江苏省涟水中学高二英语上学期阶段检测一试题.doc

江苏省涟水中学2011-2012学年高二英语上学期阶段检测一试题一、 单项填空 (共15小题, 每小题1分, 满分15分)1. why dont we choose that road to save time? the bridge to it_ a. has repaired b. is repaired c. is being repaired d. will be repaired2. how time flies!yeah. it seems like yesterday that i graduated from college. i cant believe i for 10 years!a. had worked b. am workingc. workedd. have been working3._puzzled the police especially was _the murderer was killed. a. what; how b. that; why c. which; when d. what; who4. the reason _she explained seemed reasonable a. that b. why c. what d. if5. after the long journey, the three of them went back home _? a. hungry and tiredly b. hungry and tired c. hungrily and tiredly d. hungrily and tired6. i was admitted into a famous university. my success _me pleased with myself, but i didnt. a. might have made b. might make c. should have made d. should make7. _around tiananmen square, the tourists were taken to see the palace museum. a. showing b. having been shown c. being shown d. having shown8. _a living, she had to work from morning till night. a. to make b. made c. making d. to have make9. alice trusts you; only you can _ her to give up the foolish idea. a. suggest b. attract c. advise d. persuade 10. i feel it is your husband who _ for the spoiled child. a. is to blame b. is going to blame c. is to be blamed d. should blame11. the doctors _ his health. a. are eager about b. are eager for c. are anxious for d. are anxious about12. have you _?no, i had the wrong number.a. got in b. got away c. got off d. got through13. over years, scientists have made a great _ in the treatment of cancer.a. break-in b. breakthrough c. breakup d. breakdown14. my money _ , so ill go to the bank to fetch some in case.a. has run out b. has run out of c. is running out d. is running out of15. tom? come here quickly._ , dad?do you know who has moved my computer?a. what up b. what are you doing c. whats up to d. whats on二、 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）“watch me dive off the high board, dad,”my ten-year-old son called out. i looked 16 to the ten-foot-high diving board and waited as he stood at the edge. he had 17 off the high board many times before, but now his courage seemed to 18 as he considered jumping through the air head-first. there were no other swimmers now, so he could take his 19 . “you can do it, robby,” i encouraged him. but he couldnt. not that evening. for 20 minutes he had been 20 to gather the courage to make the plunge(跳水), and he finally 21 up when the pool closed for the night. “i feel 22 in myself,” robby said on the way home. “i know i can do it, though. i know i can.” he 23 me to take him to the swimming pool again the next evening. like the night before, we happened to be the only 24 . “im going to do it this time,” he said 25 . “watch me!” he climbed the ladder and walked to the 26 of the board as i watched. 27 i encouraged him, but he 28 . it seemed that he would 29 defeat his fear. the lifeguards on duty helped me cheer him on. “you can do it, robby,” we all shouted. “just do it! dont think about it. just do it!” for 30 minutes we 30 him. for 30 minutes he started and stopped, leaned and straightened and 31 the fear that held him back. and then it happened. he extended (伸出) his 32 , bent over the edge and fell head-first into the 33 ! he appeared to the sounds of 34 and congratulations. he did it! robby not only learned something about facing his fear that evening, but learned that some things need full 35 .16. a. up b. downc. backd. forward17. a. gotb. jumpedc. keptd. put18. a. increaseb. risec. gatherd. weaken19. a. temperatureb. advicec. pictured. time20. a. promisingb. decidingc. attemptingd. agreeing21. a. gaveb. tookc. turnedd. went22. a. proudb. disappointedc. goodd. excited23. a. forcedb. remindedc. persuadedd. allowed24. a. viewersb. runnersc. travelersd. swimmers25. a. shylyb. politelyc. hesitantlyd. confidently26. a. middleb. endc. side d. top27. a. sob. againc. besidesd. instead28. a. pausedb. relaxedc. criedd. started29. a. alwaysb. everc. neverd. sometimes30. a. warnedb. taughtc. encouragedd. criticized31. a. consideredb. foughtc. escapedd. avoided32. a. armsb. handsc. feetd. legs33. a. airb. seac. sandsd. water34. a. comfortingb. laughingc. cryingd. blaming35. a. devotionb. strengthc. mindd. participation三阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。a knowing how much her own children loved presents at christmas, ann always tried to seek help for one or two poor families. this year, she would help a 22-year-old mother named ashley who worked in a factory and was raising two children. in the middle of this joyful sunday, kinzie, anns younger daughter, came up with a project of buying christmas gifts for ashleys family. she opened up her piggy bank, and now she counted out the coins and folded dollar bills, one by one, onto the kitchen table-$3.30. that was everything she had.then suddenly everyone was reaching into pockets and purses. mickey, anns son, and his friend frank, gathered small bills and handfuls of changes. jakeilla, anns elder daughter, ran into her room and cleaned out her coin bank. adding to kinzies gift became a game, with everyone hunting for changes. by the time the search ended, there was a small mountain of bills and a neat stack of rolled coins. the total: $130.at a breakfast meeting the next day, ann told her co-workers about her daughters latest project. to her surprise, staff members began to open their purses and empty their pockets to add to kinzies money bank.by days end, the story of kinzies gift had spread beyond anns office. she received a call from a door (捐献者). if a seven-year-old could give everything she had, he said, he should at least match her gift 100 to 1. he contributed $ 300.the total was now $ 500-plenty for a christmas for the three.that evening, kinzie went with her mother and sister to spend the money buying different gifts for the family members. they even had enough to buy food for a christmas dinner.on christmas eve, ann drove through the pouring rain to where the family lived. when ashley opened the door, ann stood under her umbrella and wished the astonished woman a merry christmas.36. how many children of ann are mentioned in the text? a. 2.b. 3. c. 4. d. 5.37. ann and her children collected money to . a. save it in the bank for christmasb. buy some gifts for each other c. help ashley and her childrend. buy christmas gifts for kinzie38. who does “a seven-year-old” mentioned by the donor in the passage refer to? a. jakeilla.b. mickey.c. frank.d. kinzie.b twenty years ago, when i was only fifteen, i had to leave school to work in a second-hand car shop to support my family. my work was to fix holes in leather, cigarette burns in seats, and repair windshields(挡风玻璃)。 every day i worked hard. and i was always optimistic, positive and kind, and tried my best to be angry with anybody.one day while i was repairing the windshield of an old car, cindy, the shop owner, who was always very rude to me and other workers, came and said it was broken by me. she asked me to pay for it. i have always been an honest person and i felt very embarrassed. and what is worse she blamed me in front of all the other workers. just at that time, one of my colleagues came and said the windshield was broken because of a falling branch of a tree standing in the yard.however, instead of being angry at being looked upon as someone that was not honest or had no integrity(正直), i went to a flower shop and bought some red roses and had them put in a nice basket that afternoon. i picked out a card and stated that i was sorry for the misunderstanding and that i did not ever have the intention of making her angry. and then i sent them to cindy.the next morning, i walked into cindys office like i did every day with my list of used cars that needed some attention before they were sold and said hello to her with my usual happy and sincere attitude. she gave me a big smile and said, “thank you for your flowers.”cindy began to change from that day, perhaps because of this small act of kindness. she was always very kind, and would always have a big smile when we walked into her office. i guess people can change with a little bit of kindness!39. why did the author begin to work at such a small age? a. he was unwilling to go to school any longer. b. his family was poor and he had to support his family. c. he wanted to earn money to buy a second-hand car. d. he had to help his parents in the second-hand car shop.40. the real reason why the author felt embarrassed was that . a. cindy mistook him as someone breaking the windshield. b. he didnt know how to repair a second-hand car c. he broke the windshield with a branch of a tree d. cindy told his colleagues he was the laziest of all workers41. the author bought some red roses for cindy in order to . a. ask for more payb. pay for the broken windshield c. remove the misunderstandingd. request cindys forgiveness42. what can we learn from the passage? a. seek the truth from facts.b. actions speak louder than words. c. an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.d. a small act of kindness can change a person.c do american children still learn handwriting in school? in this age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. steve graham, a professor at vanderbilt university, says he has been hearing about the death of handwriting in the past fifteen years. so is it still being taught? steve graham says, “if the results of a survey we have published this year are accurate, it is being taught by about ninety percent of the teachers in grades one to three.” ninety percent of the teachers also say they are required to teach handwriting. but studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are teaching it. professor graham says one study found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting.”steve graham says, “and then when you look at how its taught, you have some teachers who are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for only ten to fifteen minutes a day, and some teachers who basically teach it for sixty to seventy minutes a day, meaning the death of handwriting.” many adults remember learning that way-by copying letters over and over again. todays thinking is that short periods of practice are better. many experts say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas. after all, that is why we write.professor graham says handwriting involves two skills. one is legibility, which means forming the letters so they can be easily read. the other is fluency-writing without having to think about it. the professor says fluency continues to develop up until high school. but not everyone can master these skills. teachers commonly report that about one-fourth of their kids have poor handwriting. some people might think handwriting is not important any more because of computers and voice recognition programs.43. we can learn from the first paragraph that . a. handwriting lessons in america seem not to be stressed b. american children dont like to learn handwriting in school c. ninety percent of teachers are trained to teach handwriting d. handwriting lessons arent important to grades one to three44. what does the underlined word in the third paragraph mean? a. beauty.b. clearness.c. style.d. simplicity.45. why do about one-fourth of kids have poor handwriting in america? a. professional teachers spend only a little time in teaching them. b. it is a time full of computers and voice recognition programs. c. they dont master the skills in handwriting. d. each reason mentioned above is possible.46. whats the purpose of the text? a. to remind people of the importance of handwriting. b. to tell us how to improve our handwriting. c. to state the current situation of handwriting in america. d. to call on more professional teachers to teach handwriting.d nightmares are terrible dreams that make the sleeper feel frightened and threatened. sometimes the person is so scared that he may wake up from his sleep. when the person wakes up he may be sweating(出汗) and develops a heart-in-throat feeling. he may be able to remember the nightmare and what frightened him the most. once the person realizes it was just a dream and that he is safe and sound, he may calm down and fall asleep. the bogeyman is the most common cause of nightmares in children. joking apart, there are many other causes of nightmares in children. it is a normal part of their growing years and children tend to develop fear of things they do not understand. as monsters are the first one to make children get nightmares, other things, such as insects, which are unknown to them may also cause fear in the innocent mind. doctors have found that some circumstances can also cause nightmares in children, for circumstances can also cause nightmares in children, for example: fear of new school, watching too many horror movies, etc. teens suffer from different types of nightmares. adolescence is an age when all things around are in the wrong order but need to be solved, so teens are burdened with many issues that they are not mature enough to understand. confusion, adolescence, school pressure and irregular lifestyle may lead to nightmares in teenagers. there are different causes of nightmares in adults. it can be due to a physical illness or mental stress. studies have found men and women suffer from different kinds of nightmares. men are more likely to dream about being fired from their job or a violent situation. women would have nightmares about death of a loved one, losing their hair, or becoming unattractive. men and women both dream of failing in exams even if they are not students any more. some scientists believe nightmares, like dreams, are the way the mind works out the conflicts that it has not resolved in the wakeful hours. some people believe nightmares are a sign of things to come, but there is no scientific evidence.47. according to the passage, a person waking up from a nightmare . a. will get a dry throatb. can remember the dream clearly c. can no more fall asleepd. will go to sleep again48. the third paragraph mainly tells us . a. causes of nightmares in teenagersb. different types of nightmares of teens c. that adolescence is an age of confusiond. that teenagers have lots of things to deal with49. according to the text, which group may mind their appearance most? a. children.b. old people.c. men.d. women.50. scientists may have to research into . a. other causes of nightmaresb. whether the physical state causes nightmares c. if nightmares show the truth of the future d. how dreams work out conflicts unsolved in the day time.efor several days i saw little of mr. rochester. in the morning he seemed very busy with business，and in the afternoon gentlemen from the neighborhood called and sometimes stayed to dine with him. when his foot was well enough，he rode out a great deal. during this time，all my knowledge of him was limited to occasional meetings about the house， when he would sometimes pass me coldly，and sometimes bow and smile. his changes of manner did not offend (冒犯) me，because i saw that i had nothing to do with the cause of them.one evening，several days later，i was invited to talk to mr.rochester after dinner. he was sitting in his armchair， and looked not quite so severe，and much less gloomy，there was a smile on his lips， and his eyes were bright， probably with wine. as i was looking at him，he suddenly turned，and asked me，“do you think i am handsome，miss eyre?the answer somehow slipped from my tongue before i realized it: “no，sir.”“ah， you really are unusual! you are a quiet， serious little person， but you can be almost rude.”“sir， im sorry. i should have said that beauty doesnt matter，or something like that，”“no，you shouldnt! i see，you criticize my appearance，and then you stab (刺) me in the back! you have honesty and feeling. there are not many girls like you. but perhaps i go too fast. perhaps you have awful faults to counterbalance (抵消) your few good points.i thought to myself that he might have too. he seemed to read my mind，and said quickly，“yes，youre right. i have plenty of faults. i went the wrong way when i was twenty-one，and have never found the right path gain. i might have been very different. i might have been as good as you，and perhaps wiser. i am not a bad man，take my word for it，but i have done wrong. it wasnt my character，but circumstances which were to blame. why do i tell you all this? because youre the sort of person people tell their problems and secrets to，because youre sympathetic and give them hope.”it seemed he had quite a lot to talk to me. he didnt seem to like to finish the talk quickly，as was the case for the first time.“dont be afraid of me，miss. eyre，”he continued. “you dont relax or laugh very much，perhaps because of the effect lowood school has had on you.