宁夏银川一中2014届高三第四次月考英语试题试卷(2)

A. That, that     B. What, that    C. What, what     D. It, that
25. The fact is that I earned my passage by working as an unpaid hand, which _______ my appearance.
A. accounts for    B. turns up    C. dresses up       D. cuts down
26. He could not have the murderer ________ away with killing those innocent people.
A. got          B. to get       C. get         D. getting
27. ________ take the aeroplane all the way, they decided to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada.
A. Other than     B. Rather than      C. More than      D. Or rather
28. I apologize if I _______ you, but I assure you that it was unintentional.
A. should offend  B. were to offend    C. had offended      D. offended
29. I can’t thank you _____ much for your kindness because without your help I wouldn’t have won the big prize in the speech contest.
A. very           B. too              C. so               D. ever
30. —Would you please keep silent? The weather report ______ and I want to listen.
A. is broadcast  B. has been broadcast 
C. was broadcast      D. is being broadcast
31. They produced four reports, _______ of which contained any useful suggestions.
A. either          B. all               C. none     D. neither
32. If I find someone who looks like the suspect, my _______ reaction will be to tell the police.
A. genuine        B. sensitive        C. immediate   D. independent
33. If you have a job, ______ yourself to it and finally you will succeed.
A. do devote      B. don’t devote     C. be devoting    D. to devote
34. I had just about given myself up for lost _________ I was spotted by a ship.
   A. when         B. while           C. as           D. until
35. He may win the first prize in the national competition, _______ he is likely to be admitted to Peking University.
  A. in which case    B. in that case     C. in what case     D. in whose case
三、完型填空（每小题1.5分，共计30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其段落大意，然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Debbie Macomber decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. She rented a typewriter, put it on the __36__ table and began typing each morning after the kids went to school. __37__ the kids came home, she moved it and made them dinner. When they were __38__ she got it back and typed some more.
Debbie followed this __39__ for two years. She had become a struggling writer and she loved every minute of it. One night, __40__, her husband, Wayne, said, “Honey, I’m sorry, but you’re not __41__ any income. We can’t do this anymore. We can’t survive on just what I make.” That night, her heart was __42__. Debbie knew, with all of the __43__ of keeping up a house, working 40 hours a week would __44__ her no time to write.
Seeing her __45__, her husband asked, “What’s wrong?” “I really think I can make it as a __46__.” “All right, honey, go for it,” Wayne __47__ for a long time and then said.
So Debbie returned to her __48__ and her typewriter on the kitchen table, writing for another two years. Wayne worked harder and their kids went without vacations and wore hand-me-downs. But the sacrifice finally __49__. 
Debbie sold her first book after five years of __50__. Then another. And another. Until today, Debbie has __51__ more than 100 books, many of __52__ have become New York Times best-sellers. Over 60 million copies of her books are in print.
And Wayne? His selfless __53__ of his wife paid off. He got to retire at 50 and now spends his free time building a private airplane in the basement of their 7,000 square-foot mansion. __54__, Debbie’s kids also got a gift more important than several summer camps. As adults, they __55__ what Debbie gave them was far more important — persistence and encouragement to pursue their own dreams.
36. A. coffee    B. bedside  C. kitchen  D. dressing
37. A. Unless  B. When C. Though D. Wherever
38. A. asleep B. awake  C. free D. convenient
39. A. standard B. suggestion  C. tradition D. routine
40. A. therefore  B. however  C. somehow  D. anyway
41. A. making up  B. cutting down  C. finding out  D. bringing in
42. A. broken  B. warm  C. touched  D. cold
43. A. abilities  B. balances  C. duties  D. problems
44. A. stop  B. leave  C. ensure  D. permit
45. A. achievements  B. behavior  C. efforts  D. sadness
46. A. typist  B. housewife  C. writer D. designer
47. A. doubted  B. compared C. delayed  D. hesitated
48. A. office  B. dream  C. state      D. home
49. A. paid off  B. broke up C. came back  D. cleared up