高二英语周练试题（2011-10-30）
一. 单项填空（共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分）
1. The Spring Festival is ______ traditional holiday, ______ time when all the families get together and have fun.
A. a; /
B. a; a
C. the; a
D. the; the
2. The old man is going to ______ the story where he left off yesterday.
A. take up
B. take in
C. take over
D. take after
3. The young assistant was very nervous when he first ______ in performing the experiment.
A. resisted
B. insisted
C. helped
D. assisted
4. Over a third of the population were believed to have no ______ to health care insurance.
A. access
B. basis
C. belief
D. aid
5. Researchers said ______ sleep appeared to be linked to increased blood pressure, which is known to raise the risk of heart attacks.
A. lack
B. lack of
C. need
D. need of
6. The man _______ in a shop was sent to the police station.
A. who caught stealing
B. to be caught stealing
C. caught to steal
D. caught stealing
7. Jack ______ several universities after he graduated from high school, but his number one choice was Harvard.
A. applied for B applied on C. applied at D. applied to
8. I’m afraid your proposal is not quite ______ .
A. in place of
B. in the place
C. in place
D. out of place
9. Only through education ______ the capacity to think creatively and independently.
A. can one acquire
B. one can acquire
C. can one acquires
D. one acquires
10. Her father ______ in the USA for another year so that she could work toward her master’s degree.
A. agreed her staying
B. permitted her stay
C. let her staying
D. approved of her staying
11. _______ in a friendly way, their quarrel came to an end.
A. Being settled
B. Settled
C. Settling
D. Having settled
12. The committee （委员会）_____ over the problem among themselves for two hours.
A. has argued
B. has been arguing
C. have argued
D. have been arguing
13.The poor man , ________，ran out of the dark cave.
A. tiring and frightened
B. tired and frightened
C. tired and frightening
D. tiring and frightening 14. Don’t be discouraged. ______ things as they are and you will enjoy every day of your life.
A. Taking
B. To take
C. Take
D. Taken
15. After the war, a new school building was put up __________there used to be a theatre.
A. that
B. where
C. which
D. when
二. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Michel is a young girl who works for the police 16 a handwriting expert (专家). She has helped 17 many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).
When she was fourteen, Michel was already 18 interested in the differences in her friends' 19 that she would spend hours 20 them. After 21 college she went to France for a 22 two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is 23 for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover 24 of what she needs to know simply 25 looking at the writing with her own eyes, 26 she also has machines 27 help her make 28 different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often 29 great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good 30 of what kind of person the 31 is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow 32 I didn't like his h andwriting.” She says. But she33 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman 34 she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be 35 , however.
16 A. with B. by C. like D. as
17 A. search B. follow C. catch D. judge
18 A. so B. too C.quiet D. extra
19 A. books B. letter C. tongues D. handwriting
20 A. writing B. studying C. settling D. uncovering
21 A. attending B. finishing C. starting D. stepping into
22 A. powerful B. natural C. special D. common
23 A. main B. safe C. easy D. impossible
24 A. most B. nothing C. little D. sight
25 A. with B. by C. of D. about
26 A. so B. for C. thus D. but
27 A. they B. in which C. that D. those
28 A. up B. out C. for D. into
