宝应县2013届高三第一次检测英语试卷

（说明：全卷共七大题，不含听力，满分120分，答题时间120分钟。答案全部写在答题纸上。）

第一卷（共三大题，满分65分）

I. 单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）

1. According to an annual list ______ by Yahoo, people were most interested in finding information on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.

A. removed B. reviewed C. relieved D. released

2. The teacher has a ______ to get off topic; sometimes it is difficult for students to make out what he is saying.

A. concern B. determination C. tendency D. intension

3. After years of hard work, the writer finally had his book published _______ with farming methods.

A. dealing B. to deal C. to be dealt D. being dealt

4. Last month, part of Britain was struck by snowstorms, from _______ effects most passengers in Heathrow were suffering a lot, especially those with children.

A. that B. whose C. those D. what

5. —What does the sign over there say?

—No person _______ bring drinks into the student computer pool.

A. will B. may C. shall D. must

6. —Fined ￥100! You know you ______ 100 KM an hour, don't you?

—No, officer. I can't have been. This car doesn't do 80.

A. are driving B. have driven C. had driven D. were driving

7. I’m not sure whether I will have anything else to do tomorrow. _______, I will try every possible means to come to the party.

A. Even though B. Anyhow C. If so D. Instead

8. to nuclear radiation, even for a short time, may produce variants (变异体) of genes in human bodies.

A. Having exposed B. Being exposed

C. Exposed D. After being exposed

9. We left the meeting, there obviously _______ no point in staying.

A.were B.to be C.being D.having

10. —Well, you’d better buy that shirt. Brown and black don’t go together.

—_______ I wear it with another shirt?

A. How do you like B. Do you mean C. What if D. How about

11. —What a successful Spring Festival Gala (春晚)! Who said a provincial TV station couldn’t make it?

—_________.

A. Let’s kill the fatted calf B. Actions speak louder than words

C. Practice makes perfect D. A golden key can open any door

12. —Nancy, have you gone over your lessons after school?

— Not yet.

— Please remember: __________

A. Many hands make light work. B. Rome wasn’t built in a day.

C. Strike while the iron is hot. D. Great minds think alike.

13.—Mum, I can find a better job if I go to a larger city, maybe.

— Don’t be silly. ________, you know.

A. One cannot put back the clock B. A golden key can open any door

C. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush D. Better late than never

14. —Do you mean that he should prepare for his exam one year in advance?

—Sure. Anyway, .

A. actions speak louder than words B. Better late than never

C. a good beginning is half done D. the early bird catches the worm

15. —What about stopping our work and having a rest?

—________.

A. I couldn't agree more. B. Let me sleep on it.

C. Keep it up! D. It depends

II. 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）

Do you remember last summer, when angry travelers were urging the government to do something about airline customer service? Airlines 16 to improve, and they adopted new standards just before Christmas 17 as another summer nears, plenty of 18 travelers don’t see much improvement in customer 19 overall.

This month, the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) office will publish its first critical 20 on whether airlines are 21 their promises. One survey suggests problems : the number of 22 to the DOT about the top 10 airlines in the first 23 rose 89% from a year ago.

Hit last summer by passenger complaints and the threat of consumer-protection laws by the 24 , 14 airlines 25 to adopt a set of basic customer-service standards called Customers First. The “12 promises” to passengers were introduced 26 a major effort to improve service. Since then, airlines have been redesigning websites, retraining employees and upgrading technology.

Recently, DOT inspector general Kenneth Mead, at McCain’s request, sent 20 examiners to airports to 27 whether each airline is doing what it promised . Mead warns travelers shouldn’t 28 too much . Most of the promises are 29 better communication with customers, not problems with flights.

“Passengers should show more understanding to airlines about their 30 to better air service.” Spokeswoman Shelly Sasson says. “And when 31 are made, it takes a long time for them to be noticed,” she says.

Now, the efforts may be working. During the first quarter, Delta had the second-lowest rate of complaints among the 32 10 carriers. 33 , its rate, along with other carriers’, is up from last year. McCain and other lawmakers say there may be a 34 to pass new consumer-protection 35 .

16. A．promised B．managed C．hoped D．refused

17. A．So B．But C．Merely D．Even

18. A．skilled B．experienced C．tired D．puzzled

19. A．flight B．opinion C．service D．travel

20. A．news B．information C．doubt D．article

21. A．honoring B．making C．giving D．improving

22. A．problems B．travelers C．passengers D．complaints

23. A．quarter B．year C．month D．summer

24. A．customer B．company C．government D．public

25. A．wished B．agreed C．remembered D．failed

26. A．to B．for C．as D．by

27. A．explain B．discuss C．discover D．check

28. A．travel B．expect C．complain D．suggest

29. A．aimed at B．considered as C．joined to D．made from

30. A．difficulty B．situation C．reality D．efforts

31. A．suggestions B．rules C．decisions D．improvements

32. A．large B．first C．top D．bad

33. A．Still B．Therefore C．Instead D．Meanwhile

34. A．possibility B．need C．chance D．use

35. A．examinations B．service C．laws D．reports

III. 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）

A

One of the strongest arguments for the raising of the school leaving age（ROSLA）has been that it will bring us some way nearer to “equality of opportunity”.

　　Many people like to think of our present system of schooling as providing plenty of steps up the ladder of success for clever children. It would be good to think that no one who is really bright can be missed out when the state system is obviously so complete. It is obvious, for instance, that many children from less wealthy homes reach university or do well in other ways.

　　Unfortunately we now have plenty of proofs that many children of every level of ability do much less well than they could. For instance, during the years of national military service it was possible to test the intelligence of all male 18-to-20-year-olds. Half of those soldiers who were placed in the two highest ability groups had left school at 15.

　　It has also been shown that the percentage of working class children going to university is almost the same now as it was in 1939. One study of 5, 000 children from birth to 21 years old shows that up to half the bright pupils from working class homes left school when they reached 16 years old. Moreover, there is no difference in intelligence between the sexes, but far more boys than girls stay in education after 16.

　　It is clear from this and many other proofs that many children are still leaving school too early to benefit from the prizes—money, social respectability, and interesting jobs—which higher education gives. It is clear too that the reasons why such children leave have much to do with their social background. Their parents often need the extra money another money-earner would bring in; they don’t value education for itself because their own was probably dull and unhappy. It is not so much that they force their sons and daughters to leave school, rather that they tend to say, “it’s up to you”.

36. It is hoped that ROSLA will give all children ________.

　A. a more enjoyable time at school B. the same chances in society

　C. the right to a better school D. higher scores in intelligence tests

37. People would like to think that ________.

　A. equal numbers of poor and wealthy children reach university

　B. those with the least money get the best education

　C. intelligent children are always selected by the system

　D. only really clever children do well

38.Working class children are thought to be at a disadvantage because ________.

　A. many of the clever ones leave school early

　B. fewer go to university than ever before

　C. more than half leave school when they are 16

　D. fewer boys than girls stay at school after 16

39. Many children leave school early because ________.

　A. their social background makes them unhappy

　B. they have to give something to their family’s income

　C. their school is a dull and unhappy place

　D. their parents don’t allow them to make their own decisions

40. This article shows that equal opportunity in education ________.

　A. is a thing of the past B. has not yet been achieved

　C. is there for those who deserve it 　D. has greatly improved our society

B

Across the globe, single-parent homes are on the rise. In the US, the 2000 census (人口普查 ) showed 24.8 million or nearly 24 percent of the nation's 105.5 million households, were traditional two-parent homes. By comparison, 9.8 million households or 9.8 million of all US households were headed by an adult raising a child alone. The 1990 census showed 26 percent of homes were led by a married mother and father, and 8 percent of homes were led by a singe parent.

Similar increases occurred in other countries. In the UK, lone-parent family homes increased from 3.3 percent in 1990 to 5.5 percent in 1999. Single parent households in Australia rose from 5.8 percent in 1990 to 7.6 percent in l999. Belgium saw the increase from 1. 8 percent to 2.7 during the same period of time. These countries tend to have greater acceptance of single parenting because there are fewer nearby family mem