高一英语下学期期末考试试题 - 9

1、高一英语下学期期末考试试题 - 9l a seeking a suitable university for you? the university of waikato is the right one. it is internationally recognized for its excellence and achievements. it will help you develop advanced research skills. as a university student you can get first-class research facilities with tr

2、ained teachers to help, support and advise you in your study. we pride ourselves on our high standards, our research success and our international recognition. for further information: infwaikato. ac. nz degree we offer a wide choice of bachelors degrees for international students, which includes: a

3、rts, communication studies, social sciences, etc. bachelor of music and bachelor of education are only for new zealand citizens. for further information: degwaikato. ac. nz tuition fees tuition fees are different from department to department, generally from $5,000 to $6,000 a year. for further info

4、rmation: tuiwaikato. ac. nz accommodation you can have a room in a 4-bedroom flat, which will cost about $100 a month with other regular living costs of about $150 a month for one person. for further information: avewaikato. ac. nz health the student health service provides excellent medical service

5、s for students. the medical centre is open five days a week, including student holidays with four doctors and nurses to meet your medical needs. for further information: healwaikato. ac. nz sports the centre is a great place to have sports activities. trained exercise teachers can help you work out

6、a training plan and keep you active. the sports hall has volleyball, basketball and indoor football courts and a swimming pool as well. there are also a large number of sports clubs at waikato. for further information: sportwaikcato, ac. nz 21. if you want to get more information about arts, you can

7、 write to _. a. degwaikato.ac.nz b. healwaikato.ac.nz c. sportwaikato.ac.nz d. infwaikato.ac.nz 22. you have to pay at least _ a year if you study at the university of waikato. a. $5,250 b. $8,000 c. $9,000 d. $11,000 23. according to the text, what will you do if you are ill during christmas holida

8、ys? a. go to a hospital nearby. b. buy some medicine in a drug store. c. try to get help from your classmates. d. see a doctor at the school medical centre. b on a rainy night three years ago my dear mom went to accompany her lord. she did it her way. i got the call at work, and l headed home quickl

9、y. mom and dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since i was seven. i hated going there every weekend. there was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old tv set, if the weather allowed reception. my mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land. the

10、 place was rural, with no indoor plumbing or heat. we had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me. in the evenings, my mom and i would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen. i sang the melody and mom harmoniz

11、ed. her favorite song was “moon river” and we sang it over and over. mom told me stories about how when i was a little girl i could sing before i could talk. as time passed, i had my own children and went to visit them every week or two. the kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad. me,

12、 well, i still hated the silence of the farm. while my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, i missed the hustle and bustle of my life at home. but i sat there listening quietly as she reminisced. now, i sat back in the silence a

13、nd the silence was deathly so i finally leaned over to turn on an old radio. music always comforted me. my heart skipped a beat. “moon river” was playing on the radio. i sat there wordless, with a tear running down my cheek; as i listened to every familiar note. 24. from the first paragraph, we know

14、 that the writers mother _. a. passed away three years ago b. left the small farm with lord c. left for lord to live her own way d. preferred to be with lord 25. the underlined word “reminisced” in the last but one paragraph probably means _. a. recalled b. comforted c. shouted d. sighed 26. the wri

15、ter didnt like staying on the farm for the following reasons except that _. a. it was too cold and quiet b. she could only sing one song on the small farm c. there was nothing more that could make her excited d. the place was rural, with no indoor plumbing or heat 27. which of the following would be

16、 the best title for this passage? _. a. cherish life b. my happy childhood c. our small farmhouse d. moms music c columbus, ohiothe heart operation taking place in the pale-green operating room at the ohio state university medical center was unusual. the patient, a 62-year-old man, was made to sleep

17、, tied with blue drapes (消毒帷帘) and lying face up on a narrow table. but no one was touching him. instead, the operation was being performed by a robot, whose three metal arms went through pencil-sized holes in the mans chest. at the ends of the robots arms were tiny metal fingers, with turning wrist

18、s, which held a tiny instrument, a light and a camera. the robots arms and fingers were controlled by dr. randall k. wolf, sitting at a computer in a corner of the operating room about 20 feet away. this sort of operation, heart surgeons say, is the start of what may be the biggest change in their p

19、rofession since heart bypass surgery (心脏搭桥手术) began nearly 30 years ago. “the reason we make cuts is that we have big hands,” said dr. wolf, the director of the surgery at ohio state. the robots dainty fingers, no longer than a nail on the small finger, at the end of the long sticks could work bette

20、r. eventually, surgeons believe, most heart surgery will be done by robots whose arms are put in through pencil-sized holes punched in patients chests. instead of directly staring into a patients body, surgeons will view magnified images of the operation on computer screens. in theory, the doctor wo

21、uld not have to be in the same room, or even the same country, as the patient. 28. in this passage, the underlined word “dainty” means “ _ ”. a. weak b. fat c. small d. quick 29. according to the passage, the reason that most operations require large cuts is that _ . a. surgeons have large hands b.

22、patients have large organs c. large cuts take less time d. large cuts cost less money 30. the main idea of this passage is that heart surgery by robots_ . a. is quicker than surgery done by doctors b. may replace surgery done by doctors c. is a new and risky procedure d. was developed at ohio state university 31. based