北京市西城区2013届下学期高三年级第一次模拟考试英语试卷
【2013西城一模】
本试卷共150分。考试时长120分钟。 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，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，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。每段对话你将听一遍。
例：What is the man going to read? A. A newspaper. 答案是A。
1. What are the two speakers most likely to buy? A. Apples.
B. Oranges.
2. How will the woman probably go to the station? A. By bus. B. By subway. A. At a store. A. Yesterday. 5. What is the man doing? A. Asking for advice.
第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，共15分）
听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个
B. Giving a suggestion. C. Making a complaint.
C. By train.
C. At a laundry. C. A week ago.
3. Where does this conversation probably take place?
B. At a hotel. B. Three days ago.
4. When did the woman hurt her leg?
C. Strawberries.
B. A magazine.
C. A book.
选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，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。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。 6. What does the man think of Italian food? A. It is hot.
B. It is delicious.
C. It tastes terrible.
7. Where are the two speakers going to have dinner? A. At an Italian restaurant.
B. At a Chinese restaurant. C. At a Japanese restaurant.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The only way of learning Spanish.
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B. The best way of finding home stays. C. The benefits of living with a host family.
9. What should you do if you are a vegetarian（素食者）?
A. Ask for help in advance. B. Tell the host family later.
C. Follow the custom of your host family. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why hasn't the man decided when to hold the party? A. He hasn't decided who to invite yet. B. One of his friends is touring in Spain. C. The fixed time is not proper for everybody. 11. What does the woman suggest?
A. Canceling the party. B. Putting the party off. C. Advancing the party. 12. Who is not coming to the party? A. David.
B. Lily.
C. Bruce.
听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。 13. What is the man most worried about?
A. Nobody can understand him.
B. There is still empty space in the newspaper. C. He doesn't know anybody in the poetry club. 14. Why does the woman recommend Carl? A. Because he is one of her best friends.
B. Because he is very popular among the students. C. Because he is the only talented writer in the club.
15. What does the woman suggest be put in the newspaper finally? A. Poems.
B. Vacation tips .
C. Job advertisements.
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。
Package Mail Form Name Item Description Way of Delivery Weight Patrick Goldstein A silk shirt, two pairs of trousers, some CDs and 17 By 18 airlifted One kilo and 19 grams 2
Destination Country 16
Price Special Request
410 yuan, plus a fee of 32 yuan 20 insurance for 2, 000 yuan 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。 例：It's so nice to hear from her again. , we last met more than thirty years ago.
A. What's more
答案是D。
21. John is as good as his word. he makes a promise, he will keep it. A. Before A. which A. to reach A. has painted A. are dropping
B. While B. where B. having reached B. had painted B. drop B. would; do
C. Although C. that C. reaching C. is being painted C. have dropped C. had; done
D. Once D. who D. reached D. will be painted D. will drop D. were; doing
22. Theater fans love New York, offers a variety of Broadway plays.
23. From our window we have a good view of the open fields, into the distance. 24. Sorry about the mess. The house at the moment.
25. Egg prices usually in the spring when they are most plentiful.
26. I walked past your house last night. There was an awful lot of noise. What you ? A. did; do
27. —George, good luck with your English exam! —Gosh, I wish I for it last night! A. have studied
B. studied
C. had studied D. would study
28. — Did you like Mr. Green's lecture?
—Yes, any description. I will come again with my classmates. A. over
countryside the other day.
A. having offered
B. to be offered
C. offering
D. offered
30. —I for more than 30 years ! I'm going to retire soon. —Really? You don’t look a day over 40.
B. have been working C. had worked
D. am working
31. —Bill, be careful!
—Don't worry. I break it.
B. won't
C. shouldn't D. needn't
32. I am sure that if it came to that point, he would do is expected of him.
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B. That's to say C. In other words D. Believe it or not
B. in C. beyond D. for
29. All the books by the students are reported to have been sent to the children in the A. worked
A. can't
A. what A. if A. I see A. the; a
B. when C. which B. unless
D. as
33. I'm working on my fitness and I will be ready in a couple of weeks, not sooner.
C. as D. until
D. have I seen D. an; the
34. Look! How active the guys are! Never before my students so enthusiastic.
B. I have seen C. do I see B. an; a
C. the; the
35. A discovery is said to be accident meeting prepared mind.
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。
I was at the post office early that morning, hoping to be in and out in a short while. Yet, I 36 myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway. I had never seen so many people there on a weekday. It seemed someone might have made an announcement, welcoming customers to carry as many 37 as they could and bring them in when I needed to have my own package 38 . The queue moved very slowly. My patience ran out and I got 39 . The longer it took, the angrier I became. When I got to the counter finally, I finished my 40 quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door.
\ 41 to make I stepped out, complaining about the 43 conditions. Thinking I was going to be late for room for me to get to the 42 .
my dentist appointment, I headed into the parking lot.
A woman was coming across the lot in my 44 . She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very heavy. I 45 that she looked as if she could breathe fire. It stopped me in my tracks. I 46 myself and it wasn't pretty. Had I looked like that? Her body language said that she was having a 47 day. My anger melted away. I wished I could wrap her in a hug but I was a 48 . So I did what I could in a minute 49 she hurried past me－I smiled. In a second everything changed. She was astonished, then somewhat 50 . Then her face softened and her shoulders 51 . I saw her take a deep breath. Her pace slowed and she smiled back at me as we passed each other.
I continued to smile all the way to my 52 . Wow, it's amazing what a simple smile can do.
From then on, I became aware of people's 53 and my own, the way we show our feelings. Now I use that 54 every day to let it 55 me that when facing the world, I can try a smile. 36. A. found 37. A. things 38. A. lifted
B. helped B. packages B. cashed
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C. troubled C. chances C. weighed
D. enjoyed D. dollars D. carried
39. A. pleased 40. A. business 41. A. away 42. A. counter 43. A. weather 44. A. satisfaction 45. A. announced 46. A. trusted 47. A. rough 48. A. gentleman 49. A. until 50. A. attracted 51. A. trembled 52. A. car 53. A. appearances 54. A. treatment 55. A. remind
B. disappointed B. choice B. about B. cashier B. service B. decision B. discovered B. recognized B. bright B. stranger B. though B. frightened B. raised B. office B. reactions B. awareness B. show
C. delighted C. situation C. along C. exit C. work C. direction C. proved C. hid C. big C. customer C. before C. cheered C. relaxed C. home C. behaviors C. conclusion C. give
D. annoyed D. attitude D. aside D. entrance D. shopping D. imagination D. noticed D. persuaded D. nice D. passenger D. since D. confused D. tightened D. doctor D. expressions D. achievement D. tell
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。
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The Doll and the White Rose
I was walking around in a mall, when I saw a cashier hand this little boy some money back. The cashier said, “I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll.” The little boy seemed very disappointed.
I walked toward him and asked him who he wished to give this doll to. “It's the doll that my sister wanted so much for Christmas. She was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her: But Santa Claus can't bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there.” His eyes were so sad. “My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister. ”
My heart nearly stopped. The little boy looked up at me and continued, \Mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall. \
I quickly reached for my wallet and said,\just in case you do have enough money for the doll. \
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