2020高考总复习闯关密训英语卷选修8Unit 4 单元测试卷四
单项填空
从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。
1. —What have you been busy with these days?
—I ______ that the speech contest has been brought forward, so I ______ for it.
A. was informed; have been preparing B. have informed; am preparing C. informed; have prepared D. was informed; prepared
2.
The course that Beijing University offers normally attracts 30 foreign
students per year; _______ up to half will be from America. A. in which B. for whom C. with which D. of whom
3.
Contrary to our ______, the Chinese Men’s Football Team lost to Iraq.
A. possession B. expectation C. identification D. Destination
4.
—I hear that you have won the lottery.
—Not once in my life ______ until now. A. good luck turned up C. up turned good luck
B. turned up good luck D. has good luck turned up
5.
I really can’t ______ with the noise that is going on outside. It is driving
me crazy. A. come up
B. put up C. push ahead D. get through
6.
Knowing office rules, whether ______ or not, is always of great
importance, especially for young job seekers. A. written
B. writing C. being written
D. having been written
7.
When my parents were young, they had to ______ several miles every day
to school since they had no money to buy a bike. A. occupy B. cover
C. get D. make
8.
This year the company has produced as many cars as the year before last,
but the total profits are four-fifths ______ they were then. A. that B. what C. which D. when
9.
When we put the suggestion to him, he thought highly of it and was
______ about its immediate application.
A. curious B. content C. cautious D. enthusiastic
10.
The time he has devoted in the past ten years ________the disabled is now
considered _______of great value.
A. to help; being B. help; to be C. to helping; to be
D. helping; being
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1. All the government leaders and policemen in Thailand must see to ______ that every citizen should stay safe and sound in the terrible flood. A. all B. everything C. it
D. themselves
12.
—Bad news?
—If you ______ know, Li Na got defeated again in the first round! A. can B. will C. shall D. must
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3. —What time do we have to be at the gate of the museum? —______ the visitors begin to check in. A. Immediately
B. Quickly C. Hurriedly
D. Gradually
14.
Alice, bent ______ losing weight, increased the time of exercise to three
hours______ a time. A. on; in 答案:B
解析:考查固定短语。Be bent on热恋于;for a time暂时,一度;at a time一次。.
B. on; for C. with; for D. with; at
句意:热恋于减肥的Alice,一度把锻炼的时间增加到三个小时。 15.
—What lesson do you draw from his failure in the job interview?
—_______. Good preparation is very important. A. It is good to learn from another man’s experience B. One is never too old to learn C. It is never too late to mend
D. It is no use crying over spilt milk
第二节 完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)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。
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