南京市、盐城市2018高三二模-英语

南京市、盐城市2018届高三年级第二次模拟考试

英语2018.03

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分120分，考试用时120分钟。第一部分听力（略）

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）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

21. “I’m in China”，______ invites foreign native worldwide to experience unique job, is a project under the guidance of the State Council.

A. that

B. which

C. where

D. what

22. – How are you getting along with your presentation?

- Almost ready, and I ______ all I am supposed to.

A. did

B. had done

C. have done

D. shall have done

23. Divided into six themes, Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show ______ 55 models in 87 looks.

A. featured

B. represented

C. attracted

D. impressed

24. –Metteo’s new album Parama has turned out to be a hit.

- Oh, he is really ______ of a lucky dog.

A. nothing

B. anything

C. everything

D. something

25. I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of ______ the earth would go into a holding pattern if

I weren’t there for the day.

A. confirming

B. predicting

C. pretending

D. concluding

26. The palace has been restored to resemble ______ it was during the time of Emperor Qianglong.

A. what

B. that

C. which

D. how

27. The policy was rejected ______ a more cautious one.

A. in case of

B. in view of

C. in favor of

D. in place of

28. --- When will you ______ travelling?

--- Maybe next week.

A. go in for

B. get around to

C. look forward to

D. hold on to

29. America has become known for its ______ of individualism, which has been a source of conflict with other cultures.

A. push

B. ban

C. offence

D. control

30. --- Do you know the guy over there？

--- Oh, don’t mistake him as an ordinary person. He’s a ______ in our company.

A. cold fish

B. rotten apple

C. sly fox

D. top banana

31. Guanghwa Bookshop as a stand-alone bookshop may face a loss, because profits from selling print books are ______ and rents in central London are high.

A. zero

B. handsome

C. adequate

D. slim

32. ---What do you think of her suggestion?

--- ______, it would be much more sensible to talk about it later.

A. Usually

B. Generally

C. Actually

D. Exactly

33. What you do not want ______ to yourself, do not do to others.

A. doing

B. done

C. being done

D. having done

34. Persistent people begin their success ______ others end in failure.

A. where

B. while

C. since

D. though

35. --- It’s probably wise to let Princess Elizabeth undertake the Commonwealth tour. ______

--- Well, she’s up to it.

A. What is it?

B. If you say so.

C. What say you?

D. If only I could go.

第二节完形填空（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分）

In case you missed it, a video last week showed a miniature horse eating a bowl of carrots----from a high chair. A high chair. Yes, really.

It might seem ___36___, but it might also be the logical extension of the growing ___37___ of treating animals as human and treating pets as children. Examples of this attitude are ___38___, and range from the innocent to the near-crazy. Some people even ___39___ their pets for Halloween or create social media accounts for them. Should this cause ___40___? Should we just smile and nod when people treat their pets as such?Should we shrug off the Facebook page “Animals are People Too”and “My Child has Four Paws”?

No. ___41___ animals aren't people. And pets aren't children.

There seems to be confusion about the ___42___between pets and children. People ___43___ the language of parenthood when talking to their “fur kid”or “baby”. Of course,it' s one thing to use such language lightly, as an innocent expression of love or a(an) ___44___ of the great joy and deep bonds that pets, like children, can create. It’s quite another to use this language ___45___.

Words ___46___. Using inaccurate labels for things doesn't just blur(模糊) the very real lines between pets and people; it can lead to dangerous delusions(错觉). What if a woman ___47___ having a baby won’ t be much different from being a “dad” to a dog?

“Pet parents” point out that they do everything ___48___ parents do---- feed, bathe, clean up, care for and love. ___49___, all these actions form only part of the routines of true parenthood. One does not, and cannot, teach ___50___ and morality to cats and dogs, yet that’s the most important job of a parent. Having a child means preparing another mind and soul for adulthood and ___51___. Having a pet means keeping an animal obedient and dependent so it never ___52___ the way a child eventually will.

Pets and children serve different roles, ___53___ different places in the lives of humans. ___ 54___ these fundamental differences benefits neither creatures nor people. We call “pets” ___55___ loving them any less. So stopping calling your pets your “children”.

36. A. awful B. absurd C. artificial D. awkward

37. A. trend B. expense C. demand D. danger

38. A. anywhere B. somewhere C. everywhere D. nowhere

39. A. pick up B. wake up C. dress up D. feed up