茅盾中学2013届高三适应性考试英语试题

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机读卡请正确填涂(两填三涂)：考号为：试场号（01至22）＋座位号（01至30），共4位；请分别用水笔填好姓名和考号， 用2B铅笔涂好试卷类型A, 4位考号（前4格！！）和考试科目——英语。

说明：本试卷考试时间120分钟，满分120分。

选择题部分（共80分）

第一部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分30分）

第一节： 单项填空 (共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分)

从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。

1. — I would appreciate it if you can forgive Mary and make friends with her again.

— . If only she would apologize to me for what she has done to me!

A. By no means B. By all means C. My pleasure D. It's a pleasure

2. —Shall I go over to chat with you this evening?

—Nice of you! It is ____ great comfort to keep me ____ company, when I’m alone at home.

A. a; 不填 B. a; the C. 不填; a D. 不填; 不填

3. When to danger and conflict, men tend to increase blood pressure, nervous or anxious.

A. exposed; felt B. exposed; feeling C. exposing; felt D. exposing; feeling

4. True happiness does not the possession of money, but the joy of achievement.

A. contribute to B. lie in C. result in D. add to

5. The customer didn’t choose _____ of the coats and went away without looking at a third one.

A. both B. all C. any D. either

6. I’m sorry I didn’t phone you, but I’ve been very busy ____ the past couple weeks.

A. beyond B. over C. with D. among

7. He had only a limited with Russian literature. No wonder your lecture was beyond his comprehension.

A. command B. agreement C. achievement D. acquaintance

8. I can hardly imagine the difficulty she had ______ enough evidence to prove that she was innocent.

A. collected B. to collect C. to have collected D. collecting

9. Our special thanks go to thousands of volunteers, without ________ tireless work, none of this would be possible.

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

10. The gap between the bed and the wall is somewhat ______ for such a shelf.

A. tight B. short C. small D. narrow

11. My picture ranked third out of the 15 pictures ______ in the photography contest.

A. to be entered B. to enter C. entered D. entering

12. During an emergency period, those who false news should be severely punished by the authorities so as to maintain the social steadiness.

A. circulate B. convey C. declare D. claim

13. —Hi, Lily. Don’t forget to watch I’m a Singer at 10:00 this Friday night!

—What a pity! I _______ in a plane to Hainan for a meeting then.

A. will sit B. will be sitting C. am sitting D. sit

14. I value my friend Tom’s friendship very much, but _______ I dislike his selfishness.

A. in addition B. as well C. on the other hand D. in other words

15. With people’s panic about H7N9 which is spreading in some areas , the government is taking measures to slow down the spread by wiping out all the chickens and birds on the market.

A. turning up B. building up C. keeping up D. putting up

16. I know I ____ to drive you to the airport next Tuesday, but I am afraid something has come up.

A. promise B. will promise C. promised D. had promised

17. Theater fans love New York, offers a variety of Broadway plays.

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

18. His first lecture is of great use to our development. But his latest one is ______ worth attending.

A. better B. more C. very D. much

19. Although I didn’t realize it at the time, I now believe I _______ the disaster without my friends.

A. should not survive B. must not have survived

C. can not survive D. would not have survived

20. —Hey, taxi!

— , sir?

—Can you take me downtown?

A. What’s it B. What’s up C. Can I help you D. Where to

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，掌握其大意，然后从第21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

Make time for friendships. Nothing makes closeness disappear gradually 21 never talking to or seeing each other. 22 some bonds of friendship may be strong enough to last long silences, most aren't. If you 23 a person's friendship, make time for him or her, whether it's just a(n) 24 phone call, an e-mail or a weekly get-together.

On your computer at home or work, make a note to “call friends” 25 . Also make sure your friends' phone numbers are 26 into your phone. Then call a friend when you have a spare 10 minutes.

Remember: a true friend doesn't 27 when changes occur. Nothing is 28 for new parents than to find that their single friends have left them because of the baby. A good friend is one who stays 29 through it all --- marriage, parenthood, new jobs, and any losses.

Make sure you aren't being a(n) 30 to a friend. Friendships disappear gradually if there isn’t a 31 between the give and the take. Be sensitive to how much your friend can and can't offer you 32 it is time, energy or help and don't overstep the mark. And friendships that make you feel tired also will not 33 . If a friendship is out of balance, talk the situation through.

Be a good listener. It 34 be the hardest thing in the world- simply to listen as he or she pours it all out or is 35 your advice or opinion. To be a better 36 , follow this advice:

Maintain eye contact. Offer nods and murmurs to indicate that you 37 his or her point of view.

Don't finish your friend's sentences. If you catch yourself planning your 38 while your friend is still talking, gently remind yourself to focus.

Minimize the things that will 39 you focusing --- don't write or read e-mails, open the mail or watch television while you're on the phone to your friend. He or she will hear the 40 of interest in your responses.

21．A．more than B．rather than C．other than D．farther than

22．A．While B．As C．When D．If

23．A．dislike B．value C．envy D．appreciate

24．A．instructive B．warm C．occasional D．urgent

25．A．regularly B．rarely C．carefully D．eventually

26．A．directed B．written C．constructed D．stored

27．A．take away B．look away C．run away D．keep away

28．A．happier B．sadder C．luckier D．stranger

29．A．slim B．calm C．true D．open

30．A．help B．burden C．pleasure D．threat

31．A．balance B．connection C．bond D．closeness

32．A．no wonder B．even if C．whether D．only if

33．A．rise B．grow C．last D．decrease

34．A．can B．would C．might D．must

35．A．searching B．referring C．consulting D．seeking

36．A．listener B．friend C．advisor D．talker

37．A．listen B．understand C．lose D．enjoy

38．A．future B．answer C．response D．praise

39．A．stop B．keep C．have D．make

40．A．display B．appearance C．indication D．lack

第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，共50分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

Working as a manager in the head office of a bank, as I do, clothes can be a nightmare. In New York, where I worked for a time last summer, you have to brave the burning heat every time you dare to go outside, yet freeze once you arrive in a meeting with the air-conditioner turned up. I struggled to know what to wear. The problem was worsened by the office dress code for the months of July and August, which was “dress-down”.

The dress-down phenomenon seems to have begun in places where staff work through the terrible heat of summer while their families take shelter at the coast or in the hills. Dress-down, limited to Friday, allows staff to head straight for their out-of-town places on Friday evenings without going home to change. But in New York it has now become a week-round state of affairs. This move may have been born out of consideration; to allow people on Wall Street to travel to work in the heat in something more comfortable than a suit, but the effect is less kind.

For me, dress-down is bad for two reasons. The first is that it actually requires a whole new wardrobe. For my male colleagues in the US, it seemed to mean a switch from one uniform to another. I basically only own two types of clothes; suits for working in and truly casual clothes for relaxing weekends in the countryside.

Returning to London, I was therefore rather embarrassed to discover that my employers had started summer dress-down. Here too, though its relevance to the climate is far from immediately apparent. At first, I tried to sidestep it by simply turning up in my suit as usual, but my staff complained that they then felt pressured into doing the same. So, I found myself having to buy “smart casual” clothes specifically to wear to work; a ridiculous expense.

Even more annoying is the fact that I’m still required to have a suit hanging up in my office in case I’m suddenly called to a meeting on our conference floor, where dress-down is banned for fear that a client should witness it. One of my colleagues started to accumulate more and more very smart suits in her office, explaining that she was having her flat renovated and that in-office wardrobe was a necessity as she was staying at a different friend’s place each night. We weren’t convinced.

For the other great inconvenience of dress-down for the staff is that it makes it easier than ever to spot when colleagues are going to job interviews. For the rest of the year, it is easy enough to arrange these during the working week, but in the summer when dress-down rules, it’s a dead giveaway to arrive in overly smart clothes and then go out for a “dental appointment”. I would normally applaud this state of affairs, as an important part of my time is spent trying to prevent valued employees from moving elsewhere, and any clues about their intentions are helpful and allow