Many countries have passed safety laws that require seat belts in vehicles. A modern three-point seat
belt, also called a safety belt, is a harness to prevent the driver or a passenger from flying forward and hitting hard against the interior of a vehicle during a collision. A modern seat belt will help to position you properly to gain maximum benefit from your car’s airbags that will inflate（使充气）during a collision. Using a seat belt also prevents you from being ejected (弹出) from a car into the path of oncoming traffic. Research shows that when you wear a modern seat belt, you reduce the risk of death or serious injury by 70% or more during an auto accident.
Seat belts have existed in different forms since the early days of automobiles, and they have changed from a single lap belt to the three-point seat belt we use today. In 1911 the first airplane seat belt was installed. Then, in the 1920’s they were used in racecars. By the 1930s, a group of American physicians created lap belts for their own vehicles and urged vehicle manufacturers to provide seat belts on all vehicles.
Dr. C. Hunter Shelden made a major contribution to our safety with his article in the November 5, 1955 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). He strongly encouraged the manufacture and use of door locks, airbags, and retractable(伸缩式的) seat belts, like the ones we use today. The modern three-point seat belt, including a lap belt and a shoulder belt, was introduced as standard equipment on Volvo cars in 1959.
In 1970, the state of Victoria in Australia made the wearing of a seat belt compulsory for every car driver and front-seat passenger. Today many countries have also mandated(授权) the use of five-point safety harnesses for carefully designed child safety seats that can protect a child during a serious car accident.
An airbag is a Supplemental Restraint System, or SRS, and consists of a rapidly inflatable restraint cushion that works together with a seat belt to protect you during a collision. Modern cars often contain several airbags in various locations. Since airbags can only inflate once and will quickly deflate after the initial impact, they will not provide any protection for you during a secondary collision.
The inflation of airbag can protect or hurt you. The risk zone for a driver’s airbag is the first 8 centimeters from its pre-inflation location. While driving, you should remain about 25 centimeters from the airbag in the center of the wheel. As a driver, wear your seat belt and make sure children correctly use their seat belts. Failure to wear a seat belt properly means the airbags in your car might injure or even kill you during an accident.
An essential part of your safe driving skills is the habit of making sure that you and each of your passengers are always properly positioned and wearing a seat belt. There are many wonderful benefits of being able to drive a car, but there are also severe consequences during an accident for anyone who chooses not to wear a seat belt.
67. This article mostly deals with .
A. how to drive safely on the road
B. different forms of seat belts
D. the importance of seat belt use
C. the history of seat belt development 68. We can learn from this article that _____.
A. to reduce your risk of death or serious injury by 70%, you must wear a five-point seat belt while you are driving
B. American physicians created lap belts for their own vehicles because they had seen many injuries caused by car accidents
C. if two or more collisions occur during a serious car accident, your airbags can help reduce the risk of death by 70%
D. the U.S. was the first country to require by law that car drivers and front-seat passengers wear their seat belts
69. The author treats the subject of this article with .
A. good humor B. admiration C. seriousness D. disapproval
70. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Seat belts were first used in airplanes and then applied to vehicles. B. Airbags, door locks, and seat belts were all designed at the same time. C. The lap belt is more modern than the 3-point safety belt. D. Buying the latest seat belts is an essential driving skill.
第五部分 单词拼写(一空一词,共10题,每题1分, 共10分)
71. Please do not h_______ to contact me if you have any questions.
72. They came to the c________ that it was a thief who had stolen their diamond necklace. 73. G_______ , his interest in this subject increases. 74. ---What will the weather be like when we get there?
---According to the weather forecast, it is l________ to be raining. 75. ---What do you think of the book?
---The book is too difficult! I’m afraid I won’t be able to read it. Do you have a copy that has been
s______________?
76. ---Becoming a true adult is a _______(过程) that can sometimes take years. ---I can’t agree more.
77. Today’s award ________ (仪式) took place at the British Embassy in Tokyo. 78. The booklet is very _________ (实用的) and handy of reference. 79. I happen to have the _________ (官方的) statistics with me.
80. They ________ (分析) the situation very closely and decided to put off their plan.
第六部分 短语填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
选择框内的短语用正确的形式填空（12选10）。请将答案写在答题卡相应题号的横线上。 in memory of be decorated with consist of wish for in that (be) aware of stand in one’s path come to one’s aid aside from think of…as… no doubt result in 81.A minute before, she had ________________ someone to come along. But now she wanted to be alone. 82. She had an accident and was trapped in her car. Luckily two passers-by __________________. 83. The medical team _____________ ten doctors and ten nurses set out last night.
84. The Chinese language differs from Western languages ___________ it uses characters instead of an alphabet.
85. Huge trees were cut down, _____________ the city being buried by sand. 86. I saw several houses which ________________ wall paintings.
87. ________________ the Americans who died in the attack, a national memorial was built in Pearl Harbor just above the remains of the Arizona.
88. Alexander the Great took his army into the Middle East and then Egypt, defeating every army _________________________.
89. Philosophy can ___________________ a way of looking at the world around us.
90. In many cases, Socrates’ questions made his students __________ their own errors.
第七部分 书面表达(满分15分)
高中学习与生活离不开同学之间的相互合作。请根据下表所提供信息，写一篇题为 “Learn to cooperate with others”的英文演讲稿。 为何合作 与谁合作 高效完成任务；节省时间和精力； 相互学习。 与喜欢的人合作 愉悦心情，分享快乐和痛苦。 与不喜欢的人合作 怎么合作 挑战与人相处能力。关注学习要比关注合作的人更重要。也许会发觉他很好相处。 请你发表自己的观点……（至少2点看法） 词数150左右，开头与结尾已给，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：合作 cooperate vi. 高效地efficiently Good morning, everyone!
The topic of my speech today is “Learn to cooperate with others”. ____________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for listening!
参考答案
一 听力(1x20)
1-5 CACAB 6-10 CBCAA 11-15 BBBCB 16-20 ACCAC 二 单项填空(1x15)
21-25 CAABA 26-30 ACBAA 31-35 BABDA 三 完形填空(1x20)
36-40 CDDCB 41-45 ADCBC 46-50 DACBC 51-55 ADBDB 四 阅读理解(2x15)
56-58 CCD 59-62 CAAC 63-66 DDAA 67-70 DBCA 五 单词拼写(1x10)
71. hesitate 72. conclusion 73. Gradually 74. likely 75. simplified 76. process 77. ceremony 78. practical 79. official 80. analysed/analyzed 六 短语填空(1x10)
81.wished for 82.came to her aid 83.consisting of 84.in that 85.resulting in 86.were decorated with 87.In memory of 88. standing in his path 89.be thought of as 90.aware of 七 书面表达(15) Possible version:
The topic of my speech today is “Learn to cooperate with others”.
When we cooperate with someone we like, we will certainly feel very happy by sharing joys and sorrows together. However, it challenges us when we have to face someone we dislike. I advise that we focus on work rather than partners. It is likely that after working for a long time, we’ll find that he is also easy to get along well with.
In our daily life and study, if we want to accomplish our work efficiently, it is a must for us to learn to cooperate with others. Not only can it save us a lot of time and energy, but we can also learn much from our partners by working with them.
How can we become good partners? In my opinion, we should show respect for others. When they make mistakes, it is our duty to point them out. Finally, we mustn’t embarrass others and put them in an unfavorable position.
Thank you for your listening!
高一下学期(第二学期)英语期中考试试卷
注意事项：
1. 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。 2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。 3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。 4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分
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。
A
A NATIONWIDE BESTSELLER
It’s likely that everything you learned about America’s ancient history is wrong.
The new book,1491, completely changes our understanding of the America before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.
DID YOU KNOW?
When Columbus landed there were probably more people in the Americas than there were in Europe. The peoples of North America had such healthy life-styles that as late as the 19th century they continued to be the tallest people on earth. Facts have shown that the Americas were populated as long as 33,000 years ago. 4,000 years ago Mesoamerican (中美洲）farmers developed corn in a feat (技艺) of genetic engineering that still isn’t completely understood.
COMMENTS ON 1491
“In the tradition of Jared Diamond & John MePhee, a totally new view of pre-Columbian America”. －Richard Rhodes
“Attractively written and really absorbing, Charles C.Mann has produced a book that’s part detective story, part epic(史诗) and part tragedy(悲剧). He has taken on a vast topic: thousands of years, two huge continents, and cultures.”
－Charles Matthews,San Jese Mercary News “Powerful and challenging” －Alan Taylor,Washingto post
“A pleasure to read as well as a wonderful education” －Howard Zinn
21. On the whole,1491 is a book mainly about America’s________.
A. population B. life-styles C. agriculture D. history 22. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the comments on the book 1491?
A. It is interesting and instructive. B. It is attractive and culturally related. C. It is challenging and revolutionary. D. It is humorous and persuasive 23. From this passage, we can learn_________.
A. North Americans were the tallest in the 18th century in the world B. people settled in the America a little earlier than 1492
C. Mesoamencan farmers knew genetic engineering 5,000 years ago
D. the population in the Americas was smaller than that in Europe in 1492
B
The iPhone, the iPad: each of Apple’s products sounds cool and has become a fad(一时的风尚). Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter “i” –-- and many other brands are following suit. The BBC’s iPlayer --- which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet ---used the title in 2008. A lovely bear --- popular in the US and UK --- that plays music and video is called “iTeddy”. A slimmed-down version(简装本) of London’s Independent newspaper was started last week under the name