寒假作业考试.doc

高二年级2014-2015学年第一学期寒假作业测试英语卷 = 1 \* ROMAN I. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A （16分） Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks use one word that best fits each blank. A Basketball is still a young game.??It is over a hundred years old. In the year of 1891, a certain college _____1_______ (have) some trouble with its boy students. The weather was so terrible ______2______ the students had to stay indoors. As they ______3_____ not enjoy their sports outside as usual, they were unhappy, and some of them even got into fights from time to time. Finally, one of the teachers at the college, Dr. J. E. Naismith, was asked to _______4_____ (invent) a new game for the students. It was not an easy job, because such a game had to be played indoors, and the court was not very large. Dr. Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of ball game.??It was a fast, exciting game with much _______5________ (move) and passing of the ball.??It was played ______6______ two teams. In order to make a score, the ball had to be thrown into a basket ten feet above the floor on the wall.??At each end of the court there was a basket.??At first, Dr. Naismith had planned to have the ball _____7______ (throw) into a box.??As he couldnt find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets instead. That is how the game got its name-basketball. B The dishes smell so good! cried Mike. Are most of the parents here yet? Im so hungry. Kent looked through the door which led into the hallway. I think Mr. Milano and Mr. Hasselbach just finished ____8____(give) them the garden tour. They should be coming here in a moment. The students of Jefferson Middle School had spent all afternoon preparing for the evening meal. They did their best to change the lunchroom into a beautiful dining area for their