江苏省江阴高级中学2007—2008学年度高一第一学期英语提高训练
第一节 单项填空
1．China’s first astronaut Yang Liwei with his Shenzhou-V spaceship succeeded _____ returning to the earth ______ October 16,2003. A. on , on B. in , in C. on , in D. in , on
2．There is a limit to one’s life, but there’s no limit __ the people. A. to serve B. to serving C. serving D. of serving
3．—You ought to have warned him of the danger. —_______. But he wouldn’t listen to me.
A. So ought you B. So did I C. So I did D. So I ought
4．They discussed the plan that they would like to see_____ the next year.
A. carrying out B. carried out C. to carry out D. carry out
5．—I think you should phone Jenny and say sorry to her. —______. It was her fault.
A. No way B. Not possible C. No chance D. Not at all
6．All the people ran out to see______.
A. what was the matter B. what the matter was C. how the matter was D. what’s the matter
7．—I should have gone to the wonderful concert with you yesterday.
—______！If possible, I wish I would have another such chance.
A. Yes, you should B. What a shame C. Don’t worry D. Take it easy
8．—How long have you ______ Tom? —For about two years.
A. got married B. married C. been married to D. been married with
9．When and where to go for the on-salary holiday ______ yet.
A. are not decided B. have not been decided C. is not being decided D. has not been decided
10．—Would you like to go to Mike’s birthday party? —That depends on ______ I am invited.
A. whether B. whatever C. that D. why
11．The man made another wonderful discovery, ______ of great importance to science.
A. which I think is B. which I think it is C. which I think it D. I think which is
12．Tom often has to be called several times ______ he comes downstairs for dinner.
A. before B. until C. when D. then
13．—What’s happening over there? —Several people seem ______.
A. to fight B. fighting C. to be fighting D. to have fought
14．If ______ where I am, you’ll say I have gone calling on a friend.
A. asking B. you’ll be asked C. they are asking you D. asked
15．—I’ll be away for a few weeks. Would you mind keeping an eye on my house? —______.
A. Yes. I’d like it B. No. I’d rather not C. Yes. Never mind D. No. I’d be happy to
16. ---How does his explanation _____ to you? ---Well, quite reasonable and acceptable.
A.look B. feel C. come D. sound
17. _____ science and technology so fast, it is quite necessary for us to have a good knowledge of English and computer. A. For; developing B. With; developing C. As; develops D. With; developed
18. The president was angry because no one _____his opinion. A. kept B. insisted on C. agreed D. shared
19. His success _______ his hard work. A. results in B. results from C. lies on D. roots in
20. The bus ____ the passengers at every stop they pass. A. picks away B. picks off C. picks up D. picks through
21. Take the medicine ______ three times a day until the fever is gone.
A. commonly B. normally C. formally D. regularly
22.We must ______ measures to protect our earth from _______.
A. do; being polluted B. get; polluted C. take; being polluted D. have; polluted
23.It makes no ______ to me _____ you will come or not.
A. use; whether B. good; if C. difference; whether D. importance; if
24. The old man never fails to help ______ is in need of his help.
A. whom B. whomever C. whoever D. who
25. ------Many people have been out of work in China.
------ And __________ that the government is always taking measures to increase the number of employment.
A. in spite of B. because of C. thanks to D. in addition to
26. This kind of book usually ______ well, but this time not many copies _______.
A. sell, have been sold B. is sold; have sold C. sells; have been sold D. sells, are sold out
27. I want to make ______ clear that we do an important and necessary job. A. that B. this C. it D. what
28. Searching his briefcase, he _______ a letter from his sister long ago.
A. came about B. came across C. came around D. came out
29.Look at the trouble I am in! If only I ___ you advice. A. followed B. would follow C. had followed D. should follow
30. The teacher wanted to teach his students _ he knew at his lesson. A. all which B. all what C. everything D. that
31. The reason _____ he is unable to go to college is _____ his grades were too low.
A. why; that B. which; that C. how; because D. why; because
32. ______ the Titanic, all of us were deeply moved.
A. As we saw B. When to see C. While watching D. While watched
33. Is this the reason _____ at the meeting for his absence from work?
A. why he explained B. what he explained C. he explained D. how he explained
34. Don’t worry too much about making ____ mistakes. They are _____ natural part of learning.
A. /; the B. the; / C. /; a D. the; the
35. My hometown has greatly changed. It no longer looks the same _____ it used to be.
A. as B. like C. that D. which
36. ______ is a fact _____ English is being accepted as an international language.
A. There; that B. It; that C. That; / D. This; that
37. ----- “Dear Frank, when will our wedding be?”
-----“Ah, when? God knows!” he said, and _________ away from her, walked rapidly away.
A. turning B. turned C. turn D. to turn
38. When I was planting trees, I discovered a pot ______ a lot of coins.
A. that contained B. that is contained C. that is included D. where had
39. Paper produced every year is _____ the world's production of vehicles.
A. the three times weight of B. three times the weight of
C. as three times heavy as D. three times as heavier as
40. Mary suggests that we ______ at the meeting as early as possible.
A. were present B. would be present C. present D. not be present
41.------ How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and the customers?
------ The key ___________ the problem is to meet the demand ___________ by the customers.
A. to solving; making B. to solving; made C. to solve; making D. to solve; made
42. You promised to buy me a computer, but you didn’t. You ____________.
A. must have kept your words B. should have kept your word
C. should have kept your words D. oughtn’t to have kept your word
43. George didn’t pass the final exam. He________, while his parents blamed the failure ________ the teacher.
A. was blamed; in B. was blamed; with C. was to blame; with D. was to blame; on
44. The little boy ________ on the floor ____ that he _______ the book on the shelf.
A. lied; lay; was lying B. lying; lay; had lied C. lay; lied; had lain D. lying; lied; had laid
45. The population here _______ 2% _____ one million since 1980.
A. have decreased by; to B. has decreased to; by C. has decreased by; to D. have decreased to; by
第二节 完形填空
In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my _36_, it was the same score.
Later that evening, I _37_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agreed that we knew our _38_ much better than an IQ(智商)test. We_39_ that Michael's score must have been a _40_ and we should treat him 41 as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962,and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _42_ grades in the school, especially _43_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael_44_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student. Soon afterwards, his teacher permitted him to take more courses than _45_ .In 1968,he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972,Frank and I _46_ the ceremony（典礼）at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _47_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _48_ ,“My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn't be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!”It is his special way of thanking us for the _49_ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then _50_ for another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _51_ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126,an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _52_.
Children often do as _53_ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _54_ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ _55_ ,”and he may play the role of a foolish child.
36.A.joy B. surprise C. dislike D. disappointment
37.A.tearfully B. fearfully C. cheerfully D. hopefully
38.A.student B. son C. friend D. doctor
39.A.argued B. realized C. decided D. understood
40.A.joke B. mistake C. warning D. wonder
41.A.specially B. strictly C. naturally D. carefully
42.A.poor B. good C. average D. standard
43.A.in B. about C. of D. for
44.A.visited B. chose C. passed D. entered
45.A.allowed B. described C. required D. offered
46.A.missed B. held C. delayed D. attended
47.A.high B. same C. low D. different
48.A.curiously B. eagerly C. calmly D. jokingly
49.A.faith B. interest C. pride D. delight
50.A.looked B. asked C. waited D. prepared
51.A.received B. accepted C. organized D. discussed
52.A.imperfectB. impossibleC. uncertainD. unsatisfactory
53.A.honestly B. much C. well D. bravely
54.A.hear B. learn C. expect D. speak
55.A.wise B. rude C. shy D. stupid
第三部分：阅读理解 (A)
Teenagers
can help solve some big problems in our world. Renée Haggerty is an example.
The 13-year-old American girl won the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her two-year
hard work collecting discarded (废弃的) batteries
for recycling.
In 2003 Haggerty went on a field trip to the
Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio. There, she saw an exhibit about how
poisonous chemicals affect plants and animals in Lake Erie. She felt she had to
act. "The amount of fish that were dying scared me," she said.
Haggerty learnt that discarded batteries give
off poisons into the environment and that recycling was an easy solution.
"I think everybody can do it, because everyone uses batteries, and it can
make a big difference." With these words, she began to increase awareness
in her area.
She talked to her county government and
school board. She got permission to start a recycling programme in schools as
well as the public library, hospital, and churches. With help from her family,
friends, and local waste-management officials, she gathered containers,
arranged transportation, and made an educational video.
Over the past two years, four tons of
batteries have been collected. They are sent for recycling on the annual
harmful waste collection day.
When asked if she feels like a hero because
of her work, Haggerty is quite modest. "Not really. Well, maybe for
the fish I saved!" she said.
Every year the Gloria Barron Prize honours
young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in serving
the public and the planet. National Geographic helps fund the award. Each year
ten winners receive US$2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their
public service work.
1. What directly caused Haggerty to start doing something about the
environment?
A. Seeing that poisonous chemicals led to the
death of large quantities of fish.
B. Learning that discarded batteries were
harmful.
C. Knowing about the Gloria Barron Prize.
D. Joining in a programme in the Great Lakes
Science Centre.
2. What big problem did Haggerty help solve, in her own opinion?
A. Recycling tons of used batteries. B.
Doing her bit for the fish in Lake Erie.
C. Getting money for saving the environment. D.
Serving the public and the planet.
3. By saying that "she began to increase awareness in her area", the
writer means she ______.
A. started to make speeches in the area and
record them on video
B. talked to local leaders about starting an
environmental programme
C. began to share her ideas with her friends
D. tried to get the local people to
understand the difference they can make by recycling used batteries
4. The underlined word "modest" probably means she _______.
A. is happy for what she did
B. is trying to avoid attention
C. is still not satisfied with her
achievement D. does not think so highly of her
achievement
(B)
The terrible college entrance exam is not only a big challenge for Chinese high school students, but also a very important exam in the lives of South Korean students.
Although the long, cold winter has already started in South Korea, the annual national exams have made the atmosphere very heated.
More than 675,000 South Korean high school graduates took the college entrance exam last Wednesday. They usually take exams in Korean, maths, sociology, history and foreign languages.
Officially there is one college place for every 1.33 students. But because all the students want to go to the top university in the country, the competition can reach one place for 10 students. The students want to attend these colleges for both their famous names and better job opportunities.
Because students face fierce competition, they have to study very hard to realize their dreams. Park Seung said he and his classmates often go to school before 7:00 a.m. After school has finished at 6:300 p.m., most of them go to the library to continue their study instead of returning home. Since many libraries in South Korea are open 24 hours a day, they often stay long into the night. Many of the Senior 3 students only sleep for three to four hours a day.
“I feel a lot of pressure, but I have to study very hard in order to make my dream come true. This is my lifetime goal and it will be a turning point in my life which could decide my future,” Park said.
The exam day is a very serious day for the whole of South Korea. Vehicles are not allowed with a 200-metre radius (范围) of all the test sites to make sure the students have quiet surroundings. Tooting (吹奏) of horns is forbidden, even airplanes are ordered to avoid landing and take-off near the test sites during listening comprehension test hours.
Students are told their scores in December before they apply for college. This is followed by face-to-face oral tests. There are public and private universities in South Korea. Many private universities are well-known, but their fees can be 18,000 yuan each term. This has made a lot of students think again.
5. What subject is not included in the college entrance examination?
A Korean B maths C music D sociology
6. We can 9infer that there are almost _____ college places for high school graduates.
A 675,000 B 507,520 C 500,000 D 600,000
7. The students want to study in top colleges mainly because ______.
A they can succeed more easily in future B they can learn more
C they can make more money D it is interesting to study there
8 Airplanes are not permitted to land near the test sites ____.
A when the test begins B when the test is going on
C when the students are taking listening comprehension test D during the test
阅读表达 阅读下面短文， 并根据短文后的要求简答（请注意问题后的词数要求） The computer makes doing schoolwork easier for me than it was for my mom and dad. For example, when writing book reports and stories, I use Microsoft Word instead of a pen and paper. That way, after my teacher edits my work, I can go back and make revisions without having to write the whole thing. And Microsoft Word has a spell check! I use it all the time.
For English class, we are reading The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton. As pre-reading homework, my teacher asked us to research teenage groups on the Internet. I tried Google, Encarta, and Yahoo first, and finally found an article on Time. Com.
For geography homework on the United States, I used Encarta to learn about the Mississippi River. I needed to find out how deep the river is, how its widths and depths are different, what states it runs through, and what kinds of fish live in it. I used the information to show how the geography of a country affects its economy. For example, the river’s trade paths, the number of fish caught in it and the tourists it attracts directly affect Southerners’ jobs and incomes.
I never _________ to do research. It takes too much time. Since I live in New York City and both my parents work, getting to the library isn’t always easy. For a big task or research project, I’d have to stay at the library to read, or sign out whatever books or magazines I needed. Being able to find the information in my own living room makes everything a lot simpler. Online dictionaries and encyclopedias (百科全书) also save time.
Sometimes, I think the computer spoils my generation because it is so easy ------ at least physically. But computers are not like television, which does the thinking for you. You still have to use your mind. I prefer using a computer , easy, fun , and fast.
1. Why doesn’t the author have to rewrite his work after his teacher edits it? (within 10 words)
____________________________________________________________________________
2. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?
All the things become easier for me because I can find all the information I need in my living room.
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. Fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (within 5 words)
4. How does the author usually complete a big assignment or research project? (within 15 words)
5. Translate the underline sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.
第二节 书面表达 （满分 20分）
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| 姓名 | 李华 | 性别 | 女 | 年龄 | 17 |
| 特长 | 擅长英语；善于共处 | ||||
| 经历 | 作了两年家教 ； 现为学校“爱心俱乐部”的成员 | ||||
| 理由 | 1 开阔眼界、了解社会；2 利用机会、发挥才能3 树立自信、培养交际能力 4 ……..5 …….. | ||||
I have just read the ad on the school bulletin and the moment I saw it I took an interest in becoming one of the five volunteer English teachers. Now I’m writing here to apply for this opportunity.
I. 单选DBCBA ABCDA AACDD DBDBC DCCCB CCBCC ACCCA BCABD BBDDC II. 完形填空(20%) D ABCB CBADC DCDAB ABCC D
III. 阅读理解1-4 ABDD 5-8 CBAC
VI. 阅读表达(10%) 1.He makes revisions to his work on the computer.
2.Being able to find the information in my own living room makes everything a lot simpler.
3.go to the library 4. By using his computer and the Internet at home.
5.我用这些信息来说明一个国家的地理状况如何影响着它的经济。
… I am Li Hua, a girl aged 17. I have a command of English and can get along well with others. For two years I have been tutoring students in English. Presently I work as a member of Loving Heart Club in our school.
In my opinion, being a volunteer teacher at the SOS village is obviously more than just teaching; furthermore, it is helpful to broaden our horizon and have a better understanding of the society. That’s why I’d like very much to take this opportunity and make the most of my special talents and interests. In addition, voluntary work can help me build confidence and develop good communication skills. By helping those kids, I feel I can make a big difference to their future and make a small contribution to society.
I’d appreciate it so much if you could possibly consider my application. I’m looking forward to your early reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua