第一部分 听力 （略） 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
A
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
田家炳中学高二第二学期期中考试
