高二英语半期考试题

二、单项选择

21. I appreciate ________ in the contest when one competitor gets the first prize.

A. this

B. that

C. it

D. one

22. --- Please call me at 7:00 tomorrow morning. I’m kind of forgetful.

--- Don’t worry about that. Y ou’ll surely be ________.

A. informed

B. reminded

C. warned

D. instructed

23. ________ the new policy, we are now having a happy life.

A. Thanks to

B. Because

C. For

D. Thank for

24. These old buildings possibly ________ the Ming Period.

A. are dated back to

B. date from

C. are dated from

D. date

25. Put it down, Jack. Y ou must not tear ________ letter open.

A. anyone’s

B. anyone else’s

C. anyone’s else

D. anyone else

26. It was not until dark ________ he found ________ he thought was the correct way to solve the problem.

A. that; what

B. that; that

C. when; what

D. when; that

27. The boy is lying in bed ______ his left side, listening to the music.

A. in

B. to

C. on

D. at

28. Afraid of getting lost in the crowd, the little girl stood ______ to her mother.

A. closed

B. closing

C. closely

D. close

29. He ______ his collar to stop the cold wind. How he wished he were sitting in a warm room!

A. put up

B. picked up

C. pulled up

D. set up

30. One reason that we haven’t had his letter is that he ______ it to our old address by mistake.

A. might send

B. may have sent

C. should send

D. should have sent

31. Jack tends ______ angry when people oppose to his plans.

A. getting

B. to getting

C. get

D. to get

32. --- Excuse me, sir. Would you do me a favor?

--- Of course. What is it?

--- I _____ if you could tell me how to fill out this form.

A. had wondered

B. was wondering

C. would wonder

D. did wonder

33. Children are naturally curious _____ everything around them, in other words, they're curious _____ everything works.

A. of; that

B. about; how

C. for; what

D. as to; when

34. I am sure _____ success.

A. of my

B. that I will be a

C. I will

D. both A and B

35. The stones ______ as much as two tons each.

A. weigh

B. measure

C. are weighed

D. are measured

三、完形填空

As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are ___36___ with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___37___. On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to ___38___ up late so that they