高一入学摸底考试英语试题

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高一入学摸底考试英语试卷

一、 单项填空 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项（本大题共30分，每小题1分）

1. He looked under ______ table and found ______ pen he lost the day before yesterday.

A. the; a B. the; the C. /; the D. the; /

2. ______ of the information about the show ______ downloaded from the Internet.

A. Three-fourths; were B. Three-fourths; was

C. Third-fourths; were D. Third-fourths; was

3. In winter, people usually keep flowers in their houses to ______ them against the cold.

A. produce B. provide C. protect D. prevent

4. —Excuse me, may I take the magazine away? —No, you ______. You ______ only read it here.

A. mustn’t; can B. mustn’t; need C. may not; need D. needn’t; can

5. —I don’t like music which I can’t sing along with. —Me, ______.

A. too B. also C. either D. so

6. Mother told me ______ in bed because it’s bad for eyes.

A. don’t read B. not to read C. not read D. to not read

7. It is difficult for us to learn a lesson in life ____ we’ve actually had that lesson.

A. when B. after C. since D. until

8. There are only ______ new words in the passage, but I know ______ of them.

A. a little; none B. a few; none C. little; all D. few; all

9. ______ bad news! Jack Chang made ______ many careless mistakes in the film.

A. How; so B. How; such C. What; so D. What; such

10. There are a number of things ____ him. He did nothing but _____ a lot of wine yesterday evening.

A. worrying; drink B. worrying; drank C. worried; to drink D. worried; drink

11. Much attention must ______ these details

A. pay B. be paid C. pay to D. be paid to

12. The principal is not here, and you’d better call him _____ 3 p.m. ______ 5 p.m. tomorrow.

A. between; and B. from; and C. from; to D. between; to

13. —Boys and girls, please ______ your compositions after class.

—Oh, my God! I ______ it at home.

A. hand in; forgot B. hand in; left C. give out; forgot D. hand out; left

14. —What did your father say? —He asked us ______.

A. how to mend the recorder B. why we mend the recorder

C. that we mended the recorder D. where did we mend the recorder

15. —Could you come back home for dinner?

—______. I’ll be at a very important business meeting at that time.

A. I think so B. Yes, I hope so C. I’m afraid not D. I’m afraid so

16. The hotel wasn’t particularly good, but I _________ in many worse hotels.

A. stayed B. would stay C. was staying D. had stayed

17. No decision ___________ about the trip until the headmaster has come back.

A. is made B. will be made C. is being made D. has been made

18. —What do you think of teaching, John?

—I find it fun and challenging. It is a job ____ you are doing something serious but interesting.

A. what B. which C. where D. that

19. The biggest whale is ________ blue whale, which grows to be about 29 meters long —the height of

_______9-storey building.

A. the; the B. a; a C. the; a D. a; the

20. Being a parent is not always easy, and being the parent of a child with special needs often carries with 2

________ extra stress.

A. it B. that C. him D. one

21. —I’m going to Sanya for my holiday. I’ll phone you as soon as I arrive there.

— OK. ________

A. It’s very kind of you. B. I wish you good luck. C. Have a good time. D. Thanks.

22. —Look! What is that nice building used for? — It ________ as a hotel, but I’m not sure.

A. must be used B. can’t be used C. may be used D. should use

23. You’re driving too fast. Can you drive ________ ?

A. more slowly a bit B. slowly a bit more C. slowly more a bit D. a bit more slowly

24. —Do you know Anna’s telephone number?

— _______. As a matter of fact, I don’t know any Anna, either.

A. I hope so B. I think so C. I’m afraid not D. I’d rather not

25. Coal burning _________ a lot of smoke and pollutes our air.

A. gives off B. gives up C. gives away D. gives in

26. When they visited their hometown, they saw many changes ___________ in that area.

A. were happened B. which was happened

C. which had been happened D. which had happened

27. Usually the old people ___________ because they feel lonely at times.

A. love listening B. like to listen to music C. love to be listened to D. like to be listening

28. If your partner is weak in study, you ________ to help him.

A. suppose B. will suppose C. are supposed D. will be impolite

29. Oh, you have come back! I __________ I could see you again in such a short time.