42、A、services B、stations C、stops D、drivers
41、A、up B、down C、away D、out
40、A、teachers B、children C、workers D、boys
39、A、had B、used C、ought D、dared
38、A、had B、caused C、did D、met
37、A、spotted B、seen C、noticed D、watched
36、A、Therefore B、But C、However D、Actually
47. A. in B. with C. across D. through
答案 36---47. ACBAC CBDAD BD
Passage 16
(福建省师大二附中2010届高三上学期期中考试)
The British usually expect one or two snowfalls each year, but the amount of snow rarely affects everyday life. 36, this week Britain has had the worst snow it has 37 in around 18 years. Some places had more than 30cm in a day.
The bad weather 38 severe trouble. More than 3000 schools 39 to close as teachers and pupils were unable to get to school.
School 40 weren’t too unhappy about it, though, as they headed 41 to play in the snow, building snowmen, having snowball fights, sledging and some even snowboarding and skiing.
In London, bus 42 were stopped for a day and the underground and trains were cancelled. 43 motorways in the country had to close.
Many people were unable to get to work and 44 is thought that the cost of this lost labour is around &1 billion to businesses and the economy.
45 wanting to leave the country had problems too. Runways were 46 at all the UK’s major airports 47 the amount of snow. Hundreds of flights were cancelled, 48 some passengers trapped at airports.
So 49 is the UK so ill-prepared for snow? The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, 50 that there aren’t enough snow –ploughs and gritters(撒沙机) and it doesn’t make sense to buy 51 equipment when it snows so infrequently.
The southeast of England was the hardest __52__ at the beginning of the week but the snow is now 53 northwards where the chaos continues.
More ice and snow is forecast 54 the week and the advice from travel and weather organizations is to stay indoors 55 you really need to venture out!
46. A. making up of B. making use of C. making of D. making for
45. A. because B. while C. if D. unless