江苏省阜宁中学高二英语周练试卷（十）命题人：孙政审核人：核心备课组2008.11.12Ⅰ．单项选择（10分）1．—_______ to the sun, the flowers will become dry soon．—What you said does make ________ ．A．Exposed ; sense B．Exposing ; senseC．Exposed ; senses D．Exposing ; a sense2．He will take up _______ ones if he has a lot of different tasks to choose from．A．tough B．tense C．bad D．instant3．All the things _________ must be done well．A．worth to do B．worthy of being doneC．worthy doing D．worth of doing4．I’m beginning to regret that I ______ the job, for I’m working overtime every evening．A．take on B．take down C．take in D．take out5．I like to_______ alone about the town after supper.A. wonderB. wanderC. moveD. float6．Now that she is out of work, Lucy going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.A．had considered B．considered C．has been considering D．will consider 7．She is an easy-going girl．_______ you meet her , she will smile to you．A．As B．Every time C．While D．Since8．_______ , the car stopped all at once．A．Seeing a boy lying on the groundB．On seeing a boy sitting on the groundC．The driver saw a boy standing on the roadD．The minute the driver saw a boy seated on the road9．Although she doesn’t like to live in the country, _______ , she goes there for a picnic．A．once in a while B．for a while C．at the moment D．from now on10．He ______ the agreement at the meeting in public and left angrily．A．tore into B．tore down C．tore up D．tore apartII. 完形填空（20分）Have you heard the story？A well-known speaker started 1 his lecture by holding up a $20 bill. In the hall of 2000, he asked. "Who would like this $20 bill? "Hands started2 . He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you - but first, let me do this."He began to crumple（弄皱）the 20 dollar 3 . He then asked. "Who still wants it? "Still the hands were up 4 the air. "Well," he replied, " 5 I do this? " He 6it on the ground and started to grind(磨, 碾) it into the floor with his 7 . He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it? " 8 the hands went up."My friends, you have all 9 a very valuable lesson. 10 I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not 11 in value. It was still worth $20.Many times in our 12 , we are dropped, crumpled, and ground（grind的过去式）into the dirt bythe 13 we make and the circumstances(环境)that come our way. We feel 14 we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what 15 happen, you will never lose your 16 .Dirty or 17 , crumpled or finely creased, you are still 18 to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in 19 we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE.You are 20 --- don't ever forget it！1. A up B for C off D over2. A going up B lifting up C pulling up D coming up3. A note B paper C money D coin4. A on B in C into D by5. A even if B as if C only if D what if6. A placed B put C laid D dropped7. A head B hand C foot D shoe8. A However B Still C So D Because9. A had B took C learned D held10. A Whatever B However C Whichever D Wherever11. A lose B decrease C increase D exist12. A world B lives C heart D brain13/ A decisions B mistakes C comments D money14. A as for B as though C as well D as a result15. A will B can C would D could16. A life B money C value D confidence17. A muddy B mean C foul D clean18. A valueless B worthless C priceless D helpless19. A that B where C which D what20. A common B special C helpful D unforgettableⅡ．III. 阅读理解（16分）AEvery city in the world has taxis to take tourists to interesting places. London is the only city in the world where taking a taxi is an interesting experience for tourists. This is partly because of the special black cabs（出租车）, which are found in no other country. But it is also because of the drivers themselves. While British people are famous for being polite and reserved, London taxi drivers are well known of their willingness to talk.Some customers say that once the door shuts and the cab moves off they are captive audience. It is impossible to get the taxi drivers to stop talking.“They’re self-confident and free thinking,” says Malcolm Linskey, the author of a history of taxi drivers in London. “They answer to nobody but themselves and that comes across in their conversation.”They are also expensive. London has the most expensive taxis of any city in the world except Tokyo. That’s why Ken Living-stone, the mayor of London, is planning to make taxi drivers discuss their fares with customers before they take a ride.Drivers agree that their fares are expensive. That’s because their black taxis cost more than other cars, they say. And the customer is also paying for a more driving expertise than anywhere else in the world.Before someone can qualify as a London taxi driver, that person has to pass a test known as “The Knowledge”. This involves memorizing the name and location of every street within six miles of a point in the exact center of London. The trainee must also learn the exact location of every important building within these streets. Finally he or she must be able to use this knowledge to work out the shortest distance between any two destinations within this area.It can take up the three years to pass “The knowledge”. Every day it is possible to see trainee taxi drivers on the streets of London, taking careful notes of popular destinations before finding the route to their next stop. Cab driving is a job often handed down in families. Many taxi drivers take their children out in their spare time to memorize routes they will need to know when it is their turn to do “The Knowledge”.The effect of this is to make London taxi drivers experts at their job. They also have bigger brains. Recent research by scientists at the Institute of Neurology in London found that the hippocampus—the part of the brain that remembers things—was larger and more developed in cab drivers. They have to fit the whole of London into their heads, so their brains grow bigger. 1．Taking a taxi in London is an interesting experience for tourists because of the following statements except that _______.A．the special black cabs can’t be found in other countriesB．the drivers are polite and reservedC．the drivers are talkativeD．the drivers are self-confident and free thinking2．Taking a taxi in London is very expensive because _________.A．the drivers answer to nobody but themselvesB．the drivers can discuss their fares with customers before the rideC．the drivers are the most qualifiedD．the black cabs are the safest3．It can be inferred from the passage that _______.A．London has the most expensive taxis in the worldB．“The Knowledge”is a test that can be done easilyC．trainee taxi drivers are not often seen on the streetsD．many taxi drivers tend to make their children taxi drivers4．London cab drivers have bigger brains because _______A．they are experts at their jobB．they have many streets and routes in their mindsC．their hippocampus is larger and more developedD．their heads are biggerBAn unhealthy obsession (着迷)with celebrity(名人) culture is damaging the study success of British students, a survey of teachers found last Friday, with celebrity couple the Beckhams their favorite. Many students are dropping their study to seek the chance of fame instead, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) survey found. .Almost two-thirds of teachers said sports stars were the type of celebrity most pupils wanted to copy while more than half of students wanted to be pop stars.The celebrities students wanted to be most like, the survey said, were Los Angeles-based David and Victoria Beckham, Britain's most famous couple. Soccer player "Beckhams" topped the poll(民意测验), with more than half the teachers saying their students modeled themselves on him. In second place, with almost a third of the poll's vote, was his 33 year-old wife and pop star "Posh."A majority of teachers said it was television "stars" and a media fixation with celebrities, celebrity culture that negatively impacted the their pupils. Almost half of the 300 teachers polled said pupils tried to look like or behave like celebrities they most admired. What they feared is that girls particularly dressed in "unsuitable.”"We are not surprised about infiltration(渗透) of celebrity culture in schools" the teacher Mary Boust said in a statement. "Celebrities can have a positive effect on students. They can raise students' desires and ambitions for the future."However, celebrity culture can cause the wrong opinion that celebrity status(地位) is the greatest achievement and the belief that other career choices are not valuable."5. The survey showed that________A. the British students studied hard.B. many students dreaming of being famous stars.C. Beckhams was a famous football player.D. the teacher thought it unnecessary to study hard.6. The underlined word ”modeled” refers to ______A. was fond ofB. hatedC. copiedD. wished7. Which of the following is NOT right?_________A. The survey was carried by the teachers.B. Beckham was the most popular with the students.C. Celebrities sometimes have a good effect on the students.D. The couple Beckhams now still live in England.8. Which is the best title of the passage?________A. British Students Wants to Be FamousB. Celebrity Obsession Harming British StudentsC. Teachers Worried about Their StudentsD. The Students’ Opinions Are changingⅣ．单词拼写（20分）1．A stand-up comedian can tell different jokes in r________ to the reactions of an audience．2．It is good behavior to q________ up to buy tickets．3．Do you enjoy tragedy or c________?4．Shakespeare compared life to s________.5．Mr．Wang has a good sense of h________, so he is popular with the students．6．He was a________ a prize for good conduct．7．Billy Crystal has his o________ ability to improvise．8．There are too many people in the street．It’s so c________.9．She married a f________ from Canada．10．The factory needs more s________ workers．Ⅴ．用动词的适当形式填空（10分）1．If time_____________( allow), we shall go there tomorrow.2．It is the first time that I __________________(visit) the city.．3．Now it’s 11o’clock. It’s time I________________(pick) up my son.4．Since I won the big prize, my telephone hasn't stopped ringing. People ___________________(phone) to ask how I am going to spend the money.．5．I______________(phone) my sister three times today but her line was always busy．6．I _____________ (phone) my sister last night but her line was always busy．7．When the winter comes. It ______________(get) colder and colder．8．Months ago we sailed ten thousand miles across this open sea, which ____________(call) the Pacific．9．―_____ you ________ (leave) for Beijing?―Yes.And I’ll come back in t hree months.．10．―Kate doesn’t look very well. What’s wrong with her?―She has a headache because she ______________(read) too long; She ought to stop work.．Ⅵ．完成句子（24分）1．每当节目在电视上现场直播时，他总要表演他的单口喜剧保留节目。