2016届苏锡常镇高三英语二模试卷

C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

21. In public places, improved child-care facilities will benefit ________ genders, not just women.

A. both B. all C. either D. other

22. Competition for entry to these programs is keen, and applicants need above-average grades to gain ________. A. ambition B. preference C. admission D. competence

23. The manager has not made up his mind yet ________ who will be in charge of the project. A. as to B. next to C. owing to D. according to 24. —What do you think of his newly-published book?

—It’s the best one he ________, but that’s not saying much.

A. wrote B. is writing C. has written D. will write

25. In time of anger, do yourself a favor by ________ it in a quiet place so that you won’t be hurt by its flames.

A. releasing B. recovering C. refreshing D. recycling

26. We must be in a place of peace and faith, so internal conflict and disbelief do not hold back ________ it is possible for us to achieve. A. how B. what C. why D. where

27. A recent research shows smoking and drinking ________ with your body’s ability to process oxygen, thus greatly affecting your

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health.

A. identify B. correspond C. combine D. interfere

28. We should protect our environment from being polluted ________ our next generation will enjoy a blue sky and live a healthy life. A. as if B. so that C. even if D. in case

29. AlphaGo’s beating Go grandmaster Lee Sedol 4-1 has ________ an international debate about whether robots will completely take the place of humans. A. give off B. work out C. set off D. put out

30. In September of 2016, the G20 summit will be held in Hangzhou, ________ theme is to stress innovation, reform and development. A. where B. which C. when D. whose

31. I remember when I was a child ________ with how many toys my cousin had.

A. impressing B. to impress C. being impressed D. impressed

32. —How can I live my dreams in a short time?

—Be practical. Between you and your dreams ________ a lot of hard work.

A. stand B. stands C. is standing D. are standing

33. Mr Simmons always tries to make me keep in mind that how much easier my life ________ if I were better organized.

A. will be B. would have been C. would be D. will have been

34. Learning from ________ mistakes can help

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us keep conscious and avoid repeating them in the days to come.

A. previous B. curious C. obvious D. ridiculous

35. —How come Tom picked a quarrel with his wife?

—________? We also have the occasional argument.

A. What’s on B. How’s that C. Who doesn’t D. Why not

第二节: 完形填空 (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, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

How many licks (舔) does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop (棒棒糖)?

The first time I heard this in the Tootsie Pop commercial, I was five years old. I immediately started 36 and counting. After about two hundred licks or so, I stopped. The 37 of the chewy center had proven to be too great, and I 38 my way through the hard shell (外壳) to the very center. Besides, I 39 knew how many licks it took to get to the center—three. That’s how many licks it took the owl (猫头鹰) in the commercial to get to the center, so that, to me, was the 40 answer. In high school, I held to the Tootsie Pop 41 . To me, the answer was still always three licks. In my freshman year, I joined the Model United Nations 42 in my school. The Chair position had 43 the center of the Tootsie Pop and my 44 had become various other students. The first so-called

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“owl” was Eric who had luckily 45 the prestigious (声望高的) Chair position. So, I decided, 46 Eric reached the center in only one lick, that’s how many licks it should take me. I went to the tryouts with a view to obtaining the position but 47 . At the end of my sophomore (高二) year, a new owl named Iris had 48 achieved the chair position after trying twice. I began working hard again. But then again, I did not make a 49 of it.

Now, slightly frustrated after 50 two owls, I found a new owl, Evan. It had taken him three licks to get to the “center”. Three was all I could 51 . It was widely known that senior year was the 52 year to become Chair. I thought about 53 the program, but on second thoughts, I decided to continue. Eleven years later, I visited the official Tootsie Pop website to find the real answer to the question that had 54 me my entire high school life. I finally understood. However many licks it takes to get to the center of the Tootsie Pop depends on however many licks I 55 to take—not how many the other owls take.

36. A. dreaming B. admiring C. licking D. chewing

37. A. temptation B. appearance C. power D. discovery

38. A. fought B. followed C. made D. bit

39. A. seldom B. never C. already D. nearly

40. A. brief B. right C. random D. temporary

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