1、20102011 学年福建省福州八县（市）高二下学期期中联考英语卷 单项选择 * Better get down to your work ， Jack. _. A Its my pleasure B Not to mention it C Mind your own business D Youre welcome 答案： C A killer whale at Sea World Orlando jumped out of its tank on Wednesday and fatally attacked a worker as horrified visitors_. A has be
2、en looking up B looked on C had looked off D was looking in 答案： B The Thirteen Women in Nanjing directed by Zhang Yimou is said to be well worth seeing. You must be kidding! Its one_in at least a year. A Completed B completing C to be completed D having been completed 答案： C The worsening of global w
3、arming, _human activities are to blame, has led to frequently extreme weather. A by which B for which C that D what 答案： B English-born Paul made_across the globe after he correctly forecast how Germany would fare(进展 ) in seven matches in the World Cup. A targets B headlines C reputation D selections
4、 答案： B Its the governments considered opinion that price control is one of the top focuses_for 2011. A scheduled B suggested C promised D discussed 答案： A The war in Libya, said Kucinich, is one of a series of dangerous missteps by the US administration that would _an economic, diplomatic and spiritu
5、al disaster. A result from B a result C result by D result in 答案： D Su Lijie, 39-year-old female graduate of Peking Universitys graduate school ended up _as a house painter back in her hometown. A to work B worked C being worked D working 答案： D Those injured in the earthquake were either_in local ho
6、spitals or sent to hospitals in neighboring cities. A called for B applied for C cared for D allowed for 答案： C The 20th century_ many new means of communication， like radios, televisions, telephones and the Internet. A foresaw B inspected C scanned D witnessed 答案： D The Japanese government on Wednes
7、day urged people_ 11 types of vegetables _Near the quake-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Northeast Japan . A mustnt eat ,growing B not to eat, growing C not to eat ,grown D couldnt eat ,grown 答案： C Too much fishing may harm fish population to the point_they cant recover. A what B which
8、C there D where 答案： D The government has_plenty of food and clothes of high quality to the people in need. A suffered B arranged C adjusted D supplied 答案： D _I enjoy the book with some nice pictures, I dont have enough money to buy it. A Since B While C As D If 答案： B Fuzhou Subway Line 1 is under co
9、nstruction,which_to be a big improvement for the local traffic jam. A hopes B predicts C promises D indicates 答案： C 完型填空 Learning to save money when youre young is an important lesson. All good lessons and habits begin early, and saving is a skill that everyone _36_. Many people adults includeddo no
10、t have a good _ 37_ of saving for the long run. I have been _38_ to learn this lesson early because I have had a grass cutting business since I was 10 years old. 39_ the money I make I spend about 10 percent and save the other 90. Making sure you save and dont spend too much is a good way to _40_ we
11、alth. I have put my earnings in a bank. Many teens I know spend all the money they earn so it never has a chance to _41_. Young people should _42_ that their teenage years are a great time to begin saving. If you have a job at high school, you _43_ have fun with some of the money. But you should als
12、o save some _44_ it will grow. Then you can begin planning for your future. When you spend money, you not only lose that money, _45_ lose the interest you could have earned by saving it. After high school, college is _46_， with expenses such as food and rent. If you can _47_ a good percentage of the
13、 money you earn as a teen, going to college and buying a house will be much easier. If you are in your thirties without any savings, you will alwa ys have to _48_. Later in life it can be hard to start saving _49_ general cost of living is more expensive and you may only have enough to pay your _50_
14、. If you want to buy a house and have a family, you need money to start with, which _51_ saving. Many say money cannot make you happy, and this is true. But money can help you to lead a _52_ life. Saving early will mean you will have to work for fewer years when you are older. It will also _53_ you
15、to spend time doing the things that you want to do._54_， it will mean you can live the way you want to without 55_. 【小题1】 A needs B likes C arranges D expects A knowledge B experience C form D sense A foolish B fundamental C lucky D grateful A With B Of C In D From A divide up B build up C keep up D
16、 make up A break B run C make D grow A recognize B realize C research D doubt A must B dare C should D may A so that B in case C in that D but for A but B and C also D or A expensive B cheap C boring D bitter A hold out B hold up C hold onto D hold back A survive B struggle C tolerate D die A if B a
17、s long as C while D since A bills B taxes C attention D consequences A results from B gets from C comes from D escapes from A happy B simple C miserable D secure A forbid B allow C Advise D request A In addition B Above all C On the contrary D Believe it or not A consulting B worrying C resting D th
18、inking 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 阅读理解 I used to believe in the American dream that meant a job， credit and success. I wanted it and worked tow
19、ard it like everyone else, all of us separately chasing the same thing. One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell apart. I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $ 56. I searched the countryside for some place I could rent for the cheapest possible amount. I came upon a
20、deserted cottage in a small remote valley.I hadnt been alone for 25 years. I was scared, but I hoped the hard work would distract and heal me. I found the owner and rented the place for$ 50 a month.The locals knew nothing about me. But slowly they started teaching me the art of being a neighbor. The
21、y dropped off blankets, tools and canned deer meat and began sticking around to chat. They would ask if I wanted to meet cousin Albie or go fishing. They started to teach me a belief in a different American dream, not the one of individual achievement but of neighborliness. Men would stop by with wi
22、ld berries, ice cream or truck parts to see if I was up for courting. I wasnt, but they were civil anyway.The woman on that mountain worked harder than any Id ever met. They taught me how to store food in the stream and keep it cold and safe._I_learned_to_keep_enough_for_an_extra_plate_for_company.
23、What I had believed in, all those things I thought were necessary for a civilized life, were non-existent in this place.Up on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my relationships with my neighbors. After four years in that valley, I moved back into town. I saw a lot of people were having
24、 a really hard time, losing their jobs and homes. With the help of a real estate broker (房地产经纪人 ) I chatted up at the grocery store, I managed to rent a big enough house to take in a handful of people. Its four of us now， but over time Ive had nine come in and move on to other places from here. Wed
25、all be in shelters if we hadnt banded together. The American dream I believe in now is a shared one. Its not so much about what I can get for myself; its about how we can all get by together. 【小题 1】 Before a series of unhappy events happened, the writer_. A had a well-paid job B worked hard for his
26、American dream C worked hard and liked to share D felt hopeless about his American dream 【小题 2】 What does the underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refer to A The house. B The job. C The company. D The American dream. 【小题 3】【小题 4】答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D Pregnancy(妊娠 ) and chil
27、dbirth kill more than 536,000 women a year. More than half of the cases happened in Africa, according to the World Health Organization. In fact, most of the deaths are preventable with basic medical care. The five leading causes are bleeding, infection, high blood pressure, long-time labor and bad a
28、bortions (流产 ). Mothers deaths from such causes were largely reduced nearly a century ago in developed countries. Experts say that what kill many women are “the three delays” the womans delay in deciding to go to the hospital, the time she loses traveling there and the hospitals delay in starting tr
29、eatment. Only about 15 percent of births have dangerous complications(并发症 ) Women lack education and information about birth control. Husbands and in-laws, may decide where a woman gives birth and insist that she stay at home to save money. However, there is no single solution to a problem with so m
30、any factorsshortages of doctors, nurses, drugs, equipment, roads and transportationthough hospital officials are trying many things now. One stopgap measure to solve the problem for the present has been to train assistant medical officers, to perform certain operations. Some African countries are no
31、w struggling to train more assistants and midwives (接生婆 ) , and provide places for pregnant women to stay near hospitals. But there is a long way to go. Only 20 percent of women in the continent give birth at the hospital. More than 50 percent stay at home to give birth, and the rest go to local cli
32、nics that cannot handle emergencies. 【小题 1】 Which is not included in the five leading causes of womens deaths during pregnancy and childbirth A Infection. B High blood pressure. C Traveling long distances. D Bleeding. 【小题 2】 The underlined word “stopgap” probably means “_ ”in the passage. A final B
33、temporary C effective D instant 【小题 3】 What can we learn from this passage A The governments of African countries have to take more effective measures to save pregnant women. B Developed countries should help African countries reduce mothersdeaths. C The husbands in poor countries should take respon
34、sibility for their wivesdeaths. D Most problems that cause womens deaths during pregnancy and childbirth can be treated or prevented. 【小题 4】 What is the authors attitude towards the future of preventing womens deaths during pregnancy and childbirth A Positive. B Negative. C Objective. D Subjective.
35、答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C My wife passed away a few years ago, and I went through the worst time in my life. I even wanted to kill myself. Just for my kids, I had to continue to live and work as a small town doctor at my medical clinic in Hawaii. My kids had gone to live on the mainlan
36、d, and I was alone. Then they asked me to have a family trip. On our trip, we turned on the TV at the motel and saw the second plane crash into the World Trade Center. Seeing it falling down, I said to my kids： “ Im going to Afghanistan.”And a few weeks later, International Medical Corps sent me to
37、set up 20 clinics in provinces where people had no health care. In these field clinics surrounded by frightening shoots or deadly bombs ， we were eventually serving 27,000 patients a month in a very busy schedule.Tired and nervous, I gradually had a sense of achievement, a sense of purpose, and my d
38、epression went away. In the years to follow, I went to Indonesia after the tsunami (海啸 ), Pakistan after the earthquakes, Sudan after the civil war, and Iraq after more and more bombs. Each time after disasters one after another, hundreds of people were killed, wounded and many more had to flee. We
39、once set up movable clinics in an area with 19,000 refugees,_and it was supposed to hold 13,000 originally. Flu broke out, one of the biggest killers of kids in refugee camps, and it spread like wildfire. Water and food were also serious problems. “Adventure or not？ ”I often asked myself. When my wi
40、fe passed away, I thought my life was gone. But in reality, it was just getting started. At the end of her life, she went unconscious. I held her head in my hands and told her of all the places we would visit and the exciting adventures we would have. I thought about the moment many times during my“
41、adventures”. I didnt know how predictive those words would be， but I knew that she was still with me. 【小题 1】 Where has the doctor been in the past few years A Some countries where he could set up clinics. B Some African countries where flu broke out. C The places where the earthquakes happened. D Th
42、e places that the horrible disasters struck. 【小题 2】 How would the doctor describe his life after he had worked in Afghanistan A Tired and troublesome. B Busy and risky. C Meaningful and helpful. D Frightening and depressing. 【小题 3】 The underlined word“ refugees” means people_. A who are robbed, kill
43、ed, or wounded B who suffer from flu in movable clinics C who like to take adventures D who have lost homes because of disasters 【小题 4】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage A The doctors wife encouraged him to work in foreign countries. B What the doctor said to his wife before he
44、r death became reality. C The doctors adventures made him understand the love of his wife. D With the true love of his wife, the doctor started to change his life. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B When Callie Rogers won almost 1.9 million pounds on the lottery(彩票 ) at 16, she hoped it would h
45、elp her put her troubles behind her. The teenager came from a broken home, had dropped out of school and was living in local authority care. Rogers, from Cumbria, England, won the National Lottery in 2003. Then she began spending her money wildlly, buying four homes for her family, flash cars and de
46、signer clothes, partying and having some cosmetic (整容的 ) surgery. Two weeks after her win, she married and had two children. But then she spent 250, 000 pounds on cocaine (可卡因 ) and suffered depression. Earlier this year she lost the right to take care of her children because of her mental state. Sh
47、e became addicted to drugs and attempted suicide three times as her life unraveled. She says the money brought her only misery. Now she is down to her last 100 000 pounds, but she has never been happier. Now 22, she said： “Just a few months ago I was taking too many drugs and hated myself. I simply
48、did not want to live any more. But now I have a new man and am finally becoming the woman I want to be. And its only after Ive spent most of my fortune that this has finally happened.” “I need to get my act together and make my kids proud, and for the first time I really do think thats possible.” She credits her new boyfriend with giving her the stable home life she has always longed for and she now hopes to go to college and eventually become a counselor. “After all Ive
