江苏省扬州中学2014届高三上学期10月月考英语试题答案(2)

29. So absorbed in his work ____________that not a sound ___________. 
  A. was the president; did she dare to make        B. was the president; dared she to make 
  C. the president was; she dared make            D. the president was; she did dare to make
30. ________, I believe, and you will find him very outgoing. 
A. Having a talk with Tom          B. Given a talk with Tom  
C. One talk with Tom  D. If you have a talk with Tom
 
34. ---Hi, Dave. This is Helen speaking!
   ---Hi, what a coincidence! I _____ about you.
   A. was just thinking    B. just thought    C. have just thought    D. would just think
35. --- Sorry, it's already 6 o’clock. I have to be off for an appointment.
---OK. ________.
A. It couldn’t be better          B. You really have me there
C. Let’s call it a day            D. Take your time
第二节  完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，共20分)
    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be   36   with who you are. There’s always someone who’s a bit   37  . The only solution is to reach   38   and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more   39   measure for comparison than who your were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your   40  .
Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others. Either you see yourself as better than someone and you get   41  , or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for   42  . It is a fool’s game. Not one of us is exactly   43  . The only direct and honest comparison is   44   yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges.
My opinion is that you are only   45   to compare yourself to someone else if their life   46   is the same as your own. Good luck finding that   47  . And one thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how dedicated you are, there will always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there’s not, you can   48   someone is coming up fast   49   you. So how can you always win in life? Become your best   50  .
Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to   51   you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who   52   if the guy next to you did 15? It doesn’t make a bit of   53  . You are a more   54   person today than you were yesterday. Your own   55   is all you need.
36. A. patient B. strict C. content D. concerned
37. A. stronger B. better C. lazier D. wiser
38. A. inside B. out C. for D. up
39. A. accurate B. useful C. careful D. powerful
40. A. end B. best C. convenience D. side
41. A. satisfied B. busy C. inspired D. lazy[来
42. A. nothing B. fun C. sure D. success
43. A. equal B. unique C. alike D. common
44. A. within B. by C. for D. of
45. A. instructed B. allowed C. directed D. suggested
46. A. situation B. position C. occasion D. accommodation
47. A. game B. match C. friend D. enemy
48. A. conclude B. bet C. announce D. declare
49. A. before B. beside C. below D. behind
50. A. assistant B. competitor C. coach D. teacher
51. A. contribute B. expose C. push D. devote
52. A. cares B. says C. wonders D. asks
53. A. effort B. sense     C. difference D. change
54. A. successful B. happy C. lucky D. fit
55. A. benefit   B. progress C. habit D. result
三．阅读理解  (共15小题；每题2分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Among the more colorful characters of Leadville’s golden age were H. A. W. Tabor and his wife, Elizabeth McCourt, better known as “Baby Doe”. Their history is fast becoming one of the legends of the Old West.
Horace Austin Warner Tabor was a school teacher in Vermont. Then he moved west to the small Colorado mining camp known as California Gulch, which he later renamed Leadville when he became its leading citizen. “Great deposits of lead are sure to be found here.” he said.
As it turned out, it was silver, not lead, that was to make Leadville’s fortune and wealth. Tabor knew little about mining himself, so he opened a general store, which sold everything from boots to salt, flour, and tobacco. It was his custom to “grubstake” prospective miners, in other words, to supply them with food and supplies, or “grub”, while they looked for ore（矿石）, in return for which he would get a share in the mine if one was discovered. He did this for a number of years, but no one that he aided ever found anything of value.