河西区2014-2015学年度第二学期高三年级总复习质量调查（二）

英 语 试 卷

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）、第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共130分，考试用时100分钟。

第I卷（选择题共95分）

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1.— Do you like my lecture?

— ________, sir. In fact, I can’t understand everything you said.

A. No doubt

B. No way

C. No offence

D. No problem

2. There are many sayings in English urging us to be ______. For example, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket,” and “Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.”

A. ambitious

B. cautious

C. merciful

D. punctual

3.Life is to be enjoyed. There is no point in giving up something you enjoy ______you get something back that’s even better.

A. because

B. so

C. unless

D. though

4. — Jenny was _____to hospital with a soaring temperature this morning.

— Really? I’ll go to see her this evening.

A. admitted

B. submitted

C. distributed

D. sentenced

5.When camping in woodland, avoid standing dead trees, which _____fall on a windy night.

A. will

B. must

C. should

D. may

6.The best way to get around London is self-driving. _____, if you don’t worry about dealing with taxi drivers, the city’s taxis provide an affordable alternative.

A. However

B. Therefore

C. Instead

D. Meanwhile

7.At that time, all of us were trying to maintain a tight ______, and spending had to be kept to minimum for economic survival.

A. burden

B. identity

C. budget

D. schedule

8.The Peony Pavilion, a play written by Tang Xianzu, is ______many people regard as the most romantic story in Chinese literature.

A. that

B. what

C. why

D. whether

9. When I pick up a new book in English, the first few chapters are usually hard to ______, as I have to get accustomed to the way the author uses the language.

A. lay out

B. touch on

C. respond to

D. get through

—How come your mother can read books in German?

—Well, she ______ on a project with some German engineers for two years when she was young.

A. works

B. worked

C. was working

D. would work

11.Change can be scary, but it’s during transformations that some of the best opportunities present ______.

A. it

B. one

C. those

D. themselves

12. Fear is one of the many enemies hidden inside us, and if ______ uncontrolled, it can destroy our lives.

A. leaving

B. left

C. having left

D. to be left

13. It is known that theory is based on practice and ______ serves practice.

A. in need

B. in return

C. in turn

D. in place

14. Traditionally, the church and the pub are the heart of any village or town in Britain, ______ the local people gather together to socialize and exchange news.

A. which

B. when

C. where

D. whose

15.— Oh, dear. I wish we _____the lift.

— If I had known it was so far away, I wouldn’t have suggested walking.

A. had taken

B. are taking

C. would take

D. should have taken

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，掌握其大意，然后从16~35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Carol Whitman, CPCC art instructor, has a piece of work on display in the Pease Gallery as part of the Recycling Exhibition through 7 December. It 16 me as a piece of rather dark work, not 17 because of the colors and materials used, but more specially by the 18 image of a simplified human from a wooden frame by red thin threads made 19 wool. Most fearsome but meaningful is the heart itself, a lump of what I later found out was 20 , hanging there seemingly without connection to the rest of the body.

21 to know more and hearing a murmur(低语) that the painting had a story 22 it. I went in search of Whitman and 23 her in her cheerful overcast office, filled with paintings and sculptures.

Whitman told me about her 24 in the east of Kentucky where her childhood revolved around(围绕) life in a mining town. 25 her parents were both teachers, the majority of their friends and neighbors were connected in some way to the mines.

When she 26 home after having moved away, she said she became increasingly conscious of the damage strip mining(露天采矿) caused to the 27 she called “home”. She was struck by how the tops of mountains were being knocked off and the mining companies didn’t 28 to reestablish the landscape because 20 years ago it was cheaper for them to pay the fines than restore the landscape.

Shocked by the 29 , she was inspired to create art reflecting her 30 of coal mining.

The figure in her piece is a mother earth figure and is made up of photographs of strip mines.“You could 31 the piece in several ways. It could be about the condition the earth is in, or it could be a(n) 32 reaction to the state the earth is in. I would hope it exists on both levels, personal and physical,” said Whitman.

I didn’t noticed the strip mine initially 33 the beauty of the foreground, 34 sure enough, there was an annoyingscar reminding us that natural beauty is a fragile thing, easily destroyed and painfully slow to restore. Whitman’s 35 shows us all of that and leaves us looking for more.

16.A.moved B. struck C. held D. took

17.A.merely B. shortly C. hardly D. actually

18.A.touching B. disappointing C. pleasing D. disturbing

19.A.from B. by C. of D. into

20.A.coal B. stone C. rock D. dirt

21.A.Afraid B. Unfortunate C. Superior D. Curious

22.A.near B. behind C. across D. over

23.A.warned B. believed C. found D. missed

24.A.youth B. study C. discovery D. lesson

25.A.Since B. Although C. If D. After

26.A.walked B. stayed C. left D. returned

27.A.building B. mine C. environment D. state

28.A.bother B. forget C. refuse D. fail

29.A.illness B. invention C. destruction D. cost

30.A.cure B. disapproval C. suggestion D. discovery

31.A.copy B. buy C. create D. interpret

32.A.personal B. violent C. negative D. immediate

33.A.ahead of B. according to C. because of D. next to

34.A.therefore B. but C. or D. thus

35.A.speech B. promise C. memory D. work

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

※Project Management Assistant

Responsibility:

— Provide service for the project in Tianjin.

— Provide assistance to the project manager for everyday work.

— Responsible for file management, customer service for students & parents.

Requirements:

— College degree and above.

— Good English and computer skill.

— Related working experience in an international organization.

— Patient, careful, supportive. Have strong team work spirit.

※English Teacher

Responsibility:

— Conduct English teaching according to British education system.

Requirements:

— University degree and above in English major or normal English.

— Eager to learn and open-minded with creativity.

— With deep understanding for different cultures.

(Warmly welcome the fresh graduates to apply for this position.)

※Marketing Assistant

Responsibility:

— Responsible for the local management of marketing & sales activities according to the instructions from the head office.

— Collect related information to the head office.

— Develop relationship with local media and customers.

Requirements:

— College degree and above with good English (speaking & writing).

— With basic idea of sales and marketing, related experience is preferred.

— Working experience in the international organizations is a must.

— Good communication and presentation skills

※Accountant

Responsibility:

— Accountant work for Tianjin office and project.

— Perform the finance management locally according to the rules & policy of the company.

Requirements:

— College degree and above in finance area.

Good English and good computer skill.

— Have sense of finance management.

— At least 2 years’ experience as an accountant in an international organization is a must.

— Self-management, hardworking, independent and able to deal with pressure.

You can go to http:// www. 51job.com for more information.

Please mail or fax your resume (both in English & Chinese), diploma, training certificates and expected salary to the following address within two weeks. No personal visit or telephone call before that. Your materials will be kept in ACE files.

Add: Room 1806 Plaza Building Hexi District Tianjin300221

Fax Number: 022- 63728428

Email: licarehxtj @ sina.com

36. How many positions are there in the passage ?

A. 2 B. 3 C.4 D.5

37. If you want to get the position as the project management assistant, in your resume you’d better say ________.

A. you always have new ideas

B. you can decide everything for yourself

C. you are good at becoming a good leader

D. you are always ready to listen and help carry out good decisions

38. Which job needs good communication skills?

A. Project Management Assistant

B. English Teacher

C. Marketing Assistant

D. Accountant

39. If you have just graduated from a university, you should apply for the position as _______.

A. a project management assistant

B. an accountant

C. a marketing assistant

D. an English teacher

40.If you want to apply for a position, you can _______.

A. make a telephone call at any time

B. tell the company how much money you want for your position

C. go to the company

D. write about yourself either in English or in Chinese

B

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Unlike the man of steel, he wasn’t faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than an engine and he couldn’t leap tall buildings in a single bound. But the courage and determination Reeve displayed in trying to overcome his paralysis (瘫痪) from a 1995 horse-riding accident went beyond any of the achieveme