英语：2012届河南许昌市高三上学期四校联考201112.docVIP

2011-2012学年上学期高三第一次四校联考 英 语 试 题 命题人：韩永刚 第一部分、单项选择：（15分） 21．In ______most countries, a university degree can give you ______ flying start in life. A. the; a B. the; 不填 C. 不填; 不填 D.不填; a. 22.--- Jim has his wife do all the housework! Isn’t he wise? --- Not really. He is _______. A. more wise than lazy B. wiser than lazy C. more lazy than wise D. lazier than wise 23．Look at the terrible situation I am in！If only I ________ your advice. A．follow B．had followed 27．________ with so much trouble，we failed to complete the task on time. A．Faced B．Face C．Facing D．To face. C. you didn’t speak D. you hadn’t spoken. .29．It was so noisy in the dining room that only by shouting ____ to make himself heard. A. he has been able B. has he been able C. was he able D. he was able 30．_____ to ten years in prison, the man lost all hope. A. Be sentenced B. Sentencing C. To sentence D. Having been sentenced. 31．_______seems to be no possibility ______Li Hua can win the first prize in the 100 – meter race. 34．How long did it them to go there by bus? A. pay B. take C. spend D. keep Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar. In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on January 1st. People may go to parties, dress in formal clothes -- like tuxedos (小礼服) and evening gowns, and drink champagne at midnight. During the first minutes of the New Year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the New Year by waking up early to watch the sun rise. They welcome the New Year with the first light of the sunrise. It is also a common Western custom to make a New Year’s promise, called a resolution. New Year’s resolutions usually include promises