湖南省长沙市明德中学高三上学期周考英语试题5.doc

明德中学高三英语周考

SectionA(15marks)Directions:Choosetheoneanswerthatbestpletesthesentence.

1.Unlessyouknowtheculturegap,youcaneasilymisunderstandwhatyoureador

hear________.

A.spokenB.bespokenC.beingspokenD.tobespoken

2.—Oh,howdepressed！I’mboundtolosetohimintomorrow’spetition．

—Cheerup!Infact,heis________thanyou．

A.notmorenervousB.nomorenervous C.nolessnervousD.alittlelessnervous

3.Thereisasayingthat________“Theearlybirdcatchestheworm”.

A.goesB.goingC.goD.isgoing

4.Ifpeasantsreceivetraining,moreopportunitieswillbegiventothem,________themto

increasetheirineinsteadofbeingdependentonthegovernment.

A.allowedB.toallowC.allowingD.beallowed

5.Manypeoplebelievethatpovertyisonlyaprobleminthedevelopingworld._______,itisa

problemallovertheworld.

A.IntheendB.OntopofthisC.AsaresultD.infact

6.WhenAlicecametoherself,shedidnotknowhowlongshe_______there.

A.hadbeenlying B.hasbeenlying C.waslying D.haslain

7.Theonething________isclear,however,isthattherehasbeenaboominChina’seconomy.

A.itB.thatC.thisD.what

8.Despitetherebeingactuallygeniuses,morethanafewpeople________theviewthat

perseveranceaswellaspassionisextremelyimportanttoachieveagoal.

A.subscribetoB.subscribestoC.subscribingtoD.subscribedto

9.Thesafetyhelmetsavedtheworker;otherwise,he_______bytheflyingobject.

A.wouldbekilled B.waskilled

C.wouldhavebeenkilled D.hadbeenkilled

10.—I’msorryIforgotyourbirthdayyesterday.

—Butmybirthday________onApril30not13.

A.falls B.willfall C.hasfallen D.isfalling

11.Howcantheylearnanything________theyspendalltheirtimewatchingtelevision?

A.u