浙江省温州市2012届高三八校联考试题第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）21. Double ovens are a good idea, especially _ you are cooking several meals at a time. A. though B. if C. that D. unless 22. - Alison, Im sorry. I cant come to the wedding with you tomorrow morning. - _? - My grandma was severely ill, so I have to stay in the hospital to look after her. A. How is it B. How come C. So what D. Whats the problem 23. We can not afford limited progress. We need rapid progress, Ban said at the Third World Climate Conference in Geneva, by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).A. organized B. being organizedC. organizingD. was organized24. _, the dancers practise hard to make their dreams come true. AInstead of being disabled BBeing disabled CDisabled as they are DIn case of being disabled25. Martha Berry was named one of _ women in the United States. A. the twelve most important B. twelve the most importantC. the most important twelve D. the most twelve important26. Do you know that _ chairman of the meeting has announced that Mr Hodge has been made _ manager of this factory? A. the, the B. /, the C. the, / D. a, a27. _, the players began the game. A. Having taken our seats B. Taking our seatsC. Being taken the seats D. After we had taken our seats28. Written in a hurry, . How can it be satisfactory?Athey found many mistakes in the report BSam made lots of mistakes in the reportCthere are plenty of mistakes in the report Dthe report is full of mistakes29. Its certainly hard work. But, _, a man who wishes to have a career has to make a great many sacrifices. A. on the contrary B. on the other hand C. for another D. in addition 30. But for your timely warning, we into great trouble. You know were friends.A. would getB. must have gotC. would have got D. couldnt have got31. To work from home, which one could hardly imagine, has been made with the development of computer technology. A. possibleB. it possibleC. possiblyD. to be possible32. We must _ the time that youve wasted this afternoon by working late to-night. A. make up for B. make out C. do up D. make up to33. Not having worked out the program, _ leave the office. A. so he was forbidden to B. and he didnt want toC. his little son couldnt make him D. he couldnt free himself to34. Peter survived in the accident when he fell overboard yesterday. He _ escaped drowning.A. nearly B. slightly C. narrowly D. hardly35. -Would you like me the radio a bit?-No, its all right. Im used with the radio .A. to turn down; to work; on B. turning down; to working; onC. turning down; to working; off D. to turn down; to working; on36. Catherine came home happily, which suggested that she the final exam.A. had passed B. pass C. would pass D. should pass37. Mrs Read went to the market and bought several _ eggs. A. dozen of B. dozens C. dozen D. dozens of38. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as _ sickness. A. normal B. average C. regular D. ordinary39. What worried the child most was _ to visit his brother n hospital.A. his not being allowed B. his not allowing C. his being not allowed D. having not been allowed 40. -Will you require anything else?-Yes, I like a whisky. A. willB. shallC. shouldD. might第二节： 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1分， 满分20分）Suzie goes to her art class Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. She always looks forward to those days when she can do creative things all afternoon. She loves _41_ bowls and cups out of clay. Last month she learned to put _42_ into a hot oven, called a kiln, to make it hard and strong. After the pottery（陶器）has _43_ down from the kiln, sometimes she _44_ it with all different colors. Bright colors are her _45_, although sometimes she likes to paint in _46_ colors, like brown and dark green. What Suzie likes best about art is the good feeling she gets _47_ she has finished _48_ on a piece of art. And then when she takes it home to show her parents she feels so _49_ of what she has made. On Wednesdays Suzie does something else that she really _50_. On Wednesday afternoons she writes articles for the school newspaper. When she first _51_ to her school, she wrote an article about how it feels to be a new student in a new school. Her