36．A．meeting 　　　　 B．facing 　　　　　　 C．experiencing　 　　　　 D．suffering 37．A．already　　　 　　 B．always　　　 　　　 C．yet　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D．also 38．A．explain　　 　　　 B．say　　　　 　　　　 C．worry　　　 　　　　　　 D．announce 39．A．being　　　 　　　　　　　 B．be　　　　 　　　　　 C．are　　　　　 　　　　　　 D．is 40．A．schools　　 　　　 B．stairs　　　 　　　 C．houses　　　 　　　　　　 D．homes 41．A．this　　　　 　　　　　　　 B．that　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．a　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 D．an 42．A．special　　 　　　 B．unusual　　 　　　 C．ordinary　　　 　　　　　 D．regular 43．A．when　　　 　　　　　　　 B．but　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．then　　　 　　　　　　　　 D．and 44．A. getting　　　 　　　　　　　 B．climbing　　　 　 C．going　　　　 　　　　　　 D．turning 45．A．only　　　 　　 　　　 B．still　　　　 　　 　 C．even　　　　 　　　 　 D．just 46．A．more　　　 　　 　 B．very　　　 　　 　 C．much　　　　 　　　　　　 D．many 47．A．no　　　　 　　　　 B．not　　　　 　　　　 C．any　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．much 48．A．children　　 　　　 B．student　　 　　　　 C．bag　　　　 　　　　　　　　 D．back 49．A．carry　　　 　　　 B．stay　　　　　 　　　 C．take　　　　　 　　　　　　 D．bring 50．A．about　　　 　　　 B．under　　　　 　　 C．beyond　　　 　　　　　　 D．before 51．A．keeping　　 　　 B．missing　　　　 　 C．losing　　　　 　　　　　　 D．making 52．A．home　　　 　　　 B．class　　　　　 　　 C．school　　　 　　　　　　 D．city 53．A．valuable　　 　　　 B．thin　　　　　 　　　　　　 C．important　　　 　　　　 D．interesting 54．A．reports　　 　　　 B．teachers　　　 　 C．parents　　　　 　　　　　 D．kids 55．A．at all　　　 　　　　　　　 B．after all　　　 　　 C．in all　　　　　 　　　　　 D．for all

答案：36-40 DDCAB　 41-45 DDBAB　 46-50 CADBC　 51-55 CABDA

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江苏省盐城中学10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects (缺陷) that can never be changed. “I’m impatient.” “I’m always behind.” “I always put things　 36　 !” You’ve surely heard them. Maybe you’ve used them to describe　 37　 .

These comments may come from stories about us that have been　 38　 for years-often from　 39　 childhood. These stories may have no　 40　 in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you have no mechanical (操作机械的) skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations　 41　 my development? I was never　 42　 to work on cars or be around　　 43　 . When I was 18, I took the US Army’s Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the entire nation!

Six years later,　 44　 , I was at California University, working on my doctor’s degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldn’t do. On the positive side, I　 45　 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the　 46　 side, I wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”

Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life　 47　 and told him about my　 48　 performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “　 49　 is it that you can solve　　 50　 mathematical problems, but you can’t solve simple mechanical problems?”

Suddenly I realized that I didn’t　 51　 from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to　 52 . At that point, it wasn’t just my family and friends who had been　 53　 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasn’t just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling myself, “You can’t do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true.　 54　 , if we don’t treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost　 55　 we choose.

55. A. accomplish　 　　　 B. achieve　 　　　　　 C. enlarge　　　　 D. enrich

答案：36-40.CBDAC　　　　　 41-45.BBDCA　 46-50.BDBDC　　　　 51-55.ABCBB

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江苏省连云港新海高级中学10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

Are you carrying too much on your back at school? Lots of kids at the same age as you are. Not only are students in China ___36___ from this problem, but kids in the United States are ___37___ fed up with(饱受…之苦) heavy school bags.

Experts are starting to___38___ that more and more young students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags ___39___ too heavy for them. “It’s hard for me to get up the___40___ with my bag because it’s so heavy,” said Rich Hammond, ___41___ 11-year-old student in the US. Rick is among the students who have ___42___ backpacks with two straps (带子) to carry them, ___43___ a number of other students choose rolling backpacks. However, even with rolling backpacks, ___44___ up stairs and buses with them is ___45___ a problem for kids. Many of them have hurt their knees, backs or necks because of heavy school bags. But how much is too ___46___? Experts say students should carry ___47___ more than 10 to 15 per cent of their own body weight. Scott Bautch, a Wisconsin ___48___ doctor, said kids under 4th grade should ___49___ with 10 per cent. But it’s also important that older kids don’t go ___50___ 15 percent, because their bones are still growing. Bautch explained that there are other injuries caused by backpacks. “Kids are ___51___ their balance and falling down with these backpacks,” he said．

Parents and teachers are starting to tell the kids to only take ___52___ library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using worksheets (作业纸) or ___53___ workbooks for students to take home. One of the best answers is, as some ___54___ themselves suggested, to have no homework ___55___!

54. A. research　　　 　 B. challenges　 　　　 C. reports·　　　　　　 D. theory

53. A. None　　　　 　　 B. Everything　 　　 C. Nothing　　　 D. Anything

52. A. true　　 　　　　　　 B. inner　 　　　　　 C. outer　　　 　　　 D. wrong

51. A. give up 　　　　　　 B. put aside 　　　　　 C. get away 　　　　　 D. show off

50. A. at all　 　　　　　　　 B. above all 　　　　 C. after all 　　　　　 D. in all

49. A. positive 　　　　　　 B. important 　　　　 C. slight　 　　　　　　 D. bad

48. A. inform　 　　　　　　 B. lose　　 　　　　　 C. balance 　　　　　　 D. keep

47. A. touch　 　　　　　　 B. gain　　 　　　　　 C. express　　　　　　　 D. feel