江苏省扬州市2018届高三上学期期期中联考英语试题
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江苏省扬州市2018届高三上学期期期中联考英语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、单项选择
1．Sky Hunter successfully captures the bravery of PLA soldiers, does Wolf
WarineⅡ,but met with box office failure.
A．so B．which
C．what D．as
2．Playing with their peers, children learn to and not do exactly what they want to do.
A．compromise B．compete
C．contribute D．construct
3．Come off it! Oversleeping is as lame an excuse as other.
A．one B．each
C．some D．any
4．World Food Day is held each year to underline the progress that ________ against hunger
and that still needs to be made.
A．is made B．was made
C．has been made D．will be made
5．When the admission letter from Harvard University arrived, Ben's parents were and
threw a big party.
A．in the red B．tickled pink
C．as white as a sheet D．in a blue mood
6．In order to stand out among all the trainees, you need to sharpen your skills
you feel strong and confident.
A．that B．where
C．when D．what
7．Our football team had a lead in the match, but the last minute goal of the guest team .
A．gave it away B．put it away
C．wiped it away D．carried it away
8．Instead of making choices for their children, liberal parents usually say, “Go where you
________ .”
A．will B．should C．can D．must
9．Membership of this club is open to those who are its aim.
A．in salute to B．in honour of
C．in line with D．in sympathy with
10．--- Did you watch the final match of China Open yesterday?
---Sure. I it so attentively that I forgot to cook supper.
A．watched B．had watched
C．was watching D．was to watch
11．The enquiry________ new facts, the judge had to postpone the trial again.
A．to develop B．developed
C．having developed D．being developed
12．If we________ a table in advance, we wouldn't be standing here in the long queue.
A．reserve B．reserved
C．have reserved D．had reserved
13．Despite difficulties, we must bear in mind________ we set this goal, stick to it and move
forward regardless.
A．that B．why
C．when D．where
14．Julia has got a pretty _ deal—she was laid off just for being late once!
A．rough B．tough
C．illegal D．mean
15．---Why can't I use the gym in the hotel?
--- , but your room price doesn't cover it.
A．No offence B．No worries
C．No doubt D．No need
二、完形填空
I decided to become a comet searcher on a bright^ clear morning 50 years ago in Montreal.
It was a bit of an impromptu (即兴的） 16 . I had a French test 17 and knew that
the examiner, Mr. Hutchison, would ask me about my career plans. I had to come up with
something that was both credible and easily 18 into French.
About six years earlier I truly had become 19 about the night sky, but to stand up
and say, “Astronomie!” was not enough. Mr. Hutchison would want 20 . I recalled—a comet that had recently been discovered from Japan-one that 21 became the brightest
of the 20th century. Without a further thought, I decided that I was going to be a 22 for
comets. Not coincidentally, the English and French words for a comet (une comte) sound very
23 , so my new occupation was 24 to talk about in French.
And 25 to the answer I gave Mr. Hutchison, I began searching for cornels after
graduation. Fortunately, working as a science journalist and giving lectures about the night sky
have allowed me to 26 my cosmic passion and still pay the bills.
Discovering my first cornet 27 almost 19 years. On that particular night,
November 13, 1984. As I 28 the telescope again and again, I slowly 29 that a
fuzzy (模糊的）object was not staying in the same place but was creeping northward, as only a
cornet 30 .
I telephoned an astronomer at Lowell Observatory Ariz., who 31 my find. I felt as
though I could 32 right up to the sky I loved so much. Michael Rudenko discovered the
comet the next evening, and 33 the new object became known as Cornel
Levy-Rudenko.
In the following 50 years, I discovered 22 other new cornels. It is the joy of the search,
34 the discoveries, that 35 me going.
16．A．plan B．idea C．decision D．thought
17．A．coming up B．coming up C．coming over D．coming down
18．A．expressed B．put C．written D．spoken
19．A．particular B．curious C．passionate D．confident
20．A．details B．contents C．descriptions D．contacts
21．A．inevitably B．invariably C．unexpectedly D．eventually
22．A．reporter B．hunter C．researcher D．observer
23．A．different B．same C．alike D．pleasant
24．A．hard B．mild C．casual D．easy
25．A．true B．close C．open D．contrary
26．A．arouse B．share C．awaken D．pursue
