高二 A tale of two cities习题精选
习题精选（一）Multiple Choices:
1．I up smoking, but he didn’t listen to me.
A．persuaded him to give B．tired to persuade him to give
C．persuaded him to giving D．persuaded him giving
2．It’s not good for the two middle school students to each other.
A．fell in love with B．fall love with
C．fall in love with D．fall in love
3．He prison because of his the law.
A．was thrown into, broke B．threw into, breaking
C．was thrown into, breaking D．was thrown in, broken
4．Murderers have to .
A．sentence to death B．be sentenced to death
C．be sentenced to die D．sentence to dead
5． warmly, you’ll catch a cold.
A．Dress, and B．Wear, or C．Dress, or D．Put on, or
6．Ne citys appeared on side of the Great Wall.
A．each B．every C．all D．both
7．He is busy with his work .
A．the all day B．whole the day
C．day long D．all day
8．Our teacher can speak and write good English. She is a good teacher without .
A．a doubt B．doubts C．some doubt D．your doubt
9．The murderer was and life in prison.
A．sentenced, sentenced B．tried, tried
C．tried, sentenced D．sentenced, tried
10． hearing a cry for help, the young man rushed out.
A．As soon as B．At C．When D．On
11．In the darkness, the Curies saw faint blue light glowing in the test-tube on the long table.
A．a B．the C．/ D．that
12．The boy threw a stone into the river which the smooth surface of the water.
A．broke B．broke up C．disturbed D．broke down
13．---What is John like?
--- .
A．He doesn’t like tea B．He isn’t very handsome
C．He isn’t very well D．He is a teacher
14．She like the red dress and the blue shoes. The trouble is the dress doesn’t go the blue shoes very well.
A．which, for B．that, with C．why, along D．how, to
15．I can’t find my umbrella, I must have it on the bus.
A．lost B．forgotten C．left D．put
（二）Spelling
16．The shop were brilliantly l up.
17．The nobles t the peasants without mercy.
18．The thives q with one another about how to divide what they bad stolen.
19．He jumped into the river and r a child from drowning.
20．It is generally a that English is more difficult to learn than Chinese.
（三）Cloze Test:
（A）
After I had been waiting there for more than ten minutes, I felt certain I 21 missed the bus. There was 22 I could do about that; I would just have to walk home. Of course it was my own fault (错). Jack had told me 23 always passed Little Sutton at ten thirty exactly and it was now ten to eleven.
It would take me at least an hour and a half and possibly more to 24 to my home in Forest End. But there was a full moon in the sky and I was quite used to 25 than that. perhaps I had better not take the short cut through the woods: I might easily 26 in the darkness.
I was halfway home when I heard a car 27 slowly behind me. Could it be my 28
or was it actually following me down the hill? Why ever should it be making 29 slow progress? I stood still as if I were waiting for it to pass me. It stopped just beside me, the door opened and a man got out, who said 30 , “Have you any idea where we can get petrol (汽油) at time of night? We’ve just run out completely.”
21．A．had B．would have C．might have D．must have
22．A．nothing B．something C．only one thing D．much
23．A．the last bus B．the first bus C．the bus D．the taxi
24．A．drive B．get C．run D．walk
25．A．walking much more quickly B．walking much farther C．driving much faster D．driving much farther
26．A．make my way out B．lose my way C．find my way home D．get home
27．A．going B．moving C．whistling D．passing
28．A．thought B．feeling C．imagination D．mistake
29．A．even B．still C．such D．no
30．A．anxiously B．excitedly C．curiously D．frightenedly
（B）
President Kennedy left Washington, D.C., on Thursday, November 21, and 31 to San Antonio, Houston, and Fort Worth. At 11:37 A.M. the Next day, the president’s plane arrived in Dallas after a 32 trip from Fort Worth.
After leaving the plane, Kennedy entered an open limousine (豪华轿车) with Mrs. Kennedy 33 the trip to the Dallas Trade Center. The President sat in the rear (后面的) seat on the right side of the car. Texas Governor (州长) John B. Connally sat in a “jump” (前后座中间) seat
34 the President and Mrs. Connally sat to her husband’s left.
At 35 , the car was running toward an expressway (高速公路) for the last part of the 36 . Suddenly, three 37 rang out and the President fell down, hit in the neck and 38 . Connally received a bullet in the back. Mrs. Kennedy 39 her stricken husband’s head in her lap (膝部) as the car raced to nearby Parkland Hospital.
Doctors said that Kennedy had no chance to survive when he was brought into hospital. They tried their best to save the president, but he died at 1:00 P.M. without regaining consciousness (知觉).
Lee Hareey Oswald, believed to be the killer was caught by the police. But Oswald was shot dead by a nightclub owner Jack Ruby, 40 being tried.
31．A．sailed B．flew C．drove D．escaped
32．A．long B．successful C．terrible D．short
33．A．for B．with C．until D．in
34．A．behind B．beside C．with D．in front of
35．A．12:30 P.M. B．12:30 A.M. C．11:30 A.M. D．13:30 P.M.
36．A．day B．visit C．speech D．trip
37．A．shots B．men C．noises D．cries
38．A．arm B．head C．leg D．stomach
39．A．hit B．wrapped C．covered D．held
40．A．after B．till C．before D．if
（四）Reading Comprehension:
Millburn, New Jersey—An 11-year-old boy who gave up television for a year to a bet (打赌) with his mother says he’ll use some of the money to buy himself an astronaut’s suit. The bet ended at 9:01 on Monday morning, but Benjamin Barreaux waited until his mother, Roslyn, handed him five 100-dollar bills in front of a gathering of newspapermen in the afternoon before switching on the TV. During the past year, he has filled his time reading and his grades (分数) have improved from “satisfactory” to “very good”.
(From China Daily Wednesday, March 4, 87)
41．Who lost a bet to whom?
A．the boy’s mother to his father.
B．Benjamin’s father to Roslyn.
C．Benjamin to his mother.
D．Roslyn to Benjamin.
42．For how long had the boy kept himself from turning on the TV?
A．From Monday morning till afternoon.
B．For one year and several hours.
C．For one year and a day.
D．For one year.
43．Why did the mother hand the bills to the boy?
A．Because his gardes had improved.
B．Because she had won some money.
C．Because he wanted to buy an astronaut’s suit.
D．Because she had given him her promise.
44．Why do you think the newspapermen came?
A．They come to judge who should be the winner.
B．They came to congratulate the winner.
C．They came for the money.
D．They came for the news.
45．The mother obviously believed that .
A．children shouldn’t watch TV too much
B．children should have their own money
C．children should be regarded as their parents’ equals
D．children’s interest in space should be encouraged.
（C）
Last Friday a storm visited villages in Honolulu, destroying fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or torn roofs. One person was killed, several were badly wounded and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller injuries (伤). Altogether over two hundred people were homeless as a result of the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Sabin, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was in the kitchen with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We managed to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Roland said that her husband had just left for work when she noticed that her house was shaking. She rushed outside immediately with her children.
“There was no time to take anything,” she said. “A few minutes later, the roof fell down.”
Soldiers helped to bring people out of the flooded area and the government supplied them with food, clothes and shelter.
46．Some of the people were taken to hospital because .
A．they had been killed
B．they were homeless
C．they had been badly injured
D．they received some small injuries
47．When the storm first began, Mr. Sabin .
A．had just gone to work
B．was inside his house
C．went back inside
D．was in bed
48．When Mr. Roland’s house fell down, inside it.
A．only one of his children was
B．only his children were
C．his wife and his children were
D．no one was
49．Which of the following is nearest in meaning to “shelter” as it is used in the last line of the passage?
A．warmth
B．somewhere to stay
C．safety
D．some new houses
50．Which of these would be the best title for the passage?
A．Lucky Story
B．Mr. Roland’s Bravery
C．Terrible Storm
D．Soldiers Good Deeds.
【答案】
1—5 BCCBC 6—10 ADACD 11—15 ACBBC
16．lit 17．taxed 18．quarreled 19．rescued
20．admitted 21—25 DCADB 26—30 BBCCA 31—35 BDADA
36—40 DABDC 41—45 DBDDA 46—50 CBDBC