湖南省永州市高三英语第一次模拟考试试题牛津译林版.doc

永州市2013年高考第一次模拟考试试卷英 语时量：120分钟 分值：150分注意：本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识、阅读理解和书面表达。答题前，考生须将答题卷密封线内的各项内容填写清楚，所有答案按要求正确清晰地填写在答题卷上。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卷一并交回。part i listening comprehension (30 marks)section a (22.5 marks)directions: in this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. for each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked a, b and c. listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.you will hear each conversation twice.example:when will the magazine probably arrive?a. wednesday.b. thursday.c. friday. the answer is b.conversation 11. what has the weather been like these days?a. windy. b.sunny.c. rainy.2. what will the temperature be tomorrow?a. 8.b. 10.c. 12.conversation 23. who is visiting the woman for the weekend?a. her teacher. b. her student. c. her brother. 4. how does the woman know ann?a. she has just been introduced to her.b. she has taken piano lessons from her.c. they have met at a party before.conversation 35. when did the man finish running every day last term?a. at 7:00. b. at 7:30. c. at 8:10.6. what does the woman think of his university life?a. too dull. b. just so so. c. very great. conversation 47. where are the two speakers?a. in a library.b. in a bookstore.c. in an office.8. why didnt the woman lend him the three books?a. because they are expensive b. because they are very importantc. because they are single copies9. how many books did the man finally take away?a. one.b. three.c. four.conversation 510. whats the relationship between the two speakers?a. ticket seller and passenger. b. saleswoman and customer.c. close friends.11. which flight is the man going to take?a. the early morning flight.b. the mid-morning flight.c. the early afternoon flight.12. where does the conversation most probably take place?a. at the bus station. b. at the ticket office. c. at the city centre. conversation 613. what was the womans first job?a. sales assistant. b. sales manager. c. sales representative.14. why did the woman give up the job?a. to travel with her friends. b. to prepare for her exams. c. to attend a meeting.15. where did the woman stay?a. in england. b. in america. c. in ireland.section b (7.5 marks)directions: in this section, you will hear a short passage. listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. fill in each blank with no more than three words.you will hear the short passage twice.newspapers in btitaintypes serious newspapers: on happenings both 16 and abroad. 17 newspapers: on entertainment.the times beginning in 18 . enjoying a good reputation for believable news and serious opinions. not giving its 19 to a political party. talking about new fashions and 20 of the young people occasionally. part ii language knowledge (45 marks)section a (15 marks)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.example:the wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket the desert.a. coveringb. coveredc. coverd. to coverthe answer is a.21. tom took a taxi to the high-speed train station, only his train had just left. a. finding b. to find c. found d. find22. food supplies in the tsunami-stricken area . we must act immediately before theres none left. a. have run outb. run out c. ran outd. are running out 23. though to see us, the professor gave us a warm welcome.a. surprising b. surprised c. to surprised. being surprised24. tom has always been working hard. , he will hopefully achieve good grades in the coming test.a. however b. otherwisec. therefored. besides25. lily in a top school in changsha, but she is studying in our school now. a. studiesb. will studyc. has studiedd. studied26. mo yan had been awarded the nobel prize for literature made us chinese proud. a. whatb. whichc. thatd. whether27. people will keep fit if they to eat more fruit and vegetables. a. persuadeb. will persuadec. will be persuaded d. are persuaded28. i was feeling left out in the new school alice, an easygoing girl from canada, came to stay with me.a. asb. oncec. when d. while29. we lost our way in the forest park, otherwise we more places of interest yesterday.a. visitedb. had visitedc. would visit d. would have visited30. only after we have gone through hard times something to be grateful for. a. will we understandb. we will understand c. we understoodd. did we understand31. most riders of electric bikes in china 40-50 kilometers per hour often ignore red lights. a. reachingb. reachedc. to reach d. to have reached32. difficulties we may meet with in our life, we should keep a positive attitude towards life.a. howeverb. whateverc. whicheverd. whenever33. mum, i really think dad should have a break and get relaxed. yes. he too long.a. has been readingb. read c. had readd. is reading34. the driver from that bus company, was extremely calm and brave in face of danger, saved all the passengers on board.a. whichb. whoc. whomd. that35. joe, along with his friends bound to find nobody there, for the rest gone for their lunch.a. is; have b. is; hasc. are; have d. are; hassection b (18 marks)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.it was a warm sunny saturday afternoon about fifteen years ago. i offered to take my 36 to the local playground. as soon as we got there, my daughter headed for the 37 and asked for a push. as i was helping my daughter to 38 higher and higher, i noticed another little girl trying in vain to get her own swing(秋千) going. her elderly grandmother was sitting quietly on a nearby bench and smiled at me.i walked over to the little girl and 39 if she could use a push, too. she smiled and answered “yes!” i soon had her feet flying towards the clouds while she laughed happily. for the next two hours i found myself 40 swings and playing games with my daughter and the little girl. by the time we headed home, i was 41 worn out, but my spirits were still flying higher than those swings.two years later, after a long days work i went to 42 my kids from the local grade school. 43 , i stood in the parents waiting area waiting for my children. suddenly, i felt two tiny arms around my stomach. i looked down and there was the little girl from the playground smiling up at me. she gave me one more big hug before 44 to catch her school bus. as i watched her back, i didnt feel quite so tired any more and my 45 were once again rising in the heavens.in this life，every single bit of love we 46 finds its way back to us again. it may take seconds or it may take years. the law of love, though, is never broken. the love we share, the kindness we give and the 47 we create will always come back to bless us. 36. a. daughterb. friendc. motherd. student37. a. ballsb. flowersc. swingsd. crowds38. a. liftb. goc. climbd. jump39. a. askedb. wonderedc. sawd. doubted40. a. takingb. shakingc. makingd. pushing 41. a. mentallyb. simplyc. physicallyd. mostly42. a. pick up b. send forc. look afterd. see off43. a. excitedb. surprisedc. satisfiedd. tired 44. a. putting offb. looking aroundc. showing upd. heading off45. a. thoughtsb. spiritsc. memoriesd. feelings46. a. seekb. sharec. imagined. face47. a. beautyb. ideac. happinessd. valuesection c (12 marks)directions: complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.travel is a very good activity. when traveling, you can relax 48 , forget your tiredness or troubles, and have the energy to take on the new tasks waiting for you.but sometimes traveling is 49 an enjoyable thing. for example, the weather can be changeable. 50 you climb a mountain, it may rain suddenly. you may be caught 51 the rain and may catch a cold. the worst thing is that you may have your money stolen 52 you may have an injury. all these terrible things are 53 can happen to you.therefore, when you are to go on a trip, you 54 make a good preparation. firstly, you must have clear information about the weather. secondly, you should choose 55 good companion so that you can help each other. thirdly, you must be careful enough and try to avoid accidents. if you do this, you will surely enjoy your travel. part iii reading comprehension (30 marks)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.ado you have any skiing equipment you no longer need? a ski school in the far north of india could put it to good use.in march we published a photo story about the extraordinary zsnskar region in northern india，which is cut off from the outside world for more than seven months of the year，and only accessible via a frozen riverwe also included information about the limited use of skiing in the region and the recent creation of the zanskar ski school:“despite the difficulties of travelling through the region when the snow comes，skiing hasnt traditionally been used as a means of transport by the locals，largely because trees dont grow here, so there is little in the way of raw materials from which to make skisin 1995, a group of british scientists in the region noticed the lack of skis and one of them returned to set up the zanskar ski school in padamthe school provides lessons for a small fee and rents skis to the local people. among the benefits that the school hopes to bring are improved education children often find it difficult to get to school through the deep snow and the possibility of offering ski tours to tourists in the futureso far，more than 300 local people have received training，and local doctors and policemen regularly borrow skis.”but what we werent able to include in the article is that the ski school is always on the look out for old skiing equipment particularly of a size suitable for children and, i thought. now the european ski season is drawing to a close，there might be a few of you out there who have some old equipment youd like to see go to a good homeif thats the ease you can get in touch with the school via their website www.zanskarski .56. whats the purpose in writing the text?a. to ask people to give away their skis to the school.b. to attract more tourists to the area.c. to appeal to more locals to attend the school.d. to raise money to develop this area.57. the local people dont use skiing to go about because .a. it is against the local custom b. trees are in the way of the skiing routec. they dont have the wood to make skisd. it is dangerous to go skiing in this region58. the zanskar ski school .a. has donated money to the local communityb. makes it easier for the students to attend schoolc. provides special training to the touristsd. has borrowed many skis from europe59. who would be the most helpful to the school now?a. locals in zanskar regionb. students in the zanskar ski schoolc. people having old skiing equipment d. tavellers enjoying skiing60. what can be the best title for the text?a. an extraordinary region in india. b. a popular sport-skiing.c. a good means of transport. d. a home for old skis.bhow do you know if your home is an easy aim for thefts? around the holidays, many families dont consider taking proper measures to prevent their homes from suffering holiday theftswith just a few simple steps, you can better make sure of the safety of your home during all of the holiday celebrationshere are a few tips for making it difficult to tell you are away from homeeither have a trusted neighbor pick up your mail and newspapers, or tell your mailperson to hold your mail until you returnnothing says “hey, we are not home!” like when your postbox is filled with all kinds of mails and you have many different newspapers in your drivewayset several different lights in your house on random timers（随机定时器）dont leave your outdoor lights on all the timeinstead, put your outside lights on timers to be on during the nightsif an outdoor light remains on for days at a time it means that nobody is home to turn it off if you have pets that you are not taking with you on vacation, leave them with a friend, rather than having someone come into your house every day to take care of themwhen thefts see a neighbor or friend entering your house every day, they will know you are not homeclose all your curtains when you leave town. this is effective to deter possible thefts, as no one can see what is in your house. if they dont know what is inside, then they are less likely to run the risk of breaking inthis article just has suggested a few tips to help you keep your house safe while you are on holidaynothing can truly protect your home unless you have it monitored by a professional home security system61what is the main idea of the passage?a. to tell us how to prevent the thefts around the holidays.b. to let the outdoor lights on all the time. c. to tell us many families suffering from the thefts while they are on holiday.d. to tell you to have your neighbor go to your house to take care of your pet.62if you are on holiday in other places, the lights in your house should a. be turned on only once one dayb. be kept on all the nightc. be replaced by random timersd. be lit in an irregular way63to make your home truly protected, what does the writer advise you to do?a. have all the curtains closed.b. stop your mail service at once.c. turn to your close neighbors or friends.d. equip your home with a security system.64most of the tips mentioned in the text seem to a. be very popular with familiesb. have no effect on preventing theftsc. give a false impression on theftsd. be a little hard to be brought into effect65the underlined word deter probably means “ ”.a. discover b. discourage c. surprise d. attractc food sometimes gets poisoned with harmful things. a person who eats such food can get an illness called food poisoning. food poisoning is usually not serious, but some types are deadly. the symptoms of food poisoning usually begin within hours of eating the poisoned food. fever is one of the most common symptoms.certain microorganisms（微生物）cause most types of food poisoning. bacteria and other microorganisms can poison eggs, meat, vegetables, and many other foods. after entering the body, these tiny living things release poisons that make people sick.some chemicals can also cause food poisoning. they are often added to food while it is being grown, processed, or prepared. for example, many farmers spray chemicals on crops to kill weeds and insects. some people may have a bad reaction to those chemicals when they eat the crops.some plants and animals contain natural poisons that are harmful to people. these include certain kinds of seafood, grains, nuts, seeds, beans, and mushrooms.when people handle food properly, the risk of food poisoning is very small. microorganisms multiply rapidly in dirty places and in warm temperatures. this means that people should never touch food with dirty hands or put food on unwashed surfaces. food should be kept in a refrigerator to stop microorganisms from growing. meat needs to be cooked thoroughly to kill any dangerous microorganisms. people should also wash food covered with chemicals before eating it. finally, people should not eat wild mushrooms or other foods that grow in the wild. some of these foods may contain natural materials that are poisonous to humans. in addition, some types of fish can be poisonous.most people recover from food poisoning after a few days of resting and drinking extra water. if people eat natural poisons, they must go to the hospital right away to have their stomachs emptied.66. which of the following statements is not true?a. food poisoning means death.b. food when poisoned can make people sick.c. food poisoning comes in varieties.d. food poisoning can be serious.67. we know from the passage that the symptoms of food poisoning .a. are only accompanied by a feverb. are too common to be noticedc. can he ignoredd. can be noticed within hours 68. food poisoning can be caused by all the following except .a. low temperaturesb. some chemicalsc. some tiny living thingsd. certain natural materials69. from paragraph 5, we can learn that .a. mushrooms should not be eatenb. different types of food should be handled differently c. vegetables are safer than meat and seafoodd. natural poisons are more dangerous than chemicals70. it can be inferred from the passage that .a. natural materials are safe in food processingb. chemicals are needed in food processingc. food poisoning can be kept under controld. food poisoning is out of controlpart iv writing