上海市闸北区第八中学高一英语上学期摸底试题含解析

上海市闸北区第八中学高一英语上学期摸底试题含解析一、选择题1.Heisconfident,__________,inmyopinion,ismostimportantinsociety.A.how

B.that

C.what

D.which

参考答案：D2.Themanfound________verydifficulttogettosleep.A.it

B.that

C.what

D.them参考答案：A3.Agreatnumberofuniversitygraduates________________tothecallofthecountryandwenttoworkinthenorthwest.

A.responded

B.answered

C.told

D.said参考答案：a略4.Thenumberoftheworkersinthisfactory________300，thatistosay，it________20%.A．hasincreasedby；hasincreasedtoB．haveincreasedto；haveincreasedbyC．hasincreasedto；hasincreasedbyD．haveincreasedby；haveincreasedto参考答案：C[由主语可知谓语动词用单数；increaseto表示“增长到……”；increaseby表示“增长了……”。根据句意可知应选C项。]5._______achievement，lastweek’sministerialmeetingoftheWTOhereearnedalow，thoughnotfailing，grade.

A．Intermsof

B．Incaseof

C．Asaresultof

D．Infaceof参考答案：A6.Please______thesemoneyandI’msuretheywill______morethan10,000Yuan.A.add;addup

B.addup;addupto

C.addup;addup

D.add;addupto参考答案：B7.I________hopethatIcanhavetheopportunitytomeetthefamousscientistonbiochemistryagaininShanghai．（）A．frequently B．sincerely C．selflessly D．regularly参考答案：B考查副词辨析．根据句意，我真诚地希望，sincerely真诚地，真心地．frequently频繁地；selflessly无私地；regularly定期地，有规律地．故选B．8.NeitherInorhe______French.

A.speak

B.doesn’tspeak

C.speaks

D.doesn'tspeak参考答案：C9.InChinabothmenandwomenenjoy______rights.A.mean

B.equal

C.willing

D.unfair参考答案：B10.---Haveyouacolor1TV?

---Yes,Ihaveagood___.A.it

B.ones

C.that

D.one参考答案：D11.AnewWandacinema_______here.Theyhopetofinishitnextyear.A.willbebuilt B.isbuiltC.hasbeenbuilt D.isbeingbuilt参考答案：D12.Teachersrecommendparents____theirchildrenunder12toridebicyclestoschoolforsafety.A.notallow

B.donotallow

C.mustn’tallow

D.can’tallow参考答案：A略13.Whatdoyouthink____solvetheproblem?A.youcando

B.canyoudo

C.youcandoto

D.canyoudoto参考答案：C14.Onlyinthisway---------theproblemwell.A.youcansolve

B.

yousolve

C.canyousolve

D.youwillsolve参考答案：C15.

Hewasverytired;_______,hewouldn’thavesleptatthemeeting.

A.otherwise

B.therefore

C.though

D.however参考答案：A16.Myparentswillgotherebytaxibecauseitisraining____________.A.badly

B.hardly

C.probably

D.heavily参考答案：D17..----WhataboutgoingtoTibetbytrainthissummer?.

----

,butI’vegottostayhomeandprepareforanimportantmeeting.

A.Allright

B.Soundsgood

C.Ican’t

D.No,Iamterriblysorry参考答案：B略二、新的题型18.Alllanguageschangeovertime,butsomechangeatafasterratethanothers.

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Themostimportantfactorsarethenumberofpeoplewhospeakalanguage,wheretheyliveandwhethertheymovearound,theimportanceofthelanguageforworldtradeandcommunication,andchangesintechnology.

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However,todayEnglishisthemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworld.Englishisspokenbyabout350millionpeopleasafirstlanguageincountriessuchasGreatBritain,theUnitedStates.Inaddition,aboutabillionmorepeoplespeakEnglishasasecondlanguage.EnglishstartedtotakeoverFrenchasaninternationallanguageduringtheperiodofBritishcolonialism(殖民主义)whentheEnglishruledmanycountriesinAfricaandAsia.

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Thecolonialperiodcametoanendatthesametimethatseveralotherchangesoccurred.Forexample,theU.S.startedtoplayagreaterpartinglobalaffairsandtheinternationaleconomy.NewmeansofcommunicationtechnologysuchastelevisionandtheInternetspreadEnglishworldwide.

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Inaddition,theycouldusetheInternetforinformation,business,ore-mailcommunication,allinEnglish.JustastheuseofEnglishspread,otherlanguageschangedEnglishbycontactorbynewinventionsandtechnology.Incontrast,Icelandicisalanguagethathaschangedveryslowly.Icelandicspeakerstodaycanunderstandpoetrywritteninaslightlydifferentdialectover1,000yearsago!WhyhasIcelandicchangedsoslowly?Themainreasonistheisolated(孤立的)locationoftheislandinthemiddleoftheAtlanticOcean.

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ComparedtoEngland,Icelandhadnohistoryofcolonialism.Iceland’ssmallpopulationhasnotplayedamajorroleininternationaltradeorcommunication.Today,mostIcelandersspeakEnglishinadditiontotheirnativelanguage.Withoutsideinfluences,Icelandicischangingmorerapidlynow.A.PeopleeverywherecouldwatchthenewsorsportseventsinEnglish.B.Thesechangeshaveagreatinfluenceonthedevelopmentofsociety.C.Isolationmeantthatforhundredsofyears,Icelandershadlittlecontactwithspeakersofotherlanguages.D.Whataresomeofthefactorsthatinfluencehowquicklyalanguagechanges?E.Thelanguagecommunicationbringsaboutthecommunicationoftechnology.F.Inthepast,otherlanguagessuchasLatinorFrenchweremoreimportantthanEnglish.G.Englishwastheprimarymeansofcommunicationinthesecolonies.参考答案：36-40DFGAC36.答案：D解析：D项设问句及factors与下句Themostimportantfactors保持一致。37.答案：F解析：F项语义及Inthepast与下句However,today...形成对比。38.答案：G解析：G项中的thesecolonies与上句中的colonialism一致。39.答案：A解析：A项could...inEnglish与下句Inaddition,theycould...inEnglish.为并列关系。40.答案：C解析：C项中的Isolation和Icelanders与上句呼应。三、阅读理解19.Gettingridofdirt,intheopinionofmostpeople,isagoodthing.However,thereisnothingfixedaboutattitudestodirt.Intheearly16thcentury,peoplethoughtthatdirtontheskinwasameanstoblockoutdisease,asmedicalopinionhaditthatwashingoffdirtwithhotwatercouldopenuptheskinandletillsin.Aparticulardangerwasthoughttolieinpublicbaths.By1538,theFrenchkinghadclosedthebathhousesinhiskingdom.SodidthekingofEnglandin1546.ThusbeganalongtimewhentherichandthepoorinEuropelivedwithdirtinafriendlyway.HenryIV,KingofFrance,wasfamouslydirty.Uponlearningthatanoblemanhadtakenabath,thekingorderedthat,toavoidtheattackofdisease,thenoblemanshouldnotgoout.Thoughthebeliefinthemeritofdirtwaslong-lived,dirthasnolongerbeenregardedasaniceneighboreversincethe18thcentury.Scientificallyspeaking,cleaningawaydirtisgoodtohealth.Cleanwatersupplyandhandwashingarepracticalmeansofpreventingdisease.Yet,itseemsthatstandardsofcleanlinesshavemovedbeyondsciencesinceWorldWarⅡ.Advertisementsrepeatedlyselltheidea:“clothesneedtobewhiterthanwhite,clothseversofter,surfacestoshine.”Hasthehatefordirt,however,gonetoofar?Attitudestodirtstilldifferhugelynowadays.Manyfirst-timeparentsnervouslytrytowarntheirchildrenoftouchingdirt,whichmightberesponsibleforthespreadofdisease.Onthecontrary,MaryRuebush,anAmericanimmunologist(免疫学家)，encourageschildrentoplayinthedirttobuildupastrongimmunesystem.Andthelatterpositionisgainingsomeground.46.ThekingsofFranceandEnglandinthe16thcenturyclosedbathhousesbecauseA.theylivedhealthilyinadirtyenvironmentB.theythoughtbathhousesweretoodirtytostayinC.theybelieveddiseasecouldbespreadinpublicbathsD.theyconsideredbathingcouldwashingoff