重庆市名校联盟2014届高三下学期联合考试

英语试题

英语测试卷共4页。满分120分，考试时间100分钟。

注意事项：

1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。

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4．所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。

一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. The world has become _____ much smaller place as a result of the revolution in _____ information technology over the years.

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

2. The manager got to the company in a hurry, only to find that he ____ his laptop back at home.

A. would leave B. was leaving C. has left D. had left

3. I have no dreams _____ to have a happy life.

A. rather than B. more than C. other than D. less than

4. Uncle Li has just spent over one million Yuan on a house, _____ he believes is good value for the money.

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

5. --- Thank you so much! How can I repay you for your kindness?

---_____ . It was nothing.

A. It depends B. Forget it C. Sounds great D. Never mind

6. --- Will Mr. Black go to the opening ceremony this weekend?

--- No, he has finally decided _____.

A. not B. not to go C. not to D. not to go to

7. It is well-known that atmosphere gets thinner and thinner ____ the height increases.

A. while B. when C. as D. with

8. My family wasn’t very rich and ____ some extra money, I had to take part-time jobs in my spare time.

A. to earn B. earning C. earned D. having earned

9. Breakfast _____ between 7:00 and 8:00, so we’d better get up early tomorrow morning.

A. serves B. has served C. is served D. will be served

10. “Genius” is a complicated concept, _____ many different factors.

A. involved B. involving C. to involve D. being involved

11. Whether dying patients be helped to end their lives is a tough moral question.

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

12. I am sure we can help you solve the problem, ____ you tell us all the necessary information.

A. in case B. now that C. provided that D. in order that

13. --What’s your idea?

--My opinion is _____, ____ happens, we should not stop the reform.

A. when; what B. that; when C. that; whatever D. when; what

14. I’ve had enough of my neighbor. I’m going to ______ their noisy parties right now.

A. put an end to B. give way to C. look up to D. come up to

15. -- Are you going to see The Flowers of War by Zhang Yimou?

--- _______. It’s said to be too good a film to miss.

A. No problem! B. That’s for sure. C. Why me? D. Why bother?

二、 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，然后从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

A

I have enjoyed stories about the kindness of strangers in Pittsburgh. Now I have one to share.

I set off one morning with my _16_to get a few groceries. I forgot the bags I _17_bring in order to take my own groceries, and on the way to the car, I _18_the necessary coins in the snow-covered grass.

We finally got our groceries, and waited patiently in a checkout line behind a _19_. I put all my groceries onto the conveyor belt. It was a busy morning there, and the next person put a lot of goods on the back of the belt behind me. I _20_then that my wallet was in my other coat pocket back at home and I was stuck with no way to pay, and no way to get out of the line 21 .

I told my daughter at that moment, “Daddy is _22_!”She was kind enough to offer, “No, you’re not; you’re my daddy!”

The woman in front_ 23_this and asked, “How much do you need? I have some money.” I told her I had no way to return the money, but she _24_paying for me. I couldn’t thank her enough. She_25_said, “It’s no problem; just pay it forward.”

Stories about the kindness of_26_may be common and frequent, _27_now I want to say thank you to the woman again. And I will pay it forward when I next get the opportunity.

16. A. son B. daughter C. dad D. mom

17. A. usually B. early C. carefully D. gladly

18. A. chose B. forgot C. dropped D. brought

19. A. man B. woman C. child D. student

20. A. believed B. realized C. thought D. guessed

21. A. luckily B. patiently C. easily D. quietly

22. A. stupid B. strange C. poor D. busy

23. A. discussed B. noticed C. experienced D. hated

24. A. insisted on B. laughed at C. called on D. planned for

25. A. nervously B. proudly C. simply D. excitedly

26. A. friends B. families C. strangers D. neighbors

27. A. and B. but C. until D. for

B

Greeting is an act of communication to make the presence accepted by each other. While greeting customs may_28_within a culture according to social position and relationship, they exist in all _29_ human cultures. Greeting can be expressed both in words and physically, and often have a _30_of the two.

The form of greeting _31_ social customs and relationship. Beyond the _32_ greeting, which may sometimes have a hand shake, facial expression, body language and eye contact can all tell what

_33_of greeting is expected.

Although hand shakes, hugs, bows, nods and nose rubbing are all acceptable greetings, the most common greeting in many_ 34_ is a kiss, or kisses on the cheek. For example, in France, two kisses are most __35__ and in Russia and Egypt, it is customary to kiss cheeks three times.

28. A. improve B. change C. keep D. disappear

29. A. known B. strange C. developed D. creative

30. A. construction B. description C. combination D. collection

31. A. belongs to B. depends on C. results from D. deals with

32. A. personal B. national C. unusual D. formal

33. A. type B. time C. meaning D. theme

34. A. seasons B. cultures C. companies D. fields

35. A. special B. ordinary C. common D. strange

三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面五篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

I came to study in the United States a year ago. Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court.

After the accident，my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I’d have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.

But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time. The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215.

My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I didn’t want to hire him. And he made me pay him $770.

Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance company the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time and I left without getting a cent.

36. The author’s roommate offered to help him because________.

A. he showed sympathy to the author

B. he knew the author should find a good doctor

C. he knew the author needed his help

D. he thought it was a chance to make some money

37. A good doctor is necessary for the author to __________.

A. find out the person responsible for the accident

B. recover totally from the injury

C. eventually make the responsible party pay for his injury

D. be treated fairly before he leaves America

38. Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are __________.

A. helpful B. professional C. money-maker D. selfish

39. What conclusion can you draw from the story?

A. One cannot be too careful while driving a car.

B. People value money most in the US.

C. Finding lawyers is something very common in America.

D. Having some selfless friends is more important than other things in the US.

B

As computers become more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly depending on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes of each Chinese character when writing on paper. Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more.

Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school.?And computer dependence is more wide-spread among university students. Almost all their homework and essays are typed on a computer.

All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.

It's faster and easier to correct if using a computer. And that's why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear.

"When I'm writing with a pen, I find I often can't remember how to write a character, though I feel I’m familiar with it."

"I'm not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper."

Many students don't feel this is something to worry about. Now that it's more convenient and quick to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite?

Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei, the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said “Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic(审美的) value. But those characters typed with computer keyb