上海市崇明县2013届高三一模英语试题.doc

崇明县2012学年第一学期期末考试试卷高 三 英 语（考试时间120分钟，满分150分。请将答案填写在答题纸上）第卷 (共105分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. At 2:30 p.m.B. At 3:00 p.m.C. At 3:30 p.m.D. At 4:00 p.m.2. A. At home.B. In a hotel.C. In a supermarket.D. In a restaurant.3. A. She is tired of teaching.B. She is not employed. C. Her salary is too low.D. She is too busy.4. A. Sit on the seat.B. Sit on the floor. C. Keep standing.D. Get off the bus.5. A. Boring.B. Helpful.C. Impressive.D. Unnecessary.6. A. By car.B. By bus.C. By train.D. On foot.7. A. Teacher and student.B. Sister and brother. C. Daughter and father.D. Wife and husband.8. A. She doesnt want to go to the concert.B. She is eager to go to the concert.C.She is interested in American songs.D. She doesnt like music at all.9. A. David stopped his project halfway. B. Davids project didnt get any financial support. C. David has got financial support from the government. D. Davids project was forced to stop by the government.10. A. Asking for help.B. Expressing her dissatisfaction. C. Telling her plan.D. Offering suggestions.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. The benefits of traveling.B. The definition of traveling. C. The experiences of traveling. D. The different ways of traveling.12. A. Traveling makes you independent. B. Traveling helps you become successful. C. Traveling helps you start a conversation. D. Traveling makes you clear about your purpose of life.13. A. ReservedB. Suspicious.C. Negative. D. Positive.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following report.14. A. 368,000.B. 1,220. C. 3,555.D. 2,011.15. A. Now drunk drivers will not be punished if they do not cause accidents.B. The number of drunk driving cases in Shanghai dropped by 70 percent in 2011.C. There was a drop of 18.8 percent in the number of people killed by drunk drivers in 2011.D. Now drunk drivers licenses will be permanently cancelled even if no accidents are caused.16. A. The new punishments for drunk driving.B. The drop in the number of drunk driving cases.C. Peoples attitude to the revised law against drunk driving.D. The reason for issuing the revised law against drunk driving.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.A Package HolidayCustomer(s): 17 White & Jane WhiteDestination: Niagara FallsHotel: Waterfall HotelLength of stay: 18 daysTotal price: $ 19 PS: including a three-hour 20 tour on the boat “The Maid of the Mist”Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Whats the topic of the conversation? 21 .Why is it possible for people to work at home?Because of the progress in 22 in the last ten years.What equipment should home-workers have at home?A telephone, 23 , a printer, and a computer.Whats one of the advantages of working at home?It can help people to 24 .II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: 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.25. I always sit in the non-smoking section of restaurants to reduce my exposure _ smoke. A. to B. withC. inD. from26. Im always looking forward to owning an electronic dictionary so my father is going to buy _ for me as my birthday present. A. itB. thatC. thisD. one27. You may dont understand why consumers choose _ of borrowing money.A. so expensive waysB. such an expensive wayC. so an expensive wayD. such expensive a way 28. Most plants grow well _ there is sufficient water and good sunshine. A. whereB. unlessC. althoughD. until29. When _ to see his badly-injured friend in hospital, he almost went through a red light. A. driveB. drivingC. drivenD. having driven30. Someone _ the tap on, for the water is running over and flooding the bathroom.A. must have leftB. could have leftC. should have leftD. may be leaving31. _ careful you are to avoid germs, you will probably get sick sometimes. A. WheneverB. WhereverC. HoweverD. Whether32. How long do you think it will be before another aircraft carrier _ in China? A. buildB. will buildC. is builtD. will be built33. Id like to see your problem _ before the end of this term. A. solveB. solvedC. to solveD. to be solved34. Our likes and dislikes are part of _ makes us unique and interesting, not better or superior. A. whatB. thatC. whichD. it35. Its believed that the harder you work, _ result youll get. A. the betterB. the more betterC. the more goodD. better36. Only when we began our college life _ the importance of English. A. we realizedB. we had realizedC. did we realizeD. can we realize37. When _ he changed his mind to lend you some money? A. it wasB. it was thatC. didD. was it that38. Mercedes is the first team _ the race this year, following Buttons victory in Australia last year. A. winningB. wonC. winD. to win39. Video may also prove useful in situations _ note taking is difficult, such as in a moving car. A. whenB. whereC. thatD. as40. _ was the center of our planetary system was a difficult concept to grasp in the Middle Ages. A. It was the sun and not the earthB. Being the sun and not the earthC. That the sun not the earthD. The sun and not the earthSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. matchesB. accurateC. emotionsD. informsE. difficultiesF. interestedG. promisesH. applicationsI. negativeJ. monitorsGoing on a date can be a fearful experience for most of us. But now a pair of “social X-Ray” glasses 41 to tell you exactly what the other person is thinkingand when you should stop talking.The glasses have a camera the size of a grain of rice which is put into the glasses frame and connected with a wire to a small computer which can be attached to the users body. The camera _42 the other persons facial expressions and 43 them up with 24 known features which convey 44 . How long and how often 24 “feature points” appear on the subjects face are then analyzed by software developed by a team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This data is then compared with a bank of expressions and the computer tells the wearer through an earpiece(耳机) and lights on the glasses what their date is thinking. In a traffic light-style system, a red light means 45 , yellow means they are a little 46 and green means your date is happy.The glasses are currently under development by researchers at MITs Media Lab. They say that wearing them during a conversation with another person is like having an “extra sense”.The glasses were developed for people suffering from autism(自闭症) who have genuine 47_ interacting with others, but now the team behind it has seen wider 48 .So far the glasses are still a work in progress and have been 49 just 64 percent of the time, a figure which is expected to improve with further tests.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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.Its been so warm in the United States this year, especially in March, that national records werent just broken, they were deep-fried.Temperatures in the lower 48 states were 8.6 degrees above normal for March and 6 degrees higher than average for the first three months of the year, according to 50 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That goes far 51 the old records.The extent of how 52 the year has been in the US has 53 some meteorologists(气象学者) who have warned about global warming. “Everybody has this uneasy feeling. This is not good,” said Jerry Meehl, a climate scientist who54 in extreme weather at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo. “Its a55 pleasure. Youre out enjoying this 56 March weather, but you know its not a good thing.”Its not just March. “Its been going on for several months,” said Jake Crouch, a climate scientist at NOAAs National Climatic Data Center in Ashville, N.C.Meteorologists say an unusual combination of several weather 57 , including La Nina, was the direct cause of the warm start to 2012. While individual events cant be 58 on global warming, Crouch said this is like the extremes that are supposed to get more frequent because of 59 climate change from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal and oil.Normally, March 60 42.5 degrees across the country. This year, the average was 51.1, which is closer to the average for April. Only one other time in January 2006 was the country as a whole that much 61 than normal for an entire month.In March, 62 7,775 weather stations across the nation broke daily high temperature records and another 7,517 broke records for night-time 63 . Combined, thats more high temperature records broken in one month than ever before, Crouch said.“When you look at whats happened in March this year, its beyond 64 ,” said University of Victoria climate scientist Andrew Weaver.50. A. estimatesB. calculationsC. predictionsD. introductions51. A. beyondB. behindC. belowD. beside52. A. unusualB. coldC. typicalD. fascinating53. A. excitedB. attractedC. affectedD. alarmed54. A. majors B. involvesC. specializesD. fills55. A. magnificentB. doubtfulC. responsibleD. guilty56. A. freezingB. niceC. hotD. terrible57. A. stylesB. conditionsC. patternsD. changes58. A. focusedB. blamedC. basedD. depended59. A. manmadeB. naturalC. suddenD. important60. A. definesB. averagesC. includesD. means61. A. greaterB. quickerC. hotterD. richer62. A. at lastB. at mostC. at leastD. at present63. A. heatB. windC. rainD. moonlight64. A. unavailableB. unchangeableC. unavoidableD. unbelievableSection BDirections: 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 you have just read.（A）Marshall was a promising young artist. He painted with great feeling. His paintings were all characterized by a strong love and sympathy for people. His high school art teacher felt he had a special talent.Marshalls father didnt want him to be a painter, however. Mr. Donaldson wanted his son to be a stockbroker(股票经纪人). He wanted Marshall to continue the dynasty started by his great-great grandfather in 1820. The family business, Donaldson and Donaldson Inc., was now a large, successful investment firm.Mr. Donaldson felt Marshall was much too individualistic. “Listen,” he told his son, “I had no say in choosing my career. I just did what my dad told me.”“But you are good at business,” Marshall replied. “Im not. Im sure I would just cause trouble for you and problems for the company.” Marshall felt there was no way he could ever fill his fathers shoes. And, although he was no stranger to high society, he didnt feel comfortable among the wealthy. He preferred the ordinary, working-class people of the city. His paintings told of their struggles and their hopes.Sometimes after school Marshall would hang around outside a factory gate. He would draw the workers as they came out at the end of their shift. Marshall wondered how they could keep doing that hard, boring work year after year. Then he realized most of them would be doing something different if they could. But their great obstacle in life was lack of education.When Marshall got home, he would take out his paintings. The paintings expressed his sympathy and respect for those hard-working people. Well, Marshall never did enter the family business. This angered his father. But as Marshall got older, his career as an artist began to take off. He became quite famous, and people paid large amounts for his “plain people” paintings.In time, this success won Marshalls dad over. Mr. Donaldson could see his son was born to paint. Marshall was glad his father finally came around. And happily, the two began to work together after all. Twice each year they held a benefit art show.Marshall donated a number of his paintings to be sold at each show. The persuasive Mr. Donaldson got his wealthy friends and clients(客户) to attendand to spend. The money from the art sales was used to help factory workers improve their education.65. Why didnt Marshalls father want Marshall to be a painter at first? A. He thought Marshall was good at business rather than art. B. He expected Marshall to continue their family business. C. He wanted Marshall to earn more money. D. He thought Marshall was individualistic.66. From the passage we can learn that _. A. Marshalls choice turned out to be wrong B. Marshalls choice affected their family business C. Marshalls father at last supported Marshalls choice D. Marshalls father was always unhappy with Marshalls choice67. The underlined phrase “take off” in paragraph 7 probably means “_”. A. to take away or remove B. to go away unexpectedly C. to stop working temporarily D. to suddenly become very successful68. It was _ that made Marshall a successful artist. A. his talent and diligence B. his dads help with art shows C. his art teachers support D. his desire to help poor people（B）To whom it may concern,I highly recommend Jane Doe as a candidate for employment. Jane was employed by Company Bubble from 2008 to 2011. She was responsible for office support including word processing, scheduling appointments and creating brochures, newsletters, and other office literature.Jane has excellent communication skills. In addition, she is extremely organized, reliable and computer literate. Jane can work independently and is able to follow through to ensure that the job gets done. She is flexible and willing to work on any project that is assigned to her. Jane was quick to volunteer to assist in other areas of company operations as well. Jane would be a valuable employee for your company and has my highest recommendation. If you have any further questions with regard to her background or qualifications, please do not hesitate to call me.Sincerely,John SmithDear Hiring Manager,Im interested in the summer position at Sarasota Store advertised in The Sarasotian.I have excellent communication skills and a talent for customer service. My past experience as a volunteer at Sarasota Hospital made it necessary for me to focus on providing quality customer service, and also enabled me to work with all types of people.I believe that my communication skills, customer service abilities, and positive work ethic would make me a valuable person for your store.I can be reached at or 129-2278-3490. Thank you for your consideration.Sincerely,Angela MerlynDear Ms Alba, The purpose of this letter is to announce my resignation from ABC Company, effective two weeks from this date.This was not an easy decision to make on my part. The past ten years has been very rewarding. Ive enjoyed working for you and managing a very successful team dedicated to a quality manufactured product delivered on time.I have accepted a position as Vice President at Manufacturing for Land Lubber Industries in Watertown, West Virginia. This opportunity gives me the chance to grow professionally and we will only be a few miles from my family.I wish you and the company all the best. I do hope our paths will cross again in the future.Sincerely,Aubrey White69. What probably was Jane in Company Bubble?A. A receptionist.B. An accountant.C. A saleswoman.D. A secretary.70. The second letter is mainly written to _.A. apply for a positionB. make friends with the addresseeC. make an appointment D. report the result of Merlyns work71. In the third letter which of the following reasons is mentioned