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2013年怀化市高三第一次模拟考试统一检测试卷

英 语

命题: 蔡 琼 审题: 陈燕玲 邓全生 米榆平 尤兴为 佘长保

温馨提示：本试题卷分四个部分，包括听力理解、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达共10页。时量120分钟。满分150分。

Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Example:

When will the magazine probably arrive?

A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday.

The answer is B.

Conversation 1

1. What are they talking about?

A. A beautiful purse. B. A birthday present. C. Chocolates and flowers.

2. What have they finally decided to buy?

A. A purse. B. Some flowers. C. A box of sweets.

Conversation 2

3. Where does the woman work?

A. In Italy. B. In Japan. C. In America.

4. When does the woman read newspapers?

A. At night. B. During the day. C. In the shopping-time.

Conversation 3

5. What are the man and woman looking for?

A. A modern hotel. B. A cheap hotel. C. An expensive hotel.

6. Where can the man and the woman find the hotel they need?

A. Next to a hospital.

B. On the left hand side of the street.

C. A two-minute drive to the west.

Conversation 4

7. How did he feel when the man spoke English to a foreigner for the first time?

A. Nervous. B. Excited. C. Sad.

8. What was the man worried about?

A. His pronunciation was bad. 　　　 B. He might not be understood.

C. He might make lots of mistakes.

9. What did the foreigner do at first when the man talked with him?

A. He repeated the words. B. He used his body language. C. He said nothing.

Conversation 5

10. Why does Judy look happy?

A. Because she helped a man in trouble.

B. Because she just saw a very funny film.

C. Because there will be an exciting film.

11. What are these two people talking about?

A. Watching TV. B. Doing sport. C. Listening to music.

12. What kind of TV shows does the man like?

A. Interesting ones. B. Funny programs. C. Interesting and instructive ones.

Conversation 6

13. What do we know about the river now?

A. It’s a little dirty. B. It’s very clean. C. Few people fish in it.

14. What’s special about Mr. Turnner?

A. He has a good way to clean up the river. B. He pays no attention to people’s lives.

C. He likes fishing in the river.

15. How many trucks are used to collect the rubbish?

A. Four. B. Three. C. Two.

Section B (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the short passage TWICE.

Law students

☆A small number of people study at top law schools.

☆Most students learn the law at less 16 universities all across the country.



School time

☆Attending law schools generally requires 17 each year.

☆Completing law studies 18 needs 4 years.



Students’ ages

Most are in their twenties.

Many are in their thirties and forties.

Some are even 19 .



The biggest 20

The number of women students is growing. About 40% are women.



Part Ⅱ Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. The School Art Festival, ______ in May, will be sponsored by a famous company in Huaihua.

A. holding B. being held C. to hold D. to be held

22. — Madam, the two pairs of shoes are the new arrival of this season.

— Well, I like __________. Do you have another pair?

A. neither B. either C. both D. none

23. Some of my workmates prefer to send to our QQ group ______ news they’ve got.

A. however B. whenever C. whichever D. whatever

24. — You speak very good French!

— Thanks. I ______ in Paris for four years.

A. live B. lived C. was living D. had lived

25. Our lines ______ get very busy, but keep trying and you will soon get through.

A. shall B. can C. would D. should

26. My deskmate is good, kind, hard-working and intelligent. ______, I can't speak too highly of him.

A. As a result B. After all C. On the whole D. By the way

27. — I have got a backache.

— That’s not surprising. You ______ in front of that computer too long.

A. work B. worked C. have been working D. are working

28. After ____ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.　　A. being interviewed ?? B. interviewed　　C.??having interviewed?? D. interviewing

29. I can’t figure out ______ it is that makes him so depressed recently.

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

30. From the next term, parents ______ e-mails instead of letters, to be informed of their children’s

exam results.

A. are sending B. will send C. will be sent D. are sent

31. Microblog is a platform ________ people can express their thoughts and communicate with each other by sending posts.

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

32. Dreams in our heart will come true one day ______ we insist and keep making great efforts.

A. as if B. unless C. even if D. on condition that

33. He ______ with college entrance examination. Otherwise, he would have given you a hand.

A. was occupied B. occupied C. had occupied D. had been occupied

34. — What’s up?

— There are so many problems ______.

A. remained to be solved B. remaining to solve

C. remained solving D. remaining to be solved

35. Among all the birthday gifts ______ a DIY card, which I like best.

A. is included B. include C. were included D. including

Section B (18 marks)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

When I was an eleven-year-old school boy, all of my teachers complained about my unreadable handwriting. So I started taking my laptop to school and using it instead of paper books and 36 . At first I thought I was in heaven. Writing essays became so 37 . Copying notes took only seconds. I didn’t have to worry about making spelling mistakes and forgetting to carry my textbooks. I was always well organized，as everything I needed was saved in my 38 ，so you would think that it was beneficial as a learning tool.

39 ，soon I completely lost my ability to write，which was very limited when I was still at school. My spelling became even worse as I no longer had to think about it 40 the computer’s auto corrector. However，this wasn’t what 41 me the most. It was the fact that I was no longer learning what I used to in class. The simple act of writing something down was a way of learning for me, and a laptop could never 42 that. Exams started to become harder for me as I no longer knew all the words and phrases. Also each lesson was at least five minutes shorter because of the time needed to 43 at the beginning of the class and pack away at the end of lessons. Furthermore，a computer does not have the same 44 as paper，as paper needn’t be fully charged . Finally I couldn’t 45 my class knowing I had the whole Internet at my fingertips. So during lessons I would often search the Internet and have 46 .

As you can see，the 47 are far more than the benefits for primary students like me. Therefore I stopped taking my computer to lessons. Of course, I had to get through a very tough time. But now I perform better at school.

36.A.

pens

B. rulers

C. dictionaries

D. bags



37.A.

serious

B. funny

C. easy

D. unusual



38. A.

book

B. machine

C. note

D. pocket



39.A.

Luckily

B. Importantly

C. Generally

D. unfortunately



40.A.

in case of

B. in spite of

C. due to

D. regardless of



41.A.

amused

B. bothered

C. interested

D. surprised



42.A.

replace

B. change

C. mix

D. avoid



43.A. get up

get up

B. come up

C. give up

D. start up



44.A. importance

B. convenience

C. difference

D. guidance



45.A. depend on

B. go to

C. focus on

D. attend to



46.A. fun

B. luck

C. success

D. advantage



47.A. excitements

B. negatives

C. dangers

D. positives



Section C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

Everybody can suffer from stress. No matter what 48 age is, you can feel stressed out by 49 is happening in your life. Teenagers, however, are more easily to get stressed 50 people in any other age group. Being a teenager is hard as you are neither a child nor 51 adult. Families can be one of the biggest causes of stress，such as problems with parents arguing at home. Teenagers also have a lot of stress from school, either from their teachers 52 from their friends. Some teenagers also feel stressed about choosing their college 53 high school. Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some can’t afford to go to university.

Sadly, there is 54 you can do to remove stress, but you can learn the best way to deal with it. Talking to people is 55 of the best ways. It may sound simple, but it works. A saying goes, “A problem shared is a problem halved.”

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there