2015高三英语（牛津版）一轮同步训：M8 Unit 2 The universal language.docVIP

Ⅰ.单项填空 1. He is taller than he ______. A. used B. used to be C. used to D. used to do 2. — Itll be ______ great fun making snowmen and having snowball fights. — Absolutely. Were sure to have ______ wonderful time. A. a; the B. /; the C. a; a D. /; a 3. The little boy has got a high fever, ______ by a bad cough and a severe headache. A. to accompany B. accompanying C. accompanied D. having accompanied 4. I should have made full preparations for the interview — it turned out to be much more difficult than I ______. A. have expected B. did expect C. would expect D. had expected 5. Catherine usually spends Sundays in her garden ______ the weather is terrible. A. unless B. while C. if D. as 6. The workers, who had been on strike for three days, demanded that their wages ______ by at least 20%. A. have been raised B. were to be raised C. had been raised D. be raised 7. The ______ man turned a deaf ear to my explanation though he knew what I said was reasonable. A. worthy B. merciful C. reliable D. stubborn 8. In the Tang dynasty, looking slim wasnt ______ a woman desired at all — being a bit overweight was considered more attractive. A. what B. that C. how D. where 9. The piece of music, ______ we danced at the party last night, was composed by an Austrian musician. A. by which B. to which C. that D. what 10. Though ______ alone at home by his parents that night, the boy didnt seem to be unhappy. A. leaving B. left C. being left D. having left 11. — Amy and Sarah have ended their friendship. — Why did they ______？ A. turn up B. break up C. spring up D. swell up 　　12. — You should have stopped Bob going hiking alone in such weather. — Well, I sought ______ him, but in vain. A. persuading B. to persuading C. having persuaded D. to persuade 13. John ______ for a moment before ringing Mary, and then picked up the phone. A. has hesitated B. hesitated C. was hesitating D. would hesitate 14. Tom, who had been in prison f