泰州市2015届高三第二次模拟考试
英语试题
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
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21. Under the Dome, ________ 103-minute documentary released by Chai Jing, has pushed________ public awareness about air pollution and encouraged people to join in efforts to make a difference.
A. the; the. B. a; a. C. the; 不填. D. a; 不填
22. ________ can help but be fascinated by the world into which he is taken by the science fiction.
A. Nobody. B. Anybody. C. Somebody. D. Everybody
23. It s obvious that getting these historic sites recognized by the world is helpful for preserving and repairing them, as it ________ their extreme importance and value.
A. associates. B symbolizes. C. stresses. D. abolishes
24. As is often the case, teachers' ________ with parents involve complaints about children s misbehaviors and laziness in school.
A. acquaintances. B. negotiations. C. conferences. D. consultations
25. —Johnson is said to be the first young teacher ________ to professor in your university this year. — Exactly. ________ of his own competence is an important factor in his success.
A. promoted; Convincing. B. to have been promoted; Convincing
C. promoted; Convinced. D. to have been promoted; Being convinced
26. — How is your father feeling at present?
— He ________ quite fine after the operation, but unluckily he is taking a turn for the worse today.
A. feels. B. felt. C. has been feeling. D. had felt
27. The wedding dress of the Princess is noble and elegant. ________ is the beauty of this style that it will be popular with young women.
A. Such. B. It. C. What. D. That
28. The region was served by a railway line, with station stops from three to five miles ________ , so there was a natural limit to the spread of any particular community.
A. ahead. B. away. C. apart. D. aside
29. —How do you find the new cell phone?
—Oh, quite good. A new function has been developed on this new type ________ it can show you vividly what is around the person you are talking to.
A. how. B. which. C. what. D. that
30. Mankind must first of all eat, drink, have shelter and clothing ________ it can pursue politics, science, art and religion.
A. until. B. unless. C. before. D. after
31. We have no doubt that if the students9 interest in the subject is aroused, they will ________ the challenge and commit more of their time and energy to their studies.
A. face up to. B. keep pace with. C. put up with. D. live up to
32. Fortunately enough, the old man was rushed to the hospital in time. Three minutes late, and he ________.
A. would die. B. was to die. C. should have died. D. would have died.
33. Many college students are willing to work in Western China after graduation ________, poor and backward as it is, more opportunities of employment are available.
A. where. B. when. C. that. D. which
34. ________ the previous approach to offering low-cost models for the market, Chinese car makers are focusing on displaying alternative energy-driven vehicles to meet environmental concerns.
A. With regard to. B. On account of. C. In contrast to. D. In response to s
35. —Shall we offer the new position to Jack?
—. ________ .You are the boss.
A. You bet. B. It s your call. C. No problem. D. It depends
第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
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A phone call reached me one cold winter day. I was that my father was seriously ill. I had not seen my father since his divorce from my mom, and he had lived alone in a small trailer (拖车式活动房）in California, 500 miles away from me. The real between us seemed much greater. I was in no hurry to change that, but I promised to be there the next day.
The whole drive down, flashed through my mind. I remembered my father, the proud Marine (海军陆战队队员）. He snatched off the Christmas tree all the decorations the rest of us had put up and rehung them so there was the same spacing between them. But we needn t those military orders. I remembered clearly the battles he had with my mother. I remembered to hear my father say just once, “I love you, Patty”, only to have him at me, “You can t do anything right!”
Standing outside his trailer, I tried to my courage to face him one more time. Slowly, I took a few steps inside, my hand and my whole body shaking, too to believe my eyes. Sitting on the sofa, my father looked confused and frustrated. This wasn t the angry and man I had known growing up. This man was and seemed broken. Part of me felt sorry for him, but another part of me was thinking this was exactly the fate he .