南京市、盐城市2015届高三第一次模拟考试英语.doc

南京市、盐城市 2015届高三年级第一次模拟考试 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 2. The scientist does not study nature ________ it is useful to do so. He studies it because he takes pleasure in it. A. until B. though C. because D. unless 22. — Mom! Jack has broken a cup! — Doesn’t matter. Accidents ________ happen. A. should B. must C. will D. shall 23. Home is ________ somebody notices when you are no longer there. A. that B. when C. how D. where 24. — Could you please explain the assignment for Monday, Miss Smith? — Certainly. Read the next chapter and come to class ________ to discuss what you’ve read. A. preparing B. prepared C. to prepare D. to be prepared 25. They eat only plant foods, and take care to ________ animal products from other areas of their lives. A. contain B. maintain C. exclude D. include 26. — Did you stay at the party until the very end last night? — No, I left as early as was ________ with politeness. A. content B. consistent C. patient D. permanent 27. Believe it or not, your ship isn’t quite sunk, as there are some ways to ________ a new career even if it’s something you’ve never done before. A. burst into B. get through C. break into D. comb through 28. Maury Brown of Forbes reports that Major League Baseball’s annual ________ for 2014 will top $9 billion. A. allowances B. revenues C. rates D. accounts 29. — Alan seems a lot taller than when I last saw him. — He ________. He’s grown a foot since you saw him in Shanghai. A. is B. will be C. has been D. was 30. Personal space is the region surrounding a person ________ they regard as psychologically theirs. A. who B. where C. when D. which 31. On two occasions he was accused of stealing money from the company, but in neither case ______ any evidence to support the claims. A. was there B. there was C. had there been D. there had been 32. A great deal of hotel busi