第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
1. Murdoch noted that US media are focusing on Xi’s upcoming state visit, from Tuesday to Friday, _______ Xi’s exchanges and interactions with all walks of life there.
A. as far as B. as long as C. as well as D. as much as
2. Yu needn’t be too concerned about what to wear to the party—it’s all _____ anyway, because you haven’t even been invited yet.
A. academic B. painful C. physical D. economical
3. Tony is really quick at taking notes in class, as almost every word his professor says ______ in his notebook.
A. goes down B. puts down C. writes down D. keeps down
4. The economy of the last quarter was much stronger than ______ predicted, driven by a rare increase in government spending.
A. vaguely B. randomly C. consistently D. originally
5. We had the feeling, somehow, _____ the revolution was right around the corner.
A. which B. that C. what D. when
6. ---Do you have any idea why Jenny left the firm?
---Probably, she _______ for a pay rise, but was turned down.
A.has held out B. has been holding out C. held out D. holds out
7. Martin Luther King, Jr. put it that peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means ______ we arrive at that goal.
A. that B. where C. by which D. with which
8. ---What if he failed in the next monthly examination again?
----I don’t know. ________ heart and be reduced ________ the class?
A. Will he lose; not to attending B. Did he lose; to not attending
C. Had he lost; not to attending D. Would he lose; to not attending
9 ---Who won the election for mayor?
---A man ________ to represent every minority group in the city.
A. claiming B. claims C. is claimed D. having claimed
10. With several problems _____to be solved, we still need to hold another meeting as soon as possible.
A. remained B. remaining C remain D having remained
11. People are ________ the use of alternative energy sources because the rate ________ we are now assuming fuels like gas and oil is shocking and they may run out one day.
A. wrestling with; by which B. pushing for; at which
C. catching up on; at which D. accounting for; on which
12. Fundamental _______ computers are to ______ more industrial structure, heavy reliance on them may separate people in daily life and affect their interpersonal relationships.
A. as; develop B. though; developing C. although; developed D. because; develop
13. “China, with 56.6 million people living in the Internet connected homes, is now _____second only to the US”, _____leading online rating service reported Monday.
A.the; a B./; a C./; the D.a; the
14. _____, I believe, and you will find the boy is very outgoing.
A. Having a talk with the student B. One talk with the student
C. Given a talk with the student D. If you have a talk with the student
15. ——Our flight is boarding now. We’ll have to part.
——Don’t feel sad. ______.
A. All that glitters is not gold B. All roads lead to Rome
C. All good things come to an end D. A still tongue makes a wise head
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
Most teenagers in the United States spend their time trying to make time for school, family and friends. But some choose bigger goals and make a difference in the world.
At age 15, Winter Vinecki has already had more 16 than most people have in their lifetime. Doctors discovered Winter’s father had a rare and 17 form of prostate cancer when she was nine years old. He died 10 months later. “When he was first diagnosed I immediately knew I had to do something to help him. That’s 18 I formed Team Winter for prostate cancer research and 19 .” Winter Vinecki has raised almost 500,000 dollars. She has 20 prostate cancer education worldwide from Kenya to Mongolia 21 foot races called marathons, on seven continents. In the United States she travels 22 to talk about prostate cancer and 23 others to act. Winter Vinecki spoke recently at a conference in Los Angeles. “Prostate cancer is much more common, 24 the men don’t want to talk about it. So that’s why a nine-year-old girl had to go out there and start talking about it for 25 .”
Jack Andraka invented an inexpensive sensor that 26 cancers of the pancreas, ovaries and lungs. Jack is now 17 and seeking patents for his latest inventions. He has developed low-cost water quality 27 . They help identify and remove heavy metals and poisonous chemicals from 28 . “I hope to see them 29 in the developing nations.”
Sixteen-year-old Mary-Pat Hector saw a problem in her own community. She says too many young people were 30 in gun violence. It kind of made her feel like she had to do something about it. So she started a 31 to educate young people about gun violence. “I just want the world to be a better place,” she said.
Mary-Pat Hector, Jack Andraka, and Winter Vinecki say a 32 of supportive parents, the Internet and social media has helped them succeed; but Winter and Jack also created their inner 33 . “I think the biggest thing for kids and adults is to never let age and gender be a 34 and to not just dream but dream big,” said Vinecki. “Never let anyone else tell you 35 ,” said Andraka. "Always keep going for your dream, so anything is possible.”
16. A. opportunities B. troubles C. successes D. risks
17. A. passive B. sensitive C. aggressive D. negative
18. A. when B. because C. where D. how
19. A. development B. threat C. panic D. awareness
20. A. taken B. received C. searched D. tested
21. A. through B. off C. over D. beyond
22. A. officially B. continually C. peacefully D. temporarily
23. A. promise B. pay C. urge D. prefer
24. A. for B. before C. unless D. but
25. A. her B. teenagers C. them D. fathers
26. A. cures B. improves C. prevents D. identifies
27. A. experiments B. devices C. trials D. data
28. A. body B. water C. land D. food
29. A. carried B. exposed C. employed D. handled
30. A. failing B. fleeing C. declining D. dying
31. A. revolution B. discussion C. business D. campaign
32. A. combination B. convenience C. competence D. consideration
33. A. harmony B. satisfaction C. selves D. impressions
34. A. barrier B. favor C. benefit D. difference
35. A. all B. no C. nothing D. none
第三部分 阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
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Steroids: Short-Lived Success
As an athlete, I take great pride in my work and the amount of time I put into my physical training. I train in order to be stronger and tougher — to win the competition. Knowing that the athletes I face may be taking steroids makes me mad because I put a lot of work into training while they are off strengthening their bodies in an illegal way and having success.
Throughout the world of sports, high school athletes all the way up to the professionals use steroids. Last year, the biggest story involving steroids was in Major League Baseball. As a baseball player, I am disappointed to know that baseball is the sport in which steroids are used the most. This disappoints me because I look up to those players. The most recent case was with Barry Bonds. Fans, including myself, looked up to Barry when he started hitting all those home runs. But last year, after finding that he took steroids, fans began to laugh at him because he cheated in order to have success. Last year, Bud Selig, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, decided on a punishment. If tested positive for steroid use once, the player would be suspended 50 games, caught a second time the player would be suspended100 games,
and if caught a third time the player would be banned from Major League Baseball for life.
Athletes take steroids to improve their physical ability, but why would you take them knowing that they are very unhealthy for your body? Players who take steroids can have significant emotional problems. They are often angered, most of all they get hurt more easily than other players. A couple of years ago, a well-known major league baseball player, Ken Caminiti, 42 years of age, died because of steroids. He had a heart attack and died. Knowing that, why would anyone want to risk his life at a young age in order to have success only for a few years in his career?
As a baseball player, I work every day on my game and I play all year in order to improve and to make it to the next level of my career. I know for a fact that in my later years of playing baseball I will be able to go farther in my years of playing than the players who take steroids. This is because they are likely to have health problems and injuries. Even though I may not be the biggest or strongest athlete, I know that I worked hard to get where I am.
36. We can learn from the passage that ________.
C. baseball players use more steroids than any other athletes in sports
37. In the passage the author tries to impress on us ________.
C. effects of taking steroids
38. The author trains hard every day so that he can ________.
A. advance in his career
B
Phantom vibrations—the phenomenon where you think your phone is vibrating but it’s not—have been around since the mobile age. Today, they’re so common that researchers have devoted studies to them.
For Valerie Kusler, who works on a cattle farm, the feeling is complicated by the cows. “The cows’ moo is very muffled, it kinda sounds like ... errrrrr,” she says. “So that’s very similar to what my phone sounds like when it vibrates on my desk or in my purse.”
Other people may not confuse cows for their phones, but research shows phantom vibration symptom is a near-universal experience for people with smartphones.
Nearly 90 percent of college undergraduates in a 2012 study said they felt phantom vibrations. The number was just as high for a survey of hospital workers, who reported feeling phantom vibrations on either a weekly or monthly basis.
“Something in your brain is being triggered (触发) that’s different than what was triggered just a few short years ago,”says Dr Larry Rosen, a research psychologist who studies how technology affects our minds.
“If you’d asked me 10 years ago, or maybe even five years ago if I felt an itch beneath where my pocket of my jeans was, and asked me what I would do, I’d reach down and scratch it because it was probably a little itch caused by the neurons firing (神经元刺激),”he says. Now, of course, the itch triggers him to reach for his phone. Rosen says it’s an example of how our devices are changing how our brains process information.
“We’re seeing a lot of what looks like obsessive behavior. People who are constantly picking up their phone look like they have an obsession. They don’t look much different from someone who’s constantly washing their hands. I’m not saying that it is an obsession, but I’m saying that it could turn into one, very easily,” Rosen says.
While 9 out of 10 participants in the study of college students said the vibration feeling bothered them only a little or not at all, Rosen still recommends backing away from our phones every once in a while to keep our anxiety levels down.
“One of the things I’m really adamant about in spite of being very pro-technology, is just away from the technology for short periods,” Rosen says. “And by short periods, I mean, maybe just 30 minutes or an hour.”
39. According to the article, phantom vibrations ________.
A. are mainly caused by neurons firing
B. affect people mostly working on farms
C. help our brains better process information
D. started troubling people in recent years
40. The underlined word “adamant” in the last paragraph probably means ________.
A. curious B. determined C. satisfied D. cautious
41. It can be concluded from Larry Rosen’s research that ________.
A. phantom vibrations could probably result in obsessive(着迷的,强迫性的)behavior
B. the use of smartphones has completely changed the way our minds work
C. most people feel uncomfortable when they experience phantom vibrations
D. hospital workers are more likely to suffer from phantom vibrations than students
42. According to Larry Rosen, the most effective measure against phantom vibrations is to _______.
A. move to a quieter neighborhood
B. stop using smartphones in poor condition
C. take a break from using smartphones occasionally
D. keep a close watch on your anxiety levels
江苏省木渎高级中学2017届高三英语练习一
单选题:21-25 CAADB 26-30CCDAB 31-35 BBBBC
36. C 37. C 38. A 39. D 40. A 41. A 42. B 43. C 44. D 45. C
46. D 47. B 48. B 49. C 50. D 51. D 52. A 53. C 54. A 55. B
第三部分 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
56. C 57. C 58. A 59. D 60. B 61. A 62. C