高三英语阶段测试题

满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（两部分，共100分）

第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）

第一节 语法和词汇（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。

1．________taller of the two girls is my daughter who was made ________monitor yesterday.

　 A．The；the　 B．The；/　　 C．A；a　　 D．A；/

2．At the meeting，Tom ________an idea about how we could get enough money to help those in trouble.

　 A．came up to B．came up　　 C．came out D．came up with

3．I bought my younger sister a toy with my pocket money，________that is cheap but beautiful.

　 A．one B．the one C．this D．that

4．He got himself into a difficult situation ________he must make a final decision all by himself.

　 A．which B．what C．when D．where

5. The manager was concerned to hear that two of his trusted workers ______.

A. will leave B. are leaving C. have left D. were leaving

6．It was 80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic ___ Zheng He had sailed to East Africa. A. when B. that C. after D. since

7．These wild flowers are so special that I would do _____ I can to save them.

A. that B. which C. whatever D. whichever

8. He made another wonderful discovery, _______ of great importance to science.

A. which I think is B. which I think it

C. which I think it is D. I think which is

9．________other workers，the boss finds，Hank is ________worker in his company.

　 A．Compared with；a more satisfying B．Compared to；the more satisfying

　　C．Comparing with；a more satisfying D．Compared with；a more satisfied

10．I soon found that the work I was doing had already been done by someone else.________，I was wasting my time.

　 A．In other words B．In a word C．First of all D．Believe it or not

11．—Hey, it’s you, Jackie! I didn’t think you could be here．

—A big surprise, right? I _______ for you all the afternoon．

A．have waited B．was waiting C．have been waiting D．waited

12. Being a teacher, you must observe your behavior, for ________ you say and do has a life-long effect on your students.

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

13．I was coming to your party but my car’s gone wrong. Now I can’t ________it．

A．repair B．do C．make D．reach

14．－Shall we go and have a picnic at the weekend?

—________ It is said there might be snow then.

A．Why not? B．It sounds great!

C．Well, I can’t agree with you more． D．That depends．

15. The Korean government plans to import Chinese cabbage from China, as the recent rainstorm has______ the price.

A. driven up B. taken up C. set up D. looked up

16. Mr. Reed made up his mind to devote all he had to ________ some schools for poor children.

A. set up B. setting up C. have set up D. having set up

17. We can give you a lift to the airport _______ you don’t mind the crowdedness, for there have already been four of us in the car.

A. unless B. though C. provided D. until

18. Be _______ — you can’t expect me to finish all this work in so little time.

A. reasonable B. confident C. creative D. grateful

19．My birthday ________next week, I’m busy preparing for a big birthday party, planning to invite all my best friends.

A. to come B. coming C. comes D. is coming

20. As a well-known Chinese saying goes, “If you want to be rich, you______ first build roads.”

A. may B. must C. can D. will

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The Town of Pressure and the Town of Pleasure were neighbors but had nothing in common. Residents built walls to 21 influence from the other town.

In Pressure, 22 struggled to be the very best. When women gave birth, they would 23 to have the baby with the loudest cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because 24 was the index (指数) of success, people were 25 busy making money, with 26 for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t bear the intensity（强度，紧张） and resorted （常去；采取某种手段做）to drink or drugs to escape.

_27 , over in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People grew up without 28 and 29 do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn’t _30 whether students showed up or not. Workers might sit around the office 31 sipping coffee and doing nothing. 32 the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was 33 that mattered. No one had the 34 thought of moving forward, either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were 35 models from Pressure.

Some of the young were addicted to 36 because of the meaninglessness（无意义） of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is 37 for?” But, just before life in the two towns completely 38 , there came a saint – Mr. Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be 39 with what they had, while people in Pleasure began to make plans. They 40 the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The towns’ people came to realize the truth—there is no space between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes.（极端）

21. A. connect B. keep C. keep out D. prevent

22. A. everyone B. anyone C. nobody D. somebody

23. A. have B. like C. compete D. try

24. A. health B. joy C. children D. wealth

25. A. seldom B. always C. hardly D. sometimes

26. A. much time B. no reason C. many reasons D. no time

27. A. Meanwhile B. At the same time C. Therefore D. Virtually

28. A. pleasure B. pressure C. work D. happiness

29. A. must B. need C. could D. dared

30. A. know B. find C. recognize D. care

31. A. in the morning B. in the evening C. all day long D. in the afternoon

32. A. Thanks to B. Regardless of C. Owe to D. According to

33. A. money B. time C. pleasure D. pressure

34. A. strongest B. slightest C. most D. smallest

35. A. the old B. the new C. the best D. the same

36. A. books B. work C. money D. drugs

37. A. pressure B. life C. pleasure D. money

38. A. improved B. failed C. succeeded D. lived

39. A. content B. surprised C. patient D. angry

40. A. built B. put down C. pulled down D. set up

第二部分 阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50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。

A

A fellow speaker from California named Geri flew to Japan, in her favorite jeans and a casual jacket, to give her first speech. Fourteen hours later, four perfectly dressed Japanese gentlemen greeted her at Narita Airport. Smiling and bowing low, they handed her their business cards. With her bag in one hand, Geri took their cards with the other. She thanked them, glanced briefly at the cards, and put them into her jeans pocket quickly.

When the five of them arrived at the hotel, they invited Geri to tea in the lobby (大厅). While sipping tea, the gentlemen presented her with a small gift which she eagerly opened. She was thrilled with the gift and shouted excitedly, “Oh, it’s beautiful!”

At this point, the four Japanese gentlemen stood up and, bowing only very slightly, said “Sayonara” and left immediately. Poor Geri was left astonished. What did she do wrong? Everything! Her jeans were the first gaffe. Even if you’re coming off a bicycle in Japan, you do not meet c1ients (客人) casually dressed. The second mistake was Geri’s handling of their business cards rudely. In Japan, the business card is one of the most important communicative tools. It is always presented and accepted respectfully with both hands. However, Geri put their cards away much too quickly. In Japan, people use business cards as a conversation starter. You chat about each other’s cards and work and do not put theirs away until they gently and respectfully place yours in safekeeping. Putting it carelessly into her jeans pocket was the ultimate disrespect.

Then, the fourth horror of horrors was that Geri should not have opened the gift in front of her clients. In a land where saving face is critical, it would be embarrassing to discover the gift they gave was not as nice as the one they received. What is worse, Geri hadn’t even given them a gift!

41. In the four Japanese gentlemen’s eyes, Geri took their cards _____________.

A. excitedly B. embarrassingly C. politely D. disrespectfully

42. Why did the four Japanese gentlemen leave Geri suddenly?

A. Because they couldn’t bear Geri’s behavior any longer.

B. Because they had finished the task.

C. Because Geri had something more important to do.

D. Because Geri felt embarrassed.

43. What does the underlined word “gaffe” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. ignorance B. sadness C. mistake D. carelessness

44 The third mistake Geri made was that she _____________.

A. used her own card as a conversation starter

B. took her clients’ cards with one hand

C. kept her clients’ cards in a wrong place

D. met her clients in jeans

45. What lesson can we draw from this story?

A. Honesty is the best policy.

B. Never say never.

C. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

D. Don't claim to know what you don't know.

B

Life is to be enjoyed. There’s no point in giving up something you enjoy unless you get something back that’s even better. When people eat more healthfully, exercise, quit smoking, and manage stress better, they find that they feel so much better that it reconstructs the reason for making these changes from fear of dying to joy of living. The latest studies show that when you exercise and eat right:

YOUR BRAIN receives more blood flow and oxygen, so you become smarter, think more clearly, have more energy, and need less sleep. Two studies showed that just walking for three hours per week for only three months caused so many new neurons (神经细胞) to grow that it actually increased the size of people’s brains!

YOUR FACE receives more blood flow, so your skin glows more and wrinkles less. You look younger and more attractive. In contrast, an unhealthy diet, chronic emotional stress and smoki