高中英语试题

    Detective Ashley Jones works at a police department in England．He has recently made a significant （1）　　 ﹣loneliness is a serious social problem that can contribute to depression and even crimes，but it can be （2）　　in a clever way．The （3）　　？Chat benches．

    Jones got the idea after he had talked with an elderly lady who had been cheated of her（4）　　．The lady would get a call from a stranger every morning who（5）　　made her believe that he was her friend，and then she lent him about £31，000．Jones was（6）　　when she said that she didn't actually（7）　　being cheated． "Otherwise， I would never speak to another person for weeks on end，" she said．

    This led Jones to the conclusion that there are too many extremely（8）　　people in his community，who are easy targets of cheating．So he （9）　　to do something about it．He （10）　　the police department to allow him to（11）　　a couple of "chat benches" in two of their local parks．Then he hung a colorful sign on each of the benches that（12）　　："HAPPY TO CHAT"．Just a few days after the signs went up，he found people sitting there and engaging in active and （13）　　conversations．

    The idea is catching on（14）　　．There are now over 40 chat benches throughout England．More new chat benches have sprung up across the UK and beyond．All who participated have gained a（n）（15）　　 outcome from getting involved．Jones' idea has been fully（16）　　﹣the "HAPPY TO CHAT" benches help（17）　　the invisible social barrier that keeps people from saying hello．

    This effort is not just a（n）（18）　　at being community minded﹣it's also a （19）　　measure．It prevents people who are cut off from society falling victim to cheaters．

    The Chat Bench is a fantastic new project that （20）　　those of all ages to interact and get to know each other in the future．

（1）A． choice	B． discovery	C． visit	D． promise
（2）A． experienced	B． suffered	C． prevented	D． felt
（3）A． solution	B． puzzle	C． excuse	D． intention
（4）A． pleasure	B． prize	C． credit	D． money
（5）A． eventually	B． frequently	C． previously	D． occasionally
（6）A． ashamed	B． shocked	C． excited	D． amused
（7）A． mind	B． forgive	C． risk	D． enjoy
（8）A． active	B． lonely	C． cautious	D． stubborn
（9）A． learned	B． refused	C． pretended	D． decided
（10）A． forced	B． ordered	C． convinced	D． taught
（11）A． put away	B． make out	C． tear apart	D． set up
（12）A． read	B． claimed	C． meant	D． implied
（13）A． formal	B． joyful	C． awkward	D． crazy
（14）A． randomly	B． slowly	C． quickly	D． purposefully
（15）A． positive	B． disappointing	C． correct	D． embarrassing
（16）A． realized	B． examined	C． discussed	D． formed
（17）A． break down	B． put up	C． keep off	D． take out
（18）A． glance	B． attempt	C． knock	D． attack
（19）A． heart﹣breaking	B． risk﹣taking	C． face﹣saving	D． crime﹣cutting
（20）A． forbids	B． appoints	C． encourages	D． troubles

The student completed this experiment to make come true ______ Professor Joseph had said．（　　）

A．

that

B．

what

C．

when

D．

where

The dancer's incredible performance had the audience on its feet ______ for 10 minutes at the end of the show．（　　）

A．	being clapped	B．	clap
C．	clapped	D．	clapping

We can't ______ buying a new printer for our company．The one we have doesn't work．（　　）

A．

take up

B．

carry out

C．

keep on

D．

put off

For my fifth birthday，my mother baked me a cake ______ a monkey．（　　）

A．	in the shape of	B．	beyond the reach of
C．	at the mercy of	D．	on the side of

We offered to give Sharon a ride home，but she ______，saying that she felt like walking．（　　）

A．	understood	B．	accepted
C．	compromised	D．	declined

﹣Why do people like pop music？I hate it so much．

﹣______ it is not your style，that doesn't mean it is bad．（　　）

A．	Only if	B．	Even though
C．	Now that	D．	In case

The number of medical schools reached 18 in the early 1990s and ______ around that level ever since．（　　）

A．	are remaining	B．	have remained
C．	is remaining	D．	has remained

I never worried about my son while I was away because my mother ______ him．（　　）

A．	drank a toast to	B．	played a joke on
C．	kept an eye on	D．	made an apology to

According to Professor Johnson，we don't have to read the book if we don't want to，as it is ______．（　　）

A．

worthwhile

B．

necessary

C．

optional

D．

serious

Dr．Rowan，______ secretary resigned two weeks ago，has had to do all his own typing．（　　）

A．

whose

B．

of whom

C．

of which

D．

which

﹣Shall I order a taxi for Sarah to go to the airport tonight？

﹣______．I'll drive her there．（　　）

A．	Have a try	B．	Don't mention it
C．	Don't bother	D．	Go ahead

______ us prepare for the exam，the teacher suggested reading through our notes．（　　）

A．	To help	B．	Helped
C．	Helping	D．	Being helped

﹣Next time you visit Bob，remember to give him a call in advance．

﹣______．I will．（　　）

A．	My pleasure	B．	No wonder
C．	Good point	D．	Never mind

﹣You are a great swimmer．

﹣Thanks．It's because I ______ a lot these days．（　　）

A．	have been practising	B．	was practising
C．	would practise	D．	had practised