选修8

2008—2009学年度第二学期期末考试

高二英语试卷

卷面满分：120 分（折合成150分） 答卷时间：120分钟

试题范围：Module 8 命题人：周桂珍

一、单项选择：（15分）

1.It is believed that hard work is the ____ of one’s success.

A. purpose B. goal C. guarantee D. achievement

2 .Regardless ______ what I said to him, he refused to follow my advice.

A. to B. at C. of D. in

3. It was at twelve o’clock ___ we finally arrived at the village ____ we spent our happy childhood.

A.that; that B.when; that C.when; what D.that; where

4. ---- I ‘ll ask our physics teacher to explain Newton’s Second Law of Motion she taught us

yesterday.

----That’s just _______ most of the students have doubt.

A. what B. why C. how D. where

5. What did they ____ out of the library.

A.permit to take B.forbid to be taken

C.allow to take D.insist being taken 6. He to paint the whole house but finished only the front .

A.set about B.set off C.set out D.set in

7. Johson ____ for 5 years for political reasons when he was young.

A. was put in prison B. was in the prison

C. got out of prison D. was in prison

8. ____ the answer, Tom, who asked the questions, still stood with his hand ____.

A.Giving; raised B.Given; raised

C.Given; risen D.Giving; rising

9. ____ time and labour, you should join hands ____ him in the business.

A.To save; with B.Saved; with

C.Saving; with D.Having saved; by

10. He insisted on going abroad to have further study ____ his parents objection.

A.by means of B.in favour of

C.regardless of D.on purpose of

11. ____ you be interested, I’ll tell you the whole story.

A.Would B.Might C.Should D.Could