江苏省苏州中学高三英语上学期期初考试试题

江苏省苏州中学2013-2014学年度第一学期期初考试

高 三 英 语

二．单项选择（15分）

21. The “Chinese Dream” is ____ dream to improve people's well-being and ____ dream

of harmony, peace and development.

A. the; a B. a; a C. a; the D. the; the

22. — Do you understand what I am talking about?

—__________, but not very clear.

A. Thanks, no problem B. Sort of C. Not a little D. Yes, all right

23. The judges gave no hint of what they thought, so I left the room really ________.

A. to be worried B. to worry C. having worried D. worried

24. An ecosystem consists of the living and non-living things in an area ________ interact

with one another.

A. that B. where C. who D. what

25. Among the crises that face humans ________ the lack of natural resources.

A. is B. are C. is there D. are there

26. — I don't think I will win a lottery（彩票）of 5,000,000 dollars in all my life．

— Well,_ ．Everything can happen．

A. you can never tell B. you're kidding

C. what you say D. you made it

27. Whether the Renmin Road reconstruction project can be completed on time has to depend

on _______ the weather conditions are like and ______ modern the equipment is.

A. what; how B. how; whether C. what; whether D. which; how

28. — Excuse me, sir?

— ___________?

— You’re not meant to park your car in front of the main entrance.

— Oh, sorry, I don’t know.

A. Well, who are you B. Yes, what is it

C. Me, are you talking to me D. What’s the matter with you

29. The Second World War, _________ the earlier one in 1914, promoted public concern

about the physical and intellectual well-being of the country’s human resources.

A. so as B. as were C. as did D. same as

30. — Could I use your car tomorrow morning?

— Sure. I a report at home.

A. will be writing B. will have written

C. have written D. have been writing

31. The whole town was simply swept aside by the power of water. Cars, trains and buildings

could not ____, _______ the people who stood in the way. A. remain; or rather B. survive; let alone

C. exist; more or less D. achieve; besides

32. It is only gradually, with the passing of years, _____ to a clear understanding of

their position.

A. that they come B. do they come C. that come D. when they come

33. —Why, I’ve told Joe millions of times to leave his dirty shoes outside.

—Come on, calm down. ______, you know.

A. Old habits die hard B. Bad news travels fast

C. A word to the wise is enough D. A miss is as good as a mile

34. — So, how is your new roommate?

—She really ____. She’s always making loud noises at midnight and when I remind

her, she always makes rude remarks.

A. turns me over B. turns me down C. turns me off D. turns me out

35. — David has been in high spirits these days．

— He should have passed in the tough math test．

A．How come? B．How is it? C．Guess what? D．No wonder．

三．完形填空 ( 20分)

As I held my father’s hands one night, I couldn’t help but notice their calluses(老茧）and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a 36 , including all

his struggles.

One summer, I remember, a drought hit Ontario, turning it into a 37 desert. On

one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last 38

from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which _39___ took twenty minutes.

That morning, however, the process didn’t 40 quickly. After forty minutes of aimlessly

walking in the field, we 41 needed twenty dozen. I was completely ___42_ and angry.

Dropping the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen,

they can pick it themselves” Dad 43 . “Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen

left for each of us and then we’re 44 .” Such is Dad—whatever problem he 45 ,

he never gives up.

46 , the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our county. It was

a challenging time for everyone, 47 Dad remained optimistic. He 48 to be grateful

for other things like good health and food on our plate. Only then did I truly begin

to 49 Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.

Dad is also a living example of real 50 . From dawn to dusk, he walks countless

hours to 51 our family. He always puts our happiness 52 his own, and never

fails to cheer me on at my sports games 53 his exhaustion after long days. His loving

and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and 54 putting others

first.

Dad, the life 55 I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my