B

People often ask me how, as a man, I became so devoted to improving the quality of

women’s lives. It wasn’t until age forty that I realized what had started me down my career path.

One morning more than thirty-seven years ago, I was awakened by the passing school bus. I was thirteen years old, living at home with my two younger brothers and our mother, Doris Joy Heavin. She had just passed her fortieth birthday. She was a mother of five children and had suffered emotional and physical problems most of her life. Her doctor had tried various treatments on her with little benefit.

As I awoke to the sound of the passing school bus, my brother Paul came in and told me that I’d better come quickly because mother was sick. As I knelt beside her bed, I could feel the absence of warmth. I put my arms around her, first to feel for a sign of life, and then as a final hug. I took my younger brothers, aged eight and nine, in my arms and gently told them that our mother was in heaven.

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.

76.You were _____________(控告) of ignoring your duty. Who charged you with such a crime?

77. The journalist went out with a______________________(专业) photographer.

78.The secret to happiness is to think about positive things and stay ________________ (乐观).

79. She broke the beautiful vase _____________________ (故意) ，which made me very angry.

80.He got hurt during the football match and the (伤害)was serious.

第二节：短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词; 2. 只允许修改10处。

It was a long time since we last saw each other. You can hardly imagine how I miss you. How are you getting with your first job? I remember you once tell me you were eager to graduate and become an English teacher. Now you must have many first-hand experience. How do you find your English teaching? Is teaching kids English as interested as you expected in college? And do your student enjoy your classroom teaching? Anyway, I believe you must very popular with the kids, for you are a born teacher. Hope you great success in your work! Yes, why not give me call and come for a get-together in this weekend?

第三节：书面表达 (满分15分)

假定你是Deanne, 你的朋友李华向你咨询如何学好英语。请发e-mail告知他学英语的方法。

提示：1. 养成良好的学习英语习惯(如……);

2. 多看英语电视和电影;扩大词汇量;

3. 要有自信;多讲，多用，不要怕出错。

注意：1. 词数为100左右;

2. 电子邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好(不计入你所写词数)

3. 以第一人称写。

高考资源网 Li Hua,

I’m glad to offer you some advice. ________________________________________________ ____________________________________

Hopefully, my advice will be helpful.

Yours,

Deanne

期中考试英语答案

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

C B C B A C B C A A A C B A C A B B C A

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35

A C C A A D A D D B C C D A C

36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55

B D A B C A C D B C D A C A D A C C A D

56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70

D C A B D A C B A B G B D A F

第二卷(非选择题)

第四部分 写作(共三节，满分35分)

71—80 representing explanation consisting sightseeing challenges

accused professional optimistic deliberately injury

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)

第二节：短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

It was a long time since we last saw each other. You can hardly imagine how I miss you. How are you getting with your first job? I remember you once tell me you were eager tograduate and become an English teacher. Now you must have many first-hand experience. How do you find your English teaching? Is teaching kids English as interested as you expected in college? And do your student enjoy your classroom teaching? Anyway, I believe you must very popular with the kids, for you are a born teacher. Hope you great success in your work! Yes, why not give me call and come for a get-together in this weekend?

1. was --- is 2. getting with 之间加on/ along 3. tell---- told 4. many---- much

5. interested---- interesting 6. student---- students 7. must后加be 8. Hope--- Wish

9. me call 之间加a 10. 去掉in

第三节： 书面表达(满分15分)

短文写作参考：(Possible version)

高考资源网 Xiao Ming,

I’m glad to offer you some advice.

In my opinion, forming good habits to learn English is vital and essential, such as reading aloud, listening to English songs and communicating with native speakers of English. Fortunately, you have easy access to English because there are English programmes on TV and English films. Also, reading can often build your vocabulary, which may be the biggest challenge for you. In addition, you should have confidence in yourself. Try to speak English whenever possible, just as a proverb goes, practice makes perfect. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. In this way, you are sure to improve your English.

Hopefully, my advice will be helpful.

Yours,

Deanne

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