天津一中2013-2014高三下学期五月考

英语试卷

第I 卷（选择题，共95分）

第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 单项填空 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。

1. –I am so glad I caught you at home. I need your help!

–_______, Robin?

A. What’s up B. What else C. How come D. Why not

2. They did everything in their power to save the building dating back to the Qing Dynasty, but their efforts were _______.

A. in turn B. in time C. in vain D. in need

3. In the opinion of Li Ming, a science student in that high school, physics is_______ chemistry, but much easier than English.

A. as difficult a subject as B. as a difficult subject as

C. a subject so difficult as D. difficult as a subject as

4. Working hard in study is important, but_______ as important is the desire to learn.

A. merely B. equally C. nearly D. partly

5. There are nearly one hundred foreign students in our university, most of _______ are from America and Australia.

A. which B. them C. whom D. those

6. He was about to leave the office for home _______someone knocked the door and asked for some help.

A. until B. while C. as D. when

7. Among so many people at the party, I _______ John, one of my classmates after 20 years.

A. looked up B. picked out C. took up D. brought out

8. – It is said that Frank is very rich and is always changing his private cars .What is he?

–_______ of a manager, I am not sure.

A. Somebody B. Anyone C. Something D. Anything

9. –Why do you look so upset?

–The electricity was cut off suddenly and my essay _______ unfinished since.

A. was left B. has left C. left D. has been left

10. –Would you like me to make these calls for you?

–_______. I should have made them a while ago, but I have been at meeting all day.

A. I’d really appreciate it. B. Thanks. I can manage it.

C. It’s a piece of cake. D. Take it easy, please.

11. _______ from J.K. Rowling’s book series of the same title, the “Harry Potter” movies are universally acknowledged as classics.

A. Adapting B. Having adapted C. Adapted D. To be adapted

12. The new supermarket announced that the first to purchase goods on the opening day_______ get a big prize.

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

13. Such a fright _______ that he dropped his bag and ran away.

A. did the man get B. the man got C. got the man D. the man did get

14. Jenny has got _______ it takes to be a good actress. In other words, she has the potential to become famous.

A. when B. what C. that D. how

15. –I don’t know what I _______ without the suitcase you lent me.

–Glad to have been of some help to you.

A. should have done B. would do C. would have done D. should do

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

It’s known that the 62-year-old Jim Bevier has a great passion. This former FedEx pilot wasn’t __16__ on his horse farm, teaching his grandkids to __17__. In his spare time, Bevier helps distribute __18__ for blindness around the globe.

Bevier now is a volunteer pilot for Orbis, a nonprofit organization which has fought blindness for over 25 years. One of __19__ weapons is the Flying Eye Hospital, an old-fashioned DC-10 aircraft. Bevier’s mission is to land this giant sight-saving bird on runways that are most __20__ not designed for it. “It’s not __21__ flying for FedEx,” says Bevier. “We have to __22__ the runway is long enough, figure out the fuel load, and find the __23__ place to park in case of accidents.”

Once he gets the __24__ to its destination, the aircraft becomes a place for local __25__ to get training, so they can treat certain conditions and __26__ blindness for people. The plane stays on location for weeks. __27__ Bevier is free to return home, he likes to stay and __28__ those who arrive for medical checks. “I’m glad to see them get on the airplane and come out the next day, and they can __29__.” Bevier says. Many walk on dirt roads for miles; many are blind children.

__30__, the volunteer doctors can’t handle all the patients. “A Vietnamese boy was ever __31__ away.” Bevier says. A pilot’s job involves hours and hours of boredom, so you learn to keep your __32__ under control. But when the poor boy didn’t get picked, I __33__ down.” he admits.

__34__ as the job may be, Bevier isn’t looking into retirement anytime soon. “I don’t play golf, and I tell my kids not to buy me tennis shoes,” he says. “But I __35__ of my grandchildren back home, and all I want is for those kids to be able to see their own grandparents for the first time.”

16. A. anxious B. proud C. content D. active

17. A. ride B. drive C. work D. study

18. A. signs B. cures C. funds D. ways

19. A. his B. her C. ours D. its

20. A. similarly B. definitely C. differently D. exactly

21. A. beyond B. on C. like D. within

22. A. refer to B. work out C. make sure D. give up

23. A. safest B. largest C. wildest D. farthest

24. A. shop B. hotel C. restaurant D. hospital

25. A. villagers B. patients C. friends D. doctors

26. A. prevent B. restrict C. warn D. stop

27. A. While B. Once C. Unless D. If

28. A. examine B. consider C. meet D. ignore

29. A. walk B. see C. leave D. concern

30. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Somehow D. However

31. A. put B. turned C. given D. thrown

32. A. efforts B. advantages C. plans D. emotions

33. A. settled B. knocked C. broke D. held

34. A. Exciting B. Challenging C. Disappointing D. Attracting

35. A. think B. dream C. hear D. talk

第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2.5分，满分50分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

The 2nd World Cup Live Painting Competition

Brief Introduction

The 2nd Youth World Cup Live Painting Competition is a global charity event hosted by Canada Youth Arts Development Foundation and supported by UNICEF. It is a global painting Olympic of the world’s children and youth, and also a global charity event aiming to help poor children worldwide.

We don't have ready formulas, but we believe in action. The Youth World Cup Live Painting Competition aims to change things for the better. The competition will be a platform to raise awareness for the welfare of poor children. We hope that this annual competition and charity event will grow into an annual celebration of painting, the Olympic of cultural and artistic exchange.

All participants are separated into four groups:

●Children Group 1 (Age 4-7)

●Children Group 2 (Age 8-12)

●Youth Group 1 (Age 13-17)

●Youth Group 2 (Age 18-25)

Main categories for this edition are:

●Friendship

●Dream

●Environmental Protection

Tools:

Pen, pencil, oil, water color, any painting tools and materials are welcome.

Size:

A3 size (43cm x 28cm)

Entry fee:

There is no entry fee.

Eligibility(资格):

This competition is open to anyone worldwide aged 4-25 years old.

Deadline:

June 30, 2014

Prize:

●The Committee will issue one First Award (Gold Medal), three Second Awards (Silver Medals), six Third Awards (Bronze Medals), and Best Innovation (革新) Award, Best Color Award, Best Structure Award, Best Method Award, Best Quality Award.

●First Award will receive the Golden Cup and $500 CAD, Second Award—Silver Cup and $300 CAD, Third Award—Bronze Cup and $100 CAD.

●All winners of the First Award, Second Award and Third Award from each group will have the opportunities to attend the final competition for live painting competition, which is to be held in Richmond Olympic Oval, Richmond, Canada on August 12th, 2014. All participants in the final competition will receive a certificate, which will be delivered directly from the Organizing Committee.

36. Which of the following can we know from the Brief Introduction?

a. The competition’s goal. b. The competition’s history.

c. The competition’s sponsor. d. The competition’s participants.

A. abc B. acd C. bcd D. abd

37. According to the passage, the competition _________.

A. is a global painting Olympic for students worldwide

B. is a platform to find out children who have a gift for painting

C. is held once every four years like the Olympic Games

D. aims to help poor children throughout the world

38. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Contact information. B. Main categories.

C. Entry requirements. D. The prize types.

39. It can be known from the passage that ________.

A. there are no given themes for all the participants B. participants must use special tools to paint their entries

C. the groups are divided by the age of the participants D. the larger the painting is, the more welcomed it is

40. If you took part in the competition and won the second prize, what will you get?

A. A silver medal, $300 CAD and certification B. A certificate, $300 CAD and painting materials

C. $100 CAD, a certificate and a silver cup D. Final qualification, certification and a bronze medal

B

Mom’s birthday present? It may be a difficult thing for some people, but for me, it is an easy thing. Mom loved flowers, so every year I sent her flowers. Actually she had a bed of irises (鸢尾花) in the backyard of her small, Indiana farm. They were beautiful. “Take some,” she said, “Dig some up and plant them on the side of your own house.”

But in my yard they became lacking in energy. A year passed, then two, but not one flower appeared. I cut back all their green leaves. I was tired of seeing them so lonely. Finally, I dug the irises up and threw them away.

About that time Mom died unexpectedly. My sister and I sold the farm. I never went back to see the irises. I just couldn’t bear seeing another family living in our home—Mom’s home. Autumn came, then winter. The following spring, as Mom’s birthday approached, I struggled with the question of how to remember her. I stared out the window and saw a few stubborn irises in my side yard sprouting (发芽), —tall, thin but flowerless. Because of seeing them, I decided to order flowers as I always did on Mom’s birthday, and send them to my sister. I wished so ba