It’s not only rocket scientists and journalists who are following the course of “Shenzhou V”,or “Divine ship/vessel V”.There are also lexicographers,or dictionary compilers.The flight of the Spacecraft last week might help put some new words into orbit.?
One of them is a western media coinage used to refer to the Chinese astronauts.It s a combination of the Chinese pinyin “taikong”,meaning space,and the English “astronaut”,from classical Greek:“star sailor/navigator”,for people who was going into space as a career.
In the Reuters and AP reports of October 15,“taikonaut” was used as a proper noun.For example:The long March 2F rocket carrying “taikonaut” Yang Liwei lifted off into a clear blue sky over the Gobi desert at 9 am and entered its orbit 10 minutes later.?
A Long March 2F rocket called the Shenzhou V—“divine ship” in Chinese—carried a single “taikonaut” named Yang Liwei,38,following Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and American Alan Shepard in 1961.?
The word “taikonaut” is not a newly coined term.It first emerged in November,1999,when China launched its first unmanned “Shenzhou Ⅰ” spacecraft.?
At that lime,some English news media predicted that China would soon launch a manned space flight and created the word “taikonaut” for the Chinese astronauts.It was then borrowed by the Germans media.?
But it was left out of mainstream dictionaries,such as the Merriam—Webster Dictionary and Cambridge Advanced English ?
Learner’s Dictionary.?
However,the launch of the “Shenzhou V” will most likely help boost its status since there is already a word referring specifically to Russian astronauts in the dictionary entry.?
An astronaut of Russian (or the former Soviet Union)is called a “cosmonaut”,from the Russian “kosmonaut”.The word was derived from classical Greek:“kosmonaut” (universal)and “nautes”.One might argue that “cosmonaut” is a Russian variation on the earlier word “astronaut”.
On March 14,1995,US astronaut Norman Thagard became the first American to ride into space on-board a Russian launch vehicle,arguably making him the first American cosmonaut.?
And if this trend of coinage continues,more English variations for astronaut will appear as more countries are able to send their own astronauts into outer space,what would Western journalists call an astronaut from India or Africa we’ll have to wait to see.?
66.Give the best title of the passage.(within 10 words)?
解析:主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了因为中国载人航天事业的发展而派生的一个新英语词汇“taikonaut”的由来。?
How to tell a “Taikonaut” from an Astronaut??
67.What is the influence to the dictionalry result after the launch of the “Shenzhou V” spacecraft?(within 15 words)?
解析:细节理解题。根据“The flight of the Spacecraft last week might help put some new words into orbit”可知,随着“神舟5号”的发射升空,可能会诞生更多的新词汇。?
答案:Some new words have widely been put into use.?
68.The reason why there will be more variations for the word “astronauts” is that.?
解析:细节理解题。根据“more English variations for ‘astronaut’ will appear,as more countries are able to send their own astronauts into outer space”可知,astronauts之所以有这么多的派生词,是因为越来越多的国家能把自己国家的宇航员送上太空。?
答案:more and more countries will be able to send their own astronauts into space?
69.The underlined word “coinage” means.?
解析:词义猜测题。可以通过它的派生词coined来帮助我们推测词义,根据“The word ‘taikonaut’ is not a newly coined term.”可知coinage是“新创词汇”的意思。?
答案:invention of word
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2. People with good ____________(礼貌) will be welcome everywhere.
3. Mr. Green a___________ to Mrs. Brown yesterday for destroying some flowers in her garden.
4. As they had been ____________(包围)by our army for a week, the enemy had no choice but to surrender (投降).
5. Millions of people in Africa are still s_________to death at present because of hunger.
6. Why should I say sorry when it’s not my f_________.
7. A new computer s__________(系统) was introduced into our school last year.
8. It was the first time that he had lived ___________(独立地).
9. It is o________ that foods, such as rice, sugar, butter, oils and so on can give us energy.
10. We ____________ (寻找) for somewhere to live but failed.
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ALBANY,New York—Students who rely on working at night to improve their
grades might want to sleep on that strategy: A new survey in the US says those who never study all night have slightly higher grades than those who do.
A survey of 120 students at St.Lawrence University found that students who had never pulled an allnighter on average had higher grades than those who had. The survey found those who did not study through the night had a grade point average of 3.2 compared to 2.95 for those who did.
The study, by assistant professor of psychology Pamela Thacher, is to be included in the January issue of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
“It's not a big difference,but it's pretty striking, ” Thacher said, “I am primarily a sleep researcher and I know nobody thinks clearly at 4∶00 in the morning. You think you can do,but you can't.”
Many college students, of course, have inadequate or irregular sleep, for reasons ranging from excessive caffeine to poor time management.
“A lot of students were under the impression that allnighters were a very useful tool for accomplishing work, and that caffeine intake was very useful in meeting deadlines and stuff like that, ”said Mr Chatani, who had a 3.4 grade point average last term.
Dr Howard Weiss, a physician at St.Peter's Sleep Center in Albany, said the study results made sense.
“Certainly that data is out there showing that short sleep duration absolutely interferes with concentration and performance on objective testing, ”he said.
“Some night owls do get good grades, of course,which may be explained by circadian (昼夜节律的,生理节奏的) rhythms, ”Weiss said, “Some people have different 24hour body clocks from others, and may do better depending on classes and testing time.”
63.The purpose of the passage is to tell us
A. the bad effects of pulling an allnighter
B. pulling an allnighter leads to sleep problems
C. Thacher's doubt about allnighters
D. allnighters influence students' grades
64. According to Thacher's study,around 4 o'clock in the morning is a time when .
A. one can think more clearly
B. one has his/her best memory
C. one can't learn efficiently
D. one's brain falls into a period of deep sleep
65.What can we know from Dr Howard Weiss' words?
A. Thacher's study is not convincing enough.
B. He believes in Thacher's study.
C. Thacher's study makes no sense.
D. Thacher should take exceptions into consideration.
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单词拼写(共10小题;每小题1 分,满分10分)
1.Shanghai is the biggest c (商业的) city along the eastern coast of China.
2.He told me some a (趣闻) about our English teacher.
3.He had c (喝) a large quantity of wine before he died.
4.It’s not just what you avoid, it’s what you eat that c (很重要).
5.Lifeguards are trained to deal with e (紧急情况).
6.B (基本上) I agree with your plans, but there are a few small points I’d like to discuss.
7.You have always been o (着迷) with making money.
8.I think your child is a p (潜在的) singer.
9.In a library, books and magazines are usually c (分类) by subjects.
10.Owning a private car is the t (趋势) of modern living.
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单词拼写。根据汉语或首字母的提示写出单词,使句子完整与正确。1. C__________ (好奇心)can drive children to know more about the world around them.
2. People with good ____________(礼貌) will be welcome everywhere.
3. Mr. Green a___________ to Mrs. Brown yesterday for destroying some flowers in her garden.
4. As they had been ____________(包围)by our army for a week, the enemy had no choice but to surrender (投降).
5. Millions of people in Africa are still s_________to death at present because of hunger.
6. Why should I say sorry when it’s not my f_________.
7. A new computer s__________(系统) was introduced into our school last year.
8. It was the first time that he had lived ___________(独立地).
9. It is o________ that foods, such as rice, sugar, butter, oils and so on can give us energy.
10. We ____________ (寻找) for somewhere to live but failed.
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Texting in the street—your funeral
Millions of people are putting their lives at risk by texting their friends as they walk along busy streets, reported the Daily Mail.
One in ten 41 users has already been 42 because they are so lost in their phones that they fail to 43 lamp-posts or cars, according to Joanna Lumdsen of Aston University.
To test the danger of texting while 44 , Lumdsen did an experiment in which volunteers followed a 45 path while trying to 46 in a message on the phone.
Around them, screens 47 up instructions to avoid stepping on 48 colors on the floor.
She found that people missed one in five 49 because they were so busy with their phones.
“In 50 life this means that one in five lamp-posts or moving cars is 51
to go unnoticed by people 52 and walking,” she said.
Her research is looking for ways cell phone makers could improve the 53
of phones to make texting on the move 54 . That could 55 easier-to-use voice operated phones, or phones that respond to gestures.
“The safest thing is 56 people not to text while they walk along,” she said. “ 57 a lot of people in business are 58 to carry a mobile phone and be in 59 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They are under pressure to reply to calls 60 , and to respond to text messages and emails straight away.
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【答案】 21.C 22.A 23.B 24.D 25.A 26.C 27.B 28.A 29.A 30.C 31.D 32.B 33.D 34.B 35.A 36.B 37.A 38.A 39.C 40.A 【解析】 略 【题型】完型填空 【适用】较难 【标题】20102011学年吉林省长春十一中高一下学期期末考试英语题 【关键字标签】Texting in the street, 社会现象类 【结束】 13【题文】“Hurry, Mommy! Let’s go trick-or-treating!” My daughter waited by the door in her pink princess skirt while I prayed in the living room. Usually I liked taking her out on Halloween, but this year I was sad. I was worried about my mother, who was in China on vacation. I got a call that afternoon that she had slipped and fallen on the hard floor of her hotel and broken her leg. She was taken to a hospital in Beijing. Mom was nervous because she couldn’t understand any of the doctors. If only I could do something to help her! I knew I couldn’t let my worries spoil my daughter’s fun. There was nothing I could do for Mom except pray, I thought. We left the house and went down the block. I was so upset that I hardly took notice of the kids around me. There came the man to whose son I’d once given piano lessons. “Hello there,” I said, greeting him and the boy at his side. “Hello,” the father answered. “Having fun?”“I’m trying,” I said. “Why, what’s wrong?” he asked. I told him the whole story. “My mother, in China, broke her leg and didn’t understand any of the doctors. And I’m too far away to do anything!” I said. He raised his eyebrows. “Beijing, you said?” he asked. I nodded. He smiled. “Believe it or not, my sister is a doctor at an English-speaking hospital there. If you want, I’ll make a call right away and we’ll try and get your mom transferred (转移).” A few days later I sat in the living room with my daughter as she finished the last of the candy. “Mommy, how far away is China?” she asked. “Not as far as I thought,” I said. 41.What did the author’s daughter want to do?
42.What was the author’s mother worried about most?
43.The author hardly took notice of the kids around because _____ .
44. We can infer from the text that _____ .
【答案】 45.B 46.D 47.B 48.A 【解析】 略 【题型】阅读理解 【适用】较难 【标题】20102011学年吉林省长春十一中高一下学期期末考试英语题 【关键字标签】my mother,家庭生活类 【结束】 14【题文】It is winter in many parts of the world. For some areas, that means snow. Maybe even lots of snow. If you don’t have to drive in it or remove it, snow can be very beautiful. When snow covers everything around you, the world looks like a “winter wonderland”. That is the name of a very popular song about winter. Richard Smith and Felix Bernard wrote the song back in 1934. There are hundreds of recordings of this happy song. But winter is not always such a beautiful and happy time. It’s cold outside. You try hard to keep warm. The days are darker and shorter. The sun rarely shines. The leaves on the trees are brown. It isn’t surprising that some people are sad in winter. And some people dream about being somewhere else where it’s warm and pretty—like the state of California. The Mamas and the Papas recorded this famous song “California Dreaming”. During the 1960s, many other famous rock groups released songs about winter. Here is a poetic song by Simon and Garfunkel called “A Hazy Shade of Winter”. They sing about life and hope and possibilities. In 1968, the group Blood, Sweat and Tears recorded this gentle, sad song about winter. They sing about a lost love and forgotten memories in “Sometimes in Winter”. In the early 1990s, Tori Amos wrote and recorded the beautiful song called “Winter”. She enjoyed singing about winter when she was a child. Finally, on a happier note comes this song written and recorded by Fountains of Wayne in 2003. They sing about a snowstorm in a New England town. Nothing unusual there. But instead of being sad or tense about the snow, they write a song about it. 49. The underlined sentence “For some areas, that means snow.” probably means _____ .
50. According to the second paragraph, winter is _____ .
51.Which of the songs can bring us hope of life?
52.What does the passage mainly talk about?
【答案】 53.B 54.D 55.C 56.C 【解析】 略 【题型】阅读理解 【适用】较难 【标题】20102011学年吉林省长春十一中高一下学期期末考试英语题 【关键字标签】winter,自然类 【结束】 15【题文】A number of scientific studies have suggested that repeatedly heading a football could increase the risk of developing dementia (痴呆症) in later life. In 2002, former England international footballer Jeff Astle died aged 59. A coroner (验尸官) said that Astle died from a brain disease likely to have been caused by “repeated small damages to the brain” related to heading a heavy leather football. Dr. Scott Delaney, research director of emergency medicine at McGill University Health Center in Montreal, Canada, has also researched soccer-related head injury and agrees that head-to-head or elbow-to-head blows are the real risk. In 2007, Delaney carried out a study on footballers aged between 12 and 17 that showed they were half as likely to be concussed (使脑部受到震荡) wearing headgear (帽) than without. He said youngsters have a higher risk of head injury than adults because their heads are thinner and less able to absorb shock. To make matters worse, their neck muscles aren’t as well developed and they often lack the correct heading technique that can help throw away the force of the ball. Delaney recommends that children wear headgear when playing football and says his two eldest children wear head protection playing the sport. But he admits that children can be unwilling to be the first to wear head protection—especially when their football heroes play without it. While headgear can protect footballers from being concussed during a match, no one knows the long-term effects of repeated “sub-concussive” blows to the head. Delaney says that while there is indirect evidence that a career in soccer can lead to dementia, no one has yet found a sure link between the two. He says proving a link would mean monitoring hundreds of footballers for three or four decades—and that would take a lot of funding. 57.Which might be the best title of the passage?
58.According to Delaney’s research, what is the most risky injuries to head?
59. Children are unwilling to wear headgear because they think _____ .
60.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _____ .
【答案】 61.A 62.D 63.C 64.C 【解析】 略 【题型】阅读理解 【适用】较难 【标题】20102011学年吉林省长春十一中高一下学期期末考试英语题 【关键字标签】the risk of developing dementia 痴呆症,医学类 【结束】 16【题文】根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Are You Ready for College? Before you send in your college applications, keep this in mind: it’s not the norm (准则) in every culture for students to go to college right out of high school. 65. So if you find yourself applying for college simply because it’s the thing to do after high school, think again. Going to college right after high school may be the norm in your community, but it’s not the norm everywhere and it may not be the best decision for you. 66. Yes, higher education often gives young people a big advantage in the working world, but not always. A solid technical or business school application can give you an advantage as well, and if the environment seems like a better one for you than a traditional college campus, this might be your best choice. A lot of people lead successful lives with a high school education and years of work experience. The price of a college or university education has become a serious burden for young people and their families. 67. In some cases, putting off college for a year or two while a student earns money full time can make sense. 68. 69. Almost all students suffer from homesickness, but for some students, the transition may be too much to deal with.
E. So students take massive amounts of loans, which can take decades to pay off. F. Many young people have other choices, like military service, work experience, community service or travel. G. The transition from high school to college is an emotional challenge for almost everybody, especially if you move away from home. 【答案】 70.F 71.C 72.E 73.D 74.G 【解析】 略 【题型】其他 【适用】较难 【标题】20102011学年吉林省长春十一中高一下学期期末考试英语题 【关键字标签】Are You Ready for College?,学习类 【结束】 17【题文】阅读下列每个句子,根据空白处的汉语提示,填入适当词汇。每空仅限一词。 75.Now the government is paying more attention to _____ (农业). 76.W out! There is a car coming! 77. felt so sleepy that I couldn’t stop _____ (打哈欠). 78. From her (面部)expression we can read her dissatisfaction. 79.Customs officers examined all (行李) at the airport. 80. It’s an old t for Chinese to get together and eat dumplings on the eve of the Spring Festival. 81.They didn’t fight, but stood there _____ (怒视) at each other. 82.You should receive a reply w seven days. 83.They are having a heated a over whether drinking is bad for health. 84. The lake (包围) by trees is a nice place to visit. 85.After his wife died, the man often d his sadness in wine. 【答案】 86.agriculture 87.Watch 88.yawning 89.facial 90.baggage/ luggage 91.tradition 92.glaring 93.within 94.argument 95.surrounded 96.drowned 【解析】 略 【题型】单词拼写 【适用】较难 【标题】20102011学年吉林省长春十一中高一下学期期末考试英语题 【关键字标签】单词拼写 【结束】 18【题文】每个句子有且仅有一处错误,或错一词, 或多一词,或少一词。 如本句错一词,在错词下划一横线,并在横线下写出修改后的词; 如本句多一词,把多余的词用斜线(﹨)划掉; 如本句缺一词,在缺词处加一漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写上该加的词。 注意:未按照要求答题不得分。 97. He loved the novel so many that he read it for three times. 98.Canada is the second most largest country in the world. 99.Parents react strong to the program of quality education. 100.It is clear is that the moon is smaller than the earth. 101. With the baby well cared for, the parents will free of worries at work. 102.When I was driving to work, my car suddenly broke up and I had to repair it by myself. 103.Tony approached Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her on cheek. 104.He injured his leg; however, he couldn’t play in the game. 105. The soldiers fought in defend of their country’s safety. 106.You’d better take the old bridge as the new one is built. 【答案】 107.He loved the novel so many that he read it for three times. much 108.Canada is the second most largest country in the world. ﹨ 109. Parents react strong to the program of quality education. strongly 110.It is clear is that the moon is smaller than the earth. What 或 ﹨ 111.With the baby well cared for, the parents will ∧ free of worries at work. be 112.When I was driving to work, my car suddenly broke up and I had to repair it by myself. down 113.Tony approached Julia, touched her shoulder and kissed her on ∧ cheek. the 114.He injured his leg; however, he couldn’t play in the game. therefore/ hence 115.The soldiers fought in defend of their country’s safety. defense/ defence 116.You’d better take the old bridge as the new one is ∧ built. being 【解析】 略 【题型】短文改错 【适用】较难 【标题】20102011学年吉林省长春十一中高一下学期期末考试英语题 【关键字标签】单句改错 【结束】 19【题文】假如你是某所中学的一名学生,3月22日(世界水日)你参加了你们班开展的一系列节水宣传活动。请根据以下提示,以日记的形式记录当天的活动内容. 1)上午开班会,讨论节水宣传活动; 2)下午2点,去社区发宣传材料(leaflets); 3)下午3点,邀来的专家在社区做相关演讲; 4)演讲后,与邻居们讨论,提出节水建议. 注意:① 词数100左右。开头已为你写好,不计入总词数。 ② 可适当增加内容以使行文连贯. March 22, 2011 Tuesday Sunny Today is World Water Day._________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 March 22, 2011 Tuesday Sunny Today is World Water Day.In the morning, we had a class meeting talking about what to do on this special day. Finally, we reached an agreement and immediately began to make preparations for the afternoon’s activities. At 2:00 p.m., we went to the neighboring community to hand out leaflets, calling on people to save water. Around 3 o’clock, the expert we invited gave an excellent speech on the current water crisis in China. He talked about the drought in the Southwest and the severe shortage of water in our city. The speech had a strong appeal to all the people present, including me. After the speech, we had a discussion with our neighbors about various ways of saving water in our daily life. I suggested turning off the water tap immediately after using it, and a granny came up with the ideas of reusing the water from kitchen, for example, the water after washing fruits and vegetables can be used to water flowers and so on. Today, I have had a better understanding of the importance of saving water and really learnt a lot about saving water. 【解析】 略 【题型】书面表达 【适用】较难 【标题】20102011学年吉林省长春十一中高一下学期期末考试英语题 【关键字标签】世界水日 【结束】 |
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