能力训练题.doc

高三英语能力题训练题 第一节 单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 1. Below the topsoil of the earth is the subsoil, ______ layer that contains stones mixed with a small amount of ______ organic matter. A. a; the B. the; the C. /; / D. a; / 2. Although Rosemary had suffered from a serious illness for years, she lost ______ of her enthusiastic for life. A. some B. neither C. none D. all 3.Whether the buildings in this area should be pulled down has remained ______; people are still looking for other possible solutions. A. unchallenged B. relevant C. controversial D. contradictory 4. Why have they been working on the project for so long? ______ safety. Nothing is as important as that, you know. A. on the point of B. At the mercy of C. For the sake of D. In the presence of 5. I’ve ______ the habit of calling in on my grandparents on my way home from school. A. come into B. gone into C. got into D. run into 6. The US was ______ a 20 to 30 percent appreciation (升值) of the yuan, and China’s government refused this unfair demand. A. accounting for B. compensating for C. pushing for D. applying for 7. Jim ______ a late night film at home when, right in the middle of a thrilling scene, the television went blank. A. was watching B. watch C. had watched D. would be watching 8. They might just have a place ______ on the writing course why don’t you give it a try? A. leave B. left C. leaving D. to leave 9. The door ______ open, no matter how hard she pushed. A. shouldn’t B. wouldn’t C. couldn’t D. mightn’t 10.Jack is a great talker. It’s high time that he ______ something instead of just talking. A. will do B. has done C. do D. did 11.Statistics indicate that it ______ well be quite some time before the