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福建省莆田20xx-20xx学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题word版含答案内容摘要：

them very little time or energy for family or pastimes. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them. Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year. One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs, leaving their two children with a nanny. Most evenings Daniel wouldn’t get home until eight or nine o’clock and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by. Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales. “I always wanted to have a farm then,” says Daniel, “ and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. It’s taken some getting used to, but it’s been worth it. We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. However, I think it’s made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier. Liz, however, is not quite sure. “I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. I’m not really a country girl, but I suppose I’m gradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all.” 32. The passage tells us that ________________. A. people seldom work long hours to make money B. people hardly buy more things than necessary C. people are sure everything they own is in the right place D. people realize there is more to life than just making money 33. When Daniel was a reporter he __________. A. lived in central London B. disliked his job C. missed his children D. was well paid 34. What does the author mean by saying “the long hours work culture to make more money is eating up their lives” in the second paragraph? A. People work long hours to earn their living. B. To make more money through hard work is the aim of people’s life. C. Long hours of hard work occupy too much of people’s life. D. People spent too much time and money eating meals. 35. The underlined word “downshifting” in the second paragraph refers to _________. A. repairing your car by yourself B. spending money carefully C. moving out to the countryside to live a simpler and better life D. living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out once a week 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。 Three Apples changed the world. The first one seduced(诱惑 )Eve. The second one awakened are some famous words from Steve Jobs to share. On character I39。 m the only person I know that39。 s lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year. __37__. On good design That39。 s been one of my mottos focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than plex。 you have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it39。 s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains. On his outlook __38__ Going to bed at night saying we39。 ve done something wonderful， that39。 s what matters to me. On your working life Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great If you haven39。 t found it yet, keep looking. Don39。 t settle. On the importance of death No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don39。 t want to die to get No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life39。 s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but some day not too long from now, you will gradually bee the old and be cleared away. A． It39。 s very character building. B． The third one was in the hands of Steve Jobs. C． This is not a oneman show. D． And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. E． And yet death is the destination we all share. F． It39。 s really hard to design products by focus groups. G． Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn39。 t matter to me. 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 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。 Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks 41 than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more 42 than we realize. In fact, nonverbal munication takes up about 50% of what we really 43 , and body language is particularly 44 when we attempt to municate across cultures. Indeed, what is called body language is so 45 a part of us that it39。 s actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. 46 , different societies treat the 47 between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having 48 contact even with friends, certainly not with 49 . People from Latin American countries, 50 , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it39。 s possible that in 51 , it may look like a Latino is 52 a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving 53 . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep 54 which the Latino will in return regard as 55 . Clearly, a great deal is going on when people 56 . And only a part of it is in the words themselve。