科目: 來源:江蘇省2009-2010學(xué)年度高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題 題型:其他題
五.任務(wù)型閱讀(10分)
Could your cellphone give you cancer? Whether it could or not, some people are worrying about the possibility that phones, powerlines and wi-fi (路由器) could be responsible for a range of illnesses, from rashes to brain tumours.
For example, Camilla Rees, 48, a former investment banker in the US, moved out of her apartment in San Francisco because of the radiation coming from next door. Rees told the Los Angeles Times that when her neighbors moved in and installed a wi-fi router she lost her ability to think clearly. “I would wake up dizzy in the morning. I’d fall to the floor. I had to leave to escape that nightmare,” she said. Since then, she’s been on a campaign against low-level electromagnetic fields, or EMFs(低頻電磁場).
And she’s not alone. Millions of people say they suffer from headaches, depression, nausea and rashes when they’re too close to cellphones or other sources of EMFs.
Although the World Health Organization has officially declared that EMFs seem to pose little threat, governments are still concerned. In fact, last April, the European Parliament called for countries to take steps to reduce exposure to EMFs. The city of San Francisco and the state of Maine are currently considering requiring cancer-warning labels on cellphones.
If these fears are reasonable, then perhaps we should all be worried about the amount of time we spend talking on our phones or plugging into wi-fi hotpots.
Some say there is evidence to support the growing anxieties. David Carpenter, a professor of environmental health sciences at the University at Albany, in New York, thinks there’s a greater than 95% chance that power lines can cause childhood leukemia. Also there’s a greater than 90% chance that cellphones can cause brain tumours.
But others believe these concerns are unreasonable paranoia (猜疑). Dr Martha Linet, the head of radiation epidemiology at the US National Cancer Institute, has looked at the same research as Carpenter but has reached a different conclusion. “I don’t support warning labels for cellphones,” said Linet. “We don't have the evidence that there’s much danger.”
Studies so far suggest a weak connection between EMFs and illness — so weak that it might not exist at all. A multinational investigation of cellphones and brain cancer, in 13 countries outside the US, has been underway for several years. It’s funded in part by the European Union, in part by a cellphone industry group.
According to Robert Park, a professor of physics at the University of Maryland in the US, the magnetic waves aren’t nearly powerful enough to break apart DNA, which is how known threats, such as UV rays and X-rays, cause cancer.
Perhaps it’s just psychological. Some experts find that the electro-sensitivity syndrome seems to be similar to chemical sensitivity syndrome, which is a condition that’s considered to be psychological.
Whether EMFs are harmful or not, a break in the countryside, without the cellphone, would probably be good for all of us.
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Title: Could cellphones give you cancer? |
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Cellphones are (71)______ to use |
● Some people think it (72)______ for cellphones to cause cancer. ● Camilla Rees got ill after his neighbor installed a wi-fi router. ● Millions of people have the (73) _______ problems as Camilla. ● Some evidence supports people’s anxieties. |
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Cellphones are safe to use |
● Some believe that these concerns are just paranoia. ● So far, studies show that there isn’t much (74)______ between EMFs and illness. ● Robert Park thinks that the magnetic waves aren’t (75)_______ enough to destroy DNA. ● It’s just for (76)_______ reasons that people feel ill when they use cellphones. |
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Attitudes and (77)______ |
● Some governments are (78)_______ about the safety of cellphones or EMFs. ● The author thinks that we should(79)_______ the chance of talking on the phone or spend more time in the(80)_____ areas without cellphones. |
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科目: 來源:江蘇省2009-2010學(xué)年度高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題 題型:單詞拼寫
六.單詞拼寫(5分)
81. University professors often ___________ (抱怨) that students are handing in papers using false information they found on the Internet.
82.Having made good preparations, the students all made very wonderful ____________(陳述).
83.They considered themselves to be s_________to black people.
84. Lightning usually a__________ thunder.
85. The teacher did not explain its grammatical f_________.
86.Who can still have _________ (信任) in you despite your shortcomings?
87.They realized there was some __________ (潛在的) danger behind the case.
88.He tried to apply for the patent. But his a___________ was not accepted at all.
89. Her books enjoy a high p_________ among teenagers in many countries.
90.Their country is passing through__________(麻煩的) times.
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科目: 來源:江蘇省2009-2010學(xué)年度高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題 題型:書面表達
七.書面表達(20分)
學(xué)校里一些同學(xué)互相攀比,追求時髦和高檔消費。請你根據(jù)下表中所提供的信息,寫一篇題為“My Attitude to Pursuit of Fashion in School”的英文演講稿。
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現(xiàn)象 |
仿明星發(fā)型; |
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穿名牌衣服、名牌鞋子; |
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使用高檔手機; |
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原因 |
追求美; |
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愛面子; |
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感覺很酷; |
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你的看法 |
(請考生自己擬定內(nèi)容,列舉兩至三點。) |
Good afternoon, everyone!
The topic of my speech today is “My Attitude to Pursuit of Fashion in School”.
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Thank you for listening!
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第二部分:英語知識運用(共兩節(jié),滿分35分)
第一節(jié)單項選擇(共15小題,每小題1分,滿分15分)
從A、B、C、D四個選項中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
—Do you know in which year Henry IV became ________ King of England, ________ European country?
—Yes, it was in 1399.
A. the; an B. /; a C. the; a D. /; an
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Li Hua ________ some Italian while travelling in Italy last spring.
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A.took up |
B.brought up |
C.made up |
D.picked up |
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It is you rather than Mr. Anderson who ________ to blame ________ the problem.
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A.a(chǎn)re; for |
B.a(chǎn)re; to |
C.is; to |
D.is; for |
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You have advised her not to have breakfast in order to stay slim, and this is ________ I disagree with.
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A.why |
B.which |
C.where |
D.what |
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—I ________ there is going to be a football match between Class 5 and our class this Friday afternoon.
—Really? It must be very exciting.
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A.have been told |
B.have told |
C.was told |
D.will be told |
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The president took immediate steps ________ the improvement of the poor’s living conditions.
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A.contributed to |
B.contribute to |
C.contributing to |
D.be contributed to |
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Dick made a phone call to his wife, ________ was certain about where the car key was.
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A.which |
B.what |
C.it |
D.who |
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