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2008---2009学年第一学期期末试卷 高二 英语 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分） 第一节：语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 从A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出其画线部分与所给单词的画线部分读音相同的选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。 1. official A. concert B. century C. scan D. ocean 2.. music A. ugly B. persuade C. stupid D. sugar 3.goods A. roof B. proof C. foot D. loose 4.character A. chest B. stomach C. choke D. machine 5. worth A. world B. sort C. corner D. inform 第二节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题一分，满分20分） 从A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。 6.－Haven’t we met each other at ________ party? －Yes, but I can’t remember whether it is _________ Christmas when we were in college. A．a; the B．the; a C．a; a D．a; 7. What surprised me most 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 8. —Who told you about dad’s illness? — The doctor in ____ A. connection B. turn C. public D. charge 9.It’s a good plan in theory, but it________ to be seen if it works in practice. A. waits B. remains C. stands D. stays 10. I didn't even ____ the second interview stage. A. get away B. get on C. get over D. get through 11. It was _______back home after the experiment. A. not until midnight did he go B. not until midnight that he didn’t go
C. not until midnight that he went D. until midnight that he didn’t go 12. — The plane is due to take off at 7;50 from the airport. —______ we fail to arrive there in time? A. Only if B. What if C. Even if D. How come 13. ______struck me that I had had an extremely narrow escape. A. That B. It C. This D. Which 14—Was the driving pleasant when you vacationed in Mexico last month ? —No, it for four days when we arrived , so the roads were very muddy . A．was raining B．rained C．has rained D．had been raining 15. You are too old for the job. You have to ________the fact. A. look up to B. stand up to C. face up to D. keep up with 16. New technology is giving him hope ____ he might lead a life with a little more independence. A. what B. in which C. that D. which 17. Do let your mother know all the truth. She appears _________everything A. to tell B. to be told C. to be telling D. to have been told 18. To my surprise, they felt_______ tired after the whole day’s work. A. too B. much C. not a bit D. not a little 19. But for the storm, we __________ a pleasant journey, but had to turn back halfway. A．would have B．would have had C．will have D.had 20. Though _________ money, his parents managed to send him to university. A. lacking B. lacked C. lacking of D. lacked in 第三节：完型填空（共2小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。 My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 21 , but I always knew he was 22 . He never criticized(批评) us, but used 23 to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they grow lively .If you don’t give them water, they die.” I 24 as a child I said something 25 about somebody, and my father said, “ 26 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best 27 people, I would get the best 28 . From then on I’ve always tried to 29 the principle（原则） in my life and later in running my company. Dad’s also always been very 30 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 31 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 32 ：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 33 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 34 me to go into law. And I’ve 35 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 36 I didn’t seek for my 37 . You know what you want. Go and achieve it.” As 38 turned out, my little publication(出版物) went on to become Student, a national 39 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 40 me. 21. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener 22. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned 23. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth 24. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess 25.A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual 26. A. Another B. Some C. Any D. Other 27. A. on B. in C. at D. about 28. A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return 29. A. revise B. set C. review D. follow 30. A. understanding B. experience C. serious D. demanding 31. A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up 32. A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice 33. A. like B. as C. even if D. as if 34. A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested 35. A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost 36. A. rather B. but C.however D. therefore 37. A. promise B. task C. belief D. dream 38. A. this B. he C. it D. that 39. A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project 40
