高三第二学期3月调研试题英语本试卷共11页，65小题，满分120分．考试时间120分钟．第Ⅰ卷选择题（共80分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项选择（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1. In 1990, _____ Belgian inventor by _____ name of Bakelite invented the first of the modern plastics.A. a; aB. a; theC. the; aD. the；/2. With the prices going up every day, 300 yuan a month can hardly cover his _____ of living.A. standardB. costC. priceD. salary3. It’s a little surprising that a house made of wood or bamboo may stay up in an earthquake while _____ made of steel and concrete may fall down.A. oneB. thatC. itD. what4. ---I didn’t go to Mary’s party last night b ecause my car broke down.---You could have borrowed mine. I ______ it.A. hadn’t usedB. wasn’t usingC. didn’t useD. wouldn’t use5. The discovery of new evidence has led to _____.A. the thief having caughtB. catch the thiefC. the thief being caughtD. the thief to be caught6. _____ read newspapers for pleasure, but also to improve their minds.A. Not only old menB. Not only old men doC. Not only do old menD. Old men not only do7. ---It is no good continuing to work too hard like him.---No, as the proverb goes, “_____”A. A year’s plan starts with spring.B. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.C. The grass is greener on the other sideD. Rome wasn’t built in a day.8. Written in a hurry, _____.A. they found many mistakes in the reportB. Sam made lots of mistakes in the reportC. there are many mistakes in the reportD. the report is full of mistakes9. During your stay in Britain, you’ll face culture shock _____ language problems.A. as far asB. as long asC. as good asD. as well as10. --- Jim managed to get into his house without the key. _____?--- I don't’ know. He might have asked someone for help.A. What forB. Guess howC. So whatD. Who knows11. You _____ have written so long an article. The teacher said 100 words would be enough.A. mustn’tB. needn’tC. couldn’tD. wouldn’t12. ---Did you enjoy the movie?---Sure, it is _____ a beautiful country town with a variety of cultures.A. put onB. set inC. taken onD. got in13. It is generally believed that a successful Olympic Games _____ relies on well-performed ITservices.A. largelyB. narrowlyC. onlyD. simply14. _____ from media reports, the result has been unclear.A. To judgeB. Having judgedC. JudgingD. Judged15. ---Where is your new home now?---In the new developed zone. But I _____ downtown for five years.A. have livedB. had livedC. livedD. was living16. Chuck Swindoll once said, “life is 10% _____ happens to us and 90% _____we respond to it.”A. who; whyB. what; howC. which; whenD. that; that17. ---Keep _____ in mind that you have to be home by 10 o’clock.---Ok, I will.A. itB. meC. thisD. one18. The young man didn’t mean to _____ the house. He stole into it and made a fire only to get warm.A. pull downB. lay downC. burn downD. turn down19. There is no experience you can have _____ is more exciting than skating on real ice.A. of whichB. whatC. thatD. with whom20. So far, about 40 houses have fallen down under the weight of the snow, with 22 people _____.A. reported injuredB. reported injuringC. reporting injuredD. reporting injuring第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。

After graduation from college, I started to sell. Soon I discovered that the 21 expression I had been wearing since childhood meant sure 22 . I knew it wasn’t going to be easy to 23_ that expression on my face left by so many years of hardship. It 24 a complete change in my view on life. Here is the 25 I tried.Each morning during a fifteen-minute bath, I 26 to cultivate（培养）a big, happy smile. I found out, 27 , that it couldn’t be a forced smile28 just for the purpose of putting dollars in my 29 . It had to be an honest-to-goodness smile from down deep 30 , an outward expression of happiness from within!Let’s see31 starting off with a good fifteen-minute training of the smile muscles (肌肉) 32 me during the day. Before entering an office I 33 think of the many things I had to be 34 for, work up a big smile and then enter. Seldom did it fail to get the same smile 35 from the person I met. I also found that it 36 people when I passed them on the street to give them a 37 smile.Give every living soul you meet the best smile you have 38 smiled in your life, and see how much better you 39 and look. It’s one of the best ways I know to40 worrying, and start living. When I began doing this, I found I became more welcome everywhere.21. A. happy B. worried C. curious D. surprised22. A. success B. friendship C. failure D. wealth23. A. wear B. show C. change D. see24. A. made up B. brought in C. turned over D. called for25. A. method B. example C. idea D. thought26. A. determined B. hurried C. failed D. pretended27. A. therefore B. however C. instead D. otherwise28. A. introduced B. developed C. discovered D. left29. A. opinion B. honor C. bill D. pocket30. A. outside B. upward C. inside D. forward31. A. when B. how C. whether D. why32. A. helped B. upset C. satisfied D. disappointed33. A. could B. might C. should D. would34. A. ready B. eager C. thankful D. famous35. A. in general B. in public C. in return D. in advance36. A. greeted B. pleased C. puzzled D. welcomed37. A. cheerful B. forced C. strange D. bitter38. A. never B. just C. already D. ever39. A. prove B. appear C. feel D. remain40. A. keep B. stop C. hate D. protect第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。