1、北京市20142015学年度第二学期期中练习高 二 英 语 （测试时间100分钟）2015.04第I卷（共80分）第一节 听力（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面第1至5段对话或独白,回答第1至5小题。1. Who is going to play the violin?A. Amy. B. Jack. C. Susan.2. Where will the woman go tonight?A. New York. B. Chicago. C. Ocean City.3. How many days will the man stay in the hotel?A. Three. B.
2、 Four. C. Five.4. What will the weather be like in the West of England?A. Sunny. B. Windy. C. Rainy.5. What is the mans suggestion? A. Buying a new mouse. B. Buying a new computer. C. Getting the mouse fixed.听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. Where will the two speakers have dinner tonight?A. At Janes home. B. In a
3、bar. C. In a restaurant.7. What will the man buy on his way home? A. Apple pies. B. Wine. C. Roses.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. Why does the man frequently donate blood?A. To show his bravery.B. To help the patients. C. To meet a pretty nurse.9. What do we know about the woman?A. She works in the blood statio
4、n. B. She has trouble donating blood. C. She has traveled to disaster areas.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Whats the woman going to do in two weeks?A. Take a trip to Australia. B. Do some research. C. Book a plane ticket.11. What will the man do for the woman? A. Look after her house. B. See her off at the ai
5、rport.C. Get her plane ticket online.12. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Friends. B. Colleagues. C. Relatives. 听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。13. What will students do during the first week?A. Have a guided tour. B. Listen to some talks.C. Access computer information.14. How does the s
6、peaker feel about online information?A. Interested. B. Satisfied. C. Cautious.15. What ensures that books are not missing from the shelves for too long? A. Having enough reference books.B. Setting a deadline to return the book. C. Providing several copies for each book.第二节 单选（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. -
7、Dad, can we move into our new house now? -No, it _. The decoration has not been finished yet.A. was painted B. is painting C. is painted D. is being painted 22. The new software Emperors One Day gives children the chance _ life as a ruler.A. experienced B. being experienced C. to experience D. havin
8、g experienced23. You can find almost whatever you need at the new shopping mall, _ is always busy at the weekend.A. as B. where C. that D. which24. I _ the headmaster would say something about his school report, but he didnt mention it.A. think B. thought C. had thoughtD. have thought 25. Have you d
9、etermined _ you should buy, an Apple or Nokia cell phone?A. which B. whatC. that D. when 26. The accident was my fault, so I had to pay for the damage _ the other car.A. of B. for C. on D. to 27. -What about the price of these washing machines?-They are equal in price to _ at the other shops in the
10、street.A. others B. it C. the ones D. that 28. Unless you have planted something, you wont be able to know the pleasure of watching the thing you have planted _.A. growing B. grown C. to grow D. to be grown 29. I will appreciate it _ you can change your plan a little bit to make it more workable. A.
11、 so B. if C. since D. although 30. -Alice wont join in our discussion tonight. -Oh, she _. We have already put it off.A. mustnt B. cant C. shouldnt D. neednt 31. -But for your timely warning, we _ into great trouble. -You know were friends.A. would get B. must have got C. would have got D. couldnt h
12、ave got 32. -Im exhausted. I _ on a design day and night.-Youd better have several days off after finishing it. Otherwise you might break down.A. work B. worked C. had worked D. have been working 33. A good teacher must be able to help his students learn the subject with great interest _ he reaches
13、the last minute of the class.A. when B. unless C. until D. after34. - Has Nancy gone back to her home in the UK? -Yes. She _ here only for three days with her friends. A. stayedB. had stayedC. has stayed D. was staying35. French author Le Clezjo, a brilliant novelist _ as a child of all continents,
14、won the Nobel Prize in literature in October, 2008.A. honored B. honoring C. being honored D. having honored第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didnt notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora did. She wasnt even four, but sh
15、e _36_ at my coat and said, “That mans cold. Daddy, _37_ we take him home?” I dont remember my reply. But I do remember a sudden _38_ feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her _39_, whether it was _40_ in flight or children playing. But now she was noticin
16、g _41_ and beggary. A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and _42_ it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I _43_ us up. Nora was _44_ about it. She could understand the importance of food, s
17、o she could easily see how _45_ our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to _46_ myself to leave the house. On the way to the school, I fought an urge to turn _47_. The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting at home. Why do this? _48_, we phoned the elderly person wed been appointed. Sh
18、e _49_ us right over. The building was in a sad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed. _50_ inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora
19、played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears. Professionals call such a(n) _51_ “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities. Ive come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have opportunity to do something _52_ thats good for others as well as for y
20、ourself? Nora and I regularly serve to needy people and _53_ clothes for the homeless. Yet, as Ive _54_ her grow over these past four years, I still wonderwhich of us has _55_ more?36. A. pulled B. glanced C. waved D. aimed37. A. would B. can C. need D. must38. A. general B. true C. heavy D. curious
21、39. A. area B. part C. eyesight D. world40. A. insects B. dogs C. animals D. birds41. A. coldness B. illness C. suffering D. ignorance42. A. delivered B. returned C. devoted D. posted43. A. held B. hurried C. signed D. lined44. A. casual B. sorry C. astonished D. excited45. A. creative B. valuable C
22、. shocking D. simple46. A. warn B. stop C. allow D. push47. A. back B. away C. up D. out48. A. Therefore B. Obviously C. Still D. Also49. A. called B. promised C. invited D. helped50. A. As B. Once C. Because D. Though51. A. stay B. visit C. adventure D. challenge52. A. fair B. famous C. difficult D
23、. enjoyable53. A. collect B. make C. order D. wear54. A. let B. made C. watched D. noticed55. A. improved B. benefited C. tried D. seized第四节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，共20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHi, everybody!Welcome to our newly-opened Richards Cinema Bookstore!Now let me in
24、troduce to you some of the new film books in our store.Are you Chinese film fans? OK, here comes the latest 25 New Takes about Chinese films. It is a collection of 25 fresh readings of different Chinese films from the 1930s to the present. In recent years, Chinese films are very popular in the State
25、s, such as Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon, Hero, and Flowers of Shanghai.Do you like French films? Well, here is The French Cinema Book. It covers French films from the 1890s to the beginning of the 21st century. It is written for all lovers of French cinema: students and teachers, specialists an
26、d fans, and so on.Maybe you are Indian film fans and star-chasers. Then here is Encyclopedia(百科全书) of Indian Cinema. The book is complete introduction to all the best Indian films. It also offers a full list of names of the famous and successful film stars in the past ten years. You know, the Indian
27、 film industry is the largest in the world after our Hollywood.If you like British films, we have The British Cinema Book. It is a good review of British cinema. This book contains a good many nice pictures.In our bookstore, you can also find books about Mexican, Japanese, Australian, German and Ita
28、lian films.Well, please help yourselves to some coffee or tea, and have a good time here!56. The speaker of the passage is most probably _.A. the author of 25 New TakesB. a tourist in the cinema bookstoreC. the manager of the cinema bookstoreD. a reader of Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema 57. The purpo
29、se of the speaker is _.A. to satisfy the customers various tastesB. to keep the authors in the cinema bookstoreC. to offer the tourists chances to meet the film starsD. to turn the readers into film producersBJohn Blanchard was studying the crowd making their way through the station. He was looking
30、for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didnt, the girl with the rose.When reading a book in a Florida library a year before, John became interested not in the contents of the book, but in the notes penciled in the margin. The handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and beautiful mind. H
31、e discovered the former owners name in the front of the book: Miss Hollis Maynell. He located her address and wrote a letter introducing himself. The next day he was shipped overseas to serve in the army. During the next year, they grew to know each other through the mail and their friendship develo
32、ped. John requested a photograph, but she refused, saying if he really cared, it wouldnt matter what she looked like. When the day finally came for him to return home, their first meeting was suggested 7:00 p.m. at the Grand Central Station in New York. She wrote, “Youll recognize me by the red rose
33、 I wear on my coat.” So now John was in the station to meet the girl with a rose. As a pretty and slim girl in green came over, John noticed her blue eyes like flowers in spring. He walked directly towards her, entirely forgetting she was not wearing a rose. As John came closer to her, he saw anothe
34、r woman with a red rose stood nearby. Well past 40, this woman had graying hair done under a worn hat. Seeing the girl in green walk quickly away, John felt as if he were split in two. He desired to follow that girl, but longed for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned and supported him. The
35、woman looked gentle and sensible. John went to her, saying, “Im Captain John Blanchard. You must be Miss Maynell. I am glad to meet you here. May I take you to dinner?”She replied with a smile, “I dont know what this is about. But the lady in green who just went by, begged me to wear this rose on my
36、 coat. She said if you asked me out to dinner, Id tell you she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”58. What do we know about the woman with a rose? A. She was Miss Maynells close friend.B. She was a waitress in the big restaurant. C. She was
37、 probably a passerby. D. She was paid to meet John at the Station.59. Which would be the best title of the text? A. An Interesting Book B. A Woman With a Rose C. A Brave Soldier D. A Love TestCIn the rush to get to school, you drop a piece of toast on the floor. Do you throw it away or decide its st
38、ill OK to eat? If youre like most people, you eat it. Maybe you follow the “5-second rule”, which claims foods are safe to eat if you pick them up within 5 seconds after dropping them. But you might want to think again. Scientists now say that 5 seconds is all it takes for foods to become polluted w
39、ith enough bacteria to make you sick.Bacteria can cause many kinds of illnesses. Some kinds of bacteria can grow on food. If you eat foods on which these bacteria are growing, you can become sick. One of these food-borne bacteria is Salmonella. It makes 1.4 million people sick every year. Salmonella
40、 is often found in raw eggs and chicken. Cooking kills these bacteria, which is why it is so important to cook eggs, chicken, and other foods thoroughly. But how long does it take these bacteria to pollute food? A team of scientists in South Carolina did an experiment. First, they placed an amount o
41、f Salmonella on three surfaces; wood, tile (瓦片), and carpet. They placed a piece of bread and a piece of bologna（一种大红肠）on each surface for 5, 30, or 60 seconds. After just 5 seconds, both the bread and the bologna picked up enough bacteria to make you sick. So, forget the 5-second rule. If your toas
42、t drops on the floor, throw it away and get another piece of clean toast. And this time, be careful not to drop it!60. In which part of a newspaper can you most probably find this passage?ACulture.BHealth.CAdvertisement.DTechnology.61. After dropping a piece of toast, a person who follows the “5-sec
43、ond rule” will _.A. throw away dirty toast immediately and go awayB. pick up the toast as quickly as possible and eat it C. eat the toast within 5 seconds and feel pleasedD. get another piece of clean toast quickly and eat it62. The scientists in South Carolina did the experiment to _. A. see how qu
44、ickly bacteria can pollute foodB. show that the 5-second rule is correctC. see how harmful bacteria are to peoples healthD. show that bacteria grow at different speeds on different foodsDModern inventions have speeded up peoples lives amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than a
45、n hour, aircraft cross the world a day, while computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending. Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster each new computer boasts（吹嘘）of saving precious seconds in handling tasks.All this saves time, but at a price. Whe
46、n we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind in another time zone. Again, spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobil
47、e phones also have then danger according to some scientists; too much use may transmit harmful radiation into our brains, a consequence we do not like to think about. However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, or so it seems. We are so accustomed to constant activity th
48、at we find it difficult to sit and do nothing or even just one thing at a time. Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imaginations take us into another world.There was a time when some peoples lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the
49、land or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking there; their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern. There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestors faced; they farmed with bare hands, often live
50、d close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone. Modern machinery has freed people from that primitive existence.63. The new products become more and more time-saving because _. .A. our love on speed seems never-ending B. time is limitedC. the prices are increasingly high D. the manu
51、facturers boast a lot64. What is the authors attitude towards the modern technology?A. CriticalB. Objective C. Optimistic D. Negative65. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. The present and past times B. Machinery and human beingsC. Imaginations and inventions D. Modern technology and its influen
52、ce第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。 The Mayan Indians lived in Mexico for thousands of years before the Spanish arrived in the 1500s. The Maya were an intelligent, culturally rich people whose achievements were many. They had farms, beautiful palaces, and cities with ma
53、ny buildings. _66_ This knowledge helped them to live a better life than most people of that time, because they could use it to make their lives more comfortable and rewarding. In ancient Mexico there were many small clearings in the forest. In each clearing was a village with fields of corn, beans,
54、 and other crops around it. To clear the land for farms, the Maya cut down trees with stone axes. They planted seeds by digging holes in the ground with pointed sticks. _67_ But not every Maya had to be a farmer. Some were cloth makers, builders, or priests.The Maya built large temples to honor the
55、Mayan gods. Skillful workers built cities around these temples. Today, many of these ancient Mayan cities and temples are still standing.Although the cities that the Maya built were beautiful, and the people worked hard to build them, very few of the people lived in them. Usually, only the priests l
56、ived in the cities. The other people lived in small villages in the forests. They lived in small huts with no windows. The walls were made of poles covered with dried mud, and the roof was made of grass or leaves. _68_.Measuring time was important to the Maya. _69_ A system was developed for measuri
57、ng time accurately. Mayan priests made the system to keep track of time. They made a calendar based on their study of the sun, moon and stars. The Mayan calendar was far more accurate than the European calendars of the time.Around the year 800, the Maya left their villages and beautiful cities, neve
58、r to return. _70_ They may have died from an infectious disease. They may have left because the soil could no longer grow crops. Scientists are still trying to find the lost secrets of the Maya. They are still one of our greatest mysteries.A. No one knows why this happened.B. Most Maya lived a simpl
59、e life close to nature.C. The Maya were an intelligent, culturally rich people.D. Farmers needed to know when to plant and harvest their crops.E. They had to fight against natural disasters as common occurrences.F. One farmer was able to grow crops that produced food for several people.G. The Mayan
60、people knew a lot about nature and the world around them.第II卷（共20分）第一节：听下面一段独白，完成第16至20五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词。（共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）United Bank FormTransaction (业务)_16_ for a credit cardCustomers nameBob _17_Account number032876Mailing address5938 _18_ Hill AvenueBilling addressThe same as the mailing addressDate
61、 of birth_19_ 15th, 1986Phone number _20_第二节：书面表达（共1小题，15分）你校学生会举办捐助活动以资助贫困地区儿童上学。请你为国际部的外籍学生写一份英文通知：1、介绍活动的目的2、号召大家踊跃捐款、捐物（书籍、文具、衣物），并参加义卖活动3、义卖时间、地点：周六上午9点，校阶梯教室注意：1. 词数100左右；2 可适当加入细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯。 提示词：义卖：Charity Sale； 阶梯教室：lecture hall_参考答案听力解析略21.D【解析】考查时态和语态。句意：爸爸，我们能搬进新房子里了吗？现在还不行，房子正在粉刷呢，装修还没
62、有完工。根据答语可知，应该用现在进行时，排除A、C；house与paint是动宾关系，即房子被粉刷，应该用被动语态。结合语境，选D。22.C【解析】考查非谓语动词。句意：这种新的软件给孩子们体验作为统治者的机会。the chance to do sth.“做某事的机会”，固定短语，不定式作定语。结合语境，选C。23.D【解析】考查定语从句。句意：在这个新的购物大厦，你几乎能找到所需要的一切，这里周末总是很忙碌。先行词the new shopping mall代入定语从句中作主语，指事物，非限制性定语从句中应用which，故选D项。24.C【解析】考查时态。句意：我原以为校长会说关于他的学校报告
63、的事，但他没提。had thought意为“原本以为”，符合题意，故选C。25.A【解析】考查名词性从句。句意：你决定买哪种手机了吗，苹果还是诺基亚？根据“an Apple or Nokia cell phone”可知应用which引导宾语从句。结合语境，选A。26.D【解析】考查介词。句意：事故是我的过错，所以我得赔付对方车损的钱。the damage to“对造成的损坏”，符合题意，故选D项。27.C【解析】考查代词。句意：这些洗衣机的价格怎样？这家商店洗衣机的价钱和街上其他家的差不多。the ones代替washing machines（另一家商店的洗衣机），故选C项。28.A【解析】考
64、查非谓语动词。句意：除非你种过什么，否则你无法体会看着你种的东西成长的快乐。本题中“you have planted ”为定语从句，先行词为the thing；空格处应用非谓语动词作宾语补足语，且grow与the thing之间为主动关系，故选A项。29.B【解析】考查连词。句意：如果你能稍微变动一下计划使它更可行，我会感激不尽的。appreciate it if如果我会感激的。it为形式宾语，if引导宾语从句。结合语境，选B。30.D【解析】考查情态动词。句意：爱丽丝今晚不来参加我们的讨论了。她（今晚）不必来，我们已经推迟了。mustnt不许，禁止；cant不能；shouldnt不应该；ne
65、ednt不必。结合语境，选D。31.C【解析】考查虚拟语气。句意：要不是你及时提醒，我就会陷入大麻烦了。嗯！你知道我们是好朋友的。本题是一个含蓄条件的虚拟语气，它表示的条件不是通过if条件句表示出来，而是通过介词短语but for“要不是，如果没有”。根据句意可知这件事情发生在过去，故主句使用would have done表示对过去情况的虚拟。结合语境，选C。32.D【解析】考查时态。句意：我太累了，我一直日以继夜地在忙于设计。完成之后你最好请几天假，否则你会垮掉的。根据时间状语“day and night”可知应用现在完成进行时。结合语境，选D。33.C【解析】考查连词。句意：一个优秀的教师
66、必须能让学生饶有兴致地学习这节课，直到这节课的最后一分钟。until意为“直到时候”，符合题意，故选C项。34.A【解析】考查时态。句意：南希回到英国的家中了吗？是的。她在这里和朋友只呆了三天。根据语境判断南希已经回家了，所以她和朋友呆在一起是过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时。结合语境，选A。35.A【解析】考查非谓语动词。Be honored as意为“被誉为”，此处应用过去分词短语作后置定语，相当于非限制性定语从句“who is honoured as a child of all continents.”。结合语境，选A。36A【解析】考查动词辨析。pull拖，拉；glance瞥；wave
67、挥舞，挥动；aim瞄准。根据语境，女儿拉了一下我的衣角说，选A。37B【解析】考查情态动词。女儿见那个乞丐很冷，问她爸爸是否可以把他带回家。征询意见可用“Can we .? ”，意为“我们可不可以？”故选B。38C【解析】考查形容词辨析。general普遍的；true真实的；heavy沉重的；curious好奇的。根据下文可知女儿过去只在意孩童的美好世界，但现在开始关注苦难，赤贫。所以作者突然有一种沉重心情。故选C。39D【解析】考查名词辨析。area地区；part部分；eyesight视力；world世界。下文提到鸟儿嬉戏，小孩玩耍等均是童趣，是女儿的孩童世界。故选D。40D【解析】考查语境
68、。根据常识，女儿的孩童世界，童趣当然是看鸟儿嬉戏，与小孩玩耍等。故选D。41C【解析】考查名词辨析。本空和beggary是并列关系，行乞与苦难有关，suffering切合题意。故选C。42A【解析】考查动词辨析。根据句意，自愿者把食物包装盒拾起来起来递送给一位年迈的人。deliver“递送”，符合题意；根据下句“It was quick and easy.”可知post不合语境。故选A。43C【解析】考查固定短语。我们报名参加了自愿者活动，sign up报名，故选C。44D【解析】考查形容词辨析。从第一段可知看出女儿很有爱心，对这次自愿者活动她感到很兴奋，故选D。45B【解析】考查形容词辨析。
69、creative有创造性的；valuable有价值的；shocking让人震惊的； simple简单的。在此活动中女儿可以理解食物的重要性，因此我们的工作很有价值。故选B。46D【解析】考查动词辨析。从下一句可以看出，到了星期天，我想呆在家看报纸，喝咖啡，因而是“逼迫”自己离开家，故选D。47A【解析】考查短语辨析。turn back往回走；turn away走开，离开；turn up出现，把声音调大；turn out结果是，被证明是。根据句意，我有着强烈的欲望想转身回家。故选A。48C【解析】考查副词辨析。therefore因此；obviously显然地；still还，仍旧；also也。根据
70、我们还是打电话给了指定的那位老人（准备把食物包装盒送去），故选C。49C【解析】考查动词辨析。从下文可知我们走进了老人的住处，说明他邀请我们过去，即invite，故选C。50B【解析】考查连词辨析。根据上文Nora跑进去了，我不情愿得跟着进去，我一旦进去，就看到了属于某个穷人的公寓。once意为“一旦”，符合题意。51B【解析】考查名词辨析。专业人士把这样的拜访称为做志愿者的机会。visit意为“拜访”，符合题意。52D【解析】考查形容词辨析。与good 呼应，做既利人又利己的事，当然是令人愉快的事，有乐趣的事，故选D。53A【解析】考查动词辨析。collect募集；make制作；order命
71、令；wear穿。募集衣物给无家可归的人。故选A。54C【解析】考查动词辨析。过去四年，通过在百老汇做志愿者活动，看着我女儿不断成长。故选C。55B【解析】考查动词辨析。improve改善；benefit受益；try尝试，尽力；seize抓住。根据句意，我们到底哪个受益更多（我们都有收获），故选B。【备注】本文是一篇记叙文，讲的是父亲和女儿在百老汇通过女儿做的一件小事受到启发和一些感慨。56C【解析】考查推理判断。根据Welcome to our newly-opened Richards Cinema Bookstore!及下文描述，可知演讲者最可能是书店的经理，故选C。57A【解析】考查细节
72、理解。这篇演讲中，经理介绍了各种各样的关于电影的书籍，主要是为了满足不同顾客的不同爱好。故选A。【备注】这篇短文是一家书店开业的演讲稿。在文中主要介绍了这家书店各种各样的书籍种类，以此来适应不同读者的口味。58C【解析】考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“I dont know what this is about. But the lady in green who just went by, begged me to”，可知这个女孩对情况一无所知，只是Maynell临时找来的。故选C。59D【解析】考查主旨大意。本文讲的是John Blanchard 和Miss Maynell多年前第一次见面
73、的戏剧性故事，是Miss Maynell对其爱情的考验。D项作为标题合适。【备注】本文讲的是John Blanchard 和Miss Maynell多年前第一次见面的戏剧性故事。60B【解析】考查推理判断。在文中作者讲述的是掉地上的食物是否食用安全这一问题，内容与健康有关，由此推断B选项正确。61B【解析】考查细节理解。根据文章第一段中的“If youre like most people, you eat it. Maybe you follow the5-second ruleafter dropping them.”，可知遵循“五秒钟法则”的人会把掉地上的食物尽可能快地拾起吃掉，故选B。
74、62A【解析】考查细节理解。根据文章第三段中的“But how long does it take these bacteria to pollute food? A team of scientists in South Carolina did an experiment.”，可知科学家实验的目的就是为了证明食物在多长时间内才会沾染到足以致病的细菌，故A选项正确。【备注】本文是一篇科学小品。人们遵循“五秒钟法则”，但“掉落的东西在5秒钟之内是不会沾染细菌的”，这一说法是正确的吗？美国南卡罗莱纳州的科学家做了一个实验，结果发现仅仅五秒钟，沾染到食物上的细菌足以致病，所以下次掉地上食物的时候，
75、还是忘掉五秒钟法则吧。63A【解析】考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending”，可知新产品更加节省时间，是因为人们对速度的追求是无止境的。故选A。64B【解析】考查推理判断。作者讲述了科技给人们的生活带来的改变，但是它也带来了弊端，因而作者站在一个客观公正的角度阐述对科技的看法。故选B。65D【解析】考查主旨大意。根据文中“Modern inventions have speeded up peoples lives amazingly.All this saves time, but at a price.”，可
76、知，文章主要讲的是当代技术发明和它的影响。D项正确。【备注】文章主要讲述了科技给人们的生活带来的改变。人们对速度的追求使科技不断得到更新，但科技发展节约下来的时间并没有被用来进行放松。66G【解析】根据下文“这方面的知识，帮助他们过上了比那时候的大多数人更好的生活”，可知“玛雅人知道很多关于他们周围的自然世界”符合题意。故选G。67F【解析】本句承接上文。根据上句中的“They planted seeds”可知F项“一个农民能够种植足以为几个人提供粮食的农作物。”符合语境。68B【解析】本句承接上文。根据上句可知大多数玛雅人过着简朴的生活，故选B项。69D【解析】本句顺承上文。根据上句可知测量
77、时间对玛雅人来说很重要，D项解释了原因，故选D项。70A【解析】根据下句“They may have died from an infectious disease.”可知A项“没有人知道为什么会发生这样的事”起到过渡作用。故选A。【备注】文章讲述了玛雅人的聪明和智慧。考古学家们仍在努力寻找丢失的玛雅的秘密，它仍然是我们最大的谜团之一。NOTICEThe Students Union of our school is scheduled to hold a Charity Sale on Saturday to raise money for children in the poverty-s
78、tricken area. The efforts to be made are to support the children to continue their school education.You are also asked to donate some of your books, stationeries and clothes, which might be of some use to the kids in those areas. At 9 a.m. this Saturday, the Charity Sale starts at the lecture hall of our school. We are expecting you to come and offer a helping hand. Remember, all the money will go to the support of those needy children and every donation makes a difference.The Students Union【解析】无
