广东省中山一中1011学年高二下学期第一次段考英语.docx

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广东省中山一中1011学年高二下学期第一次段考英语

中山一中2010-2011学年度第二学期高二级第一次段考

英语试题

第一部分完型填空

ThoughIgrewupasa“citykid”,Ialwayslovedtheoutdoors.Iwouldplay__1__allsummer,climbingtreesandcatchinginsects.Oneday,Inoticedsomethingspinningdownfrommyneighbor’stree.I__2__themupandthrewthemintothe__3__towatchthemspin.Theneighborlady__4__meandcameoutfromherhouse.“Doyouknowwhatthoseare?

”sheasked.Ihadnoidea.“Thosearetheseedsfromthissilvermapletree,”shepointed.

“Seeds?

”Iasked,“Youmeantheylikethe__5__weplantinthegarden?

”“Yes.”ShelaughedIpickedupanotherhandful.__6__,thistimeIexaminedthem__7__.Therewasahardpod（荚）withadelicatewingattachedtooneend.Iranbacktomyyardwiththeseeds.I__8__downinfrontofmymother’sflowerbedandcarefullypoked（捅）arowof__9__afewinchesapartintothesoilwithmyfinger.Ipushedtheseedsintothemandfilledthembackwith__10__.

Iwasveryexcited.I__11__thegardeneverydayforseveralweeks,but__12__happened.Ihadalmost__13__aboutmyexperimentwhenIheardmymomcomplainingaboutthe__14__thathadgrownwhereshewastryingtoplantflowers.Irantofindaneatrowof__15__seedlings,whoseleaveslookedverylikethoseontheneighbor’stree!

1.A.outsideB.insideC.quietlyD.alone

2.A.sweptB.pickedC.putD.cut

3.A.airB.dustbinC.houseD.yard

4.A.greetedB.criticizedC.preventedD.caught

5.A.styleB.kindC.grassD.fruit

6.A.OtherwiseB.BesidesC.HoweverD.Therefore

7.A.closelyB.happilyC.crazilyD.quickly

8.A.layB.calmedC.settledD.sat

9.A.circlesB.wallsC.holesD.wells

10.A.waterB.leavesC.soilD.sands

11.A.checkedB.watchedC.cleanedD.decorated

12.A.anythingB.nothingC.somethingD.everything

13.A.setB.forgottenC.broughtD.thought

14.A.treesB.vegetablesC.flowersD.weeds

15.A.strangeB.identicalC.tallD.special

第二部分语法填空

InAmerica,collegeeducationisontheedgeofabasicchange.Colleges,likenewspapers,willhavearevolution16usingnewwaysofsharinginformationthroughtheInternet.

Therealforceforthechangeisthemarket—onlineclassesarecheaper17（produce）.Somecollegeshavealreadybeenexperimenting18newidea.Atthesametime,distance-learningtechnologykeeps19（improve）.20,thisdoesn’tjustmeanadifferentwayoflearning;thefunding（提供资金）ofacademicresearchandthecultureofthecollegecouldalso21（affect）greatly.www.k@s@5@高#考#资#源#网

22newspapersanduniversitieshave23（tradition）reliedonsellinginformation.Newspapersusedtotout（吹捧）advertisingspacenexttotheirimportantstories,24nowadvertisersfindthattheircustomersaredisappearing.Colleges25sellinformationwithslightlydifferentpromises---adegree,abetterjobandrichknowledge.

第三部分阅读

A

Yearsago,Ilivedinabuildinginalargecity.Thebuildingnextdoorwasonlyafewfeetawayfrommine.Therewasawomanwholivedthere,whomIhadnevermet,yetIcouldseeherseatedbyherwindoweachafternoon,sewingorreading.

Afterseveralmonthshadgoneby,Ibegantonoticethatherwindowwasdirty.Everythingwasunclearthroughthedirtywindow.Iwouldsaytomyself,“Iwonderwhythatwomandoesn'twashherwindow.Itreallylooksterrible.”

OnebrightmorningIdecidedtocleanmyflat,includingwashingthewindowontheinside.LateintheafternoonwhenIfinishedthecleaning,Isatdownbythewindowwithacupofcoffeeforarest.Whatasurprise!

Acrosstheway,thewomansittingbyherwindowwasclearlyvisible.Herwindowwasclean!

Thenitdawnedonme.Ihadbeencriticizingherdirtywindow,butallthetimeIwaswatchinghersthroughmyowndirtywindow.

Thatwasquiteanimportantlessonforme.HowoftenhadIlookedatandcriticizedothersthroughthedirtywindowofmyheart,throughmyownshortcomings?

Sincethen,wheneverIwantedtojudgesomeone,Iaskedmyselffirst,“AmIlookingathimthroughmyowndirtywindow?

”

ThenItrytocleanthewindowofmyownworldsothatImayseetheworldaboutmemoreclearly.

26．Thewritercouldn'tseeeverythingclearlythroughthewindowbecause.

A．thewoman'swindowwasdirtyB．thewriter'swindowwasdirty

C．thewomanlivednearbyD．thewriterwasnear-sighted

27．Finishingthecleaning,thewriterwassurprisedthat.

A．thewomanwassittingbyherwindowB．thewoman'swindowwasclean

C．thewomandidcleaningintheafternoonD．thewoman'swindowwasstillterrible

28．“…itdawnedonme”probablymeans“”.

A．IbegantounderstanditB．itcheeredmeup

C．IknewitgrewlightD．itbegantogetdark

29．It’sclearthat.

A．thewriterhadnevermetthewomanbeforeB．thewriteroftenwashedthewindow

C．theybothworkedascleanersD．theylivedinasmalltown

30．Fromthepassage,wecanlearn.

A．oneshouldn'tcriticizeothersveryoften

B．oneshouldoftenmakehiswindowsclean

C．onemustjudgehimselfbeforehejudgesothers

D．onemustlookatothersthroughhisdirtywindows

B

Healthypeoplewithstressfuljobswhoworklonghoursbutgetlittlesatisfactionfromwhattheydohavetwicetheriskofdyingfromheartdiseaseassatisfiedemployees,accordingtoastudy.Jobstresshasbeenknowntocauseheartproblemsinpeoplewhoalreadyhavecardiovasculardisease（心血管病）.Finnishscientistshavenowshownthateveninhealthypeoplethepressuresofworkcantaketheirtoll.Highbloodpressure,lackofexercise,smokingandbeingoverweightcontributetoheartdisease—aleadingkillerinmanyindustrializedcountries.

ButMikaKivimaki,oftheFinnishInstituteofOccupationalHealth,andhiscolleagues,whostudiedthemedicalhistoriesof812healthyFinnishmenandwomeninametalindustrycompanyover25years,saidjobstressalsoplaysanimportantrole.www.k@s@5@高#考#资#源#网

Workerswhohadthehighestjob-relatedstresslevelsatthestartofthestudyweremorethantwiceaslikelytodieofheartdisease,accordingtothestudypublishedinTheBritishMedicalJournal.Workstressinvolvestoomuchworkaswellasalackofsatisfactionandfeelingundervaluedandunappreciated.Manypeopleworklonghoursbutiftheeffortisrewardingthestressisminimized.

TheBritishHeartFoundationsaidtheresultssupportearlierresearchshowingthatpeopleinjobswithlowcontrol,suchasmanual（体力的）workers,couldbeasgreatriskofheartdiseasethanotheremployees.“Itisadvisableforpeopleotrytominimizelevelsofstressatworkandforemployeestoallowpeopletohavemorecontrolatworkandtoberewardedfortheirsuccesses,”thefoundationsaidinastatement.

31.Healthypeoplemaydiefromheartdiseaseof_________________.

A.toomuchjobstressB.workingtoohard

C.feelingvaluedD.beingsatisfied

32.WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTrightaccordingtothispassage?

A.Highbloodpressureislikelytocauseheartdisease.

B.Beingoverweightmaycauseheartdisease.

C.Jobstressismostlikelytocauseheartdisease.

D.Workinglonghoursmustcauseheartdisease.

33.Theunderlinedword“minimized”inthethirdparagraphmeans“___________”.

A.increasedB.reducedC.raisedD.cured

34.AccordingtoMikaKivimakijobstress____________.

A.isnecessaryifyouworkinametalindustrycompany.

B.playsanimportantpartinthemedicalhistory

C.canalsocauseheartdisease

Dwon’tbringanyriskofheartdisease

35.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassageisto_______________.

A.advisepeoplenottoworklonghours

B.suggestthateveryonebesatisfiedwitheverything

C.askustolearntoenjoyourselves

D.tellusthatjobstressthreatensourhealthnowadays.

C

TheUnitedNationssaysfortymillionpeopleorsoaroundtheworldwenthungryin2008,mainlybecauseofhigherfoodprices.EarlyestimatesfromtheUNFoodandAgricultureOrganization（FAO）showthat963millionpeopledidnotgetenoughtoeat.

Worldfoodpriceshavedroppedsinceearly2008.Pricesofmajorcropshavedecreasedbymorethanhalffromtheirheightearlierlastyear.Buttheyremainhighcomparedtoearlieryears.ButFAOofficialHafezGhanemsayslowerpriceshavefailedtoendthefoodcrisisinmanypoorcountries.“Formillionsindevelopingcountries,”hesays,“gettingenoughfoodeverydaytoliveanactiveandhealthylifeisadistantdream.”

TheFAOsaysfoodshortageisathreattopeople'shealth.Today,two-thirdsoftheworld'sundernourishedpeopleliveinjustafewcountries.TheseareIndia,theDemocraticRepublicofCongo,Bangladesh,Indonesia,Pakistan,Ethiopiaandsoon.

Areportonfoodinsecuritywarnsthatthecurrenteconomiccrisiscouldsendevenmorepeopleintohungerandpoverty.www.k@s@5@高#考#资#源#网

Insub-SaharanAfrica,thepercentageofthepeoplewhocontinuallygohungryfellfrom34%in1997to30%in2008.ButtheFAOsaysGhanaistheonlycountrythathasreachedtwosetsofhungerreductiontargets.Theseweresetbythe1996WorldFoodSummitandtheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals.ThemainreasonisthegrowthinagriculturalproductioninGhana.

TheFAOsayssomecountriesinSoutheastAsialikeThailandandVietnamhavemadeprogressinhungerreductiongoals.ButSouthAsiaandCentralAsiahaven't,andNorthKoreaisstillinhotwater.

36.WhatFAOofficialHafezGhanemsaysimplies__________

A.it'seasybuttakeslongtoprovidepeoplewithenoughfood

B.enoughfoodcanmakepeoplemoreactiveandhealthier

C.thereisdifficultysolvingthefoodshortageinashorttime

D.peopleindevelopingcountrieswillnevergetenoughfood