湖北省部分重点中学2012-2013学年度高三五月冲刺考试 高三英语试卷
命题学校：夷陵中学 命题教师：高三英语备课组 审题教师：黄会慧
考试时间：2013年5月18日下午3：00-5：00 试卷满分：150分
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时,先将答案划在试卷上。 录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题：每小题1.5分，共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. What was the woman’s first job? A. A teacher. B. A secretary. C. doctor. 2. When did the show begin? A. At 9:50. B. At 9:40. C. At 9:30. 3. What are the two speakers doing? A. Enjoying meeting each other. B. Saying goodbye to each other. C. Planning to see each other again.
4. Where does the dialogue probably take place? A. In an office. B. In a clothing shop. C. In the man’s house. 5. What will the woman do tonight? A. She will stay at home with the man. B. She will see a doctor herself. C. She will watch the weather forecast.
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。每段对话读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。 6. How does the boy go to school every day? A. By bus. B. By bike. C. On foot. 7. What is the reason that the girl doesn’t go to school by bike? A. She is worried about her safety. B. She doesn’t have a bike. C. She doesn’t like to ride a bike.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. When will the plane take off? A. At 9:00. B. At 9:15. C. At 9:30. 9. What will the man do after the conversation? A. Fasten his seatbelt. B. Take his seat. C. Find a proper seat.
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听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What does Susan think of her life in New York? A. She doesn’t like it at all. B. She feels satisfied with it. C. She feels it just so-so.
11. What can we learn about Henry from the dialogue? A. He is heavier than before. B. He looks younger than before. C. He decides to keep on a diet. 12. Why does Susan look younger? A. Because she is more energetic. B. Because she stays in a warm place. C. Because she lives a healthier life. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Where will the woman plan to work in summer? A. In a hotel. B. In a market. C. On a farm. 14. How long will the woman work in the morning? A. One hour. B. Three hours. C. Four hours. 15. What will the woman prefer to do in her free time? A. Go walking. B. Pick fruits. C. Sell drinks. 16. What are the two speakers talking about in general? A. Full-time jobs. B. Music festivals. C. Summer plans. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. How long will the course run this year? A. Six weeks. B. Seven weeks. C. Eight weeks. 18. What was the problem last year? A. Few people wanted to attend it. B. There were too few workers to care for children. C. There is nothing to do on rainy days.
19. What will the children do for the first time this year? A. They will join in art activities. B. They will do new outdoor sports. C. They will attend a talent show.
20. What is important for parents whose children attend the course? A. Attending the American Night with the children. B. Sending money to Molly as soon as possible.
C. Informing Molly about any food the children cannot eat.
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1分，满分10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. We should not criticize or _____ other countries without good reason or go to extreme in our words and deeds.
A. fancy B. condemn C. highlight D. maintain
22. With the information explosion in science and technology, more and more new terms will _____ and need to be defined. A. consist B. occupy C. resolve D. emerge
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23. It’s surprising that a house made of wood or bamboo may ______ in an earthquake while a building of steel and concrete should fall down. A. keep up B. break down C. hang around D. stay up
24. The President has devoted himself to achieving the equality among races since he came to power, but much still remains to be done to _____ discrimination. A. wipe out B. leave out C. block out D. make out
25. When we are offered a wonderful treat, we should thank the host, but the expression of thanks to the host should be _____. A. in turn B. in detail C. in place D. in particular
26. In order not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings, he _____ avoided meeting her in public or private occasions.
A. deliberately B. frequently C. efficiently D. eventually
27. The target of reducing pollution by 2 percent next year is too _____ and far from enough to solve the city’s air pollution problem. A. flexible B. conservative C. specific D. fundamental
28. A _____ investigation of why the system often breaks down may take much energy but will help identify all the problems in it. A. complex B. accurate C. thorough D. remarkable
29. When we say it is a major country, we mean it has a huge population and a vast _____, although it has more mountains than arable land. A. exhibition B. territory C. stadium D. institution
30. We must teach Party members and the masses to give top _____ to the overall situation and the overall interests of the Party and the state. A. priority B. preference C. prejudice D. promotion
第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分,满20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)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。
More Than I Had Dreamed Of
From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union．I always 31 my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us．So I dreamed of being a leader．
Years flew by, and soon I was able to participate in the elections, 32 I would win．But the reality struck that I hadn't had a chance．I wasn't pretty．Girls across the school hardly knew me．I just did not have what it 33 to win a school election．I was 34 ．
As I cried in my room that evening, I 35 took a deep breath and decided I wouldn't stop dreaming．I decided that I would 36 for elections again in my final year at school—and I would win．
I recognized that my competitors had a lot of things in their 37 ．What were the 38 that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful．And my biggest 39 was the faith I had．I would not allow my 40 appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward．That evening, I 41 my election plans a whole year in advance．
I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to 42 them．I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, so I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities
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to work to my 43 ．In order to learn how to 44 a great election speech, I also attended a course on effective public speaking．
The day after the election, when the principal announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students 45 . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was 46 theirs．
Suddenly, I realized that I had 47 much more than I had dreamed of．I had made many new friends and had helped people 48 the way．I had won the 49 and love of my schoolmates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them．I was able to put a smile on their faces and 50 their day． 31．A．admired B．remembered C．praised D．believed 32．A．praying B．planning C．calculating D．judging 33．A．assessed B．provided C．meant D．took 34．A．concerned B．depressed C．surprised D．confused 35．A．gradually B．immediately C．suddenly D．impatiently 36．A．pay B．stand C．speak D．wait 37．A．favor B．hands C．control D．power 38．A．cases B．methods C．examples D．points 39．A．problem B．strength C．worry D．dream 40．A．young B．personal C．special D．plain 41．A．began B．discussed C．announced D．cancelled 42．A．recommend B．accompany C．represent D．support 43．A．satisfaction B．surprise C．advantage D．taste 44．A．launch B．present C．develop D．announce 45．A．nodded B．gathered C．cheered D．cried 46．A．only B．still C．almost D．also 47．A．accomplished B．accumulated C．devoted D．developed 48．A．by B．to C．in D．along 49．A．appointment B．acceptance C．election D．reputation 50．A．enrich B．bless C．brighten D．expand
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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“It was all his own idea,” says Pat Peters, the 38-year-old wife of Palo Alto, California high school football coach Bob Peters,39. Bob had just drawn up a “motherhood contract” —a document stating that for 70 days this summer he would take over the care and feeding of the couple’s four children, plus all household chores(杂务). Although he didn’t even know how to make coffee when he signed, he was quite confident. (He thought the experience would make a nice book.)
After 40 of the 70 days, he was ready to give up. “I was beaten down, completely humbled,” admits Peters. Three weeks later he spoke to the local press stating, “Not only is motherhood a difficult task, not only is it never-ending, it is an impossible job for any normal human being.”
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Bob and Pat were high school sweethearts. After they were married in 1960, she worked as a secretary to help put him through university. Since then Bob has been the football and wrestling coach at Palo Alto’s Cubberley High while Pat raised the kids.
Then two years ago Pat went back to work as a secretary at Cubberley. “I had been around children so much,” she sighs, “I could not talk to a grown-up.” She continued to run the household, however, until Bob signed the contract, whereupon she decided to relax and enjoy it. Although Peters had consulted with his school’s home economics teachers and the head of the cafeteria, his meals were sometimes a disaster.
“I tried to slip the butter I’d forgotten under the eggs after they were frying,” he says. For the last three weeks, the family ate out a lot—sometimes having Macdonald’s hamburgers for lunch and dinner.
As for housekeeping, a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean if the bed is made. “I found an easier way—I shut the doors,” he says. Soon the kids were wearing the same clothes for a week. “I made them wear their shirts inside out, and when we went to pick up Pat at work they turned them right side out so they would look clean.”
Now that Bob has publicly admitted he was wrong, he is routinely sharing the child-raising and household tasks with Pat. The tentative title of his book about the summer is taken from something he shouted at the kids one day.
51. The couple signed the contract because _______.
A. Pat complained a lot about her doing the housework all by herself
B. Bob loved taking care of children and wanted his wife to have a good rest C. they agreed that husband and wife should share household tasks
D. Bob thought it easy to take care of the family and wanted the experience for a book 52. It was agreed that if Bob failed to keep to the contract, he would have to _______. A. pay a certain amount of money B. do all the housework for years C. say sorry to his wife D. admit publicly he was wrong about motherhood 53. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Bob managed to keep the kids’ clothes clean. B. Bob tried to cook good meals for his children.
C. Bob frequently took the kids out to eat for he was busy. D. Bob taught the kids to make their beds every day.
54. Which of the following might be the title of Bob’s book? A. “My experience of being a mother.” B. “I’m proud of you all, my dear!” C. “Wait till your mother gets home!” D. “Motherhood: an impossible job for anyone.”
B
“Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”
This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in AD 53 wrote it.
We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can change our lives. But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?
Picture this: You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, and the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to
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