2013年高三英语10月份百题精练（1）

1 20132013 年年 1010 月份百题精练 月份百题精练 1 1 英语试题英语试题 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 A This is a true story from Guyana One day a boy took a piece of paper from a box He made a paper ball and pushed it into his nose He couldn t get it out He ran crying to his mother His mother couldn t get the paper out either A week later the paper was still in the boy s nose His nose began to have a bad smell So his mother took the boy to a hospital The doctor looked up at the child s nose but she couldn t get the paper out She said she had to cut the boy s nose to get the paper out The boy s mother came home looking sad She didn t want her child to have his nose cut The next day she took the boy to her friend Sidney who lived in a house with an old lady called May May wanted to see the child so the child let her look up his nose Yes I can see it May said It will be out soon As she spoke she shook some black pepper 胡椒粉 on the child s nose The child gave a mighty sneeze and the paper flew out His mother was surprised May told his mother to take the boy to the seaside for a swim for the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell So the lucky boy didn t have to go to the hospital to have his nose cut 36 After the boy pushed a paper ball into his nose A he took it out B his mother took it out C he did nothing but cry D he tried to take it out but failed 37 Which of the following is TRUE A The doctor helped to take the paper ball out of the boy s nose B May succeeded in taking the paper out C The boy s mother found some black pepper to solve the problem D The boy had to have his nose cut at last 38 The boy should be taken to the seaside for a swim because A he needed to learn to swim B the sea water would stop the bad smell of his nose C the sea water would wash out the paper ball D he needed a rest 2 B In the United States when one becomes rich he wants people to know it And even if he does not become very rich he wants people to think that he is That is what keeping up with the Joneses is about It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand He told this story about himself He began earning 125 a week at the age of 23 That was a lot of money in those days He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City When he saw that rich people rode horses Momand went horseback riding every day When he saw that rich people had servants Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours It was like a race but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life They moved back to an apartment in New York City Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbours He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories He called it Keeping up with the Joneses because Jones is a very common name in the United States Keeping up with the Joneses came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you Momand s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses And there are Jonses in every city of the world But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does Mr Jones always seems to be ahead 39 Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they A want to be as rich as their neighbours B want others to know or to think that they are rich C don t want others to know they are rich D want to be happy 40 It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to A live outside New York City B live in New York city C live in apartments D have many neighbours 41 Arthur Momand used the name Jones in his series of short stories because Jones is 3 A an important name B a popular name in the United States C his neighbour s name D not a good name 42 According to the writer it is to keep up with the Joneses A correct B interesting C impossible D good C During the twentieth century there has been a great change in the lives of women A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have seven or eight children of whom four or five lived till they were five years old and up By the time the youngest was fifteen the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years during which chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work Today women marry younger and have fewer children Usually a woman s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty five and can be expected to live another thirty five years and is likely to take paid work until sixty This important change in women s life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women economic 经济的 position Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a full time job However when they married their school leaving age is sixteen Many girls stay at school after that age and though women marry younger more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born Very many more afterwards return to fuller part time work Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage 婚姻 with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life 43 We are told that in a family about 1900 A few children died before they were five B seven or eight children lived to be more than five C the youngest child would be fifteen D four or five children died when they were five 44 One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she A is younger when her children are old enough to look after themselves B does not like children herself C needn t worry about food for her children D can be free from family duties when she reaches sixty 45 Many girls are now likely to 4 A give up their jobs for good after they are married B leave school as soon as they can C marry so that they can get a job D continue working until they are going to have a baby 46 According to the passage it is now quite usual for women to A stay at home after leaving school B marry men younger than themselves C start working again in life D marry while still at school D Do you forget to turn off the lights and heaters when you go out of a room In 2040 it will not matter They will turn themselves off and on again when you return You will choose the temperature for each room the lighting and the humidity A sensor 传感器 will find the presence of a human and with luck ignore the dog and turn the systems on and when the humans leave it will turn them off again The sensors will work through the central home computer and they will do much more than just turn the fires and lights on and off for you They will find faulty electrical appliances plugs or switches separate them so that they cannot harm anyone and then warn you that they need repair They will detect 发现 fire and if you are out of the house the computer will call the fire brigade It will not be too difficult because the locks on the outside doors will be electronic You will open them using your personal card the one you use for shopping maybe using a number known only to you It will be impossible to lose the key and a housebreaker will have to tamper 拨弄 with the lock or with a window It is not very difficult to make such tampering send a signal to the computer The computer will be more than a fireman policeman servant It will be an entertainer and most of your entertainment will come right into your home It does now of course but by 2040 entertainment will mean much more For one thing you will be able to take part actively rather than just watching 47 The author intends to tell us that A in 2040 we will live without lights and heaters B in 2040 we will use much more lights and heaters C in 2040 there will be no switches of lights and heaters D in 2040 lights and heaters will be on and off automatically 48 According to the author in 2040 new technology A will free us from the keys we use today B will turn everything into sensors C will make the locks out of date D will get rid 5 of all crimes 49 Thanks to computers in 2040 people A will have no entertainment outside B will replace TV with computers C will be controlled by computers D will have more fun at home 50 The best title for the passage might be A Sensors and Computers B Life at Home in the Year 2040 C The Development of Science and Technology D Lights and Heaters in the Year 2040 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 was the last time you had great fun with your family 51 So stand up and plan to have fun with your family Going to the zoo is definitely a number one pick for family activities Other than visiting animals most zoos nowadays have rides that you can enjoy with your family Meals are served in the zoo 52 To add some fun ask to be the photographer for the day and you might be surprised by how creative you can be 53 Even though you might not be really keen on outdoor activities you can still enjoy your time by playing together after having your lunch Visiting the nation s capital woul