2013北京市高考压轴卷

英语试题

第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）

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. We ______ the difficulty together, but why didn’t you tell me?

A. should face B. might face

C. could have faced D. must have faced

22. Carl is studying food science at college and hopes to open up meat processing factory of his own one day.

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

23. After school we went to the reading-room to do some reading, only to be told that it .

A. was decorated B. had decorated

C. had been decorating D. was being decorated

24. This restaurant wasn't_ that other restaurant we went to.

A. half as good as B. as half good as

C. as good as half D. flood as half as

25. — What are you going to do this weekend?

— _____. If time permits, I may go to Shanghai with my friends.

A. Don't mention it B. It doesn't matter

C. Forget it D. It depends

26. The air quality in the city, ______ is shown in the report, has improved over the past two months.

A. that B. it

C. as D. what

27. Walking alone in the dark, the boy whistled to ________ his courage.

A. hold up B. keep up C. set up D. take up

28. Sorry, I am too busy now. If I _____ time, I would certainly go for an outing with you.

A. have had B. had had C. have D. had

29．The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket _ the desert.

A. covering B. covered C. cover D, to cover

30. Having sent several mails to apply for jobs, Susan waited for a reply, but ___ came.

A．nobody B. nothing C. none D. neither

31.-Which one of these do you want?

- Either will do.

A. I don't mind B. I'm sure

C. No problem D. Go ahead

32. — Honey, the cat’s stuck in the tree. Can you turn off the TV and get a ladder . . . ?

— Oh, it jumped off. _______.

A. Never mind B. All right C. No problem D. Take care

33．It suddenly occurred to him he had left his keys in the office.

A．whether B．where C．which D．that

34．He hoped that he would _____ a more suitable job．

A．be assigned B．assign

C．have been assigned D．have assigned

35. One of our rules is that every student wear school uniform while at school.

A. might B. could C. shall D. will

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 became a gardener when I was twelve. My early__36___of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to ___37____my parents.

At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with __38___at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish her, “something else to ___39___!”Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.

At that age, I always did something___40_____to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found____41___,I would plant a garden!

I planted some lily（百合花）seeds in the yard. But they failed to ___42___.I continued to sunflower seeds and roses, Wild ____43_____joy,I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.__44___,I was touched by this land of wonder.

___45___,my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even___46_____at me because found it was ___47____to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s ___48__,I put her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds____49___flowers.

Regardless of their ____50___,I kept on planting my garden and ____51___to enjoy the pleasure gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they____52____to care and love.

It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ____53___my parent .Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very____54_.And now I could say it is my affection for____55___that makes me a real gardener.

36. A. memory B. dream C. intention D. design

37. A. please B. change C. help D. annoy

38. A. doubt B. appreciation C. surprise D. excitement

39. A. collect up B. care about C. clean up D. come in

40. A. equal B. similar C. superior D. opposite

41. A. painful B. valuable C. upsetting D. interesting

42. A. come up B. break out C. hold on D. get through

43. A. to B. with C. in D. by

44. A. Luckily B. Cheerfully C. Regularly D. Eventually

45. A. Inetead B. However C. Therefore D. Besides

46. A. should B. laughed C. glanced D. jumped

47. A. convenient B. troublesome C. enjoyed D. dangerous

48. A. sadness B. displeasure C. delight D. relief

49. A. other than B. more than C. rather than D. less than

50. A. dislike B. encouragement C. threat D. suggestion

51. A. decided B. stopped C. continued D. struggled

52. A. devote B. turn C. respond D. challenge

53. A. defeat B. satisfy C. respect D. lead

54 .A. proud B. comfortable C. strange D. disappointed

55. A. freedom B. life C. growth D. nature

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

Farmers are being told more needs to be done to stop them injuring at work. One in five British workplace deaths happens in agriculture even though farmers are only a small part of the working population. During the year 2010/11 there were 1,061 injuries in total and it is thought many more go unreported.

Jim Chapman from Warwickshire had his arm torn off by farm machinery seven years ago when he was 23. “You don't realize how much you rely on your second arm until it's gone,” he said. He fell against a PTO shaft(传动轴），a spinning metal bar at the back of a tractor. “It catapulted(猛力掷出）me from one side of the machine to the other,” he said. “I landed on the floor, minus all my clothing. My left arm had been ripped off.” He admits that the machinery was missing part of its proper safety guard. “But again,” he added, “it was a rushed day. There were a few machines that didn't work. Also, I was getting behind with the jobs.”

Over the last 10 years, other industries that you'd think of as dangerous, like building or quarrying(矿采），have lowered the number of workplace deaths and injuries. In the farming industry though, deaths remain high with 34 deaths in 2010/11．

Judith Hackitt, the chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) says it is "not acceptable" that the accident statistics for farming are still high. “People in farming don't have minor(较小的）injuries. When they get injured, it's bad.” she said. “When I said to the National Farmers’ Union(NFU) that if I had sons I would not want them to work in agriculture, it really made them sit up and take notice.” There's a whole host of reasons why farming is as dangerous as it is. It is a very rough industry. Also, it's often because people are left alone. They could be young and inexperienced, or older people, who would have retired maybe five or 10 years ago in other industries.

Jim wants others to learn from his experience. “Look at what you're doing before you go running in,” he said. “You could make a mistake that you'll live with for the rest of your life.”

56. Jim Chapman was injured in the workplace mainly because ＿___

A. he crossed the machinery

B. the safety guard of the machinery was gone

C. he was standing at the back of the tractor

D. he didn't notice the PTO shaft

57. In British farming industry, ______.

A. farmers take up a large part of working population

B. the number of injuries is bigger than what the public know

C. old machinery was not replaced in time

D. being a farmer is the most dangerous

58．Judith thought＿were (was) not acceptable.

A. the injuries of farmers

B．the high deaths for farming

C. her son's hope to work in agriculture

D. farmers' retiring 5 or 10 years later

59. The underlined phrase “ripped off”in paragraph 2 probably means“＿”

A. turned off B. got off C. worn off D. torn off

B

The singer, Mick Jagger, of the Rolling Stones sings a song that tells people they can’t always get what they want but if we try sometimes we can get what we need. The past years in my life my parents have told me this saying many times. I’ve always complained about the quote(引语). Although over time I have told myself to learn from it.

This year my girlfriend flew off to college in West Palm, Florida. This has been a killer for me because I haven’t been able to see her and she is having a rough time in school. The last two months have been hard but we are working through it. I have been trying to get my dad to buy me a plane ticket to go down there. My dad told me if I brought him some money he would help me pay for the ticket. I started to complain to him because I had no way of getting any money to give him. I spent several days and nights thinking of ways to earn money to go see my girlfriend. I finally came to the conclusion that I would get a job and work hard to earn some money to give to my dad. I applied to Safeway and I ended up getting the job.

I have been working at Safeway for about a month now and work hard to earn money to go see my girlfriend. The other day my mom had surprised me and