牛津上海版高二年级第一学期 期中模拟测试(有答案)

高二上学期期中模拟测试

Grammar and vocabulary.

Section A

1.The Obama administration in the United States appears to be keen ______ developing

renewable energy as a commercial source of energy for the country.

A. to

B. for

C. on

D. in

2.The recession(衰退) of global economy, along with the over-supply of college students in the

last few years, ______ the main cause of the severe job competition for now.

A. are

B. have been

C. were

D. is

3. Whom would you rather _______ us solve the traffic problem in Shanghai, Mr. Brown or Mr. Smith?

A. had helped

B. have to help

C. have help

D. have helped

4. ________, he retuned to his hometown from abroad.

A. Every few years

B. Every a few years

C. Each a few years

D. Each few years

5. Mr. Baker bought a pair of leather shoes to ______ his new suit, which was sent to him as the birthday present.

A. suit

B. match

C. fit

D. agree

6. __________ with silk, this kind of cloth made of cotton __________ far better.

A. Compared...sells

B. Compared...is sold

C. Comparing...is sold

D. Being compared.., sell

7. A lot of people from all parts of the world _______ to have seen UFOs each year, but not a case has been proved so far.

a. indicate

b. inform

c. claim

d. declare

8. There are about 3000 students in the university, half __________ come from other countries.

A. of them

B. of which

C. of who

D. of whom

9. More than 300 people died each year in Britain in accidents __________ to be caused by

drivers __________ asleep at the wheel.

A. thought.., falling

B. think...falling

C. thought...fallen

D. thinking...falling

10. Little Jackie has changed a lot, and he is no longer __________ he used to be.

A. who

B. which

C. that

D. what

11. Some green beans, __________ long enough, can be poisonous.

A. if not to be cooked

B. if not cooked

C. if not cooking

D. if not being cooked

12. It is the young man ___________ looked for ___________ caught the murderer.

A. that, who

B. that, they

C. they, that

D. they, which

13. Ever since the Greens moved to the country a year ago, they __________ better health.

A. are enjoying.

B. have been enjoying

C. could have enjoyed

D. had enjoyed

14. The policeman told the injured rider that he would have to lie __________ he had fallen until

the arrival of ambulance.

A. because

B. where

C. after

D. when

15. We insisted that he ___________ seriously ill and that a doctor ___________ for at once

A. should be, should be sent

B. was, be sent

C. was, must be sent

D. were, should be sent

16. Do you know the traffic accident ___________ on a foggy morning?

A. happening

B. which happened

C. to happen D: that was happened

17. They were given nothing ___________dry bread and water for their evening meal.

A. rather than

B. much than

C. other than

D. more than

18. Though the long term ___________ cannot be predicted, the project has been approved by the committee.

A. affect

B. effect

C. effort

D. afford

19. The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather ___________ the helplessness of the crew at sea.

A. added to

B. resulted from

C. turned out

D. made up

20. They don't allow ___________ on the campus.

A. gambling

B. to gamble

C. being gambled

D. gambled

21. Janet, as well as the other young people who __________ sent abroad by the government,

__________ brought up in the small town.

A. was...was

B. was...were

C. were...were

D. were...was Keys: 1. CDCAB 6. ACDAD 11. BCBBB 16. ACAA 21. D

Section B

it was second only to the dam in Zambesi. It was built to 23 the waters of the Nile. Building on the dam began in January 1960 after Egypt entered into an 24 with the Soviet Union (

苏联 ) to allow them to build the dam. There were many problems along the way. Russian equipment brought in for the job was designed for much colder weather and did not 25 well in the heat of the Egyptian sun. Once completed, the controlled waters from the Nile would form Lake Nasser, a man -made lake 26 thousands of square miles. It would contain 157 thousand million cubic metres ( 立方米 ) of water. The impact on Egypt was both good and bad.

Before the dam was built only about 4 percent of Egypt's land was under irrigation ( 灌溉) floods and allow for stored water to be provided during times of drought, but it would also dam the rich silt deposits that made Egypt's land so valuable and cultivable. Ever since the damming of the Nile, Egyptian farmers have needed to use 29 for their crops.

But, before the dam could be built, a great effort was required to save many 30 artifact (人造物体) that would have been covered by waters of Lake Nasser. One of these sites was Philae Temple.

Keys: 22. GHABI 27. CDFE

Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

People Express, founded in April 1981, grew rapidly on the basis of low fares and no-frills service. It soon became a leading airline and 31 changed the industry as firms constantly engaged in price wars to lure passengers. Then, People Express' bubble 32 because it over-expanded, consumer complaints mounted and other airlines matched its fares on popular routes. In 1986, People …… 此处隐藏：18519字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……