北京市重点中学2020-2021学年高二下学期开学测试英语试卷-Word版含答案.docx

一、 单选：（共40小题，每小题1分，满分40分）
1. It was 1969 ______ the American astronauts succeeded in landing on the moon.
A. that B. when C. on which D. which
2. The students’ ages ______ 15 to 18.
A. range B. ranged C. range from D. ranges from
3. ______, we’ll go camping.
A. Weather permits B. If weather will permit
C. Weather permitting D. Weather permitted
4. ______, we would have not finished the work on time.
A. If you didn’t help us B. Without your help
C. If you haven’t helped up D. If you wouldn’t help us
5. You can go out ______ you promise to be back before 11 o'clock.
A. as far as B. so far as C. even if D. as / so long as
6. The view ______ many scientists hold is ______ too much emission of carbon dioxide is
destructive.
A．which；which B．that；that C．that；which D．what；that
7. I ______ this man with receiving stolen goods.
A．accused B．scolded C．charged D．blamed
8. What we did resulted ______ failure, ______ I think I’m also responsible.
A．in；to which B．from；for which C．in；for which D．from；to which
9. China should become a global leader in energy efficiency by 2050 ______ nuclear power is
likely to account for at least half of the country’s energy.
A．on which B．that C．when D．for which
10. --The project has been held up by a sudden change in temperature for a week.
--I’m afraid the terrible weather will ______ for some time.
A．keep back B．keep up C．keep out D．keep on
11. Few people know the fact ______ was not until 1936 that basketball became a regular part of the
Olympic Games.
A．it that B．that it C．that D．it
12. --I'll never understand how it ______ that he still insisted on going there alone after being told
about the possible danger.
--Don't worry. He just likes taking adventure.
A．came about B．came across C．came out D．came up
13. There are many things that I can't ______ going abroad, of which is the ignorance of the locals.
A．keep up with B．come up with C．put up with D．catch up with
14. I hope you can study hard and master as much knowledge as possible; otherwise you'll have to
live a hard life ______.
A．now and then B．at the moment C．in a word D．as a consequence
15. He being a child of ______ intelligence，expecting too much of him will make him nervous.
A．average B．slight C．strange D．different
16. --She couldn't have done that sort of thing.
--Whatever she did was reasonable, ______ to what you did. Besides, it's none of your business.
Get down to ______ your lessons.
A．comparing; doing B．comparing; do C．compared; doing D．compared; do
17. --How about visiting International Horticultural EXPO 2011 in Xi’an this weekend?
--______. I don’t mind.
A. By all means B. I am sorry. I will be busy this weekend
C. It is up to you D. I’m not sure. I have to check my schedule
18. --Shall I turn on the TV, Mom?
--No. You should be quiet ______ wake up your sleeping brother.
A. so not as to B. so as not to C. so as to not D. not so as to
19. The maths teacher demanded that all the students _____ the examination paper within one
and a half hours.
A. finish B. finished C. would finish D. could finish
20. Not only _____ great thoughts but also they express their thoughts in words which powerfully influence our minds and emotions.
A. did great writers have B. great writers had C. great writers have D. do great writers have
21. The man received a ticket for speeding. He ______ have driven so fast.
A. can’t B. wouldn’t C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t
22. He is a student at Oxford University, ______ for a degree in computer science.
A. studied B. studying C. being studied D. to study
23. Shoppers fled the street in ______ after two bombs exploded in the central part of the city.
A. danger B. surprise C. trouble D. panic
24. --The tower we had visited 3 months before was burnt to the ground last night.
--______ What on earth were the firemen doing then?
A. How come? B. Absolutely! C. Anything wrong? D. I’m frightened.
25. The candidate was about to get in the car ______ suddenly a man with a mask appeared and shot at him.
A. while B. after C. as D. when
26. --Peter, let’s check what we still have left.
--Well, it is no use ______ the total loss before the typhoon leaves.
A. evaluating B. to evaluate C. evaluate D. having evaluated
27. The man was busy preparing lunch in the kitchen, his wife _____ comfortably in the sofa watching TV.
A. to seat B. seating C. seated D. was seated
28. Food safety _____ to customers, which should be the minimum requirement for the food industry.
A. guarantees B. is guaranteed C. is guaranteeing D. guaranteed
29. --What a mess! What are you doing?
--I’m _____ the drawer looking for the sweater.
A. going through B. glancing through C. breaking through D. getting through
30. Waving to her family on the platform, _____.
A. sorrow filled the girl’s mind B. the girl could not hold back tears of sorrow
C. the parents watched the train leaving slowly D. the train began to move slowly
31. Five minutes early, ______ we could have caught the last train.
A. or B. but C. and D. so
32. --Do you know when Peter is coming? --He ______ 4:00.
A. says B. has said C. had said D. said
33. Leave your key with a neighbor ______ you lock yourself out one day.
A. ever since B. even if C. soon after D. in case
34. ______ at the cafeteria before, Tina didn’t want to eat there again.
A. Eaten B. To have eaten C. Having eaten D. Having been eaten
35. ______ other good students, the teacher thinks, Hank is ______ student.
A. Compared with; a most satisfied B. Compared to; the most satisfied
C. Compared to; the satisfying D. Compared with; a more satisfying
36. There are a great ______ flowers shown in the park and ______ people go to have a look
A. plenty of; many B. diversity of; many C. diverse; many a D. diversity; a few
37. I don’t think ______ possible to master a foreign language without much memory work.
A. this B. that C. its D. it
38. The football match was said ______ in Rome, but it was held in London at last.
A. to have been held B. to be holding C. to hold D. to have held
39. Charles Babbage is generally considered ______ the first computer.
A. to have invented B. inventing C. to invent D. having invented
40. I hate ______ when people talk with their mouths full.
A. it B. that C. these D. them
二、 完形填空：（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education. __41__, it has been said that today children __42__ their education to go to school. The __43__ between schooling and education suggested by this is important.
Education is __44__, compared with schooling. Education knows no __45__. It can take place __46__, whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the __47__ learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class. __48__ the experience of schooling can be known in advance, education quite often produces __49__. A chance talk with a __50__ may lead to a person to discover how __51__ he knows of another country. People obtain education from __52__ on. Education, __53__, is a very __54__ and unlimited term. It is lifelong experience that starts long __55__ the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one’s entire life.
Schooling, on the other hand, is a __56__ experience, whose style changes __57__ from one way to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at the same time, take __58__ seats, use similar textbooks, do homework, and __59__, and so on. Schooling has usually been __60__ by the edges of the subjects being taught.
41. A. Then B. However C. Thus D. Therefore
42. A. understand B. need C. enjoy D. interrupt
43. A. difference B. importance C. use D. problem
44. A. unexpected B. endless C. countless D. simple
45. A. answers B. ways C. edges D. meanings
46. A. anywhere B. anywhere else C. somewhere D. somewhere else
47. A. part – time B. public C. standard D. strict
48. A. If B. Because C. So D. Though
49. A. pride B. surprises C. knowledge D. progress
50. A. neighbor B. friend C. foreigner D. teacher
51. A. wonderfully B. well C. greatly D. little
52. A. babies B. grown – ups C. women D. men
53. A. still B. next C. then D. yet
54. A. long B. broad C. narrow D. short
55. A. that B. when C. after D. before
56. A. basic B. strict C. final D. irregular
57. A. unusually B. differently C. little D. frequently
58. A. large B. new C. fixed D. small
59. A. take exams B. hold exams C. mark papers D. read papers
60. A. changed B. limited C. chosen D. controlled
三、阅读理解：（共16小题，每小题2分，共32分）
A
Unless we spend money to prevent asteroids （小行星）now , one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it , some scientists say .
Asteroids are bigger ones of the meteoroids （流星）that run across the night sky . Most orbit the sun far from the earth and don’t threaten us. But there are also thousands of asteroids whose orbits put them on a collision（碰撞）course with Earth .
Buy $50 million worth of new telescopes right now. Then spend $ 10million a year for the next 25 years to find the position of most of the space rocks. By the time we pick out a key one, the scientists say, we’ll have a way to change its course.
Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons. But the cost wouldn’t be cheap.
Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any danger are: How likely the event is; How bad the results will be if the event happens. Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of lives might strike Earth once every 500,000 years. Sounds pretty rare —but if one did fall , it would be the end of the world . “If we don’t take care of these big asteroids, they’ll take care of us,” says one scientist, “It’s that simple.”
The cure , though , might be worse than the disease . Do we really want fleets of nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth? “The world has less to fear from the rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them,” said a New York Times article.
61. What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?
A. They are heavenly bodies similar in nature.
B. They are heavenly bodies different in nature.
C. There are more asteroids than meteoroids.
D. Asteroids are more secret than meteoroids.
62. What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?
A. It is very unlikely but the danger exists.
B. Such a collision might happen once every 25 years.
C. It’s still too early to say whether such a collision might happen.
D. Collisions of asteroids with Earth happen more often than expected.
63. What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to change the course of
asteroids?
A. It sounds practical but may not solve the problem.
B. It may create more problems than it might solve.
C. It is a waste of money because a collision with Earth is very unlikely.
D. Further research should be done before it proves workable.
64. We can conclude from the passage that .
A. while pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the world.
B. asteroids running across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near future
C. the worry about asteroids can be left to further generations since it’s unlikely to happen in our
time.
D. workable ways still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroids with Earth
B
Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.
During the hours when you labour through your work, you may say that you’re “hot”. That’s true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people that peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues （自言自语）as “Get up , John ! You’ll be late for work again !” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.
You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can make your life fit it better. Habit can help. Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you’re sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract （打乱）your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to . If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won’t change your cycle , but you’ll get up steam and work better at your low point .
Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a yawn （呵欠）and stretch . Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine （常规的）work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy for your sharper hours .
65. Which of the following causes family quarrels?
A. Not knowing each other’s energy cycle.
B. Familiar monologues.
C. A change in a family member’s energy cycle.
D. Attempts to control the energy of other family members
66. If you want to work better at your low point in the morning, you should .
A. change your energy cycle B. overcome your laziness
C. get up early than usual D. go to bed earlier
67. You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will .
A. help to keep your energy for the day’s work
B. help you to control your temper early in the day
C. enable you to get your energy on your routine work
D. keep your energy cycle under control all day
68. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Change Your Habits B. Save Your Energy
C. Daily Energy Cycle D. Temperature—and—Energy Peak
C
Scientists have discovered a gene （基因）that plays a role in violence （暴力）in men ill-treated in childhood . The discovery could explain why some experience unhappy childhoods and go on to normal lives, while others turn to violence, crime of antisocial deeds. But it will also restart another argument.
Terrie Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi report in Science today that one common form of a gene in the brain makes men more likely to be violent—but only if they have experienced cruelty or rejection in childhood . The researchers followed up the life histories of 442