湖州市菱湖中学2012年高二12月月考英语试题答案(2)

   A. may       B. need        C. ought to       D. shall
19. The thief was about to leave the room when the police ______ and caught him.
    A. got up     B. turned up     C. kept up       D. made up
20. Don’t worry; we only need _____ 10 minutes to complete the work.
    A. other      B. others       C. more       D. another
21. These fish can’t be taken out of the water _____ which they will die soon.
    A. without      B. with      C. out      D. above     
22. ----I have passed the driving test.
   ----_______!
   A. Sounds great           B. Congratulations      
C. Good luck             D. You are fine
23. In some parts of the world people had strong _____ in the return of the spirits of the dead.
   A. thoughts       B. confidence      C. minds       D. beliefs
24. China _______ rapid progress in space technology in the last 10 years.
   A. made               B. has made      
C. had made           D. were making
25. Taiwan is a place ______ terrible tropical storms such as typhoons always land.
   A. which        B. that          C. where       D. what
三、完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
    阅读下面的材料，掌握其大意，然后在26—40各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to manage time. He gave such an interesting example that his students would never   26   .
He put a wide-mouth jar(罐) on the table. Then he    27   some rocks and carefully placed them into the jar, one at a time. When   28   rocks would fit inside, he   29   , “Is this jar full?”
Everyone in class shouted, “Yes.” “Really?” The teacher pulled out a bag of small stones. He put   30   small stones in and shook the jar. The small stones went   31   into the spaces between the big rocks. He then asked the group   32   , “Is this jar full?”
“Probably not,” one of them answered. “Good!” the teacher replied. He brought out a box of sand and   33   some sand on the jar and it went between the rocks and small stones. Again he asked the   34   question, “Is this jar full?
“No,” the class shouted. Once more the teacher said, “Good.” He poured a cup of water into the jar   35   it was full. The he asked, “What is the point here?” One student   36   his hand and said, “The point is that if you try really hard, you can   37   put more things in.”
“No,” the teacher replied, “that’s not the   38   . What I want to tell you is that if you don’t put the big rocks in first, you will never get others in at all.   39   are the ‘big rocks’ in your life? Time with your friends, your education or your dreams? Remember to put the   40   in first, or you’ll never get others in at all?

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