福建省福州八县（市）协作校高二下期末联考英语试卷

—Hi, is Mary there, please?
—             .

Students build up their vocabularies by         of reading more.

—Would you please help me carry this heavy box upstairs?
—             .

—Have you finished your project, Alice?
—I’m afraid I       forgot about it.

It suddenly   to me that this was something that I should never do, so I turned down her request.

He thought himself to his friends because his family was rich.

My uncle is a butcher, who is skilled at     the pork.

In our school, students are            according to how much they know and how old they are.

—What do you think of the meeting held yesterday evening?
—It was a tiring one,         I kept falling asleep.

Tony has to go to school by bus because his bicycle       .

Many experts stick to the view      teacher development is      the key to quality education lies.

The sun was shining brightly,       everything there      more beautiful.

This printer is of good quality.        it break down within the first year.

—Why are you so nervous?
—To our great surprise, we found       by the strangers.

My friend Li Ping felt       when he was not admitted into the university.

With the introduction of family planning policies in the 1970s, most Chinese teenagers have no brothers or sisters．They get to be the beloved（心爱的）__36__child．But they may not realize that they will have to “__37__”the love as their__38__ones grow old．They will have to__39__lots of old people—their parents, grandparents, their__40_parents and grandparents．China is being__41__country．
According to the United Nations, an aging society refers to one   42   10 percent or more of the population is over 60, or 7 percent or more is over 65. According to   43   from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, by 2008, Chinese over 60 years old made up 12 percent of the nation’s total population. The   44  for those aged 65 or older was 8.3 percent.
In China, people have a belief that “parents raise children; then the children care for the parents as they get old”．But this__45__is under stress as the market ey puts millions of young Chinese on the road__46__better paying jobs．They are leaving their parents__47  ．Now many families are looking more to the government than to their__48__for support when they’re old．China has increased its basic social security（基本社会保险）plan which is__49__protecting those__50__, including the old, the disabled and others．These programs are now broad, __51__they are still not highly developed．
As more people grow__52__, China will have fewer working people, __53__will slow down economic growth. According to a November 26 report in the Economic Information Daily, an expert said China should  54  its people to have more than one child in the future  55  China should keep its labor population and total population size stable(稳定的).

A．only B．lonely C．friendly D．heartily

A．take up B．take back C．pay back D．pay for

A．hated B．loved C．tired D．hearted

A．care for B．bring up C．look for D．pay attention to

A．daughter’s or son’s B．niece’s or nephew’s C．wife’s or husband’s D．aunt’s or uncle’s

A．an old B．an aging C．a developing D．a developed

A．where B．when C．which D．that

A．an article B．an email C．a magazine D．a report

A．conclusion B．character C．figure D．survey

A．tradition B．opinion C．saying D．way

A．in favor of B．in search of C．in the way of D．in the face of

A．out B．off C．ahead D．behind

A．friends B．relatives C．parents D．children

A．an act B．a case C．a program D．a plan

A．in danger B．in need C．in desperate D．in disaster

A．but B．or C．and D．so

A．strong B．realistic C．rich D．old

A．as B．which C．what D．that

A．forbid B．promise C．encourage D．order

A．so that B．though C．even if D．because

Research advances over the past decade have told us that, with a little work, we humans can clone just about anything we want, from frogs to monkeys and probably even ourselves!
So, we can clone things, but why would we want to?
Of all the reasons, cloning for medical purposes has the most potential to benefit large numbers of people. How might cloning be used in medicine?
1. Cloning animal models of disease
Much of what researchers learn about human disease comes from studying animal models such as mice. Often, animal models are genetically engineered to carry disease-causing mutations(变异) in their genes. Creating these transgenic（转基因的） animals is a time-intensive process that requires trial-and-error and several generations of breeding（培育）. Cloning technologies might reduce the time needed to make a transgenic animal model, and the result would be a population of genetically identical animals for study.
2．Cloning stem cells(干细胞) for the treatment of diseases
Stem cells are the body's building blocks, responsible for developing and repairing the body throughout life. As a result, they might be used to repair damaged or diseased organs and tissues. Researchers are currently looking up cloning as a way to create certain human stem cells for the research of diseases.
3. Cloning farm animals for drug production
Farm animals such as cows, sheep and goats are currently being genetically engineered to produce drugs or proteins that are useful in medicine. Just like creating animal models of disease, cloning might be a faster way to produce large herds of genetically engineered animals.
From Purpose One, we can infer that      .

It can be learned from Purpose Two that cloning technologies can be mainly use do    .

According to Purpose Three, cloning technologies can be mainly used to      .

The rising costs of health care have become a problem for man y countries in the world. To deal with this problem, it is recommended that a big part of the state health budget be used for health education and disease prevention instead of treatment. Actually, many kinds of diseases are preventable in many ways and preventing a disease is usually much cheaper than treating it. For example, people could avoid catching a cold if they dressed warmly when the weather starts getting cold. But many people get sick because they fail to do so, and have to spend money seeing a doctor.
Daily habits like eating more healthy food would have kept millions of families from becoming bankruptif the patients had taken ways for early prevention. For example, keeping a balanced diet, such as not consuming too much animal fat and trying to have enough vegetables and fruits, seems to be quite important.
　　One very effective and costless way of prevention is regular exercise, which is necessary for a healthy mind and body. Regular exercise, such as running, walking, and playing sports is a good way to make people feel better or reduce stress.
In addition, health education plays a key role in improving people’s health. By giving people more information about health, countries could help people understand the importance of disease prevention and ways to achieve it. For example, knowing one’s family medical history is an effective way to help keep healthy. Information about health problems among close relatives will make them aware of what they should do to prevent certain diseases through lifestyle changes, which will work before it is too late.    
However, paying more attention to disease prevention does not mean medical treatment is unimportant. After all, prevention and treatment are just two different means toward the same effect. In conclusion, we could save money on health care and treat patients more successfully if our country spends more money on health prevention and education.
What’s the best title of the passage?

Which of the following can replace the underlined word “bankrupt”?

We learn from the passage that ______．

Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

For a 400-year-old art form, operas had a bad fame: overweight actresses singing the words which are hard to understand in one of those romance languages you were supposed to learn in high school. And with tickets costing as much as $ 145 a performance, opera goers also have a certain appearance in people’s mind: rich, well-dressed and old.
But now opera companies around the country are loosening their ties and kicking off their shoes in an attempt to bring the opera to the audience. It needs to keep it alive, the young and not-so-rich.
Opera producers have found that to attract this crowd, they need to make the opera closer to common people. That means no formal suits, old-styled theatre or band-breaking ticket prices. And because young people don’t or won’t come to the opera, companies are bringing the opera to them, giving performances in such unusual places as parks, libraries and public schools.
The Houston Grand Opera’s choice is the public library, where it performs “mobile operas”, shortened versions (剧本) of child-friendly operas. This summer’s production is Hansel & Gretel. By performing smaller versions of large productions, producers are able to make people interested while keeping costs at a reasonable level. The San Francisco Opera, which will be celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, is staging Cinderella free of charge, keeping costs down by employing students from its Young Artists’ Training Program.   
Which is the main idea of this passage?

The underlined part in paragraph 2 means ______.

Opera companies prefer to perform smaller versions because      .

The San Francisco Opera Company employs student actors in order to ______.

What can you infer from the passage?

A．The tickets for operas are very expensive at present.

B．Operas are performed in a difficult language difficult to understand.

C．Operas are not so popular an art form today.

D．Students enjoy performing operas very much.

Massachusetts （美国一州名） became the first state in the nation to ban the dumping （倾倒;抛弃） of electronic equipment such as computer monitors and television sets．It means people there can no longer put computer monitors, TV sets and other devices containing glass picture tubes out on the street for pickup by garbage cleaners．
Official said much of this equipment is loaded with poisonous heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and mercury．These poisonous heavy metals could go into groundwater or be released （释放） into the air．
The Boston Globe reports the state has set up a system to recycle techno-garbage at state expense through community recycling centers．
Robin Ingenthron of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection said the state has been trying to get its electronics-recycling program in place ‘before the future wave of electronics hits’．The National Safety Council estimates some 300 million computers will enter the nation’s waste system in the next few years．
In addition, millions of people will be getting rid of their old television sets．New high-quality digital televisions and new rules will make old TV sets no longer in use over the next several years．
The word ‘techno-garbage’ in the 3rd paragraph probably means ________．

Which is NOT a reason that the state enforces （强制执行） a ban on electronic equipment dumping?

According to the last paragraph many people will be dumping their TV sets because ________．

The passage tells us chiefly about __________．

On March 5, 2009, Michael Jackson stood in front of crowds of fans．Before screaming fans, he pronounced with pumping arms: "This is it!"
A few months later, Jackson was dead．With the late pop star’s return to radio, television and the cultural events, Forbes judges that Jackson has made $90 million since his death June 25．This figure is based on his royalties（版税） from album sales, radio play, rights to his name and royalties from his stock in the Sony/ATV music catalog （编目权）．
Jackson's music was his most easily-seen source in the last months．“Nothing increases the value of an artist than death ．．．an untimely death,” says Barry Massarsky, a music industry economist．
The music's immediate value was clear．Since June, Jackson has sold more than 5．9 million albums in the U．S．and another 4．5 million overseas．In the first weeks after his death, there were 5．6 million single downloads across North America, Europe and Australia．Jackson recently has three of the top 20 best-selling albums of the year in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan．His 2003 hits album Number Ones is the best seller of the year, beating Taylor Swift's Fearless．
More than 500,000 Jackson ringtones and 100,000 music videos were sold．In the week following his death, songs by The Jackson 5, The Jacksons and Michael were played over 100,000 times on the radio, according to Nielsen BDS．
Jackson's estate（遗产）will likely see more money by the end of this year, as it has rights to some of the profits from This Is It as well as the two-disc album of the same name．The estate will share 90% of the film profits with AEG．
Ticket sales from an exhibit opening in London will also contribute a likely profit．Hundreds of Jackson's personal belongings－his L．A．Rolls Royce etc－will remain on show for three months at the O2 Arena for fans willing to shell out $25 for a view．
The pop singer bought ATV Publishing, for $47．5 million in 1985．Ten years later, he sold the catalog to Sony for $95 million and took a 50% stock in Sony/ATV, which is now worth about $1．7 to $2 billion．So he still owned half the Sony/ATV catalog at his death．
Jackson's future earning potential is based on his stock in valuable music as well as the value of his image（肖像）．As many musicians, actors and artists before him, Jackson's fame could have a long tail on the market with allowable products, advertising and entertainment events．
What do Barry Massarsky’s words in Paragraph 3 imply?

All the following is true EXCEPT that _____．
A．“This is it” is the last concert that Jackson gave
B．Jackson has sold 10．4 million albums since June
C．Jackson’s L．A．Rolls Royce is now for show and will finally be sold
D．Jackson’s stock in music and his image will keep on earning money in the future
What can be inferred from the passage?

What is the main idea of the passage?

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上，所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
We may be very pleased with the rapid progress we
have made in every field of study. But we have almost done
nothing to       (改善)our present examination systems                                   
which focus on testing the students’ m        instead of                                    
their ability. As     as a child begins school, he enters                                      
a world of examination,        will decide his future of job.                               
In fact a good examination system should     (鼓励)                                        
students to think for themselves.      the examination                                        
now does anything except that. It f      the students to                                     
remember what is taught to get     marks. Thus the students                              
who come out first in the exam often may be the b                                         
in their studies.       addition, such an examination system                                
often drives teachers to take up all the time and forces them
to train students what to do with the coming examination.
I hope there must be a better way to test a student’s true
ability as well.

随着生活条件的日益改善，私家车的数量不断增加。但这带来了很多问题，为了让更多的人关注这一情况，请你用英语在网上某一贴吧里写一篇短文，短文的内容如下：
1．问题
（1）私家车越来越多，常常造成交通阻塞；
（2）司机大部分是新手，开车不熟练，事故频繁；
（3）环境污染更加严重；
（4）能源消耗更多。
2．你给管理部门的建议（至少两条）
注意事项：
1．短文必须包括所有内容，并根据需要，适当发挥。
2．字数：100-120
3．短文开头已给出（不计入词数）。
参考词汇：交通堵塞Traffic jam   新手beginner
管理部门administrative authority
With the improvement of living conditions, the number of private cars is increasing rapidly.