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温州十四中高二年级第二学期三月月考英语试卷 I. 单选 (24分) 1. Thefarmer went on working in the field , _________ the heavy rain. A.despite of B.in spite of C. in spite D. even if 2. We’ll have to ____________ doing our homework first before we go to bed. A. set off B. set up C. set about D. set out 3. The Parkers bought a new house but____ will need a lot of work before they can move in. A. they B. it C. one D. which 4. He didn’t know much English, so he had to read Shakespear’s plays in _____. A. translation B. original C. earnest D. name 5. News reports say peace talks between the two countries have ________ with no agreement reached. A. broken down B. broken out C. broken in D. broken up 6. There wee no tickets __________ for Friday’s performance. A. useful B. available C. helpful D. reasonable 7. This is my own restauran, so you can get meals here _____ if you would like to come. A. free B. freely C. with free D. for freedom 8. Do you agree to the plan __________ at the meeting last night? A. to put forward B. to put away C. put forward D. put up
9. On our trip ____________ we visited some old friends in Australia. A. aboard B. abroad C. overseas D. broad 10. Tom __________ come with us tonight, but he is not very sure yet. A. can B. must C. will D. may 11. _____________ great the progress we have made is, we should not be conceited. A. Whatever B. What C. How D. However 12. What he told us about the affairs simply doesn’t make any _____. A. sense B. idea C. meaning D. significance 13. ---Is Jack on duty today? ---It ________ be him. It's his turn tomorrow. A. mustn't B. won't C. can't D. needn't 14. — Could you be______________ to take care of my dog while I’m away? — Sure. Leave it to me, please. A. perhaps B. possibly C. likely D. probably 15. I hate _____when people talk with their mouths full. A. that B. it C. these D. them 16.It was _____ she took off her glasses _____ I realized she was a famous film star. A. not when, that B. not until, that C. unti not l, that D. when, then 17.I hope there are enough chairs for each guest to have_____. A. it B. one C. those D. them 18. If they ____ earlier than expected, they ____ here now. A. had started, would be B. started, might be C. had started, would have been D. will start, might have been 19. I didn’t know his telephone number. ____ it, I ____ then. A. Had I known, would ring him up B. Should I know, would have rung him up C. If I knew; would ring him up D. Had I known; would have rung him up 20.I was so excited at the news that I could hardly _____ my feelings in words. A. carry B. transmit C. convey D. communicate 21. Have you found a family ____ eight people? A. made of B. made from C. made up of D, making up 22.The army has ______ grain. They are in a very difficult situation. A. run down B. run out of C. run off D. run out 23.—I feel nervous before examinations. --__________. It won’t be too difficult for you to pass. A. Take it easily. B. Take things easy. C. Take your time. D. Take things easily. 24. It is high time we ________ home. A. will go B. would go C. have gone D. went III：完形填空 (30分) American’s latest strategy（对策）for single persons who don’t want to be single any longer has many names :speed-dating, express-date ,10-minute-dating or simply mini-date. The principle（原则）is the same :Why spend an 25 evening with a stranger 26 you realize after only the first few minutes that you can’t 27 the person？ The solution（解决办法）:The man and woman sit down 28 each other. A bell is sounded, and in the next 7 to 10 minutes each one tries to find out as much as possible about the 29 persons. When the bell 30 off a second time ,the men stand up and move 31 to the next female. At such a meeting in San Francisco 32 ,some 200 men and women between the ages of 30 and 60 had a 33 expression on their faces ,in two long 34 opposite each other. The signal was given ,and then almost everybody started `35 away. Richard Cosse, 36 of “American Singles,” says this is the fastest, most effective and at the moment “ 37 ”way to search for a partner. Minute-dates have become a 38 everywhere from computer fans in Silicon Valley to gays in San Francisco to the suburbs of Chicago. Gosse says the quick method to get to know each other is helpful above all for 39 singles who are&nb
