北京101中学2014届高三上学期阶段性考试英语试题答案(2)

24. Some people say that every Senior 3 student is undergoing the most stressful times and with this I can’t agree ________.
A. less B. many C. much D. more
25. Being constantly exposed to advertisements is annoying, but it ______ be pleasant sometimes.
A. shall B. need C. can D. must
26. That George will marry Alice, ______ has not been announced yet, has spread around.
A. that B. which C. what D. who
27. — Hello, I _______ to ask if I can book two tickets for tonight’s film.
— Sorry, we’ve already sold out.
A. phone B. will phone C. am phoning D. have phoned
28. Great inventors don’t ________ graduate from famous universities. Some didn’t even go to university.
A. likely         B. necessarily     C. really     D. particularly
29. The lawyer listened with full attention, __________ to miss any point.
A. not trying B. trying not C. to try not D. not to try
30. John thinks it won’t be long _________ he is ready for his new job.
A. when B. after  C. before D. since
31. It is only when you nearly lose someone _____ fully conscious of how much you value him.
A. do you become B. then you become
C. have you become D. that you become
32. Even if there is no scientific proof        secondhand smoke causes cancer, there is no reason why nonsmokers should be forced to take this risk.
A. which B. that C. when    D. where
33. —Can you tell me what time the flight to Detroit leaves?
—I’m sorry, but it _______________.
A. has been canceled   B. had been canceled   C. has canceled   D. had canceled
34. —Is Mr. Wang still teaching in this school?
—I’m afraid not. He is said _______ the school as he was diagnosed with liver cancer.
A. to have left B. to have been left    C. to leave D. to be left
35. You can’t predict everything. Often things don’t __________ as you expect.
A. run out  B. break out  C. work out  D. put out

第二节  完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
For most people, graduation is an exciting day, but my graduation day was not.
I remember that weekend two years ago. Family and friends had flown in from across the country to   36   the celebration. But just like everyone else in my class, I had watched the   37   turn from bad to worse in my senior year. Almost all of us graduates had degrees, but very uncertain   38  .
The weeks ahead weren’t   39  . I knew my small university town couldn’t offer me any opportunities,   40   I packed up my car and drove to Southern California to find work. But what I thought would take a   41   dragged into two, and then four, and 100 job applications later, I found myself in the exact same   42   as I was before.
You know that feeling when you wake up in   43  ? That feeling became a constant in my life. Days felt like weeks, weeks like months, and those many months felt like everlasting   44  . And the most annoying part was no matter how much I tried, I just couldn’t seem to make any   45  .
So what did I do to keep my good sense? I decided to    46  . Something about putting words on a page made everything seem a little clearer — a little brighter. Something about writing gave me    47  . And if you want something  48  enough, sometimes a little hope is all you   49  !
I put my thoughts into a children’s book. Beyond the River was the story of an unlikely hero, a little fish, who   50   to give up his dream.
And then one day, without any sort of writing degree or contacts in the writing world — just a lot of hard work and determination —I was offered a   51   contract for my first book! After that, things slowly began to fall into   52  . I was offered a second book deal. Then, a few months later, I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was   53   shortly after.
Don’t give up. Even if things look   54   now, don’t give up. If you work hard, things will always get better. Often times our dreams lie in wait just a little further upstream ... all we need is the    55    to push beyond the river.
36. A. hold             B. attend            C. prepare          D. enjoy
37. A. environment   B. climate         C. opportunity        D. economy
38. A. choice          B. danger           C. desire            D. future
39. A. quiet            B. busy         C. easy             D. short
40. A. so               B. but             C. for            D. or
41. A. day              B. week            C. month           D. year