福州八中2012年高二下学期期中考试英语试题(4)


The government has also achieved impressive results in rural development, with communities benefiting not just from cleaner water but the construction of new schools and regular visits from medical teams. Poverty will not be history in Laos within the next decade, but with small steps forward and a bit of outside help, the country could find itself out of the UN’s least-developed category by 2020.
73. The underlined word “scarce” in paragraph 1 most probably means_________.
A. valuable B. rare   C. infrequent    D. missing
74. What is putting pressure on the local supply of clean water?
A. Dust from the road is making the water dirtier.
B. There are too many taps accessing the water.
C. The population of the area is growing fast.
D. The coming summer will dry up rivers and lakes.
75.  What is the most serious limitation on Laos’ economic growth?
A. The lack of local skilled workers. B. A poor transportation system.
C. Too much foreign aid.              D. Too many foreign workers.
76. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a reason for Laos to be
   hopeful?
A. There are no fast-food restaurants in the country.
B. Laos has a variety of tourist attractions.
C. Information on the Internet is freely accessible.
D. The government owns all local media.
E
Around the world coral reefs(珊瑚礁) are facing threats brought by climate change and great changes in sea temperatures. While ocean warming has been the primary focus for scientists and ocean policy managers, cold events can also whiten corals. A new study by scientists compared damage to corals exposed to heat as well as cold stress. The results show that cool temperatures can cause more damage in the short term, but heat is more destructive(破坏性的) in the long run.
Climate change is widely known to produce warming conditions in the oceans, but extreme cold-water events have become more frequent and serious as well. In 2010, for example, coral reefs around the world faced one of the coldest winters and one of the hottest summers on record.
During a unique experiment, corals under cold temperatures suffered greater damage in just days compared with heat treated corals. Yet the researchers found that corals were eventually able to adjust to the cold conditions, make their health stable and continue to grow. However, over the long term corals subjected to heat suffered more greatly than those in cold, with evidence of severe whitening and growth stoppage(停止), which leads to death.
The coral’s ability to adjust to cool temperatures surprised the researchers, who say the study’s results show the complexities(复杂性) of monitoring coral health in response to different environmental factors.
“Global warming is associated with increases but also decreases of temperatures,” said Deheyn, one of the researchers. “Not much has been known about the comparative effects of temperature decrease on corals. These results are important because they show that corals react differently to temperature differences, which is important for future management of coral reefs in the field of climate change.”
77. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Corals are unable to adjust to temperature changes.
B. Cold temperature causes greater damage to corals.
C. Hot temperature helps coral reefs to grow quickly.
D. Heat and cold damage corals in their own ways.
78. We can learn from the passage that         .
A. scientists used to pay no attention to the effect of cold events on corals
B. 2010 witnessed one of the greatest temperature differences on record
C. corals prefer warmer conditions to cold temperatures in the long run
D. global warming has nothing to do with the decrease of temperature
79. According to the research,            .
A. corals may continue to grow in cold events after a few days
B. cold events help corals grow more quickly in a short time
C. corals show no response to hot temperatures in the first days
D. corals are whitened mainly because of warm temperatures
80. Scientists reached the conclusion through              .
  A. news report B. scientific study
C. great imagination D. natural conditions
第二卷
(计分:50分)
注意:本卷答案一律写在答题纸上,请看清题号作答。
V.根据所提供语境,用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。(每题1分,共15分)
sort out     be dying to    aware of    scare to death    adapt to  take up
in the meantime   leave sb. alone    set aside   in all    test out  
stick out     make a difference  out of the question    be occupied with  
1. The model must _______________ before we put it into mass production.
2. She is very upset. ____________ for a few minutes.
3. It’s time for us to______ our differences and work together for a common purpose.
4. I’ll phone for a taxi. _______________, you must get packed.
5. They were _______________ by the terrible snowstorm.
6. He ______ his e-mails before he powered off the computer.
7. We are fully _________ the importance of learning English.
8. The body quickly ________  the changes in temperature.
9. A few days ago, we ___________ the mid-term exam.
10. The movie is so exciting that all of them ________ see it.
11. You’d better not_________ your arm out of the car window.
12. He visited, _______ , ten village schools in that mountain area.
13. Missing school to watch the football match is __________.
14. The sea air has _________ to improving her health.
15. I mustn't ________ your time in office hours.
VI. 阅读填空题。
阅读下面短文,根据以下要求:1)汉语提示;2)首字母提示;3)语境提示, 在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词,所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。(每题1分;共10分)
Last weekend, our school organized a social activity. We are required
to find out how much the countryside has changed.
The countryside takes          a new look both in living environment    1.         
and mental outlook. Hills are covered with trees, gardens f____________ 2.         
with flowers. Rivers are clean with b         over them, which are 3.         
very            (方便的). Farmers are living in the beautiful houses which     4.         
are equipped with fine             (家具).What impressed us most is         5.         
              farmers are paying special attention to their cultural life.        6.         
Because they have more money and l      physical burden, they can afford    7.         
more time for leisure. People look more _________(精力充沛的) and younger  8.         

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