2016寒假开学考试题

1、高二年级开学之初英语考试试题一、阅读理解：60AMost of my friends speak several Ianguages. My friend Hans Kimmel, for example, speaks three Ianguages German, French and English. And my friend Pavlov speaks four Ianguages Russian, French, Spanish and English. Then there is Charles Zhou. His native Ian guage is Chin ese, bu

2、t he speaks three or four other Ian guages flue ntly. I do not un dersta nd it. They speak, read and write all those Ian guages, and I only know one Ian guage En glish. Why can ' t I speak any foreign larigages? Am I stupid to learn a foreign Ianguage?Maybe it is all a questi on of home and envi

3、ronment. My pare nts do not speak any other Ian guages, so of course we speak En glish at home. But look at Hans. His father is Germa n and his mother is French. So he speaks two Ianguages at home. And look at John ' family. His father is Russia n and his mother is Spani sh. So they speak two Ia

4、n guages at home.Perhaps it is a question of geography, too. I live in the United States, and I can travel hun dreds of miles with only one Ian guage En glish. But it is differe nt for Hans in Europe. He lives in Germa ny, but i n a few hours he can travel to France, or to Italy, or to Holla nd, or

5、to Denm ark. So of course he hears other Ian guages all the time. And he n eeds other Ian guages.I am studying Italian this term at the university, but I am not learning very much Italian. I can not practice it at home or in restaura nts or in stores. I only speak it three hours each week in the cla

6、ssroom. That' s all. The rest of thqoemieE nglish. Maybe I should go to Italy fora few mon ths. The n perhaps I could really learn Italia n.1. Who can speak Fren ch, Germa n and En glish ?A) The author himself.B) Hans Kimmel.C) Charles.D) Joh n.2. The pers on whose mother ton gue is Chin ese is.

7、A) a friend of Zhou' sB) PavlovC) ZhouD) Hans3 According to the writer' s opinion, the reason why he canknothspeanguages is that _A) he is stupidB) he is not good at lear ning Ian guagesC) he is not in terested in lear ning Ian guagesD) he lives in an English- speaking country and his parent

8、s don' t speak any other Ianguagesexcept En glish4. The writer thinks that if a pers on wants to lear n a foreig n Ian guage well, he should.A) study hardB) go to ItalyC) have a good Ian guage situati onD) be clever and good at lear ning Ian guages5. The writer ' s native langu .A) Russia nB

9、) Italia nC) En glishD) Germa nBMany a young pers on tells me he wants to be a writer. I always en courage such people, but I also explain that there' s a big differenee betweend wbeigg aiumoet” ancases individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “ You&

10、#39; ve got to want to write,” I say to them, not want to be a writer.The reality is that writing is a Ionely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the US Coast Guard to become a f

11、reelanee writer（自由撰稿者）,I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me a room in a New York apartme ntbuildi ng. It did n't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.After a year or so, howeve

12、r, I still had n't got a break and began to doubt myself. It washard to sell a story that barely made eno ugh to eat. But I knew I wan ted to write. I had dreamed about it for years, I wasn' g oing to be one of those people who die wondering. What if? I would keep putt ing my dream to the te

13、st-eve n though it mea nt livi ng with un certa inly and fearof failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and any one with a dream must learn to live there.6. The passage is meant toA. war n young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experie nee's unrealistic for a writer to pu

14、rsue wealth and fameB. advise young people to give up their idea of beco ming a professi onal writerC. show young people itD. encourage young people to pursue a writing career7. What can be con cluded from the passage ?'s success depends on luck rather than on effort.C.Famous writers usually liv

15、e in poverty and isolati on.9.“ Iwasn' going to be one of those people who die wondering. What if ?” refers to“ those. ”A. who thi nk too much of the dark side of lifeB. who regret givi ng up their career halfwayC. who think a lot without mak ing a decisi onA. Genuine writers often find their wo

16、rk interesting and rewarding.B. A writer“ Shadowland ” in the last paragraph refers toD.who are full of imagi nati on even upon death10.A. the won derla nd one ofte n dream about's final goal is reached 's imaginationCB. the bright future that one is look ing forward toC. the state of un cer

17、ta inty before oneD. a world that exists only in oneJules Verne was a Frenchman who was born in 1828 and died in 1905. He read a great many scientific books and wrote a number of exciting books about the things which he thought that scie ntists and inven tors would one day be able to do. Years later

18、, many of the things really happened. At that time, however, his stories seemed like fairy tales.Jules Verne ' s most famous book is 20,000 Leagues Under the SAaleague is an old word meaning a dista nee of about three miles ） .In those days submari nes had not bee n inven ted but he described an

19、 un derwater ship very like a moder n one.Many of the things Jules wrote about i n his books more tha n a hun dred years ago to look into the future, however, were surprisingly exact. In his book From the Earth to the Moon he wrote at the age of about forty, three men and a dog made a journey around

20、 the moon in a hollow ship fired from a gun. After going around the moon, they returned to the earth and splashed down into the sea not far from where the first real moon traveler Ianded in July, 1969.11. Jules wrote a lot of exeit ing books partly because he.A. liked to do much read ing on scie nee

21、B. liked readi ng fairy talesC. was a great inven torD. was a famous scie ntist12. Some of what Jules described in his books.A. is almost the same as what happe ned years laterB. is quite differe nt from what happe ned years laterC. n ever comes trueD. seems impossible to the people today13. Many of

22、 the things really happe nedA. as soon as JulesC. at that time' books were published some years after his books were publishedD. whe n Jules was in his forties14. The thing Jules described in his book From the Earth to the Moon isA. as large as the spaceship todayC. a gun used to send up a ship1

23、5. Which country was Jules Verne born inA. ChinaB. FranceB. similar to the spaceship todayD. an un derwater shipC. AmericaDD. JapanThanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give tha nks for their bless ing.Thanksgiving Day is really

24、 a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest.On December 4, 1619, the Pilgrims from England Ianded near what is now Charles City, Virginia. They kn elt dow n and tha nked Go

25、d for their safe jour ney across the Atla ntic.The first New En gla nd Than ksgiv ing did celebrate a rich harvest. The Pilgrims Ian ded at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts,i n 1620. They had a difficult time and the first win ter was cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year, they had

26、a good harvest. So Govemor Bradford declared a three-day feast. The Pilgrims in vited In dia n friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food.In time, other colonies （殖民地）began to celebrate a day of Thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. Du

27、ring the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do someth ing about it. He proclaimed （宣布）the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of Than ksgivi ng. Today, America ns celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November. Can adia ns celebrate Than ksgivi n

28、g Day in much the same way as their America n n eighbors. But the Can adia n Than ksgivi ng Day falls on the sec ond Mon day in October.16. The passage mainly tells us .A. how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebratedB. how to celebrate Than ksgiv ing DayC. that Than k

29、sgiv ing Day cha nged with the time and placesD. Why Than ksgivi ng Day is a harvest holiday17. Than ksgivi ng Day is celebrated.A. i n spri ngB. in summerC. i n autu mnD. i n wi nter18. The first to celebrate Than ksgivi ng wereA. people in Can adaB. Governor BradfordC. some people from En gla ndD.

30、 the America n In dia ns19. We can infer from the passage that New En gla nd must be.A.in the USB. in Great Britain C.in Ca nada D. on some isla nd off the Atla ntic20. Which of the following is NOT true ?A. There's little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to celebrate Tha

31、n ksgivi ng Day.B. Abraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on thanksgiving celebrations.C. Tha nksgiv ing Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest.D. Tha nksgiv ing Day is celebrated to express America n andIn dia n people's tha nks to God.EYears ago, many zoos kept all kinds of

32、ani mals in small cages （笼子）.Small cages made it easy for people to see the ani mals, but a small cage is not a good place for an ani mal to live in.Today zoos keep animals in different kinds of cages. The cages are very big and open. They usually have plants and a little lake. The cages look like t

33、he animals' habitats （栖息地）.Zoos help to protect all kinds of ani mals. They protect ani mals in the zoo and they protect ani mals in the wild. How do they do this? Zoos teach people how ani mals live in the wild. Zoos want people to help protect the ani mals' wild habitats.Many plants and an

34、imals are going extinct. Mammoths, which are related（有关联的）withAsia elepha nts, are now ext in ct. There are no mammoths in the world today. Scien tists say that seve nty-four differe nt kinds of livi ng things go ext inct every day!Zoos are worki ng together to stop an imals from going ext in ct.21.

35、 Zoos kept ani mals in small cages so that people can.A.protect themB.see them better C.feed themD.save them22. Today, zoos keep ani mals.A.i n bigger cagesB.i n the wildC.i n smaller cagesD.i n the field23. To protect ani mals, zoos.A.are tryi ng to keep all kinds of an imalsB.are tryi ng to free t

36、he an imalsC.teach people more about ani malsD.wa nt people to feed the ani mals24. A mammoth is a ki nd ofthat has gone ext inct.A.pla ntB.birdC.a ni malD.tree25. A n ani mal or a pla nt that is going ext inct.A.no Ion ger exists （存在）in the worldB.comes into this world soonC.becomes very dan gerous

37、D.has fewer and fewer livi ng membersFEaster is a movable festival celebrated on a Sun day betwee n March 22 and April 25. We don't know exactly how this festival came into being. Some believed that it honored Easter, the goddess of spri ng time and sun rise. Her n ame comes from the word , wher

38、e the “unastse”. Every spring, northern European people celebrated the Festival of Easter to honor the awakening of new life in nature. Later, Christians（基督教）related the rising of the sun to the Resurrection of Christ （耶酥的复活）and to their own spiritual （精神的）rebirth.On Easter, eggs are pain ted with b

39、right colors to represe nt the sun light of spri ng. They use these eggs to take part in Easter-egg rolli ng con tests or give them to others as gifts.The Easter bunny is another representative of this festival. The Easter bunny came for pre-Christian（公元前）times. The rabbit, a very fertile （多产的）anima

40、l, was a natural symbol of new life. Nowadays, children enjoy eating candy bunnies and listening to the stories about the Easter bunny, who brings Easter eggs in a fancy basket.26. Easter is celebrated onB. the last Sunday in MarchD.April 25A . the Sun day followi ng the first full moo n after March

41、 21C.April 627. Ancient people celebrated the Easter festival toA.worship a goddessC.welcome spri ng28. On Easter, children.A.throw eggs to each other C.decorate eggs29. What is an Easter bunny?A.A kind of can dy.B.A rabbit.B. remember the Resurrectio n of ChristD. all the aboveB. eat eggsD. sell eg

42、gsC. An egg.D.A fancy basket.30. play an important part in the celebration of Easter.D.Church bells31-35的合适位置，使A.Traditi onsB.Christia nsC.Eggs二、七选五：10下面是一篇短文，请将标有A-F的选项插入文章中标号为 这篇文章意义完整，结构连贯。其中有一段是多余的。Mum, my old bike has gone wrong aga in. What shall I do?3J-Great! But can I have a mou ntai n bike

43、-Why a mountain bike The re ' re no mountains around here.-Mountain bikes are stronger, and they are better at going up hills . But I 32-Mon ey. Do you know how much they cost At least $300 each! How can I get so muchmoney33-Over a year! But I n eed one now.-I suppose about $ 150 each.-Well, tha

44、t ' s sounds more reason able. If you save $ 5 a week, you e eno ugh in about II hav six mon ths.35-Well, go ahead with your savi ng and I' II make up the rest i n six mon ths. Now, go and getyour old bike repaired.A. No problem.B. Buy a new one.C. Is that expe nsive?D. What' s troubling

45、 yo?E. Mm ,but I still hopeF. How much does an ordinary bike cost?G. You can save up the money, say $ 5 a week, then in just over a year三、完形填空：30On my last day in Nairobi, I decided to visit the game reserve （野生动物保护区）.36 my hotel, I bought a map and hired a 37. On the way I stopped to take photosof

46、many in terest ing 38. A little later, I was very pleased whe n I saw no tices 39 "Becareful: Lions. Stay in your car." I did n't mea n to 40 and drove across a shallow stream. I was halfway 41 whe n my wheels bega n to 42 round and round without 43 a bit;the car had stuck in the mud.

47、Full of 44, I looked round carefully. There was not a lio n inthe distanee. I was soon in the stream and my clothes got into a terrible state, but there was 45 I could do. The car would n't move though I pushed it hard. 46 there was a forest quite n ear, I did n't dare go there. Whe n I got

48、back into the car, I feltvery 47 . I won deredhow long it would be 48 , I was discovered by wild beasts. The lions would quite 49 a tasty meal of 50 huma n being!I was wild with 51 whe n, several hours later, a keeper drove up in a jeep and 52 mycar on to dry Ian d. It took me some time to 53 what h

49、ad happe ned to me whe n I retur ned to the 54 , but I do not think that anyone really 55 me !36. A. Leavi ngB. Reach ingC. Getti ng toD. Seeing37. A. bike38. A. childre nB. carB. an imalsC. horseC. gamesD. boatD. thin gs39. A. writte nB. readC. put onD. say ing40. A. eatB. go backC. get outD. give

50、up41. A. acrossB. i nsideC. backD.ahead42. A. turnB. runC. goD. return43. A. stopp ingB. drivi ngC. movi ngD. leadi ng44. A. fearB. angerC. surpriseD. pleasure45. A. one choiceB. one wayC. someth ingD. nothing46. A. IfB. WhereC. AlthoughD. Even47. A. an xiousB. surprisedC. ChappyD. brave48. A. befor

51、eB. whe nC. afterD. whether49. A. hateB. appreciateC. tha nkD. refuse50. A. deadB. rotte nC. freshD.good51. A. an gerB. tearsC. sadnessD. joy52. A. pulledB. pushedC.sentD. carried53. A. writeB. explai nC. sayD.announce54. A. carB. countryC. hotelD. city55. A. likedB. askedC. believedD. heard四、语法填空：1

52、5In my opinion, we should try our best (realize) our goals eventhough2_ is little hope. The efforts seem to be the lights in the darkness, leadingthe way to hope and success.I used to be 3shy girl in my primary school. I was weak in En glish at thattime, especially for4_ (speak) English. So I was af

53、raid to answer the teacherquesti ons duri ng En glish classes. After I en tered my dream middle school. Something5_ (change). I started to read many 6_ (interest)English stories and my English teacher was patient to help me a lot. I studied hard in class and practiced by watching English films and listening to English songs in my free time. Little little, I found more and more interesting to learnEn glish. I could even talk with my classmates (fluent) in En glish and I wasnot shy any more. At last, I got high grades in En