银川唐徕回民中学

2013届高三第二学期第一次模拟考试

英语试题

命题人：张青云

分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，总分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷（选择题，115分）

第一部分：听力理解（共两节，30分）

第一节：（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共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上。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟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. Where will Brandy go after school?

A. To the man’s house. B. To the supermarket. C. To her father’s office.

2. What was wrong with the woman?

A. She had much work to do. B. She had a fever. C. She always felt hungry.

3. Who is the man most probably?

A. The owner of the store. B. A police officer. C. A witness.

4. What does the woman mean?

A. She didn’t know the result of the exam.

B. She didn’t do well on the test.

C. The man is being rude.

5. What does the woman suggest the man do?

A. Wait a few days before talking to Amy.

B. Apologize right away.

C. Try to calm Amy down.

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，各个小题将给出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7题。

6. How much will the woman pay for two pairs of shoes?

A. 300 yuan. B. 420yuan. C. 600yuan

7. What discount is given to the socks?

A. 15%. B. 30%. C. 50%.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Why will the man buy a present for the professor?

A. The professor is hosting a party.

B. It is the professor’s birthday.

C. To thank the professor’s help.

9. What does the woman offer to do for the man?

A. Help him choose a tie. B. Go to some flower shops with him.

C. Drive him to the professor’s house.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What will Mark do this afternoon?

A. Have fun at the beach. B. Work at a restaurant. C. Write a research paper.

11. How many days does Mark work at the gym a week?

A. 2. B. 3 C. 4

12. What does Jenny want Mark to do?

A. Help her with her biology homework. B. Return her American history textbook.

C. Lend her his biology notes.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What did the man do with the presents he brought?

A. He handed them to the host. B. He put them under the Christmas tree.

C. He put them in the kitchen.

14. What will the speakers have for Christmas dinner?

A. Turkey. B. Beef. C. Dumplings.

15. What does the man say about Christmas in China?

A. All Chinese people celebrate it. B. The older generations know nothing about it.

C. It is becoming more and more popular.

16. What will the man probably do next?

A. Meet the other quests. B. Have a drink. C. Have dinner with the woman.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What do most of the people in the survey do after school?

A. Spend time with their friends. B. Do their homework.

C. Play sports.

18. How many days does the speaker work a week?

A. 6. B. 5. C. 4.

19. How many survey answers are discussed in the talk?

A. 6. B. 5. C. 4.

20. When will the result of this survey be published in the school newspaper?

A. Next month. B. Next week. C. Tomorrow.

第二部分；知识运用（共两节，45分）

第一节；单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共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。

21. Wearing our school uniforms, all of us feel ____ sense of pride being ____ student of this school.

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

22. --- When shall we get together again?

--- Make it ____ day you like; it’s all the same to me.

A. either B. any C. some D. another

23. People in China tend to over-order food, ____ they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed.

A. but B. or C. for D. when

24. A serious problem for today’s society is who should be ____ for our elderly and how to improve their lives.

A. sensitive B. responsible C. suitable D. reasonable

25. It doesn’t matter how much time you spend strengthening the “ above ground” structure, if you fail to lay a solid ____.

A. relationship B. foundation C. significance D. settlement

26. Don’t take any measures on your own before you ____ your doctor if the pain continues.

A. confirm B. consult C. abolish D. adapt

27. As a chief doctor, my mother doesn’t go out very often as her work ____ almost all her spare time.

A. takes away B. takes in C. takes over D. takes up

28. ____ very delicious, this kind of food in the market has a good sale.

A. Tasting B. Tasted C. Having been tasted D. To be tasted

29. The medicine is in an experimental stage, so it remains ____ whether it has a bad side effect.

A. to see B. to be seen C. seeing D. seen

30. --- She speaks Spanish because she lived in Spain.

--- Really? How long ____ there?

A. does she live B. did she live C. has she lived D. is she living

31. If the police ____ in time, the accident on the highway would have led to more deaths.

A. wouldn’t have arrived B. hadn’t arrived C. didn’t arrive D. shouldn’t arrive

32. --- Alice didn’t go camping last weekend, did she?

--- No. She ____ . We had changed our mind.

A. shouldn’t have come B. needn’t have come

C. didn’t need to come D. needn’t come

33. A middle-aged man was visiting his girlfriend when she requested that he ____ his beard.

A. shaved B. had shaved C. would shave D. shave

34. --- Do you mind if Tom rides in your car?

--- ____ . I’ll be glad to take anyone else but Tom.

A. Not at all. B. No, I don’t C. I’m afraid I do D. Certainly not

35. --- What on earth did the manager want to know, Jim?

--- ____ that we could finish the project.

A. What it was B. What was it C. When was it D. When it was

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.D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There was one way I relaxed: smoking. Smoking was my addiction. I was a nurse. I 36 cigarettes were slowly killing me. 37 I just couldn’t stop.

As it was, I was running out of 38 to enjoy a cigarette. At home I had to go out on the deck（阳台） to light up. One night, I 39 an uncontrolled cough. “Are you okay?” my husband asked. I 40 to catch my breath. “Fine,” I insisted.

But after weeks with a more 41 cough, I felt more foolish than ever. “I know, I know,” I told my husband 42 I came in from the deck one night. “I want to quit. I’ll try after this pack’s finished. I promise.”

I 43 to see the day come, but I’d promised. I grabbed the empty pack and threw it away the next 44 before work. Within an hour my head buzzed(嗡嗡的叫). Then came a full-on 45 . I shouted at co-workers, not knowing what to do with my 46 . Soon as my shift（轮班）was over, I raced to the store. I tried other ways of quitting. But 47 worked. I went into my car. I started the engine, reached for my 48 and found there was none left!

I made it through the evening and went to bed early, just to be 49 . The next morning I 50 bed and had my coffee, as usual--- but not out on the deck with a cigarette. My husband didn’t know what to make of it. 51 someone asked me why I wasn’t dying for a break. It was mid-afternoon. It struck me that I hadn’t smoked a cigarette all day. No one was more 52 than I was. My family 53 me when I said this time quitting was for good.

They say the first couple of weeks are the 54 . I worked more than usual to 55 my hands busy, but I’ve never been tempted to light up ever since.

36. A. knew B. guessed C. wondered D. recognized

37. A. Besides B. But C. Therefore D. Instead

38. A. time B. money C. places D. reasons

39. A. spread B. made C. invented D. developed

40. A. managed B. attempted C. decided D. wanted

41. A. anxious B. serious C. cautious D. curious

42. A. if B. although C. when D. while

43. A. agreed B. desired C. loved D. hated

44. A. morning B. evening C. afternoon D. night

45. A. stomachache B. headache C. toothache D. backache

46. A. legs B. eyes C. hands D. feet

47. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing

48. A. cigarettes B. books C. wheel D. radio

49.A. dangerous B. safe C. healthy D. joyful

50. A. broke away from B. kept up with C. jumped out of D. made fun of

51. A. At once B. At first C. At home D. At work

52. A. surprised B. sad C. worried D. nervous

53. A. questioned B. believed C. reminded D. warned

54. A. busiest B. simplest C. toughest D. easiest

55. A. see B. protect C. prevent D. keep

第三部分：阅读（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

阅读理解；阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Yesterday, I overheard our 9-year-old son, Aaron, talking to his friend, Zach.

“Oh, God!” Zach began, peering in Aaron’s closet. “Where are all your toys?”

“Oh, we are doing something called ‘Simplicity Plan’ , so I basically got rid of 80% of my staff.”

“What? Did your mom and dad make you do this?”

“No. I decided to do it because I wanted to. When I give away a lot of my things, I have time for family activities. I did it because I wanted to live differently and have less staff in my life.”

“But still, why would you choose to get rid of most of your toys?”

“Part of the reason is that my parents were doing it with their stuff. And my mom talked to me about it and explained how they felt happier afterwards. And I thought maybe I really had spent a lot of my time in my room playing with toys instead of spending time with my parents and sister.” “I feel proud because I am a person who has just what I need and not more. And I’m starting new activities like writing how I feel, reading more, and spending more time doing housework around the house.”

“Ok. Let me get this straight. You have fewer toys, more housework, and you feel happier?”

“Well, it’s not that the housework is fun. But I do it with my parents. We talk and connect while we are doing it, so that is the fun. And we’ve been doing more activities together, like reading aloud at night. And on weekends, we have conversations or go out togethe