平遥县08-09学年度高三年级十月摸底考试英语试题本试卷满分150分考试时间100分钟命题人彭文进第一部分：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。1.Thereweremorethan20,000personsfor______torchrelayof________2008OlympicGames,makingit______biggestintheGame’shistory.A.the;the;theB.a;the;theC.the;/;/D./;the;the2.Ifyouhadgotupearly,youhereontime.A．wouldhavereachedB．wouldreachC．havereachedD．hadreached3.---“I’mafraidIcan’tfinishthemagazinewithintherequiredtime.”---“.”A．PleasegoaheadB．That’srightC．NotatallD．Takeyourtime4.Wetryandgivethem___theywant,___theirreligionis,sothattheycanfacedeathwithoutfear.A.nomatterwhat;nomatterwhatB.nomatterwhat;whateverC.whatever;nomatterwhateverD.whatever;whatever5.It’s_____mewhyAlice,aged28,gaveupherjobandgotmarriedtoamanof62.A.underB.aboveC.beyondD.over6.------TheEnglishexamisnotdifficult,isit?------______,evenTom______tothetopstudentsfailedinit.A.Yes,belongsB.No,belongedC.Yes,belongingD.No,belonging7.Becausehebelievedhewasinnocent(无罪的),hewenttothepolicestationwithhishead_high.A.holdingB.beingheldC.toholdD.held8.Hardworksuccessandfailurelaziness.A．liesin,leadstoB．leadsto,liesinC．belongsto,dependsonD．dependsto,belongsto9.—Goodmorning,sir.CanIhelpyou?—I’dlikeabarbecuetogetherwithacupoforangejuice.Howmuchdoyou_______?A.payB.offerC.chargeD.owe10.______hasriddenonarailwaytrainknowhow_____anothertrainflashesbywhenitistravelingintheoppositedirection.A.Anyonewho;rapidlyB.Anyonethat;rapidC.Whoever;rapidD.Whatever;rapidly11.everybodyenjoysfreshcutflowersaroundhishouse,fewpeopleknowhowtokeepthemforaslongaspossible．A．BecauseB．SinceC．WhileD．If12.ModernChinaisexperiencingacompletelynewperiodrespectforscienceandcreativityhasbecometheguidingprincipleofsociety．A．whichB．whereC．inwhichD．that13.------Fivesharpinthemorning?------No,don’tringmeupthatearlyinthemorning.I_______.A.sleepB.willbesleepingC.amsleepingD.willsleep14.Yourabilityhasneverbeenindoubt—thequestionis______youarepreparedtoworkhard.A.thatB.howC.ifD.whether15.EveryfamilyinChinahashadthissortofexperiencetherewasapriceincreaseinfoodinthepastfewmonths.A．thatB．whichC．whatD．when第二部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。SomeofthemostcommonAmericangestureshaveverydifferentmeaningsin16areasoftheworld.Takethehandshakeforexample.InAmerica,astrong,17handshakeshowsaconfidentperson,someoneyoucantrust,agoodleader,butpeoplemightbe18inAsiaandtheMiddleEastwheretheypreferamuchlooserhandshake.OtherAmericangesturesareconsideredvery19inothercountries,suchasdirecteyecontact.ToanAmerican,eyecontactshowsthatsomeoneistellingthetruthoris20inwhatheorshehears.ButifyoulivedinpartsofAsiaorAfrica,peoplemightbe21.Therearemanychancesforyoutobeconfusedbygesturesandbody22whenyoutravel.23yourheadupanddownfor“yes”andshakingyourheadfromsidetosidefor“no”meanthe24inpartsofeasternEurope.Thesameappliestowavingyourhandlefttorightfor“hello”or“goodbye”.Thiscanmean“25”inAsiaandpartsofEurope!IfyougotoArgentina,youmightbeoffendedandthinksomeoneiscallingyoucrazywhenyouseethem26attheirheadorearandmovetheirfirstfingerinacircle.Althoughthismeanssomeoneorsomethingis27inAmerica,inArgentina,itjustmeansthatyouhaveaphonecall!Ifyou28togetsomeonetocomeovertowhereyouare,youmighthold...
