时堰中学2015届高三年级第一学期第二次阶段考试英语试卷第二部分单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.TheCCTVshowChineseCharactersDictationCompetitionhastakenthecountrybystorm,whichispartlydesignedtoarousepeople’s_______intheChineselanguage.A.responseB.consequenceC.significanceD.enthusiasm22.MicrosoftendedsupportforWindowsXPafterApril8,which_______amajoroperatingsystemforsomeChinesecomputerusers,andadviseduserstoupgradetoWindows8.1.A.remainsB.remainedC.isremainingD.isremained23.—Alice,youhavewonthefirstplace!—Pardon?I______Iwouldfailtheexamthistime.A.thinkB.havethoughtC.thoughtD.amthinking24.Thedeal,_______nextweek,willallowCharneytomakeagreatfortuneinthestockmarket.A.completedB.beingcompletedC.tobecompletedD.havingbeencompleted25.Inthisarticle,theauthorisgoingtodiscusssomeofthejobchoices_____tousandwhichjobsarebestsuitedtous.A.artisticB.availableC.unconsciousD.tentative26.Toensurethatchildrenfrompoorareascanreceivefaireducation,thegovernmenthasplannedto_______moremoneytoimprovethemiserableconditionsoflocalschools.A.allocateB.announceC.advocateD.accumulate27.—Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!—Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears,otherwiseshe_______suchgoodChinese.A.didn’tspeakB.wouldnothavespokenC.hadn’tspokenD.wouldnotspeak28.Inallhislife,Dickenswrotealargenumberofexcellentnovelsinthe19thcentury,_____somearestillpopularnowadays.A.whoseB.ofwhichC.inwhichD.ofthat29.—I’msorrytotellyouthatyoumadeamistakeinyourtest.—Howcanthatbe?Ididit_______inclass.A.astoldB.asamtoldC.astellingD.asItold30.—You’vebeenincollegeforhalfayear.Areyoufamiliarwithyourpresident?—Yes.Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_____hisreputation.A.looksoutforB.livesuptoC.comesupwithD.looksforwardto31.Therearemanyfamousculturalrelicsinourcountry,many_______thousandsofyearsago.A.datebacktoB.datingbacktoC.datedbacktoD.weredatedbackto32.—Tony,itseemsthatyouhavebeenverybusyallthetime，whatdoyouthinkofyouroccupationnow?—Justso-so.I’vedecidedtoquitmyjobinthecompanynextmonth,whereI____forfiveyears.A.workB.willbeworkingC.isworkingD.willhaveworked133.Aproposalhasbeenputforwardatarecentvideoconference_______measuresbetakentoraisethecitizens’awarenessoftrafficsafety.A.asB.thatC.whenD.which34.—I’mafraidyoumissedafantasticlectureyesterday.Howcomeyouwereabsentfromit?—Ifyou_______know,Iaskedforadayoffandvisitedarelativeofmineinhospital.A.mightB.mustC.shallD.may35.—Don’tbeaslavetowork,Ralph!Youmusttakeiteasysometimes.—Ican’thelpit._________.A.EasiersaidthandoneB.Nothingiseasierthanfault-findingC.Easycome,easygoD.Easydoesit第六部分书面表达(满分25分)阅读下面短文，按要求用英语写一篇150词左右的短文，向《21世纪报》中学生版投稿。FlorenceChadwickwasborninCaliforniain1918.Shegrewuponthebeachandbegancompetingasaswimmerattheageofsix,whenheruncleenteredherinarace.Forthenext19years,shecontinuedasacompetitiveswimmer.OnJuly4,1952,attheageof34,Chadwickattemptedtobecomethefirstwomantoswim21milesacrosstheCatalinaChannel,fromaportontheCaliforniacoast.Thatdaytheoceanwasicecold,thefogwassothickthatshecouldhardlyseethesupportboatsthatfollowedher,andsharksswamaroundher.Severaltimes,hersupportcrewusedgunstodriveawaythesharks.WhileAmericanswatchedontelevisions,hermotherandhertrainer,whowereinoneofthesupportboats,encouragedhertokeepgoing.However,after...
