2010年江苏省高二上学期期中考试英语卷

As we all know, _______ mankind has realized the walk in ______ space.

A. the; the                    B. /; the                               C. /; /                                    D. the; /

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Some students, hoping to get a high score, are _______ about the results of coming exam.

A. absurd                    B. guilty                               C. anxious                           D. puzzling

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All cases ______ children are dealt with in a special children’s court.

A. concerned               B. concerning                     C. concern                           D. to concern

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His mother could do nothing but _______ for the doctor to arrive.

A. to wait                     B. waiting                            C. waited                             D. wait

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— Do you know the reason why the Whites got divorced?

— No, they haven’t quarreled with each other since they got married. _______, they broke up finally.

A. Somehow                B. Anyhow                           C. Anyway                           D. Somewhat

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If you live near the lake, ____ are that you will hear birds singing to welcome the new day.

A. possibilities             B. situations                       C. chances                          D. opportunities

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In such hot weather, the new plant will have to be protected from the sun if they ______.

A. are surviving           B. survives                          C. are to survive                D. have survived

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The reason ______ most Chinese have healthy white teeth is ______ they eat a healthy diet.

A. why; that                 B. why; because                C. that; that                       D. for; that

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Unfortunately, the whole village was ________ by the earthquake.

A. died away                B. wiped away                   C. died out                          D. wiped out

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The boy was beaten by his stepmother, tears _______ down his cheeks quietly.

A. flew                           B. flowing                            C. flown                               D. to flow

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_______ many people first go to the Internet for information, it is not always the best place for what you need.

A. As                              B. Since                                C. When                               D. While

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Look at the timetable. The flight to Shanghai _______ off at 10:00.

A. is taking                   B. takes                               C. will be taken                  D. will take

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— Why didn’t you come to Mike’s birthday party yesterday?

— Well, I _______, but I had something important to do at the moment.

A. should                      B. must                                C. should have                   D. must have

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So difficult ________ it to live in an English-speaking country that I determined to learn English well.

A. did I feel                   B. I did feel                          C. have I felt                       D. I have felt

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— What is your new friend like?

— ________.

A. Handsome              B. Practical                         C. Brilliant                           D. Outgoing

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It was Christmas 1961. I was teaching in a small town where my twenty-seven third graders eagerly 36  the great day of gift-giving in advance.

Each day the children produced some new 37  — strings of popcorn, handmade trinkets, and German bell. Through it all she remained alone, 38  from a distance, seemingly miles away. I wondered what 39  happen to this quiet child, once so happy, now suddenly so withdrawn. I hoped the festivities would 40  her. But nothing did. The students made the fried marbles（油炸玻璃弹子）and competed with one anther to bring the 41  ones.

The day of gift-giving finally came. We cheered over our handiwork as the presents were 42 . All along, she sat quietly watching. To see her smile, I had made a special bag for her. She opened it so slowly and carefully. I waited but she 43 . I had not passed through the wall of isolation she had 44  around herself.

After school I sat down in a chair, hardly 45  of what was happening, when she came to me with outstretched hands, bearing a small white box, and slightly soiled, 46  it had been held many times by 47 , childish hands. She said nothing. “For me?” I asked. She said not a word, but 48  her head. I took the box and cautiously opened it. There inside, glistening green, a fried marble 49  from a golden chain. Then I looked into that eight-year-old 50  and saw the question in her dark brown eyes. In a flash I knew — she had 51  it for her mother, who had died just three weeks before and would never hold her or brush her hair or 52  her childish joys or sorrows.

I meant it when I whispered, “Oh, Maria, it is so beautiful. Your mother would 53  it.” Neither of us could stop the 54 . She threw herself into my arms and we wept together. And for that brief moment I became her mother, for she had given me the greatest 55  of all: her trust and love.

1.A. prepared               B. reserved                C. expected               D. waited

2.A. fancies                         B. impressions                   C. wonders                D. possessions

3.A. looking                         B. playing                   C. searching              D. watching

4.A. would                           B. should                    C. must                       D. needed

5.A. attend to               B. appeal to               C. listen to                 D. object to

6.A. prettiest                     B. wisest                    C. heaviest                D. naughtiest

7.A. transformed              B. informed               C. exchanged            D. deserted

8.A. gave away                  B. threw away          C. carried away        D. turned away

9.A. built                        B. adjusted                C. offered                   D. filled

10.A. afraid                         B. aware                    C. content                  D. fond

11.A. when                         B. while                      C. as though              D. even if

12.A. untouched                B. unknown               C. unwashed             D. unpacked

13.A. nodded                      B. raised                     C. dropped                 D. turned

14.A. protected                 B. hung                       C. held                        D. escaped

15.A. face                            B. cheek                     C. hair                         D. forehead

16.A. bought                      B. exchanged            C. made                      D. stole

17.A. appreciate               B. enjoy                      C. communicate       D. share

18.A. love                            B. benefit                            C. dislike                     D. need

19.A. laugh                         B. excitement           C. tears                      D. description

20.A. joy                              B. identity                  C. contribution         D. gift

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For years experts have argued that poor households are consuming less nourishing food than the rest of the population.

But a survey of some of the lowest earners in Britain shows the nutritional value of what they eat is little different to everyone else.

In fact, the same deficiencies in diet were shared by all the population and the findings suggest that poor eating choices are far more widespread than previously suspected - affecting many wealthier families.

These included low fruit and vegetable consumption, not eating enough oily fish and eating too much saturated fat and sugar.

“This is a large and significant study and it shows we are all eating just as bad a diet as each other,” said Tim Lang, professor of food policy at City University.

The poorest families were eating only slightly more sugar and slightly less fruit and vegetables, according to the study of 3,728 respondents in the bottom of the population.

Alison Tedstone, head of nutritional science at the Food Standard Agency, said: “ Overall, people on low incomes have less than ideal diets, but their diets are only slightly worse than those of the rest of the population.”

The study also showed that low earners are choosing to eat unhealthily. Their food choices were not linked to their income, their access to shops or their cooking skills.

The findings appear to contradict assumptions that the poor cannot afford healthier foods or are too far away from shops that sell them.

The Low Income Nutrition and Diet Survey showed that like the rest of the population, the poor's daily fruit and vegetable intake on average is below the recommended five portions. Fewer than 10 per cent of respondents hit this target, while around 20 per cent ate less than a portion per day.

More than three quarters (76 per cent) of men and 81 per cent of women did less than one 30-minute session of moderate or vigorous exercise per week.

Some 45 per cent of men and 40 per cent of women were smokers.

This compares with 28 per cent of men and 24 per cent of women in the general population.

1. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. Whether the poor or the rich maybe have a bad diet.

B. Even the poor can enjoy enough fruit and fish consumption.

C. Only the poor have a bad diet.

D. The study was conveyed in both the rich and the poor.

2.What kind of persons maybe eat most sugar?

A. The rich.                  B. Men.                                C. The poorest.                  D. Women

3. From the passage, we can learn __________.

A. the poor choose unhealthy food because of low income

B. having no access to shops also leads to the poor’s bad diet

C. the poor’s daily fruit intake is as much as general people

D. the number of smokers in the poor is bigger than that in general people

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. The poor’s healthy problem.                            B. Keep off junk food.

C. How to have a good diet.                                  D. A diet survey.

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All you need to do is bring your cycle gear. Book your accommodation off the detailed list  if required, and you are all set for a cheap, environmentally friendly holiday in New Zealand.

We do all the hard work of sorting routes and where to stay — you just relax and enjoy the riding! Too easy.

There are more tours to come so if you don’t see a tour that suits your needs let us know!

1.If you learned how to ride bike only a week ago, you should choose _______.

A. 2 Day Self Guided Road Tour                            B. 3 Day Self Guided Road Tour

C. 5 Day Self Guided Road Tour                            D. 8 Day Self Guided Road Tour

2.Where can we mostly see the passage?

A. Newspaper             B. TV                                     C. Internet                          D. Magazine

3.What do you have to do when you want to enjoy your cycle tour?

A. Bring your cycle gear.

B. Bring your support gear and book your accommodation.

C. Book your accommodation.

D. Bring your bike gear and do some hard work.

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Coffee has a history dating back to at least the 9th century and has been a catalyst for social interaction across cultures and eras. Originally discovered in Ethiopia, coffee beans were brought into the Middle East by Arab traders, spreading to Egypt, Yemen, Persia, Turkey, and North Africa by the 15th century. Muslim merchants eventually brought the beans to the thriving port city of Venice, where they sold them to wealthy Italian buyers. Soon, the Dutch began importing and growing coffee in places like Java and Ceylon (largely through slave labor), and the British East India Trading Company was popularizing the beverage in England. Coffee spread across Europe and even reached America.

Where there has been coffee, there has been the coffeehouse. From the 15th century Middle Eastern establishments where men gathered to listen to music, play chess, and hear recitations from works of literature, to Paris' Cafe le Procope where luminaries of the French Enlightenment such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Diderot came to enjoy a hot cup of joe, coffeehouses have traditionally served as centers of social interaction, places where people can come to relax, chat, and exchange ideas.

The modern coffee shop is modeled on the espresso and pastry-centered Italian coffeehouses that arose with the establishment of Italian-American immigrant communities in major US cities such as New York City's Little Italy and Greenwich Village, Boston's North End, and San Francisco's North Beach. New York coffee shops were often frequented by the Beats in the 1950's. It wasn't long before Seattle and other parts of the Pacific Northwest were developing coffee shops as part of a thriving counterculture scene. The Seattle-based Starbucks took this model and brought it into mainstream culture.

Although coffeehouses today continue to serve their traditional purpose as lively social hubs in many communities, they have noticeably adapted to the times. Rediscovering their purpose as centers of information exchange and communication, many coffee shops now provide their customers with internet access and newspapers. It has become extremely common to see someone sitting at a Starbucks listening to music or surfing the web on his or her laptop. Coffee stores today also maintain a fairly identifiable, yet unique aesthetic: wooden furniture and plush couches, paintings and murals drawn on walls, and soft-lighting combine to give coffee shops the cozy feeling of a home away from home.

Today, big business retail coffee shops are expanding quickly all over the world. Starbucks alone has stores in over 40 countries and plans to add more. Despite its popularity, Starbucks has been criticized and labeled by many as a blood-sucking corporate machine, driving smaller coffee shops out of business through unfair practices. This has even spawned an anti-corporate coffee counterculture, with those subscribing to this culture boycotting big business coffee chains. Increasingly popular coffee stores such as The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf are also giving Starbucks some stiff competition. In any case, it seems pretty clear that coffee has weaved itself into the fabric of our consumer-oriented culture.

1. Which of the following is the correct order of coffee spreading in history?

①Egypt    ②America    ③the Middle East    ④Netherlands    ⑤Venice

A. ①③④②⑤         B. ③①⑤④②                C. ①⑤④③②              D. ③②⑤④①

2.We can infer from the passage ________.

A. Starbucks has beaten all the competitors

B. there are no changes in the development of coffee culture

C. the taste of coffee has changed a lot

D. Starbucks has some effect on the development of coffee culture

3.The famous coffeehouse “Starbucks” originally come from _______.

A. Seattle                     B. Ethiopia                          C. Java                                 D. France

4. Nowadays, if you come to a coffeehouse, you can _______.

A. play chess with other customers

B. enjoy delicious dishes from South America

C. surf the internet

D. watch a TV play

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The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had my arms full of books and I was tearing into the classroom when I ran into something solid. It was Carlos.

“My, you’re tall,” he said.

Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to my seat without a word.

I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with the rest. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didn’t know why I considered Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington. “Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the proud newcomer Carlos, pointing to the only empty one, in the back of the room.

Carlos smiled broadly. “But I need a couple of dictionaries.” Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos, not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side.

It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Carlos vice president. “How come?” I kept asking myself. “How come this shrimp(虾) who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular.”

So on that morning, I stopped Carlos and said, “It doesn’t seem to bother you—being short.” He looked up at me.“Of course I mind being short. But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.” “You seem to get along great,” I admitted. “But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.” “The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red...

1. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The writer cared much about Reed’s attitude.

B. Carlos isn’t popular with the classmates.

C. The writer is always confident with herself.

D. Carlos always makes fun of the writer.

2.From the passage, we can conclude _______________.

A. Carlos is as tall as the writer

B. Carlos fell love with the writer later

C. the writer is very tall

D. Reed, Carlos and the writer became good friends later

3.What can we use to describe Carlos’ character?

A. Handsome and proud                                B. Humorous and confident

C. Diligent and helpful                                D. Hardworking and popular

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. A girl and a boy.                                                    B. My shortcomings.

C. My helpful classmates.                                      D. A change in my life.

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请认真阅读下列短文，并根据短文的内容要点完成文章后的表格列单。

注意：补全填空应符合语法和搭配要求，每空只填一个单词。

American public education has changed in recent years. One change is that increasing numbers of American parents and teachers are starting independent public schools called charter schools.

In 1991, there were no charter schools in the Unite States. Today, more than 2300 charter schools operate in 34 states and the District of Columbia. 575000 students attend these schools. The students are from 5 years of age through 18 or older.

A charter school is created by groups of parents, teachers and community members. It is similar in some ways to a traditional public school. It receives tax money to operate a number of students. The charter school must prove to local or state governments that its students are learning. These governments provide the school with the agreement, or charter that permits it to operate.

Unlike a traditional public school, however, the charter school does not have to obey most laws governing public schools. Local, state or federal governments cannot tell it what to teach.

Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to reach those goals. Class sizes are usually smaller than in many traditional public schools. Many students and parents say teachers in charter schools can be more creative.

However, state education agencies, local education-governing committees and unions often oppose charter schools. They say these schools may receive money badly needed by traditional public schools. Experts say some charter schools are doing well while others are struggling.

Congress provided 200 million dollars for establishing charter schools in the 2006 federal budget. But, often the schools say they lack enough money for programs. Many also lack needed space. District officials say they have provided 14 former school buildings for charter education. Yet charter school supporters say officials should try harder to find more space.

Charter Schools in America

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根据句意及所给首字母，填入一个合适的单词。（共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分5分）

1.At last he was p____________ to take his brother’s advice.

2. A stay in the country will be b______________ to his health.

3. They decided to buy some new e_____________ for the lab.

4.A customer was talking with the manager, with their hands c_________.

5. You don’t seem very e______________ about the suggestion.

6. They are looking forward to a___________ that old play to their needs.

7.She is not generous at all. She is always m_________ with her money.

8. D___________ to his research, he always forgets to have dinner.

9.The lack of rain could s__________ disaster for farmers.

10. Speech and writing are man’s most important methods of c____________.

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根据所给中文意思，完成下列句子。（共5小题，每空0.5分，共5分）

1.我想解决这问题的关键是兴趣而不是强迫。

In my opinion, the key ___________ ___________ the problem is to be interested rather than to force yourself.

2.如果你继续以这种方式行事，最终会像老话说的那样：搬起石头砸自己的脚。

If you continue like this, you will ___________ ___________ lifting a stone only to have it drop on you own foot, as the old saying goes.

3. 他们坐在草地上，有说有笑。

They were sitting on the grass, ___________ and ___________.

4.总统随后讲话并解答了记者的提问。

The President then took __________ ___________ and answered the journalists’ questions.

5.没有免费的午餐。

There is ___________ ___________ thing as a free lunch.

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