高二英语第十三周周练及答案

高二英语第十三周周练

出题人：Miss Zhao

一、阅读理解

(A)

A man was tired of living in his old house in the country and wanted to sell it and buy a better one. He tried to sell it for a long time，but was not successful，so at last he decided to solve the problem by using as real estate agent.（房地产代理人）

The agent decided at once to advertise the house，and a few days later，the owner saw a very attractive photograph of it，with a wonderful description of its gardens，in an expensive magazine. After the house owner had read the advertisement through，he hurriedly telephoned the real estate agent and said to him，“I'm sorry，Mr. Jones，but I've decided not to sell my house after all. After reading your advertisement in that magazine，I can see that it's just the kind of house I've wanted to live in all my life.”

1.What problem did the man have？

A.He couldn't find his house

B.He was unsuccessful at selling his house

C.He was unsuccessful at buying a house

D.He was unsuccessful at finding a real estate agent

2.It's easier to sell house through agents because ______.

A.they have a magazine

B.they are better at writing articles

C.they are good at better advertising

D.they are better looking

3.Which of the following best states the main idea？

A.You don't know what you have until you have lost it.

B.It's hard to sell a house

C.No one likes to live in the country.

D.There is no place like home.

4.In the passage the word“attractive”most nearly means ______.

A.perfect

plete

C.modern

D.pleasant to look at

5．Which of the following is true according to this passage?

A.The owner of the house named Jones.

B.The man didn’t like the adverrtisement.

C. The agent named Jones.

D.The agent successfully sold the house.

(B)

Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was

raining, because it gave him some exercise.

One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to gi ve a man a start on the way to success.”

Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”

6. How did Mr. Grey get to his office?

A. He went up to work by train.

B. He walked to his office.

C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained.

D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.

7. Mr Grey liked walking to his office because ________.

A. he couldn’t afford the buses

B. he wanted to save money

C. he wanted to keep in good health

D. he could do some exercises on the way

8. Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to_______

A. give him a start in life

B. help him on the way to success

C. make him rich

D. gain more money

9. One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______

A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the money

B. again asked Mr. Grey for money

C. would like to make friends with him

D. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then

10. In the second paragraph, “…take a chance” means ______.

A. Mr. Gray happened to meet a stranger

B. Mr. Grey had a chance to help a stranger

C. Mr. Grey helped a stranger by chance

D. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stranger would not give back the money which he lent him

二、语法填空

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