高二英语Unit 5 The British Isles
I. 单项填空（10分）
1. It’s unknown _________ did the job.
A. whoever B. who C. whether D. how
2. It’s said ___________ has been translated into Chinese.
A. that B. which C. that which D. that that
3. Can you make sure _________ the gold ring?
A. where Alice had put B. where had Alice put
C. where Alice has put D. where has Alice put
4. go and get your coat. It’s ________ you left it.
A. there B. where C. there where D. where there
5. ______ leaves the room last ought to turn off the lights.
A. Anyone B. The person C. Whoever D. Who
6. ______ has made China _______ she is today?
A. What; that B. That; what C. What; what D. That; that
7. Is _______ you told us really true?
A. that B. whatever C. how D. what
8. It _______ he isn’t fit for the job.
A. may be that B. might be that C. might be D. may be
9. The problem is not _______we leave, but ________ we can get there.
A. when; how B. when; where
C. how; which D. where; when
10. The reason for his success is ______he worked hard.
A. because B. that C. whether D. if
11. The reason why he was late was ________ he got up late.
A. because B. that C. whether D. if
12. To tell the truth, this is _______I have in the world.
A. which B. that C. what D. whether
13. China isn’t _______she used to be.
A. that B. what C. which D. whether
14. The village is _______ he was born.
A. where B. that C. the one D. in where
15. It’s strange _______ he didn’t come yesterday.
A. why B. that C. where D. how
16. He came up with a new______to the problem at yesterday’s meeting.
A. way B. method C. means D. approach
17. He got_________ when he was crossing the street. He died soon after he was taken to hospital.
A. run over B. run after
C. run out D. run up
18. I hope this book will be _________ to beginners of English.
A.some help B. great help
C. of very help D. of some help
19. I’d like to take _________of this opportunity to thank you for your help.
A. advantage B. case C. use D. care
20. The British Islands is a group of islands that lies_________the west coast of Europ.
A. on B. along C. to D. off
II．完形填空（20分）
　I’ve always loved pigeons(鸽子). Some years ago I managed to persuade my wife to let me buy a few and start  21  them myself. They cost a lot of money and so it spoilt(破坏)our 　22  a bit, but my wife never actually stopped me so I  23  carried on. I learnt so much about them that I could   24 a good racer anywhere and I bought some beauties. My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of  25 .
　　You see, people are prepared to pay big prices if they get to know that your pigeons are   26 big prizes.
　　My wife had been changing her  27  to the pigeons over the last year or two anyway. She was quite  28  of all the prizes we’d won. Then there was the traveling, which she liked. You see someone has to take the pigeons a  29 way off and release them. Some of the 30 were really nice. I never traveled. I used to like to wait at home and see them come in. They’ve got this wonderful sense of  31  , which can bring them back home so quickly. They’d flown hundreds of miles sometimes  32 storms or against strong winds. And there they’d come, tiny white birds against the great  33 . Then I’d watch them  34  round and come down onto the landing shelf. I’d look at my watch and think, “My goodness, that’s a good   35 .” And I’d take off the little leg ring and push it through the machine to   36  what time he’d arrived. Then my wife would  37  up and say, “Has he arrived yet?” Then we would work out if we’d won  38  .
　　Then last year we had a  39 ! One  of them got some sort of flu(流行病)and died, then they all  40  . It was terrible, I had to burn them all. We lost a fortune, of cours
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