江苏省明德实验学校2012-2013学年高一下学期英语学情调研试题(无答案)

1、明德实验学校 2012-2013 学年度高一英语学情调研第二部分英语知识运用（共两小节，满分35 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选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1.we have learned so manywords, we can communicate with a foreigner withoutany diffficulty.A. AlthoughB. As thoughC. SinceD. Before2.John studied hard before the examinatio

2、n, and his hard workat last. He made an A.A. went offB. turned upC. came offD. paid off3.I ll never forget the timeI taught English at the village school as a volunteer( 志愿者 ),has a great effect on my life.A. when ; thatB. that ; whenC. when ; whichD. which ;that4. My hobbies include football and ba

3、sketballstamp collecting.A. less thanB. as well asC. instead ofD. rather than5.He has never been to Beijing. _.A. Neither have IB.Neither shall IC. So am ID.So will I6. Don tbe late next time,?A. won tyouB. will youC. shall weD. do you7.global warming, natural disasters reached a peak in 2006.A. Due

4、 toB. According toC. Instead ofD. In spite of8. Im sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.-I think so. Hefor it for months.A. is preparingB. was preparingC. had preparedD.hasbeenpreparing9. It shouldn't take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer(自愿 ) to help.-That s rig

5、ht.A. Many hands make light workB. Something is better than nothingC. The more, the happierD. The sooner begun, the sooner done10. Wherever he goes, the poor young man is ready to accept _ help he can get.A. whicheverB. howeverC. whateverD. whenever11. Don t worry. We will _the case as soon as possi

6、ble. the police officer said to theyoung lady.A. look afterB. look intoC. look onD. look up12. It suddenly occurred to Anne that money couldn t _ all that Bob had suffered in thepast five years.A. make outB. make forC. make overD. make up for13. You d betrtake something to read when you go to see th

7、e doctor_ you have to wait.A. as ifB. even thoughC. in caseD. so that14. The new model of car is so expensive that it is _ the reach of those people with average incomes.A. beyondB. withinC. overD. without15. -Will you tell us what you saw in the room?-Sure. _ inside were lots of strange creatures w

8、ith white skin and large black eyes.第1页共1页A. Having stoodB. To standC. Being standingD. Standing第二节 完形填空 (共 20 小题；每小题1 分，满分 20 分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、 B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Is the world really going mad? 16_day I was sitting in a restaurant 17_ a quickdrink and a talk with a few friends whe

9、n it suddenly 18_ to me that almost everyone in therestaurant was smoking. It wasn19 t longthe whole room was 20_ with smoke. Iasked with an apology for permission( 允许 ) to 21_ a window to stop myself 22_!Nowadays air pollution is something that wehardly question any more. However, I still can twalk

10、 down the street in any of the big cities without 23_ that people are24_ from the airpollution. It is time for the government departments of the world to introduce emission( 废气排放 )controls on all cars and 25_ the public transport system( 公共交通体系 ) to encourage peopleto 26_ their cars at home. A frien

11、d of mine takes flying lesson each morning and it reallymakes him 27_ when he climbs above the smog layer( 烟雾 ) and looks down 28_ it andthinks: I m breathing that!29This kindresultsof from the bad management of resources.Waste things can 30_ should, be treated properly. House building, road 31_, an

12、dindustrial development are all earthmoving (or earth-reducing) operations and can change thebalances of 32_ created over millions of years. I would like to 33_serious studies doneon all these main works before they are built. Also, there should be 34_ national parks set up tokeep the most beautiful

13、 parts of countries in their natural 35_.16.A. The otherB. AnotherC. EveryD. Each17.A.reservingB. drinkingC. havingD. buying18.A.seemedB. occurredC. appearedD. showed19.A. agoB. afterC. beforeD. now20.A. fullB. filledC. arrangedD. surrounded21.A. breakB. recoverC. shutD. open22.A. standingB. sitting

14、C. talkingD. dying23.A. thinkingB. convincingC. decidingD. learning24.A. sufferingB. existingC. resultingD. surviving25.A. increaseB . reduceC. improveD. raise26.A. putB. stopC. driveD. leave27.A. sickB. tiredC. foolishD. excited28.A. onB. atC. fromD. for29.A. thoughtB. questionC. pollutionD. operat

15、ion30.A. butB. yetC. orD. and31.A. workB. constructionC. achievementD. setting32.A. lifeB. mindC. humansD. plants33.A. seeB. lookC. observeD. watch34.A. fewerB. lessC. moreD. no35.A. situationB. statesC. soilsD. places第三部分阅读理解 ( 共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 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，并在答题卡

16、上将该项涂黑。ASo long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to do for children that which only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to第2页共2页read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities ab

17、out reading. Douglas insists that reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible.Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it

18、 possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching them selves to read. Teaching is also public activity. It can be seen and observed.Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning

19、 is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny.If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable, what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest(探索 )for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for allteaching instructions. Make learning

20、 to read easy, whichmakingmeansreading a meaningful ，enjoyable and frequent experience for children.When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teachers fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated. Learning t

21、o read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of leaning to readby reading.36. The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that_.A. it is one of the most difficult school coursesB. students spend

22、 endless hours in readingC. reading tasks are assigned with little guidanceD. too much time is spent in teaching about reading37. The underlined word scrutiny most probably means_.A. inquiryB. observationC. control D. suspicion38. According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a diffic

23、ult task when_.A. children become highly motivatedB. teacher and learner roles are interchangeableC. teaching helps children in the search for knowledgeD. reading enriches children s experienceBChildren who spend more time reading with their parents have a greater chance of becomingbetter readers th

24、an those who don t. With help from their parents, children can learn techniques toimprove their reading skills. A lot of parents think after their child learns to read they should stop reading to them.Donna George said. They are sadly mistaken.George offers her services to parents at the Title I Lea

25、rning Centers. She said reading aloud tochildren may be the most valuable thing parents can do. It is better for children to hear things at ahigher level than where they are, George said. Parentsare their childfirst teacher. Parentshelp their children build listening, phonics, comprehension and voca

26、bulary skills when they readaloud to them.Before parents can identify reading problems, they should escape the enemy television andlimitthe time their children spend watching television. George suggested not allowing kids tohave a TV in their bedrooms ， setting a schedule of when kids can watch or k

27、eeping a list of how第3页共3页many programs children watch. Louise Joines said while her 14 year-old daughter and 10-year-old son enjoy reading, the television sometimesbecomes a distraction. So she tries to build the situation by suggesting books the entire family will enjoy reading together, like the

28、Harry Potter series.Parents who do not read themselves should not count on their children being enthusiastic about it. If parents would read to their children at least 15 minutes every day, children would nothave so many problems in school. It is the patents job to help build eirthatchildren,desirei

29、n th and of course to know what kind of books to read is also important.39. According to George, reading aloud to children_.A. help them correct mistakesB. is helpful to their readingC. is parents first duty to theirrenchildD. can get children out of television s attraction40.The underlined word(in

30、Paragraph 4)means something that_.A. can improve children s readingB. can help children s right way of readingC. can make children interested in readingD. can make children not attentive41.What does the fourth paragraph mainly want to show is important?A. reading skills B. reading speedC. feeding ma

31、terials D. reading environment42. If the passage is not completed, which of the following can follow the fifth paragraph?A. Parents choose reading materials for their children.B. Advice is given to control their children.C. What TV programs children can watch during reading.D. How children improve t

32、heir reading by themselves.43. Which one would be the best title for the passage?A. Children Spend More Time Reading with Parents.B. Parents Are Their Child s First Teacher.C. How Parents Make Their Child a Better Reader.D. How to Improve Children s Reading Ability.CDeserts are found where there is

33、little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only afew weeks' time. Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive (存活 )if the rain isspread throughout the year, If it falls, within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry,those plants may die and a desert may fo

34、rm.Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes (沙丘 ) are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dunes grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape. Most of them are only a few fee

35、t tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the southwestern United States, cliffs ( 悬崖 ) and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over the centuries, t

36、he water dried up. Wind, sand , rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always changingvery, very slowly as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock.Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insect

37、s that :have adapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day, a visitor may see very few signs of living第4页共4页things, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.44. Many

38、plants may survive in deserts when_.A. the rain is spread out in a yearB. the rain falls only in a few weeksC. there is little rain in a yearD. it is dry all the year round45. Sand dunes are formed when_.A. sand piles up graduallyB. there is plenty of rain in a yearC. the sea has dried up over the y

39、earsD. pieces of rock get smaller46. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert there is_.A. too much sandB. more sand than beforeC. nothing except sandD. something else besides sand47. It can be learned from the text that in a desert_. A. there is no rainfall thr

40、oughout the yearB. life exists in rough conditionsC. all sand dunes are a few feet highD. rocks are worn away only by wind and heatDT - shirts out; uniforms ins no surprise,because they offer many benefits. They immediately end the powerful social sorting and labeling(标记 ) that come from clothing. I

41、f all students are dressed in the same way, they will not pay toomuch attention to their clothing, and some of them will not be laughed at forwearing the wrong clothes.Some people are against the strict rule of school uniforms, but they do not realize that students already accept a kind of rule want

42、ing to look just like their friends. The difference is that the clothing students choose for themselves creates social barriers; school uniforms tear those barriers down.As in other places, uniforms remind the wearers of their purposes and duties. For example,when a man or woman puts on a police uni

43、form, he or she becomes,for a time, the symbol (象征 )of law and order. The uniform means to the wearer his or her special duties and sends the samemessage to everyone the wearer meets. People with different jobs wear uniforms of one kind or another. For students, the school uniform reminds them that

44、their task for the six or seven hours they are in school is to get an education.Some parents are unhappy about uniforms, saying that school uniformswillaffect theirchildren s “ creativity. ” First, as noted above, the clothes students choose to wear do notnecessarily express their individuality (个性

45、). They just copy their classmates. Second, studentshave the rest of the day to be as creative as they like. While they re in school, their job is to mreading, writing, and maths; this should take up all the creativity they have. Mastery of those skills will be good for the students to build up thei

46、r creativity in every way.48. In Paragraph 1, the word benefits probably means.A. tasksB. messagesC. differencesD. advantages49. From the passage we learn that uniforms in general.A. prevent the wearers from being laughed atB. help the wearers keep their duties in mind第5页共5页C. are seen as a symbol of powerD. help to create social barriers50. Some people are against school uniforms because . A. they fail to realize that students have accepted the uniforms B. they believe that uniforms will make students less creativeC. they don t agree that