高二英语能力训练（四）

1、高二英语自主练习（四）（第PAGE6页，共NUMPAGES6页）高二英语自主练习（四）一、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)21. _ six years since I began to study English.A. It isB. I have been C. There are D. It was22. Great changes _ in the city, and a lot of factories _. A. have been taken place; have been set up B. have taken place; have been set u

2、pC. have taken place; have set up D. were taken place; were set up23. _ you hate him, you should not beat him. A. However B. Whoever C. WhateverD. Wherever 24. Shall we _ lunch? We are not supposed to finish the job so early.A. stop havingB. stop to haveC. not to stop to haveD. stop not having25. Bi

3、llions of dollars is meant to _ exploring Mars. A. paid B. cost C. takeD. be spent26. Those soldiers preferred _ to betraying their motherland. A. being punished B. to be punished C. be punished D. punished 27. Next to Mars is Jupiter, the biggest planet in the solar system, _?A. isnt there B. doesn

4、t it C. hasnt thatD. isnt it 28. Mary was heard _ just now. What happened?John was telling a joke.A. cry B. to cry C. laugh D. to laugh29. Dont interrupt me. I _ letters all morning and have only finished five.A. writeB. have writtenC. am writing D. have been writing30. Speaking of all the songs he

5、has written, I think this is probably his _ one.A. better-knownB. well-knownC. best-knownD. most-known 31. There was a knock at the door. It was the second time that someone _ me that evening.A. to have interruptedB. would interruptC. had interruptedD. has interrupted32. We all _ to the eighty-year-

6、old man, wishing him a happy birthday.A. raised the glassB. raised our glassesC. sent our glasses D. gave the glass33. Happy birthday, Alice! So you have _ twenty already! A. becomeB. turnedC. grownD. passed 34. The man we followed suddenly stopped and looked as if _ whether he was going in the righ

7、t direction.A. seeing B. to see C. having seen D. to have seen35. He is a strict but kind teacher, _ is always trying to make his classes _ and interesting.A. one; living B. one who; lively C. he; lovely D. he who; live二、完形填空（本题共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）Another persons enthusiasm was what set me moving towa

8、rd the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father 36 me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is 37 for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you

9、 no 38 than tomorrow morning.”My stepmother walked over to me, 39 my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are 40 . This is not the worst boy at all, 41 the smartest one who hasnt yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm.”That statem

10、ent began a(n) 42 between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my 43 as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.She changed many things. She 44 my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county s

11、eat郡（县）首府, where my fathers career could be more 45 and my brother and I could be better 46 .When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand 47 and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm. I 48 it had already improved our lives. I accepted her 49 and began to

12、 write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of 50 that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my lifes work later. I wasnt the 51 beneficiary (受益者). My father became the 52 man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a

13、lawyer, and a college president.What power 53 has! When that power is released to support the certainty of ones purpose and is 54 strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never 55 .You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This

14、 is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.36. A. rushed B. sent C. carried D. introduced37. A. distinguished B. favored C. mistaken D. rewarded38. A. sooner B. later C. longer D. earlier39. A. dragged B. shook C. raised D. bent40. A. perfect B. right C. wrong D. impolite41. A. b

15、ut B. so C. and D. or42. A. agreement B. friendship C. gap D. relationship43. A. opinion B. image C. expectation D. mind44. A. begged B. persuaded C. ordered D. invited45. A. successful B. meaningful C. helpful D. useful46. A. treated B. entertained C. educated D. respected47. A. camera B. radio C.

16、bicycle D. typewriter48. A. considered B. suspected C. ignored D. appreciated49. A. belief B. request C. criticism D. description50. A. teaching B. writing C. studying D. reading51. A. next B. same C. only D. real52. A. cleverest B. wealthiest C. strongest D. healthiest53. A. enthusiasm B. sympathy

17、C. fortune D. confidence54. A. deliberately B. happily C. traditionally D. constantly55. A. win B. match C. reach D. doubt三、阅读理解（本题共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） ASmoking in indoor public places including public working places, public transport vehicles and some other special outdoor working places has been ban

18、ned(禁止)in China since January 2011.Lets look at the following advantages of banning smoking. First, banning smoking will not only help in saving smokers from health problems and diseases, but will also be good for passive(被动)smokers. When the smoker is smoking in a restaurant, the people around him

19、are sure to breathe in the smoke and suffer from the diseases an active smoker gets. If smoking is banned, spread of these diseases can be controlled. Next, banning smoking will put stress on smokers to give up. Since a smoker is prevented from smoking, he will learn how to live without smoking for

20、long hours. When a smoker doesnt smell or see anybody around him smoking, it might reduce his wish to smoke too. As a result, people have to give up smoking. Smoking in public places influences non-smokers to start smoking, especially adolescents. When teens see people around them smoking, they will

21、 follow them easily. Thus the number of teen smokers will increase. Also asthma (哮喘) and other problems are often seen in children living around smokers. So if it is banned, these places will become safe for children and teenagers. Looking from the economic point of view, smoking should be banned to

22、 increase work productivity (生产率). Employees (雇员) who smoke usually take breaks to smoke while working. So the number of hours they put in their work is smaller. If you see from the environment point of view, smoking should be banned. Smoking causes air pollution. If it is banned, it will help keep

23、the environment from getting worse.56. _ doesnt belong to a non-smoking place.A. A field B. A hospital C. A library D. A restaurant57. How many advantages of banning smoking are mentioned in this passage?A. Two. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.58. According to the text, the underlined word “adolescents” me

24、ans _.A. men B. women C. adults D. teenagers59. Which of the following statements in NOT true?A. If smoking is banned, work productivity will increase.B. If smoking is banned, the number of teen smokers will be larger.C. If smoking is banned, it will make the environment become better.D. If smoking

25、is banned, smokers will learn how to live without smoking.BMost of the time, magicians give good shows, but a magician has given a show that was terrible or has tried to do a trick that didnt go right. Howard Thurston, a famous magician, once made some interesting mistakes on the stage.Thurston did

26、a famous Indian trick with a girl. The girl climbed into a box. Then the box was pulled up above the stage. Thurston shouted, “Isaiah, garawallah, go!” The box opened and the girl was gone. “Wonderful!” “Wonderful!”One night, after the show, a man asked the magician, “Please tell me where you learne

27、d your magic words?”Thurston answered, “Ive travelled in India and often heard garawallah in the streets there. I thought it was a good word for an Indian trick.” The man smiled and said, “Im from India. That word means Hey, bus!”Another mistake stayed in Thurstons show. In one trick, he cut off the

28、 heads of two chickens and two ducks and put their bodies inside a magic box, and then he opened the box and found four living birds with heads on them. This is the way the trick was done. The birds heads were tied under their wings. Then false heads were tied on the birds before they were brought o

29、n the stage. Thurston cut off these false heads and put the birds in the box. His helper was also in the box. He could put new false heads on the birds faster than he could untie the true heads. So after Thurston put the birds inside the box, his helper tied on false heads.One night, however, the he

30、lper made a mistake. He tied the chicken heads on the ducks and hen tied the duck heads on the chickens. The birds came out of the box, and the people laughedand laughed.60. “Garawallah” means _.A. after Thurston shouted the words, the girl was goneB. the people in India ask for the trafficC. the bi

31、rds came out of the box and made the people laughD. it was a good word for an Indian trick61. According to the story, which of the following is true?A. The tricks of magicians never go wrong.B. the Indian man wasnt interested in the magic words at all.C. The birds heads should be tied under the duck

32、s wings.D. The people enjoyed watching magic tricks very much.62. In fact, the second trick was a wonderful show. Could you guess what excuse the magician would say?A. Sorry, my helper has made a mistake.B. Oh, dear! Whats the matter with the birds?C. Look! What magical birds I have got here!D. Oh!

33、I really dont know what has happened.CShopping is not as simple as you may think! Much has to be done for the producers before putting the products on the shelf.Color, for example, changes a lot according to what the producers are trying to sell. Health foods are packed in greens, yellows or browns

34、because we think of these as healthy colors. When some kind of medicine was brought out recently, researchers found that the color of the package(包装) caused the shoppers to lose interest because they made the product look ineffective(无效的). At last, it came on the market in dark blue and white-blue b

35、ecause we think of it as safe, and white as calm.The size of a package can also attract(吸引) a shopper, although quite often a bottle doesnt hold as much as it appears to.It is said that the better-known companies spend about 40 percent of the cost of the product itself on packaging!The most successf

36、ul producers know that its not enough to have a good product. The head of Pears Soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to sell their goods, came to the conclusion: “Any fool can make soap, but it takes a talent to sell it.”63. Health foods are usually packed in colors Except _.A. green

37、B. black C. yellow D. brown 64. Why did the shoppers lose interest in the medicine? A. Because of the size of the product. B. Because of the color of the product. C. Because of the color of the package. D. Because of the cost of the product.65. If a new product costs $ 60, how much money may be spen

38、t on packaging?A. $ 24. B. $ 36. C. $ 40. D. $ 60. 66. Which of the following is the key to the success in product sales?A. The way to sell goods. B. A good product.C. The one who makes a product. D. A nice color.DThe Dream It is everyones dream to work at home or not work at all. You can plan your

39、own hours and work when you want to. There is no more rush hour and no hours that people waste when they get to and from a job every day.The Fact The fact is that this dream can be attained. You can stay at home，work when you want to and make money when you need to. There are plenty of opportunities

40、 for you to make money at home，just by using your computer and the Internet.Start Today! Educate yourself，look closely into all the opportunities and decide on what works best for you. It will not happen during one night，but you can make the decision today and start to make it happen today.How Could You Do It? Do you have a blog（博客）or a personal website like millions of other people?