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高二上开学考英语试题
农兴中学2016级高二年级开学考英语测试题
命题人:
王曙光审题人:
苏以明
一.阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A
Whatislanguagefor?
Somepeopleseemtothinkit'sforpracticinggrammarrulesandlearninglistsofwords—thelongerthelists,thebetter.That'swrong.Languageisfortheexchange(交流)ofideasandinformation.It'smeaninglessknowingallaboutalanguageifyoucan'tuseitfreely.ManystudentsIhavemetknowhundredsofgrammarrules,buttheycan'tspeakcorrectlyorfluently(流利地).Theyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Oneshouldn'tbeafraidofmakingmistakeswhenspeakingaforeignlanguage.Nativespeakersmakemistakesandbreakrules,too.BernardSawoncewrote,“ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly.”ButthemistakesthatnativespeakersmakearedifferentfromthosethatChinesestudentsmake.They'reEnglishmistakesintheEnglishlanguage.Andifenoughnativespeakersbreakarule,itisnolongerarule.Whatusedtobewrongbecomesright.Peoplenotonlymakehistory,theymakelanguage.Butapeoplecanonlymakeitsownlanguage.Itcan'tmakeanotherpeople'slanguage.SoChinesestudentsofEnglishshouldpayattentiontogrammar,buttheyshouldn'toverdo(做过头)it.Theyshouldputcommunication(交际)first.
1.Languageisusedto_____.
A.expressoneselfB.practisegrammarrules
C.talkwithforeignersonlyD.learnlistsofwords
2.Generally,whenanAmericanoranEnglishmanspeaksEnglish,he_____.
A.nevermakesmistakesB.oftenmakesmistakes
C.can'tavoidmakingmistakesD.alwaysmakesmistakes
3.“ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly.”Thissentencemeansthat__.
A.foreignersspeakcorrectEnglishB.foreignersspeakincorrectEnglish
C.foreignersspeakEnglishaccordingtothegrammarrules
D.foreignersnevermakemistakeswhentheyspeakEnglish
4.Iftoomanynativespeakersbreakarule,______.
A.whattheyusewillbecomerightB.theyareagainstthelaw
C.theyshouldsaysorrytoothersD.theywillbecomeheroes
5.Whenwespeakaforeignlanguage,weshould______.
A.speakinChinesewayB.speakbytherules
C.speaktonativespeakersD.notbeafraidofmakingmistakes
B
MrandMrsGordonweresittingonthesand,readingtheirmagazines.MrGordonwastoostingy(吝啬)torent(租)achair.Theirtwelve-year-olddaughter,Sandra,wasplayingatthewater'sedge.SuddenlyahugewaveliftedSandraupandcarriedherouttosea.Fortunately(幸运的是),alifeguard(救生员)wasondutyandhesawthewavecarrySandraaway.Heranalongthebeachanddivedintothesea.Heswamquicklytowherethegirl,withherheadonlyjustabovethewater,wasshoutingforhelp.Shewasveryfrightened.Whenthelifeguardreachedhershestruggled(挣扎)withhim,asdrowning(即将淹死的)peopleoftendo.However,hewasaskilfullifeguardandquicklytookholdofherandswamwithherbacktothebeach.Bythetimehereachedit,MrandMrsGordonhadrealizedwhathadhappened.Theyhadrundowntothewater'sedge.Neitherofthemcouldswim.Theyjuststoodintheshallowwater,andworriedabouttheirdaughter.Hadthelifeguardreachedherintime?
Fortunately,hehad.“Thatwasquickwork,youngman,”MrGordonsaid.Heturnedtohiswife,“Givethelifeguardadollar.”“Adollar!
”Sandracried.“Dad,howcanyougivehimadollar!
Hesavedmylife.Iwashalfdead.”“Quiteright,girl”MrGordonsaid,pleasedbyhisdaughter'sawareness(知道)ofthevalueofmoney.Heturnedtohiswifeagainandsaid,“She'sright.Shewasonlyhalfdead.Givehimfiftycents.”
6.WhathappenedtoSandra?
A.Sheranintothesea.B.Herlifewassavedbyalifeguard.
C.Shewasdrowned.D.Shedied.
7.WhatwouldprobablyhavehappenedtoSandraifthelifeguardhadnotbeenonthebeach?
A.Herfatherwouldhavesavedher.B.Hermotherwouldhavesavedher.
C.Shewouldhaveswumbacktothebeach.D.Shewouldhavebeendrowned.
8.WhatdidMrandMrsGordondowhenSandrawascarriedouttoseabythewave?
A.Theyshoutedtothelifeguard.B.Theydivedintothewater.
C.Perhapstheywerereadingmagazines.
D.TheyofferedthelifeguardmoneytosaveSandra.
9.WhywasSandraangrywithherfather?
A.Hedidnotgivethelifeguardanymoney.B.Hedidnotswimouttosaveher.
C.Hedidnotshowthelifeguardheartythankfulness.
D.Hegavethelifeguardtoomuchmoney.
10.WhywasMrGordonpleasedwithherdaughter?
A.Shewassafeagain.B.Shewaspolitetothelifeguard.
C.Hethoughtshedidnotwanthimtogivethelife-guardtoomuchmoney.
D.Shegavethelifeguardfiftycents.
C
Asonecomestosomecrossroads,heorsheseesasignwhichsaysthatdrivershavetostopwhentheycometothemainroadahead.Atothercrossroads,drivershavetogoslow,buttheydonotactuallyhavetostop(unless,ofcourse,thereissomethingcomingalongthemainroad);andatstillothers,theydonothaveeithertostoportogoslow,becausetheyarethemselvesonthemainroad.
MrWilliams,whowasalwaysaverycarefuldriver,wasdrivinghomefromworkoneeveningwhenhecametoacrossroad.Ithada“Slow”sign.Hesloweddownwhenhecametothemainroad,lookedbothwaystoseethatnothingwascoming,andthendroveacrosswithoutstoppingcompletely.
Atonceheheardapolicewhistle,sohepulledintothesideoftheroadandstopped.Apolicemanwalkedovertohimwithanotebookandapeninhishandandsaid,“Youdidn'tstopatthatcrossing.”
“Butthesigntheredoesn'tsay'stop'”,answeredMrWilliams.“Itjustsays'Slow',andIdidgoslow.”
Thepolicemanlookedaroundhim,andalookofsurprisecameoverhisface.Thenheputhisnotebookandpenaway,scratchedhisheadandsaid,“Well,I'minthewrongstreet!
”
11.MrWilliamswasdriving____oneevening.
A.toapartyB.tohisofficeC.homeafterworkD.toworkfromhome
12.Whenhewasstoppedbyapoliceman,he_______.
A.wasdrivingatahighspeedB.wasdrivingonthemainroad
C.wasgoingtostophiscarD.wasdrivingslowly
13.Thoughslowly,MrWilliamscontinueddrivingatthecrossingbecause___.
A.hedidn'tseeany“stop”signthereB.hepaidnoattentiontothetrafficregulations
C.hedidn'thavetostopD.hewaseagertogethome
14.Thepolicemanwas_______atWilliams'words.
A.angryB.surprisedC.upsetD.puzzled
15.LookingroundMrWilliams,thepolicemanwassurprisedbecause____.
A.hemetamadmanB.herealizedthathehimselfwasmistaken
C.MrWilliamsdaredtospeaktohimlikethat
D.MrWilliamswouldnotapologizetohim
D
GARDENRESTAURANT
Telephone:
22706030
Address:
9020
Open:
Mon.toFri.7:
00a.m.-----2:
30p.m.and5:
00p.m.-----9:
00p.m.
Sat.7:
00a.m.------11:
00a.m.and5:
00p.m.-------9:
00p.m.
Sun.11:
00------2:
00p.m.and5:
00p.m.------9:
00p.m.
NewYorkMuseum
Telephone:
77364421
Address:
VanierPark,1100ChestnutSt.,NewYork
America`slargestmuseumspecializinginAmericanhistoryandartofournativepeople
Open:
Mon.toFri.9:
00-----5:
00p.m.(Mondayfree)
Sat.9:
00a.m.-------1:
00p.m.
LANSDOWNEPARKSHOPPINGCENTRE
Telephone:
33562367
Address:
5300No.3Road
Mon.,Tues.&Sat.9:
30a.m.------5:
30p.m.
Wed.,Thurs.&Fri.9:
30a.m.------9:
30p.m.
Sun.11:
00a.m.------5:
00p.m.
SKYLINEHOTEL
Telephone:
22785161
Address:
3031No.3Road(atSeaIslandway)
TheHangarDen:
Wed.toSun.Dinnerfrom5:
30p.m.
CoffeeShop:
Mon.-----Fri.from6:
00a.m.
Sat.from6:
30a.m.
Sun.from7:
00a.m.
Mon.-----Wed.to10:
00p.m.
Thurs.-----Sun.to11:
00p.m.
16.Ifyouwanttobuyanewjacket,youwillhavetogoto.
A.3031No.3RoadB.5300No.3Road
C.9020BridgeportRoadD.1100ChestnutStreet
17.IfyouwanttogooutforlunchonSunday,youcancall.
A.22785161or22706030B.22706030or33562367
C.77364421or22785161D.33562367or22785161
18.Youdon`thavetopayonMondayifyougotothe.
A.SkylineHotelB.LansdowneParkShoppingCentre
C.NewYorkMuseumD.GardenRestaurant
19.IfyouwanttoenjoyyourselfonSundaymornings,youcangotothe.
A.LansdowneParkShoppingCentreB.NewYorkMuseum
C.HangarDenD.CoffeeShop
20.VisitingtheNewYorkMuseum,youcanlearnabout.
A.thehistoryofAmerica`snativepeopleB.thehistoryofNewYork
C.thehistoryofAmericaD.theartofNewYork
二.完型填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
MostpeopleinJapanpaymuchattentiontotheluckoftelephonenumbers.Thebathhouse,forexample,21touse4626,becausewhenpeoplereaditinJapanese,ithasthe22pronunciationas“haveagoodbath”.23theclothesshopsandthebutcher`slike4129betterthan24numberbecausethisnumbercaneitherbereadas“gooddress”or“goodmeat”.
Sincethesenumbersmeansomething25,peoplecanrememberthemvery26.Sotheyhavebecomeadvertisementfortheshops.Yet,therearealsotelephonenumberswhichpeopledon`tlike.1564,forexample,hasthesoundof“killpeople”27thenumber4219hasthatof“peopledie”.Nowthereareaboutforty-fourmillion28inJapan,yetitisalmost29foreveryonetogetaluckytelephonenumber.Sothesenumbershavebecomecommoditiesandpeoplecansellthemasgoods.Thepricecan30ashighas222thousandJapaneseYen.
21.A.likes
B.comes
C.has
D.refuses
22.A.interesting
B.strange
C.different
D.same
23.A.For
B.Neither
C.Either
D.Both
24.A.any
B.rest
C.other
D.anyother
25.A.strange
B.terrible
C.nice
D.important
26.A.hard
B.slowly
C.much
D.easily
27.A.but
B.because
C.as
D.while
28.A.shops
B.people
C.telephones
D.numbers
29.A.difficult
B.impossible
C.e