江苏省南通市高三英语上学期开学考试试卷

D. eventually

32. What little money he did have _______ on a vase selected with extreme care which

became, to his way of thinking, a possession close to his heart. A. been spent B. spent

spent

33. ________ the rising temperature and higher seas wouldn’t have had a direct effect on dinosaurs, they could have played an indirect role in their decline in numbers. A. Until

B. Unless

C. While

D. Since

C. to spend

D. was

34. Netizens turned the weibo account of China’s second richest man into a battlefield debating charity giving after other celebrities publicized their donations. ________ the netizens’ questions, Jack Ma said he was bothered when he owned more than 10 million yuan. A. In a gesture to C. In response to

B. In honor of

D. In association with

35. -- The manager of the factory wants to improve production a great deal, but he

doesn’t spend much on technology.

-- I am afraid he won’t realize his dream. You know ________. A. you can’t eat your cake and have it greatest sound

C. enough is as good as a feast than one

三、完型填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

In all one’s lifetime it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing with. But it is __36____ oneself that one has the least understanding of. When you are going upwards in life you tend to ___37___ yourself. It seems that everything you seek for is within your___38___. When you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself.

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B. empty vessels make the

D. two heads are better

To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to gain a correct view of oneself and be a realist-aware of both one’s ___39___ and shortages. You may___40___ hopefully to the future but be sure not to ___41___ too much, for ideals can never be fully realized. You may be ___42___ to meet challenges but it should be clear to you ___43___ to direct your efforts. That’s to say, so long as you have a perfect ___44___ of yourself, there won’t be obstacles you can’t overcome.

To get a thorough understanding of oneself needs self-appreciation. ___45___ you think you are a towering tree or a blade of grass, a high mountain or a small stone, you ___46___ a state of nature that has its own reason of existence. If you earnestly ___47___ yourself, you’ll have a real sense of self-appreciation, which will give you confidence. ___48___ you gain full confidence in yourself, you’ll be __49____ to fight and overcome any adversity.

To get a thorough understanding of oneself also requires doing oneself a favor when it’s needed. In time of anger, do yourself a favor by giving an ___50___to it in a quiet place so that you won’t be hurt by its flames; in time of sadness, do yourself a favor by ___51___it with your friends so as to change a gloomy mood into a cheerful one; in time of tiredness, do yourself a favor by getting a good sleep or taking some stimulant. Show yourself loving concern about your health and daily life. ___52___you know perfectly well when and how to do yourself a favor, you won’t be confident and ready enough to ___53___ the attack of illness. As you are aware, what a person physically has is but a human body that’s vulnerable when __54____ to the elements. So if you fall ill, it’s up to you to take a good care of yourself.

In a word, to get a thorough understanding of oneself is to get a full ___55___of one’s life. Then one will find one’s life full of color and flavor. 36. A. permanently B. previously C. precisely probably

37. A. overlook B. overestimate C. overcome overtake

38. A. touch B. range C. limit

D

D.

D.

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reach

39. A. weaknesses B. disadvantages C. strengths limitations

40. A. look up B. look back forward

41. A. anticipate B. expect C. inspect D. C. look down

D.

look D.

dream

42. A. honest delicate

43. A. what where

44. A. idea acquisition

45. A. When 46. A. represent 47. A. adapt assess

48. A. As good as well as

49. A. advised committed

50. A. outlet solution

51. A. quarreling interacting

52. A. If Unless

53. A. reject B. restore C. recover D. resist 54. A. expected exported

B. comprehensive C. courageous B. which C. how

B. knowledge C. system D.

B. Which

C. What

B. recommend C. regulate D. B. arouse

C. admire

B. As soon as C. As far as B. allowed C. enabled B. excuse C. criterion

B. arguing C. sharing B. Once C. Since B. exposed C. experienced D.

D.

D.

D. Whether

recover

D.

D. As

D.

D.

D.

D.

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55. A. credit B. power grace

C. control D.

四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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

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As the Chinese mainland’s first Disney park kicks off ticket sales on Monday, Chinese scalpers are already running a thriving trade in tickets, some of which are being hawked at 1,600 yuan ($246), triple the official price.

A rough search for Shanghai Disneyland tickets on Chinese e-commerce giant Taobao on Sunday yielded some 250 results, with prices ranging from 1 yuan to 1,600 yuan. \will be delivered by the end of March,\one Taobao shop owner told the Global Times on Sunday, claiming that over 1,000 tickets have been sold. Another shop owner claimed that tickets for the coming June, July and August are sold out.

Tourists can book tickets on Shanghai Disneyland Park’s official website, its official WeChat account and at authorized online shops beginning at 12 am on Monday. Several Taobao shop owners reached by the Global Times on Sunday pledged their tickets’ authenticity. While some explained that they will help customers book tickets when official sales begin, others claimed that they were selling coin certificates that will be exchanged for tickets.

While an ID card check is required for entry to the park, one Taobao shop owner claimed that their tickets will only require a check of visitors’ cell phone numbers and names.

The park has denied selling tickets for \tried to sell tickets for early access to the park, thepaper.cn reported. As the first Disney park in the Chinese mainland, Shanghai Disneyland Park is expected to receive a huge number of tourists when it opens to the public on June 16. Many Net users have expressed their hopes to visit the park, which they expect will be cheaper than a trip to Hong Kong, where China’s first Disney park was built.

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