江苏省木渎中学2023届高三练习二

江苏省木渎高级中学2023届高三英语练习二第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1.---It’sdisappointingthatJohnfailedinthemathsexam.---Don’tlookathimas_____ofaloser.Hewillcatchupsoonifheworkshard.A.allB.somethingC.someD.everything2.---Mom,isitreallynecessarytoremovethosesmallerweedsfromtheflowerbed?---Yes,theyare_______destructivetotheflowers.A.littlemoreB.nolessC.notabitD.notintheleast3.Thetruemeaningoflifeistoplanttrees,under________shadeyoudonotexpecttosit.A.whichB.itsC.thatD.whose4.AccordingtotheGiniIndex,thedegreeofwealthconcentrationinChinahasrisenbyathirdinthepast35yearsandnowislargerthan______oftheUS.A.thisB.oneC.thatD.such5.Adjustmentsaretobemadetothehighereducationsystemtoencourageinnovation,whichincludedevelopingandopeningcompulsoryandselectivecoursesforstudents,andawardingthem________fortakingthecourses.A.cushionsB.creditsC.rewardsD.allowancesAftergraduationfromcollege,Joe________forayearseeingthecountrybeforehewenttoworkinhisfather’sbusiness.A.knockedaboutB.setaboutC.knockedoutD.setout7.---Doestheriverstillfloodthevillageduringthesummer?---Thankstothepasttwoyears’riverengineeringefforts,theimpact____.A.wasreducedB.hasbeenreducedC.hasreducedD.isreducing8.---Howwasyouradventure?---Awful,itwasn'tuntilMondayafternoon,whenIshouldhavebeenfinishingmyhike,____asignpostnearaboarded-upcabinexposedmymistake.A.whichB.whatC.thatD.where9.Christmasnearing,Daniel’sfathercametopickhimup,buthe,______toleavehisgrandpa,heldontohisgrandpa’shands.A.notwantedB.nottowantC.didn’twantD.notwantingTheguidelinesandmeasuresannouncedrecentlymarkthefirsttimetheministry________todesignacomprehensivesystemtosupportstudents’innovationandentrepreneurship.A.hastriedB.triedC.istryingD.hadtried11.---Havewedecidedwhenwearegoingtodothepresentationtothecouncil?---Notyet.Thewholeplanisstill________.A.overthemoonB.upintheair C.outoftheblueD.oncloudnine12.Ihaveadream,thateverywhereintheuniverseviolencewillbestopped,allweapons_____,andthatallcrimeswillstop.A.tobanB.havingbannedC.banning D.banned13.Thegapbetweentherichandthepoormakesitessentialthatthegovernment_____adynamicsolutiontotheproblem.A.mustadoptB.adoptC.canadoptD.adopts14.AChineseForeignMinistryspokespersonsaidthatUSarmssalestoTaiwaninterferewithChina'sinternalaffairsand_______threeChina-USjointstatements.A.commitB.violateC.offendD.destroy15.---Lindaapologizedtomeyesterday.---Impossible!________.Iknowwhatkindofpersonsheis.A.YoucannevertellB.IhatetosaythisC.Iwasn’tbornyesterdayD.I’dliketotalkwithyou第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分）Attheageofforty-five,myusuallywell-orderedlifebecamedisturbedbyachange.Atthattime,adownsizingpractice16thedisappearanceofoveronehundredjobsinourcompany,17beingoneofthem,eventhoughIhadbeenworkinginthiscompanyfortwenty-twoyears.Myonce18futurebecamenothing.However,Iwasoneofthe19ones.Iwasnotasingleparent,norweremyfamilydependent20onmyincome.Myattitudewas:acceptthechangeandmakethemostofit.Fromthebeginning,Ichosetolookonitnotasa21,butasawelcomeopportunity.Ieagerly22todosomethingnewanddifferent.Havinga(n)23attitudemadeallthedifferenceinthewayIlookedatthefuture.24_notbeingagraduatehadneverheldmeback,nowitwasapersonalgoalIdesiredtoachieve.Therefore,Idecidedtoreturntocollege.Doingthisatmyagetookmorethanalittle25.Withalittle26andalotofdetermination,Iregisteredforeveningclasses,andbecameanadultstudent.Afterattendingtheclasses,Ifoundthatoralpresentationswereoftenrequired.IthoughtthatifIhadknownthis27,Iwouldhavetakensomethingelse.Iwas28shy,sospeakinginfrontofmanypeoplemademesonervous.ThefirsttimeIstoodinfrontoftheotheradultswithwhomIsharedacommongoal,mykneeswere29trembling.Somehow,Isqueaked(发吱吱声)outmypresentation.Thenexttimeitbecameeasier,andsoon,Iwasstartingto30italittle.Laterintheyear,Ieven31interviewedalocalreporterforanEnglishassignment,muchtomyteacher’samazement.SuddenlyIfeltthatIcould32anything.Myexperienceofgoingbacktoschoolendedupbeingfarmorevaluablethanjustgettingadiploma.Fromthis33,Irealizethatnomatterwhatlifethrowsintoourway,personalgrowth__34stops.Itcomesfromwithin,andneedstobe35inordertosurface.16.A.heldoutB.resultedinC.stucktoD.arosefrom17.A.mineB.IC.meD.our18.A.solidB.regularC.secureD.vague19.A.luckyB.anxiousC.cautiousD.hopeless20.A.normallyB.exactlyC.occasionallyD.completely21.A.secretB.misfortuneC.benefitD.principle22.A.struggledB.undertookC.expectedD.refused23.A.aggressiveB.flexibleC.negativeD.positive24.A.UnlessB.ThoughC.BecauseD.Until25.A.courageB.moneyC.energyD.time26.A.excitementB.fearC.nervousnessD.stress27.A.onscheduleB.indetailC.inadvanceD.atlength28.A.byfarB.atleastC.atbestD.bynature29.A.visiblyB.easilyC.simplyD.visually30.A.respectB.enjoyC.continueD.push31.A.essentiallyB.voluntarilyC.basicallyD.gradually32.A.seekB.attemptC.accomplishD.assume33.A.failureB.effortC.experienceD.setback34.A.everB.alwaysC.stillD.never35.A.discoveredB.protectedC.preventedD.challenge第三节阅读理解（共6小题；每小题2分,满分12分）Iwaswaitinganxiouslywiththeotherfourfinalists.I’dbeenpreparingforthiscompetitionforthreeyearsbystudyingeverykindofhorseandabsorbedinrodeo(竞技)knowledge.Now,theanswertoasinglequestionwoulddetermineifI’dbecrownedMissRodeoAmerica.Myeyesflewtomyfamilyandfriends.Theyhadbeenmysupportandstrength.MissRodeoAmericawasmydreamthatI’dbeencarryingeversincemysisterconvincedmetoruninaqueencontestduringhighschool.“Youshouldtryit,Ashley,”sheurged.“You’reareallygoodcowgirlonthefarm.”ThoughIgrewuponafarminNorthDakota,itwaswhenIwonthatfirstcontestthatIdiscoveredhowmuchworkthecompetitionwas.Iknewthenthatcompetitorsdon’tgettoridetheirownhorses.Youmightjustgetstuckwiththetoughesthorsethestockcontractorshave.Soyouhavetroubleinriding.Incollege,I’ddecidedtotryfortheMissRodeoAmericatitleafterwinningtheNorthDakotastatecrown.Duringtherunpractice,Iwastiredallthetime,andonenightIhadaterriblepaininmychest.ThenextmorningIwenttothedoctorwhodidanX-ray.Thenhelookedatmeandsaidseriously,“Yourparentsshouldbehere.YouhaveHodgkin’slymphoma.”Thisnewshitmerightinthestomach.Iwasonly21yearsold,tooyoungtobediagnosedwithcancer.RightthenIbrokedownandcried.Allofmydreamsthatroseupbeforemenowdisappeared.“Hodgkin’sisoneofthemosttreatablecancers,”thedoctorreassuredme.“Butyou’llneedtohavesixmonthsofchemotherapy(化疗).”Mymomcomfortedmeandsaid,“Everybodyinourfamilywillbeprayingforyou.”Sure,Iwasgladfortheirprayers,butIreallyjustwantedthingstogobacktonormalagain.ImadeoutalistofwhatIhadtodo—horsebackriding,modelingpractice,dance,andworkonmyspeeches.IhadchemotherapyeveryotherTuesday.Butthetreatmentsstartedtakingmoreandmoreoutofme.MyhairstartedfallingouttooandIhadtowearwigs(假发).ThereweredayswhenIwentouttomyhorses,butIwastooweaktoride.Iwouldjustturnthemoutandwatchthem.Teedo,mythree-year-oldhorseseemedtosensethatIwasfeelingreallybad.MyRodeoQueendreamseemedtobefaraway.Ididn’tfeellikeanunbeatablecowgirlanymore.Iwastooweaktoevenpray.“Oh,Teedo,”Iwhisperedashecameup,“shouldIjustgiveupandletgo?”Teedopushedmewithhissofthead,anditlookedasifhesaid,“Don’tgiveupanddon’tloseyourdream.”AtthesametimeIthoughtofevenmanyunknownpeoplewhohadsentnotes,cardsande-mailstome,encouragingmetobeatcancerandgobacktocompetitionagain.Ifelthopesurge(涌出)throughmeagain.Indeedhopecomeswhentimesarehardest.Thechemotherapytreatmentsendedandatmylastcheck-upthedoctorsaidthatthecancerwasgone.IknewIhadalreadywonthebiggestbattleIwouldeverfaceinmylife.AllthiswentthroughmyheadasIsteppedontotheplayground.Ihadonlyonebeliefthathopeandhangingonsavedme.Eveniftheflowinghairundermyhatwasn’treal,Iknewnowitwasallright.IthoughtsinceI’dwonthebattleagainstcancersonothingcouldbeatme.IfItriedmybestIcouldwinthecompetition.Later,whenitwasallover,oneofthejudgesreallyplacedtheMissRodeoAmericacrowngentlyonmyhead.Itfeltprettygood,thoughitwasonthewig.36.WhatwasAshleywaitingforanxiouslyatthatmoment?A.ThefinalforMissRodeoAmerica.B.BeingcrownedMissRodeoAmerica.C.Theencouragingwordsfromhersister.D.Herfamilyandfriendsthatwouldcheerforher.37.Afterwinningthefirstcontest,Ashleythoughtthecompetitionwasharderthanshehadexpectedbecauseshe____________.A.metseveralstrongcompetitorsB.wasinexperiencedinhorsebackridingC.chosethetoughesthorsethecontractorshaveD.didn’tknowtherulesofthecompetitionquitewell38.Learningthatshehadgotcancer,Ashley____________.A.wastooastonishedtocryB.wassadbutremainedfullofhopeC.chosetogiveupallofherdreamsD.turnedawayfromherfamilyimmediately39.What’smainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3?A.ThetreatmentsAshleyhadreceived.B.Ashley’smostfaithfulfriendTeedo.C.HowAshleystruggledthroughhertreatments.D.HowstrangerssupportedAshleyinhercompetition.40.WecanlearnfromthispassagethatAshley____________.A.hadchemotherapyeveryweekforhalfayearB.playedinthefinalbeforesherecoveredcompletelyC.firsthadtheMissRodeoAmericadreamincollegeD.practicedevenharderwhenhavingchemotherapy41.Thepassageismainlywrittentotellusthat____________.A.cancerscanbecurednowadaysB.wherethereislife,thereishopeC.holdontoyourdreamandyou’llsucceedD.ifyoupracticehard,youcanreachyourgoal第四节任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)Saltcrystalsareoftentoblamewhenbuildingsstarttoshowsignsofageing.ResearchersfromtheInstituteforBuildingMaterialshavestudiedsaltdamageingreaterdepthandcannowpredictweatheringprocessesmoreaccurately.Historicstonebuildingmaterialsaretouristmagnets.Theseculturalassetsallhaveonethingincommon:theysufferfromweatheringcausedbysalts.Thesameproblemalsooccursinconcretebuildings.Saltcanenterbuildingmaterialsinavarietyofways.Cement,forexample,acomponentofconcrete,alwayscontainsgypsumandalkalisulfates,bothofwhicharesalts.Buildingmaterialscanalsobeinfiltrated（渗透）bysaltfromtheenvironment,orbywayoftheatmosphericpollutantsulfurdioxide.Damagecanalsobecausedbyde-icingsaltandseawaterspraythataccumulatesonthesurfaceofthebuildings.Ifthesesaltsaredissolvedbyrain,thesalineliquidcanenterthebuildingmaterialsthroughporesandcracks,causingpartsofthestoneworktocrumbleaway（破裂）.Anexperimentshowedthatthegreaterthesupersaturation（过度饱和）,thegreaterthesalt’sdestructivepotential.Temperaturealsoplayedarole:incyclesinwhichthetemperatureneverfellbelow25℃,ittookanaverageoffourcyclesbeforedamageoccurred.Whenthetemperaturedroppedto3℃,onecyclewasenough.“Althoughthesewetanddrycyclesplayapart,supersaturationisthemostimportantfactor,”explainschemistCaruso.Withthiscontrolledexperiment,theresearchershavebeenabletodescribethephenomenaofsaltdamageindetailedphysico-chemicalandmechanicaltermsforthefirsttime.”Wehaveshownthatdamagecausedbysaltcanbepredicted,atleastundercontrolledconditions,"saysFlatt.Hebelievestheexperimentsmayhelpconservationscientistsdecidehowmuchsaltneedstobetakenawayfromabuildingtoavoiddamageor–ifthesaltcannotbetakenaway–topredictwhenabuildingmightbedamaged.However,thisdamagecausedbysaltisnotonlyseenonhistoricbuildings.Itisalsoaproblemforwallpaintings,whichcanbedamagedbysaltefflorescenceinthestoneworkorthepaintlayersorinbetween.Theproblemisalsovisibleonalargescaleinerosionprocessesandduringgeothermaldrilling.Itwaslaterdiscoveredthatduetotheundergrounddrilling,groundwaterhadenteredalayercontainingcalciumsulfateinanhydrousform,whichreactedwiththewatertoformgypsum.Thesupersaturationofthisgypsumgeneratedenoughpressuretolifttheground.TheresearchersarenowplanningtousetheirfindingsinHavana’soldtown,wheresaltisamajorissue.Theyarealsohopingtofindwaystoreducesaltdamages,suchasbychangingtheporesofbuilding