佳一中高二学年开学初摸底考试

英语试题

第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

“Look！Here come UFOs！”At around 8 p．m.，July 26,2010，a citizen called Lu Shan spotted this special phenomenon in Leshan，Sichuan；three unidentified(未确认的)and bright objects appeared in the sky above“Jade International”building，and then disappeared all together after 10 more minutes.

The phenomenon caught a lot of attention of some experts and Leshan citizens.On August 3，Professor Wang Sichao from the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences said，the objects still need to be identified.Luckly，Lu Shan took some photos of it.He decribed，the objects first lit up the sky in the west，but lasted for about 10 minutes.Then they moved slowly at a speed of 1 meter per minute to the north，and became smaller and smaller until they disappeared.“It was like a sunset before they faded，and their light also became so gentle as the sunset.”

Some citizens doubted they were UFOs，but Lu Shan thought it was possible caused by the refraction(折射)of the sunlight.However，Lu found no scientific proof to support this special phenomenon after comparing with his photos.

According to Professor Wang Sichao，it could be the “sundog(幻日)”which is an atmospheric phenomenon that creates bright spots of light in the sky，often in a bright ring or halo on either side of the sun.But the also added the sky above Leshan city that night did not satisfy the conditions to have“sundog”．“Sundog”usually happens in cold areas，such as the north and south poles of the earth.“So this phenomenon was strange.”said Wang Sichao.Wang also stated he's only able to confirm the identity of the objects after collecting and analyzing more information and photos snapped( 快拍)from different locations and then decide on a more scientific explanation.

1．What is the text mainly about?

A．What is “sundog”？ B．Wang Sichao discovered three suns.

C．Three suns shine in Leshan，Sichuan. D．Lu Shan found three sundogs in Leshan.

2．According to this passage，who took some photos of the three suns?

A．Wang Sichao. B．Some citizens of Leshan.

C．Not mentioned in the passage. D．Lu Shan.

3．Which of the following descriptions of the three suns in Leshan is FALSE?

A．They first lit up the sky and lasted for about 10 minutes.

B．At first they gave off the same bright light as the sunset.

C．They became smaller and smaller until they disappeared.

D．Their light also became so gentle as the sunset.

4．From the last paragraph，we can learn that________.

A．there has been no clear answer to this special phenomenon in Leshan

B．the three suns are the“sundog”

C．there must be three suns in the universe

D．“sundog”usuall happens in hot areas

B

The Peales were a famous family of American artists.Charles Wilson Peale is best remembered for his portraits of leading figures of the American Revolution.He painted portraits of Franklin and Jefferson and over a dozen of George Washington.His life-size portrait was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture.

Charles Wilson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale museum，which he founded in Philadelphia.The world's first popular museum of art and natural science mainly covered paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural settings.Peale found the animals himself and found a method to make the exhibits more real.The museum's most popular display was the skeleton (骷髅) of a huge，extinct elephant，which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801.

Three of Peale's seventeen children were also famous artists.Paphaelle Peale often painted still lives of flowers，fruit，and cheese.His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of many famous people，including one of George Washington.Another brother，Rubens Peale，painted mostly landscapes and portraits.

James Peale，the brother of Charles Wilson Peale，specialized in miniatures (小画像)．His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America.

5．What is the main topic of the passage?

A．The life of Charles Wilson Peale. B．Portraits in the 18th century.

C．The Peale Museum. D．A family of artists.

6．The author mentions in Paragraph 1 that Washington tipped his hat to the figures

in the painting to show that________.

A．Charles Wilson Peale's painting was very lifelike

B．Washington respected Charles Wilson Peale's work

C．Washington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian Peale

D．the painting of the two brothers was very large

7．The underlined word “unearthed” is closest in meaning to“________”．

A．showed B．looked over

C．invented D．dug up

8．The author's attitude toward the Peales is in general________.

A．puzzled B．excited

C．admiring D．disappointed

C

I cannot count the times people have mentioned me as a “friend”， or have written to me and signed their letters—“your friend” or some such thing.I have come to believe that，second only to “love”， “friend” is the most misused word in the English language.

Aristotle said，“Friendship is a single soul living in two bodies.”Your average acquaintance，however close and however interesting, does not share your soul.

“A true friend，”said British minister Robert South，“is the gift of life, and he only who made hearts can unite them！”Friends are rare, and one may live many years without finding even one true friend. Henry Home said，“The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend，as to find a friend worth dying for.”I agree and that is also what I am looking for.

A true friend is more than just an interesting person to speak with for an hour or two so as to pass the time. Rather, a friend is someone to depend on, someone to lean on (依赖 ) and someone who is (almost) necessary for life.

Real friendship is lasting. I know people who have spoken of their “school friends” who they forgot about when they graduated and began college or a career. These people were not real friends.

Friends argue；friends offer correction；friends are even sometimes (wrongly) angry at each other...and these things are all natural and to be expected in a real friendship.

True friends are open with each other, and ignore one another's faults. Thoreau wrote, “True_friendship_can_afford_true_knowledge._It_does_not_depend_on_darkness_and_ignorance.”

9．The first paragraph mainly tells us________.

A．many people are very friendly

B．“love” is used much more than “friend”

C．the writer feels angry about people misusing some words

D．many people don't understand the true meaning of “friend”

10．The writer thinks it difficult for him to________.

A．die for his real friend B．find a real friend

C．find some people to kill time with D．get rich without true friends

11．The underlined sentences in the last paragraph tell us________.

A．our friends are the people who know all our faults, but still like us

B．our friends are the people who know all about us, but hate our faults

C．our friends can share our knowledge but can't share our trouble

D．our friends should pay attention to nothing but our knowledge

12．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．“Friend” Is Misused B．A True Friend

C．Share Your Soul with Others D．Friends Are Rare

D

My first visit to Angkor Wat(吴哥窟) was in 1980.The country had been at war for many years and the temple was deserted and falling to pieces.Plants were growing out of the roofs，and trees were growing in the courtyards.

Today，the temple is the scene of a busy repair program.A team of 15 Indian experts are organizing a workforce of 400 Cambodians，most of them women，who are cleaning，repairing and rebuilding parts of this temple.

As I walked through the courtyards，I noticed the Cambodian women devote hours to cleaning carefully a tiny area of stone.Boards are laid down to protect the precious painted stones while the repair work is going on.There are very few machines and little heavy equipment.Workers carry building materials in buckets at the end of long poles.Piles of stones lie in a corner of the courtyard，waiting to be replaced.

The work of cleaning the stones is watched over by three Indian chemists.It is a very slow task.First they clean the stones with brushes using buckets of a weak chemical.Then gaps between the stones are filled in.Finally another material is painted onto the stones which will protect them from water forever.

Work starts every day at 7 a．m.and goes on until late afternoon six days a week，with a break at midday.

Evening is the best time to visit the temple，after the tour groups have left.As the sun sinks lower，shadows spread across the courtyard.After sunset，the sky turns pink.The grey stone towers take on a golden color before turning pink.Nowhere else in the world can there be such a quiet，beautiful place.

13．This passage mainly tells________.

A．the poor look of the temple Angkor Wat in 1980

B．the history of the temple Angkor Wat

C．the repair work being done to the temple Angkor Wat

D．the difficulty in the repair work

14．The underlined sentence “the temple was deserted” possibly means that________.

A．there was no one in the temple and it was in a poor state

B．the temple was built on desert and nobody noticed it

C．the temple was very old with a long history

D．the temple was repaired by the Cambodians，most of whom women

15．To clean the stone，how many steps should be followed?

A．Two B．Three C．Four D．Five

16．Which work needs a lot of time to do?

A．To get rid of certain types of plants. B．To carry the building materials.

C．To replace the stones. D．To clean the stones.

E

Many people like the feeling of the gentle wind in spring. Many people like to see the falling leaves dancing in the wind in autumn. But sometimes, when the wind becomes a storm, it ca