1、2018 届江苏省如皋市高三上学期开学考试 英语第一部分 完形填空（40 题 每题 1 分 满分 40 分)：阅读下列短文，根据语境从 ABCD 中选出可以填入空格处的最佳答案使得上下文逻辑通顺。将答案填涂在答题卡上。AOn a cold December morning, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. We were dressed warmly and equipped 1 the video we had been dying to watch. I was feeling a little 2 , as I
2、was carrying our shopping, bags of snacks and the video.They were so heavy that I decided to 3 some things. So I started to walk towards the garbage can when I 4 a poor man walking his bike out of the restaurant in front of us. He held a paper bag with his dirty hand. He 5 over to another nearby gar
3、bage can and started 6 it.I suddenly felt very 7 .I knew this man would take all he could get, 8 I walked up to him and 9 the drink and some snacks over to him. The man, with lines on his face and wrinkles on his forehead, looked up in 10 and took what I gave him.A huge smile 11 across his face and
4、this caused me to feel indescribable 12 . I felt like I couldnt be 13 with myself, but then he said, “Wow, first someone gives me this sandwich, then this drink, and now some 14 food; this is my daughters 15 day!” 2He thanked me 16 and started off on his bike. I even heard him whistling a song as he
5、 rode away.I now 17 what is meant by the saying “giving is getting”. Everyone in the world needs help, everyone can 18 help and everyone will be helped by showing 19 .The image of that mans happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind every time I have the 20 to do something nice.1. A. for B
6、. of C. with D. about2. A. excited B. puzzled C. tired D. satisfied3. A. pick out B. eat up C. put down D. throw away4. A. heard B. noticed C. felt D. watched5. A. headed B. rode C. ran D. fled6. A. breaking into B. looking through C. staring at D. searching for7. A. cold B. afraid C. guilty D. cont
7、ent8. A. but B. because C. so D. if9. A. turned B. thought C. took D. handed10. A. surprise B. detail C. case D. return11. A. disappeared B. paused C. existed D. spread12. A. disappointment B. shame C. satisfaction D. victory13. A. sadder B. angrier C. happier D. crazier14. A. cheap B. tasty C. clea
8、n D. useful15. A. lucky B. busy C. interesting D. quiet16. A. carefully B. happily C. calmly D. fortunately17. A. remember B. understand C. appreciate D. recognize18. A. refuse B. receive C. offer D. find19. A. kindness B. eagerness C. willingness D. braveness20. A. chance B. desire C. purpose D. fe
9、elingBSometime, you are stuck in traffic, anxious about getting a job, or stressed about making a deadline at work. 21 as these situations are, they are also opportunities to 22 kindness and gratefulness. Responding gently and thankfully will not 23 make these situations go away, but it can help you
10、 be happier and 24 .As someone who travels as part of my work, I find that when I practice looking for 25 to be kind and grateful, travel is a much more 26 experience.The mental and physical 27 of kindness and gratitude are impressive. Such simple practices not only make you feel good, 28 they can a
11、lso help protect your immune system, reduce stress and anxiety, strengthen self-control. That is, simple practice done regularly can 29 both your physiology and your outlook. It is more likely that you also view the future 30 .However, being kind and grateful is not a (an) 31 for working toward impo
12、rtant goals, or dealing with challenge. Practicing kindness and appreciation is a way to 32 the quality of your experience and relationships while you are doing these things. 33 what your brain may tell you, your ability to be kind and grateful is not 34 upon either your circumstances or how you fee
13、l. 35 simply, kindness and gratitude are available to you whenever you choose to practice them. During your lifetime many things will happen. You will experience some of them as pleasant and comfortable and others as 36 and unwanted. You do not have control over the circumstances that life 37 , but
14、you do have a choice about how you 38 to them. Reacting to whatever 39 up with kindness and gratitude is a powerful 40 , a choice supported by hundreds of scientific research studies and recommended in every enduring wisdom tradition for thousands of years. What will you choose?21. A. Unhappy B. Unf
15、ortunate C. Undesirable D. Incorrect22. A. practice B. acknowledge C. change D. distinguish23. A. eventually B. deliberately C. instantly D. necessarily24. A. healthier B. gentler C. kinder D. stronger25. A. approaches B. chances C. places D. coincidences26. A. worthy B. enjoyable C. practical D. pr
16、ecious27. A. conditions B. growth C. benefits D. health28. A. so B. while C. and D. but29. A. change B. adjust C. reflect D. prove30. A. accurately B. realistically C. positively D. wisely31. A. exchange B. replacement C. process D. aspect32. A. impact B. identify C. evaluate D. concern33. A. While
17、B. Though C. Despite D. Given34. A. focused B. called C. looked D. dependent35. A. Say B. Put C. Tell D. Express36. A. uncertain B. ridiculous C. embarrassing D. difficult37. A. presents B. provides C. offers D. supplies38. A. contribute B. respond C. reply D. appeal39. A. keeps B. goes C. builds D.
18、 turns 40. A. attitude B. tool C. choice D. influence第二部分 阅读理解（15 题 每题 2 分 满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容回答问题，将正确答案的标号填涂在答题卡上。AFeeling down? Why not visit one of these five websites?RFounded in 2005, R is a social news and entertainment website. Registered users put content in the form of a link or texts on
19、the website. Other users then vote these things “up” or “down”. The most recent and wellliked content appears at the top on the front page of the site. BuzzFThis site has loads of funny videos, articles, games and quizzes. Things to look out for include 15 Wildest Office Pranks, 12 Signs You Might B
20、e Addicted to a TV Show, 15 Facts That Prove Cat People Arent Crazy and 51 Animal Pictures You Need to See Before You Die.CollegeHThis site was created in 1999 and gets about seven million visitors per month. Two of its videos have been chosen as winners for the Webby Awards: Pixar Intro Parody and
21、Web Site Story. Other funny videos to look out for include a debate on the advantages and disadvantages of going to college.TheOFirst appearing as a satirical (讽刺的 ) newspaper in 1988, TheO has hundreds of videos and articles on news and current affairs, and receives an average of 7.5 million visito
22、rs a month. Its famous for its spoof (滑稽模仿) items, such as Michelle Obama Seen Outside Walking Family Rhinoceros or Dad Cant Believe Lawn Didnt Get Him Anything for Fathers Day. FunnyorDThis site has lots of really funny videos. And as the name suggests, users vote on videos, choosing the options “f
23、unny” or “die”. If the video receives too many “die” votes, its sent to the sites “crypt”. But if it gets enough “funny” votes it goes into the Hall of Fame. The site was created in 2006 by comedians Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. The sites first video, The Landlord, stars Will Ferrell and has had ove
24、r 70 million views. Videos to watch out for include Just a Tip: Taxi, with some valuable advice on how to catch a taxi, and Over Analyzing Texts, with some tips on how to respond to text messages.41. What do BuzzF and FunnyorD have in common?A. They are comedy websites.B. They include debates on edu
25、cation.C. They provide lots of valuable advice.D. They were created by comedians.42. Which of the following uses humor to make fun of people?A. The Landlord.B. 15 Wildest Office Pranks.C. 15 Facts That Prove Cat People Arent Crazy.D. Michelle Obama Seen Outside Walking Family Rhinoceros.BGrown-ups a
26、re often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He
27、 can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.One explanation is the law of overlearning, whic
28、h can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional learning trials increase the length of time we will remember it.In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to
29、and remind ourselves of words such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.The multiplication tables (乘法口诀表) are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, becaus
30、e they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood. The law of overlearning explains why cramming (突击学习) for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the
31、 examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for ones future development.43. What is the main idea of paragraph 1?A. People remember well what they learned in childhood.B. Children usually have a better memo
32、ry than grown-ups.C. Poem reading is a good way to learn words.D. Stories for children are easy to remember.44. The author explains the law of overlearning by .A. presenting research findings B. setting down general rulesC. making a comparison D. using examples45. According to the author, being able
33、 to use multiplication tables is .A. a result of overlearning B. a special case of crammingC. a skill to deal with math problems D. a basic step towards advanced studies46. What is the authors opinion on cramming?A. It leads to failure in college exams. B. Its helpful only in a limited way.C. Ifs po
34、ssible to result in poor memory. D. It increases students learning interest.CMANY of us have wondered what Earth is like beneath the surface. So have writers and scientists. In French novelist Jules Vernes masterpiece Journey to the Center of the Earth, explorers go down to Earths center and discove
35、r amazing wonders.But in real life, human beings havent even come close to the planets core (核心). The core is over 6,000 km down. The deepest hole ever created, according to the BBC, is the Kola Superdeep Borehole in Russia, which only goes 12.3 km down.So how do we know about everything down below
36、without any samples (样本)？One good way to start is to think about the Earths density (密度), Simon Redfern of the University of Cambridge in the UK told the BBC.“The density of the material on Earths surface is much lower than the average density of the whole Earth, so that tells us theres something th
37、at has greater density,” Redfern said.The challenge is to find out which heavy materials the core is made of. And the main material scientists have found is iron. The idea is that when Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago, a lot of iron made its way down to the core, taking up about 80 percent of it.
38、Today scientists are still working on finding out which other materials the core could be made up of.You might also wonder how we know the size of the core. Theres a one-word answer: seismology (地震学).When an earthquake happens, seismic stations around the world record the shockwaves it sends through
39、out the planet. Its like hitting one side of the planet with a huge hammer (锤子) and listening on the other side for the noise. Early research found that some shockwaves, called “S-waves”, went missing. S-waves can only travel through solid material, but not through liquid, so they must have found so
40、mething molten in Earths center. By following the S-waves paths, scientists found out that rocks became liquid around 3,000 km down.There are still many questions about the Earths core to answer. But the study of the dark world below isnt just for scientists curiosity.The movement of Earths molten i
41、ron core builds up a powerful magnetic (有磁力的) field. It protects us from radiation (辐射) from the sun and is needed for compasses (指南针) and GPS systems to work.So perhaps none of us will ever set eyes on the core, but its good to know its there.47. The author mentions Jules Vernes novel Journey to th
42、e Center of the Earth in the first paragraph to .A. discuss the possibility of going down to Earths centerB. show how much humans have discovered about EarthC. paint a picture in our imagination of the dark world belowD. show humans deep interest in Earths center48. We can learn from the article tha
43、t “S-waves” .A. are often used to predict earthquakesB. cannot travel through liquid materialC. are the most noticeable shockwaves produced by earthquakesD. can travel most rapidly at 3,000 kilometers below Earths surface49. We can infer from the last three paragraphs that .A. research into Earths c
44、ore has hardly made any progress in recent yearsB. improvements in GPS systems could help people find out more about BarthC. Earths core helps to protect humans from harmD. scientists are likely to reach Earths center within dozens of yearsDA city childs summer is spent in the street in front of his
45、 home, and all through the long summer vacations I sat on the edge of the street and watched enviously the other boys on the block play baseball. I was never asked to take part even when one team had a member missingnot out of special cruelty, but because they took it for granted I would be no good
46、at it. They were right, of course.I would never forget the wonderful evening when something changed. The baseball ended about eight or eight thirty when it grew dark. Then it was the custom of the boys to retire to a little stoop (门廊) that stuck out from the candy store on the corner and that someho
47、w had become theirs. No grownup ever sat there or attempted to. There the boys would sit, mostly talking about the games played during the day and of the game to be played tomorrow. Then long silences would fall and the boys would wander off one by one. It was just after one of those long silences t
48、hat my life as an outsider changed. I can no longer remember which boy it was that summer evening who broke the silence with a question; but whoever he was, I nod to him gratefully now. “Whats in those books youre always reading?” he asked casually. “Stories,” I answered. “What kind?” asked somebody else without much interest.Nor do I know what drove me to behave as I did, for usually I just sat there in silence, glad enough to be allowed to remain among them; but instead of answering his question, I told them for two hours the story I was reading at the moment. The book was Sister Carri
