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1朝阳市重点中学2014-2015学年度高二上学期期末联考英语试卷（考试时间：120分钟考试分数：150分）注意事项：1.听力不计入总分；2.21—60题的答案请涂在答题卡上；3.61-70,改错和作文请在答题纸上作答！卷I第一部分：听力部分略第二部分：阅读理解（共2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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALarrywasonanotherofhisunderwaterexpeditions(探险)butthistime,itwasdifferent.Hedecidedtotakehisdaughteralongwithhim.Shewasonlytenyearsold.Thiswouldbeherfirsttripwithherfatheronwhathehadalwaysbeenfamousfor.Larryfirstbegandivingwhenhewashisdaughter’sage.Similarly,hisfatherhadtakenhimalongononeofhisexpeditions.Sincethen,hehadneverlookedback..Larrystartedoutbyrentingdivingsuitsfromthesmalldivingshopjustalongtheshore.Hehadhatedthem.Theywereeithertoobigortoosmall.Then,therewastheinstructor.Hegavehimashortlessonbeforeallowinghimintothewaterwithhisfather.Hehadmadeanexception.Larrywouldneverhavebeenabletogodownwithoutatleastfivehoursoftheoryandanothersimilarnumberofhoursonpracticallessonswithaguide.Childrenhisagewerenotevenallowedtodive.Afterthefirstexpedition,Larry’slaterdivingadventuresonlygotbetterandbetter.Therewasneveradullmoment.Inhisblackandbluesuitandwithanoxygentankfastenedonhisback,Larrydivedfromboatsintothemiddleoftheocean.Dangerousareasdidnotpreventhimfromcontinuinghissearch.Sometimes,hiswaslimitedtoacageunderwaterbutthatdidnotbotherhim.Atleast,hewasstillabletotakephotographsoftheunderwatercreatures.Larry’sfirstexpeditionwithouthisfatherwasintheCaymanIslands.TherewerenumerousdivingspotsintheareaandLarrywasdeterminedtovisitallof2them.Fortunatelyforhim,amanofferedtotakehimaroundthedifferentspotsforfree.Larrydidn’tevenknowwhatthetimewas,howmanyspotshedivedintoorhowmanyphotographshehadtaken.ThedivingspotsaffordedsuchawidearrayoffishandseacreaturesthatLarrysawmorethanthirtyvarietiesofcreatures.Larrylookedathisdaughter.Shelookedasexcitedashehadbeenwhenhewasherage.Hehopedshewouldbeabletocontinuethefamilytradition.Already,shelookedlikeshewasmuchbraverthanhadbeenthen.Thiswasthekeytoasuccessfulunderwaterexpedition.21.InwhatwaywasthisexpeditiondifferentforLarry?A.Hisdaughterhadgrownup.B.Hehadbecomeafamousdiver.C.Hisfatherwoulddivewithhim.D.Hisdaughterwoulddivewithhim.22.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A.Larryhadsomeprivileges.B.Larrylikedtherenteddivingsuits.C.Divershadtobuydivingequipment.D.Ten-year-oldchildrenwerepermittedtodive.23.WhydidLarryhavetostayinacageunderwatersometimes?A.Todiveintothedeepwater.B.Toprotecthimselffromdanger.C.Toadmiretheunderwaterview.D.Totakephotomoreconveniently.24.Whatcanbelearnedfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.Larrydidn’twearawatch.B.Larryhadapoormemory.C.Larryenjoyedtheadventure.D.Larrywasnotgoodatmath.BCloseyoureyesforaminuteandimaginewhatlifewouldbelikeifyouhadahundreddollarsless.Alsoimaginewhatitwouldbelikespendingtherestofyourlifewithyoueyesclosed.Imaginehavingtoreadthispage,notwithyoureyesbutwithyourfinger-tips.Withexistingmedicalknowledgeandskills,two-thirdsoftheworld’s42millionblindshouldnothavetosuffer.Unfortunately,richcountriespossesmostofthis3knowledge,whiledevelopingcountriesdonot.ORBISisaninternationalnon-profitorganizationwhichoperatestheworld’sonlyflyingteachingeyehospital.ORBISintendstohelpfightblindnessworldwide.InsideaDC-8aircraft,thereisafully-equippedteachinghospitalwithtelevisionstudioandclassroom.Doctorsaretaughtthelatesttechniquesofbringingsightbacktopeoplethere.ProjectORBISalsoaimsatpromotingpeacefulcooperation(合作)amongcountries.ORBIStriestohelpdevelopingcountriesbyprovidingtrainingduringthree-weekmedicalprograms.ORBIShastaughtsight-savingtechniquestoover35,000doctorsandnurses,whocontinuetocuretensofthousandsofblindpeopleeveryyear.ORBIShasconducted17planeprogramsinChinasofar.FortheseventotenmillionblindinChina,ORBISisplanningtodomoreforthem.AtthemomentanORBISisworkingonalong-termplantodevelopatrainingcenterandtoprovideeyecareservicetoShanxiProvince.ORBISneedsyourhelptocontinuetheirworkandfreepeoplefromblindness.ForjustUS$38,youcanhelponepersonsee;for$380youcanbringsightto10people;$1,300helpsteachadoctornewskills;andfor$13,000youcanprovideatrainingprogramforagroupofdoctorswhocanmakethousandsofblindpeopleseeagain.Yourmoneycanopentheireyestotheworld.PleasehelpORBISimprovethequalityoflifeforsomanypeoplelessfortunatethanourselves.25.Thefirstparagraphisintendedto______.A.introduceanewwayofreadingB.advisethepublictoleadasimplelifeC.directthepublic’sattentiontotheblindD.encouragethepublictouseimagination26.Whatdowelearnaboutexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillsintheworld?A.TheyareadequateB.TheyarenotequallydistributedC.Theyhavenotbeenupdated.D.Theyhavebenefitedmostoftheblind27.ORRISaimstohelptheblindby______.4A.teachingmedicalstudentsB.trainingdoctorsandnursesC.runningflyinghospitalsgloballyD.settingupnon-profitorganization28.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ORRISinChinaB.FightingBlindnessC.Sight-seeingTechniquesD.ORRISFlyingHospitalCJakeO'Brien，oneofthecentralcharactersinSterlingR．Walker'ssciencefictionnovelTheOrphanShip，hasjustreceivedsomebadnews.Themedicalschoolhehasbeengoingtoisclosingdownbecauseoffinancial(财务的)problems；andtomakemattersworse，theonlyothermedicalprograminth