2005-2006学年度上学期
高中学生学科素质训练
高二英语同步测试(1)—Unit 1 Making a difference
第Ⅰ卷
第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节: 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. Don’t go very far. Stay ______shouting distance
A. over B. off C. within D. at
22. I don’t think these black clothes ______her age. I guess red ones may be better.
A. match B. fit C. connect D. equal
23. They are now in great need of help. So your support will certainly make a ______
A. deal B. decision C .point D. difference
24. Mr. Baker is busy these days ______a new book on how to develop a child’s reading skill.
A. working out B. working on C. working for D. working into
25. ______we move the picture over here Do you think it’ll look better
A. What for B. What if C. How come D. How about
26. There is no point ____ further. It won’t help much.
A. on explaining B. to explain C. of explaining D. in explaining
27. The climbers are______ after the long and hard trip. They need rest and food badly.
A. used up B. made up C. given out D. run out
28. The shoe was discovered on the Chilkoot Pass, the famous trail used by people _gold in Alaska.
A. looking B. finding C. searching D. seeking
29. Our teacher of English is said _____to Mr Lee, our teacher of Chinese for more than three months.
A. to be engaged B. to have engaged C. to engage D. to have been engaged
30. Boys wear fashionable clothes to attract girls. In a ______way, some birds have bright feathers.
A. similar B. strange C. different D. certain
31. He was observed _____into the house and help himself to what he liked before the owner came back.
A. to slip B. slip C. slipping D. slipped
32. —_______that he managed to get the information
—Oh, a friend of his helped him.
A. Where was it B. What was it C. How was it D. Why was it
33. It has been raining every day so far. I hope tomorrow will ______fine.
A. turn to B. turn up C. turn into D. turn out
34. Only after my friend came______.
A. did the computer repair B. he repaired the computer
C. was the computer repaired D. the computer was repaired
35. You’ll fail in the maths exam if you don’t study hard. _________.
A. There’s no doubt with it B. It’s no doubt about it
C. It doesn’t have any doubt with it D. There’s no doubt about it
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three, 36 my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it 37 over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (瘫痪) from the chest down, 38 to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of 39 with lots of unexpected challenges( 挑战). We went from the "haves" to the “have-nots". Or so we thought.
40 what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of 41 difficulties. We came to learn that something 42 could happen in a disaster . All over the world people 43 Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a 44 center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of 45 had been received and sorted.
As 46 , we opened letter after letter. They gave us 47 and became a source of strength for us. We used them to 48 ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a 49 , or to the "Disabled" box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or 50 in bed living happily and 51 .
These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so 52 we offer one of them to you.
Dear Chris,
My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your 53 accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this 54 challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you 55 .
Yours Sincerely,
Nancy Reagan
36. A. since B. before C. when D. while
37. A. walked B. climbed C. pulled D. jumped
38. A. able B. unable C. suitable D. unsuitable
39. A. disability B. possession C. convenience D. experience
40. A. So B. For C. Or D. Yet
41. A. sharing B. separating C. fearing D. exploiting
42. A. terrible B. similar C. wonderful D. practical
43. A. wrote for B. cared for C. hoped for D. sent for
44. A. medical B. postal C. experimental D. mental
45.A. news B. paper C. equipment D. mail
46. A. patients B. a family C. nurses D. a group
47. A. effect B. effort C. comfort D. explanation
48. A. encourage B. express C. control D. treat
49. A. cry B. laugh C. chat D. sigh
50. A. much B. never C. even D. seldom
5l. A. bitterly B. fairly C. weakly D. successfully
52. A. here B. there C. therefore D. forward
53. A. driving B. flying C. running D. riding
54. A. technical B. different C. difficult D. valuable
55. A. nearby B. close C. busy D. alive
第三部分:阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
For a long time, people who fish have had to rely on luck to catch fish. Even big fishing ships, fitted out with radar and modern equipment, have their share of bad days. Wouldn’t it be nice if fish could be trained to come at the call of a whistle the way some days are trained
Well, the days of “fish whistle” may be just around the corner. Japanese companies are working on methods that will train fish to return to harvest areas at the sound of an underwater whistle.
The method works like this: First, fish eggs are hatched in a laboratory. Whenever feeding time arrives, a whistle sounds. The young fish learn to return to their feeding areas at the sound of the whistle.
Later, the fish are set free at sea, near special-made under water “barns”. There, the whistle-plus-feeding program continues. Being well fed and sheltered, the fish continue to live around the barn. So when fishing time arrives, all the harvesters need to do is to sound the whistle, drop their nets, and draw in a lot of fish.
Many countries have closed their offshore fishing waters to ships from other countries. With fish whistle and barns, Japan hope to become less dependent on importing fish from other countries.
56 The phrase “around the corner” in the second paragraph means______.
A. a dead end B. impossible C. very near D. not a through road
57. Which of the following statements is true
A. For many years people depend on luck to catch fish.
B. Fish can never be trained like a dog.
C. Radar can always help catch more fish.
D. Well-equipped fishing ships never have a bad day in catching fish.
58. From the passage we learn that ______.
A. people are expecting the sea to offer more fish
B. Japan hopes to supple more fish to other countries
C. the harvesters can catch as many fish as possible now
D. many countries have taken measures to protect their fishing waters from foreign ships
59. On the whole, the passage is about ______.
A. a new fishing method B. an experiment with fish
C. how to train fish D. how to feed fish
B
The days of elderly women doing nothing but cooking huge meals on holidays are gone. Enter the Red Hat Society -a group holding the belief that old ladies should have fun.
“My grandmothers didn’t do anything but keep house and serve everybody. They were programmed to do that,” said Emils Comette, head of a chapter of the 7-year-old Red Hat Society.
While men have long spent their time fishing and playing golf, women have sometimes seemed to become unnoticed as they age. But the generation now turning 50 is the baby boomers(生育高峰期出生的人), and the same people who refused their parents’ way of being young are now trying a new way of growing old.
If you take into consideration feminism(女权主义), a bit of spare money, and better health for most elderly, the Red Hat Society looks almost inevitable(必然的). In this society, women over 50 wear red hats and purple(紫色的) clothes, while the women under 50 wear pink hats and light purple clothing.
“The organization took the idea from a poem by Jenny Joseph that begins: “When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple. With a red hat which doesn’t go,” said Ellen Cooper, who founded the Red Hat Society in 1998. When the ladies started to wear the red hats, they attracted lots of attention.
“The point of this is that we need a rest from always doing something for someone else,” Cooper said. “Women feel so ashamed and sorry when they do something for themselves.” This is why chapters are discouraged from raising money or doing anything useful. “We’re a ladies’ play group. It couldn’t be more simple,” added Cooper’s assistant Joe Heywood.
60. The underlined word “chapter” in paragraph 2 means __________.
A. one branch of an organization B. a written agreement of a club
C. one part of a collection of poems D. a period in a society’s history
61. From the text, we know that the “baby boomers” are a group of people who
A. have gradually become more noticeable
B. are worried about getting old too quickly
C. are enjoying a good life with plenty of money to spend
D. tried living a different life from their parents when they were young
62. It could be inferred from the text that members of the Red Hat Society are .
A. interested in raising money for social work
B. programmers who can plan well for their future
C. believers in equality between men and women
D. good at cooking big meals and taking care of others
63. Who set up the Red Hat Society
A. Emily Cornette. B. Ellen Cooper. C. Jenny Joseph. D. Joe Heywood.
64. Women join the Red Hat Society because .
A. they want to stay young
B. they would like to appear more attractive
C. they would like to have fun and live for themselves
D. they want to be more like their parents
C
The science of physics today is as current as the morning newspaper. Indeed, as a result of new advances in physics and their rapid application to inventions designed to satisfy man’s wants, the world itself has been changing rapidly. Space technology, industrial technology, and the technology of the home, the farm, the office, the bank, and the department store have all been revolutionized.
Clearly, every grown-up today would understand the world he lives in much better if he knew something about physics. Whether it be Congress voting, huge sums of money for new warships, space exploration, or atomic energy; the office staff learning to use a new computer; son Bobby wanting to know about going to the moon; or the housewife learning to operate a new electric wire stove, physics seems to be everywhere.
Teachers in thousands of schoolrooms in America are trying to communicate some of the excitement and importance of these new developments to their students. They know that some of their eager students will someday be scientists and will themselves then contribute to the development of new knowledge or its application to new things.
But in any case, they can be sure that if they bring a knowledge of science (any science) to their students in meaningful and stimulating ways, they have contributed much to helping each one live a more meaningful life.
65. The application of new advances in physics to inventions ______.
A. may solve all the problems in teaching
B. can help people understand the meaning of life
C. is intended to meet people’s needs
D. make people understand the voting rules of the Congress
66. According to the passage, many American teachers are making efforts to do all of the following EXCEPT ___.
A. stimulating their students’ curiosity in physics
B. making their students understand the importance of physics
C. giving their students the information of new advances in science
D. creating excitement about physical education among their students
67. The word “themselves” in the third paragraph refers to ______.
A. some of the eager students B. the students in the classroom
C. the teachers giving lessons D. all the scientists in physics
68. The first two paragraphs of the passage mainly tell us about ______.
A. new advances in physics B. the use of physics in our life
C. the science of physics D. modern developments in science
第Ⅱ卷
第四部分:写作
第二节:书面表达(满分25分)
假设你是新华中学的学生李华,得知某英文报招聘兼职记者,你有意应聘,请按下列要点给报社写一封自荐信。
1.表示感兴趣
2.说明优势:知识面、英语水平、合作精神、相关经历
3.希望得到回复
注意:
1.词数:100左右
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯
2005-2006学年度上学期
高中学生学科素质训练
高二英语同步测试(1)—Unit 1 Making a difference
参考答案
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36---40 CDBCD 41---45 ACBAD 46---50 BCABC 51---55 DADCD
56-60 CAD AA 61-65 DCBCC 66-68 DAB
One possible version:
. Dear Sir or Madam,
I'm a student from Xinhua Middle School. I'm glad to learn that you want a few part-time English reporters. I'm quite interested in it.
I think I'm fit for the job. As a student, I've read a lot and have much knowledge in many fields. I'm fond of English and do well in both speaking and writing. Besides, I'm easy to get along with and enjoy working together with others. Above all, I once worked as a reporter for my school broadcasting station. So I'm sure I can do the job well if I get the position.
I'm looking forward to your reply.
Yours faithfully,
Li Hua
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