苏州市2017届高三调研测试

英 语 2017.01

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Invest in yourself and hold on to your dreams. ________, stay with those who will encourage you to go on forward all the way. A. In fact B. In contrast C. In brief D. In addition

22. To promote a correct understanding of the Basic Law, we need the courage to clarify some ________ points of view and to put the system into practice. A. artificial B. arbitrary C. ambiguous D. absolute

23. Friendship does not merely ________ a sharing of activities; it is a sharing of self on a very personal level. A. involve B. request C. associate D. deliver

24. ________ you recognize an idiom when it is being used, it is easy to misunderstand what you read or hear spoken. A. Although B. Because C. Unless D. While 25. It is almost always the case that the police conduct an investigation and look at the evidence that may suggest who ________ the offence. A. commits B. commit C. committed D. will commit 26. Learning must bring joy, for we never forget ________ we learn with pleasure. A. when B. what C. how D. where

27. I think the experiment supports my theory, but I need to ________ the results a couple of times to make sure that no mistakes were made while collecting the data. A. get over B. take over C. hand over D. go over

28. —Can you tell me what it means by ―You can check out any time you like but you can never

leave‖ from the song Hotel California?

—It implies that drug users find themselves ________ in a prison from which they cannot escape. A. to be trapped B. having trapped C. trapped D. trapping

29. In the heart of Toronto is the Canadian National Tower, ________ is often called the CN Tower for short. A. where B. which C. that D. when

30. —When a police officer or firefighter puts on their uniform, it gives them a sense of

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responsibility and authority.

—________. Just as the saying goes, clothes make the man. A. I‘m all yours B. I‘m in C. I‘m all ears D. I‘m with you

31. One of the unanswered questions of September 11th is whether there was anything U.S. intelligence ________ to stop the attacks. A. must do B. could do

C. must have done D. could have done

32. In Beijing opera, performers are required to paint their faces in patterns and colors to help show the ________ and depths of the characters‘ personalities. A. dimensions B. certificates C. occupations

D. consciences

33. ________ speed and flexibility, China‘s anti-ship missile CM-302 also has a greater destructive power than others in the market. A. On the contrary to B. Apart from C. On behalf of D. Little more than

34. From 650 to 323 BC the Greek civilization made advances in various fields that

_________the world ever since and will continue to do so. A. influenced B. have influenced C. had influenced D. are influencing 35. —We know Mrs. Jones is always the first to help anyone in trouble.

—Yes, definitely. She is ________ and respected by all of us. A. the salt of the earth B. a wet blanket C. a big potato D. the apple of our eye 第二节：完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1 分，满分20 分）

请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Dear Strangers,

I remember you. Eighteen months ago, when my cell phone rang, you were walking into Whole Foods 36 to do your grocery shopping, just as I had been only minutes before you. But I had already 37 my cart full of groceries in the entryway, for my brother was on the other end of the 38 telling me my father had 39 his own life early that morning.

I started to cry and scream as my whole body 40 . I fell to the floor under the 41 of what I had just learned. You could have kept on walking, 42 my cries, but you didn‘t. You could have simply stopped and stared at my 43 of pain, but you didn‘t. Instead, you surrounded me as I yelled 44 my sobs, ―My father killed himself. He‘s dead.‖

I remember one of you asked for my phone. You needed my husband‘s name as you searched through my 45 . I remember that I could hear your 46 as you tried to reach my husband for me, leaving an 47 message for him to call me. I recall hearing you discuss among yourselves who would drive me home in my car and who would 48 that person back to the store. You didn‘t even know one another, and you came around me with the common 49 — to help.

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In my 50 , I told you that I had a friend who worked at Whole Foods, and one of you brought her to me. And I even recall as I sat with her, one of you 51 a gift card for meals to Whole Foods. That gift card helped to 52 my family when the idea of cooking was so far 53 my emotional reach.

I never saw you after that. But I know this to be true: Because you 54 out to help, you offered a ray of light in the most 55 moment I‘ve ever experienced. I will never, ever forget you.

36. A. bound 37. A. abandoned 38. A. shop 39. A. cost 40. A. hurt 41. A. umbrella

B. willing B. recovered B. line B. given B. twisted B. control

C. prepared C. pushed C. queue C. saved C. trembled C. protection

D. determined D. filled D. lane D. taken D. fell D. weight

42. A. ignoring B. stopping C. wiping D. comforting 43. A. passion B. dilemma C. separation D. display 44. A. at B. to C. through D. on 45. A. messages B. contacts C. photos D. records 46. A. guesses B. replies C. words D. arguments 47. A. instant B. urgent C. obvious D. abundant 48. A. follow B. send C. pick D. fetch 49. A. belief B. purpose C. interest D. knowledge 50. A. snow B. frost C. wind D. fog 51. A. sent over B. took in C. submitted to D. catered to 52. A. treat B. support C. feed D. keep 53. A. within B. between C. beyond D. above 54. A. reached B. turned C. figured D. checked 55. A. threatening B. discouraging C. surprising D. demanding 第三部分：阅读理解（共15 小题；每小题2 分，满分30 分）

请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

An Englishman’s Tales of a Small Yorkshire Village Silas Ackroyd

Silas Ackrovd and his family lived in a small village characterized by cozy sandstone cottages, farmhouses and farm animals and grand gardens. In this collection of personal stories, he recreates a time when things were much more simple and pure. Confession

Zohour Almandil

Confession is an immersive and couching book that shows the contents of author Zohour Almandil‘s heart and how she is able to express her long-pent-up emotions, a rare and very brave

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