江苏省泰州市第二中学2018-2019学年高一期初检测英语试题 .docVIP

泰州二中2018-2019学年度第一学期 高一英语期初试卷 考试时间：100分钟 满分：150分 第I卷（共95分） 第一节单项填空(共40小题；每小题1.5分，满分60分) 请阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。s 1. — Look at the bird over there! It’s so beautiful! — Wow! It’s a rare crane. It _________ appears in this area. A. always B. usually C. seldom D. often 2. Linda’s father hates waiting in long lines. I think he’s just not very ________. A. patient B. talented C. popular D. powerful 3. — Has Wendy handed in her application form? —- Not sure. She told me that she wanted to check again and_________ it in soon. A. will hand B. would hand C. has handed D. had handed 4. I’m surprised that John is only 25. I thought he was ________, for he seems to be in his thirties. A. old B. older C. young D. younger 5. Mr. White, the principal, has made a great _________ to the growth of the school. A. contribution B. progress C. invention D. protection 6. I think ______can make Andy change his mind. He is such a person that never gives up easily. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything 7. Don’t throw away the waste paper. It needs _________ so that it can be reused. A. to destroy B. destroying C. to collect D. collecting 8. — John isn’t a football coach, is he? — __________. A. No, but he was B. Yes, and he isn’t C. Yes, but he was D. No, and he is 9. We won’t start our discussion _________ everybody arrives. A. since B. if C. while D. unless 10. — What do you think of his new design? — It’s of even_________ practical value than the old one. He’s just a bookworm! A. greater B. great C. less D. little 11. Only a fool enjoys _________ in public. A. making fun of B. to make fun of C. being made fun of D. to be made fun of 12. —You won the first prize in the Physics competition. —__________. I made several terrible mistakes. A. I think so B. You must be joking C. You are welcome D. It doe