1、如东中学高二英语期中复习练习六第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。1To some，happiness is _ by family and friends.To others，happiness means _ success in something，such as meeting a goal.Asurrounded；to achieveBbeing surrounded；to achieveCsurrounded；achievingDbeing surrounded；achieving2_ some of our
2、 viewers dont know her story，can you tell us a little bit about Sang Lan and _？AIn case of；who is sheBIn case；who she isCIn case；who is sheDIn case of；who she is3By the time she _ in the gymnastics tournament at the New York Goodwill Games，she _ a junior gymnast for eleven years.Acompeted；wasBwas co
3、mpeting；has beenCcompeted；had beenDhad competed；was4In 1998，a small accident during one of her practice vaults at the Goodwill Games could have _ her her future happiness.Ataken BcostCpaid Dspent5Organs from a braindead man have been transplanted into four patients，_ their lives.Ato rebuild Bare reb
4、uildingCrebuild Drebuilding6. For our future generations, we must show respect for _ nature, increasing _ amount of waste we recycle. A. the, the B. /, an C. the, an D. /, the 7. The scientist, who successfully cloned a human embryo, proudly presented his new achievement to the related organization,
5、 only _ against this research. A. being warned B. warned C. having been warned D. to be warned 8. Leaving the car unlocked like that is just an open _ to thieves.A. invitation B. access C. solution D. key9. An overhanging rock offered him a_shelter, and hardly had he taken advantage of it when the h
6、eavy rain stormed in.A. contemporary B. temporary C. voluntary D. scary10. I feel very honored to give you a short description of my job as a Goodwill Ambassador, _ I introduce advanced technology to some poor countries. A. which B. where C. when D. who11. - Mike, have you heard that our company wil
7、l offer one of the workers a chance to go to Paris? - Yeah. If only I _ there.A. had gone B. will go C. could go D. could have gone12. _, as long as I am with nature, I will not give up.A. However tough the journey is B. Whatever tough the journey isC. However the journey is tough D. Whatever the jo
8、urney is tough13. This is actually an anti-pattern; one of those things that _ seem like the right idea but often later turn out to be a terrible dream.A. particularly B. eventually C. initially D. regularly14. It was _ Lily studied in America _ she made a decision _ she wanted to be an environmenta
9、list. A. that; when; that B. when; that; thatC. when; that; when D. that; that; when15. What now worries me is how to save the village from _, and particularly the damage caused by modern construction.A. abandoned B. abandoning C. being abandoned D. having been abandoned16. - Do you think the sweet
10、potatoes cooked in bamboo leaves are delicious? - What? Oh, Im sorry. I _ about Maoris ancient beliefs.A. read B. was reading C. was going to read D. am going to read17. By the time Alice returned home from America, her son _ from university.A. had graduated B. has graduated C. had been graduating D
11、. graduated 18. I wonder if your students will go to the New Years party. If your students _, so _ mine.A. do, will B. will, do C. will, will D. do, do19. After hearing the shocking news that a baby was murdered in a washing machine, I couldnt _ my tears. A. hold up B. hold on C. hold back D. hold o
12、ut20. - How do you find the environment in Zhangjiagang? -_.A. Sounds good B. Thats all right C. Superb D. By chance第三部分阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。ALike most people，you may have heard a lot about online banking but probably havent tried it yourself.You still pay your b
13、ills by mail much in the same way your parents did，for you are probably afraid of not knowing how to deal with it.Actually，online banking isnt out to change your money habits.Instead，it uses todays computer technology to give you the choice of bypassing the timeconsuming，paperbased ways of tradition
14、al banking in order to pay your money more quickly and efficiently.The advantage of Internet and the popularity of personal computers present both an opportunity and a challenge for the banking industry.For years，financial institutions have used powerful computer networks to automate (自动操作) millions
15、 of daily transactions (业务)Now that their customers are connected to the Internet from personal computers，banks begin to expect similar economic advantages by adapting those same internal electronic processes to home use.Today，most large national banks，many regional banks and even smaller banks and
16、credit unions offer some form of online banking，variously known as PC banking，home banking，electronic banking or Internet banking.Online banks are sometimes referred to as bricktoclick banks.The challenge for the banking industry has been to design this new service channel in such a way that its cus
17、tomers will readily learn to use and trust it.Most of the large banks can now offer fully secure，fully functional online banking for free or for a small fee.As more banks succeed online and more customers use their sites，fully functional online banking will become as common as automated teller machi
18、nes (ATM)Online banking has a lot of advantages.Unlike your corner bank，online banking sites never close；theyre available 24 hours a day，seven days a week，and theyre only a mouse click away.If youre out of state or even out of the country when a money problem rises，you can log on instantly to your o
19、nline bank and take care of business.Online bank sites generally execute (执行) and confirm transactions at or quicker than ATM processing speeds.Many online banking sites now offer advanced tools，including account aggregation，stock quotes，and portfolio managing programs to help you manage all of your
20、 assets (财产) more effectively.21According to the passage，nowadays online banks are very popular _.Abut all consumers still prefer to pay their bills by mailBand it will take the place of automated teller machinesCand no one is still worried about its safetyDbut not every consumer knows how to use it
21、22The writer wrote this short passage in order to tell people _.Ajust to use online banks instead of ATM in the futureBhow convenient online banking isChow to use online banking to take care of moneyDonline banks are much better than corner banks23Online banking is a system that _.Awill help you get
22、 your money neededBhelps banks offer better servicesCwill help consumers save moneyDyou can find in your personal computers24What would be the best title for this passage?AOnline BankingBA Challenge for the Banking IndustryCTodays Computer TechnologyDDo Business Through Online BankingBI was 9 years
23、old when I found out my father was ill. It was 1994，but I can remember my mothers words as if it were yesterday.“Kerrel，I dont want you to take food from your father，because he has AIDS. Be very careful when you are around him.”AIDS wasnt something we talked about in my country when I was growing up
24、. From then on，I knew that this would be a family secret. My parents were not together anymore，and my dad lived alone. For a while，he could take care of himself. But when I was 12，his condition worsened. My fathers other children lived far away，so it fell to me to look after him.We couldnt afford al
25、l the necessary medication for him，and because dad was unable to work，I had no money for school supplies and often couldnt even buy food for dinner. I_would_sit_in_class_feeling_completely_lost，the_teachers_words_muffled_as_I_tried_to_figure_out_how_I_was_going_to_manage.I did not share my burden (负
26、担) with anyone. I had seen how people reacted to AIDS. Kids laughed at their classmates who had parents with the disease. And even adults could be cruel. When my father was moved to the hospital，the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was too weak to feed himself.I had kn
27、own that he was going to die，but after so many years of keeping his condition a secret，I was completely unprepared when he reached his final days. Sad and hopeless，I called a woman at the nonprofit National AIDS Support. That day，she kept me on the phone for hours. I was so lucky to find someone who
28、 cared. She saved my life.I was 15 when my father died. He took his secret away with him，having never spoken about AIDS to anyone，even me. He didnt want to call attention to AIDS，I do.25What does Kerrel tell us about her father?AHe had stayed in the hospital since he fell ill.BHe depended on the nur
29、ses in his final days.CHe worked hard to pay for his medication.DHe told no one about his disease.26What can we learn from the underlined sentence?AKerrel couldnt understand her teacher.BKerrel had special difficulty in hearing.CKerrel was too troubled to focus on the lesson.DKerrel was too tired to
30、 hear her teachers words.27Why did Kerrel keep her fathers disease a secret?AShe was afraid of being looked down upon.BShe thought it was shameful to have AIDS.CShe found no one willing to listen to her.DShe wanted to obey her mother.28Why did Kerrel write the passage?ATo tell people about the suffe
31、rings of her father.BTo show how little people knew about AIDS.CTo draw peoples attention to AIDS.DTo remember her father.COnly three local students won Chinese Blog (博客) Competition. And 15 of the 18 awards went to students from China.170 students task is to get a fullydesigned blog up and running，
32、as well as complete with many postings based on a theme of choiceall written in Chinese.Themes ranged from local opinionssuch as the usage of Singlish，education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centreto food blogs.The entries were judged on language proficiency (熟练程度) and the quality of writi
33、ng，as well as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers.Academics from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University，IT experts，and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges.In the end，only three Singaporean students made it to the aw
34、ard listthe rest of the awards were swept up by students from China.“No surprise，” said Mr. Chow Yaw Long,37，teacherincharge from Innova Junior College，which organized the event. “Although the topics were local subjects，the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts
35、and their grasp of the Chinese language.”One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao,19，from the Saint Andrews Junior College，who spared no effort in researching for and writing her blog. Each entry took her between five and seven days
36、 to produce，complete with pictures and even podcasts (播客)Her advice for bloggers is：Be responsible.“Some bloggers out there only seek to blame the authorities and other bloggers，” said Miss Gao，“I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts.”29Which of the following is TRUE
37、 according to the passage?AChinese students won most of the awards.BNot all the themes were about local subjects.CThe blogs could be written in Chinese or Singlish.DThe judges were from universities in Singapore and China.30What Miss Gao said suggests that _.Ashe likes to blame the authoritiesBshe h
38、as a sense of responsibilityCshe thinks highly of the others blogsDshe loves to read valuable posts31The passage is mainly about _.Ahow Chinese students won the awards in the competitionBwhy bloggers should take responsibility for their blogsChow Miss Gao won the first prize in the competitionDwhat
39、the result of the competition wasDDid you know that womens brains are smaller than mens? The average womens brain weighs 10% less than mens. Since research has shown that the bigger the brain，the cleverer the animal，men must be more intelligent (聪明的) than women. Right? Wrong. Men and women always sc
40、ore similarly on intelligence tests，despite the difference in brain size. Why? After years of study，researchers have concluded that its whats inside that matters，not just the size of the brain. The brain consists of “grey matter” and “white matter”. While men have more of the latter，the amount of “t
41、hinking” brain is almost exactly the same in both sexes.It has been suggested that smaller brain appears to work faster，perhaps because the two sides of the brain are better connected in women. This means that little girls tend to learn to speak earlier，and that women can understand sorts of informa
42、tion from different sources at the same time. When it comes to talking to the boss on the phone，cooking dinner and keeping an eye on the baby all at the same time，its women who come out on top every time.There are other important differences between two sexes. As “white matter” is the key to spatial
43、 (空间的) tasks，men know better where things are in relation to other things. “A great footballer always knows where he is in relation to the other players，and he knows where to go，” says one researcher. That may explain one of lifes great mysteries：Why men refuse to ask for directions.and women often
44、need to!The differences begin when fetuses (胎儿) are about nine weeks old，which can be seen in the action of children as young as one. A boy would try to climb a barrier (障碍物) before him or push it down while a girl would attract help from others. These brain differences also explain the fact that mo
45、re men take up jobs that require good spatial skills，while more women speech skills. It may all go back to our ancestors (祖先)，among whom women needed speech skills to take care of their babies and men needed spatial skills to hunt，according to one research.If all this disappoints you，it shouldnt. “T
46、he brain changes throughout our lives according to what we do with it，” says a biologist.32Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph?AWomens brain is 10% less than mens.B“Grey matter” plays the same role as “white matter”C“Grey matter” controls thinking in the brain.DBoth sexes
47、 have the same amount of “white matter”33What can we infer from the second and third paragraphs?AWomen prefer doing many things at a time.BMen do better dealing with one job at a time.CWomen do not need to be told directions.DMen have weaker spatial abilities.34Which of the followings do you agree w
48、ith according to the fourth paragraph?AYoung boys may be stronger than young girls.BMore women take up jobs requiring speech skills.CWomen may have stronger feelings than men.DOur ancestors needed more spatial skills.35What is the writers attitude in writing this passage?ADefensive. BPersuasive.CSupportive. DObjective.