高考英语提分必备 小题快得分第二周试题6

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21．—Are you still thinking about yesterday's party?

—Oh, that's ________.

A．what makes me feel excitedB．whatever I fell excited about

C．how I feel about itD．when I feel excited

22．I am heavily ________ at the moment, but I hope to be out of it when I get paid.

A．in debt B．in troubleC．of difficulty D．in danger

23．She has been ________ over his strange letter for several weeks, but she still figures out nothing about it.

A．puzzling B．worriedC．troubled D．anxious

24．—Were you told to attend the meeting? I didn't see you anyway.

—________， but I had an accident on the way.

A．I was going B．I wouldC．I should have D．I'd like to

25．—Have you finished the report?

—Oh, sorry. It was so noisy in the office that I couldn't ________ down to write anything.

A．settle B．putC．sit D．lie

26．—I'll ask the teacher about the attributive clause. I'm very puzzled about it.

—That's just ________ most of our classmates have doubt.

A．what B．whyC．where D．how

27．—We are afraid we can't finish the task ________ a month.

—Take your time, but next month you'll have a new one.

A．within B．byC．among D．after

28．—I come all the way to say “Thank y ou” and we ________ it without you.

—Think nothing of it.

A．should have done B．mustn't have doneC．couldn't have done D．needn't have done 29．In many countri es in the world, breakfast is a snack ________ a meal, but the traditional English breakfast is a full meal.

A．other than B．more thanC．rather than D．less than

30．The fact ________ this country spends more on its military than on education and health care combined is a serious and worrying thought.

A．where B．whichC．that D．why

31．There was a lot of fun at the party. You ________， but why didn't you?

A．should come B．ought to have come C．may have come D．must have come 32．I don't understand how you should spend so much money in only one month. Please ________ each sum of the money you spent to me.

A．make out B．account forC．describe D．record

33．They were determined to carry out the plan at first, but then we ________ persuade them to change their minds.

A．would B．couldC．were able to D．had to

34．It even leaves the scientists in wonder ________ they should call the newly­born creature, which looks half-human and half­animal.

A．that B．wh yC．what D．how

35．—I am so glad I caught you at home. I need your help!

—________， Robin?

A．What's up B．What elseC．How come D．Why not

完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

The Pecan Thief

When I was six years old, I was visiting my grandfather's farm in Kansas. Grandpa had sent me into the __36__ to gather pecans for us to enjoy later.

Pecan picking was really __37__ work and my little basket was only half full.

I wasn't about to __38__ Grandpa down. Just then something caught my __39__.

A large brown squirrel was a few feet away. I watched as he picked up a pecan, hurried

to a tree and __40__ in a large hole in the trunk. A moment later the squirrel __41__ out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut. Once again,

he took the pecan back to his hiding place.

Not so __42__ anymore, I thought. I dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole. It was __43__ with pecans! Golden pecans were right there for taking. This was my __44__. Handful by handful, I scooped all of those pecans into my basket. Now it was full! I was so __45__ of myself. I couldn't wait to show Grandpa all the pecans. __46__，I ran back and shouted, “Look at all the pecans！” He looked into the basket and said, “Well, well, how did you find so many？” I told him how I'd __47__ the squirreland taken the pecans from his hiding place.

Grandpa congratulate d me on how smart I'd been in observing the squirrel and his habits. Then he did something that __48__ me. He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently __49__ my shoulders.