北京西城区高三英语一模试卷及

1、北京市西城区 20122013 学年度高三第一学期期末考试 英 语 试 题 本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，共 150 分。考试时间 120 分钟。 第一卷（三部分，共 115 分） 第一部分：听力理解（共三节，满分30 分） 第一节 （共 5 小题；每小题 15 分，满分 75 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 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题 和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1What kind of movie does the woman probably

2、want to see? AA comedyBA science movieCAn action movie 2Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers? AHusband and wifeBTeacher and studentCClassmates 3What time does the TV series begin? AAt 8：00BAt 8：30CAt 9：00 4Where does this conversation probably take place? AIn a shopBIn a restaura

3、ntCIn a bank. 5How would the man like to make the trip? ABy airBBy carCOn foot 第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 15 分，共 15 分） 听下面 4 段对话或独白。每段对话或独自后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C 三个 选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前， 你将有 5 秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每 小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。 6What does the man offer to do? ALend his umbrella to

4、the woman BGet the womans umbrella for her CDo the presentation for the woman 7What is the woman probably going to do right away? AWait for the man BStudy in the library CGo for the presentation 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。 8What is the Womansproblem? AShe hasn t got the ticket to Josh Tumers concert BShe

5、wants to go to a concert but hasnt finished her work yet CShe hasnt got a partner to go with her to the concert 9What is the woman probably going to do to satisfy both sides? APut off her work BCancel the show plan CFinish her work after the show 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10What is the woman worried a

6、bout? AShe doesnt have time to move BShe doesnt have a truck to help her move CShe doesnt have enough money to buy a truck. 11Which suggestion is NOT given by the man? ACalling the rental service BArranging a time for tomorrow CSaving money for her textbooks 12What does the woman think of renting a

7、truck? AIt is a good ideaBIt is too expensiveCIt is too troublesome 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 15 题。 13What is true about a potluck lunch? AIts a formal family meeting BIt must be held in the garden CIt allows guests to dress causally 14Why does the speaker think a potluck lunch is fun? AThe host doesnt make

8、 any food for guests BEvery guest has to prepare a dish for the lunch CAll the guests will be surprised by some special gifts 15What does the speaker have to do as the host? ASupply the drinksBBring a giftCPut the dish on the table. 第三节（共 5 小题；每小题 15 分，共 75 分） 听下面一段对话，完成第 16 题至 20 题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你

9、将有 20 秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60 秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。请将答案 写在答题纸上。 第二部分：知识运用（共两节, 满分 45 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21As a college freshman, he wanted to be an interpreter, _ he joined a translation club AforBbutCsoDas 22Lucy, how are you getting on with you

10、r composition? I have rewritten it so many times that I wonder if I _ it AfinishBfinished Chave finishedDwill finish 23It is said that Mo Yans hometown is the place _ has inspired him throughout his writing career Ain which BwhereCthatDas 24The more active you are, the more likely youll be _ new fri

11、ends AmadeBto makeCmakingDto have made 25Normally, students will be given a certificate _ completion of the course AonBwithCtoDin 26Our physics eacher is as humorous as he is intelligent It could never be _I like him so much AtruerBtrueCthe truestDas true 27But for the pouring rain, we _ a pleasant

12、journey last weekend Ashould haveBwould haveCmust have hadDcould have had 28We are so sorry for thatWell try to determine exactly _ went wrong that evening AwhereBwhatCwhichDhow 29Beautiful day, isnt it? YesIts not like what the weatherman _ at all AsaysBhad saidCsaidDis saying 30You can spend your

13、free time in our library There is a reading room _ more than 600 students AseatsBto be seated CseatedDseating 31Being more realistic, the elderly have learned to focus on things that make them happy and let go of _ that dont Athem BitCthatDthose 32We believe the time and hard work _ in completing su

14、ch an important project are worthwhile AinvolvingBinvolved Cto involve Dhaving involved 33What did Michael do after graduating from university? He considered advertising before settling on teachingHe _ that ever since AdidBdoes Chas been doingDhad been doing 34Its so cold! Why are your windows still

15、 open? Oh, they _ Aarent closingBwont close Cwont be closedDarent closed 35The worried lady made _ second thorough search of her pockets before finding _purse on the table Aa, theBa, aCthe, theDthe, a 第二节 完型填空（共 20 小题；每小题 15 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 和 D）中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上涂黑。 Good Work Eth

16、ics （规范） When I was younger, about 14, I was already ready to workMy father was a dairy man and he had been working his entire lifeFor him, getting up at 5 amand working a couple of hours before I went to school, and then36more after school until there was not enough37to see, were normal My father c

17、onsidered putting good work ethics in me to be very38He began to show me these, not through39, but through his actions He would not40a job until it was doneHe41put his all into everything he did 42, he showed me this not just in working, but in everythingLike when I was in soccer, I wanted to43a gam

18、e onceand he explained to me-that I had made a44and that even if I just skipped one game, then I did not 45to play the rest of the games So the day I started my first job at the age of 14, I was46to show my father that I could do it well, and that I was not going to47 My entire48was to make my fathe

19、r proud of meI knew that49I did, he would not say it in words, but he would show it My first job was doing50for a companyAs most of you know, construction is not an easy job, especially being so51When someone as young as I was started working, they would either 52or get strongerI got strongerI worke

20、d the53I had been taught and I gave that day everything I hadIn the end, my boss was impressed He even called to tell my parents what a good worker I was, and my parents eyes54From that day on I have worked every job to my full55, because that day defined（explain the truth of ）my life It defined how

21、 I was going to work, and I will always stick to it 36AgoingBlearningCworkingDplaying 37AtimeBlightCchanceDstrength 38AridiculousBeasyChopelessDimportant 39AfactsBtruthCwordsDpractice 40AquitBfindCdoDfinish 41AmightBwouldCcouldDshould 42AFinallyBThusCThereforeDHowever 43AenjoyBdefeatCskipDdip 44Acom

22、mitmentBimprovementCdevotionDconclusion 45AdecideBstopCdeserveDresist 46ApreparedBshockedCdelightedDinterested 47AstickBleaveCfailDplay 48AproblemBworldCtrickDgoal 49Ain caseBeven ifCnow thatDas though 50AconstructionBnegotiationCcommunicationDreception 51AweakBpoorColdDyoung 52AbreakBstruggleCpause

23、Dwork 53AmannerBmomentCwayDmethod 54AstaredBshoneCliftedDclosed 55AambitionBskillCspiritDpotential 第三部分：阅读理解（共20 小题，每题 2 分，满分 40 分） 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，并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。 A 56If a friend visits you for the weekend, he or she can. Astay at a local guesthouse Bbook an empty house for free

24、Cuse an empty bed without permission Dshare your room by paying your roommate 57Which of the following is true according to the passage? AYour insurance will cover what you have lost BThe cleaners will take away food left in the bedrooms CSpare rooms are least likely to be available in summer DStude

25、nts will be fined for lending their cards to others 58The passage is probably taken from _ Aa travel guide bookBa hotel brochure Ca school posterDa club newsletter B My eighth grade consisted of 28 classmates We knew each other so well that most of us could distinguish each others handwriting at a g

26、lance Although we grew up together, we still had class outcasts From second grade on, a small group started harassing（骚扰）two or three of the others I was one of those two or three, though I didnt know why In most cases when children get picked on, they arent good at sports or they read too much or t

27、hey wear the wrong clothes or they are of a different raceBut in my class, we all read too much and didnt know how to play sportsWe had also been brought up to carefully respect each others race This is what was so strange about my situationUsually, people are made outcasts because they are in some

28、way different from the larger groupBut in my class, large differences did not exist It was as if the outcasts were invented by the group out of a need for them The harassment came in the form of laughter when I talked, and rolled eyes when I turned aroundIf I was out on the playground and approached

29、 a group of people, they often fell silent Sometimes, someone would not see me coming and I would catch the tail end of a joke at my expense There was another girl in our class who was perhaps even more rejected than IShe provided the group with a lot of material for jokes One day one popular girl c

30、ame up to me to show me something she said I wouldnt want to missWe walked to a comer of the playgroundThree or four girls there were reading aloud from a small book, which I was told was the girls diary I sat down and, laughing till my sides hurt, heard my voice finally mixed with the others Often

31、being accepted by others is more satisfying than being accepted by oneself, even though the satisfaction does not last Looking back, I wonder how I could have participated in making fun of this girl when I knew perfectly well how it felt If I were in that situation today I would react differently, b

32、ut I cant honestly be sure 59The author was made an outcast because _ Ashe couldnt play sports as well as othersBher family belonged to a minority group Cher classmates found her clothes funnyD her classmates needed to find an outcast 60How was the author treated as an outcast? AShe was often the ta

33、rget of teasing BNo one responded to her talking CShe was refused to approach others DHer diary was often made public 61What did the author do to the girl mentioned in Paragraph 3? AShe showed great sympathy with the girl BShe joined others in making fun of the girl CShe stopped the others from hurt

34、ing the girl DShe found more materials about the girl for jokes 62What does the passage intend to tell us? AEveryone is likely to become an outcast BWe shouldnt hit a person when he is down COne should pay somebody back in his own way DEveryone has a desire to be accepted by others C Breaking the Co

35、de One school night this month I walked quietly up to Alexander, my 15-year-old son, and touched his cheek gently in a manner I hoped would seem casualA year ago he would have ignored this disturbance but now he reacted impatiently and leaned back to his computer screen I made a mistake: breaking in

36、to my teenagers personal space The average teenager has pretty strong feelings about his privacy, Lara Fox and her friend Hilary Frankel told me MrFrankel and MrFox, both 17, are the authors of Breaking the Code, a new book that seeks to bridge the generational divide between parents and adolescents

37、 It is being promoted by its publisher as the first self-help guide by teenagers for their parents, a kind of Kids Are From Mars, Parents Are From Venus that explains the language and actions of teenagersThe girls dealt with issues including hanging out late, money, school pressures, smoking etc Per

38、sonally, I welcome their opinionsThe most common missteps in interacting with teenagers arise from the war between parents exercising their rights to know what goes on under their roof and teenagers firmly guarding their privacy Teenagers can be quick to interpret their parents remarks and respond w

39、ith anger that masks their vulnerability（脆弱 ）. Ms Fox said, What we want above all is your approval Dont forget, no matter how much we act as if we dont care what you say, we believe the things you say about us Nancy, a New York child-raising expert said she didnt agree with everything the authors s

40、uggested but found their arguments reasonable When your kids are saying, You dont get it, and you never will, there are lots of ways to respond so that they will listen and that is what the writers point out My parents helped me see that, MrFox told me, even though they used to stay out late and rid

41、e their bicycles to school, times have changed and the way parents educate children is differentThese days there is a major fear factor in bringing up kids Parents worry about their child crossing the street The writers said they hoped simply to throw light on teenage thinking 63Why does the author

42、mention the book Kids Are From Mars, Parents Are From Venus ? AIt is one of the best-sellersBIt is also written by the two girls CThe two books have the similar themeDThe two books have different opinions 64The underlined sentence You dont get it, and you never will in the 4th paragraph implies that

43、 _ Athe teenagers dont want/to admit their weakness Bthe teenagers think that their parents will never understand them Cthe parents do not necessarily force into the world of their children Dthe generation gap cannot be shortened despite their parents efforts 65It can be inferred from the last two p

44、aragraphs that _ Ateenagers should guard their privacy BNancy totally agrees with the two girls opinions Cparents are more concerned about childrens safety Dthe two girls have obtained numerous support from the public 66According to the two girls, teenagers nowadays are _ AindependentBintelligent Cs

45、ensitive Dinconsiderate D Humankind has tried to improve its standard of living since the very beginning of civilization Back then, as well as today, providing food and security was the basic task for a person However, nowadays the range of required goods has expanded significantly People feel the n

46、eed for not only some primary things, such as a piece of bread and a roof over their heads, but also for various facilities and luxuries Providing humanity with these things is connected to the use of natural resources, which requires energy In turn, the common sources of energy we use today cause p

47、ollution, so economic growth is almost inevitably associated with environmental damage Economic growth is the increase in numbers of goods and services produced over time by an economy, and its calculated in terms of real Gross Domestic Product （GDP） Before growth is calculated, inflation （ 通货膨胀） is

48、 adjusted in order to take into account its misleading effect on the price of goods and servicesEconomic growth can also be explained as the increase in expected output, which results from an increase in actual output, or total demand There are certain aspects of economic growth which affect the env

49、ironment The first of these is the fact that in order to produce more goods and products, at a faster rate, the construction of large industrial plants is requiredThese plants produce a lot of waste, leading to the pollution of water and the atmosphere, which may cause negative long term health effe

50、cts to nearby populations of animals, or peopleThey also lead to global warming Industrial manufacturing leads to the constantly increasing energy consumptionThe traditional energy sources, which are commonly used nowadays, are considered to be the greatest polluters to the environmentThere also exi

51、st so-called eco-friendly sources of energyThey are sometimes preferred but replacing the traditional sources with them also requires time, during which people have to make some sacrifices to support these undertakings In order to produce economically practical energy, a sometimes significant transf

52、ormation of the natural site is often inevitableThis is expensive and, has harmful effects on the environment Application of wind energy would Block airflows natural speed, which is the reason for their decrease in strength, after crossing the windmillConsequently, the pressure balance that is broug

53、ht about by this current will be affected, and it is important to remember that the environment and weather conditions are directly affected by atmospheric pressure For these reasons, bringing about economicgrowth without any resulting environmental damage, whatsoever, is impossible 67What does the

54、passage mainly talk about? APollution caused by plant constructionB Effects of windmills on the environment CEconomic growth and human civilizationDEconomic growth and environmental damage 68What does the underlined word They in the third paragraph refer to? AGoods and products BThe industrial plant

55、s CWater and atmosphereDNegative health effects 69According to the passage, the author holds the opinion that _ Aeconomic growth should be calculated in terms of GDP Buse of natural resources causes no damage to the environment Cindustrial manufacturing may cause damage to the environment Da windmil

56、l is a perfect way to produce economically practical energy 70Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? 第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，共 10 分） 根据短文内容， 从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。 选项中有两项为多余 选项。 Amazon Introduces a Digital Music Locker Amazon, corn plans to introduce a service that will let people upl

57、oad their digital music to the Web71 The service, known as a music locker, was made available to Amazon account holders early TuesdayAmazon will offer a Web-based hard drive backup service called Cloud Drive, where people can store documents, photos, videos and music It will also offer Cloud Player,

58、 which will let people listen to, download and make play lists from the music they store on Cloud Drive from any Web site or from an app on Android devices Cloud Player will automatically upload songs bought on Amazon72 73One key difference is that Google and Apple reportedly want to automatically make