江西省宜春市2013届高三模拟考试

英语试题

第一部分 听力 (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. What does the man want?

A. A door. B. A key. C. Milk.

2. What is the woman doing?

A. Taking a picture. B. Enjoying a fountain. C. Climbing mountains.

3. What advice does the woman give the man?

A. Run fast. B. Take mild exercise. C. Run slowly for long.

4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A ghost. B. A film. C. A story.

5. What is the man most probably?

A. A policeman. B. A teacher. C. A doctor.

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、7题。

6. What are the speakers doing?

A. Preparing for a meal. B. Doing some shopping. C. Talking about a recipe.

7. What do the speakers need to buy?

A. Cheese and potatoes. B. Onions and pepper. C. Mushrooms and butter.

听第7段材料，回答第8和第9题。

8. What is the party for?

A. John’s birthday. B. Christmas. C. John’s wedding.

9. What do we know about the man?

A. He’ll go to the party with the woman. B. He has told Anna to keep a secret.

C. He looks forward to visiting the woman.

听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。

10. Who is making the telephone call?

A. Lewis Brothers. B. Oliver Martin. C. Mark Hanson.

11. What has the man failed to receive?

A. The pricelists. B. The brochures. C. The invitation cards.

12. When did the man place the order?

A. About 15 days ago. B. About 30 days ago. C. About 40 days ago.

听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。

13. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Teacher and student. B. Grandpa and granddaughter. C. Boss and secretary.

14. What does the man think of the typewriter?

A. Slow. B. Unreliable. C. OK.

15. What once caused the loss of papers?

A. There was a power cut. B. The battery ran down. C. The computer was broken.

16. How did the man finish his paper?

A. He used a typewriter. B. He used a word processor. C. He used a computer.

听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。

17. What is the speaker talking about?

A. Spoken English. B. Practical English. C. Listening English.

18. How many activities does the speaker mention?

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

19. Why does the speaker recommend reading books?

A. It is a popular way to improve one’s English.

B. It is interesting and books have different levels.

C. It is the most beneficial to English learning.

20. What does the speaker think of watching the news in English?

A. It is too boring to secondary school students.

B. It is more useful to advanced English learners.

C. It can help students learn how to use body language.

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。

21. The movie Life of Pi brought in 1.2 billion dollars in 2012, which was ________ new height in ________ director, Ang Lee’s career.

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

22. The computers made by our company sell best, but several years ago no one could have imagined the role in the markets that they _______.

A. were playing B. were to play C. had played D. played

23. With thousands of career-related sites on the Internet, ____ openings can be time-consuming

and inefficient.

A. found promising B. finding promising C. found promised D. finding promised

24. I stared into the blackness and wondered if he was as aware of my presence as I ______.

A. was of his B. did of him C. was him D. did his

25. — He will be giving us some training.

— What if he ______ come?

A. didn’t B. don’t C. will not D. may not

26. In spite of the ______ positive image, the hotel is being accused of some illegal actions and it will probably not survive in the country.

A. aggressive B. universal C. previous D. ridiculous

27. — Jenny, I hate to say it, but you really must go!

— ______.

A. All right, if you insist B. Not likely

C. Mind your own business D. You must be kidding

28. The wood was so rotten that, when we pulled, it ______ into pieces.

A. broke off B. broke away C. broke through D. broke up

29. — ______.

— You did? That's great! Congratulations.

A. My wife had a baby last night B. Today is my birthday

C. I’ve just got a pay rise D. I failed in my driver's test

30. “What we find is ______ you look at otherwise very similar tickets, the tickets purchased on the weekends are about 5 percent cheaper,” Texas A&M University economist Steven Puller added.

A. that B. what C. that when D. when

31. Tough ______ the task was, we ______ finish it ahead of time and therefore we were highly praised for it.

A. though; would B. although; had to C. as; were able to D. though; must

32. After further education in London, his knowledge and ______ were finally recognized by his employer.

A. consciousness B. competence C. conservation D. convenience

33. The girl was occupied in doing his homework, only ______ once in a while to look out of the window.

A. stopping B. to stop C. stopped D. having stopped

34. I have no time to read _______ of Liu Lianzi’s novels, but judging from Legend of Concubine Zhen Huan I’ve read, she is very promising.

A. none B. either C. both D. all

35. If your bed feels, smells and looks like an Alien nest, ______ it's time for you to change with some clean bed linen.

A. and B. than C. or D. then

第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

We were the only family with children in the restaurant. I sat Eric in a 36 chair for children and noticed everyone was quietly eating and talking. Suddenly, Eric screamed with 37 and said, “Hi there.” His fat baby hands 38 the high chair tray(托架), and his eyes were wide with excitement.

I looked around and saw the 39 of his enjoyment. It was an old man with a worn and oily coat and pants full of 40 . And his hair was uncombed and unwashed. I was sure he 41 . His hand waved. “Hi there, baby; I see ya,” the man said to Eric.

My husband and I 42 looks. Eric continued to 43 and answer, “Hi, there.” Everyone in the restaurant noticed this. My husband and I were 44 .

We finally got through the meal and 45 the door. My husband went to pay the check and told me to meet him in the parking lot. The old man sat between me and the door. “Lord, just let me out of here 46 he speaks to me or Eric,” I prayed. As I drew closer to the man, I turned my back trying to sidestep him and avoid any air he might be 47 . As I did so, Eric leaned over my arm, reaching with both arms in a baby’s “pick-me-up” position. Before I could stop him, he had 48 himself to the man’s arms．Eric, in an act of total 49 , and love, laid his tiny head upon the man's torn shoulder.

His 50 hands full of dirt, pain and hard labor gently, so gently, cradled (轻抱) my baby’s waist and patted his back. I stood amazed. After a while, he pushed Eric from his chest 51 as though he were in pain, saying “God bless you, ma’am. Your son has given me the best Christmas gift.” 52 Eric in my arms, I ran for the car.

My husband was wondering why I was crying and holding Eric so 53 , and why I was saying, “My God, forgive me. I felt it was God asking, ‘Are you willing to 54 your love and happiness?’ ” The old man had 55 me of this — To enter the Kingdom of God, we must know how to share.

36. A. straight B. broken C. giant D. high

37. A. surprise B. delight C. anger D. nerve

38. A. beat B. knocked C. found D. kicked

39. A. source B. reason C. effect D. resource

40. A. colors B. flowers C. designs D. holes

41. A. smiled B. mopped C. smelled D. wiped

42. A. consulted B. exchanged C. separated D. replaced

43. A. cry B. shout C. laugh D. say

44. A. surprised B. excited C. struck D. embarrassed

45. A. ran for B. headed for C. sent for D. accounted for

46. A. as B. until C. before D. when

47. A. breathing B. fighting C. creating D. holding

48. A. thrown B. devoted C. driven D. jumped

49. A. independence B. desire C. trust D. dignity

50. A. sensitive B. rude C. smart D. aged

51. A. eagerly B. violently C. gladly D. unwillingly

52. A. Of B. With C. Without D. For

53. A. loosely B. reliably C. tightly D. sincerely

54. A. share B. express C. realize D. learn

55. A. requested B. persuaded C. reminded D. informed

第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

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I had the meanest mother in the world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal, eggs and toast. Others had cokes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwich. As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids’. But at least I was not alone in my suffering. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.

My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing. We had to wear clean clothes every day. Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace because she made our clothes herself, just to save money.

The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 5:45 the next morning. So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law. She made us wor