高二英语期末综合复习【六套经典试题】

高二英语期末综合复习一

单项选择

21. While he was investigating ways to improve the telescope, Newton made ________ discovery which completely changed ________ man?s understanding of color.

A. a; ／

B. a; the

C. ／; the

D. the；a

22. Music should be taught routinely in schools because of the benefits ________ can have on the development of the brains of young children.

A. which

B. that

C. it

D. one

23. Car lovers often organize field sports in our country. It is an activity that they ________ without the benefits of a car.

A. would never attempt

B. will never attempt

C. would never have attempted

D. can never have attempted

24. ________ shoulder to shoulder with a girl, I felt very embarrassed.

A. Spotting shopping

B. Spotted shopping

C. Having spotted to shop

D. Spotted to shop

25. According to the new regulations of our company, the first applicant ________ the interview is entitled ________ his job.

A. passing; to choose

B. passing; choosing

C. to pass; to choose

D. to pass; choosing

26. ________ housing prices are going up madly, it is almost certain that the local government focuses not on improving people?s life but on trying to earn money by selling state land.

A. As

B. If

C. Where

D. Unless

27. The NBA semifinal was really wonderful. The best moment was, as the media reported, ________ LeBron James scored the winning three points.

A. that

B. when

C. what

D. which

28. The Shanghai Expo presented the unique Chinese culture to the world at ________ surveys show to be the favorite---Chinese pavilion (展馆).

A. where

B. that

C. the one

D. what

29. ---We will take the conditions into careful consideration ________ you have attached to this contract.

---Thanks. Hope for further cooperation.

A. as

B. which

C. where

D. what

30. I have nothing to say ________ your complaints, for they are not relevant to my job.

A. with regard to

B. in terms of

C. in the light of

D. in response to

31. ________ is the kindness of the nurse that the patient can never be ________ to her.

A. So; too thankful

B. Such; too thankful

C. So; that thankful

D. Such; enough thankful

32. ________, I believe, and you will find Tom is very outgoing.

A. Having a talk with the student

B. Given a talk with the student

C. One talk with the student

D. If you have a talk with the student

33. The brochure guides you the whole process of buying a house.

A. through

B. across

C. over

D. past

34. The sweater my sister knitted for me ______ twice the size it should have been. It had to be

kept for later use.

A. ended up

B. brought up

C. came up

D. took up

35. ---The skirt is too expensive; its color too dark, and….

--- __________. Is there anyone so particular like you?

A. Take it or leave it

B. Can?t complain too m uch

C. Go ahead

D. Cheer up

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What separates people who reach their goals from everyone else is their ability to stay on track, despite challenges. __36__ will come; you can bet there will be chances for you to __37__ track. If you?re an a thlete, it may be an injury that causes you to have to __38__ practices. If you?re trying to get to a healthy weight, you may have to travel __39__ and stay with a friend who doesn?t like to __40__. The point is that some kind of challenge will __41__.

How we deal with these challenges __42__ the victims from the victors. You can use challenges as a stepping __43__ or as a block, and you can use them to __44__ your ambition or block your view; the __45__is yours.

Challenges should __46__ to make you stronger and more consistent as you attend to each difficulty. They should cause your __47__ to dig deeper, in search of a (an) __48__.

The problem arises when you don?t __49__ challenges. If you can predict potential problems and plan __50__, you will have confidence and your belief in yourself will __51__ up.

Your ability to stay __52__ and overcome difficulties is what will __53__ and allow you to achieve your goal.

Start working toward your dreams daily. Get started by setting __54__ what your next step is to accomplish your goal. Then get into __55__ as you move closer to your goal daily.

36. A. Abilities B. Goals C. Possibilities D. Challenges

37. A. get off B. stick to C. take off D. attend to

38. A. appreciate B. strengthen C. miss D. confuse

39. A. disappointedly B. unexpectedly C. deliberately D. daily

40. A. knock over B. get through C. put up D. work out

41. A. arise B. raise C. appoint D. turn

42. A. separates B. protects C. shelters D. deserts

43. A. appointment B. arrangement C. stone D. expectation

44. A. produce B. ignore C. reduce D. strengthen

45. A. choice B. comment C. preparation D. promise

46. A. provide B. serve C. offer D. expect

47. A. characteristics B. ability C. roots D. signs

48. A. solution B. comfort C. study D. adaptation

49. A. blame B. accept C. meet D. expect

50. A. actually B. otherwise C. beforehand D. after

51. A. put B. build C. get D. bring

52. A. solved B. focused C. deserted D. reduced

53. A. get you away B. find you out C. set you apart D. keep you off

54. A. down B. up C. about D. out

55. A. effort B. measure C. plan D. action

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A

Stagnant(停滞的) scientific education endangers U.S. economic leadership, says a report by leading business and science figures.

Released at a congressional meeting attended by senators(参议员) and Congress members of both parties, the report updates a 2005 science education report that led to moves to double federal research funding.

Nevertheless, the Rising Above the Gathering Storm review finds little improvement in U.S. elementary and secondary technical education since then.

“Our nation?s future has worsened,” concludes the report panel headed by former Lockheed chief Martin Norman Augustine. The report “paints a discouraging future for America if it were to continue on the perilous path it has been following??:

● U.S. K-12 education in mathematics and science ranks 48th worldwide.

● 49％of U.S. adults don?t know how long it takes for the Earth to circle the sun.

Although US school achievement scores have stagnated, harming the economy as employers look elsewhere for competent workers, the report says that other nations have made gains.

If the USA?s students matched Finland?s, for example, analysis suggests the US economy would grow 9％-16％. “The real point is that we have to have a well-educated workforce to create opportunities for young people,” says Charles Vest，head of the National Academy of Engineering, a report sponsor. “Otherwise, we don?t have a chance.”

“The current economic crisis makes the link between education and employment very clear,?? says Steven Newton of the National Center for Science Education in Oakland.

In 2007, however, an analysis led by B. Lindsay Lowell of Georgetown University found that worries about US science education were overblown(夸大的). It saw three times more science and engineering college graduates than job openings each year. Other reports have found top science and engineering students migrating to better-paying jobs in finance, law and medicine since the 1900s.

56. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Poor science education harms US economy

B. America?s future will become worse

C. Experts? worries about US science education

D. The connection between education and employment

57. The underlined word “perilous” in the fourth paragraph means “__________”.

A. straight

B. different

C. dangerous

D. narrow

58. We can conclude from what Charles Vest says that ___________.

A. he is satisfied with America?s science education

B. improving science education helps the growth of the U. S. economy

C. American young people have no chance to find good-paying jobs

D. Finland?s students are not as good as the USA?s students in school achievement

B

Motorists over the age of 75 face compulsory tests of their eyesight and ability to drive under proposals being considered by ministers.

The biggest overhaul of motoring law in a generation could also lead to all drivers having to give assurances(保证) of their fitness to get behind the wheel every 10 years.

Other changes under consideration include issuing(发放) daylight driving licenses for motorists with night blindness, together with stricter checks on all drivers whose medical condition brought a threat to other road users.

It is understood that the proposals will be part of a review of the law governing the medical fitness of drivers that will be announced publicly by the summer.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is dealing with a rising number of motorists who are concerned that they have conditions---from failing eyesight to epilepsy---that could affect their driving.

In 2006, the DVLA dealt with 600,000 motorists whose physical ability to drive needed to be recertified(重新认证), a 20 per cent rise on the previous year. With an ageing population, the biggest challenge is dealing with the rising number of elderly motorists. By 2021, there will be an estimated three million drivers over the age of 70 on Britain?s roads.

Drivers must renew their licenses at the age of 70 and every three years thereafter. The applicant is legally required to tell the DVLA of any conditions that could weaken their ability behind the wheel.

Ministers have ruled out a compulsory maximum age for driving but will instead rely on tightening up the checks on motorists over the age of 75. The most likely option would be tests to ensure motorists were fit to drive. They would include an eyesight test and a cognitive(认知) test that would prove a driver's ability to react to road signs, driving conditions, pedestrians and vehicles.

However, checks are likely to be tightened at all ages. The strictest controls are expected to be imposed(强制) on motorists of any age who have had a heart attack or stroke. They could have to produce a doctor's approval to resume(重新得到) driving. Anyone making a false declaration would be guilty of a criminal offence.

59. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The new motoring law will come into effect by the summer.

B. Drivers over the age of 75 must renew their licenses every three years.

C. Doctors will decide whether one can get their driving licenses.

D. Drivers at all ages will be expected to provide their medical condition.

60. What is the biggest challenge to the traffic safety in Britain according to the writer?

A. Ageing population.

B. Increasing number of cars.

C. Increasing number of elderly motorists.

D. Driving conditions.

61. The underlined word “overhaul” in Paragraph 2 means _______.

A. change

B. consideration

C. concern

D. challenge

62. What can be learned from the passage?

A. There will be more and more aged drivers in Britain.

B. Anyone can get a driving license as long as he/she is in good health.

C. Health tends to decline as one gets old.

D. It will be guilty to make a false declaration.

C

Yamilette Colon was close to leaving a school. “I?m not even going to lie to you, and I was bad, ?? sa id Colon, who admitted she had a gift for attracting trouble.

Three years later, though, Colon, now 18, is a school honor student on track for a May diploma, spurred in part by a sense of self-pride, but also, she says, by the economic disaster that has closed plants, deprived of jobs and dimmed the future for many young people in this depressed county.

“It?s a huge factor,” Colon said, “What it comes down to is, the longer you stay in school, the more education you will get, and the more money you will make.”

That?s a big shift in attitude in a community where 24 percent of adults older than 25 have not a high school education, where only 66 percent of students graduate from high school in four years, and where generations of kids dropped out because it was always easy to find a suitable job.

But across the country, education leaders say they?re seeing what may be one bright spot in the discouraging downturn: more students choose to stay in or return to school.

“I?m hearing kids clinging to their education as the economy gets worse,?? said Clyde Riley,

principal at the Tipton Street Center alternative school, where Colon is one of 240 students in a district that serves some 13,500.

Here and elsewhere, long waiting lists for adult education and GED (General Education Development) classes, enrollments at community colleges and, perhaps, a surge in returns by high school dropouts and a decline in those who leave in the first place, may all point to a renewed focus on education, experts say.

“If there?s anything good coming out of this recession, it?s to make educational lemonade out of these lemons.” said Bob Wise, who now heads a national policy group.

63. According to the text, Colon was a girl __________.

A. who dropped out of school at 15 years old

B. who often made trouble at school

C. who was driven out of school because of lying

D. who was honored for fighting bravely

64. Why did Colon become an honor student?

A. Because she had a gift for academic learning.

B. Because she intended to change the economic situation.

C. Because she showed anxiety for her future.

D. Because she was often asked to stay after school.

65. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Most dropouts did quite well in their lessons.

B. All the dropouts think school life boring.

C. Some dropouts found it easy to get a job.

D. Dropouts return because they have earned enough.

66. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

A. Students stay longer at school

B. Dropouts drop back to school

C. Recession made more students drop out

D. Teens change their attitudes to education

D

If you have a fever, headache and runny nose, you might go to Google and type in the words “flu symptoms” to see whether you?ve co me down with the disease.

Google knows that you might do something like that, and it also knows which state you?re in if you are in the United States. Now, it?s putting that information together in a tool that could find out flu outbreaks faster than traditional systems currently in use, according to CNN report. It is called Google Flu Trends.

“What?s exciting about Flu Trends is that it lets anybody---doctors, health officials, moms with sick children---learn about the current flu activity level in their own state based on the data that?s coming in this week,” said Jeremy Ginsberg, the lead engineer who developed the tool.

The tool operates on the idea that there?s likely to be a flu outbreak in states where flu-related search terms are currently popular.

To test the accuracy of the data, Google compared its figures against statistics filed(提交) over the past five years by the US Centers for Disease Control. It has a network of 1,500 doctors across the US who provide weekly reports on the number of patients complaining of flu-like symptoms.

“We found we could highly accurately estimate what the flu activity levels would be in those years,” Ginsberg said. They also found that the Google statistics, which can be gathered daily, were up t o two weeks ahead of the government?s data. The government?s data took time to collect because it came from so many doctors.

The ability to speed up the response of health services could prove invaluable when a serious outbreak happens.

The resul ts of Google?s comparisons with official health statistics will be published in the science journal Nature.

Google hopes to extend the service to other countries, and may in time include other illnesses. At present, the flu data is given for each of the 50 American states.

The company says there are no privacy issues involved as the trends are gathered through combining millions of anonymous(匿名的) searches.

67. What is Google Flu Trends?

A. A tool to identify flu symptoms.

B. An organization for disease control.

C. A network of 1,500 doctors.

D. A system to estimate flu activity levels.

68. What led to the development of Google Flu Trends?

A. The fact that a lot of people use online information every day.

B. The idea that a flu outbreak is likely where flu-related search terms are popular.

C. The need to have a faster system than traditional ones currently in use by the government.

D. The patients? complaining of flu-like symptoms.

69. The most important reason for Google Flu Trends? accurate and reliable estimates is that __________.

A. it bases its estimates on Google flu-related search data

B. it benefits a lot from the official data

C. it has lots of excellent doctors

D. it can identify the flu symptoms

70. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The government?s data mentioned in the passage came from a network of 1,500 doctors

across the US.

B. Google Flu Trends? reports can be one or two weeks ahead of those by the government.

C. Google Flu Trends? estimates prove quite accurate and reliable.

D. Anyone around the world can enjoy the service of Google Flu Trends.

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When it comes to the world of computers, green computing is becoming one of the most popular trends. But, what is exactly is green computing?

The term “green computing” is one that is being used in many different markets and areas all over t he world in today?s global technology. Yet, many computer users out there aren?t sure what it means. Green computing is actually pretty easy to explain and to do---it is basically learning to use computer resources more efficiently to help the environment as well as making energy savings. The main goal of a green computing program is to reduce the use of energy and materials that harm the environment. Green computing helps to promote the use of biodegradable products and recycle computer parts whenever possible.

Green computing started as early as 1992, when the EPA created Energy Star, which is a voluntary labeling program that promotes energy efficient computing equipment and technologies. It was because of this program that many computer manufacturers launched sleep mode and millions of computer users around the world began to adopt this policy to help save energy when they were not using their computers. The term “green computing” began to be used around the same time as well, and began to become a goal that more companies strive to meet over the years. There are several government agencies that have continued to help strive for better standards for computers and companies to help promote green promoting. Energy Star was actually revised in October of 2006 to make the requirements stricter for computers，and also implemented a ranking system for products. Because of these new requirements, there are over 20 states that have now established a special recycling program for old computers and electronics to help with green computing.

Many of today?s I T systems are beginning to rely on both people and hardware to help push their computer systems toward a more green computing system to help both the company and

others. This is a hard balance to achieve, as it has to satisfy users, management, and regulatory compliance(顺从). Even the disposal of computer waste is all managed so that everyone in the circle is happy with the outcome. Many companies are learning the best ways that they call go greener when it comes to their computing and also help their business in the process. While many home computer users may not be quite as familiar with green computing as large firms, this term is starting to become more mainstream all around the world and the requirements for new, better computers to help both the companies and the end users of the equipment, as well as our

高二英语期末综合复习二

单项选择

21. Thank you for sending us ____ fresh vegetables of many kinds. You have done us _____ great

service.

A. 不填；a

B. the；a

C. 不填；不填

D. the；不填

22. Canada is a country ________ many different nationalities as well as one with foreign

immigrants __________ the majority of its population.

A. making up of; occupied with

B. consisting of; making up

C. made up of; consisting of

D. consisted of; taking up

23.—You?re going to have a rise this month, aren?t you?

—Yes. only $100.

—Well, ___________.

A. the more. the better

B. easier said than done

C. better than never

D. better than nothing

24. The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing _________ should have attracted the

government?s attention.

A. solving

B. solve

C. solved

D. to solve

25. Troubled by a terrible headache, Catherine wondered how she could _______ herself of the

bad situation.

A. throw

B. remove

C. move

D. rid

26. ________ he got the news, Mr. Mathews hurried out of his house, and ________ his car, drove

all the way to town.

A. When: started

B. The moment; having started

C. Until; starting

D. Once; to start

27.—Remember how we met the first time, Dick?

—Of course I do. You _________ to the teachers? office hurriedl y and _________ me.

A. were walking; didn?t notice

B. had walked; weren?t noticing me

C. had been walking; noticed

D. walked; had noticed

28. Have you heard of it? Firefighters rushed into a burning house, three of them unfortunately

_______ in and ________ their lives.

A. catching; lost

B. caught; lost

C. caught; losing

D. catching; losing

29. As is recorded in history, silkworms (蚕) were first raised by a woman in _________ is today

Hebei Province.

A. where

B. the place

C. which

D. what

30. In Beijing volunteers are making use of every minute to ________ their foreign languages

because language volunteers must pass a written test and an interview.

A. polish up

B. take up

C. put up

D. make up

31.—Journalists have to work very quickly in order to ________.

—I know. I like that. It?s very challenging.

A. earn a high salary

B. meet their deadlines

C. avoid being fired

D. make both ends meet

32. Though the aerospace industry has made greater progress in China, the scientists will not

_________ themselves ___________ this status.

A. resign; to

B. sign; for

C. design; for

D. resign; for

33. Fully __________ looking after three children at home, she no longer has time to enjoy the

various activities in the club.

A. attached

B. occupied

C. contributed

D. devoted

34. The company in our city ______ those big investors from the West.

A. has a link with

B. has a hand in

C. is in line with

D. is in charge of

35. They carried out an assessment of the project this morning and the results will be assessed

______.

A. on time

B. after time

C. before time

D. over time

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Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was 36 into stillness by what I saw. Mother, seated at the far end of the sofa, was 37 with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn?t 38 fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 39 I understood the pressure on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very slowly to understand. “I guess we all have to 40 something,” Mother said quietly. I could 41 her pain and the tension of 42 the strong feeling that were interrupted by my 43 . Suddenly, something inside me lit up. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face 44 my shoulder and sobbed. I held her 45 and didn?t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could and that was 46 . At that moment, feeling Mother?s 47 with feelings, I understood for the first time her being easy to 48 . She was still my mother, 49 she was something 50 : a person like me, capable of fear, 51 and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought 52 in her arms.

A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station __53 .

“It?s a job I can do, though.” She said simply. But the ev ening practice on the green typewriter continued. I had a very 54 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her 55 away across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.

36. A. fooled B. tricked C. puzzled D. shocked

37. A. crying B. smiling C. thinking D. whispering

38. A. write B. type C. run D. wash

39. A. eagerly B. worriedly C. little D. much

40. A. fail B. win C. forget D. gain

41. A. realize B. understand C. sense D. recognize

42. A. holding back B. putting away C. holding on D. stopping from

43. A. pain B. laughter C. arrival D. cry

44. A. by B. upon C. beside D. against

45. A. tightly B. rudely C. carefully D. politely

46. A. enough B. little C. all D. nothing

47. A. hand B. face C. hair D. back

48. A. content B. break C. fall D. shout

49. A. therefore B. although C. yet D. however

50. A. more B. excellent C. strange D. huge

51. A. wound B. pride C. success D. hurt

52. A. kindness B. memory C. comfort D. support

53. A. supplied B. offered C. paid D. contributed

54. A. different B. hard C. pleasant D. serious

55. A. crying B. laughing C. tapping D. sewing

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A

While others look away from trouble, this lady digs in and gets to work.

Gretchen Buchenholz, the native New Yorker and mother of six, has worked on behalf of needy and marginalized families for years in the city. She does everything from buy groceries for homeless families to start schools for children. In 1974 she founded Merricat?s Castle, a nursery school that opened its doors to kids of all racial and economic backgrounds, the able-bodied as well as those with disabilities or terminal illnesses.

She founded the Association to Benefit Children (ABC), the nonprofit group, some 20 years ago. The story of how she started ABC is pretty amazing. In 1984 she was on her way to a government office to get a day-care permit when, by accident, she entered a room where homeless families were waiting to be placed in a “ welfare hotel.” She saw three bare cribs (婴儿床) with babies lying in them. The children wore no diapers (their parents couldn?t afford them), and the room was filthy (不整洁). After talking to the parents and learning that they and their children were hungry, Gretchen marched out and bought bread, peanut butter, apple juice and diapers. Then she started making phone calls. She dialed the American Red Cross, City Hall and The New York Times.

Gretchen has made many people see that we need to recognize these children are not different from our own, and we need to join in and help. Too often, people look away from suffering. But she sets us an example that we should gain strength to do something about it.

56. She went to the government office ______.

A. to help those homeless people in the room

B. to apply for a permit for ABC

C. to call on the government to help those homeless children

D. to get permission to look after babies during the day

57. By “But she sets us an example that we should gain strength to do something about it.”, the

author means______.

A. Gretchen Buchenholz is a respectable woman

B. we should set up such organizations as the ABC to help those poor children

C. Gretchen Buchenholz gives us the strength to face suffering in life

D. we should do our bits to help those poor children

58. The children wore no diapers because______.

A. they had no parents

B. their parents were waiting for the government?s help

C. their parents had no money to buy diapers

D. Gretchen Buchenholz would buy diapers for them

59. We can infer from the passage that Gretchen Buchenholz______.

A. called up City Hall to get help for those homeless people

B. moved to New York at a young age

C. treats the children equally whether they are normal or disabled

D. starts schools for those homeless children

B

Can you do the math: What is one hundred times four ，divided by the square root of a hundred? How can you work it out quickly?

The answer is forty. Years ago, three scientists at Texas Instruments, Jerry Merryman, James Van Tassel and Jack Kilby, invented the handheld electronic calculator. Their first device could add, subtract, multiply and divide and it was small and easy to take.

Yet after forty years, calculators in the classroom still add up to the same old debate. Generally calculators are considered to be useful ——especially with more complex math. Some math teachers at every level support the use of calculators and students are even permitted to use them when they take college entrance tests. But it is also thought that young students should know basic calculation before they begin using them.

Some education experts think calculators are used too much. Children, they say, learn to depend on these electronic brains instead of their own. Calculators may not only give students answers to questions they do not really understand, they may also keep them from discovering ideas for themselves.

Other experts, though, say calculators have helped make mathematics more understandable to more students. They say calculators give students more time to understand and solve problems, and to develop a better sense of what numbers mean. That way, the reasoning goes, they can feel better about their abilities.

60. Which of the following calculation agrees with the question raised in the first paragraph?

B.21004100? D.1004

61. Three scientists at Texas Instruments invented .

A. the first electronic calculator

B. the calculator handle

C. the portable electronic calculator

D. the first calculator

62. We can infer from the passage that in the past.

A. math teachers supported using calculators everywhere

B. students were not allowed to use calculator in tests

C. using calculators in classrooms was under argument

D. young students had to know how to use calculators

63. According to experts, calculators benefit students in many ways EXCEPT .

A. providing them with answers to the questions

B. stopping them discovering ideas for themselves

C. making mathematics more understandable

D. developing a better feeling of their abilities

C

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A. English School Learners

B. English as a Second Language

C. Electronic Service Line

D. English Studying Lab

65. The purpose of the ads is to _________.

A. promote the E-books for students

B. introduce the E-books to those who enjoy playing games

C. increase the sale of products for English learning

D. show the application of the new technology

66. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The first column is about an American English dictionary.

B. Pronunciation Power and the “Talk Now!” are interactive programs.

C. The third column is about a game for ESL.

D. The four products, all with CD-ROM, can improve your English.

D

“English may be the global language of business but it is not enough by itself for companies to gain a lasting presence in many markets,” the European Commission (委员会) says in a study published last month.

The study collected by the British National Centre for Languages for the EU leader, says over 10 per cent of 2,000 small and medium-sized (中等规模的) firms in 29 European countries sampled (抽样) in the study have lost export contract (出口合同) because of lack of language skills. The study says French is used to trade with partners in Africa, Spanish in Latin America, and Russian in Eastern Europe.

“The picture is far more complex than the much-quoted view that English is the world language,” the study says.

Multilingual (多种语言的) Commissioner Leonard Orban admitted that English plays an important role worldwide, but he wants to improve more linguistic variety within the EU.

The EU?s linguistic headaches have exploded with the group?s expansion. Languages have become a sensitive topic in Brussels where English is increasingly eclipsing (侵蚀) French as the main working language of the organization. Translation of EU papers into EU?s 23 official languages costs 1 billion euros (US $1.31 billion) a year.

“We want to be open not only to official languages of the Union, but also to others like regional (区域的) languages, languages of minorities, immigrants? (移民) languages and third countries? languages,” Orband said.

Many EU students have improved their language skills during non-formal learning activities. Young people from more than 20 different nationalities travel across Europe to participate together in many cultural programmes, language courses, thematic workshops (主题研习会) and other activities that are organized in about 100 cities.

67. When did the European Commission say that English is not enough by itself for trade?

A. Last week.

B. Last month.

C. On Dec. 20, 2006.

D. On Apr. 1, 2007.

68. Which language is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Japanese.

B. Spanish.

C. French.

D. Russian.

69. What about English in Brussels?

A. Many people are studying English.

B. English is not studied by university students.

C. Most of people are interested in Russian.

D. English is increasingly eclipsing French.

70. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Don?t Ignore That Study

B. Pay much Attention to English

C. Do Study Many Languages besides English

D. The Other Language Is More Important than English

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Many people think a telephone is a necessity. But I think it is a pest (有害的事物) and a time waste. Very often you find it impossible to escape from it. If you have a telephone in your own house, you will admit that it tends to ring when you least want it to ring; when you are asleep, or in the middle of a meal or a conversation or when you are just going out, or when you are in your bath. Are you strong-minded enough to ignore it? You are not. You think there may be some important news or message for you. I can assure you that if a message is really important it will reach you sooner or later. Have you ever rushed crippling from the bath, or chewing from the table, or dazed from the bed, only to be told that you are a wrong number?

But you will say, you need not have your name printed in the telephone directory, and you can have a telephone which is only usable for outgoing calls. Besides, you will say, isn?t it important to have a telephone in case of sudden emergency—illness, accident, or fire? Of course,

you are right, but here in a thickly populated country like England one is seldom far from a telephone in case of dreadful necessity.

I think perhaps I had better try to justify (证明是有理的) myself by trying to prove that what I like is good. I admit that in different circumstances—if I were a wealthy and powerful businessperson, for instance, or badly ill and had to lie in bed, I might find a telephone a necessity. But then if I were a taxi-driver I should find a car as necessity. Let me put it another way: there are two things for which the English seem to show particular talent: one is mechanical invention, the other literature. My own business happens to be with the use of words but I see I must now stop using them, for I have had just been handed a slip of paper to say that somebody is waiting to speak to me on the telephone. I think I had better answer it. After all, one never knows, it may be

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单项选择

21. Pirates from Somalia who hijacked _____European carrier in ______ Indian Ocean threatened to kill its 25 crew members if any rescue operation was attempted.

A. the; 不填

B. a; the

C. the; a

D. the; the

22. —What an amazing film! It?s the most interesting film I?ve ever seen.

—But I?m sure it won?t interest ______.

A. somebody

B. anybody

C. nobody

D. everybody

23. Your room is terribly dirty; you get it cleaned in two hours, or Mum will be angry.

A. can

B. might

C. shall

D. may

24. --- Remember the first time we ______ , Peterson?

--- Of course, I ______ . We?ve been close friends ever since.

A. met; do

B. met; did

C. had met; did

D. have met; do

25. —I got an email from Susan, ______ said she was going abroad for sightseeing.

—Fantastic! That?s what she has been dreaming of.

A. which

B. she

C. who

D. it

26. The little girl showed no anxiety before the competition. She seemed _____ for it pretty well.

A. to prepare

B. to have prepared

C. having prepared

D. to be preparing

27. Annie often tells her classmates ______ at the remote school in the mountain area and what she has done there as a volunteer.

A．life is how hard B．what hard life is

C．how hard life is D．how hard is life

28. That light rail transit line(轻轨), __ _in July 2009 and ___ in 2012, will be China?s longest light rail transit line in history.

A. starting, completing

B. started, to be completed

C. to start, completed

D. starting, completed

29．Several hours later, with the help of the police, the students managed to escape from the dangerous place, _______.

A. hungry and frightened

B. hungrily and frightening

C. hungry and frightening

D. hungrily and frightened

30. 一Mark didn?t win that science award after all.

— ________ I thought for sure he would.

A. No doubt．

B. So what? C No way! D. How come?

31. In no country _______ France, as is often said, ________ taste so many kinds of delicious cheese.

A. rather than; can one

B. other than; can one

C. rather than; one can

D. other than; one can

32. It is reported in Washington Post that an unknown terrorist group has ______ responsibility for this morning?s bomb attack.

A. claimed

B. evaluated

C. bid

D. confirmed

33. Although the necklace is not made of real crystal, it still ________ young tourists to this beautiful ancient city.

A. appeals to

B. attracts to

C. accounts for

D. apply for

34. As the famous expert ______, the secret _____happiness is to think about positive things and stay optimistic.

A. retells; on

B. reminds; to

C. remarks; of

D. respects; in

35. China and the United States held their first strategic dialogue on August and ______to increase co-operation and constructive relations.

A. agreed

B. would agree

C. have agreed

D. had agreed

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Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia(栀子花) was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it. 36 to the flower shop were always useless－it was a cash 37 . After a while I stopped trying to 38 who the sender was and just delighted in the beauty and perfume of the white flower. But I never 39 imagining who the sender might be. Some of my 40 moments were spent daydreaming about it.

My mother asked me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n) 41 kindness who might be showing 42 . Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was 43 a car full of groceries (杂货). Or maybe it was the old man 44 the street whose mail I helped to get during the 45 so he wouldn?t have to venture down his icy steps. As a teenager, 46 , I had more fun guessing that it might be a 47 who had noticed me 48 I didn?t k now him.

One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. He was 49 some of the most important events in my life. I became completely 50 in my upcoming graduation and the dance. When my father died, I 51 the dance and the dress for it. The day before the dance, I found a dress on the sofa. I didn?t 52 if I had a new dress or not, but my mother did.

She wanted her children to feel 53 and lovable, imaginative, believing that there was a magic in the world and 54 in the face of hard times. Actually mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia－lovable, 55 and perfect. The gardenia stopped coming when my mother died.

36. A.Calls B. Quarrels C.Messages D. Letters

37. A. service B.deal C.bargain D.offer

38. A. recognize B.imagine C.wonder D.discover

39. A.failed B.stopped C.succeeded D.enjoyed

40. A.saddest B.painful C.happiest D.loneliest

41. A .special https://www.wendangku.net/doc/643783808.html,mon C.valuable D.important

42. A .concern B.attitude C.interest Dappreciation

43. A. repairing B.washing C.unloading D.starting

44. A .across B.through C.from D.onto

45. A .spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter

46. A .though B.anyway C.therefore D.indeed

47. A. friend B.superman C.teacher D.boy

48. A.as if B.even though C.in case D.so that

49. A.considering B.expecting C.missing D.preparing

50. A.disappointed B.uninterested C.discouraged D.concentrated

51. A. forgot B.lost C.hated D.expected

52. A.wonder B.believe C.care D.know

53. A. contented B.respected C.thanked D.loved

54. A.. trouble B.beauty C.difficulty D.love

55. A.strong B.beautiful C.smell D.lucky 阅读理解

56. The main purpose of the advertisements is to give information about .

A．weekend activities B．a holiday celebrations

C．the price for the meals in big hotels D．Egg Painting Competition

57. It can be learned from the advertisements that the children can enjoy themselves most in .

A．Lido Holiday Inn B．Palace Hotel C．Scitech Hotel D．Hilton Hotel 58. If you want to have an Easter meal on March 28, which hotel can you go to?

A．Scitech Hotel and Lido Holiday Inn B．The Palace Hotel and Hilton Hotel

C．Hilton Hotel and Lido Holiday Inn D．Scitech Hotel and the Palace Hotel 59. If you have Easter Brunch in Hiton Hotel you will pay RMB for it.

A．195 B．224.25 C．165.75 D．97.5

B

After a lot of weightlifting and 25 exhausting days training, a 52-year-old woman recently became the first female “gripman” on San Francisco?s historic cable cars.

Fannie Barnes passed her written test and completed a final run under the watchful eye of a supervisor, Municipal Railway spokesman Alan Siegel said.

Deep calluses(茧) are already forming at the base of her fingers and there is a hole in her glove. Two other women quit after a single day with injur ed muscles. “Now they?re going to have to change the word from gripman to grip person, just because of me,” Barnes said earlier, “I?m so excited.”

After almost a year of serious workouts, Barns can pull more than 61 kilos, only 23 kilos less than her body weight. And she?ll need the muscle, for this is no modern, push-button technology. Every time a car starts up again after making a stop, the gripman must haul back on a lever controlling a device that grips the cable, which runs continuously at 14 kilometers per hour. If the grip slips, so does the car. A second person operates the brakes.

In addition to having to throw her weight around on the job, she?s got to throw out some attitude to men who were hard to convince. The city employs 76 men in the job.

“A lot of men said mean things to me and didn?t want to help train me. But I would like to thank the guys who were against me because they gave me even more inspiration to do it.” she said.

Not all the men were against her. Many of the male colleagues yelled out support as she did her training runs. One of her biggest tests was drizzly December morning. She first went down the Hyde Street Hill, considered the most dangerous incline on the cable car routes. “I had to have the will and I had to believe I could do it,” she said. “It was scary, but as I started going down full grip and felt that I was in control, I knew I was on my way,” Barnes already is a pioneer of sorts. She started working as a cable car conductor six years ago, collecting fares and assisting on the back brake. She is one of only three women to have that job. But she said she always wanted the job up front on the car. (400)

60. What is unusual about Fannie Barnes getting a job as a gripman?

A. She is the oldest one to work as a grpman.

B. She is the first women to work as a gripman.

C. She is the fattest women to work as a gripman.

D. She is the most suitable one to work as a gripman.

61. What did the 52-year-old woman do when she first began working on the city?s cable car?

A. As a gripman.

B. As a conductor.

C. As a brakeman.

D. As a supervisor.

62. It can be inferred from the passage that Fannie Barnes is ________.

A. strong and easy-going

B. strong-willed and self-confident

C. popular and humorous

D. considerate and quick-tempered

C

China supports international efforts to secure cyberspace but believes each nation?s “Internet sovereignty（主权）” must be respected, a top Chinese official said at a cyber security conference on Tuesday.

“China, like many other countries, is very concerned about cyber security,” said Liu Zhengrong, deputy director general of the Internet Affairs Bureau of the State Council Information Office.

“China faces severe cyber security threats,” Liu told participants here at the Worldwide Cyber Security Summit, a gathering of government and business leaders from 40 countries hosted by the EastWest Institute think tank.

“International cooperation is much needed to safeguard international cyberspace,” Liu said.

But “Internet sovereignty of each country needs to be respected,” the Chinese official added. “Different national and cultural conditions” should be taken into accoun t.

Liu declined to answer repeated questions about cyber attacks last year on Google which the Internet giant said originated in China and led to the California company?s decision to reroute its searches through Hong Kong.

“The Chinese government firmly op poses cyber attacks in any form and Chinese law clearly states that any hackers will be held responsible for their actions,” he said.

Liu said China itself is a “a major victim of cyber attacks and network viruses” and has laws in place to deal with hackers.

“Internet-related crimes (in China) are showing a steady upward trend,” Liu said. “We suffer big economic losses from hacking networks and viruses - around $1 billion dollars (6.8 billion yuan) a year.”

In 2009, Chinese law enforcement authorities investigated about 48,000 cases, a 37 percent increase over 2008, he said.

While China has a dynamic Internet population of more than 400 million users and millions of bloggers, there is no “absolute freedom” on the Web, Liu said.

“I don?t think there is absolute freedom in this world,” he said. “When you are speaking via the Internet you must obey laws and respect others? lawful rights.”

Last Thursday, Wang Chen, minister of the State Council Information Office, said China has been actively promoting a real-name registration system for Internet and cell phone users to better manage Internet information and services.

China needs laws that will step up monitoring for “harmful information” and block “overseas hostile forces from infiltrating（渗透）through the Internet,” Wang said.

Last week, China tightened its State Secrets law, holding Internet and mobile phone operators responsible for customers who try to leak State secrets.

Some 400 government officials, business leaders and cyber security experts are attending the summit, which features three days of discussions on ways to protect the world?s digital infrastructure from electronic threats.(427)

63. What was the top issue of Worldwide Cyber Security Summit?

A. To fight against Internet-related crimes.

B. To protect digital infrastructure in the world.

C. To respect Internet sovereignty of each country.

D. To make more laws to deal with hackers.

64. To respect a nation?s Internet sovereignty, _____________ must be considered.

A. different national and cultural conditions

B. attending Worldwide Cyber Security Summit

C. stopping the leaking of State secrets

D. safeguarding international cyberspace

65. According to paragraph 6, Internet giant refers to _____________.

A. Hong Kong

B. hackers

C. Google

D. Liu Zhengrong

66. Which of the following is NOT the measure that China has taken to guarantee better Internet

information and service management?

A. Promoting real-name registration for Internet use.

B. Promoting real-name registration for cell phone use.

C. Tightening State Secrets law to stop leaking State secrets.

D. Monitoring for harmful information and blocking overseas hostile forces.

D

From hitting the mall with your girl fiends on a Saturday afternoon, to holiday spending on gifts that go under the tree, shopping could be called one of America?s favorite pastimes. For most people, it means some new clothes for work or a small trinket for a friend. For others, however, shopping is much more than an enjoyable pastime, and in some cases, it is a real and destructive addiction that can turn into a financial disaster. Compulsive shopping and spending are defined as inappropriate, excessive过度的, and out of control. Like other addictions, it basically has som ething to do with impulsiveness and lack of control over one?s impulses冲动. In America, shopping is embedded in our culture; so often, the impulsiveness comes out as excessive shopping. Sometimes this is referred to as “shopholism”. Shopping addiction can damage a person?s life, family, and finances. “No one knows what causes addictive behaviors, like shopping, alcoholism, drug abuse, and gambling”, says a professor of applied health science. Some of the new evidence suggests that some people, maybe 10%-15%, may have a genetic predisposition to an addictive behavior, coupled with an environment in which the particular behavior is triggered引发, but no one really knows why.” Individuals will get some kind of high from an addictive behavior like shopping.

What are the telltale signs that shopping has crossed the line and become and addiction? What should a concerned family member or friend look out for when they think shopping has become a problem? The behaviors can signal a serious problem:

·Shopping or spending money as a result of feeling angry, depressed, anxious, or lonely

·Having arguments with others about one?s shopping habits

·Feeling lost without credit cards — actually going into withdrawal without them

·Buying items on credit, rather than with cash

·Describing a rush or a feeling of euphoria with spending

·Feeling guilty, ashamed, or embarrassed after a spending spree(大买特买)

·Thinking obsessively about money

·Spending a lot time juggling accounts or bills to accommodate spending

“If someone identifies four or more of any of these behaviors, there may be a problem”, experts say. Treating a shopping addiction requires a multifaceted approach. There are no standard treatments for shopping addiction. Medications have been used, but with mixed results. Therapists