河南省豫南九校高三英语上学期12月联考试题新人教版.doc

豫南九校2013届高三上学期12月联考英语试题考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：120分本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。第一卷注意事项：1答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷和答题卡相对应的位置上。2选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对于题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分 听力（略）第二部分 英语语言知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 单项填空（共15 小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21tom，can i give you a hand with the dishes? _. ano，thanks byes，my pleasure cno，never mind dyes，i do22you will be accepted as a member of the club，_ you agree to our rules aeven if bin case cso long as d. so far as23because of pollution，the days are gone _ local villagers bathed in the river every summer aif bwhen cwhich dsince24one of the few things you _ say about this kind of food with certainty is that its slow in fataneed b. must cshould dcan25david is unlikely to start smoking because _ of his parents smoke anone bneither cboth deach26every evening，if not _ from work，i spend about twenty minutes writing my diary abeing tired btiring ctired dto be tired27to help the children get a better education，bill is prepared to do _ it takes to open a schoo1 awhichever bwhatever chowever dwhoever28the victory ceremony was held yesterdaythe three policemen _ with medals for their bravery awere honored bare honored chad honored dhonored 29he said he would finish it on time. well，maybe _ is not what he says but what he does that countsathis bthat cthere d. it30walking alone in the strange city, daisy was scared. she realized she _ her sister to come with her. ashould ask bshould have asked cmight have asked dmust ask31are you leaving the department? yesnothing i do seems to _ the manager afit banswer cmatch dsatisfy32do you have anything _ for this saturday? im going to help my mother do some housework aplanned bplanning cto plan dplan33would you like to read some news about the football game, jane? _. i feel like doing something else. anot likely bno problem cnot really dnever mind 34jim is working harder than ever，hoping to _ the time he has wasted on games atake up bbring up ccall up dmake up35. remember the second time we met? of courseyou _ as a volunteer at the guangzhou asian games ahave worked bhad worked cwere working dwould work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、d)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。i ran in a race over the weekend and re-1earned a valuable lessonduring the middle of the run, i turned a corner and faced a 36 running trackthe kind that doesnt seem to end. when i started the race, the thought of 37 the finish line motivated mebut when 1 was halfway through，out of breath，imagining the finish line didnt provide me with any 38 instead of focusing on 39 and reaching my goal，i tried to forget all about the finish line and conquering the long running track aheadi 40 my head and looked about three steps in front of me. every three steps became a _41 “finish line. forget about everything else，i told myself over and over 42 just those next three steps 43 i knew it，i had reached the end of the long running track and was 44_ another corner so what does this mean in the real world？a11 the experts 45 you to dream bigmaking your goals 46 ，they say，will help you persist（顽强地坚持）in the face of difficultiesbut many times，this thinking doesnt 47 big goals can become double-edged swordthey can motivate you to take action，but they can also create 48 ：im in the battle for my life，struggling in the battlefield，and you want me to focus on winning the war? i dont think sohow about focusing on how to 49 the next 24 hours？ theres a fine line of course. if you only focus on whats right in front of you and 50 the bigger picture, your work may start to seem pointlessso what we need is to achieve a(n) 51 . people usually say if youre 52 of heights，the rule is not to look downduring my race, i had a new 53 ：dont look upi focused on my next few 54 and knew if i did this over and over and overid 55 reach the finish lineand im happy to report i did finish the race36asingle bwrong cnarrow d1ong37acrossing bfollowing cmoving dpulling 38aexperience benergy cinformation dprotection 39a. success beffort cpoints dcauses40aheld braised cshook ddropped41afinal bnew cmain dfine42aput on bhold on cfocus on d. rely on43aafter bsince cbefore duntil 44aturning bkeeping c1eaving dmaking45aencourage bforce crequest dforbid46atrue bbig cinteresting deasy47ahelp bexist cstay dappear48astress bwork ccharacters dopportunities49aspend benjoy c. fill dsurvive50acatch bsee cignore dimagine51apurpose bbalance cgoal deffect 52aaware bafraid ctired dunsure53aproblem badventure cway drule54araces bsteps cjobs dideas55aeventually bimpossibly cnaturally d. frequently第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给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。a ive been asked a million times why ive chosen to put up with all the inconvenience of working the road all these years when i could have easily written songs for a living, and enjoyed a peaceful and comfortable existencemy reply is：nobody applauds when you write a song， what else would cause a person to pack his belongings and ride away from his family in order to lead such a nomadic (流浪的) existence? i mean，entertainers dont cure cancer or anything i once rode all night and half a day through a snowstorm only to arrive in a town where we were booked to perform to find our concert had been canceled because of the weathera handful of people hadnt heard the news，however，and had managed somehow to make their way to the concert hall we were cold, tired and hungry. but there was something in the eyes of those few fans who had shown up that told us how badly they wanted to hear the music they knew we could play if only we would. there was certainly no place else for us to go. the entire town was held prisoner by the storm. why not drink some coffee and pick a little country music? when our show was over，an elderly lady approached the stage“you dont know how much this evening has meant to me，” she said“thank you for playing and singing for such a small crowdtoday is the first time ive smiled since my husband diedyour music has helped me to forget my problems for a while” okay，so entertainers dont cure cancerbut maybe, every once in a while, we cure some other things that are almost as important.56what is the first paragraph mainly about? awhat the authors hobby isbhow the author makes a living cwhy the author leads a nomadic life dwhere the author goes to find inspiration57why did the author decide to give a performance for a small crowd ? ahe was impressed with the crowds desire for music. bhe tried to encourage some cancer patients.che was moved by an elderly lady. dhe wanted to earn some money.58the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 probably means “ ”. athere was a prison in the townbthe entire town was damaged by the stormcthe performance was intended for prisoners dthe whole town was cut off from the outside world59which of the following opinions will the author probably agree with? amusic is powerful beveryone is equal ctime is preciousdlife is hardbwhen visiting new york city with your kids，there are many things to do with kids that will entertain their spirits and feed their mindsthe whispering gallery make your way to the whispering gallerythe whispering rooms architecture allows for a phenomenon that usually makes people laughonce inside the gallery，place one person facing the corner at one end of the room and then place another person facing the comer at the opposite endask one of the participants to whisper a phrase or a quick sentence or two and the person on the opposite end will be able to hear every word that was saide. 42nd sthe american museum of natural history the american museum of natural history was founded in 1869in addition to its impressive exhibits，permanent attractions bring the cool factor home to kidsthey can enter the fossil halls and see the impressive dinosaur skeletons (骨架) and the milstein hall of ocean life educates kids about the fragility (脆弱) of the oceancentral park west at 79th sthe scholastic storemost parents want their children to read，and moreover，to enjoy readingscholastic helps to make that wish a reality by publishing interesting，well-written stories that are popular with childrenwith such classics as “clifford the big red dog，“ the magic school bus，” and “harry potter，” the scholastic store will delight your children557 bellens stardust dinerthe restaurant is a place where each person in your family can find something to eat. arugula salads, grilled cheese, burgers and meatloaf are all on this varied menu. a hall of beauty queens, a drive-in theatre and wait staff that sing to you can add to this unique dining experience.1650 broadway, corner of 51st s60which of the following websites helps kids learn about animals? a. b c d61to develop your kids interest in reading，you can bring them to athe whispering gallery bthe scholastic store cellens stardust diner dthe american museum of natural history62it can be learned from the passage that asound travels well in the whispering gallerybpeople can enjoy music in the scholastic store cellens stardust diner mainly provides western food dthe american museum of natural history has a history of 200 yearsc for 75 years, three words have influenced the lives of many young britsthey are：mirror, signal，manoeuvre(移动)these are the processes all drivers should performlearners hoping to pass their driving test need to prove that they understand the importance of these actions before they can throw out their l-plates and head for the highwayin britain，l-plates ale signs with a red “l” on them which you attach to a car to warm other drivers that you are a learner this summer the british driving test celebrates its seventy-fifth birthdayits often described as one of the most frightening tests we face it is a painful experience that doesnt come very cheap nowadaystaking the test in 1935 cost just 37. 5 pence；now candidates can expect to pay 93 the test is also harder than everin 1935，the pass rate was 63; now its 43in recent years，the dsathe organization that oversees (监督) the driving test has looked for ways to assess different aspects of what makes a good drivernow the dsa has announced that candidates will drive for ten minutes without detailed instructions from the examinerdsas chief driving examiner trevor wedge said the aim was to measure a candidates ability to drive safely while making decisions independentlyhowever，drivers will not be punished for getting lost “candidates wont be failed for going off route，” mr. wedge saidno doubt there will still be complaints. the bbc has learnt that in 2009 there were l,889 complaints about examiners，of which just 51 were supportedcomplaints that were rejected included candidate crashed during testclaims examiner distracted(注意力不集中的)” and “candidate says examiner took her on busy roads during rush hour，which was unfairsomeone else seemingly failed to understand the nature of an emergency stop when the complaint was filed that an emergency stop was conducted without warning.63what do we know about l-plates?abrits with l-plates cant drive on highwaysbits difficult for people to get l-platescit takes a long time to get l-platesdmost l-plates are black in color64according to the passage，the staff members of the dsa ateach how to drivebare mostly policemencpunish candidates who get lostdassess the performance of candidates65we can learn from the passage that aexaminers dont take candidates on busy roadsbthe pass rate of the driving test in britain is 63cthe first british driving test took place in the 1920sdonly a small number of complaints about examiners were supported66what does the author want to tell us most ?apeople are afraid of taking testsbits not easy to get a driving license in britaincpeople must be careful while driving in britaindcomplaints about the dsa examiners are increasing d some schools are now forbidding or restricting(限制) bake sales in an effort to fight a rise in obesity among kidsin february，the new york city board of education ordered that only fruits，vegetables，and approved packaged foods be sold at schools. many students and parents objected to the restrictions on bake sales , which have long been a way to raise money for schools and community causes , including athletic events and haitian earthquake reliefnew york city finally compromised，allowing each school to hold one bake sale a monthbut california and school districts in other states still limit bake salesshould all schools forbid bake sales? childhood obesity has been a growing problem for decadesthe number of obese school-age children in the u.shas increased by three times in the past 20 yearsaccording to eric goldstein，the head of food services for new york city schools40 percent of the citys 1.1 million pupils are obese “we have a big problem in the city，state，and the country with obesity，”goldstein said“during the school day, we have to focus on what is healthy for the mind and the body”a. j. juarez, a community organizer for the massachusetts public health association，agreesrestricting the kinds of food sold in schools is about teaching kids good habits，”he said nutrition experts believe schools are supposed to be a place where teachers and students set up a model environment, and the last thing kids need is an extra source of pointless caloriesbut many parents and students dissented“its not fair. bake sales have always been a positive way to raise money for school programs，and to make that against the rules is not appropriate,” said a parent“i dont think they should forbid bake sales，reese butler，12，told the new york timesa sixth-grader from wrightstown，new jersey，he reasoned that，“money raised by selling cookies is sometimes used for field trips and for community causes，including haitian earthquake relief”for alyssa howell，11，a fifth-grader in ann arbor， michigan，the issue of choosing what to eat is about freedom“it is the childs decision to make the right choice”she said67what is the passage mainly about? ahow to fight childhood obesity bhow to raise money for school programs cwhether to eat food with higher calories dwhether to forbid bake sales at schools68how many new york city pupils are overweight? aabout 1,100,000 babout 110,000 cabout 440,000 dabout 4,400,00069what is nutrition experts attitude toward restricting bake sales ?aopposed bpositivecdisappointed ddoubtful70the underlined word “dissented ”in the passage can best be replaced by .adisturbed bdisagreedcworried dstopped第二节 （共5小题；每小题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。when traveling in new york city，often the best way to travel is by subwaythe new york city subway system has over 800 miles of track，making it one of the most extensive(大规模的) subways in the world 71 however，after following a few tips，you can make it much easierfigure out where you are coming from and where you want to go72_ at nycsubwayorg, you can find a route map，track map and historical mapssimply go to the website and click on the map you want on the left side navigational panel(导航面板)consider buying a metrocard 73 you can buy a metrocard you can recharge as you need it or you can buy an unlimited-use metrocardyou can purchase metrocards in subway stations or in stores which display a metrocard sticker on their window 74 there are over 400 subway stations located in new york cityif you have any questions，you can ask the clerks at the subway stationssubway maps list the subway st