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（二）

英语试题

第I卷（共三部分，115分）

第一部分 听力部分（共两节，满分30分）

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，你将有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 does the woman need to do this weekend?

A. To get her car fixed.

B. To do her homework.

C. To meet a friend.

2. What will the woman buy for the man？

A. Oranges and bananas.

B. Apples and oranges.

C. Grapes and oranges.

3. What does the man mean?

A. The exam seems to be easier than it first appeared.

B. He thinks they made the exam difficult on purpose.

C. The exam is more difficult than he thought.

4. What is the woman?

A. A waitress. B. A doctor. C. A teacher.

5. What will the woman take?

A. A taxi. B. A bus. C. The underground.

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。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至第8题。

6. What is the main topic of the conversation?

A. City life. B. Life abroad. C. The climate in California.

7. What does the man think of the people in the city?

A. Friendly. B. Hardworking. C. Humorous.

8. Where does the man come from?

A. Japan. B. Canada. C. Britain.

听第7段材料，回答第9至第11题。

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

A. Workmates. B. Boss and secretary. C. Manager and job hunter.

10. Why did the woman fail to get the job according to the man?

A. She is a woman.

B. She is improperly dressed.

C. She is not fit for the position.

11. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. Carl White is a good manager.

B. The man thinks the woman is too proud.

C. The woman thinks ability is the only important thing.

听第8段材料，回答第12至第14题。

12. When will the man graduate from college?

A. Next June. B. Next July. C. This June.

13. What can we know about the man?

A. He has some experience in the job.

B. He can speak several languages.

C. He is good at his lessons at college.

14. How much will the company pay the man for the first year?

A. $10,500. B. $12,500. C. $15,000.

听第9段材料，回答第15至第17题。

15. When did Tom write to his mother last time?

A. Last month. B. Last week. C. Yesterday.

16. Who is Mr. Rogers?

A. Tom’s friend. B. Tom’s boss. C. Tom’s teacher.

17. What did Tom tell his mother in his last letter?

A. He had made some money.

B. He had lost his part-time job.

C. He had just bought a car.

听第10段材料，回答第18至第20题.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 单项填空，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. As a simple and convenient way to get ______ latest fashions online, online shopping also

has ______ major problem — you can’t see whether they fit or not.

A. the; the B. / ; the C. the ; a D. /; /

22. I’d rather ride a bike as bike riding has _____ of the trouble of taking buses.

A. much B. all C. neither D. none

23. As the quality of the city’s air continues to give rise to ______, the residents are encouraged to set off fewer fireworks.

A. descriptions B. concerns C. compromise D. emergency

24. —Mr. Harry, we want to hear what you think about the reform being carried out in our school.

—OK, I _____ to that.

A. am coming B. have come C. came D. come

25. Considering your income, you should be able to ______ at least twenty dollars a week.

A. put forward B. put in C. put down D. put aside

26. In our work quality counts for ______ quantity.

A. as well as?????????? B. as soon as???????????? C. as long as?????? D. as?much?as?

27. The doctor advised the patient to give up smoking _____ his own health.

A. in terms of B. as a result of

C. in regard to D. for the sake of

28. They advocate the proposal we were opposed ______ rediscussed at the next meeting.

A. to be B. should be C. to was D. was

What a pity! Considering his ability and experience, he ______ better.

A. need have done B. must have done

C. can have done D. might have done

30. Bad habits are no way easy to be ______; it needs your determination and perseverance.

A. replaced B. moved C. removed D. got rid

31. ______ is surprising to us is that Tom, for ______ English was once boring, can speak English fluently as though he were a native speaker.

A. What; whom B. What; whose C. It; whose D. As; whom

32. —Why?do?you hang that photograph above the fireplace?

— ______ visitors of the memorial days of Long March，Sir.

A. Reminding B. To remind C. Reminded D. Reminds

33. All the soldiers were placed exactly ______ the local government wanted them for the control of the comeback of the flood.

A. while B. when C. where D. though

34. As a young man, he’d rather have a room of his own, however small it is, than ______ a room with someone else.

A. to share B. to have shared C. share D. shared

35. —About income,?I?think?most people deserve more than what they get.

— ______.

A. You have a point B. It serves you right

C. Not likely D. Don’t mention it

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Sometimes, people are required to fill in personal information when they register online, which may lead to some unexpected trouble. Recently, the BBC is reporting that a 17-year-old girl in Australia posted a(n) 36 of her grandmother at home counting a large sum of cash that she 37 hidden in the house. Just eight hours later, two armed men 38 the girl’s house. They demanded to speak to her to find out where the grandmother’s house was, 39 they could get the money they had seen. 40 , the girl was not home at the time, so the robbers 41 a small amount of cash from the mother and left.

Because the 42 is still under investigation, local police aren’t saying 43 else about it. It’s not known yet whether the girl had used privacy setting on the Facebook profile page, and even whether the robbers 44 the girl in the past.

Two other 45 were at home then, a 58-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy, the girl’s father and brother. Luckily, no one was 46 . The robbers left peacefully after 47 that the girl was not home and that no one else there knew anything about the 48 that had appeared in the photo.

Police in both Britain and Australia are using the case to 49 citizens of the dangers of posting personal information on social networks and to suggest users of websites 50 doing so. The police say it is 51 that the girl posted a comment in the past that gave clues to the address, 52 that the robbers knew the girl in another way. 53 , they suggest, a posting by a friend on their site could have 54 such information. To find it, the robbers would only have had to search for those posting on other pages that 55 the girl’s name.

36. A. picture B. story C. blog D. video

37. A. kept B. made C. let D. got

38. A. knocked at B. looked at C. broke into D. ran into

39. A. even if B. so that C. as soon as D. in case

40. A. Usually B. Suddenly C. Fortunately D. Finally

41. A. spent B. left C. asked D. took

42. A. robber B. family C. case D. girl

43. A. few B. many C. little D. much

44. A. ignored B. knew C. remembered D. followed

45. A. members B. adults C. characters D. neighbors

46. A. escaped B. harmed C. killed D. buried

47. A. showing B. realizing C. discovering D. recognizing

48. A. cash B. grandmother C. house D. website

49. A. inform B. accuse C. rob D. warn

50. A. enjoy B. stop C. keep D. consider

51. A. possible B. important C. necessary D. strange

52. A. so B. or C. and D. but

53. A. Besides B. However C. Therefore D. Instead

54. A. taken up B. set up C. put away D. given away

55. A. included B. drew C. contained D. attracted

第三部分 阅读理解 (共20小题, 每小题2分, 满分40分)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

BEIJING, March, 17th --The Japanese automaker Toyota will recall some 4,400 units of FJ Cruiser cars in China over seat belt flaws, China's consumer quality watchdog said Saturday.

The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said on its website that Toyota China will recall these imported cars produced between December 2007 and March 2013.

Toyota is busy working on the solution to the flaw and will release improvement methods before April 15, according to the administration.

This marks Toyota's second recalling this year after the auto giant announced in January that it would recall 22,869 units of Lexus IS cars in China due to wiper arm problem.

China's private auto ownership reached 93.09 million units by the end of 2012, up 18.3 percent compared with the year before. Along with the fast expanding auto market, Chinese drivers grow more concerned about the quality of their cars.

Also on Saturday, the AQSIQ said in a statement on its website that its research has basically confirmed the German automaker Volkswagen's direct shift gearbox (DSG) transmission has defects which may cause engine power failures and urged Volkswagen to recall defective cars after China Central Television (CCTV) exposed Volkswagen's gearbox defect on Friday.

To better protect the interests of Chinese consumers, the AQSIQ announce