高二英语第二学期月考质检题（一）2008-3-25说明：本试卷共三部分，满分100分，时限70分钟。第一部分 基础知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 完形填空 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将标号为110的该项涂黑。We have an old musical (1)_. It is (2)_ a clavichord, (3)_was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is (4)_ in the living room. It has (5)_our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years(6)_. Recently it was(7)_ by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She (8)_the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was (9)_. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is (10)_ by a friend of my fathers.1. A.toolB.thingC. instrumentD.material2. A.callingB.madeC. calledD.names3. A.itB.thatC. whichD.the clavichord4. A. keepsB.stayedC. keptD. keeping5. A.belongedB.ownedC. belonged toD.been belonging to6. A.laterB.beforeC. agoD.future7. A.badB.boughtC. damagedD.ruined8. A.strikesB.beatC. struckD.beaten9. A.fearB.frightenedC. shocked.D.afraid10. A.reparingB.fixingC. being repairedD.having rpaired第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，根据上下文在下列短文空格处填入一个适当的词，或用括号中所给词的适当形式填空，并将答案填在答题卷标号为1120的相应位置。 I entered the hotel managers office and (11)_(sit) down. I had just lost $50, (12)_ (feel) very upset. I left the money in my room, I said, and its not there now. The manager was (13)_(sympathy), but he could do(14)_. Everyones losing money these days, he said. He started to complain (15)_this wicked world (16)_ was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put(17)_envelope on his desk, (18)_contained $50. She said (19)_she had found it outside the gentlemans room. Well, I said to the manager, there is still some (20)_(honest) in this world!第二部分 阅读理解 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AI had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would come to England next year. If she comes, she will get a surprise. We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.21 The writers sister will be surprised _.A. when she comes to England B. when she sees the writers new houseC. when she sees the writer D.when she leaves Nigeria22 Some people will find the house strange because _.A.it is new B. it is modern C. it is large D. it is oldB Captain Ben Fawcett has bought an unusual taxi and has begun a new service. The taxi is a small Swiss aeroplane called a Pilatus Porter. This wonderful plane can carry seven passengers. The most surprising thing about it, however, is that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field. Captain Fawcetts first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains. Since then, Captain Fawcett has flown passengers to many unusual places. Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park. Captain Fawcett has just refused a strange request from a businessman. The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the Atlantic Ocean, but Captain Fawcett did not take him because the trip was too dangerous.23.The most remarkable thing about the Pilatus Porter is that _. A. it can be used as a taxi B. it doesnt need a runway to land onC. it can carry seven passengers D. it is a Swiss aeroplane24. Captain Fawcett _.A.is prepared to fly passengers anywhere B. will fly passengers anywhere except very dangerous places C.flies passengers anywhereD.will fly passengers anywhere except RockallC Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer. My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while. I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton wool. He knew I collected match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing. He then asked me how my brother was and whether I liked my new job in London. In answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises. Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been. I suddenly felt very worried, but could not say anything. When the dentist at last removed the cotton wool from my mouth, I was able to tell him that he had pulled out the wrong tooth.25. The writer couldnt sp