重庆市高三考前冲刺（三诊）英语试题及答案

1、2014年(春)高三考前冲刺测试卷英 语 英语试题卷共8页，满分120分。考试时间100分钟。 注意事项： 1答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。 2答选择题时，必须使用2b铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。 3答非选择题时，必须使用05毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。 4所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。 5考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。 一、单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)请从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项的标号涂黑。例

2、: it is generally considered unwise to give a child _ he or she wants. a. however b. whatever c. whichever d. whenever 答案是 b。1. -jim isnt responding to my email requests to send over the copy of contract. _ . maybe hes just busy.a. oh, hes so rude b. thats ridiculous c. its wrong d. well, remail him

3、2. for many, winning remains _ dream, but they continue trying their luck as therere always _ chances that they might succeed. a. /; / b. a; the c. a; / d. the; the3. may i see your ticket please? i think you _ in my seat. -oh, you are right. im terribly sorry. a. sit b. are sitting c. will sit d. s

4、at4. in the case of black hole, we think it swallows _ that slips into it. a. everything b. something c. nothing d. someone5. traditionally _ as one of the safest planes, the boeing 777s reputation has been damaged by the second crash in less than a year.a. to be regarded b. regarded g. having been

5、regarded d. regarding6. italy calls an emergency meeting to save the ancient city of pompeii _ falling down. a. on b. off c. from d. against7. she _ be the wisest woman on this planet, for she has lived up to the three words seize the moment. a. will b. must c. shall d. can8. asia _ the popularity o

6、f south korean culture that has been flooding other countries since turn of the century. a. had been increasingly feeling b. increasingly felt c. will increasingly feel d. is increasingly feeling9. a great person believes ones real value first lies in to _ degree and sense he sets himself. a. whose

7、b. where c. how d. what10. the more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, _ makes you unique. a. which b. that c. as d. when11. how i wish _ more when i was at university, which is too late now.a. i would learn. b. i would have learned c. i had learned d. i learned12. not only a litt

8、le girl but also adults _ a growing appetite for junk food nowadays a. were having b. have c. has d. was having13. _ you get no applause, you should accept a curtain call gracefully and appreciate your own efforts. a. even though b. as long as c. until d. as far as14. if women are mercilessly exploi

9、ted by fashion year after year, they have only themselves _ . a. blame b. to blame c. having blamed d, blaming15. -arent you tired of workout?- _ . i stick to it every clay in order to keep fit. a. mind your own business b. yes, very much c. not in the least d. its nothing, though二、完形填空(共20小题；每小题5分，

10、满分30分) 请阅读下面两篇短文，掌握大意；然后从1635各题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。 ahorror seized the heart of the world war i soldier as he saw his lifelong friend fall in battle. 16 in a trench(战壕) with continuous gunfire whizzing over his head, the soldier asked his lieutenant if he might rush our into the

11、 no mans land between the trenches to bring his 17 comrade back.you can 18 , said the lieutenant, but i dont think it will be worth it. your friend is probably dead and you may t9 your own life. the lieutenants words didnt 20 , and the soldier headed there anyway.amazingly he 21 to reach his friend,

12、 lifted him onto his shoulder, and brought him back to their companys trench. as the two of them roiled over together to the 22 of the trench, the officer checked the wounded soldier, then looked kindly at his friend. i told you it wouldnt be worth it, he said. your friend is dead, and you are serio

13、usly wounded.it was worth it, 23 , sir, the soldier said.how do you mean worth it? responded the lieutenant. your friend is dead!yes sir, the private answered. but it was worth it because when i got to him, he was still 24 , and i had the 25 of hearing him say, jim, i knew youd, come.many a time in

14、life, whether a thing is worth doing or not really 26 how you look at it. take up all your 27 and do something your heart tells you to do so that you may not 28 not doing it later in life.16. a. occupied b. caught c. employed d. lost17. a. unconscious b. dead c. fallen d. stricken18. a. leave b. sta

15、y c. go d. fight19. a. throw away b. put away c. call off d. take off20. a. respond b. bother c. affect d. matter21. a. attempted b. meant c. tended d. managed22. a. bottom b. top c. edge d. side23. a. therefore b. moreover c. though d. otherwise24. a. awake b. alive c. injured d. refreshed25. a. pl

16、easure b. satisfaction c. honor d. privilege26. a. concentrates upon b. contributes to c. deals with d. counts on27. a. courage b. love c. mind d. inspiration28. a. forget b. remember c. regret d. admit b how difficult is it to get on a plane with a stolen passport? not as 29 as you might think. in

17、any major international airport, its not 30 to have your passport checked four times or more betweencheck-in and 31 the aircraft. but if passenger documents arent checked against international criminal police organizations database of stolen and lost travel documents, travelers using those documents

18、 can slip through layers of 32 . reports that two passengers on missing malaysia airlines flight 370 were traveling on stolen austrian and italian passports have highlighted security 33 that have troubled interpol for years. not all lost passports are 34 stolen passports, some passports lost are act

19、ually sold by the passport holder. the flight, carrying over 200 passengers, disappeared from 35 on saturday and hasnt been seen or heard from since.29. a. possible b. evident c. hard d. accessible30. a. necessary b. uncommon c. inconvenient d. optional31. a. boarding b. flying c. leaving d. reachin

20、g32. a. organization b. process c. requirement d. security33. a. examinations b. concerns c. backgrounds d. advantages34. a. usually b. especially c. necessarily d. finally35. a. radar b. airport c. radio d. spot 三、阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分) 请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项的标号涂黑。 a do you

21、scream on a roller coaster ride? you slowly climb up a steep slope until an almost vertical(垂直的) drop, and then. ahhhhhhhh! thrill-seekers like me are in luck because theme parks are pushing the boundaries of technology to create the fastest, tallest, scariest roller coasters the world has ever know

22、n. alton towers in britain opened the worlds first 14-1oop roller coaster a few months ago, called the smiler. over in abu dhabi, ferrari world claims to have the worlds fastest one. ferrari worlds formula rossa ride sends out passengers from 0-240km/h in just 4. 9 seconds. during this rapid acceler

23、ation they experience g-forces only fighter pilots usually feel: up to 4. 8g. the designer of several rides at alton towers, said: while we can stand 6-8gs for very short periods of time, ff we experience 5g for more than five seconds were likely to black out. on modern roller coasters passengers ex

24、perience about 3g in tight turns and loops. but while we may have reached the limit in terms of g-forces, there is no technological limit to how fast or how high roller coasters can go-its all down to money. alton towers the smiler cost 18m to build. some companies are finding :other ways to keep us

25、 amused. theres a move towards indoor rides where the experience is improved by audio-visual technologies. for example, a company called dynamic structures is currently developing a coal-mine-themed ride for a client in dubai that will combine speed and g-forces with 3d projection effects and roboti

26、cs, which will trick your brain into thinking youre really falling. i cant wait to enjoy this one. what about you: do you like being upside down? 36. the underlined phrase black out in the second paragraph probably means . . a. stop breathing b. lose consciousness for a short time c. lose memory for

27、ever d. bleed to death 37. we can learn from the passage that _ a. all the theme parks are creating the fast roller coasters b. the smiler sends out passengers from 0-240km/h in just 4.9 seconds c. it is unusual for fighter pilots to feel up to 4.8g d. the more the money is spent, the faster the rol

28、ler coaster can go 38. the feature of the coal-mine-themed ride is a. 3dtechnologies b. indoor rides c. g-forces d. dynamic structures 39. what is the best title for the passage? a. the fastest roller coaster b. the smiler and g-forces c. screaming for fun d. the new technology b say youre in the wi

29、ne store and you want to buy something new. you have nothing to go by outside of the label. will the label tell you anything you should know? heres some general advice: vintage. this is the first thing we look for ourselves. you dont need to care whether 2001 or 2002 was a better year in the sierra

30、foothills. the vast majority of wines at the store are meant to be drunk right away, so you make sure the wine isnt too old, particularly if youre buying it expecting lively, fresh fruitiness. we often see five-year-old pinot grigio and two-year-old beaujolais nouveau at stores, for example, so as s

31、oon as we see that kind of age on wines like those, we know we can skip them and move on(and possibly not shop there again). alcohol content. too many wines have too much alcohol, which leaves them unbalanced. sure, there are some classic wines with high alcohol levels, but many of todays regular ta

32、ble wines-merlot, chardonnay-have levels at 15% or above. some of those might be terrific, but if we had nothing else to go on, wed look for alcohol content at about 14% and below. the more specific the better. a wine that says its from napa is probably a better bet than a wine that simply says its

33、from california. unfortunately, this will also probably be reflected in the price, so this might not tell you much about value, if you care enough to know a few of famous vineyards for producing high-quality grapes, they might help you make an educated guess about quality. old vines. theoretically,

34、older vines produce fewer, but more flavorful grapes, but the problem is that no one hasdefined what an old vine is, so anyone can put this on the label. just ignore it. a phone number. youd be surprised many small-production wines these days include a phone number on the backandan invitation to cal

35、l the winery, which is a sign of a highly personal winery. we have called those numbers manytimes over the years and its amazing how often the winemaker or winery owner answers the phone.40. the underlined word vintage in the second paragraph probably means _ . a. the place where the wine was made b

36、. the year when the wine was made c. the freshness of the wine d. the label of the wine41. its better to buy a. five-year-old pinot grigio b. the wine labeled from older vines c. the wine from famous vineyards d. two-year-old beaujolais nouveau42. from the passage we can infer that a. the wine with

37、high alcohol levels is definitely terrific b. most wines at the store are intended to be drunk right away c. older vines have lower production d. some winemakers keep the promise all the time43. what is paragraph 4 mainly about? a. geography. b. price c. quality. d. grapes. c theres something rotten

38、 in rio and the smell is coming from the huge stacks of rubbish pried up on sidewalks all over the city. rios street sweepers chose the carnival holiday to demand better salaries. their wages start at roughly $400 a month. there could hardly be a better time for them to prove their importance. the s

39、treets were left a mess after hundreds of carnival parades and now, rubbish pries up in both poor and uptown neighbourhoods and in tourist areas likeipanema or copacabana beach. the president of rios rubbish collecting company has even appealed to the population to store rubbish at home whenever pos

40、sible. he says 30% of the citys sweepers have gone on strike. some of those who have been working have been threatened by the strike movement so now the police has been deployed alongside rubbish collectors to keep them sage as they go about their business. the strike has divided opinions in rio. on

41、 social media, many support the sweepers demands for better salaries. others say they are opportunists and the situation is a big embarrassment to the city. but brazils culture of littering the streets doesnt help. a video that went viral online shows that even authorities have a problem with that.

42、rios mayor, eduardo paes, is seen throwing what seemed to be the rest of an apple on the sidewalk-and now promised to impose himself a fine for his wrongdoing. his government recently created a programme to keep rios residents from littering the streets.44. rios street cleaners go on strike to a. pr

43、ove their importance b. threaten the government c. ask for higher salaries d. appeal to the public not to litter45. the reason why the police are involved is that _ a. the police are called out to put down the riot b. the police are required to protect some cleaners c. the police are to collect rubb

44、ish for the time being d. the police are sent to arrest people who litter around46. the authors attitude to brazils culture of littering is _ a. hopeless b. approving c. critical d. optimistic47. the purpose of writing the passage is to _ a. criticize, street sweepers of rio for misusing their right

45、s b. call attention to the embarrassing situation of rio c. describe the effect or the strike on people d. inform people of the present situation of rio d fortunately, ive been able to avoid the traffic jam brought by presidential visits because ! dont have to commute anywhere. barack obama visited

46、los angeles recently which paralyzed large sections of a city and you could almost hear the collective pain of unhappy commuters. i am among the l0 percent of people in the us that regularly work from home. you could include obama among them, although i suspect his working area in the white house is

47、 better-equipped than my small space on to the back of the garage. he also probably doesnt have a problem with three little kids interrupting his phone calls or bursting into his office at inappropriate moments. every day there they are, knocking on my window and peering inside, as if looking at an

48、animal in a zoo. once, a telephone interview i was doing with the former california governor arnold schwarzenegger was interrupted by my older son, then three years old, and completely naked ahaaar! he shouted to my face. what was that? said schwarzenegger. i stammered(结巴地说出) something about the joy

49、s of children and silently managed to shoo the boy out of the room without putting down the phone. i shouldnt complain. i no longer have to stand having someones armpit(腋窝) being pressed into my face on a crowded train and home status means ! should be a more productive worker although working from home could also lead to avoiding duties from home. i would argue that a bigger problem is going nuts: staring at