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1、高三英语 期中试卷 第 1 页 共 6 页苏州 20152016 学年第一学期高三期中调研试卷英 语 2015.11第二部分：英语知识运用 (共两节，满分 35 分)第一节 单项选择 (共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的 A、 B、 C 、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。16. Tu Youyou and the other two scientists jointly won the 2015 Nobel Prize for medicine for their work against parasitic diseases
2、. They deserve it. The consequences _ improved human health and reduced suffering are immeasurable.A. in honor of B. in terms of C. in defense of D. in hopes of 17. A teachers job is not to tell the students what to believe or value, but to _ them to develop a worldview for themselves.A. urge B. ran
3、k C. persuade D. equip 18. So why not, he reasoned, _ the boy a few minutes to explain the whole affair?A. to spare B. sparing C. spare D. spared19. He _ himself to a search by the guards before entering the government building.A. objected B. submitted C. compromised D. identified20. It is reported
4、that Papiss Cisse and Jonny Evans were charged with spitting by the Football Association. I think spitting is one of the most disgusting things that _ happen in the game, but yet it is not the worst.A. must B. shall C. should D. can 21. Our mothers sat us down to read and paint, _ all we really want
5、ed to do was to make a mess.A. since B. as C. unless D. when22. I neednt have been in such a hurry. The flight to Hong Kong _ due to the typhoon.A. has cancelled B. was cancelled C. will be cancelling D. had cancelled 23. A study suggests reducing energy demand in the future may _ urban areas. Thats
6、 true. Cities need more energy than small towns or other rural areas.A. center on B. act on C. hang on D. catch on24. Tech-free tourism refers to traveling without a mobile phone or similar devices, particularly to places _ block or cannot access Internet and cellular signals.A. that B. where C. whe
7、n D. who25. Have you heard of Gong Xingfang, who is experienced in taking care of mothers and newborns in Shanghai? Yes. It is reported that she can earn 14,000 yuan ($2,252) a month now and anyone who wants to hire her has to make an _ half a year in advance.A. assessment B. accommodation C. appoin
8、tment D. occupation26. My brother hopes that he _ computer science instead of history when he graduated from the university.A. studies B. studied C. had studied D. has studied27. A Chinese students print-like handwriting caused controversy among British Internet users, _ both praise and questions ab
9、out individuality.A. drew B. drawing C. to draw D. having drown28. British government is planning to run a pilot scheme that will allow Chinese tourists to get a two-year tourist visa for 85these _ cost 324.A. currently B. apparently C. frequently D. similarly29. Some experts hold the view that fund
10、amental construction is _ the key to the little island development lies.A. which B. what C. where D. why30. His father always tells him to stop telling lies, which falls on deaf ears. I think he will suffer the consequences. _A. You reap what you sow. B. Justice has long arms.C. Honesty is the best
11、policy. D. Lies have short legs. 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The continuous presentation of frightening stories about global warming in the popular media makes us unnecessarily frightened. Even worse, it 31 our kids.Al Gore famously 32 how a
12、 sea-level rise of 20 feet would almost completely 33 Florida, New York, Holland, and Shanghai, 34 the United Nations says that such a thing will not even happen, 35 that sea levels will rise 20 times less than that.When 36 with these exaggerations (夸大), some of us say that they are for a good cause
13、, and surely there is no 37 done if the result is that we focus even more on dealing with climate change.This 38 is astonishingly wrong. Such exaggerations do plenty of harm. Worrying extremely about global warming means that we worry less about other things, 39 we could do so much more good. We foc
14、us, 40 , on global warmings impact on malaria (疟疾)which will put more people at 41 in 100 yearsinstead of helping the half a billion people 42 from malaria today with prevention and treatment policies that are much cheaper and dramatically more 43 than carbon reduction would be.Exaggeration also wea
15、rs out the publics 44 to cope with global warming. If the planet is certain to be destroyed 45 global warming, people wonder, why should we do anything? The 46 cost of exaggeration, I believe, is the unnecessary alarm that it causes particularly among children. An article in The Washington Post mentioned nine-year-old Alyssa, who cries about the possibility of mass animal 47 from global warming.The newspaper also reported that parents are 48 effective outlets for their 8-year-olds concern
