湖南省长沙四县一市2013届高三3月联考英语试题

2013年3月高三模拟考试
英语试卷
本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读理解和书面表达。

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Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)
Section A (22.5 marks)
Directions: In this section you’ll hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 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 kind of book isn't discounted?
A. Science.
B. History.
C. Literature.
2. How does the man suggest the woman get there?
A. By taxi.
B. By bus.
C. By subway.
Conversation 2
3. Where is the man going?
A. To a cinema.
B. To a bank.
C. To a supermarket.
4. What do we learn from the conversation?
A. The man will walk.
B. The supermarket is behind the cinema.
C. The bank is between the cinema and the supermarket.
Conversation 3
5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and student.
B. Father and daughter.
C. Friends.
6. Why is the woman unhappy?
A. She has no idea about what to write.
B. She doesn't like tomorrow’s class.
C. She misses her grandfather’s farm.
Conversation 4
7. What does the man want to book?
A. Three single rooms .
B. Two double rooms.
C. Two single rooms.
8. How long will the man stay in the hotel?
A. Two nights.
B. Three nights.
C. Four nights.
9. When will the man arrive at the hotel?
A. Next Monday.
B. Next Tuesday.
C. Next Friday. Conversation 5
10. How many classes does the girl have ?
A. Twelve.
B. Eleven.
C. Nine.
11.How does the boy feel in P.E. class?
A. Tired.
B. Relaxed.
C. Bored.
12. What do we learn from the conversation?
A. The girl likes playing basketball.
B. The boy likes history .
C. The boy is good at running.
Conversation 6
13. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a classroom.
B. In John’s home.
C. In a hospital.
14. What happened to Tim?
A. He had nothing to do.
B. He failed in an exam.
C. He fell ill.
15. What will the woman do when they go to visit Tim?
A. Give him a call.
B. Bring something to him.
C. Help him do his homework.
Section B (7.5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered bla nks with the information you’ve heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
You will hear the short passage TWICE.
Part ПLanguage 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.
Example:
The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket the desert.
A. covering
B. covered
C. cover
D. to cover
The answer is A.
21. On Oct 11, Mo Yan, 57, ______the first Chinese writer to win the top literary prize — Nobel prize.
A. became
B. becomes
C. has become
D. becoming
22. Three Kingdoms is a funny game ______ around the popular classical novel Romance of three
kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong.
A. having built
B. being built
C. to be built
D. built
23. I prefer a house in a mountain village to______in such a large city as Changsha.
A. that
B. it
C. this
D. one
24. Experts said in a Tuesday statement ______southern China will continue to experience snow, rain
and freezing temperatures for the next few days.
A. if
B. that
C. whether
D. when
25. Gangnam Style is by 34-year-old South Korean singer Psy, who is seen dancing around the city
______ to ride a horse.
A. pretended
B. pretending
C. to be pretending
D. having pretended
26. Sun Yang, a young Chinese swimming talent, _______ several gold medals before the 2012
London Olympics.
A. won
B. has won
C. had won
D. were to win
27. It was snowing heavily. The homeless children felt cold, so they stood______ to each other.
A. close
B. closely
C. closed
D. closing
28. _______ poetry unsuccessfully for several years, he was not certain whether to quit or to
continue with his literary pursuit.
A. To have written
B. Writing
C. Written
D. Having written
29. “Well done, John! Not a single mistake _______ in your exam paper this time!” said the teacher.
A. you made
B. did you make
C. had you made
D. you have made
30. The country's highways were toll-free for passenger cars from 0:00 on February 9 to 24:00 on
February 15 ______ most Chinese went home for the Spring Festival and returned to work.
A. so
B. when
C. and
D. while
31. —Let’s play football together tomorrow af ternoon
—Ok, but how I wish I _____ it as skillfully as you.
A. will play
B. have played
C. had played
D. played
32. I have always been honest and straightforward, and it doesn’t matter ______ I’m talking to.
A. who is it that
B. who it is that
C. it is who that
D. it is whom that
33. Jonathan, an American who ______in China for three years, has read some ancient Chinese classics in English and can name several ancient poets such as Li Bai.
A. worked
B. works
C. is working
D. has been working
34. According to the new traffic rules, those who ignore yellow lights, which warn passengers to slow
down ______the light turns red, should receive fines.
A. before
B. when
C. as
D. while
35. Because of the heavy snow and icy roads, drivers ______ to put chains on their vehicle tires to
prevent skids.
A. have asked
B. have been asking
C. have been asked
D. ask
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.
Thousands of Chinese couples got married on Friday because the date 4th January 2013 sounds like " 36 love until death" when spoken in the Chinese language Mandarin. The 37 hoped the day would prove to be a lucky one on which to get married. At least 10,000 couples walked down the aisle in Beijing alone. 38 registry offices were fully 39 , hopeful brides and bridegrooms braved freezing weather in the hope that the registrars could fit them in. The government had to 40 on thousands of extra staff to hold the increased number of people wanting to get married. In Hong Kong, the city's five marriage registries were fully booked by September 20 last year. The city saw 558 people become husband and 41 on Friday.
Some special dates are very 42 in China as people believe they are lucky. Matching days, months and years —like 12/12/12 and 11/11/11—are 43 to bring good fortune. The next such date will be January 1st in the year 2101. Newlywed Chen Foshan told the website: "We 44 to get married today a long time ago, if doomsday (世界末日) didn't come first." Marriage is becoming a big business in China because the country's middle class is 45 rapidly. People 46 much on ceremonies and receptions, which waste a lot of money. One of the biggest expenses is the wedding album. The happy couple is photographed at various locations wearing different costumes. Photos of the actual vows (誓言) or 47 of rings are not usually taken.
36. A. endness B. ending C. ended D. endless
37. A. newlyweds B. new bloods C. newborns D. newsmakers
38. A. Because B. Even though C. However D. If
39. A. booking B. books C. booked D. bookable
40. A. lie B. play C. lied D. lay
41. A. wife B. lady C. couple D. husband
42. A. clear B. popular C. uncool D. warm
43. A. considered B. thinking C. considering D. believing
44. A. asked B. liked C. promised D. believed
45. A. decreasing B. growing C. wealthy D. healthy
46. A. cost B. take C. spend D. have
47. A. buying B. wearing C. having D. exchanging Section C (12 marks)
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
If you are feeling that life just cannot be any worse for you, it can be challenging to think positive thoughts. When we are stressed, upset, or in a negative state of mind, 48 is important to shift those negative thoughts to something positive. If we don't, we 49 only attract more "bad things."
It is often very hard to think positive when so many things are negative, but I can assure you that someone, somewhere is worse off 50 you. We can choose to think differently 51 beginning with the smallest steps.
52 you start with one small, positive thing 53 repeat it during the course of your day, you will begin to move into 54 more positive situation: positive thoughts, feelings, opportunities and people will start showing up 55 your life. With practice, you will find that over time, you will change your outlook and choose to be happy, regardless of the events around you.
Part Ш 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
Forty years ago, Finland was a small, homogeneous (同种的) country with mediocre (中等的) public schools. Today, Finland is still small and, although it has grown more diverse, it is still much more homogeneous than countries such as the United States.
But no one calls Finland’s public schools mediocre any more.
In 2000, the Finns surprised the world when their 15-year-olds scored at the top of a closely watched international exam called the PISA, the Program for International Student Assessment. Finland has stayed near the top ever since, while the U.S. scores around the middle.
Pasi Sahlberg, an official with Finland’s Mini stry of Education and Culture, recently shared the story of Finland’s success, and what states like Washington could learn from it.
Sahlberg’s message, although he is too polite to put it so frankly: stop testing so much; trust teachers more; give less homework and shorten the school day.
In a room filled with teachers, principals, professors, school-board members and policy makers, Sahlberg joked about the Finns’ reputation for being quiet, humble people. When Finland hit the top of the PISA, he said, the biggest disbelievers were Finns.
More seriously, he said, Finland never set out to create the world’s top school system. Instead, he said, the country decided in the 1970s that it wanted to ensure that a student’s success didn’t depend on the family background.
To achieve that goal, Finland relied on cooperation among teachers and schools, rather than on competition. Rather than judging teachers and schools based on test scores, he said, Finland puts trust in its teachers and principals. Teachers develop the curriculum in Finland, and design their own tests. There are no national tests, except one at the end of high school.
That’s just the start. Along with a shorter school day, Finnish students don’t even start school until they are 7 years old. Many primary schools have a policy against giving homework.
Finland, he said, succeeded in part by adapting ideas from the U.S. and other countries. And those countries, he said, can learn from Finland, too.
56. What might be the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To introduce a Finnish official.
B. To ask the US to improve its education.
C. To share Finland’s success story about education.
D. To compare Finnish and American education system.
57. People first learned Finland’s success in education from ______.
A. its mediocre public schools
B. its advanced education system
C. lectures given by Pasi Sahlberg
D. its students’ performance in an international exam
58. Which of the following contributes to Finland’s success in education?
a. Giving students less testing.
b. Giving teachers more trusting.
c. Evaluating students’ family backgroun
d. d. Creating the world’s top school system.
e. Starting school late.
A. abcde
B. ade
C. abe
D. bcd
59. Students are given a national test ______.
A. at the end of every term
B. before graduation from high school
C. before they enter high school
D. before going to college
60. What Pasi Sahlberg said in the passage suggests that ______.
A. children should start school as late as possible
B. competition among teachers is harmful in education
C. the US education system is still the most advanced
D. it’s necessary to set up a national curriculum
B
Had a bad day? Extending your normal exercise routine by a few minutes may be the solution, according to Penn State researchers, who found that people’s satisfaction with life was higher on days when they exercised more than usual.
“We found that people’s satisfaction with life was directly impacted by their daily physical activity,” said Jaclyn Maher, a graduate student in kinesiology. “The findings stress the idea that physical activity is health behavior with important consequences for daily well-being and should be considered when developing national poli cies to enhance satisfaction with life.”
The team examined the influence of physical activity on satisfaction with life among emerging adults ages 18 to 25 because their sense of well-being appears to worsen more quickly than at any other time during adulthood.
“Emerging adults are going through a lot of changes; they are leaving home for the first time and attending college or starting jobs,” said Maher. “As a result, their satisfaction with life can plummet. We decided to focus on emerging adults because they stand to benefit most from strategies to enhance satisfaction with life.”
The researchers recruited(招募) two groups of college students. The first group, with 190 individuals, entered information into a diary every day for eight days. The second group, with 63 individuals, entered information into a secure website every day for 14 days. Both groups answered questions aimed at determining participants’ satisfaction with life, physical activity and self-esteem.
For the second group, the researchers wanted to further investigate whether physical activity was indeed the cause of participants’ increased satisfaction with life rather than some other factors such as mental health, tiredness, or Body Mass Index (体质指数).
“Shifts in depression, anxiety and stress would be expected to influence a person’s satisfaction with life at any given point in time,” said David Conroy, professor of kinesiology. “In addition, tiredness can be a barrier to engaging in physical activity, and a high Body Mass Index associated with being overweight may cause a person to be less satisfied in a variety of ways.”
However, the team found that exercising just a little more than usual can significantly improve
a person’s satisfaction with life.
61. What Jaclyn Maher said in the second paragraph indicates that ______.
A. physical activity is the most important factor for people’s health
B. there are many factors determining people’s satisfaction with life
C. governments should attach great importance to people’s physical activity
D. people’s satisfaction with life is related with the country’s development
62. The underlined word “plummet” is the closest in meaning to ______.
A. fall
B. appear
C. increase
D. change
63. The researchers decided to focus on emerging adults because they ______.
A. are eager to live a happy life the most of all
B. can accept those new strategies very easily
C. need most to improve their satisfaction with life
D. are young people without any life experiences
64. We learn about the research that ______.
A. the first group had more satisfaction with life
B. the second group needed to answer questions online
C. both groups didn’t taken part in any physical activities
D. it was conducted to find whether people are satisfied with their life
65. What advice will the researchers probably give us based on the study result?
A. Try to use some work time to have more physical activities.
B. Help develop emerging adults’ good habit of physical activity.
C. The more you take part in sports, the better health you will have.
D. Do more physical activities than usual to improve satisfaction with life.
C
Compulsive(强迫性的) overeating is a health problem, which can affect women or men, though it appears twice as often among women. In this serious eating disorder, a person eats a lot of food in a short amount of time. This is called bingeing. Compulsive overeaters often binge. This can lead to serious medical problems, including obesity (过度肥胖).
No one knows the exact cause of compulsive overeating. Many compulsive overeaters use food for comfort. Others binge to deal with stress. Eating makes them feel better, but only for a short time. Usually compulsive overeaters feel guilty for eating so much, which makes them feel bad about themselves. This leads to more stress, which leads to more overeating, and so on. They have trouble dealing with feelings like anger, sadness, loneliness, guilt and shame.
There are many warning signs which indicate that someone may be suffering from compulsive overeating disorder. They include: eating large amounts of food when not physically hungry; eating much more rapidly than normal; eating until the point of feeling uncomfortably full; often eating alone because of shame or embarrassment; suffering feelings of depression, disgust, or guilt after eating; with a history of marked weight changes.
Compulsive overeating generally has a gradual beginning, often starting in early childhood when eating patterns are formed. It usually starts very unclearly, when a child turns to food whenever they were upset. Over time, you learn that food in fact will soothe(缓解) the upset feelings. The destructive pattern continues as you do not learn to trust that you are capable of self-soothing without food.
Like someone with bulimia (贪食症), when you compulsively overeat, you usually try every way you can to stop. Often the attempt at control takes the form of strict dieting or living by inflexible standards of eating. While strict dieting may help with the weight gain, in the long run it doesn't do anything to handle the emotional reasons for the compulsive overeating. Moreover, restrictive dieting is so depriving that it creates a situation of desperation to eat. Therefore, dieting often has the opposite effect to the one you intended and just promotes the compulsive overeating.
66. What can bingeing do to people?
A. It keeps them free from stress.
B. It causes them serious problems.
C. It makes them feel good for a long time.
D. It helps cure people of compulsive overeating.
67. We can infer from the second paragraph that compulsive overeating ______.
A. can disappear after a time
B. shouldn’t be taken seriously
C. is usually caused by stress
D. often goes into a bad pattern
68. The third paragraph mainly deals with ______.
A. some symptoms of compulsive overeating
B. the emotional reasons of compulsive overeating
C. the health problems caused by compulsive overeating
D. the development process of compulsive overeating
69. According to the last paragraph, strict dieting ______.
A. helps keep people fit
B. can be helpful in some way
C. will benefit people in the long run
D. works better than living by inflexible standards of eating
70. What is to be dealt with following the passage most probably?
A. How to self-soothe with food.
B. How to deal with compulsive overeating.
C. What harm compulsive overeating can bring.
D. What will happen if you have restrictive dieting.
Part IV Writing (45 marks)
Section A (10 marks)
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Taking the High School Placement Test (HSPT高中编班测试) is a fact of life for an eighth grade student wishing to get into a high school. All students must take this test for admission. Being informed about what the test is and what the test is for will help reduce the feeling of being very worried about the test.
HSPT is a placement test to make proper placement in the ninth grade. This examination is used t o evaluate a student’s knowledge and determine if the student has enough knowledge and understanding in certain subject areas.
The HSPT comes in two forms: the Open Form and the Closed Form. Both forms of the test measure the basic skills in language, reading and mathematics.
There are some tips to help answer the reading comprehension questions. Knowing much about some common reading comprehension questions is the key to doing well on this part of the test. Being familiar with these types of questions can help you spend less time looking for the answers.
Often a reading comprehension test will ask you to choose the best title for the passage. All of the choices fit the passage but there will be only one choice that contains the main idea of the passage.
Never spend too much time on one question. Make certain that you have allowed yourself enough time to answer all of the questions. It means that you should manage time successfully.
The other parts of the test, including vocabulary, history and math, need a different way for doing well. When working on these parts, you should always do the easiest questions first and then go back to answer the harder questions. Always use any scratch paper (草稿纸) you are given and do your calculation on it to avoid simple mistakes.
The tests differ in the type of information they provide. It is important for a student to take the test of the school which he wishes to attend.
Section B (10 marks)
Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage .
When making a trip to earn profit, a businessman will never take wrong decision of spending extra money for the business trip. At the same time he has to give importance to the comfort level during the travel. He would take necessary steps to find out a way they can make their trip as cheap as possible, so that the money they save will be added to their profits account.
Nowadays a lot of businessmen prefer travelling in airways and thus reducing the amount of time and physical stress involved in the process. People are more interested in learning about the ways by which they can get things at cheaper rates. When it comes to finding Cheaper Business Class Tickets, the steps involved are actually simple. If you are someone who can access the internet easily, things are simpler for you. The process of buying tickets online is a comparatively easier as well as lucrative（合算的）process.
It is very important that businessmen do all their ticket buying and booking process online as they get a lot of choices in ticket fare as well as airlines that announce different offers. When you travel frequently, you can enroll yourself with several travel agencies as well as airlines to know special offers and discounts that they announce. If you like a particular airline and love travelling with them in Business Class, then you might learn about the discounts that they offer for their frequent fliers.
If you want to get the best deal out there, never make the mistake of getting the ticket by referring to one site. Do comparative studies with at least 5 sites, before you fix your deal with one of them. Always plan for a business trip well in advance so that you can enjoy a cheaper travel in luxury with Business class.
81. What does a businessman do to earn more profit? (No more than 8words)
82. How does a businessman find Cheaper Business Class Tickets? (No more than 5 words)
83. What will airlines announce online? (No more than 8 words)
84. What should the frequent fliers do to travel comfortably? (No more than 12 words)
Section C (25 marks)
Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
请以Reduce Waste on Campus为题，写一篇120字左右的英语短文，内容包括：
1.目前校园内浪费现象；
2. 不应该浪费的理由；
3. 你的看法，该怎么做。

注意：1. 参考词汇：campus—校园；2. 不能使用真实姓名和学校名称.
2013年3月高三模拟考试
英语试卷参考答案
PART ONE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION（满分30分）
Section A 1—5. CBAAB 6 —10. ACBBB 11 —15. BCACB
Section B 16. The British Museum 17. largest 18. the public
19. home 20. 150 years
PART TWO: LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (满分45分)
Section A：21 —25. ADDBB 26 —30. CADBB 31 —35. DBDAC
Section B：36 —40. DABCD 41 —45. ABACB 46 — 47. CD
Section C：48. it 49. will 50. than 51. by
52. If/When/Whenever/Once 53. and 54. a 55. in
PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION (满分30分)
56 — 60. CDCBB 61 — 65. CACBD 66 — 70. BDABB
PART FOUR: WRITING (满分45分)
Section A：
71. The HSPT 72. eighth grade 73. Goals/ Purposes/Aims
74. make proper placement 75. Tips/Suggestions/Advice
76. Saving 77. Making/Choosing the choice
78. managing time successfully 79. the harder questions 80. avoid simple mistakes
Section B:
81. To take steps to get cheaper tickets.
82. By buying tickets online.
83. They will announce special offers and discounts.
84. They can enroll with several travel agencies as well as airlines.
Section C:
Reduce Waste on Campus
As is known to all, waste on campus has become a more and more serious problem. On the one hand, some students put a lot of food into the garbage can，on the other hand, others spend some money buying lots of unnecessary things such as junk food, cartoon novels, what is worse, some even surf the internet with mobile phones in classes.
The negative effects of waste can be shown in the following aspects. For one thing, it makes students dependent on their parents for money. For another, there is no denying the fact that our country is still poor. There are many people who cannot go to university and many poor people still need our help.
As far as I am concerned, I should set a good example to reduce waste on campus and call on more friends to reduce waste.。