1、宁波赫威斯肯特学校普高新生夏校阶段测试英语试题卷班级： 姓名： 说明：满分100分，考试时间45分钟。一、 第一部分 阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2.5分，满分25分）AThese days there are thousands of charities around the world and it is possible to donate money to help people, animals and places.Mencap is a charity which is dedicated to fighting against discrimination towards th
2、ose people who suffer from any kind of learning disabilities. Most of Mencaps work is campaigning. People with learning disabilities are disadvantaged because of discrimination and lack of funding for community care. Mencap raises awareness by working at local, national and European levels to deal w
3、ith those issues that affect people with disabilities. It also provides services of education, housing and employment as well as support and advice for families and carers of sufferers.EveryChild is a relatively new charity which was created in 1983. EveryChild identifies the needs of a particular c
4、ommunity and then sets up projects to ensure that children in these communities have basic rights such as healthcare, education, social services and community development. EveryChild sets up the projects so that they are self running. The organization then moves on to new projects, leaving things in
5、 the hands of locals.The RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is the first organization dedicated to the well-being of animals anywhere in the world. The RSPCA was set up in London in 1824. At this time it was considered strange that people should care about cruelty to anim
6、als. In 1840 Queen Victoria gave the organization permission to be called a royal society: The RSPCA. These days there are almost two hundred branches in the UK.The TBG (Tidy Britain Group) is an independent national charity fighting to improve the quality of the local environment. They aim to get e
7、veryone involved in doing their bit to keep Britain clean. The work of the TBG is done mainly through campaigning. Volunteers work closely with governments and businesses to organize educational programmes designed to raise awareness of the problems. The TBGs sister organization, Going for Green, co
8、ncentrates on pollution issues. The two groups have the same chief executive.1. Whats the main purpose of Mencap?A. To improve community care.B. To help people with learning disabilities.C. To fight against any kind of discrimination.2. What was Queen Victorias attitude towards the RSPCA?A. Disappro
9、ving B. Worried.C. Approving.3. Going for Green shares a similar object with _.A. EveryChild.B. the RSPCAC. the TBGBAfter we listen to songs on a music app, we are surprised to see recommended（推荐的）songs. When we open shopping websites, we can easily see things that we might want to buy.This is based
10、 on data（数据）. Data is not only about numbers but also information from every side of our lives: our shopping habits and interests. All of this is called “big data.”In December, President Xi Jinping called for China to accelerate its big data plan to serve the development better and improve peoples l
11、ives. He also asked for greater use of big data in fields like education, social safety and transportation（交通）.Big data have been used more often in China in the past few years. Its role in tourism is just one example.The data that travelers share online give the tourism industry a lot of informatio
12、n about the countrys tourist places. After studying the data, different tourist places can create their own online instructions. The instructions show travelers, reviews and services needed to be improved.Big data is growing quickly, With a growth of 30% every year, sales of big data services and pr
13、oducts in China will reach 1 trillion（万亿）yuan yearly by 2020, China News Service reported.4. What is the purpose of developing “big data in China?A. To make it international.B. To better serve the development of China.C. To improve Chinas tourist industry.5. The underlined word “accelerate” in Parag
14、raph 3 might mean_ in Chinese.A. 减慢B. 加速C. 终止6. The writer gives the example of tourism in order to_.A. encourage readers to travel around the countryB. help travelers learn to use online instructionsC. show how “big data” is used in China7. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.
15、 Big data is helpful to speed up Chinas data plan.B. Big data is not used as often as it used to be.C. Sales of big data services and products in China will reach 1 trillion monthly by 2020.CWhat will man be like in the future-in 5,000 or even 50,000 years? We can only make guesses, but we can be su
16、re that he will be different from what he is today, for man is slowly changing all the time.Let us take an example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average（平均），men are about three inches（英尺）taller. Again, in the modern world we use brains a great deal. Even so
17、, we still make use of only about 20% of the brains capacity（容量）.As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and eventually we shall need larger ones! This is likely to bring about a physical change to the head, especially the forehead, will grow larger.Nowadays our eyes
18、 are used very often. In fact, we use them so much that they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that mans eyes will grow stronger.On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker.
19、At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive（敏感的） because they are used a great deal in modern life.But what about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes a
20、re likely to be bald（光头的）.Perhaps all this shows that future man will not be a very attractive being to look at! This may well be true. No matter how great the change is, future man will still have a lot in common with us.8. Which parts of man mentioned in the passage will change EXCEPT_.A. weight a
21、nd earsB. brain and heightC. arms and legs9. The change in the mans size of the forehead is probably because_.A. he makes use only 20% of the brains capacityB. the other 80% of his brain will grow with timeC. he will use his brain more and more as time goes on10. The passage mainly tells us that_.A.
22、 mans life will be different in the futureB. future man will look quite different from usC. man is growing taller as time passes二、 第二部分 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I was having a period of bad health. I had one operation after another. I was falling _16_ faster
23、than the doctors could put me back together. But I just couldnt bear the operation, the hospital stay, the long recovery and the physical therapy（康复治疗）. I told my doctor I was going to try _17_ else.I had discovered that walking gave me a little _18_. So I started walking. The first day, my wife _19
24、_ off our steep Silver Lake hill to a flat street. She got me out of the car, and I walked about two blocks _20_ asking to be taken home. The next day, I walked about four _21_.Slowly, feeling a little _22_ every day, I began to walk a mile or more. I even _23_ some hills to my route. I became inter
25、ested in the network of public stairways around Silver Lake I made a _24_ of it and walked every public staircase in Silver Lake. That went pretty well, so I _25_ onto Echo Park. I was feeling better, so I kept going. The search finally _26_ “Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases
26、 of Los Angeles ”a book _27_ in the spring of 2010. By then, I had _28_. I had been walking at least an hour a day for three years. My life _29_ returned to normal.In three years of walks, Ive met dozens of people who had had _30_ experiences of rebirth or recovery. One man told me hed lost 80 pound
27、s walking the secret stairs and was dating for the first time in a decade. One woman told me she had _31_ knee operation. Another told me she had been _32_ to start ballroom dancing again.All Id _33_ from the walks was relief from pain. What I got was _34_, community and a whole new experience of my
28、 city. Out of the car, on my feet and moving at walking pace, I _35_ Los Angeles for the first time.11. A. awayB. apartC. asleepD. about12. A. everythingB. nothingC. somethingD. anything13. A. courageB. confidenceC. reliefD. delight14. A. droveB. tookC. setD. gave15. A. thenB. beforeC. untilD. while
29、16. A. milesB. kilometersC. blocksD. streets17. A. happierB. calmerC. fasterD. stronger18. A. foundB. addedC. challengedD. climbed19. A. reviewB. searchC. goalD. task20. A. movedB. workedC. carriedD. brought21. A. put intoB. knocked intoC. broke intoD. turned into22. A. boughtB. formedC. publishedD.
30、 created23. A. picked upB. brought upC. went upD. kept up24. A. generallyB. recentlyC. graduallyD. effectively25. A. sameB. particularC. extraD. similar26. A. receivedB. avoidedC. sufferedD. stood27. A. ableB. worriedC. likelyD. anxious28 A. benefitedB. attemptedC. dreamedD. recovered29. A. homeB. n
31、eighborhoodC. successD. friendship30. A. caught sight of B. thought highly ofC. fell in love withD. settled down in三、 第三节 词汇运用（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。1. Our classes are quite _ (encourage). We look forward to having classes every day. 2. It was the second time that I
32、_ (visit) China. It was great fun.3. A number of _(社区) have started the rubbish sorting system.4. There are many _(交换) students coming to our company to complete their internships5. The design of this building is very _ (create).6. Many students recently _ (realize) that it is beneficial for memoriz
33、ing if they get up early in the morning. 7. They are _ (reward) because of their great achievements. 8. Have more _ (patient). Give your kid more time. He will get better. 9. Have you _ (buy) any useful goods from the market?10. They _ (laugh) loudly at the actors when the stone hit them.四、 第四节 句子成分
34、划分（共5小题，每题5分，满分25分）根据简单句的句子成分，划出下列句子的成分并标明其名称，可用首字母缩写表示1. Failure is the mother of success.2. Shops dont offer plastic bags to consumers anymore. 3. Who is looking after the baby?4. I saw him reading in bed.5. Those T-shirts sell well.宁波赫威斯肯特学校普高新生夏校阶段测试英语试题卷参考答案一、 阅读理解1.B 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.
35、A 9.C 10.B二、 完形填空11-15 BCCAB 16-20 CDBBA 21-25 DCACD 26-30 BAADC三、 词汇运用1. encouraging 2. had visited 3. communities 4. exchange 5. creative 6. have realized 7. rewarded 8. patience 9. bought 10. were laughing四、 句子成分分析1. Failure is the mother of success. S V P2. Shops dont offer plastic bags to consumers anymore. S V Od Oi3. Who is looking after the baby?S V O4. I saw him reading in bed.S V O OC5. Those T-shirts sell well. S V
