1、英语江苏省常州市届高三第一次模拟考试江苏省常州市2018届高三第一次模拟考试第一卷(选择题，共85分)第一部分听力(共两节，满分20分)第一节(共5小题；每小题l分，满分5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。() 1. What does the man think of the actress?A. She looks good. B. She works hard. C. She isnt attractive. () 2. Why
2、cant the speakers exercise next week?A. Because theyll go out to work. B. Because theyll fix some pipes. C. Because one pipe goes wrong. () 3. What is the man going to do this weekend?A. See Jim off. B. Make a wish. C. Host a party. () 4. How will the man pay the woman?A. 10 dollars an hour. B. 12 d
3、ollars an hour. C. 15 dollars an hour. () 5. What are the speakers doing?A. Listening to a lecture. B. Listening to music. C. Having a discussion. 第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、
4、7题。() 6. What can we know about the computer?A. It can only be used in a fixed place. B. It can only be ordered over the phone. C. It comes with a fourteenday free trial. () 7. What can buyers get if they pay by credit card?A. A bigger discount. B. A faster delivery. C. A lower risk. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
5、() 8. Why is the plane delayed?A. Because of the building. B. Because of flight itself. C. Because of the weather. () 9. What can we know from the conversation?A. The woman is going to celebrate her sons birthday. B. The airport has just been finished a short time ago. C. The speakers will not wait
6、for this flight to Seattle. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。()10. How did the man learn about Martin Harris?A. From the woman. B. From the radio news. C. From the newspaper. ()11. What do we know about Martin Harris?A. He saved many people in the flood. B. He bought a small boat for the storm. C. He gave advice to
7、 people in the flood. ()12. What should you do if you are stuck in the flood?A. Find a boat for you to get to a high place. B. Hold on to something that floats. C. Wait for Martin Harris for help. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。()13. What is the most probable relationship of the two speakers?A. Teacher and studen
8、t. B. Mother and son. C. Classmates. ()14. What is the boys uncle?A. A doctor. B. A nurse. C. An insurance agent. ()15. Why did the boy hesitate in talking about his dream at first?A. He was afraid of being laughed at. B. His uncle didnt want him to talk about it. C. He was worried that it wouldnt c
9、ome true. ()16. Which of the following is true?A. The boys uncle advised him to be a nurse. B. The boy often visits his uncles hospital. C. The woman thinks positively of the boys dream. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。()17. Why does the speaker write this letter?A. To show his thanks. B. To show his regrets. C.
10、To show his good wishes. ()18. Which of the following is true about the speaker?A. He likes eating beef stew and potatoes. B. He preferred seeing snow to skating on the lake. C. Looking at the stars in the sky was his longtime wish. ()19. What did the speaker dislike about the trip last week?A. The
11、weather. B. The noise. C. The food. ()20. What does the speaker and his family plan to do to welcome Monica?A. Send her some tickets. B. Show her around his house. C. Take her to watch basketball matches. 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. Ladies
12、and gentlemen, we _ at Changzhou Station, please get ready to get off the train. A. are to arrive B. are arriving C. are going to arrive D. will arrive()22. What is the principal contradiction facing Chinese society nowadays?The contradiction between _ development and the peoples evergrowing needs f
13、or a better life. A. sustainable B. inadequate C. privileged D. confidential()23. When the Americans objected to this, what did the British do?They did not compromise, but increased control, _ away many of their rights, and_ soldiers there. A. taking; stationing B. taking; to station C. took; statio
14、ning D. took; to station()24. Its the gap year before going to university _ students can make friends and work on meaningful projects _ may help them understand college life better. A. when; that B. which; that C. when; which D. where; which()25. What does the famous NBA player say?“If theres a chan
15、ce, Id like to go to China to play for one basketball team”. So _ for the next years CBA matches. A. stand out B. make up C. watch out D. hold up()26. Lots of people have stories about dangerous situations _ they stepped out into the street, _ to be nearly hit by a quickmoving ebike. A. that; just B
16、. that; yet C. where; hardly D. where; only()27. Montreal is the _ largest Frenchspeaking city in the world, Paris _ the largest. A. second; is B. second; being C. secondly; is D. secondly; being()28. The director cannot be here, so I would like to express my warm welcome to all of you _. A. in his
17、interest B. to his salute C. on his behalf D. at his service()29. Why didnt you move to another city when you finished your further study abroad?I wanted to, but she simply _ let me go. A. couldnt B. wouldnt C. shouldnt have D. mustnt have()30. The man hid himself behind the door waiting _ no other
18、people could see him negociating with his manager about his promotion. A. in case B. in that C. so that D. now that()31. At _ he thinks is the appropriate moment, he will tell them all _ he has suffered these years. A. when; that B. when; what C. what; what D. what; which()32. I dont see any reason
19、why I sacrifice myself so much. Never forget why you started so that you can accomplish your mission, _？A. will you B. wont you C. can you D. cant you()33. You scared him? No, he _ so easily. A. doesnt scare B. isnt scared C. didnt scare D. wasnt scared()34. Has ISIS, the most shameful terrorist gro
20、up, already been wiped off the earth?I guess not, but I think it ought to _. A. be done B. have been C. / D. have()35. All rights _，no one is allowed to copy or use this paper for other commercial purposes. A. preserved B. received C. deserved D. reserved第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A
21、、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Last year, I heard about the Himalayas and the melting of the ice because of climate change. I decided to do a _36_ swim underneath Mt. Everest, the highest mountain on this earth. When we got up to the small lake underneath the summit of Mt. Everest, I prepared myself in _37_ way
22、s, for this swim would be so difficult. I put on my iPod, listened to some music, got myself as _38_ as possible and then I _39_ myself into that water. I swam as _40_ as I could for the first hundred meters. Afterwards I _41_ the huge problem on my hands. My fingers were _42_ the size of sausages b
23、ecauseyou know, were made partially of waterwhen water freezes it _43_. I then could barely breathe, began to _44_ and even threw up in the water. It all happened so quickly. I dont know why, but I went _45_. Luckily, the water was quite shallow, and I was able to push myself _46_ the bottom of the
24、lake. Ive heard it said that drowning is the most _47_ death you can have. I have never, ever heard such nonsense. In our camp, I _48_ about what had gone wrong there on Mt. Everest with my crew. My team just gave it to me _49_. “Lewis, you need to have a complete _50_ if you want to _51_ it. Every
25、single thing youve learned in the past 23 years of swimming, you must _52_. And also the every single thing you learned when you were _53_ in the British army, about speed and aggression. This is the time to swim with real _54_.” I cant tell how good and _55_ I felt when I swam to the other side two
26、 days later. But I learned a very, very important lesson there on Mt. Everest: just because something worked in the past so well, it doesnt mean its going to work in the future. ()36. A. passionate B. symbolic C. creative D. remarkable()37. A. different B. simple C. common D. usual()38. A. aggressiv
27、e B. optimistic C. protective D. energetic()39. A. put B. threw C. walked D. tried()40. A. carefully B. quickly C. slowly D. deeply()41. A. realized B. touched C. solved D. caused()42. A. hardly B. exactly C. mostly D. likely()43. A. freezes B. swells C. expands D. squeezes()44. A. choke B. weep C.
28、swallow D. drink()45. A. underwater B. floating C. ahead D. slower()46. A. towards B. at C. off D. from()47. A. regretful B. helpful C. merciful D. peaceful()48. A. debated B. complained C. worried D. talked()49. A. fast B. straight C. direct D. forward()50. A. learning B. shift C. preparation D. un
29、derstanding()51. A. use B. take C. make D. keep()52. A. remember B. insist C. exploit D. forget()53. A. swimming B. serving C. training D. fighting()54. A. respect B. intelligence C. imagination D. ambition()55. A. hopeful B. skillful C. painful D. thankful第三部分阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给
30、的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ALisbon to Sintra OverviewSintra is 25km to the west of Lisbon. We strongly discourage driving to Sintra, as the narrow hill roads are not designed for the heavy tourist traffic and there is virtually no car parking once there. There are bus services to Sintra, but the journey times are longer than by train and the locations of the bus stations are not as convenient as the train stations. The trains
