2015年怀化一模英语试题及答案(2)

A. as large twice as B. twice as large as C. large as twice as D. as twice large as
25. Tom was sorry to learn that his grandfather _____ for half an hour when he got to the hospital.
A. had died B. had been dead C. died        D. has been dead
26. — I’ve never seen you so rude!
— I _____ something I shouldn’t have, but I didn’t mean that.
A. have said B. had said C. did say   D. was saying
27. Little did the teacher imagine that a student good at maths _____ have failed in the exam.  
 A. might B. should C. need             D. would
28. Almost every teenager will experience a period in their life _____ they aren’t content with their parents .
A. when B. where C. that   D. which
29. _____ in charge of two classes made Mrs. Li, head of Senior Grade 3, extremely tired.
A. Leaving B. Left C. Being left D. Having left
30. Some hard-working students always keep a torch in their domitories _____ there is a power failure.
A. if B. unless C. so that D. in case
31. More than one doctor _____ involved in the rescue that took place after the earthquake.
A. was B. is C. were   D. are
32. With the exam ______ in ten minutes, they were asked to hand in their mobile phones.
 A. taken place         B. taking place C. having taken place   D. to take place       
33. The class teacher was anxious to hear one of his top students _____ because of family move.
A. will leave B. is leaving C. was leaving        D. has left
34. I _____ through the hard time but for my teacher’s generous and timely help.
A. couldn’t have gone   B. could go C. mustn’t have gone   D. hadn’t gone
35. You are hardworking and surely most of you _____ a college admission notice by the end of September this year.
A. will receive   B. will be receiving C. will be received     D. will have received
Section B (18 marks)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
Leaving for work one morning, I noticed that my newspaper hadn’t been delivered yet. Since I always took it to work, it   36   me that I would have to stop at the store and pick one up. I was already running late, but figured I could make it if I hurried. It was putting me in a  37  mood.
As I pulled into the parking lot of the  38  to get a newspaper, I noticed a young man in a wheelchair who seemed to be  39  with his wheelchair. “I’m sure he’s all right”, I thought, “or if he’s not, someone else will help him.”
 40  by the customers and cars that were passing him by, I guessed they were thinking the  41  thing. I got out and walked over to see what the  42  was.
“Is there anything I can do?” I asked. I noticed he wasn’t able to  43 , and was still struggling with the wheelchair.
I  44  at the wheelchair and noticed that the clamp(夹锁) holding the electronic keyboard and chair controls had  45  loosened, causing the equipment to slip down, out of his reach.
I pulled it back into  46 . His hand pulled over to the keyboard and he hit a single key. An electronic voice said, “Thank you.”
I felt a wave of gratitude come over me. I was truly blessed to have the physical  47  that allowed me to live a normal life. The young man helped me gain a new way of thinking in life.

36.	A. annoyed	B. ignored	C. permitted	D. avoided
37.	A. guilty	B. curios	C. bad	D. good
38.	A. office	B. store	C. library	D. station
39.	A. comparing	B. living	C. struggling	D. playing
40.	A. Judging	B. Waiting	C. Attracted	D. Interrupted
41.	A. particular	B. happy	C. same	D. strange
42.	A. accident	B. trouble	C. comment	D. surprise
43.	A. share	B. deliver	C. move	D. speak
44.	A. look up	B. look down	C. come down	D. hold up
45.	A. gradually	B. luckily	C. suddenly	D. obviously
46.	A. space	B. form	C. place	D. shape
47.	A. gratitude	B. attitude	C. manner	D. ability

Section C (12 marks) 
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
I have found that spreading kindness is not always about  48  you do for someone, but it can also be what you say. One day I was standing in line at the gas station. Ahead of me were  49   other people.  50  of them had a smile on their face and they all seemed to be in a hurry .After the cold ,snowy winter, we were having a warm, sunny day. I wanted to cheer them up, so I spoke up and said, “I don’ t know  51  one of you ordered this fantastic day for us, but l want to say I really appreciate  52  and thank you .”After that, the five of us smiled  53  we started talking to each other. What I had said made  54  big difference to everyone’s day. You can see that it is much easier to spread kindness  55  words.