37．A．busy　　　　　　　　　 B．always　　　　　　　　 C．occasional　　　　　 D．occasionally

36．A．which　　　　　　　　 B．where　　　　　　　　 C．there　　　　　　　　　 D．here

64．A．leader　　　　　　　　 B．candidate 　　　　　 C．applicant　　　　　　 D．advisor

答案　 50．A　　 51．C　　 52．D　　 53．B　　 54．C　　 55．A　 　56．B　　 57．D　　 58．B　　 59．A　　 60．D　　 61．C　　 62．B　　 63．C　　 64．A

Passage 24

(福建省福州三中2010届高三上学期期中考试英语)

It seems like everywhere a person goes there is at least one person with a cell phone to his ear. Even in places (36) cell phone usage is banned such as concert halls or movie theaters there is the (37) offender, or at least a few people using the text messaging feature (38) their phones.

Cell phone usage has (39) over the past decade and continues to rise. Nearly two hundred (40) people in the United States have cell phones and there are (41) over one billion users worldwide. That means there are a lot of phones (42) their frequencies over the airwaves at any given time.

Concern has arisen over whether or not cell phone usage (43) harm a person’s health. Brain cancer rates in the United States have risen since cell phones were (44), leading some people to wonder if cell phone usage is the reason for the (45).

　　　 Some people say the biggest danger (46) cell phones isn’t from the either real or perceived potential to develop cancer, but from (47) while using the cell phone. How many of us have seen vehicles driving (48) erratically (不稳定地) down the road. And we often see when we get near the vehicle the driver is (49) on a cell phone. It is a proven fact that a driver on a cell phone is (50) attentive and more likely to get in an accident. And, hands-free sets aren’t the (51) that some people may believe. Yes, they (52) both hands for driving and prevent a person from getting a sore (酸疼的) arm, (53) the driver’s mind is still (54) the conversation and therefore less attentive to what is (55) around him or her on the road.

63．A．Before　　　　　　　　 B．After 　　　　　　　　 C．Since 　　　　　　　　 D．Until

62．A．conducted 　　　　　 B．reduced 　　　　　　 C．declined 　　　　　　 D．rejected

61．A．directions 　　　　　 B．hope　　　　　　　　　 C．means 　　　　　　　 D．power

60．A．decline 　　　　　　　 B．failure 　　　　　　　 C．decrease　　　　　　　 D．rise

59．A．ignore　　　　　　　　 B．confirm　　　　　　　 C．account for　　　　　 D．transform into

58．A．peace-loving 　　　 B．law-making　　　　 C．law-defending　　　 D．war-deciding

57．A．Inevitably 　　　　　 B．Eventually 　　　　 C．Presently 　　　　　 D．Originally