大公中学2007-2008学年第一学期期中考高二试卷（英语）.docVIP

2007-2008学年大公中学第一学期期中考高二英语试卷 I.听力（略） Ⅱ.单项选择（15分） 21. Information has been put forward _________ more middle school graduates will be admitted into universities. A. while B. that C. when D. as 22. What’s an e-pal? Yes, you _________ it! An e-pal is someone you write e-mail to. A. guess B. will guess C. guessed D. had guessed 23. Indonesia ________ some 3,000 islands stretching _________ more than 2,000 miles from east to west. A. makes up, as long as B. makes the most of, as many C. is made up of, as far as D. consists of, as much as 24. ________ she finds out that you’ve lost her book “1001 Songs and Poems in English”? A. Even if B. What if C. Only if D. As if 25. Peter’s forecast _______ to be quite wrong. The price of the computer is much lower than he predicted. A. broke out B. called out C. turned out D. went out 26. If knowledge is power, ________ Sir Francis Bacon wrote in 1579, _________ perhaps creativity can be described as the ability to use that power. A. what; and B. as; then C. which; and D. that; then 27. Rather than _________ everything to the last minute, Lily always prefers to start early. A. leave B. leaving C. to leave D. having left 28. Boris is always so ________; he can arrange and plan his things very carefully and effectively. A. organized B. controlled C. fixed D. arranged 29. There’s a rumor(谣言) going around _________ the firm is going to close very soon. A. what B. which C. as D. that 30. _________ the bad weather we enjoyed our holiday. A. Although B. Despite C. Because of D. According to 31. It took quite a long time before we felt we ________ in the city. A. impressed B. constructed C. belonged D. created 32. All the buildings in the district are ________. A. a color