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　　浙江省效实中学2015届高三上学期期中考试英语试题
　　I. 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
　　1. Some experts say ______ birth rate of the Chinese, after the one-child policy is relaxed, can see ______ modest increase in the future.
　　A. the; a B. a; a C. a; / D. the; the
　　2. Although Yu Feng hasn’t got the first place in the competition, the Voice of China, he still holds much ________ for many fans.
　　A. access B. potential C. appeal D. permission
　　3. Great changes have taken place in our school. It is no longer _______ it was 30 years ago, _______ it was poorly equipped.
　　A. what; when B. that; which C. what; which D. which; that
　　4. A low-carbon lifestyle ________ many aspects of modern life, such as transportation, home heating, holiday travel and so on.
　　A. realizes B. covers C. declares D. happens
　　5. One of the most important problems they have to consider is _______ of food safety.
　　A. what B. this C. which D. that
　　6. The incomes of skilled workers went up. _________, unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.
　　A. Moreover B. Meanwhile C. Therefore D. Otherwise
　　7. -- Mum, shall I go to Eason’s concert to be held on November 29th?
　　--________. The examination is just around the corner and you have so much homework to do!
　　A. Forget it B. Not at all C. Go ahead D. That’s right
　　8. Each member country of WTO must _________ its laws and regulations and compete on the principle of fairness and co-operation.
　　A. object to B. respond to C. relate to D. submit to
　　9. Since Jack was laid off from his job three months ago, he _______ a new one, but without luck.
　　A. had looked for B. is looking for C. looked for D. has been looking for
　　10.Tired of switching from one company to another, he finally found a _______ job in the government.
　　A. thorough B. significant C. permanent D. frequent
　　11. Henry always seems so self-confident, but ________ he’s extremely shy.
　　A. in reality B. in need C. in vain D. in place
　　12. --Tom fell off the ladder yesterday, but he is all right now.
　　--What a lucky dog! He _______ himself badly.
　　A. should injure B. should have injured C. might injure D. could have injured
　　13. ________ to teaching, as we know, contributes to his popularity with his students.
　　A. To devote B. Devoted C. Being devoted D. Devoting
　　14. Steve Jobs, ________ rise to fame inspires millions of people, will be remembered generation after generation.
　　A. what B. whose C. which D. who
　　15. --Nancy, have you gone over your lessons after school?
　　--Not yet.
　　--Please remember _________.
　　A. many hands make light work B. Rome wasn’t built in a day
　　C. make hay while the sun shines D. great minds think alike
　　II. 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
　　It was so cold that I couldn’t feel my legs. There was going to be a racing contest that night so I was  16  my horse, Sp. I was simply running laps (跑道的圈) around the ring. The 17 cold air had been blowing past me, freezing my limbs, but every second I  18  it. You could hear the faint  19  of the people up at the clubhouse eating their dinner. My parents were also there, not knowing that my little sister had slowly wandered her way down to the ring. It was  20 because there was no moon or stars. Nobody else was in the ring at the time. I was really enjoying the  21  and I was able to  22  what Skippy was doing. As I took my last lap it  23 . Everything rapidly slowed down as I saw my little sister step  24  the ring. I saw true fear on her face because she knew she wouldn’t be  25  to move out of the way fast enough. She knew that she was going to get hit.
　　She tried to  26  but nothing came out of her fear-dried throat. When my horse got to her, he was still in a full run.  27 , miraculously, he slid so hard on his back feet that he  28 . It really made the  29 seem absolutely unreal. I thought that m