南阳中学2014年秋学期高二年级英语学科限时作业（四） 2014-10-27一、单项填空。（20小题，计20分）1. Increasing poverty has _ a situation where the poor openly admit that they cant afford to have children.A. lain in B. coped with C. divided into D. led to2. So _ was Larry in his novel that he didnt notice my coming in.A. attracted B. absorbed C. drawn D. fascinated3. It was raining heavily, Little Mary felt cold, so she stood _ to her mother.A. close B. closely C. closed D. closing4. The price of beer _ from 50 cents to 4 dollars per liter during the summer season. A. changed B. ranged C. separated D. differed5. Doctors are searching for a sure that will _ cancer.A. wipe out B. clean out C. work out D. leave out6. He _ on the ground _ to me that his hen _ two eggs a day.A. lied; laying; had laid B. lay; lying; had laid C. laid; lay; had lain D. lay; lied; has laid7. I hesitated for a long time _ whether I should tell mother the news at once or not. A. to consider B. considered C. considering D. consider8. -What do you think of the TV play The Meteor Garden? - I take no interest in it. One of the reasons is that such a life is out of our _. A. mind B. reach C. sight D. point9. However, scientists are delighted by the discovery, because the engineers were all very educated people and scientists feel they can _ what they described. A. rely on B. deal with C. write down D. pass on 10. The photograph was taken several years ago. I wonder if you can _ my little brother. A. find out B. look out C. pick out D. speak out 11. Three car bombs _ in quick succession at the main market of a southern city on December 12, 2007, _ at least 41 people and 150 others.A. exploded; killing; wounding B. to explode; killed; woundedC. exploding; killed; wounded D. exploding; killing; wounding12. - Have we _ water?- Yes, _. Wed better get some.A. run out of; we have run it out B. run out of; our water has run outC. run out of; our water has been run out D. run out; our water has run out13. The two sides debated _ each other _ the matter for a long time.A. to; to B. with; about C. about; with D. between; in14. Toms mother fell ill last week, but shes now _.A. in danger B. out of danger C. out of control D. out of place15. Everyone in the hospital hoped that he _ after a few days treatment.A. picked up B. took up C. gave up D. made up16. The book was boring. It wasnt _ to me.A. benefit B. benefited C. of little benefit D. of much benefit17. I cant go home now. A lot of work _ to be done.A. is remainedB. leftC. remainsD. have18. _ his injured leg, he couldnt join us playing football yesterday.A. Instead ofB. On account of C. In spite of D. Despite19. It does not change the fact that he was the man _ for the death of the little girl. A. accounting B. guilty C. responsible D. forced20. What surprised me was not what he said but _ he said it. A. the way B. in the way that C. in the way D. the way which二、完形填空。（20小题，计10分）My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he 21 from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months 22 it took long for the skin to stop shrinking (收缩). So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch 23 on his face.I said to my son, “Keaton, 24 will pay any more attention to your scar 25 you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother 26 .” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head 27 high glad he was alive. 28 , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people would like you better, 29 you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer 30 .But you see, like Keatons scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your 31 , or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false 32 .One of my friends in college was very 33 . At first, when people met him, they noticed his 34 for about 10 seconds. This man felt 35 about himself and spent most of his time 36 about other peoples comfort and welfare. 37 , people ignored his looks. What people 38 was his kindness and his concern for them. He didnt act in an ugly way so people didnt treat him as an ugly man.Therefore, concen