位育中学2011学年第二学期摸底考试试卷

高二 英语

Ⅱ. Grammar and vocabulary

SectionA

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B ,C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. Sometimes proper answers are not far to seek_______ food safety problem.

A. in     B. to     C. on     D. after

22. We have various summer camps for your holidays, you can choose_______ based on your own interests.

A. either   B. each   C. one    D. it

23.—How are your recent trip to Sichuan?

— I’ve never had ________ one before.

A. a pleasant    B. a more pleasant   C. a most pleasant  D. the most pleasant

24. Experiments of this kind _______ in both the U.S. and Europe well before the Second World War.

A. have conducted      B. have been conducted

C. had conducted       D. had been conducted

25. The prize will go to two American professors________ research has been and remains important to economic policy in many countries.

A. that   B. which     C. whose    D. than

26. He had no sooner finished his speech______ the students started cheering.

A. since    B. as      C. when     D. than

27. Jack wasn’t saying anything, but the teacher smiled at him,_______ he had done something very clever.

A. as if     B. in case   C. while     D. thought

28.________ you have seen both fighters,_______ will win?

A. Since… do you think who         B. As…who you think

C. When…whoever                 D. Since… who do you think

29. Look at the pride on Tom’s face. He seems________ by the manager just now.

A. to be praised               B. being praised  

C. to have been praised         D. having being praised

30.______ I can’t understand is _______ the illegal cooking oil, mostly made from discarded kitchen waste, is difficult to detect and identify efficienty.

A. Why…that   B. That…that   C. What…because   D. What…why

31. We stood on the top of the mountain,_______ the sun_______ in the east.

A. watched…rise              B. watched…raise

C. watching…raising           D. watching…rising

32. Recently a survey______ prices of the same goods in two different supermarkets has caused heated debate among citizens.

A. compared  B. comparing  C. compares  D. being compared

33._______, I have to put it away and focus my attention on study this week.

A. However the story is amusing    B.No matter amusing the story is

C. However amusing the story is   D. No matter how the story is amusing

34. Such an educational programme can teach students now to make positive choices when ______ with conflict.

A. facing    B. having been faced  C. having faced  D. faced

35.— Don’t you think it necessary that he ______ to Miami but to New york?

— I agree, but the problem is________ he has refused to.

A. will not be sent…that        B. not be sent…that

C. should not be sent… what     D. should not send…what

36. It was not until Galileo conducted the experiment of falling objects______ that all subjects fall at the same speed, unless it is held back by the air.

A. that man didn’t know         B. that man knew

C. that did man know           D. man didn’t know

 

Section B.

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. investments  B. access       C. increasing  D. constructive   E. actually  F. assess       G. profession    H. recall      I. provided      J. obviously

 

No one wants to be tested. We would all like to get a driver’s license without answering questions about rights of way or showing that we can parallel park a car. Many future lawyers and doctors probably wish they could join their__37___ without taking an exam.

But tests and standards are necessary professionals. In schools too exams play a ___38___ role. They tell public officials whether new school programs are making a difference and where new __39____are likely to pay off. They tell teachers what their students have learned— and have not. They tell parents how their children are doing compared with others their age. They encourage students to make more effort.

It is important to __40____ that for most of century, education used intelligence test to decide which children should get a high-quality education. The point of IQ testing was to find out how much children were capable of learning rather than to test what they had__41_____learned. Based on IQ scores, millions of children were assigned to dumbed-down(呆板的) programs instead of solid courses in science, math, history, literature and foreign language.

This history reminds us that tests should be used to improve education. Every child should have __42___ to a high-quality education. Students should have full opportunity to learn what will be tested, otherwise their scores will merely reflect whether they come from an educated family.

In the past few years, we have seen the enormous benefits that flow to disadvantaged students because of the information__43____ by state testes. Those who fall behind are now getting extra instruction in after-school classes and summer programs. In their efforts to improve students performance, states are __44____ teachers’ salaries, testing new teachers and insisting on better teacher education.

    Performance in education means the mastery of both knowledge and skills. This is why it is reasonable to test teachers to make sure they know their subject matter, as well as how to teach it to young children, and this is why it is reasonable to ___45____ whether students are ready to advance to the next grade or graduate from high school.

 

 

Ⅱ.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.

 One of the primary tasks in taking a company from good to great is to create a culture where people have a 46  opportunity to be heard and,__47___, for the truth to be heard, too. Collins writes that, to create a culture of discipline, successful__48_____.

●Build a culture around the idea of freedom and responsibility, with a framework.

●Fill the company’s culture with self-disciplined people who are willing to go to extreme__49____ to fulfill there responsibilities.

●Do not__50____ a culture of discipline with a tyrannical(暴政的) discipline.

 Collins also found that good-to-great organizations think differently from___51____ organizations about technology and technological change. They avoid fashions that typically___52____ from new technology,___53__ , they become pioneers in the application of carefully selected technologies.

Leaders of good-to-great companies respond with thoughtfulness and creativity, __54_____ by an urge to turn unrealized potential into results. They act in terms of what they want to create, and how to improve their companies, relative to a standard of ___55____.

  Good-to-great changes often look like___56___ events to those observing from the outside, but they feel like ___57___ processes to people on the island. Good-to-great companies had no name for their changes; there was no launch event, no advertising__58____. Each company went through a quiet, purposeful process of__59____  what needed to be done to create the best future results, then simply took those steps, one by one over time, until it hit_60___ moments.

46. A. secure         B. simple         C. tiny          D. tremendous

47. A. by contract     B. in the end      C. at all          D. in advance

48. A. leaders        B. suggestions     C. guide         D. employees

49. A. destinations    B. temptations     C. measures      D. employees

50. A. satisfy        B. combine        C. confuse       D. describe

51. A. advanced      B. developing     C. particular      D. average

52. A. arise          B. arouse         C. follow        D. occurs

53. A. moreover      B. instead        C. finally        D. otherwise

54. A. changed       B. depressed      C. driven        D. taken

55. A. consequence    B. excellence     C. difference     D. objection

56. A. natural       B. normal      C. purposeful    D. revolutionary

57. A. gradual      B. dramatic     C. creative       D. accurate

58. A. prediction    B. slogan       C. parade       D. colleague

59. A. turning out   B. giving out    C. figure out     D. putting out

60. A. decline      B. breakthrough  C. extreme      D. obstacle

 

Section B

Directions: Read the following passage. 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

  The medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play a significant role in the process of recovery from illness.

  As part of a nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the galleries and into public places, some of the country’s most talented artists have been called in to transform older hospitals and to soften the hard edges of modern buildings. Of the 2,500 National Heath Service hospitals in Britain, almost 100 now have significant collections of contemporary art in corridors, waiting areas and treatment rooms.

  These recent initiatives owe a great deal to one artist, Peter Senior, who set up his studio at a Manchester Hospital in northeastern England during the early 1970s. He felt the artist had lost his place in modern society, and that art should be enjoyed by a wider audience.

  A typical hospital waiting room might have as many as 5,000 visitors each week. What a better place to hold regular exhibitions of art! Senior held the first exhibition of his own paintings in the outpatients waiting area of the Manchester Royal Hospital in 1975. Believed to be Britain’s first hospital artist, Senior was so much in demand that he was soon joined by a team of six young art school graduates.

  The effect is striking. Now in the corridors and waiting rooms the visitor experiences a full view of fresh colors, playful images and restful courtyards.

  The quality of the environment may reduce the need of expensive drugs when a patient is recovering from an illness. A study has shown that patients who had a view onto a garden needed half the number of strong painkillers compared with patients who had no view at all or only a brick wall to look at.

61. According to the passage, the underlined part “ to soften the hard edges of modern buidings” means________.

A. to pull down hospital buildings

B. to decorate hospitals with art collections

C. to improve the quality of treatment in hospital

D. to make the corners of hospital buildings round

62. The writer mentions the six young art school graduates in order to show______.

A. visitors to hospitals are warmly received

B. the contribution of Peter Senior is highly appreciated

C. the hard edges of hospital are being restored

D. the role of the hospital environment is being recognized

63. After the improvement of the hospital environment,______.

A. patients are no longer wholly dependent on expensive drugs

B. patients no longer need drugs in their recovery

C. patients need good-quality drugs in their recovery

D. patients use fewer pain killers in their recovery

64. The writer’s attitude towards the effect of art exhibitions in hospital is_______.

A. suspicious   B. positive   C. neutral   D. unfavorable

 

                         B

  Congratulations on selecting our wireless mighty mouse. The mouse is of high quality. Only the scroll ball is visible at first glance, but it is actually a four-button mouse. At both sides, there are a couple of force- sensing buttons which can be programmed according to your need.

Setting up the wireless Mighty Mouse

Put the batteries in the mouse first. Then pair the mouse and the computer. Setting up the mighty mouse is simple. You just need to install the software and turn the mouse on for it to get detected by the computer.

Using the Wireless Mighty Mouse

  The mighty mouse has laser tracking technology, so you can use it on most surfaces. Another new inventions is the 360- degree scroll wheel. It is a multi-directional scroll wheel that allow you to scroll in all directions. The left and right buttons require just enough touch without any problems. You can use either the left or the right button to click, double click, and drag items. Either button can also be used to display an item’s short- cut menu. You can assign a function to the side buttons and the scroll ball, which also function as a button.

 Cleaning Your Mouse and Scroll Ball

Use a cloth that’s been lightly moistened(湿) with water to clean. Don’t get moisture in any opening. If your mouse stops scrolling or if scrolling becomes rough, clean the mouse scroll ball. Turn the ball while cleaning for complete coverage.

65. You have to_______ before setting up the mouse.

A. turn the scroll ball slightly      B. clean the mouse with a cloth

C. check the software in the mouse  D. connect the mouse and the computer

66. What can we learn about the wireless mighty mouse?

A. Its scroll wheel can move in all directions.

B. Different buttons have different functions.

C. Side buttons are more useful than left and right buttons.

D. Only the right button can display an icon’s short- cut menu

67. The passage is probably taken from a(an)________.

A. textbook   B. instruction   C. research report   D. scientific essay

 

                        C

 The smuggler(走私贩) in many ways is just another international businessman and his turnover(营业额) would do credit to many international corporations. His business happens to be illegal and risky, but look at the stakes(赌注) involved：﹩5 billon worth of heroin smuggled into the United States each year, and ﹩1.5 billion in gold worth of heroin smuggled pipelines to India and Indonesia, to France and Morocco, to Brazil and Turkey. Perhaps half of all the watches made in Switzerland reach their eventual wearers by some back door. Most of this illegal trade is carried on with all the efficiency of any multinational company. Entirely legitimate(合法的)businesses, such as a travel bureau or an import-export agency, are also often fronts for smuggling  organizations. One of the world’s largest gold smugglers also owned and operated the franchise for a leading make of British cars in a small Middle Eastern country.

   A smuggling syndicate(黑社会组织) operates much like any other business. The boss is really a chief executive. He makes all the plans, establishes international contacts, and thinks up the smuggling routs and method but keeps himself away from actual operations. He is aided by a handful of managers looking after such specialties as financing, travel( one reason why many smuggling syndicates find it handy to have their own travel agency), the bribing of airline or customs officials, and recruitment of delivery staff, or mules as they called. There may also be someone in charge of local arrangements in the countries to which the smuggled goods is going.

Another similarity between legitimate business and its illegal counterpart is price fluctuation(波动)。 Just as the prices of products traded legally vary with quality and market conditions such as supply and demand, so do the prices of goods go up and down in the smuggling trade. Consider the price of drugs. Heroin and cannabis, in whatever form or by whatever name, cone in several grades, each with a going price(现价)。 The wholesale price at which big dealers sell to big dealers is less than the street price. When the authorities are successful in reducing the supply, the price of all grades rises.

68. The main idea for this passage is _________.

 A. The Comparison between Legitimate Business and Its Illegal Counterpart.

 B. The similarities between Legitimate Business and Smuggling.

  C. Smugglers May Make Great profit from Both Activities.

  D. The Boss in Smuggling Syndicate is a Chief Executive.

69.When is the price going down?

  A. The quality of the goods and market condition are not very well.

  B. The quality of goods and market condition vary.

  C. Unbalanced between supply and demand.

  D. The price of other goods fluctuates.

70. It can be inferred that a smuggler_________.

 A. may make plan and establish international contacts.

  B. is a real boss.

 C. may make money in different ways.

  D. may sell other goods.

71. One of the best ways smugglers usually take is______.

  A. to set up multinational companies

  B. to engage in illegal business only

  C. to make legitimate business as fronts for smuggling organizations

  D. to make good profits from both activities

 

Section C

Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

A.    Take your vitamins. B.     Remember to brush before bed. C.     Wash your hair now and then. D.    Get your protein. E.     Walk it off F.      Eat good fats

 

It is very important to keep your hair healthy. Here are five ways for you.

72.________

  Good fats are also called necessary fatty acids which the body can’t produce naturally. Eating these types of fats will help promote healthy skin, nails, teeth and hair. They can be found in the form of oil, or in food such as seeds, nuts and olives.

73._________

 Hair is nothing more than dead protein. But that doesn’t mean that it is not important. A lack of it can cause slow growth and thinning, Where on the contrary, getting enough amounts can help promotes growth. Good choices to include in the diet would be eggs, lean meats, tofu, fish, yogurt and beans.

74._________

 There are a handful of vitamins that have been known to be effective for healthy hair. Some of the main ones includes vitamin B, calcium, vitamins A, C and E , and iron. Other than in extra form, these nutrients can also be found naturally in citrus(柑橘类) fruits, peppers, low-fat dairy products, dried fruits, green vegetables and whole grains. A large salad can be made with the inclusion of a lot of these food.

75._______
 Getting enough exercise can help promote hair growth. Circulation to the scalp is a very important factor for healthy hair and growth. Aim to get at least 20 to 30 minutes of exercise every day. It can be walking, jogging, weight training, biking or moderate intensity activity that is enjoyable and easy to fit into your schedual.

76.________
  Right after you brush your teeth, brush your hair as well. Brushing hair fifty to one hundred strokes right before bed can help remove pollutions and dirt while also stimulating circulation. Also, natural oils are released, which will add more sheen(光泽) and oxygen to your hair.

 

Section D

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

 In some countries where racial prejudice in acute(严重)， violence has so come to be taken for granted as a means of solving differences that it is not even questioned. There are countries where the white man imposes his rule by force, there are countries where the black man protects by setting fire to cities. Important people on both sides, who would in other respects appear to be reasonable men, get up and calmly argue in favor of violence- as if it were a legitimate solution, like any other. What is really frightening, what really fills you with despair, is the realization that when it comes to the crunch(关键时刻)，we have made no actual progress at all. We may wear collars and ties instead of war-paint, but our instinct remain basically unchanged. The whole of the recorded history of the human race, that tedious documentation of violence, has taught u absolutely nothing. We have still not learned that violence never solves a problem but makes it even acute. The sheer horror, the bloodshed(流血)， the suffering mean nothing. No solution ever comes to light th morning after when we sadly faced with the smoking ruins and wonder what hit us. The truly reasonable men who know where the solutions lie are finding it harder and harder to get a hearing. They are looked down on , mistrusted and even persuaded by their own kind because they advocate(倡导) such apparently excellent things as law enforcement(执行)， I half the energy that goes into violent acts were put to good use, if our efforts were directed at cleaning up the slums and ghettos, at improving living standards and providing education and wasted by having to mop up the mess that violence leaves behind. In a well-directed effort, it would not be impossible to fulfill the ideals o a stable social programme. The benefits that can be derived from constructive solutions are everywhere apparent in the world around us. Genuine and lasting solutions are always possible, proving as long as we work within the framework of the law.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS)

77.In paragraph 1, what do the “ reasonable men” do with violence?

78. Recoded history has taught us__________.

79. How can the ideals of a stable social progamme be fulfilled?

80. According to the author, the best way to solve race prejudice is________.

 

 

 

第Ⅱ卷

Ⅰ. Complete the following passage or sentences in proper forms

 A shopping mall in the States is c_______ of many individual specialty shops and nationwide chain stories. What impressed the writer was its r_______ policy. If you find problems with the i_____ you’ve bought, you won’t be challenged at the customer service counter as long as you have the r________. Of course some people take a_______ of this policy when they need something for momentary use, returning the goods within the deadline.

6. He ____________(迫不及待的告诉你) his parents that he had been admitted the Jiaotong University.

7. We are looking forward to the _______（长期合作）between our two countryies.

8. Free buses are available in some mass merchandisers__________(为了顾客的便利)

9. He worked for 20 years and finally earned an apartment________(属于自己的)

10. The Internet provides a huge variety of information to________(满足不同人群的需要)

 

Ⅱ. Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1.      期中考试失利后他戒了游戏。（quit）

2.      大量砍伐树木对生态平衡有灾难性的影响。（effect）

3.      游客们登上山顶后对于日出的美景惊叹不已。（marvel）

4.      据称多数疾病与不良饮食习惯和缺乏锻炼密切相关。（It）

5.      如果一个人常常不能信守诺言，他就不值得信赖了。（live up to）

 

 

 

 

 

Keys:

第Ⅰ卷

21—25 BCBDC  26—30 DADCD   31—36  DBCDBB

37—40 GDAH   41—45 EFICB

46—50 DBADC   51—55 DABCB  56—60 DABCB

61—65 BDDBD   66—71  ABBADC

72—76 FDAEB

 

第Ⅱ卷

Ⅰ. 1. composed  2. return  3. item  4. receipt  5. advantage

6. can’t wait  7. long-term cooperation  8.for customer’s convenience       9. to his name 

10. meet different people’s/crowds’ needs