忻州市2013届高三第一次联考
英语试题
注意事项:
1．答题前，考生务必用0.5mm黑色中性笔将学校名称、姓名、班级、联考证号填写在试题和答题卡上。
2．请把答案做在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡，不交试题，答案写在试题上无效。 3．满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第 Ⅰ 卷 (选择题，115分)
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
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。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. ￡19.15. B. ￡9.15. C. ￡9.18. 答案是B。
1. What will Dorothy do on the weekend?
A. Go out with her friend. B. Work on her paper. C. Make some plans. 2. What was the normal price of the T-shirt? A. $15. B. $30. C. $50. 3. What has the woman decided to do on Sunday afternoon? A. To attend a wedding. B. To visit an exhibition. C. To meet a friend. 4. When does the bank close on Saturday? A. At 1:00 pm. B. At 3:00 pm. C. At 4:00 pm. 5. Where are the speakers? A. In a store. B. In a classroom. C. At a hotel.
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。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What do we know about Nora?
A. She prefers a room of her own. B. She likes to work with other girls. C. She lives near the city center. 7. What is good about the flat?
A. It has a large sitting room. B. It has good furniture. C. It has a big kitchen.
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听第7段材料，回答8至9题。
8. Where has Barbara been? A. Milan. B. Florence. 9. What has Barbara got in her suitcase? A. Shoes. B. Stones.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
C. Rome.
C. Books.
10. Who is making the telephone call? A. Thomas Brothers. B. Mike Landon. 11. What relation is the woman to Mr. Cooper? A. His wife. B. His boss. 12. What is the message about? A. A meeting. B. A visit to France.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
C. Jack Cooper. C. His secretary. C. The date for a trip.
13. Who could the man speaker most probably be? A. A person who saw the accident. B. The driver of the lorry. C. A police officer. 14. What was Mrs. Franks doing when the accident took place? A. Walking along Churchill Avenue. B. Getting ready to cross the road. C. Standing outside a bank.
15. When did the accident happen? A. At about 8:00 am. B. At about 9:00 am. C. At about 10:00 am. 16. How did the accident happen? A. A lorry hit a car. B. A car ran into a lorry. C. A bank clerk rushed into the street.
听第10段材料，回答17至20题。
17. What is the talk mainly about? A. The history of the school. B. The courses for the term. C. The plan for the day. 18. Where can the visitors learn about the subjects for new students? A. In the school hall. B. In the science labs. C. In the classrooms. 19. What can students do in the practical areas? A. Take science courses. B. Enjoy excellent meals. C. Attend workshops. 20. When are the visitors expected to ask questions? A. During the lunch hour. B. After the welcome speech. C. Before the tour of the labs.
第二部分：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。
21. —Mr. Black, I think you have good taste in _____ art. So would you like to take _____
look at the painting. —Yes, I’d love to.
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A. /; a B. a; the C. /; the D. an; a
22. —Why were you so late this morning?
—I _____ in heavy traffic for an hour on the way here. A. have been caught B. have caught C. had caught D. was caught
23. Because the manager had some important guests to meet, the meeting only _____ a few minutes.
A. kept
B. continued
C. lasted
D. covered
24. Students should be encouraged to take charge of their own learning, _____ just depending
on their teachers. A. better than B. more than C. other than D. rather than 25. —I can’t find my mobile phone anywhere. —You _____ have lost it while eating out. A. may B. need C. would D. should
26. Though _____ in the accident, the bus driver did all he could to help the passengers to
safety. A. injuring B. injured C. to injure D. having injured 27. There appeared an _____ look on her face on hearing the _____ story. A. astonishing; astonishing B. astonished; astonished C. astonished; astonishing D. astonishing; astonished
28. There were many people standing by, but _____ of them were willing to help
the poor boy. A. neither B. none C. all D. both 29. —How did you find the film The Flowers of War?
—It’s very moving. I couldn’t _____ my tears. A. hold back B. hold on C. hold up D. hold out
30. I thought I would be punished for the broken glasses _____ I ended up being praised for
my honesty. A. and B. or C. but D. so
31. My brother has his own business — that’s also ______ I expect to do after I graduate
from Harvard University. A. why B. when C. that D. what
32. _____ sweet and good, the birthday cake was soon eaten up by those children. A. To taste B. Tasting C. Tasted D. Having tasted
33. The new storybook is written in _____ easy English _____ beginners can understand it. A. such; that B. so; that C. such; as D. too; that
34. The white building across the street, _____ roof has been seriously damaged in the
hurricane, belongs to a hospital.
A. where
B. why
C. which
D. whose
35. —Shall I take the luggage to your room?
—No, thanks. _______ A. It’s up to you. B. You’d better not. C. I can manage. D. That’s settled.
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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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Many language learners think their pronunciation is good enough because their teacher doesn’t correct them too often or because other students can 36 them.
Pronunciation is the area which is 37 the least attention to in language learning. Most teachers 38 just let their students speak. The teachers stop them 39 the students say something completely wrong. Working on each student’s pronunciation in class is just 40. Also, the students who are 41 at pronunciation may be afraid that it will embarrass their classmates if they help 42 their mistakes. Although you believe your pronunciation is good enough to 43, you may be 44 when you actually go to a foreign country. One of my friends was the best student in his 45 class in Poland. However, when he went to America, he found Americans didn’t understand 46 of what he said.
Your pronunciation may still be quite 47 that of a native speaker. If this is the 48, other people will find it 49 to understand what you’re saying and will not be comfortable with you.
50, don’t think you can communicate in a foreign language 51 you’ve tested your skills on real native speakers. 52 for native or near-native pronunciation so that people you talk to
can communicate with you 53. In order to achieve this goal, there’s no 54 that you will need to start thinking about pronunciation and 55 time on it. 36. A. mistake B. watch C. surround D. understand 37. A. made B. found C. paid D. called 38. A. never B. ever C. even D. usually 39. A. only if B. as if C. even if D. so that 40. A. fantastic B. impossible C. necessary D. important 41. A. poor B. well C. good D. strict 42. A. put out B. work out C. try out D. point out 43. A. communicate B. travel C. pronounce D. exchange 44. A. happy B. sad C. surprised D. excited 45. A. Polish B. French C. German D. English 46. A. none B. half C. rest D. lot 47. A. near to B. near from C. far from D. next to 48. A. same B. matter C. case D. fact 49. A. easy B. beneficial C. convenient D. hard 50. A. In conclusion B. In other words C. In total D. On the contrary 51. A. when B. until C. after D. while 52. A. Stand B. Look C. Aim D. Search 53. A. smoothly B. difficultly C. truly D. practically 54. A. way B. need C. doubt D. wonder 55. A. take B. cost C. spend D. kill
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
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第一节 （共15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和D）中，选出最佳选项。
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