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最新江苏省南通市高三上月阶段性测试英语2
第一(dìyī)学期高三阶段性测试
英语试题
第Ⅰ卷(三大题,共80分)
一.单项填空题:
(共20小题(xiǎotí);每小题0.5分,满分10分)
1.—Iheardtheywentskiinginthemountainslastwinter.
—It______truebecausetherewaslittlesnowthere.
A.maynotbeB.won’tbeC.couldn’tbeD.willbe
2.She______thetableandsaidthedinnerwasready.
A.layB.laidC.liedD.lain
3.Therewasgoodfood______abundanceattheparty.
A.atB.withC.inD.of
4.Theplanhastobe______tomeettherealsituation.
A.adjustedB.adaptedC.producedD.refunded
5.Thedriverstartedtospeedupto______forthehourhehadlostinthetrafficjam.
A.keepupB.takeupC.makeupD.catchup
6.Toqualifyyourselfforthiskindofnewjob,Irecommendthatyou______someonlinecourses.
A.totakeB.takingC.takeD.wouldtake
7.Asthebusiestwomaninthevillage,shemade______herdutytolookafteralltheotherpeople’saffairsinthatvillage.
A.thisB.thatC.oneD.it
8.Janehasbeenso______ingettingusedtoeverythingthatshehasn’thadtimeforsocialactivities.
A.confusedB.worriedC.devotedD.occupied
9.Perseveranceisakindofquality,andthatis______ittakestodoeverythingwell.
A.whyB.thatC.whatD.which
10.Withtheguide______theway,wefinallygottothevillagewhichwewerelookingfor.
A.ledB.leadingC.toleadD.hadled
11.MaryfeltsadoverthelossofphotosshehadshotinAustralia,______thatwasamemorysheespeciallytreasured.
A.asB.whichC.whenD.where
12.Smokingtoomuchmay______lungcancerandcauseotherdiseases.
A.devotetoB.attendtoC.contributetoD.cometo
13.ThatwasthefirsttimeI______thereandIwasimpressedbythefriendlypeopleverymuch.
A.goB.wasgoingC.hadgoneD.havegone
14.—Whydidn’tTomaskforhelpthen?
—Youknow,atsuchamidnight,therewasnoone______.
A.hecouldturntoB.forwhomtoturnC.whototurntoD.forhimtoturn
15.Sarah,hurryup.I’mafraidyouwon’thavetimeto______beforetheparty.
A.getchangedB.getchangeC.getchangingD.gettochange
16.Don’tblamehimanymore.______,he’syourfather.
A.AtallB.InallC.AfterallD.Aboveall
17.Theywouldratherspendtime______than______inthestreet.
A.read;wanderB.reading;wanderingC.reading;towanderingD.reading;wander
18.Shutthewindow,______it’llgettoocoldinhere.
A.soB.yetC.butD.otherwise
19.IsthisTVset___youwishtohave___?
Atheone;repairedBwhich;itrepairedCtheone;itrepairedDwhich;repaired
20.—CanIlookatthemenubeforeImakeanorder?
—Ofcourse.___________,madam.
A.TakeyourtimeB.Don’tmentionitC.NevermindD.Helpyourself
二.完形填空(共20小题(xiǎotí);每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面(xiàmian)短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Acertaingoodwomanonedaysaidsomethingthathurtherbestfriendofmanyyears.Sheregretteditimmediatelyandwouldhavedoneanythingtohavetakenthewordsback.Soshewenttoanolder,wiserwomaninthevillageand21advice.
Listeningtoher,theolderwoman22theyoungerwoman’sdistressandknewshemusthelpher.Shealsoknewshecould23easeherpain,butshecouldteach.
Then,shesaid.“Thereare24thingsyouneedtodo.Thefirstisextremelydifficult.Tonight,Takeyourbest25pillowsandopenasmallholeineachone.Then,26thesunrises,youmustputasinglefeatheronthedoorstepofeachhouseintown.Whenyouarethrough,27tome.Ifyou’vedonethefirstthing28,I’lltellyouthesecond.”
Theyoungwomanhurriedhometoprepareforherchore,29thepillowswerevery30toherandveryexpensive.
Allnightlong,shewentfromdoorsteptodoorstep.Herfingerswere31.Thewindwassosharpthatitcausedhereyestowater,butsheranonthroughthe32streets,33thattherewassomethingshecoulddotoputthings34thewaytheyoncewere.Finallysheplacedthelastfeatheronthestepsofthelasthouse.Justasthesunrose,shereturnedtotheolderwoman.
Shewasexhaustedbut35,thinkingthathereffortswouldberewarded.
“Now,”saidthewisewoman,“Gobackand36yourpillows.Theneverythingwillbeasitwasbefore.”
Theyoungwomanwasstunned,“Youknowthat’simpossible!
Thewind37eachfeatherasfastasIplacedthemonthedoorsteps!
Youdidn’tsayIhadtogetthemback!
Ifthisisthesecond38,thenthingswillneverbethesame.”
“That’strue,”saidtheolderwoman.“Neverforget.Eachofyourwordsislikeafeatherinthewind.Once39,noamountofeffort,40howheartfeltorsincere,caneverreturnthemtoyourmouth.Chooseyourwordswellandguardthemmostofallinthepresenceofthoseyoulove.”
21.A.askedaboutB.askedforC.askedtoD.askaround
22.A.witnessedB.touchedC.guessedD.sensed
23.A.everB.almostC.neverD.seldom
24.A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four
25.A.featherB.leatherC.woolenD.cotton
26.A.whenB.afterC.asD.before
27.A.comebackB.gobackC.putbackD.drawback
28.A.promptlyB.absolutelyC.completelyD.unfortunately
29.A.soastoB.eventhoughC.nowthatD.inspiteof
30.A.hardB.rareC.niceD.dear
31.A.freezingB.freezinglyC.frozeD.frozen
32.A.brightenedB.widenedC.darkenedD.broadened
33.A.amazingB.luckyC.thankfulD.surprising
34.A.onB.upC.offD.back
35.A.tiredB.relievedC.gratefulD.nervous
36.A.refillB.getC.purchaseD.seek
37.A.blewupB.blewonC.blewawayD.blewover
38.A.requirementB.situationC.consequenceD.circumstance
39.A.speakB.spokenC.speakingD.beingspoken
40.A.howeverB.whateverC.althoughD.regardless
三.阅读理解(lǐjiě)(共25小题,每小题2分,满分50分)
第一节:
阅读(yuèdú)下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并把答案写在答题卷上。
(共20题,每题2分,共40分)
A
Acrosstherichworld,well-educatedpeopleincreasinglyworklongerthantheless-skilled.Some65%ofAmericanmenaged62-74withaprofessionaldegreeareintheworkforce,comparedwith32%ofmenwithonlyahigh-schoolcertificate.Thisgapispartofadeepeningdividebetweenthewell-educationwelloffandtheunskilledpoor.Rapidtechnologicaladvancehasraisedtheincomesofthehighlyskilledwhilesqueezingthoseoftheunskilled.Theconsequences,forindividualandsociety,areprofound.
Theworldisfacingasastonishingriseinthenumberofoldpeople,andtheywilllivelongerthaneverbefore.Overthenext20yearstheglobalpopulationofthoseaged65ormorewillalmostdouble,from600millionto1.1billion.Theexperienceofthe20thcentury,whengreaterlongevitytranslatedintomoreyearsinretirementratherthanmoreyearsatwork,haspersuadedmanyobserversthatthisshiftwillleadtoslowereconomicgrowth,whiletheswellingranksofpensionerswillcreategovernmentbudgetproblems.
Butthenotionofasharpdivisionbetweentheworkingyoungandtheidleoldmissesanewtrend,thegrowinggapbetweentheskilledandtheunskilled.Employmentratesarefallingamongyoungerunskilledpeople,whereasolderskilledfolkareworkinglonger.ThedivideismostextremeinAmerica,wherewell-educatedbaby-boomers(二战(èrzhàn)后生育高峰期出生的美国人)areputtingoffretirementwhilemanyless-skilledyoungerpeoplehavedroppedoutoftheworkforce.
Thateventhebetter-offmustworklongertohaveacomfortableretirement.Butthechangingnatureofworkalsoplaysabigrole.Payhasrisensharplyforthehighlyeducated,andthosepeoplecontinuetoreaprichrewardsintooldagebecausethesedaystheeducatedelderlyaremoreproductivethantheprecedinggeneration.Technologicalchangemaywellreinforcethatshift:
theskillsthatcomplementcomputers,frommanagementknowhowtocreativity.Donotnecessarilydeclinewithage.
41.whatishappeningintheworkforceinrichcountries?
A.youngerpeoplearereplacingtheelderly
B.well-educatedpeopletendtoworklonger
C.unemploymentratesarerisingyearafteryear
D.peoplewithnocollegedegreedonoteasilyfindwork
42.whathashelpeddeepenthedividebetweenthewell-offandpoor?
A.Longerlifeexpectancies B.Profoundchangesintheworkforce
C.rapidtechnologicaladvance. D.Agrowingnumberofwell-graduated.
43.whatdomanyobserverspredictinviewoftheexperienceofthe20thcentury?
A.Economicgrowthwillslowdown.
B.Governmentbudgetswillincrease.
C.Morepeoplewilltrytopursuehighereducation
D.Therewillbemorecompetitioninthejobmarket.
44.WhatistheresultofpolicychangesinEuropeancountries?
A.Unskilledworkersmaychoosetoretireearly.
B.morepeoplehavetoreceivein-servicetraining.
C.Evenwealthypeoplemustworklongertolivecomfortablyinretirement.
D.Peoplemaybeabletoenjoygenerousdefined-benefitsfrompensionplans.
45.Whatischaracteristicofworkinthe21stcentury?
A.Computerswilldomorecomplicatedwork. B.Morewillbetakenbytheeducatedyoung.
C.Mostjobstobedonewillbecreativeones. D.Skillsarehighlyvaluedregardlessofage.
B
Whiledrunkendrivingmaybeonthedecline,trafficsafetyexpertsremainpuzzledoverhowtodealwithanotheralcoholrelateddanger:
drunkenpedestrians(行人(xíngrén)).
Pedestriansstruckandkilledbycarsoftenareextremelydrunk.Infact,theyareintoxicated(喝醉的)morefrequentlyandwithhigherbloodalcohollevelsthandrunkendriverswhoarekilledinaccidents,variousstudieshaveshown.Fortypercentofadultpedestriansinvolvedinfatalcrasheshaveabloodalcohollevelofatleast0.10whichbylawinmoststatessignifies