2010-2011云南武定一中高二下学期期中考试英语试卷与答案.doc

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1、2010-2011云南武定一中高二下学期期中考试英语试卷与答案 单项选择 * You are_ to meet many difficulties when you are seeking success. A eager B anxious C interested D bound 答案： D Here are some Christmas presents, _you can choose one for yourself. A in which B from which C between which D through which 答案： B Many political leader

2、s attended the conference and among those present _ the foreign minister and his wife. A were B included C had D remained 答案： A - You should have gone to see the film. Its very moving. -_, we arrived too late to catch the last bus. A Absolutely B Gradually C Constantly D Unfortunately 答案： D _ you ca

3、n finish the task on time, it doesnt matter how you do it. A so long as B as soon as C as well as D so far as 答案： A Many residents are supposed to _ the motorway. It is not a wise decision. A build B building C be building D have built 答案： A When paying for a taxi, he never looks at his wallet just

4、takes out one note _ and hands it over. A by accident B on occasion C at random D on average 答案： C The teacher made_ her duty to care for the lives and study of her students. A one B that C it D this 答案： C Anny was banned _ driving for two years because of a serious accident caused by drinking and d

5、riving. A against B from C in D to 答案： B Nowadays, the children _ the bad habit of turning on the TV as soon as they come back from school. A get off B get across C get through D get into 答案： D - Mum, Ive got a job at the television station. -Wow! _. A Take it easy B Im so pound of you C Im not sure

6、 D Wish you luck 答案： B -Why is she out of _breath -Some boys made _ fun of her. She was so angry that she ran after them. A /, / B a, a C the, a D a, / 答案： A -What do you think of Mrs. Smith -She is _ as you could ever meet. A an as kind lady B as a kind lady C as kind a lady D kind as a lady 答案： C

7、Laura was happy _ by so many kind-hearted friends when she had a serious operation in hospital. A to support B to be supported C being supported D supported 答案： B After a fire broke out in the workshop, a lot of equipment _. A is damaged B had damaged C was damaged D damaged 答案： C 完型填空 Every morning

8、 a woman made some bread for members of her family and an extra piece for whoever needed it. She would always 36. the extra piece on the windowsill(窗台 ). She 37. an old man came every day and took the extra piece without expressing his 38. . This went on day after day. The woman felt very 39. . In o

9、rder to punish him, she decided to add 40. to the bread she 41. for him! As she was about to place it on the windowsill, she 42. and gave up eventually. Immediately, she prepared another one and put it on the sill. 43. , the man came that day, picked up the bread and left, totally 44. of the anger i

10、n the heart of the woman. That evening, there was a 45. on the door. As she opened it, she was 46. to find her son standing in the doorway. He had gone to a distant place to 47. his fortune. For many months she had heard no news of him. Looking at his mother he said 48. , “ Mom, it is truly 49. Im h

11、ere. My business 50. so I had to beg for food on my way home. I would have died this morning, but just then an old man passed by. He was 51. enough to give me a piece of bread, and said, this is what I eat every day. Today, I shall give it to you, for your 52. is greater than mine! ” As the mother 5

12、3. those words, her face turned pale. She 54. the poisoned bread that she had made that morning. Had she not thrown it away, it would have been eaten by her own son and he would have 55. his life! 【小题 1】 . A cut B taste C place D sell 【小题 2】 . A doubted B noticed C hoped D worried 【小题 3】 . A appreci

13、ation B concern C regret D sympathy 【小题 4】 . A strange B sad C satisfied D angry 【小题 5】 . A sugar B salt C poison D milk 【小题 6】 . A cared B applied C prepared D begged 【小题 7】 . A agreed B hesitated C accepted D understood 【小题 8】 . A As usual B On the way C As a result D On the other hand 【小题 9】 . A.

14、 uncertain B. unaware C . unashamed D. unafraid 【小题 10】 . A message B key C knife D knock 【小题 11】 . A curious B surprised C nervous D disappointed 【小题 12】 . A assess B spend C seek D bring 【小题 13】 . A cheerfully B carefully C proudly D weakly 【小题 14】 . A normal B amazing C terrible D necessary 【小题 1

15、5】 . A failed B succeeded C grew D continued 【小题 16】 . A unique B smart C kind D mean 【小题 17】 . A strength B job C help D need 【小题 18】 . A said B wrote C read D heard 【小题 19】 . A threw B remembered C kept D discovered 【小题 20】 . A lost B saved C started D built 答案： 【小题 1】 . C 【小题 1】 .B 【小题 1】 .A 【小题

16、1】 .D 【小题 1】 .C 【小题 1】 .C 【小题 1】 .B 【小题 1】 .A 【小题 1】 .B 【小题 1】 .D 【小题 1】 .B 【小题 1】 .C 【小题 1】 .D 【小题 1】 .B 【小题 1】 .A 【小题 1】 .C 【小题 1】 .D 【小题 1】 .D 【小题 1】 .B 【小题 1】 .A 阅读理解 The Japanese government has launched(发起 )a campaign encouraging people to go to bed and get up extra early in order to reduce hou

17、sehold carbon dioxide emissions(二氧化碳排放 ). The Morning Challenge campaign， put forward by the Environment Ministry, is based on the idea that swapping late night electricity for an extra hour of morning sunlight could greatly cut the nations carbon footprint A typical family can reduce its carbon dio

18、xide footprint by 85 kg a year if everyone goes to bed and gets up one hour earlier， according to the campaign The amount of carbon dioxide emissions potentially saved from going to bed an hour early was equal to 20 percent of annual emissions from household lights， “Many Japanese people waste elect

19、ric power at night time， for example by watching TV until very late,”a ministry spokesman told The Daily Telegraph.“But going to bed early and getting up early can avoid wasting electrical power which causes carbon dioxide emissions.” The campaign also proposes that people take advantage of an extra

20、 hour of morning sunlight by improving their lifestyles in general by running, doing yoga and eating a nutritious breakfast. It is the latest action dealing with climate change by the Japanese environment ministry， which is faced with the challenge of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 25 percent

21、from 1990 levels within the next decade It was the same government department that launched the Cool Business campaign five years ago, which encouraged workers to wear shortsleeved shirts and offices not to turn air conditioning lower than 28 degrees during the summer. 【小题 1】 . Why are Japanese enco

22、uraged to go to bed and get up early A Because it is of great benefit to their health B Because Japan is a country without enough electricity. C Because it can give off less carbon dioxide DBecauseitisagoodhabit 【小题 2】 . The underlined word“swapping” means_. A comparing B exchanging C turning D comp

23、eting 【小题 3】 . In general， a Japanese family gives off _of carbon dioxide every year. A 85 kg B 170 kg C 425 kg D 850 kg 【小题 4】 . We can draw a conclusion that_. A People can save energy and reduce emissions by changing their lifestyle B Japanese often dont have nutritious breakfast C Japanese prefe

24、r to wear shortsleeved shirts in summer D Yoga is very popular with the old Japanese 【小题 5】 . What is the main idea of the passage A The Japanese government has launched the Cool Business campaign B What can we do to cut carbon emissions C Change your lifestyle and you can become healthy D Japanese

25、are encouraged to go to bed an hour early to cut carbon emissions 答案： 【小题 1】 . C 【小题 1】 .B 【小题 1】 .C 【小题 1】 .A 【小题 1】 .D The whole world was talking about Octopus(章鱼 )Paul Allen since it had a 100correct prediction record of the matches， including Germany in the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2010.The quest

26、ion was whether there be a prediction of the grand final, since it did not include Germany. The answer to that much awaited question is yes. Celebrity Octopus Paul Allen does have a winner. It has picked Spain over Holland to lift the wishful prize. In a live television show all over Europe, Paul pi

27、cked out a mussel(蚌 )from the tank with the Spanish flag, ignoring the tank that had the Dutch flag. This means the prediction is that Spain will be FIFA World Cup 2010 champion Regarding the place 3 and 4 playoff, Octopus Paul A11en has predicted that Germany will beat Uruguay to take the 3 rd plac

28、e, which was right. Octopus Paul Allen has become a worldwide celebrity after it has predicted with 100 accuracy all of Germanys World Cup games outcomes. It even stopped critics and experts when it correctly predicted a Serbia win over the strong Germans. Much to the sorrow of German fans， it also

29、rightly predicted Spain having an advantage over Germany in the semifinals. And when this came true， there were many calls from angry and sad Germans fans to kill and eat it Now lets wait and see if this final prediction by Octopus Paul Allen comes true and its 100 accuracy record stays the same It

30、goes without saying. Spain will be smiling, at least right now! 【小题 1】 Octopus Paul Allen became a hot topic because_. A it predicted records of FIFA World Cup 2010 matches correctly B it was the mascot of FIFA World Cup 2010 C it took part in the game with Germany and other teams D it lent a helpin

31、g hand to Germany to win the game 【小题 2】 From the second paragraph we know that the third place in FIFA World Cup 2010 was_. A Spain B Holland C Germany D Uruguay 【小题 3】 . According to the passage, when this news is released,_. A FIFA World Cup 2010 has come to an end B Spain has already beaten Germ

32、any in the semifinals C Spain has already won the World Cup 2010 champion D the sad German fans have killed Octopus Paul Allen 【小题 4】 . By saying “It goes without saying”, the writer means_. A Spain will be FIFA World Cup 2010 champion B Octopus Paul Allen wont predict anything in the future C Octop

33、us Paul Allen will surely leave D everything goes on well 答案： 【小题 1】 .A 【小题 1】 .C 【小题 1】 .B 【小题 1】 .A If you are looking for a summer camp job opportunity, the following are some summer camp jobs available for 2011 summer. 1. Fishing Male 21-Teach fishing and fly-tying(飞钓 ) techniques. Live with 6-8

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40、0 【小题 1】 Who would be most interested in the text A College students. B General readers. C Holiday goers. D Job seekers. 【小题 2】 Mr. Smith always finds pleasure in fly fishing, which telephone might he dial A (570)6202267 B (570)6202267 C (800)802-747-0282 D (410)4669010 【小题 3】 The underlined word “i

41、mprov” probably means _. A formal performance B unprepared performance C normal practice D dancing and singing 【小题 4】 . Which of the following statements about athletic trainers is TRUE A College graduates are preferred BOnlyprofessionalathletescanapply C They can earn as much as $3,500.00 D Their j

42、ob includes taking care of the injured kids 【小题 5】 . Which of the following organizations offers a flexible salary A Camp Airy &Camp Louise. B International Sports Training Camp C Roaring Brook Camp Camp for Boys. D Burgundy Center for wildlife Studies 答案： 【小题 1】 .D 【小题 1】 .C 【小题 1】 .B 【小题 1】 .D 【小题

43、 1】 .A A group of students in Japan have created a realistic robot baby to motivate young people to start planning a family so as to increase the countrys birth rate. The automated (自动化的 )doll developed at the University of Tsukuba, called Yotara, laughs and “wakes up” when a rattle is shaken. He ca

44、n become angry and sleep like a real baby and he smiles when his stomach is pressed. The robot can also sneeze and have a runny nose, thanks to a heated water pump system. The students of the Graduate school of Comprehensive Huma n Science at the university created the robot last year with touch sen

45、sors. A projector sends the facial features onto a warm silicon balloon which makes up Yotaras face. The robots facial expression and body movements change according to pressure applied to different parts of its body. The information collected through touch sensors（传感器） under the silicon skin is pro

46、cessed by a special programme. It then changes the babys expression projected onto the balloon-face from behind. There is a hat on the robots head and a colorful blanket covering the robots limbs which simulate wiggling(摆动 ) with the help of a geared motor. “We wanted to create a new type of robot t

47、hat is soft, cuddly and cute,” said project leader Hiroki Kunimura. “Wed like people to experience the innocent, joyful expressions typical of small babies. Through this experience, it would be great if some people started feeling that they wanted to have their own baby, if they started feeling that

48、 work is not everything.” Japans birth rate is among the lowest in the developed world at 1.37%, compared to 2.12% in the United States and l.84%in Britain. Japan is facing serious economic consequences with over a quarter of its citizens expected to be aged over 65 by 20l5.The population is expected to reduce by a third within 50 years if the birth rate does not increase 【小题 1】 . What is the students purpose of creating such a baby