东观中学2013届高三期中测试英语试题（考试时间120分钟满分150分）第一部分听力忽略第二部分：知识运用（共两节，55分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.––Has______problembeensolved?––Notyet.We’retryingtothinkof______wayout,butit’squitedifficulttofindone.A.a;theB.the;aC.a;aD.the;the22.Whilestudying,fixyourmindonwhatisreallyimportant,oryouwill_____rememberingnothing．A．showupB．takeupC.bringupD．endup23.Youcangettoyourdestinationearlier______youdon’tmindtakingthenighttrain.A.ifB.unlessC.thoughD.until24.––Whydoyouwanttoapplyforthepositionasahistoryteacher?––ThisisthejobthatI______.A.lookedforB.hadlookedforC.willlookforD.havebeenlookingfor25.Thewarningofthestorm,______overtheradioandonTV,spreadquicklythroughtheprovince.A.broadcastingB.havingbroadcastC.broadcastD.tobebroadcast26.––I______haveturnedontheairconditioneratsuchalowtemperature.––Nowonderyou’vegotacold.A.shouldn’tB.couldn’tC.mustn’tD.needn’t27.You’dbetterbeginthepreparationsnowandthemostimportantthingistocheck______thelaboratorycanbeusedforthetests.A.whereB.whenC.whatD.that28.Wasit______theinternationalconferencethatmadethecitythefocusofthisarea?A.heldB.holdC.holdingD.beingheld29.Ifyouhavedoubtsabouttheattack,Mr.Browncantellyouthetruthashewitnessed______.A.itB.oneC.themD.those30.Expertsbelievethatlanguagelearningisaprocess______skillsaremoreimportantthangrammarrules.A.whoseB.whenC.ofwhichD.inwhich31.––Wereyouontimeforthemeeting?––Ifthey______meearlier,Iwouldhave.A.toldB.wouldtellC.hadtoldD.wouldhavetold32.Forasimplequestion,______isnotnecessarytoaskforherhelp.A.heB.thatC.itD.which33.Ienjoynoodles______bymymother,whichtasteverydelicious.A.cookedB.cookingC.beingcookedD.tobecooked34．Ourschoolcoversanareaof400mu,whichis_______asyours.A．twiceasbigB．twicebiggerC．twicethesizeD．twicethebig35．Itisbelievedthatifaneventis_______,itwillsurely______thereadersofthepaper.A．astonished;astonishB．astonishing;beastonishedC．astonishing;astonishD．astonished;beastonished第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，共40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。LastJanuaryIwasgivenachancetoworkinanothercountry.Atfirst,Iliveda36life,butsoonImetagroupofnewfriendsandtheywerereallynice.Thensomething37happened.Oneofourfriendssufferedfromkidneystones(肾结石),whichhadtobe38surgicallyassoonaspossible.Butitwasnotas39asthat!Ourfriendcouldnot40theoperation,whichputhimintodeep41.Ididn’tknowhowtohelphimbecauseIdidn’thaveanymoneyeither.42,Ineverlosthope.InsteadItriedtothinkofother43andtoldhimnottoworrybecauseeverythingwouldbeallright.BeforeIleftthehospital,Italkedtothesurgeonandaskedhimtodothesurgery,sayingIwouldpaytheexpensesthenextday44Ihadthatkindofmoney.Well,Imusthavebeen45becausethesurgeonagreedtodoit!ButhowwasIgoingtogetthatmuchmoney?AllIknewwasthatIneededtohelpmyfriend!Althoughitcouldbe46todealwiththiskindofsituation,Idecidedtomakesomeefforts.Itriedtoborrowmoneybutfailed.Itried47mythingsbutnoonewantedthem.ThenIhadtheideaoftalkingtomy48.IaskedhimifIcouldhavemynexttwomonths’salaryinadvance—withouteventhinkingonhowIwould49fortwomonthswithnomoney.Hewassurprisedandaskedmethereason.ItoldhimthatIhadafriendwhowasreallyinneed.50Iconvincedhimtooandthenhegavemytwomonths’...
