江苏省盐城中学2013届高三英语练习三 2012-9-22

命题：陈志红 审核：郭乃华

考试时间：120分钟 试题满分：120分

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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is the woman’s job?

A. A journalist. B. A teacher. C. A cleaner.

2. Where are the speakers?

A. In Toronto. B. In Singapore. C. In Los Angeles

3. What do we know about the man?

A. He is hunting for a job. B. He dislikes the manager. C. He has his hair cut.

4. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a library. B. In a restaurant. C. In a store.

5. What are the two speakers talking about?

A. Popular newspapers in England.

B. Transportation in England.

C. Bus drivers threatening to go on strike.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What is the woman?

A. A driver. B. An air hostess. C. A doctor.

7. What is the man’s seat number?

A.5A. B.15A. C. 50A.

8. Where will the man put his bags?

A. On the shelf above. B. Beside his feet. C. Behind the curtain.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Host and guest. B. Fellow workers. C. Manager and secretary.

10. Where will Jim go to work?

A. In Atlanta. B. In Chicago. C. In California.

11. What do we know about the woman?

A. She has risen to a higher position.

B. She is not interested in the plant.

C. She is looking forward to a rise.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题

12. Why does the man often go to Washington D.C.?

A. To see his friends. B. To meet his wife C. To do business.

13. When is the train leaving today?

A. At 10:50am. B. At 2:55pm. C. At 3:15pm.

14. How will the woman go to Washington D.C.?

A. By air. B. By train. C. By car.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. Why does the woman ask the man to join the theatre group?

A. He has a lot of free time.

B. He is interested in acting.

C. He is looking for an acting job.

16. What is the man’s biggest worry?

A. His schoolwork keeps him busy.

B. He has not been in a play for a long time.

C. He might not like the way the group works.

17. What does the man agree to do at last?

A. Join the group.

B. Give up his courses.

C. Watch the group play if he is free.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. When did the earthquake happen?

A. On Sunday B. On Tuesday. C. On Friday.

19. How many villages have been destroyed in the earthquake?

A. More than 200. B. At least 50. C. 20.

20. How many countries have come and helped?

A. 6. B. 8. C. 5.

第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分35分)

单项填空(共25小题, 每小题1分,满分25分.)

21. ________ with a special ability to learn language，she knows ten languages very well and uses them freely.

A．To be equipped B．Equipped

C．Equipping D．Having equipped

22. Many people agree that there have never been a more splendid opening ceremony than of the 2012 London Olympic Games in history.

A. one B. that C. it D. this

23. Unfortunately, the aboriginal(土著) people tried in vain to win independence _________ the ruling

tribe, and prejudice __________ them still continued.

A. of; towards B. on; for C. from; against D. by; over

24. To our puzzlement, the written record of our conversation doesn’t _______ what was actually said.

A. submit to B. correspond to C. contribute to D. cater to

25. People present suggested that the cheat ________ in prison.

A．referred to be put B．refer to be put

C．referred to D．was referred to put

26. The direct flight has proved successful，________ Taiwan another tourist destination for people from Yancheng.

A．made B．making C．make D．makes

27. During the reconstruction of the city, many modern tall buildings went up ______ old shabby

houses were torn down.

A. where B. in what C. in which D. which

28. —Are you available tonight?

— Yes, I ______ the report for the manager and it won’t take long.

A. have just finished B. am just finishing C. had just finished D. am just going to finish

29. An indoor man refers to a person who spends __________ time on indoor activities, such as

playing computer games, sleeping and watching sports on television.

A. appropriate B. specific C. limited D. considerable

30. The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable ________ his financial situation.

A．with reference to B．owing to

C．regardless of D．in terms of

31. A harmonious relationship between two countries is a desired model ______people in both countries show respect for each other’s language, culture and territories.

A. how B. why C. where D. which

32. ----I am really surprised that a young man of rich second generation in his car __________ have hit several ordinary pedestrians, killing one and injuring three.

----Yes. If one __________ ask for trouble, what can we say?

A. would, will B. must, may C. should, must D. need, dare

33. --- Your sister _________ almost all her spare time to studying when she was in high school.

--- That’s right, or she _________ great success in the College Entrance Examination.

A. devoted; wouldn’t have achieved B. spent; wouldn’t have achieved

C. devoted; hadn’t achieved D. hadn’t spent; couldn’t achieve

34. Della seldom goes to that luxurious gift shop, but this morning she went there to buy a birthday present for her husband, ?

A. does she B. doesn’t she C. did she D. didn’t she

35. --- Not long ago he inherited ten thousand pounds from his grandpa, and now he is penniless. He

spent his money carelessly on many worthless things.

--- As the old saying goes, _________.

A. gold is the dust that blinds all eyes B. a fool and his money are soon parted

C. he is the salt of the earth D.?nothing venture, nothing have

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分）

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。

Life is not always smooth. There was a man who had 36 numerous failures in his life. But he said, “One success is 37 for me!”

When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any 38 . Since then, his mother worked outside 39 he had to stay at home and take care of his siblings. He learnt cooking since then.

When he was fourteen, he dropped 40 and began his life of loving.

When he was eighteen, he married a girl, who, 41 , sold out all his properties and went back to her home several months after their marriage.

When he was twenty, he 42 his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker. All his jobs were 43 for him.

When he was thirty-five, misfortune again 44 on him. When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car. He suffered such severe injuries that he could no longer continue his 45 .

When he was 46 , he opened a gas station in a town. However, he 47 dispute （争端） because he beat his competitors 48 the billboard hanging problems.

When he was forty-seven, he 49 his second wife, which had 50 stricken his three children.

When he was sixty-six, he made a living by 51 his chicken-frying techniques to various restaurants in different places.

When he was seventy-five, he felt 52 to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others. The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price. But he 53 the suggestion. Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire.

When he was eighty-eight, he achieved great success and became well-known to the whole world.

He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunda Sandoz. He often said, “People always complain about the bad 54 . Actually it is not bad at all. As long as you are 55 and confident all the time, you will have a good weather every day. ”

36. A. achieved B. undergone C. tried D. undertook

37. A. great B. important C. valuable D. enough

38. A. words B. money C. property D. families

39. A. while B. but C. when D. so

40. A. in B. out C. down D. up

41. A. meanwhile B. moreover C. however D. therefore

42. A. started B. took C. lost D. changed

43. A. fit B. tough C. unusual D. adequate

44. A. fell B. hit C. put D. rested

45. A. life B. major C. job D. education

46. A. forty B. thirty-five C. fifty-three D. seventy

47. A. went through B. came into C. came about D. went against

48. A. contributing to B. judging from C. owing to D. leading to

49. A. changed B. married C. missed D. divorced

50. A. deeply B. highly C. generally D. thickly

51. A. learning B. promoting C. developing D. teaching

52. A. powerless B. depressed C. disappointed D. hopeless

53. A. turned up B. turned to C. turned down D. turned in

54. A. difficulties B. misfortune C. life D. weather

55. A. hard-working B. brave C. cautious D. optimistic

第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分,满分30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

For a 400-year-old art form, opera had a bad fame: overweight actresses singing the words which were hard to understand in one of those romance languages you were supposed to learn in high school. And with tickets costing as much as $145 a performance, opera goers also had a certain appearance in people's mind: rich, well-dressed and old.

But now opera companies around the country are loosening their ties and kicking off their shoes in an attem