盐城中学2015届高三上学期英语开学考试题（牛津译林版）

第Ⅰ卷( 选择题  共90分 )

第一部分  英语知识运用(共两节，满分50分)

第一节 单项填空 (共40小题，每小题0.5分，满分20分)

1. It was a real race _______ time to get the project completed on schedule. Luckily, we made it.

A. over           B. by          C. for           D. against

2. The CCTV show Chinese Characters Dictation Competition has taken the country by storm,

which is partly designed to arouse people’s _______ in Chinese.

A. consequence        B. qualification        C. enthusiasm         D. response

3. —Mary knocked into a tree last night while driving, but she is all right.

—She is lucky. She _______ herself badly.

A. should injure         B. might injure

C. should have injured        D. could have injured

4. The famous director Li’an failed many times but he eventually _______ to achieve success.

A. broke through      B. cut through         C. pull through        D. go through

5. Globe International is an organization _______ to finding effective solutions to the problems

with sustainable development.

A. committing        B. having committed    C. committed         D. commits

6. Being a doctor is one of the few professions _______ if you make a mistake, it can mean

somebody's life.

A. that 　      B. which 　   C. when 　   D. where

7. I had wanted to help you last night but I couldn’t spare any time, for I _______a report which I

have to hand in this morning.

A. wrote             B. had written         C. was writing         D. have written

8. When asked how he came up with the excellent idea, he said one of his childhood experiences

was the original _______ to begin his story.

A. application      B. inspiration       C. creation         D. evaluation

9. The majority of employers are planning to cut down on wages _______ the economic crisis.

A. in reaction to        B. in addition to       C. in terms of          D. in relation to

10. Finally, the young explorer, through a series of lucky accidents, arrived _______ was so-called the valley of death by the locals.

A. in which           B. where            C. in what           D. what

11. As the clock _______ midnight, cinemas across the country screened the film, _______ China one of the first countries in the world to show it.

A. beat; making            B. struck; making

C. knocked; which made        D. hit; which made

12. —I was wondering whether you could remember that name.

—Oh, I’m afraid that _______ me for the moment.

A. reminds    B. puzzles   C. disturbs   D. escapes

13. By 2025, when the number of consumers worldwide has reached 4.2 billion, people with high income will be, for the first time, more than _______ struggling to meet basic needs.

A. one             B. ones             C. those             D. that

14. Hard as the fire was _______, the firefighters didn't withdraw.

A. to control        B. to be controlled     C. controlled         D. controlling

15. —Thank goodness, everything turned out the way we hoped yesterday.

—Yes! We _______ more about it.

A. could have worried                      B. should have worried

C. mustn’t have worried                    D. needn’t have worried

16. No one in the department but Tom and I _______ that the director is going to resign.

A. know            B. knows            C. am to know      D. have known

17. The article written by the famous economist is really _______. None of us can understand it.

A. attractive         B. accessible        C. abstract         D. absolute

18. Never before _______ the famous ancient garden was just a stone’s throw away from the hotel, so out _______.

A. had they known; they all went             B. they had known; went all they

C. had they known; went all they              D. they had known; they all went

19. —The scarf is nice, but the price is a little bit high.

—_______, but if you want good quality, you have to pay more.

A. No doubt         B. No offence       C. No wonder         D. No problem

20. —It is said that he is focusing on another book on space exploration. When will it come out?

—It is _______ next year.

A. about to be published                    B. surely to be published

C. due to be published                     D. going to publish

21. On AIDS Day, the minister of Health Department demanded that the problems _______ paid

special attention to.

A. referred to being  B. referred to be  C. refer to being  D. refer to be

22. A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure _______ he begins to blame somebody else.

A. while     B. because    C. unless    D. once

23. The other group of Qing Tombs called Xiling _______ about 100 kilometers to the west of Beijing.

A. locates      B. sits          C. establishes       D. situates

24. —Did you enjoy yourself at the party?

—Sorry to say I didn’t. It was _______ a meeting than a party.

A. more of         B. rather like      C. the same as     D. more or less

25. Alice was so excited _______ she received a ticket from her friend to attend the concert.

A. where    B. that    C. why    D. when

26. I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be _______ to carry it out.

A. connected         B. fastened         C. bound       D. stuck

27. — I didn’t watch the program “Where are we going, Dad?” yesterday.

— I _______, either, if my father hadn’t reminded me.

A. wouldn’t　　　   B. didn’t    C. wouldn’t have 　 D. hadn’t

28. —Tony, it seems that you have been very busy all the time, what do you think of your occupation now?

—Just so-so. I’ve decided to quit my job in the company next month, where I _______ for five years.

A. work      B. is working     C. will be working    D. will have worked

29. — Can I visit you next Saturday afternoon, doctor?

— Er, let me see… Oh no, I _______ an operation for the whole afternoon.

A. have performed         B. will be performing

C. have been performing         D. will have performed

30. —What is upsetting you, dear?

—_______ it is necessary for us to move our home to the city.

A. Whether          B. How           C. That           D. Why

31. Who do the passengers on board think it is up to _______ a final decision about such a matter?

A. make         B. making           C. to make         D. to be making

32. —Sorry, Joe. I did not mean to….

—Don’t call me “Joe”, I am Mr. Parker to you, and _______ you forget it!

A. mustn’t             B. didn’t            C. shouldn’t          D. don’t

33. It is wise to put milk on a shelf close to the bottom because it is especially _______ to temperature changes

A. flexible       B. sensitive           C. fundamental    D. positive

34. In the west, people make _______ a rule to send Christmas present to their relatives and

friends.

A. this                         B. that              C. it                            D. the following

35. The big bird was shot by an arrow and fell heavily onto the ground, _______.

A. dead      B. died     C. to die    D. being dead

36. As a saying goes that “A good medicine tastes bitter”, you shouldn’t _______ listening to others’

suggestions.

A. refuse              B. resist             C. reserve            D. risk

37. —The manager finally agreed to our new marketing proposals.

—It never occurred to me _______ you could succeed in persuading him to change his mind.

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

38. —Got your US visa?

—Not yet. I _______ too busy to apply for an appointment, so I didn’t go to Shanghai last week?

A. was            B. have been        C. had been          D. would be

39. I have been staying up until midnight since Monday, working on my paper. I need to _______

some sleep this weekend.

A. make sense of     B. live up to   C. get along with  D. catch up on

40. — You shouldn’t have told everybody my secret.

— Wait a minute! I didn’t tell anyone... I swear!

— Oh, _______! You big mouth!

A. I don’t buy it      B. I mean it     C. You don’t forget it   D. You got it

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,从短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It’s like looking at the tiled(铺瓦的)ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is

41  .

Once I heard a bald man said, “whenever I enter a room   42  I see is hair.” Once you’ve  43

what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will   44    make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different tile, or forget about it and focus on the   45   in your life that are not missing.  www.ks5u.com

We all know people who have a relatively    46    life, yet are essentially unhappy    47

people who have suffered a great deal but   48    remain happy.

The first    49    is gratitude. All happy people are    50   . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy    51    people to complain, but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.

The second secret is    52   that happiness is a byproduct of something else. The most obvious

53    are those pursuits that give our lives purpose —   54    from studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are likely to    55   .

Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our  56   has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We    57    a spiritual faith, or a philosophy, it should   58

this truth: if you choose to find the    59    in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is    60    your decision to make.

41. A. different   B. short       C. missing   D. broken

42. A. nothing       B. all    C. none       D. anything

43. A. determined       B. predicted      C. assumed      D. imagined

44. A. completely      B. really          C. hopefully      D. naturally

45. A. things    B. possessions      C. successes      D. tiles

46. A. peaceful   B. difficult   C. ordinary      D. easy

47. A. but           B. while          C. since          D. however

48. A. generally      B. merely       C. hardly          D. certainly

49. A. rule       B. factor       C. secret       D. key

50. A. wealthy       B. generous   C. proud          D. grateful

51. A. contributes   B. leads          C. demands      D. urges

52. A. realizing   B. assuming   C. proving       D. admitting

53. A. sources       B. results       C. answers      D. goals

54. A. everything      B. something   C. anything      D. nothing

55. A. take       B. bring       C. occupy      D. experience

56. A. existence   B. destination      C. value          D. survival

57. A. expect    B. lack    C. demand      D. need

58. A. include       B. identify   C. absorb          D. mean

59. A. worst       B. positive   C. best          D. negative

60. A. absolutely      B. totally       C. largely          D. exactly

第二部分  阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40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。

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Taking place every spring in the world's leading publishing and cultural capital, it's a unique opportunity to explore and understand the innovations shaping the publishing world of the future.

When: 08-10 April 2014

Where: Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Warwick Road, London, SW5 9TA Who Attends?

The London Book Fair attracts a global audience of visitors and exhibitors from all areas of the publishing community.

• 25,000 Attendees (出席者), 113 countries

Key visitor audiences include:

<> Literary Agents/Scouts

<> Publishers

<> Booksellers

<> Library and Information Professionals

<> Production, Distribution, Technical and Creative Professionals

• 1,500 Exhibiting Companies

The LBF floorplan allows exhibitors to showcase their products and titles by sector:

Academic | Art, Architecture & Design | Children's & Young Adult | Digital & Mobile | General Publishing | Publishing Solutions | STM & ELT

Earls Court Information

The Earls Court Business Centre offers a comprehensive range of business services, including:

<> Incoming and outgoing fax and telephone calls

<> Photocopying and printing

<> Internet access

<>Telephone points for laptops

<> PC workstations with standard office software

<> Courier service

Visa Information

If you are not a British citizen or a citizen of one of the European Economic Area (EEA) countries, you may need to acquire a visa-entry clearance certificate-before you travel to Britain.

Visitors can access the visa letter service only once they have registered for the London Book Fair on line. On completion of your registration you will receive a confirmation email which includes your badge number and a link to the visa letter service completion page. Here you need to complete all your contact and company details, your badge number, your passport number and your date of birth. Once you have successfully submitted this information, it will produce a printable letter that you can take to your nearest British consular.

Exhibitors can access the visa letter service via the Exhibitor Portal online.

Join us in April 2014 at Earls Court, London, registering as a visitor allows you access to exhibitors, show features and over 250 Love Learning seminars and events.

The London Book Fair team is on hand to help you with any questions you may have about visiting or exhibiting at the show.

61. According to the passage, we can learn that the London Book Fair ________.

A. is held in different cities in the UK every year

B. requires visitors from EEA countries to get a visa

C. gives attendees three-day access to seminars and events

D. attracts a global audience with no limit to exhibitors

62. The Earls Court Business Centre _________.

A. allows companies to exhibit their art products

B. enables customers to work on the Internet

C. informs people of the key visitor audiences

D. offers readers the service of visa application

63. Which of the following statements about the visa letter service is true?