高一英语新生入学考试题及答案

高一英语新生入学考试题及答案

一、单项选择

1．This problem may lead to more serious ones if ____ unsolved．

A．making B．remained C．keeping D．left

2．I have no dreams ____ to have a happy life．

A．rather than B．more than C．other than D．less than

3．——You know Mr．Green has been ill for days?

——Yes, I wonder if he is ____ better now．

A．some B．much C．any D．no

4．$100 a month could hardly ____ the cost of his life in such a big city in this country．

A．spend B．take C．cover D．meet

5．Working in the kitchen for years made Tom ____ a good cook．

A．for B．into C．of D．as

6．She was such a proud person that she would die ____ she would admit she was wrong．

A．rather than B．until C．after D．before

7．——Are you through with your homework?

——Well, ____．

A．sort of B．go ahead C．why not D．that's OK

8．——What field will your son go into after graduation from Nanjing University?

——I'm not quite certain, but he ____ a good teacher of English．

A．promises B．becomes C．makes D．proves

9．My mother is always warning me when I go out, “Don't get off the bus ____ it is stopping．”

A．until B．before C．while D．after

10．The dance performed by the disabled actors is really a hit, but years ago no one ____ they

were to achieve such great success．

A．must have imagined B．could have imagined

C．should have imagined D．would have imagined

11．The young lady prefers dressing up for a party to ____ by others．

A．be noticed B．being noticed

C．having been noticed D．have been noticed

12．Before the war broke out, many people ____ possessions they could not take with them．

A．threw away B．put away C．gave away D．carried away

13．____ the pressure from work, teachers have to deal with psychological problems caused by

interpersonal relationship．

A．As far as B．As long as C．As well as D．As soon as

14．——I hear your aunt likes travel, music, clothes and fine food．

——Oh, yeah, and music may have been ____ of her tastes．

A．the rather more respectable B．much the most respectable C．very the most respectable D．even more respectable one

15．____ children tend to prefer sweets to meat．

A．The most B．Most C．Most of D．The most of the

二、完形填空

Salsa is a musical type that has existed for many years and is still 1 today．Salsa comes

from Cuba, but many people 2 that the Puerto Ricans who moved to the US 3 the

style of salsa we know today．

Because of political problems in the 4 20th century, many people left Puerto Rico and

settled in the US．Between 1915 and 1930, about 50,000 Puerto Ricans 5 in the US．In 1917,

a 6 was passed that made people from Puerto Rico Americans move 7 After this,

Puerto Ricans were able to move 8 between their home and the US mainland．

Between 1940 and 1969, about 800,000 Puerto Ri-cans moved to the US, 9 to New

York City and Miami．They brought with them their culture, style, and Latin rhythm （节拍）．One

style of music and dance they 10 to the US was a mixture of Afro-Cuban rhythms and

Puerto Rican traditional dance． In New York, 11 incorporated （little） American jazz, and

the salsa we know today 12 ．During this time, sala music and dance, were popular in the

New York City and around the US．

The song words 13 stories of the immigrants' （移民） struggle to make a 14 in New

York City．By the late 1970's, salsa caliente was 15 popular; another style-salsa romantica,

with its romantic love lyrics （词句） -became popular, 16 ．Salsa romantica is still popular

today and is 17 by musicians suchas Mare Anthony, a singer from Puerto Rico．

18 Puerto Ricans continue to make special mixtures of salsa by combining it

with other musical styles．A mixture of hip-hop and salsa can be 19 in Jennifer．Lopez's

music which became world famous by combining rock rhythms with the salsa romantics style．

For many people, listening to salsa music is not 20 ;its fast rhythm and lively beat

make them want to get up and dance．

1．A．new B．popular C．beautiful D．wonderful

2．A．believe B．doubt C．agree D．guess

3．A．formed B．got C．developed D．invented

4．A．middle B．late C．unknown D．early

5．A．arrived B．lived C．worked D．visited

6．A．plan B．law C．suggestion D．rule

7．A．back and forth B．up and down C．in and out D．here and there

8．A．slowly B．quickly C．gradually D．freely

9．A．exactly B．certainly C．mainly D．impossibly

10．A．brought B．took C．carried D．gave

11．A．singers B．musicians C．dancers D．New Yorkers

12．A．was born B．came out C．was finished D．went on

13．A．wrote B．made up C．changed into D．told

14．A．journey B．room C．living D．contribution

15．A．for ever B．even more C．no longer D．now and then

16．A．instead B．indeed C．too D．either

17．A．acted B．performed C．played D．showed

18．A．Old B．Young C．Man D．Woman