英语是联合国的工作语言之一，下面是2016届江苏姜堰高三下学期期初考试英语试卷，请考生练习。

单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15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。

21.-Are you looking for something in____?

-No. I'm just having a look.

A. total B. common C.general D. particular

22. It's Mary's own fault if she feels____at the party-she makes no effort to be friendly topeople.

A. cut out B. stood out C.made out D.left out

23. Farmers have benefited from ____is called a water buffalo bank____a water buffaloresults in every farmer owning one and harvesting more with less human labor.

A. what; where B. that; which C. which; which D.which; where

24. Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones____us every day.

A. offer B. remind C.surround D.trouble

25. To see a young couple loving each other is____;but to see an old couple loving each other isthe best sight of all.

A. no wonder B.no doubt C. no way D.no problem

26. -Boss, I'm too tired, so 1 want to see the whole world. Please accept my resignation.

-It seems that I have to accept it.I hope your idea .

A. takes wing B.makes sense C.hangs in there D.pushes me around

27. -I'm starving. Do we still have any pies left from the dinner yesterday?

-Oh, Julia____ her friends over in the afternoon and they ate them all.

A. invited B. has invited C. had invited D. would invite

28. The best things you can give children,____ good habits, are good memories.

A. far from B. next to C. but for D. except for

2 9- 一，I believe, and you will find Tom is very outgoing.

A. Having a talk with the student B. One talk with the student

C. Given a talk with the student D. If you have a talk with the student

30. Anyone be a victim of road accidents if he doesn't observe traffic regulations.

A. should B. must C. can D. need

31. We probably wouldn't worry about what people think of us we could know howseldom they do.

A. unless B. until C. if D. as

32. The employees consider their boss unfair and unreasonable because he is not ____isdealing with company affairs.

A. consistent B. controversial C. confident D. conventional

33. Researchers found that children who drank mainly soda were more than twice as likely asthose who drank no soda ____signs of aggression.

A .showing B. shown C. to show D. show

34. It was about half past midnight ____he arrived, after visiting other places, but dozens ofjournalists were still waiting in the cold.

A . that B. before C. until D. when

35. –If I don't get some money from my parents by Friday, could I borrow some from you?

___ _，But can I know why?

A. Never mind B. Not at all C. By no means D. By all means

三、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I believe in the ingredients of love and their combined power.

We 36 Luke four years ago. The people from the orphanage dropped him off at ourhotel room without even saying____37 .He was nearly six years old, only 28 pounds and his face was crisscrossed with scars. 38 ，he was terrified. "What are his favorite things?" I yelled. "Noodles," they replied as the elevator door shut.

Luke kicked and screamed. His cries were anguished, animal-like. He had 39 seen a mirror and tried to escape by running 40 one. I wound my arms around him so he could not hit or kick. After an hour and a half he _41 fell asleep, exhausted. I called room service.

They delivered every 42 dish on the menu. Luke woke up, looked at me and started 43 again. I handed him chopsticks, and pointed at the food. He stopped crying and started to eat. He ate untill was sure he would be 44 .

That night we went for a walk. Delighted at the moon, he pantomimed ( 打手势), "What is it ? " I said, "The moon, it's the moon." He reached up and tried to 45 it. He cried again

when I tried to give him a _ 46_ until I started to play with the water. By the end of his bath the room was soaked and he was giggling. We read the book One Yellow Lion. He 47 looking at the colorful pictures and turning the_ 48_. By the end of the night he was saying, "one yellow lion."

The next day we met orphanage officials to do paperwork. Luke was on my lap as they filed into the room. He looked at them and 49 my arms tightly around his waist.

He was a sad, shy boy for a long time 50 those first days. He cried easily. He hid food in his pillowcase and foraged (翻寻) in garbage cans. I wondered then if he would ever 51 the wounds of neglect that the orphanage had beaten into him.

It has been four years. Luke is a smart, funny, happy fourth-grader. He is 52 with charm and is a natural athlete. His teachers say he is well behaved and works very hard. Our neighbor says she has never seen a 53 kid.

When I think back, I am amazed at what 54 this abused, terrified little creature. It was not therapy, counselors or medications. It was love: just simple, plain, easy to give. It is comprised of compassion, care, 55 , and a leap of faith. I believe in the power of love to transform.

36.A. found B. adopted C. met D. saw

37.A. goodbye B. hello C. sorry D. please

3 8. A. Probably B. Absolutely C. Actually D. Apparently

39.A. never B. ever C. seldom D. often

40.A. against B. across C. through D. over

41. A. naturally B. finally C. possibly D. obviously

42.A. meat B. fruit C. vegetable D. noodle

43. A. kicking B. screaming C. sobbing D. escaping

44.A. full B. sick C. hungry D. healthy

45.A. touch B. take C. hold D. follow

46.A. book B. model C. toy D. bath

47.A.hated B. avoided C. loved D. preferred

48.A. pages B. cover C. sheets D. book

49.A. held B. caught C. wrapped D. put

50.A. until B. during C. before D. after

51. A. get over B. get rid of C. put away D. put up with

52.A.occupied B. landed C. ensured D. loaded

53.A. stronger B. happier C. weaker D. quieter

54. A. transformed B. improved C. encouraged D. affected

55. A. virtue B. courage C. security D. honesty