高二英语考试试题

　　Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in London on April 21st 1926. Her parents were George, the Duke of York, and Elizabeth, the daughter of the Earl and Count-ness of Strathmore. As a child, Princess Elizabeth lived with her parents and younger sister in London and Windsor. Every summer, she traveled to Scotland to visit her mother’s parents. She was interested in all sorts of sports, but her favorites were horse riding and swimming. She was also fond of acting, art and music.

　　As princess Elizabeth grew older, she started to play a part in British public life. When she was 14, she broadcast a radio message to all the children of Britain and the Common-wealth(共和国). Two years later, she carried out her first public engagement, and started to go on official tours shortly after that. After a tour to South Africa in 1946, she married Philip Mountbatten. The couple had four children: Prince Charles, born in 1948, Princess Anne, born in 1950, Prince Andrew, born in 1960 and Prince Edward, born in 1964. www.xkb1.com

　　After her father died, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony held in London in 1953. As a queen, she has many duties, and leads a very busy life. She travels throughout the world, meeting the leaders of other countries, and attends a large number of official functions. She also holds a meeting every week with the British Prime Minister. Every year, on Christmas Day, she broadcast a message to the people of British and the Commonwealth, talking about her hopes for the future.

　　Queen Elizabeth has been on the throne for more than 40 years and has become one of the most famous women in the world. Lots of people in British believe that she tries hard to understand her people and be a good queen. More than her title, this quality has earned her much love and respect.

　　56. Queen Elizabeth II ________

　　A. is only queen of the United Kingdom. B. is queen of Australia and the USA

　　C. is queen of 16 different countries D. is queen of 17 different countries

　　57. As she grew older, Princess Elizabeth _______.

　　A. started to take part in British public life. B. broadcast several radio messages

　　C. went on many tours to South Africa

　　D. stopped playing a part in British public life.

　　58. Queen Elizabeth’s four children are called ________.

　　A. Prince Charles, Prince Philip, Prince Edward and Princess Elizabeth

　　B. Prince Andrew, Prince Philip, Prince Charles and Princess Anne.

　　C. Princess Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward

　　D. Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Charles

　　59. Today, Queen Elizabeth__________

　　A. holds a meeting every fortnight with the British Prime Minister

　　B. is always busy carrying out her royal duties.

　　C. does not lead a very busy life.

　　D. rarely leaves the UK.

　　60. Which of the following statement is true?

　　A. She talks about her hopes for the future every day.

　　B. Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II in 1960.

　　C. She has been on the throne for more than forty years.

　　D. Lots of people in Britain depreciate her.

　　B

　　As students across the country have their yearly flu shots (打流感疫苗), doctors across the world are preparing against a possible outbreak of bird flu that few current vaccines (疫苗) will guard against. The likelihood of a bird flu spreading among humans is very high, the World Health Organization warned recently. European countries worry about bird flu very much, since many migratory birds (候鸟) start to fly back from the North.

　　There are at least 15 different types of bird flu virus around the world. The possible outbreak may be caused by a virus known as H5N1. It was first found to have spread from a bird to a human in Hong Kong in 1997. In addition to Asia, this bird flu has been found among birds in Romania, Turkey, Russia and Kazakhstan. Xkb1.com

　　The outbreak in 1997 in Hong Kong was quickly controlled at a cost of 18 people ill and six dead. About 1.5 million chickens were collected in an effort to remove the source of the virus. But scientists say that the virus can change itself rapidly. Also, if the virus mixes with the human flu virus, it could be spread through person-to-person contact in the same way as ordinary human flu is spread. Bird flu can cause fever, coughing, sore throats and muscle aches in humans. With the introduction of vaccines, flu is not as deadly as it used to be. But throughout history it was a huge cause of death around the world. The outbreak of Spanish flu in 1918-19 killed about 40 to 50 million people worldwide.

　　Currently there is no vaccine against bird flu that can be used on humans. Scientists are working to develop one. This will probably take several months to complete and may not be ready in time to stop a widespread outbreak of the disease.

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