江苏省南通市海安县实验中学2015-2016学年高二下学期英语小练试题20164含答案

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精高二英语小练一2016.4一、单项填空1。Manyyoungpeopleinthewestareexpectedtoleave________couldbelife'smostimportantdecision-marriage—almostentirelyuptoluck.A．asB．thatC．whichD．what2---She________thehousesinceshegotupthismorning.A．iscleaningB．hasbeencleanedC．wascleaningD．hasbeencleaning3。Eveninwintertheroadsideswereplacesofbeauty,________countlessbirdscametofeedontheberriesandontheseedheadsofthedriedweedsrisingabovethesnow。A。whichB.whenC。whereD.what4.—Ifinditastonishingthatyourdeskmate________besorudetoyou.—Notastonishingatall.Sheisalwaysrudetoanyoneelse.A．shouldB．mustC．mightD．oughttoHenrywouldratherhismother________intheschoolwhereheisstudying。A．notworkB．notworkedC．didn'tworkD．notworking6.Nomatterwhereheis,hemakes________aruletogooutforawalkbeforebreakfast.A．himB．thisC．thatD．it7.Itwasseveralminutes________werealizedwhatwashappening—our学必求其心得，业必贵于专精dogwastrappedinanewly－dugtunnel.A.sinceB。before

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D。while8。Afully-grownbluewhale_____110feetinheightand_____severaltons.A。ismeasured；weighsB.measures;weighsC。ismeasured；isweighedD.measures；isweighed9.---HowiseverythinggoingonwithyouinEurope?—--Quitewell.NotsosmoothlyasIhoped_____.A.thoughB.insteadC。eitherD。tooIt______wehadstayedtogetherforacoupleofweeks_____Ifoundwehadalotincommon.A。wasuntil;whenB.wasuntil；thatC。wasn'tuntil;whenD.wasn’tuntil;that11。Theteachersinthecitydemandedthattheirpay_____closetothelevelofcivilservants.A。shouldberaisedB。wouldraiseC。wouldriseD.shouldberisen12.Theoldcouplewantedtoselltheirhouseand______itina学必求其心得，业必贵于专精newspaper。A.advertisedB。advertisedforC.advertisedonD.advertisedto--——Icalledyou10:30p.m,butyoudidn’tanswerit.—-—-I_____myworkand______abath。A.wasdoing；hadtakenB.haddone;hadtakenC。wasdoing；wastakenD.haddone；wastaking14。Theexpert’stheory，_____myopinionswerebased，provedrightintheend。A.onwhichB.whomC.forwhichD。that15.Myemployermyrequestformoremoneybythreateningtodismissme.A。counteredB。possessedC.circulateD。applaud16.Weareawareoftheproblemsandhavetakeneveryprecaution。A.potentialB。effectiveC.reasonableD.elegant二、完形填空Oneday,whilewaitingformyhusbandtogetoffwork，InoticedamostbeautifulCadillacinthelot。Itwascertainlythekindofcaryou36.Iwasbusily37thecarwhenInoticedthedriver。Honestly，学必求其心得，业必贵于专精shewasprobablythe38womanIhadeverseenoffthemoviescreen。Hereyeswereasblueasthesea,andher39likearowofpearls(珍珠）.Acoupleofminuteslater,a40mancameoutofthebuilding,enteredhercar，kissedherandshedroveaway。Sittingtheresilentlyinmycar,Iwantedto41.Howcouldsomepeoplehaveit42?Thefollowingweek，Isawheragain。Sheseemedfriendlyandalways43withabigsmile.Iwonderedwhatshewas44.Didshewearreallyhigh–heeledshoesoraskirt?Iwouldgetmy45inacoupleofweeks。Iwasholdingmybookandwatchingherthroughthecarwindowatthattime。Shewas46whenherhusbandcametothecar。Heopenedthecardoorforherto47。Icouldseeverywellasshemovedtogetout。Shewalledaroundtothepassengersidevery48，leaningonawalkingcane。Thebeautifulladyhadaprosthesis（假肢）ontheleftleg。Icouldn’twatchthemivedrawayasthetearswere49me。Whenmy50foundmecrying,heimmediatelyaskedwhatwaswrong.Throughmytears,Itoldhimaboutthebeautiful51。Hesaidheknewthestory.Theladyandherparentswereinacar52。Bothherparentswerekilledandshewas53injured。Shewasonly12then。I54forforgivenessallthewayhome。IthankedGodoverandoverformylegs,armsand55,andforteachingmealessonearlyinlife。36.A。dreamaboutB。sendforC.getintoD。decideon学必求其心得，业必贵于专精37.A。paintingB.washingC。expectingD。admiring38。A.ugliestB。richestC。tallestD.prettiest39。A。earsB。faceC.teethD.fingers40。A.strangeB。carelessC。handsomeD.middle—aged41.A。followB。cryC。fightD。admit42.A。allB.aswellC.atonceD.instead43.A.pretendedB。wavedC.sleptD.acquired44.A.orderingB。fetchingC。wearingD.assisting45。A。recordsB。changeC。answersD。bargain46。A.waitingB.laughingC.workingD。smoking47.A.standbyB。stepoutC。calmdownD.comealong48。A。skillfullyB.happilyC。slowlyD.sincerely49。A.blindingB.coveringC。preventingD.affecting50。A。husbandB。neighborC.fatherD.friend51.A。carB.dreamC。pictureD。lady52。A.garageB。factoryC。accidentD.race53.A.actuallyB。severelyC。exactlyD。slightly54。A。searchedB。headedC.prayed（祈祷）D。hoped学必求其心得，业必贵于专精55。A.marriageB.fortuneC。sightD.job三、阅读理解Colinwalkedslowlyhomefromschool。HelookedacrossthehillsatthelittleIrishfishingvillage.ItdidnotseemlikeChristmasEve.Perhapsthiswasbecauseitstillhadnotsnowed。ButColinknewtherewasanotherreason—areasonhedidnotdarewhispereveninhisheart。Helookedtowardthesea。Therewasnoship.Andsevendaysagohisfather'sfishingboathadn’tgonehomeintime.“I'llsheepdogfromtheShetlandIsles，”Colin’fatherstoldhimthemorningheleft。ButnowitwasChristmasEve.Colinlookedtowardthelighthouse,highonthehill。Forsevendays，therehadbeennolighttoguidehisfather’sship。Colinpushedopenthedoorofhiscottage。“We’llneedmorepeat（泥煤)forthefire,Colin，”saidhismotherasheentered“Ithas。burneditselfout.Andit'sneartimetolighttheChristmascandle.EverybodyinIrelandlightsacandleonChristmasEve,evenwhenthere’ssadnessinthehouseItshows。thatyourhouseandheartareopentostrangers.I'vetwocandles，oneforeachofus。Ifyougathersomepeat,we’llbereadyforsuppersoon。”Colinnodoutside。Heledtheirdonkeyupthehill。Butwhilehewasstaringatthelighthouse，Colinhadanidea。Hecametothelighthouseandknockedonthedoor。学必求其心得，业必贵于专精Mr.Duffy,thekeeper，openedthedoor.“What’sup,youngman?”“Mr.Duffy，”saidColin,“whatdidyouusetolightthelighthouse?”“Well，weusedanoillamp.Butwe’venooiltoburn“Maybekerosene(柴油)woulddo,"suggestedColin。“Well，Isuppose,”Mr.Duffythought.“Butyouwouldevenalittlesparekeroseneinthisvillage。Everyoneissopoor。。."ColinwasgonebeforeMr.Duffycouldfinishhissentence。Heranbacktothecottage.Thenheranoutwithfourbuckets.Colincouldseecandlesglowinginnearlyeverycottageinthevalley.AcandleonChristmasEvemeantthatastrangerwouldbewelcomeandgivenwhateverheasked。Hedidn’tstoprunninguntilhecametothefirsthouse.“Couldyousparemejustahalfcupofkerosenefromyourlamp?asked。Colinwenttoeveryhousewhereacandlewasshining。Inonehourhehadfilledtwobuckets.Slowlyandpainfullyhecarriedthemuptothelighthousedoor.“What’sthis?”MrDuffy。asked.“Thiswon’tkeepthelaburningformorethananhourorso."“I’llgetmore！”Colinshoutedashestarteddownthehill.Afterthreemorelonghours，Colinhadgatheredfivemorebucketsofkerosene.Hewasonhiswaywiththesixthpail,whenthetowersuddenly学必求其心得，业必贵于专精shonewithlight。Thelightspreadtowardthedarkheartofthesealikeafingerpointinghome.Mr.Duffyhadlightedthelamp!ItwasverylatewhenColinreachedhome。Hismotherjumpedfromherseatnearthefire。“Colin,wherehaveyoubeen?You'vehadnosupper，norlightedyourcandle！”“Oh,mom!I’velightedacandle,andit’sabigone!Colinsleptsoundlythatnight,dreamingofcandles.Suddenly,aloudshoutarousedhimfromhissleep。“Theboat!Theboatwasjustdifferentinthefog，lost.”Colinrushedtothewindow.Hismotherwasrunningtowardtheharbor.Itwastrue!Therefloatedhisfather'sboat.Colinranacrosstheyardandracedtotheharbor。Hefeltawetwindonhisface。Itwasbeginningtosnow。Oh，itwasChristmasmorningallright，fallingrightfromheavenandintohisheart!77.WhatColindarenotwhispereveninhisheartwasthat________.A.therewasnowaytolightthelighthouseB.hisfatherwouldn’tcomebackhomeanymoreC.hisfatherdidnn’homtreturfromtheseaasexpectedD。hisfamilycouldn’taffordanyChristmaspresents78.HowdidMr.DuffyreacttoColin’ssuggestion？A.Hethoughtitwasratherwasteful.B.Hethoughtitwasquiteimpractical。学必求其心得，业必贵于专精C.Hethoughtitwaswellworthtrying.D.Hethoughtitwasfartoodangerous。79.WhichofthefollowingcanNOTbeinferredfromthepassage?A。Colin’sfatherhadhisboatturnedoverinastormB。Colin’seffortsonChristmasEvefinallypaidoff.C。Colinwasawiseanddeterminedboy.D.Colinlovedhisfathersomuch。80。Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage？A。Colin’sChristmascandleB.AparticularChristmasEveC.AlightinColin’sheartD。Afather’fishingexperience四、任务型阅读Themostwonderfultimeoftheyear(theChristmasseason)isalsothemoststressfulforlotsofpeoplestrugglingtofitinincreasedend—of—the-yearworkloads，holidayparties，shopping，guesthosting，travel，andseeingfriendsandrelativeswhouy’dotherwiseavoid。Luckily，thesamecopingmechanismsthatcanhelprelievestressandfindbetterbalanceduringtheyearalsoworkforthisholiday。Herearefourtipstofindingwork—lifebalanceduringthisseason.1。Knowandavoidyourstressors（压力源)。Ifcookingforalargegroup,bakingcookies，orChristmasshoppingareyourkeystressors,don’tdothem.Lotsofgrocerystoreswillhelp学必求其心得，业必贵于专精cateryournextholidaymeal.Bakeriesexistforareason，andgiftcardsaremuchappreciatedbyall.Stoptryingtoliveuptosomeoneelse'sexpectationsoftheholidaysandstaymerrybyoutsourcingthepainpoints。2.Getflexibleatwork.Ifyounormallytravelanhoureachwayatwork,seeifyourbosswillletyouworkfromhomeinthisspecialseasontosavetime,getmoredone,andreduceyourstress。Oraskifyoucanstartworkfromhomeinthemorningsandcometotheofficelaterinthedaytoavoidpeakhours.Leaveearlyandfinishyourdayfromthecomfortofhome,too.3。Makeyourownlistandcheckittwice.Makeato-dolistforyourself,forbothworkandlife，thendivideitupintocategorieslike“mustdo,”“wanttodo,

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atodo。”Ifyoucanremoveanyorallofyourrequiredlisttherestofyourto—doswillstarttolookaloteasier.Onceyouhaveyourlistsinorder，it’stimetostartcrossingthingsoff。Inbetweenyourmust-dostasks,includeawant—to—dotasktobreakthingsupandre-energizeyourself.Yes,thisholidayisatimetogivebacktoothersandbeselfless,butthere’stillabitof“self"inselflessness，isn’tthere?4。Ifyoustarttofeelacoldcomingon,cometoafullandcompletestop.Thebestwaytostopacoldfromexplodingintoaweeks—longsicknessistostopitatthestart.Unlessataskoractivityisanabsolute学必求其心得，业必贵于专精necessity,cancelyourplans,putawayyour—todolists,andsettleinforalongwinter’snapAday。ofrestandenoughsleepistheonlythingyouNEEDrightnow。Feelbadaboutdecliningholidayinvitationsfromyourfriendsandfamily?You'redoingthemafavor.Oncepeoplehearthatyou’resick，they’bellgladyoustayedaway—theydon'twanttocomedownwithacoldduringtheholidayanymorethanyou！doItiscertainthatyoucanfeellessstressedinthishecticseasonwhenyoustopexpectingsomuchfromyourself,becausenobodyputssomuchexpectationonyouasyoudotoyourself.Tryingtosatisfyclients,co-workers，friendsandfamilycanbedrainingandcanfin