高三下学期摸底考试英语试题.docx

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高三下学期摸底考试英语试题

一、单项选择（每小题0.5分；满分10分）

1．—Whyarethosepeoplegatheringinthemiddleofthestreet?

—Idon'tknow．There______beanaccident．

A．mustB．wouldC．canD．might

2．Parachutekidsarechildrensenttoanewcountrytolivealoneorwithacaregiver,______theirparentsremainintheirhomecountry．

A．forB．otherwiseC．whileD．when

3．--Doyouthinkit'sagoodideatomakefriendswithyourstudents?

--,Ido.Ithinkit'sagreatidea.

A.EspeciallyB.ObviouslyC.ActuallyD.Generally

4．Accordingtoarecentsurvey,homeworkis______studentsmostoftenblamefortheirlackofsleep．

A．whatB．thatC．whichD．why

5．_________economic,politicalandculturaldifferences,itisdifficultforChinaandAmericatofullyunderstandeachother．

A．Inspiteof    B．Regardlessof  C．Onaccountof  D．Infavorof

6．Our______resourcesandstablepolicyprovideforeignerswiththeadvantagestheyinvesthere.

A.attractiveB.abundantC.availableD.authentic

7．Thelocalgovernmentexpressedtheirthanksfortheaidthey______thesedays．

A．wouldreceiveB．arereceivingC．havereceivedD．hadreceived

8．Officialssaidthattheywereallowedtoleaveunderapre-arrangedplanbutwouldnotsay______theywereheaded．

A．whereB．whenC．whatD．that

9.—Iwouldn’tliketogooutwithyou.I’msotired.

—______.Youpromisedtogooutforadrive.

A.Really?

B.Notatall.C.Comeon!

D.Nomatter.

10.TheBritishgovernmentoftensaysthatprovidingchildrenwith______totheinformationsuperhighwayisofgreatimportance.

A.preventionB.protectionC.allowanceD.access

11．Duncan,______NBAstar,isoneof_______fewfootballplayerswhoareverypopulartomanyofhisChinesefans.

A.an;theB.an;aC.the;theD.the;a

12.—Areyoustillverybusy?

—Yes,I______thereportforthemanageranditwon’ttakelong.

A.havejustfinishedB.amjustfinishing

C.hadjustfinishedD.amjustgoingtofinish

13.Theyoungman,______severalattemptstobeattheworldrecordinhighjumping,decidedtohaveanothertry.

A.tomakeB.makingC.madeD.havingmade

14.Duringthereconstructionofthecity,manymoderntallbuildingswentup______oldshabbyhousesweretorndown.

A.whereB.inwhatC.inwhichD.which

15.Itwashis________hemadeattheconferencethatleftmewonderingabouthisrealpurpose.

A.marksB.remarksC.symbolsD.signs

16.Trytospendyourtimejustonthethingsyoufind_________.

A.worthingdoingthemB.worthbeingdone

C.worthytobeingdoneD.worthyofbeingdone

17.Jackwenttocollegelastyearandlefthisparents,____________toreturnhomeuntilheachieveshisgoal.

A.determiningnotB.notdeterminedC.notdeterminingD.determinednot

18.Itistenyears_____IlivedinNanjing,soIknow____aboutwhatitisliketoday.

A.since;nothingB.that;everythingC.before;somethingD.since;anything

19.I’vereadavarietyofsciencefictions,butfewofthem_____theonethatyoulentmeyesterday.

A.suitB.matchC.compareD.beat

20.—MichaelwaslateforMr.Smith’sclassthismorning.

—?

AsfarasIknow，henevercamelatetoclass.

A.HowcomeB.SowhatC.WhynotD.Whatfor

二、完型填空（每小题1分；满分20分）

Nowadaysthewholeworldisworryingaboutonedanger–globalwarming.Infacttheearthbegantowarmupalongtimeago.1,notallofusseemtorealizeit.

Onedayaround30yearsago,theninemillioncitizensofLondonheardsirens（aloudnoiseofwarningmadebyaspecialmachine）allovertown.Emergencyservices,2,police,doctorsandnurses3by,readytogointoaction.Inrailwayandundergroundstations,peoplereadpostersand4,tellingthemwheretogoand5todointheemergency.ThiswasExerciseFloodcall.Londonwasn’tfloodedyet.Butitis6thatitwillbe.

In1236and1663Londonwas7flooded.In1928,quitea8peoplelivinginWestminsterintheheartofLondon9infloods.Againin1953,100peoplelivingontheeastern10ofthecity,theLondonsuburb,werekilledagaininthefloods.

Atlast,theGreaterLondonCouncil,tookactionto11thisdisasterfromhappeningagain.Butthefloodwallswerenotbuiltuntilthe1980s.Andinthe12,Londonershadtobe13.IfLondondoesflood,50undergroundstationsgounderwater.Electricity,gasandphoneserviceswillbeoutofaction.14willbeimpassable.Itwillbeimpossibleto15anyofthebridgesbetweenNorthandSouthLondon.16–LondonwilllooklikeVenice.

ButExerciseFloodcalldidn’tcause17amongLondoners.Mostpeopleknewitwasjusta18.Onecommentfromaladywhowas19alongtheEmbankment（伦敦泰晤士河河堤）whenthesirenssoundedwas,“It’safloodwarning,isn’tit?

Thewaterdoesn’tlook20tome.”

21.

A.Yet

B.So

C.Instead

D.Otherwise

22.

A.soldiers

B.firefighters

C.engineers

D.repairmen

23.

A.hurried

B.went

C.watched

D.stood

24.

A.books

B.magazines

C.maps

D.dictionaries

25.

A.what

B.how

C.why

D.which

26.

A.believable

B.true

C.natural

D.possible

27.

A.easily

B.heavily

C.strongly

D.poorly

28.

A.many

B.few

C.lots

D.plenty

29.

A.escaped

B.killed

C.survived

D.drowned

30.

A.edge

B.area

C.part

D.district

31.

A.resist

B.keep

C.prevent

D.object

32.

A.future

B.past

C.meantime

D.end

33.

A.delighted

B.prepared

C.frightened

D.encouraged

34.

A.Roads

B.Power

C.Messages

D.Traffic

35.

A.see

B.pass

C.build

D.cross

36.

A.Guess

B.Remember

C.Consider

D.Imagine

37.

A.panic

B.attention

C.notice

D.care

38.

A.design

B.plan

C.warning

D.joke

39.

A.living

B.walking

C.working

D.studying

40.

A.deep

B.high

C.shallow

D.wide

三、阅读理解（每小题2分；满分50分）

第一节

A

Ifyoufeelatpresentthatyoudon’thaveenoughfriendsinyourlife,onereasonmaybethatyouhaveletyourselfbecometoobusytomaketimefortherelationshipsyoualreadyhave.Startingandkeepingfriendshiprequireeffortandcommitment.

Manyofusletourlivesbecomesobusywithworkandothercommitmentsthatwedon’tgetaroundtoschedulingtimeforpleasureandrenewal（叙旧）withthefriends,relativesandacquaintanceswealreadyhave.

Makingtheefforttocallyourfriendsmoreregularlyandtoacceptmoreoftheinvitationsyoureceivefromotherscanimproveyoursociallifeinahurry!

Arethereanypeopleyoucouldcallrightnowandbeassuredofapleasantwelcome?

Aretherepeoplethatyoucouldcountontohelpyouintimeofdifficulty?

Canyouhaveclosetalkswiththem?

Doyouhavefunwhenyouaretogether?

Areyouhappytohavetheminyourlife?

Ifyouhaven’tseenmuchofthemlately,isitbecauseyouhavebecometoobusy?

Haveyougrownapart?

Wasthereanargument?

Ifthemainreasonyouhaven’tbeengettingtogetherwiththepeopleyoualreadyknowisthatyouhavegottentoobusy,takeagoodlookathowyouspendyourtime.Compareitwithyourrealvaluesandprioritiesinlife.Isyourbusylifestylereallybringingyouthequalityoflifethatyouwant?

Ifyouhavebecometoobusyforfriends,whyhasthishappened?

Areyouseekingmaterialtoysinyourlifeattheexpenseofrelationshipswithotherhumanbeings?

Haveyouallowedyourtimetobeover-committedbecauseyouneversay‘‘No”toanyone?

Doyouinsistondoingthingsyourselfthatcouldbedelegatedtoothers?

Ifso,why?

Doyoubelievethateverythingdependsonyou?

Examinewhetherthewayyouarenowspendingyourtimeaccuratelyreflectsyourdeepestvaluesandpriorities.Makesurethatyouscheduleadequatetimeforthethingsthataretrulymostimportanttoyou.

Ifyoureallywanttokeepfriendsinyourlife,makeaspaceinyourschedule,andaspaceinyourheartforthem.

41.Inthispassagetheauthormainlydiscusses______.

A.howtobalancefriendshipandwork

B.howtospendoursparetime

C.whetherweshouldkeepfriendship

D.whetherweshouldinvitefriendstodinner

42.Whichofthefollowingdoesn’tindicateagoodrelationship?

A.Youhavesomeonetocountonwhenyouareintrouble.

B.Youhavesomeonetohaveclosetalkswith.

C.Youfeeldepressedwithothersinlife.

D.Youhavefunwhenyouarewithsomeone.

43.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“delegated”probablymean?

A.appointedB.replacedC.declinedD.handled

44.Thereasonwhyyouhavebecometoobusyforfriendsmaybethefollowingexceptthat______.

A.youspendtoomuchtimeseekingmaterialtoysinyourlife

B.youfeelitdifficulttokeepfriendship

C.yousticktodoingeverythingallbyyourself

D.youneverrefusewhateverotherpeopleaskyoutodo

45.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ToobusyforFriendship?

B.Toobusywithwork?

C.HowtoSpendYourTimeD.HowtoMakeNewFriends

B

Lostwalletswhichcontainasnapshotorpictureofababyaremorelikelytobereturnedtotheirowners,scientistshavediscovered.

Researchersleft240walletsonthestreetsofEdinburghlastyeartoseehowmanywerereturnedtotheirowners.Someofthewalletscontainedoneoffourphotographs–thebaby,acutelittledog,afamilyandaportraitofanelderlycouple.Otherwalletscontainedacardsuggestingtheownerhadrecentlymadeacharitydonation,whileacontrolsamplecontainednothingatall.

ProfessorRichardWiseman,apsychologistwhowasinchargeoftheexperiment,said42percentofthewalletswerepostedbackintotal.Thosecontainingthepictureoftheinfant,orthebabyweremostlikelytobringaboutanhonestreactionfromthefinder,with88percentbeingreturned,followedbythosecontainingpicturesofthelittledogat53percent.Ofthosefeaturingthefamilysnapshot,48percentweresenttothereturn