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1、甘肃省天水市秦安县第二中学20152016学年第一学期第三次月考试题高二英语试题一. 阅读理解 (共两节, 满分40分)第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分, 满分30分)A We all need a vacation, whether with the entire family or your significant other. Unfortunately, many of us will not be able to follow through with vacation plans. But now, there is an alternative that is catching
2、on (流行起来) rather quickly and it is called a “Staycation”. A staycation is just what it sounds like, a vacation but you stay at home. It might not sound interesting, but you can turn it into a fun and relaxing getaway.Tell family and friends your plans. In their eyes you are truly on vacation and the
3、y only need to contact you in case of an emergency. Go outside; dont let the kids sleep all day. Go out and birdwatch, go fishing, explore the parks and nature, take in all you can of the outside world. You can even have a relaxing day at the beach, soak in some sun, and let the kids go swimming. Go
4、 on a picnic; have the kids fly kites. Bring some bubbles, and have a nice day with the wind blowing in your hair. Watch as the kids run and play and enjoy the beautiful outdoors.Camping is another fun way to have a staycation. If you have a camping ground in your area, you can go camping for a day
5、or two and show the kids how it is to live right in the heart of Mother Nature.Just remember, it really doesnt matter where you decide to go, whether home or away. As long as you create quality time with your family you can strengthen the bonds that may have been pushed aside during all the long str
6、essful work hours. Time is the most important thing you can give to your husband, wife and kids, enjoying every moment together, and you will have lasting memories in your hearts.1. What is mainly talked about in the passage?A. The popularity of a staycation. B. The importance of a vacation. C. Wher
7、e to spend your vacation this year. D. How to plan a staycation.2. You should tell family and friends your plans so that .A. they will fully support you B. they will take care of your houseC. they will contact you only when necessaryD. they can help you make preparations 3. Which of the following is
8、 NOT a good way to have a good staycation?A. To sleep at home all day. B. To go out to watch birds.C. To go to the parks. D. To relax on the beach.BThe greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportio
9、n of a womans life spent in caring for the children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, four or five of whom lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fift
10、een, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a womans youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five years and can
11、be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has to take care of children, her work is lightened by modern living conditions.This important change in womens life-patterns has only recently begun to have its full effect on wom
12、ens economic position. Even a few years ago most girls took a full-time job after they left school. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school- leaving age is sixteen; many girls stay at school after that age, and though women usually marry
13、older, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Many more afterwards return to full-or-part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, a
14、nd with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.24. At what age did most women marry around the 1890 according to the passage? A. At about twenty-five B. In their earl fifties C. At the age of f
15、ifteen D. At any age from fifteen to forty-five5. Many girls, the passage claims, are now likely to_.A. give up their jobs for good after they are marriedB. leave school as soon as they canC. marry so that they can get a jobD. continue working until they are going to have a baby6. When she was over
16、fifty, a late nineteenth-century mother _. A. was usually expected to die fairly soon B. would expect to work until she died C. would be healthy enough to take up paid jobs D. was less likely to find a job even if she wanted to 7. Nowadays, a husband tends to_.A. play a greater part in looking after the child
