山西省运城市康杰中学高考英语 Module 2 Developing and Developed C

Module 2 Developing and Developed Countries

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Ⅰ.单项填空

1．Though they are of ________ age，they are quite________opposite________each other in character.

A．an；an；with B．an；the；to

C．the；an；in D．the；/；for

2．In China，the Mid－autumn Festival is a good chance for family get－together under the full moon，a________ for happiness and prosperity.

A．signal B．celebration

C．feature D．symbol

3．(2012·高考四川卷)At school，some students are active________some are shy，yet they can be good friends with one another.

A．while B．although

C．so D．as

4．I can’t ________ what has happened to the vegetables，for they were freshly picked this morning.

A．look out B．take out

C．work out D．figure out

5．Into the dark apartment ________，who was quite surprised when everyone shouted“happy birthday”．

A．did David walk B．David walked

C．David did walk D．walked David

6．With the international technical cooperation and cultural________increasing，we are getting more opportunities to get in touch with the outside world.

A．changes B．exchanges

C．attractions D．relations

7．Great ________ have been made to make our environment more and more beautiful.

A．efforts B．pains

C．trouble D．attempt

8．We watched the map ________ to think up a practical way of getting ________ to the island.

A．closely；closely B．close；close

C．closely；close D．close；closely

9．The room ________ 10 meters is large enough for a single man to live in.

A．measuring B．measures

C．to be measured D．measured

10．It is well－known that education plays an important part in the ________ of a country.

A．equipment B．development

C．agreement D．encouragement

11．When he applied for a ________ in the office of the local newspaper he was

told to see the manager.

A．location B．profession

C．career D．position

12．The police are questioning two men ________ the robbery.

A．connected to B．related with

C．connected with D．associated to

13．(2014·浙江六校联考)Beyonce，a leading________in the music industry，gave birth to her daughter on Saturday.

A．statue B．figure

C．brand D．attraction

14．________the professor did experimentsin the lab over and over again，his theory turned out a failure.

A．Although B．Because

C．As D．However

15．(2014·吉林省长春市实验中学模拟)—What do you want to do next？We have half an hour until the football game.

—________.Whatever you want to do is fine with me.

A．It just depends B．It’s up to you

C．All right D．No wonder

Ⅱ.阅读理解

Are you having difficulty falling asleep？Try drinking a glass of warm milk.If that doesn’t work，listen to some soft，beautiful music.Still no luck？Try thinking about sheep jumping over a fence.If you are still awake，take a sleeping pill.But people who take pills often become dependent on the drugs.So you lie awake knowing that the new workday will soon arrive.If you have been in such condition for at least one month，you may have primary insomnia (失眠症)．

A new study has found that you might fall asleep more quickly and stay asleep longer if you try “cerebral hypothermia”．It is not a complex medical process.It just means cooling down your brain.Eric Nofzinger and Daniel Buysse from the University of Pittsburgh Medical School led the study.They examined twelve people who had sleeping problems.Twelve others had no sleeping problems.Each of them wore a soft plastic cap on their head at bedtime.

The caps had tubes inside filled with water.The researchers moved the water through the tubes and then changed the temperature of the water.Other studies showed that people who had sleeping problems often had more chemical reactions in the front of their brain.The researchers thought cooling down the brain might help.

On the first two nights of testing，the patients wore caps with no water.On the next two nights，the caps were worn，but the water was not cooled.Then the researchers cooled the water a little for another two nights.On the final two nights of the study，