高二英语上册期中测试题8

高级中学2011-2012学年第一学期期中测试

高二英语

本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷两部分，共七大题。请用2B铅笔将

第I卷选择题的答案与第II卷的答案请用黑色签字笔写在答题卷的

相应位置。

本试卷满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。

第I卷（共90分）

一.完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）：

Yearsago,whenIstartedlookingformyfirstjob,wiseadvisers

urged,'"Barbara,beenthusiastic!Enthusiasmwilltakeyoufurtherthan

anyamountofexperience.

How—1—theywere!Enthusiasticpeoplecanturnaboringdrive

intoanadventure,extraworkinto_2—andstrangersintofriends.

“Nothinggreatwaseverachievedwithoutenthusiasm,Mwrote

RalphWaldoEmerson.Itisthepastethathelpsyou_3—therewhenthe

situationgetstough.Itistheinnervoicethat_4—“Icandoit”when

othersshout,4tNo,youcan'tdoit.”

IttookyearsandyearsfortheearlyworkofBarbaraMcClintock,

ageneticistwhowonthe1983NobelPrizeinmedicine,tobe—5—

accepted.Yetshedidn'tstopdoingherexperiments.Workwassucha

deep_6—forherthatsheneverthoughtofstopping.

Weareallbornwithwide-eyed,enthusiastic_7——asanyone

knowswhohaseverseenaninfant'sdelightatthejingleofkeysorthe

hurryingofabeetle.

Itisthis_8—wonderthatgivesenthusiasticpeoplesucha

youthfulair,whatevertheirage.At90,cellist（大提琴演奏家）Pablo

Casalswouldstarthisdayby_9—Bach.Asthemusicflowedthrough

hisfingers,hisbentshoulderwouldstraightenandjoywould_10—in

hiseyes.Music,forCasals,waswhatmadelifeanever_11—adventure.

AsauthorandpoetSamuelUllmanoncewrote,"Yearswrinkletheskin,

buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthe_12—

Wecannotaffordtowaste_13—on“might-have-beens”.Justas

thesayinggoes,it'snousecryingoverspiltmilk.Weneedtoliveeach

moment_14—,withalloursenses—findingpleasureinthefragrance

ofabackyardgarden,thecrayonedpicturebyasix-year-old,orthe

charmingbeautyofarainbow.Itissuchenthusiasticloveoflifethatputs

asparkleinoureyesand_15—thewrinklesfromoursouls.

1.A.elegantB.responsibleC.rightD.

successful

2.A.opportunityB.wealthC.successD.

attempt

3.A.dressupB.hanginC.setoffD.

holdup

4.A.criesB.tellsC.warnsD.

whispers

5.A.speciallyB.accidentallyC.generallyD.

naturally

6.A.pressureB.funC.sourceD.

pleasure

7.A.wonderB.talentC.abilityD.

nature

8.A.romanticB.surprisingC.childlikeD.

vivid

9.A.listeningtoB.approachingC.appreciatingD.

playing

10.A.recoverB.reappearC.refreshD.

resemble

11.A.endingB.appearingC.comingD.

amusing

12.A.bodyB.soulC.lifeD.

blood

13.A.tearsB.sweatC.moneyD.

efforts

14.A.successfullyB.dramaticallyC.personallyD.

wholeheartedly

15.A.separatesB.smoothesC.softensD.

spreads

阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）：

A

ThereisanEnglishsayingthatgoes,"hewholaughslast,laughsthe

hardest."HighSchoolMusicalstarandteenheartthrob（让人心动的男

人）ZacEfronislaughingalotthesedays.

Asayoungboy,Efronwaspickedoninschoolbecausehewas

alwaysthesmallestinhisclassandteasedbecausehehadabigspace

betweenhisteeth.Insixthgrade,Efron'sbasketballteammadeittothe

leaguechampionships.Indoubleovertime（两个加时赛）,withthree

secondsleft,hereboundedtheballandpassedittothewrongteam!They

scoredandhisteamlostthegame.

Buthistory,astheysay,isathingofthepast.Nowat21,Efronis

oneofPeoplemagazine's100MostBeautifulPeople,gracesthecoverof

EntertainmentWeekly,Hollywood'smostinfluentialmagazine,andis

travelingtheworldpromotingthethirdHighSchoolMusicalfilm.

DirectorAdamShankmandescribedEfronas"arguablythebiggestteen

starinAmericarightnow."Simplygoogle"ZacEfron"andyougetmore

than14millionresponses.Yes,itseemsEfronhasalottosmileabout

thesedays.

EfronwasbornandraisedinCalifornia.Hetookschoolseriously.

AccordingtoEfron,"hewouldflipoutifhegotaBandnotanAin

school,andthathewasaclassclown."Itwashisfatherwhoencouraged

himtoact.Hetookpartinschoolperformancesandwithalocaltheater

group.Healsotooksinginglessons.Hegraduatedfromhighschoolin

2006andwasacceptedattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniatostudy

film.Buthedeferred—whystudymovieswhenyoucanstarinthem.

NowhehassignedontostarintheromanticcomedySeventeen

Againandtoplayintheremakeofthehugelypopularmovie,Footloose.

Efronisalsoearningmorethan$3millionforhisroleinHighSchool

Musical3.Notbadfora21-year-old.ButEfronstillremembersthose

bullies.

"Youalwayshavetorememberthatbullieswanttobringyoudown

becauseyouhavesomethingthattheyadmire,"Efronsaid."Also,when

yougetmadefunof,whenpeoplepointoutyourweaknesses,it'san

opportunityforyoutoriseabove."

Efronhasrisenallthewaytothetopofthemoviebusiness.Andhe

cannowlaughallthewaytothebank.

16.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitletothepassage

A.Don'tgiveupB.Hewholaughslastlaughs

thehardest

C.ZacEfron'slifestoryD.ZacEffort'ssuccessin

musicalfilm

17.Howdoyouunderstandthesentence"Buthistory,astheysay,isa

thingofthepast."inparagraph3?

A.Historyisacollectionofthepast.

B.ZacEfron'shistoryiswonderful.

C.Differentfromhistory,Effortisquitepopularnow.

D.HistoryplaysanimportantroleinZacEfron'slife.

18.WhatdidZacEfrondowhenhewaslaughedat?

A.Hecouldn'tacceptthefactinthebeginning,soheescaped.

B.Hewassoangrythatheshoutedatthepersonwhoteasedhim.

C.Hecriedandtoldthewholemattertohisfathertogetcomfort.

D.Hecheeredhimselfupanduseditasmotivationtomoveon.

19.What'sthemainideaofParagraph3?

A.ItmainlytalksaboutZacEfron'shistory.

B.ItmainlyfocusesonhowZacEfrongrewup.

C.IttalksabouthowZacEfrondealtwithhisbusiness.

D.IttalksaboutZacEfron'ssuccessesincareer.

20.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.ZacEfronwaslaughedatbecausehewasthemostfoolishguyin

theclass.

B.ZacEfronispromotinghisfourthHighSchoolMusicalfilminthe

world.

C.Heoncehelpedtheotherteamwinamatchwhenhewasplaying

basketball.

D.Inhisgrowingprocesstobeafamousactor,hismotherplayeda

keypart.

B

WhenMatthewJonesdecidedtodonateakidney（肾）toastranger,

theMichiganfatheroffivehadnoideahe'dbestartingalife-saving,

"pay-it-forward"chain.

HiskidneydonationtoaPhoenixwomanin2007setoffa

long-runningorgandonationthatresultedin10sickpeoplegettingnew

kidneysoverayear.Ithasn'tendedyet.

Jones,wholivesinPetoskey,Michigan,heardanewsreportabout

amangivingakidneytoastrangerandthoughthe'dliketodothat,too.

HeworkedwithatransplantcenterinBuffalo,NY,butnomatchworked

out.

Heultimately（最后）wasreferredtoDrMichaelRees,atransplant

surgeonatUniversityofToledoNedicalCenter,whowastryingtodesign

anadvancedliving-donorpairingsystem.

Itpairedthe30-year-oldJoneswithBarbBunnell,a53-year-old

Arizonawomanwhosehusbandwantedtodonateakidneytoherbutwas

incompatible.

JustaftertheJuly18,2007surgery,Jonesrecallsfeeling"likeatruck

hadrunoverme".ButhewaswellenoughtogotoaDiamondbacks

baseballgamefivedayslater.

Bunnell'sgratefulhusband,Ron,thenbecamewhatReesbelievesis

theworld'sfirst"bridge"donor,meaninghedonatedhiskidneylater.

RonBunnellwasonaplaneaweeklatertogivehiskidneytoa

32-year-oldToledowoman,AngieHeckman.She'sawaitressatabar

ownedbyhermother,LaurieSarvo.Sarvothengaveakidneytoa

womaninColumbus,Ohio,whosedaughterthenbecamethefourthdonor

inthechain.

Onitranthroughpatient-donorpairsincludingtwomoremarried

couples,adaughterandfather,andtwofriends.Thelastoperationwas

donelastMarch,witha60-year-oldwomaninToledogettingakidney

fromaBaltimoredonor.Thatrecipient'sdaughterwantstodonatea

kidney,butamatchhasn'tworkedoutyet.

"There'saverygoodpossibilitythatwhenI'mdeadandgone,this

chainwillstillbegoingon,"Jonesaid.

21.WhatmadeJonesdecidetodonatehiskidney?

A.Hisplantostartalife-savingkidneydonationchain.

B.Hisplantostartaliving-donorpairingsystem.

C.Theexampleofamanwhohaddonatedakidney.

D.Theexampleofamanwhohadtakenpartinadonatingchain.

22.Theunderlinedword"incompatible"inPara.5probablymeans"

A.ofdifferenttypesB.withhealthproblems

C.forabetteruseD.inagoodcondition

23.Accordingtothetext,"'bridge'donor"refersto.

A.apersonwhointroducesakidneydonortoapatientinneed

B.apersonwhodonatesakidneyafterhisfamilymemberreceives

one

C.apersonwhodoestheoperationofmovingakidney

D.apersonwhoisresponsibleformatchingdifferenttypesof

kidneys.

24.WhichofthefollowingshowstheRIGHTdonor-patientrelationship?

A.MatthewJones—MichaelRees;BarbBunnell—RonBunnell.

B.MatthewJonesMichaelRees;AngieHeckmanawomanin

Toledo.

C.MatthewJonesBarbBunnell;RonBunnellLaurieSarvo.

D.MatthewJonesBarbBunnell;LaurieSarvoawomanin

Columbus.

25.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthekidneydonationchain?

A.Itwasstartedin2007,andendedin2008.

B.Ithasincludedthreecouplesuptonow.

C.Itencouragesfamilymemberstohelpeachother.

D.Ithascausedgreatdebateamongdoctors.

C

Judgingfromrecentsurveys,mostexpertsinsleepbehavioragree

thatthereisvirtuallyanepidemic（流行病）ofsleepinessinthe

nation."Ican'tthinkofasinglestudythathasn'tfoundAmericans

gettinglesssleepthantheyought10,?,saysDr.David.Evenpeoplewho

thinktheyaresleepingenoughwouldprobablybebetteroffwithmore

rest.

Thebeginningofoursleep-deficit(lack)crisescanbetracedback

totheinventionofthelightbulbacenturyago.Fromdiaryentriesand

ourpersonalaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturies,sleepscientists

havereachedtheconclusionthattheaveragepersonusedtosleepabout

9.5hoursanight.<4Thebestsleephabitsoncewereforcedonus,when

wehadnothingtodointheeveningdownonthefarm,anditwasdark.”

Bythe1950sand1960s,thesleepschedulehadbeenreduced

dramatically,tobetween7.5and8hours,andmostpeoplehadtowaketo

analarmclock."Peoplecheatintheirsleep,andtheydon'tevenrealize

they5redoingit,“saysDr.David."Theythinkthey'reokaybecausethey

cangetbyon6.5hours,whentheyreallyneed7.5,8orevenmoreto

feelideallyenergetic.”

Perhapsthemostmercilessrobberofsleep,researchessay,isthe

complexityoftheday.Wheneverpressuresfromwork,family,friends

andcommunityincrease,manypeopleconsidersleeptheleastexpensive

itemontheirprogram."Inoursociety,you5reconsidereddynamicifyou

sayyouneedonly5.5hours'sleep.Ifyou'vegottoget8.5hours,people

thinkyoulackdriveandambition.”

Todeterminetheconsequencesofsleep-deficit,researchershaveput

subjectsthroughasetofpsychologicalandperformancetestsrequiring

them,forinstance,toaddcolumnsofnumbersorrecallapassagereadto

themonlyminutesearlier."We'vefoundthatifyou'reinsleepdeficit,

performancesuffers/5saysDr.David.''Short-termmemoryisweakened,

asareabilitiestomakedecisionsandtoconcentrate.”

26.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A.Researchonthecausesandconsequencesofsleep-deficit.

B.Theepidemicofsleepinessinthemoderntimes.

C.Thehistoryofpeople'ssleepingpatterns.

D.Theminimumofoursleepinghours.

27.WhichofthefollowingisDr.David'sopinion?

A.Peoplewhothinktheyaresleepingenougharebetteroffthan

thosewhodon't.

B.Somepeoplecanremainenergeticwithonly6.5hours'sleepa

night.

C.Iftheyget8.5hours'sleep,peoplewillbefullofdriveand

ambition.

D.People'smetalpowersuffersiftheyarelackinginsleep.

28.Peopleinthe18thand19thcenturiessleptabout9.5hoursanight

because.

A.theywereforcedbytheirparentstodoso

B.theyknewwhatwasbestfortheirhealth

C.theyhadnoelectricity

D.theywerenotsodynamicandambitiousasmodernpeopleare

29.Themajorcauseofsleep-deficitofmodernpeopleis.

A.theendlessTVprogrammesintheeveningsandtheinternet

B.theheavyworkloadoftheday

C.thesufficientenergymodernpeopleusuallyhave

D.loudnoisesinthemoderncities

30.WhatdoesthewordUsubjects^^inparagraph4mean?

A.Personorthingthatisbeingdiscussedordescribed.

B.Branchofknowledgestudiedinaschool.

C.Personorthingbeingtreatedinacertainwayorbeing

experimentedon.

D.AnymemberofaStateapartfromthesupremeruler.

D

Whenitcomestousingtechnologytofostereducation,theprevailing

wisdomhasbeenthatmoreisbetter.Overthepastdecade,universities

aroundtheglobehaveinvestedheavilyinthewiredclassroom,adding

everythingfromexternallaptopconnectionstoBlu-rayDVDplayers.But

thereislittleevidencethatthesedevicesenhancelearning-and,critics

believe,theymightactuallyhinderit,makingbothstudentsandteachers

passive.Whatifclassroomswererestoredtothepre-Internetdaysof

woodentablesandchalk?

Taketechnologyoutoftheclassroom.JoseNowen,deanofthe

MeadowsSchooloftheArtsatSouthernMethodistUniversityinTexas,

hasdonejustthat.Hewantshisfacultyto“teachnaked”,meaning

withouttheaidofanymachines."JustbecauseyouhaveaPowerPoint

presentationdoesn'tmeanyouhaveagoodlecture,heargues.

Classroomtimeshouldbereservedfordiscussionswiththeprefessor,

aimedatteachingstudentstothinkcritically,argue,andraisenew

questions.Duetothegrimeconomicclimateatmostuniversities,hesays,

avoidingnewtechnologyisalsoasoundwaytosavemoney.

Bowen,whoteachesmusic,deliverscontentviapodcasts（播客），

whichstudentsmustlistentoontheirowntime.Hethenquizzesthemon

thematerialbeforeeveryclasstomakesurethey'vedonethework,and

usesclasstimefordiscussionsandresearchaccordingtotherecorded

lessons.He'sbeenteachingthesamematerialfor25years,butsincehe

implementedthenewway,hesays,hisstudentshavebeenmoreengaged

andscoredbetteronexams.Collegestudentsaskedbyresearcherstolist

whatmotivatesthemhaveconsistentlyemphasizedteacherenthusiasm,

organization,andraport（融洽的关系），whilenaminglackofactive

participationasamajordisincentive（遏制因素）.LastspringtheBritish

EducationalResearchJournalpublishedasurveythatfoundthat59

percentofstudentscalledatleasthalftheirlecturesboring-particularly

thoseinvolvingPowerPoint.

Technologyhasaplaceineducation,butitshouldbeused

independentlybystudentsoutsidetheclassroom.Thatgivesthemmore

timetoabsorblecturesviapodcastorvideo,andfreesteacherstospend

classtimecoachingstudentsinhowtoapplythematerialratherthan

simplyabsorbit.

31.What'stheopinionofcriticsaboutthetechnologyusedinthe

classrooms?

A.Ithelpsenhanceteachingandlearning.

B.Itputsextrafinancialburdenonschools.

C.Itmayserveasanobstacletolearning.

D.Ithasinjectedgreatvitalityintotheclass.

32.WhatdoesJoseBowenexpecthisteacherstodo?

A.Toteachthestudentshowtousetechnologyafterclass.

B.Toexplainthematerialsclearlyintheiruniqueways.

C.TogivePowerPointpresentationwhenteaching.

D.Toteachthestudentswithouttheaidoftechnology.

33.Accordingtothepassage,classtimeshouldbeusedto.

A.discusshowtotreattechonlogyB.learnthematerialsby

heart

C.promotestudents,criticalthinkingD.updatestudentson

newinformation

34.Whatdowelearnfromthethirdparagraph?

A.Activeparticipationinclassstimulatesstudentstoleran.

B.Studentsneedteststocheckwhattheyhavelearned.

C.MoststudentsregardlectureswithPowerPointaslessboring.

D.Teachers5influenceisthemostimportantfactorinteaching.

35.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsusingtechnologyinthe

classroom?

A.Concerned.B.Indifferent.C.Optimistic.D.

Disapproving.

E

Ashighschoolstudentsflocktosocialnetworkingsites,campus

policearescanningtheirFacebookandmySpacepagesfortipstohelp

breakupfights,monitorgangsandpreventcrime.

Somestudentsobjecttopolicelookingovertheirshoulders.But

officersresponsibleforschoolsafetysayroutinechecksoftheonline

forumsoftenaddtotheknowledgetheyobtainfromhallwaysor

schoolyards.

Inrecentyears,schooladministratorshaveblamedsomecampus

fightsonInternetconflictsandurgedparentstokeepwatchontheir

children'scomputeractivity.ButstudentswhousetheWebtolettheir

500closestfriendsknowwhattheyaredoingatalltimesaresometimes

surprisedthatpolicearewatching,too.

Policedon'thavespecialprivilegesonFacebookorMySpace.

Studentswhowanttogounobservedcanchangeprivacysettingssothat

theirprofilesaredisplayedonlytoalistofapprovedpeople.Butthe

default（默认）settingsleavethoseprofilesopentomanyInternetusers

(inthecaseofFacebook)orallofthem(inthecaseofMySpace).

Employersandcollegeadmissioncounselorshaveexaminedonline

profilesofstudentapplicantsforsometime.Policeacrossthecountry

havebeendoingthesameforthepasttwoorthreeyears,saidkevin

Quinn,aspokesmanfortheMinnestota-basedNationalAssociationof

SchoolResourceOfficers.

“Ifyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththetechnology,itdoesn'ttakeyou

butacoupleofminutestohookintothestudentpopulationandkeepan

eyeonthings,5,Quinnsaid.

Anexpeditionintoathicket(丛林)ofMySpaceprofilesfoundhigh

schoolstudentsdiscussingdrugs,sexandfights.Itwasallpublicly

available(althoughinlanguagethatcausedareportertoblush).

Latelastmonth,FairfaxCountypoliceannouncedthearrestsofseven

ChantillyareateenagersfortryingtorecruitFranklinMiddleSchool

studentstoagang.Thatinvestigationwasaidedwhenastudentshowed

theschoolresourceofficergangsymbolslitteringoneofthesuspect's

MySpaceprofiles.

Fairfaxpolicesaytheypridethemselvesonaddressingissuesin

schoolsbeforetheydevelopintomajorproblems.Keepinganeyeon

FacebookandMySpacehasbecomeanextratoolinthateffort,theysaid.

36.PoliceofficersscansocialnetworkingsiteslikeFacebookor

MySpacebecause.

A.theyhavesomespecialprivilegestodoso

B.theymaydetectgang-fightingthroughtheNet

C.itiseasiertosolvestudents'conflictsonline

D.itistheirdutytoprotectstudent'sprivacy

37.Whatdoes“lookovertheirshoulders^^meaninparagraph2?

A.Limittheirtimespendingonline.B.blamethemforthe

conflicts.

C.Monitorwhattheysaidonline.D.Makeschoolyard

checkingaroutine.

38.Policecanhaveaccesstomanystudents5onlineprofilesdueto

A.students5casualattitudetoprivateinformation

B.thetechnicalsupportofferedbythewebsites

C.theapprovalgivenbythestudentsthemselves

D.thespecialrightgrantedbythegovernment

39.HowdidFairfaxCountypoliceidentifytheteenagersasgang

members?

A.Byinvestigatingthestudentsrecruited.

B.Bysendingapolicemantospyonthegang.

C.Bywatchingthespottheymeetregularly.

D.Bycheckingtheirself-descriptionsonline.

40.whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthepassage?

A.Students'neglectofprotectingtheirprivacyonline.

B.Internethelpingpolicemaintainschoolandpublicorder.

C.Socialnetworkingsiteshavingbadinfluenceonteenagers.

D.Police'sunwelcomeinterferenceinstudents5onlineactivities.

三.信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）：

以下是五位专家的建议。请匹配这些建议及对应的生活感想或经

验介绍（A、B、C、D、

E和F）。选项中有一项是多余选项。请将答案代号（A、B、C、D、E、

F）写在答题卷4「45的相应位置上。

41.Youshouldwatchwhereyourweightaccumulates.Youcanusethe

waisttohipratiotofindifthereistoomuchfataroundthemiddle.

Bellyfatisespeciallydangerousbecauseitreleasefreefattyacids

directlytotheliver,virtuallyfloodingitwithfat.

42.Ifaparticularfoodisimportanttoyou,eatit,butworkitoff.You

shouldtrytolearntheartofcompromise.

43.Atthesametime,thethree-for-oneisrelativelysimpletouse.Fat

gramsandcaloriesarelistedonalmostallboxed,cannedor

packagedfoods-youhaveonlytoreadthelabelandfollowthe

rule.Afive-year-oldpatientofminecandothis.

44.Drinkingwaterisbasic,anddrinkingenoughofitisnecessary.

Patientsaresometimessurprisedthatbasicthingsworkwhenthey

dothemconsistently.

45.Consumeantioxidantfoods.Theyprotectthecholesterol"旦固醇）

fromoxidativedamage,whichhelpspreventdamagetoblood

vesselwalls.

A.MorethannineyearsagoIwas70poundsoverweightandworea

verybigdress.Ihadtrieddifferentdietsandlostweightonlyto

gainitback.Finallyasimple"three-for-one"fatruleworkedfor

me:consumingnomorethanthreegramsoffatforevery100

caloriesperserving.Followingtheruleandeatingonlyfoodsthat

containlessthan30percentfat,Ispenteightmonthsgettingdown

toasizeseven,andI'vekepttheweightofffornineyears.

B.Andforfoodsthataren'tpackaged,yourelyonwhatwealready

knowaboutthem.Redmeat,aswellasdishesmadeorservedwith

butter,gravy,creamsauceorcheese,arealmostneverlessthan30

percentfat—soyoujustdon'teatthem.Ontheotherhand,some

non-packedfoods—allfruitsandvegetablesexceptavocadoesand

olives—alwayspassthetest.Sodomostfish,butnotwhenfried.

C.Ilikevegetables,whicharerichinvitamins.Mostfoodscontaining

vitaminsCandE（suchassweetpotatoes,tomatoes,spinachand

broccoli）arelowincaloriesandareknownasantioxidants（抗氧化

物质）.Theycanhelpreducethepossibilitytodevelophardening

thearteries（动脉）

D.Igainweightaroundthebelly—whatwecallabdominalobesity,the

worstkind.Thetendencyseemstobehereditary（遗传的），andit's

commonamongmen.Thisproblemincreasestheriskofastrokeor

heartattack.AguideIuseinestimatingbellyfatisthe

waist-to-hipratioorWHR.Tofindyours,dividethecircumference

（周围）ofyourwaistbythecircumferenceofyouhips.Women

withratiosabove0.8andmenwithratiosabove1.0areatincreased

healthrisk.

E.Mywaysofkeepinghealthyareverysimple,andtheyareamong

oureverydayactivities:eatinghealthyfoodanddoingexercise.In

addition,Imanagetodothosebasicthings,suchasdrinkingwater,

sleepingwellandeatinglessfat.SometimesIdosomeoftheother

thingsIusedtodoinmylifelikewalkingforhalfanhouraday.

F.AlthoughI'veputontenpounds.I'mhealthyandingoodshape.I

eatfoodthat'sgoodforme...butIworkoffSusan'shomemade

brownies（巧克力蛋糕）,forexample,Tooffsetthese

extracalories,Iwalkforanhourormore,threetimesa

week...oftenwithSusan.We'rebothbusyandthisisonewaywe

havesomequiettimetogether.Equallyimportant,itpermitsme

topracticedieting'sfineartofcompromise.

第II卷（共60分）

四.语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）：

Manyyearsago,whenIwasfreshoutofschoolandworkingin

Denver,Iwasdrivingtomyparents'homeinMissouri_46—Christmas.

Istoppedatagasstationabout50milesfromOklahomaCity,—47—I

wasplanningtostopandvisitafriend.WhileIwasstandinginlineatthe

cashregister,Isaidhellotoanoldercouplewhowerealsopayingforgas.

ThenItookoff,buthadgoneonlyafewmiles_48—blacksmoke

pouredfromthebackofmycar.Istoppedandwaswondering_49—to

dowhenacarpulledupbehindme.ItwasthecoupleI_50—（speak）to

atthegasstation.Theysaidtheywouldtakemetomy_51—（friend）.

WechattedonthewayintothecityandwhenIgotoutofthecar,the

husbandgavemehisbusinesscard.Iwrotehimandhiswife_52—

thank-younoteforhelpingme.Soonafterwards,IreceivedaChristmas

presentfromthem,—53—（come）withitwastheirnotethatsaidhelping

mehadmadetheirholidaysmeaningful.WheneverIwashelped,Inever

failedtosay“Thankyou"—twosimple_54—powerfulwords.—55—

areeasytosayandmeansomuch.

五.单词拼写（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）：

56.WhileinNewYork,Ipreferredtousethesubway,namelythe

u（地铁）inLondon.

57.Thec（结合）ofagoodworkingenvironmentandahigh

incomemakeshimdecidetostayintheU.S.

58.Generallyspeaking,agoodteacherhasap（深远的）

influenceonachild'sfuture.

59.Apartfromacademicperformance,weshouldalsocaremuchabout

thedevelopmentofastudent?sp.（个性）

60.Graduatingfromamedicalschooldoesn'tmeanthatyouarea

q（合格）doctor.Youneedpracticeaswell.

61.Ifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutoursociety,pleasekeepin

c（联系）withusanytimeyoulike.

62.Hehasmadeagoodr（名声）forhimselfasalawyer,as

everyoneintheneighborhoodrespectshim.

63.EveryyeartheDragonBoatFestivalisobservedindifferentplacesof

Chinainm（纪念）ofQuYuan,agreatpoetinancienttimes.

64.WiththeNationalDaycoming,allkindsofc（庆祝）are

beingheldalloverthecountry.

65.Iftheenvironmentcontinuestogetwor