高三英语寒假作业（九）
第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．
A
A newly-published study has shown that loneliness can spread from one person to another, like a disease. Researchers used information from the Framingham Study, which began in 1948. The Framingham Study gathers information about physical and mental health, personal behavior and diet. At first, the study involved about 5,000 people in the American state of Massachusetts. Now, more than 12,000 individuals are taking part.
Information from the Framingham Study showed earlier that happiness can spread from person to person. So can behaviors like littering and the ability to stop smoking.
University of Chicago psychologist John Cacioppo led the recent study. He and other researchers attempted to show how often people felt lonely. They found that the feeling of loneliness spread through social groups.
Having a social connection with a lonely person increased the chances that another individual would feel lonely. In fact, a friend of a lonely person was 52% more likely to develop feelings of loneliness. A friend of that person was 25% more likely. The researchers say this shows that a person could indir ectly be affected by someone’s loneliness.
The effect was strongest among friends. Neighbors were the second most affected group. The effect was weaker on husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters. The researchers also found that loneliness spread more easily among women than men.
The New York Times newspaper reports that, on average, people experience feelings of loneliness about 48 days a year. It also found that every additional friend can decrease loneliness by about five percent, or two and a half fewer lonely days.
Loneliness has been linked to health problems like depression and sleeping difficulties. The researchers believe that knowing the causes of loneliness could help in reducing it.
The study suggests that people can take steps to stop the spread of loneliness. They can do this by helping individuals they know who may be experiencing loneliness. The result can be helpful to the whole social group.
1. What is TRUE about the Framingham Study?
A. It was only conducted in 1948.
B. It involves more than 12,000 participants.
C. It was led by John Cacioppo.
D. It showed that any behavior could spread.
2. Which statement about the spread of loneliness is true?
A. The spreading effect was the second strongest among friends.
B. No spreading effect was found on husbands and wives.
C. Women are more likely to be affected than men.
D. Brothers are more easily affected than neighbors.
3. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Actions should be taken to help lonely people.
B. People feel lonely for many reasons.
C. Ways to fight against loneliness.
D. Lonely people can affect others.
B
Everyone would like to be a millionaire , a person with a lot of money, but can you imagine having over $30 million and only being 20 years old? Britney Spears from Kentwood, a small town in Louisiana, is only 20 years old. She is a world famous film star with not only $30 million but also a $2 million house in LA. At her young age, she can look after her family financially (经济上) all her life. This year is a big year for Britney. She is now on a 31-day tour of the US and every concert is a sell-out. That means she plays in front of a crowd of around 18,000 people every time. It’s a tiring schedule but brings her a lot. When touring, she goes to bed around 1 a.m. and then has a lie-in until 1 p.m. the next day. Her philosophy (人生观) is to take care of the body and relax but always make sure you work hard and have fun.
Spears is not pleased with only touring and selling nearly 40 million records so she decided to step into the movie business and try a bit of acting. She made an appearance in “Austin Power 3”this year and she is filming a teenage light play that will come out in March 2003. In this movie, she has a starring role.
For Britney, acting is another way to express herself and she is enthusiastic (热心的) about it all. If her movies are successful, her money in the bank is sure to grow by another few million dollars but she does it for the love, not the money, as she herself
tells the reporters .
1. We can infer (推断) from the text that most millionaires are __________.
A. older than 20
B. around 20
C. in their 30s
D. in their 40s
2. The underlined word “you”in the first paragraph refers to __________.
A. a person in general
B. a special person
C. Britney Spears
D. a person interested in money
3. Which of the following is not true according to the text?
A. Though young, Britney can support her family now.
B. While touring, Britney sleeps about 12 hours a day.
C. The teenage comedy movie was based on Britney’s own story.
D. Britney will be even richer with her movies successful.
4. According to Britney Spears, she works __________.
A. to be a great actress
B. for the enjoyment
C. for money
D. to be more famous
C
Because I am extremely vulnerable to both slick advertising and peer pressure, I’ve been thinking about getting an iPad. But here’s the problem: I’m cheap, and the iPad’s not. If I’m going to fork over at least $499 for a new device, I want to try it out and make sure it’s not just a larger, shinier version of my iPhone. But if I went to my local Apple Store, I’d get to spend only a few minutes testin g out the machine. I wanted more time than that, so I rented one for $15 a day from a guy on SnapGoods.
The Internet start-up in Brooklyn runs on simple reasoning: there are people who want to borrow stuff –camping equipment, food processors, robot vacuums, etc. –and there are people who have stuff they want to lend. SnapGoods helps these two groups connect over the Web. SnapGoods is one of many sites that have sprung up to facilitate offline sharing. Some sites have a narrow, obvious focus (like https://www.doczj.com/doc/4f2058771.html,) while others are more obscure (Neighborhood Fruit helps
people share what’s growing in their yards or find fruit trees on public land). But regardless of whether the sharing is free or involves a fee, these transactions often come with a stick-it-to-the-man attitude. ―Borrow these things from your neighbors,‖ reads one earnest request on https://www.doczj.com/doc/4f2058771.html,, ―The owner-ship has SAILED!‖All of these sites are encouraging something academics call collaborative consumption – in other words, peer-to-peer sharing or renting. Renting something you don’t need to use very often makes a lot more sense than buying it and letting it collect dust in your garage. There’s a green aspect as well, since sharing helps cut down on overall use of resources. But one of collaborative consumption’s most surprising benefits turns out to be social. In an era when families are scattered around the country and we may not know the people down the street from us, sharing things –even with strangers we’ve just met online –allows us to make meaningful connections.
―This isn’t just about saving the environment or saving a dollar,‖ says SnapGoods CEO Ron Williams, who came up with the idea after renting a stranger’s motorcycle via Craigslist. ―This is about saving yourself by makin g informed consumer decisions.‖
I’m not sure if I got a thrill when I borrowed Goodwin’s iPad, but it did feel good to make a connection. In the end, though, I decided not to purchase an iPad. Sorry, Steve Jobs. I’m just not that into owning things anymore.
1. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the author’s renting an iPad instead of buying one?
A. The iPad is expensive and the author wants to make sure an iPad is worthy.
B. He has already got an iPhone and expects to test the better quality of iPad.
C. The local Apple Store only offters limited time to test out the machine.
D. The iPad is so expensive that he cannot afford it.
2. SnapGoods is a website which________.
A. facilitates online sharing
B. helps people borrow things from their neighbors
C. connects borrowers and lenders for stuff sharing
D. sells iPad online
3. What is Ron Williams’ attitude towards collaborative consumption?
A. Favorable
B. Critical
C. Indifferent
D. Not known
4. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A. SnapGoods: a Good Place For Shopping
B. Borrow, Don’t Buy: Websites That Let Strangers Share
C. Why Do I Rent
D. Tips For Selling Things On the Internet
D
High school dropouts earn an average of $9,000 less per year than graduates. Now a new study denies a common belief why they quit. It’s much more basic than flunking out(不及格).
Society tends to think of high school dropouts as kids who just can’t make it. They are lazy, and perhaps not too bright. So researchers were surprised when they asked more than 450 kids who quit school about why they left.
―The vast majority actually had passing grades and they were confident that they could have graduated from high school.‖John Bridgeland, the executive researcher said. About 1 million teens leave school each year. Only about half of African-American and Hispanic(美籍西班牙的)students will receive a diploma, and actually all dropouts come to regret their decision. So, if failing grades don’t explain why these kids quit, what does? Again, John Bridgeland: ―The most dependable finding was that they were bored.‖―They found classes uninteresting；they weren’t inspired or motivated. They didn’t see any direct connection between what they were learning in the classroom to their own lives, or to their career aspirations.‖The study found that most teens who do drop out wait until they turn sixteen, which happens to be the age at which most states allow students to quit. In the US, only one state, New Mexico, has a law requiring teenagers to stay in high school until they graduate. Only four states: California, Tennessee, Texas and Utah, plus the
天津市2013-2014学年高三寒假作业（7）英语 Word版含答案 一、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1.This ________ girl is Linda’s cousin. A. pretty little Spanish B. Spanish little pretty C. Spanish pretty little D. little pretty Spanish 2.The new stadium being built for the next Asian Games will be_______ the present one. A. as three times big as B. three times as big as C. as big as three times D. as big three times as 3.We said to her, “They’re walking through the street now.” We told her that _____ through the street ______. A. we were walking…then B. you are walking…now C .they were walking…then D. they walking…now 4.----I called him twicw an d I couldn’t get through to him. ----The line might have been out of order,_____? A.mightn’t it B. hadn’t it C. wasn’t it D.haven’t it 5.____terrible weather we’ve been having these days! A. How a B. What a C. How D. What 6.I ____________you how to deal with the matter, but why didn’t you ask me? A. could show B. were to show C. had shown D. would have shown 7.Beyond the lake _____ quantities of birds coming from the North every winter. A. flies B. flying C. flied D. fly
云南省2013-2014学年高三寒假作业（3）英语 Word版含答案 一、单项填空(共15小题:每小题1分，满分15分) 从A. B. C. D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选硕，并 在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1..The Camels carried food and other supplies and returned with wool and other products until___. A. 1920s B. the 1920 C. the 1920s D. in the 1920s 2.I meant to buy one more vase , but there was ______ in the shop. A. no one B. none C. neither D. nothing 23.3.—What was wrong with you yesterday? —When I was playing football, my strength ________ and I fell down. A.gave away B. gave off C. gave out D. gave in 4.His _______ look suggested that he _______ the Japanese to give up arms . A. determining; can persuade B. determined; advise C. determined; had persuaded D. determining; persuades 5.We students should learn to be good citizens. A minor mistake may __________ cause lifelong regret. A. however B. thus C. otherwise D. furthermore 6.He has some trouble _____ his classmates,but he has no trouble ____ doing his lessons. [ ] A．with;with B．in;in C．with;in D．in;with 7.Everything to do with ______ nature can have______ important part to play in the development of man. A. the ; / B. a ; an. C. / ; an. D. the ; an 8.The thief hid himself in the corner, ． A．was afraid of being caught B．afraid of being caught
高三英语寒假作业（六） 第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑． A Wikipedia: The Online Know-It-All If you want to find out a piece of information about anything, the best place to search for it is Wikipedia. The name “Wikipedia” is from the Hawaiian word wiki, meaning “quick”. This online encyclopedia (百科全书) is written by thousands of people around the world. Anyone with Internet access can write, add or make changes to Wikipedia articles if he or she finds it incorrect or not well written. In this way, people who know a lot about a certain subject can write about it even if they are not university professors. But contributions cannot damage Wikipedia because many experienced editors are watching pages and techies (技术专家) can write editing programs to keep track of or correct bad edits. Where there are disagreements on how to present facts, editors work together to arrive at an article that fairly represents current expert opinion on the subject. Wikipedia is quite different from paper-based reference sources in important ways. Unlike printed encyclopedias, it is continually created and updated, with articles on historic events appearing within minutes, rather than months or years. What’s more, Wikipedia includes artic les written in about 285 languages. This fact makes it one of the few websites on the Internet that are truly international. It was started in 2001 by Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales, as a free online English-language encyclopedia project. Since its creation, it has grown rapidly into one of the largest reference websites, attracting nearly 500 million unique visitors monthly. There are more than 77,000 active contributors working on more than 22,000,000 articles in different languages. As of today, there are 4,396,866 articles in English. So, if you are looking for some information, why not try Wikipedia? It’s free, multilingual，and informative. 1. According to the passage, what is Wikipedia? A. A free website encyclopedia. B. A computer game. C. A free encyclopedia in book form. D. An online university. 2. From the passage we know that ______. A. Wikipedia only charges users a small fee B. Wikipedia catches a wide audience
（寒假总动员）2015年高三英语寒假作业专题02 综合测试（二）（测）（含解 析） I．语法填空（15分） 【2015届辽宁师大附中高三上学期期中考试】适当形式填空:( 共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分 1.---It was_________ (embarrass) that I made several pauses in my speech. ---Forget it. After all, it was your first speech. 2.I’m calling to enquire about the position _______(advertise) in yesterday’s China Daily. 3.Columbus is said to _______ (discover) America in 1492. 4.We can win the _____(argue) if we present the facts clearly. 5.Beautifully _______(locate) in a quiet spot near the river, the hotel attracts a lot of people to stay. 6._______(transport) goods by train can reduce pollution in a way. 7.If you can’t get through to her, try _________(phone) her mother. 8.--- Why are you so late? --- I was in half the way when it _____(occur)to me that I had left my notebook home, so I had to fetch it. 9._____(thank) , I managed to get through the game and the pain was worth it in the end. 10.Diet and exercise are _____(equal) important .
（寒假总动员）2015年高三英语寒假作业专题13 语法填空（练）（含解析） I．【2015届河北省石家庄二中高三开学考试】语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 We high school students do have some growing pains, but we can get rid of them correctly and wisely. 1 , some of us are up set 2 their body styles and looks. It’s unnecessary and it’s not important at all. We needn’t care about it. It is one’s inner beauty 3 matters. Second, we sometimes seem to be misunderstood 4 our teachers, parents and classmates. 5 (face) with this,we can find a proper time to have a heart-to-heart talk with them, trying to remove the 6 (understand). Some of us have fewer friends. I think being open-minded and friendly will do you good. Third,we may fall behind othe rs, 7 makes us stressed. Actually we can encourage 8 to work efficiently, full of 9 (determine). At last, some of us don’t have much pocket money, so they feel y unhappy. Isn’t it strange? So long as we have some, that’s enough. And we can learn 10 to spend mone “Equal pay for equal work” is a phrase by the American women who feel they are __71_(fair) treated by society. They think it is not right for women to be paid less than men for the __72__ amount of work. Some people say men have more duties than women. A married man has to earn money to support his family and make important __73__ (decide), so it is right for them to be paid more. Some are even against married women _74__(work)at all. When wives go out to work, t hey say, the home and childr en are given no attention __75_. If women are encouraged by equal pay to take up jobs, they will __76__(able) to do the things that they are best at doing: making a nice home and bringing __77__ children. Women who disagree say that they want to escape from the 1
新课标2016年高三英语寒假作业6 第Ⅰ卷 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Café Hub Next to the Castle lies The Hub, home of the Edinburgh International Festival and one of the mos t talked about spots in town. Our café is open every day for mouth-watering lunches, snacks and fine dining. Come in and enjoy the atmosphere of The Hub or watch the world go by from our beautiful terrace. The Hub, Castlehill, Royal Mile, Edinburgh. Open every day from 9：30 a．m. till late. Tel: 0131-473-2067 Website: https://www.doczj.com/doc/4f2058771.html, Farm World Enjoy being “A Farmer for a Day”. Join in delivering and feeding our spring babies —bottle feeding sessions twice daily. Fun for all family. Horse Rides, BMX Bikes Cross Country Course, Tractor Ride through 600 acres, New Adventure Playground, Nature Trails. Full details on website. Open: May — Oct Wednesdays to Saturdays and daily during school holidays 11 a．m.—5 p．m. Tel: 01797-260256/260321 Website: https://www.doczj.com/doc/4f2058771.html, Enter the Europe-wide student competition! Are you curious, creative and energetic? Are you interested in the new media? Are you between 9 and 12 years of age? Then Join Multimedia 2009 is for you! Your challenge will be to build a team and develop a multimedia presentation in English —based on one of three different topics. You can register (报名) between May 1 and June 15, 2009 and will have to turn in your entry before September 15, 2009. The rewards are wonderful: ￡ 150, 000 in prize for schools and teams and the
高三英语寒假作业（三） 第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑． A Low-Cost Gifts for Mother’s Day Gift No. 1 Offer to be your mother’s health friend. Promise to be there for any and all doctor’s visits whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say ―no need‖, another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor’s visit. The best part ? This one is free. Gift No. 2 Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. ―Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother’s life,‖ Dr. Marie Savard said. Gift No. 3 Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. ―Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep,‖ Savard said. ―We know that good sleep is very import ant to our health.‖ Gift No. 4 Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother’s Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity. Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things—many of which are ―green‖ —and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity. 1. What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor’s visits? A. Take notes. B. Be with her. C. Buy medicine. D. Give her gifts. 2. Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother’s sleep? A. In Gift No. 1. B. In Gift No. 2 C. In Gift No. 3. D. In Gift No. 4. 3. Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to____________. A. enjoy good sleep B. be well-organized C. bet extra support D. give others help
寒假作业（二） 第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 21．I can't remember when I first met Mrs.White，but I am sure it was ________ Sunday because everyone was at ________ church. A．不填；a B．the；不填 C．不填；the D．a；不填 22．—Could you turn the radio down a little bit? —________.Is it disturbing you? A．Not a bit B．I'm sorry C．Take it easy D．Never mind 23．The couple look very excited，because their only son has been ________ to Hong Kong University. A．entered B．permitted C．agreed D．admitted 24．It's well known that the world economic situation will get worse ________. A．not if dealt carefully with B．if not carefully dealt with C．if dealt not carefully with D．not if carefully dealt with 25．—Lucy，look! I bought this MP4 for only two hundred yuan. —Really？You got a wonderful ________. A．offer B．price C．bargain D．deal 26．________ time goes by，Mother's hair has turned grey and the wrinkles on her face deeper. A．As B．With C．While D．Because 27．He had been ________ absorbed in watching the car passing by that he didn't notice his friends coming. A．such B．too C．that D．so 28．—It's better for you to lose weight by taking exercise every morning. —I think your suggestion deserves ________. A．try B．tried C．to be tried D．to try 29．He gave us a lot of help when we were in trouble，but we have nothing to give him ________. A．in danger B．in need C．in return D．in fact
高三英语寒假作业（四） 第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑． A One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装). On September 11th, 1958, Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying. "I promised you a gift, and here it is." What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories. I told it over and over how much I loved it! One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as "hopeless", "pitiful", and "dying", which sounded ominous. Christmas was ing. "Don’t expect any presents this year." Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. "If your baby brother lives, that'll be Christmas enough." As he spoke, his eyes were filled with tears. I'd never seen him cry before. The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say. "What? He's all right?" He hung up and shouted upstairs. ―The hospital said we can bring Richard home!" "Thank God.'" I heard Mum cry. From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My sacks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty; they were filled with love! 1. What happened to the author on September 11 1958? A. He got a baby brother B. He got a Christmas gift C. He became four years old D. He received a doll 2.What does the underlined word ―ominous‖ in Paragraph 3 probably mean？ A. Impossible. B. Boring C. Difficult D. Fearful 3. Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was ing? A. Excitement. B. Happiness. C. Sadness. D. Disappointment.
2016高三英语寒假作业答案 第一天 i. 1. convern 2. ignored 3. power 4. settled 5. actually 6. present 7. latter 8. aommanded 9. persuaded 10. scheduled 11. determined/decided . reliable 13. injured 14. rescued 15. frightening 16. honour 17. quality 18. devotion 19. attacked 20. reward ii. 1. adding up, add up to 2. has gone through 3. set down 4. on purpose 5. is based on 6. is recognoized as 7. requested a computer from 8. made use of 9. preferred to, rather than 10. persuading you to stay 11. give in to .is hard to work out 13. right away 14.buries , in study 15. congratuate, on his success 16. judging from 17. under attack 18. come to/into power 19. in reward for 20. escape being shot iii. 1. if i was 2. when, it that 3. advised , to start 4. why, is that he is ill5. is comfortable to drive 6. ever since 7. whose windows 8. when, too, for them to 9. in this way can we 10. no more careful than iv. 1-5bbcdc 6-10 acdad 第二天 i. 1-5dabbb 6-10badad 11-15aaadc 16-20badbb
测一测（11） I．语法填空（15分） 【2015届辽宁师大附中高三上学期期中考试】(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) A couple had been married for over 60 years. They shared everything, talked about everything and kept no secrets 1 each other except that the woman had a box in a drawer 2 she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about He’d never thought about it ever since. One day 3 woman got very sick and the doctor, said she wouldn’t recover. To sort out their affairs, the husband took down the box and 4 (bring) it to his wife’s bedside. She agreed it was time that he should know 5 was in the box. 6 (open) it, he found two small table mats and a sum of money totaling $ 25,000. He asked her about the contents. “When we were to be married,” she said, “my grandma told me the secret of happy 7 (marry) was never to argue, and I should just keep quiet and make a mat 8 I got angry with you.” The man was so 9 (move) that he had to fight back tears. She had only been angry with him twice in all those years of living and loving! “Honey,” he said, “that explains the mats, but what about the money? Where did it come from?” “Oh,” she said, “that’s the money I made from selling10 .”
高三英语寒假作业（2） 选题人：严书萍 一、单项选择 1. The performer, who has _________ gift for acting, will be _________ success in a couple of years if properly nursed. A. a; a B. the; a C. the; / D. a; / 2. Please leave us your new address and telephone number _________ we can reach you in case of emergency. A. as soon as B. so that C. even if D. as though 3. With the demand for cars increasing rapidly, the car factory is making efforts to __________ production. A. step in B. step on C. step down D. step up 4. ---Why is the accused man set free? ---Because there is no really _________ evidence that he is guilty. A. hard B. weak C. physical D. negative 5. ---Your new boss is a warm-hearted lady, right? ---So she is. She’ll give _________ needs help a warm support. A. anyone B. whoever C. whomever D. those 6. The best time to pay me a visit is _________ I am off-duty in the morning, that is, at 11:30. A. that B. where C. when D. what 7. ---Did they come to the biology laboratory? ---I don’t know. They _________ while I was out. A. might have come B. might come C. should have come D. must have come 8. ---How are you getting along with your study these days? ---I’m glad to see it is _________. A. turning up B. turning out C. picking up D. picking out 9. ---Tom is wise enough to achieve his success. ---But in my opinion, he is _________ than wise. A. luckier B. more lucky C. much luckier D. rather lucky 10. Rachel Grey said she would come to help us; she didn’t, _________. A .yet B. too C. though D. either 11. How can you expect to learn anything _________ you never listen in class? A. when B. as C. unless D. because 12. __________ the danger from another attack of earthquake, people had to overcome a shortage of food, drinking water, medicine, clothing, and almost everything. A. As far as B. As well as C. As many as D. As much as 13. It is reported that the police will soon _________ the case of the two missing children. A. look upon B. look after C. look into D. look out 14. The cause he had devoted himself to _________ a perfect success. A. proving B. has been proved C. was proved D. proved 15. The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing __________ should have attracted the local government’s attention. A. solving B. solve C. solved D. to solve 16. The police suspected him of carrying drugs so they _________ his bag, but found nothing. A. looked up B. turned in C. searched for D. went through 17. ---I’m sorry, but I shouldn’t have been so rude to you.