高一英语基本能力训练

高一下学期英语基本能力训练一、单项选择1 ・ Hardly _ when it began to rain.A.Had he arrivedB. arrived heC. he had arrivedD. did he arrive2. _____ himself with his office work, he had no time to attend to his sick daughter.A.OccupyingB. OccupiedC. OccupyD. To occupy3.― Why do you look so upset?Well, there are so many problems ______________ ・A.remaining to settleB. remained settlingC. remaining to be settledD. remained to be settled4.The managers were discussing the plan which they all wanted to see _________ that mon th ・A.to carry out B・ carried out C・ carrying out D・ carry r out5.Many people were buried alive, and _______________________A.so the city wasB. so was the cityC. so the city isD. so is the city6.However many cities __________________ Alexander, so he led an army to take them back・A.raised againstB.rose up againstC.rise up againstD.rose up for7.It ____________ that after the ash covered the people who failed the city, their bodies nearly completely broke down and disappeared, leaving empty spaces in the ash.A.finds outB.turns outC.works outD.breaks out8.When ________ how a statue from distant Greece could have appeared in China, researchers explained that no doubt this was a result of Alexander the Great s influence・A.askingB.being askedC.be askedD.asked9.Today I saw the ancient Roman city of Pompeii ___________ it was 2000 years ago.A.asB.likeC.forD.until10.Then he turned his eyes east, and marched all the way to India, _________ v ictory _______ he went.A.to find, whereverB.finding, whateverC.to find, whateverD.finding, wherever二、单词拼写1 ・ The prices of the building __________ （材料）have been going up recently.2.He was born in a _________ （富有的）family.3.After the volcano e __________ . the city of Pompeii was buried under the sand・4.Shanghai is one of the largest ___________ （商业的）cities in China.5.Fortunately, no one was hurt when the gas container e _____________ ・6.This kind of game is dangerous. You may kill yourself. You must be a __________ of it・7.The earthquake left the whole town in r _________ .8.He grew up in a w __________ family, so he knows nothing about the life of the poor.9.The Han Dynasty was __________ （建立）with Chang'an as its capital city.10.Its main task was organizing _______________ （文化上的）and social activities.三.完形填空From the time each of my children started school. I packed their lunches・ And in each lunch. I 21 a note・ Often written on a napkin （餐巾），it might be a thank-you for a 22 moment, a reminder of something we were happily expecting, or a bit of 23_ for the coming test or sporting event.In early grade school they 24 their notes・But as children grow older they becomes self-conscious（有自我意识的），and 25_ he reached high school, my older son, Marc, informed me he no longer 26 my daily notes・ Telling him that he no longer needed to 27 them but I still needed to write them, I 28 until the day he graduated.Six years after high school graduation. Marc called and asked if he could move 29 for a couple of months・He had spent those years well, graduating from college, 30 two internship （实Al）in Washington, D.C., and 31 , becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento, 32short vacation visits, however, he had lived away from home・ With his younger sister leaving for college, I was 33 happy to have Marc back・ Since I was 34 making lunch for his younger brother, I 35 one for Marc, too. Imagine my 36 when I got a call from my 24-yere-old son, 37 his lunch・'Did I do sometliiiig 38 ? Don't you loie me 39 ?Mom?^ were just a few of diequestions he threw at me as I 4Q_ asked him what was wrong・tfc My note. Mom/' he answered. "Where's my note?"l.A. earned B.found C. included D. held2. A. difficult B. special C. comfortable D. separate3. A. congratulation B. improvement C. explanation D. encouragement4. A. loved B. answered C. wrote D. examined5. A. lately B. by the way C. by the time D. gradually6. A. received B. understood C. enjoyed D. collected7. A. copy B. read C. take D.send8. A. held up B. gave up C. followed D. continued9. A. out B. home C. to college D. lo Sacramento10. A. organizing B. planning C. comparing D. completing11. A. hopefully B. finally C. particularly D. certainly12. A. Because of B. Instead of C. Except for D. As for13. A. especially B. immediately C. equally D. generally14. A. once B. again C. still D. even15. A. packed B. fetched C. bought D. filled16. A. fear B. suiprise C. anger D. disappointment17. A. waiting for B. worrying about C. caring for D. asking about1& A. wrong B. funny C. strange D. smart19. A. any more B.enough C. once more D. better20. A. interestingly B. bitterly C. politely D. 1 aughinglyCBDAC CBDBD BCACA BDAAD四.阅读理解AMargaret, married with two small children, has been working for the last seven years as a night cleaner, cleaning offices in a big building・She trained as a nurse, but had to give it up when her elder child became seriously ill. “I would have liked to go back to it, but the shifts （工作班次）are all wrong for me, as I have to be home to get the children up and off to school.nSo she works as a cleaner instead, from 9 p.m. till 6 a.m. five nights a week for just £ 90, before tax and insurance・“It's better than it was last year, but I still think that people who work 'unsocial hours' should get a bit extra/*The hours she's chosen to work mean that she sees plenty of the children, but very little of her husband. However, she doesift think that puts any pressure on their relationship・Her work isn't physically very hard. but it's not exactly pleasant, eithe匚"I do get angry with people who leave their offices like a place for raising pigs .If they realized people like me have to do it, perhaps they'd be a bit more careful."The fact that she s working all night doesn't worry Margaret at all. Unlike some dark buildings at night, the building where she works is fully lit, and the women work in groups of three・“ Since Fve got to be here, I try to enjoy myself - and I usually do, because of the other girls. We all lia^-e a good laugh, so the time ne^'er drags."Another challenge Margaret has to face is the reaction of other people when she tells them what she does for a living・"They think you're a cleaner because you don't know how to read and write,M said Margaret. “ I used to think what my parents would say if they knew what Fd been doing, but I don't think tliat way any more. I don't dislike the work thougli I can t say I m mad about it."1.Margaret quit her job as a nurse because ____ ・A.she wanted to earn more money to support her familyB.she had suffered a lot of mental pressureC.she needed the right time to look after her childrenD.she felt tired of taking care of patients2.Margaret gets angry with people who work in the office because __________ ・A.they never clean their officesB.they look down upon cleanersC.they never do their work carefullyD・ they alwavs make a mess in their offices3.When at work, Margaret feels ________ .A・ light-hearted because of her fellow workersB.happy because the building is fully litC.tired because of the heavy workloadD.bored because time passes slowly4.The underlined part in the last paragraph implies that Margaret? s parents would ____________ ・A.help care for her childrenB.regret what they had saidC.show sympathy for herD・ feel disappointed in herBFor years we have been told tliat encouragmg a child's self-respect in important to his or her success in life ・But child expert are now learning that too much praise can lead to the opposite effect ・ Praise-aholic kids who expect it at every turn may become teens who seek the same kind of approval from their friends when asked if they want to go in the backseat of theThe implication （含义）of saying ^You are the prettiest girl in class「or talking about the goals she scored but not her overall effort ,is that you love her only when she looks the best .scores the highest ・achieves the most ・ And this carries over to the classroom ・Social psychologist Carol Dweck , PhD, tested the effects of overpraise on 400 fifth graders while she was at Columbia University ・ She found that kids praised for "trying bard did better on tests and were more likely to take on difficult assignments than those praised for being smart .Praising attributes （品质）or abilities makes a false promise that success will come to you because you ・have that quality , and it devalues effort , so children are afraid to take on challenges / says Dweck , now at Stanford Unh-ersity . "Th已y figure they'd better quit while they be ahead ・"5.The luiderlmed words "Praise -aholic kids" refer to kids who areA. tired of being praisedB. worthy of being praisedC. very proud of being praised D・ extremely fond of being praised6.The author quoted （引用）Dr. Dweck s words in the last paragraph in order to make the article.A. better-knownB. better-organizedC. more persuasiveD. more interesting7.We can infer from the passage that.A.praise for efforts should be more encouragedB.praise for results works better than praise for effortsC.praising a child' s achievements benefits his or her success in lifeD.praismg a child's abilities him or her to take on challenges。