第一节：单项填空(共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分。)

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1．Quiet　　　　　 are　　　　　 must when you do fuchen, since you need to be attentive.

A．surroundings; a　 B．environments; a 　C．surroundings; / 　D．environments; /

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

最近，你班组织全班同学进行了一场英语讨论。讨论的主题是：中国是否应该发展私家车？请你根据下表所提供的信息，给报社写一篇报道，客观地介绍讨论的结果。

要求：1、词数：100左右。2、开头部分已给出，不计入总字数。

Recently, our class have had a discussion about whether China should develop its private car industry. The results are as follows:

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成都树德协进中学2010学年度(上)期半期考试

第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Many teachers worry about the effects of television on young

people. According to studies, any children spend more time　　　　 86． 　　　　　　　

watching television than they spend in school. Because so　　　　　 87． 　　　　　　　

much viewing, children may not be develop the habit of 　　　　　　 88． 　　　　　　　

read and the ability to enjoy themselves. No one worries　　　　　 89． 　　　　　　　

much about the radio program young people listen to,　　　　　　　　 90． 　　　　　　　

although radios can be very noise. Teachers also wonder about 91． 　　　　　　　

the effects of television commercials. On one year the 　　　　　　　 92． 　　　　　　　

average child will see 25,000 television commercials, all　　　　　 93． 　　　　　　　

planned and written by grown-ups to make children to want　　 94． 　　　　　　　

things that they don’t real need.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 95． 　　　　　　　

E

　　 Imagine, one day，getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours，and then，after a full day of work，going back home to Beijing and having dinner there．

Sounds unusual，doesn't it? But it's not that unrealistic，with the development of China’s high-speed railway system．And that’s not a11．China has an even greater high-speed railway plan-to connect the country with Southeast Asia，and eventually Eastern Europe．

China is negotiating to extend its own high·-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years，eventually reaching London and Singapore．

China has proposed three such projects．The first would possibly connect Kunming with

Singapore via Vietnam and Malaysia．Another could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan，and possibly to Germany．The third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe．

If China’s plan for the high-speed railway goes forward，people could zip over from London to Beijing in under two days．

The new system would still follow China’s high-speed railway standard．And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour，almost as fast as some airplanes．

　　 China’s bullet train(高速客车)，the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou，already has the World’s fastest average speed．It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours．

Of course，there are some technical challenges to overcome．There are so many issues that need to be settled，such as safety，rail gauge(轨距)，maintenance of railway tracks．So，it’s important to pay attention to every detail．

But the key issue is really money．China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on

domestic railway expansion．

China prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital

investment．Resources from those countries could stream into China to sustain development．

It’11 be a win-win project. For other countries，the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business，tourism and so on，not to mention the better communication among those countries．

For China，such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources，but would also help develop China’s far west．We foresee that in the coming decades，millions of people will migrate to the western regions，where the land is empty and resources unused．With high-speed trains，people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for a11．And they’11 trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries．

82．China’s new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because　　　 ．

　 　　 A．China will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions

　 　　 B．China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways

　 　　 C．China will develop its railway system and communication with other countries

D．the foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation，business

and tourism

83．According to the passage，the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan

is　　　 ．

　 A．technical issues　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B．safety of the system

　 C．financial problems　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D．maintenance of railway tracks

84. Which of the following words best describes the author’s attitude towards China’s

high-speed

　 　railway plan?

　 　　 A．Critical．　　 　　 B．Reserved．　 　　 C．Doubtful　　　 　 D. Positive．

85．Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

　 　　 A．New Railway Standards　　　　 　　　　 B．Big Railway Dreams

　 　　 C．High-speed Bullet Trains　　　　 　　 D．International Railway Network

第二卷(非选择题,共50分)

D

Science can't explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure (血压) and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.

　　 Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress (紧张) levels and blood pressure in people - half of them pet owners –while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it best. Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates. With pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems people feel more relaxed (放松)around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets don't judge.

　 　A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about I1 pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Their dogs did even better, losing an average of 12 pounds, more than 15% of their body weight. Dog owners didn't lose any more weight than those without dogs but, say researchers, got more exercise overall-mostly with their dogs - and found it worth doing.

78．What does the text mainly discuss?

　　 A．What pets bring to their owners.　　 　　　 B．How pets help people calm down.

　　 C．People's opinions of keeping pets.　 D．Pet's value in medical research.

79．We learn from the text that a person with heart disease has a better chance of getting

well if

　　 A．he has a pet companion　　　　　　 B．he has less stress of work

　　 C．he often does mental arithmetic　　 　　　　 D．he is taken care of by his family

80．According to Allen, why did the people do better with pets around when facing

stressful tasks?

　　 A．They have lower blood pressure.　　 　　　 B．They become more patient.

　　 C．They are less nervous.　　　　　　 　　　　 D．They are in higher spirits.

81．The research mentioned in the last paragraph reports that___________.

A．people with dogs did more exercise　　

B．dogs lost the same weight as people did

C．dogs liked exercise much more than people did

D．people without dogs found the program unhelpful

C

My teenage son Karl became withdrawn 　after his father died . As a single parent , I tried to do my best to talk to him . But the more I tried , the more he pulled away . When his report card arrived during his junior year , it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year . At this rate he would never graduate . I sent him to the school adviser , and I even begged him . Nothing worked .

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help . “Please God ,I can’t do anything more for my son .　 I’m at the end of my rope . I’m giving the whole thing up to you .”

I was at work when I got a phone call . A man introduced himself as the headmaster . “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences .” Before he could say another word , I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger . “I　 love my son but I just don’t know what to do . I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked . It’s out of my hands . “For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line . The headmaster seriously said , “Thank you for your time”, and hung up .

Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades . Finally , he even made the honor roll .In his fourth year , I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl . I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around . On our way home , he said , “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year ?” I nodded . “That was me . I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said , it really hit me how much I was hurting you . That’s when I knew I had to make you proud .”

74．By saying “Karl became withdrawn”, the author means that the boy changed entirely and 　　　.

　　　　 A．preferred to stay alone at home 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．lost interest in his studies

　　　　 C．refused to talk to others 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．began to dislike his mother

75．There was silence on the other end of the line because 　　　　　　.

A．the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother

　　　　 B．the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking

　　　　 C．the speaker didn’t want the mother to recognize his voice

　　　　 D．the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother

76．The sentence “…he even made the honor roll” means that “　　　 ”.

　　　　 A．he was even on the list to be praised at the parent-teacher meeting

　　　　 B．he was even on the list of students who made progress in grades

　　　　 C．he was even on the list of students who had turned themselves around

　　　　 D．he was even on the list of the best students at school

77．What is the main idea of this passage ?

　　　　 A．Children in single-parent families often have mental problems .

　　　　 B．Mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life .

　　　　 C．Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers .

　　　　 D．School education doesn’t work without full support from parents .

B

When something goes wrong，it can be very satisfying to say，“Well, it’s so-and-so’s fault.”or “I know I’m late，but it’s not my fault；the car broke down.”It is probably not your fault，but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation，you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.

Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you　 need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame　 the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails　 to do his job well.

This is what being a winner is all about-creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “whose fault it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stop on for success.

69. According to the passage, winners 　　　　.

A. deal with problems rather than blame others　

B. meet with fewer difficulties in their lives

C. have responsible and able colleagues　　　　

D. blame themselves rather that others

70. The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to 　　　　.

A. avoid　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. accept　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. improve 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. consider

71. When your colleague brings about a problem, you should 　　　　.

A. find a better way to handle the problem　　　

B. blame him for his lack of responsibility

C. tell him to find the cause of the problem　　　

D. ask a more able colleague for help

72. When problems occur, winners take them as 　　　　

A. excuses for their failures　　　　　　 　　 B. barriers to greater power

C. challenges to their colleagues　　　　 　　　　 D. chances for self-development

73. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. A Winner’s Secret.　　　 　 　　　　　　　　 B. A Winner’s　 Problem.

C. A Winner’s Opportunity.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. A Winner’s　 Achievement.

A

The Americans believe that anybody can become President of the United States. In a recent Hollywood comedy(喜剧), that is exactly what happens.

Dave Kovic, played by Kevin Kline, is a kind-hearted man who runs a business that finds people jobs. He leads a typical(典型的) American way of life, except for one thing－he looks exactly like the President, Bill Mitchell. In fact, the only thing that makes him different from the nation’s leader is that he is very nice!

　　　　 The president has started using look-alikes during some public appearances. Dave is offered a chance to “serve his country” by becoming one. However, things go wrong. The President becomes very ill and Dave ends up acting as the President forever.

　　　　 Director Ivan Reitman, who made the popular and successful comedies like Twins, Ghostbusters and Legal Eagles, could have gone for easy laughs by making fun of the American government. Instead, Dave is an attractive comedy about an ordinary man in extraordinary situations. Kevin Kline gives a double performance as Dave and the President, and Sigourney Weaver is at her best as his First Lady. The love story that develops between her role and Dave is a real classic(经典).

　　　　 The film is 100% American. However, if you’ve ever felt that anybody could do a better job running the country than the people in power, then you’ll enjoy Dave!

66．What is the purpose of the text?

　　　　 A. To tell the reader about the American government.

　　　　 B. To discus the Americans’ ideas about the President.

　　　　 C. To make a comparison between Dave and other films.

　　　　 D. To introduce a new film to the reader.

67．The underlined word “one” in the 3rd paragraph refers to _____.

　　　　 A. the President　 　　　　 B. the director　 　　　　 C. an actor　 　　　 　　　　 D. a look-alike

68．Which of the following is best supported by the text?

　　　　 A. The author makes fun of the President.

　　　　 B. The author thinks highly of the film.

　　　　 C. The author is a fan of Hollywood comedies.

　　　　 D. The author wishes to become the American President.