高二英语插班生考试卷.doc

高二英语插班生考试卷 I.Grammar and vocabulary (15%)( ) 1. It was _ day that we decided to go out for an outing.A. so warm aB. such warm aC. a such warmD. a so warm( ) 2. Ill never forget _ you for the first time.A. to meetB. meetingC. to have metD. having to be meeting( ) 3. Anyone _ leaves the room last ought to turn off the lights.A. the personB. personsC. WhomD. Who( ) 4. It is _ for a child to read.A. a too difficult bookB. rather a difficult bookC. quite a difficult bookD. too difficult a book( ) 5. Would you mind _ the model ship for me when you finished _ your letter?A. making writingB. to make to writeC. to make writingD. making to write( ) 6. Not until she saw smoke rising from the top of the building_ the coming danger. A. she was aware of B. was she aware of C. she awared of D. did she aware of( ) 7. This is the dictionary _ you have to pay the money.A. for whichB. for thatC. of whichD. which( ) 8. The walls of your bedroom, of course, need _ again now.A. paintB. to paintC. paintedD. painting( ) 9. The parents found a place where the children can play _A. for safeB. in safetyC. in safeD. to be safe( ) 10. I will get there, _ I have to walk.A. sinceB. even asC. even thoughD. unless( ) 11. Our friends are trying to do everything _ us.A. for servingB. serving forC. to serveD. to serve for( ) 12. I am afraid _ the tree, because I am afraid _.A. to climbof fallingB. of climbing of fallingC. to climb to fallD. of climbing to fall( ) 13. _ from the pain came as the medicine began to take effect.A. ReliefB. RelaxC. RescueD. Escape( ) 14. It is no use _ about your low mark of your English examination. Cheer up and work harder from now on! A. whispering B. teasing C. correcting D. complaining( ) 15. Such spelling mistakes are _ to the beginners.A. commonB. possible C. usual D. ordinaryII. Cloze Test (10%)(A) No one in the United States could forget the sad day, April 14, when Abraham Lincoln was shot. That night, 16 a very busy day, the president and his wife went to Fods Theater D.C., where a new play was going to be 17. Near the theatre there lived a 25-year-old actor named John Wilkes Booth, who was strongly against the 18 , though he had not fought for the South himself. As the play started after a moment of rest, Booth came into the box. He walked slowly and quietly towards the door 19 he could watch the presidents box. He looked behind 20 in order to find the guards who were protecting the president from the enemy. To his joy, there was 21 of them and nobody noticed him. He reached the door quickly and began to hold the gun in his pocket. It was quiet in the theatre. 22 a terrible sound broke in on the play. It surprised everyone and soon everyone looked to where the 23 had just come. Smoke was seen coming from the box, where the 24 had enjoyed the play all the night! Soldiers hurried in, but it was too 25. The murderer had jumped from the box down to the stage from which he hurriedly ran out of the theatre.( ) 16. A. beforeB. after C. on D. in( ) 17. A. put off B. put on C. put away D. put( ) 18. A. North B. South C. slaver D. play( ) 19. A. which B. that C. for which D. through which( ) 20. A. happily B. carefully C. wonderful D. sadly ( ) 21. A. many B. lots C. none D. both( ) 22. A. SuddenlyB. Quickly C. Quietly D. Excitedly( ) 23. A. actorB. soundC. presidentD. guards( ) 24. A. actorB. soldiersC. LincolnsD. guards( ) 25. A. lateB. earlyC. soonD. quickIII. Reading Comprehension (5%)(A)Read the following carefully.RaceWorld RecordDate SetCountry100 metre9.9 sec.6/20/68U.S.A.200 metre19.5 sec.5/7/66U.S.A.400 metre43.8 sec.10/18/68U.S.A.800 metre1 min. 43 sec6/27/73Italy1,000 metre2 min.13.9 sec.7/30/74U.S.A.1,500 metre3 min. 32.2 sec2/2/74Tanzania This table shows some past world records for several races. The readings show the race, the record time, the date and the country of the runner who set the record. The star means that the record was set during international sports meet. No star beside a country means the record was set in a local race.( ) 26. The table shows that a world record for the 800-metre race was _.A. 6/27/73B. 2 min.13.9 sec.C. 1 min.43 secD. 10/18/68( ) 27. According to the table, a world record for the 200-metre race was set on _.A. August 7B. July 5C. May 7D. July 30( ) 28. The world record for the 1,5000-metre race was set _.A. by an American runnerB. in a local placeC. by in Italian runnerD. in an international race(B)One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine. He is a teacher at one of Londons big medical schools. He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture. He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, and he had put Rupert, the skeleton (人体骨架) to be used in his lecture, in a larger brown suitcase. At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop. When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.( ) 29. Who wrote the story?A. Ruperts teacher.B. The neighbors teacher.C. A medical school teacher.D. The teachers neighbor.( ) 30. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?A. He needed it for the summer term in London.B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.C. He wanted t