1、江苏省淮安市吴承恩中学 2011-2012学年高一第二次调研英语试卷与答案 其他 任务型阅读（共 10小题；每小题 1分，满分 10分） 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。 注意：每空 1个单词。 Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessary so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. He
2、res how. 1) Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. then decide a good, regular time for studying. Dont forget to set
3、 aside enough time for entertainment. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time. 2) Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room,
4、free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject. 3) Make good use of your time in class. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking note
5、s will help you remember what the teacher says. 4) Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teacher mentioned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material will become more meaningful, and
6、 you will remember it longer. 5) Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world wont end if you dont pass a test, so dont be overly worried. There are other methods that might help you
7、with your studying. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these. Title: How to become a better student General methods How to advantages Plan your time carefully Make a list Force you to realize 6 is happening to your time Make a 1 Find a good place to study Free of everything
8、but study 2 You can 7 on the subject Make good use of your time Listen to everything the Really listening in class in class teachers say means 8 work later Taking 3 Study regularly Go over your notes Help you 9 it better , remember it longer 4 new material Develop a good attitude about tests Dont be
9、 5 worried Remember your new 10 答案： 单项选择 * The average price of commercial houses in our city has reduced by _ 30 percent ,so we can buy one at _ low price . A the; the B the; / C /; a D /; the 答案： C The stadium was named _ the clubs first chairman , who had high fame . A in case of B in honor of C
10、in search of D in place of 答案： B We must keep our room clean. Dirt and disease go _, you know. A from time to time B hand in hand C step by step D one after another 答案： B I thought you _ like something to read, so I have brought you some books. A may B might C could D must 答案： B Every four years ath
11、letes from all over the world _the Olympic Games . A join B attend C take part in D sit for 答案： C -Did you get a ticket -No. I_, but there wasnt any left. A had to B attempted to C decided to D managed to 答案： B They have decided to show the children around the small town because the brightly colored
12、 houses there appeal _ children . A to B for C against D with 答案： A The newly published book , which refers _ basic English grammar , is _ only for beginners . A as ; meant B for ; intended C to ; planned D to ; intended 答案： D The visit of the police was _ the lost child . A connected with B joined
13、with C connecting with D joined to 答案： A He left the place , _ never _ back again. A determined ; to come B being determined ; to come C determined ; coming D determining ; coming 答案： A I m not used _ like this . A being treated B treated C be treated D to being treated 答案： D If it is quite _ to you
14、 , I will visit you next Tuesday . A convenient B fair C easy D comfortable 答案： A The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people _ to eat more fruit and vegetables. A persuade B will persuade C be persuaded D are persuaded 答案： D She was so lost in her own thought that she
15、was not _ the coming danger . A careful about B interested in C concerned with D aware of 答案： D The doctor recommended I _ here _ the sunshine before I started for home . A came to B come for C would with D will come in 答案： B 完型填空 完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1分，满分 20分） 阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的 A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处
16、的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 One day a wealthy family went on a trip to the countryside. The father wanted to 36 his son how 37 people live, 38 they spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor 39 .When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, “My dear son, how was the 40 ” “very 41 , Dad!
17、” answered the boy. “Did you see how poor people live ” the father asked. “Yeah!” answered the son. “And what did you learn ” asked the father. The son answered, “I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a 42 that reaches to the middle of the garden and they have a stream that h
18、as no 43 . We have imported lamps(进口灯具 ) in the garden and they have the 44 . Our patio(天井 ) reaches to the front yard, 45 they have a whole horizon(旷野 ).” When the little boy was 46 , his father was speechless. His son 47 , “Thanks Dad 48 showing me how 49 we are!” Isnt it true that it all depends
19、50 the 51 you look at things If you have love, friends, humor and a positive attitude(乐观的态度 ) 52 life youve got everything! You cant buy 53 of these things, 54 still you can have all the material possessions(财富 ) you can imagine, provisions(储备 ) for the future, etc. But if you are poor of spirit, yo
20、u have nothing! Attitude is 55 ! Make a decision to have a good, positive and productive attitude every day! 【小题1】 A show B give C send D tell A happy B sorrow C rich D poor A thus B so C therefore D when A house B home C family D room A journey B trip C stay D travel A bad B good C well D badly A r
21、iver B lake C canal(运河 /沟渠 ) D pool A endless B ending C end D ended A sun B stars C planet D electricity light A yet B however C so D though A finished B finishing C completed D completing A adding B added C saying D said A for B of C with D about A poor B rich C glad D happy A in B on C for D abou
22、t A method B manners C way D means A of B for C towards D at A nothing B any C some D everything A then B but C though D so A anything B nothing C everything D something 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A
23、【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】考查动词：爸爸想让孩子看看乡村的人生活多么穷。选 A 【小题 1】该题要用语境推测法。选择 “在一个非常贫穷的农家农场里度过一天一夜 ”，爸爸的目的自然是让儿子感觉到农村 “贫穷 ”。选 D 【小题 1】考查连词：因此，爸爸带儿子到乡村待一天。选 B 【小题 1】考查名词：到农村一个穷人家过一天一夜。选 C 【小题 1】考查名词：爸爸问儿子这次旅游感觉如何？选 B 【小题 1】考查形容词：从后面儿子的回答，可以看出儿子感觉很好。选 B 【小题 1】考查名词：从后面的 reac
24、hes to the middle of the garden可知是水池。选 D 【小题 1】考查名词：小溪是没有尽头的。选 C 【小题 1】考查名词：与 lamps意思相近，可作比较的只能是 stars，选 B 【小题 1】考查名词：我们有天井，然而他们有狂野。选 A 【小题 1】考查动词： be finished说完了。选 A 【小题 1】考查动词：儿子补充说，用 added。选 B 【小题 1】考查介词： Thank sb for sth，选 A 【小题 1】考查形容词：谢谢爸爸让我们知道我们多么穷。选 A 【小题 1】考查词组： depend on依赖。选 B 【小题 1】考查名词：看
25、待问题的方式，用 way。选 C 【小题 1】考查词组： attitudes towards ， 的方式。选 C 【小题 1】考查代词：你不能买任何一样东西。选 B 【小题 1】考查连词：但是你还可以拥有所有的物质财富。选 B 【小题 1】考查不定代词：态度是一切。选 C 阅读理解 【小题 1】 The actress bought a house in the centre of the city because _. A she liked to live in the busiest place B she didnt like to live in the country C her
26、home was far away from where she worked D she didnt want to go back to her hometown any longer 【小题 2】 In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress _. A gave him two tickets for her show B sang and danced for him for hours C paid him 3 pounds D decided to pay him 15 shillings an hour
27、 【小题 3】 The actress got the painters bill _. A to ask for the money of his painting work B to ask to pay for his watching her show C in which he showed his thanks for the tickets D in which he expressed his dissatisfaction 【小题 4】 It can be learned from the text that one pound is _ shillings. A 10 B
28、12 C 20 D 15 【小题 5】 What kind of man was the painter A He was a careful man. B He was a poor man. C He was not friendly to others. D He knew little about music and dances. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And ev
29、en if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what keeping up with the Joneses is about, It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours. The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about
30、 himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich peopl
31、e had servants. Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours. It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. T
32、hey moved back to an apartment(公寓房间 ) in New York City. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich life-style of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series (系列 ) of short stories, He called it Keeping up with the Joneses
33、 because Jones is a very common name in the United States. Keeping up with the Joneses came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years. People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Jon
34、eses. And there are Jonses in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead. 【小题 1】 Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they _. A want to be as rich as their neighbours B want
35、 others to know or to think that they are rich C dont want others to know they are rich D want to be happy 【小题 2】 It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to _. A live outside New York City B live in New York City C live in apartments D have many neighbours 【小题 3】 The underlined word
36、neighbourhood in the second paragraph means _. A a person who lives near another B people living in an area C an area near the place referred to D an area in another town or city 【小题 4】 According to the writer, it is _to keep up with the Joneses. A correct B interesting C impossible D good 答案： 【小题 1
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