江苏洪泽中学1819学度高二下学期期初考试英语.docx

1、江苏洪泽中学1819学度高二下学期期初考试英语江苏洪泽中学18-19学度高二下学期期初考试-英语第一卷选择题【一】单项选择()1.Little_aboutwhatothersthink.A.hecaresB.hedoesntcareC.doeshecareD.doesnthecare()2.Livinginsuchahighmountain_becold.A.should B.can C.may D.must()3.Youcantfinishthebookinlessthananhour,Isuppose?.A.Yes,ImsureIcanB.No,hardlyC.Sorry,IcantD.I

2、dontthinkIcan()4.Itwassucha_tohearthatalltheearthquakevictimsinChilehavebeentakengoodcareof.A.mercyB.reliefC.lossD.laughter()5.ThedoctoradvisedVerastronglythatsheshouldtakeaholiday,but_didnthelp.A.it B.she C.which D.he()6.Someareas,_theirsevereweatherconditions,arehardlypopulated.A.duetoB.butforC.in

3、spiteofD.withrelationto()7.Iheardthealarmringingallthemorning._somethingveryurgenthappened.A.ReallyB.ObviouslyC.Especially D.Terribly()8.-Willyoutakeupteachingasacareeraftergraduation?-Hardtosay.I_goabroadforhighereducationinstead.A.shouldB.mustC.mightD.shall()9.Expertssayitisaninternationaltrendto_

4、MP2.5tocheckairquality.A.adaptB.attachC.adoptD.adjust()10.Ihaveboughttwoballpens,_writeswell.A.noneofthemB.neitherofthemC.neitherofwhichD.noneofwhich11.Mum,Ihopewecanspendourholidayabroadthisyear._Imtoobusytotakeatripabroad.A.Betterforgetit.B.Whynot?C.ItcouldntbebetterD.Goodidea!()12.Onhearingthenew

5、s,thegirlrushedoutwithouthesitation,_theluggage_onthefloor,and_inthedark.A.left;lied;disappeared B.leaving;lie;disappearedC.leaving;lying;disappeared D.left;lay;disappear()13.IfeltsobadalldayyesterdaythatIdecidedthismorningIcouldntface_daylikethat.A.otherB.anotherC.theotherD.others()14.Thankyouforal

6、lyourhardworklastweek.Idontthinkwe_itwithoutyou.A.canmanageB.couldhavemanagedC.couldmanagedD.canhavemanaged()15.ItsmanyyearssinceIsawyoulast;Iyouatall.Iwouldnthave,either;ifsomeoneyoubythename.A.didntrecognize;hadntcalled B.didntrecognize;didntcallC.haventrecognized;didntcall D.recognized;hagcalled【

7、二】完型填空Ijustreadabeautifulstory.Itisaboutalittlegirl,a1andacorporation.2,ifcryingatworkmightbea3,youshouldwaituntilyougethometoreadit.Trustme.10-year-oldColbyCurtinofHuntingtonBeach,California,hadbeen4arareformofcancerforthreeyears.Thismonth,itbecame5thatColbywouldprobably6soon.Theonethingshewantedto

8、do7shediedwasseethemovie,“Up飞屋环游记.”Shedbeen8bythepreviews预告片.ButColbyshealthwasso9thatshecouldnotbetakentothetheater,and“Up”isonlyplayingintheaters.ByJune9,itwasclearColbywouldnt10muchlonger.Afamilyfriendbegandesperately11numbersatPixar.Shefinally12tosomeoneandtoldthemColbys13.Afteradiscussion,Pixar

9、14tohelp.Colbysmotheraskedher,“Doyouthinkyoucanholdon?”“Im15todie,butImgoingtowaitforthemovie,”thegirlreplied.OnJune10,Pixar16anemployeetotheCurtinhomeandshowedthefilmonDVDpossiblytheonlyDVDcopyofthemoviethat17.Hereswhathermomsaid,“WhenI18it,Ihadreallynoideaaboutthe19orthethemeofthemovie,Ijustknowth

10、atwordUpandalloftheballoonsandIsweartoyou,formeitmeantthatColbywasgoingtogoup.Upto20.”Colbydiedsevenhoursafterwatchingthemovie.()1.A.boy B.lover C.play D.movie()2.A.HoweverB.Besides C.Therefore D.Finally()3.A.joy B.problem C.treat D.misery()4.A.stickingto B.diagnosedwithC.keepingupwith D.livingwith(

11、)5.A.clear B.uncertain C.sorry D.sure()6.A.recover B.return C.die D.come()7.A.until B.when C.after D.before()8.A.fascinated B.food C.interested D.surprised()9.A.good B.poor C.healthy D.ordinary()10.A.doit B.seetoit C.makeit D.surviveit()11.A.calling B.sending C.dialing D.taking()12.A.gotover B.gotac

12、ross C.gotdown D.gotthrough()13.A.wish B.will C.demand D.order()14.A.refused B.hoped C.agreed D.offered()15.A.scared B.ready C.afraid D.sad()16.A.planned B.made C.shipped D.flew()17.A.matters B.counts C.disappears D.exists()18.A.watched B.listened C.saw D.heard()19.A.trick B.content C.hint D.disadva

13、ntage()20.A.sky B.balloon C.heaven D.hell【三】阅读理解AMyhusbandandchildrenthinktheyareveryluckythattheyarelivingandthatitsChristmasagain.Theycantseethatweliveonadirtystreetinadirtyhouseamongpeoplewhoarentmuchgood.ButJohnnyandchildrencantseethis.Whatapityitisthatourneighbourshavetomakehappinessoutofallthi

14、sdirt.Idecidedthatmychildrenmustgetoutofthis.Themoneythatwevesavedisntnearlyenough.TheMcGarityshavemoneybuttheyaresoproud.Theylookdownuponthepoor.TheMcGaritygirljustyesterdaystoodoutthereinthestreeteatingfromabagofcandy(糖果)whilearingofhungrychildrenwatchedher.Isawthosechildrenlookingatherandcryingin

15、theirhearts;andwhenshecouldnteatanymoreshethrewtherestdownthesewer(下水道).Why,isitonlybecausetheyhavemoney?Thereismoretohappinessthanmoneyintheworld,isntthere?MissJacksonwhoteachesattheSettlementHouseisntrich,butsheknowsthings.Sheunderstandspeople.Hereyeslookstraightintoyourswhenshetalkswithyou.Shecan

16、readyourmind.IdliketoseethechildrenbelikeMissJacksonwhentheygrowup.()1.Thispassagemainlysuggeststhatthewriter_.A.iseasytogetalongwithB.isunhappywiththelifetheyarelivingC.isgoodatobservingandunderstandingD.isneverpleasedwithherneigbours()2.WhatdoyouthinkofMcGaritygirl?A.Sheisproudandhungry. B.Sheisse

17、lfishandcruel.C.Sheislonelyandfriendless. D.Sheisunhappyandmisunderstood.()3.Inthistext,thewritertriestotellusthat_.A.moneyisthekeytoeverythingB.themoremoneyyouhave,thelesshappyyoullbeC.thereissomethingmoreimportantthanmoneyD.whentalkingtopeopleweshouldlookintotheireyes()4.PickouttheonethatdoesNOTde

18、scribethewritersviewonmoney.A.Why,isitonlybecausetheyhavemoney?B.Thereismoretohappinessthanmoney.C.MissJacksonisntrich,butsheknowsthings.D.Themoneywesavedisntnearlyenough.BTestinghastakentheplaceofteachinginmostpublicschools.Pretests,drills,tests,andretests.Theyknowthatthebestwaytoreadatextbookistol

19、ookatthequestionsattheendofthechapterandthenreadthetextquicklyfortheanswers.IbelievethatmydaughterErica,whogetsexcellentmarks,hasneverreadachapterofanyofherschooltextbooksallthewaythrough.Andteachersareoftenheardtosayproudlyandopenlythattheyteachtothetest.Teachingtothetestisacuriousphenomenon现象.Inst

20、eadofdecidingwhatskillsstudentsoughttolearn,helpingstudentslearnthem,andthenusingsomemethodsofassessment评价todiscoverwhetherstudentshavemasteredtheskills,teachersareencouragedtoteachthestudentsintheoppositeway.Firstonelooksatatest.Thenonechoosestheskillsneedednottomasterreading,buttodowellinthetest.F

21、inally,thetestskillsaretaught.Theabilitytoreadorwritemightsuggesttheabilitytodoreasonablywellonstandardizedtests.However,neitherreadingnorwritingdevelopssimplythroughbeingtaughttotaketests.Wemustbecarefultoavoidmistakingpreparationsforatestofaskillwiththeacquisition习得ofthatskill.Toomanydiscussionsof

22、basicskillsmakethismisunderstandingbecausepeoplearetestedratherthanconcernedwiththenatureandqualityofwhatistaught.Recently,manyschoolshavefacedwhatcouldbecalledthecrisisofcomprehensionor,insimplewords,thephenomenonofstudentswithgrammarskillsstillbeingunabletounderstandwhattheyread.Thesestudentsarequ

23、itegoodattesttakingandfillinginworkbooks.However,theyhavelittleornoexperiencereadingorthinking,andtalkingaboutwhattheyread.Theyknowthedetailsbutcantseeorunderstandthewhole.Theyaretaughttobesoconcernedwithgradesthattheyhavenotimetothinkaboutmeaning,andrereadthingsifnecessary.()1.TheauthormentionsEric

24、asperformanceinherstudyinordertoshow_.A.herclevernessintesttaking B.thegoodwaytotaketestsC.theimproperwayofteaching D.thebestwaytoreadtextbooks()2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theteachersarecuriousaboutteachingtothetest.B.Skillsingeneralarenotonlyuselessbutoftenmisleadstudents.C.

25、Abilitytoreadandwritehasnothingtodowithabilitytodowellintests.D.Preparationsforatestofaskilldonotmeantheacquisitionofthatskill.()3.Intheauthorsopinion,_.A.somegoodmethodsofassessmentshouldtaketheplaceoftestsB.moreattentionshouldbepaidtothenatureandqualityofwhatistaughtC.studentsshouldnotbeconcernedw

26、ithgradesbutdomorereadingandthinkingD.studentsneedntlearngrammarskillsbecausetheyareuselessforunderstanding()4.By“crisisofcomprehension”(inParagraph4)theauthormeansmanystudents_.A.aretoomuchconcernedwithgradesB.failtounderstandtherealgoalofeducationC.lackproperpracticeingrammardrillsD.dowellontestsb

27、utcantunderstandwhattheyreadCWhoarethesepeoplerushingbyyouinthestreet?Morethan215millionpeoplenowcallAmerica“home”,butmostofthemcantracetheirfamiliesbacktootherpartsoftheworld.Ifyoulookatthenamesonshopwindows,youwillseethatAmericanscomefrommanydifferentlands.Theideathatthesepeople,whooncewerestrange

28、rstotheUnitedStates,havelostthecustomsandculturesoftheiroriginalcountriesandhavebecome“American”isreallynottrue.Infact,whatexistsinAmericaismoreoftenakindof“side-by-side”livinginwhichgroupsofpeoplefromothercountriesoftenhavekeptmanyoftheircustomsandhabits.TheyjointhegeneralAmericansocietyonlyincerta

29、inareasoftheirlivessuchasinschools,business,andsportsbuttheykeepmanyoftheirownnativecustomsandmannerssociallyandathome.Thisliving“side-by-side”hasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Sometimesitmaycausedisagreementstodevelopbetweengroupswhosewaysoflifeareverydifferentfromoneanother.However,therearealsogre

30、atadvantagesthatcomefromthevarietyofculturesbroughtbysettlersfromotherlands.Thereisgreatfreedomofchoiceamongideasanddress,food,andsocialcustomsinAmerica.EveryonecanfindsomepartofhisorherfamiliarworldintheUnitedStates,inchurches,music,food,nationalgroups,ornewspapers.()1.Morethan215millionpeoplecallA

31、merica“home”because_.A.theyhavetheirhousesthereB.theysettletherenowC.theywanttomaketheirhomethereD.theylikethatlandverymuch()2.“Side-by-side”livingstylemeans_.A.tomakefriendswithnativepeopleB.tokeeptheirowncustomswhilesharingAmericanonesincertainareasC.thegroupsofpeoplewholivenearbyD.thattheygetclosertoAmericansociety()3.accordingtothepassage,peopleintheUSA_.A.shareAmericancustomsandcultureB.liveinakindof“side-by-side”societyC.keeptheirowncustomsandhabitsfirmlyD.makenochoicetoacc