北京市第六十六中学2015高三上学期第一次质量检测英语试卷

14．The news came as no surprise to me．I _____ for some time that the
factory was going to shut down． A．knew-B．had known C．have known-D．know
15．Volunteering gives you a chance _______ lives，including your own．
rocks would 4 inside，he asked，“Is this jar full？” Everyone in the class answered loudly，“Yes．” The expert said，“Really？” He 5 under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel (砾石)．He put some gravel in and 6 the jar，causing it to go down into the 7 between the big rocks．He then asked the group once more，“Is this jar full？” “ 8 not，” one of them answered this time．“Good！” he replied．From under the table he brought out a bucket of sand and started 9 the sand in the jar and it went into all of the spaces left 10 the rocks and the gravel． Once more he asked the question，“Is this jar full？” “No！” the class shouted．Once again he said，“Good．” Then he 11 a cup of water in 12 the jar was full．Then he looked at the class and asked，“What is the 13 here？” Immediately one 14 student raised his hand and said，“The point is，no matter how full your 15 is，if you try really hard you can always fit 16 things in！” “No，” the expert replied，“that’s not the point．The point is if you don’t put the big rocks in 17 ，you’ll never get them in 18 ．What are the ‘big rocks’ in your 19 ？Time with your loved ones，your education，or your dreams？Remember to put these big rocks in first or you’ll never get them in at all， 20 you’ll never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big，important things．” 1．A．set B．gave C．made D．followed 2．A．handed out B．passed on C．took out D．picked up 3．A．threw B．spread C．turned D．placed 4．A．come B．push C．fall D．fit 5．A．reached B．sat C．got D．stopped 6．A．shook B．covered C．pressed D．raised 7．A．bottom B．distance C．areas D．spaces 8．A．Usually B．Probably C．Obviously D．Simply 9．A．inserting B．packing C．putting D．mixing 10．A．beside B．between C．around D．among 11．A．allowed B．forced C．sank D．poured 12．A．until B．before C．so that D．as far as 13．A．reason B．result C．point D．matter 14．A．clever B．eager C．sensitive D．curious 15．A．schedule B．container C．time D．class 16．A．enough B．small C．extra D．more
北京市第六十六中学2015届高三上学期第一次质 量检测英语试卷（带解析）
一、单选题（共15小题） 1．—Cathy，did you attend the lecture given by Mr．Black last night？
—No．I ______ a report at the office． A．was writing-B．wrote C．had written-D．have been writing
-- It’s 9568422． A．didn’t-B．couldn’t C．don’t-D．can’t
4．______ we have planned ahead might change when we put it into
practice． A．Whatever-B．Whenever C．Whoever-D．However
17．A．first 18．A．at all 19．A．mind 20．A．and
B．once B．after all B．list B．while
C．properly D．immediately C．at last D．any more C．life D．world C．but D．for
三、阅读理解（共4小题）
11．_____ he promised that he wouldn’t be late，he didn’t arrive until the
end of the party．
A．Since-B．Although C．Because-D．Until
12．Jack，it’s too hot here．______ I open the window？
2．_____ more visitors，the Beijing Garden Expo Park gives roses to
visiting couples． A．Attracted-B．Attracting C．To attract-D．Having attracted
3．--Your phone number again？I _____quite catch it．
A．change-B．changing C．changed-D．to change
二、完形填空（共1小题）
16.阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项 中，选出最佳选项。 Learning a life lesson on managing time One day，an expert was speaking to a group of students about how to manage their time．He 1 an example those students will never forget． He pulled out a wide jar and put it on the table．He also 2 about a dozen rocks and carefully 3 them into the jar．One at a time．When no more
flowers． A．that-B．when-C．where-D．which
7．All of us are pleased to see the problem ______ so quickly．
A．solve-B．solving C．to solve-D．solved
8．Tony couldn’t remember ______he had turned off the computer before
17.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选 项。 (A) I had to knock on the taxi to get his attention．Finally，the driver，a man about 60，looked up from behind the wheel and apologized，“I’m sorry，but I was reading a letter．” He sounded as if he had a cold or a cough． Since I was in no hurry，I told him to finish his letter．He shook his head，explaining that he had already read it several times and almost knew it by heart．Curious，I asked whether it was from a child or maybe a grandchild．“This isn’t family，”he replied．“though he might just as well have been a regular member of the family．Old Ed and I grew up together．” They were always friends．But since he moved away from the neighborhood 30 years ago，it’d generally just been postcards at Christmas time between them．A couple of weeks ago，Ed died．“I should have kept in touch．” He repeated this，more to himself than to me．To comfort him，I said sometimes we just didn’t seem to find the time．“But we used to find the time，” he said．“Take a look．” He handed the letter over to me． The first sentence “I’ve been meaning to write for some time，but I’ve always delayed it．” reminded me of myself．It went on to say that he often thought about the good times they had had together．When I read the part where it said “Your friendship really means a lot to me，more than I can say because I’m not good at saying things like that”，I found myself nodding in agreement． We had gone several kilometers and were almost at my hotel, so I read the last paragraph: “So I thought you’d like to know that I was thinking of you.” And it was ended with “Your Old Friend, Tom.” “I thought your friend’s name was Ed,” I said.
he left the office． A．that-B．where C．when-D．whether
9．When Kerry and Sam met again two years later，each was pleased to see
____． A．the other-B．others C．another-D．other
5．If George had followed his father’s advice，he ________ a lawyer
now．
A．is-B．would be C．has been-D．would have been
6．She has been dreaming a future ____ she can spend more time growing
A．Shall-B．Will-C．Should-D．Would
13．Dan Brown，_____ author ຫໍສະໝຸດ Baiduf The Da Vinci Code，is _____ very
famous American writer． A．a; the-B．the; the C．the; a-D．a; a
10．Since the new speed limits ______，the number of accidents in the area
has fallen strikingly． A．were introduced-B．introduced C．have been introduced-D．have introduced