高考英语总复习测试题-29

　　一、cloze test Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers (1)these questions . But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyong‘s life. Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them . When they are (2) older, they like to sing the songs they have heard. When childreen go to school , their (3) of music grows. In the middle grades, students (4) music lessons. When they (5) high school , they become interested in listening to popular music . 0 Music has (6)for everyone. It can make people happy or it can make them sad. Music is now heard eerywhere , in shops and buses and in the homes . We shall be trying to find out more about (7) music works. The following is a radio broadcast: Good evening . Tonight’s broadcast brings together music from different corners of the world . the (8) we have chosen for you are from American country music, Indian music , pop music and so on. In this broadcast we shall study the (9) of music. We shall try to (10) how music says (11) people feel . I shall explain (12)they are all good music. The word "music" (13)the Greek word "muse". The Muses are goddesses of the arts . Music is only one of the (14). It is like the spoken language, but it uses (15)differently. ( )1. A. of B. to C. on D. in ( )2. A. a little B. a few C. little D. few ( )3. A. place B. house C. school D. world ( )4. A. find B. take C. teach D. go to ( )5. A. arrive at B. arrive C. reach D. reach to ( )6. A. meaning B. listeners C. been sold D. been heard ( )7. A. when B. how C. what D. why ( )8. A. singer B. music C. broadcast D. records ( )9. A. science B. lesson C. language D. text ( )10. A. find B. find out C. show D. look at ( )11. A. what B. if C. which D. and ( )12. A. why B. what C. which D. how ( )13. A. was B. is C. came about D. comes from ( )14. A. words B. broadcasts C. arts D. goddesses ( )15. A. voices B. sounds C. noises D. music 二、reading comprehension: Wilt Chamberlain was one of the most famous basketball players in the world. It is not unusual for a basketball player to be tall . Basketball is a game for the tall and the strong. But Wilt was more than that . There were other players as big as Wilt , but no one else was so good at shooting baskets and jumping up high to get balls. During his playing days , Wilt was padi about 200,000 doolars a year. That was what the president of the United States recived for being president. But when he was a little boy, he never thought that he would be famous or rich. His father alwasy had a job, but he didn‘t get much. He was careful not to waste money. He had to raise a big family. Wilt had five brothers and three sisters . That made nine young mouths for Mr Chamerlain to feed. Hiis father had to work kovertimes at his job. Wilt often played football and basketball with the other boys in the streets. When he was seven years old , he took a job. He didn’t tell his parents , but one day his mother saw him carrying those heavy boxes. "I thoght he was twelve , " said the milkman . So Wilt stopped helping the milkman. ( )1. Wilt was a world-famous basketball player because . A. he was tall and strong B. he was unusually good at the sport C. he made a lot of money D. no other players were bigger than he ( )2. During his playing days , Wilt was paid . A. as much as the president of the United States B. by the president of the United States C. more than anyone else in the American history D. about 200,000 dollars in all ( )3. Wilt‘s father had to work overtime at his job because . A. Wilt needed to eat a lot of nice food to be strong and tall B. he had to feed 11 presons C. he had a family of nine D. Wilt was too young to go to work ( )4. When he was seven years old , Wilt . A. took a job B. began to play in the streets C. shot his first basket D. helped his mother carry boxes ( )5. Wilt stopped helping the milkman probably because . A. his mother wanted him to help her B. his mother wanted him to be a basketball player C. it was not right to ask a young child to do heavy work D. the milkman did not want Wilt to help him until he eas twelve. 三、Complete the dialogue with the following sentences: Jack : Where is the newspaper, Tom ? I want to read it . Tom : (1) You always watch the news on TV. Jack : I didn’t see the sports report. I want to read the sports pages in the newspaper. Tom : (2) Jack : It isn‘t there. Tom : Ask Mom where it is. She read the paper after I did. Jack : (3) . Mom : I already put it in the kitchen. Jack :(4) Mom : What pages do you want ? Jack : (5) . Mom : Oh , I’m sorry. I always clean the kitchen table with the sports pages. A. That‘s all right . I’ll go and get it. B. The sports pages. C. I put the paper on the table . D. Mom , where is today‘s newspaper? E. You never read the paper F. Why do you want to read the newspaper? G . I found the paper now, but I can’t find the pages I want. [高二英语答案] 一、1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. B 11. A 12. A 13. D 14. C 15. B 二、 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. C 三、 F C D G B