1、12016 届南通、扬州、泰州高三第三次模拟考试 第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分 35 分)第一节：单项填空(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。( )21. I sometimes call my son abroad, but its expensive. Why do you waste money _ you could easily use Wechat or QQ?A. while B. unless C. until D. when( )22. Alice went fishing in
2、 the company of her father early in the morning and she _ life lessons along the way.A. was learning B. has learned C. is learning D. had learned( )23. Education is to change traditionallyminded individuals, typically those who are not prepared to _， and to encourage critical thinking.A. compensate
3、B. accumulate C. investigate D. innovate( )24. I found my computer functioning much better, _ a new operating system.A. to install B. installing C. having installed D. installed( )25. I hope youll make good efforts while Im away. Be assured! Youll be amazed at what _ accomplished when you get back.A
4、. will have been B. has been C. was D. would be( )26. Echo is always complaining about her job as a cashier, but frankly its _ to have a job in these difficult days.A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing( )27. Jack has been out of consciousness since the accident. Will he come to himself,
5、 doctor? Its going to be tough but we anticipate that he will _A. put through B. pull through C. put over D. pull over( )28. She would be much healthier now _ with that much pressure from work when young.A. had she not burdened herself B. were she not burdenedC. should she not burden herself D. were
6、 she not to be burdened( )29. There has been positive reaction to the proposal of helping the disabled, the impact _ will be lasting especially for younger ones.A. on which B. on whom C. of which D. of whom( )30. What is expected of the 90s generation, who tend to spend most of their income every mo
7、nth, is _ they should form a sense of saving.A. when B. whether C. that D. how( )31. It is widely accepted that the stock market usually reflects a countrys economic _A. function B. cooperation C. performance D. dependence( )32. Peoples awareness of obeying the law is _ to the guarantee of food safe
8、ty.A. sensitive B. superior C. loyal D. crucial( )33. His way of addressing one hard problem last Friday _ lead to the rise of another.A. would rather B. may well C. shall D. need( )34. It is really boring to practise playing the piano every day. Come on, dear! The rewards you get are _ the effort y
9、ou put in.A. in proportion to B. in addition to C. in contrast to D. in regard to( )35. What luck! I failed in the driving test again.2 _？ Did you make the same mistake?A. What if B. How come C. Why not D. So what第二节： 完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Just the oth
10、er day, a fierce storm hit our community. I looked out the window and witnessed a tree being _36_ by the fierce winds. The branches bent, and swayed(摇摆) back and forth, thanks to their _37_ to avoid breaking. The leaves desperately stuck to the branches because their life _38_ the tree. The powerful
11、 trunk that _39_ the tree upright bent slightly backwards from the force in a battle to _40_ its position.After the storm had passed, the tree gracefully returned to its _41_ position standing tall amongst the chaos. It managed to _42_ the storm. It didnt look the same as leaves had shed from its br
12、anches and the soil had loosened a bit, but what _43_ is that the tree won the fight for its life.For a long time I couldnt understand why this tree _44_ my attention the way it did. As time passed, it became _45_ that it wasnt just about the tree but about the roots, which, although unseen, dig dee
13、p into the soil providing _46_ and nutrition. The roots allow the tree to be able to take a _47_ because they are there to support them.I couldnt but ask myself how deep the roots are in my life. _48_， the next time you catch your kids _49_， when the job is driving you crazy, when you are underpaid
14、and the _50_ is tight, and when the storms of life are raging, go back to your roots. Life is full of _51_. They will make you sway, make you _52_， make you lose some leaves but the deeper your roots the stronger you stand.Faced with _53_ you might bend but dont break. No matter how hard the wind bl
15、ows dont let life _54_ you into an uncomfortable position. Your _55_ lies in your roots.( )36. A. crushed B. abused C. broken D. removed( )37. A. height B. thickness C. flexibility D. outline( )38. A. answered for B. depended on C. catered for D. touched on( )39. A. held B. tied C. pulled D. raised(
16、 )40. A. achieve B. reach C. establish D. maintain( )41. A. current B. final C. original D. comfortable( )42. A. explore B. avoid C. chase D. survive( )43. A. counts B. differs C. concerns D. reveals( )44. A. fixed B. transferred C. escaped D. caught( )45. A. strange B. obvious C. possible D. reason
17、able( )46. A. surroundings B. resources C. probablity D. stability( )47. A. beating B. stand C. chance D. turning( )48. A. However B. Therefore C. Nevertheless D. Besides( )49. A. misbehaving B. struggling C. withdrawing D. misunderstanding( )50. A. security B. deadline C. money D. community( )51. A
18、. surprises B. choices C. storms D. changes( )52. A. smile B. bend C. hesitate D. advance( )53. A. opportunities B. challenges C. tasks D. differences( )54. A. trick B. argue C. force D. admit( )55. A. courage B. ambition C. value D. strength3第三部分： 阅读理解 (共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A
19、、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AMount Cook National Park is home of the highest mountains and the longest glaciers. It is alpine(高山) in the purest sensewith skyscraping peaks, glaciers and permanent snow fields, all set under a starstudded sky.Key HighlightsAlthough it includes 23 peaks over 3，000 metres high,
20、 this park is very accessible. State Highway 80 leads to Mt Cook Village which is situated beside scenic Lake Pukaki and provides a comfortable base for alpine activities. Far from city lights, the stargazing here is magnificentAoraki Mount Cook National Park forms the majority of New Zealands only
21、International Dark Sky Reserve.Mountaineers regard the area to be the best climbing region, while less skilled adventurers find plenty of satisfaction with the mountain walks that lead to alpine tarns, herb fields and spectacular glacier views. Encounters(遇到 ) with cheeky kea (mountain parrots) are
22、part of the fun.Key ActivitiesMountain walksThere are 10 short walks beginning near the village. All tracks are formed and well marked. The Red Tarns Track, Kea Point and the Hooker Valley Track each take around two hours return. For more experienced alpine hikers, there are three mountain pass rout
23、esover the Mueller, Copland and Ball passes.Glacier viewing and skiingHelicopters and skiplanes provide access to the parks fabulous glaciers. The Tasman Glacier is an excellent choice for intermediate skiers, while the Murchison, Darwin and Bonney glaciers promise excitement for advanced skiers. Fr
24、om October until May, you can explore the Tasman Glaciers terminal lake by boat.MountaineeringClimbing Mount Cook remains the ultimate challenge, but there are many other peaks to tempt experienced climbers. Tasman, Malte Brun, Elie de Beaumont, Sefton and La Perouse are local favourites.Key TipsCli
25、mbers dont require permits, but are requested to complete a trip intentions form.Local guides are available for climbing, walking and glacier skiing.Winter climbing is an extreme sportonly recommended for wellprepared, experienced mountaineers.The weather can change very suddenlybe prepared for heav
26、y rainfall, snow and/or high winds.The park has an airport serving domestic commercial flights and scenic flight operators.( )56. Which is one of the characteristics of Mount Cook National Park?A. It is socalled alpine and hard to reach.B. It provides starshining night skies for visitors.C. It attra
27、cts less skilled visitors to all alpine activities.D. It appeals to adventurers mainly for finding cheeky kea.( )57. If you are a visitor to the park, you should _A. properly evaluate your own experience and skillB. get your permit prepared before you start to climbC. hire local guides to help you t
28、o train for climbingD. choose Darwin glacier to ski on as an intermediate skierBA report released this month found that grouping children by ability is on the rise againteaching students in 4groups of similar ability has improved achievement for fast and slow learners alikeand who wouldnt want brigh
29、t kids to be able to move ahead, or strugglers to get the help they need?But for most kids, labels(标签) applied early in life tend to stick, even if they are wrong.Sorting school children by ability has long been controversial. In some countries, especially in Asia, school wide tracking(分流) remains n
30、ormal. Children are tested and placed in different schools that direct them toward professional or vocational careers. Movement between the tracks is rare.Schoolwide tracking decreased in US. schools in the 1960s and 1970s. It never died out, though. Sorting students into separate tracks for math at
31、 about junior high school age continues to be common, and other forms of tracking persist as well.Unlike tracking, which means sorting students into separate classrooms, ability grouping happens within classrooms. When done according to the latest research, it has proven to promote achievement.Abili
32、ty grouping is changeable and temporary. Within classrooms, students might be divided into different learning groups dealing with materials of different levels. Any students who master concepts can move upward between groups, and the student groups might look different from subject to subject and un
33、it to unit. For instance, a student who stands out in language arts might be at an average or slower level in math. A student who flies through multiplication tables might need extra help with fractions. Students who lag in reading can be pulled out of the classroom in small groups for practice with
34、 a tutor until their reading improves.Research shows ability grouping within classes has more positive benefits than tracking. However, that must be weighed against the challenges involved. In many regular classrooms, the differences between student ability levels are very big. That presents challen
35、ges for teachers and lowperforming students to constantly compare themselves with students who seem to fly through school with ease.The rigid ability groups and tracking of the past are still with us in many schools. Likely, labels are applied with more caution than in the bad old days when some tea
36、chers gave reading groups notsosecret code names like “Bluebirds” “Robins” “Crows” and “Buzzards”. But kids still know.( )58. Why is grouping children by ability becoming popular again?A. Because most teachers do not like slower learners.B. Because grouping children should be done early in life.C. B
37、ecause it is academically beneficial to different learners.D. Because fast learners can move ahead without teachers help.( )59. By saying “Movement between the tracks is rare.”in Paragraph 3, the writer really means _A. tracking children is normal in AsiaB. schoolwide tracking has decreased in USC.
38、professional and vocational careers are unrelatedD. sorted students can hardly change schools( )60. The examples in Paragraph 6 are used mainly to illustrate _A. a good language learner promises to be good at mathsB. a student might join different groups for different coursesC. ability grouping bene
39、fits gifted students more than slow onesD. ability grouping presents no challenge for those slow students( )61. What might be the challenge in regular classrooms for teachers?A. Students different levels. B. Students low performance.C. Constant selfcomparison. D. Application of notso secret code.5CM
40、icrosoft just finished a threemonth experiment operating an underwater data center. A server rack(服务器支架) with the power of about 300 PCs was placed into a watertight( 防水) steel container and lowered into the ocean off the coast of central California.The unusual experiment was launched because curren
41、t data centers are unpleasantly inefficient. Theyre built where energy and land are cheap (not close to where people actually live). And they waste so much energy cooling their massive computers. The ocean can solve those problems. The cold ocean floor sufficiently cools the computing components ins
42、ide the pod. And since most people live near the ocean, placing data centers under water could potentially increase the speed at which customers could access the information stored in Microsofts cloud.The experiment was so successful that Microsoft operated the underwater data center for 75 days lon
43、ger than it had planned to. The next step is to get a larger pod, with about four times the computing power, under the ocean for testing. Unlike the first experiment, the next pod will also be equipped with turbines, which will transform the oceans currents into electricity. Its not clear when, if e
44、ver, underwater data centers will become a possible product. “Our first experiment was like dipping our pinkie toe in the water, and now were going for the big toe， ” said Lee, corporate vice president of Microsoft Research.Microsoft is still analyzing the environmental impacts of the study. Data ce
45、nters are both hot and loud, which could have damaging effects on ocean life. Microsoft found that the noise its underwater data center produced was drowned out by nearby shrimp and crabs. The data centers are also built from recyclable materials, and Microsoft believes that the total carbon footpri
46、nt of underwater data centers will be “dramatically lower” than current landbased centers.Given the growth in the cloud, industry analysts believe that most of the worlds data centers have yet to be built. But building a data center takes at least two yearsan eternity in the fastdeveloping tech indu
47、stry. As a result, Microsoft builds its data centers with the future in mind, installing far more computing power and space than it currently needs.Lee believes that going under water can shift the building of data centers from construction projects to manufacturing jobs. “What if we could massprodu
48、ce these pods on an assembly line？” he thought. “We could deliver a data center, from conception to operation, in 90 days. Thats dramatically different than whats happening today.”( )62. What is the advantage of an underwater data center?A. It can be lowered to the ocean floor easily.B. It can cool
49、computing components automatically.C. It can be built close to the place where people live.D. It can make information easily accessible to people.( )63. We can infer that the underwater data centers _ A. cause little harm to the ocean life B. are more environmentally friendlyC. change the course of ocean currents D. are easy to build in
