高三上学期第二次周考(11月)英语试题

时间：2013年11月16日

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第I卷（选择题，共85分）

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分35分）

第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. — We'd like you to come to our party this evening, if possible.

—_______,but I can't come back until tomorrow.

A. Agree with you

B. Forget it

C. I'm afraid not

D. I'm sorry

22.The 110th celebration is _______special holiday for most members in our campus when_______ whole students and teachers will get together to enjoy ourselves.

A. the; the

B. a; the

C. a; a

D. the; a

23. John Smith, a successful instructor in education, is planning to purchase a _______ car.

A. small Japanese black

B. small black Japanese

C. black small Japanese

D. Japanese small black

24. The boss _______ department Mr Li worked ten years ago looks down upon women.

A. in which

B. in that

C. in whose

D. whose

25.When we heard Zhou Libo’s wonderful jokes, we couldn’t_______ our laughter.

A. contain

B. stand

C. help

D. continue

26. —I thought Gao Hui and her friend were in the cinema seeing the film “Let The Bullets Fly” yesterday evening.

— Impossible. She _______ TV with me in my home then.

A. watched

B. had watched

C. would watch

D. was watching

27. Exciting as its special effects are _______, there is too much violence in the film.

A. to watch

B. to be watched

C. watching

D. being watched

28. All the Harry Potter books by Rowling, a poor single mother _______ in Edinburgh, _______ all over the world.

A. lives; are well sold

B. lives; sell good

C. living; sell well

D. living; are well sold

29. At the foot of the Alps where there is a lake named Schwansee _______ .

A. the New Swan Stone Castle stands

B. stands the New Swan Stone Castle

C. does the New Swan Stone Castle stand

D. there the New Swan Stone Castle stands

30.—Where did you get such a beautiful skirt?

—It was at the department store _______we used to shop.

A. that

B. which

C. where

D. there

31. —I’m worried about the sports meeting. Do you think it will be postponed?

—If it _______ rain tomorrow, but actually the weather forecast has removed our worry.

A. could

B. would

C. might

D. should

32. — How was the school's 110th celebration?

— We didn't plan it like that but it _______ very well.

A. tried out

B. went out

C. worked out

D. carried out

33. The head of the company promised to deal with matters of this sort _______ he returned to his office.

A. until

B. while

C. by the time

D. the moment

34.The experiment shows that proper amounts of exercise, if_______ regularly, can improve our health.

A. carried out

B. carrying out

C. being carried out

D. to carry out

35. Women's earnings are well below men's _______ educational differences that are decreasing between the two sexes.

A. in spite of

B. in favor of

C. in case of

D. in terms of

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分）

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。

I was assigned to take care of this patient a couple of weeks ago and began to grow closer to her. Communicating with her was 36 because everything she wanted to say to me had to be written on a notepad. As a nursing graduate, I was able to 37 her mind by observing even a slight 38 in a patient's facial expression.

One day, when I was checking the patient，she 39 me on the shoulder to show me a note，"Do you think I could be let go 40 the hospital in a month to see my niece get married? Taking her hand in mine, I told her that I could not 41 her，because I did not want to leave her a 42 sense of hope. 43，I made her believe that I would be there with her every step of the way on her journey toward 44 . Hearing that, the patient gave me a 45 and a hug.

Day by day, I built her 46 by walking around the floor with her. As I did this, I could see before my own eyes that her health was 47 improving and able to walk more steadily. On her last day in hospital, just befor e her niece’s 48 , she wrote me one last note, “I couldn’t have done this 49 you; I love you.” After kissing goodbye, I had a strong sense of achievement. I realized that moments like this were 50 I woke up early for 51 in the hospital and spent long hours with her. I truly felt, and her 52 confirmed, that I was an 53 part of this woman’s recovery. My experience with this patient shows me that this career allows me to touch the 54 of people in ways that people in other 55 will never get to experience.

36. A. difficult B. funny C. simple D. interesting

37. A. see B. know C. read D. feel

38. A. worry B. change C. pain D. excitement

39. A. tapped B. hit C. knocked D. struck

40. A. of B. to C. in D. from

41. A. disappoint B. promise C. comfort D. trust

42. A. false B. strong C. right D. good

43. A. Therefore B. Besides C However D. Furthermore

44. A. death B. success C. destination D. recovery

45. A. surprise B. stare C. smile D. whistle

46. A. future B. strength C. hope D. confidence

47. A. slowly B. completely C. rapidly D. finally