襄阳市2013-2014学年普通高中调研统一测试

高三英语（2013年12月）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1． Where are they most probably talking ？

A． In a phone box． B． In the office． C． At home．

2． What does the man want to do ？

A． To get a camera． B． To buy batteries． C． To go to the cinema．

3． When will the man go to the cinema？

A． On Sunday morning． B． On Sunday afternoon． C． On Sunday evening．

4． What do you know from the man's replies？

A． He lost Lily's book．

B． He was badly pressed with his work．

C． He was sure that the book could be found．

5． What does the man like to collect？

A． Coins． B． Magazines． C． Paintings．

第二节（共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6． Who was ill last week？

A． Mr． Hudson． B． Mr． Hudson's mother． C． Mr． Hudson's son．

7． What kind of person is Mr． Hudson according to the dialogue？

A．A very good worker． B．A person who often gets angry． C．A person who cares nothing．

8． Which may be the reason why Mr． Hudson is so sad？

A． His problem at work．

B． His son has brought him some trouble．

C． His manager wants to fire him．

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9． Why was Paul angry with Jane？

A． She told the others about his salary．

B． She told Mrs． Wallace his salary．

C． She always talks to everybody．

10． Why did Jane tell Mrs． Wallace the news according to her own explanation？

A． Because she thought it doesn't matter．

B． Because she knew everybody would know at last．

C． Because she got too excited and wasn't thinking．

11． What does Paul mean by "Everyone in this town got a big nose"？

A． People in this town have big noses．

B． People in this town are always eager to know about others' things．

C． People don't care about each other．

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12． Why didn't Mike take an examination yesterday？

A． Because he didn't want to do so．

B． Because he got sick．

C． Because he got the examination date wrong．

13． What did the professor permit Mike to do？

A． Have all examinations at home．

B． Have an exam sometime later when he got better．

C． Have an exam next term．

14． Why didn't Mike drive his car？

A． Because the doctor told him not to．

B． Because he liked taking a walk．

C． Because he didn't think he was able to．

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15． Where are the two speakers planning to go in the morning？

A． To a park． B． To an art museum． C． To a shopping center．

16． What kind of restaurant do the two speakers want to visit for lunch？

A． Italian． B． Indonesian． C． Indian．

17． Why does the man want to visit the zoo in the afternoon？

A． The zoo will be closed the rest of the week．

B． The zoo is free to visitors that day only．

C． There are unusual animals on display．

听第l0段材料，回答第18至20题。

18． What will be held in the Twin Cities in 2015 ？

A． Winter Olympics． B． Summer Olympics． C． Senior Olympics．

19． How long will the game last？

A． Seven days． B． Fourteen days． C． Eighteen days．

20． What is the news mainly about？

A． The 2015 Senior Games in the Twin Cities

B． The Events of the Senior Games

C． The History of the Senior Games

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节多项选择（共10小题：每小题l分，满分l0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。

21．For many foreign learners, even if they have learnt Chinese for some years, they only have some with it, far from expert at this complex language．

A． addition B． commitment C． acquaintance D． capacity

22． With the successful launch of Chang'e 3, China has received worldwide for its advances in the most complicated and difficult task in exploration of space．

A． recognition B． occupation C． encouragement D． progress

23． MoYan, a literary giant, himself as the first Chinese to win The Nobel Prize for literature by writing splendid, influential books which are also best-sellers．

A． motivated B． devoted C． distinguished D． justified

24． Some modem art is so abstract that the painter only concentrates on certain qualities of the object, using color, line and shape to them．

A． proceed B． admit C． settle D． represent

25． Japan's foreign ministry protested against the new air defense zone announced by China, claiming that risks may over the disputed waters．

A． multiply B． concentrate C． contradict D． decline

26． To reach a balance and reduce the burden on students, English is bound to be from the major subject timetable in the near future．

A． blocked out B． squeezed out C． picked out D． dried out

27． The contract is not , because one of the people who signed it is not legally old enough to do so．

A． efficient B． valid C． equal D． vivid

28． Don't take it for granted that parents should show their unconditional love to you． You should also understand and be to their feelings．

A． particular B． optimistic C． contradictory D． sensitive

29． He delivered the speech in an attempt to please his followers, but it turned out to be a failure．

A． especially B． particularly C． typically D． deliberately

30． His remark was considered to be quite , because it deepened the gap between two parties and caused more conflicts．

A． out of place B． out of mind C． out of question D． out of order

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31-50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。

It's not the goodbye that hurts, but the flashbacks that follow． My mother suffered with Alzheimer's disease （老年痴呆症） during her last fifteen years． Until then she had been a bright, 31 woman deeply interested and involved in the world around her． I would go home to visit her in Virginia and she would look at me in a（an） 32 way and ask, "Who are you？" I would answer, "I'm your son．" "Where do you live？" She would ask． "In California," I would tell her． "Isn't that interesting," she would say, "i have a son in California．" My name had 33 my mother completely．

She seemed 34 forgetful and confused at the beginning of the disease, but later on she would 35 periods of sharp anxiety． She would 36 through the house she had lived in most of her life, crying uneasily that she wanted to go home, or she would leave home and wander away if she was not 37 for a short time．

Hoping to please her and put her mind 38 , I would take her for a drive, visiting sites where she had lived as a 39 ． In the yard of the hillside house in Shipman I sat in the car and 40 the view of the old oaks and long green lawn． I could 41 my mother there as a little girl Playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of． I looked to her for some 42 , but she just shook her head and said, "I want to go home．"

Over the years I have decided that what my mother was calling home was not a 43 , but a time． I suspect it was a time when she was much 44 , when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still energetic and considerate．

Watching my mother's suffering set me to 45 what I would have in mind if someday I

couldn't find 46 and wanted to go there． In this family we tend to be long lived and we grow fuzzy（模糊的）minded as the years go by． At eighty I have already noticed some 47 symptoms．My doctor says the forgetfulness is only 48 and that it comes with age． Still the 49 of Alzheimer is haunting（萦绕） in my mind． Someday if and when I become even cloudier minded than I am now, unable to drive and tell you where "home" is, my'dear son, I expect I will ask you to take me home． I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be． I leave these notes for your 50 ．

31． A． caring B． cheerful C． hopeful D． considerate

32． A． excited B． frightened C． puzzled D． amazed

33． A． forgotten B． reminded C． escaped D． slid

34． A． greatly B． hardly C． totally D． simply

35． A． go through B． break trough C． look through D． put through

36． A． hunt B． pace C． search D． look

37． A． settled B． attended C． concerned． D． inspired

38． A． in place B． under control C． in order D． at ease

39． A． lady B． student C． child D． mother

40． A． inspected B． admired C． appreciated D． respected

41． A． tell B． picture C． suspect D． doubt

42． A． response B． smile C． reasons D． answers

43． A． name B． dream C． symbol D． place

44． A． prettier B． younger C． happier D． healthier

45． A． feeling B． wondering C． doubting D． believing

46． A． memory B． passion C． home D． way

47． A． deadly B． alarming C． poisonous D． allergic

48． A． natural B． special C． rare D． unique

49． A． intention B． fear C． expectation D． hate

50． A． appreciation B． admiration C． guidance D． assistance

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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I was working a double shift at the Southwest Airlines ticket counter． It was about 9:00 PM on Christmas Eve, and I was feeling really miserable inside． When it was time for me to call the next person to the counter,, I looked out to see the sweetest-looking old man standing with a walking stick．He walked very slowly over to the