江苏省无锡市江阴第二高级中学高三英语下学期摸底试题含解析

江苏省无锡市江阴第二高级中学高三英语下学期摸底试题含解析一、选择题1.Ihavetoldyouaboutitmanytimes．_______Ikeeprepeatingit?

A．Must

B．Can

C．May

D．Will参考答案：A2.Innoway_____leave_____littlechildrenalone.

A.wemust;so

B.mustwe;such

C.mustwe;so

D.wemust;such

参考答案：

B3.Truehappinessdoesnotlieinthe________ofmoney，butthejoyofachievement.A.possession B.professionC.permission D.persuasion参考答案：A【详解】考查名词。句意为：真正的幸福不在于金钱的拥有，而在于取得成就的喜悦。possession占有；profession职业；permission允许；persuasion说服。inthepossessionof被某人占有/拥有。故选A。4.Ihavenoideawhenthebuswillarrive.I________foratleasthalfanhourinsuchcoldweather.A.hadwaited

B.havewaited

C.willwait

D.havebeenwaiting参考答案：D5.—Doyouthinkitwiseforparentstotrytodoeverythingfortheirchildren?—No,thatisjust______theyaremistaken.

A．what

B．where

C．when

D．because参考答案：B6.33．Oneofthemostimportantquestionstheyhadtoconsiderwas

ofpublichealth

A．what

B．this

C．that

D．which参考答案：C略7.--Howisyourartexhibition_______?

---Perfectly.Morepeoplearecomingtoseemyworksthanexpected.

A.going

B.raising

C.developing

D.changing参考答案：A8.

Hardwork_____successandfailure______laziness.

A.leadsto;liesin

B.gains’；getstoC.liesin;leadsto

D.leadsto;layin参考答案：A9.—Hello.IsMr.Fredavailablenow?—

.A.IamMr.Fred.

B.Speaking

C.Whoareyou?

D.Whoareyoulookingfor?参考答案：B10.Everyoneknowsthat_____isdangeroustoplaywithfire,but_____isdifficultistopreventchildrenfromplayingwithfire.

A.it,it

B.what,what

C.it,what

D.what,it参考答案：C11.一Ann,ourdepartmentmaybenamedtheDepartmentoftheYearbecauseoftheoutstandingperformance.A.Goodtoknow

B.I’llsayC.Ihearyouonthatone

D.Can’targuewiththat参考答案：A试题分析：考查情景交际。句意：安，因为我们出色的表现，我们的部门可能会成为年度部门。很高兴知道这件事。A.Goodtoknow很高兴知道这件事；B.I’llsay英雄所见略同；C.Ihearyouonthatone我听你说过了；D.Can’targuewiththat太对了；根据情景可知应该是祝贺之类的话，故选A项。12. Itisa(an)_____________occurrencethatheshouldmeetthewomaninthephotohesaw manyyearsagoinsucharemotetown. A.frequent B.curious C.regular D.normal参考答案：B13.Whythisexcellentnewspaperallowssuchanarticletobeprintedis_______me.【选自杭州学军中学2012届高三第二次月考】

A.above

B.outside

C.beside

D.beyond参考答案：d略35.Iwouldhavepaidavisittoyou_______possible.A.ifitwere

B.woulditbe

C.haditbeen

D.shouldithavebeen参考答案：C略15.Thevolcanoeruptedviolently,yetthevillageatthefootofitshould_________.A.comethrough

B.gothrough

C.getthrough

D.passthrough参考答案：A略16.Myfather_______forLondontomorrow，forthereis______an

importantmeetingthere.A.isleaving;tobe

B.leave;tobeC.isgoingtoleave;having

D.isleaving;having参考答案：A17.It’snearlyseveno’clock.Jack________behereatanymoment.A.shall

B.need

C.oughtto

D.canks5u参考答案：C二、新的题型18.请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。InGreekmythology,theTrojan(特洛伊)WarwasstartedagainstthecityofTroybytheGreeksafterParisofTroytookHelenfromherhusbandMenelaus,kingofSparta.ThewarisoneofthemostimportanteventsinGreekmythologyandhasappearedinmanyworksofGreekliterature,mostnotablythroughHomers(荷马)Iliad.TheIliadrelatesapartofthelastyearofthesiege(包围)ofTroy;theOdysseydescribesthejourneyhomeofOdysseus,oneofthewar’sheroes.Otherpartsofthewararedescribedinacycleofepicpoems(史诗),whichhavesurvivedthroughfragments.ThewarprovidedmaterialforGreektragedyandotherworksofGreekliterature,andforRomanpoetsincludingVirgilandOvid.ThewaroriginatedfromaquarrelbetweenthegoddessesAthena,Hera,andAphrodite,afterEris,thegoddessofstrifeanddiscord(不和谐),gavethemagoldenapplemarked“forthefairest”.ZeussentthegoddessestoParis,whojudgedthatAphrodite,asthe“fairest”,shouldreceivetheapple.Inexchange,AphroditemadeHelen,themostbeautifulofallwomenandwifeofMenelaus,fallinlovewithParis,whotookhertoTroy.Agamemnon,kingofMycenaeandthebrotherofHelen’shusbandMenelaus,ledanexpeditionofGreektroopstoTroyandbesiegedthecityfortenyearsbecauseofParis’insult.Afterthedeathsofmanyheroesthecityfelltotheruse(策略)oftheTrojanHorse.TheGreeksslaughtered(大屠杀)theTrojansanddesecrated(亵渎)thetemples,thusearningthegods’greatanger.FewoftheGreeksreturnedsafelytotheirhomes.TheancientGreekstreatedtheTrojanWarasanhistoricaleventwhichhadtakenplaceinthe13thor12thcenturyBC,andbelievedthatTroywaslocatedinmodern-dayTurkeyneartheDardanelles.Asofthemid-19thcentury,boththewarandthecitywerewidelybelievedtobenon-historical.In1868,however,theGermanarchaeologistHeinrichSchliemannmetFrankCalvert,whoconvincedSchliemannthatTroywasatHissarlik;thisclaimisnowacceptedbymostscholars.Theybelievethatthereisahistoricalcoretothetale.However,whetherthereisanyhistoricalrealitybehindtheTrojanWarisstillanopenquestion.TopicSubtopicDetailedinformation

71

inLiterature?TheIliadrelatingwhathappenedinthelastyearofthesiege?TheOdyssey

72

Odysseus’journeyhome?Epicpoemsgaining

73

throughfragments?RomanpoetsVirgilandOvidincludedTheTrojanWarPlotoftheWar2Thewarwas

74

byaquarrelbetweenthethreegoddessesforthetitleofthe“fairest”.275

judgedAphroditethe“fairest”inexchangeofHelen,themostbeautifulwoman,whowastakentoTroybyhim.2Feeling

76

byParis’action,AgamemnonledanexpeditionofGreektroopstoTroyandbesiegedthecityfortenyears.2WiththeruseoftheTrojanHorse,Greektroops

77

thecityandslaughteredtheTrojansanddesecratedthetemples,whichmadethegodsveryangryandmadefewofthemreturnhomesafely.

78BackgroundTheancientGreeks’time■Thewarwasbelievedtobeanhistoricalevent,

79

inthe13thor12thcenturyBC.Themid-1900s■Thewarwasregardedasnon-historical.From1868■Manyscholars

80

FrankCalvert’sclaimandbelievethatthereisahistoricalcoretothetale,butitstillremainsanopenquestion.

参考答案：71.Appearance72.describing73.survival74.caused75.Paris76.insulted77.occupied(took,conquered)78.Historical79.happening

80.follow(accept)【文章解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍古希腊的文化背景和主要形式：诗歌等。71.根据对应右边的表格内容和第一段的ThewarisoneofthemostimportanteventsinGreekmythologyandhasappearedinmanyworksofGreekliterature,mostnotablythroughHomers(荷马)Iliad.中的appear判断填Appearance。72.根据第一段的heIliadrelatesapartofthelastyearofthesiege(包围)ofTroy;theOdysseydescribesthejourneyhomeofOdysseus,oneofthewar’sheroes中的descrbes。故填describing。73.根据文章第一段的Otherpartsofthewararedescribedinacycleofepicpoems(史诗),whichhavesurvivedthroughfragments等中的survive判断答案。故填survival。74.根据文章第二段的第一句话ThewaroriginatedfromaquarrelbetweenthegoddessesAthena,Hera,andAphrodite中的originatedfrom判断填caused。75.根据文章第二段的第二句话在的ZeussentthegoddessestoParis,whojudgedthatAphrodite,asthe“fairest”,shouldreceivetheapple判断填Paris。76.根据文章第二段的Agamemnon,kingofMycenaeandthebrotherofHelen’shusbandMenelaus,ledanexpeditionofGreektroopstoTroyandbesiegedthecityfortenyearsbecauseofParis’insult中的insult判断，故填insulted。77.根据文章第二段的Agamemnon,kingofMycenaeandthebrotherofHelen’shusbandMenelaus,ledanexpeditionofGreektroopstoTroyandbesiegedthecityfortenyears中的besiegedthecityfortenyears判断填occupied(took,conquered)。78.根据对应右边表格的内容和文章最后一段的第一句话TheancientGreekstreatedtheTrojanWarasanhistoricalevent的historical可知填Historical。79.根据文章最后一段的第一句话的whichhadtakenplaceinthe13thor12thcenturyBC中的takeplace可知填happening。80.根据文章最后一段的倒数第三句话中的thisclaimisnowacceptedbymostscholars判断填follow(accept)。

三、阅读理解19.Arewetrappedinthepresent,freetomoveinspaceyetunabletotravelinthefourthdimension（次元）?Oristhereachanceoraglimmerofapossibilitythatthepastandfuturecouldunfurl（展开）toourphysicalexperienceatwill?JamesGleick’slatestofferingTimeTravel:AHistorysetsouttoquestionthequestions,exploringhowtheideaoftimetravelemerged,heldourimaginationsandshapedoursociety.Fromthestartitisapparentwhotheheroofthisjourneyis.“Onewayoranother,theinventionsofMr.H.G.Wellscoloureverytime-travelstorythatfollowed,”writesGleick,pointingoutthatwhileasmallnumberofearlierstoriesexploredutopian（鸟托邦的）futures,itwashimwho,withhis1895work,gottothepracticaldetailsofthematerinknockingupatimemachine.It’seasytoforgetthattimetravelisalyrecentidea.AsGleickpointsout,formostofhumanhistory,changewasincremental-yesterdaylookedmuchliketoday,todaymuchliketomorrow.“Beforefuturismcouldbeborn,peoplehadtobelieveinprogress,”hewrites.Thedevelopmentoftechnology,resultingintheindustrialrevolution,madethatpossible.Withagreatmanychanges,thefuture,andwhatitmightlooklike,becameasubjectformeditation.Andasarchaeologydeveloped,writerslikeENesbitbeganflightsoffancytothepast,too.Embracedbynovelists,wrestledwithbyphilosophersandinformedbyscience—notleastHermannMinkowski’srevelation,followingEinstein’sbreakthrough,offour-dimensionalspace-time-thepossibilitythatthearrowoftimecouldbetinker（走街串巷的小炉匠）becameameme（口头禅）.FromfictionwriterssuchasRobertHeinlein,toFScottFitzgeraldandhisTheCuriousCaseofBenjaminButton,fromTerminatortoDrWho,eventsinthefuturewhichareaffectedbyimaginarydevelopmentsinscienceblossomedtheliteraryworld.AsGleickreveals,problemsandparadoxes（看似矛盾而可能正确的说法）wereimmediatelyputforward.Isourfuturegovernedbyfate,orfreewill?Doestimetravelalwaysmeanendingupnaked,withyourclothesleftinthepresent?“Alltheparadoxesaretimeloops（循环）.Theyallforceustothinkaboutcausality,therelationshipofcauseandeffect.”Amongthosedoingthethinkingarephilosophersandscientists.Attemptingtotackletheideathatwormholes-tunnelsinspace-time-couldbeturnedintotimemachinesallowingjourneysintothepast,evenStephenHawkinghasenteredtheheateddiscussion,concludingthatthelawsofphysicsareagainstit.Gleicknavigatesthetwistsandturnsofourfascinationwithtimetravel,investigatingitsevolutioninliterature,exploringscientificprinciplesthathavehintedatorcontradictedtheidea,andteasingthecuriousspellithascastacrosssocietywithitssuggestionofimmortality（永生）.But,ashenotes,noteveryproductofthisobsessionwithtimewashardtounderstand.“Thetimecapsule（时间胶囊）isacharacteristically20th-centuryinvention:atragicomictimemachine.Itlacksanengine,goesnowhere,sitsandwaits,”hewrites,surveyingvariousattemptstosendsnapshots（快照）ofcivilisationintothefuture.Indeed,it’shardtoknowwhetherdisappointment,amusementorsimplyconfusionwillbethedominantemotionwhentheCryptofCivilisationtimecapsuleatOglethorpeinAtlantaisopenedin8113AD.Createdin1936,itscontentsincludevoicerecordingsofhistoricalfigures.Noteveryideaoftimetravelisrootedinthephysical,andGleickexploreshowintheactofstorytellingwemesswithchronology（年代表）.“Wedon’thaveenoughtenses.Orrather,wedon’thaveenoughnamesforallthetenseswecreate,”hewritesofthecomplexityunleashedinliteraturebytheconcept.Readers,too,becometimetravellers,abletomoveatwillbackwardsandforwardsthroughastory.Morethanthat,Gleickargues,bookscannotbeseparatedfromtime.Evenifyouknowabookwell-evenifyoucanreciteit,liketheHomeric（荷马史诗的）poet一youcannotexperienceitasatimelessobject.46.What’stheauthor’spurposeinaskingthetwoquestionsinthefirstparagraph?A.Toarousereaders’interestinreadingthepassage.B.TointroducethelatestbookbyJamesGleick.C.Tostressthesignificanceofscientificdevelopment.D.Toencouragereaderstoexplorethepossibilityoftimetravel.47.Theunderlinedword“incremental”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto“

”.A.gradual

B.impossibleC.unwelcome

D.abrupt48.Whichofthefollowingisunlikelytobesciencefiction?A.DrWho.

B.Terminator.C.TimeTravel:AHistory.

D.TheCuriousCaseofBenjaminButton.49.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Peoplewhoreturnfromtimetravelareoftendescribedasnaked.B.Philosophershavefirmlybelievedinthepossibilityoftimetravel.C.StephenHawkingdeniesthatwormholescanbetunnelsfortimetravel.D.JamesGleickthinkstimetravelcanguaranteetheeverlastingnessofone’slife.50.Wecaninferfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat

.A.thevoicerecordingsstoredinCryptofCivilisationmaybecomeunclearin8113B.exploringabook'shistoricalbackgroundcanhelpbetterunderstanditscontentsC.authorsofsci-finovelsshoulddrawacleartimelin