1、江苏省南通市海安县实验中学学年高二下学期英语小练试题512高二英语小练 5.12一、 单项选择（32分）1. - Do you know the big news that Joan will marry Frank soon? - Marry Frank? _ She told me she would keep single AYou cant be serious BGood for you CIt doesnt make sense DI cant agree with you more 2. Reading is such an important part of my life _
2、 it has even made me reach a point _ I can make decisions of my own. A. as ; which B. that ; where C. which; where D. where; which3. Its a pity that nowadays there are still many children who _ of school due to lacking money in some poor areas.A. leave out B. drop out C. make out D. let out 4. When
3、I entered the room I found she was listening to the music with her face _ in tears. A. dressed B bathed C burst D brought5. If you had followed my instructions, you _ in your experiment now.A. would have succeeded B. would not succeed C. might not have succeeded D. would succeed6. Captain Cook comma
4、nded that the crew _ the boats in the harbor for shelter from the coming storm. A. sailed B. sail C. to sail D. sailing7. As is required by the kindergarten, none of the children _leave until their parens arrive. A. may B. could C. shall D. would8. I have the honor of introducing to you Mr Alan, who
5、 will _ you on the recent world situation. A. communicate B. speak C. talk D. address9. _ the moment they heard the starting signal given by the teacher. A. Ran the children down the hill B. Down the hill did the children runC. Down the hill the children ran D. Down the hill ran the children 10. We
6、promise _attends the party a chance to have a photo taken with the movie star.A. those who B. whom C. whoever D. whomever11._ the secret of nature, the young scientist has little time for entainment.A. Devoted to bring out B. Devoting himself to bring outC. Devoted himself to bringing out D. Devotin
7、g himself to bringing out 12. Isnt it time you _ down to _ the papers?A. get; mark B. get; be marked C. got; being marked D. got; marking13. Those who continuously acquire new knowledge that they can _ their work are more likely to succeed.A. contribute to B. correspond to C. subscribe to D. apply t
8、o14. It seemed as if this nursing home needed help, but _ did I know it would help me.A. little B. alresdy C. still D. even15. It gives us the opportunity to get the knowledge we hope for _correctly and helpfully.A. understoond B. understanding C. to understand D. being understood16. We _ that you w
9、ould fix the TV this week. I _, but I ve been so busy.A. had expected; had intended to B. are expecting; intended to C. had expected; intended to D. expected; had intended to二、完形填空(40分)For most people, graduation is an exciting day, but my graduation day was not.I remember that weekend two years ago
10、. Family and friends had flown in from across the country to 17 the celebration. But just like everyone else in my class, I had watched the 18 turn from bad to worse in my senior year. Almost all of us graduates had degrees, but very uncertain 19 .The weeks ahead werent 20 . I knew my small universi
11、ty town couldnt offer me any opportunities, 21 I packed up my car and drove to Southern California to find work. But what I thought would take a 22 dragged into two, and then four, and 100 job applications later, I found myself in the exact same 23 as I was before.You know that feeling when you wake
12、 up in 24? That feeling became a constant in my life. Days felt like weeks, weeks like months, and those many months felt like everlasting 25 . And the most annoying part was no matter how much I tried, I just couldnt seem to make any 26 .So what did I do to keep my good sense? I decided to 27 . Som
13、ething about putting words on a page made everything seem a little clearer a little brighter. Something about writing gave me 28 . And if you want something badly enough, sometimes a little hope is all you 29 ! I put my 30 into a childrens book. Beyond the River was the story of an unlikely hero, a
14、little fish, who 31to give up his dream.And then one day, without any sort of writing degree or contacts in the writing world just a lot of hard work and determination I was offered a 32 contract (合同) for my first book! After that, things slowly began to fall into 33 . I was offered a second book de
15、al. Then, a few months later, I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was 34 shortly after.Dont give up. Even if things look 35now, dont give up. If you work hard, things will always get better. Often times our dreams lie in wait just a little further upstream . all we need is the 36 to
16、push beyond the river.17. A. attend B. hold C. prepare D. enjoy18. A. environmentB. economy C. opportunity D. climate19. A. choice B. danger C. desire D. future20. A. quiet B. busy C. easy D. long21. A. so B. but C. for D. or22. A. day B. week C. month D. year23. A. town B. direction C. situation D.
17、 habit24. A. surprise B. fear C. delight D. peace25. A. glory B. complaint C. love D. pain26. A. appointmentB. progress C. commitment D. decision27. A. read B. think C. write D. paint28. A. hope B. wisdom C. pleasure D. inspiration29. A. lack B. find C. bury D. need30. A. disapprovalB. disagreement
18、C. dissatisfaction D. disadvantage31. A. refused B. managed C. failed D. decided32. A. writing B. translating C. publishing D. reviewing33. A. ruin B. place C. pieces D. despair34. A. rewarded B. paid C. fired D. hired35. A. different B. unimportant C. strange D. tough36. A. courage B. chance C. tim
19、e D. dream三、阅读理解（8分）Play is the basic business of childhood, and in recent years more and more research has shown the great importance of play in the development of a human being. From earliest infancy （婴儿）, every child needs opportunity and the right material for play, and the main tools of play ar
20、e toys. The main function of toys is to suggest, encourage and assist play. To succeed in this, they must be good toys, which children will play with often and will come back to again and again. Therefore, it is important to choose suitable toys for different stages of a childs development.In recent
21、 years research on infant development has shown that the standard a child is likely to reach, within the range of his inherited(遗传的) abilities, is largely determined in the first three years of his life. So a babys ability to benefit from the right play materials should not be underestimated. A baby
22、 who is encouraged, talked to and shown things and played with, has the best chance of growing up successfully.The next stage, from three to five years old, curiosity knows no bounds. Every type of suitable toy should be made available to the child, for trying out, experimenting and learning, for di
23、scovering his own particular ability. Bricks and jigsaws and construction toys; painting, scribbling(乱涂) and making things; sand and water play; toys for imaginative and pretending play; the first social games for learning to play and get on with othersBy the third stage of play developmentfrom five
24、 to seven or eight years old the child is at school. But for a few more years play is still the best way of learning, at home or at school. It is easier to see which type of toys the child most enjoys.Until the age of seven or eight, play and work mean much the same to a child. But once reading has
25、been mastered, then books and school become the main source of learning. Toys are still interesting and valuable, which lead up to new hobbies, but their significance has changed to a child of nine or ten years old, toys and games mean, as to adults, relaxation and fun. 37. The writer wants us to un
26、derstand that a child_. A. cannot grow up without toys B. matures（使成熟） through play C. uses toys as friends D. has to be taught how to play38. According to the passage, the abilities a child has inherited from his parents _.A. determine his character B. will not change after the age of threeC. partl
27、y determine the standard he is likely to reachD. to a large extent determine the choice of toys39. The passage tells us that children are the most curious when they are about_.A. two years old B. one year old C. six years old D. four years old40. The article is about_.A. the importance of play B. th
28、e importance of booksC. the relationship between play and work D. childrens speech development五、 任务型阅读（20分）People select news in expectation of a reward. This reward may be either of two kinds. One is related to what Freud calls the Pleasure Principle, the other to what he calls the Reality Principle. For want of better names, we shall call these two classes immediate reward and delayed reward.In general, the kin
