新人教版英语高二上期末测试一

新人教版英语高二上期末测试一内容摘要：

Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities and so on drew attention to the unsatisfactory social conditions that existed in England over a hundred years ago. Dickens criticized capitalist society from the point of view of bourgeois humanism. He wished to see improvement in the living conditions of the poor, but failed to find any effective means to achieve that end. 46. Dickens only received a little formal education because______. A. he wanted to teach himself B. he wanted to work and made a lot of money C. he was too poor to afford any more formal education D. he wanted some working experiences to be a novelist 47. According to Dickens, society at his time in England was________. A. just B. poor C. fortable D. unsatisfying 48. Which of the following novel made Dickens the most popular writer at his time in England? A. Oliver Twist B. The Pickwick Papers C. A Tale of Two Cities D. Great Expectations 49. According to the passage, which of the following about Dickens is true? A. He didn’t go to school at all. B. He only wrote about poor people and showed deep sympathy for them. C. He began to write fictions when he was 21 years old. D. He found some effective ways to improve the living conditions of the poor. 50. It can be inferred from the passage that________. A. Dickens had a miserable（ 悲惨的。 可怜的 ） childhood B. His career as a writer of fiction began in 1833 C. Dickens wrote many novels but only some of them are popular D. Dickens criticized capitalist society and helped to improve the living conditions of the poor B A sunflower is a sunflower. A mobile phone is a mobile phone. But can you bine the two to do something for your local environment? As early as next year it may well be possible. When you have finished with your mobile phone you will be able to bury it in a garden or a plant pot and wait for it to flower. A biodegradable (生物所能分解的 ) mobile phone was, this month, introduced by scientists. It is hoped that the new type of phone will encourage consumers to recycle. Scientists have e up with a new material over the last five years. It looks like any other plastic and can be hard or soft, and is able to change shape. Over time it can also break down into the soil without giving out any poisonous chemicals. British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that contains a sunflower seed. When this new type of cover turns into waste, it forms fertilizers. These feed the seed and help the flower grow. Engineers have designed a small transparent (透明的 ) window to hold the seed. They have made sure it only grows when the phone is thrown away. “We’ve only put sunflower seeds into the covers so far. But we are working with plant experts to find out which flowers would perform best. Maybe we could put roses in next time,” said one scientist. As phone technology is developing so quickly, people are constantly throwing their mobiles away. This means manufacturers are under pressure to find ways of recycling them. Some 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year. Most of them will be thrown away within two years, adding plastic, heavy metal and chemical waste to the environment. A biodegradable cover can offer some relief (缓解 ) for nature , according to the scientists. “The seed es out and the flower grows in the pot so you don’t have to concern yourself with the phone when you have finished using it,” said Kerry Kirwan. She leads the research team, which is based at the University of Warwick in Britain. 51. What is the purpose of this passage? A. To tell the popularity of biodegradable cell phones. B. To persuade the reader to buy the biodegradable cell phone. C. To discuss the development of phone technology. D. To introduce an environmentallyfriendly cell phone to readers. 52. People throw away their cell phones most probably because _______. A． there is something wrong with them B． no sunflowers can grow out of them C． they are out of fashion D． they are being cheaper and cheaper 53. It could be learned from the passage that _________. A． developing the new type of phone is mainly to protect the environment B． phonemakers will benefit much more from the。