0708学年度高二英语阅读写作竞赛Word文档格式.docx

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一、单词拼写

根据下列句子中所给出的首字母或汉语提示,写出以下单词，并将答案填写在答题卷上相应的位置。

（共10小题；

每小题1分，满分10分）

1.Hethinks（收集）stampsisfunandveryinteresting.

2.Theyhavegiveneachotheradviceandsmanyhappymomentsoftheirexperiences.

3.Whentelephonebecamec,theyoftenphonedeachother.

4.HisinabilitytospeakEnglishputshimata（不利的条件）whenhe

attendsinternationalconferences.

5.Nowadaysmoreandmorepeoplehaveenoughmoneytoliveaclife.

6.I’mnotf__________withthecity,forthisismyfirstvisithere.

7.Onceyouareinthelab,youmustfollowyourteacher’s__________（指导）.

8.Asteenagers,youshouldn’tgetintotheh__________ofsleepingin.

9.Ifyouwanttosellyoursofa,whynotputan___________（广告）inthelocalpaper?

10.History,aswellasbiology,cantellustheo__________oflifeonearth.

二、语法填空（共10小题；

阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷上相应的位置。

MariaandPaulweremakingtheirfavoritedinner,macaroniandcheese.Thepotofwater

（11）（begin）toboilonthestovewhenShereachedforthesalt,withhereyeswereontherecipe.

“Ow!

”sheshrieked（尖叫）.Herhandhadhittheedgeofthepot.Shestartedtorunforthefirst-aidcream.“Wait!

”Paulshouted.“Usethis（12）.”Hereachedforaplantonthewindowsill.Hequicklytoreoffalittlepiece.HesqueezedthejuiceontoMaria’s（13）

finger.

Inafewseconds,thepainstopped.Therewasnoblister.Therewasonlyalittleredspot.The“magic”plantwasanaloe.Paulremembered（14）hisgrandmotherhadtoldhimaboutthisinstantcureforburns.Grandmotherhadtoldhimabout（15）plantsfromMexico,too.Therewereplantstouseforsoresandbitesandcoughsandfevers.Growingcertainplantscouldbelikehavingaspecialmedicinechest!

By（16）1750s,theNativeAmericans’wayoflifehadbeenchangedbyEuropeans.Somethings（17）werebroughttoAmerica,suchasdeadlydiseases,werenotgood.OtherchangeshelpedimprovelifefortheNativeAmericans.

TheNativeAmericansstartedtouseironkettlesandsteelknives,ratherthanusetoolsofstonesandbones.Theyhadbeforeusedonlydogs（18）workanimals.Nowtheyhadhorses.Theylearnedtoraisehorsesaswellaschickensandsheep.Fromsheep’swool,sometribeswovebeautifulrugswithspecialdesigns.

TheNativeAmericansbegantoneedtheirnewneighbours.Theywantedtotradefurstogetbettertools.Mostofthemstopped（19）theirownpotteryandtools.Theseartswerenolongerpassedonfromparentsto（20）.Soontheyoungworkershadforgottentheoldways.

ManyNativeAmericansdidnotwantthesettlersmovingfatherintotheirlands.Buttheyhadlearnedtowantthesettlers’supplies.

三、阅读理解：

（共12小题；

每小题2分，满分24分）

阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

AgriculturalscientistsintheUnitedStateshaveputacopyofahumangeneintopigs,sheepandrabbits.Theyreportthatthegeneseemstobeworkinginsomeoftheanimals.Thegenethatthescientistsareusingcontrolstheproductionofhumangrowthhormone（荷尔蒙），achemicalnecessaryforgrowth.

Theyareusingthehumangenebecauseithasbeenmorecloselystudiedthananyothergrowthgene.Thescientistshopetheirworkwillsomedayresultinfoodanimalsthatgrowfasterandlargerorproducemoremilkoreggs.TheresearchisbeingdonebyscientistsattheUniversityofPennsylvania,theUniversityofWashingtonandtheUnitedStatesDepartmentofagriculture.Thescientistsputcopiesofhumangrowthhormoneintothefertilizedeggsofthefemaleanimals.Whenbabyanimalswerebornfromtheeggs,thescientistslookedforevidencethatthehumangenehadbecomepartoftheanimal’sgeneticmaterial.Theyexaminedalmost200babypigsandfoundthegenein20ofthem.Theyfounditin28ofmorethan200rabbits,butitwasinonlyoneof73babysheep.Thescientistssaidtheyfoundthehumangrowthchemicalproducedbythegeneinsomeoftheanimals.

Itistoosoontoknowiftheanimalswillpassthetransplantedhumangrowthgenetotheiryoung,provingthatthegenehasbecomepermanent（永久的）partoftheirgeneticmaterial.Similarresearchwithmicetwoyearsagoproducedanewkindofmousethatistwotimeslargerthannormal.Thescientistshopethesamethingwillhappenwithfarmanimals.Theysaytheirresearchwillpermitothergenetransplantsthatcangiveanimalsdefenseagainstdiseases,orletthemliveinveryhotorverycoldplaces.Americanfarmersalreadyusechemicalhormonestoincreasethesizeofcattleandtheamountofmilktheyproduce.Buttheyhavetoputthehormonesintothecows.Ifthegenetransplantsarefullysuccessful,thecow’sbodywillproducegrowthhormone.

21.Wheredidthescientistsputcopiesofhumangrowthhormoneinto?

A.Allkindsofanimals.

B.Pigs,sheepanddogs.

C.Bothmaleandfemaleanimals.

D.Thefertilizedeggsofthepigs,sheepandrabbits.

22.Whatdidthescientistsexpectfromtheirresearch?

A.Thegrowthgenewillmakethenewfarmanimalslookliketheirparentsandtheanimalswillproducemoremeat.

B.Thegrowthgenebecomespermanentinfarmanimalsandthenewgenerationislargerthannormal.

C.Thegrowthgenewillmakefarmanimalstwicelargerthannormal.

D.Thegrowthgenewillbecomepermanentpartoftheirgeneticmaterial.

23.Whatwilltheirresearchdointheireyes?

A.Helpanimalspreventfromalldiseases.

B.Helptomaketheanimalsproducemoremilk.

C.Helpanimalspreventfromdiseases,orliveintougherplaces.

D.Permitothergenetransplantsthatcanlettheanimalslivelonger.

B

“Ithurtsmemorethanyou”,and“Thisisforyourowngood”—thesearethestatementsmymotherusedtomakeyearsagowhenIhadtolearnLatin,cleanmyroom,stayhomeanddohomework.

Thatwasbeforeweenteredthepermissiveperiodineducationinwhichwedecideditwasallrightnottopushourchildrentoachievetheirbestinschool.Theschoolsandtheeducatorsmadeiteasyforus.Theytaughtthatitwasallrighttobeparentswhotakealet-alonepolicy.Westoppedmakingourchildrendohomework.Wegavethemcalculators,turnedonthetelevision,lefttheteachingtotheteachersandwentonvacation.

Nowteachers,facedwithchildrenwhohavebeendevelopingattheirownpaceforthepast15years,arerealizingwe’vemadeaterriblemistake.OnesuchteacherisSharonKlompuswhosaysofherstudents—“sopassive”—andwonderswhathashappened.Nothingisdemandedofthem,shebelieves.Television,saysKlompus,contributestochildren’spassivity.“We’retalkingaboutagenerationofkidswho’veneverbeenhurtorhungry.Theyhavelearnedsomebodywillalwaysdoitforthem,insteadofsaying‘goandlookitup’,youtellthemtheanswer.Ittakesgreaterenergytosaynotoakid.”

Yes,itdoes.Ittakesenergyandittakeswork.It’stimeforparentstoendtheirvacationandcomebacktowork.It’stimetotakethecaraway,toturntheTVoff,totellthemithurtsyoumorethanthembutit’sfortheirowngood.It’stimetostarttellingthemtheyneeddiscipline（管束）again.

24.Whyarechildrenbecomingmoreinactiveinstudy?

.

A.Parentsdon’tcareaboutchildren’slearning.B.Theyhavedonetoomuchhomework.

C.Theyhavetobeartoomanyduties.D.Teachersaretoostrictwiththem.

25.Welearnfromthepassagethattheauthor’smotherusedtolayemphasison________.

A.roomcleaningB.discipline

C.naturaldevelopmentD.let-alonepolicy

26.By“permissiveperiodineducation”（L.1,Para.2）theauthormeansatimewhen__________.

A.childrenareallowedtodowhattheywishto

B.everythingcanbetaughtatschool

C.everychildcanbeawayfromparents

D.whenchildrenarepermittedtoreceiveeducation

27.Whichisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Parentsshouldleavetheirchildrenalone.

B.Kidsshouldhavemoreactivitiesatschool.

C.It’stimetobemorestrictwithourkids.

D.Parentsshouldsetagoodexampleforkids.

C

Whenyousavemoneyinabankaccount,aninterest-bearingcheckingaccountoracertificate（证书）ofdeposit（储蓄）-CD,you’relendingthatbankyourmoney.Thebankusesthatmoney-infact,borrowingmoneyfromyouandpayingyouinterestfortherighttouseyourmoneytolendtosomeoneelse.

Ofcourse,thebankthenchargesthatborroweranevenhigherinterestratetomorethantheinterestit’spayingthelender.Interestiscomputedasapercentageoftheamountoftheloan（贷款）.

Hereareexamplestocomputeinterest.

Youmayseea$10,000CDwitha5-percentannualinterestrate,whichisyearly，butrightnexttoitistheannualpercentageyield（收益）numberandit’shigher.

Thedifferencebetweenrateandyieldisdeterminedbyhowfrequentlyinterestispaid,andhowitispaid.

IfyouhaveaCDwitha5-percentnominal（名义上的）rate,theninterestiscalculatedbymultiplying5percentbytheamountinvestedandbythepartofyearthemoneyisinvested.

Let’ssayinterestpaysannually.A$10,000investmentwillearn$500ininterest.（$10,000×

percent×

1year）Whenaninvestment（投资）paysinterestannually,itsrateanditsyieldarethesame.

Ifthe5percentCDpaidinterestsemiannually,thesix-monthinterestpaymentwouldbe$250（$10,000×

5percent×

0.5years）.The$250paymentstartsearninginterestandearns$6.25ininterestduringthenextsixmonths（$250×

0.5years）.

ThefirstCDearned$500ininterestafterayearandthesecondCDearned$506.25intheinterest.TherateandyieldonthefirstCDis5percent.TherateonthesecondCDis5percent,butits