高二上学期第一次质量调研英语

命题、校对：建陵中学高二英语备课 2013. 10

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. It is not always easy __________ invitations.

A. to refuse B. refusing C. to be refused D. being refused

22. To answer correctly is more important than __________

A. a quick finish B. to finish quickly

C. finishing quickly D. you finish quickly

23. He is __________ honest a man __________ a lie.

A. so, to tell B. too, to tell C. very, to tell D. such, that tell

24. He devoted his life to __________ the atomic theory.

A. study B. be studied C. studying D. have studied

25. Is it necessary __________ the book immediately?

A. for him to return B. that he returns

C. his returning D. of him to return

26. It was polite _________ the child to give up his seat to the elderly woman.

A. for B. of C. to D. with

27. I am so busy with my homework that I have to say to my mother :”Mum, I cannot help _____ .”

A. do some housework B. doing some housework

C. to do some housework D.A or C

28. ---I like playing basketball but this morning I wouldn’t like to .

---_________.

A. So it is with me B. So do I C. Nor do I D. So am I

29. In Beijing Olympics, Michael Phelps swam into Olympic history, ________ the first athlete ________ the most gold medals ever.

A. became; to win B. becoming; to win

C. becoming; winning D. to become; to win

30. What is the way Lao Wang thought of _______ enough money to buy the house?

A. to get B. getting C. having got D. being got

31. I did nothing all day but ____ to my friend who I haven’t seen for almost a year.

A. write B. to write C. wrote D. writing

32. --- Have you found out the telephone number I need?

--- Yes, but ________, I have sat here for nearly a half hour.

A. for finding it out B. to find it out

C. for finding out it D. to find out it

33. A violent crime was _______ every 32 seconds in the area of the city last year .

A. committed B. found C. sentenced D. made

34. I don’t mind _____ the decision as long as it is too late .

A. you to delay making B. your delaying making

C. your delaying to make D. you delay to make

35. Who would you rather ______ that?

A. have do B. have to do C. have done D. had done

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将其涂黑。

When a person is curious about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know something about it. There is 36 wrong with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad 37 on what people are curious about.

Curiosity 38 can be foolish or wrong. Some people with nothing to do are 39 of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They have a strong wish to know what they are 40 home or taking outside, or why they have come home so 41 or late. To be interested in these things is silly because it is none of their 42 to know what their neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is not only foolish but also 43 . For most probably, it may lead to a small talk 44 often brings harm, loss of honor or disrespect to others, and thus 45 their feelings.

On the other hand, there is a 46 curiosity- the curiosity of wise men, who 47 at all the great things and try to find out all they 48 learn about them. Columbus could 49 49 have found America if he had not been 50 . James Walt would not have made the steam engine 51 his curiosity about the rising of the kettle lid. All the 52 in human history have been made as a 53 of curiosity, 54 the clever curiosity is never about unimportant things which have 55 or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.

36. A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something

37. A. keeps B. puts C. takes D. depends

38. A. always B. sometimes C. unusually D. seldom

39. A. full B. certain C. proud D. careful

40. A. taking B. bringing C. going D. coming

41. A. quickly B. hurriedly C. early D. happily

42. A. business B. task C. duty D. work

43. A. instructive B. useful C. harmful D. proper

44. A. who B. which C. when D. where

45. A. hurts B. injures C. breaks D. destroys

46. A. terrible B. sudden C. strange D. clever

47. A. expect B. like C. wonder D. doubt

48. A. need B. must C. may D. can

49. A. never B. certainly C. surely D. probably

50. A. famous B. careful C. curious D. hard

51. A. for B. without C. with D. in

52. A. products B. goods C. discoveries D. machines

53. A. profit B. product C. fruit D. result

54. A. but B. however C. so D. or

55. A. little B. few C. some D. any

第三部分：阅读理解 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。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

56. What you have just read is a _______.

A. note B. report C. schedule D. poster

57. What is going to take place on 2 February, 2013?

A. A big event to welcome a Chinese new year.

B. A social gathering to raise money for wildlife.

C. A party for close friends to meet and have fun.

D. A meeting of Kwun Tong High School students.

58. How much do you have to pay in total if four of you go together?

A. $20. B. $40. C. $60. D. $80.

59. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Tickets are sold in Kwun Tong High School.

B. It's unnecessary to take soft drinks with you.

C. Free digital cameras are provided for everybody.

D. Festival food will be served without extra charge.

B

As the pace（步速） of life continues to increase , we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is completely necessary for a healthy mind and body.

Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact , it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.

The amount of stress a person can withstand(忍受) depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises（危机）we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established（确定的）links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.

60. Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage?

A. We can find some ways to avoid stress

B. Stress is always harmful to people’s health.

C. It is easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.

D. Different people can withstand different amounts of stress

61. In the last sentence of the passage, “do so” refers to .

A. “expose ourselves to stress” B. “find ways to deal with stress”

C. “remove stress from our lives” D. “establish links between diseases and stress”

62. According to the author, the right attitude toward stress is .

A. to avoid it B. to try to deal with it

C. to regard it as a vital motivation D. to find some relaxation

C

The morning had been a disaster.My tooth was aching,and I’d been in an argument with a friend.Her words still hurt：“The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my place.Can’t you see things from my point of view?”I shook my head stubbornly—and felt the ache in my tooth.I’d thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday,but the pain was really unbearable.I started calling the dentists in the phone book,but no one could see me immediately.Finally,at about lunchtime,I got lucky.

“If you come by right now,”the receptionist said,“the dentist will fit you in .”

I look my purse and keys and rushed to my car.But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist.What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice?Why wasn’t he as busy as the others?

In the dentist’s office,I sat down and looked around.I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried.The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.

When I tole her my fears,she laughed and said ,“Don’t worry.The dentist is very good.”

“How long do I have to wait for him?”I asked impatiently.

“Come on ,he is coming.Just lie down and relax.And enjoy the artwork,”the assistant said.

“The artwork?”I was puzzled.

The chair went back,suddenly I smiled.There was a beautiful picture,right where I could enjoy it ：on the ceiling.How considerate the dentist was ！At that moment,I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.

What a relief！

63.Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling that morning?

A.Cheerful. B.Nervous. C.Satisfied.