江苏省泰州中学2017-2018学年高二上学期开学摸底考试

英语试题

一、单项选择（共40小题；每小题0.5分，满分20分）

1. In a(n) to help preserve history, the Greek government established a committee to undertake the professional restoration of the Acropolis. A. order B. purpose C. aim D. attempt 【答案】D

【解析】考查名词辨析。A. order命令；B. purpose目的；C. aim目标；D. attempt企图，尝试。句意：为了保护历史，希腊政府专门成立了一个委员会来承担雅典卫城的专业修复。in an attempt to“为了，力图”，故选D.

2. Evidence shows that the of a parent adds to the probability that a youngster will commit criminal activities. A. disappearance B. absence C. attention D. concern 【答案】B

【解析】考查名词辨析。A. disappearance消失；B. absence缺席；C. attention注意力；D. concern关心。句意：证据表明父母的缺失会增加青少年实施犯罪的可能性。此处指缺失，故选B.

3. Before I consulted you, I had no that I should have my ability to change my life through hard work and efforts. A. corporation B. determination C. comprehension D. presentation 【答案】C

【解析】考查名词辨析。A. corporation 公司；B. determination决心；C. comprehension理解；D. presentation展示。句意：在请教你之前，我对我应该有能力通过艰苦的工作和努力来改变我的生活并不理解。根据句意选C.

4. Don’s leave your shopping on the back seat of your car--it’s an open to a thief.

A. invitation B. access C. approach D. excuse 【答案】A

【解析】考查名词。A. invitation邀请；B. access进入；C. approach方法；D. excuse借口。句意：不要把你购买的东西放在车后座上，这是对小偷的公开邀请。指小偷会偷你的东西。故选A. 5. --Will $200 ?

--I’m afraid not. We need at least 50 more dollars. A. count B. do C. fit D. satisfy 【答案】B

【解析】考查动词。A. count 计算；B. do行，足够；C. fit 适合；D. satisfy满足。句意：——200元够吗？——恐怕不行，我们还需要至少50美元。此处表示“行，足够”，故选B.

6. Before joining NBA, Michael Jordan was so ordinary a person that he was even from the high school basketball team for lack of skill. A. removed B. replaced C. recovered D. recalled 【答案】A

【解析】考查动词。A. removed 开除；B. replaced取代，替换；C. recovered恢复；D. recalled回想起。句意：在加入NBA之前，Michael Jordan是如此普通以至于他甚至由于缺乏技能被高中篮球队开除。此处表示开除，故选A.

7. Since a BBC documentary titled Are Our Kids Tough Enough? Chinese School in August, it has caused great controversy(公开辩论) in both countries. A. came up B. came off C. came out D. came about 【答案】C

【解析】考查动词短语。A. came up走近，发生；B. came off成功；C. came out 出现；D. came about发生，产生。句意：自从英国广播公司的一部纪录片“我们的孩子够坚强吗?”8月份出现在中国学校以来，它已经在这两个国家引起了很大的公开辩论。此处指纪录片出现，

故选C.

8. At first, the car was ahead but halfway because there was something wrong with it.

A. dropped off B. dropped back C. dropped down D. dropped in 【答案】B

【解析】考查动词短语。A. dropped off 减少；B. dropped back落在后面；C. dropped down落下；D. dropped in使落进。句意：开始时这辆车在前面，但是半路上由于出故障落在了后面。此处指落在后面，故选B.

9. I think a good organizer should act as a(n) reminder of what the team needs to achieve.

A. confident B. independent C. innocent D. constant 【答案】D

【解析】考查形容词。A. confident 自信的；B. independent独立的；C. innocent无辜的；D. constant不变的。句意：我认为一个好的组织者应该不断地提醒我们团队需要达到什么样的目标。此处指不断的提醒，故选D.

10. --I wonder whether you are tomorrow morning. --Oh, I’m sorry. I will see my uncle off then. A. available B. convenient C. acceptable D. accessible 【答案】A

【解析】考查形容词。A. available有空的；B. convenient方便的；C. acceptable可接受的；D. accessible可进入的。句意：——我想知道你明天上午是否有空。——抱歉，我要去给我叔叔送行。此处指有空的，故选A.

11. --Why are graduates likely to work in the eastern part of China? --Because the economy there is stronger and there are more chances. A. commonly B. slightly C. comparatively D. necessarily 【答案】C