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2009年高考英语随堂25分钟自测(八) 本套试题包括一套单项填空和一篇完形填空,要求课堂25分钟内完成。 1. Jessica told me she would not attend my 18th birthday ________. A. if she invited B. when inviting C. unless invited D. while inviting 2. The girl looked rather _______ because he was the only person who wore school uniform at the ball party. A. in place B. in the way C. out of the way D. out of place 3. Although there has been _______ increasing number of cars, _____ number of people killed in road accidents fell last month. A.an; the B. an; a C. the; the D. the; the 4.— The drving test was very hard to pass; even so, I made it finally, —Did you? __________! A. My pleasure B. Good luck C. Come on D. Congratulations 5. You can ask him again if you like, but it won't make any _______ — he'll still say no. A. difficulty B. difference C. trouble D. answer 6. — Do you suppose the TV show is ____ help to a new job you are looking for? — Well, that all depends. Anyway, it gives me more of ____ chance to try. A. a; a B. the; the C. a; the D. /; / 7. A raincoat ______me aganist it, though the heavy rain ______me from arriving there on time A. kept; prevented B. protected; prevented C. saved; stopped D. prevented; protected; 8.——She has promised to give up smoking. It remains to be seen wether she could_______her promise.
——I think she will. A. carry out B. get through C. put forward D. work out 9. They managed to______under the narrow fence and get into the festival without paying. A.forced B.choked C. remain D. squeeze 10. Jane didn’t go to play football today because he had_______his leg while riding a horse. A. damaged B. injured C. hit D. struck 11. ——The police chief was badly ________ in the fight. ——I’m very sorry to hear that. A. wounded B.dead C. hurt D. killed 12.— Ow! I’ve ______ myself! — How come? — I touched a______ candle. A. to burn, burning B. burnt, burnt C. burnt, burning D. to burn, burned 13. He is a gentle and calm person; he will remind me ______every time I make a mistake, A. seriously B.mildly C. angrily D.severely 14. Every year, on Christmas people often hold many great _______ to celebrate . A. accidents B. incidents C. events D. things 15.—______I didn’t pass the next exam? — As long as you work harder, you will be successful. A. What if B. How about C. What about D. How come 完形填空 Roland was a carpenter in America. He and Sheila had three 36 —two boys and baby Jessica. The baby had been in and out of the hospital for the last year because of infections and 37 problems. She was very weak and sick. The doctors were not 38 that she would live another year. 39 Jessica was expensive. The family was deep in 40 . Things were bad. Roland saw no light at the 41 of this tunnel (隧道). Then he saw an ad in the newspaper: “Security guards 42 , $150,000 a year. ” He called the number. The line was busy, but he 43 calling and finally got through. He was worried that the jobs were all taken, 44 they told him plenty of jobs were still available. They said they would give him two weeks of 45 in Texas. Then they would 46 him to Iraq for his assignment. Roland told Sheila he had to take this job. He knew it was 47 ;he might get injured or killed, but the money was too good. 48 , the family would have full medical benefits, 49 would enable the baby to get the care she needed. Roland said if he survived the first year, he would 50 work there for one more year. Sheila was 51 . She asked, “What if you get killed? What are we going to do without you?” “You can’t 52 like that, honey,” he said. “You’ve got to think 53 . Think about how well off we’ll be in two or three years after I bring back all that 54 . This is the best thing I could do for this family.” Sheila 55 him and sobbed (呜咽地说) . “I don’t want you to go.” Roland flew to Houston five days later.
36. A. students B. friends C. workmates D. kids 37. A. other B. another C. puzzling D. strange 38. A. afraid B. satisfied C. confident D. sad 39. A. Thinking of B. Getting rid of C. knowing of D. Taking care of 40. A. debt B. danger C. thought D. surprise 41. A. top B. entrance C. bottom D. end 42. A. sold B. watched C. wanted D. welcome 43. A. stopped B. enjoyed C. kept D. finished 44. A. but B. and C. so &nb