高二英語(yǔ)上冊(cè)期中水平檢測(cè)考試試題1

宜昌一中2011年秋季學(xué)期高二年級(jí)期中考試

英語(yǔ)試題

命題人：董冬、蔣偉審題人：朱學(xué)恒

第一部分：聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、

C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話

后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)

話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?

A.Goshoppingwithhim.

B.TeachhimsomeFrench.

C.Helphimgetthephotos.

2.Whyisthewomanunsatisfiedwiththefish?

A.Ittastesterrible.

B.Itisservedtoolate.

C.It'snotwhatsheordered.

3.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Searchingforanapartment.

B.Huntingforajob.

C.Planningatrip.

4.Whywon'tthemanattendthelecture?

A.Itwon'tbeopentoeveryone.

B.Therearen'tenoughseats.

C.Hehasn'tgotaticketyet.

5.Whatdoesthemanimply?

A.Heisplanningtolookforajob.

B.Hedoesn'twanttogiveuphisjob.

C.Helooksforwardtostoppinghisjob.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有兒個(gè)小題，從題中

所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。

聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)

完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inthetheatre.

B.Attheentrancetothetheatre.

C.Attheboxofficeofthetheatre.

7.Whyisthewoman'sdogallowedinthetheatre?

A.Itisveryclever.

B.Shehasgotaticketforit.

C.Therearefewpeoplethere.

聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Howisthewomannow?

A.Sheiswell.B.Sheisbadlyill.C.Sheisbadly

burnt.

9.WhatdoweknowaboutAlice?

A.Sheforgottoturnoffthelight.

B.Shesetfireonthewoman'sroom.

C.Shefellasleepwiththecandleburning.

聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whatarethespeakersmainlyarguingabout?

A.Whentheyhadatalkaboutusingthecar.

B.Whoshouldhavethecartoday.

C.Whethertheboyshouldkeephispromise.

11.Howdoesthewomansuggesttheboygotocollege?

A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus.

12.Whatdoweknowabouttheboy?

A.HeisgoingtotakeanexamnextWednesday.

B.HewillattendalectureinBirmingham.

C.HebrokeAlan'scar.

聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whatiswomandoing?

A.Promotingaproduct.

B.Introducingacollection.

C.Recordingaradiobroadcast.

14.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthecollection?

A.Hewillmakecupboardswiththem.

B.Hehasgotmorethan1,000inall.

C.Heisplanningtosellallofthem.

15.Whatdoesthecollectionlooklike?

A.Theyarebigandbeautiful.

B.Theylookdifferentinshape.

C.Theycomeinmanydifferentsizes.

16.Whydoesthemancollectthesestrangethings?

A.Theycanpleasehim.

B.Theycantreathisillness.

C.Theyareworthafortune.

聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whereisthespeakernow?

A.Onahill.B.Inaforest.C.Besidealake.

18.Whatisthepurposeofgivingthetalk?

A.Todescribesomeplantsandanimals.

B.Topersuadethelistenerstogoonatour.

C.Tomakethelistenersfamiliarwiththearea.

19.WhatdoweknowaboutSummitLake?

A.Peoplecancatchfishandtakephotosthere.

B.Thereisawoodenbridgeonit.

C.Itissurroundedwithhills.

20.Whatismentionedasapartofthetrip?

A.Walkingthroughafield.

B.Boatingacrossastream

C.Climbinguprocks.

第二部分：詞匯知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)：多項(xiàng)選擇（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，

并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

21.Operationswhichleftpatientsandinneedoflongperiodsof

recoverytimenowleave

themfeelingrelaxedandcomfortable.

A.exhaustedB.astonishedC.injuredD.

deserted

22.Thestrongertheis,themorequicklyapersonwilllearna

foreignlanguage.That'stosay,it'suptowhetherhehasaninterest

intheforeignlanguage.

A.occasionB.competitionC.motivationD.

inspiration

23.Doctorsareoftencaughtinabecausetheyhavetodecide

whethertheyshouldtelltheir

patientsthetruthornot.

A.puzzleB.conflictC.dilemmaD.

confusion

24.Franklin'sabilitytolearnfromobservationsandexperience

greatlytohissuccessin

publiclife.

A.contributedB.owedC.attachedD.

related

25.Throughoutlastyearandthiswehavecontinuedourreformand

openingup,althoughatamorepace.

A.admirableB.cautiousC.nervousD.

aware

26.I'mnotsureexactlyhowmuchmoneyyou'llreceive,butitwill

coveryourmajorexpenses.

A.firmlyB.roughlyC.relativelyD.

urgently

27.Mynewjobmetravelingalloverthecountry,whichmeansI

won'tbeabletospendmuchtimewithmyfamily.

A.promisesB.causesC.takesD.

involves

28.Ourgovernmentthemeasureputforwardbysomeexpertsat

themeetinganddecidedtocarrythemoutatoncetopreventfurther

airpollutioninthisarea.

A.agreedB.approvedC.absorbedD.

applied

29.Someadvertisements,liketheenvironmentalprotection

advertisement,ourconscienceorourdesiretobeworthy

citizens.

A.adapttoB.belongtoC.appealtoD.

adjustto

30.AfterheretiredfromcollageasanEnglishteacher,Mr.Smith

paintingforawhile,butsoonlostinterest.

A.savedupB.keptupC.drewupD.

tookup

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）

中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

OnawarmMonday,JennyNeilsonboughtasandwichandparkedher

carundersometrees.Rollingdownthewindowsto31infreshair,

shesettledbacktoenjoyherlunch.Suddenlyshe32abigbaldman

runningthroughtheparkinglot.Beforeshecameto33whatwould

happen,themanwasthere,shoutingthroughherwindow,"Getout!”

Neilson34.

Pullingopenherdoor,themanseizedherbythe35andhair,and

threwheroutofthecarontotheground.Shescreamed,36herpurse

andthekeys.

Tworeportersofthelocalnewspaper,RobertBruceandJeffJackson,

justoutsidetheirofficebuildingona37,heardthescreamsandbegan

running.

Whenthey38Neilson'scar,theattackerhadjumpedintothe

driver'sseatandwas39searchingforthekeys.Bruceopenedthe

door,andheandJacksondraggedthemanout.Theattacker40back.

Buteveninhiscorneredpanic,hewasno41forthetwoathleticmen.

ReggieMiller,aworkerofthelocalnewspaper,heardthescreams,

too.Herushedbacktotheofficeto42thepolice,andthenranback

withsomeplasticropes—usedtotieupnewspapers.

Withhisarms43tightlybehindhim,theprisonerlookedupand

said44,“Ihopeyouguysfeelgoodaboutyourselves—youjust

caughtoneofthemostwantedmen.^^They45himandwaitedforthe

police.

Later,BruceandJacksonwereshockedtolearnthemanwasthe

46robberandsuspectedmurderer,whose47—butwithafullhead

ofhair—hadbeenrecentlyprintedintheirownnewspaper.

Neilsonconsidersherselflucky48shesufferedinjuries.She

believesthestorymighthavehada49endingifthosegoodpeople

hadnotcometoheraid."Unfortunately,“shesaid,“manypeoplewould

50havedonewhattheydid,andthat'stherealtruth.”

31.A.bringB.gatherC.letD.send

32.A.recognizedB.watchedC.metD.noticed

33.A.realizeB.understandC.imagineD.

conclude

34.A.escapedB.struggledC.obeyedD.

refused

35.A.neckB.faceC.throatD.

shoulder

36.A.buryingB.forgettingC.grabbingD.

offering

37.A.tripB.visitC.holidayD.break

38.A.startedB.reachedC.enteredD.stopped

39.A.carefullyB.patientlyC.disappointedlyD.

madly

40.A.jumpedB.turnedC.foughtD.shouted

41.A.targetB.matchC.equalD.

companion

42.A.remindB.inviteC.phoneD.

beg

43.A.rolledB.tiedC.bentD.folded

44.A.angrilyB.kindlyC.warmlyD.coldly

45.A.caughtB.ignoredC.comfortedD.

thanked

46.A.professionalB.ordinaryC.honestD.

outstanding

47.A.characterB.backgroundC.pictureD.story

48.A.thoughB.andC.butD.when

49.A.ridiculousB.differentC.strangeD.

similar

50.A.neverB.sometimesC.oftenD.

forever

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每篇短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和

D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

Itrulyfeelthatmymotherledmehere,toMorzaine,andtomy

futureashappywifeandbusinesswoman.WhenMumdiedinOctober

2007,Iwasacook.InDecemberthatyear,whileIwasworkingfora

wedding,apearlnecklaceMumhadleftmedisappeared.Iwasdistraught

（憂心如焚的）.Somedayslater,Iwastoldthataguywhowasworking

withusthatdaycouldprobablyhavemadeafortunesellingthenecklace

hefound.Luckily,hereturnedit.HearinghowI'dnursedMumforsix

monthsbeforeherdeath,hesaid,“Christmasisgoingtobehard—why

notgoouttotheAlpsforacoupleofweeks?”

IcometoMorzaine,asmall,friendlyvillageintheAlpsand

immediatelyfellinlovewithit.Whatwassupposedtobeastopgap（權(quán)

宜之計(jì)）tripturnedintoanewlife.IkepttravelingbetweenLondonand

hereandfeltlighterthanIhadinmonths.InDecember2008,1washired

asahotelmanagerandmovedherefulltime.

Amonthlater,ImetPaul,whowastravelinghere.Wefellinlove.In

thebeginning,Ididn'twanttodiscussmarriage,becausethesadnessof

losingMumstillfeltgreat.Paulunderstoodthatandneverpushedme.

But,bysummer,wegotmarried.Ayearlater,weusedhissavings,and

themoneyfromthesaleofMum'shouse,tobuildourownhotel.

Wewanttogiveourguestsahomelyfeel,soeachroomisthemed

aroundmemoriesfromourlives.Therearealsostylestoremindmeof

Mom—atinychairwhichusedtobeinherbedroomissetinoneroom.

WearehavingawonderfullifeandMumfeelsnaturallypartofit,

becausethere'snowaywewouldbehereifitwasn'tforthenecklaceshe

gaveme.Iknowshe'shereinspirit,keepinganeyeonus.

51.What'stheauthor'sattitudetohermother?

A.SadB.ComplainingC.ConcernedD.Thankful

52.Atfirst,theauthorwenttoMorzaineinorderto.

A.beginanewlife.B.findanew

jobasahotelmanager

C.relaxandrecoverfromsadnessD.forgethermother

53.Whydidn'ttheauthorwanttodiscussmarriageinthebeginning?

A.Becauseshewasstillinlowspiritbecauseofhermother'sdeath.

B.Becauseshedidn'thaveenoughmoneytogetmarried.

C.Becauseherboyfrienddidn'twanttopushher.

D.Becauseshelosthermotherjustoneyear.

54.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MydearMotherB.Alovestory

C.HowdidIbeginmyhotel?D.Mother'snecklacebringinga

happylife

B

Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhave

equaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflife,onebecomes

happy,theotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysin

whichtheyconsiderthings,persons,eventsandtheresultingeffectsupon

theirminds.

Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceof

things,thepleasantpartsofconversation,thewell-prepareddishes,the

goodnessofthewine,thefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.

Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.

Therefore,theyarecontinuallydissatisfied.Bytheirremarks,theysour

thepleasureofsociety,hurtmanypeople,andmakethemselves

disagreeable（討厭的）everywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwasfoundedin

nature,suchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.The

intentionofcriticizingandbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation.

Itgrowsintoahabit,unknowntoitspossessors（擁有人）.Thehabitmay

bestrong,butitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitareconvincedof

itsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmay

beofservicetothem,andhelpthemchangethishabit.

Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimagination,ithasserious

resultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeople

hurtmanyothers;nobodylovesthem,andnoonetreatsthemwithmore

thanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputsthem

inbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsome

advantagesinsocialpositionorfortune,nobodywishesthemsuccess.

Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Ifthey

bringonthemselvespublicobjections,noonewilldefendorexcusethem,

andmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchange

thisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasing,withoutworrying

needlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonot,itwillbegoodfor

otherstoavoidanycontactwiththem.Otherwise,itcanbedisagreeable

andsometimesveryinconvenient,especiallywhenonebecomesmixed

upintheirquarrels.

55.Theunderlinedphrase“sourthepleasureofsociety“inParagraph2

properlymeans.

A.haveagoodtastetothepleasureofsociety

B.enjoythepleasureofthesociety

C.aren'tcontentwiththepleasureofsociety

D.enjoythepleasureofsociety

56.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.

A.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappiness

B.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallife

C.weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeople

D.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons

57.Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabit,theauthor

suggeststhatpeopleshould.

A.shownorespectandpolitenesstothem

B.preventanycommunicationwiththem

C.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffects

D.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes

58.Inthispassage,thewritermainly.

A.describestwotypesofpeople

B.laughsattheunhappypeople

C.tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife

D.suggestswaystohelptheunhappypeople

C

Arecentstudyofancientandmodernelephantshascomeupwith

theunexpectedconclusionthattheAfricanelephantisdividedintotwo

distinct（不同的）species.

ThediscoverywasmadebyresearchersatYorkandHarvard

Universitywhentheywereexaminingthegeneticrelationshipbetween

theancientwoollymammothandmastodonmodernelephants—the

Asianelephant,Africanforestelephant,andAfricansavannaelephant.

OncetheyobtainedDNAsequences（序列）fromtwofossils（化石），

mammothsandmastodons,theteamcomparedthemwithDNAfrom

modernelephants.Theyfoundtotheiramazementthatmodernforestand

savannaelephantsareasdistinctfromeachotherasAsianelephantsand

mammoths.

ThescientistsuseddetailedgeneticanalysistoprovethattheAfrican

savannaelephantandtheAfricanforestelephanthavebeendistinct

speciesforseveralmillionyears.Thedivergenceofthetwospeciestook

placearoundthetimeofthedivergenceofAsianelephantsandwoolly

mammoths.Thisresultamazedallthescientists.

Therehaslongbeendebateinthescientificcommunitythatthetwo

mightbeseparatespecies,butthisisthemostconvincingscientific

evidencesofarthattheyareindeeddifferentspecies.

Previously,manynaturalistsbelievedthatAfricansavannaelephants

andAfricanforestelephantsweretwopopulationsofthesamespecies,

despitetheelephants5significantsizedifferences.Thesavannaelephant

hasanaverageshoulderheightof3.5meterswhiletheforestelephanthas

anaverageshoulderheightof2.5meters.Thesavannaelephantweighs

betweensixandseventons,roughlydoubletheweightoftheforest

elephant.Butthefactthattheylooksodifferentdoesnotnecessarily

meantheyaredifferentspecies.Howevertheprooflayintheanalysisof

theDNA.

AlfredRoca,assistantprofessorintheDepartmentofAnimal

SciencesattheUniversityofIllinois,said,“Wenowhavetotreatthe

forestandsavannaelephantsastwodifferentunitsforconservation

purposes.Since1950,allAfricanelephantshavebeenconservedasone

species.Nowthatweknowtheforestandsavannaelephantsaretwovery

distinctiveanimals,theforestelephantshouldbecomeabiggerpriority

（優(yōu)先）forconservationpurposes.^^

59.Oneofthefossilsstudiedbytheresearchersisthatof.

A.theAsianelephantB.theforestelephant

C.thesavannaelephantD.themastodonelephant

60.Theunderlinedword“divergence“inParagraph4means"

A.evolutionB.separationC.exhibitionD.

examination

61.WhatareAlfredRoca'swordsmainlyabout?

A.ThewaytodivideAfricanelephantsintotwounits.

B.ThepurposeofstudyingAfricanelephants.

C.TheconservationofAfricanelephants.

D.ThereasonforthedistinctionofAfricanelephants.

62.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Naturalist5BeliefsaboutElephants

B.AmazingExperimentsaboutElephants

C.AnUnexpectedFindingaboutElephants

D.ALongScientificDebateaboutElephants

D

Increasingly,Americansarebecomingtheirowndoctors,bygoing

onlinetodiagnosetheirsymptoms,orderhomehealthtestsormedical

devices,orevenself-treattheirillnesseswithdrugsfromInternet

pharmacies（藥店）.Someavoiddoctorsbecauseofthehighcostof

medicalcare,especiallyiftheylackhealthinsurance.Ortheymaystay

awaybecausetheyfinditembarrassingtodiscusstheirweight,alcohol

consumptionorcouchpotatohabits.Patientsmayalsofearwhatthey

mightlearnabouttheirhealth,ortheydistrustphysiciansbecauseof

negativeexperiencesinthepast.Butplayingdoctorcanalsobeadeadly

game.

Everyday,morethansixmillionAmericansturntotheInternetfor

medicalanswers-mostofthemaren'tnearlyskepticalenoughofwhat

theyfind.A2002surveybythePewInternet&AmericanLifeProject

foundthat72percentofthosesurveyedbelieveallormostofwhatthey

readonhealthwebsites.Theyshouldn't.Lookup“headache”,andthe

chancesoffindingreliableandcompleteinformation,freefroma

motivationforcommercialgain,areonlyoneinten,reportsanApril2005

BrownMedicalSchoolstudy.Ofthe169websitestheresearchersrated,

only16scoredas“highquality”.Recentstudiesfoundfaultyfactsabout

allsortsofotherdisorders,causingoneresearchteamtowarnthatalarge

amountofincomplete,inaccurateandevendangerousinformationexists

ontheInternet.

Theproblemismostpeopledon'tknowthesafewaytosurftheWeb.

“TheyuseasearchenginelikeGoogle,get18trillionchoicesandstart

clicking.Butthat'srisky,becausealmostanybodycanputupasitethat

looksauthoritative（權(quán)威的）,soit'dhardtoknowifwhatyou'rereading

isreasonableornot,“saysDr.SarahBassfromtheNationalCancer

Institute.

63.Accordingtothetext,anincreasingnumberofAmerican.

A.aresufferingfrommentaldisorders

B.areskepticalaboutsurfingmedicalwebsites

C.liketoplaydeadlygameswithdoctors

D.turntoInternetpharmaciesforhelp

64.SomeAmericansstayawayfromdoctorsbecausethey.

A.areafraidtofacethetruthoftheirhealth

B.prefertobediagnosedonlinebydoctors

C.findmedicaldeviceseasytooperate

D.areafraidtomisusetheirhealthinsurance

65.AccordingtothestudyofBrownMedicalSchool,.

A.morethan6millionAmericansdistrustdoctors

B.about1/10ofthewebsitessurveyedareofhighquality

C.only1/10ofmedicalwebsitesaimtomakeaprofit

D.72%ofhealthwebsitesofferincompleteandfaultyfacts

66.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor'smainargument?

A.It'sdangeroustobeyourowndoctor.

B.It'sembarrassingtodiscussyourbadhabits.

C.It'sreasonabletoputupamedicalwebsite.

D.It'scheaptoself-treatyourownillness.

E

Feelingblueabouttheworld?”Cheerup."sayssciencewriterMatt

Ridley."Theworldhasneverbeenabetterplacetolivein,anditwill

keepongettingbetterbothforhumansandfornature.^^

Ridleycallshimselfarationaloptimist—rational,becausehe's

carefullyweighedtheevidence;optimistic,becausethatevidenceshows

humanprogresstobebothunavoidableandgood.Andthisiswhathe's

setouttoprovefromauniquepointofviewinhismostrecentbook,The

RationalOptimist.Heviewsmankindasgrandenterprisethat,onthe

whole,hasdonelittlebutprogressfor100,000years.Hebackshis

findingswithhardfactsgatheredthroughyearsofresearch.

Here'showheexplainshisviews.

1)Shoppingfuelsinvention

Itisreportedthattherearemorethantenbilliondifferentproducers

forsaleinLondonalone.Evenallowingforthemanypeoplewhostill

liveinpoverty,ourowngenerationhasaccesstomorenutritiousfood,

moreconvenienttransport,biggerhouses,bettercars,and,ofcourse,

morepoundsanddollarsthananywholivedbeforeus.Thiswillcontinue

aslongasweusethesethingstomakeotherthings.Themorewe

specializeandexchange,thebetteroffwe'llbe.

2)Brilliantadvances

Onereasonwearericher,healthier,taller,cleverer,longer-livedand

freerthaneverbeforeisthatthefourmostbasichumanneeds—food,

clothing,fuelandshelter—havegrownalotcheaper.Takeone

example.In1800acandleprovidingonehour'slightcostsixhours'work.

Inthe1880sthesamelightfromanoillamptook15minutes?workto

payfor.In1950itwaseightseconds.Todayit'shalfsecond.

3）Let'snotkillourselvesforclimatechange

Mitigating（減輕）climatechangecouldprovejustasdamagingto

humanwelfareasclimatechangeitself.Achildthatdiesfromindoor

smokeinavillage,wheretheuseoffossil-fuel（化石燃*“）electricityis

forbiddenbywell-meaningmembersofgreenpoliticalmovementstrying

tosavetheworld,isjustasgreatatragedyasachildthatdiesinaflood

causedbyclimatechange.Ifclimatechangeprovestobemild,but

cuttingcarboncausesrealpain,wemaywellfindthatwehavestoppeda

nose-bleedbyputtingatourniquet（止血帶）aroundournecks.

67.WhatisthethemeofRidley'smostrecentbook?

A.Weaknessofhumannature.B.Optimismabout

humanprogress.

C.Importanceofpracticalthinking.D.Concernabout

climatechange.

68.HowdoesRidleylookatshopping?

A.Itencouragesthecreationofthings.B.Itresultsin

shortageofgoods.

C.Itdemandsmorefossilfuels.D.Itcausesa

povertyproblem.

69.Thecandleandlampexampleisusedtoshowthat.

A.oillampsg