江苏省苏州市届高三上学期期中考试英语试题及答案无听力.docx

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江苏省苏州市届高三上学期期中考试英语试题及答案无听力

2014—2015学年第一学期高三期中调研测试试卷

英语2014.11

第二部分：

英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

16.Noonehashad______greaterinfluenceon______WesterncivilizationthantheancientGreeks,whomademanyadvancesinvariousfields.

A.a;theB./;theC.a;/D./;/

17.Themanagerisnowinneedofacapableassistantthathecan______totakecareofproblemsinhisabsence.

A.countonB.countinC.countupD.countout

18.______totheextraordinarybeautyofChanglingistheLing’enPalace,knownforitssimpledesignandpaintedceiling.

A.AddedB.AddingC.BeingaddedD.Havingadded

19.Helefthometowasteallhistimeandmoneyingamblingandwasfinallyreduced______tobeaporter.

A.tohireoutB.tohirehimselfout

C.tohiringoutD.tohiringhimselfout

20.WhentheAmericans______totheBritishraisingthetaxrates,theBritishincreasedcontrolovertheirAmericancolonies,stationingsoldiersthere.

A.objectedB.opposedC.submittedD.appealed

21.—Howdoyoufindyournewboss,youguys?

—Oh,Ithinkhehasearnedourwiderespect______hetreatsusfairlyandkindly.

A.inthatB.sothatC.eventhoughD.asthough

22.Hisquestionsconcerningthepreservationofthehistoricchurchatthepressconference______hisignoranceofthemattersbeingdiscussed.

A.symbolizedB.associatedC.underlinedD.delivered

23.Youhavemadeoutstandingcontributionstothecompany.I’msurethatyouare______togetpromotedsoon.

A.possibleB.boundC.necessaryD.close

24.—What’sup?

What’sthatterriblenoisefromourupstairsneighbor?

—Thespoiledboyisyellingandscreamingto______,Iguess.

A.mendhiswayB.gethiswayC.pushhiswayD.stophisway

25.Thedoctorbeganfeelinginactiveandpowerlessacoupleofdaysago,butnotuntilhedeveloped103-degreefever,______DoctorsWithoutBorders,authoritiessaid.

A.hadhecontactedB.hehadcontacted

C.didhecontactD.hecontacted

26.Mydaughterisnotpresentatthisaward ceremony,soIwillreceivetheprize______her.

A.onbehalfofB.inhonorofC.onaccountofD.infavorof

27.Nowwemustlookforward,andturnthisintothemoment______everyone–whicheverwaytheyvoted–comestogethertobuildthatbetter,brighterfutureforourentireUnitedKingdom.

A.thatB.whichC.whereD.when

28.Itwouldmean–foranybanksthatremaininScotland–iftheyevergotintrouble______ScottishtaxpayersandScottishtaxpayersalonethatwouldbearthecosts.

A.therewillbeB.itwillbeC.therewouldbeD.itwouldbe

29.—HaveyouheardthattheTaiwanpopsingerJamHsiaowillperforminShanghaiattheendofthismonth?

—Ofcourse.Allhisfansare______toheartheexcitingnews.

A.greenwithenvyB.feelingblue

C.tickledpinkD.whiteasasheet

30.—Sinceyou’vemanagedtosignthecontractwiththeforeigncompany.Youmightaswellbeginto expandyourbusinessoverseas.

—Thankyouforyouradvice.Asthesayinggoes,______.

A.theearlybirdcatchestheworm

B.makehaywhilethesunshines

C.greatmindsthinkalike,butfoolsseldomdiffer

D.don’tcountyourchickensuntiltheyarehatched

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

ItwasatypicalWednesday.MywifeandIwerespeakinginanursinghomeaboutoursuccessfulrecoveriesfromourheartattacks.Afterwards,oneoftheotherresidents,Miriam,askedifwehadafewminutestotalk.

“I’vealwaysthoughtthattobe31Ineedthreethings:

someoneto32,somethingtodoandsomethingtolookforwardto,”shesaid.“I’vegotpeopleheretolove,andtheactivitiesto33measbusyasIwant,butIdon’thaveanythingI’mlookingforwardto.Doyouhaveany34?

”

“Whatdidyoulookforwardtobeforeyoucamehere?

”weasked.

“Oh,Iusedtolovetolaughwithothers,”Miriamsaid.

“Whatdidyou35about?

”weasked.

“EverythingIcouldsee,hear,feel,tasteorsmell,”shesaidwithasmile.

Atthatverymoment,wegottheideatostartour36.Webeganlookingforhumor,andweusedallofour37.Westartedwithateabagwiththe38:

Youarelikethisteabag…onlyinhotwaterdoyourealizehowstrongyouare.

Wecontinued39andfoundcartoonsandvideosfilledwithhumor.Peoplebroughtusstickers,books,gamesandmagazines.We40togetherhumorbasketswithbooks,tapes,greetingcardsandtoysforchildrenofallages.

Ofcourse,we41ahumorbasketforMiriam,thewomanwhohad42usonthisproject–“SearchforaSmileandShareit”.Shetoldusthatthe43ofherdaywassharingthe44ofherbasketwitheveryoneshesaw.

Theprojectwasso45thatotherfacilitiesheardofitandmadespecial46.Onenursinghomeaskedustomakeahumorcart,likeashoppingcart.Volunteers47thisdownthehallways,sharingsmilesandlaughswith48.Stillanothernursinghomerequestedthatwe49ahumorroom,completewithaprojectorshowingfunvideos.

Whatstartedasasimplegestureto50oneelderlywomanturnedintoalifetimeproject.

31.A.busyB.happyC.richD.healthy

32.A.loveB.meetC.visitD.respect

33.A.leadB.findC.keepD.encourage

34.A.waysB.opinionsC.plansD.ideas

35.A.talkB.worryC.complainD.laugh

36.A.procedureB.projectC.researchD.preparation

37.A.effortsB.sensesC.toolsD.families

38.A.messageB.letterC.coverD.sign

39.A.explainingB.searchingC.expendingD.researching

40.A.gotB.cameC.joinedD.put

41.A.paidB.madeC.filledD.applied

42.A.startedB.chosenC.persuadedD.turned

43.A.highlightB.satisfactionC.projectD.appointment

44.A.designsB.foodsC.booksD.contents

45.A.touchingB.successfulC.interestingD.respectful

46.A.giftsB.donationsC.requestsD.arrangements

47.A.walkB.pushC.fixD.perform

48.A.nursesB.workersC.residentsD.children

49.A.designB.organizeC.decorateD.offer

50.A.saveB.helpC.thankD.satisfy

第三部分：

阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Haveyoueverimaginedwalkingthroughaglacier?

Beitayesorno,itisnowapossibility.

OnOctober10,TravelAlberta,thetourismorganizationfortheprovinceofAlberta,Canada,traveledtoBeijingtopromoteitsnewproject,“GlacierSkywalk,”atapressconference.

TheprojectiscurrentlyunderconstructionandisscheduledtoopenMay2014.ThenewattractionisonlyminutesawayfromtheColumbiaIcefieldGlacierDiscoveryCenter,andisalreadyexpectedtobecomeanewCanadianlandmark.Theboldconceptofwalkingamidaglaciermayseemunrealistic,butaglasscorridorextendingfromtheglacier’scliffwillmaketheexperienceareality.

Theglasscorridorwillfunctionasafullyaccessiblewalkwayleadingtoaglass-flooredobservationplatform280meters（918ft）abovetheSunwaptaValley,andwillallowvisitorstowitnessthepowersofglaciology.Fromice-cappedmountainpeakstovastglacier-formedvalleys,theGlacierSkywalkwillprovidevisitorswithafrontrowseattosomeofnature’smostgrandeurbeauty.

Theprojectwillnotonlybecomeaninnovativetravelspot,butwillalsobeseenasanengineeringmiracle.Itsmainpurposewillbetoprovidevisitorswithabrand-newviewingexperience,inwhichonecangobeyondnature’sedgeandimmersethemselvesinanawe-inspiringtripinoneoftheworld’smostuniqueecosystems.

Remembertobreathe

“Remembertobreathe”isthesloganofTravelAlberta’sglobalpromotionalcampaign.RoyceChwin,oneofthedevelopersoftheprojectandtheChiefMarketingOfficerofTravelAlberta,elaboratedontheideaindepthatthepressconference.“Remembertobreathe”isakeystatementwhichservesasaremindertostop,takeamoment,refillyourenergy,remembertoslowdown,takeinyoursurroundings,takeitallinandtodrinkintheuniquepersonalexperiencethatyoucreate.”

Forcitydwellerswhohaveahecticlifescheduleforalmost365daysayear,thisideaservesespeciallyasareminderthatliferesidesineverybreaththatisinhaledandexhaled,sopeopleshouldneverforgettoslowdownandenjoyeverymoment.

China:

essentialoutboundtourismmarket

AsmoreChinesetravelersembarkonforeigntrips,manyWesterncountriesarewooingChinesetourists,andAlbertaisnoexception.“ChinaisextremelyimportanttoCanada,wehaveseenadouble-digit18%growthofChinesevisitorsyearafteryear,whichistheworld’slargestoutboundtourismmarketforAlberta,”saidChwin.

OneadvantageaddingtoCanada’sappealforChinesetouristsistheApprovedDestinationStatus,a10-yearmultiple-entryvisawhichChinesetravelerscanapplyfortomaketheirtravelmuchsmoother.Withmorethan82connectingflightsaweekbetweenthetwocountries,travelingtoCanadahasneverbeeneasier.

51.WhichofthefollowingaboutGlacierSkywalkistrue?

A.ItispromotedbyatourismorganizationfromBeijing.

B.IthasnochancetobecomeanewCanadianlandmark.

C.Itismainlydesignedtoletvisitorshaveabrand-newexperience.

D.ItisfarawayfromtheColumbiaIcefieldGlacierDiscoveryCenter.

52.ThesloganoftravelAlberta’sglobalpromotionalcampaign“Remembertobreathe”isusedto________.

A.warntouristsofthedangerthere

B.describethebeautyofGlacierSkywalk

C.indicatetheexcitementofwalkingthroughaglacier

D.remindpeopletoslowdownandenjoyeverymoment

B

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