高中英语试题

During the war，my husband was stationed at an army camp in a desert in California．I went to live there in order to be（1） 　him．I hated the place．I had never （2） 　 　been so unhappy．My husband was ordered out on a long﹣term duty，and I was left in a tiny shack（棚屋） alone．The heat was（3） 　 　﹣almost $125°$ F even in the shade of a cactus（仙人掌）．（4） 　 　a soul to talk to．The wind blew non﹣stop，and all the food I ate，and the evry air I breathed，were（5） 　 　with sand，sand，sand!

I was so sorry for myself that I wrote to my parents．I told them I was （6） 　and coming back home．I said I couldn't stand it one minute longer．I（7） 　 　be in prison!My father answered my （8） 　     　with just two lines﹣two lines that will always sing in my（9） 　 　﹣two lines that completely changed my life：

Two men looked out from prison bars，One saw the mud，the other saw the stars．

I read those two lines（10） 　 　I was ashamed of myself．I made up my mind I would find out what was good in my present （11） 　 　； I would look for the stars

I made friends with the natives，and their（12） 　 　amazed me．They gave me presents of their favorite artworks which they had（13） 　 　to sell to toueists．I studied the delightful forms of the cactus．I watched for the desert sunsets，and（14） 　 　for seashells that had been left there millions of years ago when the desert had been an ocean（15） 　 　

What brought about this（16） 　 　change in me？The desert hadn't changed，（17） 　 　I had．I had changed my（18） 　 　And by doing so，I changed an unhappy experience into the most amazing（19） 　 　of my life．I was excited by this new world that I had dicovered I had looked out of my self﹣creatded prison and（20） 　 　the stars

（1）

A．

off

B．

behind

C．

near

D．

beyond

（2）

A．

before

B．

already

C．

then

D．

still

（3）

A．

inflexible

B．

incomprehensible

C．

uncontrollable

D．

unbearable

（4）

A．

Only

B．

Not

C．

Many

D．

Such

（5）

A．

covered

B．

filled

C．

buried

D．

charged

（6）

A．

catching up

B．

keeping up

C．

giving up

D．

getting up

（7）

A．

ought to

B．

might well

C．

would rather

D．

had better

（8）

A．

request

B．

call

C．

question

D．

letter

（9）

A．

comparison

B．

imagination

C．

consideration

D．

memory

（10）

A．

over and over

B．

by and by

C．

up and down

D．

now and then

（11）

A．

company

B．

occupation

C．

situation

D．

relationship

（12）

A．

movement

B．

reaction

C．

guidance

D．

purpose

（13）

A．

refused

B．

failed

C．

managed

D．

happened

（14）

A．

asked

B．

hunted

C．

waited

D．

headed

（15）

A．

floor

B．

surface

C．

rock

D．

level

（16）

A．

shocking

B．

challenging

C．

puzzling

D．

astonishing

（17）

A．

as

B．

but

C．

for

D．

or

（18）

A．

attitude

B．

principle

C．

identity

D．

standard

（19）

A．

vacation

B．

operation

C．

affair

D．

adventure

（20）

A．

sought

B．

counted

C．

found

D．

reached

﹣The movie start at 8：30，and we can have a quick bite before we go．

﹣﹣       ．See you at 8：10．（　　）

A．	So long	B．	Sounds great
C．	Good luck	D．	Have a good time

I had as much fun sailing the seas as I now do       with students．（　　）

A．

working

B．

work

C．

to work

D．

worked

I have always enjoyed all the events you organized and I hope to attend    in the coming years（　　）

A．	little more	B．	no more
C．	much more	D．	many more

George _________ too far．His coffee is still warm．（　　）

A．	must have gone	B．	might have gone
C．	can't have gone	D．	needn't have gone

In this article，you need to back up general statements with ________ examples．（　　）

A．

specific

B．

permanent

C．

abstract

D．

universal

Had the governments and scientists not worked together，AIDS﹣related deaths _______ since their highest in 2005．（　　）

A．	had not fallen
B．	would not fall
C．	did not fall
D．	would not have fallen

When the time came to make the final decision for a course，I decided to apply for the one that ______my interest．（　　）

A．

limited

B．

reserved

C．

reflected

D．

spoiled

A sudden stop can be a very frightening experience，______ if you are travelling at high speed．（　　）

A．

eventually

B．

strangely

C．

merely

D．

especially

When their children lived far away from them，these old people felt ______from the world．（　　）

A．	carried away	B．	broken down
C．	cut off	D．	brought up

Scientists have advanced many theories about why human beings cry tears，none of ______ has been proved．（　　）

A．

whom

B．

which

C．

what

D．

that

To return to the problem of water pollution，I'd like you to look at a study _______ in Australia in 2012．（　　）

A．	having conducted	B．	to be conducted
C．	conducting	D．	conducted

Silk ______ one of the primary goods traded along the Silk Road by about 100BC．（　　）

A．	had become	B．	was becoming
C．	has become	D．	is becoming

We can achieve a lot when we learn to let our differences unite，rather than _______ us．（　　）

A．

divide

B．

reject

C．

control

D．

abandon

The study suggests that the cultures we grow up _______influence the basic processes by which we see world around us．（　　）

A．

on

B．

in

C．

at

D．

about