高中英语考试试卷(含答案)

高中英语考试试卷

（试卷满分100分，考试时间100分钟）第一部分

听力测试(共20小题，每小题0.5分，共10分)

第二部分语言知识

一、单项填空(共30小题，每小题1分，共30分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

21.Betweenthetworoads_____thehighschoolbuilding.

A.standsB.standingC.whichstandsD.stand

22.Itwas______anearbyhospital_____AnnPeter’shusbandrushedherlastnight.

A.to,thatB.in,thatC.to,whereD.in,where

23.Thepathintheparklookedbeautiful,_______with_______leaves.

A.covered;fallingB.covered;fallen

C.covering;fallingD.covering;fallen

24.Iwon’tgotothepartyevenif_______.

A.invitingB.havinginvitedC.invitedD.beinginvited

25.The_______lookonhisfacesuggestedthathehadpassedtheexam.

A.excitingB.tiredC.tiringD.excited

26.Asastudent,I’mlookingforwardtoholidays____Iam_____todoasIlike.

A.which;curiousB.duringwhich;free

C.which;patientD.duringwhich;reliable

27.---Youarenotsostrongashe.

---_________.However,heisn’tmy________inintelligence.

A.SoIam;citizenB.SoamI;comparison

C.SoIam;equalD.SoamI;characteristic

28.______thefact______shedesertedhim,hestilllovedherheartandsoul.

A.Despite;thatB.Whatif;whatC.Evenif;thatD.Despite;what

29.Armsare______thebody_____branchesaretothetree.

A.of;whatB.to;thatC.on;thatD.to;what

30.Whenoureyesmoveacrossanemptywalltheywillforafewmoments_____onapaintingorotherkindofwork_______there.

A.switch;hangedB.fix;hanged

C.rest;hangingD.act;hung

31.---What’supthere?

---I’mdesigningaroadsign.CanyoutellmehowIcanmakethewords___well?

A.callupB.getthroughC.useupD.standout

32.________metals,forexample,plasticshasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.

A.IncomparisonwithB.Intheabsenceof

C.InchargeofD.Inthecaseof

33._____winter______on,it’stimetobuywarmclothes.

A.When/comingB.With/comingC.As/comingD.With/comes

34.Afewyearslater,hesetupasmalllaboratoryand________everysparemomenttohis________.

A.shared/talentB.spared/attitude

C.spent/responsibilityD.devoted/passion

35.I’dratheryou______absentfromwork.

A.didn’tB.weren’tC.hadn’tbeenD.haven’t

36.Therecannotbeanypoint____withhim.Heistoostubborn.

A.aboutarguingB.onarguingC.inarguingD.witharguing

37.Theintroduction____computersseemsveryimportanttome.

A.toB.onC.aboutD.in

38.Steven____Judylastyearafterspendingyearstogether.

A.marriedtoB.gotengagedwithC.marriedD.engagedto

39.Thecouple____alltheirmoneyfortheirchildren’seducation.

A.usedupB.ranoutC.wasusedupD.hasrunout

40._____gostraightontouniversity,whynotgetsomeworkexperiencefirst?

A.InsteadB.InsteadofC.WouldratherD.Ratherthan

41.Don’t____himsayhelikesit.Hecandoithimself.

A.getB.letC.forceD.make

42.Therearemanymistakesinhisessay,____hisfailure.

A.whichresultsB.leadingtoC.ledtoD.thatleadsto

43.Jimdecidednotto____Tom’s____inthegame.

A.beon;sideB.take;sidesC.choose;sidesD.become;side

44.Howheregretted____herhisrealthoughtsaboutmoney!

A.totellB.tohavebeentoldC.beingtoldD.telling

45.____allthestudentsinthisclass,Tracyisthebestinchemistry.

A.BetweenB.OfC.DuringD.Within

46.Theengineoftheshipwasoutoforderandthebadweather____thehelplessnessofthecrewatsea.

A.addedtoB.resultedfromC.turnedoutD.madeup

47.---Howdoyoufindthebook?

---It’s____.

A.ofgreatusefulB.ofveryvalue

C.ofgreatusefulnessD.ofgreatuse

48.Though____inSanFrancisco,Davehadalwayspreferredtorecordtheplainfactsofsmalltownlife.

A.developedB.grownC.raisedD.made

49.---Howmanysubjectsareyougoodat?

---Three,____,English,Chineseandpolitics.

A.namelyB.suchasC.forexampleD.like

50.Theroofistoothinto____yourweight.

A.carryB.bearC.putD.hold

二、完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

WhenIwasthirteen,myfamilymovedfromBostontoTucson,Arizona.51themove,myfather52usintheliving-roomonafreezingJanuarynight.MysistersandIsataroundthefire,not53thattheuniversewouldsuddenlychangeitscourse."InMay,we're54toArizona."

Thewords,sosmall,didn'tseem55enoughtoholdmynewlife.ButtheworldchangedandIawokeonatrammovingacrossthecountry.Iwatchedthe56changefromgreentreestoflatdustyplainstohighmountainsasIsawstrangenewplantsthat57mysteriesyettocome.Finally,wearrivedand58intoournewhome.

59myoldersistersweresadatthelossoffriends,I60exploredournewsurroundings.

Oneafternoon,Iwasoutexploring61andsawanewkindofcactus(仙人掌).Icrouched(蹲)downforacloserlook."You'dbetternot62that."

Iturnedaroundtoseeanoldwoman.

"Areyounewtothisneighborhood?"IexplainedthatIwas,63,newtotheentirestate.

"MynameisInaThorne.Haveyougotusedtolifeinthe64?Itmustbequitea65afterlivinginBoston."

HowcouldIexplainhowI66thedesert?Icouldn'tseemtofindtherightwords.

"It'svastness,"sheoffered.“Thatvastness67youstandonthemountainsoverlookingthedesert---youcan68howlittleyouareincomparisonwiththeworld.69,youfeelthatthepossibilitiesarelimitless.”

Thatwasit.ThatwasthefeelingI'dhadeversinceI'dfirstseenthemountainsofmynewhome.Again,my70wouldchangewithjustafewsimplewords.

"Wouldyouliketocometomyhometomorrow?Someoneshouldteachyouwhichplantyoushouldandshouldn'ttouch."

51.A.DuringB.UntilC.UponD.Before

52.A.gatheredB.warnedC.organizedD.comforted

53.A.hopingB.admittingC.realizingD.believing

54.A.goingB.movingC.drivingD.flying

55.A.goodB.simpleC.bigD.proper

56.A.pictureB.groundC.sceneD.area

57.A.suggestedB.solvedC.discoveredD.explained

58.A.settledB.walkedC.hurriedD.stepped

59.A.IfB.AfterC.OnceD.While

60.A.bitterlyB.easilyC.proudlyD.eagerly

61.A.aswellB.asusualC.rightawayD.ontime

62.A.moveB.digC.pullD.touch

63.A.ofcourseB.infactC.afterallD.atleast

64.A.desertB.cityC.stateD.country

65.A.luckB.doubtC.shockD.danger

66.A.foundB.examinedC.watchedD.reached

67.A.whyB.whenC.howD.where

68.A.proveB.guessC.senseD.expect

69.A.HoweverB.OtherwiseC.ThereforeD.Meanwhile

70.A.ideaB.lifeC.homeD.family

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

A

CARDIFF,Wales—Poets,singersandmusiciansfromacrosstheglobegatheredinWalestocelebratethetraditionofstorytelling.

“Itmightseemstrangethatpeoplestillwanttolisteninageofwatchingtelevision,butthisisanunusualartformwhosetimehascomeagain,”saidDavidAmbrose,directorofBeyondtheBorder,aninternationalstorytellingfestivalsinWales.

“Someofthetales,likethoseoftheInuitfromCanada,arethousandsofyearsold.Soourstorytellershavecomefromdistantlandstoconnectuswiththedistanceoftime,”hesaidearlythismonth.

TwoInuitwomen,bothintheirmid60s,areamongthefewremainingwhocandothroatsinging,whichhasfewwordsandmuchsound.

Theirartisinfluencedbythecoldoftheirsurroundings,forcingthemtosaylittlebutlistenattentively.

Ambrosestartedthefestivalin1993,afterseveralyearsofworkingwiththosereviving(comingbackintouseorexistence)storytellinginWales.

“Itcameoutofagroupofpeoplewhowantedtoreconnectwithtraditions,andasalltheWelsharestorytellers,itwasingoodhandshere,”Ambrosesaid.

71.FromthetalestoldbytheInuit,peoplecanlearn________.

A.abouttheirlifeasearlyasthousandsofyearsago

B.whytheytellthestoriesinathroat-singingway

C.howcoldithasbeenwheretheInuitlive

D.howdifficultitistounderstandtheInuit

72.Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.StorytellingoncestoppedinWales.

B.StorytellinghasalonghistoryinWales.

C.StorytellingisalwayswellreceivedinWales.

D.Storytellingdidnotcomebackuntil1993inWales.

73.Theunderlinedwords“ingoodhands”mean________.

A.controlledbyrichpeopleB.graspedbygoodstorytellers

C.takengoodcareofD.protectedbykindpeople

BManyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere'sabigdifferencebetween“beingawriter”andwriting.Inmostcasesthesepeoplearedreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursaloneatatypewriter.“You'vegottowanttowrite,”Isaytothem,“notwanttobeawriter.”

Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded(repayed).WhenIlefta20-yearjobintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeawriter,Ihadnohopesatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn'tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedtypewriterandfeltlikearealwriter.

Afterayearorso,however,Istillhadn'tgottenabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.Itwassohardtosellastorythatbarelymadeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowrite.Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn'tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering,whatif?Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetest―eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure.Thisistheshadowlandofhope,andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere.

74.Thepassageismeantto________.

A.warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperience

B.adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriter

C.showyoungpeopleit’sunrealisticforwriterstoseekwealthandfame

D.encourageyoungpeopletoseekgoodjobs

75.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

A.Realwritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.

B.Awriter'ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanoneffort.

C.Famouswritersusuallyliveinpoverty.

D.Thechancesforawritertobecomesuccessfularesmall.

76.Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingwork?

A.Hewasn'tabletoproduceasinglebook.

B.Hehadn'tseenachangeforthebetter.

C.Hewasn'tabletohavearestforawholeyear.

D.Hefoundhisdreamwouldnevercometrue.

、CCaptainGoodfellowDoyourchildrenenjoyinterestingstories,funnygames,orexcitingdances?CaptainGoodfellowwillbereadytoteachallthesethingstochildrenattheCityTheatreonSaturdaymorningat10:00,free.FilmsattheMuseumTwoEuropeanfilmswillbeshownonSaturdayafternoonattheMuseumTheatre.SeeBrokenWindowat1:30.TheWorkerswillbeat3:45.Forfurtherinformation,call4987898.InternationalPicnicAreyoutiredofeatingthesamefoodeveryday?CometoCentralParkonSaturdayandenjoyfoodfromallovertheworld.Deliciousandnotexpensive.Noonto5:00P.M.TakemeouttotheBallgameIt’sOctober,andSaturdaynight(7:00-9:00)isyourlastchancetoseetheRedBirdsthisyear.Getyourticketsatthegate.Itmightbecold...Don’tforgetsweatersandjackets.Doyouwanttohear“TheZoo”“TheZoo”,apopularrockgroupfromAustralia,willgivetheirfirstU.S.concertthisSaturdaynight,at8atRoseHall,CityCollege.

77.OnSaturdaymorning,youcan________.

A.gotowatchaballgame

B.gotoaconcertatRoseHall,CityCollege

C.takechildrentoplaygamesattheCityTheatre

D.gototheCentralParkforapicnic

78.Youcaneatmanydifferentkindsoffoodfromallovertheworldifyou_____.

A.gototheCityTheatreB.gototheCentralPark

C.buyticketsatthegateD.gotoseeafilm

79.Mr.TurnerwantstohaveaniceSaturday.WhichisNOTpossibleforhimtodo?

A.Watchingaballgameandhavingapicnic.

B.Havingapicnicandseeingafilm.

C.Listeningtoaconcertandwatchingaballgame.

D.Seeingafilmandlisteningtoaconcert.

D

Teenagerscanhelpsolvesomebigproblemsinourworld.RenéeHaggertyisanexample.The13-year-oldAmericangirlwonthe2004GloriaBarronPrizeforhertwo-yearhardworkcollectingdiscarded(废弃的)batteriesforrecycling.

In2003HaggertywentonafieldtriptotheGreatLakesScienceCentreinOhio.There,shesawanexhibitabouthowpoisonouschemicalsaffectplantsandanimalsinLakeErie.Shefeltshehadtoact."Theamountoffishthatweredyingscaredme,"shesaid.

Haggertylearntthatdiscardedbatteriesgiveoffpoisonsintotheenvironmentandthatrecyclingwasaneasysolution."Ithinkeverybodycandoit,becauseeveryoneusesbatteries,anditcanmakeabigdifference."Withthesewords,shebegantoincreaseawarenessinherarea.

Shetalkedtohercountygovernmentandschoolboard.Shegotpermissiontostartarecyclingprogrammeinschoolsaswellasthepubliclibrary,hospital,andchurches.Withhelpfromherfamily,friends,andlocalwaste-managementofficials,shegatheredcontainers,arrangedtransportation,andmadeaneducationalvideo.

Overthepasttwoyears,fourtonsofbatterieshavebeencollected.Theyaresentforrecyclingontheannualharmfulwastecollectionday.

Whenaskedifshefeelslikeaherobecauseofherwork,Haggertyisquitemodest."Notreally.Well,maybeforthefishIsaved!"shesaid.

EveryyeartheGloriaBarronPrizehonoursyoungAmericansaged8to18whohaveshownleadershipandcourageinservingthepublicandtheplanet.NationalGeographichelpsfundtheaward.EachyeartenwinnersreceiveUS$2,000each,tohelpwiththeireducationcostsortheirpublicservicework.

80.WhatdirectlycausedHaggertytostartdoingsomethingabouttheenvironment?

A.Seeingthatpoisonouschemicalsledtothedeathoflargequantitiesoffish.

B.Learningthatdiscardedbatterieswereharmful.

C.KnowingabouttheGloriaBarronPrize.

D.JoininginaprogrammeintheGreatLakesScienceCentre.

81.WhatbigproblemdidHaggertyhelpsolve,inherownopinion?

A.Recyclingtonsofusedbatteries.

B.DoingherbitforthefishinLakeErie.

C.Gettingmoneyforsavingtheenvironment.

82.Bysayingthat"shebegantoincreaseawarenessinherarea",thewritermeansshe______.

A.startedtomakespeechesintheareaandrecordthemonvideo

B.talkedtolocalleadersaboutstartinganenvironmentalprogramme

C.begantoshareherideaswithherfriends

D.triedtogetthelocalpeopletounderstandthedifferencetheycanmakebyrecyclingusedbatteries

83.Theunderlinedword"modest"probablymeansshe_______.

A.ishappyforwhatshedid

B.istryingtoavoidattention

C.isstillnotsatisfiedwithherachievement

D.doesnotthinksohighlyofherachievement

EODUOYWONKTAHWSIHTSYAS?Doyouknowhowtoreadthis?Thisishowtodoit:readeachwordbackwards.Ifthatwastooeasyforyou,trytoworkouthowtoreadthis:

DBOZPVSFBEUIJT?

Didyouseehowtodoit?Changeeachlettertotheonethatcomesbeforeitinthealphabet(字母表).

Bothofthe“secret”sentencesaboveareincipher.Youdonothavetolookupanythinginabooktofindoutwhattheymean.Youhavetoknowthesystem.Thenyouknowhowtoreadthem.

Acipherisalwaysbasedonasystem.Thesystemmaybeamatterofchangingtheorderoflettersorwords,orofsubstitutinglettersorwordsforotherlettersorwords,accordingtoaplan.Sometimesnumbersorsymbolshavetobereplacedbylettersorwords,butthereisalwaysasystem,orplan.TheMorsecode,forexample,isnotreallyacodeatall.Itisacipher.ItwasinventedbyamancalledSamuelMorse.Itusesanalphabetofdotsanddashesfortheletteroftheordinaryalphabet.

Acodeusessubstitution,too,butinadifferentway.Acodeusessigns,sounds,numbers,lettersorwordstostandforwords,sentencesorcompletethoughts.Inaciphereachofthesestandsforasingleletter.Inacodeoneofthesestandsforawholeword,awholesentenceorthewholemessage.

Ifacodeissimple,wememorizeit.Forexample,whendialingatelephonenumber,werememberthatthecodenumberforHongKongis5,andthecodenumberforKowloonis3.Ifsomeoneusesaspecialknockonadoortotelluswhoisthere,thatisacode.IndiansmokesignalswerecodesandsoareAfricandrumbeats.Theyarememorizedbythepeoplewhousethem.

84.Thefirstsentenceinthepassageiswrittenin____.

A.symbolsB.codeC.cipherD.Morse

85.Accordingtothecipherplansuggestedinparagraph1,“EHSINAROTCA”means____.

A.“HEISANACTOR”B.“THISISAREACTOR”

C.“SHEISANWRITER”D.“HERSISBETTER”

86.Acipherisalways______.

A.hardtoremember

B.basedonasystem

C.longanddifficult

D.amatterofsubstitutingoneletterforanotherFThepopulationoftheUnitedStatesisgrowingolder.Moreover,itwillcontinuetodoso.Accordingtoareport,39millionAmericanswillbe65orolderbytheyear2010,51millionby2020,and65millionby2030.

The"graying"oftheUnitedStatesismainlyduetothefactthatpeopleintheU.S.arelivinglonger.Asamatteroffact,thenumberofU.S.citizens85yearsoldandolderisgrowingsixtimesasfastastherestofthepopulation.Itisalsolargelyduetotheold-growingofthe"babyboomers,"thegenerationbornafterWorldWarII.In1957,over4.3millionbabieswereborn.Morethan75millionAmericanswerebornbetween1946and1964,thelargestgenerationinU.S.history.Inlessthantwentyyears,millionsofthemwillbecomeelderlypeople.

The"graying"oftheU.S.willgreatlyaffectthenation'sfamilyandworkforce.Onelikelydevelopmentwillbeagradualchangeinthefamilyunit;itwillmoveawayfromthenuclearfamilyandtowardsamultigenerationalfamily.Theotherlikelydevelopmentwillbeachangeintheproportion(比例)ofthenation'sworkforce.In1989therewere3.5workersforeveryperson65andolder;bytheyear2030,therewillonlybe2workersforeveryperson65andolder.

根据文章意思，完成表格中第87至90题。Numbersofcitizens65orolderBy2010By2020By203039million51million65millionCauses/reasons1)87._______2)Babyboomers’oldgrowingEffects/Results88.1)89._________

2)multigenerationalfamilyWorkforce

proportionchange90._______tocitizens65orolderIn1989By20303.5:12:1第四部分书面表达（共10分）一、选词填空（每小题0.5分，共5分）

用方框中所给的单词或词组的适当形式填空。inreturnforofmuchuseplaywithcomeintobeingcomparewithturnoutactasconsistoflightupgoagainst91.Hegavethebooktomebecausehedidn’tthinkitwas__________tohim.

92.Toourdisappointment,thehousethattheyhadpromisedus____tobeatinyflat.

93.Pleaseacceptthispresent__________allyourhelp.

94.Hisbreakfast__________drybreakfastandacupoftea.

95.Themanwe