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中学英语之家 | | 我们致力于为您提供最全的免费、免注册即可下载的教学资源和县一中高二英语竞赛拔尖辅导试题一、选择题1. Meimei felt uncomfortable her sisters blouse because it was too tight for her.A. wearing B. to have onC. putting on D. to be on2. He offered me five pennies; it was not much, but it was a bird in the hand, and I accepted the money. The underlined phrase means .A. not too muchB. not the things one has hopedC. something necessary and importantD. something one already has is better than something one might get3. Youve heard of Eddie Fisher, havent you?The name rings a bell. Tell me a bit about Eddie Fisher.Well, he married Liz Taylor, didnt he?Oh yes, that Eddie Fisher.The underlined phrase means .A. make a telephone againB. sound familiarC. be very popularD. be easily forgotten4. Television has many advantages. It keeps us about the news, and also provides entertainment in the home.A. informedlatest B. to knowlaterC. learninglatterD. to thinklate5. The palace is heavily guarded, because inside its walls .A. where sit the European leadersB. sit the European leadersC. the European leaders there sitD. that the European leaders sit6. The Smiths have not yet and I doubt whether they will now.A. shown off B. shown roundC. shown upD. shown in 7. Wake him in an hour; he for ten hours by then.A. would be sleepingB. will be sleepingC. will have been sleepingD. has been sleeping8. To succeed in a difficult task, .A. one needs to be persistentB. persistence is neededC. you need be a persistent personD. persistence is what one needs9. This , they went out to enjoy themselves.A. was done B. did C. was being doneD. done10. As he made no to our quarrel, I assumed he had forgiven me.A. statement B. mentionC. referenceD. comment11. are you to touch those electric appliances with wet hands.A. No wonder B. On no accountC. Not a fewD. If need be12. Teddy has a brother who has ambitious plans to carry them out.A. but does littleB. but who does littleC. and does littleD. yet who does little13. Fifteen is to three five is to one.A. what B. that C. as D. like14.The main road was blocked for three hours today after an accident two lorries.A. involving B. includingC. combiningD. containing15. Britains press is unusual it is divided into two very different types of newspaper: the quality press and the popular press.A. in howB. in which C. in thatD. in what16.The second book was by August 1998, but two years later, the end was still nowhere in sight.A. to completeB. to have completed C. completedD. to have been completed17.It may rain; youd better take an umbrella just .A. in caseB. in the caseC. in eventD. in the event18.This text a number of multiple choice questions.A. composes ofB. composes in C. consists of D. consists in 19.Semiconductors are materials which cannot be classified as .A. neither conductors or insulatorsB. either conductors or insulatorsC. neither conductors nor insulatorsD. either conductors nor insulators20.The teacher told them since light faster than sound, lightning to go before thunder.A. traveledappearedB. traveledhad appearedC. had traveledappearedD. travelsappears二、改错21. It is just on that day when I bumped into Professor White on my way to work A B C D( ) 22. He who does not know to die does not know how to live. A B C D( ) 23. My father was graduated from the University of Michigan in 1948, and he is an engineer.A B C D( ) 24. From the reconstructed skeletons of prehistoric animals, scientists can obtain a quite good A B Cidea of their appearance.D( ) 25. Having spent his childhood in France, John is able to converse in French rather good. A B C D( ) 26. A number of students were taken to the industrial exhibition, which they saw many new A B C Dproducts.( ) 27. As the children become financially independent of the family, the emphasis on family A Bfinancial security will shift from protection to save for the retirement years.C D( ) 28. Attitudes and persistence can help us become who we want to be, and competition is the A B C Dbest motivator.( ) 29. What will supply the energy need to run the machine of tomorrows world?A B C D( ) 30. Every man, woman and child in this community are now aware of the terrible consequences A B C Dof the habit of smoking. ( ) 三、完形填空AThe Flight of ApolloEarly in 1971 Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa made a trip in Apollo 14, and they had some alarming experiences on their adventure. Trouble 31 early on the journey, Apollo 14 32 two separate modules: a Lunar Module and a Command Module. The astronauts disconnected the Lunar Module and changed its position so that the landing unit was in front 33 behind. They had great difficulty 34 again. For some mysterious reason the Command and Lunar Modules 35 to lock together. The men struggled for five hours, and at last they managed to lock them by force.Mission Control then had to make a very difficult 36 . Was it wise to continue the journey and land the men on the Moon? The same trouble 37 happen again after the landing. The men might not be able to 38 with the Command Module and get back to Earth. The controllers considered the difficulties and dangers and worked out possible ways to overcome 39 troubles that might arise. The astronauts also made testes 40 the spacecraft and tried to discover the cause of the trouble. The cause remained a mystery, but there were no mechanical 41 . Mission Control felt that the risks were not great and decided to continue the adventure.The Apollo 14 42 the Moon and went into orbit and Shepard and Mitchell prepared to land. They got into the Lunar Module, disconnected it 43 , and began to descend. During their descent, a computer 44 a wrong order to modules landing system: it told it 45 ! This was very alarming. Scientists at Mission Control quickly wrote new landing orders for the computer and they overcame the problem just in time. The machine behaved properly and the men landed safely.31.A. aroseB. arousedC. roseD. raised32.A. composed of B. consisted ofC. made up of D. made of 33.A. in spite ofB. in case of C. in place of D. instead of34.A. to lockB. to be lockedC. in lockingD. on locking35.A. deniedB. displeasedC. objectedD. refused36.A. discussionB. divisionC. decisionD. distribution37.A. mayB. might C. mustD. ought to 38.A. link upB. line up C. give upD. put up39.A. anyB. someC. manyD. several40.A. by B. in C. on D. within41.A. mistakesB. errorsC. faultsD. wrongs42.A. arrived to B. reached to C. arrived D. reached43.A. with none of difficultyB. with no any difficultyC. without some difficulty D. without any difficulty44.A. kept on being givenB. kept on givingC. kept to giveD. kept being given45.A. not landingB. to not landingC. not to landD. to not landBMore and more people live in large cities these days and this means that it is becoming more and more difficult to find s 46 and time for ourselves. But for many people, personal privacy (独处) is very important. In many h 47 , a few minutes in the bathroom is all the privacy that is available.Teenagers especially need their own personal space at home w 48 they can feel relaxed and private. But, of course, not all teenagers are lucky e 49 to have a room of their own. Where space is short, they often have to s 50 a bedroom with a brother or sister. In that case, its a good idea for them to have a special area o 51 corner of the room to call their own. Its especially important for young people to have somewhere to k 52 their personal things. This may or may not be a tidy place and it is not a good idea for p 53 to try and tell teenagers how to organize their space as this is likely to lead to arguments. Parents can, however, make s 54 that there are enough storage spaces s 55 as shelves, cupboards and boxes. This will allow the teenagers to keep their space tidy if they want to.四、阅读理解AAlthough no one is certain why migration occurs, there are several theories. One theory is based upon the premise that prehistoric birds of the Northern Hemisphere were forced south during the Ice Age, when the glaciers covered large parts of Europe, Asia, and North America. As the glaciers melted, the birds came back to their homelands, spent the summer, and then went south again as the ice advanced in winter. In time, the migration became a habit, and now, although the glaciers have disappeared, the habit continues.Another theory proposes that the ancestral home of all modern birds was the tropics. When the region became overpopulated, many species were crowed north. During the summer, there was plenty of food, but during the winter, scarcity forced them to return to the tropics.A more recent theory, known as photoperiodism, suggests a relationship between increasing daylight and the stimulation of certain glands in the birdsbodies that may prepare them for migration. One scientist has been able to cause midwinter migrations by exposing birds to artificial periods of daylight. He has concluded that changes occur in the bodies of birds due to seasonal changes in the length of daylight.56. According to one theory, when the glaciers disappeared, birds .A. stopped migratingB. continued migratingC. began migrating againD. migrated south and stayed there57. The author states that birds left the tropics because .A. there was not enough food there in the winterB. there were too many birdsC. there were too many glaciersD. there was too much daylight58.This passage supports the belief that .A. exact reasons for migration are not knownB. birds migrate because of changes in temperatureC. the ancestral home of all birds was the tropicsD. glaciers caused birds to migrateBI have been studying the nature of the “lower animals” and contrasting it with that of man. I find the result humiliating to me. For it obliges me to give up my support for Darwinian theory of the Ascent of man from the Lower Animals; since it now seems plain to me that that theory ought to be replaced by a new and truer one, the Descent of Man from the Higher Animals.In proceeding toward this unpleasant conclusion I have not guessed or speculated, but have used what is commonly called the scientific method. That is to say, I have subjected every hypothesis to the test of actual experiment, and have adopted it or rejected it according to the result.Many men who have accumulated more money than they can ever use have shown a violent hunger for more, and have not hesitated to cheat the ignorant and the helpless of their poor savings in order to satisfy that appetite. I furnished a hundred different kinds of wild animals with the opportunity to accumulate vast stores of food, but none of them would do it. the bees and certain birds made accumulations, but stopped when they had gathered a winters supply, and could not be persuaded to add to it either honestly or by deception. These experiments convinced me that there is this difference between man and the higher animals: he is greedy, they are not.Man is the only animal that robs his helpless fellow of his countrytakes possession of it and drives him out of it or destroys him. Man has done this in all the ages. There is not an acre of ground on the globe that is held by its rightful owner, or that has not been taken away from owner after owner, by force and bloodshed.Man is the Reasoning Animal. Such is the claim. I think it is open to debate. Indeed, my experiments have proven to me that he is the Unreasoning Animal. His record is the fantastic record of a maniac, I consider that the strongest count against his intelligence is the fact that with that record back of him he still sets himself up as the head animal of the lot: whereas by his own standards he is the bottom one.59. The writer claims that his theory is .A. hypotheticalB. positiveC. subjectiveD. scientific60. The word “country” in the fourth paragraph means .A. house B. nationalityC. countrysideD. land61.The best proof against mans intelligence is that .A. he is greedy and has a violent hunger for wealthB. he is cruel and is not above robbing his fellowmen of their possessionsC. he assumes that he is superior to other animals in spite of his past recordD. he is an unreasoning creature62. The tone of the passage is .A. sentimentalB. serious and regretfulC. melancholyD. light yet mockingly seriousCA new era is upon us. Cal it what you will: the service economy, the information age, the knowledge society. It all translates to a fundamental change in the way we work. Already were partly there. The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen dramatically in the Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan (two thirds or more in many of these countries) are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise. More women are in the work force than ever before. There are more part-time jobs. More people are self-employed. But the breadth of the economic transformation cant be measured by numbers alone, for it also is giving rise to a radical new way of thinking about the nature of work itself. Long-held notions about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between individuals and employersall these are being challenged.We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead. No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have foreseen the ways in which a single invention, the chip, would transform our world thanks to its applications in personal computers, digital communications and factory robots. Tomorrows achievements in biotechnology, artificial intelligence or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of dramatic changes. But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more vital, and the people who possess it, whether they work in manufacturing or services, will have the advantage and produce the wealth. Computer knowledge will be