2013级高三第一次质量检测英语试题

第I卷(共100分)

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)

该部分分为第一第二两节。注意：回答听力时，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 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l0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.How long will the concert last?

A．Two hours． B．One and a half hours．C. One hour．

2．What does the woman mean?

A．Mary shouldn’t talk to her roommate like that．

B．Mary is probably not responsible for that．

C．Mary is easy to get along with．

3. What problem is the man facing?

A．He hasn’t been able to reach Carl．

B．The line for football game tickets is too long．

C. Carl refused the invitation to the football game.

4．When will the man see his parents?

A．At 6：00 am．B．At 8：00 am． C．At 10：00 am．

5．What does the woman suggest they do?

A．See the show some other night．

B．Have dinner after the show．

C．Walk to the theater．

第二节听下面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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6．What does the woman do for the man?

A．She opens the window． B．She fetches some hot water． C．She turns the heat on．

7．Where does the man want the woman to put the blanket?

A．On the quilt． B．Over his head． C．Round his shoulders．

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8．What is the weather like during the day today?

A．Cloudy． B．Sunny． C．Rainy．

9．What will the speakers do tomorrow?

A．Tidy up the garage． B．Clean the backyard． C．Go to the mall.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10．What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A．Interviewer and interviewee．

B．Doctor and patient．

C．Fellow workers．

11.What is the man’s health problem?

A．He suffers high blood pressure．

B．He has been putting on weight．

C．He has difficulty in sleeping．

12．According to the man what is the cause of his problem?

A．Lack of exercise

B. Too many pizzas and burgers．

C. Not eating ice cream before going to bed

听下面一段对话，回答第13至16四个小题。

13．Where are the speakers right now?

A．On High Street. B．On Princess Street； C．On the Mond．

14．Which place will the man walk past first?

A．The Assembly Hall． B．The post office． C．A dog market．

15．what does the man actually want to find?

A．A supermarket. B. A monument. C. A pub.

16．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The white building is the Assembly Hall.

B. The woman is walking her little dog．

C．The supermarket is next to the bookstore.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17．What is the program mainly about?

A．Ladder safety． B．Firefighter training．C. Emergency escape．

18．Where will people practice?

A．On trains． B．In tall buildings． C．In a college．

19．What is required to apply for this course?

A．One should be over 16 years old．

B．One needs to sacrifice some free time．

C．One must have leadership skills．

20．On which floor is the speaker’s office?

A. The first floor． B. The third floor． C. The sixteenth floor．

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice．Gifts are easy—they’re given after a11．Choice can be hard．

I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago．I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year．I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast，and the idea of building all online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old，and I’d been married for a year．I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t and I wasn’t sure what to expect．MacKenzie told me I should go for it．As a young boy，I’d been a garage inventor．I’d always wanted to be all inventor，and she wanted me to follow my passion．

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired．I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet．He took me on a long walk in Central Park，listened carefully to me，and finally said，“That sounds like a really good ides，but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job．”That 1ogic made some sense to me，and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision．Seen in that light．it really was a difficult choice，but ultimately，I decided I had to give it a shot．I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing．And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.

After much consideration ，I took the less safe path to follow my passion ，and I’m proud of that choice．For all of us，in the end，we are our choice．

21．What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?

A．His dream of being an inventor． B．The support of his wife．

C．The greatly increasing usage of the Internet． D．Millions of exciting titles,

22．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlinedentence?

A．The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him．

B．He would be very excited if he tried it out．

C．Be would be always having a doubt if he didn’t try．

D．The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him．

23．We can know from the passage that_______．

A．the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author

B．the author wanted someone else to try the idea

C．the author might not regret if he failed the idea

D．the author might go back to his boss if he failed

24．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．Cleverness and Kindness B．The Starting of Amazon

C．Following My Passion D．We Are What We Choose

B

CANYOUIMAGINEHOWHARDITWOULDBETOREADSENTENCESLIKETHIS?Every one of us gets so used to punctuation marks that not many of us give them a second thought．Actually，the ancient Greeks wrote this way．The lack of punctuation marks probably didn’t bother good readers，though．As they read，they just put pauses where they fit best. Also at this time，sentences switched directions．A sentence read from left to right．The next one read right to left，and then left to right again，etc．The ancient Romans sometimes punctuated like this：They put something that can separate words in a sentence．The word punctuation actually comes from this idea and the Latin word“punctum”which means a lot.

When the 5th century arrived，there were just two punctuation marks：spaces and points．The spaces separated words while the points showed pauses in reading．Then in the 13th century，a printer named Aldus Manutius tried to standardize punctuation．He always used a period for a complete stop at the end of a sentence．He used a slash(／)to indicate a short pause．Over time．that slash was shortened and curled，and it became the modern comma(逗号)．

Since that time，other marks have enlarged the punctuation family．The exclamation mark(感叹号)comes from the Latin word“io”．It means “exclamation of joy”.The question mark originally started out as the Latin word“questio”，meaning“question”．Eventually，scholars put it at the end of a sentence to show a question．

Punctuation even keeps changing nowadays．New marks are coming into existence，and old punctuation marks are used in new ways．Take for example the“interrobang”．This 1962 invention combines the question mark and exclamation mark for times when writers want both．For example．“She did what?!”or “How much did you pay for that dress?!” Obviously, the interrobang is not widely used or recognized yet，but its invention shows that English is not yet finished with its punctuation．

25．From the first paragraph，we can know that__________.

A．good readers had trouble reading without punctuation marks

B．a sentence always read from left to right in ancient Greece

C．ancient Greeks switched the direction of punctuation marks

D．the use of punctuation marks can date back to ancient times

26．We can learn from the passage that___________．

A．ancient Romans didn’t use any punctuation marks

B．exclamation and question marks came from Latin

C．spaces and slashes were already used before the 5th century

D．Aldus Manutius fast started to use commas

27．What can be concluded from the last paragraph?

A．The combination of two marks will not work.

B．It takes time for people to accept new punctuation marks．

C．Old punctuation marks need to be standardized．

D．Punctuation marks are still changing today．

C

The stories we share with one another are important．They show wisdom，and provide inspiration. They are important to our development. But sometimes people chose not to tell.

Consider the negative effects of not sharing a story in the news：People are wondering if public health officials are holding back too much information about the recent outbreak of Ebola．

There is a danger in holding back stories that ought to be told．Bobette Buster said it like this，“The fact is，history has shown us that stories not told an become like a dangerous genie(妖怪)left in a bottle．When they are finally uncorked，their power to destroy is set free。”

There are a number of reasons why we hide parts of our story：they often show our weaknesses or expose our disadvantages；they require courage and strength to share；and of course，there are some stories that should be kept secret—especially those that embarrass someone else．

Most of us have two selves：the one we display on the outside and the one we actually are on the inside．And the better we get at hiding the stories that show our true selves，the more damage we may be causing to ourselves and to others．

Honesty and openness is important：It proves we are trustworthy. It displays we are human．We are not perfect or better．It highlights the importance of hard work and personal development．Hard work may not allow us to overcome our disadvantages completely．But with hard wonk：we do not have to be restricted to our mistakes．

Does this mean we admit every weakness，every disadvantage，and every secret regret to everybody we meet? No，of course not．There is a time and a plac