高二英语练习试题

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TheotherdayIwastalkingtoastrangeronthebus;hetoldmethathehadagood1inChicagoandhewonderedif,byanychance,I2toknowhim.Foramoment,Ithoughthemightbe3,butIcouldtellfromtheexpressiononhisfacethathewasnot.Hewas4.Ifeltlikesayingthatitwasridiculous(可笑的)to5thatoutofallthemillionsofpeopleinChicagoIcouldpossiblyhaveeverbumpedintohisfriend.But,6,IjustsmiledandremindedhimthatChicagowasavery7city.Henodded,andIthoughthewasgoingtobecontenttodropthesubjectandtalkaboutsomethingelse.ButIwaswrong.Hewassilentforafewminutes,andthenhe8totellmeallabouthisfriend.

Hisfriend’smain9inlifeseemedtobetennis.Hewasanexcellenttennisplayer,andhe10hadhisowntenniscourt.Therewerealotofpeoplewithswimming11,yettherewereonlytwopeoplewithprivatetenniscourt;hisfriendinChicagowasoneofthem.ItoldhimthatIknewseveral12likethat,includingmybrother,whowasdoctorinCalifornia.He13thatmaybethereweremoreprivatecourtsinthecountry,thanhe14buthedidnotknowofanyothers.Thenheaskedme15mybrotherlivedinCalifornia.WhenIsaidSacramento,hesaidthatwasacoincidence16hisChicagofriendspentthesummerinSacramentolastyearandhelivednextdoortoa17whohadatenniscourtinhisbackyard.IsaidIfeltthatreallywasacoincidence(巧合)becausemynext-doorneighbourhadgonetoSacramentolastsummerandhad18thehousenexttomybrother’shouse.Foramoment,westaredateachother,butwedidnotsayanything.

“Wouldyourfriend’snamehappentobeRolandKirkwood?”Iaskedfinally.He19andsaid,“Yes.Wouldyourbrother’snamehappentobeDrReyHunter?”Itwasmy20tolaugh.“Yes,”Ireplied.

1.A.brotherB.teacherC.neighbourD.friend

2.A.managedB.happenedC.triedD.wanted

3.A.expectingB.lyingC.jokingD.talking

4.A.funnyB.seriousC.carefulD.disappointed

5.A.thinkB.findC.realizeD.see

6.A.indeedB.actuallyC.insteadD.exactly

7.A.famousB.interestingC.noisyD.big

8.A.beganB.stoppedC.refusedD.failed

9.A.problemB.interestC.choiceD.work

10.A.justB.everC.evenD.surely

11.A.suitB.habitC.poolsD.river

12.A.peopleB.playersC.strangersD.friends

13.A.advisedB.arguedC.admittedD.announced

14.A.recognizedB.realizedC.visitedD.found

15.A.howB.whetherC.whenD.where

16.A.becauseB.ifC.thenD.though

17.A.doctorB.friendC.neighbourD.player

18.A.hiredB.visitedC.designedD.sold

19.A.smiledB.laughedC.criedD.nodded

20.A.chanceB.pleasureC.timeD.turn

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Ithappenedtomerecently.IwastellingsomeonehowmuchIhadenjoyedreadingBarackObama’sDreamsFromMyFatherandhowithadchangedmyviewsofourPresident.AfriendIwastalkingtoagreedwithmethatitwas,inhiswords,“abrilliantly（精彩地）writtenbook”.However,hethenwentontotalkaboutMrObamainawaywhichsuggestedhehadnoideaofhisbackgroundatall.IsensedthatIwastalkingtoabookliar.

Anditseemsthatmyfriendisnottheonlyone.Approximatelytwothirdsofpeoplehaveliedaboutreadingabookwhichtheyhaven’t.IntheWorldBookDay’s“ReportonGuiltySecrets”,DreamsFromMyFatherisatnumber9.Thereportliststenbooks,andvariousauthors,whichpeoplehaveliedaboutreading,andasI’mnotonetolietoooften(I’dhatetobecaughtout),I’lladmithereandnowthatIhaven’treadtheentiretopten.ButIampleasedtosaythat,unlike42percentofpeople,Ihavereadthebookatnumberone,GeorgeOrwell’s1984.Ithinkit’sreallybrilliant.

TheWorldBookDayreportalsohassomeotherinterestinginformationinit.ItsaysthatmanypeoplelieabouthavingreadJaneAusten,CharlesDickens,FyodorDostoevsky(Ihaven’treadhim,buthaven’tliedaboutiteither)andHermanMelville.

Askedwhytheylied,themostcommonreasonwasto“impress”someonetheywerespeakingto.Thiscouldbetrickyiftheconversationbecamemorein-depth!

Butwhenaskedwhichauthorstheyactuallyenjoy,peoplenamedJ.K.Rowling,JohnGrisham,SophieKinsella(ah,thebigsellers,inotherwords).Forty-twopercentofpeopleaskedadmittedtheyturnedtothebackofthebooktoreadtheendbeforefinishingthestory(I’llcomeclean:Idothisandamastonishedthat58percentsaidtheyhadnevedoneso).

21.Howdidtheauthorfindhisfriendabookliar?

A.Byjudginghismannerofspeaking

B.Bylookingintohisbackground

C.Bymentioningafamousname

D.Bydiscussingthebookitself

22.Whichofthefollowingisa“guiltysecret”accordingtotheWorldBookDay

report?

A.CharlesDickensisverylowonthetop-tenlist.

B.42%ofpeoplepretendedtohaveread1984.

C.Theauthoradmittedhavingread9books.

D.DreamsFromMyFatherishardlyread.

23.Bylyingaboutreading,apersonhopesto______.

A.controltheconversation

B.appearknowledgeable

C.learnaboutthebook

D.makemorefriends

24.Whatistheauthor’sattitudeto58%ofreaders?

A.Favorable

B.Uncaring

C.Doubtful

D.Friendly

B

Intoday'sIreland,itseemshardtoimaginethegrimdaysofthe19thcenturywhensomanyofthepopulationstarved,orthat,inthosedays,manypoorpeoplehadnocluehowtoprepareanyfoodotherthanboilapotato.Nowadays,itisquitepossibletoeatbothwellandheartilyallovertheisland.

TourismhasmadeavastdifferencetothestandardsofcookinginIreland.Untilrecentlytherewashardlyanytraditionofeatingoutinmanydistricts,exceptperhapsonveryfewoccasionsatalocalhotel.Patternsofdietwereold-styled,basedfirmlyon'meatandtwovegetables'(somewhatovercooked),potatoes(ofcourse)andlargequantitiesofdairyproduce.Nowthingsareverydifferent.Touristdemandsforpredictable,inexpensivefast-foodaremet,aseverywhere,withhamburgersandpizzas-abetterbetbeingfishandchips.Butmoresophisticatedtasteshaveintroducedwholefoodsandvegetarianrestaurants(almostunheardofbefore),andavastnumberofnewrestaurants,oftenFrenchinstyle,haveopenedinthemaintouristcentres.Food'events'suchasKinsale'sGourmetfestivalorGalway'sOysterFestivalattractlargenumbersofvisitorsandreflectthenewinterestinfood.

WhateverIrishcookinglacksinfinesse（精细）,itnearlyalwaysmakesupforinplenty,andingredients(成分)areofahighquality.Home-grownproduceincludesrichdairyfoods,beef,lambandpork,andagreatvarietyofseafood.Oneofitsgreatspecialitiesissodabread.Itismadewithbuttermilkandisservedfreshandwarmwitheverymeal.RecentlytherehasbeenareturntosimpleIrishfoodssuchasstews（炖菜）andpotatodishes.

Oneofthebest-valuemealsinIrelandisbreakfast.A'traditionalIrishbreakfast'isaplatefulofbaconandeggswithsodaandpotatobreads.Accommodationratesarenearlyalwaysquotedwithafullbreakfastincluded,soyoumightaswelleatenoughtokeepyougoingalldayandgetyourmoney'sworth!

25．WhatwasIrishfoodlikeuntilquiterecently?

A.Itwasveryconservativeanduninteresting.

B.influencedbyFrenchcooking.

C.Itwasveryunhealthy.

D.Itwasplentiful

26.HowhasIrishfoodimprovedinrecentyears?

A.TherearemoreFrenchrestaurants.

B.Foodproduceisfresher.

C.Thereismorekinds.

D.Foodismoreexpensive

27．Whatisthemainreasonforthisimprovement?

A.Peoplehavemoremoneytospend.

B.Thedevelopmentoftourism.

C.Peoplehavemoretastestoday.

D.Youngpeopledisliketraditionalfood28．HowdoesthepassagedescribeIrishcookingtoday?

A.Itisexcitingandinteresting.

B.Itisboringandovercooked.

C.Itisplentifulandsimple.

D.Itisgood-lookingandtastesbad

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

Areyousimplymovingthroughyourdaywithoutfullyliving?Ithinkmanyofushavedonethis.Everyonewantstofullyliveeveryday.71SoI’vedecidedtosharewithyousomewaystohelpyouenjoyeverymoment.

Sitinthemorning.Whenyouwakeup,inthequietofthemorning,sitonthefloor.Ioftenusethisopportunitytostretch(伸展).72Ialsojustsit,andfocusonmybreathinggoinginandout.

73Iliketotakebreaksfromwork,andgooutsideforaslowwalk.Payattentiontoyourbreathing,toeverythingaroundyou,tothesoundsandlightofobjects.

Readinsilence.Findaquiettime,andaquietplace,andreadagoodnovel.Havenotelevisionorcomputersonnearby.Andjustputyourselfintheworldofthenovel.Itmightseemdifficulttoletyourmindmovefromthepresentintothetimeofthenovel,butit’sagreatpracticeinfocus.74

75Eachday,findsomeoneyoucareaboutandbegratefulforhisexistence.If