2012-2013学年度第一学期高二对口单招英语期中试卷第Ⅰ卷（共75分）Ⅰ.词汇和语法(共30小题，每小题1分，共计30分)认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

( ) 1. When will you _____ the exam, next June or next July?A. joinB. join inC. takeD. take part in( ) 2. It‟s the first time I_____ here. I really like the city. But it is time I____ back home.A. have been, will goB. have been, wentC. was, will goD. was, went( ) 3. Mary seldom goes out alone in the evening, ________?A. does sheB. doesn‟t sheC. is sheD. doesn‟t Mary( ) 4. He is_____ to visit us if he knows where we live.A. possibleB. necessaryC. likelyD. probably( )5. He often made her _____ , but this time he was made ______ by her.A. cry, cryB. cry, to cryC. to cry, cryD. to cry, to cry( ) 6. Mother brought me ________.A. a good newsB. a good piece of newsC. many good newsD. two piece good of news( ) 7. The number of the singers invited to the party _____ fifty, but a number of them ____ Absent for some reason.A. were, wasB. was, wasC. was, wereD. were, were( ) 8. Americans eat _____ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.A. twice as manyB. twice as muchC. more than twiceD. twice more than( ) 9. The patient will see the doctor ______ again next week.A. sometimesB. some timesC. some timeD. sometime( ) 10. The girl came up to the lonely house, whose door was open, _____ there for a while, and then entered it.A. to standB. standC. stoodD. standing( ) 11. The little boy prefers _______ outdoors to ______ at home.A. playing, to read booksB. playing, reading booksC. play, read booksD. to play, reading books( ) 12. When first _____ to the market, these products were welcomed by customersA. introducingB. introducedC. introduceD. being introduced ( ) 13. ---- How often do you go shopping?----______, but usually once a week.A .I have no idea B. Generally speakingC. It just dependsD. To my mind( ) 14. The doctor has done _____ help the patient.A. all that he couldB. what he could toC. all which he would do toD. that he would do to( ) 15. Mary can speak several languages, _______ English, French, and German.A. for exampleB. and so onC. for instanceD. such as ( ) 16. I regret _______ hard while young.A. not having workedB. not to have workedC. having not workedD. not to work( ) 17. It‟s impossible for so ______ workers to do so ______ work in a single day.A. few, muchB. few, manyC. little, muchD. little, many( ) 18._____, you‟d better not play computer games so often.A. So as to have a good eyesightB. Having a good eyesightC. Have a good eyesightD. To have a good eyesight( ) 19. There must be _____ with the computer.A. something wrong seriousB. something serious wrongC. something wrong seriouslyD. something seriously wrong( ) 20. Though he had been trained for three months,______ he didn‟t pass the exam.A. butB. andC. stillD. so( )21. _________ you‟ve got a good chance, you might as well make the best of it.A. Now thatB. AfterC. AlthoughD. As soon as( )22. He was very busy yesterday, otherwise he ______ to the meeting.A. would comeB. cameC. would have comeD. had come( )23. The solution to the problem of power shortage depends greatly upon ____ we can make _____ the solar energy.A. how to use, ofB. how many uses, inC. what use, inD. how much use, of( )24. Her mother said that she was old enough to _____ herself.A. wearB. put onC. dressD. have on( )25. Don‟t leave the water _______ while you are brushing your teeth.A. runB. runningC. being runD. to run( )26.It‟s so good to see Mike again._____, we last met more than twenty years ago.A. What‟s moreB. That‟s to sayC. In other wordsD. Believe it or not ( )27.He told me that only at weekends ____ to watch TV.A. he was allowedB. he did allowC. was he allowedD. did he allow( )28. —Is that 120? A man is seriously injured at the crossings near the bus station.—OK. Help is _________.A. in the wayB. on the wayC. in this wayD. by the way( )29. ______ Tom _______ I talked with yesterday.A. That was; thatB. This was; thatC. It was; thatD. It was; which ( )30. What he told us is the news _______ China has made great progress in recent years, _______, of course, made us feel very excited.A. which,; whichB. that; whichC. which; thatD. that; thatII．完型填空（共30小题，每题0.5分，共计15分）认真阅读下列两篇短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Passage AOne afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in colour?”I thought for a minute, and then said, “I‟ll explain, 31 you can just wait until we make a quick stop at the grocery store. I have something 32 to show you.”At the grocery store, we 33 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home，I told Adam, “It‟s time to 34 your question.” I put one apple of each 35 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 36 look on his face.“People are like apples. They come in all 37 colours, shapes and sizes. On the outside, some of the apples may not even look as delicious as the others.” As I was talking, Adam was 38 each one carefully.Then, I took each of the apples and peeled(削皮)them, 39 them back on the table, but 40 a different place.“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”He said, “I 41 tell. They all look the same now.” “Take a bite of 42 . See if that helps you 43 which is which.”He took 44 , and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are just like apples! They are all different, but once you 45 the outside, they‟re pretty much the same on the inside.”He totally got it. I didn‟t need to say or do anything else.31. A. if B. so C. because D. although32. A. expressive B. encouraging C. informative D. interesting33. A. bought B. counted C. saw D. collected34. A. check B. mention C. answer D. improve35. A. size B. colour C. shape D. class36. A. frightened B. satisfied C. proud D. curious37. A. ordinary B. normal C. different D. regular38. A. examining B. measuring C. drawing D. packing39. A. keeping B. placing C. pulling D. giving40. A. on B. toward C. for D. in41. A. mustn‟t B. can‟t C. shouldn‟t D. needn‟t42. A. each one B. each other C. the other D. one other43. A. admit B. consider C. decide D. believe44. A. big bites B. deep breaths C. a firm hold D. a close look45. A. put away B. get down C. hand out D. take offPassage BHave you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you 46 do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks have become a 47 for many people to shop without ever having to leave their homes.Some shoppers are 48 of department stores and supermarkets —fighting the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight hope of finding anything they want to buy. They‟d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV and 49 a friendly announcer(节目主持人) describe a product 50 a model shows it. And they can shop around the clock, buy something 51 by making a phone call.Department stores and mail-order companies (邮购公司)are 52 to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy 53 their own TV channels to encourage TV shopping in the future. 54 can ask questions about products and place 55 , all through TV.Will shopping by television 56 take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so. 57 many people find shopping at a real store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to 58 or try on dresses they want to buy. That‟s 59 experts say that in the future, home shopping will 60 together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it.46. A. can B. should C. shall D. must47. A. programme B. way C. reason D. purpose48. A. proud B. fond C. tired D. careful49. A. see B. watch C. let D. notice50. A. until B. since C. if D. while51. A. suitably B. cheaply C. simply D. hardly52. A. nervous B. lucky C. equal D. eager53. A. putting up B. picking up C. setting up D. looking up 54. A. Bosses B. Assistants C. Managers D. Customers55. A. orders B. goods C. books D. answers56. A. lately B. finally C. especially D. fortunately57. A. Then B. However C. Yet D. Therefore58. A. design B. make C. wear D. touch59. A. how B. why C. what D. when60. A. exist B. practice C. follow D. appearIII. 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分；共计30分）认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。