广东省广州市2015-2016学年高二英语下册3月月考试题2

广东省汕头市2016-2017学年高二英语3月月考试题第一部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分 40分)第一节单项填空 (共 10 小题；每小题 10 分，满分10分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. She doesn’t like Miss Janie, so she always avoids __________ with her.A. to be left aloneB. being left behindC. being leaving behindD. being left alone2. Just in front of the house _____________ with a history of 1,000 years.A. does a tall tree standB. stands a tall treeC. a tall tree is standingD. a tall tree stands3. Children under 14 have no ____________ the building unless __________ by an adult.A. access for; accompaniedB. access to; having accompaniedC. access to; accompaniedD. access for; having been accompanied4. You can’t imagine what great trouble we have ________________ the problem ___________.A. to solve; being talked aboutB. solving; talking aboutC. to solve; to talk aboutD. solving; being talked about5. The crowd cheered wildly at the sight of the athlete, who was reported ____________ the world record in the 110-meter hurdle race.A. breakingB. having brokenC. to have brokenD. to break6. Mary hoped that her father would be as easy___________ as her mother, who always liked perfume.A. pleasantB. pleasedC. to pleaseD. to be pleased7. When the policeman came, I pretended _________________for the material so that he couldn’t notice me.A. to lookB. to be lookingC. to have lookedD. to have been looking8. From the _________ look of Tom’s mother, we knew that she was quite __________what he had done.A. annoying; annoyed withB. annoying; annoyed atC. annoyed; annoyed at;D. annoyed; annoyed with9. It is you, rather than he, that __________ for the accident.A. is to blameB. are to blameC. is blamedD. are blamed10. This novel _____________ radio _______ the Russian original recently.A. is adapted to ; fromB. has been adapted to; forC. is adapted for; fromD. has been adapted for; from第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、 B、C、 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

2015—2016学年第一学期高二年级第三次月考英语试卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ALeonardo da Vinci's mother may have been a Chinese slave according to a new research by an Italian historian and novelist-Angelo Paratico，who has spent the last 20 years living and working in Hong Kong，researching the links between his homeland and China over the past half century.Mr. Paratico said the documents he has uncovered during two years of research form the basis of his latest book Leonardo Da Vinci , a Chinese scholar lost in Renaissance(文艺复兴)Italy. The book，which is due to be published next year，uncovers evidence that there's a link between Da Vinci and the Far Fast.Speaking to the South China Morning Post，Mr. Paratico said，“I am sure that Leonardo's mother was from the Fast, but to make her a Chinese, we need to use a deductive method(演绎法). One wealthy client of Leonardo's father had a slave called Caterina. After Leonardo's date of birth，she disappeared from the documents. She was no longer working there.”It is believed that his mother was called Caterina，who，according to some reports，was a local peasant. But Mr. Paratico's new work claims it is most likely that Da Vinci's mother was a slave. Supporting his theory，he said，"During the Renaissance，countries like Italy and Spain were full of slaves from the Fast.”He claimed that there were certain aspects of Da Vinci's life and works which suggest a Chinese link. For instance，he was writing with his left hand from left to right and he was also a vegetarian，which was not common. Mona Lisa is probably a portrait of his mother，as Sigmund Freud said in 1910. On the back of Mona Lisa，there is a Chinese landscape and even her face looks Chinese.Mr. Paratico said he believes the only way to solve the mystery is to dig out some of DaVinci's relations in Florence and extract some DNA.1. Mr. Paratico has stayed in Hong Kong for 20 years toA. study Da Vinci's motherB. explore the connection of Italy and ChinaC. find Da Vinci's mother is a slaveD. research China and Mona Lisa2. What is Mr. Paratico's latest book based on？A. His work in Hong Kong.B. His living experience.C. His final visit to Italy.D. His research findings.3. Which aspect may suggest there is a link between Da Vinci and Chinese？A. His eating habit.B. His ways of drawing.C. His mother's portrait.D. His father's friend.4. We can infer from the passage that Da Vinci's motherA. was a slave of Leonardo's fatherB. quit working after her marriageC. may be the model of Mona LisaD. was buried in Florence after deathBA schoolgirl saved her father’s life by kicking him in the chest after he suffered a serious allergic reaction which stopped his heart.Izzy, nine, restarted father Colm's heart by stamping (踩) on his chest after he fell down at home and stopped breathing. Izzy's mother, Debbie, immediately called 999 but Izzy knew doctors would never arrive in time to save her father, so decided to use CPR.However, she quickly discovered her arms weren't strong enough, so she stamped on her father's chest .Debbie then took over with some more conventional chest compressions (按压) until the ambulance arrived .Izzy, who has been given a bravery award by her school, said: "I just kicked him really hard. My mum taught me CPR but I knew I wasn't strong enough to use hands. I was quite scared. The doctor said I might as well be a doctor or a nurse. My mum said that Dad was going to hospital with a big footprint on his chest. "She's a little star," said Debbie, "I was really upset but Izzy just took over. I just can't believe what she did. I really think all children should be taught first aid.Izzy did CPR then the doctor turned up. Colm had to have more treatment on the way to the hospital and we've got to see an expert."Truck driver Colm, 35, suffered a mystery allergic reaction on Saturday and was taken to hospital, but was sent home only for it to happen again the next day. The second attack was so serious that his airway swelled, preventing him from breathing, his blood pressure dropped suddenly, and his heart stopped for a moment. He has now made a full recovery from his suffering.5. Izzy kicked her father in the chest ______ .A．to express her helplessness B. to practise CPR on himC．to keep him awake D．to restart his heart6. What's the right order of the events?①Izzy kicked Colm. ②Debbie called 999.③Izzy learned CPR. ④Colm's heart stopped.A．③①②④B．④②③①C．③④②①D．④③①②7.What does Paragraph 5 mainly talk about?A．What Colm suffered? B．Colm's present condition.C．What caused Colm's allergy. D．Symptoms of Colm's allergic reaction.8. Why does the author write the news?A．To describe a serious accident. B．To prove the importance of CPR. C．To report a 9-year-old girl's brave act.D．To call people's attention to allergic reaction.CThere have always been a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise. Some people believe that they can’t help putting on weight as they get older, while others hold that if they stop exercising, their muscles will turn into fat. Here are some more myths: I’ll never lose weight --- I come from a fat familyWrong! While we can’t change the body type we are born with, we can’t blame our genes for making us fat. There’s plenty of evidenc e that fatness runs in families, and the main reason is that they share the same habits of eating too much and exercise too little.I am fat because I burn calories slowlyWrong! Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism（新陈代谢）. If fact, although fat people consume more energy that slim people, they also fail to realize how much they eat! Keeping a diary can help you work out your daily food intake more accurately.Exercise is boringWrong! Anything will become boring if you do it repetitively. The key is to develop a balanced and varied program that’s fun as well as progressive. If you enjoy a Sunday walk, take a different route. If you do Yoga, try a tai chi class. If you like swimming, set yourself a distance or time challenge.No pain, no gainWrong! Ex ercise is not meant to hurt. Indeed, pain is your body telling you something’s wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury. You may experience mild discomfort as you begin to exercise regularly, but this your body adapting to the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relatively quickly. If you don’t, rest and seek medical advice.9. What does the author think about being fat?A．It is the family genes that make people fat.B．People are fat because they consume too little energy.C．A diary of exercise can prevent people from becoming fat.D．It is the consequence of people’s unbalanced lifestyle.10. According to the author, how can we make exercise more interesting?A．By taking varied exercise. B．By choosing simple exercise.C．By doing regular exercise. D．By sticking to outdoor exercise.11. What is the author’s opinion about “No pain, no gain” in exercising?A．Keeping fit is essentially a painful experience.B．Exercise should be stopped if continuous pain is felt.C．Pain in exercise is a precondition for reaching your goal.D．Getting used to pain leads to positive changes in your body.12. What is the purpose of the passage?A．To declare the importance of keeping fit.B．To clarify some misconceptions about fatness and exercise.C．To confirm what has long been believed about keeping fit.D．To explain some medical facts about being fat and doing exercise.DJohn Snow was an English physician and a leader in the adoption of anesthesia(麻醉的)and medical hygiene(医疗卫生).He is considered one of the fathers of modern epidemiology(传染病)，in part because of his work in tracing the source of a cholera outbreak in London，in 1854. His findings inspired fundamental changes in the water and waste systems of London，which led to similar changes in other cities，and a significant improvement in general public health around the world.Snow was born 15 March 1813 in York，England. He was the first of nine children born to William and Frances Snow in their North Street home. His neighborhood was one of the poorest in the city and was always in danger of flooding because of its nearness to the River Ouse. His father was a laborer who may have worked at a local coal yard，but later was a farmer in a small village to the north of York. Snow was baptized at All Saints' Church，North Street，York.In 1837 Snow began working at the Westminster Hospital. Admitted as a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England on 2 May 1838，he graduated from the University of London in December 1844 and was admitted to the Royal College of Physicians in 1850. In 1850 he was also one of the founding members of the Epidemiological Society of London，formed in response to the cholera outbreak of 1829.In 1830 Snow became a member of the Temperance Movement，and lived for a decade or so as a vegetarian and teetotaler. In the mid-1840s his health decreased, and he returned to meat-eating and drinking wine. He continued drinking pure water (via boiling) throughout his adult life. He never married.Snow suffered a stroke while working in his London office on 1 June 1858. He was 45 years old at the time. He never recovered，died on 16 June 1858. He was buried in Brompton Cemetery.13 .John Snow is recognized as a pioneer of studying infective diseases partly becauseA. he contributed a lot to the medical hygieneB. he worked to find a cholera outbreak in LondonC. he discovered the cause of an epidemicD. he changed the water and waste system of London14. According to Paragraphs 2 - 3，which of the following is not mentioned about John Snow?A. educationB. childhoodC. backgroundD. achievement15. The underlined word "teetotaler" (Para. 2) suggests John Snow probablyfor about ten years.A. drank tea a lotB. cut out all alcoholC. was off meatD. was fond of pure water第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

2015-2016学年广东省广州市番禺区仲元中学高二（下）期末英语试卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共4小题；每小题6分，满分30分）21．（6分）Alice Kwak2551Lancey Street，TorontoOntario M2O 2R5P．（566）734﹣4470E﹣mail：akwak@cvva．caMs．Rory SaundersHuman Resources ManagerTrinity Client Publications881Second AvenueToronto，Ontario M20 3K2Dear Ms．Saunders，I am writing in regard to the Administrative Assistant position that is available at Trinity Client Publications．I have just completed the Office Administration program at Frayer College and am excited to try my skills in the real world．I have a good knowledge of basic computer programs，and have writing，editing，and critical thinking skills．I work well with tight deadlines，and am a highly﹣motivated self﹣starter．At past jobs I have checked and corrected letters，taken notes，and made plans．I also communicated with customers．I am efficient and accurate in all my work．Please consult the enclosed resume（简历）for additional information about my work experience．Thank you for taking the time to consider my application．If you have any questions you can reach me at （566）734﹣4470or at akwak@cvva．ca．Sincerely，Alice Kwak21．Who is Rory Saunders？A．A copy editor．B．A Job Center employee．C．A human resources manager．D．A teacher at Frayer College．22．In which of the areas does Alice Kwak claim to have experience？A．Using database．B．Editing letters．C．Arranging travel．D．Organizing meetings．23．How does Alice describe herself？A．A creative manager．B．A famous writer．C．A team player．D．A self﹣starter．24．（8分）Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook from scratch？Have you been doing Internet shopping rather than going to the stores？What can't you be bothered to do？A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of adults are so lazy that they'd use the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs．Just over 2，000people were interviewed by independent researchers at Nuffield Health，Britain's largest health charity．The results were surprising．About one in six people surveyed said if their remote control was broken，they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up．More than one third of those questioned said they would not run to catch a bus．Worryingly，of the 654respondents with children，64% said they were often too tired to play with them．This led the report to conclude that it's no wonder that one in six children in the UK are classified as obese（肥胖）before they start school．Dr．Sarah Dauncey，medical director of Nuffield Health，said，"People need to get fitter，not just for their own sake，but for the sake of their families，friends and evidently their pets too．If wedon't start to take control of this problem，a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the simple tasks．"And Scotland's largest city，Glasgow，was shamed as the most indolent city in the UK，with 75% surveyed admitting they do not get enough exercise，followed closely by Birmingham and Southampton，both with 67%．The results pose serious challenges for the National Health Service，where obesity related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on a steady increase for the past 40years and are costing billions of pounds every year．24．What do lazy British people probably choose to do？A．Go to stores．B．Catch the lift．C．Cook from scratch．D．Climb flights of stairs．25．How many people surveyed don't play with children because of tiredness？A．About 333．B．About 419．C．About 654．D．About 1280．26．What is the potential result of more and more people，including children，getting obese？A．People will not get enough exercise．B．People will not have enough money．C．People will not be able to do the easy job．D．People will not cure themselves of heart disease．27．What is the author's attitude towards the finding of the study？A．Indifferent．B．Doubtful．C．Negative．D．Supportive．28．（8分）Of course，she wasn't really my aunt and，out of fear，I never called her that to her face．I only referred to her as"My Aunt Fannie"because the name always made my father laugh quietly and gave my mother cause to look strictly at both of us﹣at me for being disrespectful of my elder and at my father for encouraging my bad behavior．I enjoyed both reactions so I looked for every opportunity to work the name into as many conversations as possible．As a young woman，my mother had worked in the kitchen of a large Victorian farmhouse．During those years my mother helped Aunt Fanny make the best blueberry jam ever tasted by anyone in Glenfield．She was well﹣known for her jam and for never sharing the recipe with others．Even though my mother knew the recipe by heart，as long as Aunt Fannie was alive，she never made the jam without Aunt Fannie in our kitchen to direct the process and preserve the secret．Each August，my mother would prepare me for Aunt Fannie's visit．One year，after I had helped with the jam process Aunt Fannie gave me a coin and then made me promise that I would never spend it．"Hold onto this coin，"she said，"and someday you will be rich．I still have my very first coin，given to me by my grandmother．"So I kept the coin in a small box and waited to become rich．I now have the blueberry jam recipe and the coin from Aunt Fannie．In people's eyes Aunt Fannie's success resulted from that secret recipe．But to me，it was just a common recipe．Neither have significantly made me become a rich person，but I keep them as reminders to hold onto the valuable things in life．Money can make you feel rich for a while，but it is the relationships and the memories of time spent with friends and family that truly leave you wealthy．And that is a fortune that anyone can build．28．Why did the author always use the name"My Aunt Fannie"in conversations？A．She was frightened of Aunt Fannie．B．She liked Aunt Fannie's recipe．C．She enjoyed her parents'responses．D．She greatly respected"Aunt Fannie"．29．The underlined word"she"in Paragraph 2refers to．A．Aunt FannieB．the author's grandmotherC．the author's motherD．Aunt Fannie's grandmother30．In the last paragraph，the author encourages readers to．A．hold onto the first coin in lifeB．make as many friends as possibleC．make money with their own handsD．spend more time with family and friends31．What could be the best title for this passage？A．The Key to SuccessB．Blueberry Jam RecipeC．A Fortune Built from a CoinD．A Relationship of Trust．32．（8分）Where do you keep ice？In the freezer，of course．That's what scientists might have thought when they were looking for a safe place to store ice from mountain glaciers from around the world．They've decided to store ice in Antarctica because global warming is causing some of the glaciers in places like the Alps to melt．Jerome Chappellaz of the French National Centre for Scientific Research is involved in creating an ice vault （地下室）there．He says："We are probably the only scientific community whose sample （样本）is in danger of disappearing from the face of the planet．If you work on rocks or on tree rings，the raw material is still here and will be for many centuries．"And why do scientists need to study ice from the Alps，for example？Ice formed on the top of a mountain is made of snow accumulated over thousands of years．Trapped air bubbles （气泡）contain samples of the atmosphere that existed when that ice was formed．Ice is a record of climate．By examining ice，we know carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is higher now than in the last three million years．Researchers use this kind of data to build computer models and try to predict what might happen in the future．The ice vault will be housed in a snow cave at the Concordia Research Station，which is operated by scientists from France and Italy．The ice samples will be sealed in bags and placed 10meters below the surface，at a constant temperature of﹣50℃．This will put the scientists'minds at rest．Losing the ice samples would be a disaster，and nobody wants to see a mine of scientific knowledge lost forever in a giant pool．32．What makes Antarctica a safe place to store ice？A．Its large mountains．B．Its function as a freezer．C．The abundant ice samples there．D．The absence of global warming．33．Jerome compares ice with rocks and tree rings to state that．A．it's necessary to store iceB．it's more valuable to study iceC．ice disappears very quicklyD．ice should be stored at home34．What is the researchers'purpose of studying ice？A．To learn about climate．B．To learn about the Alps．C．To trap air bubbles．D．To reduce carbon dioxide．35．What do scientists think of storing ice in Antarctica？A．They consider it an easy job．B．They're not optimistic about it．C．They think it will cause disasters．D．They think it's a reliable way．第二节（共1小题$每小题10分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．选项中有两项为多余选项．36．（10分）Some people just know how to start a conversation with anyone，in any place．If you're not one of these lucky types，don't worry．（36）Remark on the surroundings or occasion．If you're at a party，for example，you could comment on the food or the music in a positive way like this："I love this song．"or"The food's great．"（37）For example．"How is the wine？"or"Who do you know here？"Most people enjoy talking about themselves so asking a question is a good way to get a conversation started．（38）For example，"I really like your purse．Can I ask where you got it？"or"You're really doing well in this．Can you show me how to do it？"Remark on anything you have in common．People would like your saying"My daughter went to that school，too．How does your son like it？"（39）Don't say something that obviously causes offence and avoid heavy subjects such as politics or religion．Stick to light subjects like the weather，surroundings，and anything you have in common such as movies or sports teams．Listen effectively．（40）You can't concentrate on what someone's saying if you're thinking about what you're going to say next．The key to effective communication is to focus fully on the speaker and show interest in what's being said．Nod occasionally，smile at the person，and encourage the speaker to continue with or"uh huh．"A．Choose subjects you're interested in．B．Use a praise to create a good atmosphere．C．Keep the conversation going with small talks．D．It is not the same as waiting for your turn to talk．E．Ask specific questions that are related to the drinks．F．Ask a question that requires more than just a yes or no answerG．Here are some ways to have a conversation with someone new．第三部分英语知识运用（共两节•满分30分）第一节完形填空（共1小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）41．（30分）Last Christmas，I didn't get a single Christmas present．This wasn't a （41）I had asked for it．As early as a week before Christmas，I had decided that instead of （42）presents，I wanted to buy presents for the （43）in the local orphanage （孤儿院）．When I told my family my plans，there was a lot of（44）．On Christmas Day，however，the （45）shocked me．As I knocked on the door of the orphanage that morning．I fell （46）and unprepared for what was coming．I almost （47），but then a woman opened the door and （48）as she led me in．I'd heard a lot about how orphanages were （49）built but the reality was still a shock．I instantly （50）it．There were no smiles．It felt a bit like being in ahuge house filled with forgotten，（51）kids．I was taken to a room full of children，and was suddenly （52）at how empty it felt．I wanted to make these children smile．I felt （53），and I was．But then，as my presents were （54），the atmosphere in the room changed．I could see the （55）in the eyes of the children．My feeling of powerlessness （56）．A little girl ran up to me and （57）my legs．I carried a little boy in my arms and he kissed me on the nose before lying （58）against my shoulder，which moved me to tears．For many of us，Christmas is the best time of the year．The time I spent in the orphanage taught me that the （59）I felt at Christmases should not be taken for granted．It taught me to （60）everything that was mine．41．A．joke B．holiday C．surprise D．story 42．A．distributing B．receiving C．donating D．exchanging 43．A．doctors B．patients C．workers D．children 44．A．support B．doubt C．disagreement D．humor 45．A．trend B．disaster C．reality D．emotion 46．A．energetic B．ashamed C．excited D．uncomfortable 47．A．turned up B．turned away C．broke down D．broke in 48．A．hesitated B．smiled C．whispered D．cried 49．A．secretly B．frequently C．poorly D．randomly 50．A．hated B．left C．forgot D．abandoned 51．A．unwanted B．unwilling C．unbearable D．unconscious 52．A．regretful B．angry C．confused D amused 53．A．proud B．encouraged C．disappointed D．powerless 54．A．picked out B．put aside C．turned down D．handed out 55．A．envy B．kindness C．excitement D．tension 56．A．arose B．grew C．disappeared D．returned 57．A．hugged B．bit C．scratched D．hit 58．A．heavily B．gently C．quickly D．guiltily 59．A．happiness B．gratitude C．respect D．loneliness 60．A．receive B．keep C．contribute D．value．第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分15分）第二节（共1小题每小题1.5分，满分15分）61．（15分）As I am getting older，I find a terrible problem that my memory is getting even （61）（bad）．I always forget（62）（do）what I have exactly done．What's wrong with me？I think I shouldn't have been so forgetful just（63）I'm not old enough to forget things．It must be horrible if the situation（64）（continue）in the next years．Now，I have to take a note（65）（avoid）missing something I should do．However，several years ago，I took great （66）（proud）in my good memory because I would keep something in my mind easily．That's （67）I don't think study was a problem when I was in high school．Perhaps，recently I was busy （68）some little things both in family and work so I was（69）（complete）tired．But meanwhile I had to admit that time had taken away my energy not only physically but also mentally．No matter who you are or how strong you are，you're certain to be weak in front of （70）（nature）law．第三部分写作（共两节；满分10分）第一节短文改错（共1小题；每小题l 分，满分10分）71．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改l0处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．Our school was founded in 1989．It's in the foot of a mountain．It's a real beautiful school in our city，that many flowers and trees have been planted．There is no dormitory for student in the school so no one else lives in it．School starts at seven o'clock but we have to get up very early in morning to go to school from home．There are many activities in our school．That we like most is the sports meeting，and theyall take an active part in it．The school basketball team won the national match in 2015，earn a great honor for our school．第二节书面表达（满分25分）81．（25分）假如你是李华，是英国某高中的交换生，你的朋友Tom 最近上课经常开小差，不完成作业，有时还无故逃课，请按照以下要点给Tom写一封信．1、描述该同学的行为；2、他的行为将造成什么后果；3、表示愿意帮助他注意：1．词数100左右；2．信的开头和结尾已为你写好．Dear Tom，We are good friends and I really care about you．I am looking forward to your reply．YoursLi Hua2015-2016学年广东省广州市番禺区仲元中学高二（下）期末英语试卷参考答案第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共4小题；每小题6分，满分30分）21．C；B；D；24．B；B；C；D；28．C；A；D；B；32．B；A；A；D；第二节（共1小题$每小题10分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．选项中有两项为多余选项．36．G；F；B；C；D；第三部分英语知识运用（共两节•满分30分）第一节完形填空（共1小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）41．C；B；D；A；C；D；B；B；C；A；A；B；D；D；C；C；A；B；A；D；第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分15分）第二节（共1小题每小题1.5分，满分15分）61．worse；doing；because；continues；to avoid；pride；why；with；completely；natural；第三部分写作（共两节；满分10分）第一节短文改错（共1小题；每小题l 分，满分10分）71．；第二节书面表达（满分25分）81．；。

南沙一中2015—2016学年第二学期期中考英语试题高二英语说明: 本试卷分为选择题和非选择题两部分，共8页，满分150分。

考试时间120分钟。

命题人：李小娜卢燕芹第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

AChoose Your VirginiaRock House MuseumTake a journey through history with a visit to the exciting museum and historic sites of Wytheville. The Rock House Museum offers glimpses into daily life in the 19th century. The museum is part of the 50 structures featured in Wytheville's Historic Walking Tour. 540/223－3330.Natural Bridge of VirginiaNatural Bridge of Virginia, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Caverns of Natural Bridge, guided tours of underground wonders; Natural Bridge Inn & Conference Center, Indoor Heated Pool, largest Gift & Souvenir Shop in the East. Information 800/533－1410.Grand CavernsGrand Caverns is America's oldest show cave. Beautiful and massive formations. Union troops visited the caverns. Thomas Jefferson visited you should too! Open weekends in March, daily April～October, 9 a．m.～5 p．m. Hour tours leave every 30 minutes. 703/249－5705.The NewseumThe Newseum in Arlington, the world's only interactive museum of news. Visitors can be reporters or television newscasters, see today's news as it happens on a block－long video news wall, and be taken behind the scenes to see how news is made. The Newseum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a．m.～5 p．m. 888/NEWSEUM. www. Newseum. Org.Kenmore Plantation & GardensKenmore Plantation & Gardens, visit over two hundred years of history from the Revolutionary War, Civil War and into the 21st－century. Home of Betty Washington, George Washington's only sister, and Patriot Col. Fielding Lewis. Explore this historic building and city block of restored gardens. Tea and ginger cookies served. 540/373－3381.Virginia BeachVirginia Beach offers 11,000 hotel/motel rooms, plus cottages and campgrounds. Enjoy miles of clean beaches and a variety of family attractions. Fine restaurants, various shopping areas, exciting nightlife, and special events are offered throughout the year. 800/822－3224.1．In what way is the Newseum different from Rock House Museum?A．It is larger.B．It is more exciting.C．Visitors can act in it.D．Visitors can see more in it.2．Which of the following places is NOT open in the winter months?A．Natural Bridge of VirginiaB．Grand CavernsC．Virginia BeachD．Kenmore Plantation & Gardens3．Which of the following is NOT true about Virginia Beach?A．Tourists can camp in the open air.B．Tourists can enjoy some special events there.C．Tourists can not go there in their own cars.D．Tourists can enjoy themselves on the clean beach.BRandy Kraus was paralyzed(瘫痪的). His left side was useless. He'd been a police officer before, and he could do strong and able. Now, he felt he could do nothing.His trouble started with Parkinson's disease, but it didn't end there. In July, 2002, the 60-year-old Kraus went into the hospital for an operation, on his brain to control the shaking. But he had a stroke(中风). He was paralyzed. The doctors said, “You may never walk again and you might not even be able to talk.”Kraus found that he couldn't lift a fork or take a drink by himself. Physical treatment was so painful and slow. What did he have to live for? So Kraus held the gun against his head. Feeling the cold metal on his skin, he began to consider the pain he would cause for his wife, daughters and grandchildren. He didn't pull the trigger(扳机)．Andrew Garud, his exercise physiologist(生理学家), told him，“You are where you are. The pace would be s low; the pain would be real. But as long as you are alive, you have the ability to get better.”After three months of working with Garud, Kraus wanted to see if he could stand. He could. Then he took three steps，sat down and cried like a baby.One step, as they say, led to another. Next he managed a short walk along the edge of a boxing ring(拳击台) in the health club. It was the hardest fight of Kraus's life. People at the gym cheered him on. Garud kept saying he could do more. Now, Kraus can brush his teeth, shave himself, and get around the house with a walker. Only the paralyzed can fully understand little triumphs.4．According to the fourth paragraph, what did Andrew Garud mean?A．Everyone in the world has the right to be alive.B．It' s necessary for people to do exercise to keep healthy.C．One should try to lead a better life.D．As long as a person is alive, he will have a chance to be better.5．What does the underlined word“triumphs”in the last paragraph mean?A．Difficulties. B．Successes.C．Disappointments. D．Reputations.6．What personality does Kraus probably have?A．Optimism. B．Strong-mindedness.C．Sympathy. D．Generosity.7．According to the passage, we can learn that ________.A．the stroke during the operation on his brain led to Kraus' paralysisB．Kraus' operation in 2002 was performed by Andrew GarudC．doing exercises can help cure Parkinson's diseaseD．Kraus will lead a normallife as a healthy person in the futureCMen are spending more and more time in the kitchen encouraged by celebrity (名人) chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver，according to a report from Oxford University.The effect of the celebrity role models，who have given cooking a more manly picture，has combined with a more general drive towards sexual equality and men now spend more than twice the amount of time preparing meals than they did in 1961.According to the research by Prof.Jonatahn Gershuny, who runs the Centre for Time Research at Oxford，men now spend more than half an hour a day cooking，up from just 12 minutes a day in 1961.Prof.Gershuny said, “The man in the kitchen is part of a much wider social trend.There has been 40 years of sexual equality, but there is another 40 years probably to come.”Women，who a generation ago spent nearly two hours a day cooking，now spend just one hour and seven minutes—a great fall, but they still spend far more time in the kitchen than men.Some experts have named these men in aprons as “Gastrosexuals (men using cooking skills to impress friends)”，who have been inspired to pick up a kitchen knife by the success of Ramsay，Oliver as well as other male celebrity chefs such as Hugh Fearnley－Whittingstall, Marco Pierre White and Keith Floyd.“I was married in 1974.When my father came to visit me a few weeks later，I was wearing an apron when I opened the door.He laughed，” said Prof.Gershuny.“That would never happen now.”Two－thirds of adults say that they come together to share at least three times a week，even if it is not necessarily around a kitchen or dining room table.Prof.Gershuny pointed out that the family meal was now rarely eaten by all of its members around a table—with many “family meals” in fact taken on the sofa in the sitting room，and shared by family members.“The family meal has changed a lot，and few of us eat—as I did when I was a child—at least two meals a day together as a family.But it has survived in a different format.”8.What is one reason behind the trend that men spend more time cooking than before?A.The improvement of cooks'status.B.The influence of popular female chefs.C.The change of female's view on cooking.D.The development of sexual equality campaign.9.What does the author think about the time men and women spend on cooking?A.Men spend more time cooking than women nowadays.B.Women spend much less time on cooking than before.C.It will take 40 years before men spend more time at the stove than women.D.There is a sharp decline in the time men spend on cooking compared with 1961.10.How did Prof.Gershuny see the family meal according to the passage?A.It has become a thing of the past.B.It is very different from what it used to be.C.It shouldn't be advocated in modern times.D.It is beneficial to the stability of the family.11.Which is the best title for the passage?A.The Changes of Family MealsB.Equality between Men and WomenC.Cooking into a New Trend for MenD.Cooking—a Thing of the Past for WomenDI am trying to muster(鼓起) the courage to toss_away my mobile phone to enjoy a more peaceful and ring­free life.Can you imagine not having your mobile phone? In our hightech, in-a-hurry age, a cell-free life is a hard concept to swallow. Our mobile phones can now access the Internet, and many people feel the need to express their every thought on their blog pages. If I gave up my cellphone, people would think I was mad.I wish I had the strength to toss away my technology. I have an office phone，a home phone，e­mail and if people want to contact me, they can. If I'm out, people can leave a message. Do they really need to find me 24/7? However, I'm a bit like Frodo in the movie Lord of the Rings. The power of the ring is too strong and I can't let it go.Mobile phones have become necessary tools in our busy life. For most people, they hold all contacts and many of us don't write up address books any more. The latest phones carry our music, pictures, movies and everything else. We feel lost without this device and when we do misplace it, we feel cut off from our fellows.“Where have you been？”said a friend, who saw me a week after I lost my cell, “I tried calling you, but you disappeared. You disappeared off the face of the Earth. ”See, when you don't have a mobile phone，you don't exist.I'm not really going to toss my mobile phone away, in fact. We humans are such social animals and mobile phones serve us well. So in 2009, I've decided not to serve my mobile phone. Like all machines, I can always turn it off.12．What does the underlined phrase “toss away”mean?A. give away.B. get away.C. break away.D. throw away.13．The writer mentions Frodo to ________.A. show it is difficult to get rid of the mobile phoneB. show how much he likes FrodoC. suggest a cell-free life is what he wantsD. introduce a film character to us14．What do we know about mobile phones in the 4th paragraph?A. Mobile phones can do anything for us.B. Mobile phones have become very important in our life.C. We could not live without mobile phones.D. We would be cut off by our fellows without mobile phones.15．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. The writer is not really going to toss his mobile phone away.B. When you don't have a mobile phone，you don't exist.C. The writer decides not to serve his mobile phone.D. We humans can control ourselves and machines well.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

2015-2016学年度第二学期高二月考英语试题第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面6段对话，选出最佳选项。

每段对话读两遍。

Conversation 11. When does the bakery close?A. At about 6:15.B. At about 7:00.C. At about 7:30.2. What does the man want?A. Bread.B. Cookies.C. Juice.Conversation 23. Where does the conversation take place?A. On the street.B. In the man's home.C. At a hotel.4. How much does the woman have to pay?A. 72 dollars.B. 40 dollars.C. 80 dollars. Conversation 35. How did the audience find the performance?A. Not good.B. Just so-so.C. Excellent.6. What kind of performance was it probably?A. A concert.B. A g ame.C. A fashion show. Conversation 47. Why doesn't the man get his watch repaired?A. Because there is no serious problem.B. Because repairing the watch is expensive.C. Because he doesn't think it is worth repairing.8. When will he get a new watch?A. Next Monday afternoon.B. This weekend.C. This afternoon after the visit.9. What does the man probably do?A. A farmer.B. A teacher.C. A worker. Conversation 510. What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Strangers.B. Classmates.C. Mother and son.11. How many school buses are there altogether?A. 2B. 3C. 412. How long does the woman have to wait for the bus?A. 20 minutes.B. 30 minutes.C. 40 minutes. Conversation 613. Why does the woman come to visit the man?A. Because she has admired him for a long time.B. Because she wants to say hello to him.C. Because she wants to ask him about planting trees.14. What kind of activity is the man going to hold?A. Environmental protection.B. Saving animals.C. Helping the poor.15. What is the lady?A. A journalist as well as a boss.B. A professor of a college.C. A hostess of a TV program.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

2015-2016学年高二英语下学期第二次月考（4月）试题（无答案）第一部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂When I was a little boy, I would play outside for hours on sunn y summer days and then have a deep and peaceful sleep at n ight. Sometimes, I'd have some vivid dreams, making me 1 for a moment. I stare out into the darkness to see if anything was there and then 2 over and go back to sleep. I can still r emember a few times when I woke up, 3 out into the darkn ess, and actually 4 someone there. It was Mom 5 over me as I slept. Each time she 6 told me to go back to sleep and I closed my eyes again, feeling 7 and loved.I 8 asked Mom why she watched me sleep from time to ti me, but 9 seeing 10 my own children so fast, I think I kno w why. She wanted to catch a moment in time and 11 it in h er heart forever. I just 12 that she carried a lot of those mo ments with her into Heaven when she 13 at only 55. Last ni ght I was sleeping lightly 14 I suddenly felt someone near me. I opened my eyes and saw Mom’s 15 standing in the room, smiling at me. And then shewas gone. Now 16 may say that this was just a dream, a wi sh or part of an old 17 . To me, though, it was 18 that Mo m's loving spirit was still watching over me. To me, it was evid ence enough to know that day I would be 19 with her and e veryone I have ever loved.Trust in their love. Know that your own life can be full of 20 , too. Then joyfully go out and live it with a brave heart and a s miling soul.1. A. awake B. afraid C. worried D. excited2. A. take B. roll C. look D. climb3. A. went B. burst C. looked D. found4. A. met B. saw C. expected D. dream5. A. sitting B. treating C. helping D. watching6. A. angrily B. gently C. silently D. gladly7. A. quiet B. nervous C. safe D. anxious8. A. never B. often C. sometimes D. seldom9. A. before B. after C. since D. for10. A. bring up B. raise up C. grow up D. lift up11. A. hold B. remove C. find D. cover12. A. decide B. hope C. wonder D. remember13. A. ran away B. put away C. took awayD. passed away14. A. while B. when C. after D. before15. A. figure B. body C. shape D. shadow16. A. all B. none C. some D. any17. A. dream B. wish C. story D. memory18. A. time B. proof C. chance D. belief19. A. reunited B. buried C. connected D. joined20. A. hope B. love C. joy D. surprise第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和 D ）中,选出最佳选项,并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

2015—2016学年下学期高二年级第二次半月考英语试卷第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Who repaired the computer?A. Tom.B. Jack.C. Pam.2. What does Tom do probably?A. A barman.B. A shopkeeper.C. A waiter.3. When will the woman go back to work?A. At 1:00 pm.B. At 1:15 pm.C. At 1:30 pm.4. What's the woman's problem?A. She's always late.B. She wastes too much time.C. She spends too much money.5. What will the man do afterwards?A. Put away his clothes.B. Buy another closet.C. Throw his old clothes away.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. When does Lucy bite her nails?A. When she's sad.B. When she's excited.C. When she's nervous.7. What will the speakers do next?A. Watch a video.B. Play games.C. Visit a website.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

山西省大同市第一中学2015-2016学年高二3月月考英语试题I.阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)AOnce when I was facing a decision that involved high risk, I went to a friend. He looked at me for a moment, and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice I have ever had: Be bold and brave — and mighty (强大的) forces will come to your aid.Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past, it was seldom because I had tried and failed. It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all. On the other hand, whenever I had plunged into deep water, forced by courage or circumstance, I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again.Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you can eat. And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces. They are potential powers we possess: energy, skill, sound judgment, creative ideas — even physical strength greater than most of us realize.Admittedly, those mighty forces are spiritual ones. But they are more important than physical ones. A college classmate of mine, Tim, was an excellent football player, even though he weighed much less than the average player. “In one game I suddenly found myself confronting a huge player, who had nothing but me between him and our goal line,” said Tim. “I was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperatelythrew myself at that guy like a bullet（子弹）—and stopped him cold.”Boldness — a willingness to extend yourself to the extreme—is not one that can be acquired overnight. But it can be taught to children and developed in adults. Confidence builds up. Surely, there will be setbacks (挫折) and disappointments in life; boldness in itself is no guarantee of success. But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds.So, always try to live a little bit beyond your abilities and you’ll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed.1.What is the implied meaning of the underlined part?A. Swallow more than you can digest.B. Act slightly above your abilities.C. Develop more mysterious powers.D. Learn to make creative decisions.2. What was especially important for Tim‘s successful defense in the football game?A. His physical strength.B. His basic skill.C. His real fear.D. His spiritual force.3. What can be learned from Paragraph 5?A. Confidence grows more rapidly in adults.B. Trying without success is meaningless.C. Repeated failure creates a better life.D. Boldness can be gained little by little.4. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?A. To encourage people to be courageous.B. To advise people to build up physical power.C. To tell people the ways to guarantee success.D. To recommend people to develop more abilities.【答案】1.B2.D3.D4.A考点：考查人生感悟类阅读【名师点睛】生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。

湖北省部分重点中学2015——2016学年度下学期三月月考高二英语试卷命题学校：汉阳一中命题教师：何晓娟第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Why doesn't the man wear his yellow shirt?A. It’s missing.B. He doesn’t like it.C. Two buttons are off it.2. How is the woman going to work?A. By bus.B. By bike.C. By taxi.3. Where is the leather sofa now?A. In the bedroom.B. In the living room.C. In the dining room.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A classmate.B. A message.C. A teacher5. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a shop.B. In a hotel.C. In a restaurant.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题。

从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. When will the students arrive at the museum?A. At about 8:00 a.m.B. At about 9:00 a.m.C. At about 10:00 a.m.7. How does the woman feel about the trip?A.Worried.B. ExpectantC. Bored.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

2015学年第二学期期末教学质量检测高二英语（试题）本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，第I卷1页至7页，第II 卷7页至8页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔讲自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上，并用2B铅笔在答题卡上的相应位置填涂考生号。

用2B铅笔讲试卷类型（A）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。

2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能打在试卷上。

3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔做大，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先坏道原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，不准使用铅笔盒涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。

考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AIn April 2014, the world’s oldest known message in a bottle was discovered floating in the Baltic Sea. It had spent 101 years lost in the ocean! The message was finally sent to the author’s granddaughter.A German fisherman named Konrad Fischer found the brown bottle near Kiel, Germany. He said he nearly threw the bottle back into the water after pulling it out of a fishing net. Then he noticed something inside.The bottle in good condition contained a Danish postcard with two German stamps, dated May 17, 1913. Although dampness had made most of the writing hard to read out, the readable part of the message asked whoever found it to return it to an address in Berlin. It even contained two stamps to pay for postage.From the address, researchers found that the postcard was written by a man named Richard Platz, who was 20 years old when he wrote the message. While he was hiking on the Baltic Sea coast with a nature appreciation group, he threw the bottle into the sea. Then the researchers began a search for any living relatives of his. Sure enough, they were able to find his 62-year-old granddaughter, Angela Erdmann, who still lives in Berlin.“It was almost unbelievable,”Erdmann said upon being presented with her grandfather’s bottle and message. “That was a pretty moving moment. Tears rolled down my face.”Erdmann never knew her grandfather, who died in 1946, but she said that the discovery of the bottle had made her want to learn more about him.The bottle remained on display at the International Maritime Museum in Hamburg until May 1st. After that, the researchers examined the postcard and tried to figure out the meaning of therest of the message.Previously, the oldest message found in a bottle spent nearly 98 years at the sea and was discovered in April 2012, according to Guinness World Records.1. When Konrad Fischer picked up the bottle from the sea, .A. he thought it would bring him good luckB. he noticed the postcard inside immediatelyC. he decided to uncover the secret of the bottleD. he wanted to throw it into the sea at first2. Why did Richard Platz throw the bottle with the message into the sea?A. He expected his granddaughter could find the postcard.B. He wished the finder would send the postcard to his home.C. He believed his postcard would be kept secret at the sea forever.D. He thought he could make friends with the finder of the bottle.3. What can be the best title for this passage?A. The finding of the floating bottle at the sea.B. A one-century-old letter to a granddaughter.C. The world’s oldest message in a floating bottle.D. The oldest Danish postcard in a floating bottle.BMy friend Jim and I finally decided to spend our 14 days off in the eastern country. We were arranged to stay with a local family, which made ti possible for us to share a real life experience with the locals and in return bring ourselves a richer experience of the native culture and tradition.In the company of one of our knowledgeable local tour leaders, we started one of the trips to the nearby town. As we were passing elephants, we stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by a small rope lied to their front legs. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that these elephants could, at any time, break away from the ropes they were tied to, but for some reason, they did not. My friend went up to the trainer and asked why these beautiful animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,” he said, “when they were young and much smaller we used the same size rope to tie them and at that age, it was enough to hold them.”As they grow up, they are accustomed to believing that they cannot break away. They believe that the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free. We were amazed. These animals could at any time break away from their ropes but just because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before? How many of us are being held by outdated belief that no longer serves us? How many of us have avoided trying something new because of a limited belief? Worse still, how many of us are being held back by someone else’s limiting beliefs? Your attempt may fail but never fail to make an attempt.4. What was the author most interested in during his visit?A. The local food and scenery.B. The local people and elephants.C. The local culture and tradition.D. The history of the eastern country.5. What amazed them was to see .A. the huge elephants tied only by a small ropeB. the elephants being trained with small ropesC. the trainer playing skilfully with the huge animalsD. the trainer attracting the visitors’ attention in such a way6. The elephants never tried to get away because .A. they had a very close relationship with their trainersB. they believed they couldn’t get away from the small ropesC. they got used to being raised and controlled by human beingsD. it was hard to break away from the strong and powerful ropes7. The author holds the view that .A. animals should be trained to obey their mastersB. people should travel around and try new thingsC. it’s necessary to train creatures when they are youngD. people should never fail to make an attempt or get held by false beliefsCGene technology is a kind of science focusing on the research of human genes. It is also called biological engineering, which is drawing more and more attention now. Sometimes it’s a hot topic discussed by people.The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing with, such as cancer and heart disease. Every year, millions of people are murdered by these two killers. And to date, doctors have not found an effective way to cure them. But if the gene technology is applied, not only can these two diseases be cured completely, but also the great amount of money people spend on curing their diseases can be saved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life span ban be prolonged.Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healthy and clever children. Some families, with the English royal family being a good example, have hereditary （遗传的）diseases. This means their children will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about hereditary diseases. But gene technology can solve this problem perfectly. Scientists just need to find the wrong gene and correct it, and a healthy child will be born.Some people are worrying that the gene research can be used to produce human beings in large quantities. In the past few years, scientists have succeeded in cloning a sheep, therefore these people predict that human babies would soon be cloned. But I believed cloned babies will not come out in large quantities, for most couples in the world can have their babies in very normal way. Of course, the governments must take care to control gene technology.8. What does “these two killers” in the second paragraph refer to?A. Hereditary diseases and cancer.B. The two murderers who killed the cloned baby.C. The two diseases of cancer and heart disease.D. Gene technology and another treatment of the two diseases.9. What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?A. Gene technology can help people to give birth to a baby.B. Gene technology can be used to clone human babies.C. Gene technology can be used to treat hereditary diseases.D. Gene technology can solve all the problems of the English royal family.10. In what way can gene technology help to treat hereditary diseases?A. Using gene technology, human babies can be cloned.B. Using gene technology, scientists find the wrong gene and correct it.C. Gene technology helps people with hereditary diseases to live longer.D. Doctors can cure cancer and heart disease with the help of technology.11. What is the main purpose of writing this passage?A. Expressing the writer’s idea that gene technology will benefit people.B. Telling people the advantages and disadvantages of gene technology.C. Telling the readers that gene technology will not benefit people.D. Explaining that gene technology will also do harm to the humanity.DLearning to drive is important to the independence of teenagers, but it is also a great responsibility. Although having a law that keeps 16-year-old drivers from having more than one teenager in the car with them seems unfair, there are convincing reasons for this requirement.The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety reports that teens are four times more likely than older drivers to be involved in an automobile accident. It also reports that 16 and 17-year-old drivers are twice as likely to have an accident if they have two teenage friends in the car and four times if they have three or more teenage friends in the car with them. Fatal crashes of 16-year-old drivers involve the highest percentage of speeding, driver error, and number of passengers. This information is enough to cause any reasonable person to wonder about the wisdom of allowing new teen drivers to take a carload of friends anywhere, even if the law permits it.A study at the National Institutes of Health indicates that the part of the human brain that controls judgment and evaluates the consequences of our actions might not be fully formed until the age of 25. Until this study, researchers had placed the age of 18. If this is true, it could explain the reckless（鲁莽的）behavior of many teens, behavior that even extends into their twenties. It could also be a strong reason for being watchful about the driving settings of young people.This is not the only study that indicates such concern is necessary. One study at Temple University in Philadelphia examines the results of peer pressure in risky driving situations. The study, which uses a driving game, has an individual guide a car through a course, both alone and in the presence of friends. Three different age groups participated in the study:13-16, 18-22, and 24 and older. Members of the oldest group showed caution whether driving alone or with friends present, but the two younger groups took more chances when they were with their friends. Furthermore, because these drivers were accustomed to the noise an disturbance of many passengers, they were unable to see their own mistakes. Once again, this is a good suggestion thata law restricting the number of teenagers in the car with a young driver is a good idea.12. What does the author mainly tell us in Paragraph 2?A. There are many causes behind the teen’s driving accidents.B. It’s reasonable to strictly limit the passenger number of teen drivers.C. New teen drivers have to ask permission before driving with friends.D. Many deaths have occurred because of inexperience and overconfidence.13. From the two studies, the author probably suggests that .A. different age groups have different peer pressureB. underdeveloped brain makes teens ignore their mistakesC. teenagers often give wrong judgments above passengers’ noticeD. driving settings are bound up with the risk of accidents14. We can infer that the law restriction can probably .A. protect teens on the highwayB. raise teens’ driving skillsC. reduce the number of fatal crashesD. force teens to drive with wisdom15. What does “it” refer to in Paragraph 2?A. Number of passengers.B. This information.C. Wisdom.D. Teen drivers take a carload of friends anywhere. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。