高一英语试卷二

1、高一英语试卷第二部分：词汇运用第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. She devoted herself _ to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field. A. strongly B. extremely C. entirely D. freely22. The two families have _ their disagreements in a friendly way, and th

2、is is what all of us expected to see. A. settled B. solved C. defeated D. overcame23. We should keep in mind that theres usually _ one way to solve the same problem. A. less than B. rather than C. other than D. more than24. I stopped and said hello to Susan when I saw her, but she _ me completely an

3、d walked on. A. ignored B. followed C. concerned D. forgot25. The second he heard the news, a(n) _ of surprise appeared on his face. A. attention B. situation C. function D. expression26. -The head teacher said we had only three days to finish the project. -Dont worry. We have already _ two third of

4、 it. A. taken over B. made up C. got through D. given away27. Being a _ tennis player, Williams wouldnt let anyone or any difficulty stop her. A. stubborn B. reliable C. determined D. concerned28. Doctors _ the fat woman not to eat so much junk food, but she just couldnt give it up. A. persuaded B.

5、promised C. commanded D. advised29. Martin Luther King was happy to help because he knew it would help them _ their dream of making black and white people equal. A. burst B. finish C. identify D. achieve30. Busy as he is, he _ a few hours for exercise every day. A. sets off B. sets about C. sets dow

6、n D. sets aside第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 For most, getting your first car opens up a new world of freedom and allows you to go wherever you want, whenever you want. Getting a car did 31 this for me, and it also brought my best friend and m

7、e 32 . But then it tore us apart. My best friend lives three minutes from my 33 . Since her 34 is in late summer,seven months behind mine, I basically became her 35 when I turned 16 in December. And so I 36 her up for school and took her home. We made ice-cream 37 , went shopping and to the moviesal

8、l in my car. I would drive to her house just to sit on her bed, read magazines and have a good laugh. I went to her house so 38 that she gave me a 39 to her house. A week after I got my license，she was with me 40 I had my first accident. She was there and 41 me and we kept it a 42 , since I didnt wa

9、nt people to 43 . From then on, through thick and thin, it was just me, my car and my best friend. High school is a time of 44 , but I couldnt 45 for a long time 46 we became so distant（疏远）after being so close. My friend waited three months after her birthday to get her dream car：a green 2004 Beetle

10、. With its 47 , the passenger seat of my car became 48 . Our car trips became less frequent 49 I didnt even drive down her street. Its funny how a car can change a relationship so much. I had wanted her to get a car, but once she did, I 50 it. I wanted her friendship back, even if it couldnt be the

11、same.31. A. someB. anyC. noneD. all32. A. closer B. farther C. luckier D. happier33. A. neighbor B. school C. home D. family34. A. holiday B. birthday C. course D. job35. A. driver B. follower C. partner D. guide36. A. picked B. woke C. called D. hurried37. A. parties B. trips C. plans D. classes38.

12、 A. happily B. often C. hardly D. seldom39. A. key B. door C. address D. phone40. A. whileB. but C. after D. when 41. A. savedB. suggested C. advised D. comforted42. A. favorite B. secret C. pride D. joke43. A. help B. see C. know D. laugh44. A. change B. disappointment C. friendship D. excitement45

13、. A. understand B. answer C. imagine D. believe46. A. when B. where C. how D. what47. A. arrival B. dream C. return D. beauty48. A. broken B. crowded C. empty D. different49. A. however B. until C. as D. before 50. A. regretted B. received C. enjoyed D. lost第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的

14、A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep. A few dogs started barking at it. The elephant woke up in a terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety. That didnt stop the elephant. It destroyed a dozen houses and injured s

15、everal people. The villagers were scared and angry. Then someone suggested calling Parbati, the elephant princess.Parbati Baruas father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer（驯兽者）. He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even walk. He also taught her the dangerous art of the ele

16、phant round-up - how to catch wild elephants.Parbati hasnt always lived in the jungle. After a happy childhood hunting with her father, she was sent to boarding school in the city. But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her old life. “Life in the city is too

17、dull. Catching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days after the chase,” she says.But Parbati doesnt catch elephants just for fun. “My work,” she says, “is to rescue man from the elephants, and to keep the elephants safe from man.” And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing

18、for many years. Increasingly, the Indian elephant is angry: for many years, illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land. It is now fighting back. Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to guide the animals b

19、ack to the jungle before they can kill.The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion. A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant. “Eventually they grow to love their tamers and never forget them. They are also more loyal than humans,”

20、 she said, as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant, happy animal. An elephant princess indeed!51. For Parbati, catching elephants is mainly to _. A. get long lasting excitement B. make the angry elephants tame C. send them back to the jungle D. keep both man and elephants safe52.

21、 Before Parbati studied in a boarding school, _. A. she spent her time hunting with her father B. she learned how to sing love songs C. she had already been called an elephant princess D. she was taught how to hunt tigers53. Indian elephants are getting increasingly angry and they revenge（报复）because

22、 _. A. they are caught and sent for heavy work B. illegal hunters capture them and kill them C. they are attacked and their land gets limited D. dogs often bark at them and chase them54. The passage starts with an elephant story in order to explain that in India _. A. people easily fall victim（受害者）t

23、o elephants attacks B. dogs are as powerful as elephants C. elephant tamers are in short supply D. the man-elephant relationship is getting worse B How many men do housework? Recently a European Commission tried to find out peoples ideas and reactions to the womens movement. As part of their survey

24、(调查), they asked many men and women the question, “Who does the housework?” The men answered very differently from the women! The housework they asked people about were: preparing meals, washing dishes, cleaning the house and babysitting. 48% of British husbands said they did these things. 37% of Da

25、nish men helped in the house. But only 15% of Italian men said they did the housework, many of them said they never helped at all! But there was an interesting point of view from the wives. According to British wives, only 38% of their husbands helped in the house. And Italian wives said that their

26、husbands hardly ever helped. The Italian and British men did not tell the truth! The Commission found that Danish men were the most trustful husbands; their answers were the same as their wives answers. Do the men you know help in the house? Do you think the survey gives a true picture in your exper

27、ience? Write and tell us what you think.55. The survey was carried out in _. A. BritainB. EuropeC. Denmark D. Italy 56. The subject for the survey is _. A. how many boys do the houseworkB. who are more diligent（勤劳）, wives or husbands C. how many women do the housework D. who does the housework at ho

28、me57. From the passage we can see that _.A. there were more husbands who did the housework than wivesB. husbands did half of the housework all the timeC. there were more wives who did the housework than husbands.D. wives did all the housework at home58. More _ husbands help in the house than _ husba

29、nds.A. British; Danish B. Italian; Danish C. Danish; BritishD. Italian; BritishC Have you ever suddenly felt that someone you knew was in trouble and was he? Have you ever dreamed something that came true later? Maybe you have ESP（特异功能）. ESP stands for Extrasensory Perception. It may be called a six

30、th sense. It seems to let people know about events before they happen, or events that are happening some distance away.Heres an example. A woman was ironing clothes. Suddenly she screamed, “My father is dead! I saw him sitting in the chair!” Just then, a telegram came. The womans father died of a he

31、art attack. He died sitting in a chair.There are thousands of stories like this one on record. Scientists are studying them to find out whats behind these strange mental messages. Heres another example one of hundreds of dreams that have come true. A man dreamed he was walking along a road when a ho

32、rse and carriage came by. The driver said, “Theres room for one more.” The man felt the driver seemed dead, so he ran away. The next day, when the man was getting on a crowded bus, the bus driver said. “Theres room for one more.” Then the man saw that the drivers face was the same face he had seen i

33、n the dream. He wouldnt get on the bus. As the bus drove off, it crashed and burst into flames. Everyone was killed! Some people say stories like these are coincidences. Others, including some scientists, say that ESP is real. From studies of ESP, we may someday learn more about the human mind.59. A

34、ccording to the passage, the author believes that the sixth sense is _. A. possible B. imaginativeC. not real D. impossible60. By studying ESP, scientists may get to _. A. learn how people tell lies B. know more about human dreams C. know more about human mind D. learn how strange things happen61. I

35、n the last paragraph the underlined word “coincidences” probably means “_”. A. things that may not happen B. things that happen by accident C. things that must happen D. things that happen in a dream 62. This article is mainly about_. A. the human dream B. a crowded bus C. the human mind D. the sixt

36、h sense D My son and I were trying to sell the house we had repaired, but in the barn（谷仓）there were bats and they would not leave. The barn was their home. They told us so in their own way they hung for the season. “Dont worry about it, Dad.” Patrick said. “They keep down the mosquitoes（蚊子）.” Unfort

37、unately they also kept the buyers away. When we had asked a person to sell the house for us he had refused to show it because of the bats. “Bats are popular,” Patrick comforted me. “They are ecological.” “Isnt there a machine you can buy that produces high-frequency sounds to keep bats away?” “ I do

38、nt know,” said Patrick. “But I like bats, and whoever buys this house will probably like them too. “Probably?” I hated that word. “How many bats are there, anyway?” “I counted about 90 last night,” said Patrick. “They were dropping out from under the edge of the roof.” “You mean there are more-outsi

39、de?” “Theyre everywhere, Dad. But look at it this way. When the cold weather comes, theyll be off to Mexico. Maybe in the spring we can keep them out. Dont worry about it,” he said for the hundredth time. “Its not a problem.” The bat expert I called was even more active than Patrick. “I think youve

40、got a large number there,” he said in wonder. “Ive been trying to attract bats to our house for 25 years. A single bat ears up his weight in mosquitoes and black flies three times every night. Youve a very lucky man.” I offered to share my luck with him. He could take them away. “Bats have a remarka

41、ble homing instinct（本能）,” he said. “Theyd fly straight back even if I transported them 100 miles. Once they have settled, you cant stop them from coming back.” I was silent.Finally we managed to rent the house to a young family, who were also interested in buying it. “What about the bats?” I said to

42、 Patrick. “Oh, they love the bats,” he said. “No mosquitoes. No black flies. Its one of the things that attracted them.” “Do you think they will really buy the house?” “Probably? Well, if they do, I suppose Ill have to admit that I was wrong.” “You mean youre going to eat your words?”“Yes. I am.”63.

43、 What was the problem the author had with his house?A. Bats were living in the barn and wouldnt go away.B. The author and his son couldnt sleep well because of the batsC. The author and his son might be able to stay for the season.D. The house was still badly in need of repair.64. What did Patrick s

44、uggest the author should do to stop the bats living in the barn?A. Buy a high-frequency machine.B. Close the barn in the spring.C. Reduce the number of mosquitoes.D. Move them one hundred miles away. 65. What happened to the house in the end?A. Some people agreed to rent the house.B. The author fail

45、ed to find anybody who wanted to live in the houseC. The bat expert made the decision to buy the house.D. The bats left the house for Mexico in the spring.66. Why did the author think he might have to “eat his words”?A. He felt sorry for the bats.B. He was happy about selling the house.C. He realize

46、d they might be wrong about the bats actionsD. He might be mistaken about being unable to sell the house.ETo protect you and your fellow passengers, the Transportation Security（安全） Administration (TSA) is required by law to check all checked baggage. As part of this process, some bags are opened and

47、 checked. Your bag was among those selected for check. During the check, your bag and its contents may have been searched for items forbidden by law such as fireworks, fuels, gunpowder, etc. At the completion of the check, the contents were returned to your bag, which was resealed（重新封口）with a specia

48、l lock.If the TSA screener was unable to open your bag for check because it was locked, the screener may have been forced to break the locks on your bag. TSA sincerely regrets having to do this, and has taken care to reseal your bag upon completion of check. However, TSA is not liable for damage to

49、your locks resulting from this necessary security precaution (预防措施) . For packing tips and other suggestions that may assist you during your next trip, visit: WWW.TSATravelTips.us. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to con

50、tact the Transportation Security Administration Consumer Response Center:Phone: toll-free at (866) 289-9673 Email: TellTSA 67. The passage is trying to _. A. introduce one of the security acts B. tell people about baggage checkC. warn against the damage of locking the baggage D. persuade people to contact TSA 68. The passage is most probably written to those who _.A. had their baggage selected for checking B. refused to check their baggage C. kept some damaged items in their b