高三英语毕业班暑期适应性练习题八

2008届高三英语毕业班暑期适应性练习题八

I. 单项选择（共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. I don’t think he is ______ , but he does draw horses well. A. something of an artist B. something an artist C. anything of an artist D. anything an artist

2. At the well-known research institute at Princeton, they have a number of laboratories with computers ______ each room.

A. equipping with B. equipping C. equipped with D. equipped 3. We go out for Chinese food ______ although we enjoy it very much. A. once in a blue moon B. time and time again

C. very often D. when in Rome do as the Romans do

4. The manager, ______ I’m unhealthy, has decided to give me some light work to do. A. known B. to know C. knowing D. knows 5. Sorry I’m late. I _____ have come here ahead of time.

A. might B. should C. can D. will 6. --Can you drive a car?

--Yes, but I am a green hand.

--You can never be ______ careful in the street when driving. A. much B. very C. so D. too

7. --When was ______ Mr. Black changed his mind to take part in the movement? --After he listened to the speech by Mr. King.

A. that it B. it that C. that D. it

8. The sale of the company’s new product is extremely good. It has _____ two million dollars so far.

A. made up B. brought in C. kept up D. carried on

9. The course normally attracts 20 students per year whom up to half will be from foreign countries.

A. in B. of C. to D. from 10. --I thought Sam was sick.

-- _____. But he seems to have recovered very quickly. He doesn’t seem to be sick now. A. I did so B. So I did C. I so did D. So did I

11. The aging of the population will have a great ______ on our society in many ways. A. advantage B. result C. effect D. danger

12. Everyone thinks that the chairman’s speech may ______ a conclusion with _____ the decision.

A. uses as; which is ended B. be meant for; which end C. be intended for; to end D. serve as; which to end

13. I want an assistant with _____ little knowledge of French and ______ experience of office routine.

A. the; a B. the; an C. a; the D. a; an 14. --You must be excited about going to France for schooling.

-- , but I’m afraid I can’t do well because my French is poor. A. All right B. Well, I ought to

C. I don’t know yet D. Certainly not 15. It was funny that when ______ Mary began to weep sadly.

A. praising B. praised C. being praised D. having praised II．完型填空（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，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his 16 to leave the house building 17 and live a more leisurely life with his wife, 18_ time with his extended family. He would 19 the pay, but he needed to retire. They could 20 .

The employer was _21____ to see such a good worker leave and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal 22___.The carpenter said yes, but in time it was 23 to see that his heart was not in his work. He built the house 24 and used poor materials. It was an 25 way to end his career.

When the carpenter 26 his work, the employer handed the front-door key to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said, “my 27 to you.”

What a shock! What a 28 ! If he had only known he was building his 29 house, he would have done it all so 30 . Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.

31 it is with us. We build our 32 in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At 33 points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have 34 and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had 35 that, we would have done it differently. 16. A. retirement B. problem C. purpose D. plan 17. A. business B. site C. teams D. workers 18. A. spending B. dividing C. enjoying D. sparing 19. A. consider B. miss C. raise D. save 20. A. get by B. get along C. raise D. save 21. A. ashamed B. anxious C. frightened D. sorry 22. A. favor B. bargain C. present D. reply 23. A. frank B. probable C. easy D. content 24. A. sadly B. carelessly C. slowly D. proudly 25. A. unfair B. unhappy C. unfortunate D. unlucky 26. A. checked B. discovered C. prepared D. finished 27. A. gift B. salary C. memory D. punishment 28. A. quality B. prize C. shame D. surprise 29. A. final B. best C. everlasting D. own 30. A. differently B. quickly C. hard D. happily 31. A. Then B. So C. But D. Whatever 32. A. houses B. bodies C. glories D. lives 33. A. difficult B. main C. strong D. lives 34. A. created B. faced C. improved D. avoided 35. A. recognized B. known C. realized D. previewed III．阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

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I needed to get some money so, after Christmas, I took a job in the clothes department

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