湖南省津市一中高三英语下学期5月第一次月考试题（无答案）.doc

津市一中2013届高三第一次模拟考试英语试题命题&审稿：高三英语备课组part one listening comprehension (30 points)section a (22.5 points)directions: in this section youll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. for each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (a, b or c) on the question booklet.you will hear each conversation twice.conversation11. what does the woman want to do?a. rent an apartment.b. buy an apartment. c. sell an apartment.2. what do we know about the apartments on the 63rd street? a. they are bigger.b. they are nicer.c. they are much expensive.conversation2 3. how does the man feel about spending winter evenings at home?a. boring.b. pleasant.c. relaxing.4. what does the woman like doing at home?a. watching tv. b. reading books. c. surfing the internet.conversation35. what happened to the man?a. his cat scratched his right arm.b. the broken cup hurt his right arm.c. hot water burnt his right arm.6. what did the doctor suggest the man do?a. dont use the injured arm for a week. b. dont wet his injured arm.c. change the medicine on time.conversation47. who is the man probably?a. a passer-by. b. a policeman. c. a tour guide.8. how will the woman go to hyde park? a. on foot.b. by taxi.c. by bus.9. how long will it take the woman to go to hyde park from here? a. 15 minutes. b. 20 minutes. c. 30 minutes.conversation510. what are the speakers talking about？ a. compulsory courses.b. elective courses.c. after-work courses.11. which course should the man take first? a. the data processing.b. the computer programming.c. the computer management.12. how long does the class last? a. 3 hours.b. 2 hours and 55 minutes.c. 2 hours and 45 minutes.conversation613. where are the speakers now? a. at the mans house. b. in a hotel. c. in a restaurant.14. where do the speakers come from? a. france.b. the us.c. the uk.15. what kind of food are they going to have? a. french food.b. british food.c. american food.section b (7.5 points)directions: in this section, you will hear a mini-talk. listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information youve got. fill in each blank with no more than 3 words. you will hear the mini-talk twice. manor house museumin the entrance hallthere are some 16 of the town.in the ford roomsome pictures of gardens painted in 17 .famous 18 collectionthere are more than 150 different ones. clothes show 19 once wore these clothes.at the service deskyou can buy 20 to the museum and souvenirs. part two language knowledge (45 points)section a (15 points) directions: beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 21. not jack but you and i _ to blame for the accident. we were so careless.a. am b. is c. are d. have 22. what if we meet with a situation _ none of us are able to deal with? a. where b. in which c. whatd. that23. did you get to the railway station on time? sure. the city center wasnt as crowded this morning as it usually _. a. was b. is c. has been d. had been24. standing there _, looking quite scared. a. the homeless girl wasb. did the homeless girl c. the homeless girl didd. was the homeless girl25. for the sake of students health, outdoor activities _ in some areas late last year because of the smog pollutiona. do not allow b. were not allowedc. did not allow d. are not allowed26. john is as good as his word. _ he makes a promise, he will keep it. a. before b. whilec. althoughd. once27. hi, lily. dont forget to watch im a singer at 10:00 this friday night! what a pity! i _ in a plane to hainan for a meeting then.a. will sit b. will be sitting c. am sitting d. sit28. we want someone to design the new art museum for us. _ the young fellow have a try?a. shall b. may c. will d. need 29. i _ for more than 30 years! im going to retire soon. really? you dont look a day over 40. a. workedb. had workedc. have been working d. am working30. it was the belief _ alex haley could find his “root” in africa _ made him decide to go to gambia. a. that; which b. which; which c. that; that d. that; where31. i didnt realize my mother loves me so much until i received her gift for my 18th birthday, a diary_ the process of my growtha. recorded b. to record c. having recorded d. recording 32. september 8th, 1931 is a special day, _, i think, that will be remembered by the chinese forever. a. oneb. itc. whichd. that 33. they suggested that the professor _ just now _ chairman of the meeting.a. referring to; was madeb. referring to; be madec. referred to; be maded. referred to; was made34. it is exciting to see millions on the earth who had nothing _ the chance to improve their life. a. haveb. to havec. having d. had35. the subway was crowded with passengers going home from market, most of _ carrying heavy bags and baskets full of fruit and vegetables.a. whomb. themc. whod. whichsection b (18 points)directions: for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. one day, i was walking my dog in the park. suddenly i saw a notice on a tree 36 someone had lost his dog. there was a lovable 37 of the dog as well. i thought what a shame it was and then i walked on. walking in the park, i glanced over at a nearby lamp post. there was another sign there, 38 that a dog had been found! there was no photo but a phone number. “it couldnt be the same dog,” i thought to myself, “could it?”i grabbed my cell phone, and sent a (n) 39 to the phone number. then i turned and walked back over to the “dog lost” sign. i was getting pretty excited at the 40 of helping someone. when i got back to the first sign i dialed that number. this time a man 41 ! i told him my 42 and gave him the number from the other sign with the “dog lost” information. he was so happy with the thought that it might be his dog that he could barely speak. i hung up and was glad that at least i had tried. an hour later my cell phone rang. i answered and heard the 43 possible news. the owner and his dog were 44 ! he told me that when he arrived at the house where his dog was being looked after, it ran to him. he was almost crying on the phone as he spoke. he 45 to pay me a reward but i just laughed. so i thought to myself, it 46 to read everything because you never know what you might learn. i am just glad my reading and taking the time to try and help made another person happy and brought a dog 47 home.36. a. writing b. making c. saying d. asking37. a. photo b. purchase c. description d. appearance38. a. supposing b. advertising c. announcing d. explaining39. a. card b. message c. note d. order40. a. possibility b. difficulty c. popularity d. similarity41. a. made up b. turned up c. showed up d. picked up42. a. option b. question c. story d. address43. a. longest b. last c. worse d. best44. a. restored b. reunited c. rebuilt d. returned45. a. offered b. declined c. insisted d. hesitated46. a. needs b. affords c. starts d. pays47. a. sadly b. safely c. gratefully d. eagerly section c (12 points)directions: complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.are some people born clever, and others born stupid? or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? strangely enough, the answer 48 these questions is yes. to some extent our intelligence is given us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. on the 49 hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less 50 one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. thus the limits of a persons intelligence are fixed at birth, but 51 or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. this view, now held by most experts, can 52 supported in a number of ways. 53 is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. the closer the blood relationship between two people, 54 closer they are likely to be in intelligence. 55 if we take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. part three reading comprehension (30 points)directions: read the following three passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. amy first full-time job after high school was selling vacation packages via telephone for a well-known company. one day, the dialer（接线员）connected me to a man who answered the phone and sounded a bit out of breath. i started with my normal tone, expecting to hear the normal response “i dont want any”, and he hung up on.instead he spoke in a weak voice and began to tell me how he wished he could take a vacation like the one i was offering, but couldnt because he was dying of emphysema（肺气肿）. he explained how he was on oxygen, and it took almost all his energy just to get to the phone to answer the call. i apologized to him for that. he asked me if i smoked and then begged me to stop. he told me smoking is what was killing him. he told me to spend every day with my loved ones, and tell them all the time how much i love them. at this point, i was in tears, and couldnt control myself, and he could tell. we ended the call, and i put my phone on hold to prevent another call from coming in so i could collect myself.after a few moments, i decided to write down his name and address, and just send him a card telling him that i appreciated his advice and that i would pray for him and his family. shortly after, i received a nice letter back from frank, along with a picture of him and his wife. we continued to write back and forth over the next few months, and became very fond of each other. he was old enough to be my grandfather, and in many ways, i felt as if he was.about a year later i received a letter from his wife. when i read it, my eyes were filled with tears. she told me how franks battle with the disease had finally come to an end, and he passed away shortly before christmas. she wanted to thank me for the letters, and then explained how frank touched many lives over the years. at his funeral, they read the first letter i had written to frank to show how he affected a 19-year-old he had never even met.56. from the beginning we may know the writer . a. asked frank if he wanted to take a vacationb. wanted to ask about his name and address c. persuaded frank to stop smokingd. hung up for a moment to keep calm 57. frank couldnt take a vacation mainly because . a. he couldnt afford to pay for his tripb. nobody accompanied him on the way c. he was suffering from a serious diseased. he couldnt spare time to complete his trip 58. which of the following is true about the author according to the text? a. the author is still a salesman now. b. the author didnt have any mercy on frank hearing his bad situation. c. the author had been refused many times when selling vacation packages. d. the author gave up smoking after the conversation with frank. 59. the author put the phone on hold for a moment to . a. advise frank to take the trip laterb. control his emotions and keep calmc. recall the sad stories about frankd. come up with a new cure for franks disease 60. what is implied in the last paragraph?a. the authors letters touched frank thoroughly.b. frank had fought with his disease for over 20 years.c. the author was good at encouraging people in low spirits. d. many people were touched after talking with frank.bboss lady and i love taking the peanut to different playgrounds all over new york city. not only do we like the fact that the physical variety of them is so interesting but we also enjoy exposing the peanut to different neighborhoods around the city. over the past two years, weve taken her to playgrounds from chinatown to harlem. but no matter where we go to in this city, we tend to find the same types of playground parents everywhere!the hovererthe hoverer is usually a woman, most often the mother of an only child whom she protects like the last surviving member of the hapsburg family. she is constantly worried that her child might fall down at any moment and its her responsibility to make sure that never happens!hoverers are known as “helicopter parents”. they are so named because, like a helicopter, they hover closely overhead, never out of reach whether their children need them or not.the executive dadyou can always spot executive dad out of a crowd. hes the one who speaks to his children the same way he speaks to secretaries.playground sightings of executive dad are extremely rare. in fact, when pressed, executive dad might admit that children were actually his wifes idea. he would have been happy just driving a new porsche or lowering his golf handicap!the “peter pan” dadpeter pan dad loves playing with children because it allows him to unleash（释放）his inner child. like many children, he often feels unhappy when told that its time to leave the playground and go home. in fact, peter pan dads wife feels like shes raising a family of children by herself!peter pan dad is easy to spot. hes the pied piper, leading the kids through various activities.the bookworm mombookworm moms natural environment is the upper west side of manhattan. usually employed as an editor or academic, bookworm mom enjoys bringing her child to the playground. while young atticus plays with other kids, bookworm mom sits underneath a tree, pondering the latest literary review or reading a fascinating essay. sometimes, she gets so lost in her thoughts that she forgets to feed atticus or change his diaper（尿片）.the coach dadyoull often see coach dad scolding his children at the playground for being afraid of going down the slide. see, coach dad hates weakness of any kind. of course, this usually drives coach dad to extremes. frequently, hell threaten young children who cut in front of his own kid when going down the slide. other times, hell even threaten their parents!61. from the passage we can see that “helicopter parents” . a. protect their children when they are in dangerb. monitor every single minute of their children c. have only one child who is unable to walk d. help their children to walk without falling down62. one of the differences between executive dad and coach dad is that . a. coach dad is sometimes unkind to his parents b. executive dad shows less concern for his children c. executive dad spends more time with his wife d. coach dad trains his children to be independent63. in the eye of his wife, peter pan dad . a. knows nothing about childrenb. is a lazy father c. has no sense of dutyd. is still a child 64. which of the following best describes bookworm mom? a. she takes pleasure in reading.b. she doesnt like her child very much. c. she hates staying at the playground.d. she devotes herself to work.65. in the passage, the author intends to . a. criticize some playground parents b. tell people what type of parents they should be c. present various types of playground parents d. report what playgrounds are like in new yorkcpretending to be happy can actually make you more miserableespecially if you are a woman, according to a new study. researchers found that walking around with a forced smile and faking happiness simply led to people feeling gloomier. so, putting a brave face on your woes could actually be counter-productive.the research found that women suffered more than men when pretending to be happy. psychologist, dr. brent scott, who led the study, said employers should take note because forcing workers to smile when workers were dealing with clients could backfire（产生事与愿违的不良后果）. he said, “smiling for the sake of smiling can lead to emotional exhaustion, and thats bad for the organization.”dr. scott said the research showed customer service workers who “faked smiles” throughout a day worsened their moods and then withdrew from work, so their productivity dropped. he added, “bosses may think that getting their staff to smile is good for the organization, but thats not necessarily the case.” dr. scott, assistant professor of management at michigan state university, analyzed a group of bus drivers during a two-week period.the study is one of the first of its kind to examine emotional displ