2009-2010学年北京四中高二下期末考试

一、单项填空

1. 难度：简单

When the party was over, he ______ his friends good-bye and ______.

A．bade; departed	B．said; left
C．waved; went	D．remarked; retired

2. 难度：简单

—Would you please help me carry this heavy box upstairs?

—______.

A．My pleasure	B．With pleasure
C．For pleasure	D．A pleasure

3. 难度：简单

He ______ say what he thought.

A．dares not	B．hasn’t dared
C．dare not to	D．didn’t dare to

4. 难度：简单

I can’t ______ him with my little affairs.

A．bother	B．expose
C．criticize	D．contradict

5. 难度：简单

You could ______ this company if you play your cards right.

A．end up with	B．end up in
C．end up running	D．end up

6. 难度：简单

The balloons, a great ______, ______ the atmosphere of the festival.

A．scene; added up	B．scenery; added up to
C．view; added	D．sight; added to

7. 难度：简单

. The tyre of your car is flat. It needs ______.

A．blowing off	B．blowing up
C．blowing out	D．blowing over

8. 难度：简单

In the end the police decided not to ban the ______.

A．parade	B．distribution
C．march	D．import

9. 难度：简单

. Which ______ did you enter for at the sports meet?

A．affairs	B．incidents
C．businesses	D．events

10. 难度：简单

I tried to call you last night, but I couldn’t ______.

A．get through	B．go through
C．tell off	D．turn off

11. 难度：简单

He was good at arts, but ______, he was studying hard ______ being admitted to an engineering college.

A．strange enough; in the hope of	B．strangely enough; in the hope of
C．strange enough; in the hope that	D．strangely enough; in the hope that

12. 难度：简单

. ______ this job doesn’t pay very much, but ______ I can’t get another one.

A．In the first place; in the second place	B．On one hand; on another hand
C．On the one hand; on the other hand	D．For one thing; for another

13. 难度：简单

He didn’t ______ the adventure seriously. As a result, he broke both legs ______ the

injuries to his face and hands.

A．treat; except	B．take; apart from
C．accept; besides	D．receive; aside from

14. 难度：简单

. Japan ______ travelers a chance to observe the people’s devotion to work, which will

always ______ the strongest impression on them.

A．offers; leave	B．provides; make
C．supplies; give	D．gives; have

15. 难度：简单

You should keep an eye ______ him, for I have lost faith ______ him.

A．in; on	B．on; in
C．at; at	D．for; for

16. 难度：简单

. The temperature has _____ heavily, which doesn’t _____ the growth of the crops.

A．dropped; contribute to	B．fallen; see as
C．decreased; refer to	D．gone; classify as

17. 难度：简单

_____ all the demands had been refused _____ to go on strike.

A．Only; did the workers decide	B．Not until; the workers decided
C．Not until; did the workers decide	D．Only after; the workers decided

18. 难度：简单

Across the river _____.

A．lie a new built bridge	B．lies a newly built bridge
C．a new built bridge lie	D．a newly built bridge lies

19. 难度：简单

The volunteers try to convince people _____ the fact that some species are in danger of _____.

A．for; dying away	B．about; dying down
C．of; dying out	D．on; dying off

20. 难度：简单

______ the ______ of buying a house, it costs little to rent a house.

A．Compared to; fee	B．Comparing with; charge
C．Comparing to; fare	D．Compared with; expense

21. 难度：简单

Martin’s gone to ______ the children from school.

A．collect	B．get
C．cover	D．care

22. 难度：简单

In winter, the town is often ______ by snow.

A．cut up	B．cut away
C．cut off	D．cut down

23. 难度：简单

. The ship could ______ seventy passengers.

A．carry	B．take
C．fetch	D．bring

24. 难度：简单

. I will check my ______, but I think we can meet next Tuesday.

A．facility	B．schedule
C．response	D．intention

25. 难度：简单

Exercise really ______ my appetite. I always eat a big meal after working out.

A．stimulates	B．penalizes
C．deters	D．propels

26. 难度：简单

Although Ben is a(n) _____ tennis player, he’s already better than most experienced players.

A．appropriate	B．suitable
C．novice	D．distinct

27. 难度：简单

I’m thinking about _____ the new movie this weekend. I’ve heard that it’s really good!

A．brushing up	B．stepping into
C．milling about	D．checking out

28. 难度：简单

. Jim’s leg was ______ damaged in the accident. He now walks with a limp.

A．permanently	B．increasingly
C．virtually	D．deadly

二、完型填空

29. 难度：简单

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A Beautiful Dress

My neighbor’s eight-year-old daughter used to live in the countryside, her native place. Recently her parents   51  her to town to live with them. Wild and uneducated, she would use   52  words when she was angry. Sometimes she went so far as to   53  on the ground, to the   54  of all people around. Her parents tried to   55  her by beating and kicking. However, she became more   56 . Finally they became thoroughly   57  with her.

One day their next-door   58 , a retired teacher, gave the girl a snow-white dress, which was very   59 . It immediately caught the girl’s   60  and made them shine brightly.

The girl put on the dress and became quite a   61  person. She no longer acted rudely or hit others. She   62  seldom rolled on the floor. She knew running wild was not   63  for her in a beautiful dress. Since then, the girl had been   64 , neat, and lovely.

The story set me   65  a lot. Perhaps everyone has a beautiful dress   66  somewhere in his or her heart. Only some people are not aware of it,   67  it or take no notice of it.   68  is a powerful force or weapon — that’s something   69  by many of us. It can arouse fine qualities that humans are   70  with but have so far hidden somewhere. It has a soul-shaking influence that is indeed unmatched.

51. A. left                 B. brought              C. met                     D. taught

52. A. dirty              B. new                    C. creative               D. attractive

53. A. trap                    B. weep                        C. roll                          D. jump

54. A. surprise          B. delight                        C. mercy                     D. regret

55. A. advise             B. encourage             C. support                D. educate

56. A. mature                B. violent                            C. changeable               D. considerate

57. A. tired                B. pleased                 C. relaxed                D. disappointed

58. A. office             B. stranger                 C. neighbor                D. apartment

59. A. beautiful             B. modern                    C. shabby                     D. fragile

60. A. attention        B. ears                     C. eyes                        D. imagination

61. A. rude               B. different             C. violent                  D. unique

62. A. even             B. also                  C. still                   D. ever

63. A. bad              B. much                C. enough              D. suitable

64. A. voluntary            B. conscious                 C. merciful                   D. gentle

65. A. imagining         B. moving                 C. thinking                 D. puzzling

66. A. ruined           B. hidden               C. disappeared           D. rediscovered

67. A. forget                 B. criticize                    C. advocate                   D. remember

68. A. Love              B. Violence             C. Beauty                        D. Honesty

69. A. cared              B. valued                  C. unlearnt                  D. unrealized

70. A. dealt                B. born                      C. grown                     D. lived

三、其他题

30. 难度：简单

二、课文填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

根据课文内容补充缺失的词语，每个空填一个词。注意：请把答案写在答题纸上。

Towards the end of the Qing Dynasty, the conditions in Beijing’s hutongs went down as the political situation c_______(91) a dark cloud on China’s economy. Many new hutongs were quickly built to h______(92) the increasing population but these were poorly made. The t______(93) point came when the People’s Republic of China was set up. Conditions improved a great deal and the government u_________(94) the preservation of many of the oldest hutongs.

Hutongs are still an important part of Beijing life and it is not surprising that tourists love the hutongs. They can walk up Sanmiao Street, which dates back 900 years, w________(95) down Rongxian – the longest hutong at 2 km or s__________(96) through Qianshi – the narrowest at only 40 cm wide! They can also stop under a stone arch and watch the hutong world go by while e__________(97) a plate of Beijing’s best “Peking Duck” or s__________(98) their thirst with a cold Tsingtao beer. The hutongs not only l_________(99) Beijing’s streets and communities after all, but also its past and present, showing that Beijing is truly an a__________ (100)yet modern city.

四、书面表达

31. 难度：简单

三、书面表达 （满分15分）

四中的同学进行了一场有关英语学习的讨论。讨论的题目是：学习英语要不要从儿童时期开始？请你根据下表中的提示写一篇短文，介绍讨论的情况并发表自己的感想。

一些同学认为	另一些同学认为
1．应从儿童时期开始学习英语 2．儿童时期记忆力好，可以记住很多单词 3．能为以后的英语学习打下坚实的基础	1．不应从儿童时期开始学习英语 2．儿童时期既要学汉语拼音又要学英语，易混淆 3．会影响汉语学习和今后的英语学习
讨论未取得一致意见

参考词汇：为…打下坚实基础—lay a solid foundation for 汉语拼音—Chinese pinyin