高一第二学期期中考试高一第二学期期中考试.doc

高一第二学期期中考试 第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 21. The girl is from Singapore, which is a small country ______ the south of China. A. in B. on C. to D. up 22. An earthquake ______ Taiwan on December 26, 2006, causing great damages to the southern areas of the island. A. struck B. ruined C. beat D. occurred 23. With the development of medicine, people’s life ______ has been greatly increased nowadays. A. length B. insurance C. expectancy D. time 24. The car was caught in mud. They pushed with all their ______, but the car didn’t move even a stone’s throw. A. right B. force C. power D. strength 25. — The fire last night was really terrible. ? ______, no people were injured or killed and they escaped in time. A. Luckily B. Hopefully C. Absolutely D. Unfortunately 26. The thief tried to run away from the market, but he ______ getting caught by the brave people. A. got up B. went up C. turned up D. ended up 27. Reading speed may be different in different person. I can read 60 pages an hour ______. A. in conclusion B. on average C. in a nutshell D. at all 28. This device ______ flashes of light in the fog, which frightened us all. A. gave on B. gave out C. went on D. went out 29. We will all be present at the meeting tonight, ______ some of us are busy indeed, because it is very important. A. but B. though C. however D. yet 30. There are so many types of dictionaries ______ in this bookshop that I can’t decide which to buy. A. to choose from B. choosing from C. for choosing D. to be chosen them 31. Let us think of a proper situation ______ this sentence can be used. A. where B. that C. which D. of which 32. In order to prevent the fire spreading, many trees nearby ______ before the firemen arrived. A. were cut down B. have cut down C. would cut down D. had been cut down 33. — Does Tom smoke as much as he used to? ? Yes, ______ than before. I’m afraid there is no hope for him to give it up. A. no hig