重庆市巴蜀中学2014-2015学年春期高二下学期期末考试英语试题
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29. Which toy is said to have the special design for children’s safety?
A. ROBOSAPIEN B. MINI PEDAL CAR
C. FLAX ART HOSPITAL PUZZLE AND PLAY SET D. TINY LOVE
ACTIVITY BALL
30. Which toys are fit for three year old kids?
A. 1 and 3． B. 2 and 4． C. I and 2． D. 3 and 4．
31. Educational value is mentioned in all the toys EXCETP _________.
A. FLAX ART HOSPITAL PUZZLE AND PLAY SET B. TINY LOVE
ACTIVITY BALL
C. ROBOSAPIEN D. MINI PEDAL CAR
D
It was once common to regard Britain as a society with class distinction. Each class had unique characteristics.
In recent years, many writers have begun to speak the 'decline of class' and 'classless society' in Britain. And in modern day consumer society everyone is considered to be middle class.
But pronouncing the death of class is too early. A recent wide-ranging society of public opinion found 90 percent of people still placing themselves in particular class; 73 percent agreed that class was still a vital part of British society; and 52 percent thought there were still sharp class differences. Thus, class may not be culturally and politically obvious, yet it remains an important part of British society. Britain seems to have a love of stratification.
One unchanging aspect of a British person's class position is accent. The words a person speaks tell her or his class. A study of British accents during 1970s found that a voice sounding like a BBC newsreader was viewed as the most attractive voice, Most people said this accent sounded 'educated' and 'soft'. The accents placed at the bottom in this study, on the other hand, were regional（地区的）city accents. These accents were seen as 'common' and 'ugly'. However, a similar study of British accents in the US turned these results upside down and placed some regional accents as the
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重庆市巴蜀中学2014-2015学年春期高二下学期期末考试英语试题
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most attractive and BBC English as the least. This suggests that British attitudes towards accent have deep roots and are based on class prejudice.
In recent years, however, young upper middle-class people in London, have begun to adopt some regional accents, in order to hide their class origins. This is an indication of class becoming unnoticed. However, the 1995 pop song 'Common People' puts forward the view that though a middle-class person may 'want to live like common people' they can never appreciate the reality of a working-class life. 32. A recent study of public opinion shows that in modern Britain ________. A. it is time to end class distinction different
C. it is easy to recognize a person’s class
D. most people belong to middle class
B. people regard themselves socially
33. The study in the US showed that BBC English was regarded as _________. A. regional
B. educated
C. unattractive
D. prejudiced
34. British attitudes towards accent _________. A. have changed in recent years C. are shared by the Americans
B. are based on regional status D. have a long tradition
35. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The middle class is expanding. class.
C. Each class has unique characteristics. society.
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。
Hollywood movies are regularly filled with sex and violence. They can be exciting films but sometimes all you want is a little light-hearted entertainment. Have you heard of Bollywood? All singing, all dancing and unrealistic, it is the perfect alternative to normal Hollywood movies. Bollywood is the Indian film
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B. A person’s accent reflects his
D. Class is a key part of British
重庆市巴蜀中学2014-2015学年春期高二下学期期末考试英语试题
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industry, based in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay. 36 Yet Bollywood is the largest producer of films in the world. This year the Indian Filmgare Awards, Bollywood's Oscars, turn 50 years old.
The typical Bollywood movie usually has the following ingredients: a cup of romance, a tea-spoon of comedy, a dash of international sight-seeing, served with a huge slice of singing and dancing. There will also be one brave hero, one beautiful heroine and one baddie. 37 Bollywood films are full of ideal things and free of daily worries. 38 The actors change clothes and locations within a single song. But the audience don't mind. To Indian movie lovers, especially the poor, such films are a gateway to heaven and the stars are their gods. The films take them to a magical world away from their everyday troubles. The films tell them the impossible is possible and that true love conquers all. 39 Behind the beautiful scenes, Bollywood still emphasizes traditional family values. In most films, if two lovers want to break an arranged marriage, they can't just run away. They must win over their parents.
Bollywood is a decent refreshing replacement for those over-stimulating Hollywood films. 40 They will take you to a brighter, cheerier and more colorful world, where it's still cool to dance around a tree and sing a love song.
A. Bollywood has gradually won its reputation on the world stage. B. There is never any mention of politics, poverty or war.
C. Most Chinese school kids have probably never seen an Indian film.
D. Bollywood films are mostly comic romances with light-hearted incidental music. E. Bollywood pays great attention to traditional values. F. The result is a fun-filled musical.
G. So if you're tired of all that Hollywood actions, check out the following Bollywood films.
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1.5分，满分30分）
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重庆市巴蜀中学2014-2015学年春期高二下学期期末考试英语试题
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 My 18-month-old son, Adam, 41 from the front door. “Look, Mama! Doggie!” I dropped what I was doing and 42 my head out the door. Brandy, our next-door neighbor’s 11-year-old dog, was over again. “Go away!” I shouted. Brandy’s owner had died about a month earlier. The woman’s family had 43 the house and stuck a “For Sale” 44 in the front yard, but the family had left old Brandy 45 . For weeks, she’d been wandering around the neighborhood. It wasn’t that I disliked dogs or anything like that. I just didn’t think about them very much. I never had a dog growing up and had never thought to get one. Brandy went away and I stayed outside with Adam. Then the phone rang. I went inside to take the call. When I came back, Adam was gone. I 46 the yard, front and back, then the basketball court and public pool. No trace of him. I was so 47 that I ran home and called the police, then my husband. Police were looking around in the neighborhood. 48 I heard another sound: a dog barking. “It’s coming from the woods,” one of my neighbors said. We 49 the barking to a wooded cliff. There we found my son, and he was just 50 away from the edges of the cliff, 51 asleep. Brandy was beside him, leaning 52 him to keep him away from the edge. When I 53 Adam up, Brandy sank down on her side, breathing quickly. She 54 have been holding Adam there for hours! I thanked the police and brought Adam and Brandy back to our house. She 55 a moment on our doorstep, no doubt remembering the time I’d driven her away. “ 56 , girl,” I said. “This is your home now.” Brandy stepped in, and once she saw she was 57 welcome, she relaxed and lay down on the floor just inside the door. She’d done a 58 thing, and I wondered if she knew it. She’d certainly touched me in a 59 that no animal ever had. What a 60 a dog like Brandy had been abandoned! 41. A. called B. heard C. jumped D. came 42. A. stuck B. looked C. watched D. stood 43. A. sold B. emptied C. painted D. removed 8 / 12
