重庆市万州区2014届高三考前模拟

英 语 试 题

英语试题卷，满分120分。考试时间100分钟。

●注意事项：

1．答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。

2．答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂

其他答案标号。

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4．所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。

5．考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。

一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请从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的标号涂黑。

例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child______ he or she wants．

A．however B．whatever C．whichever D．whenever

答案是B。

1．The trip shouldn't cost more than 3000 yuan．

--_____ ．It is at least twice as expensive as that．

A．I guess so B．That's it

C．You must be joking D．It depends

2．Death always takes us __ surprise, even though we know it is unavoidable．

A．in B．out of

C．by D．through

3．--Must the applicants come to the interview?

--Yes, they _____

A．need B．will

C．may D．must

4．--You should have talked to your teacher about this．

--I _____ need to--I handled the problem perfectly well on my own．

A．wouldn't B．don't

C．didn't D．won't

5．It suddenly hit him __ he had left his umbrella in the taxi on his way home．

A．whether B．where

C．that D．which

6．--Try not to stress yourself out．Have a fun weekend．

--Thanks．_____

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

7．Being able to afford __ rent for a house of my own gave me __ comfort in those tough times．

A．/; the B．the; /

C．a; the D．/; /

8．One of the possibilities they had to consider when building the bridge was _____ of a strong earthquake．

A．ones B．those

C．that D．one

9．The CEO of the company is a position __ many abilities are required to deal with all types of problems．

A．which B．that

C．when D．where

10．Last week a heavy rain hit ow city, __ great transportation problems in some areas．

A．causing B．caused

C．to cause D．having caused

11．I wasn't sure if he really liked me or if he __ friendly to a newcomer of the town．

A．was just being B．will just be

C．had just been D．would just be

12．You'd better check the train schedule __ we have to take a train to Chengdu．

A．even if J B．as if

C．in case D．if only

13．Not once __ their hope of returning home on that adventurous journey across the unknown seas．

A．the sailors have lost B．the sailors lost

C．had the sailors lost D．did the sailors lose

14．In the lecture __ he will tell us something about modern English usage．

A．following B．followed

C．to follow D．being followed

15．I would have come sooner but I __ that you were Waiting．

A．didn't know B．haven't known

C．hadn't known D．don't know

二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题{．5分，满分，30分）

请阅读下面两篇短文，掌握大意，然后从16—35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、 C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并 在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

A

A turtle（海龟） family went on a picnic．The turtles, being 16 slow about things, took seven years to prepare for their 17 Finally the turtle family started the trip and found a perfect place．For about six months they cleaned up the area, 18 the picnic basket, and completed the arrangements．Then they discovered they had forgotten the salt．A picnic without salt would be a 19 , they all agreed．After a lengthy discussion, the youngest turtle was chosen to fetch the salt from home．

Although he was the fastest of the slow moving turtles, the little turtle 20 and cried in his shell．He agreed to go on one 21 : That no one would eat until he returned．The family agreed and the little turtle left．

Three years passed-- and the little turtle had not returned．Five years．．, six years．．．Then in the seventh year of his 22 , the oldest turtle could no longer resist his 23 ．He announced that he was going to eat and began to unwrap a sandwich．

At that point the little turtle suddenly jumped out from behind a tree shouting," 24 ! I knew you wouldn't wait．Now I am not going to go get the salt．"

Some of us 25 our lives waiting for people to 26 our expectations of them．We are so concerned about what others are doing that we are not 27 the things we are supposed to do．

16．A．increasingly B．naturally C．comparatively D．frequently

17．A．outing B．visit C．shopping D．work

18．A．unpacking B．loading C．making D．seeking

19．A．breakthrough B．disaster C．surprise D．crime

20．A．complained B．regretted C．practiced D．explained

21．A．rule B．question C．condition D．goal

22．A．vacation B．adventure C．absence D．voyage

23．A．hunger B．Curiosity C．anger D．pressure

24．A．See B．Relax C．Listen D．Imagine

25．A．enjoyed B．wasted C．disturbed D．escaped

26．A．stick to B．live up to C．contribute to D．look forward to

27．A．appreciating B．planning C．accepting D．doing

B

Gratitude（感激）, when expressed, strengthened relationship, according to a recent study by a researcher Nathaniel Lambert．According to Nathaniel, the findings make 28 because when you express gratitude to someone, you are focusing on the 29 things that person has done for you．It makes you see them in a brighter light and helps you to focus on the good 30 of people around you．

Lambert's research team tested the 31 that the person expressing thanks looks on the relationship as more 32 , and regards the person more worthwhile to make a sacrifice for and to go the extra mile to 33 out．Although the study 34 looked at the people expressing gratitude, those who are thanked will often want to return their gratitude, which helps form a 35 atmosphere among people．

28．A．peace B．sense C．miracles D．mistakes

29．A．exciting B．ordinary C．curious D．positive

30．A．habits B．health C．qualities D．appearance

31．A．fear B．idea C．promise D．news

32．A．beneficial B．surprising C．familiar D．challenging

33．A．turn B．set C．help D．make

34．A．also B．only C．never D．seldom

35．A．strange B．tense C．harmonious D．romantic

三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

请阅读下列短文，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的标号涂黑。

A

This is about an incident which took place．a couple of years back．

I used to frequently visit an old age home run by the little sisters of the poor in our city Hyderabad． A．P．（India） There I met a gentlemen by name Kurien who was in his late eighties．He served the Indian army and retired．He has one son who is well educated and also married．He just does not' bother to take care of him nor respect him while he is in the house．

Mr．Kurien got dejected with the life in his house and decided to move into this old age home here in

Hyderabad．We both began to share all kinds of thoughts whenever we met and slowly it was a daily affair that I used to spend some time with him discussing what he was doing in the army, their daily schedule, marches, camps food and fun which he used to share with lot of joy．

I used to carry with me some snacks which we both used to sit under a tree and eat．I saw him really very happy in my presence．One day he told me with tears in his eyes "I really found a very helpful friend in you．I feel like living some more years to spend more happy time with you．"

As we departed, I told him "do not worry god will give you enough time to spend with me．" I had an official meeting and could not go to the old age home the next day．The day after that when I reached the old age home his room was locked．I enquired and found that he was gone．He died the very night we both met last．I really miss him．! have not given him anything Worthwhile except that I used to listen to his words and share his thoughts．

------posted by Ram Mohan on Apr．15, 2013

36．The underlined word "dejected" can be replaced by" _____ "

A．impatient B．disappointed

C．satisfied D．curious

37．What do we know about Kurien?

A．．He once served in the British army．

B．His son persuaded him to move out．

C．He enjoyed his days in the army．

D．He brought some snacks to share with me．

38．We can infer from the article that

A．the article is taken from a handbook about an old age home

B．the article was an advertisement for joining the army

C．the writer is working on a research paper on old people

D．the writer is telling his story about helping people

39．What is the writer's purpose in writing this passage?

A．To show most elderly people live a sad and lonely life．

B．To remind us our responsibility to look after our parents．

C．- To show the difference he made by caring about others．

D．To prove an old age home is a perfect place for the elderly．

B

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