开学检测

高二英语开学检测

命题人：夏晓霞 审题人：庄晓燕 2011-9-1

一．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all ___36____ of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they ___37____ that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought ____38___ for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother __39_____ me the ticket. I was really ___40____! I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our __41____ . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became ___42____. I could barely make out the stage in the ___43____. We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band ___44____ the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t ____45___ what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as ____46___ a jet engine. I could ___47____ the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.

I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just __48_ that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to _ 49_. But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the 50_ and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just 51_from a long sleep. My ears were still 52_with the beat of the last song. After the 53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, 54_, I listen to one of their songs and 55_I’m back at that first show.

36. A. members B. friends C. fans D. volunteers 37. A. guessed B. discovered C. thought D. predicted 38. A. flowers B. drinks C. clothes D. tickets 39. A. booked B. offered C. returned D. found

40. A. relaxed B. embarrassed C. excited D. encouraged 41. A. seats B. entrance C. spots D. space 42. A. comfortable B. quite C. serious D. nervous 43. A. silence B. noise C. darkness D. smoke 44. A. fell upon B. got through C. broke into D. stepped onto 45. A. forget B. hear C. repeat D. bear 46. A. loud B. heard C. sweet D. fast 47. A. feel B. touch C. enjoy D. digest 48. A. realize B. understand C. believe D. remember 49. A. continue B. delay C. finish D. change 50. A. party B. theatre C. opera D. stage 51. A. escaped B. traveled C. benefited D. woken

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52. A. aching B. burning C. ringing D. rolling 53. A. competition B. performance C. interview D. celebration 54. A. through B. otherwise C. instead D. besides 55. A. decide B. regret C. conclude D. imagine 二．阅读理解

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It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.

Then one day. Some visitors from the city arrived. The told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other place.

This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a batter future. But the dream didn’t last long.

The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.

The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no money left.

Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job---eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases. Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning. 1. From paragraph I we learn that the villagers __________.

A. worked very hard for centuries B. dreamed of having a better life

C. were poor but somewhat content D. lived a different life from their forefathers 2. Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

A. the frogs were easy money B. They needs money to buy medicine C. they wanted to please the visitors D. the frogs made too much noise 3. What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?

A. the crops didn’t do well B. there were too many insects C. the visits brought in diseases D. the pesticides were overused 4. What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?

A. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country B. Health is more important than money C. The harmony between man and nature is important D. good old day will never be forgotten

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B

Too much TV-watching can harm children’s ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children.

One of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders. Those with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.

A second study ,looking at nearly 1000 grown-ups in New Zealand, found lower education levels among 26-year –olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood. But the results don’t prove that TV is the cause and don't ride out that already poorly motivated youngsters (年轻人）may watch lots of TV.

Their study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages5 and 15. These with college degrees had watch an average of less than two hours of TV per week night during childhood, compared with an average of more than 2 1/2 hours for those who had no education beyond high school.

In the California study, children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest. While this study does not prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores, it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldn't have TVs in their bedrooms 5. According to the California study, the low-scoring group might _________. A. have watched a lot of TV B. not be interested ted in math

C. be unable to go to college D. have had computers in their bedrooms 6. What is the researchers' understanding of the New Zealand study results? A. Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV. B. Habits of TV watching reduce learning interest.

C. TV watching leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds.

D. The connection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain 7. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs? A. More time should be spent on computers.

B. Children should be forbidden from watching TV. C. 'IV sets shouldn't be allowed in children's bedrooms,

D. Further studies on high-achieving students should be done 8. What would be the best title for this text?

A. Computers or Television B. Effects of Television on Children

C. Studies on TV and College Education D. Television and Children's Learning Habits 三．单选

1. What ______ Harry most was to see his room in a mess. A. used B. caused C. annoying D. upset 2. ______ English is concerned, he is first in our class.

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A. As B. As soon as C. As far as D. How that

3. While ______ on the street, she saw a wallet ______ on the ground. A. walked; lay B. walking; lying C. walked; lying D. walking; lay 4. That was the third time that he ______ his teacher that kind of question. A. has asked B. asked C. had asked D. asks 5. What great trouble we had ___________ where his house was. A. in finding B. to find C. find D. found

6. It was because of bad weather __________ the football match had to be put off. A. so B. so that C. why D. that

7.Young people spend most of their time ________for they don’t want to stay at home all day. A. outdoor B. outdoors C. indoor D. indoors 8. He looks so sad, I _________ him the bad news so early.

A. should have told B. should tell C. shouldn’t have told D. shouldn’t tell 9． He looked at the envelope and _____ Jenny’s handwriting immediately. A. recognized B． realized C． reminded D． remembered 10． The book _____ forty maps, _____ three of Great Britain. A． contains; includes B． is containing; including C． includes; contains D． contains; including 11. He insisted that we ____ there for the night.

A. stayed B. had stayed C. stay D. would stay 12. A modern city has been set up in ______ was a wasteland a few years ago. A. which B. what C. that D. where 13. What he said just now got all of us _______.

A. disappoint B. to disappoint C. disappointed D. disappointing

14. Was it in 2002 _____he was still at middle school _____the boy became expert at computer? A. that; where B. when; where C. that; when D. when; that 15. —How about going for a walk after supper? —____ A. No, I’m busy. B. Why do that? C. Yes, let’s do. D. Good idea. 16. Please speak louder, ______ everyone can hear you. A. so B. so that C. what D. in order to

17. Last summer I took a course on _____ poisonous gases.

A. how to deal with B. what to deal with C. how to be dealt with D. what to be dealt with 18. I’m amazed to hear from my school teacher again, _______, it is ten years since we met last. A. In a word B. What’s more C. That’s to say D. Believe it or not 19. The accident ______ her careless .

A resulted from B resulted in C as a result of D as a result

20.With more and more new drugs ___, doctors don’t find it that difficult to treat patients. A. develop B. developed C. to develop D. being developed

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