2015衡阳八中第四次月考英语试题及答案(2)

A. will      B. should          C. may       D. must
25. Today impressionist paintings are accepted at the beginning of ____ we call “modern art”.
A. what B. which C. that D. how
26. Content _____ with the salary offered by the foreign bank, he preferred the chances he could have at the state-owned company.
A. he was though B. was he though C. though he was D. though was he 
27. The pop singer is talented and elegant. ____ is no surprise that she has so many fans around the world.
A. It B. There C. That D. What
28. Without the Internet, those who are disabled _____ fewer avenues to meet people outside.
A. will have   B. would have        C. had had       D. would have had
29. All the money ______, the young man had no choice but to start hunting for a job.
A. has been spent B. had been spent C. having spent D. having been spent
30. --- Have they made the final decision?
    --- Yes, but it’s _____ likely that they will change their mind again tomorrow.
A. rather than        B. less than      C. other than      D. more than
31. When asked if he was disappointed with his failure ____ the gold medal, the athlete responded just with a smile.
A. to win B. winning C. won D. to be won
32. The Russian rocket designer has died. For many years, he ____ as a deputy to the father of Soviet space program.
A. serves B. was serving C. served D. has served
33. Trish Keenan, for ____ life was a discovery, was a great British singer.
A. whose  B. whom         C. which       D. that
34. --- Tom, you go and pick up Mary from the station, _____?
--- But she’s already got home.
A. don’t you B. do you C. shall you D. will you
35. A car was burning on the highway near Birmingham. In no time _____ to the spot.
A. the police had rushed            B. had the police rushed
C. the police rushed                      D. did the police rush


SECTION B （共12小题；每小题 1.5分，满分18分）
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 the word or phrase that best fits the context.


In 1919, Princess Bazzar of Luxembourg’s royal family met the royal kitchen helper Leon. Many nights, Leon went into the kitchen and made ice-cream for Bazzar. They soon fell in love. But because of their different social status, both of them burried the feelings.
Soon, Bazzar was made to accept an arranged royal marriage. For days, Leon could not see Bazzar, he was   36   with impatience. Finally, Bazzar  37  at the table a month later. While serving desserts, Leon  38  the letters DOVE, which is an abbreviation of DO YOU LOVE ME with hot chocolate on Bazaar’s ice-cream. Leon  39  that Bazzar could understand his feelings.
A few days later, Bazzar got  40  . One year later, Leon could not  41  the mental suffering and left the royal kitchen. Years later, he and his own family  42  a candy store.
Many years later, Bazzar remembered that that afternoon she ate the ice-cream made by Leon, but didn’t see the  43  letters.
Hearing this, Leon broke down in tears, and he finally understood the past misunderstandings. If that chocolate had been  44  , those letters would never have melted, and he would not have lost his last chance. Leon decided to create a solid chocolate which can  45  a long time.
After lots of  46  , the chocolate Dove was finally made and each piece of chocolate was  47  engraved with the letter “DOVE”. It’s a symbol of the love between Leon and Bazzar.
Now more and more people fall in love with this chocolate. Giving someone DOVE means sending the whisper of love: DO YOU LOVE ME?


36. A. calling     B. burning C. working D. talking
37. A. stood up B. turned up C. stayed up D. dressed up
38. A. wrote B. sent     C. mixed     D. noticed
39. A. expected B. declared C. allowed D. promised
40. A. sick B. angry C. married D. bored
41. A. reduce B. stop C. repeat D. bear
42. A. left     B. visited     C. ran     D. found
43. A. confusing B. interesting C. melting D. annoying
44. A. stable B. powerful C. frozen D. solid
45. A. stand     B. spare C. take     D. preserve
46. A. breaks B. research C. pressure D. problems
47. A. firmly B. immediately C. quickly D. luckily


SECTION C （共8小题；每小题 1.5分，满分12分）
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.


   In most colleges and universities the examination is used as a chief means of deciding whether a student succeeds or fails in mastering a particular subject. Although it does the job quite efficiently,  48  side effects are also enormous.
   To begin  49  , examinations lower the standards of teaching. Since teachers are often judged  50  examination results, they are reduced to training their students in exam techniques. No subjects can be taught successfully merely through being approached with intent to take examinations. In addition, the most undesirable effect is  51  examinations encourage bad study habits. As  52  examination score is the only criterion for his academic performance, a student is driven to memorize mechanically rather  53   to think creatively.