高中英语试题

— Hi, Jack, would you like to join us in the sightseeing this weekend?
—Thank you, but I regret ______ you that I can’t, for I’m going to visit my grandparents.

A．to tell	B．having told
C．telling	D．to be telling

More students than ever before are taking a gap-year (间隔年) before going to university. It used to be called the “year off” between school and university. The gap-year phenomenon originated with the months left over to Oxbridge applicants between entrance exams in November and the start of the next academic year.
This year, 25,310 students who have accepted places in higher education institutions have put off their entry until next year, according to statistics on university entrance provided by University and College Admissions Service (UCAS). That is a record 14.7% increase in the number of students taking a gap year. Tony Higgins from UCAS said that the statistics are good news for everyone in higher education. “Students who take a well-planned year out are more likely to be satisfied with, and complete, their chosen course. Students who take a gap year are often more mature and responsible,” he said.
But not everyone is happy. Owain James, the president of the National Union of Students(NUS), argued that the increase is evidence of student hardship – young people are being forced into earning money before finishing their education. “New students are now aware that they are likely to leave university with up to ￡15,000 in debt. It is not surprising that more and more students are taking a gap year to earn money to support their study for the degree. statistics show that over 40% of students  are forced to work during term time and the figure increases to 90% during vacation periods,” he said.
What do we learn about the gap year from the text?

A．It is flexible in length.

B．It is a time for relaxation.

C．It is increasingly popular.

D．It is required by universities.

According to Tony Higgins, students taking a gap year_________.

A．are better prepared for college studies

B．know a lot more about their future jobs

C．are more likely to leave university in debt

D．have a better chance to enter top universities

What would most students do on their vacation according to NUS statistics?

A．Attend additional courses.

B．Make plans for the new term.

C．Earn money for their education.

D．Prepare for their graduate studies

Can you believe everything that you read? It seems as if every day, some new articles come out about a new discovery about this or that. For example, water is bad for you, or good for you. The answer depends on which scientific study has just come out. People cannot decide which food items are healthy, how pyramids were constructed, and why dinosaurs disappeared. When we look for answers we sometimes can believe persuasive researches and scientists. But how trustworthy are they really? Here are two examples of scientific hoaxes (骗局).
As far back as 1726, Johann Beringer was fooled by his fellow scientists into thinking he had made an amazing discovery. The fossils of spiders, lizards, and even birds with the name of God written on them in Hebrew were unlike anything that had been found before. He wrote several papers on them and was famous for those only to have it revealed that they were planted by jealous colleagues to ruin his reputation.
When an early human being was discovered in 1912, scientists at this time were wild with excitement over the meaning it had for the theory of evolution. There were hundreds of papers about this Piltdown man over the next fifty years until it was finally discovered to be a complex hoax. The skull (头骨) of a man had been mixed with the jawbone of an orangutan (猩猩) to make the ape (猿) man.
The next time you read the exciting new findings of a study of the best scientist, do not automatically assume that it is true. Even qualified people can get it wrong. Though we certainly should not ignore scientific research, we do need to take it with a grain of salt. Just because it is accepted as the truth today does not mean it will still be trustworthy tomorrow.
What is the reason why Johann Beringer was fooled?

A．His fellow scientists wanted to make fun of him.

B．His workmates are eager to become famous too.

C．These scientists made a mistake because of carelessness.

D．His colleagues was jealous of him and did so to destroy his fame.

The excited scientists thought that this Piltdown man ________.

A．was in fact a complex hoax

B．was a great scientific invention

C．contributed to the theory of evolution

D．had the skull like that of an ape

What does the underlined phrase “with a grain of salt” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Happily.	B．Generally.
C．Doubtfully.	D．Completely.

What can we learn from the passage?

A．Hebrew is probably a kind of language.

B．Truths of science will never be out of time.

C．People believe scientists because they are persuasive.

D．We are advised to believe famous scientists.

Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice．Gifts are easy—they’re given after all．Choice can be hard．
I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago．I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year．I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast，and the idea of building all online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old，and I’d been married for a year．I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t and I wasn’t sure what to expect．MacKenzie told me I should go for it．As a young boy，I’d been a garage inventor．I’d always wanted to be all inventor，and she wanted me to follow my passion．
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired．I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet．He took me on a long walk in Central Park，listened carefully to me，and finally said，“That sounds like a really good idea，but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job．”That 1ogic made some sense to me，and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision．Seen in that light,it really was a difficult choice，but finally，I decided I had to give it a shot．I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing．And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.
After much consideration ，I took the less safe path to follow my passion ，and I’m proud of that choice．For all of us，in the end，we are our choice．
What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?

A．His dream of being an inventor．

B．The support of his wife．

C．The greatly increasing usage of the Internet．

D．Millions of exciting titles,

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?

A．The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him．

B．He would be very excited if he tried it out．

C．Be would be always having a doubt if he didn’t try．

D．The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him．

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．Cleverness and Kindness	B．The Starting of Amazon
C．Following My Passion	D．We Are What We Choose

We can know from the passage that_______．

A．the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author

B．the author wanted someone else to try the idea

C．the author might not regret if he failed the idea

D．the author might go back to his boss if he failed

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
For many people in the West, March 13 will be scary. It is said that there are millions of people who will be so scared that they will refuse to get out of bed all day!
Being nervous about Friday the 13th is a superstition (迷信). Many buildings don’t have a 13th floor and, in races, no one wants to wear the number 13. According to some, Jesus was crucified(十字架上钉死) on Friday making the combination of “Friday” and “13” particularly unlucky.
  For example, people think it is unlucky to walk under ladders.   This behavior is seen as an insult (侮辱) to the sun and a sign that everyone inside will have bad luck. When a black cat passes in front of you, it is also thought to mean that bad luck is coming.
Well, three-leaf clovers (三叶草), horseshoes facing up and even rabbit feet are said to bring good luck. There is a rhyme to help you remember the last lucky item, a “penny”: “Find a penny, pick it up; All the day you’ll have good luck!”

A．What makes this day so terrifying?

B．Why are people in the West so superstitious?

C．So is there anything you can do to bring good luck in the West?

D．It is also believed that you should never open an umbrella indoors.

E. The number 13 is considered unlucky in many western countries.
F. There are some other animals that people think will bring bad luck.
G. In addition to the number 13, there are other superstitions in Western culture.

From the health point of view we are living in a marvelous age. We are immunized (免疫) from birth against many of the most dangerous diseases. A large number of once deadly illnesses can now be cured by modern drugs and medical treatment. It is almost certain that one day cures will be found for the most stubborn remaining diseases. The expectation of life has increased enormously. But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we witness the unbelievable slaughter (屠杀) of men, women and children on the roads. Man vs the motor-car! It is a never-ending battle which man is losing. Thousands of people the world over are killed or horribly killed each year and we are quietly sitting back and letting it happen.
It has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a steering wheel (方向盘), his car becomes the extension of his personality. There is no doubt that the motor-car often brings out a man’s very worst qualities. People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become unrecognizable when they are behind a steering-wheel. They are ill-mannered and aggressive, willful as two-year-olds and absolutely selfish. All their hidden disappointments and regrets seem to be brought by the act of driving.
The surprising thing is that society smiles so kindly on the motorist and seems to forgive his behavior. Everything is done for his convenience. Cities are allowed to become almost impossible to live in because of heavy traffic; towns are made ugly by huge car parks; the countryside is ruined by road networks; and the mass annual slaughter becomes nothing more than a statistic, to be conveniently forgotten.
It is high time a world system of laws were created to reduce this senseless waste of human life. As for driving, the laws of some countries are not strict and even the strictest are not strict enough. Here are a few examples of some the things that might be done. The driving test should be standardized and made far more difficult than it is; all the drivers should be made to take a test every three years or so; the age at which young people are allowed to drive any vehicle should be raised to at least 21; all vehicles should be put through strict annual tests for safety. Even the smallest amount of alcohol in the blood can affect a person’s driving ability. Present drinking and driving laws (where they exist) should be made much stricter. Maximum and minimum speed limits should be introduced on all roads. Governments should lay down safety specifications (规范) for manufacturers, as has been done in the USA. All advertising stressing power and performance should be banned. These measures may sound inordinately severe. But surely nothing should be considered as too severe if it results in reducing the annual toll of human life. After all, the world is for human beings, not motor-cars.
The main idea of this passage is_________.

A．Traffic accidents are mainly caused by motorists.

B．Thousands of people the world over are killed each year.

C．The laws of some countries about driving are not too strict.

D．Only stricter traffic laws can prevent accidents.

What does the author think of society toward motorists?

A．Society laughs at the motorists.

B．Huge car parks are built in the cities and towns.

C．Victims of accidents are nothing.

D．Society forgives their rude driving.

Why does the author say: “his car becomes the extension of his personality?”

A．Driving can show his real self.

B．Driving can show the other part of his personality.

C．Driving can bring out his character.

D．His car can express his temper.

The attitude of the author is_________.

A．ironical	B．critical
C．appealing	D．favorable

The novel is so badly written that I can hardly ________what the writer is trying to say.

A．turn out

B．make out

C．let out

D．try out

The great success of this project has been largely ________ the support given by the 30 local businesspersons.

A．instead of	B．thanks to
C．due to	D．as a consequence

To tell you the truth, if it were not for the fact that you ________ my daughter, I would not take such pains to serve you.

A．were

B．have been

C．had been

D．are

She _________ high and tries hard to make her dream come true.

A．achieves

B．reaches

C．misses

D．aims

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Zebras have their own bug repellent(驱虫剂)?
Eww bugs! They are so annoying! We humans are lucky that we can apply repellents to avoid nasty bites. But what’s an animal to do? They have no choice but to spend their days shooing them off with their tails, unless, of course, they are zebras, who apparently have their own automatic repellent--- their striped skin!
Scientists had originally thought that the reason why the animal had developed the black and white lines was to help protect itself from predators (食肉动物)in the African savannah(大草原), because the stripes make it difficult to single out one zebra that is traveling with a herd.While that may be true, the theory has never been tested or proven. Now the experts have another---that the stripes have evolved to repel the annoying horse flies that not only feed off their blood, but also, transmit dangerous germs into the bodies of these innocent animals.
The study was performed by a team of Swedish scientists. One of the clues that got them thinking along these lines was the fact that darker horses got bitten more often than light-colored or white ones.
The fact that zebras are born black and only develop stripes as they grow older made the scientists theorize that the stripes may be something the animals have developed to make themselves less attractive to flies.
To test if this may be the case, they painted some boards at a horse-infested(寄生的) horse farm in Budapest with patterns of black and white stripes of varying widths and applied a layer of glue on them. What they noticed was that the places where the black and white stripes were at their narrowest (similar to what zebras have) attracted the fewest flies. They achieved similar results when they painted horses with black and white zebra-like stripes.
While the research are not sure why this may be the case, they believe it may be something to do with the way insects operate---horseflies are attracted to horizontally polarized light(偏振光); since white does not reflect it, white horses are luckier than black ones. But zebras seem to be the luckiest of all. When the researchers measured the polarized light reflected from real zebra skins, they found that it matched light patterns that were the least attractive to horseflies.
While this theory does make logical sense, nobody is 100 percent sure that it is really true, given that it has never been tested on a real zebra. If it is true, it does raise the question of why a horse, a close relative of the zebra has failed to develop stripes. The researchers believe that this could be because there are more horseflies in Africa, where zebras reside, then anywhere else in the world.

Title	Zebras have their own bug repellent?
Reasons why zebras develop their strips	Original belief	With the black and white lines, one zebra is difficult to single out while traveling with a herd, thus _____ it from its enemies.
New theory	Zebras, residing in Africa where there are most horseflies in the world have developed strips to ______ being attacked.
A study	Researchers	A team of scientists from ______
____	To test if strips are developed to make zebras less attractive to flies.
Clues	*White or light-colored horses are less ___ to get bitten than dark ones. *Zebras develop strips as they grow older though born black.
Method	*Some boards at a horse farm are painted with patterns of black and white stripes variously _____ , a layer of glue applied on them. *Measured the polarized light reflected from real zebra skins.
____	*The places where the black and white stripes at the narrowest were similar to the ____zebras have attracted the fewest flies. *Strips of zebras matched light patterns that were the least attractive to horseflies.
Principle of zebras’ black and white strips repelling the flies	Horizontally polarized light, which white does not reflect, _____ to horseflies.
Conclusion	______tested on real zebras, the theory isn’t definitely true.

Large companies need a way to reach the savings of the public at large. The same problem, on a smaller scale, faces practically every company trying to develop new products and create new jobs. There can be little prospect of raising the sort of sum needed from friends and people we know, and while banks may agree to provide short-term finance, they are generally unwilling to provide money on a permanent basis for long- term projects. So companies turn to the public, inviting people to lend them money, or take a share in the business in exchange for a share in future profits. This they do by issuing stocks and shares in the business through the Stock Exchange. By doing so, they can put the savings of individuals both at home and overseas into circulation.
When the saver needs his money back, he does not have to go to the company with which he originally placed it. Instead, he sells his shares through a stockbroker to some other savers who are seeking to invest their money.
Many of the services needed both by industry and by each of us are provided by the government or by local authorities. Hospitals, roads, electricity, telephones, equipment and new development, if they are to serve us properly, require more money than it is raised through taxes alone. The government, local authorities, and nationalized industries therefore frequently need to borrow money to finance major capital spending, and then too, come to the Stock Exchange.
There is hardly a man or a woman in this country whose job or whose standard of living does not depend on the ability of his or her employers to raise money to finance new development. In one way or another, new money must come from the savings of the country. The Stock Exchange exists to provide a channel through which these savings can reach those who need finance.
How does a company get the public to invest their savings for it according to the passage?

A．By paying them very high interests for borrowing their savings.

B．By providing a share to them in the future profits.

C．By offering favorable terms to attract them to buy its products.

D．By selling its stocks and shares to them through the Stock Exchange.

According to the passage, many services wanting to serve people properly have to_______.

A．get as much finance as possible through taxes

B．get the support from the government or local authorities

C．be able to provide what people really need

D．get persistent financial support

According to the passage, what factor has a great effect on the workers’ job and living standard?

A．Their employers’ policy for offering good welfare to them.

B．Their employers’ strategy for the company’s development.

C．Their employers’ capacity of raising money to finance new development.

D．Their employers’ ability to make the company obtain a great profit.

--How do you think I can make up with Tom?
--Put aside ________ you disagree and try to find ________ you have in common.

A．what; what	B．where; what
C．what; where	D．what; whether

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文中共有10处错误, 每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^）, 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜钱（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处, 多者（从第11处起）不计分。
It was raining hardly outside, that made it difficult for me to go home for lunch. Just as I was wondering what I should eat at noon, I saw a familiar figure passed by our classroom. I rushed out and it was my mother, who is already in the fifties, that brought me lunch, in spite the heavy rain. In China, many parents make great sacrifices for our children. But what had the children done in return？All too often, most children just take it for granted that their parents should serve for them unconditionally. My dear mum or dad, thank you very much for bringing me up. How shall I do for you?

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Suddenly all the lights on that crowded underground train went out. Then it stopped in that dark tunnel. We waited. We expected the lights to come on again. ________ nothing happened.
Then I began to smell ________. People around me then began to cry out in fear. “The train is on fire!” they cried. The woman ______ (stand) next to me _______ (sudden) fell on the floor. I realized she was overcome by the smoke. Then I saw flames appearing. “If something does not happen soon,” I said to _______, “I _______ (burn) alive!” But as I stood there in the dark in that crowded burning train, I could see no way to escape. So I cried, “God, if it is not my time to die, please help me!” I heard a noise. It was on my right side. I at once began to push my way forward to______ that noise came from. ________ light in the distance. “Thank God!” I cried. “God must have a purpose for saving my life. He must want me to help ______ people experience what he could do for them.” I decided.