高三英语质量抽查试卷
一、用单词的适当形式完成短文
1.Directions: After reading the passage below. Jill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word. fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word: for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. 
Landslide Injures at least 10 in Norwegian Town of Ask
A landslide (山体滑坡)has smashed into a residential area near the Norwegian capital at midnight on Dec. 30. injuring at least 10 people, leaving 21 unaccounted for and ________(destroy) several homes, authorities said.
About 700 people have been brought to safety for fear of further landslides.
The landslide cut across a road, leaving a deep gap that cars ________not pass. Video f
ootage showed dramatic scenes including one house falling into the gap. Photographs showed at least eight destroyed homes.
Rescue workers continued to search the area for children and adults ________(believe) to have been caught in mud and debris (废墟), police said. "We're still looking for survivors? police spokesman Roger Pettersen told a news conference.
Pettersen said there were no reports of missing people, but officials could not rule out the possibility ________ there might be survivors in collapsed buildings. He said 21 people registered as living in the area arc unaccounted for.
One of the injured was seriously hurt, while nine had ________(light) injuries. Weather at the time was reported to be challenging, with snowstorm sweeping the village of Ask, ________about 5,000 people inhabited.
Norway's King Harald said the landslide had made a deep impression on him. "My thoughts are with all those who are affected, injured or have lost their homes and chose w
ho now live in fear and uncertainty of ________damage the disaster has caused," he said in a statement released by the royal palace.
The area in which Ask ________(locate) is known to have a lot of quick clay, which can change from solid to liquid from. Previous landslides have been reported in the region.
Helicopters continued to circle over the area as night fell ________ (lower) rescuers towards the debris of collapsed houses.
"There could be people trapped ... but at the same time we can't be sure________it is the new year's holiday, which means people could be elsewhere," Ema Solberg, the Norwegian Prime Minister, told reporters after visiting the site.
二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文
unfamiliar
2.Direction: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need 
A. outdated  B. polish    C. struggling  D. historically  E. exchange F. promotional
G. stylized  H.  floods  I. witnesses  J. interchangeably  K. declining
Why Dutch Officials Want You to Forget the Country of Holland
The Dutch nation has long been dealing with its identity crisis. For decades, the government used "Holland" and "the Netherlands'' ________to describe the country known for its iconic canals, tulip (郁金香)fields and windmills.
Rut starting from Jan, I, all official government communications and________materials will use the Netherlands as its name.
The government has been working on a campaign that might________the country's image in the face of growing international competition for the past 18 months, said Ingrid de Beer, the head of the public diplomacy section in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Our international image faces some challenges," she said. Research showed that many people do not know of the Netherlands or have ________concepts of the country. Young people, particularly those in countries farther away, are unfamiliar with the country.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of 12 provinces, two of which — Noord (North)
Holland and Zuid (South) Holland make up Holland. Amsterdam, which ________about) 9 million travelers annually, and Keukenhof, one of the world's largest flower gardens and a popular attraction, are both in the Holland region.
The country's tourism board,________to handle millions of tourists, stopped promoting its most famous attractions in favor of trying to encourage travelers to go to lesser-known destinations, according to a 2021 report. By 2030. the report predicted, the Netherlands could see ________of up to 42 million tourists - an enormous number for a country of 17 million.
The region of Holland has________contributed the most to the country's economy and wealth, resulting in its name commonly being used to indicate the entire country.

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