天津市耀华中学2018届高三英语20分钟限时训练15

耀华中学2018届高三英语20分钟限时训练15

第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

1. Generally speaking, if one grows up in ______ large family, he or she is more likely to develop

______ ability to get on well with others.

A. a ; an

B. / ; the

C. the ; an

D. a ; the

2. --- What’s the noise? It sounds as if it comes from upstairs.

--- ______. It must be the window-cleaner working, next door.

A. I’m not sure

B. I hope not

C. I’d rather not

D. I don’t think so

3. Considering the different demands of the students, the school has adopted a more ______

approach to education.

A. independent

B. responsible

C. flexible

D. considerate

4. --- What is your head teacher like?

--- He is always absorbed in his work, and rarely ______ about other things.

A. he complains

B. complains he

C. does he complain

D. has he complained

5. He ______ if he planned to retire, but he didn’t want to give an answer until his baseball career

was finished.

A. was always being asked

B. has always been asked

C. was always asking

D. always asked

6. A survey of the opinion of experts ______ that three hours of outdoor exercise a week ______ good for one’s health.

A. show ; are

B. shows ; is

C. show ; is

D. shows ; are

7. He went to Beijing on business on June 23, ______ happened to be his only son’s birthday.

A. when

B. that

C. which

D. what

8. Between the two generations, it is often their different views of life and value___ cause family

conflicts.

A. which

B. what

C. that

D. where

9. The earthquake victims were all provided with enough clothes and food, without which they

______ from cold and hunger.

A. would suffer

B. would have suffered

C. will suffer

D. had suffered

10. --- How long do you suppose it is ______ he arrived here?

--- At least three hours.

A. since

B. before

C. after

D. when

11. ______ to a university in the UK, international students must display a strong ability in spoken

and written English.

A. Having been admitted

B. To be admitted

C. Being admitted

D. Admitted

12. After the long journey across the whole country, they found themselves ___ as well as their

clothes.

A. picked out

B. called out

C. made out

D. worn out

13. --- I have t old him it’s inappropriate, but he just won’t listen.

--- He ______ be punished if he insists on doing that.

A. shall

B. should

C. must

D. would

14. --- How are you getting along with your project?

--- I was about to give up when an idea occurred to me ______ I could work with Tim.

A. why

B. how

C. that

D. whether

15. --- I don’t believe that John can remember what the robber was like.

--- You’re quite wrong. I know it was dark, but he ______ the robber’s face. I’m sure of it.

A. did see

B. was seeing

C. had seen

D. would see

第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）

I will never forget him. He was a manager at Dell Computer and came to speak to us college seniors about our future 16 .

Someone at the back of the room 17 a question. “I know internships (实习) are very 18 , and I’m an intern now. But I don’t think I’m learning anything because they just have me doing 19 things, like faxing, copying, and other unimportant 20 .”

I will never forget what this manager said in response. “If you remember 21 else from my speech tonight, remember this, ‘Nothing is beneath you’”.

The manager 22 , “When I graduated, I didn’t 23 the president title that I have today. My 24 position was as a mail room staffer for our company. I collected many 25 and sent them to everyone —with seriousness, and a smile. I 26 every opportunity to