课时跟踪检测(十五 The Violence of Nature.docVIP

课时跟踪检测(十五)　The Violence of Nature Ⅰ.单项填空 1．(2014·宝鸡模拟)The boss wanted an assistant with ________ knowledge of French and ________ work experience. A．a; /　　　　　　　　　 　B．the; the C．a; the D．the; / 2．(2014·威海模拟) I was going to pay when it suddenly ________ me that I had left my purse at home. A．happened to B．occurred to C．referred to D．added to 3．Dont you think it is high time you __________ yourself in your books? A．can bury B．to bury C．burying D．buried 4．(2014·威海调研)Didnt ________ ever occur to you what the source of this saying I just quoted is? A．this B．it C．that D．one 5．The population of China ________the largest in the world and about 70 percent of the population ________farmers. A．is; is B．is; are C．are; is D．are; are 6．(2014·淄博实验中学模拟) In Guangzhou, a two-year-old girl, Yue Yue, was hit by a car seriously and left lying on the road with no one offering help，________ a heated discussion on the Internet . A．caused B．to cause C．causing D．being caused 7．(2014·济南一中模拟)I have advised him not to do like that, but he still insists on doing it that way. I think he has his own opinion ________. A．in all B．above all C．after all D．first of all 8．(2014·日照一中模拟)If ________ in wet sand, the vegetables can ________ fresh for a long time. A．being buried; remain B．buried; be remained C．buried; remain D．burying; remain 9．(2014·太原一模) ________ is no possibility ________ Bob can win the first prize in the match. A．It; whether B．It; that C．There; whether D．There; that 10．(2014·泰安市模拟)—Do you mind if I smoke here? —________.Ive got a bit of cold these days. A．Im afraid I do B．Of course not C．No trouble at all D．Yes, just go ahead Ⅱ.阅读理解 (2014·上饶市第一次高考模拟考试)Australia is a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony. Australia, the last continent, was discovered by ships belonging to som