1、重庆第三十七中学校 2009-2010学年度高二下学期期中考试（英语） 其他 第二节：选词填空（共 5小题，每小题 1分，满分 5分） 按括号内容提示选择恰当的词及形式填入下列句子空白处。 86. The insurance companys policy _(保证 )us against all loss. 87. Mary has no sense of _（隐私） that she often enters my room without permission. 88. In summer, Chongqings temperature is _（相对的） higher than tha
2、t of the other seasons. 89. We should_ （出发） early enough to avoid heavy traffic tomorrow. 90. Working alone to finish the task is more _（要求高的） than handling it with the hands of many. 答案： 86. guarantees 87. privacy 88. relatively 89. set out 90. demanding 单项选择 * _exceptions, the rule may stand. A Al
3、low for B Allowing for C To allow D To allow for 答案： B . Its a miracle that Mike _the final exam last week. A might have passed B should have passed C would have passed D could have passed 答案： B -Bob, dont be so _. Sam doesnt meant to hurt you. -Oh, really A excited B tolerant C sensible D sensitive
4、 答案： D . Great _have been made in the field of computer science in the past decades. A progress B breakthroughs C mistakes D assessments 答案： B If it _tomorrow, Id go downtown with my brother. A isnt raining B doesnt rain C werent raining D has rained 答案： C I must make full use of the time _left to m
5、e and do as much as I can for the people. A there being B there is C there are D there to be 答案： B With a final conclusion _, the meeting ended at 4:30 p.m. last Monday. A to draw B to be drawn C drawn D drawing 答案： C Take care! Dont drop the ink on your shirt, for it _ easily. A wont wash out B won
6、t be washed out C isnt washed out D isnt washing out 答案： A Legend has _ Sun Wu was buried here. A what B that C it D one 答案： C Jack recommended me a few foreign movies, but _ was to my taste. A nothing B neither C some D none 答案： D -Where is my reference book It was here a moment ago. -Someone _ it
7、by mistake. A should have taken B must take C might take D must have taken 答案： D -As we all know, reading gives our minds only materials of knowledge. -Yes. Its thinking that makes _ we read ours. A that B what C which D it 答案： B -Why was our foreign teacher unhappy yesterday -News about the tsunami
8、 striking her country _ an attack of homesickness A set off B set out C set about D set up 答案： A Since you are here, you _ as well stay here for long. A can B may C must D should 答案： B Not until the third day after the terrible earthquake _ a phone call from his mother. A he received B did he receiv
9、e C didnt he receive D had he received 答案： B 完型填空 第二节：完形填空（共 20小题，每小题 1.5分，满分 30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Man-made Causes Man-made causes probably do the most damage. There are many man-made causes. 21 is one of the biggest man-made problems. Pollution 22 in ma
10、ny shapes and sizes. Burning fossil fuels is one thing that causes pollution. Fossil(化石 ) fuels(燃料 )are fuels made of organic matter such as coal, or oil. when fossil fuels are burned they 23 a green house gas called CO2. Also mining coal and oil allows methane to escape. How does it escape Methane(
11、甲烷 )is 24 in the ground. 25 coal or oil is mined you have to dig up the earth a little. When you dig up the fossil fuels you dig up the methane as well. Another major man-made 26 of Global Warming is population. More people 27 more food, and more methods of transportation, right That means more meth
12、ane because 28 will be more burning of fossil fuels, - 29 more agriculture. Now youre probably thinking, “Wait a minute, you said agriculture is going to be damaged by Global Warming, but 30 youre saying agriculture is going to help cause Global Warming ” Well, have you 31 been in a barn filled with
13、 animals and you smell something 32 You re 33 methane. Another source of methane is manure. Because more food is needed we have to raise food. Animals like cows are a source of food which means more manure and methane. Another problem 34 the increasing population is 35 . More people means more cars,
14、 and more cares means more pollution. Also, many people have more than one car. Since CO2 contributes to global warming, the increase in population makes the problem worse because we breathe out CO2. 36 , the trees that change our CO2 to oxygen are being demolished because were using the land that w
15、e cut the trees down from as property 37 our homes and buildings. We are not replacing the trees(an important part of our ecosystem), so we are 38 taking 39 of our natural resources and giving nothing back in 40 . 21 A Pollution B Damage C Fossil D Transportation 22 A goes B comes C takes D moves 23
16、 A give off B look out C burn away D take in 24 A originally B mostly C naturally D usually 25 A Because B When C While D But 26 A reason B excuse C cause D problem 27 A eats B takes C produces D means 28 A it B there C that D they 29 A and B or C though D but 30 A then B there C before D now 31 A e
17、ver B yet C still D even 32 A Pleasant B terrible C sweet D nice 33 A feeling B using C looking D smelling 34 A of B as C with D for 35 A pollution B population C warming D transportation 36 A Also B However C Therefore D Thus 37 A as B for C like D to 38 A quickly B constantly C surely D usually 39
18、 A use B part C hold D advantage 40 A return B turn C general D total 答案： 3640 A B A C B 4145 C D B A D 4650 A B D C D 5155 AB B D A 阅读理解 The economy of the United States after 1952 was the economy of a well-fed, almost fully employed people. Despite occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwa
19、r depression and lived in a state of boom. An economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950s, may be typical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national output was value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The
20、production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediately following World War 2. The countrys business spent about 30billion dollars for new factories and machinery. National income available for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had be
21、en in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dollars a day or about twenty-five million dollars every hour, all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than two million wanted jobs but could not find them. Only agriculture compl
22、ained that it was not sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous echo of the mid 1920s. As farmers share of their products declined, marketing costs rose. But there were, among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority. Those few seemed to
23、 fear that the boom could not last and would eventually lead to the opposite-depression. 72. What is the best title of the passage A) The Agricultural Trends of 1950s B) The Unemployment Rate of 1950s C) U.S. Economy in the 50s D) The Federal Budget of 1952 73. In Line 4, the word “boom” could best
24、be replaced by_. A) nearby explosion B) thunderous noise C) general public support D) rapid economic growth 74. Which of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the 1950s A) Economists B) Framers C) Politicians D) Steelworkers 75. The passage states that income available for
25、spending in the U.S. was greater in 1955 than in 1950. How much was it A) 60 B) 50 C) 33 D) 90 答案： 72-75 CDBC The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat.
26、 Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characterist
27、ic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additives, caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it be
28、comes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated c
29、ow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures,
30、 the practices continue. 68. What is the best possible title of the passage A) Drug and Food B) Cancer and Health C) Food and Health D) Health and Drug 69. Which of the following statements is NOT ture A) Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons B) Some of the additives in our food are
31、added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals C) Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years. D) Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world. D) The scientists have preserved the color of meats, but not of vegetables. 70. Wh
32、at are nitrates used for A) They preserve flavor in packaged foods. B) They preserve the color of meats. C) They are the objects of research. D) They cause the animals to become fatter. 71. The underlined word “carcinogenic” most nearly means _. A) trouble-making B) color-retaining C) money-making D
33、) cancer-causing 答案： 68-71 CAB D Baekeland and Hartmann report that the “short sleepers” had been more or less average in their sleep needs until the men were in their teens. But at about age 15 or so, the men voluntarily began cutting down their nightly sleep time because of pressures from school,
34、work, and other activities. These men tended to view their nightly periods of unconsciousness as bothersome interruptions in their daily routines. In general, these “short sleeps” appeared ambitious, active, energetic, cheerful, conformist(不动摇 ) in their opinions, and very sure about their career ch
35、oices. They often held several jobs at once, or workers full-or part-time while going to school. And many of them had a strong urge to appear “normal” or “acceptable” to their friends and associates. When asked to recall their dreams, the “short sleepers” did poorly. More than this, they seemed to p
36、refer not remembering. In similar fashion, their usual way of dealing with psychological problems was to deny that the problem existed, and then to keep busy in the hope that the trouble would go away. The sleep patterns of the “short sleepers” were similar to, but less extreme than, sleep patterns
37、shown by many mental patients categorized as manic(疯人 ). The “long sleepers” were quite different indeed. Baekeland and Hartmann report that these young men had been lengthy sleeps since childhood. They seemed to enjoy their sleep, protected it, and were quite concerned when they were occasionally d
38、eprived of their desired 9 hours of nightly bed rest. They tended to recall their dreams much better than did the “short sleepers.” Many of the “long sleepers” were shy, anxious, introverted (内向 ), inhibited (压抑 ), passive, mildly depressed, and unsure of themselves (particularly in social situation
39、s). Several openly state that sleep was an escape from their daily problems. 64. According to the report,_. A) many short sleepers need less sleep by nature B) many short sleepers are obliged to reduce their nightly sleep time because they are busy with their work C) long sleepers sleep a longer per
40、iod of time during the day D) many long sleepers preserve their sleeping habit formed during their childhood 65. Many “short sleepers” are likely to hold the view that _. A) sleep is a withdrawal from the reality B) sleep interferes with their sound judgement C) sleep is the least expensive item on
41、their routine program D) sleep is the best way to deal with psychological troubles 66. When sometimes they cannot enjoy adequate sleep, the long sleepers might _. A) appear disturbed B) become energetic C) feel dissatisfied D) be extremely depressed 67. Which of the following is Not included in the
42、passage A) If one sleeps inadequately, his performance suffers and his memory is weakened B) The sleep patterns of short sleepers are exactly the same as those shown by many mental patients C) Long and short sleepers differ in their attitudes towards sleep D) Short sleepers would be better off with
43、more rest 答案： 64-67 DCAB Until the 1980s, the American homeless population comprised mainly older males. Today, homelessness strikes much younger part of society. In fact, a 25-city survey by the U. S. Conference of Mayors in 1987 found that families with children make up the fastest growing part of
44、 the homeless population. Many homeless children gather in inner cities; this transient(变化无常的 ) and frequently frightened student population creates additional problems both legal and educational for a lready overburdened urban school administrators and teachers. Estimates of the number of homeless
45、Americans range from 350,000 to three million. Likewise, estimates of the number of homeless school children vary radically. A U.S. Department of Education report, based on state estimates, states that there are 220,000 homeless school-age children, about a third of whom do not attend school on a re
46、gular basis, But the National Coalition for the Homeless estimates that there are at least two times as many homeless children, and that less than half of them attend school regularly. One part of the homeless population that is particularly difficult to count consists of the “throwaway” youths who
47、have been cast of their homes. The Elementary School Center in New York City estimates that there are 1.5 million of them, many of whom are not counted as children because they do not stay in family shelters and tend to live by themselves on the streets. Federal law, the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless
48、 Assistance Act of 1987, includes a section that addresses the educational needs of homeless children. The educational provisions of the McKinney Act are based on the belief that all homeless children have the right to a free, appropriate education. 60. It is implied in the first paragraph that _. A) the writer himself is homeless, even in his eighties B) many older homeless residents are going on strike in 25 cities C) there is a serious shortage of academic facilities D) ho
