新世纪英语高二上Mid-term Examination单元同步练习（含答案）

Mid-term Examination
I. Listening Comprehension（略）
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks,?use one word that best fits each blank.
(A)
Don't Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports
When I joined a private 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)_______(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) the coach extra (27)_____return for their daughters' private one-on-one training, got angry when she didn't give them more playing time. The coach was replaced. The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: All we did during practice was run. We ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble (28) ______（breathe).Younger people shouldn't be doing exercises (29)______ (design) for 18-year-olds.
I was thin before I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn't eat much, because I thought to (30) _____ that I was afraid of being too full to run. Finally, I ended up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, two of (31)______stopped playing football completely.
That's sad because they had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they felt from the coach or their parents.
I continued playing football at school and rediscovered my love for it. I joined a private team and the coach told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I calmed down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it is a lot (32)______(easy) to do it well.
(B)
How to Be a Winner
Steven Redgrave---Winner 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 was no reason why I should stop training and competing. That was it----the encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner (34) ______ _______ _______I believed in myself. I am not saying that it isn't difficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that hard (35) ______the condition was, I wasn't finished yet. Nothing is to stand in my way."
Karen Pickering-Swimming World Champion
"I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to success ? you (36) ____ not bear following a career in any field without being well-organized. List (37) _____ you believe you can achieve. Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and you'll be a step closer to achieving them."
Kirsten Best-Poet &Writer
"When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me I can't achieve something. Then, there are other influencing factors, such as family or hobbies. The key is to concentrate, (38) _____ helps a lot to repeat words such as ‘ calm’, ‘peace’ or ‘focus’, either out loud or silently in my mind when I feel tense. It makes me (39)_______( feel) more in control and increases my confidence. This is a habit that can become second nature quite easily and is (40)______powerful psychological tool."
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. recall B. present C. handling D. defeating E. containing F. content G. minimized H. evidently I. refresh J. eventually K. exhausted
Most individuals experience some form of test anxiety when they take an important examination. This anxiety can 41 itself in physical symptoms like nausea or sweaty palms, or in emotional symptoms like panic and irritability. Often, individuals will become nervous long before the exam date because they feel 42 by the amount of material they must master. The first step in 43 this anxiety is realizing that test anxiety is a natural reaction, and that it can be 44 . In order to regain control over anxiety, one should break the exam 45 into smaller sections. It will seem much easier to master a series of small subjects than to handle a huge subject all at once.
Test-takers should make a study schedule weeks or months ahead of the exam, and give themselves a small amount to learn each period. When the exam day 46 arrives, anxiety will be reduced by the feeling of preparedness. Apart from that, anxiety can be lessened in a few easy ways. First, avoid having any excessively stimulating foods, such as those 47 caffeine or sugar, on the day of the exam. Getting a good night's sleep and a little bit of exercise will 48 one's brain and allow for easy 49 of the learned material. During the exam, breathe deeply and sit in a comfortable position. On exams where this is possible, many people find comfort in going through and answering all of the easy questions before 50 the more difficult ones.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
When you say that someone has a good memory, what exactly do you mean? Are you saying that the person has fast recall or that he or she ___51___ information quickly? Or maybe you just mean that the person remembers a lot about her or his childhood. The truth is that it is ___52___ to say exactly what memory is. Even scientists who have been studying memory for decades say they are still trying to ___53___ exactly what it is. We do know that a particular memory is not just one thing stored somewhere in the brain. ___54___, a memory is made up of bits and pieces of information stored all over the brain. Perhaps the best way to ___55___ memory is to say that it is a process—a process of recording, storing, and getting back information. Practice and repetition can help to ___56___ the pieces that make up our memory of that information.
Memory can be ___57___ affected by a number of things. ___58___ nutrition can affect a person’s ability to store information. Excessive alcohol use can also weaken memory and cause permanent ___59___ to the brain over the long term. A vision or hearing problem may affect a person’s ability to notice certain things, thus making it ___60___ to register information in the brain.
When people talk about memory, they often ___61___ short-term memory and long-term memory. If you want to call a store or an office that you don’t call often, you look in the telephone book for the number. You dial the number, and then you forget it! You use your short-term memory to remember the number. Your short-term memory lasts about 30 seconds, or half a minute. ___62___, you don’t need to look in the telephone book for your best friend’s number, because you already know it. This number is in your long-term memory, which ___63___ information about things you have learned and experienced through the years.
Why do you forget things sometimes? The major reason for forgetting something is that you did not learn it well enough ___64___. For example, if you meet some new people and right away forget their names, it is because you did not ___65___ the names at the first few seconds when you heard them.
51. A. collects B. processes C. publishes D. absorbs
52. A. necessary B. important C. difficult D. convenient
53. A. figure out B. take out C. put out D. give out
54. A. After all B. Instead C. By contrast D. Besides
55. A. recall B. refresh C. describe D. decrease
56. A. lose B. organize C. identify D. strengthen
57. A. positively B. negatively C. actively D. directly
58. A. Poor B. Adequate C. Special D. Various
59. A. benefit B. offence C. effect D. damage
60. A. easier B. more impressive C. harder D. more convenient
61. A. refer to B. apply for C. come across D. break down
62. A. Furthermore B. However C. Consequently D. Otherwise
63. A. leaks B. transmits C. checks D. stores
64. A. in the middle B. at the end C. in the beginning D. ahead of time
65. A. restore B. record C. replace D. respond
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Car Hire
Hiring a self-drive car really adds to the enjoyment of your holiday. There are so many places of interest to visit, and if you enjoy seeing more than just the city center, there’s no better way to explore than by car.

Hire Charges
What are included
? a) Unlimited mileage (英里数).
b) Expenses on oil, maintenance and repairs, which will be repaid on production of invoices (发票).
c) Full insurance except personal accident ( see below ) and contents.
What are not included
? a) Personal accident insurance.
b) Garaging, petrol, parking and traffic fines.
Conditions of Hire
★ 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.
★ 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 in 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 range, but a particular car cannot be guaranteed.
★ Upon delivery the driver(s) will be asked to sign the car hire company’s Conditions of Hire.
★ If you decide to hire a car, just fill in the Booking Form and return it to us. A booking fee of ￡12 as part of the car hire cost is required.
★ Should you be forced to cancel your car hire booking after payment in full (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. insurance against damage to the car B. insurance against injury to the driver
C. the cost of maintenance of the car D. the cost of repairs to the car
67. Which of the following is NOT true according to the advertisement?
A. You have to pay parking fine yourself.
B. The company can’t 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 have to pay a booking fee when you hire a car from the company.
68. If car hirers change their minds after paying the whole cost of hiring, the ￡12 booking fee is ______.
A. partly returned B. double paid
C. not returned at all D. returned within six weeks
69. The prices for car hire are especially low when ______.
A. it is booked for at least three days B. it is booked two weeks in advance
C. it is booked for two days D. the booking is made in London
（B）
If you are a recent social science graduate who has had to listen to jokes about unemployment from your computer major classmates, you may have had the last laugh. There are many advantages for the social science major because this high-tech “Information Age” demands people who are flexible and who have good communication skills.
There are many social science majors in large companies who fill important positions. For example, a number of research studies found that social science majors had achieved greater managerial success than those who had technical training or pre-professional courses. Studies show that social science majors are most suited for change, which is the leading feature of the kind of high speed, high-pressure, high-tech world we now live in.
Social science majors are not only experiencing success in their long-term company jobs, but they are also finding jobs more easily. A study showed that many companies had filled a large percentage of their entry-level positions with social science graduates. The study also showed that the most sought-after quality in a person who was looking for a job was communication skills, noted as “very important” by 92 percent of the companies. Social science majors have these skills, often without knowing how important they are. It is probably due to these skills that they have been offered a wide variety of positions.
Finally, although some social science majors may still find it more difficult than their technically trained classmates to land the first job, recent graduates report that they don’t regret their choice of study.
70. Compared with graduates of other subjects, social science graduates _____.
A. are ready to change when situations change
B. are better able to deal with difficulties
C. are equally good at computer skills
D. are likely to give others pressure
71. According to the text, what has made it easy for social science graduates to find jobs?
A. Willingness to take low-paid jobs. B. Readiness to gain high-tech knowledge.
C. Skills in expressing themselves. D. Part-time work experience.
72. The underlined word “land” in the last paragraph probably means _______.
A. keep for some time B. successfully get
C. immediately start D. lose regretfully
Section C
Directions: Complete the following passage using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Weekend Sleep Imbalance Bad for Blood Sugar
A. And when they are eating more, they actually eat more predominantly after- dinner snacks.
B. Sleep loss can impact a range of physiological systems.
C. How can we improve the quality of our sleep then?
D. So make a date with a pillow.
E. But we go right back to burning the candle at both ends once the workweek begins.
F. The blood sugar, in turn, affects our sleeping patterns.
Few things are more satisfying than sleeping late on weekends. But though the extra z's may improve your mood, they do not appear to improve your health. Because a new study shows that so-called ‘recovery sleep' cannot reset the body's' metabolic(新陈代谢的) clock.. and may actually lead to some serious health issues.
73_________ It can increase our risk for cardiovascular disease, it can cause weight gain, it can decrease insulin sensitivity, so it can increase our risk of diabetes,' says Christopher Depner, an assistant professor in the department of integrative（综合的）physiology at the University of Colorado,Boulder.
A lot of us shut off the alarm on Saturday and Sunday 74___________ 'So we were really interested in how the sort of cycle of between insufficient sleep, weekend recovery sleep, insufficient sleep, can impact your risk of obesity and metabolic disease, 'says Depner. He and his colleagues invited volunteers to a nine-day snooze-a-thon.
One group was allowed to get a full night's sleep. The next was kept to just five hours each night. And the third group went back and forth, restricted to five hours of shut-eye during the workweek, allowed as much sleep as they wanted over the weekend, and then back to five hours for the last couple days.
'The study shows that when we maintain insufficient short sleep schedules during a typical work or school week, we find that this leads people to eat more than they need and this leads to weight gain. 75____________ And this altogether also leads to a reduced ability to regulate our blood sugar levels,' says Ken Wright, professor of integrative physiology at University of Colorado Boulder. But even more surprising, sleeping in on the weekend doesn't help-and even makes things worse.
'We found that after the weekend, when they went back to getting insufficient sleep during the work or school week, we found that their liver and their muscle insulin sensitivity or blood sugar regulation was reduced. And this is not something we had found in people who maintained chronic insufficient sleep schedules,'says Wright
So it's possible that this is a worsening of the body's ability to regulate blood sugar for those specific tissues after the weekend. 76 ____________And trade the sweets for sweet dreams.

IV. Summary Writing
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main points of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
With the average number of children in a British family falling under an verage of 2.0, compared with the traditional 2.4 children, the population of the UK has been falling for quite a few years.
Why aren’t British people having as many children as they used to? Well, there are many reasons. One of them is that British people are now having their children at a much older age than previously, meaning they have fewer years in which they can have children. Most young people today want a well-paid job, so they often go to university after high school after years of study at university, they then need a few years of work experience before they can get the job they want. So it’s not until they are about 30 years old that they can start to think about settling down and having children.
Another reason is that it is relatively expensive to bring up a child in the UK. Usually both parents need to work to pay for their home and living expenses. They need to pay someone to look after their child during the day, which is expensive.
In addition, problems in the global economy often affect British families. For example, when times are tough and there is an economic downturn, it becomes difficult to find a job or keep the existing one. This kind of uncertainty discourages people from having larger families.
So what is Britain doing to try and save British families? First of all, the government is trying to make it cheaper to have children. For example, there have been increases in money families can gain from the state each month. Also, there is an increasing amount of money for nursery schools, so that parents don’t need to pay so much for childcare. In addition, there are now laws allowing parents to take more time off work so that they can look after their children themselves rather than having to pay others to do it.
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V. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1. 前天，许多物理学家出席了颁奖典礼。(present)
2. 选举结果出乎意料，这令大多数人颇为失望。（which）
3. 只有相关各方更多地关注青少年，他们才能形成正确的价值观。（Only）
4. 他从没想到保护水资源的文化和社会因素也被列入考虑范围。（occur）
5. 无论遇到什么困难， 只要你坚持不懈地努力，你所有的梦想都会实现。（Whatever）
VI. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
你班将召开一次主题班会，探讨高中生在成长过程中遇到的烦恼。请根据自己实际生活中遇到的学习、交友、代沟、同龄人攀比等现象进行思考，写一篇发言稿。文章需包括：
你在实际生活中遇到的至少两种烦恼及其简要介绍；
你应对这些烦恼所采取的举措和建议。
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期中考试参考答案及分析
I. Listening Comprehension（略）
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
25. was taken 26. had paid 27. in 28. breathing 29. designed
30. myself 31. whom 32. easier 33. Believing 34 as/so long as; on condition that
35. as/though 36. can 37. what 38. which 39. feel 40. a
41.B 42.K 43.D 44.G 45.F 46.J 47.E 48.I 49.A 50.C
III. Reading Comprehension
51-65 D C A B C DBADC ABDCB
66-69 BCCA
70-72 ACB
73-76 BEAD
IV. Summary Writing (参考范文)：
British people are having fewer children than before. The delayed child-bearing age, the high cost of raising a child and the unstable economic situation all contribute to the population decline. The government has taken measures such as increasing the subsidies for children and reducing parents’ working hours to encourage people to have more children.
V. Translation
翻译 第1题3分，第2-4题每题4分，第5题5分，共20分。
Many physicists were present at the awarding ceremony the day before yesterday.
The outcome/result of the election was out of expectation, which made most people feel disappointed.
Only if parties concerned pay more attention to younger generation will teenagers form proper values.
It never occurred to him that the cultural and social aspects of protecting the water resource should also be taken into account/consideration.
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 version1
Recently, with the phenomenon of chasing celebrities 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 in the discussion and it reached a heated point. Let’s take a good look at how students’s opinions vary from person to person.
Some students are crazy 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. What’s more, some works of celebrities are educational. They really enjoy them a great deal. In addition, they are inclined to beauties, after all, they are adolescents who are fond of whatever or whoever looks nice. Nevertheless, others argue that it’s bad for the general development of the students who are in adolescence. As far as I’m concerned, I’m for the latter one. Adolescence is a time for them to build their character, fall into the good habit and prepare for their future. They should spend too much time not chasing or imitating others, but learning knowledge so that they can have a bright future. Besides, some celebrities aren’t what they appear to be, which in some way, may lead fans of celebrities to the wrong direction of life.
Taking the above into consideration, I do believe we’d better off chasing celebrities.