东城区2012—2013学年度第二学期高三统一练习（二）

英语试卷 2013.5

本试卷共15页，共150分。考试时长120分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：听力理解（共三节，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。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。每段对话你将听一遍。

例：What is the man going to read?

A．A newspaper.

B．A magazine.

C．A book.

答案是A。

1. Which club may the man join?

A. The Cinema Club. B. The Music Club. C. The Tennis Club.

2. What is the woman going to do?

Give the man a ride. B. Drive home. C. Buy some food.

3. Whose is the white car now?

A. The man’s. B. The man’s brother’s. C. The man’s father’s.

4. What did the woman do in the morning?

A. She fixed the heater.

B. She came to the
hotel.

C. She called the front desk.

5. What is the woman doing？

　A. Offering help. B. Expressing wishes. C. Making a plan.

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What is the man doing?

A. He is booking air tickets.

B. He is leaving for the airport.

C. He is checking the timetable.

7. When will the man probably arrive at the airport?

A. At 10:30. B. Before 10:00. C. After 10:15.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What did the man buy?

A jacket. B. A pair of trousers. C. A suit.

9. How much did the man pay?

$200. B. $140. C. $154.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Who will give a talk t
oday?

A. Diana Decker. B. Robert Speed. C. John Smith.

11. Where will today’s discussion
be held?

A. In Room 201. B. In the meeting hall. C. At the Youth Theatre.

12. What will the listeners do tomorrow morning?

A. Have a meeting. B. Listen to a talk. C. Watch a performance.

听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13. Where is the woman?

A. At the airport. B. At a post office. C. At the insurance company.

14. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?

A. Clerk and customer. B. Boss and employee. C. Waiter and guest.

15. How did the woman deal with the insurance?

She bought it. B. She ignored it. C. She hesitated to pay it.

第三节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面一段对话，完成第16至20五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。

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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）

从每题所给的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。

例：It’s so nice to hear from her again. _____, we last met more than thirty years ago.

A．What’s more B．That’s to say

C．In other words D．Believe it or not

答案是D。

21. Where’s my car? I just parked it behind your house. It ________ now.

A. disappeared B. had disappeared

C. has disappeared D. will disappear

22. When Kerry and Sam met again two years later, each was pleased to see ____.

A. the other B. others C. another D. other

23. _______early for his appointment, Ron spent some time reading the newspaper, waiting for the doctor.

A. Arrive B. Arriving C. To arrive D. Arrived

24. The store charges high prices for their goods, ______ customers keep coming back for more.

A. yet B. or C. for D. so

25. －You are making me very puzzled. Could you please slow down?

－Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t realize I _____ so fast.

A. am going B. would go

C. have gone D. was going

26. Since the new speed limits ______, the number of accidents in the area has fallen strikingly.

A. were introduced B. introduced

C. have been introduced D. have introduced

27. Tony couldn’t remember ______he had turned off the computer before he left the office.

A. that B. where C. when D. whether

28. ______ he promised that he wouldn’t be late, he didn’t arrive until the end of the party.

A. Since B. Although C. Because D. Until

29. Jack, it’s too hot here. ______ I open the window?

A. Shall B. Will C. Should D. Would

30. ______the picture
of the popular singer, I would show it to you right now.

A. I had taken B. Did I take C. Had I taken D. I took

31. It is a pity that there are not enough women _____ well-paid, responsible jobs.

A. in B. by C. to D. about

32. She has been dreaming a future ____ she can spend more time growing flowers.

A. that B. when C. where D. which

33. I decided to risk _____ for a place to stay when I got there, rather than booking in advance.

A. to look B. looking C. looked D. look

34. You can close your eyes and imagine lying on the beach in the sunshine ____ yourself relaxed.

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

35. The previous owner wanted as many as $60,000 for the car, but it was _____I could go.

A. so high as B. the highest C. as high as D. higher than

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，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。

I had been playing hockey（冰球）for about?10 years. I was?always the one sitting?at the end of the bench, and 36 got into a game. I went to all the 37 and showed up even when it was so 38 that your ‘breath froze’ and?when the other players had decided to stay home. I felt I had 39 enough and thought of quitting.

I finally decided to 40 the news to my?mom that I was leaving the team.?My?mom?may have looked like a?tiny and quiet lady but on 41 my words, she said, “Remember, ‘A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.’ Your mother didn’t raise 42 ,?so think about yourself in a 43 way and see yourself as a winner!”?So I worked harder than ever at getting in better shape, 44 my shot accuracy and changing my 45 .?

Once in a match, we? 46 our first game badly. What’s worse, one of our best players got hurt.?I was sitting at my 47 place,?at the end of the bench,?when the coach came over and told me I was going 48 . I was nervous, excited and terrified all at the same time.

The opposing team was fast and I had to admit I was a little 49 .??But my mom’s words 50 out in my head like a church bell.?Instead of being afraid, I was “pumped” and I very quickly found that all my 51 work was?paying off.??I was as f
ast a skater as anyone else on the ice, and I seemed to get the? 52 to score.?The crowd went quiet.? All the time I spent on the ice when everyone had gone home had

53 me for this moment.

Won!?I won!

?The lesson I learned from my mom’s 54 has stayed with me over the years.?I?hear them whenever I am faced with a challenge, or whenever I

55 myself.??

36. A. once B. seldom C. usually D. even

37. A. meetings B. shows C. matches D. practices

38. A. cloudy B. wet C. cold D. windy

39. A. suffered B. explained C. planned D. escaped

40. A. write B. break C. read D. report

41. A. noticing B. gathering C. hearing D. analyzing

42. A. talkers B. dreamers C. attackers D. losers

43. A. positive B. familiar C. brief D. convenient

44. A. testing B. improving C. questioning D. affecting

45. A. aim B. taste C. habit D. attitude

46. A. lost B. controlled C. practiced D. continued

47. A. usual B. safe C. secret D. private

48. A. off B. in C. by D. up

49. A. annoyed B. awkward C. scared D. bitter

50. A. ran B. gave C. stood D. rang

51. A. delicate B. extra C. creative D. casual

52. A. chance B. message C. order D. note

53. A. spared B. requested C. prepared D. sent

54. A. actions B. reasons C. words D. promises

55. A. judge B. express C. comfort D. doubt

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

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

Henry Edwards Huntington

Henry Edwards Huntington was born in 1850 in Oneonta, New York. In 1872 he went to work for his uncle, one of the owners of the Central Pacific Railroad. Twenty years later, Huntington moved to San Francisco at his uncle’s request to share management of the Southern Pacific Railroad. On the way to San Francisco, he visited San Marino, and later bought it, which is home to his collections today.  In 1902, Huntington moved his business operations to Los Angeles, where he developed the street railway system that created the structure of the Los Angeles area. He greatly expanded the existing electric railway lines, creating an extensive inter-urban system providing the transportation necessary. Huntington’s business interests continued to grow particularly in the areas of wate
r, power, and land development; at one time he served on as many as 60 corporate boards throughout the United States.  At the age of 60, he announced his decision to retire in order to devote time to his book and art collections and the landscaping of the 600-acre farm. In 1911 the large Beaux Arts building, in the charge of the architect Myron Hunt, was completed.

In 1913, Huntington married Arabella Duval Huntington. She shared his interests in collecting. As one of the most important art collectors of her generation, she was highly influential in the development of the art collection now shown in the former building.

In 1919, Henry and Arabella Huntington signed the agreement that conveyed their San Marino property and collections to a nonprofit educational trust, creating the Huntington, one of the world’s great cultural, research, and educational centers.

Henry E. Huntington died in 1927, leaving his great treasures the Huntington, including the world-famous Huntington Lib
rary, Art Gallery, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California to the public, which hosts more than 500,000 visitors each year.

56. What can you learn about Huntington from the first two paragraphs?

A. He worked in many fields before he came to Los Angeles.

B. He built a house to store his art collection in San Marino.

C. He did a lot to the USA railway development.

D. He founded the Central Pacific Railroad.

57. What did Huntington do after his retirement?

A. He devoted himself to his personal interests.

B. He worked part time for non-profit business.

C. He was in charge of an ed