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1、湖南省邵东一中高二下学期第 一 次月考试题英 语本试题卷共8页 时量120分钟 满分150分 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。第二部分 阅读理解 （满分40分） A：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。 A
2、China has announced its abolishing its one-child policy. What difference has it made, statistically speaking?400 million births preventedThe 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
3、 majority of the decrease in Chinas fertility(生育)rate happened in the 1970s. It dropped from 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 baby death rateSince the one-child policy was introduced, baby girls have become m
4、ore likely to die than boys.In the 1970s, according to the United Nations, 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 bef
5、ore the age of one and 33 girls. The 2000s saw 21 boys per 1,000 live births dying and 28 girls.1.16 boys born for every girlSexually selective abortions have been considered as a major cause of Chinas unusual sexual imbalance.Gietel-Basten, associate professor in social policy at Oxford University,
6、 says the births of many girls are not registered if parents have broken the rule by having two children, adding officials often turn a blind eye. Its estimated there are now 33 million more men than women in China.4: 2: 1 familiesWith the ageing of Chinas population and the continuation of the one-
7、child policy, a “4: 2: 1” home is the description given to households in which there are four grandparents 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
8、 of working age is thought to have persuaded the government to drop the one-child policy.21. When was the baby death rate for both boys and girls equal?A. In the 1970s. B. In the 1980s.C. In the 1990s. D. In the 2000s.22. What makes the one-child policy abolished according to the passage?A. The decl
9、ine of birth rate.B. The rise of baby death rate.C. The change of family structure.D. The decline of working age people.23. The passage sums up the one-child policy by _.A. number B. example C. contrast D. analysisBPhone Soap: Charge and Clean Your PhoneYou may charge your phone every day, but do yo
10、u clean your phone as much? Whatever your hands touch, your phones touch. It has been discovered that some phones have 18 times more bacteria and viruses than any surface in a public restroom. So it probably wont surprise you that a 2011 University of London study found that one in six of our phones
11、 have bacteria and viruses on themspecifically, the bacteria called E. coli.The research on bacteria and virusesled to the invention of PhoneSoap. It is not actually liquid like dishwasher soap. It is a phone charger that uses the electromagnetic radiation (辐射) used in hospitals to kill 99.9 percent
12、 of bacteria and viruses, cleaning your phone while it charges.“There are really certain types of bacteria and viruses that we should not be in touch with, and they are really on our phones,” says Wes Barnes, the PhoneSoap co-founder. It all started while his cousin and co-founder, Dan LaPorte, was
13、in his cancer research lab at college. “He realized he got the idea of getting rid of bacteria and viruses on the phones,” said Barnes. “In the lab they used UV-C light for destroying them. He realized this would be the fastest, most powerful way to kill any bacteria and viruses living on electronic
14、 machines.” PhoneSoap looks like a little metal suitcase. Your phone rests in to charge and get cleaned at the same time. Instead of plugging your phone into the wall, youd plug it into the PhoneSoap charger box. The process only takes a few minutes but, Barnes says, “The idea is that you can leave
15、it in there overnight if you want to keep charging. Reflective paint keeps the light completely around the phone so it cleans the phone fully.”The co-founders spent 2013 finding the right companies and they started shipping the product in late November. By last weeks International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, PhoneSoap was all grown-up. Both co-founders have left their previous jobs and are selling PhoneSoap nonstop. “Were shipping almost more than we can handle each day,” Barnes says. “Its
