2013西城英语二模

北京市西城区2013年高三二模试卷

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）

21. Mary is a humorous and warm-hearted woman and that is ______ she is a most popular person

in her community.

A. whether

B. because

C. how

D. why

22. ---Where are the papers for the Smith project?

---They are in the folder ______ “S”.

A. marking

B. marked

C. to be marked

D. to mark

23. The movie Life of Pi is so attractive that it holds the audience’s curiosity ______ the story

reaches the end.

A. until

B. before

C. after

D. when

24. ---______ you leave now? You only arrived an hour ago!

---Sorry, but so much homework is waiting for me.

A. Must

B. May

C. Can

D. Might

25. Taking regular exercise and eating a balanced diet are two important keys ______ good health.

A. in

B. from

C. of

D. to

26. Naturally a smile ______ the eyes participate is extremely communicative.

A. to which

B. in which

C. at which

D. with which

27. I’m just getting out of the city for a few days ________ some space and clear my head.

A. gotten

B. getting

C. to get

D. having gotten

28. With the audience _____ at her, the little girl felt nervous on the stage.

A. staring

B. to stare

C. stare

D. stared

29. ---Why wasn’t John hired for the job?

---I don’t know, but he _____.

A. was

B. had been

C. should have

D. should have been

30. It was today’s activity _____ let me know the importance of teamwork.

A. where

B. which

C. that

D. what

31. J.K. Rowling ______ writing Harry Potter at a local café because she could not afford to heat

her home.

A. started

B. starts

C. has started

D. had started

32. ---Can I come after dinner?

---Yes, that’s fine. I ______ anything.

A. don’t do

B. won’t do

C. won’t be doing

D. am not doing

33. ---Do you know our school at all?

---No, this is the first time I ____ here.

A. was

B. have been

C. came

D. am coming

34. All the preparations for the task ______, and we’re ready to start.

A. completed

B. have completed

C. will be completed

D. have been completed

35. With increasing working pressure, Anthony has ______ time to spend with his friends than

before.

A. much

B. more

C. less

D. least

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

So tired as I was, I bothered myself to open up my café shop on the cold morning. With many consumers streaming in, I knew another long business day began. And I had to serve far into the night.

As I rushed among the tables, suddenly, a 36 asked if I could mind a child. I was quite 37 but I could tell the man was quite desperate. So I had to make a 38 with him that if he wanted his son to stay and wait for him he had to 39 something in the shop.

This was quite 40 for the man to do; I could 41 he was quite poor by the 42 he was dressed. It looked as if he had tried to come in his 43 clothes. But they still looked a bit old and worn out 44 he had often worn them, just to make himself look best. Looking down I could see his 45 were also a bit torn and the heels were in a terrible state. I thought he was going for a job interview. In the end he bought a small box of 46 for his little son and seated him down in the corner. I could tell the boy was feeling down and only could 47 with a bit of cheering up.

Seeing that the kid sat there for quite a while, I was a bit 48 as the poor little kid was sitting 49 his own. People watched him and some kids even came over to pick on him. I was 50 to see one of them even knocked his cookies off the table. He quickly went and got them back without saying a word. I was hoping his father would 51