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1、2014 年上期高一质检试题英 语 完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to 16 and the subway system almost came to a stop. Unfortunately, this happened during the morning 17 hour. Many people who were going to work were 18 to g
2、o home. Some battled to 19 a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others 20 the storm bravely, walking miles to get to work. I happened to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 21 had stopped. After making my way through crowds
3、of people, I finally found a subway line that was 22 . Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 23 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 24 . So I took the train going in the 25 direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like
4、forever, the train 26 my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was 27 through, exhausted and discouraged. My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm，I was ready to go home. I was about to 28 off my co
5、mputer when I received an email from Garth, my Director: I would like to thank all of you who made the 29 and eventually reported to work. It is always reassuring (令人欣慰的 ), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their attention and devotion to their 30 .Thank you.1. A. break B. flood C.
6、 sink D. crash 2. A. rush B. work C. business D. office 3. A. forced B. refused C. invited D. gathered 4. A. order B. pay C. call D. search 5. A. showed B. fought C. broke D. faced 6. A. practice B. routine C. process D. service 7. A. operating B. acting C. turning D. rushing 8. A. check B. get C. b
7、oard D. find 9. A. street B. ground C. floor D. platform 10. A. different B. opposite C. changed D. right 11. A. paused B. crossed C. reached D. parked 12. A. wet B. hungry C. angry D. cold13. A. pay B. get C. turn D. put 14. A. rule B. effort C. promise D. model 15. A. computers B. lives C. actions
8、 D. jobs 语法填空（共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号的相应位置。Six days of spring rain had created a wild river 16 （run） by Nancy Browns farmAs she tried to drive her cows to higher ground, she 17 （slip） and hit her head on a fallen tree trunk. Nancy was badly hurt a
9、nd could only walk with great 18 （difficult） The water 19 （rise） Nancys pace got slower and slowerFinally, all she could do was to throw her arm around Lizzies neck and try to hang onAbout 20 minutes later, Lizzie managed to 20 （succeed） pull herself and Nancy out of the water and onto a bit of high
10、 landIt took rescuers another two hours to discover Nancy 21 helicopter lowered a doctor, 22 attached Nancy to a life-support liftThey raised her into the helicopter and took her to the school gym, 23 the Red Cross had set up an emergency shelterWhen the flood subsided two days later, Nancy immediat
11、ely went back to the highlandLizzie was gone. 24 was one of the 19 cows that Nancy lost “I owe my life 25 her,” said Nancy sobbinglyKs5u 阅读理解（共 20 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）AMark Twain left school when he was twelve. He had little school education. In spite of this, he became the most famous writer of his
12、time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain, his pen name.Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not ex-pected to live through the first winter. But with his moth
13、ers care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didnt like to go to school, and he often ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was nearly drowned nine times.After
14、 his fathers death, Mark Twain began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a river-boat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became
15、a full time writer.In 1870, Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876, and Huckleberry Finn in 1884, which made him famous, and brought him great fortune.Unfortunately, Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904, his wife died, and then three of his children passed away.At the age of 70, his hair was complete
