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江门市广雅中学2022一2023学年第二学期
期中质量检测
一、听力略
二、单项选择(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. Today, Dunhuang is a world-class tourist destination ________ sites with UNESCO-protected heritage status.
A. to boast B. being boasted C. boasted D. boasting
2. Day in day out, Wang Jin and his students spent their time ________ clocks ________ back to hundreds of years.
A. restored; dating B. restored; dated C. restoring, dating D. to restore, dated
3. What surprised me most was _________ to meet his girlfriend again.
A. not his allowing B. his not being allowed
C. his being not allowed D. his having not been allowed
4. Brazil, ________ first in the world, was beaten by Croatia at the 2022 World Cup, ________ the football fans all over the world.
A. ranking; astonishing B. ranks; astonished
C. ranked; to astonish D. to rank; astonishing
5. Once________in the examination, you will be dismissed from the school immediately.
A. caught cheating B. caught to cheat C. catching cheating D. to catch to cheat
6. ________ more time, we could learn English well.
A. To give B. Gave C. Given D. Giving
7. With an improved ________, Guangzhou Loong Lions (广东龙狮队) led the first half 47:40.
A. content B. barrier C. defence D. label
8. ______ my high school life, I’d like to give the most important advice—to read the wonderful works from the writer Maya Angelou.
A. Attaching significance to B. Looking back on
C. Taking advantage of D. Losing track of
9. The meeting was held in Pittsburgh, a once-prosperous US industrial center now ______ dramatic job-cuts because of the competition ______ by globalization.
A. facing;bringing about B. faced;brought about
C. faced;bringing about D. facing;brought about
10. Over the past five years large amounts of rubbish, such as plastic bags, ________ by the volunteer team.
A. have been collected B. was collected
C. has been collected D. were collected
三、完形填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
On Renae’s 14th birthday,