高二下期阶段测试1.docVIP

2013年高二下期周练1 一．Section A (40 marks) 满分：100分 时间： 60分钟 Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. ( )1. ------What caused the party to be put off? ------__________the invitations. A. Tom delayed sending B. Tom’s delaying sending C. Tom delaying to send D. Tom delayed to send ( )2. I looked up and noticed a snake ______ its way up the tree to catch its breakfast. A. to wind B. wind C. winding D. wound ( )3. A study ________ in the USA in 1977 showed that the chemical ASA in Aspirin could prevent a stroke. A. carrying out B. carried out C. working out D. worked out ( )4. The little girl ________ a cry at the sight of a snake. A. let out B. give out C. make out D. shout out ( )5. As acupuncture developed, “bian stones” were replaced first by stone and pottery needles, and ________ by metal needles. A. eventually B. suddenly C. accidentally D. strangely ( )6. Most of our dreams that used to be impossible have ________ true. A. come B. gone C. been D. appeared ( )7. We ________ such great achievements without your efforts. Thanks a lot. A. can’t have made B. couldn’t have made C. were unable to make D. are unable to make （ ）8. Not only ________ interested in football but ________ beginning to show an interest in it. A. the father himself is; all his children are B. the father himself is; are all his children C. is the father himself; are all his children D. is the father himself; all his children are （ ）9．Is man _____ to fly to the moon in a spaceship? A. probable B. likely C. possible D. probably （ ）10. Van Gogh was confident in himself, and eventually he _______ succeed. A. would B. did C. had D. was （ ）11. It wasn’t until all the fish died in the river ______ the villagers realized how serious the pollution was. A. that