2024届江苏省苏锡常镇四市高三第二学期期末四校联考英语试题含解析

2024届江苏省苏锡常镇四市高三第二学期期末四校联考英语试题

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1．_____ gas prices are rising, people are looking for less expensive ways to get around.

A．Now that B．Even if

C．Although D．Unless

2．A problem has occurred we should develop innovative thinking abilities in the classrooms by giving students opportunities to generate new ideas.

A．what B．where

C．whether D．that

3．Yesterday I took my car to the garage to have them ________ the air-conditioner.

A．to check B．checking C．checked D．check

4．一Excuse me，sir．You can’t enter0ffice without permission．

一But the manager is expecting me．

A．the；a B．an；the C．the；不填D．不填；不填

5．The girl is sure to become a good actress __________ she gets the right training.

A．until B．if C．although D．unless

6．After three years of preparation for the 2011 Xi’an Internati onal Horticultural Expo (西安园博)

会），the city is presenting the world______ many people think is the green Special Olympics．

A．that B．which C．what D．where

7．—I say, Harry. What did you say to the laid-off worker just now?

—Nothing. I to myself.

A．had only talked B．am only talking C．have just talked D．was just talking

8．Kate was very sad over loss of the photos she had shot in China, ____this was a memory she especially treasured. A．if B．when

C．as D．which

9．Please don’t make so loud noise．The news of the volcanic eruption in Indonesia ____and I want to listen．

A．is broadcast B．is being broadcast

C．has been broadcast D．had been broadcast

10．I’m afraid that I can’t attend Tom’s wedding party ______ next weekend.

A．to be held B．being held

C．held D．is to be held

11．The importance ______ a national day and how it is celebrated are very different from country to country. A．connected to B．given to C．meaning to D．attached to

12．---Nowadays, buyers accustomed to prices moving upward just adopt a wait-and-see attitude.

---If they continue to _____, then our company is closing down.

A．fish in the air B．sit on the fence

C．fly off the handle D．beat around the bush

13．On the bus I saw a student I believed was your brother.

A．who B．whom

C．which D．whoever

14．Tom is the only one of the students who a scholarship since last year.

A．has won B．have won C．is winning D．wins

15．Not having worked out the program, ________ leave the office.

A．so he was forbidden to B．and he didn’t want to

C．his little son couldn’t make him D．be couldn’t free himself to

16．—What do you think of Putin?

—He is an outstanding leader who _______his reputation.

A．looks out for B．comes up with

C．lives up to D．looks forward to

17．______ he was 12, Einstein had learned advanced mathematics by himself.

A．The first time B．At the time

C．By the time D．During the time

18．Regarding China-US differences on human rights issues, Hong said the two sides can enhance mutual understanding through dialogue ______ on equality and mutual respect.

A．based B．to base C．basing D．base

19．In terms of Mrs. Meng’s being arrested without solid evidence, the western media has _____ public attention away from where it should be, that is, the rule of law.

A．transformed B．shifted

C．attracted D．changed

20．— Why do you look very upset?

— The electricity was cut off suddenly and my essay ________ unfinished since.

A．was left B．has left

C．had been left D．has been left

第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21．（6分）H ome from the Navy, I started school at Greenville College in my hometown of Illinois. I’d been out of