江苏省盱眙县新马中学学年高二下学期期初检测英语试题.docx

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江苏省盱眙县新马中学学年高二下学期期初检测英语试题

新马中学2012-2013学年高二下学期期初检测英语试题

第I卷（选择题）

一、单项选择

1．Somebiologistsbelievethisisanancientsurvivalstrategy,_______adietwith30percent

fewercaloriesthanusualincreasedlifespan.

A.forwhichB.towhichC.ofwhichD.inwhich

2．Makesurethatyourspeechis_________andtothepoint,sothattheaudiencewillnotgetboredjustbecausetheyhavetolistentoyoutalkingforalongtime.

A.briefB.attractiveC.humourousD.powerful

3．—I'dratherhavesomewine，ifyoudon'tmind.

—____.

A.No，you'dbetternotB.Notatall，anythingyouwant

C.ThankyouallthesameD.Yes，butnotgood

4．Duringtheperiodofrecentterroristactivities,people_____nottotouchanunattendedbag．

A．hadalwaysbeenwarnedB．werealwaysbeingwarned

C．arealwayswarningD．alwayswarned

5．Thestrikemayhold________productionofcarsforseveralmonths,________agreatloss．

A．out;causeB．up;causingC．out;causingD．up;cause

6．Shewasreportedbythehospitalspokesman_____excellentprogress.

A.tomakeB.tobemakingC.madeD.havingmade

7．There_____anEnglisheveningpartynextSaturday.

A.isgoingtobeB.willhaveC.istohaveD.isgoingtohave

8．Hehasthreebrothers,______isadoctor.

A.allofthemB.allofwhomC.bothofthemD.noneofwhom

9．Itwillbe___wonderfulworldifallnationslivein____peacewitheachother.

A.a;aB.the;theC.a;theD.a;／

10．ItisreportedthatnoproblemshavebeendiscoveredinmilkproductssuchasYili,SanluandMengniu,________provesnewly-producedliquidmilksafe.

A.thatB.whatC.whichD.where

11．—WhoisthemantalkingtoMr.Smith,thehostofShanghaiTV?

—Alocaljournalist______theearthquakeandTsunamiwhichhitJapanon11thMarch.

A.coversB.iscoveringC.coveredD.covering

12．Hehasbeenworkingharddayandnight,which,ofcourse,histiredness.

A.accountsforB.answersforC.appliesforD.standsfor

13．IfIwereinamovie,thenitwouldbeabouttimethatI___myheadinmyhandsforacry.

A.buryB.amburyingC.buriedD.wouldbury

14．Hestudiedhardand____passtheexamination.

A.couldabletoB.couldC.wasabletoD.ought

15．—Cheapfoodmeansthateveryonecanaffordtoeatwell．

—___．Butwhataboutthelong-termeffectontheenvironment?

A．IseeyourpointB．Notreally

C．That'sallrightD．Ihopenot

二、完型填空

第二节：

完形填空（兆20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答卷纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

TemperatureispartofmymarriedromanceComingtoNew’YorkfromBaltimore-wherethereisjustonesmallsnowstormeachyear-1was16byafireplaceinmynewhome，witfires17allday,justaswhatancientpeopledidatawedding．

Myhusband，Peter,come

sfromnorthemOntario，wherewinter18fromSeptembertoMayandcoldwindis19．”WhenCanadianshave30below,they20it，”hesays．“Coldwindisforcrybabies．”

SotomarrythismanIhadtolearnto21forseriouscold.TogetmefromBaltimore'sInnerHarbortoAlbany’sfrozenHudson，Peterpiledme22jacketsandsweaters，scarvesandgloves．evenahatwi

thearflaps．ThegiftofSorelboots-comfortablywarmatCanada’s30below,was

a23weweregettingserious．

Thatfirstwintertogether,livinginupstateNewYork,IthoughtI’d24Mybootsweregoodbelowfreezing，butmyfingerscould25tiethem．Physicaladaptationisreal，butitcameslowly．Andthereisalsoemotional26tocold．SomedaysItellmyselfthatIhaveenoughbeachmemoriestosticktoon27daysandotherdaysIamremindedthatlivingcolddoesindeedbuild28．

29，havingawarmhouseisimportant．Aftermyfirstmarriageended，foryearsI30!

wentonaseconddatewithamanwhoseresponsetomy”I'mcold”was．”Putonasweater．”NowI’mmarriedtoamanwho31thatcoldhandsdonotmeanawarmheart．AndthatabigoilbillisbetterthanrosesButsurprisingly,I'vegrown，too．Iam32，inthisnewlifeandclimate，togolookforthatcost-savingsweater．

Thewordcomfortabledidnot33refertobeingcontented．ItsLatinroot，comfortare，meanstostrengthen．TheHolySpiritisComforter；nottomakeuscomfortable，buttomakeus

34．we35notbewarmbutweareindeedcomforted．

16．A．setdownB．setaboutC．setupD．setout

17．A．lightingB．burningC．goingD．flashing

18．A．appearsB．startsC．keepsD．runs

19．A．somethingB．everythingC．nothingD．none

20．A．suggestB．meanC．overlookD．enjoy

21．A．wearB．standC．dressD．ride

22．AunderB．overC．insideD．with

23．A．remarkB．signC．warningD．show

24．A．sleepB．forgetC．dieD．continue

25．A．hardlyB．easilyC．tightlyD．loosely

26．A．healthB．reactionC．feelingsD．adaptation

27．A．rainyB．freezingC．sunnyD．happy

28．A．characterB．loveC．hopeD．hardship

29．A．MeanwhileB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Besides

30．A．merelyB．everC．neverD．just

31．A．wondersB．knowsC．statesDdecides

32．A．unableB．accustomedC．interestedD．willing

33．A．originallyB．exactlyC．actuallyD．namely

34．A．wild

B．coldC．strongD．warm

35．A．willB．mustC．canD．may

三、阅读理解

A

Howoftendoyouuseyourcar?

Canyouuseyourcarlessoften?

DoyouknowthefollowingfactsintheUK?

•About50%ofallcarjourneysarejustforfun.

•Over80%peoplegotoworkbycar.

•25%carjourneysareundertwomiles.

•70%carjourneysareunderfivemiles.

WALKING&CYCLING

Insteadofusingthecarforshortjourneys,whynotwalkorrideabicycle?

Walkingisamostpopularformofexercise—it’shealthyanditcansaveyoumoney.Ifyouworknearby,trywalkingorcyclinginsteadofdri

ving.Walkingyourchildrentoschoolgivesthemvaluableroadexperience.

BUSES

Buscompaniesareusingnewbuses:

somerunonnewfuelswhichproducelesspollution;somehaveeasieraccessfordisabledandoldpeople.Therearespecialtrafficlanes（行车道）tomakebusjourneyseasierandmorereliable.Sodosomethingtohelpsolvethepollutionproblem—letthebustakeyoutoworkandyourchildrentoschool.

TRAINS

Allcarjourneys,longorshort,canbehardwork.Forsometripsitiswisertotakethetrain.Leaveyourcarathomeandwalk,cycleortakeabustoandfromthestation.Traintravelisfast,safeandc

omfortable.Trainticketsarenotalwaysexpensive;somearequitecheapatdiscount.

36．Thewriterbelievesthat________cangivechildrenvaluableroadexperience.

A.walkingtoschoolB.travellingbytrain

C.takingnewfuelbusesD.havingcarjourneysforfun

37．Whatdoesthewriterthinkoftravellingbytrain?

A.Tirin

g.B.Comfortable.

C.Exciting.D.Awful.

38．Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A.Toadvisepeopletousecarslessoften.

B.Toencouragepeopletotravelbytrain.

C.Toteachpeoplehowtousethebuses.

D.Totellpeopletoobeytrafficrules.

B

BritishpeoplehavetheworstqualityoflifeinEurope,accordingtoareportwhichhighlights（强调）thelonghours,badweather,lowlifeexpectancyandhighpriceofmanygoods.

InastudyoftenofthelargestEuropeancountries,Britain,whichwasconsideredapopularcountrytolivein,nowcomeslastfollowedbyIreland,withFranceandSpaintoppingthetable.

ThoughBritishfamiliesenjoythehighestincomeinEurope,theystillhavetofightwithahighcostofliving,withfuel,foodandalcoholallcostingmorethantheEuropeanaverage.

Withthehighpriceofpetrol,theUKisthesecondmostexpensivecountryinEurope.However,diesel（柴油）ismoreexpensiveintheUKthananywhereelseinEurope.

ThereportbythewebsiteuSwitchanalyses10Europeancountriesagainst17differentbenchmarks（基准点）,fromthepriceofgas,electricity,fuel,foodanddrinktothemoneyeachcountryspendsoneducation,healthtoworkingconditionsandtheweather.

ThetopthreecountriesareFrance,SpainandDenmark,withSweden,IrelandandBritaincomingeighth,ninthandtenthrespectively.

ThestudycomeslessthanaweekaftertheUnitedNationsmovedBritainoutofthetop20listofmostdesirablecountriestoliveinforthefirsttime.

AlthoughFranceandGermanywereatthebeginninghithardbytheglobalfinancialcrisis,bothhaveofficiallygotoutofthetrouble,whileBritainhasyettoprovethishashappened.Laterthisweek,despite（尽管）signsofrecoveryinthehousingmarketandrisingsales,unemploymentisstillexpectedtohaveclimbedtoabove2.5millionforthefirsttimesince1994.

39．WhichcountryhasthebestqualityoflifeinEuropeaccordingtothereport?

A.Ireland.B.France.C.Sweden.D.Denmark

40．WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Britishfamiliesaresufferingfromthehighcostofliving.

B.ThereportcomesafterthewebsiteuSwitchanalysed10Asiancountries.

C.ThepriceofpetrolishigherinBritainthananywhereelseinEurope.

D.ThequalityofBritishlifeisreportedtobeterriblebecauseofthebadworkingconditions.

41．Theunderlinedword“desirable”probablymeans.

A.terribleB.attractiveC.expensiveD.different

42．Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Britainisstillstrugglingtogetoutoftheglobalfinancialcrisis.

B.UnemploymentinBritainisexpectedtogodownsoon.

C.RecoveryinthehousingmarketleadstounemploymentinBritain.

D.BritainhasrecoveredfromthecrisistogetherwithFranceandGermany.

C

Theresearchers,ledbyHwangWoo-suk,insisttheyclonedanAfghanhound,onlytohelpinvestigate（研究）humandisease,includingthepossibilityofcloningstemcells（干细胞）fortreatmentpurposes.

Butothersimmediatelyrenewedcallsforaglobalbanonhumanreproductivecloningbeforethetechnologymovesanyfarther.

“Successfulcloningofanincreasingnumberofspeciesconfirmsthegeneralimpressionthatitwouldbepossibletocloneanyspeciesofmammals,including

humans,”