2013梅州二模英语试题答案(2)

“Next to the Beatles and Stones, James Bond was the greatest British import of the 1960s,” David Kamp, a US contributing editor for Vanity Fair, wrote in a recent article about the birth of Bond and its influence on the US.
The Bond phenomenon has clearly affected movie culture, pop culture and spy culture. But perhaps the most amazing thing is that 007 has survived in the age of feminism. “Talking of objectifying women, Bond is essential Huge Henfner (founder of Playboy magazine) with a gun,” movie critic Xan Brooks told The Guardian. “But women liked Bond, too. He couldn’t have run for 50 years with male fans alone.”
We love Bond for many reasons—after all 50 years, Bond is still breathtaking. thrilling ride into the very heart of an icon like no other. But most of all, we may love him for one reason: “he always gets away with it.” one said.
1. What attracts the audience most in James Bond films?
A. The violent fighting scenes. B. The sexy women.
C. Everything about Bond himself. D. The car racing.
2. What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 4?
A. He can read people’s thoughts.
B. He can easily beat any man who wants to murder him.
C. He can predict what people are going to do by observing them.
D. He has an unkind way of speaking and always thinks quickly and clearly.
3. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. The first James Bond film was produced in 1963.
B. Skyfall is the last James Bond film.
C. David Kamp is a UK editor for the Guardian.
D. The James Bond film was popular in the age of feminism.
4. What does the movie critic Xan Brooks imply?
A. James Bond films are not accepted by young girls.
B. Men are especially interested in James Bond films.
C. Bond is actually a man against feminism.
D. Women are fond of James Bond films too.
5. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Still Going Strong Fifty Years on. B. Introduction about James Bond films.
C. Secrets of 007. D. The Last James Bond films.

B
Which is safer--staying at home, traveling to work on public transport, or working in the office? Surprisingly, each of these carries the same risk, which is very low: However, what about flying compared to working in the chemical industry? Unfortunately, the former is 65 times riskier than the latter! In fact, the accident rate of workers in the chemical industry is less than that of almost any of human activity, and almost as safe as staying at home.
The trouble with the chemical industry is that when things go wrong they often cause death to those living nearby. It is this that makes chemical accidents so newsworthy. Fortunately, they are extremely rare. The most famous ones happened at Texas City (1947), Flixborough (1974), Seveso (1976), Pemex (1984) and Bhopal (1984).
Some of these are always in the minds of the people even though the loss of life was small. No one died at Seveso, and only 28 workers at Flixborough. The worst accident of all was Bhopal, where up to 3,000 were killed. The Texas City explosion of fertilizer killed 552. The Pemex fire at a storage plant for natural gas in the suburbs of Mexico City took 542 lives, just a month before the unfortunate event at Bhopal.
Some experts have discussed these accidents and used each accident to illustrate a particular danger. Thus the Texas City explosion was caused by tons of ammonium nitrate, which is safe unless stored in great quantity. The Flixborough fireball was the fault of management, which took risks to keep production going during essential repairs. The Seveso accident shows what happens if the local authorities lack knowledge of the danger on their doorstep. When the poisonous gas drifted over the town, local leaders were incapable of taking effective action. The Pemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in an overcrowded suburb. The fire set off a chain reaction of exploding storage tanks. Yet, by a miracle, the two largest tanks did not explode. Had these caught fire, then 3,000 strong rescue team and fire fighters would all have died.
6. Which of the following statements is TRUE? ______
A．Working at the office is safer than staying at home.
B．Travelling to work on public transport is safer than working at the office.
C．Staying at home is safer than working in the chemical industry.
D．Working in the chemical industry is safer than traveling by air.
7. Chemical accidents are usually important enough to be reported as news because ____.
A. they are very rare. B. they often cause loss of life
C. they always occur in big cities D. they arouse the interest of all the readers
8. According to passage, the chemical accident that caused by the fault of management happened in ____.
A. Texas city B. Flixborough C. Seveso D. Mexico City
9. From the passage we know that ammonium nitrate is a kind of ____.
A. natural gas, which can easily catch fire
B. fertilizer, which can't be stored in a great quantity
C. poisonous substance, which can't be used in overcrowded areas
D. fuel, which is stored in large tanks
10. From the discussion among some experts we may conclude that ____.
A. to avoid any accidents we should not repair the facilities in chemical industry
B. the local authorities should not be concerned with the production of the chemical industry
C. all these accidents could have been avoided or controlled if effective measure had been taken
D. natural gas stored in very large tanks is always safe

C
When I was in middle school, I found out that my Algebra teacher Mrs. McClure had gone to high school with Dad.
“Gertrude McClure!” my dad said as he pointed at her picture in my yearbook. “Same Old Gertie.” He told me to tell Mrs. McClure that he said hello. “When she finds out, you’re my kid, it will blow her mind!” he said.