高一下学期高中英语期末考试

Scientists in Argentina have created the world’s first cow with two human genes that will enable it to produce human-like milk.

Genetic engineering was used to introduce the "mothers’milk" genes into the animal before birth, according to the National Institute of Agribusiness Technology in Buenos Aires.
   As an adult, the cloned cow "will produce milk that is similar to that of humans", which will prove "a development of great importance for the nutrition of infants(婴儿)", said the institute. "The cloned cow, named Rosita ISA, is the first in the world with two human genes that contain the proteins present in human milk," said the statement.
   In April, scientists in China published details of research showing that they had created dairy cows which produced milk containing proteins found in human breast milk. But the Argentine team said the Chinese only introduced one human gene, while their research involved two, meaning the milk will more closely resemble that of humans.
   “Our goal was to raise the nutrition value of cows’milk by adding two human genes, which do good to the immune system of infants,” said Adrian Mutto, from the National University of San Martin which worked with the institute.

 Cristina Kirchner, President of Argentina, said that the scientific institute made all Argentines proud. She also said that she had rejected the "honor" of having the cow named after her. "They came to tell me that the name is Cristina, but what woman would like to have a cow named after her? It appeared to me to be more proper to call it Rosita.”

21. What is the passage mainly about?

A.      The importance of genetic engineering.

B.      Ways to improve mothers’ milk.

C.      A cloned cow to produce human-like milk.

D.     Advanced agricultural technology in Argentina.

22. Which of the following can best replace “more closely resemble” in Paragraph 4?

A.      have more varieties than

B.      be more similar to

C.      have more nutrition than

D.     be more different from

23. What can be inferred from Cristina Kirchner’s statements?

A.      She was quite satisfied with the research done by the institute.

B.      She considered it an honor to name the special cow.

C.      She felt it improper to be named after the cow.

D.     She refused to give a name to the cow out of self-respect.

About 30 years ago, I left Cuba for the United States with my son. After getting settled finally in Brunswick, New Jersey, I enrolled(注册) my son in kindergarten. Several weeks later, my son’s teacher asked me to meet him at his office.
   In the teacher’s office, and exchange of greetings was followed by his questions: “Is your son mentally retarded(弱智的)？Does he suffer from any kind of mental disability?”
   Was he talking about my wonderful Scola? NO, no, it can’t be. What a helpless, lonely moment! I told him that Scola was a quiet, sweet little boy, instead. I asked him why he was asking me all these questions.
   My son could not follow the teacher’s directions, he told me, and thus, Scola was disrupting the class. Didn’t he know my son did not speak English yet? He was angry; “Why hasn’t your son been taught to speak English? Don’t you speak English at home?”
   No, I didn’t speak English at home, I replied. I was sure my son would learn English in a couple of months, and I didn't want him to forget his native language. Well, wrong answer! What kind of person would not speak in English to her son at home and at all time? “Are you one of those people who come to this country to save dollars and send them back to their country, never wanting to be a part of this society?”
   Needless to say, I tried to tell him I was not one of “those people.” Then he told me the meeting was over, and I left.
   As I had expected, my son learned to speak English fluently before the school year was over. He went on to graduate from college and got a job, earning close to six figures. He travels widely and leads a well-adjusted, contented life. And he has benefited from being bilingual(双语的)。
   Speaking more than one language allows people to communicate with others; it teaches people about other cultures and other places—something very basic and obviously lacking in the “educator” I met in New Jersey.
24. The teacher asked the author to his office__________
  A. to discuss Scola’s in-class performance       
  B. to get Scola enrolled in kindergarten
  C. to find a language partner for Scola          
  D. to work out a study plan for Scola
25. What does the underlined word “disrupting” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
  A. breaking         B. following          C. attending           D. disturbing 
26. The author’s attitude towards being bilingual may best be described as__________.
  A. critical            B. casual               C. positive             D. passive
27. This text is likely to be selected from a book of _________.
  A. medicine         B. education           C. geography          D. history

I went through a very hard time several years ago, when my daughters were nine and six years old. Though I had just divorced and had very little money, I managed to get a job in a nursing home as an aide(护工) for the elderly and moved in with a “friend” to share living expenses.

But one day, when I came home with my daughters after work, I found the whole house empty. And later, I found that my “friend” had run away with the half of the rent I had paid her the day before and the deposit(押金) of $300.As a result, I had to leave the house, because I had only about $11 left, and payday was three days away—I was unable to pay the rent, and I didn't know anyone to turn to. I slept in the car in a park nearby with my daughters for the night, and called the manager of the nursing home the next morning, hoping that she could pay me early. Fortunately, she agreed.

Then I bought something for my daughters for breakfast, and when we sat down at a table in the park, an old man—dirty, needing a shave, and smelly—sort of a beggar, handed me all the money in his pocket, saying that he was sorry to overhear my story and that he wanted to be of some help. I started crying, and I folded his hand back over the money, hugged him as tightly as I could and told him we were going to be just fine.

I will never forget that day, when God showed me what true generosity meant and when he showed me love from the most unexpected place, in the most unlikely way.On that day I saw the face of an angel, and the way I viewed others changed forever.

28. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. The author had just lost her job.

B. The author had a friend working as an aide.

C. The author had broken up with her husband.

D. The author was going to give birth to a baby.

29. Why did the author leave the house that evening?

A. Because she didn't like the house.

B. Because she was angry with her “friend”.

C. Because her daughters wanted to sleep in the park.

D. Because she didn't have enough money to pay the rent.

30. According to the passage, we can conclude that __________．

A. the author got her pay ahead of payday

B. the author had met the man who helped her before

C. the author got a large sum of money when she left her husband

D. the author was driven away with her friend by the owner of the house

31. The author wrote her experience to teach people to ________．

A. treat others equally                   B. make friends carefully

C. work hard to make a living             D. help each other and be grateful

Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials (商业广告) thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. “Buy Super Clean Toothpaste. ”“Drink Good Wet Root Beer. ”“Fill up with Pacific Gas.” Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off，are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It! Buy It Now!”

The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you've traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed—new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it's fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless (鲁莽的) or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense (悬疑) story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you've got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.

The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there's a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you've sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the armrest or even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at the right time. There are just no more ways to sit.

32. According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?

A. Gas stations.              B. Buses on the road.

C. Films on the television.     D. Advertisements on the billboards.

33．What is the purpose of this passage?

A. To persuade us to take a long bus trip.

B. To describe the billboards along the road

C. To give the writer's opinion about long bus trips.

D. To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.

34. The writer probably doesn't like ________.

A. music on the bus              B. food on the bus

C. billboards along the road       D. daring bus drivers

35. The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because ________.

A. they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between

B. the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun

C. the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses

D. neither traveling nor watching TV is exciting

How to Babysit

Babysitting a child requires some training, patience and understanding of how to calm a baby when he cries. Here are some tips that may help you：

Prepare for the job. Check your calendar to make sure you are available when asked to babysit. __36__ Find out what time you will be needed, night or day, and again check to make sure you can help. If not, you can ask the person whether you can babysit another time, or babysit another child.

Write down the following information: the cellphone number, the address and the phone number of the place where they will be, the child's name and blood type, the doctor's name and phone number. __37__ You have to know these because you never know what will happen. You technically need most of the baby's medical records. Also ask where the first－aid kit is kept.

__ 38__ The phone numbers of the police, the ambulance and the fire department are very important, and should be written clearly on the refrigerator. If they give you a grandparent's phone number, that's also good, because the parents might be at a shopping mall and may not be able to hear their cellphones.

__39__ It is better if the parents write them down because you could make a mistake when writing. This is another very important thing to do. Find out where all the things, such as baby' s bottles or spare clothes are kept.

__40__ Keep the baby in the place where you're watching, and you can make sure he is safe. If the child you are watching is older, keep him limited to the house, or if you're outside, to the backyard. Smaller children should stay where you can see them at all times. All children should be kept as far away from a street as possible.

A. Never leave the baby out of your sight!

B. These are very important in an emergency.

C. Stay calm in case an accident should happen.

D. Never answer the door unless you know who the visitor is.

E. Make sure you get all the emergency phone numbers needed.

F. Make sure the parents give you instructions on how to care for a baby.

G. This will help avoid the frustration of a change of plans at the last minute.

One thing that people get from their occupation is, of course, money. However, most people want more than just a good salary. There are many other things 61.______add up to “job satisfaction”, the feeling of 62._______(enjoy) you get from doing a job. What people in employment want from a job 63._____(vary) greatly from person to person. For some, chances of promotion(晋升）make 64.________ big difference. For others, working in a(n) 65._______(create) environment with other people makes them happier than they would be working alone.

   When 66.______(plan) your career, you should consider all the activities 67._________(involve) in a job and decide how each one suits your personality. If you’re considering becoming a journalist, for example, do you 68._______(actual) like meeting members of the public? If you’re thinking 69.______becoming an accountant, do you enjoy detailed work with numbers? Just because one job is 70.________(well) paid than another, it doesn’t mean it’s the right job for you. So far as I’m concerned, this arrangement is quite satisfactory.

Not so long ago, a terrible fire broke out in an apartment in the city of Pitesti, just west of Bucharest. In no time,   41   were welcomed by 5-metre-tall flames and roaring smoke.    42     , using their advanced equipment, they quickly brought the beast under  43   . 

The apartment’s owner Mr. Petri and his lovely dog, Sandy, were the   44   of the big fire. Local firefighting hero, Costache Mugurel,   45   his way through the cruel flames to rescue the man and his pet. Mr. Petri,   46   injured in the fire, was rushed to hospital. Sandy fell over   47   breathing in too much smoke and lifelessly lay on the roadside.

Mugurel, remembering his CPR (心肺复苏术）training，passionately   48   the chest of the dog, desperately trying to   49   his life. And he began to lose hope after many  50   . He was physically and mentally  51  . Finally he performed mouth-to-mouth on the dog, screaming “  52   gets left behind!”. Unexpectedly the dog   53  himself and began panting. The on-looking crowd cheered and Mugurel began to weep with  54  .

He hurriedly carried him to the awaiting vet (兽医）.

Like  55  , the story of Mugurel and his newfound friend spread around the city. His Facebook was 56   words of gratitude, loving emoticons (表情符号）and notes from friends and fans alike.

According to vet experts, recovering animals via CPR is rather  57  . The American Heart Association calculates that only less than 6 percent of cats and dogs survive if they  58  heart attacks.

There have been many stories related to  59  in Pitesti, but none have caught the  60  of the population quite like Sandy’s.

41. A. firefighters    B. policemen     C. friends      D. neighbours

42. A. Therefore     B. Besides       C. However     D. Moreover

43. A. treatment      B. control       C. stress        D. way

44. A. causes        B. results        C. victims       D. heroes

45. A. battled        B. lost          C. pushed       D. got

46. A. blindly        B. hardly        C. slightly       D. seriously

47. A. after          B. before        C. in spite of      D. in case of

48. A. patted        B. beat           C. examined      D. touched

49. A. care about     B. take away      C. save          D. stop

50. A. countings      B. trainings       C. shouts        D. attempts

51. A. relaxed       B. exhausted       C. concerned     D. troubled

52. A. Somebody     B. Everybody      C. Nobody      D. Anybody

53. A. came up       B. came over       C. came out     D. came to

54. A. joy           B. pity             C. stress       D. fright

55. A. wildfire       B. wind            C. disasters     D. sounds

56. A. informed of    B. linked with       C. reminded of   D. flooded with

57. A. common      B. rare              C. practical     D. easy

58. A. cure          B. avoid             C. miss        D. suffer

59. A. fires          B. vets              C. dogs        D. accidents

60. A. attention       B. meaning          C. breath       D. heart

71. Do you have an a______________ solution to the question?

72. He has 120 men under his c_____________.

73. Some people enjoy making ____________ (预测) without caring about their results.

74. Public transport p___________ a cheap way to get around in Beijing.

75. Have you ever been s___________ in a traffic jam?

76. You can't enter a military base without a  ___________ (通行证)．21

77. We must make good use of natural r___________.

78. As we grow older, we learn the ____________(限度) of our abilities.

79. Bird flu has ____________ (蔓延) all over the world.

80. I can ____________(明确地) tell you what I will be doing after school.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误仅限1词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

This morning, I got an email from the library. It said the book I reserved was ready to be picking up. Because I had always been waiting to read it, so at that moment I was very excited. Outside the library, I saw the man driving around the small parking lot, try to find a parking space. He head for the disabled parking space, the only one that was free. She got off his car with a pile of library book to return. Seeing that, I offered to return them to him. He thanked me and jumped quick in his car and drove off, keeping the disabled parking space free for someone needed it.

  假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Jack来信说对中国文化很感兴趣尤其喜欢唐诗(Tang poetry)。请你给他写一封邮件，提出学习建议并表达祝愿，内容包括：

1．唐诗地位及影响；   

2．列举著名诗人；   

3．欢迎来华交流。

注意：1. 词数100左右

      2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

      3. 开头语已为你写好（不计入总词数）

Dear Jack,

I’m glad to know that you’re interested in Chinese culture, especially Tang poetry.