英语是世界上最广泛的第二语言，也是欧盟的，最多国际组织和英联邦国家的官方语言，下面是2016届高考英语上册第一次摸底试题，请考生认真练习。

I.                    Grammar and Vocabulary Section A (50分) Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A B C and D. Choose the best answer that best completes the sentence.

1.       While I was waiting at the bus stop, I noticed a new shop ___ had not been in the street the day before.

A. who        B. which        C. where it        D. from which

2.  Is this the reason ___ at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?    A. he explained                 B. what he explained    C. how he explained             D. why he explained

3. Have you seen the film “Titanic”, ___ leading actor is the world famous ?    A. its         B. it’s         C. whose         D. which

4. This is the biggest lab ___ we have ever built in our university.    A. which       B. what       C. that       D. where

5. When he came back from south America, the professor told us about the cities and the people ___ he had visited.    A. that        B. whom        C. which        D. where

6. I will never forget the days ___ I was staying in the city.    A. on which     B. which     C. that     D. when 7. Is this research centre ___ you visited the modern equipment last year?    A. where       B. that       C. the one that       D. the one where

8. ___ is mentioned above, the number of the students in senior high schools is increasing.    A. Which       B. As        C. That         D. It

9. This is the largest clock in the world, ___ the minute hand is six meters long.    A. where       B. of which       C. which       D. whose

10. One’s character is always defined by the way ___ the课件、论文、素材及各类教学资源下载，还有大量而丰富的教学相关资讯!" type="#_x0000_t75"> rules are carried out in one’s behavior.    A. by which     B. in which      C. for which     D. of which

11. We went to the Lake District, ___ we visit many places of interest such as Wordworth’s former residence.    A. there        B. in the place     C. where       D. which 12. The time is not far away ___ modern communication will become widespread in China’s vast countryside.    A.课件、论文、素材及各类教学资源下载，还有大量而丰富的教学相关资讯!" type="#_x0000_t75"> when       B. as       C. that       D. which

13. Funny animal is a term used in comics and animated cartoons ___ the animals are given human characteristics.

A. where       B. that       C. why       D. as

14. Before the collapse of Easter Island’s civilization in the 17th century, there was a Golden Age, ___ the two-ton moai statues were constructed.

A. to which      B. during which      C. where      D. whose

15. In today’s education, we can easily think of cases common to every campus ____ make teenagers stressed and depressed.    A. where        B. in which        C. that        D. what

16. In northwest China, there are some areas ___ are short of daily necessities and medical service.    A. where     B. which     C. in which     D. when

17. Can you find something___?    A. to open the tin                  B. that I can open the tin    C. I can open the tin with            D. by which to open the tin

18. Do you know anything about the fire ___ in the neighbourhood yesterday?    A. which broke out   B. breaking out   C. broke out   D. that was broken out

19. Is this ___ you have heard?    A. the reason      B. the reason why      C. why      D. reason that 20. He’s got himself into a dangerous situation ___ he is likely to lose control over the plane.    A. where       B. which       C. while       D. why

21. The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket ___ the desert.    A. covering     B. covered     C. cover     D. to cover

22. ___ miracle of the box office, “Avatar” brings back the peace and innocence to the heart of the audience.    A. Calling      B. To be called     C. Having called     D. Called

23. Judging from her ___ facial expression, I guess that the problems must be interesting.    A. excitement     B. excited     C. exciting     D. excite

24. ___ on the floor of small ponds is a new farming industry.    A. Raising crabs   B. Crabs are raised   C. Crabs raised   D. Raised crabs

25. ___ that Steve had a bad cold, Anna was surprised to see him at the party.    A. Having been told  B. Being told  C. Having told   D. Telling

26. When ___ different cultures, we often focus our attention on the differences without noticing many similarities.    A. having compared   B. comparing   C. being compared   D. compared

27. Can those ___ at the back of the classroom hear me?    A. seating       B. sit       C. seated       D. sat 28.For me, living a low-carbon life means ___ public transportation to school.    A. to take       B. taking       C. take       D. taken

29. Which do you enjoy ___ your holiday, going abroad or staying at home?    A. spending     B. to spend     C. being spent     D. spent

30. Is this the best way you thought of ___ people getting into the dangerous areas?    A. stopping     B. to stop     C. sto pped     D. to have stopped

31. To complete the essay in time, she spent three days ___ in the school library with her mind focused on the topic assigned by the professor.    A. locking     B. having locked     C. locked     D. to be locked

32. I think I am lucky ___ a few friends who are always going to be a part of my life.    A. finding     B. to find      C. having found      D. to have found

33. After the surgeons’ discussion about the mistakes they were making in those cosmetic surgeries, new standards were designed to prevent those errors from ___.

A. repeated    B. repeating    C. to be repeated    D. being repeated

34. The reason why physicians are among the best-paid professions in the United States is the long and expensive preparation ____ to become qualified physicians.

A. to require     B. having been required   C. required   D. requiring

35. It is less likely that an earthquake will happen in Shanghai, according to a report ___ the urban quake risks of 30 major cities.

A. estimate     B. to estimate    C. being estimated    D. estimating

36. The decision ___ Internet addiction as a mental disorder has caused much debate.

A. classifying     B. to classify    C. being classified    D. to be classified

37. The traf fic problems we are looking forward to seeing ___ should have attracted the government’s attention.

A. solving      B. solve      C. to solve      D. solved

38. Believe it or not, the sun keeps us ___ with light and heat.

A. supplying   B. to supply   C. supplied    D. be supplied

39. After a long journey, the whole Europe from north to south, they found themselves ___ out as well as their clothes.

A. wear      B. wore      C. wearing      D. worn

40. ---Can the bridge be finished as planned?   --- Sure, _ __ it completed in time, we will work two more hours a day.

A. having got     B. getting     C. to get     D. get

41. The text and the dialogues below focus on cultural differences between Chinese and Western societies which can create misunderstanding if ___.

A. ignored      B. ignoring      C. to ignore    D. to be ignored

42. You should understand the traffic rule by now, since you have had it ___ often enough.

A. explaining     B. to explain     C. explain     D. explained