浙江省诸暨市牌头中学高三英语测试题4.docx

1、浙江省诸暨市牌头中学高三英语测试题4浙江省诸暨市牌头中学高三英语测试题4Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. (30x1=30 points)1. Its getting dark, but Mr. Johnson is still at his office.No surprise. Who else can _ he does?A.

2、 do less work than B. work as hardly as C. work as hard as D. be working hardly like2. If only I could make the trip with you! But I _ a tight schedule myself.A. had B. was having C. had had D. have 3. Where did you get to know the professor over there?It was at the workshop _ we did research togeth

3、er two years ago.A. that B. there C. which D. where4. So far no good news _ from rescuers searching for the missing people.A. is coming B. has come C. comes D. will come5. It is no use _ that you dont know the rules.A. pretending B. to pretend C. pretend D. pretended6. Many scientists believe that g

4、lobal warming, if _, will cause extreme climate change.A. not stopping B. not to stop C. not stopped D. not to be stopped7. This system is a computer controlled system _ to reduce accident rates and make road safer. A. designing B. to design C. to be designed D. designed8. She is a nice workmate, _

5、who is so considerate toward us newcomers. A. those B. that C. the one D. one 9. He is talking so much about America as if he _ there before.A. has gone B. has been C. was D. had been 10. _ if things would be better in the following weeks, he decided not to quit for the moment. A. To see B. Seeing C

6、. Seen D. To be seen11. Tom is chosen to compete in the 1000meter race for our class; for among us he _ always be the first to arrive at the finishing line in a race. A. will B. must C. shall D. may12. People gathering at the entrance of the hall refused to leave unless their demands _. A. had been

7、met B. were met C. would be met D. have been met13. A typhoon swept across this area with heavy rains and winds _ strong as 113 miles per hour.A. too B. very C. so D. as14. How do you like _ here?The traffic is not as good but the air is much cleaner than _ in the city.A. that; it B. that; one C. it

8、; that D. it; the one15. A few minutes earlier and we _ the train.A. have caught B. could have caught C. had caught D. were to catch16. Never _ time come again.A. has lost B. will lose C. will lost D. lose17. _ was it _ they discovered the entrance to the underground palace? Totally by chance.A. Wha

9、t; that B. How; that C. When; how D. Where; that18. We are living in an age _ many things are done on computer. A. when B. that C. whose D. which19. Is this factory _ you visited the other day? A. the one B. that C. where D. when20. _ out of the window, Bob said “we cant go out in this weather.”A. L

10、ooking B. To look C. Look D. Looked21. _ what the six blind men said sounded!A. How foolishly B. How foolish C. What foolishly D. What foolish22. It was _ the old clock that the old man spent the whole morning at home.A. repair B. in repairing C. to repair D. in repair23. Hurry up! Mark and Carl _ u

11、s.A. are expecting B. expect C. have expected D. will expect24. You shall never have such a chance next time _ you failed to keep your word.A. unless B. because C. if D. while25. _ is reported in the newspapers, talks between the two countries are making progress.A. It B. That C. As D. What26. He wi

12、ll stop showing off if no notice _ of him.A. is taken B. will be taken C. takes D. has taken 27. There _ a driver and a number of wine bottles beside the high way when the police arrived.A. were B. was C. had been D. would be28. We are looking forward to seeing the traffic problems _ by the governme

13、nt. A. solving B. solve C. solved D. to solve29. Living in the dormitory means _ to take care of yourselves, understand each others differences and share _ interests.A. to learn; common B. learning; ordinaryC. to learn; ordinary D. learning; common30. Your father is so busy these days that you can s

14、eldom hear a bed time story from him, _?A. can you B. cant you C. is he D. isnt he SECTION 2 Close test ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context. (12x1.5=18 points) J

15、ohn and Bobby joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year. Both worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss 31 Bobby to the position of manager but John remained an ordinary 32 . John could not take it anymore, tendered (提交) his resignation (辞呈)

16、to the boss and complained the boss did not know how to delegate (委派) and did not value 33 staff, but only promoted (提升) those who flattered (奉承) him. The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years. He thought a moment and said, “Thank you for your 34 , but I have a request. 1 hope you will

17、do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps you will change your decision and 35 your resignation.” John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found out a man 36 watermelon. The boss asked ho

18、w much per kg. John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to 37 the boss $1.2 per kg. The boss told John to wait a 38 and he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelon in the market. Bobby went, returned and said, “Boss, only

19、one person selling watermelon. $1.2 per kg, $10 for 10kg, he has inventory (存货) of 340 melons. On the table 58 melons, bought from the South two days ago, they are 39 and red, good quality.” John was very 40 and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided not to resign but to learn

20、 from Bobby.Chances exist in the daily details. For the same matter, a more successful person sees more and _ 41 so that he can find out an opportunity and catch it to realize his aim. If a person sees one year ahead, while another sees only tomorrow. Then, the 42 between a year and a day is 365 tim

21、es!31. A. appointed B. brought C. made D. chose32. A. scholar B. messenger C. employee D. manager33. A. talented B. clever C. acute D. hard-working34. A. praise B. criticism C. respect D. apology35. A. take up B. take back C. take in D. take over36. A. selling B. sailing C. exporting D. sponsoring (

22、赞助)37. A. bother B. equip C. inform D. notice38. A. day B. month C. fortnight D. second39. A. delicious B. fresh C. tasty D. fortunate40. A. impressed B. content C. surprised D. faithful41. A. wider B. less C. deeper D. farther42. A. chance B. assessment C. difference D. recognitionSECTION 3 Close t

23、est BDirections: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context. (8x1.5=12 points)Many parents try to discourage their children from choosing a career in the music business. They feel that the music industry is not 43._ attractive as young people ima

24、gine it to be and 44._ there is so little chance for their son or daughter to become a highly paid star. 45._ this is quite correct, good opportunities do exist for young people in the music industry, particularly for those 46._ place greater value on job satisfaction than on salary levels.Naturally

25、, 47._ are opportunities for those who have studied an instrument, 48._ many jobs in the industry do not require either technical ability or performing skills. There are many opportunities, for example, in publishing, retail (零售) and in recording studios where 49._ is required is a lively interest 5

26、0._ music and a good level of background knowledge.SECTION 4 Reading comprehension Directions: Read the following two passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best accordin

27、g to the information given in the passage. (20x2=40 points)ALONDON, England(CNN)The youngest person to sail solo around the world returned home Thursday from his 30,000mile, 282day ocean journey.Mike Perham, 17, sailed into Lizard Point in Cornwall, the southernmost point in Britain, at 9：47 am., hi

28、s race team said.“It feels absolutely brilliant,” Mike told CNN by phone hours before crossing the finishing line. “Im really, really excited to be going across the line at last. It doesnt feel like long since I crossed it first.”Mike set off on his roundtheworld trip on November 18, 2008. He has be

29、en sailing his yacht (帆船) singlehandedly, though a support team has been sailing next to him along the way.The teen has now achieved the title of Youngest Sailor to Circumnavigate the Globe Solo, according to the Guinness World Records.Mike learned how to sail when he was seven years old from his fa

30、ther, Peter and at age 14, he sailed across the Atlantic alone.The teenagers school-which Mike describes as “highly supportive” of his trip-has redesigned his coursework to fit in with his trip. It also gave him some coursework to do during “quiet moments”, according to Mikes website.There havent be

31、en many of those quiet moments. Repeated autopilot failures forced him to stop for repairs in Portugal, the Canary Islands, South Africa, and twice in Australia, according to his website.Bad weather in the Southern Ocean-between Australia and Antarctica-forced Mike to battle 50ft waves and 57 mph winds. He said at one point, a “freak