2012年上学期高二英语测试题（M5 - Unit1）一. 单项选择（25分）1. It is you rather than he that______ for this terrible accident.A. is blamedB. is to blameC. are to blameD. should blame2. I can play at least _______, if not better than, Tom.A. as wellB. as well asC. so well asD. so well3. I am so busy with my homework that I have to say to my mother :”Mum, I cannot help _____ .”A. do some houseworkB. doing some houseworkC. to do some houseworkD.A or C4. ---I like play basketball but this morning I wouldn‟t like to .---_________.A. So it is with meB. So do IC. Nor do ID. So am I5. It ________ last night for the ground is wet.A. must have rainedB. must rainC. might rainD. should have rained6. Who would you rather ______ that?A. have doB. have to doC. have doneD. had done7. I _____ my father to give up smoking, but he is still chain-smoking all day.A. have persuadedB. have managed to persuadeC. have tried to persuadeD. None8. The committee is also undertaking the important educational work ____the consensus of themembers _____ the best form of conservation is the prevention of damage.A. to base on; whereB. to base on; whichC. based on; whichD. based on; that9. He seems to_______ before.A. go thereB. has gone thereC. have been thereD. has been there10. When ____ they usually hesitate.A. askingB. askedC. to askD. being asked11.____ warmly for his work, he was too excited ____ asleep.A. Praising; to fallB. To praise; to fallC. Praised; fallingD. Praised; to fall12. The doctor did everything he could ____ the patient.A. saveB. to saveC. savingD. saved13. She had no choice but ____ to sleep.A. goB. to goC. goingD. gone14. The work ____ , John went to see a film.A. doneB. doingC. to be doneD. to do15. I regret ___ you that I won‟t be able to go with you.A. tellB. to tellC. tellingD. told16. It‟s no good ____ problems with a man like that.A. to discussB. discussedC. discussingD. to be discussed17. They ______ their success.A .proud B. are proud for C. are proud of D. pride in18. She ________the key.A. admitted takingB. admitted to takeC. admitted having takenD. admitted to have taken19. I have no doubt ______ he will overcome all his difficulties.A. whetherB. thatC. ifD. as to20. I________ that again, but he insists that I did.A. didn‟t promise to doB. promised not to doC. didn‟t promise doingD. promised not doing21. The population of China is______ than that of America.A. larger fives timesB. five times largerC. five times asD. as five times.22. The number of the cameras they produced this year has increased_____30% compared with_______ of last year.A. with; onesB. to; thoseC. by; thatD. of; it23. Many factors_______ the serious accident, an expert said. Which of following can’t be the right answer?A. contributed toB. led toC. resulted inD. resulted from24.1. I won‟t stand your __________ to me like that.A. talkB. talksC. talkingD. talked25. Sarah felt like ____ when she found out that she had been chatting online with a boy student of hersame class.A. cryB. to cryC. being cryingD. crying二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第26至第40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was 26 a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her 27 each afternoon, sewing or reading.28 several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was29 through the di rty window. I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn't wash her window. It really looks terrible.”One bright morning I 30 to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside. Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! 31 the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!Then it dawned on me. I had been 32 her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.That was quite an important 33 for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my 34 , through my own shortcomings?Since then, whenever I wanted to 35 someone, I ask ed myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?”Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.26. A. just B. only C. even D. still27. A. window B. door C. house D. table28. A. Before B. Because C. While D. After29. A. dirty B. unclear C. ugly D. funny30. A. wanted B. managed C. decided D. promised31. A. Across B. In C. Through D. By32. A. watching B. criticizing C. looking D. observing33. A. lesson B. thing C. day D. story34. A. eyes B. mind C. thought D. heart35. A. help B. trouble C. judge D. dislike第三部分阅读技能(共三节；满分35分)第一节阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。