学年安徽省蚌埠市高二下学期期末考试英语试题Word版文档格式.docx

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21.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor________.

A.hostwillingtoreceiveforeignstudents

B.foreignershopingtobuildBritishculture

C.travellersplanningtovisitfamiliesinLondon

D.Englishlearnersapplying（申请）toliveinEnglishhomes

22.Whichofthefollowingwillthehostprovide?

A.Roomcleaning. 

B.Medicalcare.

C.Freetransport. 

D.Physicaltraining.

23.Accordingtothepassage，whatdoescontinentalBreakfastinclude?

A.Dessertandcoffee 

B.Fruitandvegetables.

C.breadandfruitjuice 

D.Centreandcoldmeat.

24.Whydosomepeoplechooseself-cateringaccommodation?

A.Toexperienceawarmerfamilyatmosphere.

B.ToenrichtheirknowledgeofEnglish

C.Toentertainfriendsastheylike.

D.Toenjoymuchmorefreedom.

B

Youneverplayedthevideodancegame?

Nowsuchgamesareusedtohelploseweight!

Likemanyotherteenageboys,Joneslovessports.Butat5feet,175pounds,hefoundhisweightintrouble.Hisdoctorwantedhimtolose50poundssothathemaybeagoodfootballgameplayerbytheendofthesummer. 

JoneschosethepopularDanceRevolutionvideogameathometoincreasehisactivity.Hehadlostabout10poundsbychanginghisdiet.Now,aftertwoweeks’playingthegame,hehaslostanother10!

Ahealthstudyisbeingdonebyaninsurancecompany.Thecompanyhopesthatthegamewillleadtobetterhealthandlowercosts.“Obesityclaimslastyearcostus$77million.Wehavetocutthosecosts,”saidamemberoftheinsurancegroup.Thecompanyprovidesagameconsole（游戏主机）,adancematandsoftwareforthesix-month,$60,000study. 

Thestudyismorethanacommercialthingofaninsurancecompany. 

Itiswidelysupportedbyphysicaleducationandhealthprofessionals. 

InWestVirginia,43%ofthenearly6,000childrenexaminedforheartdiseaseriskwereconsideredover-weighted;

morethan25%weretoofat.“WeareinacrisisofchildhoodobesitynotonlyinWestVirginiabutinAmerica,”saidaresearcher. 

Researchersarenowlookingatthepotentialforimprovingeffectsbyusingthegame.AteacherinWestVirginiahasbeenusingthevideogamesinherclassessincelastfall.Shereportedthatthegamedoesimprovehearthealthaswellaseye-handcoordination（协调能力）,andherstudentstakethevideogameasagreatalternativetojumpingropeorballgames. 

TheUSEducationDepartmentisputtingthegamein20schoolstocontrolchildhoodobesity.Well,areyougoingtotrysuchtodanceawayyourextraweight?

25.Theunderlinedpartistryingtotellus_____.

A．thestudyinvolvesmanyinsurancecompanies

B．thestudyisonlyaninsurancecompany’sbusiness

C．thestudyislessimportantthantheinsurancecompany’smoney

D．it’snotonlytheinsurancecompanythatisconcernedaboutthestudy

26.Itcanbeinferredthat_____.

A．thegovernmentthinkshighlyofthedancegame

B．inWestVirginia,morethan25%oftheadultsweretoofat

C．ateacherisafailureinusingthevideogameinherclasses

D．theUSEducationDepartmentisn’tinterestedinthegame

27.Themostsuitabletitleofthepassageis_____.

A．DanceAwayYourWeight 

B．PlaytheVideoDanceGame 

C．SolvetheProblemofObesity

D．CuttheCostofObesityClaims

C

TherearesomefoodbanksintheUSA，butwhatdotheydo？

It'

sknowntouswhenwetastedeliciousfood，somepeopleintheUSAareinhunger．Theyliveahardlife．Theyarepoorandalwaysdon'

thaveenoughfoodtoeat． 

Foodbanksaretheorganizationstohelpthesepoorpeople．Foodbanksreceivethefoodfromcompaniesorsupermarkets，andalsofrom 

donations 

fromthepublic．Inthisway，theycollectextrafoodandotherthingsandgivethemouttopeoplewhoarehungry． 

ThefirstfoodbankwasSt．Mary'

sFoodBank．Itstartedin1967inArizona．In1979，itbecamealargerorganizationnamedAmerica'

sSecondHarvestNetwork-madeupofover200foodbanksacrosstheUSA．Eachyear，theNetworkprovidesfoodformorethan25millionhungrypeopleintheUnitedStates，includingmorethan9millionchildrenandnearly3millionoldpeople． 

Volunteersareimportanttofoodbanks．Therearemanydifferentwasforyoutovolunteer．Youcanhelpoutthroughactivitiessuchas：

Sorting，boxingandpackagingdonatedfood． 

TutoringpoorkidsatyourlocalKidsCafe 

Transportingordeliveringfood 

It'

ssimple．Takepartinittoday，andlet'

strytomakeourworldwithouthunger!

28．Whatarefoodbanksaccordingtothepassage？

A．Somebanksinthecountryside 

B．Thebankstoreceivefood 

C．Thebanksforpoorpeople 

D．Someorganizations 

29．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"

donations"

inParagraph3？

A．deliciousfood 

B．foodforrichpeople 

C．extrafood 

D．somethinggiven 

30．WhatdoesParagraph5tellustheauthorwants？

A．Hewillworkhardertohelpthehungrypeople 

B．Hehopestoseemorepeoplebecomevolunteers 

C．Moreandmorepeoplewanttobecomevolunteers 

D．Hewantstosetupmorefoodbanks 

31．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage？

A．Foodbanks 

B．Helpthepeopleinhunger 

C．Let'

sbecomevolunteers 

D．Makeourworldwithouthunger

D

Australianshaveevidentlyrealizedthefactthatwatermeanslifeandweneedtohemorethoughtfulinouruseofthisratherpreciousresource．Sincetheyear2000,Australianshavemanagedtoreducetheiruseofwaterby14%．Inthemostpopulouscity,Sydney,they'

vemanagedtouselesswaterin2007thanin1974,eventhoughthecitygrewbyL2millionsoulsinthisperiod． 

Acrossthecountrynearly20%ofallhouseholdshavewatertanks．Thatwouldprobablybedue,inlargepart,tothevariousstategovernmentsofferinggenerous 

rebates．InNSW,forexample,where24,000householdshavetakenuptheoffer,youcanget$1,500AUDbackifyoufixa7,000+litretankandhaveitattachedintoyourtoiletandwashingmachine． 

Creywaterusehastakenofftoo．TheAustralianBureauofStatisticssuggestthatit'

snowthesecondmostcommonsourceofwaterinAustralia,withoverhalfofthecountry'

shomesreusingwaterfromtheirwashingmachines,showersandbaths．ThestateofVictorialeadswith70%usinggreywater,andQueensland,comingclosebehindwith63%． 

Upinthenorthernstateof．Queensland,someoftheirdamshavebeenbelow20%．Sydney'

smaindamisonlyat56%ofitspotentialcapacity． 

Thecountry'

songoingdrought（干旱）hasseenmorethan95%ofthelengthoftheMurray-DarlingBasin（thetwomajorriversystemsthatsupplythenation'

s 

'

foodbasket'

）regardedas'

degraded'

Supplyofwaterhasbecomesuchanissuethathydro-electricpower（水力发电）outputhasdropped7%inarecent9yearperiodforthestatesofNSW,VictoriaandTasmania．Notgoodforpromotingouruptakeunderstandingofrenewableenergyintheseclimatechangingtimes．Butatleastthemessageisgettingthroughaboutmakingeverydropcount． 

32.The 

underlined 

word"

rebate"

in 

paragraph 

2 

probably 

means

A. 

water 

tanks 

for 

free

B.discount 

or 

allowance（津贴）

C. 

agreements 

payment

D.washing 

machine 

of 

high 

quality

33. 

Which 

the 

following 

statements 

is 

TRUE?

Some 

dams 

Queensland 

are 

too 

weak 

to 

hold 

potential 

water.

B 

More 

has 

been 

used 

Australia 

with 

growing 

population

C 

The 

state 

Oueensland 

gets 

its 

mostly 

from 

north 

state.

D. 

Victoria 

playing 

a 

leading 

role 

greywater 

use.

34. 

We 

can 

learn 

last 

paragraphthat

author 

hopes 

resource 

could 

be 

fullest

B. 

large 

quantities 

being 

produce 

electricity

country 

'

shortage 

partly 

due 

continuous 

drought

disagrees 

use 

renewable 

energy

35. 

passage 

likely 

appear 

in

A 

scientist’s 

diary

history 

paper

travel 

guidebook

D.anewspaper

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