台州中学2013学年第一学期第二次统练试题

高三 英语

注意：本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，满分120分，考试时间120分钟；答案一律做在答题卷上。

第I卷 （选择题 共80分）

一 单项填空（共20小题； 每小题0.5分，满分10分）

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1. – Is it ___ must for us to buy a flat?

–Yes. But with house prices soaring, it is out of ____ question.

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

2. The system has been designed to give students quick and easy_____ to the digital resources of the library.A. access B. passage C. way D. approach

3. After his journey from abroad, Richard Jones returned home _______.

A. exhausting B. exhausted C. being exhausted D. having exhausted

4. – I have two tickets to the film In 1942 on Saturday evening. Would you like to _____ me?

– I’d like to, but I’m afraid I have no time.

A. invite B. accompany C conduct D. attend

5. – Have you finished the book?

　–No. I’ve read up to _____ the children discover the secret cave.

　A. which B. what C. that D. where

6. The newly-discovered star was named ____ a Chinese astronomer ____ his contribution to astronomy.

A. for; in favor of B. as; in terms of C. by; in memory of D. after; in honor of

7. Hard as they had tried, the experiment, to their disappointment, ______?to?be?a?failure．

?? A．turned?up???? B．turned?out??? ?C．turned?in????? D. turned?on

8. –Have you finished your university education?

–Yes. I _______ in Shanghai University for five years.

A. had studied B. have studied C. have been studying D. studied

9. – I’m not feeling well and I’ve got a bad headache.

– ______, but you’d better stay in bed for a day.

A. It’s really something B. It’s nothing serious

C. It doesn’t matter D. I’m sorry to hear that

10. I'm convinced that her knowledge of English is ____ for this job, though she is not fluent in the language.

A. accurate B. available C. adequate D. suitable

11. – Do you really want to go out?

– It may rain. _______, I shall go out; I don’t mind the rain.

A. Anyhow B. Otherwise C. Somehow D. Therefore

12. It’s said that the Shanghai Tower ____ in Pudong is expected to reach 632 meters in height and start service in 2015.

A. building B. being built C. to build D. built

13. – Do you want tea or coffee?

– _________. I really don’t mind.

A. None B. Neither C. Either D. Both

14. The speed ______ light travels is said to be the maximum in the universe.

A. in which B. from which C. by which D. at which

15. – Tom is very sad. I wish I ______ him the disappointing news.

– I told you not to, but you _____ listen.

A. hadn’t told; wouldn’t B. wouldn’t tell; hadn’t

C. haven’t told; shouldn’t D. didn’t tell; couldn’t

16. ________?everything?that's?not?necessary,?and?you’ll get?a?more?meaningful?story.

A. Set aside B. Cut out C. Test out D. Leave alone

17. ____ you’re aware of the trick used in advertisements, I don’t think you are eager to buy.

A. Once B . Although C. While D. Unless

18. The Japanese government stubbornly claimed the ownership of Diaoyu Islands belonging to China, _____ greatly hurt the friendship between the two countries.

A. what B. that C. which D. as

19. The driver might have had an accident but for the fact that he ______ the car in time.

A. should have braked B. had braked C. would brake D. braked

20. –Have you got through the test papers?

–_________. I am working on the last two questions.

A. Not likely B. Not at all C. Not yet D. Not bad

二 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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

I was 15 months old, a happy carefree kid until the day I fell. It was a bad fall. I 21_ on a glass rabbit that cut my eye badly enough to 22 it. My mom found a doctor who knew that if the eye were removed entirely, my face would grow up badly distorted(畸形的), so my sightless, cloudy and gray eye 23 with me.

Sometimes people, even strangers, asked me 24 questions or made hurtful remarks. When the kids played games, I was always the “monster”. I grew up 25 that everyone looked down upon me.

26 Mom would say to me at every turn: “Hold your head up high and face the world.” It became what I relied on.

Those words have meant different things to me over the years. As a child I thought Mom meant “Be careful or you will fall down or 27 something because you are not looking”. As a teenager, 28 I tended to look down to 29 my shame, I found that sometimes when I held my head up high people 30 me.

In high school I was even elected class president, but on the 31 I still felt uneasy. All I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really 32 , I would cry to my mom and she 33 look at me with loving eyes and said, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the 34 that is inside.”

When I met the man who became my partner for life, we looked each other 35 in the eye, and he told me I was beautiful inside and out.

My mom’s love and 36 gave me the confidence to overcome my own 37 . I had faced hardship head-on, and learned not only to 38 myself but to have deep sympathy for others.

“Hold your head up high” has been heard many times in my home. 39 of my children has felt its invitation. The 40 my mom gave me lives on in another generation.

21.

A. knocked

B. landed

C. stepped

D. ran



22.

A. wound

B. shine

C. contact

D. blind



23.

A. lived on

B. looked down

C. hanged on

D. put down



24.

A. silly

B. difficult

C. embarrassing

D. simple



25.

A. declaring

B. imagining

C. showing

D. saying



26.

A. Yet

B. So

C. And

D. Or



27.

A. run after

B. look after

C. look into

D. bump into



28.

A. in case

B. as though

C. even though

D. as long as



29.

A. hide

B. feel

C. bring

D. show



30.

A. envied

B. liked

C. ignored

D. scolded



31.

A. inside

B. soul

C. heart

D. outside



32.

A. surprising

B. important

C. complex

D. bad



33.

A. could

B. might

C. would

D. should



34.

A. beauty

B. respect

C. fear

D. anger



35.

A. sideway

B. straight

C. back

D. down



36.

A. sympathy

B. praise

C. patient

D. encouragement



37.

A. disability

B. alarm

C. doubt

D. silence



38.

A. appreciate

B. calm

C. welcome

D. receive



39.

A. Neither

B. One

C. None

D. Each



40.

A. gift

B. talent

C. assistance

D. protection



三 阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题; 每小题2分，满分50分）

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

A

On a number of drives throughout my childhood, my mother would suddenly pull over the car to examine a flower by the side of the road or rescue a beetle from tragedy while I, in my late teens and early twenties, sat impatiently in the car.

Though Mother’s Day follows Earth Day, for me, they have always been related to each other. My mom has been “green” since she became concerned about the environment. Part of this habit was born of thrift (节俭). Like her mother and her grandmother before her, mom

saves glass jars, empty cheese containers and reuses her plastic bags.

Mom creates a kind of harmonious relationship with wildlife in her yard. She knows to pick the apples on her trees a little early to avoid the bears and that if she leaves the bird feeders(给食器) out at night, it is likely that they will be knocked down by a family of raccoons (浣熊). Spiders that make their way into the house and are caught in juice glasses will be set loose in the garden.ks5u

I try to teach my children that looking out for the environment starts with being aware of the environment. On busy streets, we look for dandelions (蒲公英) to fly in the wind; we say hello to neighborhood cats and pick up plastic cups and paper bags. This teaching comes easily, I realize, because I was taught so well by example. Mom didn’t need to lecture; she didn’t need to beat a drum to change the world. She simply slowed down enough to enjoy living in it and with that joy came mercy and an instinct for protection.

I am slowing down and it isn’t because of the weight of my nearly forty years on the planet, it is out of my concern for the planet itself. I’ve begun to save glass jars and reuse packing envelopes. I pause in my daily tasks to watch the squirrels race each other in the trees above my house.

Last summer, in the company of my son and daughter, I planted tomatoes in my yard. With the heat of August around me, I ate the first while sitting on my low wall with dirt on my hands. Warm from the sun, it burst on my tongue with a sweetness I immediately wanted to share with my mom.

41. Why does the author say Earth Day is connected with Mother’s Day?

A. Because Mother’s Day falls shortly after Earth Day.

B. To stress that all the older women in her family are environmentalists.

C. To stress how much her mother cares about the environment.

D. Because her mother shows her how to be friendly to nature on Mother’s Day.

42. Which of the following is NOT related to Mom’s “green life”?

A. Rescuing a beetle from a certain tragedy. B. Saving glass jars, empty cheese containers.

C. Setting a caught spider free in the garden D. Picking dandelions on busy streets.

43. We can infer from the article that ______.

A. the author realizes that she should teach her children by example as well

B. the author’s mother knows how to get rid of the wildlife in her yard? ?

C. the author believes that only by learning to slow down can we enjoy life

D. the author’s mother used to lecture her to protect the environment.

44. What can be learned from the last paragraph?

A. Tomatoes make the author think of her mother.

B. The author likes eating tomatoes planted by herself.

C. Planting tomatoes is a way of protecting environment.

D. The author really appreciates her mother’s teaching