高二英语上学期期中考试试题(必修5)

2011-2012年度高二英语期中考试（必修5）

一、单项填空(共30小题；每小题1分，满分30分)

1．Both Mary and Ellen，Jane，are studying nursing at the university．

A．as well B．as well and C．as well as D．well 2．Mr. Smith，of the speech, started to read a novel．

A．tired；tiring B．tiring；tired C．tired；tired D．tiring；tiring 3．—Did you ask Tom where for the summer vacation?

—NO，I didn’t. but I will．

A．he went B．had he gone C．he goes D．was he going 4．Next winter，you will spend in Harbin，I’m Sure，will be another exciting holiday．A．in which B．when C．which D．what 5．—Would you like some more soup?

—______. It is delicious，but I’ve had enough．

A．Yes, please．B．No, thank you．C．Nothing more．D．I’d like some．6．They considered a computer, which was considered a great help in their work．A．to buy; to be B．buying; being C．to buy; being D．buying; to be

7．In factis really a hard job for the police to keep order in an important football match．A．this B．that C．there D．it

8．—Jack, have you been away from your hometown?

—Since the end of last February．

A．how long B．how soon C．how far D．how often

9．I’m not going to say sorry to him．____I won’t today．

A．At first B．At last C．At most D．At least

10．The is just around the comer and you won’t miss it．

A．bicycle’s shop B．bicycle shop C．bicycles shop D．bicycles’ shop

11. As the prices of goods in town are _____ day by day, more and more residents are determined

to go to the countryside and make a living by _____ sheep or pigs.

A. raising; raising

B. rising; rising

C. raising; rising

D. rising; raising

12.The film _______ him _______ what he had seen in China.

A. reminded; to

B. remembered; of

C. recalled; with

D. reminded; of

13. Alice coughed day and night, so the doctor _____ her to take the medicine three times a day.

A. promised

B. suggested

C. advised

D. hoped

14. After the new technique was introduced, our factory produced _____ cars in 2007 as the year

before.

A. as twice many

B. twice as many

C. as many twice

D. twice many as

15. Tom insisted what he saidtrue and that heand have a look.

A. be; should go

B. should be; would go

C. was; go

D. was; would go

16. – Did you remember to give Mary the money you owned her?.

– Yes, I gave it to her ______ I saw her.

A. while

B. the moment

C. Suddenly

D. Once

17. He ______ a new approach to solving the problem at the meeting.

A. put up

B. put forward

C. put off D .put out

18. When I came into the room, I found him _____ in playing a computer game.

A. absorbing

B. is absorbed

C. absorbed

D. to absorb

19. ______ and happy, Tony stood up and accepted the prize.

A. Surprised

B. Surprising

C. Being surprised

D. To be surprising

20. ______ to sunlight for too much time, you’ll get sunburnt.

A. Exposed

B. To expose

C. Exposing

D. Expose

21.The Town Hall ______ in the 1880’s was the most distinguished(辉煌的) building at the time.

A. to be completed

B. having been completed

C. completed

D. being completed

22. Many people died in the great disaster, ______ his parents.

A. include

B. including

C. included

D. to include

23. When driving on the busy road, you can never be ______.

A. cautious

B. too cautious

C. careful

D. too careless

24. Only when you have reached 18, ______.

A. you are allowed in

B. you will be allowed in

C. will you allow in

D. will you be allowed in

25. The carelessness of a worker ______ the serious accident.

A. resulted from

B. result in

C. led to

D. causes

26. After he retired（退休）, his son ______ the big company he set up by himself.

A. took in

B. took up

C. took on

D. took over

27. John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work ______, he gladly accepted it.

A. finished

B. finishing

C. having finished

D. was finished

28. They are in a difficult situation ______ all efforts seem useless.

A. that

B. which

C. where

D. as

29. The weather turned out to be fine yesterday. I ______ the trouble to carry my umbrella with me.

A. should have taken

B. could have taken

C. needn’t have taken

D. mustn’t have taken

30. ______ English, he can speak French and German.

A. Apart from

B. Except

C. In addition

D. Beside

5. _______ in a friendly way, their quarrel came to an end.

A. Being settled

B. Settled

C. Settling

D. Having settled

6. A driver should __ the road when .

A. concentrate on; drive

B. concentrate in; driving

C. concentrate to; drove

D. concentrate on; driving

8. Tom kept quiet about the accident ________ lose his job.

A. so not as to

B. so as not to

C. so as to not

D. not so as to

9. Not until the early years of the 19th century ________ what heat was.

A. man did know

B. did man knew

C. didn't man know

D. did man know