江苏省盐城市2013届高三英语周练（10.20）

1 江苏省盐城中学江苏省盐城中学 20132013 届高三英语练习 八 届高三英语练习 八 英语试题英语试题 第一部分听力 共两节 满分 20 分 第一节 共 5 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 5 分 听下面 5 段对话 每段对话后有一个小题 从题中所给的 A B C 三个选项中选出最佳选项 并标在试卷的相应位置 听完每段对话后 你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回来有关小题和阅读下 一小题 每段对话仅读一遍 1 How long is the bus trip A 14 minutes B 44 minutes C 76 minutes 2 What does the woman mean A She s afraid to donate blood B She s ready to donate blood C Donating blood is none of her business 3 Who painted the house A Alice B The man C Someone else 4 How does the woman feel A Tired out B Happy C Excited 5 What s Carl now A A novelist B A singer C An artist 第二节 共 15 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 15 分 请听下面 5 段对话 每段对话后有几个小题 从题中所给出的 A B C 三个选项种选出最佳 选项 并标在试卷的相应位置 听每段对话前 你将有时间阅读各个小题 每小题 5 秒钟 听完后 各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间 每段对话读两遍 听第 6 段材料 回答第 6 7 题 6 What s the probable relationship between the two speakers A Husband and wife B Boss and secretary C Classmates 7 Where was the key A In the handbag B On the ground C In the lock 听第 7 段材料 回答第 8 至 9 题 8 Why does the woman come to the man s home A She wants to have dinner with him B She wants to learn how to cook C She comes to return some books 9 Who is doing the cooking now A The man B The woman C The man s wife 听第 8 段材料 回答第 10 至 l2 题 10 How much will the woman pay the man A 30 B 23 C 18 11 What does the woman say about the science book A It s of little value B It s in bad condition C It s an old edition 12 Why is the woman unwilling to buy more textbooks A She isn t sure what textbooks will be used 2 B She hasn t enough money to buy more C She doesn t like books marked with notes 听第 9 段材料 回答第 13 至 16 题 13 Why is the woman asking for leave A She plans to go the UK with her parents B She has to take care of her parents at home C She wants to spend some time with her parents 14 What can be inferred about the man A He knows a lot about Chinese culture B He didn t want the woman to take any time off at first C He considers language a big problem for foreign visitors 15 What is the woman A A student B A teacher C A tourist 16 What agreement do the two speakers reach at the end of the conversation A The woman can take two days off B The woman needs to do some extra work C The woman should buy some travelling materials 听第 10 段材料 回答第 17 至 20 题 17 Why did the speaker go skydiving A He wanted to overcome his fear of heights B He wanted to see the beautiful world in the sky C He liked having an adventure very much 18 Who encouraged the speaker to go skydiving A His parents and friends B His friends and classmates C His teachers and friends 19 How did the speaker feel when he jumped out of the airplane A He felt very nervous B He didn t feel any fear C He felt very afraid 20 Why did the speaker feel a lack of oxygen A He didn t take the oxygen tank with him B It was difficult to breathe during the freefall C He was too frightened to breathe during the freefall 第二部分 英语知识运用 共两节 35 分 单项填空 共 15 题 第小题 1 分 满分 15 分 21 As you grow older you will have better understanding of life A a the B the a C the D a 22 Li Ming s family their holiday in Shanghai this time next week A are enjoying B are to enjoy C will enjoy D will be enjoying 23 Had Lang Lang s father not been strict with him we the chance to enjoy the performances of this world famous pianist at present A wouldn t have B hadn t had C shouldn t have D wouldn t have had 24 What a pity it is that Tom the habit of smoking at such early age A developed into B slid into C turned into D slipped into 25 Authorities face a task to persuade typhoon survivors to abandon their flood stricken villages and relocate 重新安置 to safer lands A sacred B tough C contemporary D conventional 3 26 Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity sight matters more than hearing A when B whose C which D where 27 I have some doubt your application will be approved by the government A if B whether C that D it 28 Could you tell me something about Holland in Europe It is a small country size and population A in face of B in terms of C in need of D in case of 29 I m terribly sorry to have caused you pain But it was done Will you be so generous as to forgive me A unconsciously B unwillingly C sincerely D normally 30 What happened Somehow flames the scene in the old building A burst out B burst into C burst on D burst with 31 So many places of interest that most visitors simply run out of time before seeing them all A offers Beijing B Beijing offers C does Beijing offer D Beijing does offer 32 Five people won the China s Green Figure award a title to ordinary people for their contributions to environmental protection A being given B is given C given D was given 33 My daddy is lovely and but sometimes he is not me A energy patient to B energetic patient to C energy patience with D energetic patient with 34 Why don t you try to do exercise to lose weight I have tried everything but it has made little A effect B result C conclusion D difference 35 It s cloudy outside Please take an umbrella A Yes take it easy B Well it just depends C Ok just in case D All right you re welcome 第二节 完形填空 共 20 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 20 分 My wife daughter and I moved into our home nine years ago and we spent a lot of time and energy in the yard to get 36 looking like it does today We 37 on a corner higher than street level and the entire side of the yard is surrounded by a 38 built rock wall The front of the house though is another story 39 instead of a wall along the sidewalk the rocks appear to be just 40 onto the dirt as if 41 were in a hurry to finish We did the best we could with what we had to 42 with and called this area our rock garden 43 we had leftover flowers or plants Denise or I would stick them out front just to bring some 44 to the area Last summer I had reached the end of the rock garden and found a tiny little 45 that I could not immediately identify I knew I didn t plant it and Denise claimed that she didn t 46 we decided to let it continue growing until we could 47 what it was Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the 48 plant it appeared to be a sunflower It was spindly 细长的 looking with a tall skinny stalk 细小的径 and only one head on it 49 I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds 野草 I noticed 50 The 4 sunflower had not started 51 I saw the stalk begin It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the sun That s when I realized that if a tiny little sunflower didn t let a big rock stand in its 52 of developing we too have the capability of doing the same thing Once our environment begins to see that we 53 ourselves like that little sunflower we can get the same nourishment as well Stand tall like the sunflower and be 54 who and what you are and the environment will begin to support you Never 55 in face of challenges and you will find a way to go under or around your big obstacle in order to reach your desires 36 A some B thatC itD one 37 A stayB liveC reachD grow 37 A recentlyB carelesslyC completelyD professionally 39 A so B ifC becauseD though 40 A thrown upB storedC fallenD dropped 41 A everyoneB anyoneC someoneD no one 42 A treatB takeC leaveD work 43 A WhateverB WheneverC WhicheverD Whoever 44 A visitorsB colorC friendsD happiness 45 A grassB flowerC plantD tree 46 A tooB alsoC eitherD as well 47 A get outB turn outC come outD figure out 48 A beautifulB mysteriousC amazingD funny 49 A AsB WhileC BeforeD Since 50 A unusual something B something unusual C something unusuallyD unusually something 51 A on whichB in whichC whereD when 52 A wayB approachC methodD means 53 A helpB teachC take inD believe in 54 A proud ofB pride inC full ofD dependent of 55 A give backB give awayC give outD give up 第三部分 阅读理解 共 15 小题 每题 2 分 满分 30 分 A Five years ago David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day I was a clothes addict he jokes I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled Today David wears casual clothes pants and sports shirt to the office He hardly ever wears a necktie I m working harder than ever David says and I need to feel comfortable 来 More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work in the United States The change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual In the early 1990s many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday but only on Friday This became known as dress down Friday of casual Friday What started out as an extra one day a week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing said business consultant Maisly Jones Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes One reason is that it s easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code A lot of young people don t want to dress up for work says the owner of a software company so it s 5 hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes In a study conducted by Levi Strauss and Company 85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative impact on productivity Supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps them save money Suits are expensive if you have to wear one every day one person said For the same amount of money you can buy a lot more casual clothes 56 David Smith refers to himself as having been a clothes addict because A he often wore pants and a sports shirt B he couldn t stand a clean appearance C he wanted his clothes to look neat all the time D he didn t want to spend much money on clothes 57 David Smith wears casual clothes now because A they make him feel at ease when working B he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes C he looks handsome in casual clothes D he no longer works for any company 58 According to this passage which of the following statements is true A Company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago B Dress down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s C Dress down Friday was first given as a favor from employers D Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people B Australia has passed regulations that will enable more international students to further their education in the country The new measures were released by the Australian Department of Tertiary Education Skills Jobs and Workplace Relations in September and will take effect in mid 2012 As a result the student visa application process for overseas students has been simplified and the deposit 押金 required to study in Australia has been reduced Language requirements for overseas students have also been eased Also overseas students receiving a higher education in Australia will be granted a working visa lasting from two to four years after graduation as long as they meet the basic IELTS requirement This change will definitely make Australia a more attractive destination for Chinese students planning to study overseas says Wang Lan a consultant from Education International Cooperation Group EIC a Beijing based company that provides services to students wishing to study overseas However in the past few years many of Wang s student clients 客户 could not start studies in Australia because they did not meet the language requirements visa processing took a long time and deposit regulations were tough The change in policy is good news for the parents of students wishing to study in Australia Wang says A 22 year old female student surnamed Li in Beijing who is planning to do her postgraduate studies in Australia learned about the policy change several weeks ago According to the previous deposit requirement for my student visa my family was required to put down 550 000 yuan 86 850 Now we only need to prepare 410 000 yuan This is a relief for my 6 parents Li says She also says that the two to four years working visa makes her feel much clearer about her study plans I believe several years of working experience abroad will strengthen my competitiveness when I return to China she says Gaining a competitive advantage is the major reason for Chinese students to study abroad according to the report by EIC 59 What s the main idea of the passage A Language requirement for overseas students have been eased in Australia B Australia is a most attractive place for students in China C More students will work in Australia after their graduation D Australia widens window of opportunity for international students 60 Which of the following is NOT the content of the new regulations A The student visa application process for overseas students has been simplified B The deposit required to study in Australia has been reduced C After graduation some overseas students can get a working visa in Australia D Language requirements for overseas students have been more difficult 61 After the new regulations are passed A more students will come to Australia to work B more Chinese students will choose to live in Australia C more Chinese students will choose to further their education in Australia D the opportunities to work in Australia decrease for overseas students 62 Why do many students want to work in Australia after their graduation A Their working experience can make them stay in Australia forever B They can earn more money in Australia C The working experience abroad will strengthen their competitiveness D They have to do so according to the new regulations C Mini Book Excerpts 节选 Biography When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land the middle aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor J D Salinger A Life by Kenneth Slawenski Random House 27 Mystery 疑案小说 You re a smart boy Benny s death was no accident and you re the only one who saw it happen Do you think the murderer should get away with it The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again A thought suddenly occurred to Annika Did you You recognized the man in the car didn t you The boy hesitated twisting his fingers Maybe he said quietly Red Wolf by Liza Marklund Atria Books 25 99 Short Stories She wants to say to him what she has learned none of it in class Some women are born stupid and some women are too smart for their own good Some women are born to give and 7 some women only know how to take Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers some who they don t want to be Some mothers suffer so their daughters won t Some mothers love so their daughters won t You Are Free by Danzy Senna Riverhead Books 15 Humor Do your kids like to have fun Come to Fun Times Do you like to watch your kids having fun Bring them to Fun Times Fun Times s amusement cycling is the most fun you can have in the United States right now Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half to that within a day s drive in most cities Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle Ecco 14 99 63 If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger they should buy the book published by A EccoB Atria BooksC Riverhead Books D Random House 64 The book Happy And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for A young children B Disney World workers C middle school teachers D parents with young children 65 Which book describes women with characters of their own A Happy And Other Bad Thoughts B J D Salinger A Life 2 C You Are Free D Red Wolf 66 After finishing the book Red Wolf the readers would learn that A the boy helped arrest the murderer B Benny died of an accident C the murderer got away with the crime D Annika carried out the crime D In 1986 when Carlo Petrini first coined the term Slow Food he organized locally in his native Italy to preserve the food and wine culture and protest fast food Today slow food has spread to 132 countries with over 85 000 members addressing worldwide issues like farmer equity and environmental stewardship the actions people take to respect the rights of all living things and all environments to contribute to healthy and livable communities Characterized by Slow Food International as good clean and fair food slow food must enrich the eaters life have no negative impact on human or environmental health and compensate fairly for food producers work The average American meal travels about 1 500 miles to its final destination with producing of food traveling by plane from overseas and other items shipped across the country However cost for food travel and heavy processing are not the only problems in the food industry that the environment faces Industrial agriculture also has unsustainable practices like inefficient water use and decreased biodiversity Our ideas in feeding ourselves are exceptional but at various points our technologies come into conflict with nature s ways of doing things A great many of the health and environmental problems created by our food system owe to our attempts to oversimplify natures complexities at both the growing and the eating ends of our food chain Slowing food by purchasing locally and sustainably allows consumers to reduce the impact of food miles and develop a closer relationship with their food producers We need to change our food system said David Prior organizer of Slow Food Nation Eat In Our current food system is sick and we need to support farmers and agriculture to ensure that everyone has the right to 8 nutritious food 67 The main idea of the passage can be summarized as A why slow food is so important B the food and wine culture is rich in Italy C what you re eating always travels a long way D slow food makes the current food system sick 68 According to the second paragraph environmental stewardship refers to A measures of environmental protections B ways to establish healthy and livable communities C people s admiration for all the creatures on the earth D actions to protect the rights of all living things and environment 69 Slow food s characteristic doesn t lie in