1、2012-2013 学年度（上）高二年级第一学段质量监测英语试卷（选择题）.单项选择 (共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)1. The woman liked the water so much that she had it to her house every day.A. to deliver B. delivering C. delivered D. deliver2. To prevent this from again, John Snow suggested that the source of all the water supplies .A. happenex
2、amine B. happeningexamining C. to happento examine D. happeningbe examined3. He placed a fixed sun at the centre of the solar system with the planets round it.A. went B. going C. to go D. go4. They were upset to see their soldiers heavily _ in the last battle.A. won B. defeated C. fought D. beaten5.
3、 It is a pity that the industrial cities in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors.A. to be built B. being built C. built D. be built6. interested her most was the longitude line. A. That B. What C. It D. Which7. Come and see me whenever it is for you.A. inconvenient B. good C. convenient D.
4、 convincing8. I still cannot believe that I am this prize that I won last year.A. taking down B. taking over C. taking in D. taking up9. I found later that their leaves the room much-needed oxygen.A. providedwith B. providedfor C. providedto D. providedon10. I dont think he experience. A. short of B
5、. lacks of C. is short for D. lacks11. Suddenly he his mother in the crowd and ran to her.A. lost sight of B. kept up with C. caught sight of D. caught up with12. as an enormous round plate, it spins slowly in space.A. Being described B. Described C. To be described D. to describe13. Have you ever h
6、ad a case where someone your journalists of getting the wrong end of stick?A. blamed B. accused C. charged D. scolded14. Never forget his first assignment at the office of a popular English newspaper.A. Zhou Yang will B. did Zhou Yang C. will Zhou Yang D. Zhou Yang did15. Not only a promise, but als
7、o it.A. did he make, he kept B. did he make, did he keep C. has he made, kept D. he made, he kept. 完形填空 (共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)The greatest source of inspiration for me has always been my father. Though hes been gone for 17 years, his 16 still resonate（产生共鸣）. He taught me how to run my own race in
8、 life. But the most inspiring thing he taught me was to 17 . One incident is 18 in my mind. It happened when I was a teenager. My sister and I werent very fond of a so-called friend of 19 . Dad was a very generous man, and as hed done with so many people, hed given this fellow great help. But when h
9、e asked for a favor 20 , the guy didnt deliver. Dads outlook（人生观）on most things was “Live and let live.” In this case, however, his calmness 21 Terre and me, and we let him know it. “How can you be nice to that man?” we said to him. “Youve been so kind to him, and hes not being kind back. Why would
10、you want to give him the time of day again?”My father shrugged（耸肩） and said to us, “I do not bend my back with 22 . ”I didnt get it at first, but over the years I came to understand the 23 . Holding a grudge（怨恨）doesnt 24 the person youre angry with, but it changes you. It makes you heavier and gives
11、 you more weight to drag around. After my father died in 1991, a (n) 25 came from a fellow Id had a quarrel with years before to 26 his sympathy. He wrote: “I thought Id tell you how sorry I am 27 the loss of your father. I know he 28 the world to you. I just wanted to let you know that you are in m
12、y thoughts. ”Much moved, I wrote back. I thanked him for his 29 . And then, because hed 30 our disagreement, I recalled Dads inspiring words. “I am my fathers daughter,” I wrote. “And like him, I do not bend my back with yesterday.”16. A. lectures B. suggestions C. lessons D. pictures17. A. forgive
13、B. persuade C. forget D. excuse18. A. vital B. obvious C. visual D. vivid19. A. sisters B. mine C. fathers D. mothers20. A. in return B. in turn C. by return D. by turn21. A. relaxed B. moved C. interrupted D. bothered22. A. anger B. disappointment C. worry D. yesterday23. A. reason B. word C. philo
14、sophy(哲学) D. sentence24. A. change B. hurt C. upset D. disturb25. A. news B. letter C. message D. information26. A. explain B. express C. produce D. present27. A. in B. with C. about D. at28. A. showed B. represented C. equaled D. meant29. A. kindness B. sympathy C. understanding D. consideration30.
15、 A. referred B. mentioned C. reminded D. retold阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节 阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）AI was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The announcement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theater box office in Richland Hills any day between 10
16、:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9 oclock to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theater was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unfortunately, the theater is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make th
17、e round trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the tripso I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday. O
18、n Thursday, my luck changed, I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in
19、 line, I caught the next bus and headed back across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth hearing the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was re
20、lieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.31. The writer is probably _.A. worker B. a college teacher C. manager of a company D. a clerk32. He learned _ that there would be a concert last Friday.A. from his friends
21、 B. from one of his colleaguesC. over the radio D. from the newspaper33. He could go and buy the ticket _.A. any day before work hours B. both before and after work hoursC. only during lunch time D. on Saturday and Sunday34. The word “relieved” in the last two sentences may best be replace d by “_”.
22、A. surprised B. pleased C. puzzled D. sorry35. The story is about _.A. a good concertB. someone enjoying a good concertC. someone trying to buy concert tickets for his friendsD. someones disappointment at not being able to go to the concertBIn the age of reality television, success isnt the only way
23、 to the public eye. Failure can also create fame, just like William Hung, 21, a native of Hong Kong.Hung recently has made an agreement with US-based entertainment firms Koch Records and Fuse Music Network. They will publish a full-length record, titled “The True Idol” on April 6. The idol is a civi
24、l engineering student at t he University of California at Berkeley. He did a version（改写本） of Ricky Martins “She Bangs” on the television show “American Idol 3”, on January 27. The Fox TV singing contest searches for pop stars among ordinary people. In the case of Hung, however, his act was so bad th
25、at the judges cut him off in mid-act. Hungs response? “I already gave my best, so I have no regrets at all.” Thats good, because any common person would have found plenty to regret: the off-key singing; the blue Hawaiian shirt worn with pants pulled up too high; the terrible dancing; the hips jerkin
26、g（摇摆）to a beat that did not belong to the song, maybe not even to this planet. It was, by all accounts, bad. But, it was this very bad act that sold well. Marc Juris, president of Fuse, explained it this way: “Every one of us is happily guilty of singing our favorite song at the top of our lungs wit
27、h complete freedom, completely off-key and completely unworried. Thats what William did and immediately won the hearts of America. ”Whatever it is, for the moment its big. Three websites devoted to Hung have gone up on the Internet in the past few weeks. Versions of his performance have been remixed
28、 with hip hop and techno music and have made it to the top 10 request list at a Chicago radio station. So, what does Hung think of this? “There were all these people saying things about me. A lot were saying I was very courageous and that I was great on the show, but some didnt have much respect for
29、 me and some were kind of mean ”Now, he says hes not so sure whether to distance himself from the glamour（魅力）or to accept it. Returning to normal hasnt been easy. 36What is the main idea of this passage? ASometimes an idol behaves quite foolishly. B Hungs performance attracted the public eye. C How
30、an unsuccessful person became famous. DSuccess sometimes does not require hard work. 37Hung was popular in America for all the following reasons EXCEPT _. Ahis shirt and pants Bhis off-key singing C his hips jerking Dhis excellent version 38What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 6 refer to?
31、 AWilliam Hung. BHungs bad act. C Hungs website. DThe publics opinion. 39Which of the following shows the correct order of what happened to Hung? aThe entertainment firms made an agreement with Hung. bThe judges cut Hung off in mid-act in the singing contest. cHung became popular among Americans. dH
32、ung gave a terrible performance though he tried his best. eThree websites put Hungs funny performance on the Internet. Ad, b, e, c, a Ba, c, d, b, e Ca, d, b, c, e Dd, b, a, e, c40Why was Hung able to win the hearts of America? AHis success was based on his own hard work. B He attracted peoples atte
33、ntion in the contest. C He was good-looking though he didnt sing well. DHis character was completely different from other idols”CWhat will man be like in the futurein 5000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make guesses, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is
34、 today, for man is slowly changing all the time.Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is relatively short period of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow t
35、aller. Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brains capacity. As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and eventually we shall need larger ones! This is likely to bring about a physical change to
36、 the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger.Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over very long period of time it is likely that mans eyes will grow stronger.On the other hand, we tend to m
37、ake less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life.But what about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it
38、does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald（秃头的）.Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at! This may well be true. All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still ha
39、ve a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own.41. The passage mainly tells us that_.A. mans life will be different in the futureB. future man will look quite different from usC. man is growing taller and uglier as time passesD. the function
40、s of mans organs(器官) will function as well as today42. Which of the following serves as the evidence that man is changing?A. Mans hair is getting thinner and thinner.B. Man has got stronger eyes now than he ever had. C. Man has been growing taller over the past 500 years.D. Mans arms and legs have b
41、ecome lighter and weaker.43. The change in mans size of forehead is probably because_ A. he makes use of only 20 % of the brains capacity. B. the other 80% of his brain will grow in due（预定的）time.C. his brain has grown larger over the past centuries.D. he will use his brain more and more as time goes
42、 on.44. Which of the following is true about a human being in the future?A. He thinks and feels in different way.B. He has smaller eyes and wears better glasses.C. He is hairless because hair is no longer useful.D. His fingers grow weaker because he doesnt use them.45. It can be inferred from the pa
43、ssage that _.A. future life is always predictable（可预测的）B. human beings hope for a change in the future lifeC. human beings will become less attractive in the futureD. Less use of a bodily organ may lead to its degeneration（衰退）第二节 信息匹配(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。The people below a
44、re all looking for a hotel in Scotland for their holidays. After the description of these people, there is information about six Scotland hotels A-F. Decide which hotel would be most suitable for the people mentioned in questions 56-60 and then mark the correct letter(A-F) on your answer sheet. Ther
45、e is one extra paragraph about one hotel which you dont need to use.46Two women friends who want to do several all-day hikes in the mountains during the spring. They like a place with traditional decorations and superb views.47A woman with two children aged six and ten, who will spend July in Scotla
46、nd. The children are interested in animals and plants and the mother enjoys fashions.48A handicapped lawyer who must use a wheelchair but drives her own car. She enjoys concerts, museums, fine architecture and swimming. She will spend the first two weeks of October in Scotland.49A writer, a teacher
47、and their one-year-old daughter. They want to be in a quiet place during August. They enjoy good food, and like to take long walks(the baby rides in a back-pack).50An old couple, aged 65 and 68. They love mountain scenery and still take easy walks by the lakeside when they can. They hope to enjoy fresh air and some relaxing activities.AEdinburgh. Post HouseA popular base for visitors to Edinburgh, this fine hotel stands next to the zoological Gardens within easy reach of the many famous sights, shops and entertainments of one
