2011-2012学年第二学期高二期中考试
英语试卷 2012.4
本试卷满分150分,考试用时120分钟。
I 选择题一（共两节，满分45分）
第一节： 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. To keep healthy, Professor Johnson _________ cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired.
A. carried out B. caught on C. took up D. made for
2. The Town Hall _______ in the 1800’s was the most distinguished building at that time.
A. being completed B. to be completed
C. completed D. having been completed
3. Yesterday our chemistry teacher asked such a difficult question ________ puzzled all of us.
A. that B. which C. as D. what
4. Parents _____________a child until he develops the ________ to govern himself.
A. control; power B. govern; power C. manage; strength D. rule; force
5. Computers must be of great use to ________ doing the scientific research.
A. those B. who C. those who D. whomever
6. I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, ________ city________name will create a picture of beautiful trees and green grass in our mind.
A. the; which B. the; of which C. a; that D. a; whose
7. Jeb doesn’t think he will ever be able to _________himself _________life in that remote place.
A. adopt, to B. adapt, into C. adjust, to D. suit, for
8. It was ________ my father worked _______I work now.
A.where; that B.where; when C.which；that D. when; which
9. He had every _______for the job except practical experience.
A. certificate B.proof C.qualification D.diploma
10. The bank is reported, in the local newspaper, _____ in broad daylight yesterday.
A. being robbed B. having been robbed
C. to have been robbed D. robbed
11. The text books will be _________ those __________ them.
A. provided for; in need of B. donated to; are needed
C. providing for; needed D. donating to; are in need of
12. On the table she found a piece of paper _____ some puzzling secret codes.
A. which was written B. that was written
C. on which were written D. on that was written
13. Anyhow Robbie intended to _________him as his son.
A. realize B. admit C. acknowledge D. recognize
14. ______ he told us is the news ______ China has got 32 gold medals in this important games, ______ of course, made us feel very excited.
A. What; which; which B. That; that; which C. What; that; which D. That; that; what
15. It has been that he try these pills for seasickness.
A. warned B. said C. recommended D. argued
第二节: 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 16-30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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