高三英语午间练习 2017 01.12 第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21. The death of the closest relatives, as almost every one of us has experienced, always makes people feel bitter and unbearable.
A. which. B. who C. as D. the one
22. Purchases online are to be believed provided that you and the seller have communicated and reached a compromise in line with the wishes of both parties. A. in defense of为…辩护， 为保证… B. in view of考虑到; 由于
C. in line with =in agreement with符合；根据
*In line with the customs of the school， the students had a holiday between Christmas
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and New Year's Day．根据学校的惯例，在圣诞节和新年期间学生放假。
D. in company with一起=together with sb 和某人一起: I, in company with many others, feel this decision was wrong. 我, 还有许多人, 都觉得这个决定是错误的.
23. Where there is supply and demand, there is commerce.
哪里有供应和需求，哪里就有商业 Where there is a will there is a way
有志者事竟成
A. When B. Where C. Even if D. As if
24.Despite his death, Castro's courage and wisdom are always believed to have inspired a new generation of political leaders in Latin America. 姓名：Castro
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生日：1927职业：政治家
（1927～2016），古巴政治家，总理（1959～1976)和古巴共产党总书记(1976～2007)。 A. to inspire B. inspiring C. to have inspired D. having inspired
25. The fact that China was excluded（除外, 拒绝, 排除）from the negotiations（谈判, 协商）of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)（跨太平洋伙伴关系）led many to believe that it was at least partially engineered to counter（反对; 反驳; 反击）China’s economic rise.
中国被排除在跨太平洋伙伴关系的谈判之外这个事实导致很多人认为它至少部分地策划对抗中国的经济崛起。
engineer安排或策动（某事物）（尤指用狡猾或秘密手段）; 策划: His enemies engineered his downfall. 他的仇敌图谋把
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他搞垮. * engineer a plot, scheme, revolt, etc 策划阴谋﹑ 诡计﹑ 反叛等.
A. counter 反对; 反驳; 反击;（某人[某事物]）:
The champion countered with his right, ie responded to a blow with a right-handed punch. 这位卫冕者挥起右拳还击.
B. clarify 使清楚，澄清
C. conclude 结束, 推断, 作结论; 结束, D. rebel造反; 反抗; 反叛
26. 一I’ve heard that Miss Xue has been awarded first prize in the composition contest. What about you?
—Oh, actually, it’s a piece of cake for her but a hard nut to crack（难题; 难以应付的问题或情况;难事）for me.
A. child’s play儿戏，小儿科
B. as easy as pie易如反掌,轻而易举
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C. a cup of tea
my cup of tea 我的茶，我的菜，我所爱 D. a hard nut to crack难题; 难以应付的问题或情况;难事
27. The Chinese embassy didn’t directly solve my problem, but I feel thankful that it offered me some advice, even if it wasn’t exactly conventional.
A. had offered B. would offer C. offers D. offered
28.In the deaf culture of North America, many listeners show applause（鼓掌）not by clapping their hands but by waving them in the air.
A. disapproval 不赞成 B. applause 鼓掌
C. affection影响; 感染, 疾病;爱; 慈爱 D. direction方向; 趋势; 指导
29. All rights reserved. Above the content
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