甘肃省武威市凉州区2014届高三第一次诊断考试

英语试题

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. – Try not to work yourself too hard. Take it easy.

– Thanks.

A. So what? B. No way. C. What for? D. You, too.

2. Have you got these jeans in larger size? This pair is a bit too small around waist.

A．/; the B．a; the C．the; / D．a; a

3. We have bought so much food now that Suzie won’t be with us for dinner.

A. may not B. mustn’t C． can’t D． needn’t

4. His first book next month is based on a true story.

A. published B. to publish C. to be published D. being published

5. volleyball is her main focus, she’s also great at basketball.

A. Since B. Once C. While D. Unless

6. Jim went to answer the phone. , Harry started to prepare lunch.

A. Meanwhile B. Nevertheless C. Besides D. However

7. Well, you know, English is my . So it is my best choice.

A. talent B. strength C. ability D. skill

8. The number of foreign students attending Chinese universities rising steadily

since1990.

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

9. Mary is a humorous and warm-hearted woman and that is she is a most popular

person in her community．

A．why B．because C．how D．whether

10. If only I had got up a little earlier this morning! I the bus by only a minute and

waited half an hour for another.

A.was missed B. have missed C. miss D. missed

11. He pretended not to care but that remark his real opinion on the matter.

A. put away B. put out C. gave away D. gave out

12. in my life impressed me so deeply as my first visit to the Palace Museum.

A. Anything B. Nothing C. Everything D. Something

13. Children who are not active or diet is high in fat will gain weight quickly.

A whose B what C which D that

14. Mrs Black doesn’t believe her son is able to design a digital camera, ______ ?

A. doesn’t she B. does she C． is he D．isn’t he

15.–The Modern Art Exhibition in the City Museum has been cancelled.

–Oh, no! ______.

A. It’s a pity B. It doesn’t matter

C. I knew it already D. It’s not interesting at all

第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，将其相应字母填在答题卡上。

It was already late when we set out for the next town, 16 according to the map was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the 17

There we felt 18 that we would find a bed 19 the night. Darkness fell soon after we left the village, but luckily we met 20 as we drove fast along the narrow winding road that 21 the hills. As we climbed 22 , it became colder and rain began to fall, 23 it difficult at times to see the road. I asked John, my companion, to drive more 24 .

After we had traveled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town which was 25 on the map. We were beginning to get 26 . Then without warning the car stopped. A quick 27 showed that we had run out of petrol. Although we had little food with us, we decided to 28 the night in the car.

Our meal was soon over. I tried to go to sleep at once, 29 John, who was a 30 sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk 31 the hills. Soon he came back. From the top of the hill he had seen, in the valley below, the 32 of the town we were looking for. We at once unloaded all our luggage and with a great effort, 33 to push the car to the top of the hill. Then we went back to the luggage, loaded the car again and set off down the hill. 34 less than a quarter of an hour we were in the town, where we found a 35 quite easily.

16. A. which B. it C. where D. that

17. A. rivers B. villages C. towns D. hills

18. A. surprised B. sure C. pleased D. afraid

19. A. at B. in C. through D. for

20. A. everybody B. somebody C. nobody D. anybody

21. A. got to B. arrived C. led to D. belonged to

22. A. taller B. faster C. lower D. higher

23. A. getting B. thinking C. causing D. making

24. A. certainly B. slowly C. carefully D. surely

25. A. set B. marked C. built D. drawn

26. A. worried B. excited C. cold D. warm

27. A. attention B. operation C. examination D. information

28. A. live B. spend C. spare D. stay

29. A. since B. though C. so D. but

30. A. poor B. fast C. quick D. heavy

31. A. across B. through C. down D. up

32. A. map B. lights C. bus D. situation

33. A. ought B. tried C. managed D. succeeded

34. A. For B. In C. Since D. At

35. A. hotel B. friend C. policeman D. cinema

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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

Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.

My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.

On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting be around? What had held him back before?

The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing. I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his mew home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.

36. Why did the author feel bitter about her father when she was a young adult?

A. He was silent most of the time. B. He was too proud of himself.

C. He did not love his children. D. He expected too much of her.

37. When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel ________. []

A. nervous B. sorry C. tired D. safe

38. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?

A. More critical. B. More talkative

C. Gentle and friendly. D. Strict and hard-working.

39. The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to ________.

A. the author’s son B. the author’s father

C. the friend of the author’s father D. the café owner

B

Photographs are everywhere. They decorate the walls of homes and are used in stores for sales of different goods. The news is filled with pictures of fires, floods, and special events. Photos record the beauties of nature. They can also bring things close that are far away. Through photos, people can see wild animals, cities in foreign lands, and even the stars in outer space. Photos also tell stories.

Reporting the news through photos is called photojournalism. At times photojournalists tell their stories through a single picture. At other times, they use a group of pictures to tell a story. Each picture is like a chapter in a book, which can do more than record the facts. It can also be a strong force for social change.

Jacob Riis was among the first photojournalists. He took pictures of parts of New York City where the poor lived. Riis believed that poverty caused crime, and he used photos to help him prove his point. A few years later, the photos of small children working in factories by Lewis Hine shocked the public. Hine’s pictures helped bring about laws to protect such children.

Hundreds of pictures may have to be taken in order to get one or two really good photos. It takes science to have the photo come out clearly and art to make a photo that has a good design and expresses feeling. Photojournalists make an actual record of what they see. A photo, however, can be both a work of art and an actual record. It can record an important event as a beautiful or exciting picture.

As historical and artistic documents，photos can become more important over time. Today photojournalists still have their pictures appear in newspapers and magazines. They also publish them in books and on the Internet.

40. The underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refers to .

A. beauties B. photos C. goods D. events

41. The photos of the small children by Hine show us that photos .

A. are also works of art B. are popular ways of reporting news

C. often shock the public D. can serve as a force for social change

42. What can we learn from the passage?

A. News with pictures is encoura