温州十校联合体2016届期中联考英语试题及答案(2)

A. went      B. are going       C. have gone      D. had gone
29. He hasn’t got any hobbies — ________ you call watching TV a hobby.
A. when      B. unless         C. if             D. since
30. ________ economic, political and cultural difference, China and America have decided to work together in dealing with global issues.
A. In spite of   B. In terms of      C. In favor of D. On account of
31. If we ________ the fact that the man has been in prison, he seems to be a suitable worker for the job.
A. refer to        B. get through         C. account for         D. set aside
32. Obviously, the ability to talk is ________ that marks humans off from animals.
A. everything   B. anything C. something  D. nothing
33. Because a language is ________ changing, a word can mean a totally different thing to what it meant in the past.
A. instantly        B. constantly          C. roughly         D. casually
34. Family has a great influence on our personal development. If we are from a happy family, we tend to be _____ and optimistic.
A. cheerful       B. changeable       C. classical      D. chief
35. When showing your membership card, you will receive a ________ on purchases, which will save some money.
A. discount     B. bargain    C. bonus        D. service
36. The frozen waterfall has attracted floods of tourists to ________ the natural beauty.
A. treasure    B. observe        C. admire  D. discover
37. Wechat has grown into a popular means of modern communication these years. 
You’ll look_______ among friends if you cannot use it.
A. out of question    B. out of order     C. out of touch         D. out of place
38.  _____ more effectively with others, more and more people equip themselves with a    higher education. 
A. Compete       B. To compete        C. Being competed     D. Competing
39. The process of curing a disease is like a war ________ different soldiers fight against an enemy.
A. when     B. as         C. where         D. while
40. —I’m sorry. That wasn’t of much help.
   —Oh, ________. As a matter of fact, it was most helpful.
   A. sure it was      B. it doesn’t matter    C. of course not       D. thanks anyway

第二节 完形填空（共20小题; 每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41～60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Blind from birth, I have never had the opportunity to see myself and have been completely dependent on the image I create in the eyes of others.
There are those who believe that   41   I can’t see, I obviously also cannot hear. Very often people will talk with me at the top of their   42  . Conversely (相反地) to this, people will also often   43  , thinking that since my eyes don’t work, my ears don’t either. For example, when I go to the airport and ask the ticket agent for   44   to the plane, he or she will always pick up the phone and call a ground hostess in a very low voice. “Hi, Jane, we’ve got a 76 here.” I have concluded that the word “  45  ” is not used because they are unwilling to inform me of my condition of which I may not have been previously   46  .
On the other hand, others know that of course I can hear, but believe that I can’t talk. Once I became ill and was hospitalized. Immediately after I was   47  , I was wheeled down to the X-ray room. Just at the door sat an elderly woman (judging from her voice) asked the orderly (护工) who had been wheeling me: “What is his name?” “What’s your name?” the orderly   48   to me. “Harold Krents”, I replied. “Harold Krents”, he repeated. “When was he born?” “When were you born?” This continued for about five minutes before I finally interrupted, “Look, this is absolutely   49  . OK, I can’t see, but it’s going to become pretty   50   to both of you that I don’t need an interpreter.” “He says he doesn’t need an interpreter,” the orderly reported to the woman. 
The   51   misconception of all is the view that because I can’t see, I can’t   52  . I was turned down by over forty law firms,   53   my qualifications included a cum laude (优等成绩) degree from Harvard Law School. The   54   to find jobs, the continuous   55   of being told that it was impossible for a blind person to   56   law, the rejection letter, not based on my lack of   57   but rather on my disability, will always remain one of the most upsetting experiences of my life.