高二年级英语第十三单元过关小测
（限时二十五分钟）

1、单项选择
1. _______ of the land in that district _______ covered with trees and grass.
A. Two fifth; is B. Two fifth; are C. Two fifths; is D. Two fifths; are
2. News reports say peace talks between the two countries ________ with no agreement reached.
A. have broken down B. have broken out
C. have broken in D. have broken up
3. The people around me often take _________ of my kindness and borrow money too often.
A. use B. value C. advantage D. notice
4. ---- Could I use your dictionary?
---- _________.
A. Yes, you could B. No, you couldn’t
C. Of course, you could D. Certainly, help yourself
5. I often see lights in that empty house. Do you think I _______ report it to the police?
A. should B. may C. will D. can
6. Reading is an experience quite different from watching TV; there are pictures ________ in your mind instead of before your eyes.
A. to form B. form C. forming D. having formed
7. The elderly need special care in winter, as they are _________ to the sudden change of weather.
A. sensible B. sensitive C. flexible D. positive
8. ---- Water can dissolve almost anything and give nutrients to creatures.
---- Yes, and that’s one of its __________.
A. characters B. properties C. qualities D. ability
9. ---- What is the cost of your shirts here, sir?
---- It depends on which fashion you want to buy, and the prices _______ from 100 dollars to 500 dollars.
A. increase B. reaches C. ranges D. different
10. Because of the drought(干旱), the ground quickly _______ the little rain that fell last night.
A. took B. digested C. melted D. absorbed
11. Please have all the figures _______ to see how much they ________.
A. add; add up B. added to;
C. add up; add up to D. added up; add up to




12. ---- I hear you’ve got a set of valuable Australian coins. ______ I have a look?
A. Do B. May C. Shall D. Should
13. Six players can ________ a volleyball team while a football team is ________ eleven players.
A. make up; made up B. make up of; made up
C. make up; made up of D. make up of; made up of
14. After living in Paris for fifty years, he returned to the small town _______ he grew up as a child.
A. which B. where C. that D. when
15. It is generally considered unwise to give a child ________ he or she wants.
A. whatever B. whichever C. however D. whenever
16. ---- Will you stay for lunch?
---- Sorry, ________. My brother is coming to see me.
A. I mustn’t B. I needn’t C. I can’t D. I won’t
17. I mean ________ aboard and nothing is going to stop me, though that means _______ my parents for a long time.
A. going; leaving B. going; to leave
C. to go; to leave D. to go; leaving
18. ---- May I took at the menu for a little while?
---- Of course, __________, sir.
A. don’t worry B. it doesn’t matter
C. enjoy yourself D. take your time
19. We don’t agree _______ your plan. However, we won’t argue ______ you ______ it now.
A. on; with; about B. to; with; about
C. with; to; about D. about; about; with
20. I was really anxious about you. You _______ home without a word.
A. mustn’t leave B. couldn’t have left
C. needn’t leave D. shouldn’t have left
21. What surprised me was not what he said but _____ he said it.
A. the way B. in the way that C. in the way D. the way which
22. We ______ set out before seven tomorrow morning, or we shall miss the train.
A. can B. may C. would D. had better
23. ---- May I pick a flower in the garden?
----- _____.
A. No, you needn’t B. Not, please
C. No, you mustn’t D. No, you won’t
24. ---- Must I finish the work before Saturday?
---- No, you ________.
A. don’t need B. don’t have
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