田家炳中学高二第二学期期中考试

第二部分

第一节 单项选择

21. –Why did you say ____1908 Marathon ended dramatically?

-- Because ____ Italian athlete had been declared the winner by mistake at first.

A. the, a B. the, an C. /, a D. /, an

22. Your house is always so neat—how do you ___it with three children?

A. manage B. serve C. adapt D. construct

23. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, _____the USA in the mid 19th century, _____ a masterpiece.

A. set in, proves B. setting in, is proved C. is set in, proves D. was set in, is proved

24. In _____now seems the beginning stages of computer history, there was a quite widespread worry ____computers would take over the world from man one day.

A. which, that B. that, what C. what, that D. when, whether

25. The school rules state that no child shall be allowed out of the school during the day, ______accompanied by an adult.

A. once B. when C. if D. unless

26. The audiences’ reaction made it ______that this play was a great success.

A. explicit B. familiar C. relevant D. skeptical

27. Who would you rather _____with you, Jim or Jack？

A. have goes B. have to go C. have gone D. has to go

28. Only when you ____what you have learnt to practice _____say you have made it.

A. adapt, you can B. apply, can you C. use, you can D. absorb, can you

29. This portable computer is more expensive but it is ______in quality _____the one you bought yesterday.

A. superior, that B. more superior, to C. more superior, than D. superior, to

30. Only _____according to the directions can the medicine be quite effective.

A. taking B. taken C. being taken D. having been taken

31. Several of the off-shore islands are____, now that we have a motor boat.

A. available B. accessible C. convenient D. achievable

32. _____production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year.

A. As B. For C. With D. Trough

33. We _____John’s name on the race list yesterday but for his injury.

A. will put B. have put C. would put D. would have put

34. It was thanks to luck ____judgment _____ the driver succeeded in avoiding an accident.

A. better than, that B. rather than, than C. other than, who D. more than, which

35. The young man _______drugs was sent to hospital yesterday.

A. was addicted to B. addiction to C. addicted to D. addicting to

第二节 完形填空

Last Christmas while staying with my parents, I _36___ across find some old love letters that my parents wrote to each other. These letters were kept in a basket, dirty and __37__ with dust. __38___ to read and sort them, I asked them if I could take these letters back to my own home and read them. They agreed.

As I carefully opened each letter, all of them appearing __39___with age, I discovered a new page___40____ unknown to me in this private chapter of my parents’ lives.

My father used to ____41__ in the army. So his letters were full of frontline __42___of the things about the war. Each of my mother's letters was __43__ with her 1944 dark red lipstick kiss. I was __44__ to these letters like a magnet（磁铁）.

Just six weeks after our Christmas visit, Daddy became very __44__ and was hospitalized. This time, he was fighting a __45__ kind of war. As I sat by his bedside, we discussed the __46__ . He told me how much receiving those lipstick-kissed letters had ____47__ to him when he was so far away from home.

It so happened that the next day would be February 14.From the ____48__ letters I chose the card my father had sent my mother in1944 and brought it to my father's bedside.

At his bedside, I joked with him, saying ___49__. “ Today is Valentine’s Day, don’t you want to send Mother a present?” He became more___50__when I handed him the old __51____. He carefully opened it and took out the card, and when he __52___it, his eyes were filled with tears.

My father, in a voice tight with __53__,read the loving __54__ he'd sent to my mother fifty-six years before. And this time, he could read it to her _55__.

36. A. came B. hit C. drew D. fell

37. A.hidden B.covered C.buried D.filled

38.A.Pretending B.Suggesting C.Preferring D.Deciding

39.A. dull B.tasty C.usefull D.bright

40.A.recently B.ususally C.previously D. occasionally

41.A.work B.study C. serve D. report

42.A. accounts B.documents C. introductions D. occupations

43.A. devoted B. abandoned C. thrown D. drawn

44.A. depressed B. dead C. dangers D. ill

45.A.typical B. tranditional C.different D. familiar

46.A.wars B.illnesses C. letters D. introductions

47.A.meant B.intended C. planned D. said

48.A.divided B.sorted C.separeted D. updated

49.A.sadly B.angrily C.softly D. loudly

50. A. curious B. enthusiastic C. fantastic D. positive

51. A. Christmas card B. envelop C. basket D. lipstick

52. A. found B. wrote C. recognized D. missed

53. A. astonishment B. sorrow C. sickness D. emotion

54. A. story B. message C. sickness D. motto

55.A.in person B.in danger C.in peace D.in time

第三部分 阅读理解

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Why should mankind explore space? Why should money, time and effort be spent exploring and researching something with so few apparent benefits? Why should resources be spent on space rather than on conditions and people on Earth?These are questions that, understandably, are very often asked.

Perhaps the best answer lies in our genetic makeup(基因构成) as human beings. What drove our ancestors to move from the trees into the plains, and on into all possible areas and environments? The wider the spread of a species, the better its chance of survival. Perhaps the best reason for exploring space is this genetic tendency to expand wherever possible.

Nearly every successful civilization has explored, because by doing so, any dangers in surrounding areas can be identified and prepared for. Without knowledge, we may be completely destroyed by the danger. With knowledge, we can lessen its effects.

Exploration also allows minerals and other potential (潜在的) resources to be found. Even if we have no immediate need of them, they will perhaps be useful later. Resources may be more than physical possessions. Knowledge or techniques have been acquired through exploration. The techniques may have medical applications which can improve the length or quality of our lives. We have already benefited from other spin-offs including improvements in earthquake prediction, in satellites for weather forecasting and in communications systems. Even non-stick pans and mirrored sunglasses are by-products (副产品) of technological developments in the space, the chance to save ourselves might not exist.

While many resources are spent on what seems a small return, the exploration of space allows creative, brave and intelligent members of our species to focus on what may serve to save us. While space may hold many wonders and explanations of how the universe was formed or how it works, it also holds dangers. The danger exists, but knowledge can help human being to survive. Without the ability to reach out across space, the chance to save ourselves might not exist.

While Earth is the only planet known to support life, surely the adaptive ability of humans would allow us to live on other planets. It is true that the lifestyle would be different, but human life and cultures have adapted in the past and surely could in the future.

56. Why does the author mention the questions in Paragraph1?

A. To express his doubts.

B. To compare different ideas.

C. To introduce points for discussion.

D. To describe the conditions on Earth.

57. What is the reason for exploring space based on Paragraph2?

A. Humans are nature-born to do so.

B. Humans have the tendency to fight.

C. Humans may find new sources of food.

D. Humans don’t like to stay in the same place.

58. What makes it possible for humans to live on other planets?

A. Our genetic makeup. B. Resources on the earth..

C. The adaptive ability of humans. D. By-products in space exploration.

59. Which of the statements can best sum un the passage?

A. Space exploration has created many wonders.

B. Space exploration provided the best value for money.

C. Space exploration may help us avoid potential problems on Earth.

B

Among all the fast growing science and technology, the research of human genes, or biological engineering as people call it, is drawing more and more attention now. Sometimes it is a hot topic discussed by people.

The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing with, such as cancer and heart disease. Every year, millions of people are murdered by these two killers. And so far doctors have not found an effective way to cure them. But if the gene technology is applied, not only can these two diseases be cured completely, bringing happiness and more living days to the patients, but also the great amount of money people spend on curing their disease can be saved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life span (寿命) can be prolonged.

Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healthy and clever children. Some families, with the English imperial family being a good example, have hereditary (遗传的) diseases. This means their children will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about hereditary disease. But gene technology can solve this problem perfectly. The scientists just need to find the wrong gene and correct it, and a healthy child will be born.

Some people are worrying that the gene research can be used to manufacture human beings in large quantities. In the past few years, scientists have succeeded in cloning a sheep, therefore these people predict that human babies will soon be cloned. But I believe cloned babies will not come out in great numbers, for most couples in the world can have babies in very normal way. Of course, the governments must take care to control gene technology.

60. What does “these two killers” in the second paragraph refer to?

A. gene technology and another treatment of the two diseases

B. the two murderers who killed the cloned baby

C. the diseases of cancer and heart disease

D. Hereditary diseases and cancer

61. What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?

A. how gene technology can be applied in the field of treating hereditary diseases

B. gene technology can be used to clone human babies.

C. gene technology can help people to give birth of a baby

D. gene technology can help the English imperial family out

62. In what way gene technology can help to treat hereditary diseases?

A. using gene technology, people with hereditary diseases can have more living days

B. using gene technology, scientists finds the wrong gene and corrects it

C. using gene technology, human babies can be cloned

D. doctors can cure cancer and heart disease with the help of gene technology

63. What is the main purpose of writing this passage?

A. Expressing the writer’s idea that gene technology will benefit people

B. telling people the advantage of gene technology

C. telling the readers that gene technology will not benefit people

D. explaining that gene technology will also do harm to the humanity

C

From the health point of view we are living in a marvelous age. We are immunized from birth against many of the most dangerous diseases. A large number of once fatal illnesses can now be cured by modern drugs and surgery. It is almost certain that one day remedies will be found for the most stubborn remaining diseases. The expectation of life has increased enormously. But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we witness the incredible slaughter of men, women and children on the roads. Man versus the motor－car! It is a never－ending battle which man is losing. Thousands of people the world over are killed or horribly killed each year and we are quietly sitting back and letting it happen. It has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a steering wheel, his car becomes the extension of his personality. There is no doubt that the motor－car often brings out a mans very worst qualities. People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become unrecognizable when they are behind a steering－wheel. They swear, they are ill－mannered and aggressive, willful as two－years－olds and utterly selfish. All their hidden frustrations, disappointments and jealousies seem to be brought to the surface by the act of driving.

The surprising thing is that society smiles so benignly on the motorist and seems to condone his behaviour. Everything is done for his convenience. Cities are allowed to become almost uninhabitable because of heavy tragic; towns are made ugly by huge car parks; the countryside is desecrated by road networks; and the mass annual slaughter becomes nothing more than a statistic, to be conveniently forgotten.

It is high time a world code were created to reduce this senseless waste of human life. With regard to driving, the laws of some countries are notoriously lax and even the strictest are not strict enough. A code which was universally accepted could only have a dramatically beneficial effect on the accident rate. Here are a few examples of some the things that might be done. The driving test should be standardized and made far more difficult than it is; all the drivers should be made to take a test every three years or so; the age at which young people are allowed to drive any vehicle should be raised to at least 21; all vehicles should be put through stringent annual tests for safety. Even the smallest amount of alcohol in the blood can impair a persons driving ability. Present drinking and driving laws （where they exist） should be made much strict. Maximum and minimum speed limits should be imposed on all roads. Governments should lay down safety specifications for manufacturers, as has been done in the USA. All advertising stressing power and performance should be banned. These measures may sound inordinately harsh. But surely nothing should be considered as to severe if tit results in reducing the annual toll of human life. After all， the world is for human beings, not motor－cars.

. The main idea of this passage is

A. Traffic accidents are mainly caused by motorists

B. Thousands of people the world over are killed each year

C. The laws of some countries about driving are too lax

D. Only stricter traffic laws can prevent accidents

65. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way against traffic accidents?

A. build more highways

B. stricter driving test

C. test drivers every three years

D. raise age limit and lay down safety specifications

66. Why does the author say: his car becomes the extension of his personality？

A. Driving can show his real self

B. Driving can show the other part of his personality

C. Driving can bring out his character。

D. His car embodies his temper

67. What is your understanding of “ it is high time a world code should be created to reduce this senseless waste of human life”?

A. something must be done toprevent accidents from happening

B. people should go to work on foot instead of by bus

C. drivers must find time to study traffic rules

D. the driving test should be made more difficult

D

The unquestioned role of a student is to learn as much as possible through whatever means it takes to ingrain that knowledge in the individual student. Teachers and professors are human beings and are therefore not perfect. No one knows the correct answer to every question even when you limit the questions to a certain field of study. Having a certain skepticism about what they are being taught can help students to make the teachers and professors even better by clarifying correct answers or correcting mistakes and misinformation.

Students certainly have a huge role in their own abilities to learn. Teaching faculty should act more as guides along the way rather than trying to force each student to learn whatever it is that they are studying. The best teachers in the world cannot teach an unmotivated student. If the teacher, for whatever reason, cannot motivate the student, then the student must somehow find a way to motivate him or herself.

One method of doing this is by become an active rather than a passive student. The more the student involves him or herself in the act of studying, the better he or she can learn. One of the best ways to become more active is simply to ask the teacher or professor questions. Students who passively sit in a classroom and take everything that the teacher says for granted are not fully using their mental capacities to learn.

Better education comes from teachers who are able to get their students to think about a subject rather than merely absorb a certain amount of information. Having a healthy skepticism can improve a students ability to both think and absorb knowledge in a learning situation.

Teachers are human beings and no one is one hundred percent right all of the time, even in a classroom situation. No professor or teacher is infallible. Perhaps a teacher would simply unconsciously say the wrong word or pass on some misinformation that the teacher truly believed was correct. Simply asking a question by the student could prevent an entire classroom from becoming confused or misinformed.

There is of course a fine balance between a student having a healthy skepticism and just being a downright cynic. But with the proper attitude toward learning and a little skepticism, both the student and the professors or teacher can improve upon the learning process and maximize learning efficiency.

68. Which of the following is the authir’s main argument?

A. passive learning results from passive teaching in class

B. a student’s ability plays a huge role in the learning process

C. a healthy skepticism fully depends on students’ motivation and ability

D. a healthy skepticism and proper attitude contribute to effective learning

69. Being passive learners, the students _______.

A. use little of their mental ability while studying

B. seldom involve themselves completely in learning

C. can hardly tell the right from the wrong in class

D. simply ask their teachers questions without thinking

70. According to the passage, a good teacher should______.

A. help the unmotivated students patiently

B. instruct students in the learning process

C. make no mistakes in the teaching process

D. answer all the questions raised by students

非选择题

第四部分 任务型阅读

We are not born with courage, but neither are we born with fear. Maybe some of our fears are brought on by your own experiences, by what someone has told you, by what you’ve read in the papers. Some fears are valid, like walking alone in a bad part of town at two o’clock in the morning. But once you learn to avoid that situation, you won’t need to live in fear of it.

Fears, even the most basic ones, can totally destroy our ambitions. Fear can destroy fortunes. Fear can destroy relationships. Fear, if left unchecked, can destroy our lives. Fear is one of the many enemies lurking inside us.

Let me tell you about five of the other enemies we face from within. The first enemy that you’ve got to destroy before it destroys you is indifference. What a tragic disease this is! “Ho-hum, let it slide. I’ll just drift along.” Here’s one problem with drifting: you can’t drift your way to the to of the mountain.

The second enemy we face is indecision. Indecision is the thief of opportunity and enterprise. It will steal your chances for a better future. Take a sword to this enemy.

The third enemy inside is doubt. Sure, there’s room for healthy skepticism. You can’t believe everything. But you also can’t let doubt take over. Many people doubt the past, doubt the future, doubt each other, doubt the government, doubt the possibilities nad doubt the opportunities. Worse of all, they doubt themselves. I’m telling you, doubt will destroy your life and your chances of success. It will empty both your bank account and your heart. Doubt is an enemy. Go after it. Get rid of it.

The fourth enemy within is worry. We’ve all got to worry some. Just don’t let conquer you. Instead, let it alarm you. Worry can be useful. If you step off the curb in New York City and a taxi is coming, you’ve got to worry. But you can’t let worry loose like a mad dog that drives you into a small corner. Here’s what you’ve got to do with your worries: drive them into a small corner. Whatever is out to get you, you’ve got to get it. Whatever is pushing on you, you’ve got to push back.

The fifth interior enemy is over caution. It is the timid approach to life. Timidity is not a virtue; it’s an illness. If you let it go, it’ll conquer you. Timid people don’t get promoted. They don’t advance and grow and become powerful in the marketplace. You’ve got to avoid over caution.

Do battle with the enemy. Do battle with your fears. Build your courage to fight what’s holding ou back, what’s keeping you from your goals and dreams. Be courageous in your life and in your pursuit of the things you want and the person you want to become.

Title: Facing the ___71___ within

随着电脑和因特网的普及，网上购物也进入了人们的日常生活，有人支持网上购物，也有人对其持保留态度，你的看法是什么？根据下表写一篇文章。

支持者1. 节省时间、精力，对忙碌的人、老年人或一些不方便的人更是如此

2. 网上有大量的商品信息，可以买到当地没有的东西

反对者1. 网上所见的商品有可能与实物不一致，质量难以保证

2. 网上欺诈造成投诉困难

你的看法？

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