高二上开学考英语试题.docx

1、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 What is language for？ Some people seem to think its for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of wordsthe longer the lists， the better Thats wrong Language is for the exchange（交

2、流） of ideas and information Its meaningless knowing all about a language if you cant use it freely Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules， but they cant speak correctly or fluently（流利地） They are afraid of making mistakes One shouldnt be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a fore

3、ign language Native speakers make mistakes and break rules， too Bernard Saw once wrote， “Foreigners often speak English too correctly ” But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make Theyre English mistakes in the English language And if enough native

4、speakers break a rule， it is no longer a rule What used to be wrong becomes right People not only make history， they make language But a people can only make its own language It cant make another peoples language So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar， but they shouldnt overd

5、o（做过头） it They should put communication（交际） first 1 Language is used to A express oneself B practise grammar rules C talk with foreigners only D learn lists of words 2 Generally， when an American or an Englishman speaks English， he A never makes mistakes B often makes mistakes C cant avoid making mi

6、stakes D always makes mistakes 3 “Foreigners often speak English too correctly ” This sentence means that A foreigners speak correct English B foreigners speak incorrect English C foreigners speak English according to the grammar rules D foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English 4 If to

7、o many native speakers break a rule， A what they use will become right B they are against the law C they should say sorry to others D they will become heroes 5 When we speak a foreign language， we should A speak in Chinese way B speak by the rules C speak to native speakers D not be afraid of making

8、 mistakesB Mr and Mrs Gordon were sitting on the sand， reading their magazines Mr Gordon was too stingy（吝啬）to rent（租） a chair Their twelveyearold daughter，Sandra， was playing at the waters edge Suddenly a huge wave lifted Sandra up and carried her out to sea Fortunately（幸运的是），a lifeguard（救生员） was on

9、 duty and he saw the wave carry Sandra away He ran along the beach and dived into the sea He swam quickly to where the girl， with her head only just above the water， was shouting for help She was very frightened When the lifeguard reached her she struggled（挣扎） with him， as drowning（即将淹死的） people oft

10、en do However， he was a skilful lifeguard and quickly took hold of her and swam with her back to the beach By the time he reached it， Mr and Mrs Gordon had realized what had happened They had run down to the waters edge Neither of them could swim They just stood in the shallow water， and worried abo

11、ut their daughter Had the lifeguard reached her in time？ Fortunately， he had “That was quick work，young man，”Mr Gordon said He turned to his wife， “Give the lifeguard a dollar” “A dollar！” Sandra cried “Dad，how can you give him a dollar！ He saved my life I was half dead” “Quite right， girl ” Mr Gord

12、on said， pleased by his daughters awareness（知道） of the value of money He turned to his wife again and said， “Shes right She was only half dead Give him fifty cents ” 6 What happened to Sandra？ A She ran into the sea B Her life was saved by a lifeguard C She was drowned D She died 7 What would probab

13、ly have happened to Sandra if the lifeguard had not been on the beach？ A Her father would have saved her B Her mother would have saved her C She would have swum back to the beach D She would have been drowned 8 What did Mr and Mrs Gordon do when Sandra was carried out to sea by the wave？ A They shou

14、ted to the lifeguard B They dived into the water C Perhaps they were reading magazines D They offered the lifeguard money to save Sandra 9 Why was Sandra angry with her father？ A He did not give the lifeguard any money B He did not swim out to save her C He did not show the lifeguard hearty thankful

15、ness D He gave the lifeguard too much money 10 Why was Mr Gordon pleased with her daughter？ A She was safe again B She was polite to the lifeguard C He thought she did not want him to give the life-guard too much money D She gave the lifeguard fifty cents C As one comes to some crossroads， he or she

16、 sees a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead At other crossroads， drivers have to go slow， but they do not actually have to stop （unless， of course， there is something coming along the main road）； and at still others， they do not have either to stop or to g

17、o slow， because they are themselves on the main road Mr Williams， who was always a very careful driver， was driving home from work one evening when he came to a crossroad It had a “Slow” sign He slowed down when he came to the main road， looked both ways to see that nothing was coming， and then drov

18、e across without stopping completely At once he heard a police whistle， so he pulled into the side of the road and stopped A policeman walked over to him with a notebook and a pen in his hand and said， “You didnt stop at that crossing ” “But the sign there doesnt say stop”，answered Mr Williams “It j

19、ust says Slow， and I did go slow ” The policeman looked around him， and a look of surprise came over his face Then he put his notebook and pen away， scratched his head and said， “Well，Im in the wrong street！”11 Mr Williams was driving one evening A to a party B to his office C home after work D to w

20、ork from home12 When he was stopped by a policeman， he A was driving at a high speed B was driving on the main road C was going to stop his car D was driving slowly13 Though slowly， Mr Williams continued driving at the crossing because A he didnt see any“stop”sign there B he paid no attention to the

21、 traffic regulations C he didnt have to stop D he was eager to get home14 The policeman was at Williams words A angry B surprised C upset D puzzled15 Looking round Mr Williams， the policeman was surprised because A he met a mad man B he realized that he himself was mistaken C Mr Williams dared to sp

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23、umTelephone: 77364421Address: Vanier Park, 1100 Chestnut St. ,New YorkAmerica s largest museum specializing in American history and art of our native peopleOpen: Mon. to Fri. 9:00 - 5:00 p. m. (Monday free)Sat. 9:00 a. m. - 1:00 p. m.LANSDOWNE PARK SHOPPING CENTRETelephone:33562367Address: 5300 No.

24、3RoadMon. , Tues. Sat. 9:30 a. m.- 5:30 p. m.Wed. , Thurs. Fri. 9:30 a. m. - 9:30 p. m.Sun. 11:00 a. m. - 5:00 p. m.SKYLINE HOTELTelephone:22785161Address: 3031 No.3Road (at Sea Island way)The Hangar Den: Wed. to Sun. Dinner from 5:30 p. m. Coffee Shop: Mon. - Fri. from 6:00 a. m.Sat. from 6:30 a.m.

25、Sun. from 7:00 a.m.Mon. - Wed. to 10:00 p. m. Thurs.- Sun. to 11:00 p. m.16. If you want to buy a new jacket, you will have to go to .A. 3031 No. 3 Road B. 5300 No. 3 RoadC. 9020 Bridgeport Road D. 1100 Chestnut Street17. If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday, you can call .A. 22785161 or 227060

26、30 B. 22706030 or 33562367C. 77364421 or 22785161 D. 33562367 or 2278516118.You don t have to pay on Monday if you go to the .A. Skyline Hotel B. Lansdowne Park Shopping CentreC. New York Museum D. Garden Restaurant19. If you want to enjoy yourself on Sunday mornings, you can go to the .A. Lansdowne

27、 Park Shopping Centre B. New York Museum C. Hangar Den D. Coffee Shop20. Visiting the New York Museum, you can learn about .A. the history of America s native people B. the history of New YorkC. the history of America D. the art of New York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

28、填入空白处的最佳选项。Most people in Japan pay much attention to the luck of telephone numbers. The bath house, for example, 21 to use 4626, because when people read it in Japanese, it has the 22 pronunciation as “have a good bath”. 23 the clothes shops and the butcher s like 4129 better than 24 number because

29、 this number can either be read as “good dress” or “good meat”. Since these numbers mean something 25 , people can remember them very 26 . So they have become advertisement for the shops. Yet, there are also telephone numbers which people don t like. 1564, for example, has the sound of “kill people”

30、 27 the number 4219 has that of “people die”. Now there are about forty-four million 28 in Japan, yet it is almost 29 for everyone to get a lucky telephone number. So these numbers have become commodities and people can sell them as goods. The price can 30 as high as 222 thousand Japanese Yen.21. A.

31、 likesB. comesC. hasD. refuses22. A. interestingB. strangeC. differentD. same23. A. ForB. NeitherC. EitherD. Both24. A. anyB. restC. otherD. any other25. A. strangeB. terribleC. niceD. important26. A. hardB. slowlyC. muchD. easily27. A. butB. becauseC. asD. while28. A. shopsB. peopleC. telephonesD. numbers29. A. difficultB. impossibleC. e