高二英语上学期期中试题Word文档下载推荐.docx

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llspend4daystouringGreekcitiesyou'

vealwaysheardabout.InKatakolon,youwillhavetheonlyunguidedtourtonearbyOlympiaonthewholejourney.Th

enwithalocalguideyouwillvisittheGreekislandsofSantorini,whichisoftenrelatedtothestoryofthelostcityofAtlantis,andMykonos,awonderfulislandwithbeautifulbeaches.

YourjourneyendsinVerona,homeofthelovestoryRomeoandJuliet,withafun-filledfarewelldinner-aperfectendingtoapleasantjourney.

12Day,25Meals:

10Breakfasts,6Lunches,9Dinner

s

Day1OvernightflighttoItaly

Day2-3ReginaPalace,stresa,Italy

Day4-10CostaVictoria（Costacruises）

Day11HotelLeopardi,Verona,Italy

Day12Leaveforhome

PleaseNote:

Leavingdate

Priceforoneperson

April7

$2,099

June2

$2,199

October6

November3

$1,999

1.Howisthejourneyplanned?

A.ItstartsandendsinGreece.

B.ItstartsandendsinItaly.

C.ItstartsinItalyandendsinGreece.

D.ItstartsinGreeceandendsinItaly.

2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetravelplan?

A.Thepricemaygetlowerthanthoseintheplan.

B.Thepriceisthehighestinsummer.

C.Thepricesincludethreemealsaday.

D.Thepricesincludeentertainmentservice.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“theCostaVictoria”mostprobablyreferto?

A.Acomfortableship.B.Abeautifulresort.

C.Afamoushotel.D.Along-distancebus.

4.Touristswilltravelontheirownin______.

A.StresaB.VeronaC.MykonosD.Olympia

B

Weoftenthinkoffuture.Weoftenwonderwhattheworldwouldbelikeinahundredyears’time.

Thinkofspace,perhapsapermanent（永久的）stationonthemoonwillhavebeensetup.Perhapspeoplewillbeabletovisitthemoonastourists.Cheaprocketsforspacetravelwillhavebeendeveloped,permittinglongjourneysthroughoutthesolarsystem（太阳系）.Whenthattimecomes,peoplewillbetakingholidaysinspaceandvisitingotherplanets.Greatprogresswillhavebeenmadeinmedicine,too.Perhapsacurewillhavebeendiscoveredforthemostterribleofalldiseases—cancer.Pollutionisaproblemwemustsolve.Inhundred’syears’timeitwillhavebeencontrolled.

Alltheworldwillhavebeendeveloped—evenAntarctica.TherewillbelargecitiesinAntarctica.Wealreadyhavesupersonic（超音速的）flight,butinahundredyears’timewewillhavesupersoniclandtravelaswell.

Wewillhaveusedupmostofearth’slandtobuildourcities,sofloatingcitieswillhavebeenbuilt.TheJapanesealreadyhaveplansforcitiesofthiskind.Andtherewillbecitiesunderthesea.Thefirstofthesewillhavebeencompleted.

5.Wewillhavedeveloped______inahundredyears’time,permittinglongjourneysalloverthesolarsystem.

A.cheaprocketsforspacetravelB.aplaneC.aspaceshipD.asatellite

6.Manwillalsohavesupersoniclandtravel______.

A.inayearB.abouthalfacenturylaterC.intheyear2050D.aboutacenturylater

7.Thelastparagraphmainlytalksabout______.

A.we’llmakegooduseofspaceontheearthB.citiesunderthesea

C.JapanwillfirstbuildfloatingcitiesD.earth’slandisindanger

8.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______.

A.TravelintheFutureB.FutureLifeC.WheretoLiveintheFutureD.SpaceTravel

C

Mysonwasasecond-grader.Hewenttoschoolbybuseveryday.Hewasthefi

rststudentoninthemorning,aswewerefarthestfromschool,andthelaststudentoffintheevening.Iwasateachermyselfanditwasacomforttorealizetheschoolstaff（职员）wereallworkingashardasIwastoprovideasafelearningenvironment.

OnedayIcamehomefromworkandwaitedformysontogethomeforalongtime.ThenIcalledtheschool.“Perhapshe’sjustabitlate,”saidthesecretary.“Iwillcallthedrivertoseeifthosechildrenarehome.”Afewminuteslater,Iansweredthephonetohearthattheotherstudentswerehome.ThenIcalledhisfriends’parents,toseeifperhapshehadgotoffattheirstoptoplay.Theanswerswereall“No.”

Bythattime,itwasdarkandIwasscared.Myhomewasinthemountainareas,anditwassaidthatawolfhadcomeupsomewhere.Myhusbandwasn’tathome,soIforcedmyselftocalmdownanddecidedtogooutto

lookforhim.Iwasabouttogooutwhenthetelephonerang;

itwasfromthedriver.“He’sokay,”Iheard.“Hewasasleepontheseatsintheback,underacoupleofjackets.Sinceit’sdark,canhespendthenightwithmyfamily?

”

Iwas

relievedandagreed.Sincemysonhadagreatadventure,theschoolstartedgivingacopyofthelisttothedriver,sohecouldcheckoffthechildren’snameswhentheygotoffthebus.Ithinkhighlyoftheschoolfortakingthecautionary（警戒的）stepahead;

itisasignoftheirconcernforstudents,parents,andstaff.

9.FromParagraph1welearnthat________.

A.theauthor’ssonwenthomebybuseveryafter-noon

B.theauthor’ssoncametoschoolearlierthanotherstudents

C.theauthor’shomewasfartherthanthatofanyotherstudent

D.theauthorwasateacherinherson’sprimaryschool

10.Atfirstthesecretarythought________.

A.theauthor’ssonwasstillatschoolB.theauthor’ssonwasathisfriend’shome

C.theschoolbuswouldarriveinawhileD.theremightbesomethingwrongwiththeschoolbus

11.Theauthor’ssonprobablyspentthenight_________.

A.inthebusB.athisownhome

C.atthedriver’shomeD.inthesecretary’soffice

12.Theauthorwrotethetextto________.

A.praisetheschoolforitsquickactionC.complainaboutthesecretaryoftheschool

B.thankthebusdriverforhiskindnessD.showherconcernforkidssafety

D

InaspecialcenterinFlorida,acapuchinmonkey（卷尾猴）isborn.ItisnamedWinston,anditwillbetrainedtobeaHelpingHandsmonkey.HelpingHandsisaprogramthattrainsmonkeystobehelpersforquadriplegics（四肢瘫痪者）.

Winston'

spreparationbeginssoonafteritsbirthwhenitisplacedwithafoster（代养的）family.ThefosterfamilyspendsalotoftimehuggingWinston.Thisclosehumancontact（接触）isimportanttohelpitdevelopastrongattachmenttopeople.

Winstonalreadyhasalotofcharacteristicsthatwillbeusefultoquadriplegics.Likehumans,Winstonhashandsanditcanpickupsomethingassmallasapieceofthread.Ithasatailthatitcanusetocarryobjects,holdontothings,andkeepitsbalance.Monkeyssu

chasWinstonarealsointelligentandtheylearnthesamewayhumanbabiesdo.BeingrearedinahumanenvironmentwillmakeWinstonabetterpupilwhenitsrealtrainingbegins.

WhenWinstonisfouryearsold,thefosterfamilymustreturnittothetrainingcenter.Atthecenter,WinstonhasapatienttrainernamedLisa.FirstsheteachesWinstontofetch.Shealwaysusesthesamecombinationofwordswhenshewantsittoperformaparticulartask.Eachtimeitobeyshercommand,Lisagivesitagrape.Winstonlearnsthatitwillgetarewardifitexhibitsthecorrectresponse.

AftersixmonthsWinstoncanputavideotapeintotheVCR.Itcangototherefrigerator,getitsowneradrink,andpickupanythingthatisdropped.Itisreadytoworkinthehomeofaquadriplegic.

13.Winstonliveswithafosterfamilyto___________.

A.getaccustomedtotheconditionsitwillliveinlater

B.getpreparedforthebabiesitwillplaywith

C.learnaboutquadriplegics'

requirements

D.learnfromhumanintelligence

14.Theunderlinedword“reared”inParagraph3canbestbereplacedby“___________”.

A.raisedB.trainedC.created

D.protected

15.Winston'

sfosterfamilyreturnsittothetrainingcenterbecause________.

A.theyavoidbecomingtooattachedtoit

B.theycannotmanageitwhenitisbigger

C.itisgoingtolearnhowtohelpsomeone

D.itdidn'

tgrowanddevelopasitshouldhave

16.Att

hetrainingcenter,Winston_________.

A.helpsapatientsuccessfullyB.alwaysmakesaquickresponse

C.oftenfailstounderstandLisa'

swordsD.receivestheresponse-and-rewardtraining

E

Asanexperiencedphoto-journalistinNashville,Tennessee,IwashiredbyUSATodaynewspapertophotographaspinalbifidacorrectivesurgical（脊柱畸形矫正手术）procedure.Itwastobeperformedonatwenty-oneweekoldfetus（胎儿）inuterus（子宫）atVanderbiltUniversityMedicalCenter.Atthattime,in1999,twenty-oneweeksinuteruswastheearliestthatthesurgicalteamwouldconsiderforoperation.Theworstpossibleoutcomewouldbethatthesurgerywouldcauseprematuredelivery（早产）,andnochildbornearlierthantwenty-threeweekshadsurvived.

Thetensioncouldbefeltintheoperatingroomastheoperationbegan.AtypicalC-sectionincision（切口）wasmadetoaccesstheuterus,whichwasthenliftedoutandlaidatthejunctionofthemother’slegs.Theentiresurgicalprocedureonthechildwascompletedinonehourandthirteenminutes.Whenitwasover,thesurgicalteambreathedasighofrelief,asdidI.

AsadoctoraskedmewhetherIhadtakensomeclearphotosoftheoperation,outofthecornerofmyeyeIsawtheuterusshake,butnoone’shandswerenearit.Itwasshakingfrom