广西壮族自治区南宁市琼林中学高二英语下学期摸底试题含解析

广西壮族自治区南宁市琼林中学高二英语下学期摸底试题含解析一、选择题1.Joeisagoodbasketballplayer______beingshortandstout.A.dueto B.despiteC.considering D.concerning参考答案：B【详解】考查介词辨析。句意：尽管Joe又矮又壮，但他是一个很好的篮球运动员。A.dueto由于；B.despite尽管；C.considering考虑到；D.concerning就…而言，根据题意，故选B。2.Althoughmyparentsareverybusy,theystill______alotoftimetous.A.offer

B.devote

C.spend

D.provide参考答案：B3.Ifwewouldthrowourselves,heartandsoul,_______ourstudies,weshouldeventuallygetgoodresult.A.outof

B.out

C.into

D.on参考答案：C略4.___,sheisexperienced.A.Assheisyoung

B.YoungasissheC.Youngassheis

D.Thoughshewasyoung参考答案：C5.-----Howabouttheclothyouboughtthedaybeforeyesterday?-----That’sverybeautiful.It__________sosoft.Afeels

Bfelt

Cisfeeling

Disfelt参考答案：A6.Therearesomepoorareasinthewest,butChina_____isdevelopingmorequicklythanbefore.A.asawhole

B.insteadof

C.asidefrom

D.onthecontrary参考答案：A略7..Totellyouthetruth,Ithinkitisyou____Tim,______toblameA.morethan,whois B.ratherthan,thatare C.otherthan,thatis D.lessthan,whichare参考答案：B略8.Wefind_____arulethatpeopleintheWestgiveChristmaspresentstotheirsandfriends.A.this B.that

C.them

D.it参考答案：D9.---Didyoucatch______sightofatallTVtowerinthedistancejustnow?---Yes,andnowit’soutof____sight.A./;the

B./;/

C.the;the

D.a;a参考答案：B10.Whichsporthasthemostexpenses________trainingequipment,player'spersonalequipmentanduniforms?A.inhonorof

B.intermsof

C.infavourof D.incaseof参考答案：B11.Allthechildreninourneighbourhoodarefondofthatretiredteacherstill______wellalthoughheisaroundhismid-sixtiesbecauseheoftentellsthemamusingstories.A.wears B.tobeworn

C.worn D.wearing参考答案：D试题分析：考查现在分词作定语。句意：我们周围所有的孩子都喜欢那个退休的穿着很讲究的老师，尽管他大约六十多岁，因为他经常给他们讲有趣的故事。此处是现在分词作后置定语，故选D。12.Thetempleisstillinexcellentcondition,thatitwasbuilt600yearsago.

A.considering B.concerningC.regarding D.supposing参考答案：A解析:根据句意,此处用considering表示“考虑到,鉴于”。B项“关于”;C项“关于”;D项“假设”。

13.______I’dhavetoldyou.A.IfIwouldhaveknownit

B.IfIhadhaveknownitC.HadIknownit

D.shouldIknowit参考答案：C14..Itisatypicalgallery,anddozensofpeoplecanbeseen_____onrowsofchairsenjoyingmodernarts.A.seated B.seating C.seat D.toseat参考答案：A15.Ifyoubuysomethingandthenfindoutthatitisofpoorquality,youcansayyouwere_______.A.rippedoff

B.knockedoff

C.cutoff

D.gotakickoutof参考答案：A16.Wearenotreadytogointoproductionyet,forthenewswitchmechanismisn’tfully______.A．triedout

B．testedout

C．workedout

D．turnedout参考答案：B17._____mysurprise,______Icouldhaveawordwithhim,heleft.A.In;before

B.To;before

C.In;when

D.To;;since

参考答案：B二、新的题型18.Lookatthem___________room.Youputthedirtyclothesandsheetshereandthere.参考答案：

messy三、阅读理解19.

"Feelingblueabouttheworld?Cheerup."sayssciencewriterMattRidley."Theworldhasneverbeenabetterplacetolivein,anditwillkeepongettingbetterbothforhumansandfornature."

Ridleycallshimselfarationaloptimist－rational,becausehe'scarefullyweighedtheevidence;optimistic,becausethatevidenceshowshumanprogresstobebothunavoidableandgood.Andthisiswhathe'ssetouttoprovefromauniquepointofviewinhismostrecentbook.TheRationalOptimist.Heviewsmankindasgrandenterprisethatonthewhole,hasdonelittlebutprogressfor100,000years.Hebackshisfindingwithhardfactsgatheredthroughyearsofresearch.

Here'showheexplainshisviews.

1）Shoppingfuelsinvention

ItisreportedthattherearemorethantenbilliondifferentproductsforsaleinLondonalone.Evenallowingforthemanypeoplewhostillliveinpoverty,ourowngenerationhasaccesstomorenutritiousfood,moreconvenienttransport,biggerhouses,bettercars,andofcourse,morepoundsanddollarsthananywholivedbeforeus.Thiswillcontinueaslongasweusethesethingstomakeotherthings.Themorewespecializeandexchange,thebetteroffwe'llbe.

2）BrilliantadvancesOnereasonwearericher,healthier,taller,cleverer,longer－livedandfreerthaneverbeforeisthatthefourmostbasichumanneeds－food,clothing,fuelandshelter－havegrownalotcheaper.Takeoneexample.In1800acandleprovidingonehour'slightcostsixhours'work.Inthe1880sthesamelightfromanoillamptook15minutes'worktopayfor.In1950itwaseightseconds.Todayit'shalfsecond.

3）Let'snotkillourselvesforclimatechange

Mitigating（减轻）climatechangecouldprovejustasdamagingtohumanwelfareasclimatechangeitself.Achildthatdiesfromindoorsmokeinavillage,wheretheuseoffossil-fuel（化石燃料）electricityisforbiddenbywell－meaningmembersofgreenpoliticalmovementstryingtosavetheworld,isjustasgreatatragedyasachildthatdiesinafloodcausedbyclimatechange.Ifclimatechangeprovestobemild,butcuttingcarboncausesrealpain,wemaywellfindthatwehavestoppedanose-bleedbyputtingatourniquet（止血带）aroundournecks.67.WhatisthethemeofRidleysmostrecentbook?

A.Weaknessofhumannature.

B.Concernaboutclimatechange.

C.Importanceofpracticalthinking

D.Optimismabouthumanprogress.68.HowdoesRidleylookatshopping?

A.Itencouragesthecreationofthings.

B.Itresultsinshortageofgoods.

C.Itdemandsmorefossilf