江苏苏州中学2017-2018学年第一学期期中考试英语试卷

江苏省苏州中学2017-2018学年第一学期期中考试英语试卷

二. 单项选择

16. ______ experiment took us five months and turned out______ great success

A. The; /

B. /; a

C. The; a

D. The; the

17. Months ago we sailed ten thousand miles across this sea, which______ the Pacific, and we met no storms

A. was called

B. is called

C. had been called

D. has been called

18. –Do you have anything to say for yourselves?

--Yes, there’s one point _____ we must insist on

A. why

B. where

C. how

D. /

19. I f our plan isn’t _____ by the committee, all our efforts will be wasted

A. approved

B. achieved

C. agreed

D. admitted

20. Seeing the happy____ of students playing on the playground, I can’t help thinking of my childhood

A. sight

B. scene

C. view

D. scenery

21. Susan used____ in Shanghai. But she was not quite used to______ the stress and difficulty in the big city

A. living; dealing with

B. to live; deal with

C. to live; dealing with

D. live; dealing with

22. These days young girls are traveling abroad to receive plastic surgeries, which deserves ______ publicly

A. to be debated

B. being debated

C. debated

D. to a debate

23. Many teenagers feel lonely,______ no one understands them and the changes they are going through.

A. so that

B. in case

C. even if

D. as if

24. Recently out of a job, Jack would like to_____ of any job opportunities.

A. be kept informed

B. keep informing

C. be kept informing

D. keep informed

25. She spoke_____ her son, saying that he was still a child who something would do wrong things

A. in memory of

B. in defense of

C. in search of

D. in need of

26. By serving others, a person focuses on someone other than himself or herself,_____ can be very eye-opening and rewarding.

A. who

B. which

C. what

D. that

27. _____ of the families in town get their water from the river, whose water supply is ____from the rain.

A. Most; mostly B Most; most C Mostly, mostly D. Mostly, most

28. The volunteers contribute______ of their own time to the project, making it a real success.

A. a good many

B. large numbers

C. quite a few

D. huge amounts

29. The room was _____ a mess, _____ pizza boxes on the floor and dirty dishes in the sink.

A. on; where

B. in; where

C. in; with

D. on; with

30. –A second, please. I really need to take this call.

---_____ . I’m not in a hurry

A. Enjoy yourself

B. Leave me alone

C. Take your time

D. You are welcome

三、完形填空

I have always had a unique combination of self-confidence and uncertainty. I 31 to believe that I could do anything that I set my mind to. I had so many 32 of what I could be, from veterinarian(兽医)to a lawyer. But I had no idea how to 33 those big dreams.

In August of 2004, I started my undergraduate(本科)degree of Florida State University. College was not as 34 as I expected it to be. It was difficult to find a 35 between my outside activities and my classroom work.

I remember the moment I found out that I had received a “D” in my math class. Something had to 36 . I knew I couldn’t continue to spend time on something I dearly37 : tutoring elementary school children , The 38 I felt made me realize how much I truly loved the feeling of giving back.

Two years after graduation I decided to go back to school to get a Master’s39 in Public Administration at Florida Gulf Coast University(FGCU). I wanted to focus on non-profit management 40 had no idea what exactly I wanted to focus on.

One message online changed my life.

I had been searching every corner of 41 for inspiration. Then I had a moment when I just knew I’d found it. I came across She’s the First, an organization 42 to educating girls in developing countries.

I knew the 43 I wanted to become. I had to go for it. I sent a message to the 44 of She’s the First and became one of the organization’s first interns(实习生).

My 45 slowly disappeared and what was left was unshakable self-confidence. I went on to become a member of the 46 research team and founded a campus chapter (分会)at FGCU.

I completed my Master’s degree and got a47 at the PACE Centre for Girls in Jacksonville, Florida. I work as a social services counselor(顾问)and every day I have the opportunity to change 48 . I help teenage 49 to reach for their dreams.

Because of She’s the First, I found my50 and how I get to help incredible young women find theirs.

31. A. was raised B. was grown C. was brought D. was devoted

32. A. opinions B. ideas C. views D. doubts

33. A. go down B. narrow down C. put down D. take down

34. A. challenging B. exciting C. peaceful D. easy

35. A. gap B. break C. connection D. balance

36. A. stay B. leave C. change D. go