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2013届省重点中学协作体领航高考预测试卷9英语第二节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21though every parent admits that reading contributes to better mind of their child, yet lets face it, who has got time?aa; theba; /cthe; thedthe; /22. alone in the lab on sundays, the young scientist was so busy with his research work that he felt _ but lonely. a. nothing b. all c. anything d. everything23. - did you pass the driving test? - no. i _ it, but i had little time practicing. a. could have passed b. must have passed c. cant have passed d. shouldnt have passed24. in the time of hini, scientists _ their spare time to conduct research on the ways of curing the disease. a. attributed b. devoted c. abandoned d. sacrificed25. _that the government can lead them out of the financial crisis ,people are optimistic about the future of the country. a. convincing b.convinced c. having convinced d.to convinced26could it be in the room we had a talk last night you left your keys ?athat; where bin which; where cwhere ; that dwhere ; where 27. tthe doctor advised her to wear flat shoes _her back problems. a. on account of b. in terms of c. for lack of d. on top of28. it is better to ask someone for advice rather than _something.a. risk doing b risk to do c to risk doing d. to risk to do29nothing wrong with it , ?no .yours is a specially-built model. drive carefully , though .it takes time to run in a new car.ais it bhas it care they dis there30if you be in time for the early bus , be sure to get up before five oclock in the morning. aare to bare about to care going to dare due to 31. when will you leave for paris for a visit? next month.a. until b. after c. at d. in32. the novel “the da vinci code” _ a great success and was translated into 44 languages in 2004. a. appreciated b. enjoyedc. won d. seized33. tough _ the task was, we _ finish it ahead of time and therefore we were highly praised for it.a. though; would b. although; had to c. as; were able to d. though; must34please double that report. in other words, type on every other line.aspacingbspacedcspaceda space35. _ the instructions on the packet when you take the drug and the drug, i think, will work soon. a. follow b. to follow c. following d. followed第二节 完型填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,计30分)the turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising business career and study music. my parents, although sharing my love of music, didnt _36_ it as a profession. my grandfather, having taught music for years at college and, though much _37_, earned merely enough to support his family. as a result of this _38_in the family, i went to college -quite _39_, for although i loved my violin and spent most of my spare time practicing, i had many other _40_. before my graduation from columbia, i felt _41_my duty to leave college and take a job. aside from the satisfaction of being able to _42_the family, money is all i got out of it. my only ambition was to save enough to _43_ the job and go to europe to study _44_. i used to get up at dawn to practice_45_ i left for “downtown “to work. . i continued to make money, and _46_, bit by bit, accumulated enough to enable me to _47_.the situation of my family improved, and my help was _48_necessary, so i resigned from my _49_and, feeling like a man released from jail, sailed for _50_. i stayed four years, worked harder than i had ever dreamed of working before and _51_every minute of it. i was a _52_man and i was doing what i_53_ to do and what i was meant to do. if i had stayed in business, i might be a quite wealthy man today, _54_ i wouldnt have made a success of living . i would have _55_all those that money can never buy.money is a wonderful thing, but it is possible to pay too high price on it.36. a. receive b. accept c. refuse d. keep 37. a. respected b. hated c. doubted d. scolded38. a. excuse b. chance c. promise d. example39. a. happily b. sadly c. hopelessly d. nervously40. a. interests b. pities c. experiments d. problems41. a. this b. that c. it d. one42. a. question b. help c. warn d. visit 43. a. give up b. give in c. go on d. throw away44. a. computer b. law c. history d. music45. a. after b. in case c. before d. the moment46. a. firstly b. finally c. generally d. lately47. a. go back b. go home c. go abroad d. go down48. a. no longer b. of course c. in fact d. much too49. a. position b. college c. home d. friends50. a. asia b. europe c. africa d. north america51. a. wasted b. lost c. forgot d .enjoyed52. a. native b. free c. wise d. weak53. a. repeated b. offered c. loved d. signed54. a. so b. and c. but d. for55. a. missed b. gained c. achieved d. won 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。a its not just adults who have a thing or two to discuss with other people, babies too have their own social lives and enjoy group interaction, according to a world-first study. the breakthrough study conducted by psychologist professor ben bradley, at charles sturt university, could completely transform the way child-care centers are set up. in their study, the researchers examined groups of nine-month-old babies in new south wales and britain. and they came across astonishing resultsit was found that infants had “social brains” and focused not just on their mothers but on social 1ife in groups as well, “they communicate with more than one baby at once，and show jealousy and generousness，”said professor bradley he added，“they develop their own meanings through group interaction，they notice if a group member is behaving differently and they take on roles，such as leaders and followers” “a baby who has a depressed mother tends to be withdrawn(内向的)，but put that same baby in a group of its peers(同龄人)and they behave and interact like any other baby” it was the first all-baby group study ever to be conducted“most studies of babies concentrate on the infant-mother relationship，assuming that is the single foundation for mental healthbut babies are constantly involved with groups of people other than their mothers：fathers，siblings，grandparents and those taking caretherefore。the mother-baby approach needs to be combined with a group approach”said bradley phoebe christison ，a child-care worker at camperdown sunshine bubs in sydneys inner westsaid she often noticed what appearedto be emotional attachments developed between toddlers she said，“joel(10 months)and isabella (11months)always like to hold hands when they sit in their high chairs and eatand babies definitely show jealousythey push and touch each other，and copy what the other is doing”56a baby who has a depressed mother _ a. tends to be a follower balso enjoys group interaction c. has poor social ability dpays more attention to its mother57what can be inferred from the result of this study?a. babies are affected by groups more than by their mothers b. theres no need of child-care centers at a11 c. adults should include babies when having social activities dthe normal infant-mother bond alone isnt enough for the good mental health for babies58the underlined word “toddlers” in para8 can be replaced by _ a. adults b. infants c. peers dgroups59the example given in the last paragraph proves that a baby _ . a. is born to be friendly to other babies b. has interest in peers as well as in its mother c. may have emotional attachments to another baby dshows jealousy and generousness as an adultbdo your children always sit still and watch tv? if so, you should be very alert!nowadays, children watch television for long hours. they often spend evenings watching their favorite programs on tv. sometimes they might stay up late to watch tv. their addiction to television results in their not having time to play or do exercise. they should go outside with friends or spend time reading books. moreover, watching television too much is harmful to their eyesight.researchers claim that attention deficit disorders in children are a result of watching too much television. they say that watching television leads to a developmental disorder in the part of the brain which is responsible for language skills. children who watch television more and read less have greater difficulty paying attention and concentrating. children that spend long hours watching television are more likely to be affected by attention deficit disorders.television is one form of media which is used to show all kinds of products. watching too much television can lead to early exposure to a wide variety of things. television advertisements may cause children to behave incorrectly or damage themselves. advertisements about fast food, cold drinks or other such products that are not good for childrens health can have a bad effect on them. some tv shows and films also affect how children think and behave.studies in psychology have shown that certain programs can have a long-lasting effect on childrens minds. horror scenes and other frightening shows can have a negative effect on the minds of children watching them.television is a means of recreation but watching it too often is harmful to childrens physical and mental health. you need to help you children deep a balance of everything in life.60. the underlined word “deficit ” in the third paragraph most probably means _.a. need b. habit c. fear d. lack61. its implied in the last paragraph that you should _.a. decide on when children can watch televisionb. give children more time to playc. help you children balance everyday lifed. stop you children from watching tv62. what is the passage mainly about?a. the bad effects watching tv has on children.b. how many hours children should spend watching tv.c. how advertisements affect childrens behavior.d. what scenes children should not watch on tv.63. which of the following are the effects of watching too much tv according to the passage?a. causing children to have less time to read good books.b. making children behave improperlyc. harming childrens eyesightd. affecting the parent-child relationshipa. a, b, d b. b, c, d c. a, b, c d. a, c, dclondon (ap) england joins on sunday the growing list of places that ban smoking in public buildings, taxis and other places including even buckingham palace with a tough law. pubs, clubs and restaurants will all be smoke-free. taxi and delivery drivers have been warned that they too could be fined 50 pounds, or about $100, if caught lighting up inside work vehicles. experts say the bans have become an irreversible (不可逆转的) tread because of greatly rising health costs and public uneasiness over second-hand smoke. some of the strictest smoking bans are in the united states, even though there is no federal anti-smoking policy. new york and florida have strict bans, while california has certain outdoor smoking bans.spain, italy, iran, norway, sweden, singapore, south africa, uruguay and new zealand have passed legislation(立法) to restrict smoking. france banned smoking in many public places in february and plans to extend the ban to cafes and restaurants next year. finland is introducing a ban in 2009. despite the spread of bans, the world health organization predicts a steady rise in tobacco sales. in its tobacco atlas, the who said that by 2030 there will be “at least another two billion smokers in the world” and an expected decrease in male smokers “will be offset by an increase in female smoking rates, especially in developing countries.” in advance of the english ban, anti-smoking ads have coated bus stops and the british government has subsidized(资助) programs to help people quit. the rest of britainscotland, wales and northern ireland already have smoking bans in place.64. the first two paragraphs mainly tell us_ a. buckingham palace bans smoking b. smoking ban comes into force in england c. theres no smoking in buckingham palace d. smoking is against the law in england65.which of the following places may still be smoking areas in england? a. private houses b. taxis. c. restaurants. d. london clubs66. the underlined word “offset” in paragraph 5 probably means “_”. a. decreased b. raised c. encouraged d. balanced67. what do we know from the passage? a .smoking has strictly been forbidden in cafes in france. b. there is an extremely strict smoking ban everywhere in america. c. smoking situation is still serious across the world. d. related ads didnt appear in england until the english ban was lifted.（解除）ddear sirs， your shipment(装运)of twelve thousand“smart”watches was received by our company this morninghowever，we wish to make a number of complaints concerning the serious delay in delivery and your failure to carry out our instructions it was stressed from the beginning that the delivery date had to be less than six weeks. while we appreciate that delays in production are occasionally unavoidablewe must point out that the major reason why the order was placed with your company was that we were assured by you that your existing stocks ensure immediate shipmentlate delivery of the goods has caused us to disappoint several of our most valued customersand is sure to have a negative effect on future orders the second complaint concerns the difference in colouronly half the watches in the delivery received are of the colours we orderedour hong kong agent assures us that she stressed to you the importance of following our instructionssince we consider there to be only a limited market in this country for watches of other coloursany watches that are not of the specified colours will , of course, be returned to you we are also somewhat concerned about the rather poor quality of the goods receivedsince it is obvious that the watches that finally arrived have been produced from inferior materials and have been made to a lower standard than those in the samplewe have also found that a number of the watches do not appear to be functioningwe should like to point out that we feel this matter to be entirely your responsibility as a result of the above problems，therefore，we feel that the most suitable course of action is to return to you unpaid any of the goods considered unsatisfactory，and to deduct(扣除)any costs from our final settlementwe shall also be forced to reconsider whether any further orders should be placed with your company. we look forward to your immediate reply yours sincerely， john smith68how many complaints does john smith make with the“smart”watch producer? afive bfour cthree dtwo69the producer of“smart”watches were given the order because_ a. they produced the best watches of its kind in the world b. the watches would be easy to make and the designs were already prepared c. they promised they could produce enough stocks quite quickly d. they claimed the order would be easy since the watches were already in stock70receiving watches in the wrong colours is a problem because_ athe hong kong agent stressed the need to fulfill the order exactly bthese watches will be difficult to sell c. these watches will not be able to get into the limited market dpeople will not buy the watches at present第二节 （共5小题，每题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 body language is the quiet，secret and most powerful languageof allit is said that our body movements communicate about 50 % of whatwe really mean while words themselves only express 7so，while yourmouth is closed，just what is your body saying arms. 71 if you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back this suggests you are not afraid of taking on whatever comes your way 72 if someone upsets you，just cross your arms toshow youre unhappy. headwhen you want to appear confident，keep your head level. if you are monitor in class，you can take on this position when you wantyour words to be taken seriously73 legsyour legs tend to move around a lot more than normal when you are nervous or telling liesif you are at interviews, try tokeep them stillposturea good posture makes you feel better about yourself. 74 this makes breathing more difficult，which in turn make you feel nervous or uncomfortablemouthwhen you are thinking，you often purse(皱拢)your lipsyou might also use this position to hold back all angry comment youdont w