1、2011-2012学年湖南省望城一中高二上学期期中考试英语试卷与答案 其他 Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage. Energy drinks are now available (可购得的 ) in nearly every store and they promise to make people feel more energetic and think more clearly. these produc
2、ts have names like Red Bull , Monster, 5-Hour Energy and so on, which appeal mainly to young adults and teenagers. Chad is a medical researcher who got interested in studying energy drinks because of the explosion (猛增 ) in their popularing in the last few years.He says he and his research team have
3、found three major things about energy drinks. One: there are huandreds of brands of energy drinks in most major countries. Two: the drinks are not clearly labeled (用标签 标明 ) with enough information such as what are contained in the drink, the date and even t names of their makers. And three: the amou
4、nt of caffeine ( 加啡因 ) varies greatly. Some contain as little as fifty milligrams, others as much as five hundred. Some energy drinks contain a mixture of ingredients (配料 ) listed as an “energy blend”. But scientists do not know a lot about them and how they interact with each other. These ingredien
5、ts may be dangerous for people who drink them. What is worse , he says, there is no listing of the amount of each ingredient. Some makers of energy drinks do provide warnings. For example, a popular energy drink warns against use by people who are nursing a baby or under the age of twelve. Chad and
6、his team suggest labeling energy drinks with the amount of caffeine and other ingredients clearly in order to protect the health of the public. And the government officials are considering their suggestions now. 1. What do the energy drinks promise to do (no more than 10 words) _ 2. Why did Chad get
7、 interested in studying energy drinks (no more than12 words) _ 3. Who are the main users of energy drinks (no more than5 words) _ 4. Please explain the underlined word “interact” in English. (no more than8 words) 答案： 1. 细节题：从文章第一段出现的句子： Energy drinks are now available (可购得的 ) in nearly every store a
8、nd they promise to make people feel more energetic and think more clearly.可知能量饮料允诺人们喝了可以精力充沛。 2. 细节题：从第二段的句子： Chad is a medical researcher who got interested in studying energy drinks because of the explosion (猛增 ) in their popularing in the last few years.可知是因为人口增长。 3. 细节题：从第一段的 句子： which appeal ma
9、inly to young adults and teenagers.可知主要吸引年轻人和成年人。 4. 猜词题，从上下文可知是指彼此有影响。 单项选择 * He is the first_hardships, the last_comforts. A bearing; enjoying B bearing; to enjoy C to bear; to enjoy D to bear; enjoying 答案： C The owner of the cinema needed to make a lot of improvements and employ more people to ke
10、ep it running, _meant spending tens of thousands of pounds A who B that C as D which 答案： D The little girl felt _ on hearing the _ news. A amazed; amazing B amazing; amazed C was amazed; amazing D was amazing; amazed 答案： A These problems, _, will seriously affect the growth of teenagers and even the
11、 nations future. A solved properly B if solved properly C not if properly solved D if not solved properly 答案： D Should development be stopped_nature A in honor of B in search of C in favor of D in memory of 答案： C There is no doubt _ the world climate has been changing in recent years. A that B what
12、C if D whether 答案： A Much to the couples comfort, their income is now double _ it was five years ago. A that B than C which D what 答案： D Bruce Lee came to America with the _ of realizing his dream. A attention B intention C expectation D desire 答案： B _ is a growing world problem, and nowadays the Un
13、ited Nations and its member countries _hard to deal with it A Desertification; are working B Desertified ; worked C Desert; work D Desertification; have worked 答案： A 第一空填： Desertification“沙漠化 ”，第二空考时态：句意是：沙漠化是日益严重的世界问题，现在联合国和成员国正努力对付它。用现在进行时，选 A。 The couple decided to _ a child because they couldnt
14、have babies. A adapt B adopt C receive D keep 答案： B It should not be a question of humans_ and nature _. A win; losing B winning; lost C win, lost D winning, losing 答案： D 这题考查动名词做宾语的用法：介词 of后面接动名词做宾语， humans 和 nature分别做动名词的逻辑主语。句意是：这不该是一个人类赢自然输的问题。选 D。 The film is well worth _. A seeing B to see C o
15、f seeing D seen 答案： A She left the city, _ never to return. A determined B to determine C determining D having determined 答案： A Im sorry, but I didnt see how we can get all this work you assigned_ by next Tuesday. A having done B done C being done D to do 答案： B I dont like the way _ he talked to his
16、 mother. A that B which C in that D what 答案： A 完型填空 Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are words or expressions marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of the envir
17、onment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 36 _ . Today things are different, the world has become too 37_. Were using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are 38_our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human l
18、ife on the earth will not survive. Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishingmethods, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many 39_ are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land.
19、Yet, we 40_ to use bigger and more powerful machines to 41_more and more trees. We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. 42_, in most countries wastes are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 43_laws to stop this. We know, too, that if t
20、he 44_ of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enoughfood. 45_ can we deal with these problems If we eat more vegetables and lessmeat, there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow cropson feeds five times more people than land
21、 46_ animals are kept. Our natural resources will last longer if we learn to recycle them. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control. Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we 47_ have a better and clearer planet in the future. 【小
22、题1】 A beautiful B unlimited C rare D valuable A crowded B small C dirty D busy A protecting B saving C polluting D fighting A mountains B flowers C trees D grass A continue B have C ought D go on A grow B plant C save D cut down A Thus B However C Generally D Therefore speaking A too many B a few C
23、some D few A production B pollution C population D revolution A What B How C Why D Where A that B which C where D what A may B can C should D shall 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 阅读理解 Goals can help you do, be and exper
24、ience everything you want in life. Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen. Successful and happy people have an idea of how their life should be and they set lots of goals to help them succeed. By setting goals you are taking control of your life. Its lik
25、e having a map to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are two drivers. One has a destination in mind which is laid out for her on a map. She can drive straight there without any wasted time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goal or destination or map. She starts off at t
26、he same time from the same place as the first driver, but she drives without an aim around, never getting anywhere, just using up gas and oil. Which driver do you want to be？ Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. Winners decide what they want in life and then get there by making plan
27、s and setting goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals arent difficult to setand they arent difficult to reach. Its up to you to find out what your goals and ideals（理想） really are. Research tells us that when we write a goal down, we are more likely to achieve. Written goal
28、s can be reviewed regularly， and have more power. Like a contract with yourself, they are harder to neglect（忽视） or forget. Also when you write your goals in a particular way, you are able to make yourself be continuously alert（警觉）to situations that will further your goals. 【小题 1】 The writer gave the
29、 example of two drivers to show . A how stupid the first driver was B the importance of having a map and right direction C how stupid the second driver was D the importance of setting goals 【小题 2】 According to the passage, successful people are different from unsuccessful ones because . A the succes
30、sful people set goals for everything and can get help from others B the unsuccessful people always set unrealistic plans for themselves C the successful people set goals in their lives and make plans to carry it out D the unsuccessful people make plans for everything but can not work hard 【小题 3】 Acc
31、ording to the passage, the most important thing in realizing ones ideal is to . A try to be realistic about ones ability B let others help him or her to make his or her dream come true C let others understand him or her first， then work together with them D have a clear mind of what he or she wants
32、in life 【小题 4】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ A Goals can make you gain everything you want in life B Only successful people can be happy C If you want to succeed， you need a set long-term goals instead of short-term Goals D When we put our goal down on papers, we are more
33、likely to succeed 【小题 5】 Which is the best title for the passage A Goals help you succeed B How to succeed C Why we always failed D A research on setting goals 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A Life gets noisier every day and very few people can be free from noise of some sort or anot
34、her. It doesnt matter where you live-in the middle of a modern city, or a faraway village-the chances that you will be disturbed by jet aeroplanes, transistor radios, oil-powered engines, etc. are almost everywhere .We seem to be getting used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely without back
35、ground music while they are working. Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be very frightening experience for human beings. However, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their eardrums(耳鼓 ).The noise level in some disco is far above the us
36、ual safety level for heavy industrial areas. A recent report about noise and concentration(专心 ) suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration, what really affects their ability to concentrate is a change in the level of noise. It goes on to say that a backgr
37、ound noise, which doesnt change too much (music, for example) may even help people to concentrate. 【小题 1】 The best title for this passage is _. A Noisy Life B Background Noise C Disturbed Concentration D Changeable Noise 【小题 2】 From this passage, the pollution of noise _. A doesnt matter much B has
38、become worse everywhere C has become better in big cities D has become better in villages 【小题 3】 “Background music” in the passage means _. A music played in the concert B a kind of noise coming into your ears C music helps people to concentrate D music played while people are working 【小题 4】 Some pe
39、ople may have their hearing hurt _. A while they are in completely silence B while they are dancing violently C while they are listening to loud pop music D while they are listening to soft music 【小题 5】 Scientists have discovered that what prevents people from concentrating is _. A any kind of noise
40、 B great changes in level of noise C background noise D various background music 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B DNA is one of the most important discoveries in science. DNA is the plan for the human being, as a blueprint is the plan for a building. DNA makes a person look the way h
41、e does. A persons DNA comes from a mixing of his parents DNA. Thats why a child looks like his parents. But, besides controlling things such as height and hair color, DNA can also give people diseases. Scientists are now studying DNA to cure diseases. In the seventies, scientists developed a process
42、 called recombinant or RDNA. Although it sounds difficult to understand, RDNA simply means taking DNA from one animal or plant and putting it into another. By doing so, scientists can create new beings. In doing so, scientists can better understand DNA, especially what parts of DNA do what. After th
43、ey understand DNA, scientists can begin to cure diseases. Often, the new being created will itself be the cure. Besides curing diseases, RDNA research can also do other things. For example, scientists in Japan have already created “super-trees”. Trees help humans, because they take CO2, which poison
44、s humans, from the air and turns it into oxygen, which lets humans breathe. “Super-trees” do this too, but do it much faster. As things such as cars and factories have already put much CO2 in the area, “super-trees” are badly needed. Unfortunately, there is a serious danger in RDNA research. Scienti
45、sts want to create animals to cure old diseases, but these new animals may also create new diseases. It will be a serious problem if the animals escape from the science laboratory and into nature. As these animals are not natural, they may let loose many new powerful diseases. As a result, RDNA rese
46、arch will create many solutions, but it will also create many problems. 【小题 1】 From the passage, we can know that a boy looks like his parents because_. A he is son of his parents. B his parents DNA decides his appearance. C he has received DNA from his father or his mother. D scientists have put so
47、me of his parents DNA into him. 【小题 2】 What does the underlined expression “let loose” probably mean A let go free B get rid of C absorb D survive 【小题 3】 What is the best title for the passage A The DNA Research in Japan B A New Way of DNA Research in Japan. C The Causes and Effects of DNA Research D The Advantages And Disadvantages of RDNA 【小题 4】 The following statements are true about RDNA research EXCEPT _. A the research has been stopped because the
