姜堰市姜淮高考复读学校届高三上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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姜堰市姜淮高考复读学校届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

江苏省姜堰市姜淮高考复读学校2013届期中考试

高三英语试题

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节单项选择（共15 小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21.—Thelittleboatis______safe.Don’tyouthinkso,Mike?

—Noworries!

I’vebeenonthisboatdozensoftimes.

A.somethingbutB.nothingbutC.anythingbutD.everythingbut

22.—WhatdoyouthinkofPeter?

—He______bereallydifficulttogetalongwitheventhoughhe’sanicepersoningeneral.

A.shallB.shouldC.mustD.can

23.Howeveroccupiedyouarewithstudy,tryto______atleast15minuteseachdaytohavesomeexercise.

A.putoutB.putthroughC.putoffD.putaside

24.______,asmalladvertisementheldmyattention,whichread“Easyjob.Goodwages.Noexperiencenecessary.”

A.LookingthroughthenewspaperB.WhileIwaslookingthroughthenewspaper

C.TolookthroughthenewspaperD.Iwaslookingthroughthenewspaper

25.—Howaboutyourjob-hunting？

—Noluck．Now，I'vereachedthestage________Idon’tcarewhatIdo．

A.whichB．whereC．whenD.that

26.Insocietieswheresocialrolesaredetermined,boysusuallycopythebehavioroftheirfathers,andgirls_____oftheirmothers.

A.thatB.thoseC.oneD.theones

27.Forsustainabledevelopment,thegovernmenthasdecidedtogive_______tothose

energy-conservingandenvironment-friendlybusinessesinmanyaspects.

A.profitB.interestC.preferenceD.advantage

28._______,Ihaveneverseenanyonewho'sascapableasJohn.

A.AslongasIhavetraveledB.MuchasIhavetraveled

C.NowthatIhavetraveledsomuchD.AsIhavetraveledsomuch

29.Allthecitizensherestronglyinsistthosecaught____“harmful”advertisementsinthestreets_____punishedstrictly.

A.puttingup;willbeB.toputup;shouldbe

C.beingputup;shallD.puttingup;be

30.—IfIhadn’tbeencaughtintheheavyrain,Icouldhavebeenbackby7o’clock.

—Whatapity！

Stella_______heretoseeyou.

A.isB.wasC.wouldbeD.hasbeen

31.Theyfelt________itwashightaxandlowincome________contributedtotheextrememiseryoftheworkingpeopleatthebottomoftheladder.

A./；thatB.that;whichC.that;whatD./;which

32.Onhearingthenews,thegirlrushedoutwithouthesitation,______theluggage______onthefloor,and______inthedark.

A.left,lied,disappeared     B.leaving,lying,disappeared

C.leaving,lie,disappeared     D.left,lay,disappear

33.—Themanagerhascomebackfromhisbusinesstrip.Heisaskingyouforthereport.

—Oh，mygod!

Ihaven’tfinishedityet.Buthe_____backatthecompanytomorrow.

A.wasexpectedB.willexpectC.expectedD.willbeexpected

34.—It’salongtime________Isawyoulast.

—Yes，andwhatapity！

Itwillbealongtime________weseeeachotheragain.

A.since;beforeB.when;whenC.since;whenD.before;since

35.—Isthereanythingelsetodiscuss?

—_____________.Iguess.

A.NotatallB.No,that'sallC.Yes,I'msureD.Yes,ofcourse

第二节　完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

OnemorningIwastednearlyanhourwatchingatinyantcarryahugefeather.Severaltimes,it36severalobstaclesinitspath.Andafteramomentarypauseitwouldmakethenecessarydetour（绕道）.37onepoint,theanthadtocrossacrackabout10mmwide.Aftersome38thoughts,theantlaidthefeatheroverthecrack,walked39itandpickedthefeatherupontheotherside,thencontinuedonitsway.Iwas40bytheclevernessofthisant.Itwasonlyasmallinsect,lackingin41yetequippedwithabraintoreason,explore,discoverandovercome.42thisant,liketheothertwo-leggedcreatures43ontheearth,alsoshareshumanfailings.

Aftersometimetheant44reacheditsdestination---aflowerbedandasmallholethatwastheentrancetoits45home.Itwastherethattheantmetits46.Howcouldthatlargefeatherpossibly47suchasmallhole?

Ofcourse,itcouldn’t.Sotheant,afterallthis48andusinggreatbrightness,overcomingproblemsallalongtheway,justgaveupthe49andwenthome.Theanthadnotthoughttheproblemthrough50itbeganitsjourneyandintheendthefeatherwas51morethanaburden.Isn’tour52likethat?

Weworryaboutourfamilies;weworryaboutthe53ofmoney;andweworryaboutallkindsofthings.Theseareallburdens---thethingswepickupalonglife’spath,anddragthemaroundtheobstaclesandoverthecracksthatlifewillbring,onlyto54thatatthedestinationtheyare55andwecan’ttakethemwithus.

36.A.cameacrossB.cameaboutC.gotoverD.dealtwith

37.A.ForB.AtC.ToD.With

38.A.braveB.tiringC.shortD.magic

39.A.throughB.acrossC.besideD.behind

40.A.satisfiedB.frightenedC.annoyedD.attracted

41.A.heightB.sizeC.depthD.length

42.A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.ButD.Moreover

43.A.livingB.workingC.sleepingD.walking

44.A.finallyB.probablyC.suddenlyD.easily

45.A.lonelyB.comfortableC.undergroundD.big

46.A.partnerB.parentC.matchD.friend

47.A.fixB.fitC.fillD.suit

48.A.troubleB.pleasureC.decisionD.matter

49.A.insectB.problemC.featherD.hole

50.A.beforeB.afterC.untilD.once

51.A.everythingB.anythingC.somethingD.nothing

52.A.studyB.aimC.dreamD.life

53.A.wasteB.lackC.worthD.danger

54.A.thinkB.wonderC.warnD.find

55.A.badB.uselessC.meaningfulD.practical

第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

ThelatestresearchsuggeststhatthekeyfactorseparatinggeniusesfromthemerelyaccomplishedisnotI.Q.,agenerallybadpredictorofsuccess.Instead,it’spurposefulpractice.Topperformersspendmorehourspractisingtheircraft.Ifyouwantedtopicturehowatypicalgeniusmightdevelop,you’dtakeagirlwhopossessedaslightlyaboveaveragelanguageability.Itwouldn’thavetobeabigtalent,justenoughsothatshemightgainsomesenseofdistinction.Thenyouwouldwanthertomeet,say,anovelist,whocoincidentallysharedsomesimilarqualities.Maybethewriterwasfromthesametown,hadthesamefamilybackground,orsharedthesamebirthday.

Thiscontactwouldgivethegirlavisionofherfutureself.Itwouldgivehersomeideaofafascinatingcirclewhomightsomedayjoin.Itwouldalsohelpifoneofherparentsdiedwhenshewas12,givingherastrongsenseofinsecurityandfuellingadesperateneedforsuccess.Armedwiththisambition,shewouldreadnovelsandlifestoriesofwriterswithoutend.Thiswouldgiveheraprimaryknowledgeofherfield.Shewouldbeabletoseenewwritingindeeperwaysandquicklyunderstanditsinnerworkings.

Thenshewouldpractisewriting.Herpracticewouldbeslow,painstakinganderror-focused.Bypractisinginthisway,shedelaystheautomatingprocess.Hermindwantstoturnconscious,newlylearnedskillsintounconscious,automaticallyperformedskills.Bypractisingslowly,bybreakingskillsdownintotinypartsandrepeating,sheforcesthebraintointernalizeabetterpatternofperformance.Thenshewouldfindanadviserwhowouldprovideaconstantstreamoffeedback,viewingherperformanceformtheoutside,correctingthesmallesterrors,pushinghertotakeontougherchallenges.Bynowsheisredoingproblems—howdoIgetcharactersintoaroom—dozensanddozensoftimes.Sheisestablishinghabitsofthoughtshecancalluponinordertounderstandorsolvefutureproblems.

Theprimaryqualityouryoungwriterpossessesisnotsomemysteriousgenius.It’stheabilitytodevelopapurposeful,laboriousandboringpracticeroutine;thelatestresearchtakessomeofthemagicoutofgreatachievement.Butitunderlinesafactthatisoftenneglected.Publicdiscussionisaffectedbygeneticsandwhatwe’re“hard-wired”todo.Andit’struethatgenesplayaroleinourcapabilities.Butthebrainisalsoveryplastic.Weconstructourselvesthroughbehavior.

56.Thepassagemainlydealswith.

A.thefunctionofI.Q.incultivatingawriterB.therelationshipbetweengeniusandsuccess

C.thedecisivefactorinmakingageniusD.thewayofgainingsomesenseofdistinction

57.Byreadingnovelsandwriters’stories,thegirlcould.

A.cometounderstandtheinnerstructureofwriting

B.joinafascinatingcircleofwriterssomeday

C.sharewithanovelistherlikesanddislikes

D.learnfromthelivingexamplestoestablishasenseofsecurity

58.Inthegirl’slongpainstakingtrainingprocess,________.

A.heradviserformsaprimarychallengingforcetohersuccess.

B.herwritingturnsintoanautomaticpatternofperformance

C.sheacquiresthemagicofsomegreatachievement

D.shecomestorealizesheis“hard-wired”towrite

59.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

A.Afuellingambitionplaysaleadingroleinone’ssuccess

B.Aresponsibleadviserismoreimportantthantheknowledgeofwriting.

C.Astothegrowthofagenius,I.Q.doesn’tmatter,butjusthis/hereffort.

D.Whatreallymattersiswhatyoudoratherthanwhoyouare.

B

Haveyoueverpickedajobbasedonthefactthatyouweregoodatitbutlaterfounditmadeyoufeelveryuncomfortableovertime?

Whenyouselectyourcareer,there'sawholelotmoretoitthanassessingyourskillsandmatchingthemwithaparticularposition.Ifyouignoreyourpersonality,itwillhurtyoulong-termregardlessofyourskillsorthejob'spay.Thereareseveralareasofyourpersonalitythatyouneedtoconsidertohelpyoufindagoodjob.Hereareafewofthosemainareas;

1）Doyoupreferworkingaloneorwith