1997年度第二学期高二期中英语试卷
一、 Multiple choice : 20 %
1. I do not live here. I am only here _____.
A. on a visit B. for a visit C. havea visit D. pay a visit
2. There is not much petrol left in the tank. So we _____ it.
A. run out of B. ran out of C. are running out of D. have run out of
3. He said he would stick _____.
A. studying English B. English study C. to study English D. to English study
4. The piano is put _____ the wall. A. on B. in C. against D. for
5. After _____ by the doctor, he took some medicine.
A. examined B. being examined C. to be examined D. he is examined
6. There are two new hotels near here _____.
A. under contruction B. under constructions
C. in a contruction D. in constructions
7. --Does he like music? --_____.
A. Don't as I know B. Don't as far as I know
C. Not as I know D. Not as far as I know
8. You just stay here. I'll _____ everything there.
A. pay attention to B. stick to C. see to D. lead to
9. I wish I _____ fly _____ a bird.
A. can...like B. could...like C. can...as D. could...as
10. I wonder what the boys are _____ now.
A. up to B. up to do C. up to be doing D. up to be done
11. We must not be ______ this small success.
A. content to B. content with C. satisfied to D. satisfying with
12. The problem ______ improving his English is _____ he has little time.
A. for...what B. for...that C. with...what D. with...that
13. I don't _____ to bed though it is nearly midnight now.
A. like going B. like to go C. feel like going D. feel like to go
14. Although _____ recently, the house looks old.
A. painted B. being painted C. we painted D. it painted
15. It's time you _____ that dress.
A. must wash B. to wash C. wash D. washed
16. _____ very hot in August.
A. The weather is possible to be B. The weather is likely to be
C. It's possibly that the weather will be D. The weather is impossible to be
17. My father _____ the camera on the table yesterday and it still _____ there now.
A. lay...lain B. laid...lays C. laid...lies D. lay...lies
18. _____ smoking is bad for health is certain.
A. That B. What C. Whether D. If
19. We found the waste paper _____ when we returned.
A. had cleared away B. had cleared up
C. cleared away D. being cleared up
20. The fact _____ the news _____ appeared in that evening paper is not true surprises all
of us.
A. which...that B. that...which C. which...which D. that.../
二. Close test 20%
（A）
A driver saw two men walking along a __1___ country road. They were ___2___heavy bags, so
he at once phoned the police. That morning the police had broadcast a ___3___ on the radio
asking ___4___information about two thiefs who had stopped a train and stolen mail bags
with a lot of money in them. The police soon ___5___. They questioned both men but __6___
of them could speak English. The men tried __7__ to explain and kept on shouting loudly at
the police alltheway to the station. When they arrived there, both men refused __8__
anyhting and simply pointed at their bags. The police opened them and then understood that
they had made a terrible mistake. The men were __9___and their bags were full of potatoes
! __10___ for their mistake, the police set the men free at once. 1. a. distance b. alone
c. lonely d. far 2. a. carrying b. buying c. selling d. bringing 3. a. information b.
message c. programme d. article 4. a. the b. an c. about d. for 5. a. reached b. arrived
c. got to d. turned out 6. a. none b. both c. neither d. all 7. a. hard b. hardly c. heavy
d. heavily 8. a. speaking b. to tell c. talking d. to say 9. a. Frenchman b. Japaneses c.
Germans d. Indian 10. a. Funny b. Happily c. lucky d. Sorry
（B）
Which of the two hands do you use most ? Very few of us use __1___of our hands equally
well Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people ___2__ a hundred are left-handed.
New-born babies can grassp objects with __3___ of their hands, but in about two years they
usually prefer to use their ___4___hands. Scientists don't know why this ___5___. Monkeys
are our ___6__relatives in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys prefer to
use one of their hands more than ___7___, but it can be either hand . There are as many
right-handed monkeys as left-handed ___8___. Next time you visit the zoo, watch the
monkeys carefully. You'll see that some of them will prefer to use their right hands when
they swing, and others will use their left hands. But most human beings use their right
hands better and this makes life___9___ for those who prefer to use their left hands
___10___, we live in a right-handed world. 1. a. one b. both c. two d. all 2. a. from b.
between c. from among d. out of 3. a. either b. neither c. every d. each 4. a. both b. /
c. right d. left 5. a. will happen b. happens c. take place d. will take place 6. a.
farthest b. nearest c. best d. closest 7. a. the other b. the right c. the left d. the two
8. a. one b. ones c.monkey d. people 9. a. interesting b. comfortable c.easy d. difficult
10. a. No wonder b. After all c. However d. In fact
答案
一、 1-5 ：A C D C B
6-10 ：A D C B A
11-15：B D C A D
16-20：B C A C B
二、 （A）1-10 ：C A B D B C A D C D
（B）1-10 ：B D A C B D A B D B