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　　宁波效实中学                          高三英语期中试卷
　　I. 单项选择 ( 每小题0.5分，满分10分 )
　　1. — It is so crowded and the pollution is so serious here!
　　— You see, ______. I’m going to quit my job and move to the country. 
　　A. I’ve had enough B. I like it here C. That will be OK D. It’s not so bad
　　2. American films always have ______ edge on foreign films at ______ Oscars, regardless of how popular a foreign film might be.
　　A. an; the B. the; the C. an; / D. the; /
　　3. Sara, my colleague, has been ______ the run all week preparing for her son’s wedding.
　　A. in B. to C. on D. at
　　4. You ______ pay too much attention to your reading skills, as they are so important.
　　A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. can’t D. needn’t
　　5. Security devices at airports are ______ to spot weapons that could be used by terrorists.
　　A. pretended B. intended C. demanded D. declined
　　6. The Beatles, the supreme rock and roll band of the 1960s, were in many ways pioneers for ______ was to come, like holding concerts in sports stadiums.
　　A. which B. what C. whoever D. that
　　7. Private taxi booking apps have ______ lishrooms in the past few months because of their convenience and high efficiency.
　　A. brop B. lined up C. come up D. sprung up
　　8. Minister Bill De Blasio ______ in office fewer than 48 hours when he came face to face with his biggest challenge in his life.
　　A. has been B. had been C. would be D. is
　　9. Take action today ______ you won’t miss your windows of opportunity.
　　A. as if B. now that C. so that D. even if
　　10. Don’t waste words on him. He is so ______ that you can’t expect him to change his mind.
　　A. stubborn B. merciful C. modest D. sincere
　　11. The famous piano teacher ______ Robby as a student only because he said it had always been his mother’s dream to hear him play the piano.
　　A. took on B. took up C. took in D. took over
　　12. Nowadays, an increasing number of museums are open to visitors free. However, free ______ might lead to some social problems as well.
　　A. accommodation B. attraction C. admission D. adjustment
　　13. It was not until I visited Venice ______ it really worthy of the reputation of “the water world”.
　　A. that I found B. had I found C. when I did find D. did I find
　　14. Tom seldom, ______, paid for the software on his computer. That is, he used lots of pirated software.
　　A. if any B. if ever C. if some D. if never
　　15. ______ it rain tomorrow, we would have to put off the sports meeting.
　　A. Were B. Should C. Would D. Could
　　16. It shames me to say it, but I told a lie when ______ by my head teacher why I was late for school.
　　A. questioning B. having questioned C. questioned D. to be questioned
　　17. She ______ her position as principal by giving jobs to her friends, which was severely criticized by fellow teachers.
　　A. adored B. overlooked C. sought D. abused
　　18. I have done everything possible to prevent him from running the rist ______.
　　A. in time B. in case C. in vain D. in need
　　19. The ______ amon