2013年冠县一中高三10月考英语试题
Ⅰ.单项填空(每题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。
1. Not until Dec. 2003________caught by the US soldiers, and it was a great victory for the USA.
A. was Saddam Hussein
B. Saddam Hussein was
C. had Saddam Hussein been
D. Saddam Hussein had been
2. The news ________is spreading around the airport is ________a heavy storm is coming.
A. what; /
B. that; that
C. /; that
D. that; which
3. We ________for houses but haven't found ________we like yet.
A. have looked; one
B. have been looking; that
C. had looked; it
D. have been looking; one
4. It was only when I was at home ________she came to see me.
A. that
B. since
C. before
D. which
5. —Mary, the phone is ringing. Do you want me to go?
—No, sit still. ________answer it.
A. I'm going to
B. I will
C. I'm about to
D. I shall
6. —I was worried about Maths, but Mr. Smith gave me an A!
—________
A. Good luck to you!
B. Mr Smith is very good.
C. Congratulations! That's a difficult course.
D. Don't worry about it.
7. —We do hope we can be of some help, doctor.
—That's great. ________blood if you can and many lives will be saved.
A. Give
B. To give
C. Giving
D. Given
8. Mary ________Tom, that woolen hat, the jacket, but she returned home with her empty car.
A. couldn't have recognized
B. should have recognized
C. must have recognized
D. needn't have recognized
9. —You should have thanked her before you left.
—I meant________. But when I was leaving I couldn't find her anywhere.
A. to do
B. to
C. doing
D. doing so
10. As parents, they like to see their children________, get married, and have kids.
A. break down
B. get down
C. settle down
D. set down
11. —I say, Meimei. What did you say to the young man over there just now?
—Nothing. I _______to myself.
A. have only talked
B. had only talked
C. was only talking
D. only talked
12. Music is a universal language, which makes it possible for Jay Chou to be popular _____America _______he doesn't speak English.
A. in; even though
B. with; even though
C. in; as though
D. with; as though
13. —He will probably be late for school, won't he?
—________. There's little time________.
A. No way; going
B. No wonder; leaving
C. No problem, left
D. No doubt; to go
14. I tried to explain to the manager _______that prevented me starting early, but he wouldn't listen to me.
A. why it was
B. why it did
C. what it was
D. what it did
15. ________you are leaving tomorrow ,we can have dinner together tonight.
A. For
B. since
C. Because
D. As
Ⅱ.完形填空(每题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16~35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D),选出最佳选项。
I am the only person who has reached senior middle school in my family. So, I am the “besteducated”. But I also used to be the most__16__because I never thought about my manners. As a busy__17__, I always come home from school late. When I get home at__18__, it is time for my meal. After eating, I go to school again. But one day, when I was ready to go to school after lunch as usual, Dad stopped me. “Could you__19__me some time?”he asked, “Just one__20__.”I looked at the time and found I didn't have much time left. “OK, Dad, but please make it__21__.”“All right. I know you are__22__, so I will just ask you two questions. Could you__23__how many things you have done for our__24__? And, could you tell me how often you say hello to your family members when you get home?”
That day, when I was at__25__, I thought about the questions without understanding why Dad had__26__asked them. Then, my friend, a girl from a rich family, asked me what was__27__me. I told her. After listening, she laughed. “Hey! That's nothing__28__! You know, I never do anything or say hello to anybody when I am at home, either.” Then she added, “As far as I know, 90 percent of our__29__have never done these things.”Really? At that moment, I__30__why my dad had asked me those questions. It was because it is good__31__to say hello to your family. However, most of us students don't know, or even__32__this. How sad we are! I finally realized how I should answer my dad's questions. First, I would do all those things that are called good manners. Second, I would__33__my classmates to be aware of their manners as soon as possible. That night I told these thing to Dad. “Good”, he said, “Better late than never.”The next afternoon, when I got home, I saw Mum in the kitchen cooking.“Hi, Mum, I'm__34__,” I said, She looked at me and gave me a big__35__.
16.
A.shy
B. impolite
C. angry
D. anxious
17.
A. senior student
B. shop assistant
C. school teacher
D. housewife
18.
A. lunch time
B. night
C. noon
D. spare time
19.
A. spend
B. take
C. spare
D. lend
20.
A. thing
B. hour
C. question
D. minute
21.
A. easy
B. happy
C. quick
D. simple
22.
A. impolite
B. polite
C. patient
D. busy
23.
A. look about
B. make sure
C. find out
D. take out
24.
A. family
B. members
C. house
D. promise
25.
A. bed
B. school
C. table
D. home
26.
A. suddenly
B. obviously
C. clearly
D. simply
27.
A. surprising
B. paining
C. puzzling
D. delighting
28.
A. dangerous
B. normal
C. valuable
D. important
29.
A. family
B. class
C. neighbor
D. town
30.
A. wondered
B. understood
C. knew
D. noticed
31.
A. way
B. exercise
C. chance
D. manners
32.
A. think about
B. care about
C. call for
D. hunt for
33.
A. force
B. remind
C. allow
D. ask
34.
A. home
B. late
C. sorry
D. hungry
35.
A. cake
B. suggestion
C. smile
D. chance
Ⅲ.阅读理解(每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下面的文章,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A
Of course, the main difference on the Chinese dinner table is chopsticks instead of knife and fork, but that’s only superficial. Besides, in top-grade restaurants, you can always ask for a pair of knife and fork, if you find the chopsticks not helpful enough. The real difference is that in the West, you have your own plate of food, while in China the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares. If you are being treated to a formal dinner and particularly if the host thinks you’re in the country for the first time, he will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.
The meal usually begins with a set of at least four cold dishes, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes. Soup then will be served to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles to dumplings. If you wish to have your rice to go with other dishes, you should say so in good time, for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all.
Perhaps one of the things that surprise a Western visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests. In formal dinners, there are always“public”chopsticks and spoons for this purpose, but some hosts may use their own chopsticks. This is a sign of genuine friendship and politeness. It is always polite to eat the food. If you do not eat it ,just leave the food in the plate.
People in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed. When you have had enough, just say so. Or you will always overeat!
36. The main difference on dinner table between China and West is_____.
A. you have your own plate of food in West while in China everyone shares the dishes
B. you use chopsticks instead of knife and fork on Chinese dinner table
C. you’re treated to a formal dinner for the first time
D. you will be given a taste of many different types of dishes
37. If you have a dinner in a Chinese home, in which order will the food be served in China?
a. A set of four cold dishes.
b. Staple food such as rice, noodles or dumplings.
c. The main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes.
d. Soup.
A. a c b d
B. c a b d
C. a c d b
D. c a d b
38. According to the passage, we can infer that______.
A. Chinese think it impolite for guests to leave food in the plate
B. Chinese think it polite to put food into the plates of the guests with their own chopsticks
C. people in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed
D. Chinese all think it impolite for guests to ask for a pair of knife and fork.
39. The underlined sentence in paragraph 2 means______.
A. you should say so early
B. you should say so happily
C. you’d better say so
D. you should say so kindly
40.The “public chopsticks and spoons” are used for/to______.
A. show the politeness to the guests
B. share the food together
C. show the genuine friendship and politeness
D. put food into the plates of their guests
B
One hundred years after the sinking of the R. M. S. Titanic on April 14, 1912, experts are still debating what caused the tragedy. Now, new research by British historian Tom Maltin points to an unusual visual illusion that may have hidden the iceberg that caused the Titanic’s deadly crash.
Maltin read weather records, evidence from survivors, and the ship’s logs to research his theory. The Titanic, he says, sailed from warm Gulf Stream waters into the freezing Labrador Current. There, the air column was cooling from the bottom up, creating layers of cold air below layers of warmer air. This is called a thermal inversion(逆温).
The thermal inversion, Maltin says, caused light to reflect, or bend, abnormally downward. The refraction created mirages(海市蜃楼,幻景):objects appeared higher—and therefore nearer—than they actually were, before a false horizon.
The area between the false horizon and the real horizon appeared as haze. The iceberg was hidden in the fog, so those aboard the Titanic didn’t see it until the ship was about to collide with it. As Titanic First Officer William McMaster Murdoch recalled,“That iceberg came right out of the haze.”But by that time, the Titanic was too close to avoid hitting it.
Shortly before the Titanic hit the iceberg, it sailed into the view of another ship, the Californian. But the refraction of the light made it appear too near and too small to be the Titanic—the largest ship in the world at the time. The Californian signaled the Titanic by Morse lamp, which uses flashes of light to send signals. The Titanic, now in trouble, also signaled the Californian by Morse lamp. But the thermal inversion interrupted the signals and the distress rockets the Titanic shot into the air. The Titanic finally sank at 2:20 a.m. local time on April 15.
Although some experts agree with Maltin’s theory, others say the Titanic sank simply because it ignored several warnings of heavy ice and because it was going too fast in dangerous waters. Whatever the cause, people remain fascinated with the Titanic, and researchers and historians will likely come up with new theories for years to come.
41. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. The real cause of Titanic’s tragedy.
B. The weather that affects the voyage at sea.
C. The two ships—the Titanic and the Californian.
D. Maltin’s new theory about the Titanic’s deadly crash.
42.What does the underlined word“refraction”in the third paragraph refer to?
A. The thermal inversion.
B. The reflection.
C. The iceberg.
D. The false horizon.
43. Why couldn’t the Titanic get help from The Californian according to Maltin’s theory?
A. The thermal inversion interrupted the signals.
B. The Californian was too small a ship to offer any help.
C. People on The Californian ignored the signals from the Titanic.
D. There was something wrong with the Morse lamp on The Californian,
44. What can we learn from the text?
A. All experts agree with Maltin’s theory.
B. None of the experts agrees with Maltin’s theory.
C. Further Research will be done for the new theories.
D. Maltin blames the tragedy on speeding.
45. Where can we read the passage?
A. A news report.
B. A travel guide.
C. A foggy weather research.
D. A physical textbook.
C
The writers murder stories go to a great deal of trouble to keep us guessing right up to the end. In actual fact, people often behave more strangely in real life than they do in stories.
The following advertisement once appeared in a local newspaper:“An opportunity to earn $250 in a few minutes. A man, who is willing to take chances, wanted for an out-of-the-ordinary job which can be performed only once.”A reader applied to the generous advertiser. But being a bit suspicious, he gave a false name. Soon afterwards, he received a reply. In the envelope was a typed note instructing him to ring a certain number if he was still interested. He did so and learned on the telephone that the advertiser wanted him “to get rid of somebody” and would discuss it more fully with him next day. But the man told the police and from then on acted under their instructions.
The police saw the two men meet and watched them as they drove away together. In the car the advertiser came to the point at once—he wanted the man to shoot his wife. The reason he gave was that he was suffering from a serious disease and wanted to live in a warmer country, but his wife objected to this. Giving the man some money, the advertiser told him to buy a gun and warned him to be careful of the dog, which might attract attention. He also gave him a photograph of his wife so that he would be able to recognize her. After that, the advertiser suggested that the man should do the job next morning. At the same time he would prepare his wife by telling her that a young man was going to call. After the murder, they would meet again outside a railway station and the money would be paid as arranged. The second meeting never took place, for the advertiser was arrested shortly afterwards and charged with attempting to persuade someone to murder his wife.
46. Which is the best title for the passage?
A.A False Advertisement
B.A False Judgment
C. An Attempted Murder
D.A Cruel Advertiser
47. Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The advertiser employed the man to kill his wife.
B. The man went to see the advertiser without telling anyone.
C. The man went to meet the advertiser under police’s instructions.
D. The man didn’t tell advertiser the real name.
48. What is the right order of the events in the story?
a. There was a strange advertisement on a local newspaper.
b. A man wanted to hire someone to kill his wife.
c. A man applied to the advertiser and received a note.
d. The man reported the suspicious case to the police.
e. The man learned that the advertiser wanted to get rid of somebody.
f. The police kept a close watch on the two men’s meeting.
g. The advertiser was arrested and charged by the police.
A. a b c d e f g
B. b a c e d f g
C. b a c d e f g
D. a b c e d f g
49.Who does the underlined word“they”refer to?
A. The police and the young man.
B. The police and the advertiser.
C. The advertiser and his wife.
D. The young man and the advertiser.
50. When the police received the report, _____.
A. they arrested the advertiser at once
B. they sent a dog to keep watch on him
C. they didn’t arrest him until they got enough evidence
D. they arrested him after his wife was killed
D
It is quite reasonable to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men would become fierce tigers behind the wheel.
Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense. It takes the most cool-headed drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarrelling and fighting. A friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and becomes so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such behaviors of politeness are by no means enough .Many drivers nowadays don't even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.
However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. Typical examples are the driver who waves a child crossing the street at a wrong place onto the path oncoming cars that may not be able to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to.
An experienced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in a traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings. Unfortunately, modern drivers can’t even learn to drive, let alone master the roadmanship (公路驾车技能). Years ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car ownership would demand more give-and–take from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message more give-and –take from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.
51. The passage mainly talks about______.
A. traffic jams
B. road politeness
C. good manners
D. modern drivers
52. Troubles on the road are often accused by______.
A. the behavior of the drivers
B. traffic jams
C. great speed
D. terrible road conditions
53. According to the writer, a good driver should_____.
A. be able to recognize politeness when he sees it
B. beat back when forced to face rude driving
C. encourage old ladies to cross the roads whenever they want to
D. join in traffic stream quickly however other people feel
54. The following statements are right EXCEPT that_____.
A. some modern drivers are not good at driving
B. road politeness is good sense as well as good manners
C. drivers are expected to master the roadmanship
D. traffic jams are accused by tigers behind the wheel
55. It is not always right for drivers to______.
A. master roadmanship
B. recognize politeness when they see it
C. give a friendly nod or wave in answer to an act of politeness
D. wave a child crossing the street into the path of oncoming cars
第Ⅱ卷
Ⅳ. 阅读表达(共5小题,每题3分,满分15分)
Many people think of dirt as being dirty! Parents often tell their children not to play in dirt or to get it on their clothes. And there are reasons for that—soil often contains things like bacteria (细菌), parasites (寄生虫) and pollutants that can make people sick. With so many risks, it is no surprise that many people find geophagy—the eating of earth or soil unacceptable.
Yet, geophagy is actually a common practice in many parts of the world. Since people tend to be very selective about which soil they eat, the practice has also created an industry. In Nigeria, the village of Uzalla processes over 500 tons of soil a year for sale and consumption in markets hundreds of kilometers away. Geophagy also has a long history in the U.S., where some eat soil and ship packages of it to relatives far from home. Soil is also sold as a nutritional supplement, similar to vitamins, in some parts of Asia.
The fact that the eating of soil is also widespread in the animal kingdom suggests that geophagy may even be a natural process.
Some soils are surprisingly rich in nutrients such as iron and copper. People can often get more of these nutrients from geophagy than from taking vitamins. This may be why the eating of soil is often most common among pregnant women and nursing mothers who use soil for certain nutrients they need.
Unfortunately, geophagy is also practiced to avoid hunger when other food is scarce. In poor countries, food can become so expensive that people substitute soil for flour or rice. This is a serious social problem because soil can’t provide a balanced diet though it is rich in nutrients.
56. Why do people think dirt is dirty? (No more than 10 words)
57. What led to the development of geophagy industry? (No more than 15 words)
58. Where does the eating of soil seem like a natural process? (No more than 5 words)
59. What does the underlined word “substitute” in the last paragraph mean? (No more than 1 word)
60. Do you think soil can take the place of food? Why? (No more than 25 words)
第二节:书面表达(满分25分)
假定你是和平中学的李华,从互联网上(the Internet)得知一个国际中学生组织将在香港(Hong Kong)举办夏令营,欢迎各国学生参加。你对这个活动非常感兴趣,也想参加。请你写—封电子邮件给活动的负责人史密斯先生,申请参加。
内容主要包括:
1. 自我介绍(包括语言能力;个人的特长、兴趣等);
2. 参加活动意图(介绍中国;了解其他国家等);
3. 希望获准。
要求:
1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3. 邮件的开头结尾已经写好。
Dear Sir or Madam
Regards.
Li Hua
英语答案
1-5 ABDAB
6-10 CABBC
11-15 CADCB
16-20 BAACD
21-25 CDCAB
26-30 ACDBB
31-35 DBBAC
36-40 ACBAD
41-45 DBACA
46-50 CBBDC
51-55 BAADD
56. Because soil contains things that can make people sick.
57. The practice of eating soil and people’s being selective about which soil to eat. 或: Geophagy is a common practice and people are selective about which soil they eat.
58. In the animal kingdom.
59. Use
60. Open.
范文:
Dear Sir or Madam,
I’m Lihua, a middle school student from Heping Middle School. I learned from the Internet that you are organizing a summer camp in Hong Kang, which welcomes students from all over the world. I am interested in the camp and eager to participate. I have been learning English for 10 years, and I can communicate with people in fluent English. Meanwhile, I regard this camp as a golden opportunity for me to introduce my motherland to my overseas friends and get to know about their countries as well. I hope I will meet with your approval.
I’m looking forward to your reply.
Regards,
Li Hua