江西省横峰县2016-2017学年高二英语下学期第15周周练试题（无答案）第一部分：阅读理解 (共两节，满分35分） 第一节（共8小题；每小题2.5分，满分20分 ）AOnce a man needed a new pair of shoes .This man was very good at math. He knew that in order to get shoes that fit very well, it would be necessary to measure his foot size correctly.So, before he went to the market, he carefully measured his feet and drew a very detailed picture of his feet on a piece of paper. Then before leaving the house, like a good mathematician, he rechecked his picture.It was a very long way from the mans home to the market. It was past mid-day when the man arrived at the market. When the man reached the shoe stall. He realized that he had forgotten to bring his paper. He turned around and walked all the way back home to get it.It was nearly sunset when the man returned to the market. There he found the market was closing. The shoemaker had packed up all of his shoes. “Foolish man,” the shoemaker said to the man when he was asked to unpack hid goods to make a sale. “Why did you not just try on the shoes?”The man hung his head shamefully, saying, “I guessed there was only one way to solve my problem. I should have checked with others for another solution that might have worked as well or better than my own.”The above short story works well with school students and also teachers. Dont try to solve a problem with a single point of view; there may be many other ways of solving the same problem.28. Before the man went to the market, he _. A. asked others for some advice. B. knew well about his foot size C. measured his old shoes carefully D. drew a pair of shoes on a piece of paper29. The shoemaker considered the man to be _. A. stupid B. strange C. clever D. interesting30. Why does the author want to show by telling the story? A. We should learn math very well. B. Its necessary to ask for help at times. C. We should think carefully before we act.D. There is more than one way to solve a problem.BEver since Canadian psychiatrist Michael R. Phillips, who works in China, released his report saying Chinas suicide rate from 1995 to 1999 reached 0.023 percent, the country has been ranked among those with the highest suicide rates in the world. But Jing Jun, a professor of sociology in Tsinghua University, challenges that view and presents the true picture through his nationwide research. Jing and his students took one year to set up the first national database on suicide rate to grasp the overall trend of suicides in China. They collected data from the Health Statistics Annuals of the World Health Organization (sample size 10 million), and the countrys Health Statistics Annuals (which cover 100 million people). The database covers 23 years, from 1987 to 2009. Jing calculates the suicide rate in China based on these data. Though the suicide rate was comparatively high in the early years, his study shows it has dropped in recent years, as opposed to the ascending trend in the rest of the world.According to Jings calculation, Chinas suicide rate had dropped to about 0.01 percent in 2004. In 2009, the figure dropped further to 0.007 percent, which is rather low compared with the global rate of 0.016 percent. Even if the “missing” suicides were added, Chinas suicide rate in 2009 would still be below 0.008 percent. Jing has found that one of the main reasons why the suicide rate has dropped was the steady and big decline in the number of suicides committed by rural women. In the early years, researchers generally agreed that the suicide rate among Chinese women was higher than among men, which is pretty rare in the rest the world. But the suicide rate among Chinese women, especially in rural areas, has declined remarkably in recent years. In fact, it is almost equal to that of Chinese men.As a sociologist, Jing regards suicide as a social issue, and believes improvement of social policies will reduce the suicide rate even further. More peoples lives can be saved if the authorities adjust to social environment for the better, he concludes. 3。From Jings search, we can see _.A. China has been ranked among those with the highest suicide rates in the worldB. in the rest of the world suicide rate has been rising quickly in the last few yearsC. different from Michael R. Philips idea, the trend of suicides in China is decliningD. the suicide rate among Chinese women is lower than that of men32.The data in Para. 2 is mainly to prove that _.A. the result from Jings research is believableB. Jings research is more complicated than Michael R. PhillipsC. Jing has made great efforts to make the researchD. Chinas suicide rate was comparatively low all the time33.Why has the suicide rate in China dropped steadily according to Jing Jun?A. Because the life level of Chinese people has improved a lot.B. Because Chinas government has adopted measures to reduce the suicide rate.C. Because the