第二部分自测试题

1、上石桥高中三月份检测试题第二部分：英语知识应用（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答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. - Do you think it was the supermoon that caused the earthquake on March 11, 2011 in Japan? - _. It hasnt proven itself true by scientists. A. Not in the leastB. Dont mention itC. You can say tha

2、t againD. I expect so22We have never had such_ success in football! Yesterday we won the match with_ score of 5:0Aa; aBthe; aC/ ; theDa ; / 23A turning point of the continuously high housing price wont appear suddenly because there must be a certain process _ many factors lead to the changeAwhichBwh

3、atCwhereDthat 24Although _ considerable success as an outstanding basketball player, Yao Ming keeps working hard after his retirement Aachieving Bachieved Cto achieve Dhaving achieved 25Its important that we should show consideration for others if we are to live_ them in social lifeAin connection wi

4、thBin touch with Cin contrast with Din harmony with 26-How did you find your trip to Baohulu Amusement Park?-I thoroughly enjoyed itIt was_ than I expectedAeven much interesting Bfar more interesting Cso far interesting Da lot much interesting27After winning the singing competition, she thought hers

5、elf _ in her hometown Asomething Bnothing Canything Deverything28._ we have realized the danger of over-consumption, some measures should be adopted as soon as possible. A. Now thatB. As long asC. In order thatD. Even if29- He is so unhappyWhat let him down? -Its his plansYou cant imagine what its l

6、ike to feel that all your plans for the future have_Aset down Bturn down Cput down Dbroken down 30- Hi, Vera, have you checked the account yet?- Certainly, I _ it five times even though you told me to do it twiceAchecked Bwill have checked Chave been checking Dhad checked31There are eight tips in Dr

7、Rogers lecture on sleep, and one of them is: _to bed early unless you think it is necessaryAdoesnt go Bnot to go Cnot going Ddont go 32It is important to know about the cultural differences that_ cause problemsAmust Bdare Cmay Dshall 33_the forest should be punishedAAnyone sets fire to BWhoever sets

8、 fire to CWho set fire to DOne sets fire to 34Working hard is not a _ of great success, but it is among the essential requirementsAsignBsignalCguaranteeDmark35-Why are you so depressed, Shelly？ -I lost the contest narrowly, or I _ the award of 10,000 dollarsAhad gained Bwould have gained Cwould gain

9、 Dmust have gained 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Bobby, the six-year-old boy, was getting cold walking in the street in the snowBobby didnt wear boots; he didnt own any The thin sneakers（球鞋） he wore had a few _36_ in them and they did poor job o

10、f keeping out the coldEver since his father had passed away three years ago, the family of five had_37_His mother worked hard, but there never seemed to be enoughNevertheless, what the family lacked in money and _38_things, they made up for in love and family_39_ Here it was Christmas Eve already, a

11、nd his sisters had already made beautiful_40_for their mother while he had nothingTry_41_he might, he could not_42_an idea for his mothers Christmas giftEven he could, he didnt have any money to spend Bobby walked from shop to shop, looking into each_43_windowEverything seemed so beautiful and so ou

12、t of_44_It was starting to get dark and Bobby_45_ turned to walk home when suddenly his eyes caught a _46_ dimeOverjoyed, he picked up the new found treasure, and ran into a shopHowever, his excitement quickly_47_ cold when he was told that he couldnt buy anything with _48_ a dimeNot discouraged, he

13、 entered a flower shop He _49_ the dime and asked if he could buy one flower for his mothers Christmas giftWhen the shop owner_50_at Bobby and his ten cents offering , he saw himself, many years ago, a poor boy too, when a stranger_51_him ten dollars to buy his mother a Christmas gift Knowing what t

14、o do ,he put his hand on Bobbys shoulder and said，“Lucky you! I just happened to have some roses on _52_for ten cents a dozenJust wait here” Then he went to fetch the bunch of his best roses ,which had been_53_for a special giftBobby could hardly believe what happened until before him_54_twelve beau

15、tiful red rosesNever before has_55_felt so happy as Bobby felt at that moment36AholesBdecorationsCbuttonsDstripes37AstruggledBtoleratedCseparatedDdismissed38AdeliciousBvariousCnobleDmaterial39AqualityBsenseCunityDconflict40AbootsBgiftsCglovesDcakes41AwhenBwhileCbeforeDas42Aput up withBkeep up withCm

16、ake up withDcame up with43AfascinatedBdecoratedCreservedDpainted44AsightBorderCreachDcontrol45AunwillinglyBpatientlyCweaklyDaimlessly46A shinyBroundCstrangeDspecial47AdisappearedBturnedCchangedDreplaced48AevenBstillCalmostDonly49AtouchedBpresentedCthrewDspent50AgreetedBacceptedClookedDfocused51Ahelp

17、edBprovidedCofferedDcollected52AshelfBstoreCsaleDcounter53Abrought upBset asideCgiven awayDtaken in54AlayBliedCputDshowed55AheBanyoneCsomeoneDit第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 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，并在答题 卡上将该项涂黑。 AEvery morning Molly gave her father the lunch bag bef

18、ore he set off for work One morning，besides his usual lunch bagMolly handed him a second paper bag “Why two bags?”her father asked “The other is something else， ”Molly answered “Whats in it?”asked her father “Just some stuffTake it with you”Molly replied Not wanting to discuss the matter， put both b

19、ags into his briefcase， he kissed Molly and rushed offAt midday he opened Mollys bag and took out the contents：three small stones, a plastic dinosaur，a tiny seashell，a small doll，and 13 penniesThe busy lather smiled，finished eating， and swept the desk clean into the wastebasketMollys stuff included

20、That evening，Molly ran up behind him as he was reading a newspaper “Wheres my bag，Daddy?”asked Molly “What bag?”her father responded “The one I gave you this morning， ”said Molly “I left it at the officeWhy?”said her father “I forgot to put this note in it， ”Molly said “and besides，Daddy，the things

21、in the sack are those I really likeI thought you might like to play with themYou didnt lose the bag，did you， Daddy?” “Oh，no， ”he said，lying “I just forgot to bring it homeIll bring it tomorrow” While Molly hugged her father neck， unfolded the note that read， love you。 s he “I Daddy ” Molly had given

22、 him her treasuresall that a 7-year-old girl held dear Love in a paper bag，but he missed itnot only missed it，but had thrown it in the wastebasket. So back he went to the officeJust ahead of the night guard，he picked up the paper bag. He put the treasures inside and carried it home carefullyThe bag

23、didnt look SO good，but the stuff was all there and that was of great importance After dinner，he asked Molly to tell him about the stuff in the sack. It took a long time to tellEverything had a story or a memory “Sometimes I think of all the great times in this sweet life， ”he thought We should all c

24、herish the moment with the people we loveThats what really matters Its so simple and so easily forgotten 56Which of the following can be the best tide of this passage? AStories behind treasures BA special present CFather and daughter DLove in a paper bag 57Why did Molly give her father a second bag?

25、 AShe didnt want to keep the things in one bag BShe hoped those things would bring happiness to her father CShe wanted to remind her father of the stories behind the things DShe enjoyed playing with her father 58How did her father deal with the bag after he opened it? AHe kept it in the drawer BHe t

26、ook it back home CHe threw it into the wastebasket DHe put it on his table 59How did her father feel when he heard what his daughter said? ARegretful BSurprised CSad DSatisfied BDeputy（副职）Head Teacher WantedPosition：Deputy head teacherEmployer：Bracknell Forest CouncilPublished：10：00 AM，MonDec122011C

27、losing date：10：00 AM，MonJan16，2012Working pattern：Full-timeSalary：20，000-34，999 per yearLocation：Jennetts Park Primary School，Bracknell，BerkshireThe governors are seeking to employ an enthusiastic deputy head teacher to be a key partner in founding and leading our brand new primary school in Brackne

28、llWe offer：a brand new school buildingthe opportunity to work in close partnership with the head teacher and governors to create and develop a new staff teama growing community looking forward to their new school openingthe opportunity for further professional development which will support you thro

29、ugh the next stage of your careerthe opportunity to lead key projects across the schoolYou will be：an excellent classroom practitioner（从业人员），who will enjoy shaping and delivering a broad，balanced and creative curriculum in classable to lead the staff by focusing on teamworkcommitted to working in pa

30、rtnership with parents and the nearby community For further information，you can contact the head teacher，MsMaria Soulsby，by dialing or you can send an email to mariasoulsbybracknell-forestgovukYou can also come to visit our school in personIf you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing da

31、te，that means your application has not been accepted Apply using Bracknell Forest Council application forms only；CVs （简历） will not be acceptedThis school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitmentAll staff employed in the school

32、must be aware that a check on the criminal record will be done60According to the passage，the deputy head teacher_Awill work for the school as a parttime teacherBwill have the opportunity to work with governorsCdoesnt have to work with parents Dmust be aware of his criminal record61From the passage w

33、e can know that Jennetts Park Primary School_Ahas a long and old history Buses an old buildingChas a woman head teacher Dwants to have a male deputy head teacher62Whose application is likely to be accepted?AA person who sends the required application form on January 13，2012BA person who sends a spec

34、ially designed CV on January 15，2012CA person who used to be a professional head teacherDA person who is able to create a curriculum with his team membersCHave you heard of the term “tweenager” ? Its a new word being used in the UK to describe children at about 10-12 years oldWhy are the media sudde

35、nly referring to kids in this way? Well ， more and more companies are beginning to create products and services for tweenagersThe Disney company sells the Hannah Montana television show，music，films and products to tweenagers and their parentsYou can get everything from branded lunchboxes and cellpho

36、nes，to fan magazines and clothingThe High School Musical series of films is also intended for a tweenage audienceSo，its all about sales，which tells us tweenagers must have more money，freedom and influence upon their parents than they have ever had beforeMost children in the UK today get more pocket

37、money than kids did a decade agoIn spite of the credit trouble， parents have more money to give than previously， since parents are having fewer children on average than in the past addition， divorce rate in the UK is continually rising and In the parents spend less time with their children than they

38、 used toSo，many parents are under constant pressure from commercial marketers and the requests of their childrenYou may wonder how tweenagers have more freedom than previous generationsWell，UK children today are very good at using media and computersA lot of them have a television，if not a computer，

39、in their bedroomsThey have access to much more information about life and the worldThey may have experienced a lot in life as well，since 25 of UK children live in single parent familiesPeople now say that“kids are getting older younger” With such sophistication （世故）at such a young age，its no wonder

40、that tweenagers are able to influence their parentsUK tweenagers never used to be worried about spending money on fashionable clothes Thats changedNow，they are concerned about the fashions and their imagesIn a world of television programs that promise overnight success and fame at a young age，some p

41、eople think it s very important to look fashionable Such ideas are also promoted by both Hannah Montana story， in which a tweenage girl suddenly becomes a worldfamous pop star，and the High School Musical story，in which tweenagers go through various auditions（试演）for musicals and talent shows63The und

42、erlined word“they”in the second paragraph most probably refers to“_”Acompanies Bsales Ctweenagers Dtheir parents64Why are UK children given more pocket money than before?ATheir parents earn more money BThere are fewer children in a British familyCThey spend more money on books DMost of them live in

43、singleparent families65Compared with previous generations，UK tweenagers today_Ahave less effect on their parents Bare more worried about their careersChave fewer life experiences Dknow more about the world66We can make a conclusion that_Athe television programs have a great influence on UK tweenager

44、sBUK tweenagers benefit a lot from the television programsCthe Hannah Montana television show appeals to a lot of old viewersDit is wise to encourage kids to be like adults at such a young ageDLooking for a new weight loss plan? Try living on the top of a mountainMountain air contains less oxygen th

45、an air at lower altitudes，so breathing it causes the heart to beat faster and the body to burn more energy Studies have found that athletes training at high altitudes tend to lose weightDoctor Florian Lippl in Germany wondered how the mountain air would affect obese individuals if they werent doing

46、any more physical activity than usualLippl and his colleagues invited 20 obese men to an environmental research station about 300 meters below the summit of Zugspitze， mountain around 2970 meters near the Austrian border This was no hiking expedition They were allowed to eat as much as they liked me

47、n also gave The blood so that researchers could test for hormones（荷尔蒙）linked to appetite and obesityAt the end of the week， men， the whose weight starting out was 105 kilograms， had lost about 1.5 kg on averageThe mens blood pressure also dropped，which the researchers owed to weight lostExactly what

48、 caused the weight loss is uncertainLoss of appetite is common at higher altitudes, and indeed the men ate significantly less than usualabout 700 calories (千卡）fewer per dayAppetite loss at high altitudes could certainly be key，notes Damian Bailey，a physiologist， who himself recently lost 11 kg durin

49、g a 3-month expedition to the Andes in ChileUnfortunately，for the average person theres no treatment that can resemble living at high altitudes, says LipplHe says，half-jokingly， obese people plan their holidays，they might not “If go to the sea，but maybe to the mountains” 67The underlined word“obese”

50、in the first paragraph probably means“_” Aunhealthy Bswollen Cvery fat Dweighty68Hormones were tested in the research because they could affect_Aones body weight Bones blood pressureCones way of living Dones heartbeating rate69What was found about the 20 obese men in the process of the research?AThe

51、y controlled what to eat BThey took in fewer calories than usualCThey lost appetite because of lack of physical activitiesDThey were provided with a healthier diet than before70Why does Damian Bailey agree with the idea of appetite loss at high altitudes? AHe experimented with the new weight loss pl

52、an in the AndesBHe found no other reasons for his loss of weight in the AndesCHe researched the related subject in the AndesDHe lost much weight in the high altitude Andes第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分。满分 10 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Long ago， people believed that in the future we

53、 would work less， have more free time and get more relaxed 71_ Today we work harder， work longer hours and have more stresses than ten years agoWe walk faster， talk faster and sleep less than previous generations Although we use machines that save us time，we have less free time than our parents and

54、grandparents had 72 An American journalist James Gleick in a new book，says that people are suffering from“hurry sickness”were trying to do more things in less timeAs a result，our lives are stressfulHe says that if we dont slow down，we wont live as long as our parents 73_ Newspaper articles today are

55、 shorter and the headlines are biggerMost people dont have enough time to read the articles， they only read the headlines TV and the radio， so On newsreaders speak more quickly than ten years agoIn the USA，there is a book called OneMinute Bedtime Stories for childrenThese are shorter versions（版本）of traditional stories，specially written for “busy parents” who want to save time! Some answer phones now have “quick playback”