二中学新校2014-2015学年高二英语上学期期中试题.doc

山东省滕州市第二中学新校2014-2015学年高二英语上学期期中试题第Ⅰ卷第一部分：听力：（略）（1-20）第二部分：阅读理解：（共两节，满分40分）第一节：（共15小题， 每题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，选出正确选项阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑ABritain's most popular lie has been disclosed, with one in four people admitting using “sorry I had no signal" when returning a missed mobile phone call, a survey found．Researchers found the average Briton tells on average four lies every day or almost 1500 every year．Almost one in six men admitted they were most likely to lie to their wife or girlfriend, on average at least twice a day．The most popular lie was saying you had no mobile phone signal, with one in four people admitting regularly using the little white lie．It usually came after they hit the “ignore" button when their mobile rang．Three quarters of people think women are better liars．The research found 46 per cent of girls have been caught lying, compared to 58 of men．The second most common fib is “I haven't got any cash on me” when asked for money by beggars and Big Issue sellers．“Nothing's wrong – I'm fine” came third followed by “You look lovely” and “Nice to see you”．Modern technology turned out to have contributed to many lies with “I didn't get your text” in 18th, “Our server was down” in 20th and “My battery died” in 26th place．Other lies to make the top ten included “I'll give you a ring”, “We're just good friends” and “We'll have to meet up soon”．“I'm on my way” and “No, your bum doesn't look big in that” completed the top ten．In many cases perhaps it is better to delight someone with a fib than destroy someone with the truth, according to a spokesman for OnePoll, which carried out the research of 4,300 adults．He added: ‘As a nation we just like trying to be nice and not upsetting people．Often little white lies can cover what we actually want to say．Most of these were considered completely harmless．’21．“You look lovely” and “Sorry, I had no signal” ranked __________ on the popular-lie list．A．fourth and tenth B．fourth and first C．third and tenth D．third and first22．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 4 mean?A．sentence B．expression C．excuse D．lie23．How many lies does an average Briton tell on average every month?A．About 120 B．About 360 C．About 1,500 D．About 4AArthur Miller （1915-2005） is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Miller’s father had moved to the USA from Austria Hungary, attracted like so many others by the “Great American Dream”. However, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early l930s.Miller’s most famous play, Death of a Salesman, is a powerful attack on the American system, with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as symbol of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into trouble with this system. Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sympathy: if he can't do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at a loss as to what to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.When it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews, and it won the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, on the evening of February 10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.24．Why did Arthur Miller’s father move to the USA?A．He suffered from severe hunger in his home country.B．He was attracted by the “Great American Dream”.C．He hoped to make his son a dramatist.D．His family business failed.25．The play Death of a Salesman _______________.A．exposes the cruelty of the American business worldB．discusses the ways to get promoted in a companyC．talks about the business career of Arthur MillerD．focuses on the skills in doing business26．What can we learn about Willy Loman?A．He treats his employer badly.B．He runs the Wagner Company.C．He is a victim of the American system.D．He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.27．After it was first staged, Death of a Salesman __________.A．achieved huge successB．won the first Tony AwardC．was warmly welcomed by salesmenD．was severely attacked by dramatistsCGroup –buying in ChinaModeled after US hot website G, group buying websites are now popular in China．These websites use the power of group buying to get competitive discounts （打折）for a daily deal on some best stuff to do, see, eat and buy in the cities across China．Discounts（打折） are available within just one click．Zhao lei, a software engineer in Beij。