2016学年度上海中学第二学期英语期末考试

上海中学2016学年度第二学期期末考试

高一英语试题

I.Listening(略)

II.Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Direction:Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the other answer that best completes the sentence.

21.The trouble_______this layout of the newspaper is that it can't catch readers'_______.

A.of；eyes

B.of；eye

C.with；eyes

D.with；eye

22.Jackie Chan has numerous_______bone and a hole______a coin in his head.

A.breaking；as big as

B.breaking；the size of

C.broken；so big as

D.broken；as big as

23.I am worried because the copy machine______and I_______photocopy these important documents.

A.needs to be repaired；need

B.needs being repaired;need to

C.need to be repaired；need to

D.needs repairing;need to

24.Early in human history,costume helped to impose authority or inspire fear.A chief's costume expressed his power,________a soldier's costume suggested he________superhuman.

A.though；should be

B.while；was

C.and；be

D.when；was

25.Claire's new approach to_______Bible stories through movies and documentaries ______effective because it successfully aroused kids'interest.

A.teach；proved

B.teaching；was proved

C.teaching；proved

D.teach；was proved

26.The workers went on strike,______________.

A.to risk being arrested

B.to risk arresting

C.risking arrested

D.risking being arrested

27.House of Cards is an instant hit probably because this tale of political intrigue(阴谋）and corruption is too familiar and the audience are made________its authenticity(真实性）.

A.to believe

B.believing

C.believe

D.believed

28.As a bank customer-serice worker,my job is to give a clear answer to________needs business-relevant information..

A.who

B.whoever

C.whom

D.whomever.

29.After_______for the position,he finally realized that once______,one will never have a second chance.

A.interviewed；rejected

B.being interviewed；being rejected

C.interviewed；being rejected

D.being interviewed；rejected

st Monday,our physics teacher set such a hard test problem_______none of us managed to settle,but it was such an interesting puzzle______everyone wanted to work it out.

A.as；that

B.that；that

C.as；as

D.that；as

31.Many of those who signed the Declaration of Independence were slaveholders.They didn't______the_______in their households upon signing the Declaration.

A.relieve；slaves remained

B.relieve；remaining slaves

C.release；slaves remained

D.release；remaining slaves

32.It is common practice________visitors will_______a whole day for the Louvre when they are