2013年高三英语模拟考试及答案

2013年高三模拟考试

英语

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满足35分）

第一节语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21 In the past three decades ,_____ significant advance has been made in _____ modern agriculture.

A. a;不填

B. the; a

C.不填;the

D. a; a

22 My father is planning to work _____retirement age, since the living expenses are increasing Sharply.

A. under.

B. beyond

C. against

D. for

23.—Tomorrow is a public holiday, ____our child should get close to nature

—But I’m afraid she will have to attend a special training course.

A. where.

B. which.

C. as.

D. when

24.The low-budget film Lost In Thailand is not perfect, but, ____,it is worth seeing.

A. on the other hand

B. in other words.

C. all in all.

D. in the meanwhile

25.We seldom have a meeting on Friday, _____there is something important to discuss.

A. if.

B. when.

C. unless.

D. since

26.—So great a party! Why isn’t John here ?

—He ______for his coming exams.

A. prepare.

B. is preparing

C. has prepared

D. prepared

27.More and high-speed railways have been built in China ,_______it much easier for people to travel.

A. to make

B. made

C. having

D. making.

28.How to get ready for the entrance examination is a major ______of most high school seniors.

A. concern.

B. command.

C. approach.

D. circumstance

29.It’s really a small world! I _____we would meet here.

A. don’t think.

B. haven’t thought.

C. didn’t think.

D. won’t think

30.—Do you have any idea why the engineer resigned?

—No. In fact, everyone is ____about it.

A. doubtful.

B. curious.

C. enthusiastic.

D. annoyed

31.What I value most for a holiday is _____I relax myself after the heavy work.

A. that.

B. how.

C. when.

D. what

32.When reading English novels, I often _____some idiomatic expressions that I can’t Understand.

A. come across

B. go over

C. get across.

D. take over

33.The new traffic rules that took effect on January 1 are much stricter than _____in the past.

A. that.

B. this.

C. it.

D. those.

34.Jackson refused to accept the reward because he thought he didn’t ____the honor.

A. hold.

B. obtain.

C. deserve.

D. achieve.

35.—I failed in the driving test again .Sorry to let you down.

—_________?I’ve helped you practice enough.

A. So what.

B. How come.

C. Any reason.

D. Why not.

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处

的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Over a hundred years ago, in a Scottish seaside inn, a group of fisherman were relaxing

after a long day_36____.As a serving maid was walking__37__the fishermen’s table with a pot

of tea, one of the men made a sweeping ___38___to describe the size of the fish he had caught.

His hand had a collision with the teapot and sent it__39__against the whitewashed wall, where

its contents left a(n)_40__brown spot. Standing nearby ,the innkeeper surveyed the damage . “That stain(污点）will never come off ,”he said in discomfort. “The whole wall will have to

be__41__.”

“Perhaps not.” All eyes __42___the stranger who had just spoken. “What do you

mean ?”asked the innkeeper. “Let me work with the_43_____,”said the stranger, standing up

from his table in the corner. “If my work_44____your approval, you won’t need to repaint the wall.”

The stranger __45___a box and went to the wall. Opening the box, he withdrew pencils,__46_, and various colours. He began to draw lines around the stain and fill it in here and there with different colors._47__a picture began to appear. The stain of _48__had been turned into the picture of a deer with a magnificent pair of antlers. At the bottom of the picture, the man__49_his name. Then he paid for his__50___and left.

The innkeeper was __51__when he examined the wall. “Do you know who that man

was?” he said in amazement . “The signature _52____‘ndseer!’” Indeed, they had been visited by the _53_painter of wild life ,Sir Edwin Landseer. God wants to take the stains and disappointments of our live and not__54___erase them, but rather turn them into a thing

of__55___.

36.A. on the river B. in the lake C. in town D. at sea

37.A. on B. past C. over D. through

38.A. movement B. signal C. gesture D. fly

39.A. crashing B. sliding C. flowing D. running

40.A. regular B. irregular C. beautiful D. popular

41.A. repainted B. repaired C. removed D. rebuilt

42.A. fell onto B. glared at C. turned to D. looked upon

43.A. stain B. teapot C. picture D. paint