高一英语练习题2(附答案).doc

英语复习自测题（2）
Ⅰ.Grammar and vocabulary
1. —Is this raincoat yours?
—No, mine ______ over there behind the door. 　
A. is hanging          B. has hung C. hangs                 D. hung
2. I first met Lisa three years ago. She ______  at a radio shop at the time.　
A. has worked     B. was working C. had been working   D. had worked
3. ---Who is Jerry Cooper? 
--- ______ ? I saw you shaking hands with him at the meeting.
A. Don't you meet him yet B. Hadn't you met him yet
C. Didn't you meet him yet D. Haven't you met him yet
4. ---Can I help you, sir?
---Yes, I bought this radio here yesterday, but it  ______ .
A. didn't work      B. won't work C. can't work      D. doesn't work
5. Helen ______ her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband ______ home.
A. has left; comes         B. left; had come
C. had left; came                D. had left;　would come
6. --- ______ my glasses?
--- Yes, I saw them on your bed a minute ago.
A. Do you see    B. Had you seen
C. Would you see               D. Have you seen
7. --- Oh, it's you! I ______ you. 
--- I've just had my hair cut, and I'm wearing new glasses.
A. didn't recognize             B. hadn't recognized
C. haven't recognized         D. don't recognize
8. You don't need to describe her. I ______ her several times.
A. had met      B. have met C. met      D. meet
9. I don't think Jim saw me. He ____ into space.
A. just stared                     B. was just staring
C. has just stared               D. had just stared
10. As she ______ the newspaper, Granny ______  asleep. 
A. read; was falling B. was reading; fell
C. was reading; was falling D. read; fell
11. --- ______ the sports meet might be put off.
--- Yes, it all depends on the weather.
A. I've been told     B. I've told C. I'm told    D. I told
12. --- I am sorry to keep you waiting.
--- Oh, not at all. I ______ here only a few minutes.
A. have been     B. had been C. was     D. will be
13. I don't really work here; I ______ until the new secretary arrives.
A. just help out  B. have just helped out
C. am just helping out D. will just help out
14. --- Can I join your club, Dad?
--- You can when you ______ a bit older.
A. get       B. will get C. are getting      D. will have go
15. --- How long ______  each other before ______ they married? 
--- For about a year. 
A. have they known; get B. did they know; are going to get
C. do they know; are going to get D. had they known; got
16. His eyes shone brightly when he finally received the magazine he  ______ .
A. had long been expected B. had long expected
C. has long expected D. was long expected
17. We were all surprised when he made it clear that he  ______ office soon. 
A. leaves        B. would leave
C. left          D. had left
18. My dictionary  ______. I have looked for it everywhere but still  ______ it. 
A. has lost; don't find B. is missing; don't find   
C. has lost; haven't found D. is missing; haven't fond
19. --- We could have walked to the station; it was so near.
Yes, a taxi ______ at all necessary.
A. wasn't       B. hadn't been C. would be    D. won't be
20. --- Do you know our town at all?
--- No, this is the first time I ______  here.
A. was     B. am going C. came      D. have been
21. --- Sorry to have interrupted you. Please go on.
--- Where was I ?
--- You ______ you didn’t like your father’s job.
A. had said B. said C. were saying D. had been saying
22. I arrived late; I ______ the road to be so icy.
A. wouldn’t expect B. haven’t expected C. hadn’t expected D. wasn’t expecting
23. Let’s keep to the point or we ____ any decisions.
A. will never reach B. have never reached
C. never reach D. never reached
24. My mind wasn’t on what he was saying so I’m afraid I _____ half of it.
A. was missing B. had missed C. will miss D. missed
25. The crazy fans _____ patiently for two hours, and they would wait till the movie star arrived.
A. were waiting B. had been waiting C. had waited D. would wait

Ⅱ. Close
Do you believe that some numbers are lucky or unlucky？ If you answer“yes” 26 this question， you are certainly not 27．For example， many people in certain countries believe that 28 13 is especially bad． They believe 13 people should 29 sit at a table together， and that 30 things will happen 31 Friday the 13th．Some buildings do not even designate a 13th floor． On the other hand，7 is often considered a 32 number．33 everyone goes along with this belief in the power of numbers． Some people think that lucky 34 unlucky numbers are only superstitions （迷信） that should not 35 seriously． 36 ， others think that numbers 37 have the power to affect people’s 38． In ancient times， it was quite common to believe in the magical power of numbers． It 39 that some numbers could clue（暗示）someone in to the 40 or show the 41 side of a person’s personality（个性）． Numerology（命理学），he“art”of 42 the power in numbers， was often practised in Jewish tradition（传统） and among Greek mathematicians（数学家）． Today， many of those 43 still practise numerology use the Hebrew calendric system（希伯来历法） which gives each 44 of the alphabet（字母表）45 of the numbers 1 through 8．
26. A. of             B. to              C. in             D. on
27. A. alone          B. lonely          C. yourself       D. only
28. A. number         B. numbers         C. the numbers    D. Number
29. A. often          B. ever            C. always         D. never
30. A. good           B. terrible        C. badly          D. terribly
31. A. in             B. at              C. on             D. of
32. A. lucky          B. unlucky         C. luckily        D. luck
33. A. Almost         B. Not             C. Nearly         D. No
34. A. or             B. and             C. but            D. also
35. A. take           B. taking          C. be taken       D. be taking
36. A. But            B. However         C. While          D. Yet
37. A. do             B. don't           C. also           D. but
38. A. life           B. lives           C. living         D. job
39. A. believe        B. believed        C. is believed    D. was believed
40. A. past           B. present         C. future         D. last
41. A. hide           B. hiding          C. hid            D. hidden
42. A. read           B. reading         C. reads          D. being read
43. A. which          B. who             C. whose          D. whom
44. A. letter         B. word            C. number         D. name
45. A. some           B. any             C. many           D. one

Ⅲ. Reading comprehension
A
One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.
46. The ant could not reach the side though _______.
A. she cried for help B. she asked the dove to save her
C. she tried very hard D. she could smell well
47. The dove saved the ant because _______.
A. she was the ant's friend B. she took pity on the poor ant
C. the ant was almost exhausted D. the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time
48. The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of _______.
A. a leaf B. a piece of wood C. a blade of grass D. a raft
49. Just as the man shot at the dove, _______.
A. the dove immediately flew away B. the dove hid himself in the grass
C. the ant told the dove to leave at once D. he felt something biting him in the foot
50. In writing the story, the writer wants to show _______.
A. how clever the ant was B. how kind the dove was
C. how the ant and the dove helped each other
D. we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as we can
B
Johnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every day, then he worked with it till midnight. But Johnny was not a good English student, not good at all. He got an F in his English class. One day after school Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and the grades in English. He found his English grade. An F! Johnny changed his English grade from an F to A. Johnny' parents looked at his report card. They were very happy.
"An A in English!" said Johnny's Dad. "You're a very clever boy, Johnny."
Johnny is a hacker. Hackers know how to take informationfrom other computers and put new information in. Using a modem, they join their computers to other computers
secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer accountand put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers.
51. Johnny changed his English grade with the computer in _______.
A. the classroom B. the school office
C. a bank near his house D. his own house
52. When Johnny's parents saw the report, they were happy because _______.
A. Johnny was good at math
B. Johnny loved computers
C. Johnny could join one computer to another
D. they thought Johnny was not poor in English any longer
53. Who are worried about hackers in the story?
A. Johnny's parents. B. School headmasters, teachers and the police.
C. The police. D. School headmasters and teachers.
54. What should the hackers know well, do you think, after you read this story?
A. Information. B. Back computer accounts. C. Computers. D. Grades.
55. The last paragraph is about _______.
A. Johnny B. computers C. hackers D. moden
C
There was ice on the road, and the doctor's car hit a tree and turned over three times. To his surprise , he was not hurt. He got out of the car and walked to the nearest house. He wanted to telephone the garagefor help. The door was opened by one of his patients.
" Oh, Doctor," she said, " I have only just telephoned you. You must have a very fast car. You have got here very quickly indeed. There has been a very bad accidenton the road outside. I saw it through the window. I am sure the driver will need your help."
56. Where was the doctor going in his car?
A. We don't know. B. To a patient's home.
C. To a garage. D. To his own home.
57. Which of the following was the cause of the accident?
A. Careless driving B. A tree had fallen across the road.
C. A slipperyroad. D. There was a thick fog.
58. The doctor went to the house because _______.
A. he knew one of his patients lived there
B. he had received a call to go there
C. he wanted to use the telephone
D. he was injuredand could walk no further
59. Why did the woman patient telephone the doctor?
A. She needed medical treatment.
B. She believed somebody else needed a doctor.
C. To ask how quickly the doctor could come.
D. To ask whether the doctor was coming on his regular visit.
D
One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairycame out and asked the man what was the matter.
"I have lost my axe,"he said."It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood."
The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked,"Is this yours?"
"No,"said the man.
The fairy then showed him a silveraxe and asked again,"Is this yours?""No,"again answered the man.
Then she showed him the old axe.
"Yes, that is mine,"called out the happy man.
"I know that well enough,"said the fairy."I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now I'll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides your own one."
60. One day when the man was cutting something, ________.
A. he fell into the water
B. his axe dropped into the river
C. his axe fell into a lake
D. he saw a beautiful fairy
61. The man was sad because _________.
A. he was poor and had no other axes
B. he could not go on working
C. he liked his axe very much
D. his axe was a gold axe
62. The fairy gave him a gold axe and a silver axe but he didn't take them, because he ______.
A. did not like them
B. did not know they were made of gold and silver
C. was very rich
D. knew these axes were not his
63. At the end of the story the man had ________.
A. only one axe B. two axes
C. three axes D. many axes
64. The fairy helped the man because he was ________ man.
A. an old B. a young C. a poor D. an honest.

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1-5 ABDDC 6-10 DABBB 11-15 AACAD 16-20 BBDAD 21-25 CCADB
26－30 BACDB　  31－35 CABAC 　36－40 BABDC 　41－45 DBBAD　
46-50. CBCDD 51-55. DDBCC 56-59. ACCB 60-64. BADCD