C

Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend. But some women show great interest in colorful beads(珠子)from Uganda made of recycled paper. The beads are sold by a nonprofit organization called BeadforLife.

BeadforLife began as a chance meeting between three American women on a trip to Uganda and a local jewelry maker. Millie Grace Akena was rolling paper beads near her home. She made paper beads as a hobby. But there was no real market in her country.

Torkin Wakefield says she and her daughters Devin and Ginny brought some of the beads back home. Immediately people started admiring the beads. The three Americans started BeadforLife in 2004. Nearly 700 women have taken part.

The group says its beaders earn an average of more than 2,000 dollars a year in the program. This is five times what they earned before. The beads are sold across Uganda and in Boulder, Colorado. They are also sold online and at jewelry shows called bead parties. “Because they have meaning, because these are gifts that help people, when folks in America and beyond buy our beads, they feel a sense of generosity. They feel a direct connection, like they can really take part in getting rid of poverty.” Torkin said.

The jewelry costs between five and thirty dollars. BeadforLife reported sales in its last budget year of more that 3.5 million dollars. It says for every ten-dollar necklace sold, the beader gets two dollars and forty-three cents in money or materials. It says more than 90% of earnings are reinvested in community development projects in Uganda. Torkin Wakefield estimates that BeadforLife has helped more than 8,000 people this way.

So what about Millie Grace Akena, the jewelry maker? Mrs Wakefield says she has gone on to organize a small group of women who work with her, and they sell their beads to a religious group.

63. According to the passage, BeadforLife is an organization that ______.

A. provides poor people worldwide with free education

B. mainly encourages people to learn to earn a living on their own

C. has attracted many businessmen to invest in beading

D. supports community development projects in Uganda

64. When Torkin Wakefield brought the beads to America, ______.

A. she didn’t know people would like them

B. she wanted to make a fortune out of them

C. people showed great interest in them at once

D. she was thinking of how to find investors

65. According to Paragraph 4, the beads are popular because ______.

A. people think buying them is a good way to help the poor

B. they are of good quality and can be kept for a long time

C. they symbolize the most important thing in people’s life

D. they look even more beautiful than diamonds

66. Which of the following can best summarize the main idea of the passage?

A. Mrs Wakefield makes a great contribution to developing countries.

B. BeadforLife makes beads out of recycled paper.

C. BeadforLife uses paper beads to improve people’s lives.

D. Mrs Wakefield’s career takes off thanks to paper beads.

D

At Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, the lights are controlled by sensors that measure sunlight. They dim immediately when it’s sunny and brighten when a passing cloud blocks the sun.

A wall of windows at a University of Pennsylvania engineering building has built-in blinds (百叶窗) controlled by a computer program that follows the sun’s path. Buildings are getting smarter and the next generation of building materials is expected to do even more.

Windows could catch the sun’s energy to heat water. Sensors that measure the carbon dioxide breathed out by people in a room could determine whether the air conditioning needs to be turned up.

Many new materials and technology have been designed in the last 15 years. They are now being used in a wave of buildings designed to save as much energy as possible. They include old ideas, like “green roofs”, where a belt of plants on a roof helps the building keep heat in winter and stay cool in summer, and new ideas, like special coating for windows that lets light in, but keeps heat out.

As technologies such as sensors become cheaper, their uses spread.

The elevators (电梯) at Seven World Trade Center, which is under construction in New York, use a system that groups people traveling to nearby floors into the same elevator, thus saving elevator stops. People who work in the building will enter it by swiping (刷) ID cards that will tell the elevators their floor, readouts will then tell them which elevator to use. The building also has windows with a coating that blocks heat while letting in light.

More new building materials and technology are in development. A Philadelphia building firm is now working on “smart wrap” that uses tiny solar collectors to catch the sun’s energy and transmitters (传输器) as wide as a human hair to move it. They are expected to change the face of the construction industry in the next ten years or so.

67. ________ will be developed and used in the construction industry.

A. “Green roofs” that cool or heat buildings

B. “Smart wrap” that catches the sun’s energy

C. Sunlight-measuring sensors that control lights

D. Window coating that lets light in, but keeps heat out

68. The elevators at Seven World Trade Center are special because they can ________.

A. send people to floors with fewer stops B. teach people how to use their ID cards

C. make people stay very cool in summer D. help people go traveling in the building

69. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to ________.

A. a human hair B. smart wrap C. the sun’s energy D. a transmitter

70. What might be the most suitable title for the text?

A. Buildings Are Becoming Smarter B. Buildings Are Getting More Sunlight

C. Buildings Are Lacking in Much Energy D. Buildings Are Using Cheaper Materials

第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。

We all have goals that we are moving towards and making a great effort to achieve. This is a good thing. Or can it be bad? How many of us never reach our goals and yet we have tried so hard and really thought about nothing else? I believe the mistake most of us make is that we do not focus on our present situation.

Let me explain. Most of us see our present situation as a stepping stone that we use simply as a means of reaching our final destination. We don’t take time to truly appreciate where we are today and all the great things we already have in our lives. We should focus our attention on the journey and not on the destination, or we will miss the beautiful scenery along the way.

Let’s use our job as an example. Now most of us want a promotion. We have plans to become the manager or general manager in our companies. Unfortunately, most of us will never reach the goal, but will watch others achieve our goal instead.

What we should be doing is focusing on the job we are currently in now. Forget where we want to get to and just focus on the present. You see, what we can control is our performance in our current job. We can decide to be the best we possibly can in our current job. Now this may mean further education to have the skills we currently do not have. It may mean working harder to produce better results than our colleagues. It could simply be a change of attitude, such as stopping complaining and becoming a more devoted and supportive employee. By doing our current job to the best of our abilities, we in fact give ourselves the best chance of promotion.

So the best thing for all of us to do to achieve our goals is to just focus on what we have and where we are now. Do the best and be the best we possibly can in our current situations, and we will give ourselves the very best chance of reaching our goals in the future. We have heard the old sayings and they are true: “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”, “Patience is a virtue”, and so on.

Have patience, have appreciation of what we already have, and take time to help ourselves be the very best we can. Do these things and we will all reach our goals, but more importantly, we will enjoy our life every day.

Title Focus on the present

Theme To (71) ______ our goals, we should focus on what we have and where we are now.

Common (72)______ ﹡We do not focus on our present situation.

﹡Most of us see our present situation as a stepping stone to our final destination.

﹡We do not spend the time truly (73)______ where we are today and what we already have in our lives.

(74)______——our job ﹡(75)______ the thought of getting promoted. What we should do is (76)______ our best to do our current job.

﹡to be the best in our current job, we should get further education, work harder than (77)______, stop complaining and (78)______ ourselves to our job.

Conclusion If we are (79)______, grateful for what we have, and take time to help ourselves be the very best we can, we can not only (80)______ in the future, but also enjoy our life every day.

第五部分：书面表达(满分25分)

假如你是李华，你们班对中学生是否有必要读英文经典文学进行了讨论。请根据下表内容用英语写一篇文章。

80%：有必要 20%：没有必要 你的观点

1. 扩大词汇量

2. 提高写作水平

3. 了解西方历史和文化 1. 读不懂，没意思

2. 内容与当今生活联系甚少

3. 学习负担重，没有时间 ……

注意：1. 对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2. 词数150左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Recently our class have had a discussion about whether it is necessary for middle school students to read English classics.

高二英语期中试卷参考答案

一、听力

1-5 ABBAC 6-10 BABCB 11-15 CCAAB 16-20 CABAC

二、单选

21-25 A D A B B 26-30 B A A A D 31-35 C D D D C

三、完形填空

36-40 C B A B C 41-45 D B A C D 46-50A D B A C 51-55 D C A C D

四、阅读理解56-58 B D D 59-62 A D B B 63-66 DCAC 67-70 BACA

五、任务型阅读

71. achieve/reach 72. mistakes 73. appreciating 74. Example 75. Forget/ Ignore

76. try/ do 77. colleagues/others 78. devote 79. patient 80. succeed

六、写作

Recently our class have had a discussion about whether it is necessary for middle school students to read English classics. Different students have different opinions.

80% of the students think it necessary to read English classics. By reading classics we can enlarge our vocabulary and it is also an effective way to improve our writing. What’s more, we can learn a lot about western history and culture through reading great English books.

20% of the students don’t think so. In their opinion, English classics are boring and difficult to understand. As they were written a long time ago, their contents are far different from the life today. Besides, with heavy learning loads, a student can hardly find extra time to read after class.

In my opinion, classics are examples of great writing and wisdom. (或持否定态度) Reading them can help us improve our English as well as enrich our knowledge. So we should try to read some classics whenever possible.

听力稿：

Text 1

W: Hello, Anna Williamson speaking.

M: Anna, sorry, I had to rush off this morning. How are the boys?

W: I’m taking them to the doctor at 10:00, but I am sure they’re going to be all right.

Text 2

W: You’d better get up. It’s a quarter to eight and your breakfast is getting cold.

M: I don’t feel like having any breakfast. I’ll have another five minutes’ sleep instead.

Text 3

M: That was the most exciting game I’ve seen all year.

W: I was surprised. It was a lot of fun.

M: I bet your wish you hadn’t turned down our invitations all year.

W: I’m not going to miss another game, no matter what.

Test 4

M: Let’s meet in the library tonight at 8:00p.m.

W: That’s too late. Let’s make it about an hour and a half earlier.

M: OK. See you at the front desk.

Test 5

W: Professor Newman, a few of us at the back didn’t get the copy of your reading assignment.

M: Well, there are only thirty-eight names on my class list, and I didn’t bring any spare copies.

Text 6

W: Are you sure we’re on the right way?

M: Did I take a wrong turn?

W: I’m not sure. But I think you turned left when you should have turned right.

M: I’m sorry. Let’s go back to the crossroads and turn the other way.

W: I’ve to catch the 8:30 train. Do you think I can make it?

M: Don’t worry. I’ll take you there within 20 minutes.

W: I’m afraid there will be a traffic jam.

M: It’s not rush hour.

Text 7

M: Good morning, Miss Power. Have you seen the poster on the school bulletin?

W: No, not yet. What does it say?

M: It say there will be a swimming contest on the coming Wednesday.

W: That’s great! Who is the organizer?

M: Well, it is organized by the Recreational and Physical Culture Section.

W: I’d like to see the contest. What time and where is it?

M: 7:00p.m. at the College Swimming Pool.

W: Good. I’ll be free then. But where can we get the tickets?

M: Actually, we don’t need any tickets. The poster says admission is free.

W: Really? That’s wonderful! Shall we go there together?

M: OK. See you at 6:30 at the school gate.

Text 8

W: How was the first class?

M: Pretty good. The lecturer is the greatest I have ever met.

W: It’s lucky to have a good teacher. I was totally confused in my first class.

M: What’s up?

W: I couldn’t follow a word of what Professor Smith said. Besides, the reading list he gave us is as long as the Great Wall.

M: Don’t be frightened at the thought of reading all the books on the list. It’s unnecessary.

W: What if the exam is based upon one of the books?

M: In my opinion, you should read those which are marked with “essential reading”. Otherwise, you would be worn out.

W: It’s true indeed. Reading all the books is a mission impossible.

M: Hope you are in a better mood now.

W: Thank you. It’s also a drag to queue up in the library.

M: Take it easy. You need a day to relax.

Text 9

W: We’ve got a new manager in our department.

M: Oh? You hoped to get that job, didn’t you?

W: Yes, I did.

M: I’m sorry. That’s too bad. Who is it? Who got the job, I mean?

W: Someone called Drexler, Carl Drexler. He’s been with the company only two years. I’ve been here longer. And I know more about the job, too!

M: Hmm, why do you think they gave it to him and not to you.

W: Because I’m the wrong sex, of course.

M: You mean you didn’t get the job because you’re a woman?

W: Yes, that was probably it! It’s unfair.

M: What sort of clothes does he wear?

W: A dark suit. White shirt. A tie. Why?

M: Perhaps that had something to do with it.

W: You mean you think I didn’t get the job because I come to work in Jeans and a sweater?

M: It’s possible, isn’t it?

W: Do you really think I should wear different clothes?

M: Well… Perhaps you should think about it.

W: Why should I wear a skirt? Or a dress?

M: I’m not saying you should. I’m saying that you should think about it. That’s all!

W: Why should I do that? I’m good at my job! That’s the only important thing!

M: Hmm. Perhaps it should be the only important thing. But it isn’t. Not in this company.

Text 10

Ought you to give other people advice about how to live their lives? I don’t know. But sometimes it is possible to give good advice.

When I was young, a stranger came to my house: a small man with shabby clothes and a round red face. He told me he was working in a small hospital but didn’t like his job there. He asked whether there would be any opportunities for an English doctor in Spain. I warned him that Spain was not always the Spain of grand opera, but that he might earn enough to keep body and soul together. He must decide for himself. He left me and I soon forgot him. Some years later I happened to be in Valencia. Feeling rather unwell, I asked the hotel porter if there was an English-speaking doctor in the town. He gave me an address.

When I reached the house, a small cheerful-looking man met me. He was the English-speaking doctor and invited me in. after he had examined me and told me what to do, I asked what his fee was.

He shook his head. “There’s no fee. Don’t you recognize me? I was wondering whether I’d ever have a chance to thank you for what you’ve done. You told me I might earn enough money to keep body and soul together and I haven’t done much more than that. I shall never be rich, but that doesn’t matter at all. I’m happy, I enjoy my job, and I wouldn’t exchange it for anything else in the world. ”

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