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铁路自立中学2008-2009学年度第二学期期中考试 高二年级英语试卷 (选修七) 第Ⅰ卷 （ 共60 分） 一. 语法和词汇知识(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) 1. They suddenly became _____ of people looking at them. A. aware B. be aware C. been aware D.being aware 2. They are demanded to finish their task _______. A. go ahead B. ahead of time C. get ahead of time D. in front of time 3. Some plans can’t ____ because of some reasons. A. carry out B. carry away C. be carried away D. be carried out 4. He gave up smoking to ______ the money for his son’s education. A. set out B. set aside C. set up D. set down 5. With a lot of problem ______, the newly – elected president is having a hard time. A. settled B. settling C. to settle D. being settled 6. They desired that they_______ the right to vote. A. had B. have C. are D. were 7. Jim passed the driving test, ______surprised everybody in the office. A. this B. that C.which D. it 8. Do let your mother know all the truth, she appears _______ everything. A. to tell B. to be told C. to be telling D. to have been told 9. ____is known to everybody, the moon travels round the earth once every month.
A. It B. As C. That D. What 10. Do you still remember the day________ you joined the army? A. that B. which C. when D. where 11. It’s no use _______ with this silly man. A. to argue B. arguing C. saying D. to speak 12.—Are you still busy? —Yes, I_______ my work, and it won’t take long. A. just finish B.am just finishing C.have just finished D. finished 13. .I don’t like ____ you speak to her. A. the way B. the way in that C. the way which D. the way of which 14. I do not feel I can ______ on their decision. A.recommend B.comment C.order D. require 15. The building ______ now will be a hospital. A. built B. to be built C. being built D. being building 16. I want 500 yuan fou my bike and I will not _______ less. A. settled B. settle on C.settle down D. settle for 17. I thought her honest _______ I met her. A. first time B. for the first time C. the first time D. by the first time 18. ----Now , where is my purse ? ------ ______! We’ll be late for the picnic . A .Take your time B. Don’t worry C. Come on D. Take it easy 19. He doesn’t mind_________ what to do by us. A. tell B. telling C. to tell D. being told 20_____I am concerned, everying will go smoothly. A. As far as B.As long as C.As much as D.As well as 二.完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die. But people now live longer than they 21 . Yet, all living things still show the 22 of aging(变老), which will eventually 23 deaths. Aging is not a disease, but as a person passes maturity（成熟期）,the cells of the body and the 24 they form do not function as well as they 25 in childhood and teenage years. The body provides less 26 against disease and is more 27 to have accident. A number of related causes may 28 to aging. Some cells of the body have a fairly long life, but they are not 29 when they die . As a person ages, 30 of brain cells and muscle cells decreases. 31 body cells die and are replaced by new cells. In an aging person the 32 cells may not be as workable or as capable（有能力的）33 growth as those of a young person. Another 34 in aging may be changed within the cells 35. Some of the protein chemicals in cells are known to36 with age and become less elastic（有弹性的）.This is why the skin of old people wrinkles（皱纹）and becomes 37 . This is also the reason why old people38 in height. There may be other more important chemical changes in the cells. Some complex cell chemicals, such as DNA an RNA, store and 39 information that the cells need. Aging may affect this 40 and change the information-carrying molecules（分子）so that they do not transmit the information as well. 21. A. would B. be used to C. used to D. used 22. A. function B. effect C. affect D. sign 23. A. lead in B. give in C. run into D. result in 24. A. hands B. feet C. heart &nbs
