中学联盟安徽省蚌埠市第十二中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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中学联盟安徽省蚌埠市第十二中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
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[中学联盟]安徽省蚌埠市第十二中学2016-2017学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
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AttitudestoAIDSNow
MostpeoplesaythattheUSAismakingprogressinfightingAIDS,buttheydon'tknowthere'snocureandstronglydisagreethat"theAIDSepidemic(传染病)isover,"anewsurveyfinds.
Thefindings,releasedThursdaybytheKaiserFamilyFoundation,reassureactivistswhohaveworriedthatpublicconcernaboutAIDSmightdisappearinlightofrecentnewsaboutadvancesintreatmentanddeclinesindeaths.
"Whilepeopleareveryoptimisticabouttheadvances,they'restillrealisticaboutthefactthatthereisnocure"saysSophiaChang,directorofHIVprogramsatthefoundation.
TheKaisersurvey,likearecentUSATODAYGallupPoll,doesfindthatthenumberofpeoplerankingAIDSasthecountry'stophealthproblemhasfallen.IntheKaiserPoll,38%sayit'sthetopconcern,downfrom44%ina1996poll;intheGallupPoll,29%sayAIDSisNo.1,downfrom41%in1992and67%in1987.
OtherfindingsfromKaiser,whichpolledmorethan1,200adultsinSeptemberandOctoberandaskedadditionalquestionsofanother1,000adultsinNovember:
52%saythecountryismakingprogressagainstAIDS,upfrom32%in1995.51%saythegovernmentspendstoolittleonAIDS.86%correctlysayAIDSdrugscannowlengthenlives;anequalnumbercorrectlysaythatthedrugsarenotcures.67%incorrectlysaythatAIDSdeathsincreasedorstayedthesameinthepastyear;24%knowdeathsfell.DanielZingale,directorofAIDSActionCouncil,says,"I'mencouragedthattheAmericanpeoplearegettingthemessagethattheAIDSepidemicisn'tover.Ihopethedecision-makersinWashingtonaregettingthesamemessage…Wehaveseensignsofcomplacency.
1、Whatdoactivistsworryabout?
A.RecentnewsaboutAIDSisnottrue.
B.AdvancesinAIDStreatmentaretooslow.
C.DeathscausedbyAIDSmaynotdecline.
D.PeoplemaystopworryingaboutAIDS
2、Accordingtothepassage,people'sattitudetowardthecureofAIDSis
A.optimistic. B.hopeless
C.pessimistic. D.realistic
3、TheGallupPollshowsthatthenumberofpeople___________.
A.whosufferfromtheworstdisease--AIDShasfallen.
B.whothinkAIDSisthecountry'stophealthkillerhasfallen.
C.whoworryaboutAIDSandhealthproblemshasfallen.
D.whothinkAIDSthreatensthecountrysidehasfallen.
4、AccordingtotheKaiserPoll,whichofthefollowingisNOTCorrect?
A.ThecountryismakingprogressagainstAIDS.
B.MoreandmorepeopledieofAIDSnow.
C.AIDSdrugscannowmakepeoplelivelonger.
D.AIDSdrugsstillcannotsavepeople'slives.
Amanwhofailedtoreturnmorethan700children’sbookstofivedifferentlibrariesinthecountywasputintoprison.Yesterdayhewassetfreeafterabookpublisheragreedtoposthisbond(担保金)of$1,000.Thepublishersaid,“There’sastoryhere.Thisisamanwholovesbooks.Hejustcan’tletgoofthem.Hehasn’tstolenasinglebook.Sowhat’sthecrime?
WethinkthatMr.Brushhasastorytotell.Weplantopublishhisstory.”
Whenaskedwhyhedidn’treturnthebooks,Mr.Brushsaid,“Well,howcouldI?
Theybecamefriendstome.Iwasafraidtoreturnthem,becauseIknewthatkidsordogswouldgetholdofthesebooksandchewthemup,throwthemaround,ripthepages,spillsodaonthem,getjamandjellyonthem,anddrowntheminthetoilet.”
Hecontinued,“Booksarepeople,too!
Theytalktoyou,theytakecareofyou,andtheyenrichyouwithwisdomandhumorandlove.Abookismyguestinmyhome.HowcouldIkickitout?
Irepairedtornpages.Idustedthem.Iturnedtheirpagessotheycouldbreatheandgetsomefreshair.
“EveryweekIreorganizedthemontheirshelvessotheycouldmeetnewfriends.MybookswereHAPPYbooks.Youcouldtelljustbylookingatthem.Nowthey’reallbackinthelibrary,onthelowershelves,onthefloors,atthemercyofallthoserunny-nosedkids.Icanhearthemcallingme!
Ineedtorescuethem.Excuseme.Ihavetogonow.”
5、Whywasthemanputintoprison?
A.Becauseherefusedtoreturnthebooksthathehadborrowed.
B.Becausethebookpublisherpersuadedthepolicetodoso.
C.Becausehestole700children'sbooksfromthefivedifferentlibraries.
D.Becausehewantedtopublishhisstory.
6、Howdidthemantreatbooks?
A.Hetreatedthemashisfurniture.
B.Hetreatedthemashisownchildren.
C.Hetreatedthemasrealpeople.
D.Hetreatedthemashisjob.
7、Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatthemanis_____.
A.athief B.crazyaboutbooks
C.awriter D.unfortunate
8、Whatmighthappenafterthemanwassetfree?
A.Hemightstopborrowingbooksfromlibraries.
B.Hemightstartalibraryofhisown.
C.Hemightgoonborrowingbooksfromlibraries.
D.Hemightreturnallhisbookstothelibraries.
WinnersClub
Youchoosetobeawinner!
TheWinnersClubisabankaccountspeciallydesignedforteenagers.Ithasbeenmadetohelpyoubettermanageyourmoney.TheWinnersClubisatransactionaccount(交易账户)whereyoureceiveakey-cardsoyoucangettoyourmoney24/7–that’s24hoursaday,7daysaweek!
It’saclubwithimpressivefeaturesforteenagers:
Noaccountkeepingfees!
You’renomillionairesowedon’texpectyoutopaylargefees.Infact,thereisnoaccountkeepingortransactionfees!
Excellentinterestrates!
Youwantyourmoneytogrow.TheWinnersClubhasagoodrateofinterestwhichgetsevenbetterifyoumakeatleasttwodeposits(储蓄)withouttakingthemoutinamonth.
Convenient
Teenagersarebusy–wegetthat.Youmayneverneedtocometoabankatall. WiththeWinnersClubyoucanchoosetousehandytellersandtobankfromhomeusingthephoneandtheInternet-YoucanhavemoneydirectlydepositedintoyourWinnersClubaccount.Thiscouldbeyourpocketmoneyoryourpayfromyourpart-timejob!
Megamagazineincluded
Alongwithyourregularreport,youwillreceiveaFREEmagazinefullofgoodideastomakeevenmoreofyourmoney.TherearealsofantasticoffersandcompetitionsonlyforWinnersClubmembers.
TheWinnersClubisagreatchoiceforteenagers.Anditissoeasytojoin.Simplyfillinanapplicationform.Wecan’twaittohearfromyou.It’sthebestwaytochoosetobeawinner!
9、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheWinnersClub?
A.Specialgiftsarereadyforparents.
B.Thebankopensonlyonworkdays.
C.Servicesareconvenientforitsmembers.
D.Feesarenecessaryfortheaccountkeeping.
10、TheWinnersClubprovidesmagazineswhich________.
A.encouragespending B.arefreetoallteenagers
C.arefullofadventurestories D.helptomakemoreofyourmoney
11、Whatisthepurposeofthistext?
A.Tosetupaclub. B.Toprovidepart-timejobs.
C.Toorganizekey-cards. D.Tointroduceanewbankingservice
AmmieReddickfromEastKilbride,Lanarkshire,wasonly18monthsoldwhenshehadtheaccidentthathadscarred(留下创伤)herforlife.Thecuriouschildreacheduptograbthewireofahotkettleinthefamilykitchenandpouredboilingwateroverhertinyinfantframe.
HermotherRubyturnedaroundand,seeingAmmiehorriblyburnt,calledanambulancewhichrushedherdaughtertoanearbyhospital.TwentypercentofAmmie’sbodyhadbeenburnedandallofherburnswerethird-degree.There,usingtissue(组织)takenfromunburnedareasofAmmie’sbody,doctorsperformedcomplexskintransplants(移植)tocloseherwoundsandcontrolherinjuries,anoperationthattookaboutsixhours.Overthenext16years,Ammieunderwent12moreoperationstorepairherbody.
WhenshestartedschoolatMaxweltonPrimaryatage4,otherpupilsmadecruelcommentsorsimplywouldn’tplaywithher.“Iwastheonlyburnedchildinthestreet,theclassandtheschool,”sherecalled,“somechildrenrefusedtobecomefriendsbecauseofthat.”
Today,aged17,Ammiecanonlyeverrememberbeingaburnedpersonwithscars;painisapermanentpartofherbody.Shestillhastohavetwofurtherskintransplants.Yetsheisaconfident,outgoingteenagerwhooffersinspirationandhopetootheryoungburnsvictims.
SheisamemberoftheScottishBurnedChildren’sClub,acharitysetuplastyear.Thismonth,AmmiewillbejoiningtheyoungerchildrenattheGraffhamWaterCenterinCambridgeshireforthecharity’sfirstsummercamp.“I’llshowthemhowtogetridofunkindstaresfromothers,”shesays.Ammieloveswearingfashionablesleevelesstops,andsheplanstoshowtheyoungstersatthesummercampthattheycantoo.“Idonotgotogreatlengthstohidemyburnsscars,”shesays,“Igaveupwonderinghowotherpeoplewouldreactyearsago.”
12、WhatdidotherchildrendowhenAmmiefirstwenttoschool?
A.Theywerefriendlytoher. B.Theyshowedsympathytoher.
C.Theywereafraidofher. D.Theylookeddownuponher.
13、AmmiewillteachtheyoungerchildrenattheGraffhamWaterCenterto___________.
A.faceothers’unkindnessbravely B.hidetheirscarsbyproperdressing