河北省河间市第四中学2013-2014学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题

河间市第四中学2013-2014学年高二上学期期末考试 英语试题 一．单项填空（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分） -- Who called me this morning when I was out? -- A man calling _____ Robert. A. him B. himself C. his D. 不填 2. I can’t concentrate _____ what I’m doing while the noise is going on. A. on B. at C. in D. to 3. They _____ to escape from prison last month, and now the police are still tracking them down. A. attempted B. succeeded C. managed D. tried 4. When the teacher asked us to write a composition in half an hour, most of us found it hard ____. A. to finish B. to be finished C. finishing D. finished 5. -- We _____ gas. I’m afraid we can’t go much farther. -- I know there’s a gas station ahead. Sure it will last us till we get there. A. run out B. have run out C. are running out of D. have run out of 6. -- I’m sorry I stepped outside for a smoke. I was very tired. -- There is no _____ for this while you are on duty. A. reason B. excuse C. cause D. explanation 7. He got well-prepared for the job interview, for he couldn’t risk ____ the good opportunity. A. to lose B. losing C. to be lost D. being lost 8. He paid for a seat, when he _____ have entered free. A. could B. would C. must D. need 9. I can’t remember when exactly the Robinsons left ____ city. I only remember it was _____ Monday. A. the; the B. a; the C. a; a D. the; a 10. _____ I think of the happy old days, I can’t help smiling. A. Every time that B. Every time as C. Every time when D. Every time 11. They have practiced a lot and got well prepared for it. It seems to me that they are very ____ to win the game. A. likely B. possible C. probable D. maybe 12. He said that it would be better if we made more use of the _____ provided by the sun. A. power B. force C. strength D. energy 13. -- The boy said he could lift the heavy stone. -- _____ is no doubt about that. A. There B. It C. This D. What 14. -- I wonder if I could possibly use your car for tonight? -- _____. I’m not using it anyhow. A. Sure, go ahead B. I don’t know C. Yes, indeed D. I don’t care 15. It took her ten years to _____ her fashion business. A. take up B. put up C. build up D. bring up 16. No one knows when this old temple came into _____. A. living B. remaining C. life D. existence 17. -- What are you going to do? -- I’m going to attend a _____ concert directed by Andy Liu. A. live B. alive C. lively D. living 18. Jasmine was holidaying with her family in a wildlife park ____ she was bitten on the leg by a lion. A. when B. while C. since D. once 19. -- Do you know what he is doing? -- Sorry, I don’t know. I ____ him so far. A. didn’t see B. don’t see C. haven’t seen D. am not seeing 20. Mr. Smith, _____ of the ____ speech, started to read a novel. A. tired; boring B. tiring; bored C. tired; bored D. tiring; boring 二、完形填空（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分） 　 Mr. and Mrs. Moore were invited to a Christmas party at a hotel one year. They _21__ their car outside and went in. Mr. Moore had never got drunk bef ... ...