41. Mrs. Hanson couldn’t go to college immediately after she graduated from high school because ___________.

A. she hadn’t got enough money　　　　　　　　 B. she was a country girl

C. the banker ordered her not to borrow any money

D. the banker thought she should raise a family of nine children

64. We can infer from the passage that _________.

A. Better Place is a company producing electric cars

B. people are not encouraged to buy electric cars

C. electric cars will be recharged with power from renewable resources

D. Hawaii now has reduced the use oil by 90 percent

答案：61-64 BCAC

浙江省诸暨中学10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

A

Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs. Hanson different from her classmates is her age-----73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.

When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn’t think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college. Mrs. Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were grown, she tried again.

She finds that it is the hardest part of going back to school at her age to sit in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as quick as she used to be, Mrs. Hanson often gets up and walks around classes to keep from getting stiff(不灵活). At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were

63. When visitors to Hawaii rent electric cars, they _________.

A. will be taught it is necessary to do as Hawaiians do to protect the earth

B. will be offered tax breaks

C. need to be told what should be done before travelling

D. should be given the chance to try two things before driving

62. Why is Hawaii chosen to be the first state where car recharging stations will be built statewide? _________

①There are few cars in Hawaii.

②Hawaii can provide environmentally friendly energy.

③Plenty of oil has been found in Hawaii.

④Hawaii is separated from the mainland with few vehicles coming in and out.

A. ①, ③　　 　　　　　　 B. ②, ③　　　 　　　　　 C. ②, ④　　 　　　　　　 D. ①, ④

61. The underlined part “weaning the islands off oil” (in Para 1) probably means _________.

A. exploring the islands for oil　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. stopping Hawaii’s dependence on oil gradually

C. importing more oil from other islands　 D. increasing the amount of oil used there

60. By sharing her own experiences, the author tries to tell us________.　　

　　 A. when one road is blocked, try another　 　　　 B. how bad the lunch of her school is

　　 C. how wise her father is　　　　　　　 　　　 D. about the church rower' near her home

答案：58-60 DDA

　 D

Hawaii has planned to be the first U.S. state to roll out(正式推出)electric car stations statewide --- a move towards weaning the islands off oil.

Hawaii, which is far away from the U.S. mainland, imports foreign oil for almost 90 percent of its energy needs. One–third of that oil is used to power cars and buses on island streets. This move will help Hawaii meet its goal of reducing fossil fuel use by 70 percent by 2030.

Better Place, a Palo Alto, California-based company, will build the car recharging stations and provide recharged batteries for electric cars. The company will purchase renewable energy --- such as wind power --- from Hawaiian Electric Co.

Better Place picked Hawaii for the first statewide rollout in part because the islands are a contained environment, with few vehicles (车辆) coming in and out. Better Place would need to build a bigger network across several states to serve some mainland markets. Hawaii also has rich renewable energy resources, including wind, solar and wave power. This is important because Better Place won’t use oil. Better Place plans to recharge its batteries at night with power from Hawaii’s wind farms. That power normally goes unused because of Hawaii’s low nighttime energy needs.

Hawaii is an ideal place to show off Better Place technology because the state welcomes over five million tourists each year from the U.S. mainland, Japan, Canada and the rest of the world. “If we can get them into electric cars when they rent, we do two great things,” Shai Agassi, Better Place’s founder and chief executive officer, said. “One, we avoid emissions (排放物); two, we use the opportunity to educate them, to teach them in Hawaii how it needs to be done in the rest of the world.”

However, Hawaii doesn’t expect to spend any money to improve the network. Maybe it needs to offer tax breaks or other ways to encourage people to buy electric vehicles when they are first offered.

59. The underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph means ______ .　

　　 A. the cook agreed to serve the soup to Father　 　B. the matter of lunch hasn’t been settled

　　 C. her father persuaded her mother successfully　 D. the method the author thought of was effective

58. What did the author want her mother to do earlier that day? _______

　　 A. Do something delicious for lunch.　　　　 　 B. Ask the father to taste her awful lunch.

　　 C. Dismiss the mad cook.　　　　　　 　　　　 D. Speak to the school about lunch.

56. If you can't remember someone's name, you may _________.

A.　telephone others to help you　　　　　　　　B. tell him a white lie

C. ask him for another name card　　　　 D. tell him the truth

答案：55-57 CDA

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C

We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why.

"Look down, Elsa," Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the crisscross (十字形) of twisting, turning streets leading to the square. "See, my dear," Father said gently. "There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try another."

Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said.

When I turned to Father for help, he would not help. Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a plan.

At school the next day, I secretly poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to serve it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered, "The cook must have gone mad! "Quickly I told what I had done, and Mother said firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day!

In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn't stop working until I tried every possible means to my goal, Father's wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.

55. How will most people feel when you try hard to remember their names? _________

A. They will be angry.　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 B. They will be guilty

C. They will be delighted.　　　　　　　　 D. They will be discouraged.