南昌市10所省重点中学命制2013届高三第二次模拟突破冲刺（五）

英语试题

第一卷 (三部分, 115分)

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答案卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话有一个小题，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. How does the man usually go to work?

A. By bus. B. By car. C. On foot.

2. What’s the weather like today?

A. Snowy. B. Cold. C. Windy.

3. Where will the woman probably go first?

A. To a school. B. To the friend’s house. C. To a library.

4. When will the doctor’s office close?

A. At 6:00. B. At 5:00. C. At 4:45.

5. Why isn’t the woman going to see the film?

A. She wants to see it next time.

B. She has lots of work to do.

C. She doesn’t like the film.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5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，每段对话或读白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What is Sally doing?

A. Reading a letter. B. Washing clothes. C. Making a phone call.

7. Why does Tom ask Sally and John to call him?

A. He wants to meet them at the station.

B. He wants to invite them to dinner.

C. He wants them to visit his family.

8. What is the Tom’s telephone number?

A. 6806840 B. 7806842. C. 7807842.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. Why did Bob call Nancy?

A. To ask if she’s got the ticket.

B. To invite her our for an evening.

C. To offer his help with her flat.

10. What will Nancy be doing next Saturday afternoon?

A. Watching a tennis match.

B. Cleaning up the flat

C. Visiting a friend with her mum.

11. What has Nancy agreed to do with Bob next Saturday?

A. To see a play. B. To attend a concert. C. To buy concert tickets.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. Who are the two speakers?

A. A passer-by and a policeman.

B. A passer-by and a driver.

C. A passenger and a taxi-driver..

13. What is the woman’s house number?

A. 1323. B. 3023. C. 4023.

14. Why can’t the man turn left?

A. It is rush hour. B. It is a one-way street. C. The street is too narrow.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What did the man ask the woman to do?

A. To book a hotel room for him.

B. To meet an old friend of hers.

C. To pass a message to Mary.

16. What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Neighbors. B. Father and daughter. C. Husband and wife.

17. What is Mary probably doing?

A. Staying at a hotel.

B. Talking on the phone

C. Chatting with her husband

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. When did people regard watches as a sign of wealth in Europe and the US?

A. In the 1800s. B. In the 1850s. C. In the 1900s.

19. What did industrialization bring about in watch-making?

A. The quality of watches was improved .

B. More types of watches were available.

C. More watches could be produced.

20. Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Development of Watches and Clocks.

B. The Functions of Watches and Clocks

C. The Importance of Watches and Clocks.

第二部分 英语知识运用（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。

Mr. White who comes from_______ European country, has formed the habit of attending

_______ church on Sundays.

A. an, the B. an, / C. a, / D. a, a

22. ---Do you need any help, Eric?

---Yes. The job is ________ I can do myself.

A. better than B. more than C. not better than D. not more than

23. As its name ________, the Volunteer Farm relies on volunteers to weed, plant and harvest.

A. suggests B. insists C. predicts D. possesses

24. Jim told us all that _______ he said so at the meeting was right.

A. all B. what C. all that D. that

25. ---Have you got the final result?

---Yes, very disappointing. We________ have won the game.

A. need B. could C. can D. must

26. History is the best teacher. It _______records the development path of each country and

foretells the future to us.

A. apparently B. conventionally C. faithfully D. eventually

27. Nothing is so easy as ________ parents to raise their expectations of their children too high.

A. of B. for C. by D. to

28. --- Does Li Hua serve in the army?

---No, but he________ in the army for three years.

A. served B. has served C. is serving D. would serve

29. --- Are you fond of watching TV?

--- Not a bit. I would sit alone in the dark _______ I would watch TV.

A. before B. if C. while D. after

30. ________ the prices and functions of different types of computers before you make up your

mind which to buy.

A. To compare B. Comparing C. Compared D. Compare

31. The boys were happily making a snowman, _________ with cold.

A. their faces red B. their faces were red

C. their faces to be red D. their faces turned red

32. It was a pity that the great writer died _______his works unfinished.

A. for B. with C. from D. of

33. ________to work overtime that evening, I missed a wonderful film.

A. Having been asked B. To ask C. Having asked D. To be asked

34. To my mind, the secret to happiness__________ your successful work and your contribution

towards others’ happiness.

A. results in B. consists in C. brings in D. takes in

35. The plan was so shallow and impractical that no serious _________was ever made to realize it.

A. recognition B. comment C. attempt D. credit

第二节:完形填空(共20题:每题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

We always want what we cannot have. When we’re young, we want to stay out late, have romantic relationships, and be __36__. However, when we’re __37__, we want to go back to being young and we __38__ the days when we didn’t have to worry about complex love affairs, __39__ pressure, and money problems.

Young people believe adulthood __40__ freedom from parents and schoolwork. When they get older, they feel that __41__is freedom from work pressure and family responsibilities. To __42__ this feeling, people say, “The grass is always __43__ on the other side.”

As teenagers, we like to be like adults but as young adults, we __44__to be young again. We think about staying out late, __45__ our own money to spend. Suddenly, they see that love can result in _46__hearts; staying out late makes it hard to get ready for__47__the next morning. They find out that adult life is not as __48__as they thought it would be and suddenly, __49__ becomes very scary.

Life is __50__. It gives us time to__51__ but also requires us to work. The time will come when we must grow up and we will always look __52__ wishing we __53__being young a bit longer. That time will not come back. It is normal to want what we cannot have but the __54__ is that to be happy is to appreciate what we have. That is the first step to growing up. __55__life becomes more complex we will not regret the time we wasted wishing we were adults.

36. A. comfortable B. dependent C. independent D. polite

37. A. older B. defeated C. married D. confident

38. A. like B. forget C. regret D. miss

39. A. study B. job C. age D. health

40. A. creates B. shows C. means D. limits

41. A. childhood B. adulthood C. parenthood D. romanticism

42. A. reduce B. describe C. experience D. understand

43. A. greener B. thinner C. yellow D. colorful

44. A. wish B. decide C. return D. stop

45. A. making B. having C. worrying about D. showing off

46. A. healthy B. ambitious C. broken D. excited

47. A. breakfast B. school C. exercise D. work

48. A. rich B. busy C. free D. easy

49. A. life B. love C. career D. future

50. A. long B. short C. fair D. beautiful

51. A. study B. think C. play D. live

52. A. up B. down C. back D. into

53. A. stopped B. enjoyed C. imagined D. tried

54. A. reason B. result C. dream D. truth

55. A. If B. When C. Unless D. Before

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题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

It was her dream to mine, but her get-rich-quick thinking was unrealistic. She was cheated and she was never very successful. But she kept a sense of humour and a charming smile.

Then, just as friendships began to blossom, she was diagnosed with cancer and had to return south for treatment. She had the intention of cooking Spanish food as special treat for her Ridge friends, but died too soon. In her honour, my aunt, Marisa, and I fulfilled her desire when we visited the Ridge in March last year.

People who mine the Ridge come from a cross section of society, from lawyers to travels. Looks don’t mean much: it can be hard to tell who is millionaire and who is poor. Opals attracted Sebastian and Hanna Deisenberger to Lightning Ridge. They planned a two-year stay, but became permanent residents.

Then there’s Neil Schellnegger, 45, who moved to the area with his parents when he was a child. He lives with his son, Luke. Luke is a shy 19-year-old boy who enjoys helping his dad. They haven’t had much luck over the past couple of years, but their passion for opals conquers disappointment. They love the peaceful