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江苏省常州市横山桥高级中学10-11学年高二上学期期中考试(英语
 

The newly-made project includes a _______ _______ (自然保护区) for some rare animals.

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江苏省常州市横山桥高级中学10-11学年高二上学期期中考试(英语
 

Some genes that make crops _______ _______ (抗) pests and disease could be harmful to animals.

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没有免费的午餐。

   There is ___________ ___________ thing as a free lunch. 

 The easy way out isn’t always easiest. I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug, my husband of one month, to a special meal. I glanced through my cookbook and chose a menu which included homemade bread. Knowing the bread would take time, I started on it as soon as Doug left for work. As I was not experienced in cooking, I thought if a dozen was good, two dozen would be better, so I doubled everything. As Doug loved oranges, I also opened a can of orange and poured it all into the bowl. Soon there was a sticky dough (面团) covered with ugly yellowish marks. Realizing I had been defeated, I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldn't have to face Doug laughing at my work, I went on preparing the rest of the meal, and, when Doug got home, we sat down to Cornish chicken with rice. He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed disturbed. Twice he got up and went outside, saying he thought he heard a noise. The third time he left, I went to the windows to see what he was doing. Looking out, I saw Doug standing about three feet from the rubbish bin, holding the lid up with a stick and looking into the container. When I came out of the house, he dropped the stick and explained that there was something alive in our rubbish bin. Picking up the stick again, he held the lid up enough for me to see. I felt cold. But I stepped closer and looked harder. Without doubt it was my work. The hot sun had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast (酵母) made the surface shake and sigh as though it were breathing. I had to admit what the ‘living thing’ was and why it was there. I don’t know who was more embarrassed by the whole thing, Doug or me.  

65. The writer’s purpose in writing this story is ________.
  A. to tell an interesting experience
  B. to show the easiest way out of a difficulty
  C. to describe the trouble facing a newly married woman
  D. to explain the difficulty of learning to cook from books
66. Why did the woman’s attempt at making the bread turn out to be unsuccessful?
  A. The canned orange had gone bad.
  B. She didn’t use the right kind of flour.
  C. The cookbook was hard to understand.
  D. She did not follow the directions closely.
67. Why did the woman put the dough in the rubbish bin?
  A. She didn’t see the use of keeping it
  B. She meant to joke with her husband.
  C. She didn’t want her husband to see it.
  D. She hoped it would soon dry in the sun.
68. What made the dough in the rubbish bin look frightening?
  A. The rising and falling movement.
  B. The strange-looking marks.
  C. Its shape.
  D. Its size.
69. When Doug went out the third time, the woman looked out of the window because she was 

________.
  A. surprised at his being interested in the bin
  B. afraid that he would discover her secret
  C. unhappy that he didn't enjoy the meal
  D. curious to know what disturbed him

At the beginning of every school year, I feared coming home with the heavy homework of the first day after a summer of fun.  And I feared getting another teacher who had a long list of rules and a stare that could kill a cat.

But there was always one part of beginning a new school year that I enjoyed.  I always liked going to the store to arm myself with new school supplies-even if I didn’t need them.

Sure, my pencils, erasers and notebooks from the previous school year may have had some life left in them.  But this didn’t matter.  Every year, Dad would pile us into the car, take us to Wal-Mart and let us buy the newest and coolest pencils, rainbow-colored erasers and spiral notebooks.

Besides school supplies, many parents also take their kids on annual shopping spree for new clothes and book bags just in time for school.  During the whole process, children are in high spirits, buying a lot of stuff and are back home exhausted.

Every year, most of my classmates and I show up to school on the first day with something smelling like a new car.  We’d put our new stationery on top of the desks, just to make sure others see them.

Leftover supplies from past years were always stuffed into the living room desk.  Used clothes that had lost their appeal were sent to second-hand shops, where they would be sold for 50 cents a piece.

However, all of the new stuff could only make us excited about going to school for one week, after which the usual boredom and fear come back.

65. What is NOT TRUE about the author at the beginning of a new school year in the passage?

       A. He often has to face a new teacher. 

       B. He doesn’t enjoy the load of work from school.

       C. He doesn’t appreciate strict teachers

       D. He obtains new school supplies from the school.

66. Why do the students look forward to getting new pencils every year?

       A. Because the old ones are used up.

       B. Because new pencils help them to study better.

       C. Because they want to show their new stuff off.

       D. Because it’s required by the school.

67. The underlined word “spree” in the passage probably means ______.

       A. competition              B. considerable embarrassment

       C. wild celebration        D. emotional pain

68. How are the old supplies dealt with?

       A. They are put aside and forgotten.     B. They are given to poorer children.

       C. They are sold online. D. They are treasured by the students.

“So, Mr. Banks, you’re going on holiday with your family to Bournemouth,” said the police officer. “You left Brandford early this morning and came down the motorway. Then you left the motorway near Tewkesbury and stopped to buy a paper at a little place called Stanway. It was 11 o’clock. Then you stopped about fifteen minutes later here, in Stow, and went into the back of your Somna—Mobile (家庭旅游车), but your wife wasn’t there.”

“That’s right, officer.”

“Perhaps she got off at Stanway,” the policeman said.

“We didn’t hear mum,” Vicki said, “I think …”

“I want my mum,” Eddie said. He began to cry.

“We’ll find her, sonny(宝贝)” the policeman said kindly.

※                ※                  ※             ※

“So, Mrs. Banks,” the man said, “Your husband stopped here, in Stanway, about fifteen minutes ago and you went into the supermarket to get some coffee. Your husband didn’t know you weren’t in the back of the Somna and …”

“Perhaps he knew she wasn’t there,” the woman said.

“Quiet, Matilde. He didn’t know and must have driven away. Then we stopped and our Somna is exactly the same as yours. So you got in and made coffee.”

“I’ve lost my husband and my children,” Fay said.

“Don’t worry, Mrs. Banks,” the man said kindly. “We’ll find them. I suppose they are traveling south”.

67. How many people took park in the conversations?

      A. Eight  B. Seven C. Six     D. Five

68. Which of the following statements is true?

       A. Matilde lost her husband and children.

       B. Mr. Banks dropped his wife halfway to Brandford.

       C. Mr. Banks lost his wife halfway to Bournemouth and he went to the police for help.

       D. The police officer knew where Mrs. Banks was.

69. Fay was now        .

       A. in Matilde and her husband’s Somna          B. at the supermarket

       C. in the police station   D. in a bar

70. What mistake did Fay make to cause the trouble?

      A. She went to the supermarket during the trip.

       B. She got in another Somna without telling her husband.

       C. She got in a wrong Somna.

       D. She shouldn’t have bought the coffee.

The American Thanksgiving Day celebration goes back to 1621. In that year a special dinner was prepared in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The people who had settled there had left England because they felt denied (遭到否定) of religious freedom. They came to the new land and faced difficulties in coming across the ocean. The ship which carried them was called the Mayflower. The North Atlantic was difficult to travel. There were bad storms. They were assisted in learning to live in the new land by the Indians who had already settled down in the region. The Puritans(清教徒), as they were called, had much to be thankful for. Their religious practices were no longer a source of criticism by the government. They learned to adjust (调整) their farming habits to the climate and soil. When they selected the fourth Thursday of November for their Thanksgiving celebration, they invited their neighbors, the Indians, to join them in dinner and prayer of thankfulness for the new life. They recalled the group of 102 men, women, and children who left England. They remembered their dead who did not live to see the shores of Massachusetts. They reflected on the 65 days' journey which had tested their strength.

61. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Thanksgiving Day?

A. It’s a special day to express thanks and recall the past experience.  

B. It’s an unusual day for people to show respect for God.

C. It’s an important day to celebrate a successful voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.

D. It’s a great day for people to remember those who died a long time ago.

62. The main reason why people left England for America was that __________________.

A. they wanted to see the shores of Massachusetts    

B. they wanted to learn how to farm from the Indians

C. they wanted to escape criticism(批评)of their religious belief    

D. they wanted to test their strength across the North Atlantic

63. The Indians had__________________________.

A. made life difficult for the Puritans    

B. helped the Puritans to adjust themselves to the new life

C. taken the Puritans’ rich land away   

D. denied the Puritans’ religious freedom

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