1、河南省郑州市盛同学校 09-10学年高二下学期阶段测试 2（英语） 其他 完形填空。（共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分） Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die. But people now live longer than they 36 . Yet, all living things still show the 37 of aging, which will eventually 38 deaths. Aging is not a disease,
2、but as a person passes maturity（成熟期） ,the cells of the body and the 39 they form do not function as well as they 40 in childhood and teenage years. The body provides less 41 against disease and is more 42 to have accident. A number of related causes may 43 to aging. Some cells of the body have a fai
3、rly long life, but they are not 44 when they die . As a person ages, 45 of brain cells and muscle cells decreases. 46. body cells die and are replaced by new cells. In an aging person the 47 cells may not be as workable or as capable 48 growth as those of a young person. Another 49 in aging may be c
4、hanges within the cells 50.Some of the protein chemicals in cells are known to 51 with age and become less elastic（有弹性的） .This is why the skin of old people wrinkles（皱纹） and hangs 52 . This is also the reason why old people 53 in height. There may be other more important chemical changes in the cell
5、s. Some complex cell chemicals, such as DNA an RNA, store and 54 information that the cells need. Aging may affect this 55 and change the information-carrying molecules so that they do not transmit the information as well. 36. A. would B. be used to C. used to D. used 37. A. function B. effect C. af
6、fect D. sign 38. A. lead in B. give in C. run into D. result in 39. A. hands B. feet C. heart D. organs 40. A. made B. took C. did D. remembered 41. A. energy B. protection C. vigor D. power 42. A. likely B. probable C. possible D. alike 43. A. attend B. contribute C. add D. devote 44. A. replaced B
7、. reborn C. recovered D. surrendered 45. A. a number B. the amount C. the number D. a great deal 46. A. The others B. the other C. Another D. Other 47. A. old B. left C. new D. other 48. A. to B. for C. of D. in 49. A. factor B. effect C. reason D. element 50. A. it B. them C. themselves D. that 51.
8、 A. become B. turn C. change D. get 52. A. loose B. high C. large D. fat 53. A. increase B. shrink C. lengthen D. decrease 54. A. pass away B. pass by C. pass off D. pass on 55. A. improvement B. procession C. approach D. process 答案： CBDDC BABAC DCCAC CABDD 单项选择 * To succeed in a difficult task ,_.
9、A Persistence is needed B Persistence is what you need C One needs to be persistent D A persistent nature is needed 答案： C Believe it or not,_ you have, Im always on your side. A what great difficulty B how great difficulty C no matter what great difficulty D however great difficulty 答案： C The cruel
10、parents _ because of _ they had done to the little girl. A got punishment; which B got punished; what C got punishing; that D got to be punished; why 答案： B _ I do not know what I _ without the suitcase you lent me. _ Glad to have been of some help to you. A would have done B would do C should have d
11、one D should do 答案： A Peter:“What made you so delighted at Christmas ” Mary: “_” A I received many more presents than others B Because my parents promised me a new car C My uncles coming back from abroad D As there was an unusual celebration 答案： C Mary would rather_ inside_ while I would rather she_
12、 to go shopping with her friends. A stay; reading; went B stay; reading; goes C stayed; to read; goes D stayed; reading; would 答案： A He advised farmers to choose the best seed-heads ,_ that had the best color . A不填 B ones C this D the ones 答案： D Great changes have taken place in that factory. It is
13、no longer _ it was 20 years ago,_ it was so poorly equipped. A what ,when B that ,which C what ,which D which ,that 答案： A When first _to the market ,these products enjoyed great success . A introducing B introduced C to introduce D being introduced 答案： C _ It is so late. Our son _ be back . _ Dont w
14、orry . I dare say he _ have some extra work to do. A can ; must B will ; might C should ; must D must ; may 答案： B _ Any suggestions _ Youd better _ the last sentence as it is rather misleading. A put out B leave out C point out D pick out 答案： D _ the mother sacrificed everything for her daughter. A
15、So great was her love that B Such great love she was C So great her love that D Such great was her love that 答案： A Many people in this country eat _ as they actually need every day. A twice as much meat B twice meat as much C as twice much meat D meat as much twice 答案： A With the help of the firefig
16、hters ,the workers managed to escape from burning mine , _. A hungry and frightened B hungrily and frightening C hungry and frightening D hungrily and frightened 答案： A According to a new study by a Britishs university , learning _ second language can lead to _ increase in your brain power. A a ; the
17、 B不填； the C a ； an D the ； an 答案： C 阅读理解 For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. Some may hide. But all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. Theyre called l
18、atchkey children. Theyre children who look after themselves while their parents work and their bad condition has become a subject of concern（关心）。 Lynette Long was once the principal（校长） of an elementary school. Said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of the kids had chains around
19、their necks with keys attached（附带）。 I was often telling them to put them inside their shirts. There were so many keys that it never came to my mind what they meant.” Slowly, she learned they were house keys. She and her husband began talking to the children who had them. They learned of the effect w
20、orking couples and single parents had on their children Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to reported being scared（害怕） .Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety. The most common way latchkey children d
21、eal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower stall, under a bed, in a closet. The second is TV. Theyll often play it high volume. Its hard to get statistics（统计数字） on latchkey children, the Longs learned. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone. 71. The main idea
22、about “latchkey” children is that they _. are growing in numbers are also found in middle-class neighborhoods watch too much TV during the day suffer problems from being left alone 72. Which sentence in the second paragraph is the topic sentence We had a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of
23、 kids had chains around their necks. I was often telling them to put them inside their shirts. She learned they were house keys. 73. The main feeling these children have when they are at home by themselves is _. A. tiredness B. freedom C. loneliness D. fear 74. The word “nightmare” in the third para
24、graph probably means_. A. night suit B. night habit C. terrible dream at night D. staying up at night 75. We may draw a conclusion that_. latchkey children enjoy having such a large amount of time alone latchkey children try to hide their feeling latchkey children often watch TV with their parents i
25、ts difficult to find out how many latchkey children there are 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 D The following table shows some results of a survey （调查） in which 800 Japanese school pupils were asked to give their impressions（印象） of their classroom teachers. The pupils impressions were
26、 found to differ depending on whether the teacher was new (with less than three years experience), middle-standing(ten to twenty years), or veteran（有经验的）（ twenty to thirty years） . The numbers in the table show the percentage of the pupils who answered “very satisfied” or “extremely satisfied” for e
27、ach question item （项目） Question Items New Middle-standing Veteran 1.Shows sense of humor in class 2.Explains clearly 3.Teaches in a relaxed（放松的） manner. 4. Writes neatly on the blackboard 5. Lets pupils ask questions in class 6. Makes checks in notebooks 7. Speaks loudly and clearly 8. Treats pupils
28、 equally 9. Cares about pupils opinions 10. Spends time with pupils between classes 42 33 30 9 18 22 45 43 47 25 56 58 46 43 30 30 85 58 43 10 70 68 65 56 47 43 54 42 17 6 67. The pupils evaluation（评价） can be said to rise at a steady rate（比率） as their teachers experience increases in Question Items_
29、. A. I and 4 B. 3 and 5 C. 6 and 8 D. 9 and 10 68. In contrast（对比） to the new teachers, the middle-standing and veteran teachers seem to have made a remarkable（显著的） improvement in their ability to _. A. be fair to any pupil B. evaluate pupils progress C. present materials clearly D. understand and p
30、lay with pupils 69. Pupils seem to regard the new and the middle-standing teachers as being more_. relaxed in class than the veterans interested in pupils ideas than the veterans neat in appearance than the veterans skilful at explaining than the veterans 70. Which of the following statements is tru
31、e according to the table In the new teachers classes, pupils seem to ask questions more freely. Pupils seem to be quite satisfied with the amount（量） of time their teachers spend with them between classes. The evaluation of the middle-standing teachers is lower than that of the veterans in seven item
32、s. Though veterans do not play games with pupils during breaks, their teaching is rated highly. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 D Two Englishmen were traveling in France when a policeman stopped their car and gave it a search. He found a bag of white powder, which looked suspicious（可疑的） . “Dro
33、gue ” asked the policeman who was sensitive to heroin（海洛因） . “Yes, dog”, the two replied, having the least idea of their misunderstanding of the French word; and in no time they found themselves in prison. Analysis（分析） of the powder disclosed that it was a chemical which gave off a smell, used to di
34、scourage dogs from using the sides of the car as a toilet . The two were set free, after promising to take a few French lessons before their next trip in France. 63. The powder found in the car looked very much like_. A heroin B gun-powder C medicine D fertilizer 64. The French word “drogue” means_.
35、 “dog”, which often used the sides of the car as a toilet “drunk”, a state caused by the effect of drinking “drug”, matter such as heroin and cocaine（可卡因） “medicine”, used to cure people of their illnesses 65. The reason why the two Englishmen misunderstood the word “drogue” was that _. the words “d
36、rogue” and “dog” are more or less alike in pronunciation “drogue” happened to be a word they had learned in their French lesson they knew no French at all, but were shy of showing this they didnt know this word, but had a habit of taking things for granted 66.The two Englishmen were free_. directly
37、after the analysis was carried out after they had given a satisfactory explanation of the powder after the police found out that they hadnt broken traffic rules on condition that they should do something to improve their French 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 D Although man has known about asb
38、estos for many hundreds of years, it was not until 160 years ago that it was mined for the first time on the North American continent. H. W. Johns, owner of a New York City Supply Shop for roofers, was responsible for （对 负责） the opening of that first mine. Mr. Johns was given a piece of asbestos whi
39、ch had been found in Italy. He experimented with the material and then showed its surprising powers to his customers. After putting a pair of asbestos gloves, which looked much like ordinary work gloves, he took red-hot coals from the fireplace and played with them in his hands. How astonished the c
40、ustomers were to discover that he was not burned at all. You can well imagine that he had increasing business in asbestos roofing materials. However, because it was very expensive to transport(carry) them from Italy to the United States, Mr. Johns sent out a young scientist to seek a source nearer h
41、ome. This young man found great vein（岩脉） in the province of Quebec in Canada. Ever since 1881, Quebec has led the world in the production of this unusual mineral, which is made up of magnesium, silicon, iron, and oxygen. When it is mined, the asbestos is heavy, just as you would expect a mineral to
42、be. When it is separated, a strange thing happens: the rock breaks down into fine, soapy fibers（滑腻的纤维）。 Scientists do not know why the rock can be separated easily into threads（线） ,but they have found thousands of uses for this fireproof material, often called the “cloth of stone”. 59. The title tha
43、t best expresses the main idea of the passage is _. A. Asbestos mined in Canada B. Fireproof matter C. A “wonder” mineral D. A new roofing material 60. Johns proved his ability （能力） as a salesman by_. going into the roofing business carrying asbestos from Italy sending a trained scientist showing th
44、e use of asbestos gloves 61. Which is the most important character of asbestos that the author wants to show us A. It is like thread B. It feels soapy C. It bums easily D. It is unusually heavy 62. The authors main purpose in writing this passage is to_. show the need for more scientists compare asb
45、estos with other minerals increase the sales of asbestos present facts about asbestos 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 D A couple of years ago, I received a $ 600 insurance dividend (保险股息 ).Sitting at the kitchen table, my wife and I discussed what we might do with the money. I realized now tha
46、t the refrigerator overheard our talk. The very next day it went wrong. The repairman told us we needed a new unit. Cost:$600. Not long after that, we got a refund（赔偿金） from the shop, enough to pay for a trip to Mexico. “Ive something to tell you,” I said to my wife in a low voice. “How about the li
47、ving-room ” she suggested. I remembered the color TV set was there. “No, not there. Lets go out.” I showed her the check as we stood on the driveway. We held each other excitedly and hardly noticed the rain. My car was parked within5 meters. I didnt think anything about it at the time. As I started
48、for the airport the next day, the car began making strange sounds. Changing the engine cost about $ 1, 000. Then I looked through our financial records. I discovered that during the last ten years we spent all our “found money” repairing a hot water heater, a television and a stove. I never mention money in front of our mechanical equipment. But if this article is published and I am paid for, the word processor（文字信息处理机） is going to go for sure. Itll know. 56. What went wrong first as the writers
