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高二英语期末试题
Book5
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
Apillcostinglittlemorethan1$adaycouldsavethelivesofthousandssufferingfromacommonheartdisease.Britishdoctorshavedecidedtousethedrug,ivabradine,totreatpatientswithheartfailurestraightaway,eventhoughithasnotyetbeenlicensedforthediseaseintheUK.
Morethan700,000peoplelivewithheartfailure,whichoccurswhentheorganbecomestooweaktopumpbloodefficientlyroundthebody.Thiscanleadtofatigue,breathlessness,increasedheartrateandotherseriouscomplications.Around100,000peopleayeararethoughttodiefromheartfailureandmanypatientsarerepeatedlyadmittedtohospitalbecauseoftheirsymptoms.
Thedramaticresultsfromthetrialof6,500patientsthebiggestofitskindfounda26percentcutinheartfailuredeaths,suggestingthelivesofaround10,000Britishpatientscouldbesavedeachyear.Theresearchalsofoundivabradinewillhelpreducethenumberofhospitaladmissionsby26percent,whichwouldcutcosts.
Thetrial,carriedoutin37countriesincludingtheUK,showedparticularbenefitsforpatientswhocannottakebetablockers(β阻滞药).Betablockersreducetheheartrate,givingitmoretimetofillwithbloodbeforethenextbeat.Butinasmanyas50percentofpatientsbetablockersdonotworkorhaveunpleasantsideeffects.
Allthepatientsinthetrialhadhighheartratesofaround77beatsperminuteonaverage.Ivabradinelowersthenumberofbeatstoaround60perminutewithoutreducingbloodpressure,whichmeansthedamagedheartispumpingmoreefficientlyataslowerrate.
ProfessorCowie,consultantcardiologist(心脏病学家)attheRoyalBromptonHospitalinLondon,said,“Thisisaverycleanwayofdroppingtheheartrate.Patientsonbetablockerscomplainoftirednessandmanystoptakingit.”Ataveryconservativeestimate,prescribingivabradinetoeligiblepatientscouldsavebetween5,000and10,000livesayear,hesaid.
21.Thispassageismostprobablytakenfrom__________.
A.amedicalmagazineB.agovernmentreport
C.anadvertisementD.apersonaldiary
22.Ivabradineusedonpatientssufferingfromheartfailurecan__________.
A.raisebreathB.increaseheartrate
C.reducebloodpressureD.improvetheheartpump
23.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?
A.Toanalyzeamajorstudy.B.TopraisesomeBritishdoctors.
C.Tointroduceadrugforaheartdisease.D.Topersuadeustouseanewdrug.
B
Successisoftenmeasuredbytheabilitytoovercomeadversity.But,itisoftenthebeliefofothersthatgivesusthecouragetotry.
J.K.Rowling,authoroftheHarryPotterbookseries,beganwritingatage6.Inherbiography,sherememberswithgreatfondnesswhenhergoodfriend,Sean,whomshemetinsecondaryschool,becamethefirstpersontoencourageherandhelpbuildtheconfidencethatonedayshewouldbeaverygoodwriter.
“HewasthefirstpersonwithwhomIreallydiscussedmyseriousambitiontobeawriter.HewasalsotheonlypersonwhothoughtIwasboundtobeasuccessatit,whichmeantmuchmoretomethanIevertoldhimatthetime.”
DespitemanysetbacksRowlingperseveredinherwriting,particularlyfantasystories.Butitwasn'tuntil1990thatshefirstconceivedtheideaaboutHarryPotter.Assherecalls,itwasonalongtrainjourneyfromLondontoManchesterthat“theideaofHarryPottersimplyfellintomyhead.Tomyimmensefrustration(沮丧),Ididn'thaveafunctioningpenwithme,andIwastooshytoaskanybodyifIcouldborrowone.Ithink,now,thatthiswasprobablyagoodthing,becauseIsimplysatandthought,forfour(delayedtrain)hours,andallthedetailsbubbledupinmybrain,andthisscrawny,blackhaired,bespectacledboywhodidn'tknowhewasawizardbecamemoreandmorerealtome.”
Thatsameyear,hermotherpassedawayafteratenyearbattlewithmultiplesclerosis,whichdeeplyaffectedherwriting.Shewentontomarryandhadadaughter,butseparatedfromherhusbandshortlyafterwards.
Duringthistime,Rowlingwasdiagnosedwithclinicaldepression.Unemployed,shecompletedherfirstnovelinareacafes,whereshecouldgetherdaughtertofallasleep.Afterbeingrejectedby12publishinghouses,thefirstHarryPotternovelwassoldtoasmallBritishpublishinghouse.
Nowwithsevenbooksthathavesoldnearly400millioncopiesin64languages,J.K.Rowlingisthehighestearningnovelistinhistory.Anditallbeganwithhercommitmenttowritingthatwasfosteredbytheconfidenceofafriend!
24.WhobelievedJ.K.Rowlingwastobeagoodwriter?
A.HerfriendSean.B.Hermother.C.Herdaughter.D.Herhusband.
25.RowlingfirstcameupwiththeideaaboutHarryPotter__________.
A.attheageof6B.onatrainjourney
C.afterhermother'sdeathD.inhersecondaryschool
26.ItcanbeconcludedfromParagraphs5and6thatRowlingis__________.
A.openmindedB.warmheartedC.goodnaturedD.strongwilled
27.Thetextmainlytellsus__________.
A.hardshipmakesagoodnovelistB.thecouragetotryisaspecialability
C.youcanhaveawonderfulideaeverywhereD.encouragementcontributestoone'ssuccess
C
ThomasJefferson,thethirdpresidentoftheUnitedStates,wasagoodandtirelesswriter,andhewroteTheDeclarationofIndependence.Thereismuchwecanlearnfromhim.Herearesomeofthethingshesaidandwrote:
Goandsee.Jeffersonbelievedthatafreemanobtainsknowledgefrommanysourcesbesidesbooks,andpersonalinvestigationisimportantaswell.
Judgeforyourself.Jeffersonrefusedtoacceptotherpeople'sopmionswithoutcarefulthought.“Neitherbelievenorrejectanything,”hewrotetohisnephew.
Learnfromeveryone.JeffersononcevisitedtheFrenchnobleman,Lafayette,andsaidtohim,“Youmustgointothepeople'shomeasIhavedone,lookintotheircookingpotsandeattheirbread.Ifyouwillonlydothis,youmayfindoutwhypeoplearedissatisfied.”
Dowhatyoubelieveisright.Inafreecountry,therewillalwaysbeconflictingideas,andthisisasourceofstrength.Itisnotunquestioningagreementbutconflictthatkeepsfreedomalive.ThoughJeffersonwasformanyyearstheobjectofstrongcriticism,heneveransweredhiscritics.Heexpressedhisphilosophy,“Therearetwosidestoeveryquestion.Ifyoutakeonesidewithdecisionandactonitwitheffect,thosewhotaketheothersidewillofcourseresent(憎恶)youractions.”
Trustthefutureandtrusttheyoung.Jeffersonfeltthatthepresentshouldneverbechainedtocustomswhichhavelosttheirusefulness.“Theearthbelongstothelivinggeneration.”Hedidn'tfearnewideas,nordidhefearthefuture.“Howmuchpainhasbeencausedbyevilswhichhaveneverhappened?
”heremarked,“Iexpectthebest,nottheworst.”
28.TheauthormentionedJefferson'svisittoLafayettetoshow__________.
A.Jeffersonvaluedtheimportanceoflearningfromothers
B.Jeffersonhadacloserelationshipwithhispeople
C.JeffersonwasagreatAmericanpresident
D.JeffersonwasdissatisfiedwithLafayette
29.Jeffersonwasdeterminednevertoanswerhiscriticsbecause__________.
A.hebelievedsilencewasasourceofstrength
B.hethoughtituselesstodefendobviouslycorrectideas
C.heknewthemorehesaid,themorepeoplewouldresenthim
D.hebelievedinconflictratherthaninunquestioningagreement
30.WhenwritingaboutJefferson,theauthor'svoicesounds__________.
A.negativeB.positiveC.interestedD.excited
31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Jefferson'sPhilosophy.B.Jefferson'sGreatWorks.
C.Jefferson'sTeaching.D.Jefferson'sLifeStory.
D
Thefollowingaretheresultsofthetestsdoneby“FamilyandHomeMagazine”onsomePocketTapeRecordersonthemarketnow.
PearlcorderS702$64
ThissimplemodelatthebottomoftheOlympusrangescoredthemostpointsforitsexcellentqualityofrecording.Backgroundnoisehardlyaffectsthesoundandrecordingfromapocketisperfectlypossible,butitdoesn'tturnoffautomatically.
Tapelength:
30minutesperside.Weight:
240g.
SonyM9$49.95
Smallandverygoodlooking,Sony'slatestofferingscoredmostforitsappearance.Soundsclear,butthereisslightmachinenoise.Thebigcontrolbuttonsareagreatimprovementonsomeofthecomplicatedlittlecontrolsonothertaperecorders.Itdoesn'tswitchoffautomatically,butaredlightshowsifthemachineisstillrunning.
Tapelength:
60minutesperside.Weight:
195g.
SonyM400$115
Lotsoflittlecontrolbuttonsthatmakeanoisearedifficulttouse.Recordingisgoodbutmachinenoiselosespoints.Tapecounterandautomaticswitchoffwhentapehasfinishedrecordingorrewindingareuseful.
Tapelength:
60minutesperside.Weight:
230g.
ImperialOEMMC7$29.95
Cheapandsimplecomparedwiththerest,butrecordingisgoodaslongasthereisnobackgroundnoise.Useonlyitsownmakeofcassette.Nolighttoshowitison;nofastforwardbuttonandtherecordbuttonmakesaloudnoise.
Tapelength:
30minutesperside.Weight:
285g.
Philips585$80
Handsomeandsimpletouse,butrecordingisverypooratmorethantherecommendeddistanceof5cmdesignedfordictation.Norecordinglight.
Tapelength:
15minutesperside.Weight:
220g.
32.Themachinethatproducesthebestrecordingwiththeleastunwantednoiseis__________.
A.PearlcorderS702B.SonyM9C.SonyM400D.ImperialOEMMC7
33.Ifyouwantamachinewhichturnsoffautomaticallyandweighsverylittleyoushouldchoose__________.
A.PearlcorderS702B.SonyM9C.SonyM400D.Philips585
34.Whichofthefollowingallowsyoutorecordlongestbutcostsyouleast?
A.Philips585B.ImperialOEMMC7C.SonyM400D.SonyM9
35.WhatdisadvantagedoesonlytheImperialOEMMC7have?
A
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