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高二英语练习试题1/4英语专题练习三完型填空TheotherdayIwastalkingtoastrangeronthebus;hetoldmethathehadagood1inChicagoandhewonderedif,byanychance,I2toknowhim.Foramoment,Ithoughthemightbe3,butIcouldtellfromtheexpressiononhisfacethathewasnot.Hewas4.Ifeltlikesayingthatitwasridiculous(可笑的)to5thatoutofallthemillionsofpeopleinChicagoIcouldpossiblyhaveeverbumpedintohisfriend.But,6,IjustsmiledandremindedhimthatChicagowasavery7city.Henodded,andIthoughthewasgoingtobecontenttodropthesubjectandtalkaboutsomethingelse.ButIwaswrong.Hewassilentforafewminutes,andthenhe8totellmeallabouthisfriend.Hisfriend’smain9inlifeseemedtobetennis.Hewasanexcellenttennisplayer,andhe10hadhisowntenniscourt.Therewerealotofpeoplewithswimming11,yettherewereonlytwopeoplewithprivatetenniscourt;hisfriendinChicagowasoneofthem.ItoldhimthatIknewseveral12likethat,includingmybrother,whowasdoctorinCalifornia.He13thatmaybethereweremoreprivatecourtsinthecountry,thanhe14buthedidnotknowofanyothers.Thenheaskedme15mybrotherlivedinCalifornia.WhenIsaidSacramento,hesaidthatwasacoincidence16hisChicagofriendspentthesummerinSacramentolastyearandhelivednextdoortoa17whohadatenniscourtinhisbackyard.IsaidIfeltthatreallywasacoincidence(巧合)becausemynext-doorneighbourhadgonetoSacramentolastsummerandhad18thehousenexttomybrother’shouse.Foramoment,westaredateachother,butwedidnotsayanything.“Wouldyourfriend’snamehappentobeRolandKirkwood?”Iaskedfinally.He19andsaid,“Yes.Wouldyourbrother’snamehappentobeDrReyHunter?”Itwasmy20tolaugh.“Yes,”Ireplied.1.A.brotherB.teacherC.neighbourD.friend2.A.managedB.happenedC.triedD.wanted3.A.expectingB.lyingC.jokingD.talking4.A.funnyB.seriousC.carefulD.disappointed5.A.thinkB.findC.realizeD.see6.A.indeedB.actuallyC.insteadD.exactly7.A.famousB.interestingC.noisyD.big8.A.beganB.stoppedC.refusedD.failed9.A.problemB.interestC.choiceD.work10.A.justB.everC.evenD.surely11.A.suitB.habitC.poolsD.river12.A.peopleB.playersC.strangersD.friends13.A.advisedB.arguedC.admittedD.announced14.A.recognizedB.realizedC.visitedD.found15.A.howB.whetherC.whenD.where16.A.becauseB.ifC.thenD.though17.A.doctorB.friendC.neighbourD.player18.A.hiredB.visitedC.designedD.sold19.A.smiledB.laughedC.criedD.nodded20.A.chanceB.pleasureC.timeD.turn高二英语练习试题2/4阅读理解Ithappenedtomerecently.IwastellingsomeonehowmuchIhadenjoyedreadingBarackObama’sDreamsFromMyFatherandhowithadchangedmyviewsofourPresident.AfriendIwastalkingtoagreedwithmethatitwas,inhiswords,“abrilliantly（精彩地）writtenbook”.However,hethenwentontotalkaboutMrObamainawaywhichsuggestedhehadnoideaofhisbackgroundatall.IsensedthatIwastalkingtoabookliar.Anditseemsthatmyfriendisnottheonlyone.Approximatelytwothirdsofpeoplehaveliedaboutreadingabookwhichtheyhaven’t.IntheWorldBookDay’s“ReportonGuiltySecrets”,DreamsFromMyFatherisatnumber9.Thereportliststenbooks,andvariousauthors,whichpeoplehaveliedaboutreading,andasI’mnotonetolietoooften(I’dhatetobecaughtout),I’lladmithereandnowthatIhaven’treadtheentiretopten.ButIampleasedtosaythat,unlike42percentofpeople,Ihavereadthebookatnumberone,GeorgeOrwell’s1984.Ithinkit’sreallybrilliant.TheWorldBookDayreportalsohassomeotherinterestinginformationinit.ItsaysthatmanypeoplelieabouthavingreadJaneAusten,CharlesDickens,FyodorDostoevsky(Ihaven’treadhim,buthaven’tliedaboutiteither)andHermanMelville.Askedwhytheylied,themostcommonreasonwasto“impress”someonetheywerespeakingto.Thiscouldbetrickyiftheconversationbecamemorein-depth!Butwhenaskedwhichauthorstheyactuallyenjoy,peoplenamedJ.K.Rowling,JohnGrisham,SophieKinsella(ah,thebigsellers,inotherwords).Forty-twopercentofpeopleaskedadmittedtheyturnedtothebackofthebooktoreadtheendbeforefinishingthestory(I’llcomeclean:Idothisandamastonishedthat58percentsaidtheyhadnevedoneso).21.Howdidtheauthorfindhisfriendabookliar?A.ByjudginghismannerofspeakingB.BylookingintohisbackgroundC.BymentioningafamousnameD.Bydiscussingthebookitself22.Whichofthefollowingisa“guiltysecret”accordingtotheWorldBookDayreport?A.CharlesDickensisverylowonthetop-tenlist.B.42%ofpeoplepretendedtohaveread1984.C.Theauthoradmittedhavingread9books.D.DreamsFromMyFatherishardlyread.23.Bylyingaboutreading,apersonhopesto______.A.controltheconversationB.appearknowledgeableC.learnaboutthebookD.makemorefriends24.Whatistheauthor’sattitudeto58%ofreaders?A.FavorableB.UncaringC.DoubtfulD.FriendlyBIntoday'sIreland,itseemshardtoimaginethegrimdaysofthe19thcenturywhensomanyofthepopulationstarved,orthat,inthosedays,manypoorpeoplehadnocluehowtoprepareanyfoodotherthanboilapotato.Nowadays,itisquitepossibletoeatbothwellandheartilyallovertheisland.高二英语练习试题3/4TourismhasmadeavastdifferencetothestandardsofcookinginIreland.Untilrecentlytherewashardlyanytraditionofeatingoutinmanydistricts,exceptperhapsonveryfewoccasionsatalocalhotel.Patternsofdietwereold-styled,basedfirmlyon'meatandtwovegetables'(somewhatovercooked),potatoes(ofcourse)andlargequantitiesofdairyproduce.Nowthingsareverydifferent.Touristdemandsforpredictable,inexpensivefast-foodaremet,aseverywhere,withhamburgersandpizzas-abetterbetbeingfishandchips.Butmoresophisticatedtasteshaveintroducedwholefoodsan