2015南京一模、盐城一模英语试题及答案(2)
A. initially B. independently C. confidently D. confidentially
35. — I can’t bear the air pollution in this city anymore. It is getting worse and worse.
— ________! We’ve never had so many chemical factories before.
A. I wouldn’t bet on it B. You said it C. Keep it up D. Come off it
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time!
When I was a senior in high school, I 36 knew I wanted to pursue writing as a career.
Writing had basically 37 me when I was only 7 years old, 38 since that time, I’d been bombarded by guidance counselors and career planners who all 39 me to have “a back-up plan” in case writing didn’t work out.
I’d never even 40 a different career path, so I was very 41 and worried. After much thought, I decided 42 would be my “back-up plan,” and I signed up for a class through my high school.
This 43 that every morning, I would serve as a teacher’s helper for my favorite 6th grade teacher, Mr. Ralston. Morning after morning, I showed up in Mr. Ralston’s classroom and
44 papers for him.
Sometimes, I even 45 a lesson or two. It was fun, and the students seemed to like me, so I was surprised when it came time for my 46 . Mr. Ralston looked me right in the eyes and asked, “Do you really want to teach?”
“Had I really been that 47 ?” I thought.
“Don’t misunderstand. You’ll do fine in teaching,” he continued. “But, is your 48 really in it?”
“Not really,” I 49 . “I want to write. I want to write news stories and fiction and poetry and so much more…but I’ve been told it’s tough to make it as a writer 50 I thought maybe I would teach and then use my summers 51 to pursue writing.”
As I shared with Mr. Ralston my hopes, dreams and carefully plotted-out back-up plan, he smiled and said, “Why are you preparing to 52 with this back-up plan? If you want to be a writer, go for it! Pursue writing!”
Mr. Ralston’s 53 to follow my dreams was the little nudge I needed to help me push past my 54 of not making it as a writer and simply “Go for it!”
That’s what an encouraging word will do when spoken in love in 55 season. So, let’s try and be like Mr. Ralston and speak that word of encouragement at just the right time and make a difference in someone’s life today.
36. A. even B. never C. already D. also
37. A. reminded B. entertained C. accompanied D. chosen
38. A. or B. and C. for D. but
39. A. urged B. forced C. taught D. persuaded
40. A. created B. taken C. considered D. examined
41. A. embarrassed B. confused C. annoyed D. frightened
42. A. writing B. teaching C. studying D. compiling
43. A. meant B. indicated C. suggested D. revealed
44. A. read B. set C. graded D. composed
45. A. reviewed B. skipped C. took D. presented
46. A. application B. evaluation C. instruction D. qualification
47. A. transparent B. shallow C. superior D. ambitious
48. A. eye B. mind C. heart D. focus
49. A. interrupted B. joked C. admitted D. apologized
50. A. unless B. if C. because D. so
51. A. up B. apart C. along D. off
52. A. fail B. follow C. depart D. compete
53. A. encouragement B. determination C. tendency D. attempt
54. A. dreams B. fears C. regrets D. mistakes
55. A. peak B. low C. due D. new
第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Big Hero Release date: November 7, 2014 Starring: Ryan Potter, Soctt Adsit, T. J. Miller, Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans Jr. Set in a fictional metropolis called San Fransokyo (a portmanteau of San Francisco and Tokyo), a young robotics genius named Hiro Hamada and his robot Baymax uncover a criminal plot and put together a team of inexperienced crime-fighters, includingWasabi, Honey Lemon, GoGo Tomago, and Fred to solve the mystery surrounding the crime. |
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 Release date: November 21, 2014 Starring: Jeenifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Hulianne Moore, Jeffrey Wright, Jena Malone, Sam Claflin, Philip Seymour Hoffman Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) finds herself in District 13 after she destroys the Games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin (Julianne Moore) and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and a nation moved by her courage. |
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