北京市西城区2013年高三二模试卷
英语 2013.5
本试卷共 12页，共150分。考试时长120分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷答题卡一并交回。 第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话或独白后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话或独白你将听一遍。 例: What is the man going to read? A. A newspaper. B. A magazine. 答案是A。
1. What food does the man probably have? A. Beef. B. Fish. C. Noodles. 2. What time does the woman usually get up on weekends? A. At 9:00. B. At 10:00. C. At 12:00. 3. What does the woman like doing? A. Collecting stamps. B. Reading books. C. Taking pictures. 4. Why does the man say sorry? A. The house is a mess. B. He hasn’t been at home.
C. He broke the plates and cups.
5. What will the woman do this evening? A. Go to the library. B. Discuss with her professor.
C. Have dinner with her friend.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）
听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话你将听两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What does the man want to know about Mexico City?
A. The people. B. The location.
C. The proper time to visit.
7. Which place is NOT recommended by the woman?
A. The History Museum. B. The Palace of Fine Arts. C. The Pyramid of the Sun.
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C. A book.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. Which is true about the man? A. He is afraid of burglars. B. He used to have a dog. C. He likes exercising a lot..
9. According to the man, why does he want to keep a dog? A. A dog helps him do more exercise. B. A dog helps him scare away burglars. C. A dog is good at defending its owner.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What can we learn about the man? A. He does well in his study.
B. He wants some learning methods.
C. He likes discussing with his classmates.
11. Why does the man think discussing is a good method? A. It helps him gain confidence.
B. It helps him influence his classmates. C. It helps him form a good learning habit.
12. Why does the man think his grades are suffering? A. He is not hard-working.
B. He doesn’t like reading very much. C. He is likely to be influenced by others.
听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。
13. Why do the woman and her classmates raise money? A. To help a student with a disease. B. To contribute it to the poor children. C. To help the elderly people in society. 14. What is true about the man?
A. He thinks the ticket is too expensive. B. He is going to play the piano at the show. C. He is going to take part in the charity show. 15. How long will the performance last? A. 40 minutes. B. 120 minutes. C. 160 minutes.
第三节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）
听下面一段对话，完成第16题至20题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。请将答案写在答题纸上。
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Reservation Name Telephone Number Destination Country Time Length Type of Group Price Travel Details Anita 16 68493724 The U. S. In 17 For 18 days A 19 group ￥13,500 per person Go to Yellowstone 20 Park and the Grand Canyon
第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）
从每题所给的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。
例：It’s so nice to hear from her again. ________, we last met more than thirty years ago.
A. What’s more B. That’s to say C. In other words D. Believe it or not
答案是D。
21. Mary is a humorous and warm-hearted woman and that is ______ she is a most popular person in her community. A. whether B. because C. how D. why 22. ---Where are the papers for the Smith project? ---They are in the folder ______ “S”. A. marking B. marked C. to be marked D. to mark 23. The movie Life of Pi is so attractive that it holds the audience’s curiosity ______ the story reaches the end. A. until B. before C. after D. when 24. ---______ you leave now? You only arrived an hour ago! ---Sorry, but so much homework is waiting for me. A. Must B. May C. Can D. Might
25. Taking regular exercise and eating a balanced diet are two important keys ______ good health. A. in B. from C. of D. to 26. Naturally a smile ______ the eyes participate is extremely communicative. A. to which B. in which C. at which D. with which 27. I’m just getting out of the city for a few days ________ some space and clear my head. A. gotten B. getting C. to get D. having gotten 28. With the audience _____ at her, the little girl felt nervous on the stage. A. staring B. to stare C. stare D. stared 29. ---Why wasn’t John hired for the job? ---I don’t know, but he _____. A. was B. had been C. should have D. should have been 30. It was today’s activity _____ let me know the importance of teamwork. A. where B. which C. that D. what
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31. J.K. Rowling ______ writing Harry Potter at a local café because she could not afford to heat her home. A. started B. starts C. has started D. had started 32. ---Can I come after dinner?
---Yes, that’s fine. I ______ anything. A. don’t do B. won’t do C. won’t be doing D. am not doing 33. ---Do you know our school at all? ---No, this is the first time I ____ here. A. was B. have been C. came D. am coming 34. All the preparations for the task ______, and we’re ready to start. A. completed B. have completed C. will be completed D. have been completed
35. With increasing working pressure, Anthony has ______ time to spend with his friends than before. A. much B. more C. less D. least
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
So tired as I was, I bothered myself to open up my café shop on the cold morning. With many consumers streaming in, I knew another long business day began. And I had to serve far into the night.
As I rushed among the tables, suddenly, a 36 asked if I could mind a child. I was quite 37 but I could tell the man was quite desperate. So I had to make a 38 with him that if he wanted his son to stay and wait for him he had to 39 something in the shop.
This was quite 40 for the man to do; I could 41 he was quite poor by the 42 he was dressed. It looked as if he had tried to come in his 43 clothes. But they still looked a bit old and worn out 44 he had often worn them, just to make himself look best. Looking down I could see his 45 were also a bit torn and the heels were in a terrible state. I thought he was going for a job interview. In the end he bought a small box of 46 for his little son and seated him down in the corner. I could tell the boy was feeling down and only could 47 with a bit of cheering up.
Seeing that the kid sat there for quite a while, I was a bit 48 as the poor little kid was sitting 49 his own. People watched him and some kids even came over to pick on him. I was 50 to see one of them even knocked his cookies off the table. He quickly went and got them back without saying a word. I was hoping his father would 51 up and come back for his son’s 52 .
At closing time, the only person left was the little boy. After a while, the father finally came in with a tiresome look. I 53 he didn’t get any job. As they were leaving, I offered the kid a little cake, but the man rejected it. I 54 he felt as if I had just abused him. Of course I didn’t
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mean to. But I could understand why he felt like that. I only wished them good 55 whatever happened.
The man opened the door to leave — father and son hand in hand. 36. A. voice 37. A. pleased 38. A. deal 40. A. easy
39. A. leave 41. A. explain 42. A. manner 43. A. poorest 45. A. socks 46. A. sweets 47. A. laugh 48. A. relaxed 49. A. on
50. A. touched 51. A. hurry 52. A. chance 53. A. hoped 54. A. clarified 55. A. luck
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）
第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
B. sound B. decision B. buy
B. natural B. prove B. means B. best B. so that B. gloves B. speak B. nervous B. of
C. noise C. annoyed C. promise C. do
C. hard C. think C. method C. prettiest C. as if C. pants C. cookies C. do C. by
C. satisfied
D. tune D. interested D. date D. eat D. possible D. tell D. way D. oldest D. now that D. shoes D. cakes D. help D. worried D. for D. excited D. run D. job D. guessed D. ignored D. night
B. frightened
44. A. even though
B. cigarettes
B. disappointed B. give B. benefit B. assumed B. progress
C. astonished C. turn C. future C. doubted C. supper
B. imagined
C. confused
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