江苏省盐城中学2021届高三上学期阶段性考试英语试题

江苏省盐城中学2021届高三上学期阶段性考试英语

试题

学校_________ 班级__________ 姓名__________ 学号__________

一、单项选择

1. Henry ________ himself by winning two gold medals in the Olympic Games.

A．acknowledged B．confirmed C．distinguished D．ranked

2. Mr. Lee was thinking how to solve the problem when suddenly he had

a ________ of inspiration.

A．cash B．flash C．dash D．crash

3. I trust the historian completely. His description of these events ________ other accounts written at the time.

A．subscribes to B．attends to C．relates to D．corresponds to

4. Chinese cuisine is hugely ________ thanks to the many different regions and ethnic groups that have settled in the country. A．delicate B．dynamic C．desperate D．diverse

5. He managed to_______ a place in the final exam by working hard constantly.

A．explore B．reserve C．award D．secure

6. —Mathew, what’s the result of the final?

—Believe it or not, China ________ beat its strong opponent France. A．narrowly B．casually C．manually D．typically

7. The number of people across the globe ________ weight poses a serious threat to their health is greater than before.

A．where B．which C．of which D．whose

8. To perform well at the art festival, students in my class ________ the dance every day over the past three weeks.

A．were practising B．would practise

C．have been

practising

D．had practised

9. Some students even don’t know that by helping a partner cheat in

a test they may _____ with the same punishment.

A．come up B．end up C．put up D．catch up

10. When it comes to sensitive topics such as race or religion, he always keeps silent for fear of saying something that might ________ someone.

A．consult B．assist C．offend D．impress

二、完形填空

11. For years, I thought of a present and a gift as the

same thing. I grew up in a household where presents marked special

______. There was always a box for each of us under the tree at Christmas ______, Dad always gave Mom something each Valentine’s Day. He would carefully plan his shopping trips to find just the ______ thing. His joy in the hunt was proof of the ______ of giving and of

his love for her. I came to see these presents as the ______ of a husband’s devotion.

So when I married a man who did not give presents on a regular basis, it was an ______. I wrestled with my deep-rooted expectations. Gary did not ______ avoid gift-giving. Gary would return from sea armed with a brown paper bag inside of which was something that

______ him of me. But mostly, he ignored holidays, ______ to shop for a thing to present to me as a sign of his affection.

I tried to change him ______. I prepared gifts for Christmas and for his birthdays ______. He appreciated the caring, but refused to

do the same thing for me. I dropped hints, but they fell on ______ ears. I began to tell him what I wanted, giving ______ instructions. When Gary left for the market one Saturday, I asked him to find me diamond earrings as a birthday gift. Yet he came home with a road scraper (刮路机). ______ when the snowstorm hit later that year and

he was at sea, I used the road scraper to plow ( 犁 ) out both our