新泰市新汶中学2016级高二上学期英语学科
第四次阶段性质量检测
第Ⅰ卷（共三部分；共100分）
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
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第二部分 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）
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。
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Up late with The Greats
One of the most significant collections of old master paintings ever assembled(收集)in Australia is opening at the Art Galleries．So you can experience masterpieces from the National Galleries of Scotland．
Wednesday to Friday nights．5—28 March 2017
To celebrate summer，we’re hosting Up late with The Greats，and we’re open until 10 pm，a series of late openings with free events on Wednesday，Thursday and Friday nights throughout March．
We’ll be pouring the latest creation from boutique brewers(精品啤酒商)Young Henys—a limited edition beer inspired by The Greats．
Free events Wednesday nights
Join us for a special edition of Art After Hours with comedian Hannah Gatsby，live music from Monsieur Camembert Quartet，guided tours and films． Thursday nights
The Gallery’s entrance court transforms into a grand drawing salon for beginners and experienced artists alike．Be inspired by a tour of the drawings in The Greats then drop in and sketch away to the sounds of classical music． Friday nights
Take a musical journey through Europe as members of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra perform classical musical recitals(小型音乐会)inspired by artworks in The Greats． What’s open? Wednesdays
The entire Gallery，including cafe and CHISWICK at the Gallery Thursdays＆Fridays
The Greats exhibition plus all displays on ground level(except Asian gallery)and CHISWICK at the Gallery
Bookings recommended for dinner at CHIS WICK at the Gallery
Each night，a free bus runs every 15 minutes from 7 p．m．until closing from the Gallery to
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surrounding car parks and Martin Place
21．What will Young Henrys provide for the events? A．Much beer to drink．
B．Classical music recitals．
C．Coffee and delicious food． D．Free bus service． 22．For whom is the grand drawing salon on Thursday nights held? A．Experienced painters． B．Art lovers at different levels． C．Professional artists．
D．Art students at college．
23．What do we know about the Greats exhibition? A．The entire Gallery except cafe is open on Wednesdays． B．All displays of the Greats exhibition are on ground level． C．You may book in advance if you want to eat at CHISWICK．
D．Free transport is provided all day between Martin Place and the Gallery．
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Since 1985，Johnny Jennings，86，has been selling newspapers and magazines to a recycling center with his son to raise his savings account．By the time Jennings’only child was 17，he stopped joining his father，but the money they made covered the down payment for his first home years later．
Even though his son is all grown up now，Jennings hasn’t slowed down his efforts．In fact，he’s turned his recycling money into something bigger．
Jennings visits local churches and businesses to collect paper，which he brings to a recycling center for money．But instead of putting those earnings in his own bank account，he sends every dollar to Georgia Baptist Children’s Homes & Family Ministries．Once a year，he’11 give the organization a check somewhere between $10,000 and $35,000．By 2016，that reaches $400,000．
Jennings devoted himself to helping Georgia Baptist Children’s Homes＆Family Ministries after his first visit there when he was 18．“When we went to leave，these three little boys grabbed me by the knees and said，‘Will you be my daddy?’”Jennings told TODAY．“And I said I'll do what I can．That took my heart，right there．”
These days，Jennings’recycling has turned into a community effort．After he’s made his own rounds recycling paper from businesses and churches，he’11 find more items waiting for
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him at home．Community members drop off other recyclables at his house so he can sell them，along with books，food，clothes，and other items to give away．
Recycling centers typically pay just one-half to three cents per pound of paper，but Jennings’visits have added up big time．In 2016 alone，he sold more than 400，000 pounds of paper and 51，000 aluminum cans，and collected more than 32，000 pennies．Over the course of 32 years he’s recycled more than 9．8 million pounds of paper，saving all estimated 79，000 trees in the process．“He is the last of a dying breed(种类)，”wrote Jennings’friend in a Facebook post．“Our generation and the ones to follow could learn a lot from Mr．Jennings．”
Jennings says he’ll continue raising money for charity as long as his health allows．“If you got it to give，give it away，”he told CNN．
24．What is Georgia Baptist Children’s Homes & Family Ministries? A．An ordinary kindergarten． B．A center for children without fathers． C．A charity organization．
D．A temporary shelter for lost children．
25．What made Jennings decide to devote to helping Georgia Baptist Children’s Homes? A．His selflessness．
B．His loneliness．
D．His wealth from recycling．
C．His sympathy for the children．
26．What do we know about Jennings from the passage? A．He has planted 79，000 trees in the process． B．He collects and sells other things besides paper． C．He is the only one to do the recycling in the community． D．He broke up with his son because he refused to help him．
27．What the friend wrote in the Facebook suggests that___________． A．Jennings is too old to do the recycling B．Jennings is seldom respected these days
C．people should treasure the value of Jennings’deeds D．people should draw a lesson from what Jennings did
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Do people really put messages into bottles? Has anyone ever found such a message? The answer to both questions is yes．
A Greek teacher named Theophrastus put messages in bottles about 2,300 years ago．He
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