广东省广州市汾水中学高二英语测试题含解析一、 选择题1. We often laugh at jokes,but seldom about how they work.A.we thinkB.think weC.we do thinkD.do we think参考答案：D提示:句意为:“我们会对一些玩笑大笑不止,但是却很少去考虑它们是如何起到这个作用的。”seldom位于句首时,句子要用部分倒装,故选D项。2. -We didnt see you at this mornings meeting. -_, but if I hadnt had to meet a friend, I would have been there.A. Im sorry B. Me, too C. Never mind D. Thank you参考答案：A3. I will never forget the days _ I spent in that faraway village.A. whenB. whichC. in whichD. where参考答案：B【详解】考查定语从句。句意：我永远不会忘记我在那个遥远的村庄度过的日子。此处为定语从句修饰先行词days，且先行词在从句中做宾语，指“日子”故用which或that引导。故选B。4. What is the best way you can imagine the overuse of water in our school?A. reducing B. to reduce C. reduced D. reduce参考答案：B略5. The police were seeking more information to find out_ the rich merchant.A. who was it that killed B. who it was that killedC. it was who killed D. who was it killed参考答案：B6. I had hoped to get to the meeting, but I found at the last minute that I couldnt _ it.A. try B. meet C. make D. get参考答案：C7. 28_，he is not yet ready to turn professional.AGifted though is he BGifted as is heCGifted as he is DThough is he gifted参考答案：C略8. The news _ a storm was coming shocked everyone in the village.A where B thatC when D what参考答案：B9. Since he often travels on business, he can _ himself to sleeping in any place he can find. A. devote B. accustom C. force D. reduce参考答案：B10. John as well as the other children _good care of in the village.A. has taken B. is being taken C. is taken D. have been taken参考答案：B11. I wonder why Mrs. Smith hasnt turned up yet. I think she _ be caught in the traffic jam. Lets call her to make sure.A. may B. can C. need D. will参考答案：A12. - Have you got the news about Jack? I havent seen him for many years.- He _ in a company for two years. Now he is a teacher. A. worked B. has worked C. had worked D. would work参考答案：A13. He insisted on Dr.Turner instead of Mr.Turner. A.his being called B.him to be called C.his calling D.him to call参考答案：A考查非谓语动词。句意：他坚持让别人叫他特纳医生而不是特纳先生。insist on后面接动名词，而且he和call是被动关系。his是逻辑主语。故选A。14. At the sight of the snake, the frightened girl _ a cry. A. let in B. let out C. let alone D. let down参考答案：B15. They _ on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we _ on it as no good results have come out so far. A. had been working; are still working B. had worked; were still workingC. have been working; have worked D. have worked; are still working参考答案：A16. He was _ down for some days after he heard that he didnt pass the exam. A. broken B. cast C. cut D. discouraged参考答案：B略17. For our future generations, we must show respect for _ nature, increasing _ amount of waste we recycle. A. the, the B. /, an C. the, an D. /, the 参考答案：D二、 新的题型18. 根据的短文内容，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。Ali is from a Middle Eastern country. He now stays in the USA. He smokes a lot of cigarettes every day. He has smoked for nine years. Ali says, “ I tried to quit smoking in my hometown, but it was impossible. My parents smoke. My brothers smoke. All my friends smoke. At parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. Here in the United States, not as many people smoke.36 ”Many smokers are like Ali: they want to stop smoking.37 They know it can cause cancer and heart disease. But it is difficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug in them. The drug is nicotine. People who smoke a lot need nicotine.38 The nicotine makes him sick. In a few days, the smokers body is used to the nicotine, and he feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to keep feeling fine. Without nicotine, he feels bad.39 Many people who quit will soon smoke again. At a party or at work they will decide to smoke “just one” cigarette. Then they will smoke another cigarette, and another. Soon they become smokers again 40A. It is very hard to quit smoking.B. It will be easier to change the smoking habit here.C. Thus nicotine makes smokers addicted to cigarettes.D. The smokers know that smoking is bad for their health.E. When a person first begins to smoke, he usually feels terrible.F. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start.G. But it is said that medicine is needed to stop them from smoking.参考答案：BDEAF三、 阅读理解19. Climbing to the Top The year 2013 is the 60th anniversary of the first successful cl