牛津译林版高中英语必修五高二上学期B5U1阶段测试Ⅰ(江苏)

14-15学年牛津高二上学期B5U1阶段测试Ⅰ(江苏)

Class: Name: Marks: 满分（80）

一、单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最合适的答案填在下面的空格处。

1. — Do you know why the sun looks much bigger in the morning?

— Well, . I’ve never read about it.

A. I’m sorry to hear that

B. you really get me there

C. it’s none of my business

D. you’d better not mention it

2. China has been seeking possible solutions to product safety, which has been constant headache.

A. 不填; a

B. the; 不填

C. the; a

D. 不填; 不填

3. A British wizard once had made a prediction that the world would end in 2004, but finally this error on a miscalculation (计算失误).

A. owed

B. based

C. focused

D. blamed

4. Nowadays bars have had more . They are places to listen to music, watch films, read books, play games, and even hold art salons.

A. contents

B. attitudes

C. functions

D. responses

5. — Are you going to the football game this evening, Mike?

—I don’t want to go. It’s not important, .

A. somewhat

B. though

C. anyway

D. somehow

6. Why is it so difficult for consumers safe even when they buy products with quality guarantees issued by the authorities?

A. feel

B. to feel

C. feeling

D. to feeling

7. Generally speaking, female assistants are more patient and skillful in their relationship with customers, because they’re more to customers’ needs.

A. gifted

B. available

C. sensitive

D. addicted

8. His failure came as no surprise the fact that he hadn’t got himself well prepared for it.

A. due to

B. along with

C. in spite of

D. regardless of

9. With the demand outnumbering the supply in the job market, it is no news nowadays that a person with a doctorial (博士的) degree may jobless.

A. put up

B. end up

C. take up

D. pick up

10. —I’m sorry to hear about Bill’s . I know he was sick a lot.

—It wasn’t that. Bill made a big mistake in his report, which made his boss very angry.

A. firing

B. to be fired

C. having fired

D. being fired

11. I bought an apartment at the beginning of 2007, when house prices were still reasonable; but , its value began to shoot up.

A. long before

B. in time

C. before long

D. on time

12. —Don’t blame yourself too much. It is too early to start the afternoon class at 1:00 p.m.

— No, the class to 2:00 p.m., and I was still 30 minutes late.

A. will be rescheduled

B. would be rescheduled

C. is being rescheduled

D. had been rescheduled

13. Last night Liverpool beat Barcelona 3:1. It will play AC Milan in the European Cup final in Moscow on May 28th.

A. held

B. being held

C. to hold

D. to be held

14. it have been the pressure from the tough task that led to his sleepless nights?

A. Could

B. Would

C. Should

D. Must

15. “Well done, Gina! Not a single mistake in this exam!” said the teacher.

A. you made

B. did you make

C. made you

D. you did make

二、完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1 分, 满分20分)

One day Birbal saw an artist who was quite worried. Birbal asked him, “What’s the 16 ?” The artist said, “One day I met a businessman in a party. There he said no artist could portray (为……画像) him perfectly. Hearing this, I accepted his 17 . A few days later when I finished the portrait, I visited him and showed the portrait to him. But 18 the portrait, he screamed, ‘You have portrayed me in beard!’ I tried to convince him that at the time of the portrait making, he was possessing beard. But he did not 19 me at all.”

The artist was in tears. Birbal 10 him and asked further. The artist said, “Sir, then I asked him to give me another 21 to prove my skills. He 22 . After a few days I visited him with a new portrait. I was quite 23 this time. But when I saw him he was not clean-shaven. As I 24 , he shouted, ‘This can’t be my picture.’ I said it was not my 25 . However, he declared I 26 to fulfill my challenge. I asked for one more chance but he 27 me the next time, too.”

Birbal was a kind man; he decided to 28 the artist. He accompanied him up to the businessman’s house. Birbal remained outside, whereas the artist entered inside.

As soon as the businessman saw the artist, he said, “Oh, great artist! You are here again! It seems you have come again with some of your rubbish 29 .” The artist replied, “Sir, I’m sure, what I’ve 30 today will surely match your 31 .”

Saying so, he passed on something to him. The businessman 32 it and looked. But it was just a mirror. He screamed 33 , “What a silly joke it is!”Then entered Birbal; he said, “I think only mirror can show your present face.”

The businessman was very 34 to see and hear Birbal. He begged his pardon for what he had done and 35 the artist well.

16. A. mistake B. cause C. truth D. difference

17. A. decision B. opinion C. battle D. challenge

18. A. finishing B. painting C. seeing D. collecting