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2013年怀化市高三第一次模拟考试统一检测试卷
英 语
命题: 蔡 琼 审题: 陈燕玲 邓全生 米榆平 尤兴为 佘长保
温馨提示：本试题卷分四个部分，包括听力理解、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达共10页。时量120分钟。满分150分。
Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (30 marks)
Section A (22.5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.
You will hear each conversation TWICE.
Example:
When will the magazine probably arrive?
A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday.
The answer is B.
Conversation 1
1. What are they talking about?
A. A beautiful purse. B. A birthday present. C. Chocolates and flowers.
2. What have they finally decided to buy?
A. A purse. B. Some flowers. C. A box of sweets.
Conversation 2
3. Where does the woman work?
A. In Italy. B. In Japan. C. In America.
4. When does the woman read newspapers?
A. At night. B. During the day. C. In the shopping-time.
Conversation 3
5. What are the man and woman looking for?
A. A modern hotel. B. A cheap hotel. C. An expensive hotel.
6. Where can the man and the woman find the hotel they need?
A. Next to a hospital.
B. On the left hand side of the street.
C. A two-minute drive to the west.
Conversation 4
7. How did he feel when the man spoke English to a foreigner for the first time?
A. Nervous. B. Excited. C. Sad.
8. What was the man worried about?
A. His pronunciation was bad. B. He might not be understood.
C. He might make lots of mistakes.
9. What did the foreigner do at first when the man talked with him?
A. He repeated the words. B. He used his body language. C. He said nothing.
Conversation 5
10. Why does Judy look happy?
A. Because she helped a man in trouble.
B. Because she just saw a very funny film.
C. Because there will be an exciting film.
11. What are these two people talking about?
A. Watching TV. B. Doing sport. C. Listening to music.
12. What kind of TV shows does the man like?
A. Interesting ones. B. Funny programs. C. Interesting and instructive ones.
Conversation 6
13. What do we know about the river now?
A. It’s a little dirty. B. It’s very clean. C. Few people fish in it.
14. What’s special about Mr. Turnner?
A. He has a good way to clean up the river. B. He pays no attention to people’s lives.
C. He likes fishing in the river.
15. How many trucks are used to collect the rubbish?
A. Four. B. Three. C. Two.
Section B (7.5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the short passage TWICE.
Law students
☆A small number of people study at top law schools.
☆Most students learn the law at less 16 universities all across the country.
School time ☆Attending law schools generally requires 17 each year.
☆Completing law studies 18 needs 4 years.
Students’ ages ☆ Most are in their twenties.
☆ Many are in their thirties and forties.
☆ Some are even 19 .
The biggest 20 The number of women students is growing. About 40% are women.
Part Ⅱ Language Knowledge (45 marks)
Section A (15 marks)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
21. The School Art Festival, ______ in May, will be sponsored by a famous company in Huaihua.
A. holding B. being held C. to hold D. to be held
22. — Madam, the two pairs of shoes are the new arrival of this season.
— Well, I like __________. Do you have another pair?
A. neither B. either C. both D. none
23. Some of my workmates prefer to send to our QQ group ______ news they’ve got.
A. however B. whenever C. whichever D. whatever
24. — You speak very good French!
— Thanks. I ______ in Paris for four years.
A. live B. lived C. was living D. had lived
25. Our lines ______ get very busy, but keep trying and you will soon get through.
A. shall B. can C. would D. should
26. My deskmate is good, kind, hard-working and intelligent. ______, I can't speak too highly of him.
A. As a result B. After all C. On the whole D. By the way
27. — I have got a backache.
— That’s not surprising. You ______ in front of that computer too long.
A. work B. worked C. have been working D. are working
28. After ____ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.
A. being interviewed B. interviewed
C. having interviewed D. interviewing
29. I can’t figure out ______ it is that makes him so depressed recently.
A. how B. what C. why D. which
30. From the next term, parents ______ e-mails instead of letters, to be informed of their children’s
exam results.
A. are sending B. will send C. will be sent D. are sent
31. Microblog is a platform ________ people can express their thoughts and communicate with each other by sending posts.
A. which B. what C. where D. when
32. Dreams in our heart will come true one day ______ we insist and keep making great efforts.
A. as if B. unless C. even if D. on condition that
33. He ______ with college entrance examination. Otherwise, he would have given you a hand.
A. was occupied B. occupied C. had occupied D. had been occupied
34. — What’s up?
— There are so many problems ______.
A. remained to be solved B. remaining to solve
C. remained solving D. remaining to be solved
35. Among all the birthday gifts ______ a DIY card, which I like best.
A. is included B. include C. were included D. including
Section B (18 marks)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
When I was an eleven-year-old school boy, all of my teachers complained about my unreadable handwriting. So I started taking my laptop to school and using it instead of paper books and 36 . At first I thought I was in heaven. Writing essays became so 37 . Copying notes took only seconds. I didn’t have to worry about making spelling mistakes and forgetting to carry my textbooks. I was always well organized，as everything I needed was saved in my 38 ，so you would think that it was beneficial as a learning tool.
39 ，soon I completely lost my ability to write，which was very limited when I was still at school. My spelling became even worse as I no longer had to think about it 40 the computer’s auto corrector. However，this wasn’t what 41 me the most. It was the fact that I was no longer learning what I used to in class. The simple act of writing something down was a way of learning for me, and a laptop could never 42 that. Exams started to become harder for me as I no longer knew all the words and phrases. Also each lesson was at least five minutes shorter because of the time needed to 43 at the beginning of the class and pack away at the end of lessons. Furthermore，a computer does not have the same 44 as paper，as paper needn’t be fully charged . Finally I couldn’t 45 my class knowing I had the whole Internet at my fingertips. So during lessons I would often search the Internet and have 46 .
As you can see，the 47 are far more than the benefits for primary students like me. Therefore I stopped taking my computer to lessons. Of course, I had to get through a very tough time. But now I perform better at school.
36.A. pens B. rulers C. dictionaries D. bags
37.A. serious B. funny C. easy D. unusual
38. A. book B. machine C. note D. pocket
39.A. Luckily B. Importantly C. Generally D. unfortunately
40.A. in case of B. in spite of C. due to D. regardless of
41.A. amused B. bothered C. interested D. surprised
42.A. replace B. change C. mix D. avoid
43.A. get up get up B. come up C. give up D. start up
44.A. importance B. convenience C. difference D. guidance
45.A. depend on B. go to C. focus on D. attend to
46.A. fun B. luck C. success D. advantage
47.A. excitements B. negatives C. dangers D. positives
Section C (12 marks)
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
Everybody can suffer from stress. No matter what 48 age is, you can feel stressed out by 49 is happening in your life. Teenagers, however, are more easily to get stressed 50 people in any other age group. Being a teenager is hard as you are neither a child nor 51 adult. Families can be one of the biggest causes of stress，such as problems with parents arguing at home. Teenagers also have a lot of stress from school, either from their teachers 52 from their friends. Some teenagers also feel stressed about choosing their college 53 high school. Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some can’t afford to go to university.
Sadly, there is 54 you can do to remove stress, but you can learn the best way to deal with it. Talking to people is 55 of the best ways. It may sound simple, but it works. A saying goes, “A problem shared is a problem halved.”
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (30 marks)
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
A
Are morning people born or made? In my case it was definitely made. In my early 20s, I hardly went to bed before midnight, and I would always get up late the next morning.
But after a while I couldn’t ignore the high relationship between success and rising early. On those rare occasions where I did get up early, I noticed that my productivity (效率) was always higher. So I set out to become a habitual early riser. But whenever my alarm went off, my first thought was always to stop that noise and go back to sleep. Eventually some sleep research showed that my strategy was wrong.
The most common wrong strategy is this: supposing you’re going to get up earlier, you’d better go to bed earlier. It sounds very reasonable, but will usually fail.
There are two main schools (流派) of thought on sleep patterns. One is that you should go to bed and get up at the same time every day. The second school says you should go to bed when you’re tired and get up when you naturally wake up. However, I have found both are wrong if you care about productivity. If you sleep at fixed hours, you’ll sometimes go to bed when you aren’t sleepy enough. You’re wasting time lying in bed awake.
My solution is to combine both methods. I go to bed when I’m sleepy and get up with an alarm clock at a fixed time. So I always get up at the same time (in my case 5 a.m.), but I go to bed at different times every night.
However, going to bed only when I’m sleepy, and getting up at a fixed time every morning are my ways. If you want to become an early riser, you can try your own.
56. According to the passage, the underlined phrase refers to ________.
A. people who stay up until the next morning
B. people who get up early in the morning
C. people who feel sleepy in the morning
D. people whose productivity is the lowest in the morning
57. Why did the author want to become a habitual early riser?
A. Because he / she wanted to have more sleep time.
B. Because he / she wanted to do morning exercise.
C. Because he / she wanted to test which school is better.
D. Because he / she found that the productivity was higher.
58. The author experienced all the following EXCEPT ________.
A. going to bed after midnight
B. asking scholars for advice on sleeping habits
C. getting up early occasionally
D. pressing off the alarm to go on sleeping
59. What’s the author’s sleep pattern?
A. Going to bed early and getting up early.
B. Going to bed late and getting up late.
C. Going to bed when sleepy and getting up at a fixed early time.
D. Going to bed early and getting up late.
60. The passage is mainly about ________.
A. main schools of thought on sleep patterns B. how to have a good sleep
C. wrong strategies for getting up early D. how to become an early riser
B
Two hours from the tall buildings of Manhattan and Philadelphia (费城) live some of the world’s largest black bears. They are in northern Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, a home they share with an abundance of other wildlife.
The streams, lakes, grassland, mountains and forests that make the Poconos an ideal place for black bears have also attracted more people to the area. Open spaces are threatened by plans for building houses and important habitats are endangered by highway construction. To protect the Poconos natural beauty from irresponsible development, the Nature Conservancy (自然保护协会) named the area one of America’s “Last Great Places”.
The conservancy’s member Cook is working with local people and business leaders to balance economic growth with environmental protection. By cooperating with people like Francis Altemose, the Conservancy has been able to protect more than 14, 000 acres of environmentally important land in the area.
Altemose’s family has farmed in the Pocono area for generations. Two years ago Francis worked with the Conservancy to include his farm in a county farmland protection program. As a result, his family’s land can be protected from development.
Cook owes the Conservancy’s success in the Poconos to having a local presence and a commitment to working with local people. “The key to protecting these remarkable lands is connecting with the local community”, Cook said. The people who live there respect the land. They value quiet forests, clear streams and abundant wildlife. They are eager to help with conservation effort.
61. The purpose of naming the Poconos “Last Great Places” is to ________.
A. protect it from irresponsible development B. ask for money from the local community
C. find a better home for black bears D. sell it for a higher price
62. We can infer from the second paragraph that ________.
A. the population in the Poconos is growing
B. wildlife in the Poconos is increasing rapidly
C. the security of the Pocono people is being threatened
D. farmers in the Poconos are looking forward to the development.
63. According to Cook, the success in protecting the Poconos lies in ________.
A. setting up an environmental protection website
B. getting support from the Nature Conservancy
C. cooperating with the local people and business leaders
D. being included in the farmlands in the area’s protection program
64.What does Cook mean by saying “having a local presence”?
A. Financial help from local business leaders.
B. Consideration of the interests of the local people.
C. The establishment of a new government in the area.
D. The setting up of a local Nature Conservancy in the Pocono area.
65. Which section of a newspaper is the passage most probably taken from?
A. business B. sports
C. environment D. culture
C
In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child busy. Yet, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, which she won last year.
As a writer I know about winning and losing contests. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to be rejected by the publisher. I also know the pressure of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? So many of my own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.
A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”
I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her stories. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the story of a little girl. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.
Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.
66. What do we learn from the first paragraph?
A. Children nowadays are out of mind in the activities.
B. Rebecca prefers to devote her leisure time to writing.
C. Rebecca has collected many online materials for her writing.
D. The author’s daughter lost the writing competition.
67. What did the author say about her own writing experience?
A. She had a lot of painful experiences.
B. Her way to success was full of praises and awards.
C. She was constantly under pressure of writing more.
D. Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.
68. Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?
A. She was confident about her real talent in writing.
B. She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.
C. She wanted to share her stories with readers.
D. She won last year.
69. The author took great pains to improve her daughter’s stories because _______.
A. she believed she was an experienced writer to offer guidance
B. her daughter asked her mother to correct her stories as she liked
C. she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dream of becoming a writer
D. she was afraid Rebecca’s imagination might be out of control
70. What’s the author’s advice for parents?
A. Not every child is suitable to be a writer.
B. Children should be allowed to grow without pain.
C. Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids participate in.
D. Children should be given every chance to voice their own opinions.
Part Ⅳ Writing (45 marks)
Section A (10 marks)
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information fromthe passage.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Learning to improve your focus is difficult, because you are talking long hours a day. However, if you break down your day into manageable time sections, it would be much easier to learn to improve your focus.
Focus, or concentration, is a skill that can be taught, so there are some exercises you can do to improve your focus.
Start with easy exercises like staring a picture on the wall for a few minutes without moving or talking. Once you learn how to block out your surroundings, your focus will improve.
Other mind exercises are internalizing (内化). This is when you imagine yourself in a desired situation, and then you work around your imagination. Actors and singers do this to block all distractions.
If this sounds a little strange, you could try making lists? List the things you need to accomplish for the morning, for the afternoon, and finally for the evening. For instance, if you have a dinner that evening, don’t arrange everything in the afternoon, and give yourself some time to relax before the guests arrive.
Another way to improve your focus is to take breaks. During your breaks, you should allow yourselves a drink or 30 minutes on TV. If you are having coffee breaks in your office, use this time wisely. Don’t spend it with your co-worker talking about problems. Your breaks should be as quiet as possible.
The reason why you lose focus so easily is that you have too much on your minds. Of course, it could also be because you are bored with nothing to do all day. A good balance between a too relaxed brain and an overly active brain is a desirable situation. Improving your focus also mean knowing what you can do and being confident about doing it well.
