tense questions and answers he repeated that there was no link to the vehicle’s electronic systems．
Many drivers making complaints against Toyota and the government say their acceleration problems had nothing to do with floor mat interference(油门踏板故障)or sticky gas pedals(刹车)．Outside experts have suggested electronic problems.
House lawmakers expressed serious criticism on Toyoda，the grandson of the company’s founder．
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA)is seeking records on Toyota’s recalls and is conducting its review on whether electronics were behind the car faults．NHTSA also continues to look into steering complaints from drivers of the popular Corolla model． Toyota has recalled 8.5 million cars，more than 6 million of them in the United States． It may be a while before car buyers believe that Toyota really makes safe cars． Toyota’s January sales already fell 16 percent even as most other automakers jumped back from last year’s bad results．Analyst Koji Endo of Advanced Research Japan in Tokyo said he expects February sales，due out next week，to be down 30 percent to 40. Toyota’s sales problem could continue beyond that． It will take some time to feel the full effect of this，he said．66. The best title for this passage is ________． A. Toyota is in trouble B. Toyota is under hearing C. Toyota is finished D. Toyota is still running67. What is the purpose of the hearing? ________ A. America hopes that Toyota apologizes to the US customers． B. America wants to get Toyota out of the US market． C. America wants to help Toyota out of difficulty． D. America hopes that Toyota admits their cars have electronic system problem．68. What can we infer from the passage? ________
A. Toyota provides very good post sale service． B. Toyota’s biggest market is in the United States． C. Toyota will be closed soon．
D. Toyota’s dealership in the US will all be closed．69. The last sentence of this passage indicates ________ . A. Analyst Koji Endo is fully confident about Toyota B. Toyota could meet a worse situation C. Toyota would get out of trouble sooner or later D. Toyota would build up a better reputation among its customers
C
Sometimes successful health campaigns can have quite unexpected reactions. The years of warnings about skin cancer mean that Britons are happy to cover themselves in sunscreen or stay out of the sun altogether, but it also means that most of us are not getting enough vitamin D.
Scientists announced yesterday that Britons need to increase to three times the amount of vitamin D they get per day. They called on food producers to fortify(强化) their products with more of the vitamin and suggested people should consider taking supplements(补充物) to keep levels up. They also suggested getting out in the sun for short periods more often, but they warned against “sun bingeing”.
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The government does not publish official advice on the amount of vitamin D people should take due to a lack of research, says Dr Birgit Teucher of the Institute for Food Research. But in the US，the government recommends 5 micrograms a day. By that count, Dr Teucher said that around 90％ of Britons between 19 and 64 would be lacking in the vitamin because they only took around 3 micrograms a day.
Vitamin D is important for absorption of calcium(钙) by the body，which is needed for healthy teeth and bones. A lack of it can lead to serious diseases in both children and adults. The vitamin can be found in some foods but it can also be obtained from chemicals in the skin reacting to sunlight. Dr Barbara Boucher said adults should get 5 to 25 micrograms a day. Shortage of vitamin D may be linked to diseases such as muscle weakness，high blood pressure and rickets(佝偻病).
Dr Teucher gave several reasons for the lack among Britons. Increasing numbers of office-based jobs mean a lack of exposure to the sun；and the rise of becoming overweight means that vitamin D — which is fat soluble(可溶解的) — is increasingly stored in body fat，where it cannot be accessed readily.
Professor Brian Wharton of the Institute of Child Health said that children in particular needed to have enough vitamin D to prevent rickets.
Professor Graham Bentham, an environmental scientist at the University of East Anglia，added that babies who were only breast-fed probably need to take supplements in case their mother was vitamin D lacking. Those drinking milk were likely to be OK，thanks to the fortification of the drink.
The scientists called on food producers to fortify milk，bread and breakfast nutrient to enable people to get their daily amount of the vitamin. Prof Bentham added that 30 minutes of sun exposure to the face and forearms between April and October would be sufficient. Outside these months，the sun is not strong enough in Britain for the body to produce its own vitamin D.
But Prof Bentham warned against spending too long in the sun. ‘‘Sun bingeing is well known to be dangerous。”he said. “In any case，vitamin D transformation in the skin switches off after a while so short frequent amounts are better for vitamin D formation.”70.From Paragraphs l&2 we can infer that___________.A. some health campaigns are very successful B. people are lacking in various vitamins
C. Britons are advised not to get out in the sun D. vitamin D can be obtained by staying in the sun
71.The word “sufficient” (Paragraph 8) is the closest in meaning to ___________. A. enough B. proper C. familiar D. available72.From the passage，we can conclude_____________.
A. the babies who were only breast—fed certainly need to take vitamin D supplements
B. a large quantity of vitamin D stored in body fat is the primary reason for being overweightC. the sunlight can produce adequate vitamin D that the body needs all year roundD. vitamin D is vital for the body to absorb calcium needed for healthy teeth and bones
73.The government doesn’t give official advice on the amount of vitamin D because_____________.
A. they think it is harmful for health B. they don’t want to be blamed C. they aren’t confident of its function D. they haven’t concrete proof
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74.Which best describes the writer's tone in the passage? A. Humorous. B. Objective. C. Pessimistic. D. One-sided.
D
My primary education was done through online education，which meant I didn't often come into contact with large groups of people of my age. Not having a peer group of my age also meant that I never had to do things to behave in the same way as others，and I grew up doing things the way I wanted.
I was very naive(天真的) when I started high school. On the first day I didn't realize there was a right way to wear a school hat. In fact，on that first day I did a lot of things wrong—like being the only person in the school who had a tongue ring. That ring made me considered a troublemaker，and by the first break I was given life membership to the “out” crowd. So I put my hair into my hat and took out the tongue ring.
It seemed more important to be like others than finding out what it meant to be me. I spent all my energy trying to conform. I couldn't work out why I was so unhappy when I'd achieved what I thought I wanted.
After many tears and sleepless nights，my teacher took me aside and asked why I was upset. I told him though I tried to fit in at school，I still felt unhappy. He asked me why I cut my hair off，and I told him that I wanted the same kind of hairstyle that the other girls had.He said，“You've started doing things to please other people. If you don't do it for yourself，you will always feel upset. If the people at school don't like you for who you are，then it's their problem.” What he said was true. I started trying to do things for myself. After that I felt a lot better.
75. The author always did things as she liked when young because_______A. she didn’t like to contact with other people.
B. she thought her way of doing things was the best.
C. she began school with online education and didn’t have her peer group.D. she was naive.
76．From the second paragraph，we can learn that ________.A．the other students didn't like the authorB．the author didn't wear a hat on the first day
C．the author was considered to be a troublemaker by the teacherD．everybody wanted to make friends with the author
77．The underlined word “conform” in the third paragraph means ________.A．to behave like others B．to behave differentlyC．to behave in a wrong way D．to behave in a special way78．According to the teacher，the author felt upset because ________.A．she did her primary education through online educationB．she had a tongue ring on the first day of schoolC．she didn't know the right way to wear a hatD．she tried to please others instead of herself
79．According to the passage，which of the following statements is TRUE?A．The author cut her hair off because it looked cool.B．The author followed her teacher's advice at last.C．What the teacher said made the author feel sadder.
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D．The author didn't want to make friends with others.80．What's the passage mainly about?
A．How to overcome sadness at school. B．How to get along with others at school.C．The pains to fit in at school. D．The problem of loneliness.
第二节：根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。
Americans use many expressions with the word “dog”. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. 81 However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog's life, describes a person who has an unhappy existence.
Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. 82 They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.
83 This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.
84 People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog. Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. Mean dogs are often used to guard this property. They bark or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say his bark is worse than his bite.
Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. 85 . A. Still, people say every dog has its day.B. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.
C. Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways.
D. Dogs are their best friends and they are loyal to people.
E. There are many other expressions waiting for you to explore.
F. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs.
G. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care.
卷II非选择题部分 (共40分)
注意事项：
用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。第三部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
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2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
例如： It was very nice to get your invitation to spend ∧ weekend with you. Luckily theI was completely free then, so I’ll to say “yes”. I’ll arrive in Bristol at around 8:00 p.m. amin Friday evening.onOne Saturday morning, Dad and I was eating breakfast while we heard a knock on the door. I rushed to open the door. It was our neighbor Miss Lydia, who draws picture for children’s books. “Good morning, Min!” Miss Lydia said, looking happily to see me. “Hello, Miss Lydia. Won’t you come in?” I said, remembering my best manners. Miss Lydia came in, joined us in the breakfast table, but said to my dad that he would like both of us be her models in one of her books. What a great news! I would finally get to be in a book! I jumped off my chair and run to give Miss Lydia a big hug.
第二节：书面表达(满分30分)
假如你叫李越，是一名高中生。随着私家车的增加，你所就读的学校门口以及学校附近交通拥挤问题越来越严重。这给学生、教师、家长和其他居民带来许多不便。交通堵塞也存在不可忽略的隐患。请你根据这种现象，给21世纪报写一封信100-120词的信，反映上述情况，并谈谈自己的看法。可适当展开。注意：信的抬头与落款已给出（不计入词数）。
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Yours sincerely,Li Yue
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[vip专享]2014年高二期末英语试卷
