高二上学期期中模拟测试
Grammar and vocabulary.
Section A
1. The Obama administration in the United States appears to be keen ______ developing renewable energy as a commercial source of energy for the country.
A. to B. for C. on D. in
2.The recession(衰退) of global economy, along with the over-supply of college students in the last few years, ______ the main cause of the severe job competition for now.
A. are B. have been C. were D. is
3. Whom would you rather _______ us solve the traffic problem in Shanghai, Mr. Brown or Mr. Smith?
A. had helped B. have to help C. have help D. have helped
4. ________, he retuned to his hometown from abroad.
A. Every few years B. Every a few years
C. Each a few years D. Each few years
5. Mr. Baker bought a pair of leather shoes to ______ his new suit, which was sent to him as the birthday present.
A. suit B. match C. fit D. agree
6. __________ with silk, this kind of cloth made of cotton __________ far better.
A. Compared...sells B. Compared...is sold
C. Comparing...is sold D. Being compared.., sell
7. A lot of people from all parts of the world _______ to have seen UFOs each year, but not a case has been proved so far.
a. indicate b. inform c. claim d. declare
8. There are about 3000 students in the university, half __________ come from other countries.
A. of them B. of which C. of who D. of whom
9. More than 300 people died each year in Britain in accidents __________ to be caused by drivers __________ asleep at the wheel.
A. thought.., falling B. think...falling
C. thought...fallen D. thinking...falling
10. Little Jackie has changed a lot, and he is no longer __________ he used to be.
A. who B. which C. that D. what
11. Some green beans, __________ long enough, can be poisonous.
A. if not to be cooked B. if not cooked
C. if not cooking D. if not being cooked
12. It is the young man ___________ looked for ___________ caught the murderer.
A. that, who B. that, they C. they, that D. they, which
13. Ever since the Greens moved to the country a year ago, they __________ better health.
A. are enjoying. B. have been enjoying
C. could have enjoyed D. had enjoyed
14. The policeman told the injured rider that he would have to lie __________ he had fallen until the arrival of ambulance.
A. because B. where C. after D. when
15. We insisted that he ___________ seriously ill and that a doctor ___________ for at once
A. should be, should be sent B. was, be sent
C. was, must be sent D. were, should be sent
16. Do you know the traffic accident ___________ on a foggy morning?
A. happening B. which happened
C. to happen D: that was happened
17. They were given nothing ___________dry bread and water for their evening meal.
A. rather than B. much than C. other than D. more than
18. Though the long term ___________ cannot be predicted, the project has been approved by the committee.
A. affect B. effect C. effort D. afford
19. The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather ___________ the helplessness of the crew at sea.
A. added to B. resulted from C. turned out D. made up
20. They don't allow ___________ on the campus.
A. gambling B. to gamble C. being gambled D. gambled
21. Janet, as well as the other young people who __________ sent abroad by the government, __________ brought up in the small town.
A. was...was B. was...were C. were...were D. were...was
Keys: 1. CDCAB 6. ACDAD 11. BCBBB 16. ACAA 21. D
Section B
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A. agreement B. perform C. channel D. frequent E. historical F. fertilizer G. wonder H. control I. covering J. magnificent |
The building of the Aswan Dam is considered a modern 22 today. At the time it was built it was second only to the dam in Zambesi. It was built to 23 the waters of the Nile. Building on the dam began in January 1960 after Egypt entered into an 24 with the Soviet Union ( 苏联 ) to allow them to build the dam. There were many problems along the way. Russian equipment brought in for the job was designed for much colder weather and did not 25 well in the heat of the Egyptian sun. Once completed, the controlled waters from the Nile would form Lake Nasser, a man-made lake 26 thousands of square miles. It would contain 157 thousand million cubic metres ( 立方米 ) of water. The impact on Egypt was both good and bad.
Before the dam was built only about 4 percent of Egypt's land was under irrigation ( 灌溉) 27 . The Dam also made much electricity for the country. Damming the Nile would get rid of the 28 floods and allow for stored water to be provided during times of drought, but it would also dam the rich silt deposits that made Egypt's land so valuable and cultivable. Ever since the damming of the Nile, Egyptian farmers have needed to use 29 for their crops.
But, before the dam could be built, a great effort was required to save many 30 artifact (人造物体) that would have been covered by waters of Lake Nasser. One of these sites was Philae Temple.
Keys: 22. GHABI 27. CDFE
Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
People Express, founded in April 1981, grew rapidly on the basis of low fares and no-frills service. It soon became a leading airline and 31 changed the industry as firms constantly engaged in price wars to lure passengers. Then, People Express' bubble 32 because it over-expanded, consumer complaints mounted and other airlines matched its fares on popular routes. In 1986, People Express 33 hundreds of millions of dollars and was forced to sell out to Texas Air, the owner of Continental and Eastern Airlines.
In early 1987, Texas Air 34 People Express into its Continental division and industry observers believed 35 the costly fare wars would be ended. They could not have been more wrong. To stimulate business for its 36 continental Airlines, Texas Air instituted a new low fare category 37 MaxSaver. The fare offered prices that were up to 40 per cent lower than "supersaver" rates offered 38 all airlines. For example, the round-trip MaxSaver fare from New York to Houston was $70. The MaxSaver fares were immediately matched by all major airlines, 39 feared losing business.
While MaxSaver rates were low, they also had restrictions. Tickets could not be 40 or flight times modified after purchase. Passengers would have to stay over either a Saturday or Sunday. Reservations had to be made at least two days 41 , and there were limited seats available.
Three weeks after MaxSaver rates were 42 , American Airlines announced plans to raise its discount fares and require 30-day 43 purchasing for its lowest fares. It felt it could not continue at the rates in effect. However, just 10 days 44 , American Airlines had to revise its plan. Texas Air refused to abandon the MaxSaver fare; it even extended the program into the busy summer season. Competitors went along and the price war raged on, 45 an executive's comment that "nobody's cost structure can survive MaxSavers. "
31. A. little B. slowly C. quick D. radically
32. A. burst B. explode C. opened D. disappeared
33. A. gained B. made C. lost D. disappeared
34. A. emerged B. merged C. has combined D. mixed
35. A. what B. which C. where D. that
36. A. expand B. to extend C. expanded D. extended
37. A. called B. calling C. to call D. calling on
38. A. to B. for C. with D. by
39. A. what B. that C. which D. this
40. A. put off B. canceling C. destroyed D. canceled
41. A. before B. in advance C. ahead of D. later
42. A. introduced B. brought in C. taken in D. adapted
43. A. advanced B. Before C. ahead D. prior to
44. A. lately B. later C. late D. latter
45. A. despite of B. despite C. in spite D. although
Keys: 31. DACBD 36. CADCD 41. BAABB
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
A
Despite the high technology and investment (投资) in flood defenses by the Environment Agency (环保局) , there is no way to stop all flooding — sooner or later nature will produce something that will beat even the strongest defenses.
Warning people of this danger is very important if we are to prevent the great loss of life seen fifty-three years ago. Indeed if the Flood Warning System that currently exists had been around on that cold, stormy night in January 1953, many lives would have been spared.
The Environment Agency took over the role of flood warning in 1995 from the police who had to go door to door or sound alarms to get the news known. The service is being constantly improved and a combination of better technology and increased investment following the Easter Floods of 1998 has led to the creation of Rood line and an automatic (自动) messaging system that can warn thousands of people in very little time.
Flood line 0845 988 1188 offers information and advice 24 hours a day and if warnings are in place, callers can get information either from local updates or by using a quick-dial code for their area.
The Flood Warning team in Kent has also sent letters to the people living close to the rivers or the sea and invited them to join the AVM (automated voice messaging) system. Anyone choosing to take up this free service will receive a recorded message directly to their home, business or pager telling them of the level of warning J giving them as much time as possible to carry out their flood plan and save items that cannot be replaced if lost or damaged, such as photographs or children's favorite toys.
46. Choose the correct statements from the following according to the passage.
a. Many people lost their lives in the flood in 1953.
b. The Flood Warning System was already in use in 1953.
c. Flood defenses can stop all flooding.
d. The Environment Agency began to warn people of flood in 1995.
e. Rood line was created after the Easter Floods of 1998.
A. a, b, c B. b, c, d C. a, c, e D. a, d, e
47. What does the underlined word "pager" mean in the passage?
A. A boy employed to carry luggage in hotels.
B. A piece of equipment designed to receive and show messages.
C. A piece of paper written to offer messages.
D. A person invited to write pages of messages.
48. People can easily get information and advice about flood any time of the day from .
A.. automatic messaging system
B. Flood line 0845 988 1188
C. 
the Flood Warning team in Kent
D. automated voice messaging system
49. The best title for this passage may probably be .
A.. Environment Agency
B. Technology in Flood Defenses
C. Flood Warning System
D. Easter Roods
B
There are two main forms of teaching in Nottingham University: seminar（研讨会) and lecture. They are very different from the sort of teaching most often used in schools and colleges.
In seminars you will be taught with discussion focusing on a text or topic set in advance in a friendly and informal atmosphere. The purpose is to provide an opportunity to try out new ideas and to think through difficulties with fellow-learners. Students develop friendships through groups, as well as learning more about other people's ideas. You can also know your tutors (指导老师) as an individual rather than a face at the end of the room.
Lectures are the most formal. There may be over a hundred in the audience and the lecture will last about fifty minutes. The value of the lecture is that it can present to a large number of people information which is not readily available in books, that it can give you an opportunity to hear a specialist develop a coherent (有条理的) argument, and that it can show visual material to a wide audience.
Your typical week's work will feel strange after school or college since there are fewer timetabled teaching hours. Each week in the first year you may attend about six lectures and four to six seminars or tutorials. For the rest of the time you are working on your own, doing the necessary reading in preparation for tutorials or writing seminar papers. When writing an essay or carrying out project work, you can often discuss with your tutors about the title and topic.
50. The purpose of the passage is .
A. to introduce two main forms of teaching
B. to persuade you to try out new ideas
C. to stress the importance of discussion
D. to make you believe that seminar is more helpful
51. Your typical week's work in the university will feel strange because
A.. you may have no project work after class
B. you may give lectures and seminars
C. you may have fewer timetabled teaching hours
D. you may write seminar papers with fellow-learners
52. We can learn from the passage that .
A.. seminar is better than lecture
B. lecture is better than seminar
C. seminar is more formal than lecture
D. lecture is more formal than seminar
C
Have you ever been in a meeting while someone was making a speech and realized suddenly that your mind was a million miles away? You probably felt sorry and made up your mind to pay attention and never have daydreaming a-gain. Most of us from earliest school days, have been told that daydreaming is a waste of time.
"On the contrary," says L. Giambra, an expert in psychology , " daydreaming is quite necessary. Without it, the mind couldn' t get done all the thinking it has to do dur ing a normal day. . . You can't possibly do all your thinking with a conscious mind. Instead, your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time. Daydreaming then may be one way that the unconscious and conscious states of mind have silent dialogues .
Early experts in psychology paid no attention to the im portance of daydreams or even considered them harmful. At one time daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses. They did not have a better understanding of daydreams until the late 1980s. Eric Klinger,a professor of psychology, is the writer of the book Daydreaming. Klinger says," We know now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we organize our lives, learn from our experi ences, and plan for our futures. . . Daydreams really are a window on the things we fear and the things we long for in life. "
Daydreams are usually very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams which may be hard to understand. It's easier to gain a deep understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine your sleep dreams carefully. Daydreams help you recognize the difficult situations in your life and find out a possible way of handling them.
Daydreams cannot be predicted, they move off in unex pected directions which may be creative and full of useful ideas. For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were and are a main source of creative energy .
So the next time you catch yourself daydreaming, don' t stop. Just pay attention to your dream. It may be more im portant than you think.
53. Daydreaming used to be considered_______.
A. very simple and direct
B. unimportant or even harmful
C. a necessary part of thinking
D. the result of an unconscious mind
54. In what way are daydreams mainly different from sleep dreams?
A. Daydreams are easier for us to understand.
B. Daydreams are not so easy for us to control and direct.
C. Daydreams help us to handle more difficult situations.
D. Daydreams help to develop an unconscious mind.
55. Professor Eric Klinger believes that_______.
A. we may study our experiences just through our daydre ams
B. daydreaming is one of the important ways that we rec ognize our lives
C. we should be able to tell our futures by having daydre ams
D. our fears and longings in life are shown in our daydre ams
56. The writer of the article thinks that_______.
A. Professor Eric Klinger has a better idea than L. Giam-bra
B. daydreaming with an unconscious mind will do good to health
C. daydreaming is more helpful than sleep dreams
D. many artists and scientists are famous because they have daydreams
Keys: 46. DBBC
50. ACD
53. BADC
Section C
Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from the list A—F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
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A.. Oxford provides a unique learning experience through a tutorial system. B. Oxford offers a wide range of degree courses. C. Students are expected to prepare for tutorials by themselves. D. Students may borrow books from their own colleges. E. There are many opportunities to enhance college life. F. Each student has access to the language learning on campus. |
57.
In all of the colleges, friends are made easily. Students may go to pubs where they can talk and rest over a mug of beer or a glass of gin. Students may also join various societies and clubs like tennis clubs or photographic clubs. If a student is interested in history, he may join a Historical Society and sometimes go there to discuss his work with other members.
58.
At the University of Oxford, students are provided with many courses which cover mainstream subjects like History, Law, Mathematics and Chemistry to subjects such as Human Sciences, Archaeology and Anthropology. All courses have a core element offering each student plenty of scope to follow his or her specific areas of interest. All Oxford programs strive to encourage students to think logically, laterally and independently.
59.
Each student is responsible for personal time planning to ensure that all the course work is completed. They meet their college tutors on a one-to-one basis or with one or two other students. The purpose of the tutorial is to review answer and theories and to raise any new points that result from the discussions. The success of the tutorial system relies on the active
exchange of ideas between the student, the tutor and other students present.
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In order to have the active exchange of ideas with tutors and other students, students have ready access to some of the best laboratories, libraries, museums and other services in the world. The principal university research is the Bodleian, with over 6 million volumes in its central and dependent libraries. The Bodleian is a "copyright library" and can claim a copy of every book and periodical published in the United Kingdom. The library itself comprises the central buildings and numerous dependent libraries specializing in particular areas, including science and law.
61.
All university members, whether they are studying for a language degree or not, can use the Language Center. The center provides facilities for students who want to learn languages for study, research or personal interest. All the libraries in Oxford are linked with an integrated electronic library and information system.
Section D
Directions: Read the following passage. Then answer the questions or complete the sentences according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
The coyote(丛林狼) , that clever animal of wide-open space, has come to the nation's capital. In fact, coyotes have spread to every comer of the United States, changing their behaviors to fit new environments and causing researchers to deal with a troublesome new kind of creature: the city coyote.
The coyote originally lived in the middle of the continent. One of its most obvious characters is its smartness, which has made the animal a notorious (臭名昭著的) pest. Hunters trapped, shot and poisoned more than a million coyotes in the 1900s. It's still one of America's most hunted animals. Yet the coyote has survived. How has the coyote shown this extraordinary ability? "I guess if you wanted to use one word, it'd be ' plasticity' ," says Erie Gese, an expert at Utah State University. Coyotes can live alone, in pairs, or in large packs like wolves; hunt at night or during the day; occupy a small region or an area up to 40 square miles, and live on all sorts of food, from lizards (蜥蜴) and shoes, to ants and melons.
Unbelievably people helped coyotes increase when they killed most of the wolves in the United States. The spreading of coyotes into city areas, though, is recent. They travel at night, crossing side-walks and bridges, running along roads and ducking into culverts(钻入
涵洞) and underpasses. No one knows why coyotes are moving into cities, but experts explain that more human-tolerant (不怕人的) coyotes are teaching urban survival skills to new generations.
Occasionally, coyotes might attack human beings. There have been about 160 attacks on people in recent years. Therefore, people have been consistently told not to feed coyotes or leave pet food unsecured. That, plus a large trapping program in the neighborhood, has cut down on the coyote population.
What advice are the people given to cut down the population of coyotes?
The underlined word "plasticity" in Paragraph 2 refers to .
The aim of the passage is to .
What do the coyotes pass to their younger generations?
Keys: 57. EBADF
62. They are advised not to feed coyotes and leave their pet food secured.
The ability to fit the environment
Explain how the coyote has spread to and survived in cities.
They teach the survival skills to their younger generation.
Translation
66. 我无法决定到底是让杰克还是鲍勃做这件事：他们俩的能力相当。
67. 我认为辅导中心给了我很大的信心运用英语。
68. 看到学生们的进步，史密斯小姐觉得她获得了一种真正的成就感和满足感。(sense)
69. 我们应当经常提醒自己花太多时间和金钱在服装上是不明智的。(remind)
70. 如果你能让这些孩子认识到自律和勤奋的重要性，我将不胜感激。 (appreciate)
Keys: 66. I cannot decide whether I should have Jack or Bob do this: They are equal in ability.
67． I think that the tutorial centre has given me a lot of confidence in using English.
68. Seeing the progress made by the students, Miss Smith felt she received a real sense of achievement and satisfaction.
69. We should often remind ourselves it is not sensible to spend too much money and time on clothes.
70. I would appreciate it if you could make the children realize the importance of self-discipline and hard work .
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