山西省忻州实验中学2013届高三第一次模拟考试英语试题

1、II精诚凝聚7=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼忻州实验中学 2012-2013 学年度第一次模拟考试高三年级英语试卷本试卷分第 I 卷（选择题）和第 U 卷（非选择题）两部分，共 150 分。注意事项：1答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。2每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干 净后，再选涂其它答案标号。3二卷试题用黑色中性笔作答。第一卷（选择题共115分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共二节，满分 55 分）第一节：单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）1.1 cant remember when e

2、xactly the Robinsons left _ city, I only remember it was_Mo nday.A. the , aB. a , theC. a, aD. the, the2. _ sales of cars up by 30% last year, the traffic in Beijing has become increasingly terrible.A.WithB. Si neeC. ForD. As3. The frequent terrible coal mine accidents killed more than 1000 people i

3、n China last year.A. Quite OKB. That s the caseC. Certainly4. A man with a big camera in his hands stopped me and aske d,around_I can have these posters sent to my frien ds?A. thatB. whichC. what5. Who will_ your dog whe n you all go out for a holiday?A. keep dow nB. look forC. take to6. Why do you

4、look so worried?My computer broke dow n and my essay_ unfini shed since.D. I agreeExcuse me! Is there a post officeD. whereD. atte nd toA. had leftB. has leftC. hasbee nC. was left精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼7. Burglar alarms_ at any time of the day or ni ght serve only to annoy.II精诚凝聚7=成就梦想 鑼点亮

5、心灯/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼A. go offB. that are going ofC. that go offD. which goi ng off8. Heari ng the n ews, he_rushed out,the book onthe tableand disappeared into thedista nee.A. left; lain ope nB. leavi ng; lie ope nedC. leavi ng; lying ope nD. left; lay ope ned9. Jack said you got a unique watch for your

6、birthday.Yes. Maybe it is not to the taste of _ , but I like it.A. anyoneB. every oneC. noneD. n obody10. You_ trust an online shop just because it has a beautifully-designed website.A. shouldntB. couldntC. mustntD. neednt11.The sights of Nanchang never fail to _ foreign tourists, making them abando

7、nthemselves to the beauty of the city.A. i nformB. impressC. convinceD. addict12. The question_you should take this medicine should be decided by your family doctor.A. whyB. ifC. whetherD. that13. The more one is_ the En glish-speak ing en viro nment, the better he or she will lear n theIan guage.A.

8、 filled inB. exposed toC. caught onD. kept up14. _with so many challe nges, Yang Guang, a bli nd young fellow, did n give up; he madegreat efforts to win success.A. Faci ngB. To faceC. FaceD. Faced15. What was last night outcome, Mary?France_ beat Germa ny 2:1 in the thrilli ng fin al.A. heavilyB. h

9、ardlyC. n arrowlyD. mostly第二节：完形填空(共20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。I walked into the grocery store not particularly interested in buying something. The sorrow of16_ my husband of 37 years was still too painful. And this grocery store held so many sweet精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼

10、点亮心灯/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼17_Bob ofte n came with me and almost every time hed 18 to go off and look for someth ing special. Idalways see him walk ing dow n the walkway 19 the three yellow roses in his han ds. Bob knew I lovedyellow roses. With a heart 20 with pain, I came to the meat shelf, I searched for t

11、he 21 small steak andremembered how Bob had loved his steak.Sudde nly a woma n came beside me. She was in a soft gree n dress. I 22 as she picked up a largepack of T-bon es, 23 them in her basket, hesitated, and the n put them back. She saw me watch ing herand she smiled. My husba nd loves T-bon es,

12、 but 24, at these prices, I dontkno w.My husba nd passed away eight days ago, I told her. Buy him the steaks. And value every25_ you have together.She smiled and I saw the feeli ng in her 26 as she placed the package in her basket and 27_ away.I turned and pushed my cart forward too. Several minutes

13、 later I saw first the green suit and the n 28the pretty lady coming to me. I n her arms she carried someth ing. On her facewas the 29 smile I had ever see n.As she came closer, I saw what she held and 30 welled down. These are for you, she said andplaced three beautiful yellow roses in my arms. She

14、 placed a gentle kiss on my cheek, then smiled aga in.I wan ted to tell her what the roses 31, but still un able to speak. I watched as shewalked away as tears clouded my 32. I looked dow n at the beautiful roses and found it almost33_. How did she know?Sudde nly the34 seemed so clear. I was nt alon

15、e. Oh, Bob, you have nt 35 me,have you? I whispered, with tears in my eyes. He was still with me, and she was his an gel.16. A. leavi ngB. losi ngC. pass ingD. faili ng17. A. flowersB. rosesC. thoughtsD. memories18. A. prete ndB.happenC. refuseD. decide19. A. byB. betwee nC. withD. duri ng20. A. ful

16、lB. pleasedC. filledD. crowded21. A. perfectB. beautifulC. prettyD. very22. A. sawB. watchedC. fou ndD. glared23. A. fellB. carriedC. tookD. dropped24. A. ho nestlyB. gen erallyC. usuallyD. exactly25. A. dinnerB. mome ntC. timeD. year精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼26. A. ha nds27. A. wheeled28. A.

17、realized29. A. saddest30. A. words31. A. stood32. A. cart33. A. unknown34. A. question35. A. forgottenB. voiceB. ranB. thoughtB. funni estB. feeli ngsB. describedB. sightB. un com monB. caseB. disappo in tedD. basketD. leftD. receivedD. brightestD. sweatsD. meantD. packageD. un realD. puzzleD. misse

18、dThe Donkey Mobile LibraryIt is a bright morning in the Ethiopian countryside. Yohannes walks beside a pair of donkeys that are pulli ng a two-wheeled cart. They arrive at the agricultural town of Awassa where Yoha nnes ope ns the sides ofthe cart to display, not the usual vegetables ors books. This

19、 is the Don key Mobile Library, the first of its kind in Ethiopia and oneof only a few in the world.Yohannes was born in Ethiopia, North Africa, but trained to be a librarian in the USA and returned to Ethiopia years ago.The cart is full of picture books donated by American libraries, teachers and s

20、chool childre n.Yoha nnes arran ges small pain ted ben ches in the shade of the trees, and sudde nly Ethiopia nchildren come shouting and racing down every road and path. It s mobile library day! They circlethe bookshelves with great exciteme nt. Un til the Don key Mobile Library bega n its regulart

21、wo-mon thly visits, many of these childre n had n ever see n a book.“ Without books, educatio n is very dull, like food without salt. You can survive but you canreally come alive, ” says Yohannes. “ The ability to read is the basis for greater productivity, better health and Ion ger life. Even thoug

22、h the childre n lack material goods, with books they can imagi ne a world of possibilities.”第三部分阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题2 分，满分 40 分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。C. eyesC. slippedC. recog nizedC. stra ngestC. tearsC. desig nedC. rosesC. un likeC. an swerC. hatedtools, but childre n精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼

23、点亮心灯/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼Yoha nnes first worked in the childre n s sect ion of the main library in America. Surro un ded bybooks he had never seen before, he rea lized how joyful and imaginative children s literature is. Hesays, “ always thought of Ethiopia. But how could I bring children books to my home c

24、ountry whe n it had almost no librariesto keep the books in?”He con tacted Jane Kurtz, a writer born in America but brought up in Ethiopia, and togetherthey created the Don key Mobile Library. The childre n say that the Library has give n them ideas about what they might do inthe future. A child cal

25、led Dareje wants to be a scientist and find a cure for life-threatening diseases. An eleven year-old girl,Fikerte, wants to do research about the moon and discover new facts about outer space. Tamrat, aged 10, comes every time.“ What brings you back here time and time again?” the librarian asks him.

26、“ Thetories, ” Tamrat replies in sta ntly.36. How do the childre n feel whe n they see the Don key Mobile Library?A. Excited. B. Surprised.C. In terested.D. Curious37. We can conclude from the passage that _.A. Ethiopian children have no idea about their futureB. Yoha nnes and Kurtz share similar li

27、fe experie ncesC. most books in the Don key Mobile Library were bought in AmericaD. don key carts in Awassa usually carry vegetables and tools38. Accord ing to the passage, the Don key Mobile Library _ .A. visits the coun tryside every dayB. was created by Yoha nnes himselfC. ben efits Ethiopia n ch

28、ildre n a lotD. was the first of its kind in the world39. Where is the passage most likely to have bee n take n from?A. A book review. B. A n ews report C. A historical story.D. An advertiseme nt.BSir,Just over six mon ths ago, I saw an advertiseme nt in the Morning Mail for a set of the completewor

29、ks of William Shakespeare. Your company, Cosmo books Ltd., offered this set (eight books ofplays and two books of poetry) at what was claimed to be a remarkable price: fifteen pounds arfifty pence, in cludi ng postage and pack in g. I had wan ted a set of Shakespeare s plays and poesome time, and th

30、ese books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for them.Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the complete works of Charles精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼Dicke ns which I had not ordered. So I retur ned the Dicke ns books to you, with a cheque fo

31、r fiftee n pounds and fifty pence forthe works of Shakespeare. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived on my door step a sec ond set of the works ofShakespeare, the same set of no vels by Dicke ns and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, i n Fren ch. Si nee I do not readFren ch, these were of n

32、o use to me at all. However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you atthe end of August of last year, i nstruct ing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to sendany other books until further notice.You did not reply to that l

33、etter. I nstead you sent me a bill for forty two poun ds, and a set of theplays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the worksof Goethe, the poems of Milt on, the plays of Strin dberg; I hardly know what I have. The books arestill all in their boxes, in

34、 the garage, and my car has to sta nd in the rain outside.I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now un til the Last Judgme nt, Ishould not finish readi ng all the books that you have sent me.Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demandingpayme

35、 nt. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leavi ng me only with the one set ofthe complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.Yours faithfully,SIMON WALKER40. Simon Walker wrote the letter to_A. urge for the final soluti on to the problem with the unwan ted booksB. complain

36、 about getting books he didn t want.C. advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd.D. show his an ger to Cosmo Books Ltd.41. The advertiseme nt that Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for_A. un limited nu mber of Cosmo Books.B. fiftee n pounds and fifty penceC. a set of 10 books of th

37、e works of Shakespeare.D. a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare.42. Mr. Walker an swered the advertiseme nt because_A. he claimed that the books were being offered at a remarkable priceB. he wan ted a set of Shakespeare s works which was a good barga in.C. he had ordered the set a

38、nd had bee n wait ing for them to come for some time.D. the set he already had was not particularly attractive.CFor many bus in essme n on li ne educati on has bee n a dream. Now it has come true. The investment (投资)in highereducation, whether financial or in terms of time, has long been impossible

39、for many of them. But well-known educational精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼institutions have chosen to deliver an in ternet-based program, and these barriers have bee n lifted.That is good n ews for people eager to improve themselves and is more attractive to employers.It is also a ben efit to in d

40、ustry with better qualified can didates appl ying for jobs at every level.Having the ben efits of a higher qualificati on without going to the uni versity campus is attractive to many stude nts.Campus study means greater cost, while on li ne programs are flexible and save time, whether at home or at

41、 work. Stude ntscan achieve their degrees without caus ing too much disruption to their career or home life.In additi on to affordable, flexible classes and greater convenience, stude nts also have access to the online learningresources of many of the world top educational institutions. They can als

42、o communicate with their tutors no matter what timeit is or whether either party is away for any reas on.This has opened up the possibility of getting a qualification from a university or college that many stude nts could onlyhave dreamed of in the past. It also allows specialists to get the precise

43、 qualificati ons and focus on their studies. As well assee ing the in crease of applica nts from lower- in comes and housewives, study ing on li ne in the US is even beco mingpopular with youn ger people of college age.Employers have become increasingly welcome and positive to online qualifications

44、as more can didates earn them,especially if they re properly approved by the US Departme nt of Educati on.US institutions have led the way in online education provision. Many top US colleges and universities offer a range ofonline programs that are highly respected and in every way perfectly fit for

45、 adults who n eed to comb ine their studies with awork ing life.43. Accord ing to Paragraph 1, many US colleges and uni versities_.A. have begun to lift the barriers to financial investmentB. have had a dream of offering online educationC. have beg un to run an intern et-based programD. have gained

46、finan cial in vestme nt44. Why do people choose on li ne educati on?A. They can find jobs more easily tha n on-campus graduates.B. They can get qualificati ons from US Departme nt of Educati on.C. They can in vest money in differe nt courses provided on li ne.D. They can save money and arrange their

47、 time and courses freely.45. The un derl ined word“ disrupti on in the third paragraph probably, meanA. i nterruptio nB. atte nti onC. attractio n D. dissatisfact ion46. Which would be a good title for the passage?A. Adult Education OnlineB. Top US Uni versities Offeri ng On li ne Educati onC. The B

48、est of USA s Online EducationD. On li ne Educati on Taking the Place of Campus Educati on精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼DSometimes you may have a strong desire to do something strange or terrible. However, cha nces are that you don t acton your invitee but let it pass in stead. You know that to tak

49、e the action is wrong in some way and that other people will notaccept your behavior.Perhaps the most interesting thing about the phenomenon of taboo behavior is how it can change over the years, howcertain behavior and attitudes once considered taboo can become perfectly acceptable and n atural at

50、ano ther point in time.Topics such as death, for example, were once considered so upsetting that it was a taboo to even talk about them. Now withthe publication of important books such as On Death and Dying and Learning to Say Goodbye, people have become moreaware of the importa nee of express ing f

51、eeli ngs about death and, as a result, are more willi ng to talk about this taboo subject.One of the n ewest taboos is the topic of fat. Un like many other taboos, fat is a topic that people talk about constantly. It s not taboo to talk about fat; it“ in faboook be fat. Thethin, not fat. In the work

52、 world, most compa nies prefer youthful-look ing, slim man ager to sell their image as well as theirproducts to the public. The thin look is associated with youth, vigor, and success. The fat pers on, on the other han d, isthought of as lazy and lack ing in en ergy, self-discipli ne and self-respect

53、. After all, how can people permit themselves tobecome fat? In an image-c on scious society, th in isin , fat isout .It snot surprising that millions of people have become obsessed ( 着迷)with staying slim andinshape ” The pursuit of a youthful physical appearanee is not, however, the only reason for

54、people s obsession with dietand exercise. Recent research has shown the importanee of diet and exercise for pers onal health. As in most tech no logicallydeveloped n ati ons, the life-style of people has cha nged since last cen tury. Moder n machi nes do all the physical labor. Carsand buses tran sp

55、ort us quickly from point to point. As a result of in activity and disuse, people bodies can easily becomeweak. In an effort to avoid such a fate , milli ons of people are spe nding more of their time exercising. Parks are filled withjoggers and bicyclists, and many companies are providing special e

56、xercise equipme nt for their employees to use duri ng thework day.47.What does the word“ taboo refer to in the passage?A. Behavior con sidered un acceptable to the society.B. An un favorable impressi on left on other people.C. A strong desire to do someth ing stra nge or terrible.D. A crime committe

57、d on impulse.48. What does the underlined phrasein ” loorobably mean?A. The hidde n look.B. The fashi on able look.C. The usual look.D. The in side look.49. Accord ing to the passage, the com mon belief is that_ .A. fat people are full of en ergyB. fat people prefer to have fat bossesC. thin people

58、are more successfulD. thin people are less image-c on scious50. People pay more atte nti on to diet and exercise because of_.精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼A. their n eed to kill timeB. their love for sportsC. their belief in hard workD. their concern for health第二节 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

59、两项为 多余选项。 （7175 涂到答题卡上，选 E 涂 AB,选 F 涂 AC,选 G 涂 AD）The Winner s Guide to SuccessHow do successful people think? What helps them to make success? To find out the an swers, an America n scholarrecen tly visited some of the most successful people in America. 51Be responsible for yourselfSometimes you ma

60、y want to blame others for your failure to get ahead. 52 You resay ing,“ You have more con trol over my life tha n I do.”Live life “ on purpose ”Almost all successful people live life “ orpurpose ”hey are doing what they believe theyshould and want to do. When you live your life on purpose, you ll t