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2013年怀化市高三第二次模拟考试统一检测试卷

英 语

命题: 邓全生 审题: 陈燕玲 蔡 琼 米榆平 刘 蓉 佘长保

温馨提示：本试题卷分四个部分，包括听力理解、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达共10页。时量120分钟。满分150分。

PartⅠListening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Example:

When will the magazine probably arrive?

A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday.

The answer is B.

Conversation 1

1. What kind of seat does the woman prefer?

A. A window seat. B. A back seat. C. A seat in the smoking area.

2. How will the woman go to Shanghai？

A. By bus. B. By plane. C. By train.

Conversation 2

3. Where are most probably the two speakers?

A. In a school canteen. B. In a restaurant. C. In a supermarket.

4. What does the man think of fried noodles with pork and greens?

A. Expensive. B. Healthy. C. Fatty.

Conversation 3

5. What is the lowest temperature?

A. 1℃. B. 2℃. C. 3℃.

6. What will they do when another heat wave comes?

A. Go out for a picnic. B. Go out to the beach. C. Watch TV at home.

Conversation 4

7. What was the man supposed to do last night?

A. Stay at home. B. Go to the cinema. C. Prepare his paper.

8. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Colleagues. B. Classmates. C. Lovers.

9. What was the man doing at a quarter past seven?

A. Dating with a girl. B. Staying with Lily. C. Watching a film.

Conversation 5

10. How much does the double room cost in the hotel?

A. 400 francs. B. 600 francs. C. 800 francs.

11. Why does the man book the rooms on the ground floor?

A. They are accessible by wheelchairs.

B. These rooms are quieter than other rooms.

C. The rooms are close to the conference room.

12. When will the man leave the hotel?

A. On April 6th. B. On April 3rd. C. On April 1st.

Conversation 6

13. What is the most possible relationship between the speakers?

A. Daughter and father. B. Teacher and student. C. Employer and employee.

14. What do you know about the woman?

A. She is very interested in English. B. She dislikes history. C. She is absent-minded in class.

15. Where and when is she going?

A. To Canada next October. B. To Canada this October. C. To Britain next October.

Section B (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the short passage TWICE.

Teenagers’ Mobile Phones

The 16 for so many mobile phones

The fast development of the country’s economy.



Some schools’ decision

To 17 mobile phones at school.



Parents’ opinion

They found them 18 in contacting with their kids.



The speaker’s views

*They should not disturb others 19 mobile phones.

*Some 20 should be made by schools.



Part Ⅱ Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. You _____ have bought the book for me, but thank you all the same.

A. shouldn’t B. needn’t C. can’t D. mustn’t

22. —Is everybody here?

—Not yet.... Look, there _____ the rest of my students!

A. comes B. come C. is coming D. are coming

23. It seemed that the boy who you _____ didn’t show any interest in what he was reading at all.

A. were made to study B. made to study

C. made study D. were making to study

24. She hurried to the entrance at which the car _____, and looked forward to seeing her husband.???? A. would arrive B. has arrives C. arrived D. will arrive

25. The photo often reminds me of the scene _____ we were kept reading and writing after school.

A. on which B. where C. which D. why

26. It makes Mother angry that her son always resists ______ what to and not to do.

A. telling B. to tell?? C. to be told D. being told

27. I _____ to go to see my former class teacher, but it was raining cats and dogs that night.

A. have intended B. had intended

C. will intend D. was intended

28. It was not until 1978_____ set free from the prison.

A. that the old professor was B. did the old professor

C. was the old professor D. that was the old professor

29. The safety belt saved the boy; otherwise, he _____ in the accident.

A. would be killed B. was killed

C. had been killed D. would have been killed

30. When I woke up, I found myself lying in ____ was called Red Star Hospital.

A. a hospital B. which C. what D. where

31. —Excuse me, could you spare me some time? ???? —Sorry, I ______ a lecture in the hall in a few minutes.???? A. have given B. will have given C. am giving D. will be giving32. Our school, _____ in 1943, will celebrate its 70th anniversary this year.

A. founded B. founding C. to be founded D. was founded

33. —You don’t seem to be quite yourself today. What’s wrong?

—Oh, I’m suffering from a cold. Nothing serious, _____.

A. yet B. though C. indeed D. anyway

34. I found my new school quite different from _____ I had studied in before.???? A. one B. that C. the one D. it

35. “My boy, do remember to leave things _____ you can find them again.

A. where B. when C. then D. there

Section B (18 marks)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

As a young girl growing up in rural Alabama, I never understood why my mom spent so much time baking. And she always made my brother and me 36 her. A whole day every other week was devoted to making bread. It always made our small arms tired.

Despite our best efforts, the flour dust always went everywhere. I 37 to be outside with my playmates, and never 38 my mom’s desire for quality family time with her children, at least when it came to spending it in the 39 . Years have gone by, and I have become a mother myself. I prefer to leave most of the cooking to my husband and he loves it. He’s quite 40 at doing it, too.

On one occasion my husband was 41 dinner, and I was at the kitchen table going through the day’s mail when our little son, Cody, asked if he could help 42 . My husband said yes, and I sat there amused, watching them.

“What are you doing?” I asked.

“Helping dad cook.” he replied with a big 43 on his face. I thought back to those 44 when my mom asked me to help her bake bread, and I was 45 , but obeyed. Perhaps she was trying to create something more than just fresh bread—maybe a few lasting 46 .

As I watched Cody do it with all his attention, I realized that he had 47 a lasting moment for me, a moment filled with a deep sense of family. I wanted to hold the moment and make it longer, and appreciate the memories my mom had given me years ago in her kitchen.

36.A.

copy

B. help

C.notice

D.admire



37.A.

improved

B.encouraged

C.longed

D.blamed



38. A.

wondered

B. appreciated

C. judged

D. challenged



39.A.

kitchen

B. restaurant

C. bedroom

D. school



40.A.

unhappy

B.weak

C.astonished

D.skilled



41.A.

preparing

B.choosing

C.making

D.having



42.A.

play

B.work

C.cook

D.make



43.A. get up

tear

B. surprise

C. smile

D. mark



44.A. dreams

B.times

C. mysteries

D.accidents



45.A. excited

B.regretful

C. confident

DD. unwilling



46.A. memories

B.choices

C.opportunities

D.goals



47.A. continued

B.created

C.failed

D.served



Section C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

A youth went to visit a sage (智者) in a mountain 48 the wisdom of life.

“Could you please tell me what is the most important day in our lives? Is it the day we die or the day we were born, 49 the day our career takes off?” the youth asked.

“ 50 of those. The most important day in our lives is today.” The sage replied immediately.

“Is 51 because of my visit?” the youth asked in surprise.

“Even if nobody visited me today, today would still be important. No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone by like 52 ship sinking into the sea, no matter how brilliant tomorrow may be, it is not yet to come; but 53 simple today is, it is under your control.”

Inspired, the youth nodded and went away.

Today is the only wealth we have. 54 , what we should do now is to forget yesterday and tomorrow, and quickly grasp 55 !

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."??