江苏省泰兴市第三高级中学2014届高三英语一轮复习限时训练16 WORD版含解析.doc

1、第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)21- Did Susan visit you again _ following year?- No, it was almost ten years before she came to see me _ second time.A. the; aB. the; /C. /; the D. /; a22.Micro blogging, or “Weibo”, as is known in China, _ users to send about messages up to 140 characters, is very popular

2、 among young people.A. expecting B. taking C. encouraging D. allowing 23. - I will furnish your room with the best computer and television. - You _. I prefer a bookshelf to do some reading in my spare time.A. neednt B. mustnt C. cant D. shouldnt 24. When Mike _ the front door, he couldnt find his ke

3、y. So he had to wait for his wife to come back.A. would open B. was to open C. had opened D. opened25. The magician, Liu Qian, picked several persons _ from the audience and asked them to help him with the performance.A. by accident B. in vain C. at random D. on average26. It cost her much to have b

4、roken the law. I wonder why she stole things _ she could easily afford them.A. when B. unless C. in caseD. so that27. - Mary, turn the heat down, _ burn. - Ok, mum.A. the cake will B. or the cake willC. will the cakeD. and the cake will 28. The light bulb, invented by Edison in 1879, is about to dis

5、appear from our lives, _ to more energy-efficient lighting.A. giving way B. making way C. giving hopeD. making room29. The spokesman said that this was a _ negotiation because it solved a lot of problems between the two sides.A. primitive B. persuasive C. protective D. productive30. The food last mo

6、nth in the east was a real disaster, _ 19 people dead and 78 missing.A. to leave B. left C. leaving D. having left31. The young man was glad that his experience as a cook in the army finally _.A. paid off B. paid for C. paid up D. paid back32. _ going to the program You Are the One, she knew she had

7、 to be there or her mother would be unhappy.A. Although much she disliked B. Much although she disliked C. As she disliked much D. Much as she disliked第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a car and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely

8、remember the brightness of _36_ and what color red is. It would be _37_ to see again, but a(n) _38_ can do strange things to people. I dont mean I would _39_ to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate more what I had _40_. My parents and my teachers saw something i

9、n me - a _41_ to live - which I didnt see, and they made me want to fight in out with _42_.The _43_ lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. I am not talking about simply the kind of _44_ that helps me down so unfamiliar staircase alone. I _45_ something bigger than that: a confidence that I

10、am, despite being _46_, a real, positive person; that there is a special place where I can make myself fit.It took me years to discover and strengthen this confidence. It had to start with the easy and simple things, _47_ a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was laughing at me and I was _4

11、8_. “I cant use this,” I said. “Take with you,” he urged me, “and roll it around.” The words _49_ in my head. “Roll it around!” By rolling the ball I could _50_ where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought _51_ before; playing baseball. At Philadelphias Overbrook School fo

12、r the Blind I _52_ a successful variation of baseball. We called it ground ball.I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to be clear about my _53_. It was no good crying for something that I knew at the start was _54_ out of reach because that only

13、invited bitterness of failure. I would fail something anyway, _55_ on the average I made progress.36.A. skyB. cloud C. sunshineD. mist37. A. helpfulB. wonderfulC. hopefulD. successful38.A. disasterB. environmentC. incidentD. wonder39. A. manage B. tryC. want D. prefer40. A. lost B. leftC. used D. ca

14、red41.A. purposeB. potential C. pressure D. preparation 42.A. energyB. happinessC. luckD. blindness43.A. hardestB. dullest C. simplestD. easiest 44.A. self-respectB. self-controlC. self-confidenceD. self-defence45.A. think B. consider C. guessD. mean 46.A. imperfectB. perfectC. unfairD. fair 47.A. L

15、ater B. Soon C. OnceD. Then 48.A. worried B. encouraged C. shocked D. hurt 49.A. stuck B. impressed C. occupied D. held50.A. see B. hear C. notice D. observe 51.A. important B. unimportant C. possible D. impossible 52.A. invented B. discovered C. instructed D. directed 53.A. experience B. advantages

16、C. knowledgeD. limitation 54.A. hardlyB. wildlyC. highlyD. deeply55. A. so B. for C. but D. and 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。ATwo men, Alan and Henry, both seriously ill, shared a hospital room. Alan was allowed to sit up in his bed and his bed was next to the

17、rooms only window. Henry had to spend all his time flat on his back.The men talked for hours, of their wives, families, their homes and their jobs. And every afternoon when Alan, in the bed next to the window, could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could

18、 see. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Lovers walked arm in arm among flowers. Trees and skyline could be seen in the distance. As he described all this, Henry, on the other side of the room, would close his eyes and imagine the scene.One warm afternoon Al

19、an described a parade (游行) passing by. Although Henry could not hear the band, he could see it in his mind. Unexpectedly, an alien though: entered his head: why should he have all the pleasure of seeing everything while I never got to see anything? It doesnt seem fair. Henry felt ashamed at first. B

20、ut as the days passed and he missed seeing more sight, his envy grew and soon let him down. He began to find himself unable to sleep. He should be by that window - and that thought now controlled his life.Late one night, as he lay staring at the ceiling. Alan began to cough. He was choking. Henry wa

21、tched in the dim room as the struggling man tried hard to reach for the button to call for help. Listening from across the room, he never moved, never pushed his own button which would have brought the nurse running. In less than five minutes, the coughing and choking stopped, along with the sound o

22、f breathing. Now, there was only silence - deathly silence.As soon as it seemed appropriate, Henry asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.Slowly, painfully, he struggled to take his first look

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25、 RESORT, ST.LUCIA60. Where is the hotel located?A. Near a beach B. At the foot of a mountain C. Near an airportD. By a river bank61. The Romance package covers the following EXCEPT _.A. welcoming wine and flowers B. breakfastC. airport pick-up D. tips62. The target customers of the ad could most pro

26、bably be _.A. government officials B. sweet loversC. parents and children D. teachers and studentsCIn the late 1860s, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However, bridge building experts throughout the world thou

27、ght that this was impossible.Roebling could not ignore the vision of this bridge. He though about it all the time and he knew deep in his heart that it could be done. He just had to share the dream with someone else. After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an

28、up and coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built.The father and son developed concepts of how it could be accomplished and how the obstacles could be overcome. With great excitement and inspiration, and the determination of meeting wild challenges, they hired their crew and began to bu

29、ild their dream bridge.The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which resulted in him not being able to walk or talk or even move. “We told

30、 them so.”“Crazy men with crazy dreams.”“Its foolish to chase wild visions.”Everyone had a negative comment and felt that the project should be abandoned. In spite of his disability Washington was never discouraged and still had a burning desire to complete the bridge and his mind was still as sharp

31、 as ever.He tried to inspire and pass on his enthusiasm to some of his friends, but they were too daunted by the task. As he lay on his bed in hospital, an idea suddenly hit him. All he could do was move one finger and he decided to make the best use of it. Slowly, he developed a code of communicati

32、on with his wife.He touched his wifes arm with that finger, indicating to her that he wanted her to call the engineer again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish but the project was under way again.For 13 years Washington tapped out his

33、instructions with his finger on his wifes arm, until the bridge was finally completed in 1883.Today she spectacular Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory as a proof to the great success of one mans spirit and his determination. It stands too as a monument to the love and devotion of his wife.63. W

34、hich of the following shows the right order of building the bridge?a. some negative comments b. the instructions tapped out on the arm of Washingtons wifec. the idea to build Brooklyn Bridged. the determination to complete the bridgee. the hiring of the crewA. c, a, d, e, b B. e, c, b, a, dC. e, c,

35、d, b, a D. c, e, a, d, b64. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?A. Washingtons spirit B. Construction of Brooklyn BridgeC. Love between Washington and his wifeD. Design of Brooklyn Bridge.65. Which of the following was the key factor to Washingtons success?A. his strong confidenc

36、e B. Good team-workC. His never-say-die attitudeD. His enthusiasm 66. Which of the following sentences has the closet meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 9?A. they became interested in the task.B. They lost confidence in the task.C. They were attracted by the task.D. They were unsure of

37、the task.D.(CNN) - China will sometimes say “no” and the world should get used to it.That message came through when China joined Russia in blocking action on Syria.“Do not mistakenly think that because China takes a careful and responsible position on the Syria issue, China will not use its veto pow

38、er or will always abstain(弃权), ” said Cui Tiankai, Chinas voice foreign minister, “When China must use its veto power to say no, it will surely use it. ”On Saturday, Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, called the vetoes “disgusting and shameful.”He Wenping, director of African Stu

39、dies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said the veto shows Chinas confidence in foreign affairs. “A country expressing its true opinion - thats progress. China opposes the use of the threat or force to achieve regime (政权) change in other countries. This agrees with Chinas long-standing diplo

40、macy principle. It is also not acceptable for China to rush a U. K. vote without sufficient discussion.”So why did China use its veto this time?Chinas critics say Chinas veto of the U.N. draft proposal was in part due to Beijings fear that allowing a regime change in Syria could encourage the spread

41、 of the Arab Spring will happen in China, He Wenping disagrees, “China has a completely different political system and economic development path. If someone in the international community thinks that the Arab Spring will happen in China, then I think they misjudge the situation in China, exaggerate

42、some problems in the Chinese society and underestimate the ability of the Chinese government to control the situation in China. ”67. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. China often uses its veto power on international issuesB. China never uses its veto power on international i

43、ssuesC. Chinas normal practice in the U.N. is to abstain rather than veto.D. China should not have veto power in the U.N.68. What is the international reaction to Chinas veto on the Syria issue?A. Russia supports China.B. The U.S. feels very unhappy.C. The international community is used to it.D.The

44、 Arab countries show no concern.69. Why did China use its veto power this time?A. Because Russia and China are friends.B. Because China wants to hold an opposite stand against the U.S.C. Because China is worried about a chain-action resulting from Syrias revolution.D. Because China opposes the use o

45、f threat or force to achieve regime change in other countries.70. What can we learn from the passage?A. China has a firm stand on international issues.B. The U.N. asks the whole world to get used to China saying no on international issues.C. CNN believed that China helped Syria to fight against the

46、U.N.D. All the member countries of the U.N. supported Susan Rices.第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。 注意：每个空格只填一个单词。Time, a faithful company of our life, is a universal topic. People are always curious about what it is, how it travels and who it meets.Stephen Hawking

47、, one of the worlds smartest physicists, once said. “Im fascinated by time.”Many of us are, and the popularity of time travel novels, movies and TV series has proved that. After Palace and Startling by Each Step achieved astonishing ratings last year, Palace 2 aired on January 20, attracting time tr

48、avel fans back to TV. Woody Allens movie Midnight in Paris achieved great success. It was nominated for Best Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay and Art Direction for the 2012 Academy Awards.Dream of heroismTime travel TV series and movies connect both today and the past, thus offering room for

49、imagination. Imagination creates a chance for the young to fulfill a dream that is hard to achieve in reality.Chinese writer Xi Juan is a pioneer of time-travel stories in China. In 1993 she published a love story about a young woman time traveling to ancient times. The leading roles modern personal

50、ity and perception of love help her win the heart of a cool, handsome martial art master. Such a plot satisfies female fans love fantasy.Starting from the late 1990s, novels about men traveling back to the past prevailed (盛行), with a Step into the Past as the most popular example. In these stories,

51、the male leading roles accomplish great things with their modern skills and wisdom.It is usually “a dream of heroism come true”, along with enviable romances.Eye candy“Im hooked by the shows because they are characterized by dramatic and poetic love and have eye-pleasing actors,” Xia Xiaoyan, who wo

52、rks for a foreign-owned enterprise in Shanghai, explained her love for time travel TV series.Her comment echoes a 2011 survey by Creat Marketing Research Co Ltd in China. When asked about what is so appealing about time travel TV series, 21 percent of respondents answered, “These attractive characte

53、rs.”A bigger reason behind the popularity of time travel stories, however, is the relaxation they offer, according to the survey.Cai Yinong agrees. “Many people are facing tremendous pressure in their fast-paced lives, so this genre is more relaxing than other shows as it provides people with a terr

54、ific outlet to escape reality,” Cai told China Daily. Cultural homesickness“Which dynasty would you like to live in if you could travel to the past?” asked a survey launched by Shanghai University and Shanghai Social Sciences Association last December.About 60 percent of the 2,543 respondents chose

55、Tang Dynasty, while Qing Dynasty, and the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods were the other top two destinations.The survey results reflects peoples definition of the good days: prosperous economy and culture, steady society, fair and uncorrupted politics, and opening up to the outside wor

56、ld.As for the movie Midnight in Paris, it features modernity versus cultural homesickness. The New York Times commented, “The past seems so much more vivid, more substantial, than the present. The good old days are so attractive because we were not around, however much we wish we were.”Time travel w

57、ins fansPhenomenon l Stephen Hawking shows great interest in (71)_.l People prefer (72)_ time travel movies and TV series.l Woody Allen was (73)_ in his time travel movie.Reasons for its (74)_Supporting detailsDream of heroism l Chances are offered for the young to fulfill (75)_ hard to achieve in r

58、eality.l Xi Juans 1993 love story (76)_ a young woman traveling to ancient times, which satisfies females fans.l From the late 1990s, novels about (77)_ traveling back to the past became increasingly popular.l The male leading role in A Step Into the Past travels back to the past to fulfill great th

59、ings by using his (78)_ skills and wisdom.Eye candyAttractive actors and travel stories make viewers under pressure (79)_.Cultural homesicknessMost respondents chose to live in a certain dynasty for:l Prosperous economy and (80)_;l Steady society;l Fair and uncorrupted politicsl Opening up to the outside world.