英语测验考试及答案

高二年级考试

英语试题2014.07

第一部分英语知识运用（共两节, 满分50分）

第一节语法和词汇知识(共20小题；每小题1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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. ______ new system makes it easier for people to have ______ access to railway tickets.

A. The; 不填

B. The; an

C. A; the

D. A; an

2. Last night we went to Ann’s party，______ we enjoyed ourselves very much．

A．there B．that C. which D. where

3. The local residents strongly objected to their cars ______for parking here.

A. charged

B. being charged

C. charging

D. be charged

4. Everyone can receive education. That is to say，education is taken as a right rather than

a(n) ______．

A．privilege B．encouragement C．assistance D．dignity

5. Though we take a great risk of investing in the project, it will______ in the long run.

A. go off

B. turn up

C. pay off

D. come up

6. Tom said that not until he began to work ______ how much time he had wasted.

A. didn't he realize

B. did he realize

C. he didn't realize

D. he realized

7. According to experts，China needs to ______ its one-child family planning policy to fight against a worsening gender (性别) imbalance and an aging population.

A．arrange B．apply C．adjust D．adapt

8. ______ computers are of great benefit to the development of science and technology.

A. The fact that

B. That the fact is

C. What the fact is that

D. The fact is that 9．There is a mountain, ______ is always covered with snow.

A. the top of that

B. the top of which

C. whose the top

D. the whose top 10．He was ______by his husband’s sudden death and the loss of her pet dog.

A. cast down

B. cast away

C. cast off

D. cast aside

11．AIDS is said ______the biggest health challenge to both men and women in that area over

the past few years.

A．that it is B．to be C．to have been D．that it has been

12．—I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.

—I think so. He ______ for it for months.

A．is preparing B．was preparing C．had been preparing D．has been preparing

13．______ hard late into the night, he soon fell ill in bed.

A. To work

B. Working

C. Being worked

D. Having worked

14．Keep me ______of the meeting tomorrow in case I should forget.

A. suspected

B. accused

C. reminded

D. informed

15. —The plane is due to take off at 7:50 from the airport.

—______we fail to arrive there in time?

—Try to take another flight then.

A. What if

B. As if

C. Even if

D. Only if

16. With the advances of technology, plastics have taken the place of many______ materials. A．conventional B．optional C．artificial D．potential

17．The performance of the host，______ to please the audience and draw their attention，was greeted with a cold silence，however.

A．had intended B．intended C．intending D．to intend

18．The success of a government should be measured ______ the happiness of the people as well as the development of economy.

A．in face of B．in place of C．in terms of D．in honor of

19. — Have you booked a room at the hotel?

— I ______ to the hotel the other day, but they haven’t answered yet.

A. have written

B. wrote

C. had written

D. write

20. —Our team will play against the Rockets this weekend. I’m sure we’ll win!

—______!

A. Cheers

B. Congratulations

C. Good luck

D. Go ahead

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21—40 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。

Last year I went to India for a 2-week vacation with my mother. We stopped on a red light, and as always, there was a lot of activity outside the cars near the 21 . People walked in, between the cars 22 newspapers or water and some kids begged a bit of money from the car owners. It's a familiar 23 in most poor developing countries.

While we were 24 for the red light to turn green, I noticed a 25 outside a couple of cars in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. It's 26 unusual at first. He was a man in his