2015陕西西安一中二模英语试题及答案(2)

20．With a lot of difficult problems ________， the manager felt like a cat on hot bricks.
A．settled  B．settling   C．being settled  D．to settle
21．—Wow! It snowed last night. What a nice world!
—You're right. But it's more difficult to find my missing keys with snow________ the ground.
A．covered  B．cover  C．to cover  D．covering
22．“Could we put off the meeting？” she asked.
“________.” He answered politely. “This is the only day everyone is available.”
A．Not likely  B．Not exactly  C．Not nearly  D．Not really
23．—People should stop using their cars and start using public transport.
—________. The roads are too crowded as it is.
A．All right  B．Exactly  C．Go ahead  D．Fine
24．Please tell me ________ you are getting on with your new classmates.
A．whether  B．what  C．where  D．how
25．—Why did you talk to the teacher after class? —I don't understand ________ during the lecture.
A．the problem did she tell us   B．how did she say 
C．that she was talking about   D．what she was teaching
第四节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合对应空白处的最佳选项
Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service. Because the entire village    26    the fishing industry, a volunteer rescue team was needed in cases of    27   . One night a strong storm capsized 
( 倾覆) a fishing boat at sea. In trouble, the    28    sent out the S.O.S immediately. Spotting the signal, the captain of the rescue team sounded the alarm and the villagers    29    on the beach. While the team    30    their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited anxiously, holding lanterns to light the way    31   .      
An hour later, the rescue boat    32    and the villagers ran to greet them. The    33    reported that the rescue boat couldn’t hold any more    34    and they had to leave one man behind. Even one more would have  35  capsized the rescue boat and all would have been lost.
Therefore, the captain called for another volunteer team to go after the lonely    36   . Sixteen-year-old Hans    37    forward. His mother grabbed ( 抓住 ) his arm and said, “Please don’t go. Your older brother, Paul, has been lost at sea for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have    38   .” 
Hans replied, “Mother, I have to go. What if everyone said, ‘I can’t go, let    39 else do it?’ When the call for    40    comes, we all need to take our turn and do our   41   .” Hans kissed his mother,    42    the team and disappeared into the night. 
Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans’ mother    43    a century. Finally, the rescue boat reappeared in the fog with Hans    44    on the boat. And he    45    yelled, “We found him. Tell my mother it’s my older brother, Paul!”  
26. A. depended on  B. suffered from C. turned away   D. got through   
27. A. struggle B. preparation C. consequence   D. emergency   
28. A. groups  B. family  C. crew      D. army    
29. A. traded       B. gathered    C. shouted     D. separated
30. A. lost B. went C. felt       D. fought   
31. A. back B. up C. ahead      D. down   
32. A. appeared     B. followed C. returned      D. succeeded   
33. A. journalists    B. volunteers          C. villagers    D. policemen   
34. A. soldiers  B. guests  C. patients      D. passengers   
35. A. hardly B. gradually          C. surely      D. rudely    
36. A. son B. survivor C. traveller      D. brother   
37. A. stepped      B. looked            C. put           D. threw 
38. A. taken B. received C. left D. wanted   
39. A. everyone  B. someone          C. anyone     D. no one   
40. A. service      B. protection          C. relief        D. sacrifice  
41. A. part  B. lesson C. business      D. exercise    
42. A. built  B. trained C. managed      D. joined   
43. A. for B. with  C. like D. at    
44. A. working B. standing C. running       D. fishing    
45. A. calmly     B. worriedly       C. sincerely       D. excitedly   
第二部分   阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。