郑州市第四中学2014届高三上学期第三次调考

英语试题

命题：彭佩霞 审题：杨天啸 考试时间：100分钟

?第一部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

???第一节单项填空(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。

21. Girls used to take fewer advanced math courses than boys but now they are taking just _______.

A. as much B. so much C. as many D. so many

22. Everything on the news ________ a whole new meaning when you have a personal connection with the people.

A. takes up B. takes on C. takes away D. takes off

23. In case of fire, stay low to the ground in a smoky room, ________ smoke always rises towards the ceiling.

A. as B. when C. while D. once

24.___many times, the determined man didn’t give up and was finally offered a position in the firm.

A. Being refused B. Refusing C. Having been refused D. To be refused

25. If you like art and enjoy looking at the pictures, ________ is an interest.

A. which B. that C. as D. what

26. --Is that Wenfeng Road over there?

--It ________ be, I’m not sure.

A. can B. could C. must D. should

27. --May I speak to your manager at four o’clock this afternoon?

--I’m sorry. He ________ to a conference long before then.

A. will have gone B. had gone C. would go D. has gone

28. --I really thought I’d be offered the job.

--Oh, well, ________, Clark.

A. you are right B. best wishes C. congratulations D. better luck next time

29. --How are you getting on with your English study?

--________. I tried my best, though.

A. Very good B. Much better

C. Couldn’t be better. D. Couldn’t be worse.

30. Young as he is, Sunyang must have gained ________ rich experience in ________ society as well as sports.

A. the; the B. a; / C. /; / D. /; the

31. Those who are always talking loudly in public should remind ________ of the feelings of other people.

A. them B. themselves C. theirs D. oneself

32. ____ the PX project will be called off depends, for it still needs more research and discussion.

A. That B. Whether C. Where D. What

33. Every possible means _____ to prevent the air pollution, but the sky is still not clear.

A. is used B. are used C. has been used D. have been used

34. Could it be in the restaurant in ________ you had dinner with me yesterday ________ you left behind your keys and wallet?

A. which; which B. which; that C. that; where D. where; that

35. Much as he ________ he has a good command of English, he sometimes feels it hard to find an appropriate version for some Chinese idioms.

A. complains B. declares C. confirms D. claims

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。

My name is Margaret. I have been a professional 36 for twenty years. I’m always 37 how sorrow and pain can bring such wonderful gifts as wisdom, patience and love. 38 , we often get so caught up in the daily necessities and routines that we 39 the very things that can bring

us 40 and teach us many valuable lessons.

I was hired to 41 a very special lady. I was to prepare meals for her, make sure she took her medicine 42 , do light housekeeping, and provide transportation to and from the market and her doctor’s appointments. All of these 43 were important and necessary so that she could remain 44 . Our focus was just that - 45 her to remain living independently.

It was on a cold rainy night. She turned her little head and smelt her

pillow after she had 46 got into bed. I observed tears running from her eyes. She said, “It’s been such a long time since I’ve had 47 sheets; I love the 48 of fresh clean sheets. I couldn’t 49 the sheets myself anymore. Thank you so much for changing my sheets. ”

Such a simple 50 as smelling clean sheets brought such great joy to her life. That was the day I 51 unconditional care. The next day we sat down and 52 what was important to her, what she liked, and how she had done things all these years. I never knew how much I would enjoy and learn from her 53 her life experiences with me. She was the sunshine in my life.

I’m so 54 for the lessons I have learned - the lessons I almost 55 because I forgot to slow down to look and see the beauty that was right in front of me.

36. A. teacher B. doctor C. coach D. caregiver

37. A. worried B. confused C. amazed D. interested

38. A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Though

39. A. value B. admire C. acquire D. ignore

40. A. wisdom B. joy C. knowledge D. wealth

41. A. care for B. look for C. call up D. pick up

42. A. constantly B. happily C. properly D. immediately

43. A. lessons B. tasks C. meals D. gifts

44. A. calm B. confident C. comfortable D. independent

45. A. helping B. forcing C. persuading D. advising

46. A. also B. even C. still D. just

47. A. new B. clean C. expensive D. beautiful

48. A. style B. size C. smell D. color

49. A. make B. repair C. change D. buy

50. A. pleasure B. success C. offer D. desire

51. A. needed B. learned C. took D. got

52. A. dealt with B. took up C. carried out D. talked about

53. A. sharing B. comparing C. discussing D. recalling

54. A. famous B. sorry C. anxious D. thankful

55. A. accepted B. missed C. understood D. gained

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Do you long for lasting camp memories? Sure we can guarantee it.

Shadow Ridge Summer Camps offer so many exciting things for campers to do. Unlike other camp programs that include horses as a small part of their program, at Shadow Ridge horses ARE the program ! We are 100% horse from stable（马厩）management, nature walks, and track rides to bedroom furnishings.

Horses help us achieve many of our aims. Girls can learn to develop responsibility, self-confidence and personal connections in their lives while having fun. Using horses as a wonderful tool for education, our camps offer an interesting place for growth and learning:

Imagine each girl having her very own horse to spend time with and a best friend to love and take care of. Each camper is responsible for a horse for the week. Our riding program provides a lot of riding and lesson time. Campers will learn how to take care of the horse and the tack（马具）, as well as how to ride. Days are filled with horse-related activities to strengthen the connection between each girl and horse, as the girls learn to work safely around the horses.

At Shadow Ridge we try to create a loving, caring family atmosphere for our campers. We have “The Bunkhouse”（4 girls）, the “Wranglers Roost”（4 girls）, and “The Hideout”（2 girls）in our comfortable 177-year-old farm house. All meals are home cooked, offering delicious and healthy food for the hungry rider.

Our excellent activities create personalized memories of your child’s vacation. Each child will receive a camp T-shirt and a photo album （usually 300-500 pictures） of their stay at camp.

Our camps are offered during June, July and August 2013, for small groups of girls aged

13-16 years, not only from Canada but also other parts of the world.

We will send you full program descriptions at your request.

56. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To attract people to the camps. B. To talk about camping experiences

C. To describe the programs of the camps. D. To explain the aims of the camps.

57. What do we know about the camp programs at Shadow Ridge?

A. Campers are required to wear camp T-shirts.

B. Horses play a central role in the activities.

C. Campers learn to cook food for themselves.

D. Horse lessons are offered all the year round.

58. The programs at Shadow Ridge mainly aim to help people ________.

A. understand horses better B. enjoy a family atmosphere

C. have fun above other things D. achieve an educational purpose

59. The passage is written mainly for ________.

A. horse riders B. teenage girls C. Canadian parents D. international travelers

B

When you don’t have anything planned for the day or it’s rainy outside and your children are stuck in the house, why not sit around and tell them riddles? Telling riddles will make your family laugh and sometimes even scratch their heads, trying to figure out what the answer is.

Riddles have been a pastime for centuries. Not only have riddles been something for passing the time, but they have also been used to pass on secret information during the Second World War. Even the ancient Greeks used riddles. They would tell riddles at parties and whoever was the first to get them right would receive prize.

Most riddles use words that have double meanings or share the same sound like “hear” and “here”. So in order to get the riddle, you will have to do some creative thinking and think of all the possibilities of different words. The difficulty of figuring out the riddle is based on the riddle itself. The riddle has to provide you with enough clues to come to the right answer, but that doesn’t mean that the clues have to be easy.

If you are looking to tell riddles but don’t know any, you can look online and you will find a large number of sites that will have hundreds of different riddles to choose from. If you would like to look somewhere else then you could look at your local bookstore, where you will be able to find many different books with thousands of riddles to choose from. You can even find websites and books that will tell you how to write your own riddles.

After you have found some resources that have different riddles, you will need to read through them to find the right ones for you and your family: You will also need to make sure that your kids will have a chance to figure out the answers. So take your time and choose the fight family riddles to tell.

60. What is