广安中学第四次月考试题

广安中学高2010级第四次月考

英语试卷

考试时间：120分钟试题满分：150分

本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，

第一卷（选择题，共90分）

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

第一节单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.A child, if brought up in ______ large family, is more likely to develop______ ability to share

with ________others.

A. /; an; the

B. a; the; /

C. the; an; the

D. a; the; the

2.Lucy works hard as usual and it has______. She got the first in the English Speaking Contest.

A. showed off

B. paid off

C. picked up

D. turned up

3.The population of Africa is ________so rapidly as to cause concern of the whole world.

A. expanding

B. stretching

C. extending

D. spreading

4.—Does your Dad quit smoking , Jenny?

—Yes, but he ________ for almost ten years.

A. was smoking

B. smoked

C. has smoked

D. had smoked

5.—What do you think of Peter?

—He ______ be really difficult to get along with even though he’s a nice person in general.

A. shall

B. should

C. must

D. can

6.______, a small advertisement held my attention, which read “Easy job. Good wages. No

experience necessary.”

A. Looking through the newspaper

B. While I was looking through the newspaper

C. To look through the newspaper

D. I was looking through the newspaper

7.In societies where social roles are determined, boys usually copy the behavior of their fathers, and girls _____ of their mothers.

A. that

B. those

C. one

D. the ones

8.On hearing the news, the girl rushed out without hesitation, ______ the luggage ______ on the floor, and ______ in the dark.

A. left, lied, disappeared

B. leaving, lying, disappeared

C. leaving, lie, disappeared

D. left, lay, disappear

9.Take care! Don't get too close to the house _____ roof is under repair.

A. whose

B. which

C. of which

D. that

10.—It’s a long time ________ I saw you last

—Yes，and what a pity！It will be a long time ________ we see each other again.

A. since; before

B. when; when

C. since; when

D. before; since

第二节完形填空(共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11--30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳答案。

Have you heard of the story of “spilt milk?”Well , we all know it is no use crying over spilt milk. But this story is 11 . A famous scientist had 12 several very important medical discoveries. He was asked in an interview 13 set him so far apart from others. He responded that it all came from an 14 with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old. He had been trying to 15 a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he 16 hold of the slippery bottle and it fell , spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor——17 milk!

When his mother came, instead of yelling at him or giving him a 18 , she said, “You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this , you 19 to clean it up and restore 20 to its proper order. We could use a sponge（海绵）, a towel, 21 a mop. Which do you prefer?”He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilt milk. His mother then said, “Robert , what we will do is an experiment in how to 22 carry a big milk bottle with two 23 hands. Now, let’s try and 24 if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it.”The little boy 25 if he grasped the bottle at the neck with both hands, he could make 26 . What a wonderful 27 !

This scientist then remarked it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t 28 to be afraid to make mistakes. 29 , he knew that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, which is , 30 , what scientific experiments are all about.

11.A.interesting B.different C.strange D.simple

12.A.explained B.got C.made D.understood

13.A.what B.how C.who D.why

14.A.accident B.experience C.interview D.experiment

15.A.remove B.beat C.empty D.open

16.A.took B.caught C.got D.lost

17.A.a pile of B.a bottle of C.a sea of D.a drop of

18.A.lecture B.smile C.gift D.task

19.A.pretend B.hate C.have D.regret

20.A.nothing B.something C.everything D.anything

21.A.and B.or C.besides D.including

22.A.effectively B.perfectly C.carefully D.quickly

23.A.busy B.big C.tiny D.ordinary

24.A.wonder B.see C.discuss D.ask

25.A.learned B.answered C.showed D.admitted

26.A.one B.this C.it D.that

27.A.sight B.question C.mother D.lesson

28.A.mean B.need C.dare D.like

29.A.Instead B.However C.Therefore D.Otherwise

30.A.in all B.after all C.at all D.above all