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1、2010年浙江省余姚中学高二上学期期中考试英语卷 其他 阅读下面短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中单词的正确形式，并将答案：写在答题纸上。（共 10小题；每小题 1分，满分10分） One night, Mrs. Riley was walking along a dark street. She was carrying her handbag in one 【小题 1】 and a plastic carrier bag in the other. There was 【小题 2】 else in the street except two youths. They w

2、ere standing in a dark shop doorway. One of them was very tall with fair hair; the other was short and fat with a beard and moustache. The youths waited 【小题 3】 a few moments, and then ran quickly and quietly towards Mrs. Riley. The tall youth held her from 【小题 4】 while the other youth tried to snatc

3、h her handbag. Suddenly, Mrs. Riley 【小题 5】 (throw) the tall youth over her shoulder. He crashed into the other youth and they 【小题 6】 landed on the ground. Without 【小题 7】(speak), Mrs. Riley hit both of them on the head with her handbag, and walked calmly 【小题 8】 . The two 【小题 9】 (surprise) youths were

4、 still sitting on the ground when Mrs. Riley crossed the 【小题 10】 towards a door with a lighted sign above it. Mrs. Riley paused, turned round, smiled at the youths and walked into the South West London Judo Club. 答案： 【小题 1】 hand 【小题 1】 nobody 【小题 1】 for 【小题 1】 behind 【小题 1】 threw 【小题 1】 both 【小题 1】

5、speaking 【小题 1】 away 【小题 1】 surprised 【小题 1】 street 单项选择 * -Waiter! -_ -I cant eat this. Its too salty. A What B Yes, sir C All right D Pardon 答案： B Yesterday morning he got up earlier than _, for it was not a(n) _ day. A common; usual B common; ordinary C usual; normal D usual; ordinary 答案： D At th

6、e beginning of class, the noise of desks _ could be heard outside the classroom. A opened and closed B to be opened and closed C being opened and closed D to open and close 答案： C The problem of global warming is serious. _, the sea levels have risen a little. A As a result B On the contrary C In par

7、ticular D In other words 答案： A American Indians _ about five percent of the U.S. population. A fill up B bring up C set up D make up 答案： D Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. _, our minds are developed by learning. A Probably B Likely C Similarly D Generally 答案： C _ to reach them on the

8、phone, we sent an email instead. A Fail B Failed C To fail D Having failed 答案： D Little _ about her own safety, though she was in great danger herself. A did Rose care B Rose did care C Rose does care D does Rose care 答案： A -Im afraid that Mr. Wood cant see you until 4 oclock. -Oh, _ I wont wait. A

9、no doubt B after all C in that case D in this way 答案： C The medical reform in that country turns out to be _ failure, but as we know, success often comes after _ failure. A a; the B a; 不填 C a; a D不填 ; 不填 答案： B Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains _ whether they w

10、ill enjoy it. A to see B to be seen C seeing D seen 答案： B Occasions are quite rare _ I have the time to spend a day with my kids. A when B which C why D who 答案： A The father as well as his three children _ skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter. A is going B go C goes D are goi

11、ng 答案： C _ production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year. A As B For C With D Through 答案： C The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see _ the next year. A carried out B carrying out C carry out D to carry out 答案： A When you meet a new word in reading the English pa

12、pers, you can guess its meaning but neednt always _ the dictionary. A look up B attach to C pay attention to D refer to 答案： D They succeeded in killing pests which came from the foreign countries _ a lot of hard work. A according to B thanks to C in memory of D in addition of 答案： B _ loud music in p

13、ublic is against the law in the UK. A Play B Having played C Playing D Being played 答案： C It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood _ to her mother. A close B closely C closed D closing 答案： A Two middle-aged passengers fell into the sea. _, neither of them could swim. A In fact B L

14、uckily C Naturally D Unfortunately 答案： D 完型填空 At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery: we are built not just of flesh(肌肉 ) and blood but also of time. They were 41 to show that we all have a body clock 42 us, which controls the 43 and fall of our body energ

15、ies, 44 us different from one day to the next. The 45 of a body clock should not be too 46 since the lives of most living things are controlled 47 the 24-hour night-and-day cycle(循环 ). We feel 48 and fall asleep at night and become 49 and energetic during the day. If the 24-hour cycle is 50 most peo

16、ple experience unpleasant 51 . For example, people who are not 52 to working at night can find that 53 of sleep causes them to 54 badly at work. 55 the daily cycle of sleeping and 56 , we also have other cycles which 57 longer than one day. Most of us would 58 that we feel good on some days and not

17、so good on 59 ; sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they 60 do not exist. 【小题1】 A anxious B careful C able D proud A around B inside C between D on A rise B supply C use D movement A showing B treating C changing D making A idea B opinion C story D invention A difficult B exciting C

18、 interesting D surprising A from B over C by D during A dull B dreamy C tired D peaceful A regular B excited C clear D lively A shortened B disturbed C reset D troubled A moments B senses C feelings D effects A used B allowed C expected D prevented A miss B none C need D lack A show B perform C mana

19、ge D control A With B Except C As well as D Rather than A waking B moving C living D working A repeat B remain C happen D last A believe B agree C realize D allow A others B the other C all other D other A only B just C still D yet 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【

20、小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C上文提到本世纪初，科学家们就已经发现人体不仅有血肉组成，还有时间。因此，根据这个发现，他们能够证明在人体内存在生物钟。 be anxious to do渴望做某事，此处没有强调科学家的心理活动，故排除。 【小题 1】 B根据常识及文中第一句 were built not just of flesh and blood but also of time

21、.可知答案：。 【小题 1】 A空格上所缺词应与 and后面的 fall 构成互补关系，才能较全面的概括人的活动。 【小题 1】 D结合前一句话中的 controls可知，生物钟能使我们每天的表现不一样。 show 证明，展示，指示； treat对待； change使改变。如选 change就意为使我们发生变化 ,与上下文意思不符。 【小题 1】 A“生物钟 ”只是科学家经过研究而得出的一种结论或观点。 【小题 1】 D根据空格后面的原因状语从句可知答案：。 【小题 1】 C大部分有生命的动物都受到日夜轮回这个时间循环的控制。 【小题 1】 C结合常识可知，人工作一天 ,到晚上应是比较劳累。另

22、外，后面的fall asleep 应是由劳累引起的。 dreamy多梦的，不应出现在 fall asleep之前。 【小题 1】 D人休息了一晚上，第二天又充满了生机、活力。 【小题 1】 B如果时间循环被打乱，大部分人就会不舒服。 【小题 1】 C结合下一句的例子可知，此处应为人感到不舒服。 【小题 1】 A be used to doing something习惯于 。上文中提到人的生物钟如被打乱，可能会感到不舒服。所以，如果不习惯于在晚上工作的人如果晚上工作，工作就会 做不好。 【小题 1】 D lack此处为名词，在从句中做主语， lack of 缺乏 。 【小题 1】 B perfo

23、rm工作；表现。 【小题 1】 C根据后面的 also可得知答案：。 【小题 1】 A人类的日夜循环分为两段时间：即睡眠时的时间和醒着的时间。 【小题 1】 D根据后面的 longer than one day 可知，此处 last意为持续。 【小题 1】 B大部分人都有这种体验，都同意这种看法。 【小题 1】 A上文提到了 some days与之相对应的是 other days即 others。 【小题 1】 B此处 just用于否 定句中表强调 ,它们根本就不存在。 阅读理解 Being the head of a high school for many years, I grew ti

24、red of budget meetings, funding cuts, and many other administrative chores(杂务 ). I started to dream of retirement. Sitting in traffic on a weekday morning, I would find my mind wandering. I would imagine spending time with my grandchildren, quiet evenings with my wife, traveling, or rediscovering so

25、me great books. I told myself that I wouldnt sign myself up for any committees, any classes, or anything requiring a schedule. My first day of retirement came at last! I cooked a great breakfast for my wife and me, leisurely read the paper, cleaned a bit of the house, and wrote a few letters to frie

26、nds. On the second day, I cooked breakfast, read the paper On the third day, This is retirement I tried to tell myself that it was just the transition(过渡 ), that those golden moments were right round the corner, and that I would enjoy them soon enough. But something was missing. A former colleague a

27、sked a favor. A group of students was going to Jamaica to work with children in the poorest neighborhoods. Would I interrupt my newfound “happiness” and return to the students, just this once One trip. Thats all. My bags were packed and by the door. The trip was very inspiring. I was moved not only

28、by the poverty I saw but also by the sense of responsibility of the young people on the trip. When I returned home, I offered to work one day a week with a local youth organization. The experience was so positive that I was soon volunteering nearly full-time, working with students across North Ameri

29、ca to assist them in their voluntary work. Now, it seems, the tables have turned. Some days I am the teacher, other days I am the student. These young people have reawakened my commitment(责任感 ) to social justice issues by challenging me to learn more about the situation in the world today, where peo

30、ple are still poor and suffer because of greed, corruption and war. Most important, they have given me the opportunity to continue to participate in helping to find solutions. In return, I help them do their charitable projects overseas. Ive gone from running one school to helping oversee the constr

31、uction of schools in twenty-one countries! 【小题 1】 What did the writer expect to do after he retired A To write some great books. B To stay away from busy schedules. C To teach his grandchildren. D To plan for his future. 【小题 2】 Why did the writer decide to go to Jamaica A He wasnt satisfied with his

32、 retired life. B He couldnt refuse his colleagues favor. C He was concerned about the people there. D He missed his students in that country. 【小题 3】 The underlined part “the tables have turned” (Paragraph 5) most probably means that the writer _. A improved the situation in his school B felt happy t

33、o work with students again C changed his attitude toward his retirement D became a learner rather than a teacher 【小题 4】 What does the writer think of his retired life now A Meaningful. B Troublesome. C Relaxing. D Disappointing. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A Consult the page adapted from a

34、n English dictionary and do Questions 65 68. 【小题 1】 What does the phrase “green shoots” mean in “Green shoots have begun to appear in different markets” A Signs of recovery. B High prices. C Environmental protection. D Change in policy. 【小 题 2】 Fill in the blank in the sentence “I cant believe this

35、is Joshuahes _ since we last met!” A shot out B shot through C shot up D shot down 【小题 3】 When you are talking about unimportant things, we say you are _. A shooting yourself in the foot B shooting the breeze C shooting your mouth off D shooting questions at somebody 【小题 4】 Choose a word to complete

36、 the sentence “The _, which killed a policeman and wounded a passer-by, was reported to have lasted only 13 seconds.” A shooter B shoot C shot D shooting 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D When you think about math, you probably dont think about breaking the law, solving mysteries or finding cr

37、iminals. But a mathematician in Maryland does, and he has come up with mathematical tools to help police find criminals. People who solve crimes look for patterns that might reveal(揭示 ) the identity of the criminal. Its long been believed, for example, that criminals will break the law closer to whe

38、re they live, simply because its easier to get around in their own neighborhood. If police see a pattern of robberies in a certain area, they may look for a suspect(嫌疑犯 ) who lives near the crime scenes. So, the farther away from the area a crime takes place, the less likely it is that the same crim

39、inal did it. But Mike OLeary, a mathematician at Towson University in Maryland, says that this kind of approach may be too simple. He says that police may get better clues to the location of a criminals home base by combining these patterns with a citys layout(布局 ) and historical crime records. The

40、records of past crimes contain geographical information and can reveal easy targets that is, the kind of stores that might be less difficult to rob. Because these stores are along roads, the locations of past crimes contain information about where major streets and intersections are. OLeary is writi

41、ng a new computer program that will quickly provide this kind of information for a given city. His program also includes information about the people who live in the city, and information about how a criminals patterns change with age. Its been shown, for example, that the younger the criminal, the

42、closer to home the crime. Other computer programmers have worked on similar software, but OLearys uses more math. The mathematician plans to make his computer program available, free of charge, to police departments around the country. The program is just one way to use math to fight crime. OLeary s

43、ays that criminology the study of crime and criminals contains a lot of good math problems. “I feel like Im in a gold mine and Im the only one who knows what gold looks like,” he says. “Its a lot of fun.” 【小题 1】 To find criminals, police usually _. A focus on where crimes take place B seek help from

44、 local people C depend on new mathematical tools D check who are on the crime scene 【小题 2】 OLeary is writing a computer program that _. A uses math to increase the speed of calculation B tells the identity of a criminal in a certain area C shows changes in criminals patterns D provides the crime rec

45、ords of a given city 【小题 3】 By “Im the only one who knows what gold looks like”, OLeary means that he _. A is better at finding gold than others B is the only one who uses math to make money C knows more criminals than other mathematicians D knows best how to use math to help solve crimes 【小题 4】 Wha

46、t is the main idea of the text A Criminals live near where crimes occur. B Math could help police find criminals. C Crime records could be used to fight crime. D Computer software works in preventing crimes. 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B In ancient Japan, if you saved someones life, they w

47、ould make it their duty to spend the rest of their life serving you. Nowadays, if you rescue someones story, he or she will feel the same kind of gratitude(感激 ). It happens all the time. Someone in a group is telling a story and, just before their big point, BOOM! Theres an interruption. Someone new

48、 joins the group, a waiter with a plate of biscuits comes over, or a baby starts crying. Suddenly everyones attention turns to the new arrival, the food on the plate, or the “charming” little child. Nobody is aware of the interruption except the speaker. They forget all about the fact that the speaker hasnt made his or her point. Or youre all sitting around the living room and someone