兰州一中高二英语期中试题

Her death was unnecessary. The high blood pressure causing the blood clot(血栓) that took her life was unnecessary. Rather than medicate the symptoms, she could have dealt with the cause of her high blood pressure: we now know that exercise and proper nutrition will almost always reduce the causes of high blood pressure and most other chronic(慢性的) diseases.

Many years later, while teaching a fitness and weight loss class to a group of about eighty women, I realized I was subconsciously(下意识地) searching the crowd for the face of my mother.

60. The underlined part “medicat e the sympt oms” in Paragraph 4 probably means _______ .

A. provide proper nutrition B. take exercise regularly

C. give up the treatment D. treat the disease using medicine

61. What made the author devoted to improving the quality of women’s lives.

A. His mother’s illness and death. B. The early loss of both his parents.

C. His support to the rights of women. D. His knowledge of high blood pressure.

62. From the passage we learn that ________ .

A. the author was the oldest child in his family

B. the author’s father died long before his mother

C. high blood pressure is a kind of chronic disease

D. many women were found with blood clot at the time

C

●CAR HIRE

Hiring a self-drive car really adds to the enjoyment of your holiday. There are so many places of interest to visit, and if you enjoy more than just the city center, there’s no better way to

explore than by car.

CONDITIONS OF HIRE :

What’s included

(a)Unlimited mileage

(b)Expenses on oil, maintenance and repairs, which will be repaid on production of receipts(收据).

(c)Full insurance covered but exclusive(除外的)of personal accidents(see below)and contents.

What’s not included

(a)Personal accident insurance.

(b)Garaging, petrol, parking and traffic fines.

HIRE CHARGES:

1.The minimum rental period at these special low prices is three days. For prices for periods of one or two days only see our representative(代表)at the hotel.

2.Car hire must be booked six weeks or more before arrival in London to guarantee a car.But if you have been unable to make a booking in advance，please see our representative at the hotel who may still be able to help you.

3.The car types specified on the sheet are examples of the type of vehicles available in each price range，but a particular car cannot he guaranteed.

Upon delivery the driver(s)will be asked to sign the car hire company's Conditions of Hire.

If you decide to hire a car.just fill in the Booking Form and return it to us.A booking fee of ￡12 as part of the car hire cost is required.

Should you be forced to cancel your car hire booking after payment in full (two weeks before date of hire),a cancellation charge of ￡12 will be made.

63.What cost does a car hirer have to pay for?

A.Insurance against damage to the car B.Insurance against injury to the driver

C.The cost of maintenance of the car D.The cost of repairs to the ear

64.The hire charge for a three-day period depends on

A.the type of the car you hire B.the distance you will cover

C.the amount of oil you put in the car D.the length of time you park the car

65.If you cancel your car hire booking， .

A.another ￡12 will be paid to the company

B.you cannot get back the booking fee

C.you will get back the booking fee in two weeks

D.your request must be made before the date of hire

第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

__66___ People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money.

Most of the money today is made of metal or paper.____67__ One of the first kinds of money was shells.

Shells were not the only things used as money.In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money for a long time.Elephant tusks, monkey tails and salt were used as money in parts of Africa.

The first metal coins were made in China.They were round and had a square hole in the centre. _____68_____

Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money.___69___ Sweden and Russia used copper (铜) to make their money. Later some countries began to make coins of gold and silver.

But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. _____70___ The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.

Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.

A.The first coins in England were made of t in (锡).

B.But people used to use all kinds of things as money.

C.No one knows for certain when people began to use money.

D.People strung (串连) them together and carried them from place to place.

E.Money, as we know, is all made of paper.

F.They began to use paper money.

G.Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services.

第二卷(非选择题)

第四部分 写作(共三节，满分35分)

第一节 单词拼写(共10小题;每小题l分，满分l0分)

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在答题卡相应的位置上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。(每空只写一词)

71.Our monitor and I , _____________________(代表) our class, delivered a speech yesterday.

72.She didn’t give an adequate__________________ (解释) for the failure of the experiment.

73.This is a mixture ______________________________(组成) of flour and water.

74. Last month we went on holiday and we went _____________ _______ (观光).

75.Destruction of the environment is one of the most serious ______________(挑战) we face.

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