建平中學2009學年高二英語期末(2)

　　III. Cloze (15%)

　　(A)

　　There have been a lot of changes in American eating habits in the last ten years. One is the __46__ awareness of the nutritional value of food. Another is an increasing interest in a variety of international foods. Since about 1970, Americans have been more and more concerned __47__ health. They have begun to notice the ingredients in __48__ they eat.

　　When they select food in the supermarket, they __49___ the packages over to read the __50__ carefully. They prefer to eat food that is __51__ without unnecessary chemicals and often choose fruits and vegetables grown without poisons used to kill insects. A small group of Americans, __52__ vegetarians, have decided not to eat meat. They choose a complete diet from other kinds of food, because they think that meat products are not good for health.

　　Also more and more Americans have become interested in food from other countries. They have been going to international restaurants and eagerly trying __53__ dishes. Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, and Greek cooking, as well as many other recipes are all _ 54__ these days in the United States. People used to say that Americans ate uninteresting, unhealthy food, but this has __55__ in the last ten years.

　　46. A. developing B. growing C. going D. running

　　47. A. of B. for C. about D. in

　　48. A. how B. where C. what   D. which

　　49. A. go B. hand C. get D. turn

　　50. A. labels B. instruction C. direction D. order

　　51. A. cooked B. produced C. bought D. sold

　　 52. A. called B. named C. said D. announced

　　53. A. national B. international C. familiar D. unfamiliar

　　54. A. ordinary B. special C. popular D.particular

　　55. A. happened B. changed C. occurred D. appeared

　　(B)

　　Every minute of a television program teaches us something. For example, how and when public issues are handled _ 56__ in large _ 57__ on how they are treated by the television networks in entertainment as well as news and public affairs programs.

　　What the American people think about government and politics in general, _ 58__ a favorite candidate in _ 59__, is largely influenced by television. Unfortunately commercial television seldom _ 60__ anything of value to our lives.

　　The question is: How can television be improved? There are many things the ordinary _ 61__ can do. For example, he can _ 62__ to his local TV stations about offensive advertising. He can organize citizens’ groups to urge local TV stations to improve their programs. _ 63__, these groups should propose regular analyses of specific TV commercials and programs by educators, doctors, etc. to determine the _ 64__ of these programs on children and adults. Television can be our most exciting medium if we just think about _ 65__ to improve it.

　　56. A. determines B. reports C. depends D. decides

　　57. A. extent B. part C. case D. occasion

　　58. A. as well as B. also C. except D. together

　　59. A. particular B. special C. instance D. individual

　　60. A. damages B. contributes C. hands D. takes

　　61. A. editor B. participant C. viewer D. leader

　　62. A. reason B. argue C. complain D. object

　　63. A. As a result B. As a matter of fact C. In contrast D. In addition

　　64. A. efficiency B. influence C. greatness D. consequence

　　65. A. tracks B. roads C. ways D. programs

　　IV.   Reading Comprehension (24%)

　　(A)

　　Complete confidence in oneself has produced many of our great successes. But every young man who wants to go into business for himself consider the following: What does he have to offer that is new or better? Has he a new special talents? Has he a new invention or service, or more capital than others? Has he a willingness to work harder than to do anything else?

　　A man who is working for himself without limitation of hours must forget the eight –hour day, the forty-hour week, and the vacation of the year. When he stops work, his income stops. Most small operations have their the own busiest day on Saturday, and owner often uses Sunday too.

　　The successful self-employed man works harder and worries more than on a salary. His wife and children may probably miss family unity and continuity; they never know whether their man will be home or love to enjoy family activity. 

　　66. The passage suggests that___________.

　　A. small business will lead to success

　　B. every young man wants to go into a small operation

　　C. having confidence is often the cause of success

　　D. working for oneself is most important

　　67. Before a young man goes into business for himself, he should know that he_____________

　　 A. has nothing to offer        B. doesn’t want capital      

　　C. is fit for it              D. has less money than others

　　68. Usually, a man works hard all the year round because___________.

　　A. his income will stop if he stops

　　B. he does not like vacation

　　C. he has a special talent

　　D. what he offers is new or better

 

　　(B)

　　I found my father a very hard man to understand when I was young. He was very short and thin and had large blue eyes. I could have loved him as I loved my mother, but he seemed to hold us off so that we could not approach him or sit on his knee as children love to do. I believe he had a hard life as a child, and I know that he left school at the age of ten and started work. This may have had something to do with it, but I can only guess. In later life I came to love him very much, but at the time I speak of he was an unsociable man, unfriendly even to the people closest to him. I never knew him to have a close friend as the other men did.

　　Everything he did had to be precise. If he chopped the sticks for the fire, each stick would be the same length and thickness as all the others, and they would all be stacked with not one out of place. His motto was “If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing well”. In our household his word was law and nobody dared to dispute it.

　　He worked hard when in a job and saw to it that we children learned the meaning of work. My mother did not have much pleasure but I do not remember her ever complaining ---- except on Sunday afternoons when father would take off his clothes and get into bed, leaving her to mend his working clothes while he had his rest. This she disliked very much, for the clothes were very dirty from the work he had been doing and she hated handing anything that was not clean.

　　69. What did the writer think made her father unsociable?

　　   A. An unhappy childhood. B. A lack of friends.

　　   C. No interest in hobbies. D. Not smoking or drinking.

　　70. What was particular about the sticks for the fire?

　　   A. They were arranged in a pattern. B. They were chopped in only one place.

　　   C. They were similar in length. D. They were made about the same in every aspect.

　　71. The writer’s father believed that __________.

　　A. you should only do things for which you have the ability

　　B. only important jobs are worth doing well.

　　C. you could only attempt worthwhile jobs

　　D. anything you do should be done to your best ability

　　(C)

　　Contacts between Japan and the rest of the world have grown a great deal in the twentieth century. In the last thirty years, business contacts between Japan and the West have become very important. Many foreign companies now have offices in Japan and Japanese businessmen do business around the world. Differences between Japanese and Western ways of doing business, however, often bewilder the foreign businessman and make doing business in Japan difficult for foreigners.

　　The American businessman, for example, wants to start talking business immediately. He wants quick decisions. He does not wait. The Japanese, on the other hand, likes to arrive at decisions gradually after giving them a great deal of thought. Another thing foreign businessmen have difficulty in understanding is when a Japanese means “Yes” or “No”. This is because of cultural differences between Japanese and Western society which make it difficult for a Japanese to say “No” directly.