1、2010年吉林省实验中学高二下学期期中考试英语 其他 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Heres a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods even if you also exercise regularly could be 36 for your health And it doesnt matter where the sitting takes
2、 place at the office, at school, in the car or before a computer or TV just the overall number of hours it 37 Research is preliminary, but several studies 38 people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat, have a heart attack or even die In an editorial 39 this week in the Bri
3、tish Journal of Sports Medicine, Elin Ekblom-Bak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences suggested that authorities rethink how they define 40 activity to highlight the dangers of sitting While health officials have issued guidelines 41 minimum amounts of physical activity, they havent su
4、ggested people try to limit how much time they spend in a seated 42 来源 :Z+xx+k.Com After four hours of sitting, the body starts to send 43 signals, Ekblom-Bak said She explained that genes r egulating the amount of glucoseand fat in the 44 start to shut down Even for people who 45 , spending long st
5、retches of time sitting at a desk is still harmful Tim Armstrong, a physical activity expert at the World Health Organization, said people who exercise every day 46 still spend a lot of time sitting might get more benefit if that exercise were spread across the day, 47 in a single bout That wasnt 48
6、 news for Aytekin Can, 31, who works at a London financial company, and spends most of his days sitting 49 a computer Several evenings a week, Can also teaches jiu jitsu, a Japanese martial art 50 wrestling, and also does Thai boxing Im sure there are some detrimental 51 of staying still for too lon
7、g, but I hope that being 52 when I can helps, he said I wouldnt want to think the sitting could be 53 dangerous Still, in a study published last year that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians for about a dozen years, researchers found people who sat 54 had a higher death risk, independently of whether
8、 or not they exercised Figures from a US survey in 2003-2004 found Americans spend more than half their time sitting, from working at their desks to sitting in cars Experts said more research is needed to 55 just how much sitting is dangerous, and what might be possible to offset those effects 36 A
9、bad B good C mean D dead 37 A does B occurs C matches D dies 38 A advise B talk C suggest D say 39 A thrown B caught C seen D published 40 A biological B physical C psychological D logical 41 A commending B mending C recommending D communicating 42 A stand B state C post D position 43 A harmful B ca
10、reful C wonderful D skillful 44 A head B arm C body D foot 45 A sleep B rest C walk D exercise 46 A and B so C but D then 47 A rather than B other than C more than D less than 48 A bad B harmful C disadvantage D welcome 49 A behind B back C in front of D forward 50 A referring B involving C taking D
11、 bringing 51 A effects B prefects C affects D offers 52 A inactive B active C interactive D positive 53 A such B little C lot D that 54 A less B fewer C more D further 55 A leave out B bring out C hold out D figure out 答案： 36-55 ABCDB CDACD CADCB ABDCD 单项选择 * It never _ to me that he had failed in t
12、he exam A occurred B happened C appeared D sounded 答案： I think sometimes watching TV will cause visual pollution to the teenagers _ A Good idea! B The same to you C With pleasure D I cant agree with you more 答案： D You had better _ some money for your daughter A pile out B set aside C give out D turn
13、 around 答案： B I dont know whether you happen _ that he has been away for two months A to be heard B to be hearing C to hear D to have heard 答案： D When the children are busy playing their games They had better be _ A let out B left out C left alone D left away 答案： C The boy made _ fun of me, so I bec
14、ame angry _ him A a; with B /; with C a ; about D the; about 答案： B There are many new bikes _ for you in the shop I think you can buy one that you like most A to be chosen B to choose from C to choose D for choosing 答案： B The two sportsmen congratulated each other _ winning the match by shaking hand
15、s A with B on C in D to 答案： B Faced with financial crisis, we think it is time to _ the trip to Europe A call in B call for C call off D call on 答案： C Dont expect too much of him After all, he is a child of _ intelligence A average B slight C strange D different 答案： A He decided that he wouldnt atte
16、nd her birthday party _ he was invited to A because B as if C as though D even if 答案： D Im _ of listening his _ lecture, so I began to read a magazine A interested; interesting B fond; content C bored; boring D tired; tired 答案： C It _ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks_ I found we had a lo
17、t in common A was until; when B was until; that C wasnt until; when D wasnt until; that 答案： D Mary divorced again last week Why did she do a thing like that It seems to make n o _ A difference B comment C sense D meaning 答案： C _ other children, the father thinks, Jack is _ son A Compared with; the m
18、ost satisfied B Comparing to ;the most satisfied C Comparing to; a most satisfied D Compared with; a most satisfying 答案： D 阅读理解 Let children learn to judge their own work A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking He notices a
19、 thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other peoples In the same way, children learning to do all the other things: they learn to do without being taught to walk, run
20、, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle, compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself We do it all for him We act as if we thought that he would never n
21、otice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not If it is a matter of right answer
22、, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book Let him correct his own papers Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he cant find the way to get the right answer Let the children learn what all educated per
23、sons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, and how to know what they know or do not know 【小题 1】 According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by _ A listening to skilled peoples advice B asking older people many questions C making mistakes and having t
24、hem corrected D doing what other people do 【小题 2】 Which of the following does the writer think teachers should NOT do A Give children correct answers B Allow children to make mistakes C Point out childrens mistakes to them D Let children mark their own work 【小题 3】 According to the writer, teachers i
25、n school should _ A allow children to learn from each other B point out childrens mistakes whenever found C give children more book knowledge D correct childrens mistakes as soon as possible 【小题 4】 The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are _ A different from lear
26、ning other skills B the same as learning skills C more important than other skills D not really important skills 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 B Laptop computers are popular all over the world People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels These laptops connect people to the
27、ir workplace In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop The
28、laptops are part of a 10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families However, the most important part of
29、the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees-anywhere at all! Because of the many changes in computer technology , laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and univ
30、ersities, is workable As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students S
31、tate officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons As one Westlake teacher said, “ Here we are in the middle of Virginia and were giving
32、students a window on the world They can see everything and do everything ” 【小题 1】 The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to _ A use for their schoolwork B access the Internet C work at home D connect them to libraries 【小题 2】 Why is the word “speak” in the second para
33、graph in quotation marks（引号） A They dont really talk B They use the computer language C Laptops have speakers D None of the above reasons is correct 【小题 3】 Which of the following is true about Westlake College A All teachers use computers B 1500 students have laptops C It is an old college in Americ
34、a D Students there can do everything 【小题 4】 A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can _ A attend lectures on information technology B travel around the world C get information from around the world D have free laptops 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 C When we can see
35、well, we do not think about our eyes often It is only when we can not see perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are People who are nearsighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing and reading, become nearsighted
36、Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly People who are farsighted face just the opposite problem They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty reading a book unless they hold it at arms length If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses too
37、Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape This, too, can be corrected by glasses Some peoples eyes become cloudy because of cataracts Long ago these people often became blind Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them When night
38、falls, colors become fainter to the eyes and finally disappear After your eyes have grown used to the dark, you can see better if you use the side of your eyes rather than the centers Sometimes, after dark, you see a small thing to one side of you, which seems to disappear if you turn your head in i
39、ts direction This is because when you turn your head, you are looking at the thing too directly Men on guard duty sometimes think they see something moving to one side of them When they turn to look straight at it, they can not see it any more, and they believe they were mistaken However, this mista
40、ke happens because the center of the eye, which is very sensitive in daylight, is not as sensitive as the sides of the eye after dark 【小题 1】 We dont know that our eyes are of great importance until _ A we think about our eyes B we cannot see clearly C we wear glasses D we have to do much reading 【小题
41、 2】 According to the passage, a _ is more likely to be nearsighted A student B doctor C guard D painter 【小题 3】 People who are farsighted _ A can do a lot of close work without glasses B can only see things that are very close to their eyes C have difficulty reading a book if they hold it at arms len
42、gth D can correct their eyes by glasses 【小题 4】 To see a small thing at night, it is better to look _ A with wide open eyes B with half shut or narrowed eyes C straight at it D in a slightly different direction 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 D Most musicians agree that the best violins were fi
43、rst made in Italy They were made in Cremona, Italy, about 200 years ago These violins sound better than any others They even sound better than violins made today Violin makers and scientists try to make instruments like the old Italian violins But they arent the same Musicians still prefer the old o
44、nes No one really knows why these old Italian violins are so special, but many people think they have an answer Some people think it is the age of the violins They say that todays violins will also sound wonderful someday But there is a problem here Not all old violins sound wonderful Only those fro
45、m Cremona are special So age cannot be the answer There must be something different about Cremona or those Italian violin makers 来源 :学 +科 +网 Other people think the secret to those violins is the wood The wood of the violin is very important It must be from certain kinds of trees It must not be too y
46、oung or too old Perhaps the violin makers of Cremons knew something special about wood for violins But the kind of wood may not be so important It may be more important to cut the wood in a special way Wood for a violin must be cut very carefully It has to be the right size and shape The smallest di
47、fference will cha nge the sound of the violin Musicians sometimes think that this was the secret of the Italians Maybe they understood more than we d o about how to cut the wood Size and shape may not be the answer either Scientists measured these old violins very carefully They can make new ones that are exactly the same size and shape But the new violins still do not sound as good as the old one Some scientists think the secret may be the varnish, which covers the wood of the violin and makes it look shiny It also helps the sound of the instrumen
