2018年高考英语试题节选(天津卷)

第一节：单项填空，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（满分75分）

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*1. —Wasn't Joan supposed to be here by now?
—____．She will be here in about twenty minutes．
*2. Kate, ___sister I shared a room with when we were at college, has gone to work in Australia．
*3. At first Robert wouldn't let his daughter go diving, but eventually he_____ as she was so confidence about her skills．
*4. Let's not pick these peaches until this weekend _____they get sweet enough to be eaten．
*5. —I'm moving in a few days and I wonder if you could help．
—_____． Just let me know when, and I'll be there．
*6. The_____ that there is life on other planets in the universe has always inspired scientists to explore the outer space．
*7. I need a new passport so I will have to have my photographs _______．
*8. It took him a long time to_______ the skills he needed to become a good dancer．
*9. The gold medal will be awarded to ________ wins the first place in the bicycler race．
*10. I can't find my purse．I_____ it in the supermarket yesterday, but I'm not sure．
*11. Bob thought he couldn't go to the party because he had to write a report, but he went ___．
*12. I didn't mean ___________anything but the ice cream looked so good that I couldn’t help_______ it．
*13. My washing machine ___________this week, so I have to wash my clothes by hand．
*14. It was only when the car pulled up in front of our house ___________we saw Lily in the passenger seat．
*15. If we ______the flight yesterday, we would be enjoying our holiday on the beach now．