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高二英语：

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Saturday,October7th,wasamarathonofsadtasksforAnnaPolitkovskaya.Twoweeksearlier,herfather,aretiredofficialinthedepartmentofforeignaffairs,haddiedofaheartattackasheemergedfromtheMoscowMetrowhileonhiswaytovisitPolitkovskaya’smother,RaisaMazepa,inthehospital.Shehadjustbeendiagnosed（诊断）withcancerandwastooweakeventoattendherhusband’sfuneral.“Yourfatherwillforgiveme,becauseheknowsthatIhavealwayslovedhim,”shetoldAnnaandhersister,ElenaKudimova,thedayhewasburied.Aweeklater,shehadanoperationandsincethenAnnaandElenahadbeentakingturnshelpingherdealwithhergrief.

Politkovskayawassupposedtospendthedayatthehospital,buthertwenty-six-year-olddaughter,whowaspregnant,hadjustmovedintoPolitkovskaya’sapartment,onLesnayaStreet,whileherownplacewasbeingpreparedforthebaby.“Annahadsomuchonhermind,”ElenaKudimovatoldmewhenwemetinLondon,beforeChristmas.“Andshewastryingtofinishherarticle.”PolitkovskayawasaspecialreporterforthesmallnewspaperNovayaGazeta,and,likemostofherwork,thepiecefocusedontheterrorthatcanbeseenalloverthesouthernrepublicofChechnya.Thistime,shehadbeentryingto

reportrepeatedcruelactsdonebypeoplefaithfultothePrimeMinister,RamzanKadyrov,whoareinfavourofRussia.Inthepastsevenyears,Politkovskayahadwrittendozensofaccountsoflifeduringwartime;manyhadbeencollectedinherbook“ASma

llCornerofHell:

reportsfromChechnya.”Politkovskayawasfarmorelikelytospendtimeinahospitalthanonabattlefield,andherwritingborefrequentwitnesstorob

bery,andtheuncontrolledcrueltyoflifeinaplacethatfewotherRussians—andalmostnootherreporters—caredtothinkabout.

41.Politkovskaya’sfatherdiedof______.

A.tirednessB.aheartdiseaseC.anattackD.anaccident

42.FromthetextweknowthatRaisaMazepa______.

A.didn’tloveherhusband

B.didn’tattendherhusband’sfuneral

C.washavinganoperationthedayherhusbandwasburied

D.wastoosadtoattendherhusband’sfuneral

43.Theunderlinedword“emerged”mostlikelymeans______.

A.cameoutB.wentintoC.disappearedD.leftfor

44.HowmanyfamilymembersofAnnaarementionedinthepassage?

A.Three.B.FourC.FiveD.Six

45.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribePolitkovskaya’scharacter?

A.

CuriousB.easy-goingC.carelessD.responsible

B

Mostmornings,thelinebeginstoformatdawn:

scoresofsilentwomenwithbabiesontheirbacks,bucketsbalancedontheirheads,andineachhandabright-blueplasticjug.Ongooddays,theywillwaitlessthananhourbeforeawaterta

nkergoesacrossthedirtpaththatservesasaroadinKesumPurbahari,aslumonthesouthernedgeofNewDelhi.Onbaddays,whenthereisnoelectricityforthepumps,thetankersdon’tcomeatall.“Thatwaterkillspeople,”ayoungmothernamedShobasaidonerecentSaturdaymorning,pointingtoarowofpailsfilledwiththick,caramel（焦糖）-coloredliquid.“Whoeverdrinksitwilldie.”Thewaterwasfromapipesharedbythousandsofpeopleinthepoorneibourhood.Womenoftenuseittowashclothesandbathetheirchildren,butnobodyisdesperateenoughtodrinkit.

Thereisnostandardforhowmuchwaterapersonneedseachday,butexpertsusuallyputtheminimumatfiftylitres.ThegovernmentofIndiapromises（butrarelyprovides）forty.Mostpeopledrinktwoorthreelitres—lessthanittakestowashatoilet.Therestistypicallyusedforcookingandbathing.Americansconsumebetweenfourhundredandsixhundredlitresofwatereachday,morethananyotherpeopleonearth.MostEuropeansuselessthanhalfthat.ThewomenofKesumPurbaharieachhopedtodragawayahundredlitresthatday—twoorthreebuckets’worth.Shobahasahusbandandfivechildren,andthatmuchwaterdoesn’tgofarinafamilyofseven,particularlywhenthetemperaturereachesahundredandtendegreesbeforenoon.Sheoftenmakesupthedifferencewithbottledwater,whichcostsmorethanwaterdeliveredanyotherway.Sometimesshejustbuysmilk;it’scheaper.Likethepoorestpeopleeverywhere,thepeopleofNewDelhi’sslumsspendafargreaterpercentageoftheirincomesonwaterthananyoneluckyenoughtoliveinahouseconnectedtoasystemofpipes.

46.Theunderlinedword“slum”mostlikelymeans______.

A.avillage

B.asmalltown

C.anareaofatownwithbadly-built,over-crowdedbuildings

D.thepartofatownthatlackswaterbadly

47.Sometimesthewatertankerdoesn’tcomebecause______.

A.theweatherisbad

B.thereisnoelectricity

C.thereisnowater

D.peopledon’twantthedirtywater

48.Apersonneedsatleast________litresofwateraday.

A.ahundredB.fourhundredC.fortyD.fifty

49.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

A.ahundredlitresofwateradayisenoughforShoba’sfamily

B.Americansusesthelargestamountofwatereachday

C.inKesumPurbaharimilkischeaperthanbottledwater

D.Shobahasafamilyofsevenpeople

50.Thepassagemainlytellsus______.

A.howwomeninKesumPurbaharigetstheirwater

B.howmuchwateradayapersondeeds

C.thatIndialackswaterbadly

D.howIndiagovernmentmanagestosolvetheproblemofwater

C

OnedaylastSeptember,asBritneySpearswasabouttoboardaflighttoLosAngelesfromLondon,abluebottlefelloutofherpurse.Shequicklyputitbackin,butnotbeforethecamerarecordedtheevent.NeitherSpearsnorherspokesmanwaswillingtocommentonthecontentsofthebottle,butthenextmorningLondon’sDailyExpresspublishedapageofpicturesundertheheadline“EXCLUSIVE:

POPPRINCESSSPOTTEDATAIRPORTWITHPO

TOFSLIMMINGTABLETS.”SpearswasapparentlycarryingZantrex-3,oneofthemostpopularweight-losspillsnowsoldintheUnitedStates.Thepill,whichissoldataboutfiftydollarsforamonth’ssupply,containsahugeamountofcaffeine,somegreentea,andthreecommonSouthAmericanherbsthatalsoactasstimulants（兴奋剂）.IthittheU.S.marketlastMarchandhashadasuccessthatwouldbehardtooverstate.Millionsofbottleshavebeensold,andduringtheChristmasseasonitwasdisplayedinthewindowsofthenation’slargestchainofvitaminshops,G.N.C.（Itissohighlysoughtafterthatmanyofthestoreskeepitinlockedcounters.）Zantrex-3isalsosoldatCVS,RiteAid,Wal-Mart,andotherchains,andoverthetelephoneandontheInternet.Ifyoutype“Zantrex”intoGoogle,morethanahundredthousandpiecesofinformationaboutitwillappear.Atanymoment,therearescoresofpeoplesellitoneBay.

PerhapsthemostinterestingthingaboutthesuccessstoryofZantrex-3,however,isthatitisfarfromunique.Therearehundredsofsimilarproductsonthemarkettoday,andtheyareboughtbymillionsofAmericans.AndthoughZantre

x’sproducermakessomeexcitingstatements（“themostadvancedweightcontrolcompound（化合物）period”）,sodo

thepeoplewhosellStacker2andAnorexalongwiththosewhosellCarbEliminatorandFatEliminator.Almostallofthesecompoundssuggestthattheycanhelppeopleloseweightandregainlostenergy,andoftenwithoutdiet,exercise,oranyothereffort.

51.BritneySpearsisa/an______.

A.dancerB.singerC.athleteD.chemist

52.Whichofthefollowingisalsoakindofweight-losspill?

A.CVSB.RiteAidC.Wal-MartD.Anorex

53.Theunderlinedpartofthesentenceinthefirstparagraphismostlikelysimilarinmeaningto______.

A.itisdifficulttosayhowsuccessfulZantrex-3is

B.youcan’toverstatethesuccessofZantrex-3

C.youcan’tthi

nktoohighlyofthesuccessofZantrex-3

D.Zantrex-3isnotverysuccessful

54.Fromthesecondparagraphweknowthat______.

A.Zantrex-3isoneofthesuccessfulweight-losspillsontheUSmarket

B.Zantrex-3isthemostsuccessfulweight-losspillsontheUSmarket

C.Zantrex-3istheonlyweight-losspillontheUSmarket

D.therearefivekindsofweight-losspillsontheUSmarket

55.Thetextmainlytellsus______.

A.whenBritneySpearswasfoundtakingweight-losspillswithher

B.howZantrex-3becamesuccessfulintheUSA

C.weight-losspillsareverypopularintheUSA

D.Zantrex-3isforbiddentobesoldontheUSmarket

PleasebeadvisedthatNairobilikeanyotherlargecityhasasecurityandcrimeproblem.However,ifyouobservethefollowingsimpleguidelinesyouwillstayandhaveatrouble—freeseminar（研讨会）:

1.Donotwearamoneybelt.Thismakesyouainstanttarget.

2.Gamerasofallkindsareafavouritewithsnatchers.FeelfreetousethemwithintheStareheCampusandthehotelgroundsbutnotinthestreets.

3.Ladieshandbagsarealsoaregularsnatch.Avoidcarryingone,andifyoumust,bealertandholdontoittightly.

4.Jewelleryandevenglasseswithvaluableframesarealsooftentargeted.Bearthisinmind.

5.Wheninavehiclekeepthedoorsalwayslocked,andthewindowsonlyslightlyopen—especiallyattrafficlights,junctionsandinslowmovingtraffic.

6.Bewareofstreetchildren,theirbeggingoftenquicklytransformsintosomethingmoreunpleasant.

7.Staywiththemainpartyallthetime,andavoidwanderingoffonyourown.

8.Finally,thebestdefenceistobealertatalltimesandconsciousofyourenvironment.

Shouldyouhaveanyproblem,queryorneedhelpatanyhourofthedayornightcallanyofthefollowingandtheywilldotheirbestforyou:

OFFICEFLXEDHOMEFIXEDMobilePhone

1KENEDYHONGO763856/7612217631820733761294

2FREDOKONO7612217649880733604490

3EDWINOTIENO761221761642/763011072701279

56.Thisselectionmustbedeliveredby      .

A.t