新世紀(jì)版高二第一學(xué)期Mid-termExamination期中考試

1、Mid-term Examination I. Listening Comprehension (略) H. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Dii ections: After readmg the passages below, fill m die blanks to make the passages coherent and granmiatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of die given wor

2、d; for die other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. (A) Dont Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports When I jomed a piivate football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach said I had lots of potential, and I became captain of my team. That was before all the fun (25

3、)(take) out of playing. At first, everyone on the team got equal playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the pressure started. Some parents, who (26)(pay) die coach extra (27)retiini for tlieir daughters* private one-on-one training, got angry when s

4、he didnt giv已 them more playing time. Tlie coach was replaced. Tlie new coach, however; took all the fim out of the game: All we did during practice was nm. We rail so much that, afterwards, we had trouble (28) (breathe).Yoiuiger people shouldnt be domg exercises (29) (design) for 18-year-olds. I wa

5、s tlim before I started fbotbalL but as a member of tliis team I wouldnt eat much, because I thouglit to (30)tliat I was afraid of being too fiill to run. Finally, I ended up leaving the football team. Four other girls did tlie same, two of (31)stopped playing football completely. Thats sad because

6、they had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they felt from the coach or tlieir parents. I continued playing football at school and rediscovered my love for it. I jomed a private team and the coach told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I calmed down

7、. I played better. When you enjoy something, it is a lot (32)(easy) to do it well. How to Be a Winner Steven RedgraveWinner of 5 Olympic Gold MedaLs Last year I was found to have developed lung disease. (33)(believe) my career was over, I felt extremely low. Then one of the specialists said there wa

8、s no reason why I should stop training and competing. Tliat was itthe encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner (34) I believed in myself. I am not saying that it isnt difficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that hard (35)the condition was, I wasnt finished yet. Nothing is to st

9、and in my way.H Karen Pickering-Swimming World Champion nI swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. Tliis is the key to success 一 you (36)not bear following a career in any field without bemg wellorgamzed. List (37)you believe you can achiev

10、e. Trust yourself write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and yoifll be a step closer to achieving them. Kii sten Best-Poet Ii b) Expensesonoil,maintenance and repairs, which will be repaid on production of ; :invoices (發(fā)栗). !c) Full insurance except personal accident ( see below

11、) and contents. What arc not included !a) Personal accident insurance i b) Garaging, petrol, parking and traffic fines. IJ Conditions of Hii e The shortest rental period at these special low prices is three days. For prices for periods of one or two days you only see our representative at the hotel.

12、 Car hire must be booked six weeks or more before arrival in London to guarantee a car. But if you have been unable to make a booking ill advance, please see our representative at the hotel who may still be able to help you. The car types on the sheet are examples of the types of cars in each price

13、range, but a particular car camiot be guaranteed. Upon delivery die diiver(s) will be asked to sign the car hire companys Conditions of Hire. If you decide to hire a car, just fill in the Bookmg Form and retiini it to us. A booking fee of 12 as part of the car hire cost is required. Should you be fo

14、rced to cancel your car hire booking after payment in fiill (two weeks before date of hire) , a cancellation charge of 12 will be made. 66. From the advertisement we can see a car hirer will pay. A. msuraiice against damage to the car B. insurance against injury to the driver C. die cost of maintena

15、nce of the carD. the cost of repairs to die car 67. Which of the following is NOT true according to die advertisement? A. You hav已 to pay parking fine yourself B. Tlie company cant provide all kinds of cars you need. C. When you hire a car from the company, a driver will go together with you. D. You

16、 havi to pay a booking fee when you hire a car from the company. 68. If car liirers change their minds after paying die whole cost of hiring, the 12 booking fee is A. partly returnedB. double paid C. not returned at allD. retimied witliiii six weeks 69. The prices for car lure are especially low whe

17、n. A. it is booked for at least three daysB. it is booked two weeks in advance C. it is booked for two daysD. the bookuig is made in London (B) If you are a recent social science graduate who lias had to listen to jokes about unemployment on 35. as/thougli 36. can37. what3& which39. feel 40. a 41.B

18、42.K 43.D 44.G 45.F 46.J 47.E 48.1 49.A 50.C HI. Reading Comprehension 51-65DCABC DBADC ABDCB 66-69 BCCA 70-72 ACB 73-76 BEAD IV Summary Writing (參考范文)： British people are having fewer children than before. The delayed child-bearing age, the higli cost of raising a child and the unstable economic si

19、tuation all contribute to die population decline. The goA-ermnent has taken measures such as increasmg the subsidies for children and reducmg parents working hours to eiicovirage people to have more children. V Translation 翻譯 第1題3分，第24題每題4分，第5題5分，共20分。 1 Many physicists were present at the awarding

20、ceremony the day before yesterday. 2. The outcome/result of the election was out of expectation, which made most people feel disappointed. 3. Only if parties concerned pay more attention to younger generation will teenagers form proper values. 4. It nevei occurred to liini that the cultural and soci

21、al aspects of protecting the water resource should also be taken mto accountzcoiisideration. 5. Whatever difficulty you may /might meet (with), all your dreams will come true, as long as you keep on working hard. VI. Guided Writing Possible versionl Recently, with the phenomenon of chasing celebriti

22、es becoming more and more common in our class, we felt it a necessity to hold a class meeting to talk about this Yesterday we had one. Everybody was involved m the discussion and it reached a heated point. Lets take a good look at how studentss opmions vary from person to person. Some students are c

23、razy about celebrities for the following reasons To begin with, they gain quite a lot of fun listening to music or watching movie They regard it as a way to relax from a heavy study burden on them Music or movies from celebrities can bring them extraordinary happiness. Whats more, some works of celebrities are educational. Tliey r