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1、揭阳一中90届高二期中考试英语试题第一部分：听力（每空1分，共15分）听下面两段材料，根据你所听到的内容完成下列的短文。1Boys and girls, the announcement for today. Our Student Union is going to _1_ about intercultural communication at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, _2_. The speaker, Professor Green from the UK, has a great fame in the _3_. His lecture will help us

2、_4_. You can ask questions after the lecture. Do come _5_. Thats all. Thank you. 2Mr. James didnt feel well and he went to see his doctor. He told the doctor that he had got _6_ problems for about _7_ and sometimes he had _8_. Mr. James didnt have any _9_ problems and he was _ 10 _ pretty well with

3、his wife. But he worked hard. Lately he had had to work _11_hours a day. And he also worried about his work a lot. The doctor advised him to relax or _12_ but Mr. James thought it would be hard for him to _13_at his age. Finally the doctor told Mr. James to _14_, otherwise he would _15_. 第二部分：（共45分）

4、第一节：完形填空（每小题2分，共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、D)中，选出最佳选项。 A newspaper is a publication devoted chiefly to presenting and commenting on the news. Newspapers _16_ us with an excellent means of keeping people well _17_ on current events. They also play a vital role in _18_ public opinion. Newspap

5、ers have certain _19_ over the other major news media-television, radio, and newsmagazines. For example, newspapers can _20_ more news and in much greater detail than television and radio newscasts. Newsmagazines_21_chief national and international events. But newspapers report local as well as nati

6、onal and international news. _22_ a daily newspaper requires great _23_ and efficiency. Reporters, editors, and photographers work under the _24_ pressure of deadlines. A large daily also employs many other workers, including advertising salespeople, artists, librarians, printing-press operators, an

7、d truck drivers. Everything to be published in a newspaper, whether it comes over news service wires or is written in-house, _25_ through the hands of subeditors or copyreaders. The stories are all put in the paper. The paper is _26_. The newspapers are delivered by lorry, plane or rail. They are ta

8、ken all over the country. The papers _27_ early in the morning and people buy them. Not all papers _28_ every day. Some are weekly with a Sunday edition. Local newspapers report the news of different parts of the country. Working on a daily paper is always busy. But people _29_ on weekly papers do n

9、ot have to work in such a hurry. Sometimes journalists need to _30_ all over the world to report news. 16.A. provide B. offerC. supply D. give 17.A. known B. informed C. prepared D. made 18.A. constructingB. building C. shaping D. making 19.A. features B. shortcomings C. disadvantages D. advantages

10、20.A. include B. cover C. conclude D. find 21.A. focus on B. lie in C. depend on D. consist of 22.A. Creating B. Making C. Inventing D. Producing 23.A. space B. electricity C. speed D. money 24.A. punctual B. forever C. timely D. constant 25.A. goes B. reads C. gets D. looks 26.A. designed B. printe

11、d C. made D. drawn 27.A. arrive B. go C. come D. reach 28.A. come out B. come up C. come on D. come back 29.A. printing B. writing C. covering D. working 30.A. travel B. walk C. tour D. run 第二节：语法填空（每空1.5分，共15分）John Snow was a well-known physician in London in the 19th century. _31_ famous was he th

12、at he even attended Queen Victoria to ease the _32_ (bear) of her babies. However, he decided to defeat cholera, a deadly disease at that time when he saw thousands of people _33_(expose) to it died every time there was _34_ outbreak. In 1854 when cholera broke out, he began to gather information an

13、d marked on a map _35_ all the dead people had lived. He found many people who _36_(drink) the dirty water form the pump died. So he decided that the polluted water carried cholera. He found a woman and her daughter who had the water _37_(deliver) from the pump every day died of cholera after drinki

14、ng the water. _38_ this extra evidence John Snow announced that the polluted water was _39_(blame). He suggested the source of all water supplies _40_(examine) and new methods of dealing with water be found. Finally, “King Cholera” was defeated. 第三部分：（共50分）第一节：阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）A.Not all heroes are to

15、 be found in the army. Actually, many of them have been found in almost every field. Early in last century, a group of physicians were trying to discover the cause of the disease called yellow fever. At that time it was one of the worst diseases known. Thousands of people were dying of yellow fever

16、every year. It had been suggested that the disease was caused by the bite of a certain mosquito. That is, it was thought that a certain kind of mosquito would bite a person who was ill with yellow fever and then, flying elsewhere, bite another person and give him the disease. To prove whether or not

17、 this was true, one of the physicians, Dr James Carroll allowed such mosquito to bite himself after it had bitten a patient with yellow fever. He knew that the bite of this mosquito might cause his death. Dr James became ill, but recovered from the disease in the end. The risk this hero took, howeve

18、r, helped to save the lives of millions of people. 41. According to the passage, _. A. yellow fever is still a disease difficult to get rid of to this day B. a lot of people have died of yellow fever every year now C. yellow fever is no longer a disease which leads to death now D. people no longer s

19、uffer from yellow fever now42. From the passage, we can know _. A. a certain kind of mosquito can carry yellow fever to people B. all kinds of mosquitoes can carry yellow fever to people C. a mosquito can carry all kinds of diseases to people D. a mosquito can kill thousands of people 43. After the

20、experiment, _. A. Dr James died because of the bite from the mosquito B. Dr James escaped the death C. Dr James suffered a lot and later died D. Dr James died, but he saved a lot of people 44. It can be inferred from the passage that _. A. yellow fever is possibly carried by a mosquito B. yellow fev

21、er is indeed carried by a mosquito C. the experiment made by Dr James took many years D. Dr James was the first person to discover yellow fever 45. The best title for this passage is _. A. A Famous Doctor B. An Unexpected death C. A Brave Doctor D. A Successful Scientific Experiment B The British us

22、ually expect one or two snowfalls each year but the amount of snow rarely affects everyday life. However, this week Britain has had the worst snow it has seen in around 18 years. Some places had more than 30cm in a day. The bad weather caused severe disruption. More than 3000 schools had to close as

23、 teachers and pupils were unable to get to school. School children werent too unhappy about it though as they headed out to play the snow, building snowmen, having snowball fights, sledging and some even snowboarding and skiing. In London, bus services were withdrawn for a day and tubes and trains w

24、ere cancelled. Major motorways in the country had to close. Many people were unable to get to work and it is thought the cost of this lost labor is around &1 billion (10 billion yuan) to businesses and the economy. Anyone who wanted to leave the country had problems too. Runways were closed at all t

25、he UKs major airports because of the amount of snow. Hundreds of flights were cancelled leaving some passengers stranded at airports. So why is the UK so ill-prepared for snow? The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, explained that there arent enough snow ploughs（铲雪机）and gritters（撒沙机）and it doesnt make

26、sense to buy such equipment when it snows so infrequently. The south-east of England was the hardest hit at the beginning of the week but the snow is now moving northwards where the chaos continues. More ice and snow is forecast throughout the week and the advice from travel and weather organization

27、s is to stay indoors unless you really need to venture out!46. Which of the following facts is FALSE according to the passage? A. More than 3000 schools had to close for the heavy snow. B. Major motorways in the country had to close for the bad weather. C. Runways were closed at all the UKs major ai

28、rports for the amount of snow. D. The government organized to clear the snow away with snow-ploughs and gritters. 47. What does the underlined phrase venture out probably mean in last paragraph? A. go out B. search out C. take no risks D. stay indoors48. What can we learn from the passage? A. School

29、 children seemed happy to head out to play in the snow though schools had to close. B. The cost of the lost labor reached around 10 billion yuan to businesses and the economy. C. Hundreds of flights couldnt land because the runways were closed at major British airports. D. Tubes and trains in London

30、 were cancelled, but drivers were still driving in main motorways. 49. What can we infer from the passage? A. The heavy snow is what the British have been expecting for 18 years. B. The heavy snow has been a very rare heavy one in the UK for 18 years. C. The heavy snow doesnt please school children

31、at all. D. The government isnt ill-prepared for snow. 50. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. Harsh Winters Visit Britain B. Heavy Snow Hits the UK C. Bad Weather Causes Chaos Just in London D. Heavy Snow Causes Disruption Only in Motorways C We dont know how different

32、 our future will be in the future. We can only try to imagine it. At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day. We will be making new friends through the Internet-even our husbands or wives will be met in this way. It will be much faster and ea

33、sier for us. On the other hand, our relationships with people wont be as important as they are today-we will feel a little lonely. Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050. For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. In addition, there

34、will be much more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the housework for us. Spending holidays will also be completely different. Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. Means of transport will, of course, change, too

35、. We will be using solar-powered cars, which will be much more environmentally friendly. We could expect that the faster technological progress would lead to a more polluted environment. But it isnt true. We will pay more attention to protecting the environment. And, scientists will probably find cu

36、res for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our surroundings as well as our health will be in a better condition. Although we cant predict the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. We worry about our and our childrens future; we have expectati

37、ons, hopes as well as fears. But I think we should be rather sanguine about our future. We should be happy and believe good things will happen. 51. Why will people probably feel a little lonely in 2050?A. Because the number of people will become much smaller. B. Because there will be less face-to-fa

38、ce communication. C. Because people wont like making friends with each other. D. Because people wont communicate with each other much often. 52. The third paragraph mainly tells us _. A. that computers will do all the things for human beings. B. how people will use computers to communicate with each

39、 other. C. that machines like computers and robots will help people a lotD. how people will use robots to do the housework53. According to the passage, which of the following will happen in 2050?A. The relationship between people will be more important than today. B. The way of spending holidays wil

40、l be the same as that of today.C. It wont be difficult for people to travel to other planets. D. Our environment will be much more polluted with a growing number of cars. 54. The underlined word “sanguine” in the last paragraph most probably means _. A. disappointed B. surprised C. curious D. optimi

41、stic 55. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. How people will communicate in the year 2050 B. What our life will be like in the year 2050C. How people will travel and spend their holiday in the year 2050D. What high technology will appear in the year 2050D. First aid is emergency care for a v

42、ictim of sudden illness or injury until more skillful medical treatment is available. It may save a life or improve certain vital signs including pulse, temperature, a clear airway, and breathing. In minor emergencies, first aid may prevent a victims condition from turning worse and provide relief f

43、rom pain. First aid must be administered as quickly as possible. In the case of the critically injured, a few minutes can make the difference between complete recovery and loss of life. First-aid measures depend upon a victims needs and the providers level of knowledge and skill. Knowing what not to

44、 do in an emergency is as important as knowing what to do. Improperly moving a person with a neck injury, for example, can lead to permanent spinal injury and paralysis. Despite the variety of injuries possible, several principles of first aid apply to all emergencies. The first step is to call for

45、professional medical help. The victim, if conscious, should be reassured that medical aid has been requested, and asked for permission to provide any first aid. Next, asses the scene, asking other people or the injured persons family or friends about details of the injury or illness, any care that m

46、ay have already been given, and preexisting conditions such as diabetes（糖尿病）or heart trouble. Unless the accident scene becomes unsafe or the victim may suffer further injury, do not move the victim. First aid requires rapid assessment of victims to determine whether life-threatening conditions exis

47、t. One method for evaluating a victims condition is known by the acronym（首字母缩写词）ABC, which stands for: A-Airway: is it open and clear? B-Breathing: is the person breathing? Look, listen, and feel for breathing. C-Circulation: is there a pulse? Is the person bleeding externally? Check skin color and temperature for additional indications of circulation problems. 56. First aid may bring about all the following results EXCEPT _. A. helping a person avoid sudden illness or injuryB. preventin