江苏省沭阳县如东中学2016届高三上学期自主练习（一） 英语试题
一、单选题
1. People all think it strange that the boy should tell what’s written on the paper in another room without looking at it. It really ________ explanation.
A. prevents B. challenges C. interrupts D. confuses
2. The result is that the elephants have learned to distinguish the voices and languages of ________ they consider a threat.
A. that B. those C. which D. one
3. President Xi Jinping urged that every effort ________ to rescue and treat the injured when the coalmine accident happened in Shanxi Province this year.
A. was made B. must be made C. would be made D. be made
4. — I was wondering if you would like to play softball with us on Sunday afternoon.
— Uh…thanks Paul. It sounds like fun, but I’m really ________.
A. out of reach B. out of question C. out of sight D. out of shape
5. The cause of charity in China has yet to _______, as some wealthy Chinese fear generous donations could invite unwanted attention on their fortunes.
A. take off B. pay off C. lay off D. give off
6. — When did you took these amazing photos of whales?
— It was last summer vocation _______ my parents and I spent at Botany Bay in Sydney’s south.
A. that B. when C. as D. while
7. Widening inequality is creating an evil circle ________ wealth and power are increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few, ________ the rest of us to fight over crumbs(面包屑) from the top table.
A. in which; to leave B. where; leaving C. that; leaving D. of which; leaves
8. — I received a letter from my aunt two weeks ago. But I’m ________ in work so that I can hardly find time to write back.
— If I were you, I would send her an e-mail.
A. getting on my nerves B. drawing a blank
C. getting cold feet D. up to my neck
