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高三英语早读检测 (M1U2)（）
主备人：殷伟伟审核人：朱志万November 7, 2007
姓名___________ 班级___________ 得分___________
Ⅰ根据首字母或汉语提示完成句子.
1.---Could you tell me the final s_________
---Yes, it is 4:3.
2.Much to my s_________, he took away my money without telling
3.After the birthday party, the dancing hall was in a terrible
m_______.
4.The sports meeting was s_________ to take place on Tuesday,
but we had to postpone it due to the bad weather.
5.Don’t l_________ her waiting in the rain.
6.When working as a teacher, I was always fed up with some bad
students’ b__________.
7.You can make friends with people who have the same i__________
as you do.
8.The book is quite v_________. Nothing can be enjoyed unless
you digest.
9.Some big companies usually offer their employees the
opportunities for v____________.
10.It’s your own f__________ for being careless.
11.She left the room suddenly without _______________ （解释）
12.How much ____________ （现金）do you have on you
13.The people in the hotel were ___________ （主要地，大体上地）
foreign tourists
14.I am afraid I haven’t got any __________ （闲置的，不用的）
money.
15.The magazines is designed for ___________ （青少年）.
Ⅱ翻译下列词组。
1、比预料的早_______________
2、迫不及待地做某事_______________
3、应当做某事_______________
4、负责，掌管_______________
5、对某人苛刻_______________
6、对某人粗鲁_______________
7、目前，当前_______________8、既然，由于_______________
9、发疯似地，拼命得____________10、给某人解释的机会
_______________
11、在度假_______________ 12、不睡觉，熬夜_______________
13、毕竟_______________ 14、坚持认为_______________
15、成长的烦恼_______________
早读检测(M1U2)答案:
Ⅰ1. score 2. surprise 3. mess 4. supposed 5. leave 6. behaviour
7. interests
8. valuable 9. vacation 10. fault 11. explanation 12. cash 13. mainly
14. spare 15. teenagers
Ⅱ1. earlier than expected 2. can’t wait to do sth 3. be supposed to do sth
4. in charge
5. be hard on sb
6. be rude to sb
7. at present
8. now that
9. like crazy 10. give sb a chance to explain 11. on vatation
12. stay up 13. after all 14. insist on 15. growing pains
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