高二英语入学分班考试试题Ⅰ.阅读理解AHungry For a WinA victor is,by definition,someone who wins a struggle or contest.However,that doesn’t mean he or she will live a proud and happy life ever after,as Katniss Everdeen is about to discover in The Hunger Games:Catching Fire.Catching Fire,out in Chinese theaters on Nov.21,is set in a futuristic society called Panem. Every year its government holds a televised fight to the death.Two teenagers from each of the12 districts of Panem are chosen to compete.In the new film,last year’s victors Katniss(Jennifer Lawrence)and her partner Peeta are back home after winning the74th Hunger Games.Katniss just wants to live a normal life. However,that never seems to happen.She has nightmares,which remind her that she is a killer.Her worst nightmare comes true when the annual Hunger Games arrive again.The teenager finds herself back in the competition along with Peeta.Since Katniss brings hope to Panem through her courage,President Snow plans to use this year’s Games to kill off Katniss and Peeta and in turn dampen the fire of rebellion.“This is the next step of Katniss’heroism and the next part of her journey to finding out who she is really going to be，”Lawrence told Reuters.Fast­paced and full of action,Catching Fire looks to outdo the success that the first film had in2012.With a97percent rating on the movie review website Rotten Tomatoes,it is enjoying positive reviews.Critics have praised it for being faithful to the book written by American author Suzanne Collins.The Hollywood Reporter said that Catching Fire outshines the first movie a lot.Jennifer Lawrence,who won a best actress Oscar this year for her2012movie Silver Linings Playbook,has helped Catching Fire find success,Forbes pointed out.The23­year­old actress does well in playing a young lady who hates what she was forced to do to stay alive yet is determined not to give up.“Lawrence’s down­to­earth personality in real life won the hearts of the public.So given a wildly popular first film that blew everyone away,a rising fan base and a lead performer beloved by the mainstream press and viewers,the sequel(续集)was always going to be big，”Forbes noted.1．The underlined word“dampen”in Paragraph4is closest in meaning to“________”．A．hold B．lightC．reduce D．support2．Which of the following is TRUE about the film’s story according to the article?A．Every year12teenagers in total are chosen to join in the televised fight.B．Despite having won the74th Hunger Games,Katniss doesn’t feel much joy.C．Katniss and Peeta are chosen once again to make the TV show more appealing.D．Jennifer Lawrence won a best actress Oscar this year for the first The Hunger Gamesmovie.3．What are some reasons why Catching Fire will probably be successful?a．The previous film was successful.b．It is true to the original book’s story.c．Most of the reviews of the movie are positive.d．It has many famous stars in addition to Jennifer Lawrence.A．abc B．abdC．acd D．bcd4．In which column of a newspaper can readers find this article?A．Beautiful Mind.B．Campus Trends.C．Culture Discovery.D．Society.BSometimes current affairs feel as if they are worlds away from our daily lives.What does it matter if there is a war on another continent if you’re engaged in a war at home every evening? What does it matter if women in other countries can’t vote when neither can you?It matters a lot, as it so happens!In our globalised world current affairs everywhere have a huge impact on our lives,most of the time without us even realising it.To see this effect in action,make sure you pick up the paper now and again and connect it with events in your local community.When patterns emerge,you’ll be glad you did.Have you ever heard about the Butterfly Effect?You may have heard that when a butterfly flaps(拍打)its wings somewhere,a storm is created somewhere else.If you don’t believe it,have a look at these examples:Drought makes wheat scarce and the price of bread rises.Oil runs dry and the price of your holiday flights rises very quickly.Civil war increases the number of refugees(难民).A change in national government causes your local school to change its meals.So you are supposed to track the news.Keep up with current affairs by:Buying newspapers; reading the news online;watching daily news bulletins;exploring news and current affairs magazines.It is obvious that current affairs anywhere in the world could potentially affect your life,no matter where or how you live it.The only way to take back some control is to get involved.You don’t have to plan to be the next Prime Minister,but if you are concerned about something,do something about it.Consider:Voting with your money and only purchasing products you believe in.Volunteering for a cause you support.Getting involved in a political campaign you hope will be successful.Studying the subject further and considering a career in the area.Keeping up with current affairs is not something to do if you have time;it is something for which you make time.Every day we have the chance to witness history in the making,but many of us let television,games,chats and other silly behaviors or attitudes get in the way.Make sure to give at least a half hour of each day towards reading the news,exploring current affairs and finding ways to make your thoughts and feeling known.5．According to the first paragraph,many people________.A．don’t care much for events in the local communityB．are not aware of the effects of the current affairsC．find it hard to develop the habit of reading newspapersD．are unwilling to share their views on current affairs6．According to Paragraph2,which of the following is the Butterfly Effect?A．Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.B．The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.C．The greater the expectation placed on people,the better they perform.D．The tiniest influence on one part can have a huge effect on another.7．In Paragraph4,the author encourages readers to________.A．find out the hidden secrets of current affairsB．take part in activities related to current affairsC．develop a good understanding of politicsD．care more about political events than before8．What could be the best title of this text?A．Keeping Up with Current AffairsB．Paying Attention to the Butterfly EffectC．Great Effect of Current AffairsD．Several Tips on Tracking the NewsCIt is safe to say that George Bernard Shaw(1856­1950),the Irish­born writer,is more famous for being George Bernard Shaw than he is for his writings today.Few of Shaw’s more than60 plays,novels and essays are performed or read anymore.And yet Shaw genuinely helped make our modern world.Although you’d be lucky to get a chance to see one of his dramas today,in his time he turned the theater into a vehicle for the discussion of social issues,not only in Britain but on the stage of the world.In a way Shaw was someone who created the modern culture of Britain.Where the theater had been dominated by entertainment,Shaw used it to teach people the importance of paying attention to the issues of their day.The plight(苦难)of the poor and the working class,the situation of women and the institutions of society,such as the education system —Shaw was among the most well­known figures making these topics central to public debate. His first play，Widowers’Houses(1892)，deals with the question of slum(贫民窟)housing.His Mrs Warren’s Profession(1893)brought a controversial topic to the stage.Shaw was an important mover and shaker in new political movements too.He was an early member of the Fabian Society,which argued for the socialist cause in the UK.Shaw was also the founder(in1895)of one of the now most famous colleges in the world,the London School of Economics.If few of his works have really stood the test of time,many of his quotations have become part of the furniture of the English language.“Youth is wasted on the young，”he wrote.He also knew how to sum up a political philosophy(哲学)in a few memorable words.For instance：“A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.”9．Shaw’s influence on the modern world comes mainly from______.A．the changes he brought to the British cultureB．his philosophies on the role of governmentC．his awareness of social problems of his dayD．the support for the London School of Economics10．Widowers’Houses is a play that mainly focuses on______.A．the failure of the UK education systemB．the housing problems of poor peopleC．robbery incidents in slum areasD．socialist movements in the UK11．By describing Shaw’s quotations as“part of the furniture of the English language”，the author means that Shaw’s words______.A．have become the best part of EnglishB．have greatly developed the English languageC．have made the English language philosophicalD．have become an inseparable part of the English language12．Which of the following about George Bernard Shaw’s works is TRUE?A．They should be adapted for modern readers.B．They are mostly about the lives of working class.C．They deal with important social issues of their day.D．Most of them are still performed on the stage of the world today.DAfter many years on the endangered list of animals,Japan’s Amami rabbit can finally breathe a sigh of relief—that’s because this year,the rare animal is no longer in danger of dying out!The effort to save the dark­furred rabbit often referred to as a living fossil began in1921, when the Japanese government promoted it to the status of“natural monument”.This meant that it could not be hunted down for food.However,when that did not work,it got yet another promotion to“special natural monument”，which meant that the rabbit could not be trapped or hunted.While that helped,it was not enough—by2004with only between2,000—5,000 specimens(样本)left in the wild,the Amami rabbit was officially declared endangered!The reason for the severe population decline was attributed to loss of habitat caused by forest clearing for home and agriculture use and the introduction of a new invasive species not native to the island—mongoose(獴).Brought in to get rid of the snake population,the animals instead seemed to prefer the black rabbit.In2005,the government issued a strict mongoose capture order and slowly but surely,the rabbits started to come back.The rabbit lives a rather unusual lifestyle.Its ideal habitat is a forest that features both trees and large grasses—the former to find acorns(橡实)to feed on and the latter,to hide its babies. That’s because to protect them from being eaten by predators,the Amami rabbit buries them deep into the ground among the grasses and covers them up with dirt during the day.Then,in the middle of the night,still keeping a vigilant eye out for predators,it digs them out from their hiding place and feeds them.No wonder the animal is sometimes referred to as“midnight rabbit”．Though many measures have been taken to stop this furry treasure from being wiped out from the world,there are many more that are still in danger.We sure hope that officials in other parts of the world try their best to save the endangered species.13．The status of“natural monument”in Para.2means________.A．you can’t kill the dark­furred rabbitB．you can’t capture the dark­furred rabbitC．you can’t hunt the dark­furred rabbit for foodD．you can’t trap or hunt the dark­furred rabbit14．Why was the rabbit still in danger after it was promoted to“special natural monument”？A．Because it was always eaten by snakes.B．Because people still wanted to capture it for food.C．Because the rabbit lived a rather unusual lifestyle.D．Because of loss of habitat and a new invasive species.15．Which of the following words can replace the underlined word in Para.4in the passage?A．watchful B．goodC．fearful D．shiny16．What can we infer from the last paragraph?A．Many officials don’t pay attention to rare species.B．Rare black Amami rabbits are no longer endangered.C．Saving the endangered species has a long way to go.D．The measures taken to protect the rabbit were in vain.Ⅱ.完形填空When I was young,I had a friend named Mark who loved to make friends.He always showed__1__how many friends he had at school.One day his grandfather said to him,“Mark,I bet you a big bag of popcorn that you don’t have as many friends as you__2__.I’m sure many of them are__3__more than companions.”Mark accepted the bet without__4__.However，he wasn’t sure how to test whether his schoolmates were real friends or not,__5__he asked his grandfather.The old man answered,“Wait a minute.”Then the old man left,returning soon as though__6__something in his hands,but Mark could see nothing there.“Take it.It’s a very special chair.Because it’s__7__，it’s rather hard to sit on it,but if you take it to school and manage to sit on it,you’ll activate(激活)its magic and you’ll be able to __8__who your real friends are.”Mark,brave and determined,took the chair and__9__for school.At break time he asked everyone to form a circle,and he__10__himself in the middle,with his chair.Having difficulty seeing it,Mark tried to sit on it and fell straight onto his__11__.Everyone around him had pretty good__12__.“Wait！Let me try again，”Mark said.But again,he__13__the seat,causing more surprised looks and a few catcalls.Mark didn’t give up and kept trying to sit on the__14__chair.But he kept falling on the ground...__15__，suddenly,he tried again but didn’t fall.Looking around,Mark saw three of his best friends holding him up.__16__，many others he had viewed__17__friends had done nothing but make fun of him.And there,the show__18__to an end.Mark understood that true__19__were those who cared for him,and not just the companions that happened to be passing by.And someone who took joy in his__20__was even less of a friend.1．A.around B．upC．off D．out2．A.know B．thinkC．hear D．see3．A.nothing B．anythingC．anybody D．nobody4．A.expectation B．imaginationC．permission D．hesitation5．A.but B．soC．or D．for6．A.carrying B．fetchingC．grasping D．catching7．A.light B．invisibleC．comfortable D．small8．A.explain B．callC．tell D．prove9．A.set off B．set aboutC．set on D．set up10．A.threw B．putC．stood D．raised11．A.back B．sideC．stomach D．face12．A.impression B．interestC．laugh D．experience13．A.held B．seizedC．left D．missed14．A.hard B．comfortableC．magic D．real15．A.if B．unlessC．as D．until16．A.Therefore B．OtherwiseC．Meanwhile D．Somehow17．A.on B．toC．for D．as18．sted B．addedC．came D．led19．A.friends B．companionsC．rivals D．schoolmates20．A.pleasures B．misfortunesC．successes D．experiencesⅡ单句语法填空1．Speaking______defence of the proposal,he pointed out how much cheaper it would be.2．When______(expose)to danger and conflict,men tend to increase blood pressure,_____ (feel)nervous and anxious.3．—The experiment is of particular importance.—I see.We will carry on with it________we can get enough money or not.4．The course about Chinese food attracts over100students per year,of_______up to halfare from overseas.5．It was not the word you said______angered Mr.Zhang,but how you said it.6．I’ll give much thought_____your suggestion that we hold a party in honor of the experienced professor.7．What he has done is really___________(disappoint)．Now his parents are disappointed_______him.8．____________(resemble)each other,the twin sisters are difficult to distinguish.9．She did contradict________(she)．She said she would never marry young,but she did.10．_________(attract)more consumers,many online shops provide great discounts on Single’s Day.短文填空Claudio Messias Gentil wants to know about the United States Military Academy at West Point. West Point_1.___(be)a college for future Army officers.It has more than4,000students,___ 2.______(call)cadets.The school___3.______(locate)about eighty___4.______(kilometer) north of New York City.West Point is the oldest___5.______(continuous)occupied military post in the United States.General George Washington built a fort there during the Revolutionary War to protect the Hudson River___6.______the British.He moved his headquarters to West Point in1779in the middle of the war.In1802,President Thomas Jefferson signed___7.______(propose)law to establish the military academy.The education centered on civil engineering.West Point graduates designed many roads,bridges,harbors____8._____railways for the young nation.Today,math and science are still___9._____large part of the education.But cadets can choose from almost50 areas of study.__10.______cadets major in the humanities(入文学科),they must have an engineering minor.第四部分短文改错Once upon a time,there was an old farmer who plants a lot of rice.After he planted the seedlings,every day he went to the field to watch the seedling grow.But he thought they were growing too slowly.Eventual he got impatient by the young plants.How could the plants grow faster?He slept in bed during the night and couldn't sleep.Suddenly he was hit upon an idea.He jumped out of the bed,dashes to the field.By the moonlight,he began working on the rice seedlings.One by one,he pulled up the young plants on half an inch.If he finished pulling,it was already morning.With great satisfaction,he went back home.Then,the young man couldn't wait check his"achievement",but he was heart­broken to see all the pulling­up young plants dying.第五部分作文假定你是某校高三学生李华，下面的通知引起了你的注意。