2013-2014学年度第二学期期末考试英语试卷
高一（1,2,3,4班）
姓名 _______ 班级_______ 得分_______ 一、 单项选择（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）1. She is always serious, so you should not _______ her. A. play a trick on B. make fool with C. make fun on D. play a joke of 2. They are talking so warmly and it looks ____they had been old friends.
A. even if B. if C. as though D. as 3. When we got to the top of the mountain, we were nearly __________.
A. under our breath B. lost our breath
C. caught our breath D. out of breath 4. I am of the _______ book. A. tired; tired B. tired; tiring C. tiring; tiring D. tiring; tired 5. He is heavily______ now, so he can’t pay for a new house.
A. out of debt B. get into debt C. in debt D. pay off debts 6. I saw many children ______kites on the Tiandi Square when I hurried past it.
A. fly B. flying C. to fly D. flew 7. Don’t be angry with him. He made the mistake _____ A. in common B. on purpose
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. C. by accident D. in a hurry 8. You may do whatever you like in the holiday. _____ me, I think I can do with a rest.
A. As for B. As with C. As to D. As about 9.------Would you tell me ____ you want your tea, with sugar or milk? ------Sugar, please.
A. whether B. when C. what D. how 10. It is______ Tom to drink so much; I wonder if he’s all right.
A. like B.likely C.unlike D.unlikely 11. The young dancers looked so beautiful in their new clothes that we took ________ pictures of them.
A. many of B. masses of C. the number of D. a large amount of 12. ________ he will come here isn’t clear. A. If B. Whether C. Where D. What 13. The girl who is studying at the art college has a ____ for music and dance.
A. gift B. present C. power D. strength 14. My uncle lives in a tall building ______. A. away B. nearby C. far D. next 15. She is ________ of dark, so she often goes to bed with her bedroom light on.
A. angry B. terrified C. fond D. interested 二、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）2
An old man who lived in a small back street of my hometown had to tolerate the nuisance （损害）of boys playing football and making a lot of noise outside his house at night.
One evening when the boys were particularly _16__, he went out to talk to them. He explained that he had just retired and was __17__ when he could see or hear boys playing his __18_ game, football. He would __19_ give them25 yuan each week to play in the street at night. The boys got _20___, for they could hardly believe _21___ they were being paid to do something they___22___.
The first two weeks had passed, the boys came to the old man’s house, and went away ___23__with their 25 yuan.
The third week when they came back, ___24_, the old man said he hadn’t had much money_25__ himself and sent them away with only 15 yuan. The fourth week, the man said he had not yet received his ____26___ from the government and gave them only 10 yuan. The boys were very disappointed, but there was __27___ much that they could do about it.
At the __28____ of the fifth week, the boys came back and _29__ at the old man’s door, waiting for their ___30__. Slowly, the door opened and the old man appeared. He __31______that he could not afford to pay them 25yuan_32____ he had promised, but said he would give them five yuan each week without___33_____.
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This was really too much for the boys. “You expect us to play seven days a week for merely five yuan!” they yelled. “__34___!”
They __35__ away and never played on the street again.
16. A. hot B. noisy C. troublesome D. naughty 17. A. happiest B. excited C. encouraged D. bored 18. A. interesting B. amusing C. acceptable D. favorite 19. A. more ever B. therefore C.willingly D.forever 20. A. shouted B. cried C. thrilled D. smiled 21. A. how B. when C. that D.what 22. A. expected B. enjoyed C. admired D. respected 23. A. happily B.thankfully C. gratefully D. tearfully
24. A. but B. in addition C. however D. besides 25. A. earned B. saved C. remained D. left 26. A. paycheck B. insurance C. food tickets D. salary 27. A. not B. no C. so D. very
28. A. final B. end C. start D. beginning 29. A. kicked B.hit C. beat D. knocked 30. A. rewards B. awards C. checks D. wages 31. A. expressed B.apologized C. stated D. expected 32. A. as B. like C. when D. though 33. A. fail B. hesitation C. joke D. question 34. A. No way B. No possible C. No problem D. No play 35. A. walked B. stormed C. broke D. backed 三、阅读理解（共25小题，每小题2分，共50分）
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Mrs. Black lived in a town. Her husband had a few shops there and they wore nice clothes and ate the best food. She had some servants (佣人) and never did anything at home. In the evening she often watched TV and went to bed late at night. She never took any exercise. And she was getting fatter and fatter. It worried her and she had to see a doctor one day. The doctor looked her over carefully and said, “I’m sorry, madam. Nobody can help you! I’m sure you’ll die in a month!
Hearing this, the woman was very sad. She got home and ate or drank nothing. She cried and cried and couldn’t sleep at night. Nobody could comfort her, and she didn’t
listen to them and refused to see the other doctors. And a month later she didn’t feel well but didn’t die. She became angry and went to the doctor’s again.
“You said I was going to die, didn’t you?” said the woman.
“Yes, madam.” answered the doctor. “You were wrong, sir! Look! I’m here again!” “But I cured(治愈) you,” said the doctor. “Aren’t you thinner now?”
36. Mrs. Black did nothing at home because________.
A. she was very busy B. the servants did all for her C. she often felt unwell D. her husband did all instead 37. Which of the following is wrong? Mrs. Black got fatter
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2013-2014学年度第二学期期末考试英语试卷
