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限时训练3 PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE SECTION A (15’) 21. Sustainable development is long-term ______which focuses on the environment and _____ natural resources. A. plan; preserve B. plan; preserving C. planning; preserving D. planning ;preserve 22. A giant helium(氦) balloon is telling residents of Paris how good or bad the air quality is. When it,s good, the balloon ----measuring 22 meters wide and 32 meters high---shines green. _________, it’s red. A. Though terrible B. Whenever good C. If worse D. When bad 23. Playing QQ’s “Happy Farm” by planting, watering, fertilizing, spraying, harvesting and selling of virtual vegetables, fruits and flowers, we can find out _____ all the excitement is about. A. that B. if C. what D. when 24. __________the burglar from the second floor when the house owner found him stealing last night. A. Down jumping B. Down jumped C. Jumping down D. Jumped down 25. As a young man , he’d rather have a room of his own, however small it is, than __ a room with someone else. A. to share B. to have shared C. share D. sharing 26. .--- An explosion at a coal mine killed at least 62 workers and left another 13 missing. --- Yes, _________ news came as ________ shock to us all. A. the; the B. /; / C. /; a D. the; a 27.If any employee is found _______information regarding applicants and staff， he or she will be fired immediately. A. having leaked B. leaked C. leaking D. to be leaking 28. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, ______ a sudden loud noise. A. being there B. there having been C. there was D. should there be 29. The door burst open and______， shouting with anger. A .rushed in a crowd B. in a crowd rushed C. a crowd in rushed D.i n rushed a crowd 30. It was not until the 18th century that man realized that the whole of the brain was involved in the working of the mind, _______？ A. was it B. wasn’t it C. did they D. didn’t they 31. Jackie，you _______hang all your clothes in the room like this！ A. wouldn’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. oughtn’t 32. Many crimes are committed by some bad people， an example of which is fraud， a crime ______money is stolen by cheating others. A. which B. that C. whose D. where 33. Do you expect to be a possibility that we shall be able to afford the particular furniture we need？ A. it B. there C. that D. one 34. was to blame. A. The parents as well as their child B. Not the parents but their child C. Neither the child nor his parents D. Both the parents and their child 35. —Are you glad that you came to Changsha？ —Yes，indeed. I going to Shanghai or Shenzhen， but I have never regretted my decision. A. have considered B. am considering C. had considered D. was considering SECTION B (18’) Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more anxious, waiting for the final school bell. Upon its 36 everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often wondered what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so 37 for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David 38 . I can still remember he was always 39 a smile and willing to help. He always stayed after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He 40 just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly head for home Weeks passed and the 41 over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of school before the holiday break. I smiled in 42 as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David quietly standing by my desk. “I have something for you.” he said and 43 from behind his back a small box. 44 it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my surprise saw nothing. I looked at David‘s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s 45 .” “Oh no it isn’t” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.” Tears filled my eyes 46 I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given attention to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning 47 the little empty box set on my desk. 36. A. warning B. ringing C. calling D. yelling 37. A. modestly B. naturally C. inaccurately D. inappropriately 38. A. popular B. upset C. special D. funny 39. A. expressing B. delivering C. wearing D. sharing 40. A. would B. should C. might D. could 41. A. argument B. excitement C. movement D. judgment 42. A. relief B. return C. vain D. control 43. A. searched B. found C. raised D. pulled 44. A. Holding B. Handing C. Sending D. Leaving 45. A. cheap B. empty C. useless D. improper 46. A. as B. until C. because D. though 47. A. from B. behind C. over D. towards SECTION C (12’) Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from 48 over the world. They come to Edinburgh 49 the biggest arts festival in Britain. During this time the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from 50 morning till late at night. You can even see artists painting pictures on the streets. One of the best parts of the Festival is the “Fringe”, 51 students do comedy shows in small halls and cafés. 52 of thousands of tourists come to the Festival to see new films and plays and hear music performed by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances 53