河南省商丘市九校学年高二英语下学期期中联考试题含答案Word文档下载推荐.docx

1、 ADear Alcohol, Youve been around forever. I can remember all the pain youve caused me.Do you remember the night when you almost took my fathers life? I do. He loves you. Sometimes I think he loves you more than he loves me. Hes addicted to you, to the way you promise to rid him of his problems only

2、 to cause more of them. You just sat back and laughed as his car went turning through the street, crashing into two other cars. He wasnt the only one badly hurt by you that night.Do you remember the night of my first high school party? My friends were intrigued by you. They treated you as if they we

3、re never going to see you again, drinking all of you that they could. I spent two hours that night helping my friends who had fallen head over heels for you. “Im so embarrassed,” they said as I held their hair back so that they could throw up. “Im sorry,” they said when I called taxis for them, walk

4、ing them out and paying the driver in advance. “This wont happen again,” they said as they were sent to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped. Two 15-year-old girls slept in hospital beds that night due to you. Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17-year-old neighbor who had

5、 to drive to pick up his sister from her dance lesson? Do you know how we all felt when he hit another car head-on and killed two people in the other car? He died the next morning, too. His sister walked home from her dance lesson, and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on the sidewa

6、lk just two blocks away from the dance studio. She didnt realize her brother was among them at all. She never saw him again. And it was all your fault.I wish youd walk out of my life forever. I dont want anything to do with you. Look at all the pain youve caused. Sure, youve made people happy too fr

7、om time to time. But the damage youve caused in the lives of millions is not excusable. Stop attracting the people I love! Stop hurting me, please!Sincerely,Me21. What did Alcohol do to the authors father that night?A. It made him drunken and took his life away. B. It made him kill two other people

8、when driving. C. It got him into a car accident and badly injured. D. It got him into trouble and got his stomach pumped.22. What does the underlined phrase “were intrigued by” probably mean in the letter?A. were interested in B. were satisfied withC. were familiar with D. were disappointed by23. Wh

9、at is the authors purpose in writing this letter?A. To warn people not to drive after drinking. B. To persuade people to get away from alcohol. C. To tell people three sad stories about alcohol. D. To warn people against the pain caused by alcohol.24. How was the author feeling while writing this le

10、tter? A. Shocked. B. Responsible. C. Disappointed. D. Sorrowful.BPacific Science Center GuideVisit Pacific Science Centers StoreDont forget to stop by Pacific Science Centers Store while you are here to pick up a wonderful science activity or remember your visit. The store is located （位于） upstairs i

11、n Building 3 right next to the Laser Dome.Hungry Our exhibits will feed your mind but what about your body? Our caf offers a complete menu of lunch and snack options, in addition to seasonal specials. The caf is located upstairs in Building 1 and is open daily until one hour before Pacific Science C

12、enter closes.Rental InformationLockers are available to store any belongings during your visit. The lockers are located in Building 1 near the Information Desk and in Building 3. Pushchairs and wheelchairs are available to rent at the Information Desk and Denny Way entrance. ID required.Support Paci

13、fic Science Center Since 1962 Pacific Science Center has been inspiring a passion （热情） for discovery and lifelong learning in science, math and technology. Today Pacific Science Center serves more than 1.3 million people a year and beings inquiry-based science education to classrooms and community e

14、vents all over Washington State. Its an amazing accomplishment and one we cannot achieve without generous support from individuals, corporations, and other social organizations. Visit pacificsciencecenter. org to find various ways you can support Pacific Science Center.25. Where can you buy a souven

15、ir at Pacific Science Center?A. In Building 1. B. In Building 3. B. At the laser Dome. D. At the Denny Way entrance.26. What does Pacific Science Center do for schools?A. Train science teachers. B. Distribute science books.C. Inspire scientific research. D. Take science to the classroom.27. What is

16、the purpose of the last part of the text?A. To encourage donations. B. To advertise coming events.C. To introduce special exhibits. D. To tell about the Centers history. C A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good nights sleep. But now a study has found i

17、t really does help people nod offif it is milked from a cow at night.Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin （褪黑激素）, which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.The study, by researchers from Seoul, South Korea, involved mice being fed with dried

18、 milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night.Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food. Ni

19、ght milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer. While the effect of cows milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night. Previous studies have also indi

20、cated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content, which helps people to relax. Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening. The more fat you take in before bedtime,

21、the greater burden you will put on your body at night.28. According to the text, the mice fed with daytime milk _. A. started sleep more easily B. were more anxious C. were less active D. woke up later29. Which of the following is true of melatonin according to the text?A.Itsbeentestedonmicefortenti

22、mes. B.Itcanmakepeoplemoreenergetic. C.usedinsleepingdrugs. D.existsmilkgreatamount.30. Whatbeasuitabletitlethetext? A. Night Milk and Sleep B. Fat, Sugar and Health C. An Experiment on Mice D. Milk Drinking and Health31. How does the author support the theme of the text? A. By giving examples. B. B

23、y stating arguments. C. By explaining statistical data. D. By providing research results.DSeveral years ago, my parents, my wife, my son and I ate at one of those restaurants where the menu is written on a blackboard. After a wonderful dinner, the waiter set the check in the middle of the table. Tha

24、ts when it happened：my father did not reach for the check.Conversation continued. Finally I realized that I should pick up the check! After hundreds of restaurant meals with my parents, after a lifetime of thinking of my father as the one with dollars, it had all changed. I reached for the check, an

25、d my view of myself suddenly changed. I was an adult. I was no longer a kid （child）. Some people mark off （区分） their lives in years, I measure mine in small events. I didnt become a young man at a particular age, like 16, but rather when a kid who wandered in the streets called me “mister”. These ev

26、ents in my life are called “milestones”（里程碑）. There have been other milestones. The cops （policemen） of my youth always seemed big, even huge, and of course they were older than I was. Then one day they were suddenly neither. The day came when I suddenly realized that all the football players in the

27、 game I was watching were younger than I was. They were just big kids. With that milestone gone was the dream that someday, maybe I, too, could be a football player. Without ever having reached the hill, I was over it. I never thought that I would fall asleep in front of the TV set as my father did.

28、 Now its what I do best. I never thought that I would go to the beach and not swim, yet I spent all of August at the shore and never once went into the ocean. I never thought that I would appreciate opera, but now the combination of voice and orchestra attracts me. I never thought that I would prefe

29、r to stay home in the evenings, but now I find myself passing up parties. I used to think that people who watched birds were strange, but this summer I found myself watching them, and maybe Ill get a book on the subject. I feel a strong desire for a religious belief that I never thought Id want, fee

30、l close to my ancestors long gone, and echo my father in arguments with my son. Ill still lose. One day I bought a house. One dayWhat a day!I became a father, and not too long after that I picked up the check for my own father. I thought then it was a milestone for me. One day, when I was a little o

31、lder, I realized it was one for him too, another milestone32. The tone established in the passage is one of _.A. sad regret B. amusement C. happiness D. deep feeling33. The author mentions the event in the restaurant because _. A. that was one of his milestones B. he paid the bill but he didnt want to C. he became a father with dollars D. that was the last restaurant meal with his p