宁波效实中学

I. 单项选择 ( 每小题0.5分，满分10分 )

1. — It is so crowded and the pollution is so serious here!

— You see, ______. I’m going to quit my job and move to the country.

A. I’ve had enough B. I like it here C. That will be OK D. It’s not so bad

2. American films always have ______ edge on foreign films at ______ Oscars, regardless of how popular a foreign film might be.

A. an; the B. the; the C. an; / D. the; /

3. Sara, my colleague, has been ______ the run all week preparing for her son’s wedding.

A. in B. to C. on D. at

4. You ______ pay too much attention to your reading skills, as they are so important.

A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. can’t D. needn’t

5. Security devices at airports are ______ to spot weapons that could be used by terrorists.

A. pretended B. intended C. demanded D. declined

6. The Beatles, the supreme rock and roll band of the 1960s, were in many ways pioneers for ______ was to come, like holding concerts in sports stadiums.

A. which B. what C. whoever D. that

7. Private taxi booking apps have ______ like mushrooms in the past few months because of their convenience and high efficiency.

A. broken up B. lined up C. come up D. sprung up

8. Minister Bill De Blasio ______ in office fewer than 48 hours when he came face to face with his biggest challenge in his life.

A. has been B. had been C. would be D. is

9. Take action today ______ you won’t miss your windows of opportunity.

A. as if B. now that C. so that D. even if

10. Don’t waste words on him. He is so ______ that you can’t expect him to change his mind.

A. stubborn B. merciful C. modest D. sincere

11. The famous piano teacher ______ Robby as a student only because he said it had always been his mother’s dream to hear him play the piano.

A. took on B. took up C. took in D. took over

12. Nowadays, an increasing number of museums are open to visitors free. However, free ______ might lead to some social problems as well.

A. accommodation B. attraction C. admission D. adjustment

13. It was not until I visited Venice ______ it really worthy of the reputation of “the water world”.

A. that I found B. had I found C. when I did find D. did I find

14. Tom seldom, ______, paid for the software on his computer. That is, he used lots of pirated software.

A. if any B. if ever C. if some D. if never

15. ______ it rain tomorrow, we would have to put off the sports meeting.

A. Were B. Should C. Would D. Could

16. It shames me to say it, but I told a lie when ______ by my head teacher why I was late for school.

A. questioning B. having questioned C. questioned D. to be questioned

17. She ______ her position as principal by giving jobs to her friends, which was severely criticized by fellow teachers.

A. adored B. overlooked C. sought D. abused

18. I have done everything possible to prevent him from running the risk but ______.

A. in time B. in case C. in vain D. in need

19. The ______ among the world’s scientists is that the world is likely to warm up over the next few decades.

A. prejudice B. reputation C. discrimination D. consensus

20. — Sir, you are fined for speeding. Please sign here.

— Fined? Speeding? ______

A. Are you all right? B. You can’t be serious! C. I’m a foreigner. D. It doesn’t matter.

II. 完形填空 ( 每小题1分，满分20分 )

It was Christmas Eve 1881. I was 15 years old and feeling like the world was for me because there hadn't been enough money to buy me the rifle that I’d wanted that year.

Pa came back in and there was ice in his beard. “Come on, Matt,” Pa said. “Dress warmly. It’s cold outside. We’re going to Widow Jensen’s. They are wood.” Widow Jensen lived about two miles down the road. Her husband had died a year or so before and her with three children, the oldest being eight.

I went out with Pa and we the sled high with wood. we went to the store and Pa took down a big ham, some bacon, a sack of flour and some shoes, which were put into a smaller sack. We rode the two miles to Widow Jensen’s in what Pa was doing. I knew we didn’t have much money and Widow Jensen had neighbors than us. It shouldn’t have been our Widow Jensen opened the door and let us in. She had a blanket wrapped around her The children were wrapped in and were sitting in front of the fireplace by a very small fire that gave off any heat at all. “We brought you a few things , Ma’am，” Pa said and set down the sack of flour. I put the meat on the table. Then Pa handed her the sack that had the shoes in it.

She and took the shoes out one pair at a time. I watched her carefully. She bit her lower lip to keep it from and then tears filled her eyes and started running down her cheeks. She looked up at Pa like she wanted to say something, it wouldn’t come out. “We brought a load of wood too, Ma’am,” Pa said. Then he turned to me and said，“Matt，go bring some in. ”

I wasn’t the person when I went back out to bring in the wood. I choked and as much as I hate to it, there were tears in my eyes too. In my mind I kept those three kids huddled (蜷缩)around the fireplace and their mother standing there with tears running down her cheeks with so much in her heart that she couldn’t speak. Just then the rifle seemed very

21. A. over B. complete C. lost D. boring

22. A. in between B. away from C. out of D. far behind

23. A. offered B. brought C. delighted D. left

24. A. excitedly B. hurriedly C. gratefully D. unwillingly

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