广东省茂名市2013届高三英语下学期模拟(二)测试试题(含解析)新人教版

广东省茂名市实验中学2013届高三
英语周测2
I. 语言知识应用（共两节；满分45分）
第一节: 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Dad loved children. And he always wanted a ____1______ family. Eventually, he got what he wanted with twelve children in the family. Without fail, he would show us off to visitors.
Once, Dad _____2_____ presented the first three children in the family, Ann, Mary and Ernestine, to some visitors. Then he picked up a fourth child, and said, "And this is our _____3_____ model, complete with all the improvements. And don't think that this is all; we are _____4_____ the 1953 model some time next month."
But what he _____5_____ most was taking us out for a drive. On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted _____6_____ that he had seen eleven people in our car, not _____7_____ Mum and Dad. _____8_____, Dad called out over his shoulder, "You _____9_____ the second baby up from the front here, Mister."
Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure then whether he was telling us the ____10_____. Mum, who was a psychologist (心理学家), once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the _____11_____. When Mum returned, she asked him if everything had been OK. He said everything was fine _____12_____ one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been _____13_____. When he pointed at the child that had been _____14_____, Mum looked at him calmly and said, "That's not one of ours, dear. He _____15_____ next door."
1. A. rich B. lovely C. close D. large
2. A. surprisingly B. nervously C. kindly D. proudly
3. A. dearest B. smallest C. latest D. youngest
4. A. ordering B. selling C. expecting D. improving
5. A. hated B. enjoyed C. cared D. hoped
6. A. crazily B. excitedly C. curiously D. directly
7. A. counting B. naming C. showing D. reaching
8. A. Immediately B. Carefully C. Angrily D. Easily
9. A. saw B. missed C. forget D. left
10. A. truth B. story C. adventure D. accident
11. A. lecture B. house C. office D. activity
12. A. even if B. apart from C. so that D. except that
13. A. troublesome B. careless C. active D. quiet
14. A. found B. caught C. punished D. wounded
15. A. goes to B. belongs to C. works D. plays
第二节语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为l6-25的相应位置上。

I was always told that the three Ps, patience, positive thinking and perseverance, were a sure path 16______success.But this advice does not always work as planned. My high school maths exam is one example. The exam, 17______was originally to be held in our classroom, 18_______(change) to the library at the last minute. This, 19______, didn’t bother me because maths had always been my strongest subject. I patiently walked to the library, took my seat and did some deep breathing to help relax 20_____. But my mood changed quickly when I saw the first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to stay 21_______(positive) and persevered
22______I finally found the solution. With the problem 23_______(solve),I felt proud of my achievement.24________(fortunate),I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left 25______ (complete) the rest.
II. 阅读 (共两节，满分50分)
第—节阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从26—45 题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
My newly-rented small apartment was far away from the centre of London and it was becoming essential for me to find a job, so finally I spent a whole morning getting to town and putting my name down to be considered by London Transport for a job on the underground. They were looking for guards, not drivers. This suited me. I couldn’t drive a car but thought that I could probably guard a train, and perhaps continue to write my poems between stations. The writers Keats and Chekhov had been doctors. T.S. Eliot had worked in a bank and Wallace Stevens for an insurance company. I’d be a subway guard. I could see myself being cheerful, useful, a good man in a crisis. Obviously I’d be overqualified but I was willing to
forget about that in return for a steady income and travel privileges —those being particularly welcome to someone living a long way from the city centre.
The next day I sat down, with almost a hundred other candidates, for the intelligence test. I must have done all right because after about half an hour’s w ait I was sent into another room for a psychological test. This time there were only about fifty candidates. The interviewer sat at a desk. Candidates were signaled forward to occupy the seat opposite him when the previous occupant had been dismissed, after a greater or shorter time. Obviously the long interviews were the more successful ones. Some of the interviews were as short as five minutes. Mine was the only one that lasted a minute and a half.
I can remember the questions now: “Why did you leave your last job?” “Why did you leave your job before that?” “And the one before that?”
I can’t recall my answers, except that they were short at first and grew progressively shorter. His closing statement, I thought, revealed a lack of sensitivity which helped to explain why as a psychologist, he had risen no higher than the underground railway. “You’ve failed the
psychological test and we are unable to offer you a position.”
Failing to get that job was my low point. Or so I thought, believing that the work was easy. Actually, such jobs — being a postman is another one I still desire — demand exactly the sort of elementary yet responsible awareness that the habitual dreamer is least qualified to give. But I was still far short of full self-understanding. I was also short of cash. 26．The writer applied for the job chiefly because _________.
A．he wanted to work in the centre of London
B．he could no longer afford to live without one
C．he was not interested in any other available job
D．he had received some suitable training
27．The writer thought he was overqualified for the job because _________. A．he often traveled underground B．he had written many poems
C．he could deal with difficult situations D．he had worked in a company
28．The length of his interview meant that _________.
A．he was not going to be offered the job B．he had not done well in the intelligence test
C．he did not like the interviewer at all D．he had little work experience to talk about
29．What does the writer realize now that he did not realize then? A．How unpleasant ordinary jobs can be. B．How difficult it is to be a poet.
C．How unsuitable he was for the job. D．How badly he did in the interview.
30．What’s the writer’s opinion of the psychologist?
A. He was very aggressive（有进取心的）.
B. He was unhappy with his job.
C. He was quite inefficient.
D. He was rather unsympathetic.
B
Napoleon Bonaparte died on May 5, 1821, on the island of St. Helena off the coast of Africa. He was 51 years old at the time. When doctors examined Napoleon's body, they said that the former emperor of France had died from cancer of the stomach. That was the cause of death recorded in the official report. However, other doctors disagreed. One doctor who was present during the examination of the body said that Napoleon died of hepatitis
（肝炎）. Other historians and medical experts have suggested that Napoleon died of syphilis（梅毒）, tuberculosis（肺结核）, or perhaps malaria. Now, after careful research, a British chemist thinks that Napoleon might have been poisoned -- not by a person, but by his wallpaper. Napoleon was sent to the island of St. Helena in 1815 after he lost the battle of Waterloo. He was a prisoner on the island. Although he had servants to attend to him, he had to live in one small building. St. Helena is a very wet island, so the walls of the building were always covered with mold. Napoleon became ill from spending too much time inside his house. Almost constantly he had a fever, chills, and felt sick to his stomach. He often felt pain in his shoulders and in his side. His skin turned yellow. He got frequent headaches, and he would become dizzy and vomit. None of the medicine that the doctors gave Napoleon seemed to help. They were not sure what was the matter. Finally, Napoleon was too weak to leave the house. One night, while he was sleeping, he went into a coma （昏迷）and died. Many doctors who later reviewed the reports of Napoleon's illness found that the symptoms did not show a man who suffered from stomach cancer. It seemed obvious that Napoleon had died from some other cause. In 1961,
a Swedish doctor examined some of Napoleon’s hair and found a high level of arsenic（砒霜）, a chemical poison. Was Napoleon murdered? It is doubtful. Arsenic was used in many types of medicine dur ing Napoleon’s time, so he might have taken the arsenic as a cure for his illness. Then, in 1982, Dr. David Jones from England began to look into the mystery and suggested that Napoleon might have breathed in arsenic which was in the air of his house. In the 1700s and 1800s, arsenic was used to make a kind of green paint used on cloth and wallpaper. If the paint was used on a wet wall, the arsenic would go into the air. A person in the room might breathe that air. After studying the wallpaper in the room where Napoleon died, Dr. Jones found high levels of arsenic in the green paint on the walls.
31. The passage says that .
A. a British doctor thinks he has found the cause of Napoleon's death
B. many doctors have tried to guess the cause of Napoleon's death
C. Napoleon could have died from poison
D. all of the above
32. Why did Napoleon live on St. Helena?
A. He owned the island.
B. He was a prisoner there.
C. His family lived there.
D. He liked the island.
33. Napoleon suffered from the following symptoms except __________.
A. chills
B. fever
C. dizziness
D. bleeding
34. The official report said that Napoleon died of____________.
A. cancer
B. a coma
C. mold
D. poison
35. According to Dr. Jones, how did the arsenic probably get into Napoleon's body?
A. He ate it.
B. He breathed it in.
C. He touched it.
D. He drank it.
C
One reaction to all the concern about tropical deforestation is a blank stare that asks the question, "Since I don't live there, what does it have to do with me?"
The answer is that your way of life, wherever you live in the world, is tied to the tropics in many ways. If you live in a house, wash your hair, eat fruits and vegetables, drink soda, or drive a car, you can be certain that you are affected by the loss of tropical forests.
Biologically, we are losing the richest regions on earth when, each
minute, a piece of tropical forest, the size of ten city blocks, disappears. As many as five million species of plants, animals, and insects (40 to 50 percent of all living things) live there, and are being lost faster than they can be found and described. Their loss is immeasurable.
Take rubber for example. For many uses, only natural rubber from trees will do. Synthetics are not good enough. Today over half the world's commercial rubber is produced in Malaysia and Indonesia, while the Amazon's rubber industry produces much of the world's four million tons. And rubber is an important material in making gloves, balloons, footwear and many sporting goods. Thousands of other tropical plants are valuable for their industrial use.
Many scientists strongly believe that deforestation contributes to the greenhouse effect -- or heating of the earth from increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. As we destroy forests, we lose their ability to change carbon dioxide into oxygen.
Carbon dioxide levels could double within the next half-century, warming the earth by as much as 4.5 degrees. The result? A partial melt-down of polar ice caps, raising sea levels as much as 24 feet; even
15 feet could threaten anyone living within 35 miles of the coast. Unbelievable? Maybe. But scientists warn that by the time we realise the severe effects of tropical deforestation, it will be 20 years too late. Can tropical deforestation affect our everyday lives? Now, you should have got the answer.
36. The underlined word "synthetics" probably means .
A. natural rubber
B. tropical materials
C. man-made material
D. commercial rubber
37. In the last paragraph the author tries to .
A. tell people how to avoid the tropical deforestation
B. persuade people to buy something synthetic
C. show us how important it is to protect the tropical forests
D. let people realise the effect of tropical deforestation
38. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. The forests are losing their function in turning carbon dioxide into oxygen.
B. Many of our daily uses are related to the tropical forests.
C. Tropical plants can be used to make industrial products.
D. High carbon dioxide levels will make the earth warmer.
39. The author's attitude towards the tropical deforestation is .
A. puzzling
B. cold
C. supporting
D. opposed
40. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A. Tropical Forests
B. the value of Tropical Forests
C. Tropical Forests and Our Life
D. The Greenhouse Effects W D
China has recently been faced with serious issues of product safety. In Panama, it is said that medicine made with a poisonous chemical sickened some people. A Chinese company had identified it as diethylamide glycol （ [化]乙二醇）, a low – cost substitute commonly used in automobile antifreeze（防冻剂）.
Some countries have banned Chinese-made toothpaste containing diethylamide glycol. China has now told companies to discontinue its use, even though it says the toothpaste is safe. Another industrial chemical, melamine, was found in wheat flour used to make pet food in North America.
Thousands of dogs and cats became sick.
The United States has restricted some imports of Chinese seafood because they contained banned substance. And questions have been raised about other products, including children’s toys covered with lead paint. Chinese officials promised to provide the European Union, the biggest trading partner, with detailed reports on enforcement efforts against unsafe goods.
Meglena Kuneva, commissioner (理事) for consumer protection of the European Union said China should have kept its promise.
China recently closed three companies linked to the Panama and the pet food scare. And it dismissed the former head of its food and drug administration. He was found guilty of corruption (腐败) for approving unsafe drugs. This week, a conference of the State Council approved a proposed special measure on the supervision of food safety. The Xinhua News Agency said it calls for stronger controls over producers, greater responsibilities for government and more serious punishment for illegal activities.
But Chinese officials have accused some foreign media of overstating
problems with goods made in China. They say food imports from the United States also fail inspection sometimes. Next Week, American and Chinese food safety officials are planning to hold 5 days of meetings in Beijing to discuss cooperation.
41．How many cases with safety problems are mentioned in the passage? A．Six B．Five C．Four D．Three
42．How was Panama case dealt with afterwards?
A．Three companies linked to it were closed down.
B．The former head of food and drug administration was removed from his position.
C．More serious punishment was conducted for leaders linked to it. D．Both A and B.
43．We can infer the followings except that ________.
A．Chinese- made toothpaste is safe B．the safety of “made in C hina” is doubted
C．there are safety problems with more Chinese products
D．the Chinese government is to blame partly for the product safety problems.
44．The passage is mainly about ________.
A．China is facing product safety problems
B．more controls are taken of Chinese goods
C．overstated problems with Chinese goods
D．China is losing its trade partners
45．What does “it” refers to in the last but one paragraph?
A．China B．The European Union
C．Chinese officials D．The Chinese company
第二节: 信息匹配 (共5小题, 每小题2分, 满分10分)
请阅读下列应用文及其相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

（选E时，同时涂AB; 选F时，同时涂AC）
请阅读下列不同类型汽车的信息：
Toyota Electron-2006 (new): Toyota’s new car is both powerful and economical. Using a combination of fuel and electricity this car will not only save money on petrol bills, but it will also save the environment. Has air conditioner and leather seats. Price: $17,500
BMW Series 7-2006 (new): Judged the Car of Year” by Wheels Magazine this is the best high-class car on the market. It is big enough for 5 people
but is smooth and fast. Has all the latest safety equipment and computer mapping system. Price: $84,900
Porsche 911-2006 (new): This newest Porsche is packed with the latest safety equipment and engine technology. It can hold 2 people and the roof can come down automatically for you to enjoy the frest air. Has DVD entertainment system and computer mapping system. Price: $72,000 Chrysler Minibus-2005(second-hand): With its unique seating design, this vehicle can hold up to 14 people. Silver outside with black leather inside and in excellent condition. Has 2 automatic sliding doors plus DVD entertainment system. Price: $19,200
Ford Fairlane-1998(second-hand): With a traditional Ford design, this car is dark bule and is an ideal second car for the family. Mechanically in good condition. Has air conditioner and CD player. Price:$6,900
Honda Civic-1996(second-hand): This small, white, two-door car is easy to park and cheap to run. Inside and outside both in excellent condition. It uses very little fuel and is the perfect car for city driving. Has CD player. Price:$2,500
请阅读下列购车者的信息，然后匹配购车者与拟购买的汽车：
46. Robert Anderson. Robert has just been appointed the manager of a large international company. He wants to get a car that will impress his business colleagues yet is also suitable for transporting his wife and three children.
47. Julie Sunderland. Julie has recently moved into the city where she is studying. She needs a car that is cheap to buy and run so she can get to university and to her part-time job.
48. Bill Woodwar. Bill is the coach of the local football team and needs
a car that can take the players and equipment to and from their games.
49. Mary Alderson. Mary’s rich dad promised he would buy her a new car for graduating from university. She wants something that is safe, that will allow her to enjoy listening to music and show off to her friends.
50. Kate Power. Kate needs to get a car to travel to her new job. But she feels guilty about the pollution she will cause so she wants a car that will do the least amount of harm to the environment.
写作 (共三节，满分55分)
第一节单词拼写（共24小题，满分12分）
Strawberries d________________(不适宜) with me.
It's a process of g________________________(逐渐的) development.
F_____________________(流畅性) is defined as the ability to read with speed, accuracy, and proper expression.
They took e________________________(极端的) measures to conserve fuel. The umbrella is a poor s______________________(避身处，遮蔽) from heavy rain.
He was h__________________(怀有希望的) that he would win.
When we arrived at the cinema, the film was nearly a_________________.（短语：处于尾声）
Never l____________（短语：气馁，丧失信心）; believe in yourself and keep up courage.
All her earnings a________________ about 3,000 yuan per month.（短语：加起来合计）
You must ask for leave first e______________ you have something very important. （即使）
The life boat was sent out to r_____________(救援) the sailors from the sinking ship.
Parents should not show p_______________________(偏爱) for any one of
their children.
I came across the r_____________ （珍贵稀有的）book in the shop. Increasing numbers of people are s_____________(敏感的) to pollen（花粉）.
A team of 350 experts were sent to the desert i______ the buried ancient city.（短语：寻找）
Your mistake resulted in heavy l_______（损失）.
As soon as the students of geology arrived on the island, they were eager to e______（探索）.
They s____________ (宠坏) their child with too much praise in the past. No one was hurt, and we all smiled i__________.(短语：放心地，松了一口气地)
Please s____________ the things you want to keep and throw everything else away.（短语：分类整理）
They started to play their own i_________ (乐器)and write their own songs like a real band.
Will you please w_________ my child while I am out?（短语：看管，照看）You should s________(简化) the procedure—it’s too complex.
I'd a_______________(感谢) it if you let me get on with my job
第二节范文默写 (共6小题，满分18分)
1. 旅游不但可以促进目的地国家的经济，还可以发展不同国家的人民之间的友谊和相互了解。

2. 你可能听说过某个事物，但是在你没有真正看到它之前，你永远都不可能对它有清晰的理解。

3. 1943年，他被清华大学授予公共奖学金，前往国外留学。

4. 奥运会的真正意义不仅在于它是一项能展现运动员们谁的身体素质更强或更有技巧的比赛，而且是一个传播爱，和平和积极态度的舞台。

5. 我们可以看到，在科技的消极影响下，我们的社会会面临巨大的危险。

6. 一位完全不懂我们语言的作曲家能通过他的音乐使我们感受快乐和骄傲，兴奋和绝望，宁静和神秘。

第三节读写任务 (共1小题, 满分25分)
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Good hobbies can bring a lot of pleasure to kids and their parents. Hobbies are things that a person likes to do in his spare time. Some kids like swimming or playing sports, while others may like quieter hobbies such as reading, music, cooking, computer games or board games（棋类游戏）.
Older kids who can read might enjoy the guitar or the piano, while younger ones might enjoy playing the toy drums and singing along.
Good hobbies for kids can be any type of activity that is beneficial for their over-all growth and has been proven to help them later in life, including self-confidence and any skills that they might learn. When choosing hobbies, parents should remember not to push kids too hard, otherwise they might give up before they really try the hobbies. Also you should give your kids the right to choose hobbies by themselves.
Good hobbies are something that will grow with your kids, stretching （使发挥全部本领）and challenging them enough to keep them interested, but do not take them away from their school work. Instead, good hobbies can help to improve their homework.
[写作内容]
假定你要给某周报的英语习作栏投稿，请你就“My hobby”这一话题准备你的习作，请认真阅读上面的资料，然后完成以下的任务。

1. 以约30个词概括短文内容；
2．以约120个词就“My hobby”这个主题发表你的看法，并包括如下要点：(1) 简单介绍你的业余爱好；
(2) 你的业余爱好是怎样发展起来的；
(3) 你的爱好对你的学习、生活和未来等有什么影响。

[写作要求]
1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

[评分标准]
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

读写任务 (共1小题,满分25分)
参考范文：
W My Hobby
Good hobbies, which are activities a person likes to do in his spare time can benefit his growth and amuse him. Meanwhile good hobbies will be accompanied with the growth of kids.
As for me, what I like most is singing. I began to sing songs when I was
very young. I showed great interest in music then, because my uncle often taught me some songs, which were good to listen to and easy to sing. As I grew up, my music teacher found that I had a good voice, so she advised me to study vocal m usic in the Children’s Palace. From then on, I began my vocal music training. I practiced how to produce sounds and how to make our expressions more natural and more pleasing. I won one award after another in several competitions.
As time went by, I still take singing as my hobby since I find music is the interest that is missing in the exams. When I am stressful and bored, it is music that helps me live through these tough hours. Enjoying music, I live a happy life.。