新余市2013届高三第二次模拟考试英语试题及答案(3)

　　A. had been B. was C. am D. have been

　　29. There is no doubt that the Diaoyu Islands are part of China and what some Japanese have done recently is actually an ________against Chinese people.

　　A. offence B. opportunity C. overweight D. operation

　　30.The students started their exciting journey in balloons_________ by jets of hot gas.

　　A. drove B. to drive C. driven D. driving

　　31. Recently stock prices have been falling ________ because of the influence of the global financial crisis．

　　A. sharply B. absolutely C. narrowly D. universally

　　32. After months of a discouraging voyage on the rough sea， they eventually came to ________

　　they called their “promised land”。

　　A. where B. what C. how D. which

　　33. ________ private cars are bringing us convenience， they may also cause more traffic accidents and pollution.

　　A. While B. As C. If D. Since

　　34. We’ll never forget this terrible accident and the damage_______ has caused to the area.

　　A. that B. what C. it D. one

　　35. The officer gave orders that anyone________ a gun should be reported to the police station.

　　A. sees take B. see taken C. seeing take D. seen taking

　　第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

　　A gentleman hired a taxi outside the railway station．The taxi had a woolen carpet with

　　36 lace（蕾丝）edges．On the glass partition（隔离物） that 37 the driver‘s seat was a copy of a famous painting．Its windows were all clean．The customer was very much 38 and said to the driver，“I’ve never seen a nicer 39 。” “Thank you for your praise，” the driver answered 40 。

　　“How did it occur to you to decorate your car？” asked the customer.

　　“The car isn‘t mine，” said the driver. “It belongs to the company．I used to be a 41 of taxis．When they returned， all of them were as 42 as garbage cans with cigarette butts and rubbish 43 here and there. On the seats and door-handles could be found something 44

　　like peanut sauce or， chewing gum. Why so？ I thought if the car itself were very clean the passengers would most 45 be considerate and avoid littering.”

　　“So when I got a 46 to be a taxi-driver， I began to 47 my idea into practice—to tidy and 48 the car. Now before a new passenger gets on my car，I’d make a check and be sure it is in good order. When my car 49 after a day‘s work， it always remains 50 。”