湖南省十二校2013届高三第二次考试

英 语 试 题

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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 does the woman think the weather will be like in the afternoon?

A．Foggy． B．Clear． C．Windy．

2．How will the man get the weather information?

A．By listening to the radio． B．By watching TV． C．By making a telephone call．

Conversation 2

3．What time is it now?

A．About 10:30 p．m． B．7 o'clock a．m． C．Nearly 12 o'clock at night．

4． What is the man probably doing?

A．Working． B．Having a rest． C．Watching TV．

Conversation3

5．How long has the man's wife worked in the bank?

A． 3 years． B． 5 years． C． 8 years．

6．What does the man think of the woman's suggestion?

A．He agrees to it． B．He disagrees． C．He doesn't like it．

Conversation 4

7．Where does this conversation take place?

A．In a flat building． B．In the man's office． C．In the woman's house．

8．What is the woman looking for?

A．A two-bedroom flat． B．A three-bedroom flat． C．A ground-floor flat．

9．What does the woman think of the flat?

A．Too small． B．Too expensive． C．Satisfying on the whole．

Conversation 5

10．What can be the man?

A． A firefighter． B． A bodyguard． C． A policeman．

11．What happened to the man?

A．He was burnt．

B．He fell off a tall tree．

C．He breathed in too much smoke．

12．What is the relationship between the man and the woman?

A．Doctor and patient． B．Wife and husband． C．Friends．

Conversation 6

13．Why does the man call the woman?

A．To know more about the house to be sold．

B．To make friends with the woman．

C．To earn more money from selling the house．

14．What's the size of the house to be sold?

A．114 square meters． B．140 square meters． C．150 square meters．

15． What's the hobby of the man's wife?

A．Planting． B．Gardening． C．Painting．

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 in．formation you have heard．Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS．

You will hear the short passage TWICE．

Pay attention to the laws

Drinking

You may not buy alcohol in this country if you are 16． of age．



Noise

Don't 17． , particularly at night． Respect other people who may wish to be 18． ．



19．

Be careful． We drive on the left side of the road in this country．



Smoking

It's 20． to buy cigarettes or tobacco if you are

under 16 years of age．



Part n Language Knowledge （45 marks）

Section A （15 marks）

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

21．Last week when Susan was going along a quiet road, another car her hit her from behind．

A．following B．followed C．to follow D．having followed

22．—You see, I'm poor in math, but good at English, while you are good at math, weak in English．

—That's we should help each other．

A．when B．where C．how D．what

23．Diving has developed into a unique sport which is a combination of gymnastics and ballet

over water．

A．performing B．performed C．to perform D．to be performed

24．—I like your new shoes !

—Thanks． I had to try on almost a dozen pairs I decided to get them．

A． as B． since C． before D． after

25．No one knows if she that boy, but if she him, her parents will be disappointed．

A．will marry; will marry B．marries; marries

C．will marry; marries D．marries; will marry

26．In moments when you're feeling really down, read what you wrote previously, will help uplift your spirits．

A． that B． it C． which D． what

27． Not until they moved into the apartment a girl had been killed in it．

A． they did know B． they knew

C． didn't they know D． did they know

28．I got an e-mail from my old school friend last Sunday．Until then, we in touch for nearly 3 years．

A．didn't get B．haven't got C．hadn't got D．don't get

29．Yesterday a street-beggar bought a lottery ticket purposelessly, him a millionaire overnight．

A．making B．having made C．to make D．made

30．Strangely enough, a pair of new trousers in a pile of rubbish．

A．was found B． have found C．has found D． were found

31．When you see the gas prices rising, I am so glad that I am blessed to have a vehicle in which to get around．

A．to say B．say C． saying D．having said

32．Yesterday I was walking downstairs when I missed my foot and had a bad fall, nothing serious, .

A．though B．even C．either D． but

33．It's only after marriage and having children a person understands others' feelings．

A．what B．when C．who D．that

34．I'm really very busy, otherwise I go shopping with you．

A．shall B．can C．will D．would

35．— Don't throw the waste on the ground．

—Oh! I'm very sorry． I the dustbin there．

A． didn't see B． isn't seeing

C． don't see D． haven't seen

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．

Driving to a store after work, I saw a man! standing near a hair salon9 holding up a sign that said, "I will work for food．" I knew at that moment that I was going into the store and 36 him something．

As I turned into the car park, I saw in my car 37 a lady come out from the hair salon and approach the man．I thought she must be going to give him some 38 or something to help him out．In the store I was 39 to get the things I needed and also the chicken dinner and a soda that I wanted to give the man outside． I hurried out to my car and 40 that I was going to be able to hopefully help this man．

When I drove out, I couldn't see the man．As I turned the corner I saw the man sitting in a 41 area away from the salon and still 42 the sign．I immediately pulled over and gave the man the dinner and soda and said, “ 43 this will get you through today．" He looked at me and said , "Thank you so much ! "

As I got back into my car, I looked in the mirror and saw the man 44 the dinner as if he hadn't eaten for days．I was so 45 that I was able to help him and at the same time I was so sad that the woman from the salon, 46 , had asked the man to move from her salon．It's sad to say that because I live in a small city where homelessness is not as visible as in larger cities where people are uncomfortable with these people in need．All they need to do is lend a helping hand at times and it could make a huge

47 in their lives．

36．A．cook B．buy C．pay D．serve

37．A．mirror B．light C．window D．door

38．A．comfort B．space C．money D．chance

39．A．preparing B．hurrying C．hesitating D．planning

40．A．explained B．wondered C．agreed D．felt

41．A．famous B．strange C．different D．comfortable

42．A．holding up B．putting down C．giving up D．looking at

43．A．Naturally B．Finally C．Luckily D．Hopefully

44．A．having B．eating C．finishing D．swallowing

45．A．popular B．serious C．thankful D．polite

46．A．immediately B．obviously C．carefully D．nervously

47．A．difference B．mistake C．decision D．advance

Section C （12 marks）

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

Few people would even think of beginning a new job at the age of 76, 48． one of America's most famous artists did just that．Anna Mary Robertson! Better known as "Grandma Moses", turned to painting 49． she was too old to work on her farm．

Grandma Moses was crazy 50． painting soon after she picked it up and worked hard at it．She painted carefully and her works were nice．She 51． painted only to enjoy herself, and then began to sell her works for a little money．In 1939, 52． collector, Louis Caldor happened to see several of Grandma Moses' works hanging in a shop．He liked them, bought them at once, and set out to look for 53． ．Caldor held a show to introduce the works of Grandma Moses to 54． artists．

Grandma Moses, 55． was world-famous, died on December 13, 1961, at the age of 101．

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 are four choices marked A, B, C and D． Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage．

A

There were a thousand reasons not to stop．I was running late for a Very Important．．．well, whatever it was that I was running late for that day．Surely the Highway Patrol would be along soon, and it's their job to help stranded （搁浅） motorists, isn't it? Let's see-that makes l, 004 reasons not to stop．And here's 1, 005th: I am the world's worst auto mechanic．The first time I tried to change my car's oil myself I did fine-until I forgot to put the new oil in．The boys down at the garage had a big laugh over that．

I was n