浙江省杭州四中2013届高三第九次教学质检英语试题

考生须知：

1．本试卷分试题卷和答题卷，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。

2．答题前，在答题卷密封区内，填写卡号、姓名、试场号、座位号。

3．所有答案必须写在答题卷上，写在试卷上无效。

4．考试结束，只上交答题卷。

第一部分：英语知识运用

第一节 单项选择（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

1. ---We really enjoy ourselves at the party. Thanks again, Mr. and Mrs. White.

---_____. Just drop in whenever you feel like it.

A. Our great honor B. Nice having you here

C. Nice you are here D. With pleasure

2. When a giraffe has _____ drink, it has to stand with its front legs wide apart in order to reach _____ water easily.

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

3. The main reason why Apple’s products always manage to capture the imagination of people worldwide is their attention to _____. Each and every part of an Apple product is perfect in its body.

A. details???????? B. functions???????? C. features?????? D. trends

4. Encouraged by my science teacher, I set about my studies on developing my product, _____I hope I will succeed in applying for a patent（专利）.

A. with whom???????? B. to whom???????? C. through which D. for which

5. He is only too ready to help others, seldom, ____, refusing them when they turn to him.

A. if never B. if ever C. if not D. if any

6. --- The research on the new bird flu virus vaccine is challenging and demanding. Who do you think can do the job?

---____ my students have a try?

A. Shall B. Must C. Will D. May

7. We had a really bad time about six months ago but now things are ____.

A. looking up B. coming up C. making up D. turning up

8. ____ the temperature might drop, coal was prepared for warming.

A. To consider B. Considered C. Considering D. To be considered

9. Many strange new means of transport have been developed in our century, the strangest of _____ being perhaps the hovercraft(气垫船).

A. which B. them C. that D. it

10. It’s already 10’clock. I wonder how it ____ that she was two hours late on such a short trip.

A. came over B. came out C. came about D. came up

11. The sunspot came into its active stage, __________ that happens once every eleven years.

A. one B. it C. the one D. what

12. Roger had just walked into his office and that was when he was told that his plan had finally been approved. Which of the following can be instead of the underlined(划线的) part to make the sentence better.

A. and then they told him B. when it was learned by him

C. and then he learned D. when he learned

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

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

14.---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

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

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

16. Stephen Hawking believes that the earth is unlikely to be the only planet _______ life has developed gradually.

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

17. Our manager ________ for Shanghai in a few days and he has asked me to find out when the earliest plane ________ next Wednesday.

A. is leaving; takes off B. will leave; is taking off

C. leaves; will take off D. is to leave; is going to take off

18. As time went by, the plan stuck ________ fairly practical.

A. to prove B. to proved C. to proving D. to proves

19.---Why do you choose to work in an international travel agency?

---Well, you know, English is my ________. So it is my best choice.

A. strength B. talent C. ability D. skill

20.--- 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）

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。

While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one rainy evening．The overhead light outside my door was 21 and I had difficulty finding the keyhole．When I finally 22 to open the door, I 23 around the wall for a light switch．I found a 24 where a switch was once installed．．．but no switch．

No discouraged easily, I remembered seeing a 25 by the bed when I put away my luggage 26 in the day．I found the bed in the dark and felt around until I found the lamp, but when I switched it on, 27 happened! Now what?

Though I knew that it was dark outside my window 28 the outdoor light was burned out, I thought that 29 if I opened the curtains I might be able to use the light from the 30 to find another lamp．So I 31 my way slowly across the room to the curtains and．．．no draw-string!

I finally stumbled （跌跌撞撞） around until I found a desk lamp that actually 32 ! That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world can be and how necessary 33 is．

But even more necessary than 34 light is the light that shines from people—the light of

love, sympathy and 35 ．Because, for many people, the world is a dark and 36 place．

It is the shining that is important, for someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or fear and in 37 of some light．

So let your light shine．Whatever light you 38 may be a beacon （灯塔） of hope and encouragement in someone’s darkness．And if you feel that your light is 39 a candle in a forest, remember this—there isn’t enough darkness in the world to 40 the light of one small candle．

21．A．broken B．burning C．shining D．smooth

22．A．managed B．attempted C．succeeded D．meant

23．A．touched B．felt C．turned D．looked

24．A．light B．plate C．lamp D．signal

25．A．lamp B．switch C．desk D．window

26．A．later B．earlier C．sooner D．first

27．A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything

28．A．since B．unless C．when D．although

29．A．certainly B．surely C．absolutely D．perhaps

30．A．stars B．room C．street D．shop

31．A．forced B．made C．struggled D．pushed

32．A．closed B．failed C．did D．worked

33．A．love B．thinking C．dream D．light

34．A．spiritual B．physical C．mental D．inner

35．A．faith B．soul C．mind D．attention

36．A．mixed B．fancy C．lonely D．complicated

37．A．lack B．favor C．need D．face

38．A．offer B．receive C．devote D．throw

39．A．only B．even C．ever D．much

40．A．give out B．leave out C．take out D．put out

第二部分：阅读理解

：阅读下列短文，选出最佳选项。（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

( A )

Many trees in the Brackham area were brought down in the terrible storms that March. The town itself lost two great lime trees from the former market square. The disappearance of such striking features had changed the appearance of the town center entirely, to the annoyance of its more conservative inhabitants(居民).

Among the annoyed, under more normal circumstances, would have been Chief Inspector Douglas Pelham, head of the local police force. But at the height of that week's storm, when the wind brought down even the mature walnut tree in his garden, Pelham had in fact been in no fit state to notice. A large and healthy man, he had for the first time in his life been seriously ill with an attack of bronchitis.

When he first complained of an aching head and tightness in his chest, his wife, Molly, had tried to persuade him to go to the doctor. Convinced that the police force could not do without him, he had, as usual, ignored her and attempted to carry on working. Predictably, though he wouldn't have listened to anyone who tried to tell him so, this had the effect of fogging his memory and shortening his temper.

It was only when his colleague, Sergeant Lloyd, took the initiative (主动) and drove him to the doctor's door that he finally gave in. By that time, he didn't have the strength left to argue with her. In no time at all, she was taking him along to the chemist's to get his medicine and then home to his unsurprised wife who sent him straight to bed.

When Molly told him, on the Thursday morning, that the walnut tree had been brought down during the night, Pelham hadn’t been able to take it in. On Thursday evening, he had asked weakly about damage to the house, groaned (含糊不清地说) thankfully when he heard there was none, and pulled the sheets over his head.

It wasn't until Saturday, when the medicine took effect, his temperature dropped and he got up, that he realized with a shock that the loss of the walnut tree had made a permanent difference to the appearance of the living-room. The Pelhams’ large house stood in a sizable garden. It had not come cheap, but even so Pelham had no regrets about buying it. The leafy garden had created an impression of privacy. Now, though, the storm had changed his outlook.

Previously, the view from the living-room had featured the handsome walnut tree. This had not darkened the room because there was also a window on the opposite wall, but it had provided interesting patterns of light and shade that hid the true state of the worn furniture that the family had brought with them from their previous house.

With the tree gone, the room seemed cruelly bright, its worn furnishings exposed in all their shabbiness. And the view from the window didn’t bear looking at. The tall house next door, previously hidden by the tree, was now there, dominating the outlook with its unattractive purple bricks and external pipes. It seemed to have a great many upstairs windows, all of them watching the Pelhams' every movement.

“Doesn’t it look terrible?” Pelham whispered to his wife. But Molly, standing in the doorway, sounded more pleased than dismayed. “That's what I’ve been telling you ever since we came here. We have to buy a new sofa, whatever it costs.”

41. Why were some people in Brackham annoyed after the storm?

A. No market could be held. B. The police had done little to help.

C. The town looked different.