浙江省诸暨中学2019-2020学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题(有答案)

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. 诸暨中学2019-2020学年第一学期高二年级期中考试

英语试卷

一、单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分；满分10分）

1. I tried to appear at ______ ease when the foreign guest greeted me by kissing me on _______

cheek.

A. /; the B. /; a C. the; a D. the; the

2. The news ______ is being broadcast in the airport is ______ a big snowstorm will come attacking.

A. which; which B. /; that C. that; which D. that; that

3. Our neighbour has ______ ours.

A. twice a big swimming pool as B. twice as big a swimming pool as

C. a swimming pool twice big as D. twice as a swimming pool big as

4. --Who do you think should be responsible for the accident?

--It is two careless passes-by, _______ the driver, that ______ to blame for it.

A. more than; is B. rather than; are C. other than; is D. less than; are

5. --Hey, do you like the rock and roll song that I am playing?

--To be honest, I don’t. I’d rather that you ______ quiet.

A. had kept B. kept C. should keep D. keep

6. They ______ on the project for almost one month before I joined them, and now we ______ on it

as no good results have come out so far.

A. had been working; are still working B. had worked; were still working

C. have been working; have worked D. have worked; are still working

7. Measures have to be taken to teach young people how to ______ themselves both in family and in

school. They don’t know the basic manners.

A. perform B. struggle C. amuse D. behave

8. After a day’s tiring climb, we finally arrived at ______ we had been told was “Garden in the Air”.

A. what B. which C. that D. where

9. The population of Africa is ______ so rapidly as to cause great concern of the whole world.

A. expanding B. preserving C. supporting D. spreading

10. The newcomer went to the library the other day and searched for ______ he could find about

Mark Twain.

A. no matter what B. whichever C. whatever D. no matter which

11. --Please don’t make any noise—my mother is a very light sleeper.

--How ________ you are!

A. modest B. considerate C. outspoken D. optimistic

12. --Do you regret ______ your well-paid position? .

. --Not at all. I have more time to stay with my family now.

A. taking up B. picking up C. giving up D. building up

13. As medicine experts say, this virus is more ______ to survive and spread in low temperatures.

A. possible B. likely C. probable D. maybe

14. Tmall Double 11 Shopping Carnival is an occasion ______ varieties of products are available at

discounted prices.

A. that B. where C. when D. whose

15. As is known ______ us, Sherlock Holmes is famous ______ a detective ______ his quick

thinking and careful observation.

A. to; as; for B. by; to; for C. for; to; as D. by; for; as

16. Only after Li Qi focused on his strengths instead of his weakness ______ himself from his

inferiority complex (自卑感).

A. he freed B. he had freed C. did he free D. had he freed

17. –Why do you charge so much?

--There is a postage and packing fee ______ the costs of repair.

A. in support of B. in defence of C. in addition to D. in preference to

18. At first, we didn’t know about Tom. But ______, we came to know that he was an honest boy.

A. particularly B. simply C. generally D. gradually

19. With the Internet _____ widely, people throughout the world have no difficulty _____ with each

other.

A. using; to communicate B. using; communicating

C. used; communicating D. used; to communicate

20. –You have to believe in yourself. No one else will, if you don’t.

--_______. Confidence is really of great importance.

A. It’s not my cup of tea B. That’s not the point

C. I don’t think so D. I can’t agree more

二、完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分；满分20分）

The Town of Pressure and the Town of Pleasure were neighbors but had nothing in common.

People built walls to 21 influence from the other town.

In Pressure, 22 struggled to be the very best. When women gave birth, they would 23_

to have the baby with the loudest cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because

24 was the index (指数) of success, people were 25 busy making money, with 26 for

relaxation. Some young people couldn’t bear the hard work and turned to wine or drugs to escape.

27 , over in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People grew up without .

. 28 and 29 do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At

school, teachers didn’t 30 whether students showed up or not. Workers might sit around the

office 31 sipping coffee and doing nothing. 32 the lack of strict rules, nobody worried

about losing their jobs. It was 33 that mattered. No one had the 34 thought of moving