1、2010年浙江省嘉兴一中高二上学期期中考试英语卷 单项选择 * In face of _ failure, it is the most important to keep up _ good state of mind. A不填 , a B a, 不填 C the, a D不填 , the 答案： A The old temple damaged in the earthquake _ the Qing Dynasty. A is dated back to B dates from C dated back to D was dating from 答案： B I would apprec
2、iate _ if you can keep an eye on my dog while I am away. A you B that C不填 D it 答案： D Father _ , I turned on the computer. A agreed B agreeing C agrees D to agree 答案： B Officials believe that more than one person _ for the big fire. A is to be blamed B should blame C should be blaming D is to blame 答
3、案： D Its very dangerous to be _ to the SARS virus without any protection. A disclosed B uncover C affected D exposed 答案： D _ being too large, the color and the style of the dress suit me well. A Apart from B As well as C Besides D Instead of 答案： A An increase in the price of drugs has _ the rising c
4、ost of medical care. A contributed to B brought up C burst into D resulted from 答案： A I really thought Id be offered the chance. Oh, well, _, Vicky. A youre right B best wishes C better luck next D congratulations time 答案： C The medical team left the village with great satisfaction, _ a lot of local
5、 villagers. A treating B having treated C to treat D treated 答案： B According to the statistics, young drivers are more _ to have accidents than older drivers. A possible B perhaps C probable D likely 答案： D I had been working till 4:00 a.m. to prepare a report for my boss. _ you look very tired. A No
6、 doubt B No hurry C No wonder D No need 答案： C How do you feel about our managerMr. Yang He is very easy -going. I feel _ when I stay with him. A at a distance B at ease C at a loss D at heart 答案： B Is it OK that I sit here Come a little _ to me. I have something important to tell you. A closer B mor
7、e closely C close D Closely 答案： A Most senior high school students are working hard day and night to pass the college entrance examination, gaining _ to a university. A application B connection C admission D agreement 答案： C _ difficult the work may be, we must go all out to finish it ahead of time.
8、A Whatever B However C How D What 答案： B What worried the child most was _ to visit his mother in the hospital. A his not allowing B his not being allowed C his being not allowed D having not been allowed 答案： B The baby cried again. The young mother felt very _ and her husband wore _ expression on hi
9、s face, too. A confused; confused B confusing; confused C confusing; confusing D confused; confusing 答案： A There is _ Mr. Smith at the door who wants to speak to you. A a some B certain C some a D a certain 答案： D To make sure that he was at home, I called him up _ . A. by chance B. in general C. in
10、particular D in advance 答案： D 完型填空 Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagles nest rested. The eagles nest contained four 41 eagle eggs. One day an earthquake rocked the mountain, 42 one of the eggs to roll down the mountain 43 a chicken farm, which was in the valley below. Th
11、e chickens knew that they must 44 and care for the eagles egg, so an old hen 45 to hatch and raise the large egg. One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born. 46 , however, the eagle was raised to be a(n) 47 . Soon, the eagle believed he was 48 more than a chicken. The eagle loved his ho
12、me and family, 49 his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to the skies above and 50 a group of eagles soaring(翱翔 ) in the skies. “Oh,” the eagle 51 , “I wish I could soar like those birds.” The chickens shouted with 52 , “You cannot soar with those b
13、irds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar.” The eagle 53 staring at his real family up above, 54 that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his 55 be known, he was told it couldnt be done. That is 56 the eagle learned to believe. Slowly, the eagle 57 dreaming and continued to l
14、ive his life like a chicken. 58 , after a long life as a chicken, the eagle 59 . You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle, 60 your dreams, not the words of a chicken. 【小题1】 A large B curious C small D fortunate A guiding B blowing C causing D inviting A on B over
15、C past D to A introduce B punish C protect D share A offered B regretted C managed D turned A Carefully B Gently C Sadly D Luckily A chicken B eagle C hero D fool A something B everything C anything D nothing A and B but C so D however A noticed B recognized C respected D watched A cried B smiled C
16、argued D explained A excitement B anger C laughter D surprise A approached B avoided C continued D considered A promising B proving C believing D dreaming A suggestion B advantage C dream D discovery A what B why C how D when A went B enjoyed C began D stopped A Happily B Finally C Quickly D Probabl
17、y A gave away B broke down C passed away D died out A steal B follow C have D remember 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 A 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 A 【小题 8】 D 【小题 9】 B 【小题 10】 A 【小题 11】 A 【小题 12】 C 【小题 13】 C 【小题 14】 D 【小题 15】 C 【小题 16】 A 【小题 17】 D 【小题 18】 B 【小题 19】 C 【小题 20】 B 阅读理解 I am trying t
18、o muster (鼓起 ) the courage to toss away my mobile phone to enjoy a more peaceful and ring-free life. Can you imagine not having your mobile phone In our high-tech, in-a-hurry age, a cell-free life is a hard concept to swallow. Our mobile phones can now access the Internet, and many people feel the n
19、eed to express their every thought on their blog pages. If I gave up my cellphone, people would think I was mad. I wish I had the strength to toss away my technology. I have an office phone, a home phone， an e-mail and if people want to contact me, they can. If Im out， people can leave a message. Do
20、 they really need to find me 24/7？ However, Im a bit like Frodo in the movie Lord of the Rings. The power of the ring is too strong and I cant let it go. Mobile phones have become necessary tools in our busy life. For most people, they hold all contacts and many of us dont write up address books any
21、 more. The latest phones carry our music, pictures, movies and everything else. We feel lost without this device and when we do misplace it, we feel cut off from our fellow. “Where have you been？ ” said a friend, who saw me a week after I lost my cellphone, “I tried calling you, but you disappeared.
22、 You disappeared off the face of the Earth.” See, when you dont have a mobile phone, you dont exist. Im not really going to toss my mobile phone away, in fact. We humans are such social animals and mobile phones serve us well. So in 2009, Ive decided not to serve my mobile phone. Like all machines,
23、I can always turn it off. 61. 【小题 1】 What does the underlined phrase “toss away” mean A give away B get away C break away D throw away 62. 【小题 2】 The writer mentions Frodo to_. A show it is difficult to get rid of the mobile phone B show how much he likes Frodo C suggest a cell-free life is what he
24、wants D introduce a film character to us 63. 【小题 3】 What do we know about mobile phones in the 4th paragraph A Mobile phones can do anything for us. B Mobile phones have become very important in our life. C We could not live without mobile phones. D We would be cut off by our fellow without mobile p
25、hones. 64. 【小题 4】 What can be inferred from the last paragraph A The writer is not really going to toss his mobile phone away. B When you dont have a mobile phone， you dont exist. C The writer decides not to serve his mobile phone. D We humans can control ourselves and machines. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】
26、A 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 D A young British sailor was missing at sea yesterday in similar circumstances(情况 ) to the way his father died five years ago The dinghy(救生橡皮船 ), used to take Richard Smith, 21, to his yacht(快艇 ), was discovered empty, floating in seas off the Caribbean island. An air and sea searc
27、h was carried out but he has still not been discovered. Richards mother, Bicknell, said from her home in Hampshire, “Its so much coincidence(意外 ). Richard always carried a photograph of his father attached to a poem, which included the date of his disappearance.” “Now, its very strange because all t
28、hey have found is Richards dinghy. We need to know this time what has happened one way or another. If you know at least you can go through the grieving process(悲痛的过程 ).” In November 1996, Mr. Smiths father, Charlie, was sailing in the Tasmen sea between the Australian mainland and the island of Tasm
29、en with his new wife. They lost radio contact with the shore and they, together with their yacht were never seen again, and their disappearance remains a mystery. Richard is described as a talented and experienced sailor. He had sailed to the Caribbean in November to help a yacht race for entertainm
30、ent. He ended the evening drinking in the Abracbabra bar but left after local police closed it for being too noisy. About 2 am the following day Richard headed back for his dinghy. He started its motor before giving an elderly woman a lift to her yacht after her dinghy had gone missing. It was the l
31、ast time he was seen. 65. 【小题 1】 Richard Smith was _ in 2000. A. ten B. fifteen C . twenty D. eighteen 66. 【小题 2】 People searched for Richard using _ . A ship only B ship and radio C ship and plane D yacht and car 67. 【小题 3】 According to the passage， we know Richard died because _ . A he was a green
32、 hand in sailing B some unknown animal attacked him C there was a fog in the area he was sailing D of something we dont know 68. 【小题 4】 Which statement is NOT true according to this passage A Old Mr. Smith had lost radio contact with the shore before he died. B Richards father had married two women
33、at least. C Richard didnt drink on the evening before he was lost because the policeman closed the bar. D Richard was seen at about 2 am the day he disappeared. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 C Ears are for hearing everyone knows that. But for a creature called the Cuviers beaked whale, heari
34、ng starts in the throat (喉咙 ), a new study found. The observation might help explain how all whales hear. The work might also help scientists understand how animals ar e affected by underwater sonar (声呐 ). This sonar, used by some ships, sends out sound waves to locate underwater objects. The Cuvier
35、s beaked whale is a so-called toothed whale. Toothed whales dive deep into the ocean in search of food. As the whales hunt, they produce sounds that reach objects and then return to the whales. This allows the animals to “see” the shape, size, and location of objects, even when theyre 1,000 meters u
36、nder the sea, where it is totally dark. To better understand how the whale hears, researchers from San Diego State University in California took X rays of two Cuviers beaked whales. The whales had died and washed up on the beach. Ted Cranford and his colleagues used the images to make a computer mod
37、el of a Cuviers beaked whales head. Then, they modeled the process of sound traveling through the head. The researchers knew that some sounds get to the ears of a toothed whale through a structure (构造 ) called “the window for sound”. Found on the lower jaw, this structure is very thin on the outside
38、 and has a large pad (垫 ) of fat on the inside. When the researchers used their computer model to work out how sound waves travel in the whales head, they were surprised to find that sounds coming from right in front of the whale actually travel under the animals jaw. From there, sound waves move th
39、rough the throat, into a hole in the back of the jaw, and finally to the pad of fat near the animals ears. 69. 【小题 1】 Toothed whales look for food under the sea by _. A watching the shape and size of their objects B diving deep into the sea C sending and receiving sounds D making lots of noises 70.
40、【小题 2】 Researchers took X rays of two Cuviers beaked whales in order to _. A find out why they had died and washed up on the beach B make a computer model of a Cuviers beaked whales head C make sure that sound travels through the head D know more about the way the whale hears 71. 【小题 3】 Which of the
41、 following describes the way taken by sound waves through a Cuviers beaked whale A A hole in the back of the jaw the ears the jaw the throat. B The jaw the throat a hole in the back of the jaw the ears. C The throat the jaw the ears a hole in the back of the jaw. D The ears the throat a hole in the
42、back of the jaw the jaw. 72. 【小题 4】 Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage A The throat is important to the Cuviers beaked whales hearing. B Ships send out sound waves like a Cuviers beaked whale. C The ears are actually useless to the Cuviers beaked whale. D The researchers havent
43、 found how the whales hear. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 A I travel a lot in my work, and what I dislike about my job is eating alone. It always makes me feel lonely to see others laughing and talking. So, room service for several nights was a better choice for me. After having room service
44、 three nights at a hotel in Houston, however, I needed to get out of my room. Although the restaurant opened at 6:30, I arrived at 6:25. The waiter at the front desk made a comment(评论 ) about my “being there really early”. I explained my dislike of eating alone in restaurants. He then seated me at a
45、 lovely table and asked me whether I would mind if he sat down with me for a while. I was glad! He sat and talked with me about his career goals and the difficulty of being at work on nights, weekends and holidays. He said he hadnt enough time to be with his family. After 15 minutes, he saw some cus
46、tomers at the front desk and excused himself. I noticed that before he went to the front desk, he stopped in the kitchen for a moment. Then another waiter came out of the kitchen and had a wonderful chat with me. Before I left that night, some other waiters, even the cook, had come out of the kitche
47、n and sat with me! When I asked for my bill about one hour later, all the people who had sat down with me came over in a big group to my table, and presented me with a red rose. And I cried! What had begun as a lonely night ended as a beautiful experience. 73. 【小题 1】 The author asked for room servic
48、e because _. A a lot of money would be saved in this way B he didnt like to eat with other people around C he didnt wanted to be recognized by the waiters D seeing people laughing and talking made him feel bad 74. 【小题 2】 How did the waiter feel when he saw the author come in at 6:25 A Dissatisfied. B Pleased. C Surprised. D Angry. 75. 【小题 3】 From the third paragraph, we can learn that the waiter at the front desk _. A knew h
