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　　涟水中学2013届高三下学期期初检测英语试题
　　第I卷（选择题）
　　一、单项选择
　　1．It’s high time we ________ effective ________to improve your working conditions.
　　A.take;means   B.made;measures  C.toores  D.do;actions
　　2．----- Is there anyone who is going to the Great Wall?  ----______ .
　　A. None     B. No one     C. No     D. Not any
　　3． In the west, people make _______ a rule to send Christmas present to their relatives and friends.
　　A. this                                                      B. that
　　C. it                                                         D. the following
　　4．The pianist began to play and the girl in red began to sing ＿＿＿＿the music.
　　A. with     B. along     C. through     D. to
　　5．The computers made by our company sell best, but several years ago no one could have imagined the role in the markets that they _________.
　　A. were playing          B. were to play    C. had played             D. played
　　6．59. The _____ of blood always makes him feel sick.
　　A. view  B. look  C. sight  D. Form
　　7．--- My God! I’m getting late again，what will my boss say?
　　--- Try to keep _______; we will think of an excuse．
　　A. silent       B. calm           C. still          D. quiet
　　8．I___swim when I saw a sign written by the police.
　　A.was about to     B.would      C.was going to     D.was to
　　9．In the past, ice used to ______ used to ______ the air in a room.
　　A．be ;cooling      B．be; cool     C．being; cool      D．being; cooling
　　10． Wang kun : Have you looked at a map?
　　Wang wei : What did you say just now?
　　Wang kun : I as ______________.
　　A. whether you have looked at a map
　　B. whether you had looked at a map
　　C. whether have you looked at a map
　　D. whether had you looked at a map
　　11．The big bird was shot by an arrow and fell heavily onto the ground, _____.
　　A. dead    B. died   C. to die   D. being dead
　　12． The problem with people in Africa ____that the more is given and the more ______.
　　A. is; is needed   B. are; is needed   C. is; they need it  D. are; they need it
　　14．   ______the house was started before she went to Africa and now it is still under construction.
　　A. Working   B. Working at   C. Working on    D. Work on
　　15．—How many lessons do you usually have a day?
　　—Six lessons a day. And each of them _____45 minutes.
　　A. last       B. lasts        C. have       D. are
　　二、完型填空
　　阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
　　On the first day of my school life in the USA, I showed a great interest in my marketing class. My teacher, Mrs Tolman, suggested I  16    a national marketing club called DECA attracting many students with talent and interest in  17   . So I did.
　　The first  18    was to raise money for marketing competitions later in the year by selling candles. Mrs Tolman said the money was due in a week and that 40 percent of the   19    would go into my personal account.
　　At the beginning, I tried to sell some candles to my host mom. She said that if I could show
　　20    and do a wonderful sales presentation, she would certainly buy some. I started my  21    with a firm handshake. Then I introduced all the different kinds of candles and the special sales I could offer and  22    her that our candles were the best choice for gifts and home decorations. Finally she bought three candles.
　　Greatly   23   I decided to sell my candles around the neighborhood.
　　On Saturday morning, with