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高二英语拔尖试题三

高二英语拔尖试题（三）

杨荣

一.多项选择

1．I’mtryingtobreakthe__________ofgettinguptoolate.

A．tradition　　　　　　　　B．convenience

C．habitD．leisure

2．Theteacherstressedagainthatthestudentsshouldnot__________anyimportantdetailswhileretellingthestory.

A．bringoutB．letout

C．leaveoutD．makeout

3．Peter__________underthepressureofhispositionandwasunabletoworkforayear.

A．settleddownB．brokedown

C．passedawayD．brokeout

4．—Ihearthatyouwillbeontravelagain.

—Yeah.Myboss__________formetodiscussbusinessdetailswithsomeonefromanothercompany.

A．askedB．arranged

C．sentD．called

5．Ifwhatyousayisnot__________withwhatyoudo，itwillhaveabadeffectonyourchildren.

A．controversialB．consistent

C．confidentD．considerate

6．—Sorry，butIcan’tvisityoutomorrow.

—Comewheneveritistoyour__________.

A．preferenceB．pleasure

C．convenienceD．connection

7．Mrs.Whitesaidthatshewouldtreasurethemost__________timeshehadeverhad.

A．positiveB．enjoyable

C．miserableD．unbelievable

8．—Howmanypeopleattendedtheexhibit?

—__________speaking，about200.Ididn’tcount.

A．StrictlyB．Roughly

C．GenerallyD．Honestly

9．Thetraveler__________uswithhisstories，mostofwhichhappenedinthewarandwerefullofgreatadventures.

A．thrilledB．influenced

C．challengedD．encouraged

10．Nobodywantedto__________mattersforhimthougheveryoneknewthathewasblameless.

A．solveB．clarify

C．handleD．setabout

11．ThomasEdison________theelectriclampandMadameCurie________radium.

A．invented；invented　　　　B．discovered；discovered

C．discovered；inventedD．invented；discovered

12．—Whyishefeelingdowntoday?

—Becausethesuggestionhe________hasbeenturneddown.

A．putoutB．putoff

C．putdownD．putforward

13．I________thephonenumberbylookingitup.

A．findB．findsout

C．foundD．foundout

14．Thegirl________forusistenyearsold.

A．singsB．sung

C．sangD．singing

15．（2008·NMET）—Sorry，Imadeamistakeagain.

—________.Practicemoreandyou'llsucceed.

A．NevermindB．Certainlynot

C．NotatallD．Don'tmentionit

二.完形填空

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（2010届英语周报第9期）Oneday，aragged（衣衫褴褛的）manwithanoldwalletinhishandwasaskingateverydooralongthestreetforafewcentstobuysomethingtoeat.Ashewascomplainingabouthisbadfortune，hekept__1__whythosefolkswhohadsomuchmoneywerenever__2__andwerealwayswantingmore.

“Asforme，ifIhadonlyenoughto__3__andtowear，Iwouldn’twantanythingmore，”saidthebeggar.

JustatthatmomentFortune（命运女神）camedownthe__4__.Shesawthebeggarandsaidtohim，“Listen！

I’velongwishedto__5__you.Now，holdyour__6__andI’llpourthisgoldintoit.ButI’llpouronlyonthis__7__：

Allthatfallsintothewalletwillbepuregold；buteverypiecefallinguponthe__8__shallbecomedust.Doyouunderstand？

”

“Yes，Iunderstand，”saidthebeggar.“Thenhavea__9__.Yourwalletis__10__，sodon’tloadittooheavily.”saidFortune.Thebeggarwassogladthathecouldhardly__11__.Hequicklyopenedhiswallet，anda__12__ofyellowcoinswaspouredintoit.Thewalletsoonbegantogrowheavy.

“Isthatenough？

”askedFortune.“Notyet.”“Isn’titcracking？

”“Never__13__.”Thewalletwasfilledwithsomanycoinsthatthebeggar’shandsbeganto__14__.“Ah，ifonlythegoldenstreamwould__15__forever！

I’mtherichestmanintheworldnow！

Justalittlemore.”saidthebeggar.“__16__justahandfulortwo.”“There！

It’sfull.Thewalletwill__17__.”“Butitwill__18__alittlemore，justalittlemore！

”

Anotherpiecewasaddedandthewalletsplit（裂开）．The__19__felluponthegroundandwasturnedtodust.Thebeggarhadnow__20__buthisbrokenwallet.

1．A.wondering　　　　　　B．explaining

C．provingD．showing

2．A.relaxedB．worried

C．satisfiedD．depressed

3．A.playB．watch

C．learnD．eat

4．A.yardB．bridge

C．streetD．forest

5．A.praiseB．help

C．forgiveD．appreciate

6．A.walletB．pocket

C．boxD．coat

7．A.dayB．condition

C．eveningD．island

8．A.handsB．feet

C．tableD．ground

9．A.drinkB．care

C．lookD．rest

10．A.smallB．empty

C．oldD．full

11．A.standB．sleep

C．breatheD．wait

12．A.pairB．stream

C．pieceD．variety

13．A.stopB．fear

C．speakD．go

14．A.liftB．close

C．trembleD．open

15．A.pourB．end

C．dryD．melt

16．A.AddB．Take

C．LendD．Send

17．A.flyB．disappear

C．burstD．change

18．A.attractB．need

C．includeD．hold

19．A.treasureB．food

C．giftD．metal

20．A.somethingB．anything

C．everythingD．nothing

三．.阅读理解

A

Whatexactlyarewhitelions？

“Theyareacolorvariationofregularlions，”saysWilliamSwanson，directorofanimalresearchattheCincinnatiZoo，inOhio.

Whitelionsaretheresultofararecolorgenemutation（变异）．Whenbothamaleandafemalelioncarrythesamewhitegenes，thereisagoodchancethatoneormoreoftheircubs（幼兽）willbebornwithwhitefur.

Notmanylionscarrythewhitemutation.Innature，it’srare.Amutationcanmakeananimal’ssurvivalmoredifficult.Forexample，beingwhitemakesitharderfortheanimaltomixwithitssurroundings.Mutationsalsocancausephysicalproblems，sothoseanimalsgenerallydonotsurvivelongenoughtoreproduce.

Butsometimeswhitelioncubsarebornamongwildlions，especiallyintwoareasofSouthAfrica.

In1975twowhitecubswerespottedinthewildinSouthAfricanreserve.Theywereseizedandsenttoazoo.Todayabout500cubsofthosetwowhitelionsandafewothersknowntohavethewhitecolorgenelivearoundtheworldinzoos，circuses，farmsandprivatepreserves.

Whitelionsmaybeextremelyrareinthewild，butbreeders（饲养动物的人）knowhowtocreatemoreofthem.Thishascreatedseriousconcernanddebate.

Whitelionscontinuetoexistonlybecausetheyareinbredbypeople—fathersanddaughters，sistersandbrothers.Scientistsworrythatitalsowillcausehealthissuesforwhitelions.

Inbreedingtocreatewhitelionsasmoneymakingattractionsisonlyoneconcern.Anotherconcernisthatsomepeoplewanttoreleasecaptive－bred（人工繁殖的）whitelionsintothewildinSouthAfricatorestorebalancetotheecosystem.However，noteveryoneagreesthatreleasingthesewhitelionsintothewildisagoodidea.DanYorkofHillsdaleCollegehasbeenstudyingwhiteliongeneticsandisworried.Hesaysthatbecausesomanyoftoday’swhitelionsareinbred，itcouldspreadhealthproblems.Iftheybreedwithwildlions，they’llpassonthegeneticproblemstothewildpopulation.

Insteadofreleasingcaptive－bredwhitelions，YorksuggeststhatSouthAfricaconcentrateonprotectingallofitswildlions.Thatwouldensurethesafetyofthewildpopulationoflions，whichmayproducehealthywhitecubsinthefuture.

1．It’sdifficultforawhiteliontosurvivebecause__________.

a．itsfurcontrastssharplywiththesurroundings

b．themutationmaycausephysicalproblems

c．itislikelytobeattackedbywildlions

d．itishuntedbyhumanbeings

A．a，b　　　　　　　B．a，d

C．a，cD．b，d

2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inbred”inParagraph7probablymean?

A．keptinenclosedspaceandunabletorunaway

B．bredinhuman－controlledenvironmentswithrestrictedsettings

C．producedbybreedingamongcloselyrelatedmembers

D．bornamongwildlionsandkeptinthezoo

3．Oneofthereasonsforinbreedingwhitelionsisthat__________.

A．theycanbringpeopleaprofit

B．theirfurcanbeofgreatuse

C．peoplewanttokeepwhitelionsaspets

D．peoplewanttostudythegenesofwhitelions

4．WhichofthefollowingagreeswithDanYork’sopinion?

A．It’suselessstudyingwhiteliongenetics.

B．Whitelioncubsbornamongwildlionsaremorehealthythancaptive－bredones.

C．Whitelionsshouldn’tbekeptinzoosorcircuses.

D．TheecosysteminSouthAfricaisbeingseriouslydamaged.

5．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.

A．whitelionsareseldomseeninthewild

B．colorgenemutationiscommonamonglions

C．SouthAfricaistakingstrictmeasurestoprotectitswildlions

D．whitelionswilldisappearfromtheearthsoon

B

Everyday,340millionpeoplespeakit.Onebillionpeoplearelearningitanditissaidthatby2050,halfoftheworld'spopulationwillbeusingit.Whatarewetalkingabout?

Thatgloballanguage—English.

Allinall,theEnglishlanguageisfulloftwistsandturnsanditischangingallthetime.Makesureyoukeepupwithit!

Recently,Britishpeoplehavebecomeinterestedin“yoga”.ButthewordcomesfromanancientHindulanguageinIndia.

WhenHarryPotterwas“born”，hewasaboywizard（巫师）speakingBritishEnglish.Whenhis“mother”J.K.Rowlingwantedto“sell”himintheUSmarket,shemadesomechangesintheAmericanedition:

someunfamiliarBritishEnglishwords（gormlessbecameclueless）；Englishspellings（colourtocolor）;Englishusage（whilsttowhile）．

However,someofthe“Queen'sEnglish”isstillusedintheUSeditions.“AmericanreadersshouldhavetheexactlysameexperiencereadingthebookasBritishreaders，”saidUSeditorArthurLevine.Yet,themorepopularandfamiliarHarryPotterbecametoAmericanfans,themoreBritishtermsappearedinthelaterAmericaneditions.

1．Fromthetext,welearnthat“yoga”comesfrom________.

A．BritishEnglishB．AmericanEnglish

C．theHindulanguageD．thechanginglanguage

2.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsusabout________.

A．thebirthofHarryPotter

B．thedifferencesbetweenthetwolanguages

C．theAmericaneditionofHarryPotter

D．thespellingchangesinBritishEnglish

3．WhichofthefollowingisBritishEnglish?

A．Whilst.B．Yoga.

C．Color.D．Clueless.

4．Whatcanwe