重庆市名校联盟高三3月联合考试英语试题及答案

1、重庆市名校联盟2014届高三下学期联合考试英语试题英语测试卷共4页。满分120分，考试时间100分钟。注意事项：1答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、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，再选涂其它答案标号。3答非选择题时，必须使用0.5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。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，在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. the world has become _

2、 much smaller place as a result of the revolution in _ information technology over the years. a. a; the b. the; the c. a; / d. the; / 2. the manager got to the company in a hurry, only to find that he _ his laptop back at home. a. would leave b. was leaving c. has left d. had left 3. i have no dream

3、s _ to have a happy life. a. rather than b. more than c. other than d. less than 4. uncle li has just spent over one million yuan on a house, _ he believes is good value for the money. a. what b. which c. that d. where 5. - thank you so much! how can i repay you for your kindness? -_ . it was nothin

4、g. a. it depends b. forget it c. sounds great d. never mind 6. - will mr. black go to the opening ceremony this weekend? - no, he has finally decided _. a. not b. not to go c. not to d. not to go to 7. it is well-known that atmosphere gets thinner and thinner _ the height increases. a. while b. when

5、 c. as d. with 8. my family wasnt very rich and _ some extra money, i had to take part-time jobs in my spare time. a. to earn b. earning c. earned d. having earned 9. breakfast _ between 7:00 and 8:00, so wed better get up early tomorrow morning. a. serves b. has served c. is served d. will be serve

6、d10. “genius” is a complicated concept, _ many different factors. a. involved b. involving c. to involve d. being involved11. whether dying patients be helped to end their lives is a tough moral question.a. mustb. should c. might d. would12. i am sure we can help you solve the problem, _ you tell us

7、 all the necessary information. a. in case b. now that c. provided that d. in order that13. -whats your idea? -my opinion is _, _ happens, we should not stop the reform. a. when; what b. that; when c. that; whateverd. when; what14. ive had enough of my neighbor. im going to _ their noisy parties rig

8、ht now.a. put an end to b. give way toc. look up tod. come up to15. - are you going to see the flowers of war by zhang yimou? - _. its said to be too good a film to miss.a. no problem! b. thats for sure. c. why me? d. why bother?二、 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。ai

9、 have enjoyed stories about the kindness of strangers in pittsburgh. now i have one to share.i set off one morning with my _16_to get a few groceries. i forgot the bags i _17_bring in order to take my own groceries, and on the way to the car, i _18_the necessary coins in the snow-covered grass.we fi

10、nally got our groceries, and waited patiently in a checkout line behind a _19_. i put all my groceries onto the conveyor belt. it was a busy morning there, and the next person put a lot of goods on the back of the belt behind me. i _20_then that my wallet was in my other coat pocket back at home and

11、 i was stuck with no way to pay, and no way to get out of the line 21 .i told my daughter at that moment, “daddy is _22_!”she was kind enough to offer, “no, youre not; youre my daddy!”the woman in front_ 23_this and asked, “how much do you need? i have some money.” i told her i had no way to return

12、the money, but she _24_paying for me. i couldnt thank her enough. she_25_said, “its no problem; just pay it forward.”stories about the kindness of_26_may be common and frequent, _27_now i want to say thank you to the woman again. and i will pay it forward when i next get the opportunity.16. a. son b

13、. daughter c. dad d. mom17. a. usually b. early c. carefully d. gladly18. a. chose b. forgot c. dropped d. brought19. a. man b. woman c. child d. student 20. a. believedb. realizedc. thoughtd. guessed21. a. luckilyb. patientlyc. easilyd. quietly22. a. stupidb. strangec. poord. busy23. a. discussedb.

14、 noticedc. experiencedd. hated24. a. insisted onb. laughed atc. called ond. planned for25. a. nervouslyb. proudlyc. simplyd. excitedly26. a. friendsb. familiesc. strangersd. neighbors27. a. andb. butc. untild. forbgreeting is an act of communication to make the presence accepted by each other. while

15、 greeting customs may_28_within a culture according to social position and relationship, they exist in all _29_ human cultures. greeting can be expressed both in words and physically, and often have a _30_of the two.the form of greeting _31_ social customs and relationship. beyond the _32_ greeting,

16、 which may sometimes have a hand shake, facial expression, body language and eye contact can all tell what_33_of greeting is expected.although hand shakes, hugs, bows, nods and nose rubbing are all acceptable greetings, the most common greeting in many_ 34_ is a kiss, or kisses on the cheek. for exa

17、mple, in france, two kisses are most _35_ and in russia and egypt, it is customary to kiss cheeks three times.28. a. improve b. changec. keep d. disappear29. a. known b. strange c. developed d. creative30. a. constructionb. description c. combinationd. collection31. a. belongs to b. depends on c. re

18、sults fromd. deals with32. a. personalb. national c. unusual d. formal33. a. type b. time c. meaning d. theme34. a. seasons b. cultures c. companiesd. fields35. a. special b. ordinary c. common d. strange三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面五篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a i came to study in the united

19、 states a year ago. yet i did not know the real american society until i was injured in a car accident because after the accident i had to see a doctor and go to court. after the accident，my roommate called a doctor for me. i was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. but the next day, h

20、e asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. i was astonished. he had good reason to charge me, he said. and if i wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, id have to have a good lawyer. and only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .now that he had helped

21、 me find a good doctor, it was only fair that i should pay him. but every day i went to see the doctor, i had to wait about 50 minutes. he would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. yet he charged me $115 each time. the final examination repor

22、t consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215. my lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. but after that he avoided seeing me at all. he knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. he simply waited to collect his money. he was so irresponsible th

23、at i didnt want to hire him. and he made me pay him $770. now i had to act as my own lawyer. due to my inexperience, i told the insurance company the date i was leaving america. knowing that, they played for time and i left without getting a cent.36. the authors roommate offered to help him because_

24、. a. he showed sympathy to the author b. he knew the author should find a good doctor c. he knew the author needed his help d. he thought it was a chance to make some money37. a good doctor is necessary for the author to _. a. find out the person responsible for the accident b. recover totally from

25、the injury c. eventually make the responsible party pay for his injury d. be treated fairly before he leaves america38. both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are _. a. helpful b. professional c. money-maker d. selfish39. what conclusion can you draw from the story? a. one cannot be too care

26、ful while driving a car. b. people value money most in the us. c. finding lawyers is something very common in america. d. having some selfless friends is more important than other things in the us.bas computers become more popular in china, chinese people are increasingly depending on computer keybo

27、ards to input chinese characters. but if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes of each chinese character when writing on paper. experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more. do you write by hand more or type more? in beijing, students start u

28、sing a computer as early as primary school.and computer dependence is more wide-spread among university students. almost all their homework and essays are typed on a computer. all the students interviewed say they usually use a computer. its faster and easier to correct if using a computer. and that

29、s why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. but when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear. when im writing with a pen, i find i often cant remember how to write a character, though i feel im familiar with it.im not in the mood to write whe

30、n faced with a pen and paper.many students dont feel this is something to worry about. now that its more convenient and quick to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite? many educators think differently. shi liwei, the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said “chinese character

31、s enjoy both practical and aesthetic(审美的) value. but those characters typed with computer keyboards only have their practical value. all the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. and handwriting contains the writers emotion. through ones handwriting, people can get to know ones thinking and per

32、sonality. beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them.” to encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in beijing have made writing classes compulsory and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand

33、.40 .the students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because_.a. they are usually asked to e-mail their homework and essays b. they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently c. they find it not easy to remember how to write a character d. computers have become popu

34、lar in china41. which of the following statements is not the advantages of handwriting?a. handwriting contains the writers emotion. b. the writers thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting.c. handwriting can impress people well and build up ones self-confidence.d. chinese characte

35、rs enjoy both practical and aesthetic value. 42. the underlined expression “taking stock in” (paragraph 4) probably means_.a. getting bored with b. getting dependent on c. becoming crazy about d. getting curious about43. we can draw the conclusion from the passage that_.a. more and more students wil

36、l give up writing on a computerb. writing by hand will give way to typing by computer one dayc. more and more students will pay attention to handwriting d. the typing article better expresses ones emotion and qualitycthe erie canal was the first important national waterway built in the us. it crosse

37、d new york from buffalo on lake erie troy to albany on the hudson river. it joined the great lakes with the atlantic ocean. the canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow into the west, and materials could pour into the east. the erie canal helped new york develop into the nation

38、s largest city. the building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of new york. it cost $ 7,143,789, but it soon gained its price many times over. between 1825, when the canal was opened, and 1882, when toll charges(过运河费) were stopped, the state collected $121,461,891. for a hundred years

39、before the erie was built, people had been talking about a canal which could join the great lakes and the atlantic ocean. the man who planned the erie canal and carried the plan through was de witt clinton. those who were against the canal laughingly called it “clintons ditch(沟)”. clinton talked and

40、 wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it. he and governor morris went to washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal, but they were unsuccessful. clinton became governor of new york in 1817, and shortly afterwards, on july 4,1817, broke ground for the canal in rome, n.y. the first part o

41、f the canal was completed in 1820. as the canal grew, towns along its course developed fast. the length of the canal is 363 miles.44. we can see that the erie canal _. a. joined the great lakes together b. crossed new york from north to south c. played an important part in developing new york city d

42、. was the first waterway built in the us45. it can be inferred that _ into the atlantic ocean. a. the great lakes flowb. the hudson river flows c. lake erie flowsd. the erie canal flows46. which of the following is true according to the passage? _ a. the erie canal brought profits of over $114, 000,

43、 000. b. its 363 miles from the great lakes to the atlantic ocean. c. the west was more advanced than the east when the canal was built. d. many other states helped new york built the canal.47. we can draw a conclusion that _，according to the passage. a. clinton broke ground for the canal at both en

44、ds. b. clinton started building the canal before he became governor. c. all parts of the canal were completed at the same time. d. construction of the canal took eight years. djack andraka from maryland won the grand prize at the 2013 intel international science and engineering fair. it is the large

45、st high school science competition in the world.the maryland teenager is the youngest winner of the $75,000 award，who was chosen from among 1,500 students in 70 countries.jack andraka invented a test for pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer. he started to learn it after losing a c

46、lose family friend to the disease.“i went on the internet and i found that 85 percent of all pancreatic cancers are diagnosed late, when someone has less than a 2% chance of survival,” he says, “ and i was thinking, thats not right. we should be able to do something. ” he found that early discovery

47、is important to increasing the chances of surviving the disease. the maryland teenager requested and received permission to work in a laboratory at johns hopkins university in baltimore. there he developed a simple paper test, which can identify the disease in a single drop of blood. his test has pr

48、oven correct 90% of the time. it also is 100 times more sensitive than other tests. “it costs three cents per test, and then also it takes only five minutes to run.” he said. jacks success wouldnt have been possible without anirban maitra, a professor at johns hopkins. he was the only person among t

49、he 200 researchers jack contacted who showed interest in his project. “i was very surprised that this was a 15-year old boy who was writing this. i wanted to meet this clever young man and see what he wanted to talk about and so i called him over for an interview.” jack worked in professor maitras l

50、aboratory, completing his project in seven months. the government has given the maryland teenager patent rights to the pancreatic cancer test. he is now talking with companies about developing the test into a simple product. whatever happens, the professor believes jack andrakas name is one we will

51、be hearing again over the next 10 to 20 years.48. what made jack andraka research pancreatic cancer? _ a. a high school task b. a professors encouragement c. losing a friend d. doubts about the present test49. we can infer from the text that jack andraka _. a. left a deep impression on professor mai

52、tra. b. was thought highly of by companies. c. got support from others easily. d. wasnt afraid of failure.50. the underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggests jack andraka will _. a. become rich b. make contributions continually c. get a good job d. make products to treat cancer51. whats the b

53、est title for the test? _ a. intel international science and engineering fair b. jack andrakas fights against cancer c. research on pancreatic cancer d. teenage cancer research ealthough man has known asbestos for many hundreds of years, it was not until 160 years ago that it was mined for the first

54、 time on the north american continent. h. w. johns, owner of a new york city supply shop for roofers, was responsible for the opening of that first mine.mr. johns was given a piece of asbestos which had been found in italy. he experimented with the material and then showed its surprising powers to his customers. after putting on a pair of asbestos gloves, which looked much like ordinary work gloves, he took red-hot coals from the fireplace and played with them in his hands. how astonished the customers were to discover that he was n