江苏省横山桥高级中学高一英语第一次调研测试(2013-10-18)(总分 100 分;时间 2 小时)第一部分:单项选择(每题 1 分,共 20 分)1. After she retired, she _____ most of her time to housework and bringing up her grandchildren. A. spent B. took C. costD. devoted2. The Jonas Brothers earned about $ 12 million in 2007, and have _____ 10% of their earnings to their charity. A. sent B. donated C. presentedD. given 3. Every minute should be made good use _____ for the exam. A. of preparingB. to prepareC. of to prepare D. to get prepared4. The manager promised to keep me _____ of how our business was going on.A. to be informedB. on informingC. informed D. informing 5. To our joy, our plan to hold a party was _____ by our headmaster. A. seen B. arrangedC. replied D. approved6. My parents are busy painting the house _____ the coming spring festival. A. in charge ofB. in memory ofC. in praise of D. in preparation for7. That company was _____ willing to provide us with what we need, which made us excited. A. rather thanB. more thanC. other thanD. less than8. _____ his return to school, he went directly to his office and began to work. A. In B. At C. On D. for9. Some day you’ll _____ all of this and say, “Hard as it is, it made me who I am today. And this is a good thing.”A. look down on B. look forward toC. look back on D. look up to 10. We shall _____ our island, whatever the cost may be.A. defend B. protect C. guard D. prevent11. — Why did they look excited when I came? — They insisted that they _____ to the proper place to have their bodies examined. A. was sentB. is sentC. should sentD. be sent12. The boss _____ during working hours. That is to say, all the workers _____...