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湖南省长沙市长郡中学2009届高三第七次月考 第二部分：第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 21. Slumdog Millionaire, ___ rags-to-riches tale of children from ____poor areas of Mumbai, won eight Oscars in February, including the best picture Academy Award. A. a; the B. the, the C. a,/ D. the ,/ 22. Lights went out at tourism landmarks and homes across the globe on Saturday for Earth Hour 2009, a global event _______to highlight the threat from climate change. A. designed B designing C. was designed. D. has been designed 23. Your house is very attractive ,especially the furniture is more splendid than __ I have ever seen. A one B. it C. the one D. that 24. The Chinese lawyers ______to a local court a formal proposal trying to stop the auction(拍卖) house Christie's from selling the bronze sculptures of a mouse head and a rabbit head. A. put off B. put forward C. put up with D. put on 25.--Can you tell me ____ makes this book so popular? -- Interesting plots and vivid characters. A. what is it that B. that what it is C. what it is that D. it is what that 26. David Kellermann, the acting chief financial officer of Freddie Mac, was found ____at his home in apparent suicide on April 22,2009. A. to be dead B. was dying C. dead D. died
27. No one will be abandoned to his fate, Italian Prime Minister vowed after the earthquake on April 6, adding ____ a tent village was being set up_____ could accommodate 20,000 people. A. that , / B./;what C. that; that D. which; that 28.At the foot of the mountain was a lonely house, ___ owner seated under a big tree reading something every afternoon. A where B of which C. whose D. its 29.Three leading dairy companies ,Yili, Mengniu groups and Bright Dairy _____ from China’s Famous Brands list due to their products’ quality problem. A. has been removed B. has removed C. have been removed D. have removed 30.____ the situation in the Middle East will be better is just ____ worries the world. A. When; that B. If; what C. Whether; that D. When; what 31 --I’m sure Julia will win the first prize in the final. -- I can’t agree more. She ____ for it for months. A. is prepared B. was preparing C. has been preparing D. has been prepared 32.The Iraqi journalist throwing shoes at Bush has been sentenced to three years in prison, but most people think he____ have been honored and not sent to prison. A. must B. could C. should D. need 33. Relations between Beijing and Paris hit a low ____Sarkozy met the Dalai Lama in December,2008, despite China's repeated protests. A. unless B. after C. while D. until 34. Chinese President Hu Jintao reviewed foreign vessels last Thursday afternoon in waters off Qingdao, ______the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy. A. in celebration of B. in terms of C in the name of D. in case of 35. --Where is that ____ tie I bought last month ? -- Can’t you remember giving it to Rachel as a wedding gift? A. silk new black B. new silk black C. new black silk D. black new silk 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分） Many years ago I drove a taxi for extra money. I drove mainly from the downtown to the 36__, beside the Greenwood Racetrack which was in operation at flat time. Each time a taxi drove up to the station, many kids would run along the 37_ to the passenger door. One 38_ kid would open the passenger door and say, “ 39 , sir.” The passenger would always say thanks and give the kid a 40 on his way from the taxi to the entrance of the track. It was a routine that everybody knew. One day I noticed a boy, who was 41 than most of them but was pushed away by even the smallest kid. He never pushed back.42 , he would even step aside when others pushed forward. But he never 43 . Then one morning as I was 44 to the sidewalk, all the other kids were running after a taxi 45 mine. They didn’t notice mine. The boy saw me and walked toward my taxi. As I pulled up I made sure that I stopped in a 46_ with the passenger door right beside him. He 47 the passenger door with a flourish (夸张动作) and said, Good luck at the track, sir. 48 ,the man did not tip him a quarter. Instead he 49 ,”Get out of my way!” He pushed him aside so 50 that the boy fell on the sidewalk and I knew he was badly hurt. I got out of my car quickly 51 find that the man disappeared in the crowd. So I looked for the kid. I decided to give him $20 for all his 52 . But he was far up ahead, walking out of the station 53 . The traffic policeman waved at me to get my car going. 54 , I never saw him again. I’d like to find him one day and tell him that if only he had stuck around a little longer I would have given him a whole $20. I learned an important lesson from the boy. When things seem so 55 that you are ready to give up, that is th
