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江西省重点中学盟校2013届高三第二次联考

英语试卷

主命题：宜春中学 万瑛 辅命题：九江同文中学 刘玮 贵溪一中 张吟芳

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，全卷满分为150分。考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的学校、班级、姓名、学号、考试科目写在答题卷上。

试题所有答案均答在本试卷的答题卷上。

第一卷 （选择题 共115分）

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 dessert will the man order?

A. Ice cream. B. A chocolate cake. C. Nothing.

2. What will the man do this weekend?

A. Go to the movies with the woman.

B. Celebrate his sister’s birthday.

C. Go skiing with his parents.

3. What does the man ask the woman to do?

A. Help him paint his bedroom. B. Make lunch for him. C. Take care of his brother.

4. Who is the woman?

A. A waitress. B. A doctor. C. A driver.

5. What is the man doing?

A. Having an interview. B. Talking with his boss. C. Writing a résumé.

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至7题。

6. What size shoes did the woman wear last year?

A. 6. B. 7. C. 8.

7. Why have the woman’s feet been hurting?

A. Her shoes were the wrong size.

B. She walked too much each day.

C. Her shoes were of very low quality.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Where is the woman going?

A. To her house. B. To an appointment. C. To West 22nd Street.

9. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman is in a rush.

B. It is going to rain soon.

C. The traffic is heavy at the moment.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Who are the speakers?

A. Girlfriend and boyfriend. B. Teacher and student. C. Director and actor.

11. How does the man appear to the woman?

A. Hurt. B. Mad. C. Happy.

12. What does the woman want the man to do?

A. Express his sad feelings. B. Show more anger. C. Take a break.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where did the woman meet the man?

A. At the Berlin bus station.

B. At the London bus station.

C. At the woman’s apartment.

14. How long was the man’s trip?

A. An hour and a half. B. Nine hours. C. Nineteen hours.

15. Why did the man choose to take a bus?

A. To save money.

B. To enjoy the country view.

C. To be environmentally friendly.

16. What did the woman say about the man?

A. He didn’t look well.

B. He could have taken a faster bus.

C. He should care more about the environment.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Who is the speaker?

A. A TV host. B. A radio host. C. A professor.

18. What did the Harvard study find?

A. Fast readers get the best grades.

B. Parents’ education is important to kids’ success.

C. More books at home means success in school.

19. According to the speaker, what is the best part of reading?

A. It’s a fun activity.

B. It’s relaxing at bedtime.

C. It’s a great way to communicate.

20. When should parents start to read to their kids?

A. As early as possible.

B. When their kids learn to speak.

C. As soon as their kids can hold a book.

第二部分 语言知识应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。

21. —It was announced that another student in our school had won first prize for China High School Chemistry Olympiad.

—Oh, really? . He must have put a lot of work into it.

A. That sounds fine B. That’s quite something

C. That’s a good point D. Get a move on

22. —Oh, my God! Our teacher is so mean!

—Calm down, my friend. Even though she is tough sometimes, she be nice if you really work hard.

A. must B. should C. can D. shall

23. Investments to lower pollution levels pay off due to lower disease rates and, lower healthcare costs.

A. however B. though C. therefore D. otherwise

24. The fact is that everyone has to grow up and mature, come some growing pains.

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

25. International football matches don’t always better understanding between countries.

A. stand for B. compensate for C. make for D. account for

26. Don’t take it for granted that parents should show their unconditional love to you. You should also try to understand them and be to their feelings.

A. particular B. optimistic C. impressive D. sensitive

27. Low-carbon emission and energy conservation must be given , whatever job you are doing.

A. privilege B. principle C. priority D. prejudice

28. I apologize if my son ______ you, but I am sure that he didn’t mean to. A. hurts B. hurt C. has hurt D. had hurt

29. What impressed me most was that in New Zealand the sky was always clear blue ____ our heads.

A. from B. on C. beyond D. over

30. — What do you think of the price of these computers? — They are at least equal in price to, if not cheaper than, ____at the other companies． A. it B. ones C. that D. the ones

31. The boy didn’t come to ____ life and the method to start his breathing ended up as ____ failure.

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

32. ________ different life today is ________ what it was 20 years ago!

A. How; from B. What a; from C. What; from D. How; than

33． a man’s age, he can reduce it several years by wearing a confident smile．

A．Whichever B． Whatever C．Whenever D．However

34. I ____ a cake when the light went out. I had to finish it tomorrow.

A. had made B. am making C. made D. was making

35. The poor child stood there, and __________ what to do, turned to his father for help.

A. not knowing B. not knew C. not to know D. not know

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中选出最佳选项。

All houses should have a kitchen window. At least，for me，there is a lot to see in the view from my kitchen window.

It was a spring day，and I was washing the dishes when I happened to 36 of the kitchen window into the backyard. My husband，Mike，was out cultivating the garden with a 37 . Our son，Jeremy，who was four years old at the time was right 38 him. Mike was moving the plough very 39 in order to do a good job of breaking up the soil for 40 . My son was just inches behind my husband and each time Mike took a step，Jeremy took a step. He would carefully put his own small 41 in the huge footmark 42 from my husband’s boot. He took a 43 with his right foot and then his left and then he would wait 44 for when it would be time to take the next step. Although Jeremy didn’t know it，his father had been 45 over him all the time，even when he stumbled(绊) and 46 . That view from my kitchen window has 47 in my mind until this day. In one way it is a 48 of the need of a child for a father’s good example.

It is also an illustration for all of us. How many times I have walked ahead of my father， 49 to find dry and hard ground that I couldn’t 50 because it hadn’t been ploughed yet. I got into 51 because I didn’t wait for my father to go before me and 52 the way.

At other times，I became 53 of waiting for the next step and began looking around at all the rocks of the world that led me to 54 my road. Like Jeremy，all I needed was to turn around and 55 my eyes on my father who had also been watching over me all the time.

36. A. turn out B. make out C. carry out D. look out

37. A. stick B. tractor C. plough D. cow

38. A. behind B. beside C. before D. above

39. A. quickly B. slowly C. eagerly D. simply

40. A. planting B. growing C. harvesting D. watering

41. A. hand B. foot C. body D. head

42. A. hit B. provided C. built D. made

43. A. walk B. rest C. step D. chance

44. A. patiently B. unpleasantly C. angrily D. honestly

45. A. staring B. glancing C. spying D. watching

46. A. sat B. fell C. cried D. shouted

47. A. entered B. pressed C. stopped D. remained

48. A. picture B. look C. play D. model

49. A. usually B. only C. generally D. surprisingly

50. A. try B. change C. stand D. manage

51. A. result B. conclusion C. trouble D. experience

52. A. quit B. protect C. prepare D. point

53. A. afraid B. separated C. worried D. tired

54. A. find B. miss C. prevent D. continue

55. A. spread B. draw C. fix D. put

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A.B.C.D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

BBC London Tributes(敬意) continue to be paid at home and abroad to Margaret Thatcher after her death at the age of 87. David Cameron, the present Prime Minister, said she had been a "great Briton" while US President Obama called her a "great champion of freedom and liberty". Her funeral is expected to be held next week. Thatcher, Britain's first female premier, was in power from 1979 to 1990 and won three successive general elections. She died "peacefully" after suffering a stroke on April 8th 2013. She will not have a state funeral but will be accorded the same status as Princess Diana and the Queen Mother. The Union Jack above Number 10 Downing Street has been lowered to half-mast to pay tributes.

“In an era in which politicians are all too often greeted with indifference, it is easy to forget that Britain was once led by a woman who inspired passion.” says Nick Robinson, a well-known BBC political editor.

After cutting short a trip to Europe to return to London, Cameron described Thatcher as "the patriot prime minister" and "greatest peacetime" leader. While acknowledging that she had "divided opinion", Cameron said she had "taken a country that was on its knees and made it stand tall again." "Thatcher loved this country and served it with all she had," he added. Her oth