2014届高三第一次适应性考试英语试题

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第—节：单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。

1．I made second thorough search of the room before finding ring under my bed.

A．a; a B．a; the C．the; the D．the; a

2．—A bottle of beer?

— . I will have to drive back home after the party.

A．By all means B．Anything but that C.It depends D.Help yourself

3.Jackson refused to accept the reward because he thought he didn’t ____the honor.

A. hold. B. obtain. C. deserve. D. achieve.

4．We can see many examples in our life positive thinking changes a person completely.

A．which B．that C．when D．where

5. He ________ football regularly for many years when he was young.

A. was playing B. played C. had played D. has played

6. Before you left your position, you should consider the effect ________ will have on you.

A. it B. one C. which D. that

7. Economic growth in the world remains weak throughout 2012 and it is hoped that it will ________ gradually in 2013.

A. break up B. make up C. put up D. pick up

8. China’s reform and opening has been going on for ________ is like now over 30 years and it’s really quite remarkable.

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

9. It’s terrible. The car ________ break down just as we were going on our holiday.

A. should B. would C. could D. must

10. --Has Jack not come with you?

-- Sorry, he _________ a novel recently. But he _________ here soon.

A. is writing; arrives B. has written; has arrived

C. has been writing; is arriving D. writes; will arrive

11. “Making empty talk is harmful to the nation _________ doing practical jobs can help it thrive（强盛）, ”said chairman Xi Jinping.

A. and B. so C. while D. though

12. With a large amount of equipment _________, the boss asked the employees to work extra hours.

A. wanting repairing B. wanted to be repaired

C. wanting to repair D. wanting being repaired

13．The boy was sitting in his chair leisurely, in the magazine he was reading.

A．being absorbed B．absorbing C．to be absorbed D．absorbed

14．Whatever background you come from, you can be successful with your hard work like many others.

A．equally B．merely C．mostly D．hardly

15. contents, Mo Yan frequently writes about his own hometown, Gaomi, Shandong Province.

A. In terms of B. Regardless of C. According to D. In addition to

第二节 完型填空（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，从每题所给的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。

Nowadays many people enjoy 16 activities—walking, cycling or mountaineering.

People often 17 the act of climbing high and difficult mountains to be astonishing. Why are men and women 18 to suffer cold and hardship, and to 19 on high mountains? This astonishment may be caused by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activities to which men 20 their leisure time.

There are no man-made rules, as there are for 21 sports as golf and football. There are, of course, principles of different kinds. It would be dangerous if you 22 them. But it is this freedom from man-made rules 23 makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to choose their own 24 .

If we 25 mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a kind of 26 work at all. 27 , it is only our misunderstanding. There are no “matches” 28 “teams” of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope which their lives may 29 , there is obviously teamwork.

A mountain climber knows that he may have to fight with natural 30 that are stronger and more powerful than man.

A mountain climber 31 to improve his skill year after year. A skier has probably passed his best by the age of thirty, and most tennis champions 32 in their early twenties. But it is not 33 for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more 34 to do that than younger men, but they probably climb more skillfully and with less effort, and they certainly experience equal 35 .

16. A. physical B. easy C. difficult D. mental

17. A. find B. respect C. treat D. consider

18. A. scared B. willing C. afraid D. suitable

19. A. have a break B. make sense C. take a risk D. lose weight

20. A. give B. hope C. discover D. receive

21. A. so B. various C. different D. such

22. A. applied B. worried C. ignored D. noticed

23. A. which B. that C. how D. why

24. A. methods B. tradition C. styles D. activities

25. A. contact B. relate C. replace D. compare

26. A. pair B. complex C. team D. simple

27. A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Furthermore D. However

28. A. between B. within C. from D. beyond

29. A. keep on B. go on C. depend on D. focus on

30. A. storms B. forces C. energies D. strengths

31. A. tries B. wants C. continues D. decides

32. A. will be B. are C. appear D. is

33. A. unusual B. normal C. common D. frequent

34. A. gifts B. means C. brains D. time

35. A. astonishment B. ambition C. concern D. enjoyment

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30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。

A

“He was a nightmare (噩梦),” his mother, Mary said as I talked with her and her son Jamie. “I was sure he was going to end up in prison, or worse”. Seeing Jamie so full of life with his new friends, there was no room for imagination that he was ever a rebellious (叛逆的) kid.

Jamie was raised by his mother after his father left ten years ago. They lived in a small flat with little money. Most of their neighbors were alcoholics, so crime was very common. At middle school, he quickly got in with the wrong crowd and began to steal everything from shoes to phones.

Mary didn’t realize the consequence of the trouble Jamie made until he told her he had been stopped from going to school for three weeks. Mary was very angry, but now she has realized that it was the best thing that had happened to both of them.

During the three weeks, Mary made him volunteer at the local community centre where he saw the street dancers for the first time. “They were so cool and able to express themselves in a way I had never seen before. I asked to join them and they agreed. Because of them I am who I am now.” Jamie told me, tears in his eyes.

Back at school, his whole attitude and behavior improved. “I realized the boys I was hanging out with weren’t cool, stealing wasn’t cool and getting out of school wasn’t cool either. It made me find something I love and have a goal in life.” he said.

Yes, street dance makes him happy. This kind of dance speaks to people, and gives them a purpose.

36. Who is most probably the writer?

A. A reporter. B. A manager. C. A photographer. D. A dancer.

37. What is Mary’s attitude toward Jamie’s future in the first paragraph?

A. Angry. B. Negative. C. Careless. D. Cold

38. The underlined part “the wrong crowd” probably refers to _______.

A. Thieves hanging about in shops B. Strangers

C. Schoolmates with bad influence D. Neighbours

39. The text is written to _______.

A. outline the advantages of learning street dance

B. warn about the dangers of a difficult childhood

C. give advice on how to handle rebellious teenagers

D. tell how a kid changed after learning street dance

B

Some animals will defend their territory by fighting with those who try to invade it. Fighting, however, is not often the best choice, since it uses up a large amount of energy, and can result in injury or even death. Most animals rely on various threats, either through sounds or smells. The songs of birds, the drumming of woodpeckers and the lous calls of monkeys are all warnings that carry for long distances, advertising to possible invaders that someone else’s territory is being approached. Many animals rely on smells to mark their territories or leaving droppings around the territories. Other animals will be warned off the territory without ever meeting with the territory’s defender.

Sometimes, these warnings may be ignored, and an invader may move accidentally into a neighboring territory, or two animals may meet near the border of their nearby territories. When the two animals meet, they will generally threaten each other with visual（视觉的）displays. These displays will often exaggerate an animal’s size by putting up feathers or fur, or will show off the animal’s weapons. The animals may go through all the behavior of fighting without ever actually touching each other. The displays are generally performed best near the center of an animal’s territory, where it is more likel;y to attack an invader and where retreating becomes more of a choice.

Actual fighting usually only happens in overcrowded conditions, when resources are not enough. Serious injury can result, and old or sick animals may die. Leading to a more balanced population size. Under most natural conditions, territoriality is an effective way of maintaining a healthy population. The study of social behaviors such as territoriality in animals may also help up to understand human society.

40．What topic is the passage mainly involved in?

A．What animals’ territory is usually like.

B．How animlas deal with different threats.

C．How animals defend their territory.

D．Where animal fightes take place frequently.

41．For most animals, what’s their first response to the possible invaders to defend their territors.

A．Fighting in groups. B．Threatening and warning.

C．Escaping before being hurt. D．Asking partners for help.

42．What does the underlined word “exaggerate” in the second