人教版高中英语 必修2 期末测试

必修2期末测试

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第n卷（非选择题）两部分。共15。分，考试时间

120分钟。

第I卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选

项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟

的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Howmuchdidthewomanpayaltogether?

A.$50.B.$48.C.$52.

2.Howcanthemangettothebusstop?

A.Toturntotheleft.

B.Toturnleft,thenright.

C.Toturnlefttwice.

3.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hehasforgottenhismagazine.

B.Hehasthemagazinebackalready.

C.Hedoesn'twanttogetthemagazineback.

4.Wheredidthemanfindthewallet?

A.Inthegrass.

B.Inthelaboratory.

C.Attheparkinglot.

5.Whatwillthewomanprobablydofirst?

A.Hurrytothemeeting.

B.Gosightseeingbybus.

C.Taketheunderground.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、

B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,

你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答

时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6〜7题。

6.Whattimedoesthefasttrainleave?

A.At9：13.B.At9：30.C.At9：20.

7.Whichplatfonndoesitleavefrom?

A.PlatformNo.14.

B.PlatformNo.15.

C.PlatformNo.40.

听第7段材料，回答第8〜10题。

8.What'sThreeFive?

A.Abrandofcigarettes.

B.Abrandofchocolate.

C.Abrandofboxes.

9.Whatdoesthemanbuy?

A.Bothcigarettesandchocolate.

B.Apackofcigarettes.

C.Fiveboxesofchocolate.

10.Howmuchmoneydoesthemanhavetopayforthechocolate?

A.$21.C.$10.

听第8段材料，回答第11〜13题。

11.Whatisthemanlookingfor?

A.Abook.B.Aroom.C.Afriend.

12.Whydoesthemanrefusethefirstoffer?

A.Becauseit'stooexpensive.

B.Becauseit'stoosmall.

C.Becauseitstoofaraway.

13.Howlongdoesittakehimtogetthereonfoot?

A.Anhour.

B.Halfanhour.

C.Oneandahalfhours.

听第9段材料，回答第14〜16题。

14.Whataretheytalkingabout?

A.Bob'sillness.

B.HowBobgothisillness.

C.WhyBobdelayedseeingadoctor.

15.HowlonghasBobbeensick?

A.Foramonth.

B.Fortwoweeks.

C.Foracoupleofdays.

16.WhatdoweknowaboutBob?

A.Hehasgotsomethingwrongwithhisheart.

B.HecamebackfromIndialongago.

C.Hewillstayinthehospitalforafewweeks.

听第10段材料，回答第17〜20题。

17.Wheredidthedoctorsuggestthegentlemantogo?

A.Toaquietplace.

B.Toanothercountry.

C.Toasilentforest.

18.Howwasthegentlemanwhenhecameback?

A.Hewasjustthesameasbefore.

B.Hewasverywell.

C.Hewasverysadbecausesomeonewantedtokillhim.

19.Whathadalmostkilledthegentleman?

A.Themedicine.B.Thecigar.C.Thejokes.

20.Whendidthegentlemanbegintosmoke?

A.Hebegantosmokeonthedoctor'sadviceonemonthago.

B.Hehadsmokedforaverylongtime.

C.Hebegantosmoketenyearsago.

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Buyinginsurance（保险）isawayinwhichpeoplecanprotectthemselvesagainst

largelosses.Protectionagainstfireisonekindofinsurance.Largenumbersofpeople

paysmallsumsofmoneytoaninsurancecompany.Althoughthousandsofpeople

havepaidforfireinsurance,onlyafewwilllosetheirhomesbyfire.Theinsurance

companywillpayforthesehomesoutofthesmallsumsofmoneyithascollected.

ThefirstmodernfireinsurancecompanywasformedinLondon,England,inthe

1760s.Agreatfirehadjustdestroyedmostofthecity,andpeoplewantedprotection

againstfurtherlosses.Thefirstcompanygrewrapidly.Soonothercompanieswere

foundedinotherareas.

BenjaminFranklinhelpedformthefirstfireinsurancecompanyinAmericain

1752,andthenanewkindofinsuranceforfarmerswassuggested.Thenewinsurance

wouldprovideprotectionagainstthelossofcropsfromstorms.

LateronanothernewinsurancecompanywasstartedinAmerica.Thiscompany,

whichofferedlifeinsurance,collectedsmallsumsofmoneyregularlyfrommany

differentmen.Ifamandied,hisfamilywasgivenalargesumofmoney.

Overtheyears,insurancecompanieshaveofferednewkindsofinsurance

protection.Thenewkindsofinsurancecoverlossesfromsuchaccidentsascarand

planecrashes.Today,mostpeoplehavesomekindofinsurance.

21.WhohelpedsetupthefirstcompanyinAmerica?

A.BenjaminFranklin.

B.Businessmen.

C.ThefirstinsurancecompanyinLondon.

D.Farmers.

22.Insurancemeans.

A.Protectionagainstthelossesfromthestorms

B.protectionagainstillness

C.Protectionagainstaccidents

D.alloftheabove

23.Thefirstmoderninsurancecompanyoffered.

A.lifeinsurance

B.fireinsurance

C.anewkindofinsurance

D.bothAandB

24.Whydomostpeoplebuysomekindofinsurancetoday?

A.Insurancewillkeeptheirhomesfromburning.

B.Peoplecanprotectthemselvesagainstlargelosses.

C.Insurancewillpayforsafety.

D.Theinsurancecompaniesgrowrapidly.

B

RecentlyChinesesocietyhasseenafloweringofanewvocabulary.Perhapsthe

mostinterestinghasbeenthedivisionofpeopleintotribes(zuinChinese).

Thepainsoftheyizu,ortheanttribe,havebeenwell-known一recent

graduatesfromoutsidethemaincitieswhomovetourbanareas,livecheaplyand

workhard,ofteninlow-paidjobs.Perhapslesswell-knownarethekenlaozu,the

bite-the-oldtribe,thosebetween25and35whoareoutofwork,stillathomeand

dependingcompletelyonMumandDad.Manyofthetribes,inevitably(必然地)，are

madeupofpeoplelookingforlove.Thereisthejiawanzu,themarry-the-bowltribe.

Theseareyoungwomensearchingforthemoststablehusbands,theoneswhohold

governmentjobs.Theshanhunzu,or1ightening-marriagetribe,marryfastand

sometimesseparatefaster.Theyshouldnotbeconfusedwiththeyinhunzu,the

hidden-marriagetribe.Thesearewomenintheir20swhohidethefactthattheyare

married.Andifyoucanonlyaffordapostagestampofanapartment,you'reprobably

amemberofthewojuzu,thesnail-housetribe.

Youcanbelongtomorethanonetribe.Mostmembersoftheanttribealso

belongtothebenbenzu,therush-rushtribe,towhich,infact,mosturbanChinese

belong.Allthatrushingaroundcancreatealotofanger,leadingtothenieniezu,the

crush-crushtribe,sonamedbecausetheygointosupermarketsandtakeouttheir

angerbystandinginthepassagescrushingpacketsofinstantnoodles.

Anotherfamousoneistheyueguangzu,ormoonlighttribe,sonamedbecause

theChinesecharactersfbr“moonlight“soundthesameasthephrase“spendallyour

monthlysalary”.Theirparentssaveeverycoin,butlifefbrtheseyoungpeopleisjust

tospend,spendandspend.

25.Whoprobablybelongtotheanttribe?

A.Graduatesintheir20s.

B.Youngwomenlookingforlove.

C.Peoplebetween25and35.

D.Graduatesfromthecountryside.

26.Ifyouliveonyourparents,youareamemberof.

A.thebite-the-oldtribe

B.theanttribe

C.themarry-the-bowltribe

D.thesnail-housetribe

27.Mostyoungpeopleinthebigcityhaveto.

A.dependcompletelyonMumandDad

B.rusharoundtomakealiving

C.hidethefactthattheyaremarried

D.spendalltheirmonthlysalary

28.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Chineserecentsociety

B.China*smostfamoustribe

C.China*snewtribes

D.Theyoungpeopleincities

C

IliveinHollywood.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuchanattractive,fun-filledplace

arehappierthanothers.Ifso,youhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureof

happiness.

Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetruthisthatfunand

happinesshavelittleornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperienceduringanact.

Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisadeeper,morelong-lasting

emotion.Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevision,

arefunactivitiesthathelpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeeven

laugh.Buttheydonotbringhappiness,becausetheirpositiveeffectsendwhenthe

funends.

IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplay,itistoteachus

thathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.Theserich,beautifulindividualshave

constantaccesstoexcitingparties,fancycars,expensivehomes,everythingthatspells

“happiness”.Butinmemoir（回忆录）aftermemoir,celebritiesrevealtheunhappiness

hiddenbeneathalltheirfun:depression,alcoholism,drugaddiction,brokenmarriages,

troubledchildren,andlong-timeloneliness.

Thewaypeopleholdontothebeliefthatafun-filled,pain-freelifeequates

happinessactuallydecreasestheirchancesofeverattainingrealhappiness.Iffunand

pleasureareequatedwithhappiness,thenpainmustbeequatedwithunhappiness.But,

infact,theoppositeistrue.Moretimesthannot,thingsthatleadtohappinessinvolve

somepain.

Asaresult,manypeopleavoidtheveryeffortsthatarethesourceoftrue

happiness.Theyfearthepaininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriage,raising

children,professionalachievement,religiouscommitment,chantableworkand

self-improvement.

29.Accordingtothepassage,“funactivities“.

A.arethethingswedobeforewefindhappiness

B.couldprovidelong-lastpositiveeffects

C.willleadustothetruehappiness

D.mayhelpusrelaxandforgetourproblemssometimes

30.Intheauthor'sopinion,thoseHollywoodstars.

A.possesshappinessbecausetheyarerichandfamous

B.experiencealmostallkindsofhappythings

C.tellushappinessisn'tequaltofunusingtheirownstories

D.havetosufferalotbeforetheybecomesuccessful

31.Itisdifficultforpeopletofindrealhappinessbecause.

A.theybelievehappinessisthefunlifewithoutpain

B.theyfindpainequalsunhappiness

C.theyfeartolosewhattheyalreadyhaveinlife

D.Theyareafraidalltheireffortswereinvain

32.Themainpurposeofthetextisto.

A.describethedifferencebetweenhappinessandfun

B.showthetruemeaningofhappiness

C.encouragepeopletopursuefunactivities

D.advisepeopletofindtheirreallife

D

Areyoulookingforsomenewandexcitingplacestotakeyourkidsto?Trysome

oftheseplaces：

Visitartmuseums.Theyofferavarietyofactivitiestoexciteyourkids*interest.

Manyofferworkshopsfbrmakinghand-madepieces,travellingexhibits,book

signings（签名）bychildren'sfavouritewriters,andevenmusicalperformancesand

otherarts.

Headtoanaturalhistorymuseum.Thisiswherekidscandiscoverthepastfrom

dinosaurmodelstorockcollectionsandpicturesofstarsinthesky.Also,askwhat

kindofworkshopsandeducationalprogramsarepreparedforkidsandanyspecial

eventsthatarecomingup.

GotoaYouththeatre.Lookforoneinyourareaofferingplaysforchildand

familyvisitors.Pre-showplayshopsareconductedbyareaartistsandeducators

wherekidscandiscoverthesecretaboutperformingarts.Puppet（木偶）makingand

stagemake-uparejustacoupleofthespecialofferingsyoumightfind.

Tryhands-onscience.Visitoneofthemanyhands-onsciencemuseumsaround

thecountry.Thesescienceplay-landsaregreatfunforkidsandgrown-upsalike.

Theyllkeepyourchildmentallyandphysicallyactivethewholedaythroughwhile

pushingbuttons,experimenting,andbuilding.Wheneveryoneistired,enjoyafun

familyscienceshow,commonlyfoundinthesemuseums.

33.Ifachildisinterestedintheuniverse,heprobablywillvisit.

A.aYouththeatre

B.anartmuseum

C.anaturalhistorymuseum

D.ahands-onsciencemuseum

34.WhatcankidsdoataYouththeatre?

A.Lookatrockcollections.

B.Seedinosaurmodels.

C.Watchpuppetmaking.

D.Giveperformances.

35.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?

A.Asciencetextbook.B.Atouristmap.

C.Amuseumguide.D.Anewsreport.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有

两项为多余选项。

DecisionMaking

Makingdecisioninlifecanbeadifficulttask.36Infact,thedecisionsyou

maketodaywillnotonlyinfluenceyourfuture,butalsootherPeopleandtheworldin

whichyoulive.

Decisionmakinginvolvesthinking,talking,andsearchingforinformation

relatedtoaproblem.37Youdothisbytalkingwithotherswhoknowaboutthe

subject,goingtothelibrary,andthinkingabouttwoormoresolutions.

38Anexampleisyourten-year-oldcarbreaksdownandneedsmuch

moneytorepair.Youneedtransportationtogettowork,doshopping,anddealwith

othertasks.Youmustdecidethebestwaytospendthefamily'smoney.

Indeciding—ormakingadecision—thereisasix-stepprocess：

*Define（明确）theproblem.Understandtheproblemclearly.

*Gatherandlistalltheinformationyoucangetontheproblem.

*39Itisimportanttohavemanypossiblesolutionstothesituation.Itwill

taketimetoresearchthevarietyofsolutions.

*40Lookatthegoodandbadsidestoeachsolution.Whataretheresultsof

each?Answerthequestions:Willthissolutionbegoodforme...thefamily...

coworkers?Staywithyourvaluesandthoseofyourfamily.

*Choosethebestsolutiontosolveyourproblem.

*Evaluatethedecisionyoumade.Decideifyouneedtoreviseyouractionplan.

A.Setclearlydefinedgoalsoractionplans.

B.Examinetwoormoresolutionstothesituation.

C.Analyze（分析）thepossibleresultsofeachsolution.

D.Youprobablywon'tbehappywitheverydecisionyoumake.

E.Yougatherdatathatcanhelpyouwiththedecisionsthatyouneedtomake.

F.Throughoutyourlifeyouwillmakesomedecisionsthatwillaffectyour

future.

G.Decisionmakingusuallyoccurswhenevents,habits,andpatternsofliving

change.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以

填入空白处的最佳选项。

Ateacherinahighschoolhadahusbandwhodiedsuddenlyofaheartattack.

Aboutaweekafterhisdeath,she41someofherthoughtswithherstudents.As

the42sunlightshinedthroughtheclassroomwindows,andwhentheclasswas

comingtoanend,shemovedafewthingsasideonthe43andsatdownthere.

Shesaid,"Beforeclassis44,Iwouldliketosharewithallofyoua

thoughtwhichIfeelisvery45.Eachofusisputhereonearthtolearn,share,

love,appreciateandgiveofourselves...and46ofusknowswhenthisfantastic

（奇妙的）experiencewill47.Itcanbetakenawayatanymoment.Perhapsthisis

asignthatwemustmakethemostoutofeverysingleday.”

Hereyesbeginningto48，shewenton,SoIwouldlikeyoualltomakeme

apromise...fromnowon,onyourwayto49，oronyourwayhome,find

something50tonotice.Itdoesn'thavetobesomethingyousee—itcouldbea

51—perhapsoffreshlybakedbread,oritcouldbethesoundofthebreeze

slightlyrustlingtheleavesinthetrees.

“For,52itmaysoundsillytosomepeople,thesethingsareputhereon

earthfbrusto53thethingsweoftentakefbrgranted.Wemustmakeit

importanttonoticethem,foratanytime..,itcanallbe54_

Thewholeclasswasquiet.Weallpickedupourbooksandwentoutoftheroom

55.Thatafternoon,Inoticedmorethingsonmywayhome56Ihadthat

wholeterm.Everyonceinawhile,Ithinkofthat57andrememberwhatan

impressionshemadeonallus,andItryto58allofthosethingsthatsometimes

weall59.Foraswegetolder,itisnotthethingswedid60weoftenregret,

butthethingswedidn'tdo.

41.A.broughtB.exchanged

C.sharedD.compared

42.A.morningB.noon

C.afternoonD.dusk

43.A.blackboardB.desk

C.wallD.bed

44.A.overB.in

C.outD.away

45.A.importantB.strange

C.familiarD.possible

46.A.oneB.each

C.neitherD.none

47.A.beginB.change

C.endD.reduce

48.A.openB.shut

C.waterD.shine

49.A.workB.class

C.schoolD.traveling

50.A.specialB.beautiful

C.unfamiliarD.new

51.A.smellB.sight

C.soundD.feeling

52.A.becauseB.unless

C.althoughD.whether

53.A.faceB.enjoy

C.hateD.change

54.A.takenupB.takenoff

C.takeninD.takenaway

55.A.silentlyB.quickly

C.happilyD.sadly

56.A.toB.as

C.thanD.with

57.A.afternoonB.class

C.talkD.teacher

58.A.appreciateB.forget

C.regretD.ignore

59.A.loveB.value

C.overlookD.miss

60.A.whichB.that

C.thoseD.what

第n卷

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的

正确形式。

DragonsarelikedbytheChinese.TheyaredeeplyrootedintheChineseculture.

TheChineseoftenthinkofthemselvesasthedescendants(传人)ofthedragon.

However,nobodyreallyknows61thedragoncomesfromanditsimageinthe

eyesoftheChinesepeopleseemstobe62combinationofmanyanimals.63

(compare)withEuropeandragons,64areconsideredevil,inChina,itwassaid

65dragonshadgreatpowersthatallowedthemtomakerainandcontrolfloods,

andtheywereresponsibleforthetransportationofhumanspiritstoheavenafterdeath.

They66(believe)toliveinthedragonpalacesundertheoceansandtohavethe

ability67(fly)inthesky.

Chineseemperorsthought68wererealdragonsandthesonsofheaven.

Thusthethrone(宝座)wascalledthedragonseat；thebedstheyslept69were

calledthedragonbeds,andtheemperors1formaldresseswerecalledthedragonrobes.

InancientChinapeoplehadnodoubtsaboutthe70(exist)ofdragons.

Peopleshowedgreatrespectforanydragoninpicturesandwritings,andasaresult,

thedragonbecamethesymbolofChinesenation.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修你改同桌写的以下便

条。便条中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删

除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(A),并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Amanwasdrivingontheroad.Suddenlyhiscarstopped.Hegotoutofthecar

triedtofindoutthetrouble."It'sthemotor."saidthevoicebehindhim.Hewas

surprisingandturnedaround.Buthesawonlyanoldhorse."Didyousay

something?”heasked."Isaidyoushouldcheckyoursmotor,“thehorsereplied.

Themanrushedtothenearerhouse.Withaveryexcitedvoice,hetoldthefarmerhad

happened.Thefarmer,therefore,showednosignofexcitement.Heexplained,"He

didn'tknowanythingaboutcars.HecanonlyrepeatwhatIoftensay.”

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

以“Nature”为题写一篇100词左右的英语短文。要点如下：

1.简述人类对大自然的依赖。

2.随着人类的发展，生态平衡遭到破坏，人类生存的环境受到严重污染。

人类正在受到大自然的惩罚。

3.我们要善待自然，自然也会关照我们。

注意：内容可适当增减，但不可逐字翻译。

参考答案

第一部分听力

1-5CCCAB6-10ACAAC

11-15BABAB16-20CABBA

听力材料

Text1

W:Iboughtarecorderonsale.Itwas$50.

M:Includingtax?

W:No,Ipaidanother$2.

Text2

M:HowcanIgettotheCentralSquare?Thereseemsnobusstopnearhere.

W:Well,justturnleftonceagainatthestreetcorner.

Text3

W:Here,doyourememberthemagazineIborrowedfromyoulastweek,but...

M:Oh,it'soutofdate.Forgetaboutit.

Text4

W:Wheredidyousayyoufoundthewallet?

M:Itwaslyinginthegrass,betweentheparkinglotsandthelaboratory.

Text5

M:Ifyouareinahuny,youcantaketheunderground.Ifyouwanttogo

sightseeing,takeabus.

W:Actually,Idon'thavetobeatthemeetingbeforenoon.

Text6

W:Excuseme,whattimedoestheOxfordtrainleave?

M:Whichone?Thefastoneortheslowone?

W:Thefastone.

M:Itleavesat9：13.

W:Whichplatformdoesitleavefrom?

M:PlatfoiTnNo.40.

W:Andhowlongdoesthejourneytake?

M:Ittakesabouttwoandahalfhours.

W:Thankyouverymuch.

M:Don'tmentionit.

Text7

W:WhatcanIdoforyou,sir?

M:I'mlookingforsomechocolate.

W:Wehavedifferentkindsofchocolateforyoutochoosefrom.Doyoulike

this?

M:Yes.Buthowmuchisaboxofit?

W:$2.

M:Howaboutapackofcigarettes?

W:ThreeFiveis$11and7Upis$12.

M:OK.GetmeapackofThreeFiveandfiveboxesofchocolate.

W:Hereyouare,sir.

Text8

W:Goodmorning,whatcanIdoforyou?

M:Goodmorning,Fmlookingfbrasingleroom.

W:Asingleroom?Letmesee.Well,wehappentohaveone.

M:Howmuchistherent?

W:150dollarsamonth.

M:I'mafraidthat'stooexpensivefbrme.

W:Well,waitaminute.Wehaveanotheronefor100amonth.Butitisthree

blocksawayfromhere.

M:Howlongdoesittaketogetthere?

W:Ittakeshalfanhourtowalkthere.Butyoucantakeabus.

M:Isitadirectbus?

W:No,youmustchangeonce.

M:Idon'tthinkthatisaproblem.Icanusemybike.

W:Oh,sure.That'sagoodidea.

Text9

M:DidyouhearthatBobwasinhospital?

W:Oh,really?What'sthematterwithhim?

M:He'sgotaveryhightemperature.Somethingmaybewrongwithhislungs.

W:Howintheworlddidhegetthat?

M:HejustcamebackfromIndia.Hemusthavegotthatwhilehewasthere.

W:Thafsreallytoobad.Hashebeensickforalongtime?

M:Foracoupleofweeks,butheonlywenttoseeadoctoryesterday.

W:Whydidhewaitsolong?Heshouldhaveseenadoctorearlier.

M:Yes,Iknow.Butluckilyheseemstobeimproving.Thedoctorssayifhe

staysinthehospitalforafewweeks,heshouldbeabletogetbetter.

W:Ihopeso.

Text10

Onceanoldgentlemanwenttoseeadoctor.Thedoctorexaminedhimandsaid,

“Medicinewon'thelpyou.Youmusthaveacompleterest.Gotoaquietcountryplace

foramonth,gotobedearly,drinkmilk,walkalot,andsmokejustonecigaraday.”

“Thankyouverymuch,“saidtheoldgentleman,"Ishalldoeverythingyousay.”

Amonthlater,thegentlemancametothedoctoragain.

“Howdoyoudo?”saidthedoctor,"Iamverygladtoseeyou.Youlookmuch

younger.,9

“Oh,doctor,“saidthegentleman,“Ifeelquitewellnow.Ihadagoodrest.I

wenttobedearly.Idrankalotofmilk.Iwalkedalot.Youradvicecertainlyhelped

me.Butyoutoldmetosmokeonecigaraday,andthatonecigaralmostkilledmeat

first.Ifsnojoketostartsmokingatmyage.”

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节

A

21.A根据“BenjaminFranklinhelpedformthefirstfireinsurancecompanyin

Americain1752,andthenanewkindofinsuranceforfarmerswassuggested.“可知

在美国，本杰明•富兰克林帮助建立了第一个公司。A项正确。

22.D根据“Buyinginsurance（保险）isawayinwhichpeoplecanprotect

themselvesagainstlargelosses.”以及全文内容，可知保险可以保障人们暴风雨造成

的损失，疾病的赔偿以及事故的赔偿。本题选择D项。

23.B根据“ThefirstmodemfireinsurancecompanywasfonnedinLondon,

England,B根据“Buyinginsurance（保险）isawayinwhichpeoplecanprotect

themselvesagainstlargelosses.”可知，现在有很多人买保险的原因是在遇到巨大损

失时，有保障。B项正确。

B

25.D从第二段第一句蚁族的定义可以看出，蚁族主要是刚刚毕业的学生,

没有什么经济基础，融入一个新的大城市，消费得少，工作卖力。四个选项中，

D项最符合。

26.A文章第二段第二句介绍了啃老族。他们年龄在25岁到35岁之间，

没有工作，依然在家依靠父母吃住。A项正确。

27.B从文章第四段可知，多数蚁族成员和大城市的年轻人属于奔奔族。

他们整天在拥挤的城市中奔波。B项正确。

28.C文章讲述了由于生活环境等问题，衍生出各种各样的新型“民族”的

社会现象。用C项作标题最恰当。

C

29.D从第二段的句子"Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchinga

movieortelevision,arefunactivitiesthathelpusrelax,temporarilyforgetour

problemsandmaybeevenlaugh.”可知快乐的活动可以帮助我们放松，有时忘记我

们的问题，D项正确。

30.C从第三段的句子“IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavea

roletoplay,itistoteachusthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.“可知,好莱坞

明星的故事告诉我们幸福不等于快乐。C项正确。

31答案与解析A从第四段的句子“Thewaypeopleholdontothebelief

thatafun-filled,pain-freelifeequateshappinessactuallydecreasestheirchancesof

everattainingrealhappiness.“可知，人们认为幸福就是没有痛苦的快乐，这减少了

人们获得幸福的可能性。A项正确。

32B从全篇文章和最后一段的句子“Asaresult,manypeopleavoidthevery

effortsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.”可知作者是想告诉我们真正的幸福是

什么。B项正确。

D

33.C从第三段的句子：“Headtoanaturalhistorymuseum.Thisiswherekids

candiscoverthepastfromdinosaurmodelstorockcollectionsandpicturesofstarsin

thesky.”可知，对宇宙感兴趣的孩子，会到自然历史博物馆，C