高一英语教学检查试卷（Unit 17）
满分：100分 考试时间：45分钟
一、单项填空：22分
1. The novel is ______reading, so he advised me ______ it.
A. worthy; to buy B. very worth; buying
C. worthy; buying D. well worth; to buy
2. －How long has Jane ______ Harry ?
－I don`t know and I even didn`t know that they had ______.
A. been married to; got married B. married to ; got married
C. married; married D. been married with; married
3. －Do you prefer to go travelling or stay at home On Labor Day?
－Stay at home and do some reading. Which ______ do yourself?
A. do you rather B. would you rather
C. will you rather D. should you rather
4. Nice to meet you. I ______ you ______ in Shanghai. How long have you been here ?
A. don’t know; were B. hadn’t known; are
C. haven’t known; are D. didn’t know; were
5. The boys' team _________ some good players, and the team _________ playing a game now.
A. have; is B. have; are C. has; is D. has; are
6. The shoes ______ mine. This pair of shoes ______ my brother’s.
A. is; is B. are; is C. is; are D. are; are
7. ______ that Singapore is a beautiful country.
A. It is said B. It said C. It is saying D. It had been said
8. When they heard the ______ news, all the students were ______.
A. inspired; inspiring B. inspiring; inspired
C. inspired; inspired D. inspiring; inspiring
9. The boy told me that his life was so ______ that he decided to leave his village.
A. generous B. miserable C. cheerful D. valuable
10. I was about to go to bed ______ the telephone rang.
A. while B. as C. when D. until
11. This is the reason ______ he was set free.
A. which B. for why C. for which D. for that
12. When and where to go for the summer holiday _____ yet.
A. are not decided B. have not been decided
C. is not being decided D. has not been decided
13. People have to _____ lots of hardship before they succeed.
A. put up B. come to terms with C. enjoy D. do with
14. Here and there we saw small tents ______ by the Young Pioneers for their summer camp.
A. put up B. putting up C. to be put up D. to have been up
15. Einstein was famous _____ a scientist _____ his Theory of Relativity.
A. for; for B. as; for C. for; as D. as; as
16. All ___ present and all ___ going on well.
A. is, is B. are, are C. are, is D. is, are
17. She is very _________. She would give a lot of money to help the poor.
A. mean B. generous C. optimistic D. kind
18. Do you know the way ____________ the top of the mountain?
A. lead to B. leading to C. leads to D. led to
19. Either you or he _________ to tidy up the mess.
A. is B. are C. will D. must
20. It’s always difficult being in a foreign country, _____________ if you don’t speak the language.
A. extremely B. naturally C. basically D. especially
21.You'll find this map of great in helping you to get around London.(NMET 1998)
A. price B. cost C. value D. usefulness
22. John, you ___ play with the knife, you ___ hurt yourself.
A.won't, can't B. mustn't, may
C. shouldn't, must D. can't, shouldn't

二、完形填空：33分
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Helen Thayer, at the age of 50, was the first woman __1__ at the North Pole. She decided to make a journey at the opposite end of the world, Antarctic, ___2_ her 60th birthday. After a full preparation, another journey of challenge and danger _3___ to begin.
The first days the weather was rather fine with _4__ 24 hours a day. But the changes were just _5__ the corner. In the following days she _6__ herself __7_ stormy weather. Soon the winds __8__to a howling storm and nearly __9__her and her tent away. But luckily, __10__ of that happened.
November 12th was her birthday and the storm __11___. She decided t
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