2016届南通、扬州、泰州高三第三次模拟考试 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。()21. I sometimes call my son abroad, but its expensive. Why do you waste money _ you could easily use Wechat or QQ?A. while B. unless C. until D. when()22. Alice went fishing in the company of her father early in the morning and she _ life lessons along the way.A. was learning B. has learned C. is learning D. had learned()23. Education is to change traditionallyminded individuals, typically those who are not prepared to _， and to encourage critical thinking.A. compensate B. accumulate C. investigate D. innovate()24. I found my computer functioning much better, _ a new operating system.A. to install B. installing C. having installed D. installed()25. I hope youll make good efforts while Im away. Be assured! Youll be amazed at what _ accomplished when you get back.A. will have been B. has been C. was D. would be()26. Echo is always complaining about her job as a cashier, but frankly its _ to have a job in these difficult days.A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing()27. Jack has been out of consciousness since the accident. Will he come to himself, doctor? Its going to be tough but we anticipate that he will _A. put through B. pull through C. put over D. pull over()28. She would be much healthier now _ with that much pressure from work when young.A. had she not burdened herself B. were she not burdenedC. should she not burden herself D. were she not to be burdened()29. There has been positive reaction to the proposal of helping the disabled, the impact _ will be lasting especially for younger ones.A. on which B. on whom C. of which D. of whom()30. What is expected of the 90s generation, who tend to spend most of their income every month, is _ they should form a sense of saving.A. when B. whether C. that D. how()31. It is widely accepted that the stock market usually reflects a countrys economic _A. function B. cooperation C. performance D. dependence()32. Peoples awareness of obeying the law is _ to the guarantee of food safety.A. sensitive B. superior C. loyal D. crucial()33. His way of addressing one hard problem last Friday _ lead to the rise of another.A. would rather B. may well C. shall D. need()34. It is really boring to practise playing the piano every day. Come on, dear! The rewards you get are _ the effort you put in.A. in proportion to B. in addition toC. in contrast to D. in regard to()35. What luck! I failed in the driving test again. _？ Did you make the same mistake?A. What if B. How come C. Why not D. So what第二节： 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Just the other day, a fierce storm hit our community. I looked out the window and witnessed a tree being _36_ by the fierce winds. The branches bent, and swayed(摇摆) back and forth, thanks to their _37_ to avoid breaking. The leaves desperately stuck to the branches because their life _38_ the tree. The powerful trunk that _39_ the tree upright bent slightly backwards from the force in a battle to _40_ its position.After the storm had passed, the tree gracefully returned to its _41_ position standing tall amongst the chaos. It managed to _42_ the storm. It didnt look the same as leaves had shed from its branches and the soil had loosened a bit, but what _43_ is that the tree won the fight for its life.For a long time I couldnt understand why this tree _44_ my attention the way it did. As time passed, it became _45_ that it wasnt just about the tree but about the roots, which, although unseen, dig deep into the soil providing _46_ and nutrition. The roots allow the tree to be able to take a _47_ because they are there to support them.I couldnt but ask myself how deep the roots are in my life. _48_， the next time you catch your kids _49_， when the job is driving you crazy, when you are underpaid and the _50_ is tight, and when the storms of life are raging, go back to your roots. Life is full of _51_. They will make you sway, make you _52_， make you lose some leaves but the deeper your roots the stronger you stand.Faced with _53_ you might bend but dont break. No matter how hard the wind blows dont let life _54_ you into an uncomfortable position. Your _55_ lies in your roots.()36. A. crushed B. abused C. broken D. removed()37. A. height B. thickness C. flexibility D. outline()38. A. answered for B. depended on C. catered for D. touched on()39. A. held B. tied C. pulled D. raised()40. A. achieve B. reach C. establish D. maintain()41. A. current B. final C. original D. comfortable()42. A. explore B. avoid