如东高级中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精注意事项考生答题前请认真阅读本注意事项及各题答题要求:1.本试卷包括第一卷（选择题）和第二卷(非选择题)两部分,第一卷从第1页至第9页，第二卷从第9页至第11页。考生答题全部答在答题纸上，打在本试卷上无效,本次考试时间为120分钟,麻烦120分。考试结束后请将答题纸交给监考老师。2。答题前请务必将自己的姓名、学校、班级、座位号、考试证号用书写黑色字迹的0.5毫米签字笔填写在答题纸的相应位置，并将考试证号用2B铅笔将答题纸上考试证号相应的数字涂黑.3。答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案.答非选择题必须用书写黑色字迹的0.5毫米签字笔写在答题纸上的指定位置,在其他位置答题一律无效。第一卷（选择题共85分)第一部分:听力(共两节，满分30分）第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7。5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置.听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatdidthemantakeoutofthecupboard?A.Acake。B.Bowls. C。Somesugar。 2。Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout？A.SightseeingB。WeatherC。Fishing3。Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers？A.Bossandsecretary.B。Salesgirlandcustomer.C。Doctorandpatient.4.Whatdoesthemanimply?A。Heisstressed.B.Heworkstoohard。C。Heneedssomeexcitement.5.Howlongwilltheboybeatsummercamp？A。Foroneweek.B。Fortwoweeks。C.Forthreeweeks.第二节:(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白.每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6。Howdoesthemanfeel？A.ElegantB。PainfulC.Focused7。Whatadvicedoesthewomangivetheman?A.Gototheoperahouse.B。Takeashortbreak.C。Relaxandkeepgoing。听第7段材料,回答第8、9题.8.Whatisthewomanlooking？A。Aspicyandsweetsauce.B。Aspicyandsoursauce.C。Aspicysauce.9.Howmuchwillthewomanspend？A。FivedollarsB。SixdollarsC。Threedollars听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Howdoesthemanfeelabouthisbirthdaypartyatfirst?A。Hethinksitwillbereallyfun.B。Hecan’twaittostartplanningit。C.Hethinksitwillbealotofwork.11.Whydoesthemansuggestrentingthebackofarestaurant？A.HewantstohireaDJ.B.Heheardaboutagreatplacedowntown。C。Itwouldbeanicechangeofscenery。12.Whatwilllikelyhappennext?A.Themanwillgoonline.B.Themanwillmakeaphonecall.C。ThewomanwilllookupthenameofaDJ.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.Whatisthemanlookingfor?A。AblackT—shirtwithayellowstar.B.Ablacksweaterwithayellowstar。C.Abluesweaterwithawhitestar.14。Whydoesthemanneedtowearit？A。Itgiveshimgoodluck。B。Itishisonlycleanthing。C.Itishisfavoritepieceofclothing.15.What’stherelationshipbetweenDannyandtheman?A。Coachandstudent.B。Teammates。C。Fatherandson.16。Whatcanwelearnattheendoftheconversation?A.Themanhastobuysomenewclothes.B.Themanwillhavetochangehisplans.C。Themandoesn’thaveagoodmemory.听第10段材料，回答17至20题。17。WherearetheWattsTowers？A。InItaly。B.InRussia。C.InAmerica.18.WhatispartoftheWattsTowers？A。Asittingplace。B。Threewalls。C。Fourtallpointedtowers.19。Howoldwastheartistwhenhebuiltthetowers？A.Inhisforties.B。Inhisthirties.C.Inhistwenties。20。WhatcanwelearnabouttheWattsTowers?A。Theycontainwritingandmusicpieces。B。Theyweredamagedbadlyinanearthquake.C。Theyareadmiredandconsideredimportantbymanypeople。第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节单项填空（共30小题；每小题1分,满分30分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21。Toensurethatchildrenfrompoorareascanreceivefaireducation,thegovernmenthasplannedto____moremoneytoimprovethemiserableconditionsoflocalschools.A．announceB．allocateC．advocateD．accumulate22。Therewillbeabowandarrowcompetition____toretell____thePlainsIndiansusedtohuntforfood.A．designed;whatB．designing；howC．designing；whatD．designed;how23。____tohiswork,hepaidnoattentiontohealth.Finallyhe____andhadtotakeacompletetestinhospital。A。Devoted;brokedownB.Devoting;brokeoffC.Devoted;brokeinD.Devoting;brokeout24。Inmoderneducation，Ithink,studentsshouldbeininvolvedinvariousactivities，especiallythose____theycangainexperienceforgrowth。A。whoB.whereC.whichD。whom25.Allflights____becauseoftheairtrafficcontrol,thepassengershadtowaitinthehall。A。wereputoffB。havingputoffC。havebeenputoffD。havingbeenputoff26。Whowouldrather____totheconcerttonight?IhaveatickethereandI’drathersomeone____insteadofme。A。went;togoB.go;wentC。go;togoD。togo；went27。Butformyteacher’shelpwhenIwasintheseniorhighschool，I____inFudanUniversitynow。A。wouldnothavestudiedB.hadn’tstudiedC.wouldnotbestudyingD.wasnotstudying28。Dressedinanewly-boughtskirt，_____。A.IcouldhardlyrecognizeherB.nobodycouldrecognizeherC。shecouldhardlyberecognizedbymeD。therewasnobodywhocouldrecognizeher29.Toourdisappointment,theresearchtheyhavecarriedouthasbeenlimited____productionprofits,____makingsurethatGMfoodsaresafe。A.toincrease,，insteadofB.toincreasing，aswellasC.toincrease,otherthanD。toincreasing,ratherthan30.Peoplehavethebelieve_____factoriesshouldproducefewerthingsfromrawmaterial,_____thesupplyisgrowingsmallerandsmaller。A.which；thatB.that;ofwhichC。that;whoseD。which；whose31。___youmayhave,youshouldgatheryourcouragetofacethechallenge。。A。HoweverseriousaproblemB.WhataseriousproblemC。HoweveraseriousproblemD。Whateverseriousaproblem32。Only___stay-upcomedianshavebecomefamousastelevisionandfilmactorslateroninlife.____personisBillyCrystal..A。afew；OnesuchB。few;SuchaC。afew;SuchoneD。some;Asuch33。Heworksasadrivernow,____hisfatherbeforehisretirement。A。aswasB。sodidC.asdidD.andsowas34.______thiskindofhumormaysoundcruel,itusuallyonlyworksifboththecomedianandtheaudience__oradmirethepersonbeingmadefunof.A.While;haveaffectionforB.Though；havepoweroverC.Although;haverespectforD.As;havepreferencefor35。Multi-mediaarewidelyusedinteaching。Asaresult,notonly____，butstudentsbecomemoreinterestedinthelessons。A.savedisteachers’energyB。issavedteachers’energyC.teachers’energyissavedD。isteachers’energysaved36。Thenthefamilieswillbeabletospendthemaximumamountoftheirprecioustime____eachother’s____andtheminimumamountoftimedoinghousework.A。enjoying;companionB。enjoying；companyC。enjoy;companionD。toenjoy;company37.AlphaGo’sbeatingGograndmasterLeeSedol4—1has___aninternationaldebateaboutwhetherrobotswillcompletelytaketheplaceofhumans.A.setoffB。showoffC。cutoffD。giveoff38。Thebreakingofatabooisusually___fortheperson____andthepeoplear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WhenIwasnineyearsold，myteacherandphysiciandiagnosedmewithdyslexia（诵读困难症）andmemoryproblems。Thethoughtofbeing__55__scaredme.Ididnotwanttofeel__56__ordumb。OvertheyearsIhavebeenableto__57__itwiththehelpofothers.Thistaughtmehowtoworkhardforthingsthatareimportanttome。Imayputindoublethehoursandgetthesame__58__assomeoneelse，butthathas__59__mycharacter。I__60__ataspecialneedscampeverysummer。Thisisaplaceforthemtofeellovedand__61__.ThroughmytrialsI__62__patiencetoimprovemyabilitiesasacounselor.IchosetoworkatthePreschoolatmychurchandIhavegot__63__toencouragefourtosixyearoldchildren。Weeklyweencourageteamwork,sharing，andgoodbehavior.Theselittlethings，whichmayseemnotseriousatall,developrespectamongeachother。Lovingandhelpingotherscan__64__thenegativeofalowersalarythatteachersoftenmeetwith。Ibelieveitismoreimportanttospendyourtimeinameaningfuljobthantoworkforahighincome。Iamlookingforwardtotheeducationalclassesincollegeand__65__theskillstoinspirechildrentodevelopaloveforlearning。51。A.plans B。gifts C。dreams D.ideas52。A。possibilities B.expectations C。benefits D.problems53.A。respected B。praised C。encouraged D.understood54.A。desire B.pressure C。decision D.limit55。A。different B.bitter C。aggressive D.disappointing56。A。leftoff B.leftalone C。leftout D.leftaround57.A。realize B.overcome C.underline D。ignore58。A。result B.reason C.point D。right59.A。lost B。built C.shared D.suited60.A.relax B.recover C.serve D.exercise61。A。content B.normal C。bright D.fortunate62.A。evaluated B。required C。trained D.developed63。A.opportunities B.places C.activities D.challenges64。A.simplify B。understand C。beat D。discover65。A.explaining B.requiring C.displaying D。learning第三部分:阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分,满分30分）认真阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADrivingOffencePointsSystemWhatistheDrivingOffencePointsSystem？Aftertheintroductionofthissystem，certaintrafficoffenceswillearnthedriverpointsbesidesotherpunishment。Ifadrivermakesanyoftheseoffences,thepointswillberecorded.Whenthedrivergetsacertainnumberofpoints,hewillbeforbiddentodriveforacertainamountoftime。Whatarethepurposesofthissystem？Thisisasystemdesignedtomakeroadsmuchsafer。Itcanimprovestandardsofdrivingandreducetheaccidentrates.WhichtrafficoffenceswillresultinDrivingOffencePoints？Ofcourse,notalltrafficoffencesarecoveredbythissystem.Onlythosethathavedirecteffectonroadsafetyareincluded.Therearealtogetherfourteenitems.CodeOffencePoints1Causingdeathbydangerousdriving102Dangerousdriving103Carelessdriving54Drivingafterdrinkingortalkingdrugs105Drivingoverspeedlimit36Drivinginamotorraveontheroad107Failingtostopafteranaccident38Failingtogiveinformationafteranaccident39Failingtoreportanaccident310Failingtoobeydirectionsofpoliceofficers311Crossingdoublewhilelines312Failingtoobeytrafficsignals313FailingtogivewaytowalkersatacrosswalkFailingtostopforpeoplewalking314Failingtostopatschoolcrossing3Whatwillhappenifyouhavegotupto10points?Ifyouhavegot10pointsorabove，butstilllessthan15points，youwillreceiveawarningletterfromtheTransportDepartment.ThisletterwilltellyouyourrecordofDrivingOffencePointsandremindyouoftheresultofgettingmorepoints。Itishopedthatthiswarningwillchangeyourdrivingbehaviorforthebetter.Whatwillhappenifyouhavegot15points?Ifyouhavegot15pointsormorewithintwoyears，acourtwilltakeawayyourdrivinglicense。Thefirsttimeyouarefoundguiltyyouwillnotbeabletodriveforthreemonths,butifyouarecaughtasecondtime，youwillnotbeabletodriveforsixmonths.66。Adrunkmandrovethrougharedlightandnarrowlymissedanoldladyatacrosswalkbydrivingveryfast.How manypointswillheget?A.6points。B.19points.C。12points。D.16points.67.Whatwillhappentoyouifyouhavegot18pointsforthefirsttime？A.Youwillbedefinedasguilty。B.YouwillgetawarningletterfromtheTransportDepartment。C。Youwillhavetogiveupdrivingfor3months。D。Yourdrivinglicensewillbetakenaway。BGoodnewsforpeoplewhoalwaysfailtoseethesilverliningonclouds.AreportinNewScientist,suggeststhatatendencytogetdownwhenlifebeatsyouupcanbegoodforyou。Agrowingnumberofcautionaryvoicesfromtheworldofmental—healthresearchareclaimingthatitisn’tagoodideatouseantidepressants（抗抑郁剂）tohelpgetridofunhappinessintheconsequenceofamarriagebreakdown，deathorredundancy（下岗）because“theyfearthattheincreasingtendencytotreatnormalsadnessasifitwereadiseaseisplayingfastandloosewithacrucialpartofourbiology。Sadness,servesanevolutionary(进化的）purpose。"JeromeWakefield，aclinicalsocialworkeratNewYorkUniversityexplainsthatdepressivefeelingsarepartofourbiologicalmakeup.“Whenyoufindsomethingthisdeeplyinusbiologically,youpresumethatitwasselectedbecauseithadsomeadvantage,otherwisewewouldn’thavebeenburdenedwithit。Ithinkthatoneoffunctionsofintensenegativeemotionsistostopournormalfunctioning,tomakeusfocusonsomethingelseforawhile.”WhilePaulKeedwell,psychiatristatCardiffUniversityclaimsthatevenfull—blowndepressionmayhaveitspurpose,savingthesuffererfromtheeffectsoflong-termstress。Withoutamentalpause,heargues，“youmightstayinastateofchronicstressuntilyou'reexhaustedordead”。Although，itisimportanttobecarefulwhentalkingaboutdepression,havingtheupsidetracedinyourdownsidewillhaveanirresistible(不可抵抗的）appealtoallthosewhotakethephrase“Cheerup。Love,itmightneverhappen”asapersonalinsult（侮辱)。Itwillbemannaespeciallyforcreativetypes,whowillhavelongsuspectedthatcryingalotwasasignoftheirinwardgenius（天赋）。DuringtestsatHarvard，theNewsScientistreports，peoplewithsignsofdepressionperformedbetteratacreativetask,especiallyafterreceivingfeedbackthatwasdesignedtoreinforcetheirlowmood.Althoughitisold—fashionedtoclaimthatcreativityisconnectedtogloomymoodsandagreyoutlookonlife,allthebeststuffiswrittenbysomegrim—faced(面孔铁青的）peoplewithaheartfullofanxiety.RichardYates,whosenovelRevolutionaryRoadisabouttowinanOscar,haswrittensevennovelsandtwocollectionsofshortstories,eachmorehopelesslymiserable（悲催的）thanthelast。Afteryearsofaccountingtheimpossibilityofhistoothless,drunkenmother，hisexperiencesinthesecondworldwaranddivorces，YatesfinallyroundsthingsoffinDisturbingthePeacebyfictionalizinghowacocktailofalcoholismandpsychotropicdrugshadhimtakeoffhisclothesandwanderthestreetsofLA,givingallhismoneytobeggars,convincedthathewasJesus。Itiscruel—butsoreadable。So,althoughthegrandmajoritywillneverwriteanythingasgoodasYates,thereissomethingtobegainedfromlookingonthedarkside.Inaworkenvironment，forexample,disconnectedpeopletendtoachievegreatersuccessthanthoseofasunnynature.It’senoughtomakeapessimistdissolveintoaCheshireCatgrin（咧嘴笑）.68.Mental—healthfieldregardsadnessas____。A。acontributingfactortoeventualsuccessB。arayofhopetopeopleindifficultiesC.abiologicalpartofhumanbeingD。anormaldiseaseofthedepressed69.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thenumberofpeopleusingantidepressantsisontherise.B。Writersareathighriskofsufferingfromdepression。C.Discontentedworkersmaybemorepopularthanthesunnyones。D.JeromeWakefieldandPaulKeedwellhavesimilarviewsaboutdepression。70。Whatdoestheunderlinedword“manna"inParagraph3mean？A。GiftB。PainC。RewardD.Challenge71.ThestoryofRichardYatesshowsthatdepressivementendtobe____.A。unfortunateB.creativeC.seriousD。braveCTwothingschangedmylife:mymotherandawhiteplasticbikebasket.Ihavethoughtlongandhardaboutitandit’strue.Iwouldbeadifferentpersonifmymomhadn'tturnedasillybicycleaccessoryintoalifelessonIcarrywithmetoday.Mymotherandfatherwereunitedintheirwayofraisingchildren，butitmostlyfelltomymothertoactuallycarryitout.Lookingback,Ihonestlydon’tknowhowshedidit。Managingthefamilybudgetmusthavebeenaveryhardtask，butshemadeitlookeffortless.Ifwecomplainedaboutnothavingwhatanotherkiddid,we'dhearsomethinglike,“Idon’tcarewhatso—and—sogotforhisbirthday,youarenotgettingaTVinyourroom,acarforyourbirthdayorasweetparty。”Wehadtoearnourallowance（零花钱)bydoingchoresaroundthehouse。Icanstillrememberhowlongittooktopolishthelegsofourcoffeetable。Mybrotherscannodoubtrememberhoursspentcleaningthehouse。LikethetwolittlegirlsgrowingupattheWhiteHouse,wemadeourownbeds(nooneleftthehouseuntilthatwasdone）andpickedupafterourselves。Wehadtokeeptrackofourbelongings,andifsomethingwaslost,itwasnotreplaced。Itwassummerand，oneday，mymotherdrovemetothebikeshoptogetatirefixed-—-andthereitwasinthewindow,white，shiny,plasticanddecoratedwithflowers，thebasketwinkedatmeandIknew—-—Iknew—-—Ihadtohaveit。“It’sbeautiful,”mymothersaidwhenIpointeditouttoher，“Whataneatbasket.”Itriedtoholdoffatfirst，Iplayeditcoolforashortwhile。ButthenIguessIcouldn’tstanditanylonger:“Mom，pleasecanIplease,pleasegetit?I’lldoextrachoresforaslongasyousay，I’lldoanything,butIneedthatbasket,Ilovethatbasket.Please,Mom.Please？”Iwasdesperate。“Youknow,”shesaid,gentlyrubbingmybackwhilewebothstaredatwhatIbelieveswasthecoolestthingever，“Ifyousaveupyoucouldbuythisyourself.”“BythetimeImakeenoughit’llbegone！”“MaybeRogerherecouldholditforyou，”shesmiledatRoger，thebikeguy。“Hecan’tholditforthatlong，Mom.Someoneelsewillbuyit。Please,Mom,Please？”“Theremightbeanotherway，”shesaid.Andsoourpayingplanunfolded.MymotherboughtthebeautifulbasketandputitsafelyinsomehidingplaceIcouldn’tfind.EachweekIeagerlycountedmygrowingsavingincreasedbyextraworkhereandthere(washingthecar,helpingmymothermakedinner,deliveringorcollectingthingsonmybikethatalreadylookednakedwithoutthebasketinfront).Andthen，weekslater,Icounted，re-countedandjumpedforjoy。Oh，happyday！Imadeit！Ifinallyhadtheexactamountwe’dagreedupon….Dayslatertheunthinkablehappened。AneighborhoodgirlI’dplayedwithmillionsoftimesappearedwiththeexactsamebasketfixedtohershiny,newbikethatalreadyhadallthebellsandwhistles。Irodehardandfasthometotellmymotheraboutthisdisaster,thishorribleturnofevents。Andthencamethelesson.I’vetakenwithmethroughmylife:“Honey，Yourbasketisextra—special,”Momsaid，gentlywipingawaymyhottears.“Yourbasketisspecialbecauseyoupaidforityourself。"72.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs？A.Thechildrenenjoyeddoinghousework.B.Theauthorcamefromswell—offfamilyC。ThemotherraisedherchildreninanunusualwayD.ThechildrenwerefondoftheUSpresident’sdaughters。73。Byusing“naked”（Paragraph12)，theauthorseemstostressthatthebasketwas____.A.somethingshecouldaffordB.somethingimportanttoherC。somethingimpossibletogetD.somethingshecoulddowithout74.Totheauthor,itseemedtobeahorribleturnofeventsthat____.A.somethingspoiledherpayingplanB。thebasketcostmorethanshehadsavedC。aneighborhoodgirlhadboughtanewbikeD。someoneelsehadgotabasketofthesamekind75。Whatisthelifelessontheauthorlearnedfromhermother？A。SavemoneyforarainydayB。Goodadviceisbeyondallprice.C.Earnyourbreadwithyoursweat。D.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves。第二卷（非选择题，共35分）第四部分写作（共三节，满分35分）第一节任务型阅读（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分)请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词.注意：每个空只填一个单词。请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。Goalsaretheguidesallthroughourlife.Weallhavegoalsthatwearemovingtowardsandmakingagreatefforttoachieve.Thisisagoodthing。Orcanitbebad？Howmanyofusneverreachourgoalsandyetwehavetriedsohardandreallythoughtaboutnothingelse?Ibelievethemistakemostofusmakeisthatwedonotfocusonourpresentsituation.Letmeexplain.Mostofusseeourpresentsituationasasteppingstonethatweusesimplyasameansofreachingourfinaldestination。Wedon’ttaketimetotrulyappreciatewherewearetodayandallthegreatthingswealreadyhaveinourlives.Weshouldfocusourattentiononthejourneyandnotonthedestination,orwewillmissthebeautifulsceneryalongtheway.Let’suseourjobasanexample.Nowmostofuswantapromotion。Wehaveplanstobecomethemanagerorgeneralmanagerinourcompanies。Unfortunately，mostofuswillneverreachthegoal,butwillwatchothersachieveourgoalinstead。Whatweshouldbedoingisfocusingonthejobwearecurrentlyinnow.Forgetwherewewanttogettoandjustfocusonthepresent.Yousee,whatwecancontrolisourperformanceinourcurrentjob.Wecandecidetobethebestwepossiblycaninourcurrentjob。Nowthismaymeanfurthereducationtohavetheskillswecurrentlydonothave.Itmaymeanworkinghardertoproducebetterresultsthanourcolleagues.Itcouldsimplybeachangeofattitude，suchasstoppingcomplainingandbecomingamoredevotedandsupportiveemployee.Bydoingourcurrentjobtothebestofourabilities,weinfactgiveourselvesthebestchanceofpromotion。Sothebestthingforallofustodotoachieveourgoalsistojustfocusonwhatwehaveandwherewearenow.Dothebestandbethebestwepossiblycaninourcurrentsituations，andwewillgiveourselvestheverybestchanceofreachingourgoalsinthefuture.Wehaveheardtheoldsayingsandtheyaretrue：“Romewasn’tbuiltinaday。”，“Patienceisavirtue”,andsoon。Havepatience，haveappreciationofwhatwealreadyhave，andtaketimetohelpourselvesbetheverybestwecan。Dothesethingsandwewillallreachourgoals,butmoreimportantly,wewillenjoyourlifeeveryday.TitleFocusonthepresentThemeTo（76）______ourgoals，weshouldfocusonwhatwehaveandwherewearenow.Common（77)_____＊Wedonotfocusonourpresentsituation.*Mostofusseeourpresentsituationasasteppingstonetoourfinaldestination。＊Wedonotspendthetimetruly(78)______wherewearetodayandwhatwealreadyhaveinourlives.An(79)______*(80)______thethoughtofgettingpromoted.Whatweshoulddois(81)______ourbesttodoourcurrentjob.*Tobethebestinourcurrentjob，weshouldgetfurthereducation，workharderthan(82）______,stopcomplainingand（83)______ourselvestoourjob.ConclusionIfweare(84）______，gratefulforwhatwehave,andtaketimetohelpourselvesbetheverybestwecan,wecannotonly(85)______inthefuture，butalsoenjoyourlifeeveryday.第二节短文填空（共10空；每空0。5分,满分5分）根据上下文及首字母提示填入适当的单词。注意：每个空格只写1个单词。请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。 Myfriend，Mr.Smithisnotonlyan（86)_______(杰出的）businessman，butalsoamemberofDoctorwithoutBorders,whichisaninternationalorganizationthatprovidesfreemedicalservicesaroundtheworld。Asisknowntous,acareerlikethisrequires100%(87)c______.Healmostreachedeverywherethroughouttheworld。Lastmonth,hecametoaflood-strikenareainAfrica,whereheinsistedonworkingunder(88)u_____conditions。The(89)i_____hearrivedthere,hefoundthateverythingwasinchaos。Whatmakesthingsevenworse,manypeoplewereinfectedwithdiseasesanddifferentfrom(90）s______，sohiscolleaguesandhesetupa（91）t____clinicthere。Theytriedtheirbesttohelpthelocalpeople（92）v_____withoutanypay，withwhoseassistance，thevictims’lifeturnedtonormal,sothelocal