玉溪一中、昆明三中2014届高三第一次联考（11月）英语试题试卷(2)

32. The house rent is expensive. I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I’m paying    _______ here.
A. as three times much   B. as much three times
C. much as three times   D. three times as much
33. _______ is expected, according to the online survey, that housing prices can’t go up any more.
A. As B. Which C. What D. It
34. —Would you mind if I set out earlier tomorrow morning?
   — Well, I’d rather you _______.
A. don’t B. didn’t  C. won’t D. wouldn’t
35. —Thanks for your help, but can you do me one more favour, please?
—______ , Sir. What’s it then?
A. Just a minute   B. At your service   C. That’s right       D. My pleasure

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from crime and         36     of a big city, and where teenagers like me   37    leaving to find something bigger and better.
All that changed one summer night. My friend Lisa, Martin and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house.   38   they kept handing alcohol to me I was pretty   39    . I asked Tyler to take me home. With some   40   , we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. My friend Martin was   41   in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Martin, who was   42   more drunk than me, got into his car and  43     towards the highway to go home. Driving on the wrong side of the road, he never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see him   44   to avoid the car. They hit head on. Martin died immediately, and the driver was thrown   45   the truck windshield（挡风玻璃）and died a week later.
Whenever I   46   back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my   47   to drink so much that night.    48   things would be different. I know Martin   49   the choice to drink and drive that night, but a part of me will always feel   50   for what happened.
I may not change the world with my story, but I do hope that by   51   my story I can make you   52   that you not only have a responsibility for yourself but also for others. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours   53   . Every choice is like a stone dropped into    54    water—each ripple (涟漪) represents someone who your choice   55   . That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?
36. A. death  B. fashion  C. danger  D. challenge
37. A. succeeded in  B. dreamed of  C. applied for  D. agreed to
38. A. As  B. While C. When D. Although
39. A. lost   B. drunk  C. frozen  D. sleepy
40. A. fun  B. difficulty  C. hope  D. method
41. A. died  B. injured  C. killed  D. hurt
42. A. constantly  B. frequently  C. clearly  D. equally
43. A. headed  B. walked  C. pushed  D. fled
44. A. in trouble  B. in time  C. in danger  D. in place
45. A. above  B. below  C. into  D. through
46. A. turn  B. hold  C. look  D. get
47. A. desire  B. fault  C. right  D. chance
48. A. Thus B. Nevertheless C. Otherwise D. Therefore
49. A. faced  B. avoided  C. regretted  D. made
50. A. responsible  B. disappointed  C. sensitive  D. embarrassed
51. A. remembering  B. sharing  C. declaring  D. stopping
52. A. explain  B. escape  C. limit  D. realize
53. A. alone  B. finally  C. merely  D. perhaps
54. A. clean  B. deep  C. still  D. fresh
55. A. affects  B. inspires  C. attracts  D. benefits

第三部分  阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
   Searching for airfares often seems like a game that passengers are bound to lose.
   Prices change from day to day, even minute to minute. Looking through multiple websites for the best deal can be a big challenge. Even when you do book, there’s no guarantee that you are going to get the best price.
   “You just don’t know when to pull the trigger. It’s not like buying anything else I can think of,” said George Hobica, founder of Airfarewatchdog.com.
   Harriet Levy paid $179 for a recent round-trip flight on American Airlines between New York and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Sitting just one row behind her, Shirley Harrison paid $215. A few rows back, Ellis and Dianne Traub paid $317 each. There were at least 12 fares on the flight, ranging from $169 to $360.
   There’s no reason for it, Harrison said.
   Fares can vary significantly in just a few hours. One Delta flight from New York to Los Angeles jumped from $755 to $1,143 from a Friday to Saturday in late April, then fell to $718 on Sunday.
   The flight was one of a dozen the Associated Press (美国联合通讯社)followed over three months for a vacation between July 16 and 22. The number one finding: avoid booking tickets on weekends. It’s the most expensive time to buy.