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1 能力提升训练12 单选 2．(2010·孝感高中)Teaching pronunciation class to a mixed group of learners can ______ a teacher with many challenging problems. A．provide B．produce C．present D．offer 3．Poor education ______ many young people to low－paid jobs. A．caused B．condemned C．contributed D．conducted 4．It was in the United States that I made the ______ of Professor Jones. A．acquaintance B．association C．recognition D．acknowledgement 5．Beethoven is my favorite musician. I regard him ______ other musicians. A．more superior to B．more superior C．superior to D．superior than 7．While ______ as a volunteer at the Beijing Olympics, she made friends with the famous tennis player. A．being served B．serving C．having served D．served 9．You can not ______ any little point during this important task. A．overtake B．overlook C．overdo D．overdraw 2．That wasn't the first time he ________ us.I think it's high time we ________ strong actions against him. A．betrayed；take B．had betrayed；took C．has betrayed；took D．has betrayed；take 5．(2012·泉州模拟)Some inventions are well received，but ________ function，they aren't very successful. A．according to B．in terms of C．regardless of D．owing to 6．(2012·北京调研)Her lack of knowledge ________ her to do the kind of work that needs strength. A．condemns B．makes C．orders D．conducts 8．When day dawned，stars ________ from the sky. A．kept away B．faded out C．faded into D．died out 15．(2012·徐州模拟)________ fire，all exits must be kept clear. A．In place of B．Instead of C．In case of D．In spite of 完形填空 A Over the years, thanks to my life’s obstacles(障碍), I understood the meaning of faith and the strong will to survive. It was Hurricane Ike that made me fully__41__ the beauty of our strength and a human’s motivation to __42__. Mom had a two-week __43__ in summer. While we enjoyed our holiday in Southeast Texas, we didn’t realize the fact that Ike __44__ cause months and likely years of “labor”. By September 7th, the “eyes of Texas” were watching Hurricane Ike more __45__, making the typical mad rush for last-minute hurricane __46__. Two days later, both oil and ice were in __47__ demand. In the early hours of September 11th, some neighbors were planning to __48__the storm in their homes, __49__ others were making final preparations to get away. At first, we decided to stay. But that afternoon, the Houston-Galveston area would be on the more __50__ side of the storm. Mom and I packed some of our most __51__ belongings in the car and __52__ the East Texas town of Lufkin. As Ike pushed farther inland, we __53__power in Lufkin. On Sunday, our next-door neighbor told us via cell phone that our __54__ had remained well. Our hopes could not have been __55__. But a few hours later, the neighbors reported that our brick chimney had __56__, and it was sitting on our living room, __57__ a hole in the roof between two skylights (天窗). We wouldn’t be allowed to return home __58__ September 17th. I climbed upstairs, and looked toward the hole in the roof

which showed a beautiful blue sky. Without hesitation, I shouted, “Wow! A third skylight!” My neighbors could not believe I was making jokes __59__ crying, but __60__ is always good medicine. It was with that joke that I knew, given time, everything would be okay. 41. A observe B. appreciate C. explore D. improve 42. A. work B. apologize C. recover D. change 43. A. vacation B. journey C. meeting D. schedule 44. A. must B. might C. should D. would 45. A. closely B. constantly C. warningly D. differently 46. A. adventure B. equipment C. supplies D. reports 47. A. basic B. high C. pure D. neat 48. A. get through B. put away C. test out D. suffer from 49. A. since B. when C. until D. while 50. A. dangerous B. abundant C. peaceful D. awesome 2

51. A. available B. concrete C. prized D. potential 52. A. set out B. headed for C. settled down D. watched out 53. A. provided B. reduced C. produced D. lost 54. A. garden B. house C. pool D. yard 55. A. clearer B. wilder C. lower D. higher 56. A. passed B. stood C. gone D. followed 57. A. leaving B. digging C. filling D. kicking 58. A. by B. before C. until D. after 59. A. in spite of B. instead of C. apart from D. in terms of 60. A. faith B. will C. strength D. laughter B I always remembered the first time I took part in an English composition competition. “Right! Dean would be the 36 of our class to participate in the English composition competition,” my classmates said. (Applauding) I was too 37 to speak when I heard what my classmates said. In order not to 38 short of my classmates’ 39 , I trained myself very hard for the hope of being the 40 of the competition, which would take place a month later. I 41 a lot of vocabulary, sentence structures and 42 rules and read many good or renowned articles. Not having I 43 pretty well, the day came. Every candidate 44 me looked so well –prepared and 45 . “Only 1.5 hours. Start,” a supervisor suddenly said. Seeing the 46 “What do most teenagers concern nowadays?” I was nervous and got 47 block. What’s worse, other candidates had begun writing. Moments later, I 48 myself, took a deep breath, and began brainstorming ideas 49 the topic. I quickly wrote down the composition structure, central theme, and 50 necessary elements. As the finishing time was 51 , I tried my best to accelerate my writing. Unfortunately, 52 my failure of time management, I left my composition incomplete. My final draft looked like a robot 53 legs were broken. The result came out two weeks later. To my surprise, I got the second prize! All my classmates cheered for me. This encouraged me a lot. 54 I was not the first prize winner, I could still 55 the scent of pride and happiness spreading around me. 36．A．player B．choice C．representative D．person 37．A．proud B．delighted C．nervous D．surprised 38．A．get B．be C．lose D．fall 39．A．promises B．expectations C．dreams D．words 40．A．success B．beater C．winner D．victory 41．A．memorized B．copied C．read D．wrote 42．A．grammar B．phrase C．pattern D．term 43．A．remembered B．prepared C．started D．completed 44．A．besides B．except C．except for D．as well as 45．A．easy B．nervous C．interested D．unconfident 46．A．problem B．idea C．topic D．theme 47．A．writer’s B．teacher’s C．thinker’s D．composer’s 48．A．persuaded B．told C．encouraged D．calmed 49．A．with B．towards C．at D．for 50．A．another B．the other C．other D．others 51．A．approaching B．accessing C．finishing D．ending 52．A．thanks for B．due to C．as a result D．on account 53．A．of which B．which C．whose D．that 54．A．However B．As a result C．Worse still D．Although 55．A．smell B．touch C．sense D．realize