2016-2017学年新疆师大附中高二（上）开学英语试卷
发布：2024/4/20 14:35:0
Ⅰ. 完形填空 （20*2=40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．
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1．Twelve years ago yesterday，my mother gave birth to the most beautiful girl． （1）
，we were later given the（2）that this little girl，who was three and a half months old，would only have 14 days on the earth．It's hard to understand what kind of（3）you have when you find out that you're （4）something that you don't even know．
As time went on，the number of days kept growing，which gave us（5）．When the doctors said that we could take her home，that was（6）reality hit．We had no（7）．
I am from a small town with（8）hospitals，but when you don't have money，you just don't have it．My mother tried for days to get the money，but nothing （9）each time．A caseworker（社会工作者） was even doing her best．It's（10）that it almost felt as if we had to（11）a baby from the hospital．
One day the caseworker walked into her boss's office to（12）again．As she walked out，（13）down yet again，out of nowhere a man walked up to her．He （14）her a handful of money and said， "Please give this to the lady in （15），so she can take her daughter home．" She looked down at her hand with tears in her eyes．As she looked back up to thank him，he was （16）．They searched all over that hospital and he was nowhere to be（17）．
Thanks to the guy that I will（18）know，we could take home that （19）baby girl that was only given 14 days to live，and celebrated her 12th birthday yesterday．I am grateful to this man and feel that his act of （20）should be shared with everyone．（1） A．Besides B．Otherwise C．However D．Therefore （2） A．idea B．news C．order D．point （3） A．character B．friendship C．habit D．feeling （4） A．losing B．wasting C．explaining D．gaining （5） A．hope B．freedom C．trouble D．information （6） A．how B．where C．when D．whether （7） A．car B．knowledge C．shelter D．money （8） A．modern B．small C．large D．good （9） A．came up B．set up C．made up D．gave up （10） A．interesting B．necessary C．impossible D．sad （11） A．save B．buy C．visit D．protect （12） A．apologize B．research C．try D．interview （13） A．let B．moved C．knelt D．fell （14） A．took B．paid C．handed D．lent （15） A．danger B．need C．reward D．advance （16） A．gone B．shy C．disappointed D．proud （17） A．avoided B．found C．persuaded D．stopped （18） A．even B．still C．almost D．never （19） A．beautiful B．naughty C．nervous D．dangerous （20） A．courage B．gentleness C．kindness D．politeness 组卷：0引用：1难度：0.2
II．阅读理解 （15*2=30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出一个最佳选项．
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2．Staying in a Homestay in Canada will give you an excellent opportunity to improve your English conversation skills and know more about Canada customs and cultures．Our homestay families are located in areas of Vancouver，Toronto and Montréal，Canada，living from 40 to 60 minutes from the school．These homes are safe，secure，inspected and approved by our homestay program coordinators．
Your homestay family in Canada will be different from your own，especially the food and customs，but you will become one of the family!
Most Canadians work outside the home and are active in community affairs．Family members have duties around the home and do many things for themselves．For example，family members are expected to take their own dishes from the dining room to the kitchen and take care of their own possessions．This will apply to you too!
There will be many differences，both personal and cultural between you and your homestay family in Canada．We ask both you and your new family to be accepting of these differences．
Each family will assist you in learning the arrangement of your new home．You will be asked to respect the rules and regulations that are suitable for their household．If any questions arise about your new home，please feel free to ask your family．
You will be provided with a clean，comfortable，private room．The room will be furnished with a desk，bed，dresser，closet and good lighting．You are expected to keep your own room neat and tidy．You will have your own house key．Please respect the security of the household．Make sure you return the key when you leave．
（1）What's the author's purpose of writing the passage？
A．To advise us to learn English in Canada．
B．To give us some information about homestays in Canada．
C．To suggest that we practice English in Canada．
D．To encourage us to experience Canadian culture．
（2）Students who live in a homestay family．
A．can follow their own customs and have their own food
B．share the same room with one member of the family
C．don't need to do the housework
D．must adapt themselves to the new life
（3）The third paragraph mainly tells us．
A．the differences in food culture
B．where most Canadians work
C．the duty of family members in Canada
D．who is to wash the dishes
（4）According to the passage，living in a homestay can provide all the opportunities EXCEPT．
A．to improve conversation skills
B．to experience Canadian culture
C．to solve problems between you and the homestay family
D．to experience Canadian family life
（5）Why are you expected to return your key when you leave？
A．The homestay family can stay safe．
B．There are not enough keys．
C．The room can be cleaned easily．
D．The key may be lost．组卷：4引用：1难度：0.7
III. 语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式． （10*1.5=15分）
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5．Six months ago， Xie Lei boarded a plane for London（1）
（complete） a business qualification． When she came to England， she lived with a host family，（2）members always helped her． At the beginning she had to face many difficulties of （3）（day） life as how to use the phone， how to pay on the bus．（4）， she also had to face difficulties of learning at the university．（5）（study） there was quite different from studying in China and she needed some preparation first． She had to get used to a new way of life， which took （6）all her concentration． It was（7）（benefit） as well as difficult for her to study in London． She learned（8）to fulfill Western academic requirements． Xie Lei also learned that （9）a student， she should not use other people's work but try to express her （10）ideas．组卷：2引用：1难度：0.7
IV. 短文改错（每个错误1.5分，共15分）
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6．My sister sees a lovely cup when we were shopping an other day． She liked it at once． Then， she bent down and picked it up to look at the price in it． As he did this， lots of tea splashed on her T-shirt! I had to try hardly not to laugh at her shocking face! My sister wanted to get out of the shop so fast as she could when a shop assistant came over to us． It turned out be her own cup， that she'd left on the shelf by mistake． The assistant was clearly as more embarrassed as my sister， but I just thought it was funny!
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