江苏省苏州市常熟中学高三英语上学期摸底试题含解析

江苏省苏州市常熟中学高三英语上学期摸底试题含解析一、选择题1.Thesicksalesmanwashappytostayathomebecausedoing_____wasathoroughrestforhim.A.everything

B.nothing

C.anything

D.something参考答案：B试题分析：考查不定代词：句意：生病的销售员很高兴呆在家里，因为什么都不做对他来说是完全的放松。A.everything一切，B.nothing没有什么，C.anything任何事情，D.something某些事情，从主句可知呆在家里是什么都不做。选B。考点：考查不定代词【解析】2.---WhydidMissLileavethejob?---She____forhigherwages,butwasturneddownintheend.A.brokeoff

B.gaveaway C.heldout

D.pickedup参考答案：

C解析：考查短语动词.holdoutfor意为“坚持要……”3.ThestoryisaboutanoldIndianfarmerandanAmericantouristinIndia,__understandingtheother’slanguage.A.noneofwhom

B.bothofthem C.neitherofthem

D.neitherofwhom参考答案：C4.________aneffectiveteammember,youneedtodevelopateamworkattitude.A.Become B.Becoming C.Havingbecome D.Tobecome参考答案：D5.Thenumber9.11isaspecialnumber,____,Ithink,thatwillberememberedbytheAmericansforever.

A.what

B.it

C.which

D.one参考答案：D

考查代词。one作number的同位语。6.Patientsshouldfightamentalbattleagainsttheirdiseasebravelyratherthan_____them.A.subscribeto B.contributeto C.submitto D.applyto参考答案：C【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：病人应当与他们的疾病勇敢地做心理斗争而不是屈服于他们。A.subscribeto订阅、同意、捐款；B.contributeto为……做贡献；C.submitto提交、屈从；D.applyto应用于。根据句意及选项可知，此处使用短语submitto。故选C。7.语音知识（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。1.baseA.strangeB.surfaceC.hammerD.valley2.instituteA.buryB.jumpC.trustD.produce3.supportA.informationB.comfortC.formD.forbid4.listenA.oftenB.patientC.dentistD.politics5.guestA.gentleB.voyageC.graduateD.large参考答案：略8.---___makesyoursonfeelbluetoday?---___towatchhisfavouritecartoonPawPatrol.A.Whatitisthat;Tobeforbidden

B.Whatisthat;ForbiddenC.Whatisitthat;Beingforbidden

D.Thatiswhat;Havingforbidden参考答案：C【详解】考查强调句型和非谓语动词。句意：——是什么让你儿子今天心情不好？——不让他看他最喜欢的卡通《狗狗巡逻队》。分析句子结构可知，第一空为强调句型的特殊疑问句，即：疑问词What+itis+that+其余部分；第二空为非谓语动词，作主语用动名词，且son与forbide之间是被动关系，所以用Beingforbidden，故C项正确。【点睛】注意强调句型的特殊疑问句形式为：疑问词+itis+that+其余部分，根据句意“是什么让你儿子今天心情不好？”判断疑问词用what，即：Whatisitthatmakesyoursonfeelbluetoday?9.—Jenny,IthinkI’lljusthavesomecoffeeforachange．—______．ThecoffeeIboughtyesterdayisinthecupboard．A.Changeit,please B.NevermindC.Withpleasure D.Helpyourself参考答案：D10.We’dbetterconsiderallthepossibilities________beforeweworkouttheplan.A.inadvance

B.bychance

C.onpurpose

D.ontime参考答案：A11.Thestudentswereallstandingbytheswimmingpool,

swimmingsuits.A．allofthemworn

B．allwerewearing

C．allofwhomwearing

D．allwearing参考答案：D12.Icanuseacomputer，butwhen

comestorepairingthemIdon'tknowathing．A．it

B．that

C．this

D．one参考答案：A13.ToknowmoreaboutJapan’srecentnuclearradiationleak，youcanusetheInternetorwatchCCTVnews，or

．

A.both

B．neither

C．some

D．more参考答案：A14.Itis______tocriticizeWuJing,whosefilmWolfWarrior2havejusttakeninmorethan4billionyuanattheboxoffice,anddemanda“forceddonation”of100millionyuan.A.ambitious B.straightforward C.arbitrary D.consistent参考答案：C15.Hedidn’tmake____clearwhenandwherethemeetingwouldbeheld.A.this

B.that

C.it

D.these参考答案：C16.MyparentsalwaysremindmetomakesuretheelectricityisturnedoffwhileIamhavingabath,whichwould_______causedanger,leadingtoadreadfulconsequence.A.somehow

B.otherwise

C.meanwhile

D.furthermore参考答案：B略17.––HaveyouaskedPeterforadvice?––No,he______someone,soIdidn’tdisturbhim. A.istalkingwith B.hastalkedwith C.wastalkingwith D.hadtalkedwith参考答案：C没有，他正和某个人在交谈，所以我没打扰他。根据句意可知应用进行时态，且后句中使用了一般过去时，故选C。二、新的题型18.（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Nowadaysmanysingersandbandshavelittletodowithgoodmusic.Theyknowlittleabout

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goodmusicmeans.Whatisthecause?Sofarmostofthesesingers

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(see)musicasa“job”becauseitisagoodsourceofmakingmoney.Andifyouhaveagoodappearanceandexpensiveclothestoshowoffatyourconcertsthenyourvoiceisnot

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importantasitshouldbe.Thepublicwillprefertoadmiremorethemostinterestingpartsofyourbodyandevenforgetthatyouarethere

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(show)yourmusicskills,notyourdancing,whichisimportanttoo,butnotatsuch

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highlevel.Therefore,manyyounggirlsonTVchoosetowearthemostprovocative(挑逗性的)clothestocatchattention,

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whenitcomestosinging,theyareinacompletemessandonedoesn’tneedtohaveanearformusictonoticetheirlack

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talent.However,theyounggenerationshouldunderstandtalentandagoodvoicemattermoreintheirmusicalcareer.Alltheperformances

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havelittletodowithgoodmusicfailtobewelcomedonstage.Ifayoungmanhasagreatvoiceandwantstobecomea

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(success)singer,heshouldtakesomespecial

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(course)inthisareabecausetheywillhelphimimprovesingingabilities.参考答案：61.what

62.haveseen

63.as/so

64.toshow

65.a

66.but

67.of

68.that

69.successful

70.courses三、阅读理解19.Areyouanoptimist?Doyoulookatyourglassandseeitashalffull?Doyoubelievethateverycloudhasasilverliningandthatgenerallythingsturnoutforthebest?Doyoubelievethatifsomethingismeanttobe,itwillbe?Ifyoureply“yes”toallofthesequestions,thenyouareanoptimist.Youprobablyareenthusiastic,cheerfulandoutgoing.Youmaywellbesuccessfulatworkandinlove.Butyoumaybemisguidedbecausethingsdon’tturnoutforthebest.Youmaybelievethatwhenonedoorclosesanotheroneopens(forexample，youmayfailtolandanewjob，anotherchancewillcomearoundsoon),Wrong.Whenonedoorcloses,anotherdoorslamsinyourface.That'sbitterreality.Nowabookhasbeenpublishedwhichconfirmswhatwepessimists(悲观者）havesuspectedallalong.It'scalledThePositivePowerofDefensivePessimism.Itsauthorarguesthatdefensivepessimismcanleadtopositiveresults.Defensivepessimismisastrategyusedtomanagefear,anxietyandworry.Defensivepessimistsprepareforthingsbysettinglowoutcomesforthemselves.Theycarefullyconsidereverythingthatmaygowrongandplanforwaystohandletheseproblems.Andthisgivesthemasenseofcontrol.LawrenceSanno,apsychologyprofessor,says,“What’sinterestingaboutdefensivepessimistsisthattheytendtobeverysuccessfulpeople,sotheirlowopinionofthesituation’soutcomesisnotrealistic.Theyuseittomotivatethemselvestoperformbetter.”Sofar,sogood.Thisisnotrocketscience.Defensivepessimistspreparecarefullyandconsiderwhatmightgowrong,whetheratwork,onadateoreveninasportsgame.Itmakessensetohaveaback-upplan.TherearemanysayingsinEnglishurgingcaution.Forexample,“Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket,”and“Don’tcountyourchickensuntiltheyhatch.“Tohaveaconfidentandoptimisticapproachtolife’sproblemsisgood.ButlistentowhatWoodyAlien，theAmericancomediansays,”Confidenceiswhatyouhavebeforeyouunderstandtheproblem.”Thereareprosandconstobeinganoptimistandapessimist.Don’tfeelbadifyouseetheglasshalfempty.Youarearealist.Butlightenupandhookupwithsomeonewhoseesthesameglasshalffull.64.