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　　2016年上外高二期初考考试卷
　　II. Grammar and Vocabulary (18%)
　　Section A
　　Directions :  Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marker A, B,C and D Choose the one answer that best completes the sentences.
　　13.Nowadays more and more high school students go abroad _____higher education.
　　A for          B in       C after        D on
　　14.Treat _____to a cup of iced tea to help you relax on such a hot afternoon.
　　A   one       B oneself    C   you    D yourself
　　15.Some experts think that language learning is much______ for children as they have better memories.
　　A easy         B easier     C easily       D more easily
　　16.When I was young, I was told by my parents that I ____play near rivers.
　　A mustn't       B needn't     C   wouldn't      D  daren't
　　17. He had no idea of what he should say to answer the teacher question, ______?
　　A .did he        B should he    C didn't he    D shouldn't he
　　18.The purpose of new technology is to make life easier, _ _____it more difficult.
　　A not making     B not make    C not to make   D not make
　　19.All my friends are considering _____to the city center for the talent show this Friday evening.
　　A to go          B going       C to have gone     D having gone
　　20.Suddenly, a tough-looy seized the girl and took her away, ______into the woods.
　　A disappeared     B disappearing    C to disappear    D having disappeared
　　21. A fast food restaurant is the place _____, just as the name suggests, eating is performed quickly.
　　A which          B where        C that            D what
　　22.These shoes look very comfortable. I am wondering ______.
　　A . how much cost they are           B. how much do they cost     
　　C . how much they cost              D. how much are they cost 
　　23.______a lot of people come to Alaska for vocation every summer, only few have decided to stay forever.
　　A. Because         B. If          C .One           D while
　　24 The research at Sunqiao produces seeds ____help farmers grow better crops.
　　A what      B who    C /       D which
　　Section B
　　Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
　　A. original         B. continually       C. restoration         D. profits
　　AB. regard        CD. serve          AC. worthy
　　Shortly after her husband had been elected president, Jacqueline Kennedy was taken on a visit to the White House. She was amazed. Deeply attracted to the history of the presidency, she believed that as an American treasure the White House was    25    of care and impressive presentation.
　　The First Lady went to work to restore the public rooms to their    26    appearance, organizing the White House Fine Arts Committee（委员会）to carry out the work. She also set up the White House Historical Association（协会）, which published the first-ever White House guidebook. The committee used    27    from the sale of the book to locate historical treasures that were in collections throughout the country.
　　Mrs. Kennedy    28    stressed that her worch more than redecorating. The effort was a work of “scholarship” she said. Returning Properties of presidents such as Washington, Lincoln, and Madison to the White House was one of the committee’s greatest successes.
　　However, Mrs. Kennedy did not stop at    29    . She made the White House a living center of the arts by welcoming leading artists, writers, and entertainers. The White House, she thought, should    30    not only as the seat of political power in the United States but also as one og the country’s chief cultural centers. The tradition she began 40 years ago continues to this day.
　　III .Reading Comprehension (37%)