南京市、盐城市2013届高三年级第三次模拟考试

英语试题和解析

第一部分听力(共两节，满分20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题卡上。

第一节(共5小题：每小题1分，满分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. When can Mr. Jones see the man?

A. At 10: 00 a. m. B. At 3: 40 p. m. C. At 4:00 p.m.

2. What does the woman suggest the man should do?

A. Go to work by bike.

B. Get up earlier in the morning.

C. Watch out for the bikes in the street.

3. Who is Kristen?

A. The man’s wife. B. The man’s sister. C. The woman’s sister-in-law

4. What is the weather 1ike now?

A. Hot and wet. B. Rainy and cold. C. Sunny and dry

5. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. On the plane. B. At the airport. C. At the railway station

第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

听下面5段对话或独自。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。听每段对话或独自前，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. Up till what time is the special available?

A. 1: 30 p. m. B. 1: 45 p. m. C. 2:00 p. m.

7. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a store. B. In a restaurant. C. In a bank

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What does the mall tell the woman to watch out for?

A. Video games. B. Email attachments. C. Certain websites

9. How many ways does the man mention to keep the mailbox safe?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How often does the girl have the terrible dream?

A. Three times a week. B. Twice a week. C. Once a week

11. What usually happens in the girl’s dreams?

A. She is always caught by the animals.

B. The animals chase her and she escapes.

C. The animals open their frightening mouths.

12. Why does the girl often dream about huge and ugly animals?

A. Because of staying up late into the night.

B. Because of her fear of animals.

C. Because of reading frightening stories before sleeping.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is true about the man?

A. He used to be a good basketball player.

B. He is just back from a holiday.

C. He wants to drop the team.

14. How tan the man lose weight?

A. Start a fitness program. B. Play as many matches as possible.

C. Sit on the bench.

15. How 10ng will it take the man to get back to the team?

A. At least two months. B. At most one month. C. At 1east one month.

16. What does the woman suggest the man should do to 1ive down the shame?

A. Care little about others’ opinions。 B. Practice as much as he can.

C. Score as many goals as he can.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What does the speaker mainly talk about?

A. Most Americans get up very early in the morning.

B. Time plays a very important role in American culture.

C. Americans should hurry up on their way to work.

18. When are Americans more relaxed?

A. In the evening. B. During the lunch break. C. Late in the afternoon.

19. What are Americans used to according to the speaker?

A. Being a few minutes late for meetings.

B. Waking up without an alarm clock.

C. Checking the time often.

20. What can we know about Americans from the talk?

A. They are usually in time to see the main feature film.

B. Their lunch break is longer than one hour.

C. They are always punctual to parties.

第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)

第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的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。

21. In ______ recent online survey over 60 percent of the 4, 000 participants did not agree with ______ policy to charge so much import tax.

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

22. --Look! Someone ________ the floor.

--Well, it wasn’t me. I went shopping just now.

A. had swept B. has swept C. was sweeping D. is sweeping

23. Suffering from war, poverty and illness, many African children are _______ food, love and care.

A. in case of B. in charge of C. in face of D. in need of

24. If you want to try out some new learning methods, you’d better select those that are most _______ for your own style.

A. appropriate B. apparent C. arbitrary D. adequate

25.--Sir, I feel it complicated to apply to a university abroad.

--Why not read our guide? This is ________ the relevant information is available.

A. what B. how C. where D. that

26. It is unfair that one can enjoy _______ just because he or she is rich or powerful.

A. privilege B. possession C. principle D. position

27. –Carla _______ go to that historical museum after school when she was a teenager.

--No wonder she is so familiar with it.

A. could B. should C. might D. would

28. Many approaches have been _______ to control the spread of H7N9 Bird Flu.

A，adapted B. employed C. negotiated D. accessed

29. The road construction is based on the agreement, one of _______ purposes is to ensure its completion on time.

A. which B. whose C. that D. what

30.--David, are you 1istening to me?

--Sorry, Dad. I _______ to make sense of what the reporter said.

A. was trying B. have tried C. am trying D. tried

31. One can’t do extreme sports _________ he or she has had some training.

A. if B. unless C. once D. since

32. Life isn’t meant to be easy and you have to _______ some pain to 1earn the skills to move forward.

A. get across B. go over C. get into D. go through

33. The sleeping baby would be scared _______ a sudden loud noise.

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

34. Over 200, 000 hotel reservations were made in Hong Kong through Taobao last year, _______ it the most popular travel destination among Chinese netizens.

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

35.--Sorry, it's already 6 o’clock. I have to be off for an appointment.

--OK. ________.

A. It couldn’t be better B. You really have me there

C. Let’s call it a day D. Take your time

第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。

Helen was loved as a friendly 1ady by a11 who knew her. She had belonged to the same church for almost all her adult lire and was highly 36.______. Poor Helen was well into her 90’s. Since her husband passed away，she moved in with Jennifer, her young granddaughter. However, life is 37._______. One night driving home from the store, Jennifer was hit dead by a drunk driver. Once again, Helen was alone.

The 38._______ of losing those closest to her and the loneliness of being all alone were 39.______ she could bear. She changed--she fell into 40._______ and hopelessness. Naturally, people around her saw the change. But nobody seemed to know how to 41._______ her. Months passed. It was now December, and the holiday season was 42._______ to be harder than Helen imagined it would be. She felt like she was 43._______, slowly inside. She wondered if she would see Christmas this year.

44._______, the second Sunday of December, the Sunday School teacher came to her with a special request. Would she be 45.______ enough to help decorate the tree that was in the middle of the children’s classroom? Each child had handmade a special decoration to 46.______ on the tree, and they needed assistance. Helen attempted to 47._______ refuse, but the teacher said that the children had requested she be the 48._______ that year. It was important to them for some reason, the teacher whispered.

The night of the special event, Helen was present and wore the best smile. The 49.______ of the young children was bittersweet, which held memories of her dear Jennifer. For the first time in months, though, you could see her eyes 50._______ through tears. She was happy that the children had 51.______ her. Most decorations had been placed on the tree 52._______ a group of nine children came and sat in front of her. Each of them either had no grandmother any longer, 53.______ had never even known theirs. This was a very special celebration and union. In the middle lay a gift-wrapped box 54._______ for her with a card reading “Our Grandma, with love. ”

Christmas this year wasn’t unkind to Helen. No, it was a new 55._______, a brand-new start and nine new reasons to her…

36. A. valued B. rewarded C. approved D. respected

37. A. funny B. challenging C. boring D. diverse

38. A. weakness B. coldness C. sadness D. tiredness

39. A. other than B. more than C. rather than D. 1essthan

40. A. nervousness B. anxiety C. depression D. separation

41. A. acknowledge B. distinguish C. appreciate D. comfort

42. A. desired B. pictured C. aiming D. proving

43. A. crying B. dying C. moving D. struggling

44. A. Gradually B. Recently C. Then D. Meanwhile

45. A. kind B. optimistic C. patient D. enthusiastic

46. A. base B. place C. hide D. set

47. A. politely B. personally C. seriously D. unwillingly

48. A. volunteer B. visitor C. teacher D. assistant

49. A. view B. thought C. sight D. scenery

50. A. staring B. shining C. looking D. 1ighting

51. A. helped B. treated C. invited D. amused

52. A. while B. when C. as D. after

53. A. or B. nor C. and D. but

54. A. intended B. written C. sent D. 1eft

55. A. ending B. process C. goal D. beginning

第三部分阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的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

FFather was a hardworking man who delivered bread as a living to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings after work attending classes，hoping to improve himself so that he could one day find a better. paid job. Except. for Sundays, Father hardly ate a meal together with his family. He worked and studied very hard because he wanted to provide his family with the best that money could buy.

Whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them