大同中学2018学年第一学期高中一年级英语学情调查
高一 英语学科
第I卷
I. Listen Comoprehension
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
17. People here have a more relaxed attitude ______ their work.
A. of B. on C. for D. towards
18. The poor little boy, because of his carelessness, gets _______ almost every day.
A. to punish B. to be punished C. punished D. punishing
19. Eleven players ______ a team, so we will have to find two more to join us.
A. consist of B. make up C. compose of D. take up
20. It’s hard to imagine ________ this out-of-date technique into his factory.
A. Mr. Lee introducing B. Mr. Lee to introduce
C. Mr. Lee introduce D. Mr. Lee had introduced
21. Tim is in good shape physically ________ he doesn’t get much exercise.
A. if B. in spite of C. unless D. even if
22. Professor Jones is very upset that his computer has broken down, because ________ information is stored on it.
A. a large number of B. lot of C. large amount of D. a great deal of
23. It was three years _________ he regained his confidence and set out on the world record again.
A. after B. since C. before D. when
24. They young man goes nowhere at weekends _______ the library.
A. except for B. except to C. except D. except that
Section B
25. Grandparents are often ________ to spoil their grandchildren whenever they come to visit.
26. I’d hate to think my job would not be secure if I left it _________.
27. I believe that this country deserves better and these are ________ that we can do it.
28. The seaside had all sorts of pleasant ________ with childhood holidays for me.
29. The demand for your silk and cotton products this year will surely be ________.
30. He sadly realized none of his schoolmates would come to his _________.
31. Many of us have tried to lose weight and failed ________.
32. All the candidates have been getting an enormous amount of _______ on television and in the press.
33. So you feel that your skills have never been fully appreciated or ________?
34. The design of the bicycle has managed to reduce the effects of wind _________.
III. Cloze
The 20th century is a time when communications have greatly increased – with satellite communications, fax machines, and talking computers. __35__, our ability to use the greatest tool of communication, __36__, has not increased in spite of this __37__ in communications. __38__, people are unfortunately losing the __39__ to use language as a tool for thought and are becoming dependent on images rather than __40__ thought as a basis for expression. This is the tragic __41__ of the rapid growth in television. __42__ enhancing our thinking and communication skills, television is a powerful influence __43__ the development of communication.
Television works through __44__, rather than through language. Television programs make use of fast-moving images that constantly change. This is __45__ an attempt is made to maintain the viewer’s attention through short, dramatic pictures. On commercials, __46__, the average length of a shot is one and a half seconds. In the United States, children watch over 1,000 commercials a week, which makes 675,000 TV commercials by the time the child is 18 years old. But what is the effect of watching such a large amount of television on the child’s __47__ development? Mainly, it __48__ them from being active participants into passive observers of things, __49__ aim at entertainment rather than enrichment and understanding.
35. A. Therefore B. Furthermore C. However D. Otherwise
36. A. language B. computer C. telephone D. television
37. A. experience B. difference C. intention D. development
38. A. On the other hand B. As a result C. On the contrary D. For this reason
39. A. ability B. time C. courage D. opportunity
40. A. in B. on C. by D. with
41. A. result B. story C. news D. event
42. A. Because of B. Instead of C. In spite of D. Except for
43. A. in B. on C. for D. against
44. A. sounds B. actors C. colors D. images
45. A. when B. how C. because D. before
46. A. for example B. as usual C. in addition D. above all
47. A. psychological B. physical C. emotional D. mental
48. A. prevents B. differs C. changes D. frees
49. A. that B. what C. which D. who
IV. Reading Comprehension
I’m not a good traveler. I suffer from car sickness, sea sickness and air sickness. Sometimes I feel ill when I am riding a bicycle! Therefore I was hesitant before I accepted an invitation from my sister, Lucy, to join her for a holiday in Hawaii. The problem was the six hour flight from Tokyo. On the other hand, I had not seen Lucy for nearly two years, and a holiday in Hawaii was very attractive.
We met up in Narita Airport. The flight took off, and I experienced the usual queasy feeling in my stomach. I had taken some travel sickness pills but these never seem to work for me. I missed lunch and settled into my seat to try to sleep.
about four hours into the flight, I was woken by some violent bouncing. The flight attendants were hurrying through the plane, telling people to sit down quickly and to fasten their seatbelts. Then suddenly the plane seemed to fall out of the sky. We must have dropped several thousand metres. I was thrown into the air before my seatbelt pulled me back again. The cabin lights went out and many people started screaming.
It seemed like ages, but was probably only few seconds before the plane was under control again. There were still some bumps, but nothing as bad as before. My heart was pounding and I was very, very sick.
A few minutes later, the pilot’s calm voice came over the intercom. “Ladies and gentlemen,” he said, “I am afraid we hit some unexpected and severe turbulence. We shall continue to Honolulu and expect to arrive there on schedule in a little over one hour’s time. Please keep your seatbelts fastened at all times for the rest of the flight.”
We reached Honolulu safely and had a good holiday, but I will never forget that flight.
50. After reading the passage, we can know Narita Airport is in _______.
A. Hawaii B. Honolulu C. Tokyo D. Not mentioned
51. From the passage, we know it actually took the writer ________ to make her journey to Hawaii.
A. about 6 hours B. about 7 hours C. about 5 hours D. about 8 hours
52. Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the writer?
a. The writer fell asleep.
b. The writer suffered the queasy feeling in her stomach.
c. There were some bumps on the plane.
d. A violent turbulence hit the plane.
e. The writer was thrown into the air.
A. a,c,d,b,e B. b,a,c,e,d C. c,b,a,e,d D. b,a,d,e,c
Parents should sTOP blaming themselves because there’s not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.
I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling himself on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in , and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me . His mother was ashamed. “I don’t know what to do with him these days,” she said. “He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.”
He hasn’t forgotten them. He’s just decided that he’s not going to use them. She confessed that
she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.
Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table,
stare at me and say, “I don’t like your dress, it’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.
“Where did we go wrong?” her parents are now very sad. Probably nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that unfortunate race, parents.
53. This passage is most probably written by _________.
A. a specialist in teenager studies B. a headmaster of a middle school
C. a parent with teenager children D. a doctor for mental health problems
54. The boy on the sofa would most probably be described as _______.
A. lazy B. naughty C. crazy D. rude
55. From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters _______.
A. pay no attention to them B. are too busy to look after them
C. have come to hate them D. feel helpless to do much about them
56. What is the author’s opinion about the sudden change in teenage children?
A. Parents have no choice but to try to accept it.
B. Parents should pay still more attention to the change.
C. Parents should work more closely with school teachers.
D. Parents are at fault for the change in their children.
Working-from-home Dream Now a Reality
Sunjit Patel is a graphic designer with a well-known publishing company. He has lived in England since he was five. He lives in South London, and for the last three years he has been working from home. Sunjit isn’t alone. __57__ In addition, about eight million people spend some time working at home rather than in an office. This is almost twice as many as ten years ago.
This rapidly-growing trend towards working from home is the same in many countries. But why? The main reason is technological: easy access to broadband and the availability of phone and video-conferencing. These enable people to use their home as an office in an efficient and cosplayt-effective way.
__58__ Office space is cosplaytly, so if an organization can reduce its workstations, it may able to move to a smaller site. Employees often work better at home: travelling to work can be very time-consuming and tiring. Many homeworkers save a lot of time if they don’t travel to work and they can start the day fresher and therefore work more efficiently.
Sunjit Patel says, “I have been working from home since my son was born and have been really enjoying it. __59__ I’ve known my boss and colleagues for a long time now, which really helps because you’ve got to trust each other. You also need to have regular contact, by phone, email or video conference, and you need to make regular trips to your offices. Otherwise you really miss out on the gossip and on the social side of work.”
__60__ This response to a query about homeworking was recently posted on the Internet: “The only people who can work from home are those who do an unnecessary job. Can surgeons work from home? Ambulance drivers? Firefighters? If you can work from home full-time, you have a pointless job.” Fortunately for Sunjit and the 2.1 million like him, not many people think that way!
第II卷
V. Words
1. As opinions _______ on that point, no decision can be reached.
2. Although the main characters in the novel are so true to life, they are ________ .
3. The city’s bright lights, theatres, films, etc. are so _________ that it’s hard to resist them.
4. Both sides expressed ________ with the progress made recently.
5. A doctor who gives away private information about patients is not behaving _______ .
VI. Verbs
1. He will have learned English for twelve years by the time he ________ from high school next year.
2. We introduced the system in 1980 and great changes _______ in our factory ever since.
3. In the past, only supermassive black holes ________ to be able to produce these “hypervelocity stars”.
4. I called Hannah many times yesterday evening, but I couldn’t get through. Her brother ________ on the phone all the time.
5. When we arrived, all the preparations for the party _______ .
6. I like these English songs and they ________ many times on the radio.
7. I know about the professor. He ________ in the United States for five years in his twenties.
8. --I am sure Andrew will win the first prize in the speech contest.
--I think so. He ________ for it the whole week.
9. --Do you have any problems if you ________ this job?
--Well, I am thinking about the salary.
10. --What’s that noise?
--Oh, I forgot to tell you. The new machine _______
VII. Phrases
1. She _______ a white silk gown for her brother’s birthday party.
2. The committee was asked _______ the details of the plan as quickly as possible.
3. Food here is cheaper than that in Britain; clothing, ________, is more expensive.
4. Jenny can’t take part in the race because her name ________ the list.
5. So many floods have cut down on the production of peanuts; ________, the price of peanuts has gone up a great deal.
6. To keep healthy, Professor Johnson ________ cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired.
7. The parents said to a policeman, “We ________ any further information you may be able to give us about our missing child.”
8. He moved from Northern part of China to Shanghai, and it took him quite some time _______ eating local food.
9. Mr. Smith kindly invited me to have dinner with his family yesterday, but I had an important speech to prepare then, so I politely ________ his invitation.
10. Some children have special talents and abilities. Our society should recognize them and begin training them _________, or their talents are likely to remain undeveloped.
VIII. Translation
1. 自从老公过世后，玛丽历程了一个又一个的困难。
2. 他被公觉得是19世纪70年代最杰出的作曲家之一。
3. 老师们发现让学生参与到各种课堂活动中十分要紧。
4. 当了解他在比赛中失败时，大家不由得为他感到难过。
5. 上海现在有很多教育机构，应当多关注它们的教学水平。
