中大附中2014-2051学年下学期期中考试高二英语科试卷.docxVIP

中大附中2014-2015学年下学期期中考试高二英语科试卷第一部分：知识应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A recent survey about how to measure individual success has been carried out in about 20 countries. Seventy-one percent of the Chinese respondents(受访者) say they 1 individual success in terms of material(物质的) 2 . Compared with people in other countries, the percentage of Chinese associating money with success is 3 higher, which causes concern, says an article in Guangzhou Daily.Success can be measured in terms of money. 4 , money or material possession remains a decisive sign of personal success. In a society that has just got rid of material shortage and started 5 the fruits of economic development, its members tend to consider money as the only 6 that determines success and thus they always like to compare their wealth with others’ or show off their fortune in a crazy way.However, though treating money like dirt and living a detached(超脱的) life seem like a noble idea, society would not work 7 if everybody did so. Without material desire, there can be no creativity and thus no economic and social progress. Therefore worship of wealth can be 8 in a sense. But when money becomes the only criterion to measure success, people could be led away from right 9 and responsibilities. For example, government 10 might become corrupt for the sake of money while 11 businessmen could ignore morals and violate the law to produce and sell fake(假的) goods. Some even make and sell poisonous foods. So attaching too much 12 to money can be socially harmful. Fortunately, such psychology will not last long. As economy develops and more people become 13 , they will lay less stress on money. Of course, they should be 14 on their moral journey. For example, 15 evaluating a person’s success and building a healthy social atmosphere can help foster values among people. 1. A. considerB. measureC. imagine D. discuss2. A. possessions