江苏省南通市启东市吕四中学2020届第二学期高三期初考试英语试卷 部分答案

英语

一、 单选 (总分20分)

1. With globalization sweeping the world, learning foreign languages will become increasingly

necessary if a country _________ economically. A. will compete

B. is to compete

C. were to compete

D. competes

2. The most exciting thing for him was____ he finally succeeded in____ seemed to be the most

difficult exam to him. A. that; what reading.

A. put away

B. put up C. put of

D. put aside

4. We are always creating new virtual communication platforms for ourselves, intentionally or

unintentionally, _________ we tend to forget our true identity in the real world. A. which

B. what

C. where

D. that

5. Not that I’m unwilling to lend you a hand, _______I’m too busy for the moment.

A. because are being trained.

A. in that B. for that C. in which D. for which. 7. --- Well, lost again!

--- It is not very important. We _____ forget about it. OK ?

A . can’t B. might well C. might as well D. ought to 8. Lisa has had to stop doing all the gardening recently, _____ her back problem.

A. on account of B.in response to C. with regard to A. standing on the platform was C. on a platform was standing 10. --- What do you think of the contest?

--- I was told that the English Speech Contest ______ successfully last night. A. went along B. went down C. went off D. went on 11. _____ the Internet is of great help, I don’t think it is a good idea to spend too much time on it.

A. As B. Because C. While D. when 12. My most famous relative of all, _______ who really left his marks on America, was Reb

Sussel, my great-grandfather.

A. one B. the one C .he D. someone 13. Indonesia’s flag is based on a national flag _______ back to the 13th century_____ had 9 red

and white stripes.

A. date; which B. dates; when C. dated ; that D. dating ; that 14. I have ￡20 000 and I need ￡25 000 but my parents have promised to ______the difference.

A. make for B make up. C. make out

D. make off

D.by means of

9. There,______Mrs Smith, showing her pupils how to put a logo onto the new torch.

B. was standing on a platform D. was on a platform standing

B. but that

C. but for

D. however

6. The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the jobs ______they

B. that; which

C. what; that D. what; which

3. However busy you are, try to______ at least half an hour each day to practice listening and

15. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication______ the advertiser pays

for the message to be delivered. A. in that B. which _________ is the Acropolis. A. the greatest symbol of which C. whose the greatest symbol --- That ______ me fine.

A. fits B. meets C. satisfies D. suits 18. The theory he’s stuck _____ us that earthquakes can be forecast .

A. to prove B. to proves C. to proves to D. which to prove

19. __________his financial problems , his wife also left him , which made him very depressed . A. Except for

B. Thanks to

C. On top of

D. Except

20. ----Mum, we’ve searched at least 5 stores, but still cannot find one that suits my taste.

----Be patient, dear. ____________ .

A. The best fish swim near the bottom. B. One’s meat is another man’s poison. C. A bad workman always blames his tool. D. The lion is not so fierce as he is painted.

二、 完形填空（总分20分）

I read about an athlete who made it all the way to the Olympics despite hating his chosen sport. He committed his entire life to 36 one tiny, yet large, sentence—I’m proud of you. At some point we all have someone we want to 37 , whose approval means the world to us.

I have a clear memory of the person I wanted approval from telling me I was intelligent, the kind of memory that stays very clear because you’ve recalled it so many times. I had 38 someone’s opinion about buying a Canadian soda. “We should really support our own economy,” ten-year-old me said. I had no idea what that meant, 39 I was looked at with approval, and my heart was filled with 40 . I loved that feeling—the approval of my hero. It was nothing like the Olympic athlete, but I made some very big 41 based on what might make them 42 . I was hugely affected by wanting their approval. Months ago this person removed me from his life. It hurt a lot. However, in life there is rarely hurt 43 growth. I recently 44 on myself and my behavior and noticed something—I feel free. After a period of denying and upset, I 45 that this is just how it is. This realization made me see how often I was transforming myself according to the 46 , “What would they think?” I’d been using the desire for approval as an 47 excuse for hiding. My excuse was gone immediately I realized it 48 . It was time to 49 step into myself and stop hiding who I am from others. Are you hiding? I hid in approval-seeking. Maybe you hide behind judgment. We all have our ways, and it can be really scary to let 50 go.

The thing is, 51 , as long as we prevent ourselves being truly seen, we will never be truly understood. Connection with others won’t be wholly authentic, and we will edit ourselves because we 52 potential thoughts in other people’s heads. It’s pretty 53 . Of course, breaking up

B. of which greatest symbol D. of whose greatest symbol

C. what D. because of

16. In particular, we associate ancient Greek civilization with the capital city of Athens,

17. ---How about eight o’clock outside the cinema?

isn’t 54 when you expect to be freed from wanting someone’s approval. You don’t even have to tell them you no longer care what they think of you. Just 55 and do what makes you happy and go for the things you really want in life. Do your thing, and let them do theirs. 36. A. searching 37. A. love 38. A. shared 39. A. so

40. A. disappointment 41. A. profits 42. A. cozy 43. A. with 44. A. reflected 45. A. assumed 46. A. opinion 47. A. unconscious 48. A. existed 49. A. physically 50. A. them 51. A. therefore 52. A. miss 53. A. appealing 54. A. impossible 55. A. look out

三、 阅读理解（总分30）

A

At present, there are five network firms—China Telecom, China Unicom, Jitong Communications, China Netcom and China Mobile —that are allowed to operate IP services in China. Each company has its advantages in service.

Charge：

As the ministry of Information Industry co-ordinates(合作), the charges of IP calls of the five companies are the same, 0.30 yuan per minute for DDD calls, 4.80 yuan per minute for IDD calls, 2.50 yuan for calls from the mainland to Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, and 4.50 yuan from Shenzhen to HK, Zhongshan and Zhuhai to Macao. IP callers don’t enjoy discounts(折扣) on holidays.

Range：

China Telecom has the widest coverage. All cities in China with telephone access(通路)and most countries in the world are open to China Telecom’s IP card.

China Unicom’s IP card reach 29 cities nationwide and more than 130 countries and regions worldwide, Jitong’ IP can access 12 cities in China and over 70 countires and regions worldwide. China Netcom’s IP card can reach 14 cities in China, and 149 countries and regions in the wourld.

B. seeking B. upset B. assessed B. but B. depression B. statements B. healthy B. without B. dawned B. accepted B. concept B. unforgettable B. rose B. precisely B. it B. instead B. fear B. scarce B. necessary B. hurry up

C. making C. please C. analyzed C. as C. satisfaction C. decisions C. wise C. by C. counted C. anticipated C. thought C. unpleasant C. faded C. automatically C. us C. though C. doubt C. silly C. important C. hold on

D. reading D. annoy D. parroted D. for D. amazement D. preparations D. proud D. through D. experimented D. argued D. reason D. unbelievable D. disappeared D. authentically D. you D. eventually D. advocate D. inspiring D. abundant D. go ahead

China Mobile’s IP card is open to only six cities nationwide but can access more than 200 countries and regions worldwide.

China Telecom realizes its IP service by the public Internet, therefore net congestion（拥挤）and voice delay may sometimes disturb conversations. The other four companies have their private data networks, which help to increase transmission speed improve voice quality. Other services：

China Telecom, Jitong and China Mobile offer account transfer services. Users can transfer the remaining sum of money on one card to another card.

Jitong and Netcom link their services with bank cards. One can enjoy IP service without an IP card. Bank card users can make IP phone calls their card numbers. So they needn’t buy new Ipcards and remember the new numbers again and again.

As for customer service, China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile provide free hot line service, while Jitong and Netcom charge for their services. 1．What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Organization of the five IP firms. B．Difference between the five IP firms. C．Foundation of China’s five IP firms D．Development of China’s five IP firms 2．Which of the following is mentioned in the passage? A．China of the following is mentioned in the passage? B．China Mobile’s coverage is the least of the five firms.

C．China Telecom accesses many more cities nationwide than the other four D．China Netcom is the only one to be allowed to operate IP service 3．When enjoying IP service. ________. A．Jitong users needn’t buy IP cards B．China Telecom users needn’t buy new IP cards C．Netcom users have to link with a bank

D．China Mobile users have to pay for their hot line service

B

Researchers in the psychology department at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) have discovered a major difference in the way men and women respond to stress. This difference may explain why men are more likely to suffer from stress-related disorders.

Until now, psychological research has maintained that both men and women have the same \such as verbal or physical conflict (\or they react by withdrawing from the stressful situation (\However, the UCLA research team found that men and women have quite different biological and behavioral responses to stress. While men often react to stress in the fight-or-flight response, women often have another kind of reaction which could be called \and befriend.\That is, they often react to stressful conditions by protecting and nurturing their young (\and by looking for social contact and support from others - especially other females('befriend\

Scientists have long known that in the fight-or- flight reaction to stress, an important role is played by certain hormones released by the body. The UCLA research team suggests that the