2017届武进区高三英语期中试卷常州市武进区2017届高三英语期中试卷一、单项选择21.Thejoyoffictionliesinitsabilitytotransportusintonewrealities______anythingispossible.A.howB.whatC.whereD.that22.There’snochancethatwecanchangethehistory.______,itisimportantthatwelearnlessonstofacethefuture.A.MeanwhileB.NeverthelessC.OtherwiseD.Therefore23.“Orange”smogalert,announcedaccordingtothe______oftheairpollution,indicatesthesecond-highestwarninglevel.A.deposit存钱B.gravityC.framework机制框架D.certificate证明24.Thelocalgovernmentis______thedevelopmentofahealthyeconomyandtheconservationoftheenvironmentatthesametime.A.appealingto有吸引力B.makingup占比例、编造、化妆C.pushingfor迫切要求、努力争取D.turningover翻转、移交25.Failurehasbroughtmebenefits,teachingmethingsaboutmyselfthatI______nootherway.A.couldhavelearnedB.needn’thavelearnedC.shouldhavelearnedD.wouldn’thaveleaned26.______overseas,astheprofessorputsit,meansavaluablechanceforsoldierstopracticetheskills.A.BeingstationedB.StationedC.StationingD.Havingbeenstationed27.—Youappeartohavelostsomeweight.—JustimaginetheweeksoffearI______atthethoughtofthecominginterview.A.willsufferB.havebeensufferingC.sufferedD.wassuffering28.Whenhehadsaved______heconsideredenoughmoney,hestartedonhisjourneytoAfrica.A.thatB.howC.whichD.what29.He______withhisconscienceaminuteortwoandtoldherthetruth.A.corresponded通信一致B.compromised妥协C.wrestled解决、斗争D.substitutedAforB替换30.Onceacountrywithover942million______inpoverty,Chinahasnowreducedthisto55million.独立主格结构A.livedB.livingC.waslivingD.hadlived31.TheQingTombsareinfluencedbytheMingTombs,especially______architecture.A.intermsofB.inspiteofC.infavorofD.inhonorof32.Theartificialintelligence(AI)andthepossibledangers(that)______maycausetohumanracehaveraisedwideconcern.A.whichB.whatC.thatD.it33.—HaveyoutoldMaryaboutit?—No.She______onthephone,soIdidn’tdisturbher.A.wasspeakingB.isspeakingC.hasspokenD.hadspoken34.Interesting______somebooksare______,theyleavereaderswithlittletothinkabout.第1页共18页2017届武进区高三英语期中试卷A.though,tobereadB.as,toreadC.although,readD.while,reading35.—Willyousendyoursonforextralessonsaftertheschoolday?—______,unlesshewantsto.A.NodoubtB.Youbet/CertainlyC.Don’tmentionitD.Definitelynot二、完形填空Para1-2:ThetopicofthepassagePara3:ComparisonbetweensatisficersandmaximizersPra4:ThereasonsfortheParadoxofchoicePara5-7:SolutiontotheproblemPara8:ConclusionOveradecadeago,psychologistBarrySchwartzpublishedabook,TheParadoxofChoice(选择的悖论):WhyMoreIsLess.Schwartzarguesthatthemodernworld’slargevarietyofoptionsmakesuslesshappy.“Choice__36__,”ashecallsit,makesus__37__ourdecisions,andsetourexpectationstoohigh.Recently,Schwartzhasbeeninterviewedabouthowhisadvice__38__10yearslater.Theriseofsocialmedia,heargues,hasonly__39__thepainofdecision-makingthroughphenomenalikefearofmissingout(错过获利或取乐的机会).36.A.overuseB.underlineC.overloadD.undersize37.A.reachB.acceptC.confirmD.question38.A.holdsup变强不减弱B.comesout出版为人所知C.makesout弄清楚D.turnsup出现39.A.controlledB.relievedC.heightenedD.causedIfyoueveraren’tsureifyouboughttheverybestcomputer,just__40__“goodenough.”Peoplewhodothisarecalled“satisficers,”andthey’re__41__happierthanare“maximizers,”peoplewhofeelthatthey__42__choosetheverybestpossibleoption.Maximizersearnmorebutthey’realsolesssatisfiedwiththeirjobs.A...
