高二上学期10月考英语试题

—高二上学期10月月考英语试题第一题单项填空（共20题每题1分）1．—I enjoyed the food very much.—I’m glad you like it．Please drop in any time you like.—________A．Is it all right? B．I'm afraid I won't be free.C．Yes, I will．D．That's great.2．It’s very dangerous to be ____ to the SARS virus without any protection.A．disclosed B．uncover C．affected D．exposed3．After his journey from abroad, Richard Jones returned home, .A．exhausting B．exhausted C．being exhausted D．having exhausted 4．As you know, the Group of Eight is an organization the richest countries in the world.A．is consisted of B．consisting of C．cosists of D．consisted of5．We must not the good traditions passed down from generation.A．Catch sight of B．lose the sight of C．lose sight of D．catch the sight of 6．The writer ___ his writing so that he forgot to have his lunch.A．absorbed B．was absorbed intoC．absorbed into D．was absorbed in7．The ___ look on his face showed that he hadn’t expected it .A．astonished B．astonishing C．being astonished D．having astonished 8． Only when the war was over ____ return to his hometowns.A．have the soldiers B．the soldiersC．the soldiers did D．did the soldiers9．I feel it is your wife who ____ for the spoiled child .A．is to blame B．is going to blameC．is to be blamed D．should blame10．I recognized her ______ I saw her.A．for the moment B．the momentC．at the moment D．before11．Most of the teachers ______ to visit our school were young ones.A．invited B．to invite C．being invited D．had been invited 12．Construction workers usually get ______ by the day.A．pay B．paying C．paid D．to pay13．It is reported that a province has ______ to form a new state.A．broken down B．broken up C．broken away D．broken out 14．The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain______ as the plane was making a landing.A．seat B．seating C．seated D．to be seating15．______ many times, he finally understood it.A．Told B．TellingC．Having told D．Having been told16．________confidence and the necessary equipment, they failed to rescue the 42 miners trapped in the coal mine．A．Lack of B．Lacking of C．Lacking D．Having lacked 17．It will be some years before some foreign doctors change the impression they have _____Chinese medicine, _____, in their opinion, is nothing but raw herbs（药草）and not effective at all in treating diseases．A．for; which B．on; what C．to; that D．on; which18．The sight of the ruined temple ______ him of the time when he was trapped but______ to escape from it through a narrow opening in the quake.A．called up; was able to B．informed; triedC．reminded; succeeded D．reminded; managed19．It is every citizen’s duty to go out to ______ the snow on the street______ it stops falling so as to make it convenient for traffic to pass．．A．sweep up; the instant B．clear up; the momentC．clean up; immediately D．whirled up(卷走); directly20．with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on time.A．Faced B．Face C．Facing D．To face第二题完形填空（共20题每题1.5分）I live in a big city with a lot of homeless people．luckily there're small ways of helping them and you needn't have a lot of _21__.One way to help is to buy their monthly magazine.__22___doing this one day, I got to_23__a young homeless man．He was often__24__the magazine at the train station．He was a poor farmer from another country．After a while, I discovered that his___25_was close to mine．It_26__that we were born in the same month.I met him last year__27__after his birthday, and after congratulating him,without__28__,I asked if he had had a good day.He__29_and said that he hadn't really celebrated. I felt so___30_．I just couldn't bear the thought of this nice ,young man being__31__on his 25th birthday with no presents, no cake, nothing! So I went home and looked in my yarn（亚麻）basket.__32_for me, I had enough yarn__33__.I set to work and knitted（编织）a_34__for the young man. The yarn had become a little dirty_35__I didn't knit very often. Then I washed the yarn so the scarf（围巾）would be__36__when he got it.I met him on my own birthday as I was going shopping. I had_37___to meet him so I had__38_the scarf and a piece of my own birthday_39__around with me. He was very happy with these gifts and so was I. The __40__in his eyes was the best present he could have given me. 21．A．work B．energy C．money D．experience 22．A．in B．on C．cesides D．by 23．A．realize B．ignore C．know D．recognize 24．A．selling B．reading C．covering D．buying 25．A．birthday B．house C．height D．hobby 26．A．said B．found C．guessed D．meant 27．A．long B．shortly C．ever D．even 28．A．shopping B．helping C．praising D．thinking29．looked up B．turned up C．looked down D．got down 30．A．foolish B．excited C．clever D．worried 31．A．cake B．happy C．alone D．hungry 32．A．suddenly B．luckily C．badly D．however 33．A．used B．done C．left D．produced 34．A．scarf B．cap C．sock D．glove 35．A．when B．because C．so D．and 36．A．different B．dry C．wet D．clean37．A．liked B．hoped C．promised D．agreed 38．A．made B．thrown C．received D．carried 39．A．cake B．present C．song D．party40．A．light B．pain C．sight D．tear第三题阅读理解（共20题每题2分）ALet children learn to judge their own work．A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time; if corrected too much, he will stop talking．He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use．Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s．In the same way, children learn to do all the other things without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle…They compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes．But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself．We do it all for him．We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake．If it is a matter in mathematics or science, give him the answer book．Let him correct his own papers．Why should we teachers waste time in such routine(日常的) work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer．Let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, how to know what he does not know.41．According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by_____.A．listening to skilled people’s advice．B．asking older people many questionsC．making mistakes and having them correctedD．doing what other people do42．Which of the following does the writer think teachers should NOT do?A．Give children correct answersB．Allow children to mark mistakes.C．Point out children’s mistakes to them.D．Let children mark their own work43．According to the writer, teachers in school should _____A．allow children to learn from each otherB．point out children’s mistakes whenever foundC．correct children’s mistakes as soon as possibleD．give children more book knowledge44．The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are____ A．different from learning other skillsB．the same as learning skillsC．more important than other skillsD．not really important skills45．The title of this passage could probably be_____A．Let Us Teachers Stop WorkB．Let Us Make Children LearnC．Let Children Correct Their ExercisesD．Let Children Learn by ThemselvesBThat cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco．There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater．With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines．I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time．As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco．City life had become too much for me．As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold．I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away any possible robbers(抢劫犯)．Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.[About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me．I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun．The street was empty．All I saw was a shining streetlight．Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster．Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been．It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore．I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise．Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck(垃圾车) pull up to the sidewalk next to me．When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming．How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes．“Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.It was nearly 3 a.m．by the time I got into bed．I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had got my wallet back．I also had got back some enjoyment of city life．I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.46．How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?A．Cold and sick B．Lucky and hopefulC．Satisfied and cheerful D．Disappointed and helpless47．From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy_____.A．solving her problem at the bank B．taking part in various city activitiesC．learning acting in an evening school D．preparing for the first night show48．On her way home the writer_____A．lost her wallet unknowinglyB．was stopped by a garbage truck driverC．was robbed of her wallet by a man with a knifeD．found some homeless people following her49．In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming?A．Someone offered to take her back homeB．A red-haired man came to see her.C．She heard someone call her nameD．Her wallet was found in a garbage truck50．From the text, we can infer that the writer_____A．would stop working at night B．would stay on in San FranciscoC．would make friends with cleaners. D．would give up her job at the bankCWhen I met him，I had a lot of anger inside of me．I‘ve lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem，but in my neighborhood，there are shoot-ups all the time．I know kids who have been shot or beaten up．I have friends who ended up in prison．I could have ended up that way，too，but Mr．Clark wouldn’t let that happen.Mr．Clark worked long hours，making sure I did my work．My grades rose．In fact，the scores of our whole class rose．One day，he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera，and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem．Before the show，he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full．We did not want to let him down.Mr．Clark was selected as Disney‘s Teacher of the Year．He said he would draw three names out of a hat；those students would go with him to Los Angles to get the award．But when the time came to draw names，Mr．Clark said，“You’re all going.”On graduation day，there were a lot of tears．We didn‘t want his class to end．In ，he moved to Atlanta，but he always kept in touch．He started giving lectures about education，and wrote a bestselling book based on his classroom rules，The Essential 55．In ，Mr．Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit orphanages （孤儿院）。