高二英语下册期末质量检测题
2009年07月18日
第一节：选择填空（共25小题，每题1分，满分25分）
1.While I was working with the company, I _______an interpreter.
A. pretend to be B. served as
C. played the part in D. turned to
2. _____ in the newspaper，there is another good harvest this year.
A. It has reported B. As is reported
C. That is reported D. It is reported
3. As a result of destroying the forests, a large ____of desert ____ covered the land.
A. number; has B. quantity; has
C. number; have D. quantity; have
4. Though the radio seems a bit too expensive, it is well_________.
A. worth to buy B. worth buy
C. worthy of buying D. worthy to be bought
5. Can you ______me a few minutes on the planning of the English speech contest?
A. share B. spend C. save D. spare
6 I appreciate _____ in the contest when one competitor gets the first prize.
A. this B. that C. it D. one
7. The boy is lying in bed ______ his left side, listening to the music.
A. in B. to C. on D .at
8. One reason that we haven’t had his letter is that he ___it to our old address by mistake.
A. might send B. may have sent
C. should send D. should have sent
9. Cameras can be ____to ___pictures according to the weather conditions.
A. adapted, taking B. adjusted, take
C. adopted, to take D. adjusted, taking
10.How can you hope for mercy ____ others while you show _____?
A. on, none B. from, nothing C. for, nothing D. from, none
11._____ his death, the dying man desired _____ he was born.
A.Upon, being buried where B. On, to be buried where
C.At, to be buried there where D. At, in the place where
12.It was yesterday morning that your letter _____me.
A. arrived B. got C. reached D. received
13.If you listen to me, you ___have some candies, honey.
A. shall B. may C. will D. must
14. They spent three months at ____sea before they went on ___ shore.
A. the; the B. /; / C. the; / D. /; the
15. Since she is angry, we might as well ______ her alone.
A. leave B. to leave C. leaving D. left
16 It’s useless ____to persuade him to get rid of that habit; he just can’t make ____.
A. trying; it B. to try; that C. trying; that D .in trying; it
17. The Tower of London is _________ the Church tower.
A. twice high than B. two times as higher as
C. twice higher as D. three times the height of
18.______ his age, he has done the work considerably well.
A. Permitting for B. Allowing for
C. Caring for D. Providing for
19. He broke _____ his family and has got to live in Australia.
A. down B. into C. away from D. through
20._____ we have finished the course, we shall take a new one.
A. Now that B. Since that C. Since now D. By now
21. We must be clearly _____ that English has been a must in international trade.
A. known B. aware C. realized D. seen
22. He goes to visit his mother who is living in the country every ______weeks.
A. fourth B. other C. few D. A few
23. I don’t like the way ________ you speak to her.
A. / B. in that C. which D. of which
24. Our school is very beautiful,________ an area of around 12mu.
A. taking B .rejecting C. accompanying D. covering
25. The archaeologists will work in the fields for months, which ______ the farmers losing the best opportunity to plant crops.
A. lies in B. results from C. results in D. leads in
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Many people believe that English is an easy language. Indeed, the author of a popular book on the history of English says that English “… has a grammar of great 26 ”. But if you have read the 27 articles in this series, it will be clear that I have a 28 opinion. My intent
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