江苏省泰州市靖江孤山中学高二英语下学期摸底试题含解析

江苏省泰州市靖江孤山中学高二英语下学期摸底试题含解析一、选择题1.Whenshewasaloneathome,Maryneededafriend_____.A.playingwith

B.havingplayedwith

C.withwhomtoplaywith

D.withwhomtoplay参考答案：D解析：withwhomtoplay为“介词+关系代词+不定式”结构在句中作定语,其相当于一个定语从句(withwhomshecouldplay)。2.______thesituation,awealthyAmericanbusinessman,CharlesYerkes,triedtoimprovethesystembybuyingmanyofthedifferentlinesandsettinguptheUndergroundGroup.A.Seeing B.Seen C.Havingseen D.Havingbeenseen参考答案：C3._____openingceremonyofthe29thBeijingOlympicGamesreallygavetheworld____bigsurprise.A./;a

B.The;the

C./;the

D.The;a参考答案：D4.Eventhoughhisfriendsliketo

him，henevertakesitseriously．A．makeupfor

B．makeoutof

C．makefunof

D．makemostof参考答案：C5.ItwasonFebruary2nd，2009

PremierWenJiabaogaveaspeechatCambridgeUniversityUK

calledonpeopletoseeChinainthelightofherdevelopment．A．when；that

B．that；which

C．that；when D．which；，when参考答案：B6.Lookingatoldphotographsofyourselfonsocialwebsitescanimproveyourmood,andthisfinding_______previousresearches,whichsuggestedotherwise.A.conducts

B.contradictsC.confuses

D.condemn参考答案：B【详解】考查动词辨析。A.conducts引导，指挥；B.contradicts与…矛盾；驳斥；C.confuses使…困惑；D.condemn谴责，判刑；句意：在社交网站上看旧图片能够改善你的情绪，这一发现与之前的研究相矛盾，之前研究的说明与之相反。根据“whichsuggestedotherwise”可知之前的研究与现实情况相反，所以使用contradict说明前后结果相矛盾。故B项正确。7.Noonereallyknowsexactlywhenthefirstsettlersreached______weknowasCalifornia.

A.inwhich

B.what

C.which

D.where参考答案：B略8.Mostparentsarenot__________thedangeroftheirbabies’eatingjelly,whichcausesmostunfortunateincidentstohappen.A.wellawareto

B.veryawareof

C.awarethat

D.wellawareof参考答案：D略9.Theinitialideaforourfestivalwas______backin1978,______itwasknownastheUtah/USFilmFestival.A.hatched;when

B.hatching;as

C.dating,when

D.dated,as

参考答案：A10.Thereislittledoubtthatwithpowerand______itcomesmoreresponsibilityinsteadofentertainment.A.possession

B.privilegeC.association

D.pattern参考答案：B【详解】考查名词辨析。句意：毫无疑问，权力和特权带来的是更多的责任，而不是娱乐。A.possession财产；B.privilege特权；C.association联合；D.pattern图案，根据题意，故选B。11.Heisconsidering________thegirlforsheisconsidered________averygoodgirl.A．tomarry,tobe

B．tomarry,beingC．marrying,being D．marrying,tobe参考答案：答案：D考查considerdoingsth.和beconsideredtobe/as...的区别，前者为“考虑做某事”，后者为“被认为……”，故正确答案为D。12.SomeexpertsarewarningthatthesteptheUSgovernmenthastakentodealwiththecurrent

crisisbetweenChinaandJapanis______ofmuchrisk.

A.that

B.those

C.one

D.ones参考答案：C13.Our________resourcesandstablepolicyprovideforeignerswiththeadvantagesofdevelopingtheirbusinesses.A．generous

B．limited

C．narrow

D．abundant参考答案：D14.Nomatterhowlowyouconsideryourself,thereisalwayssomeonelookinguptoyou

___theywerethathigh.

A.towish

B.tohavewished

C.wishing

D.havingwished参考答案：C略15.Theyhadnosoonerarrivedatthebusstationthanthebus

.A.hadleft

B.willleave

C.left

D.isleaving

参考答案：C16.Pleasedomeafavor-----_________aseatformeincasethehallistoocrowded.A.tosave

B.saving

C.save

D.saved参考答案：C17.Mostpeopleinthewestbelieve____GodandthinkGodhaspower_____all.A.in;over

B.of;over

C.in;on

D.of;on参考答案：A二、新的题型18.根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上。选项中有两项多余。(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分。)A:What’swrongwithyou,Tom?Youlookupsettoday.

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B:No,Mum,but…A:

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B:Well.WhatshallIdo?IhappenedtobreakawindowinMr.Henry’shouse.A:Oh,didyouapologizetoMr.Henry?B:

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A:Comeon,dear,pleasetellmethetruth.B:PaulandIweretogether.

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A:Youshouldn’thavedonethat.B:Iknow,butIdaren’tphoneMr.Henry.AndI’malsoverysorryforPaul.A:

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Thenyou’dbetterhurrytoseePaul.Givehimbackthemoneyandifyoulike,invitehimtoteatomorrow.B:Iwilldoasyousay.A.IthinkyoumustmakeanapologytoMr.Henry.B.Webothranaway.C.Butthetroubleis…D.Comeon,son,tellmewhathashappened.E.Iwasabletorunawaybuthewascaughtandhadtopayforthedamage.F.CanIhelpyou?G.Isthereanythingwrong?

参考答案：GDCEA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.HowdoesRid