杨浦区第二学期期终练习卷
高一 新世纪英语
(满分:100分 完卷时间:100分钟)
Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary(19%)
Section A 10%
Directions:Beneath each of the following ntences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choo the one answer that best completes the ntence.
21. Most of the classmates are in favor of Susan ______ the field trip.
A. lead B. leading C. to lead D. having lead
22. After retirement, Mr. Wang took to ice skating, ______ he had always loved but had not had time for.
A. which B. that C. what D. as
23. The young couple decided to postpone(推迟)their wedding ______ all the details were well taken care of.equation
A. unless B. until C. when D. after
24. ____ makes highway garbage like plastic bags dangerous is that they may block the sight of the driver.
A. Which B. As C. That D. What
25. _____ remains to be en whether taxi-booking will be affected by the additional charge of 4 yuan.
A. As B. What C. It D. That
26. History has many surpris for us. ______ events will turn out is often unpredictable.
nowornever A. How B. When C. Why D. Where
27. The deal to build a nuclear plant was signed despite the criticism _____ the government emphasizes profits
over human life.
A. what B. that C. which D. it
28. Thousands of poultry(家禽)were killed in order for the flu virus _____.
nala>minimoto>protective A. to be effectively controlled B. being effectively controlled
C. to have been effectively controlled D. be effectively controlled
29. ______ was reported in the news, the restaurant did mix mutton with other meat. No wonder the customers
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A. What B. As C. Whether D. That
30. ____ makes the Hollywood movie‘Iron man 3’a big box office success in China?
A. Why is it that B. What is it C. What is it that D. Why it is
Section B 9%
Directions:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be ud once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
同位素扫描 In the UK, a country known for its bad weather and lack of sunshine, there appears to be an ever increasing number of very tanned(褐色)young people.
So just how are they achieving their golden tans? Some are going for the sun-free ___31___ and are getting their tan from a bottle. However, it appears that others are turning to tanning salons, which have become a ___32___ business in the UK.
While in China young people often prefer to remain fair, in the UK there ems to be a growing desire for a tanned ___33___. So why do the British prefer to be bronzed? Often, they are trying to look like their favorite celebrities, footballers, or footballers’ wives. Rearch from the British Sunbed Association suggests that many people believe a tan makes them feel and look healthier.
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This is a belief that is most definitely not ___34___ by Cancer(癌症)Rearch UK. They firmly state that being tanned is not a sign of health. In fact, they are strongly against young people using sunbeds. On their website, they state that people who u sunbeds before the age of 35 have a higher risk of melanoma – the most dangerous type of skin cancer.
The dangers of tanning did not appear to concern ten-year-old Kelly Thompson who ___35___ headlines in April after receiving vere burns from spending 16 minutes on a sunbed.
Kelly’s mother was ___36___ that her daughter had been allowed to u the sunbeds a
nd that the tanning salon was unmanned. She noted that:“There was no one to give advice. The potentially dangerous machines should be ___37___.”
Whether the British government has been taking notice of such recent tanning tragedies is not clear. What is clear however is that lf-regulation(自我管理)in the sunbed industry looks unlikely to continue.
Just after Kelly’s story was reported in the news, the government ___38__ by issuing a statement, advising that people under 18 should not u sunbeds and ___39___ that all salons should be supervid(监管)by trained staff.
Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension(38%)
Section A 15%
Directions:For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phras marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phra that best fits the context.ivankatrump
My life as a little person is filled with stories. Many ___40___ children like to ask me question and I have to explain to them why I look different from their parents. It has taken many years of developing my ___41___ to be able to do that. It takes only one ___42___ to e my uniqueness. I am now 47 years old and I stand 114 centimetres tall.
When I was born, my mother was told that I was a dwarf. Now knowing much about dwarfism, my mum’s main ___43___ was my health. Our doctor put her mind at rest when he told her I would not need any major ___44___.