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四川省隆昌二中届高三英语上学期入学考试试题
隆昌二中2015届高三上期入学考试英语试题
第I卷(选择题共90分)
第一部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分40分)
第一节单项填空(共10小题;每小题1分,共10分)
1.—Hi,Maria!
Igotthesecondplaceintheexam.
—!
EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony’s.
A.CongratulationsB.ComeonC.GoodluckD.Cheerup
2.Knowledgeisimportantonthewaytosuccess,butitmayalso______ourthinking.
A.directB.limitC.changeD.improve
3.—MustIfinishthetasktoday,Mr.Green?
—No,you
Amustn’tBcan’tCdon’thavetoDcouldn’t
4.______hewantstosayis______greatanefforthehasmadetohelpherout.
A.That;howB.What;thatC.What;whatD.What;how
5.Thenewscameasnosurprisetome.I___thatthefactorywasgoingtoshutdown.
A.knewB.knowC.haveknownD.hadknown
6.—Jack,thisisthethirdtimethatyouhavebeenlatethisweek.
—Sorry,sir,butIwas______for15minutesonthewayhereinthetrafficjam.
A.heldupB.putupC.takenupD.givenup
7.—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?
—Ifyoumake______mostofthemodernequipment,therewillbe______riseinproduction.
A./;/B./;aC.the;aD.the;/
8.______,andtheproblemwillbeworkedout.
A.IfyouhaveabitmoreeffortB.Havingalittleeffort
C.AbitmoreeffortD.Therebeingalittleeffort
9.Onlywhen______hard______makeyourdreamcometrue.
A.youwork;canyouB.youwork;youcan
C.doyouwork;canyouD.doyouwork;youcan
10.We’rehavingameetinginhalfanhour.Thedecisionatthemeetingwillinfluencethefutureofourcompany.
AbeingmadeBtobemadeCmadeDhavingbeenmade
第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在机读卡上将该选项涂黑。
Thereisasmallshopabout200metersfromwhereIlivethatsellsgroceries,meatandotherbasicnecessities.About10yearsago,therewasabeggarwhowouldgointotheshopeverydayandasktheownerfora11.Theowner,12hewouldlovetohelp,simplydidn’thaveanyjobsavailable,sohekept13theman’srequest.
Thissituationcontinued14forafewmonths,untiltheowner15togivethehomelessmanajobwhich16sweepingoutsidetheshop.Everysingledayfrom5a.m,thehomelessmanwastheredoingthevery17hecouldforthe__18,makingitthecommunity’sfavourite,eventhoughitdidearnhimpennies.__19,theownersawhowgoodajobthemanwasdoingandgavehimajobworking20acashier(收银员).Hewaswatchedcloselytomakesurethathedidn’t21anyofthemoneyreceivedfromthesales.Hewasstillhomeless,afterall.Thehomelessmandida/an22jobasacashierforover2years,anddidsuchagoodjobthathewaspromotedto23thefinancesforthewholeshop.
Tomy24,thiswasthearrangementsupuntil2yearsago,whentheowner__25.Inhiswill,heonlyhadone26,togivethewholeshoptothenowstable,“homeless”man.Now,Icouldwalkintothatshopandseehimworkingashardas__27,withhisownbusinessthatisstill28andactive10yearsaftergettinghisjobasasweeper.
Fromthisstory,wecanprobablygettheinspiration:
workhardandgiveeverythingyourbesteffort,evenifitisn’tyour29situation,itverywellmayturnoutto30somedayinthefuture.
D.meal
D.if
D.refusing
D.daily
D.failed
D.trained
D.less
D.moment
D.Eventually
D.like
D.save
D.kind
D.manage
D.joy
D.gaveup
D.suggestion
D.required
D.popular
D.financial
D.do
C.job
C.because
C.accepting
C.weekly
C.planned
C.included
C.better
C.interest
C.Quietly
C.as
C.spend
C.fantastic
C.provide
C.scare
C.passedaway
C.request
C.expected
C.shabby
C.own
C.happen
B.home
B.unless
B.considering
B.often
B.agreed
B.involved
B.least
B.owner
B.Fortunately
B.with
B.pocket
B.loyal
B.raise
B.mind
B.becameold
B.purpose
B.necessary
B.new
B.current
B.be
11.A.coin12.A.although
13.A.expecting14.A.again
15.A.offered16.A.meant
17.A.best18.A.family
19.A.Suddenly20.A.for
21.A.lose
22.A.honest23.A.guard
24.A.knowledge
25.A.gottired
26.A.thought
27.A.ever
28.A.big
29.A.ideal
30.A.become
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
第一节阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在机读卡上将该项涂黑。
(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
A
SanitMark’sSquareinVenice,Italy,isknownforitshistoricbuildingsanditspigeons(鸽子).Touristshavelongenjoyedfeedingthebirds.Asaresult,thepigeonhasgrownandgrown.Butlocalofficialssayallthosedroppingsarenotgoodforthebuildingsorthepeopleinthesquare.Asofthismonth,policewillfinepeoplewhofeedthepigeons.
ButalistenernamedPhillipGheehasanotherthoughtabouthowtocontrolpigeonpopulations.Hesays,whynotcatchthebirdsandexportthemtopoorareastosupplyprotein(蛋白质)topeopleindangerofstarvation?
Inanycase,weputthequestiontotwosquab(雏鸽)producers.
TonyBarwickispresidentofthePalmettoPigeonPlantinSouthCarolina.Hesaysthatbesidesanyquestionsabouthealthrisks,includingfrompollution,adultpigeonsarenotthateasytocatch.And,hesays,exportingthemwouldnotbeascost-effective(划算的)asexportingotherformsofprotein,suchaschicken.Supposeyouhaveadollar,hesays,youcouldbuyaprocessedchickenthatoffersmoremeat.
BobShipleyispresidentoftheSquabProducersofCalifornia.Hesaysexportingsmokedsquabwouldnotbeasolutioneither.Inthesmokingprocess,squabmeatbecomesverysoft.Themeatalsobreaksdownifitisovercooked.
Andthereissomethingelsetoconsideraboutraisingpigeonsasafoodsource.Generallyittakesmorethanthreeandahalfkilogramsofgraintogethalfakilogramofmeat.
31.There’remoreandmorepigeonsinSaintMark’sSquaremainlybecause_______.
A.pigeonsliketoliveinthehistoricbuildings
B.touristssettheirpigeonsfreethere
C.it’saplacethat’ssuitableforpigeons
D.peoplegivethemenoughfoods
32.Theunderlinedword“droppings”inParagraph1refersto_______.
A.wasteofbirdsB.pigeons
C.feathersofbirdsD.foodstouriststhrowaway
33.Bygivingusanexample,TonyBarwickmeansthat________
A.exportingpigeonscanmakelotsofmoney
B.exportingpigeonswouldcosttoomuch
C.pigeonsarenothealthyfood
D.chickenhasmoremeat
34.Fromthetextweknow________withPhillipGhee’sopinion
A.bothTonyBarwickandBobShipleydon’tagree
B.eitherTonyBarwickofBobShipleyagrees
C.neitherTonyBarwicknorBobShipleyagrees
D.TonyBarwickandBobShipleypartlyagree
B
Oneofthemostfascinatingthingsabouttelevisionisthesizeoftheaudience.Anovelcanbeonthe“bestseller”listswithasaleofupto100,000copies,butapopularTVshowmighthave70millionTVviewers.TVcanmakeanythingoranyonewell-knownovernight.
Thisistheprinciplebehind“quiz”or“game”shows,whichputordinarypeopleonTVtoplayagameforprizesandmoney.Aquizshowcanmakeanyoneastar,anditcangiveawaythousandsofdollars.CharlesVanDoren,anEnglishinstructor,becamerichandfamousafterwinningmoneyonseveralshows.Heevenhadacareerasatelevisionpersonality.ButoneofthelosersprovedthatCharlesVanDorenwascheating.Itturnedoutthattheshow’sproducers,whowerepullingthestrings,gavetheanswerstothemostpopularcontestantsbeforehand.Why?
Becauseiftheaudiencedidn’tlikethepersonwhowonthegame,theyturnedtheshowoff.Theresultofthischeatingwasahugescandal(丑闻).Basedontheshowoff,amovietitled“QuizShow”ison40yearslater.
CharlesVanDorenisnolongerinvolvedwithTV.Butgameshowsarestillhere,thoughtheyaren’ttakenseriously.Infact,someofthemtrytobeasridiculousaspossible.Thereareshowsthatsendstrangersonvacationtripstogether,orthattrytocausenewly-marriedcouplestofightonTV,orthatpunishlosersbyhumiliating(羞辱)them.TheentertainmentnowistoseewhatpeoplewilldojusttobeonTV.Peoplestillwinmoney,buttherealprizeistobeinfrontofanaudienceofmillions.
35.Whatisthemostimportantthingastotelevision?
A.Howmanyviewerstheycanattract
B.Becomingthebestselleronthelist
C.Howmuchmoneycanbegivenaway
D.Thenumberofpeopleattendingshows
36.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“pullingthestrings”(inParagraph2)probablymean?
A.PlanningtheshowswitheffortB.Drawingthecurtainonthestage
C.ControllingtheresultsecretlyD.Playing“quiz”or“game”openly
37.CharlesVanDorenstoppedhiscareerasatelevisionpersonalitybecause_______.
A.hehadearnedenoughwealthandfame.
B.oneoftheparticipantshadtoldthetruth
C.thefilm“QuizShow”wasbeingshown
D.hisfrequentappearancehadboredtheaudience
38.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.
A.TVGameShowsaremorepopularthanbefore.
B.thescandalwasnotmadeknownuntil40yearslater
C.gettingmoneyistheonlypurposeofpeopletakingpartinshows
D.peoplecanmakethemselvesfamousbytakingpartinshows
C
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