高三英语第一次学生自测题
二、单项选择(15分)
21. It’s six years since we ________ each other.
A. see B. saw C. had seen D. have seen
22. The number of people invited _______ 50, but a number of them ______ absent.
A. were; was B. was; was C. was; were D. were; were
23. Our English teacher, as well as us students, ___ not ___Chinese in the English Corner.
A. is; allowed to speak B. is; allowed speaking
C. are; allowed to speak D. are; allowed speaking
24. Some of the heat near the earth’s surface can ___electricity.
A. use to make B. be used to making
C. use to making D. be used to make
25. ____, I’d like to say how much I’ve enjoyed staying in your beautiful country.
A. To conclude B. To include C. In the conclusion D. As conclusion
26. _____ and out of breath, we reached the top of the mountain and stopped ______ the beautiful scenery.
A. Tiring; to enjoy B. Being tired; enjoying
C. Tired; to enjoy D. Tired; enjoying
27. The party they were looking forward ______ last night.
A. to being held B. to be held C. to was held D. to hold
28. This is the first time I _____ the beautiful city.
A. visited B. have visited C. visit D. had visited
29. It takes us ______ hour or more to go to my hometown by_____ train.
A. a; the B. an; / C. the; a D. a; /
30. Tom kept quite about the accident _______ lose his job.
A. so not as to B. so as not to C. so as to not D. not so as to
31. --- Go for a picnic this weekend, ok
--- _______________. I love getting close to nature.
A. I couldn’t agree more B. I’m afraid not
C. I believe not D. I don’t think so
32. His plan was such a good one _____ we all agreed to accept it.
A. as B. that C. so D. and
33. --- How long __________ at the job
--- Since 1990
A. were you employed B. have you been employed
C. had you been employed D. will you been employed
34. I’d rather have a room of my own than ____ a room ____ others.
A. to share; with B. to have shared; to
C. share; with D. sharing; of
35. After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced _______ tractors in 1988 as the year before.
A. as twice many B. as many twice C. twice as many D. twice many as
三、完形填空(20分)
One day two workers were installing(安装)electrical wires(电线)in the house. While they were working they 36 a problem: they had to put a 37 wire through a long 38 pipe(管子). The pipe was about 10 meters long and only about 4 centimeters wide. 39 this pipe wasn’t straight . It has several turns in it, which made it rather 40 to pass the wire through the pipe. After thinking for some time , one of them, Frank , had 41 . He told his partner, Harry, that he was going to get what he needed. 42 , Harry was a little surprised.
Thirty minutes later Frank 43 with two small white mice. He explained to Harry , “Hold this one very carefully, OK Now 44 at that end of the pipe.” Harry did so. Frank held the other mouse, a male mouse, at 45 end of the pipe. Then Frank 46 the wire around the mouse’ s neck , and spoke to Harry , “Now, very 47 press(压)the mouse.”
Harry did 48 he was told. He pressed gently on the mouse. The mouse 49 a soft sound.
When the male mouse heard the sound, he began to 50 out of Frank’s hand into the pipe toward 51 . Of course, the male mouse was 52 the wire. Frank 53 the other end of the wire in his hand.
After a few seconds the male mouse came out of the end of the pipe where the female mouse was.
The 54 had been solved ; the wire was 55 through the long pipe.
36. A. worked B. made C. thought D. met
37. A. thin B. strong C. thick D. weak
38. A. wide B. narrow C. low D. deep
39. A. Except B. But C. Or D. And
40. A. difficult B. different C. trouble D. strange
41. A. an opinion B. an idea C. a thought D. a mind
42. A. Naturally B. Hardly C. Nearly D. Strangely
43. A. came B. got C. returned D. arrived
44. A. turn up B. run away C . jump over D. climb up
45. A. an B. one C. another D. the other
46. A. rounded B. lay C. tied D. put
47. A. strongly B. hard C. fiercely D. lightly
48. A. that B. how C. what D. when
49. A. let B. made C. had D. sent
50. A. look B. keep C. turn D. run
51. A. the sound B. Harry C. the end D. Frank
52. A. fetching B. carrying C. pulling D. putting
53. A. held B. threw C. needed D. led
54. A. idea B. problem C. thing D. wire
55. A. walked B. passed C. set D. lined
四、阅读理解(40分)
A
My grandfather was a teacher. He was the headmaster of a school for boys between the ages of thirteen and eighteen. I know that he was a kind and gentle man at heart, because when I was young, he gave me presents, sat me on his knee, and told me stories. But I believe that boys at his school were afraid of him.
At school, when he walked into a room full of noisy boys, there was silence at once. When he looked at a boy with a certain look in his eyes, that boy went red in the face, and looked down at his shoes. If a boy brought him poor, careless work, which was not the best that boy could do, my grandfather picked up the boy’s book and threw it across the room, shouting, “Do it again, and bring it back first in the morning!” If the boy was late, or if he forgot to bring the work, he had to do it again and again, and yet again.
56. My grandfather was ______.
A. a kind and gentle teacher
B. a teacher who gave presents to the pupils
C. the headmaster of a boy’s school
D. a boy at a school where everyone was afraid of the head-teacher
57. When he looked at a boy in a certain way, that boy ______.
A. went red and could not return my grandfather’s look
B. looked back at my grandfather’s red face
C. changed another one
D. went red in the face because his shoes were dirty
58. My grandfather didn’t like to receive _________.
A. better work than he could do himself
B. work that the boys could not do
C. work that was not as good as the boys could do
D. the most careful work that the boys could do
59. He was a different man at home because _______.
A. he didn’t get angry at school like he did at home
B. he was not as gentle as at home
C. he didn’t throw books about at school like he did at home
D. he didn’t get angry at home
60. The boys in my grandfather’s school ________.
A. hated him B. were afraid of him
C. liked him very much D. forgot him easily
B
It was a dark and cold night. The car driver didn't have even one passenger all day. When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked, “Where do you want to go, sir ”
“To the Star Hotel, ’’ the young man answered. When the car driver heard that, he didn't feel happy. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station. But suddenly, he had an idea. He took the passenger through many streets of the big city.
After a long time, the car finally arrived at the hotel. “You should pay me fifteen dollars.” the car driver said to the young man. “What! Fifteen dollars Do you think I'm a fool Only last week I took a car from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip. I won't pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other car driver last week. ”
61. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage
A. The young man went past the railway station.
B. The young man was working in the railway station.
C. The young man had just got off a train.
D. The young man was waiting for his friend there.
62. What do you think of the car driver
A. He was a nice and clever man. B. He liked to work very hard.
C. He was good at driving. D. He was not an honest person.
63. From the passage we know that the young man .
A. knew clearly how far it was from the station to the hotel
B. had been to the hotel several times
C. didn’t want to stay in this city
D. must be a stranger and didn’t know the city very well
64. The driver took the passenger through many streets so as to .
A. make the young man happy
B. let the young man think it was very far from the station to the hotel
C. let the young man have a good look at the city
D. get more than twenty dollars
65. Do you think how much the young man paid the driver at last
A. Only three dollars. B. More than fifteen dollars.
C. Thirteen dollars or more. D. None.
C
A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders (想知道): Can I communicate with Americans Can they understand me Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British and American English How important are these differences
Certainly! there are some differences between British and American English. ‘There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen ” Americans say “in the hospital!” and “Do you have a pen ”. Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound theirs in words like “bird” and “hurt”. Speakers of British English do not sound theirs in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour” and “honour” are British, “color” and honor” are American.
These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.
66. According to this passage, a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that_______.
A. British people cannot understand him
B. American people cannot understand him
C. the grammar is too hard for him
D. the spelling is too hard for him
67. American English and British English are different in ________.
A. spelling B. pronunciation C. grammar D. all of the above
68. What is not mentioned (提及) in the passage
A. Whether there are differences between British English and American English.
B. Whether British English and American English are one language or two.
C. How the differences between British Eng lish and American English came about.
D. How important the differences are.
69. Most ________ say “Do you have a watch ”
A. British people B. Americans C. children D. teachers
70. Most ________ say “in hospital”.
A. British people B. Americans C. children D. teachers
D
Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed. When a person does a certain thing again, he is driven by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly, thus a habit is formed. Once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible to get rid of. It is therefore very important that we should pay great attention to the formation of habits. Children often form bad habits, some of which remain with them as long as they live. Older persons also form bad habits as long as they live, and sometimes become ruined by them.
There are other habits which when formed I early life, are of great help. Many successful men say that much of their success has something to do with certain habits in early life, such as early rising, honesty and thoroughness(周到).
Among the habits which children should not form are laziness, lying, stealing and so on. These are all easily formed habits. Unfortunately older persons often form habits which ought to have been avoided.
We ought to keep from all these bad habits, and try to from such habits as will prove good for ourselves and others.
71.According to the writer__________.
it is easier for children to get rid of their bad habits.
Once a bad habit is formed, it will remain with you all your life.
Bad habits are hard to get rid of both for children and older persons.
Bad habits formed in one’s late years are even more difficult to give up.
72.“ Early rising” here means________.
rising to the top of the world in one’s early days
being ahead of others when one is a child
making up one’s mind to the best from one’s childhood.
Getting up early
73. What does the writer intend to tell us by this passage
A. Bad habits die hard
Bad habits ought to be got rid of as soon as possible
Great attention should be paid to forming good habits and keeping away from bad ones
We must be able to tell good habits from bad ones.
74.From this passage we know that many people succeed________.
A. as a result of good habits
because they don’t have any bad habits
because they are cleverer than others
because of hard work
75.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
The writer advises children not to tell lies.
The writer advises students not to do too much homework
C. The writer thinks that success comes from good habits such as honesty and perseverance(毅力).
D. The writer thinks grown-ups also pick up bad habits.