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岳麓实验中学2014届高三第九次周考试卷 section a (15 marks) directions: for each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that best completes the sentence.1. the women carrying babies and luggage, come in first, _? a. will you b. will they c. dont they d. dont you2. one more week, _ we will accomplish the task.a. or b. and c. if d. so that3. the farm as well as its neighboring hills we once spent so much time on _ on a new look as recently as last year.a. having taken b. is taken c. taking d. has taken 4. the rich, for _ money was not a problem, wanted to buy the whole building in this area if possible.a. their b. his c. whom d. whose5. there were two rooms in the house, _ served as a kitchen.a. the smaller one of which b. the smaller one c. the smaller of them d. and the smaller one of which6. you can use a large plastic bottle, with its top_, as a pot to grow young plants in. a. cutting off b. cut off c. to cut off d. being cut off7. the only criterion for including a paper in this kind of books _ its high quotability（引用）. we dont want anything that few experts lay their eyes on. a. has b. have c. is d. are 8. no sooner _ finished watching that programme about those extinct species, than she decided to join the wildlife conservation organization.a. he finished b. has he finished c. did he finish d. had he finished 9. _ the extraordinary beauty of changling is the lingen palace, known for its simple design and painted ceiling. a. adding b. adding to c. added d. added to 10. during the game, the coach looked _ he had eaten a lemon, probably because he knew his team was playing poorly. a. in that b. in case c. as though d. even though 11. when the americans objected to this, the british would not compromise, but _ control over their american colonies instead, taking away many of their rights, and _soldiers there in order to make sure that the people would obey them. a. increase; stationing b. increasing; station c. increased; stationing d. increased; stationed12. the students invited to the halloween party may dress_ they please. a. whatever b. wherever c. whenever d. however13. in the experiment, we are often waken up twice a night and asked what we _. a. have been dreaming b. had dreamt c. are dreaming d. will dream14. i_ no to his conditions, and i_ such trouble now. a. could say；wouldnt be in b. could have said；wouldnt be in c. could say；wouldnt have been in d. could have said；wouldnt have been in 15. did you take enough money with you? no, i needed _ i thought i would. a. no so much as b. as much as c. much more than d. much less than 123456789101112131415 section b (18 marks) directions: for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. fill in the blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.in june 2008, when looking at my appointment book, i found i had only two customers all month. starting my speech pathology (病理学) practice in 2000, i gradually grew the business to 13 employees. however, by last year, people werent paying for 16 treatment the way they had been, for the insurance companies were tightening their belts. therefore, i 17 my own pay by 20% in order not to let anyone go. my husband brian, who had been working in military intelligence for 20 years 18 staying home with our kids, tried to rejoin the workforce.weve always been interested in food safety and in 19 the kids where their food comes from. we prefer fresh vegetables from small farms. i had 20 chickens while growing up in nearby little rock city. so we wondered 21 we began developing farming.we started with two pigs. when a local farmer 22 we breed laying hens because there was a market for fresh eggs, we finally reached an agreement. brian built cages with wheels so that we could move our chickens around on fresh grass 23 our seven acres of land, and we bought more animals. it was scary and 24 . what should we do if no one bought anything?but people did purchase. the local farmer took 25 to sell to his costumers, and today he buys about 30 dozen a week from us. at farmers market, we sell out completely, earning $300 to $500 a day. in the following year, the farm should gross about $40,000. to my 26 , the children assisted us, which is 27 because we have to take care of 570 laying hens and 300 chickens. on the farm, we not only enjoy happy life but also experience physically well-pleasing work, which im grateful for.16. a. expression b. body c. behavior d. speech 17. a. cut b. gave c. lost d. sat18. a. as b. until c. before d. after 19. a. praising b. encouraging c. educating d. understanding 20. a. bought b. cooked c. observed d. raised21. a. as if b. even if c. only if d. what if22. a. asked b. insisted c. ordered d. complained23. a. through b. across c. over d. above24. a. cheerful b. stressful c. powerful d. hopeful25. a. hens b. pigs c. vegetables d. eggs26. a. satisfaction b. sadness c. regret d. anger27. a enjoyable b. important c. skillful d. difficult 161718192021222324252627section c (12 marks) directions: complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.from october 1 to 3, around 3.8 million out-of-town tourists flooded to shanghai over the 28 three days of the national day holiday. nanjing road and the bund remained 29 most popular spots with locals and tourists alike. nanjing road pedestrian street attracted 5.8 million tourists, 30 3.2 million were recorded at the bund.the city is expected to receive 8 million tourists by monday, the last day of the weeklong holiday break. 31 ensure the safety of pedestrians crossing streets to reach the bund, 4, 000 police officers were sent to the area. from 4:30pm to 11pm, 32 stood in line at the sides of zebra crossings, keeping vehicles and pedestrians 33 . across the huangpu river, the oriental pearl tv tower took measures to limit numbers. even so, visitors 34 wanted to get to the top of the city landmark had to queue for four hours. 35 can imagine what it will be like in this city next year.directions: read the following passage. fill in the numbered blankets by using the information from the passage. write no more than three words for each answer. sister-city relationship is the relationship between different communities from different countries, which is beneficial to both sides. often these partnerships are based on special projects or exchanges. people share their knowledge in areas like education, government, business or technology.under this relationship, people can learn from each other and then solve problems together. they can also share an interest in other cultures as well as increase international understanding and friendship through educational, cultural and humanitarian activities. citizen diplomats(外交官) could help build peace, too.building sister-city relationships was one of the ideas put forward by president eisenhower. on september 11 and 12, 1956, he established the program, the “people-to-people” program, at a white house conference. soon, establishing sister-city relationship became very popular. today, it is involved with programs in 134 countries. 700 american communities have partnerships with almost 1,800 communities in other countries. atlanta, georgia, for example, has 18 sister-city partnerships. one is with brussels, belgium. another is with lagos, nigeria. these two relationships have existed for more than thirty years. the areas they involve include economic development and trade. within the past fifteen years, more american cities have created partnerships in developing countries. projects have involved water quality, health care and good government. in africa, projects might also deal with aids and hiv. some sister-city relationships are fifty years old. and now there are even “cyber sister citie