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1、1鹤壁高中高三年级上学期第二次段考英语试卷鹤壁高中高三年级上学期第二次段考英语试卷命题人: 考试时间:2016.10.20第一部分第一部分 阅读理解阅读理解( (共两节，满分共两节，满分 4040 分分)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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AChina has announced its abolishing its one-child policy. What difference has it made, statistically speaking? 400400 mil
2、lionmillion birthsbirths preventedprevented The one-child policy, officially in place since 1979, has prevented 400 million births. Parents have faced fines and other punishments for having more children.The majority of the decrease in Chinas fertility rate(生育率) happened in the 1970s. It dropped fro
3、m 5.8 children per woman in 1970 to 2.7 in 1978. Despite the one-child policy the rate had only fallen to 1.7 by 2013. 21:28-baby21:28-baby deathsdeaths ratrate Since the one-child policy was introduced, baby girls have become more likely to die than boys. In the 1970s, according to the United Natio
4、ns, 60 males per 1, 000 live births died under the age of one. For girls the figure was 53. In the 1980s, after the one-child policy became official, the rate for both was 36. By the 1990s, 26 males per 1,000 live births died before the age of one - and 33 girls. The 2000s saw 21 boys per 1,000 live
5、 births dying and 28 girls.1.161.16 boysboys bornborn forfor everyevery girlgirl Sexually selective abortions have been considered as a major cause of Chinas unusual imbalance.Gietel-Basten, associate professor in social policy at Oxford University, says the births of many girls are not registered i
6、f parents have broken the rule by having two children, adding officials often turn a blind eye. Its estimated there are now 33 2million more men than women in China.4:4: 2:2: 1 1 familiesfamilies With the ageing of Chinas population and the continuation of the one-child policy, a “4: 2 :1” home is t
7、he description given to households in which there are four grandparent, cared for by two working age parents, who themselves have one child.By 2050, its predicted that a quarter of Chinas population will be 65 or older. The predicted decline in the number of people of working age is thought to have
8、persuaded the government to drop the one-child policy.1. When was the baby deaths rate for both boys and girls equal? A. In the 1970s. B. In the 1980s. C. In the 1990s. D. In the 2000s 2. What makes the one-child policy abolished according to the passage?A. The decline of birth rate. B. The rise of
9、baby deaths rate.C. The change of family structure. D. The decline of working age people. 3. The passage sums up the one child policy by _. A. number B. example C. contrast D. analysis B BDonald Watson was a man who thought very much about the food he ate. He was born in Yorkshire， England , in Sept
10、ember 1910. And he died in November 2005, at the age of 95. That is a very great age. Watson explained that it was because he never ate any food from animals.When he was a boy, Watson stayed on a farm. .He loved to see the animals. He said that they gave so much to people. And all the animals were s
11、o friendly. Then , one day , he saw a man killing a pig . He was very sad. . From then on, Watson decided that he would never again eat meat .Twenty years later he decided that he wouldnt eat anything from animals, such as milk, cheese or eggs. He became a vegan.Watson formed a group called “The Veg
12、an Society”. In its newspaper, The Vegan 3Society thought it was terrible and wrong to eat food from animals. At first, there were not many people who agreed with him. They thought it was crazy to do it .Most people thought it was too difficult and unhealthy. However, over time , more and more peopl
13、e began to agree with Watson and The Vegan Society.People become vegans for many reasons. Watson and his friend stopped eating because they loved animals. They believed that it was wrong to hurt another living thing.Now, people also become vegans for environmental reasons. Keeping animals takes a lo
14、t of resources， including water and food. Also, in some places, people are cutting down trees to create more land for cows. By avoiding food from animals, vegans hope to protect these forest areas.Finally, just like Watson, some people believe that being a vegan is healthier. They believe that food
15、from animals causes heart problems, a high body weight and many other health problems.4. At first, Watson refused to eat meat_.A. because of his love for animalsB. because he has a lot of health problems.C. because of environmental reasonsD. because keeping animals needed lots of resources5. The underlined word “vegan” in paragraph 2 refers to a person_.A. likes keeping animalsB. protect animalsC. doesnt kill any animalsD. doesnt eat any product from animals6. At first, most people think eating food from animals is_.A. hard B. reasonable C. ridiculous D. unhealthy7. The best title fo
