2013陕西宝鸡三模英语试题及答案(2)

　　A．taking up B．looking for C．making up D．calling for

　　16．Since my childhood I have found that_ is more attractive than reading， which is my favorite．

　　A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything

　　17．－How unhappy your roommate looks！

　　－Yes， but he’s not willing to tell me what it is_ is troubling him．

　　A．what B．which C．as D．that

　　18．The teacher divided us into several groups _ we could do an experiment．

　　A．where B．what C．when D．which

　　19．By the year the girl comes back to life， scientists probably_ a cure for this incurable disease．

　　A．will have discovered B．are discovering

　　C．will be discovering D．have discovered

　　20．There is so much rain in the island that its annual rainfall reaches_ ．

　　A．sixty inches as much as B．as sixty inches much as

　　C．as much as sixty inches D．as much sixty inches as

　　21．The Xi’an International Airport is about 200 miles the city of Baoji．

　　A．to B．away C．besides D．from

　　22． _I went to Hua Mountain， I was deeply impressed with its beautiful scenery．

　　A．For the first time B．The first time

　　C．At first D．It was the first time

　　23．Not until he went abroad for further study_ how attached he was to his parents．

　　A．that he realized B．had he realized

　　C．did he realize D．that he had realized

　　24．－God！ The window is broken．Who did it？

　　－ .I don‘t know．

　　A．Who are you asking？ B．Don’t look at me．

　　C．Never mind． D．It ‘s clear．

　　25．____ around the classroom buildings， the guests were then taken to visit the library．

　　A．Having shown B．To be shown

　　C．Having been shown D．To show

　　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，选出适合填人对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

　　There was a particular method commonly used to tame（驯养）elephants．

　　When an elephant was very young， one of his 26 would be tied by a small length of chain 27 a post（桩）at night．

　　In most cases， almost 28 the chain was tied to the little elephant’ s foot， the young elephant would try to get away． He would _ 29 and pull at the chain． But the chain 30 move from the post to which it was tied．

　　So he would pull harder．But the harder he tried the more 31 it would cause him．

　　The next day he would be set free to 32 with the other elephants． But at night the same length of chain would come out．

　　Again he would try to 33 that chain． But there seemed to be no way in which he would be able to 34 himself．

　　Many days would 35 with the same pattern．