2014高二英语期中试题(高考版).docVIP

通渭三中2013-2014学年度普通高中新课程模块（期中）考试试题（卷） 高二英语（选修七） 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，只交答题卡。 第一卷 考生注意： 答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。 2．选出每小题的答案后，把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号框涂黑、涂满。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。 第一部分 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 Early in 2003 China was faced with a new illness which was very dangerous. It was easy to fall ill with it because it was spread through water. It was highly infectious so that dirty plates in restaurants, dirty toilets or food that was not clean passed on the disease. When people were infected they could spread the disease, by coughing or sneezing. The problem was that this illness looked at first as if it was flu or pneumonia. The patients had a high temperature, headaches and often developed a dry cough and pneumonia. Many of them died. The problem was that doctors and nurses caring for the patients were also at great risk of the disease. When they touched the patients, kissed or hugged them, came close to them or touched items already used by the patients they were at risk. So, many of them did not go home until the outbreak was over. Dr Zhong Nanshan was very concerned about this new illness. He felt that it was not enough to control the illness. If it was to be treated properly then the researchers had to find the cause of the illness. He worked very hard and refused to hide the facts. He spoke of outbreaks spreading all over China. He insisted that time and effort be given to overcome this illness. On the 12th April 2003, he was successful in finding the cause of SARS. Having found that he knew it would be easier to get rid of the illness. Because of his good work SARS did not return to China in 2004 but the government and the doctors are always watching to see if it will ever return. 1. What kind of person does the underlined sentence in the second paragraph show that Dr Zhong Nanshan is? A. Hard-working and outspoken. B. Diligent and stubborn. C. Hard-working a