盐城市2014届高三年级第一学期期中考试

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）

21.---Good morning, Grand Theater.

---Hello, This is Larry Jackson and I m calling to confirm the _______ made by phone on Monday for two box seats for “King Lear”. ---Just a minute, please. A. accommodation B. reservation C. application D. distinction

22. A recent study suggests that teenagers who switch off the TV and sit down to family meals are less _______ to suffer eating disorders.

A. likely B. possible C. probable D. sure

23. In order to persuade drivers to _______ checking their phone whenever it rings, New York State is to introduce “Texting Zones” along its major highways. A. allow B. resist C. admit D. forbid

24. On January 9th, 2013, the London Underground turned 150, which is an important birthday _______ it was the first train system in the world. A. for that B. now that C. so that D. in that

25. He had told her so little that she was all at sea anyhow _______ the whole procedure. A. in exchange for B. with regard to C. by means of D. in place of 26. ---David, can you tell me where I will _______ a good second-hand bike at a low price? ---You should turn to George, for he is a well-informed man. A. make up B. hold up C. pick up D. take up 27. ---How do you find your trip to Kenya?

---We _______ there for a week; it s a fantastic place and well worth visiting again. A. stay B. stayed C. have stayed D. had stayed

28. About 110,000 people watched the flag-raising ceremony on Tian anmen Square, on October 1st, 2013, _______ about 5 tons of trash here and there. A. left B. leaving C. having left D. having been left

29. Why do some governments spend billions of dollars on space exploration _______ the people of these countries are still suffering from starvation and poverty? A. whether B. though C. unless D. when

30. Colin went to the bookstore and bought several books last week, ____ two were written by Guo Jingming. A. whose B. that C. of which D. about whom

31.The host picked several persons from the audience ___ and invited them to the stage to have a dialogue.

A. at random B. by chance C. in turn D. on occasion 32.---I just wonder _______ that he managed to find his lost car.---Oh, the police helped him. A. where was it B. how was it C. where it was D. how it was 33. ---Well, did you miss the early train? ---Yes, but had I hurried, I _______. A. shouldn t B. hadn t have C. wouldn t D. wouldn t have 34.---Long time no see. What are you up to these days?

---I have been writing a research report. That was _______ easy. A. nothing but B. anything but C. all but D. everything but 35. ---Jane was late again for work this morning. ---_______. Does she still want the job? A. I ll say B. You can say that again C. I don t get it D. Don t mention it 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

In the original Chicken Soup for the Soul, Jack Canfield tells the story of Monty, who was the son of a poor horse trainer. During his senior year he was a writing project to describe what he wanted to be when he grew up. His seven-page essay the 200-acre ranch (牧场) he wanted to own. It a diagram of the ranch and a detailed floor of his 4,000-square-foot home.

the passion and effort Monty put into his paper, he received it back with a large “F” on it and a note to see the teacher after class. The teacher told Monty that the he had given him that grade was because his paper was he would rewrite the paper, with a more realistic goal, he would reconsider the grade.

After it for a week, the young man turned in the same paper with no changes, along with the , “You can keep the F and I ll keep my

The of the true story has the teacher bringing 30 students for a summer campout, at the 200-acre ranch of the now grown and Monty, who lives in his 4,000-square-foot dream home. If it worked for the son of a poor horse trainer, it will work for you. The is simple:

First, create a dream that is so big that it will keep you excited. Second, the dream in minute detail. Third, live in the dream so that it becomes to you on the inside. Finally, hold on to it so that no one can take it away.

Jack Canfield goes on to offer this great wisdom: “Cherish your visions; cherish your ideals. For out of them will your world will at last be built.”

But Monty, perhaps, offered the greatest wisdom: “You can keep the F and I ll keep my dream.” And that s worth about. 36. A. arranged B. assigned C. awarded D. appointed 37. A. detailed B. forecast C. evaluated D. constructed 38. A. held B. prepared C. included D. contained 39. A. imagination B. pattern C. position D. plan 40. A. Despite B. With C. Regarding D. Besides 41. A. printed B. attached C. appeared D. written 42. A. way B. base C. reason D. belief 43. A. brief B. unrealistic C. concrete D. objective 44. A. considering B. improving C. revising D. investigating 45. A. promise B. remark C. explanation D. theory 46. A. opinion B. attitude C. dream D. destination 47. A. development B. opposition C. moral D. conclusion 48. A. greedy B. successful C. generous D. merciful 49. A. principle B. regulation C. discipline D. assessment 50. A. discover B. search C. define D. realize