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1、木垒中学20182019学年第一学期高二年级英语期中考试试卷（考试时间120分钟 试卷分值150分）第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分30分)(略)第二部分： 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15题，每小题2分，满分30分）AToday, as in every other day of the year, more than 3, 000 U. S. adolescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime,
2、 it can be expected that of these 3, 000 about 23 will be murdered, 30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths due to cigarette smoking outweighs all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of death.Since the
3、 late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 percent, smoking rates among youth have declined. While the decline is impressive, several important issues must be raised.First, in the Past several years, smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second，in the late 19
4、70s, smoking among male high school seniors beat that among female by nearly 10 percent. The statistic is reversing（完全相反的）Third，several recent studies have indicated high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates，as much as 75 percent. Finally, though significant declines in adolescent smo
5、king have occurred in the past decade, no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context, the National Cancer Institute(NCI)began its current effort to determine the most effective measures to reduce smoking level among youth.21. Every day there are over high school students who will be
6、come regular smoker.A.75 B.23 C.30 D.3.00022. By“ dropoutS ”the author means A. students who failed the examinationB. students who left schoolC. students who lost their wayD. students who were driven out of school 23. The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that A. NCI has taken effective mea
7、suresB. smoking is prevented among high school seniorsC. there are many smokers who have died of cancerD. none of these24. What is implied by the author is that A. smoking rates among youth have declined very littleB. there are now more female than male smokers among high school seniorsC. high smoki
8、ng rates are due to the increase in wealthD. smoking at high school is from low socio-economic backgroundBSince the first Earth Day in 1970, Americans have got a lot“ greener” towards the environment“ We didnt know at that time that there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem w
9、ith it, ”says Bruce Anderson, president of Earth Day USA.But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement. Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement. The understand
10、ing has increased many, many times. says Gaylord Nelson，the former governor from Wisconsin, who thought up the first Earth Day. According to US government reports, emissions（排放物） from cars and trucks have dropped from10.3 million tons a year to 5. 5 million tons. The number of cities producing CO be
11、yond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9. Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with, the world is a safer and healthier place. A kind of green thinking has become part of practices. Great improvement has been achieved. In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programmes; i
12、n 1995 there were about 6,600. Advanced lights, motors, and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution. Many years ago, there were hardly any education programmes for environment. Today, its hard to find a public school, university, or law school that does no
13、t have such a kind of programme. Until we do that，nothing else will change! says Bruce Anderson.25. According to Anderson, before 1970 Americans had little idea about A. the social movement B. recycling techniquesC environmental problems D. the importance of Earth Day26. Where does the support for e
14、nvironmental protection mainly come from?A the grass-roots level B. The business circleC. Government officials D. University professors27. What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?A. They have cut car emissions to the lowestB. They have settled their environmental problemsC. They hav
15、e lowered their CO levels in 40 citiesD. They have reduced pollution through effective measures28. What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph?A. Education B. Planning C. Green living D. CO reductionCA recent study, while showing a generally positive attitude toward science, also suggests a widespread worry that it may be running out of control . This idea is dangerous. Science can be a forc
