内容正文:
高三英语周测卷(4 . 7)
( 考试时间:50分钟 满分:100 分 )
一、语法填空(本题共40小题,每小题1.5分,满分60分)
1、 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
My uncle and aunt's biggest dream was to own a farm. When they were fed up ①_________ their life in the city last year, they bought a farm and began to live there. Last month, I paid a visit to them and lived on their farm for several ②_________ (day). Growing up in a city,I had never tried horse riding. While I was there, my uncle often rode a horse around ③_________ farm. One day, he suggested that I should try riding a horse,but I ④_________ (immediate) refused. "What will happen if I fall ⑤_________ the horse suddenly?” I thought. But my uncle insisted that I should have a try. He said that every man should try horse riding. But I did not climb on the horse that ⑥_________ (prepare) for me whatever he said. The next day. some people came to visit the farm. Among them was a 10-year-old boy ⑦_________ biggest dream was to ride a horse. ⑧_________ he had never tried horse riding,he wasn't afraid at all. He climbed on a horse and enjoyed himself very much. I was so ⑨_________ (shame) of myself when I saw that. I finally decided ⑩_________ (try). You know what? It wasn't as scary as I thought at all.
2、 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
“The only female giant panda in Britain ① (believe) to be pregnant,” Edinburgh Zoo said Thursday. The zoo said, “Tian Tian is being② (close) monitored, but it’s unclear ③ she will give birth. It’s hard to predict exactly and the panda breeding (繁殖) season can last until late September.”
Tian Tian and male panda Yang Guang, who are both 14, ④ (arrive) in Edinburgh on a decade-long loan from China in 2011 and are ⑤ only giant pandas in Britain. Tian Tian, or Sweetie, has been pregnant several ⑥ (time) before in the U. K. but has never given birth.
Giant pandas have difficulty breeding and their pregnancies are very difficult⑦