1、高二寒假英语自测题(一) -作者：曲保玉 刘小旭 李达I. 听力（分） I) Listen to the following sentences and write down the missing words. (5 marks) 1. The travelers _ shelter from the heavy rain. 2. I think this is an _ version of this popular tune. 3. The girl struggled against the robber with _ courage. 4. With the _ of modern
2、science and technology, there are more and more great inventions and discoveries. 5. Karens mother wishes Karen wouldnt go around with that boy. Hes such a bad _ on her. II) Listen to the following dialogues and choose the best answer for each. (5 marks) 6. How much is the gray cellphone? A. $200. B
3、. $180. C. $400. D. $360. 7. Where does the dialogue take place? A. In a shop. B. In a school. C. In a hotel. D. In a coffee shop. 8. What conclusion can we come to from this conversation? A. The students will attend a meeting this afternoon. B. The students wont have an English test this afternoon.
4、 C. The students will have an English test this afternoon. D. The meeting has been put off. 9. When can the woman have lunch? A. B. C. D. 10. How many times has Mrs. Black visited China up to now? A. Three times. B. Twice. C. Once. D. Four times. III) Listen to the following dialogue and fill in the
5、 blanks. (10 marks) W: You know people in the United States 11 . Id like to ask you some questions. Can you tell me what the answers might be? M: No problem. W: OK, you get the first question. Why do most people 12 ? M: I listen for the news, so Ill guess that. W: Youre right. Ninety-two percent lis
6、ten to the radio for the news. 13 . Heres the next question. Which is true of more people: they never exercise in their free time, or they like to be active? M: People who never exercise or who like to be active? I dont know. 14 . W: Wrong. Only twenty-five percent say they never exercise. 15 . IV)
7、Listen to the following passage and choose the best answer for each. (10 marks) 16. What course was Joe taking? A. How to make stuffed insects. B. The study of birds. C. How to identify birds. D. How to identify each bird by looking at its legs. 17. How many stuffed birds were there? A. Seven. B. Ei
8、ght. C. Nine. D. Ten. 18. Why did each bird have a sack (粗布袋) covering its body? A. Because the professor wanted to get his students confused. B. Because the professor wanted to make Joe angry. C. Because the professor wanted his students to identify each bird only by its legs. D. Because the profes
9、sor wanted to get Joe to fail in the test. 19. How was the professor when Joe rushed toward the door? A. He got a bit shocked and confused. B. He got very angry with Joe. C. He got very happy with Joe. D. He got angry and reached the boiling point. 20. Why did Joe pull up his trousers? A. Because he
10、 was very pleased with the professor. B. Because he wanted the professor to tell his name by looking at his legs. C. Because he wanted to fool the other students. D. Because he wanted the professor to look at his trousers. II. 课本基础知识（10 分） 1. Washington was elected _ president in 1789. He was the fi
11、rst president of _ United States. A. the; the B. 不填; the C. 不填; a D. the; 不填 2. -When could you have a meal with me? -Id like to go whenever it is _ to you. A. fit B. nice C. convenient D. suit 3. It is possible that one day we will _ up with a disability, so we shouldnt look down upon the disabled.
12、 A. put B. end C. go D. catch 4. The latest _ in womens clothes indicate that people now care more about being comfortable. A. tracks B. signs C. directions D. trends 5. Our football team will compete against the Japanese team this evening. Lets go and _ them up, shall we? A. cheer B. join C. add D.
13、 pick 6. I am on the way _ the most highly paid man in the company. A. of becoming B. to become into C. to becoming D. into becoming 7. The old lady _ to catch the naughty boy _ arm, but he ran away. A. tried; by the B. managed; by the C. tried; by their D. managed; by his 8. She had been working on
14、 the maths problem for a long time before a new idea _ to her. A. happened B. developed C. occurred D. changed 9. The baby will eat _ his parents give him. A. no matter what B. how C. no matter which D. whatever 10. -How can a small child make more rapid progress in _ ? -Better send him to an _ coun
15、try. A. speaking English; English-speaking B. spoken English; English-spoken C. speaking English; English-spoken D. spoken English; English-speaking III. 语法复习（20 分） I）单项填空（10 分） 1. I have a lot of friends _ me. But I seldom have them _ me. A. to make; to make B. helping; helping C. make; to make D.
16、to help; help 2. There is nothing _ but _ down and wait for him _ back. A. to do; sit; to come B. to choose; sit; come C. to choose; to sit; to come D. to be done; to sit; coming 3. This exercise requires _ carefully. We should do as we are required _ . A. doing; to do B. to work; working C. to be d
17、one; doing D. to be worked; to work 4. I dont mean _ you because what I have said really means _ you to be good. A. to kill; to suggest B. to hurt; allowing C. hurting; to advise D. harm; trying 5. It is important _ a beginner _ the correct pronunciation of a foreign language when he studies it. A.
18、of; to study B. for; to be taught C. of; to be taught D. for; to have been studied 6. In Australia, he made a lot of friends _ a very practical knowledge of the English language. A. know B. to get C. earning D. learned 7. At the shopping center, he didnt know what _ and _ with an empty bag. A. to do
19、; walk B. to be searched; ran C. to buy; left D. was to cook; go 8. Do let your mother know all the truth. She appears _ everything. A. to ask B. to be reminded C. to inform D. to have been told 9. The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier, _ it more difficult. A. not work B. not to mak
20、e C. not trying D. do not get 10. The headmaster wanted the new building _ as soon as possible. A. to build B. to be put up C. to have been repaired D. being bought II) 翻译填空 （10 分） 1. 他们高高兴兴地来到运动场，不料发现比赛已经延期了。 They went cheerfully to the playground _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . 2. 他告诉我，他将尽力帮我学习英语。 He told me th
21、at he would do _ he _ _ _ me with my English. 3. 我们已经使无论何时何地只要有可能就说英语成了一条规则。 We have _ _ _ _ _ _ _ whenever and wherever possible. 4. 我的梦想是有一天坐宇宙飞船到月球上去旅行。 My dream is _ _ _ _ _ in a spaceship one day. 5. 有人看到他出去了，但没有人注意到他进来。 He was seen_ _ _ , but nobody noticed _ _ . IV. 完形填空（30 分） “I couldnt surv
22、ive without music,“ says fifteen-year-old Steve. In the morning, Steve wakes up 1 his favorite radio station. He listens to rock on the radio while he has 2 . He puts on his personal stereo before he leaves the house and listens to cassettes on the bus to 3 .“Last week I put my headphones on in the
23、maths 4 , “admits Steve, “the teacher was really 5 . She took my headphones away and I couldnt use them for a week. It was 6 .“At home Steve does his homework to music-loud music. “My mother 7 shouts,Turn it down!“ says Steve. “She cant 8 how I can work 9 music on, but music 10 me to concentrate.“ S
24、teve would like to make music himself. “Im learning to play the guitar. 11 , it doesnt sound too good at the 12 . But Im going to keep practicing!“ For 13 like Steve, music is a very important part of 14 . Music is social: it brings people together at discos, parties and concerts. Fast, 15 music is
25、full of energy; it helps people to 16 their problems and have 17 . Music talks about love, freedom and imagination. There are always new songs and new styles. 18 Steves mother agrees that music brings some problems. “Steve is a sensible boy,“ she says. “I dont think he would ever take drugs hearing
26、rock. But I 19 worry about his hearing with all that loud music. And it 20 me crazy!“ 1. A. from B. in C. with D. to 2. A. breakfast B. lunch C. supper D. dinner 3. A. work B. office C. school D. party 4. A. workshop B. class C. book D. schoolroom 5. A. excited B. worried C. angry D. tired 6. A. ter
27、rible B. hopeless C. poor D. surprising 7. A. so B. seldom C. never D. always 8. A. expect B. bear C. understand D. believe 9. A. while B. at C. for D. with 10. A. helps B. leads C. causes D. forces 11. A. Unluckily B. Actually C. Disappointingly D. Necessarily 12. A. first B. last C. moment D. day
28、13. A. boys B. girls C. friends D. teenagers 14. A. study B. life C. family D. school 15. A. sound B. noisy C. light D. loud 16. A. forget B. kill C. work D. leave 17. A. smiles B. future C. fun D. sense 18. A. And B. So C. Meanwhile D. But 19. A. can B. do C. will D. should 20. A. causes B. results
29、 C. drives D. leaves V. 阅读理解（20 分） A Before World War II, Chicago, Illinois, standing at the southern end of huge Lake Michigan, had the reputation（名声） of being one of the toughest, most lawless and corrupt（腐败的） cities in the world. It earned its ill reputation largely from those who sold strong win
30、e during the days of 1919 to 1933, when a law forbade Americans to make or sell strong wine in any form. Chicagoans have a great pride in their city. They say it is of great importance to the nation than New York. It is the center of American commerce（商业） and transp- ortation. OHare Airport is the b
31、usiest airport in the world. 44 million passengers pass through it every year, and there are 2,000 takeoffs and landings every day. Chicago is also a great inland port（港）. It can send goods by oceangoing ships all the way to Europe-via the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence Seaway. It can send goods
32、 by barge（驳船）， through waterway and canals, to the Mississippi and down it to the Gulf of Mexico. 选择最佳答案。 1. Which of the following diagrams（图解） gives the correct relationship between Lake Michigan, Chicago and Illinois? L.M.=Lake Michigan Ch=Chicago Ill=Illinois 2. What gave Chicago its ill reputat
33、ion before World War II? A. A law against Americans drinking wine. B. Chicagoans being too proud of their city. C. Chicago being important to America. D. Strong wine made and sold lawlessly. 3. According to the passage, Chicago is more important than New York because _ . A. Chicagoans love their cit
34、y more than others B. Chicago is the center of commerce and transportation C. Chicago is an inland port D. Chicago lies at the southern end of Lake Michigan 4. 44 million passengers each year and 2,000 takeoffs and landings every day prove that OHare Airport is _ . A. the only one in America B. the
35、biggest one in the world C. the busiest one in the world D. the most well-known one in the world 5. Which of the following statements is not true? A. Chicago is not an inland port. B. Before World War II a law forbade Americans to sell strong wine. C. Chicagoans think Chicago is more important than
36、New York. D. Chicago can send goods to Europe. B A ride in a cable car is one of the most exciting and enjoyable experiences a child can have. In Switzerland, which is the home of the cable car, it is used mostly to take tourists up the slope of a mountain, to a restaurant from which one can have a
37、birds eye view of the sur- rounding country, or to the top of a ski run, from which, in winter, skiers glide(滑行) down the snow-covered slope on skis. In Singapore, however, the cable car takes one from the summit（顶峰） of a hill on the main island to a low hill on Sentosa, a resort island just off the
38、 southern coast. The cable car is really a carriage which hangs from a strong steel cable suspended（悬挂） in the air. It moves along the cable with other cars on pulleys（滑轮）, the wheels of which are turned by electric motors. The cars are painted in eye-catching colors and spaced at regular intervals（
39、相隔一定距离）. Each car can seat up to six persons. After the passengers have entered a car, they are locked in from outside by an attendant（服务员）. They have no control over the movement of the car. Before long, the passengers get a breathtaking view through the glass windows of the modern city, the bustli
40、ng （熙熙攘攘的） harbor, and the several islands off the coast. The car suspended so high in the air that ships on the sea look like small boats, and boats like toys. On a clear day, both the sky above and the sea below look beautifully blue. In contrast to the fast-moving traffic on the ground, the cars
41、in the air move in a leisurely（悠闲地） manner, allowing passengers more than enough time to take in the scenery during the brief trip to the island of Sentosa. After a few hours on Sentosa, it will be time again to take a cable car back to Mount Faber. The return journey is no less exciting than the ou
42、tward trip. 根据文章内容，判断下列句子的正(T)误(F)。 6. The cable car in Singapore takes visitors to a high mountain. （ ） 7. The cars are controlled by the passengers. （ ） 8. Passengers can get a breathtaking view when riding in a cable car because the car is suspended so high in the sky. （ ） 9. The short trip does
43、not bother passengers who want a good view because the cars move slowly. （ ） 10. The last sentence of the passage, “The return journey is no less exciting than the outward trip.“ means “The return trip is more enjoyable than the outward one.“（ ） VI. 短文改错（10 分） A boy who was cleaning the shoes in the
44、 street said to 1. _ a young man passed by, “Let me clean your boots. Itll 2. _ spend you only a penny.“ But the young man refused. Then 3. _ the boy told him that he will clean his boots for nothing. 4. _ The young man agreed, and soon a boot shining brightly. 5. _ Then he put the other boot on the
45、 box, and the boy refused 6. _ to clean it unless he was paid two pence for his work. The 7. _ young man refused to pay by anything and went away. But 8. _ the well-cleaned boots made the dirty one so bad that he 9. _ couldnt walk on. He turned in and gave the boy two pence. 10. _ VII. 智力测试（10 分） 1.
46、 What number should replace the question mark? 2. SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY Which day is three days before the day immediately following the day two days before the day three days after the day immediately before Friday? 3. Which of these is the odd on
47、e out? 4. What phrase can be inserted into the bottom row to complete the three-letter words reading downwards? Clue: musical solo 5. Fill in the blanks, clockwise or anticlockwise, to form two words which are synonyms. VIII. 书面表达（20 分） 雅典奥运会已落下帷幕。请你就本届奥运会写一篇英语作文。内容包括以下要点： 1. 从 8 月 13 日至 29 日历时 16 天，有来自二百多个国家和地区的一万多人参赛。 2. 中国队表现突出：在 13 个项目上取得 32 枚金牌，位居第二, 历史之最。在很多项目上实现突破, 比如刘翔的 110 米栏，孙甜甜和李婷的网球等。 3. 中央政府高度赞赏，号召全国人民向运动员们学习。 4. 我们学生要以运动员为榜样，努力学习，争取更大进步。 5. 词数：120 左右。 6. 参考词汇：落幕：drop the curtain, 雅典：Athens,
