湖南省长沙一中2010届高三下学期第二周周考英语试题

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　　湖南省长沙一中2010届高三下学期第二周周考
　　英语
　　(时间：60分钟；总分：100分)
　　Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choiarked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best pletes the sentence.
　　1. ______ better understanding of these phenomena may pletely change our conception of the nature of _____ universe.
　　A. / ; the B. A; the C. A; / D. A; a
　　2. Jimmy, a new student from a southern province, speaks a dialect we ____ hard to understand.
　　A. find B. find it was C. find its D. find him
　　3. Ski resorts in the Rockies are enjoying huge snowfalls, with plenty more ______ to e in further snowstorms.
　　A. expecting B. to expect C. expected D. will expect
　　4. She provided all sorts of services, but _________ met with Harry’s requirements.
　　A. none of which B. neither of which
　　C. none of them D. neither of them
　　5. In the future, automation may enable human beings to enjoy _____leisure than they do today.
　　A. more much B. very more C. too much D. far more
　　6. When the news got round _____ a edy show would be presented at our local a by the P. and U. Bird Seed pany, we all rushed to see it.
　　A. which B. that C. / D. where
　　7. Those who failed to get into the show _____have felt disappointed, as many of the artists who should have appeared did not e.
　　A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. can’t D. needn’t
　　8. Both men had _______had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the sea.
　　A. seldom B. never C. hardly D. barely
　　9. As the saying goes, one is never too old to learn. After he________, he will devote himself to gardening.
　　A. has retired B. retired C. will retire D. had retired
　　10. A number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts. Only one or two people _______that the students will drive too fast.
　　A. have objected B. has objected C. objects D. objected
　　Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.
　　When other nine-year-old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street. But she overe these terrible setbacks to win a highly petitive scholarship and gained 11______ to Harvard University. And her 12________ story has inspired a movie, Homeless to Harvard: The Tony Morrison Story 13________ in late April.
　　Tony Morrison, a 22-year-old American girl, has been writing a real-life story of willpower and determination. Tony grew up in the 14_______ of two drug-addicted parents. There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house. Tony was the only member of the family who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Tony was just 15 years old. The effect of that loss 15________ a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her