山西省太原市2013届高三英语第二次模拟试题新人教版.doc

1、山西省太原市2013届高三第二次模拟考试英 语 试 题注意事项：1本试题分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。2答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题和答题卡相应的位置上。3全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。4第1卷听力部分满分30分，不计入总分，考试成绩录取时提供给高校作参考。5考试结束后，将本试题和答题卡一并交回。第一卷第一部分听力共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题15分，满分75分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，

2、并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1Where are the two speakers?AIn a shop BIn the streetCIn a restaurant2When will the meal be ready?AAt 1 l：30. BAt 12 oclockCAt 11 oclock3Where is the woman going?ATo class BTo the cinema CTo the library4What are they talking about?AA volleyball ma

3、tch BA basketball star CA basketball match5What conclusion can we draw from the conversation?AJohn had been working hardBJohn probably didnt work hardCThe woman was sorry to hear the news第二节 （共15小题；每题15分，满分225分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听

4、完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6What kind of room does the man want to book?AA single room with a bathroomBA single room without a bathroomCA double room with a bathroom7How long will the man stay in the hotel?AThree nights BFour nights CFive nights听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8Where does the woman l

5、ive?AIn America BIn the Caribbean CIn Britain9How would the man travel round the world?ABy train BBy boat CBy plane听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10What is Barbara planning to do this evening?AHave dinner with some American friendsBPay a visit to BobCSee some Americans off11Whats wrong with Bob?AHes got a stomach

6、ache BHes taken too many aspirinsCHes got a headache12Who is Bob going to write to?AHis parents BHis girlfriend CHis American friends听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13How will Professor White get to the hotel?AShe will get there by taxi BJames will drive her thereCA driver will take her there14What will Professor

7、White do later that day?AHave a small dinner BEnjoy a lecture CGo to a company15What does Professor White come here for?ATo attend a lecture BTo give a lecture CTo prepare a lecture16How long will the lecture probably last?AOne hour and a half BTwo hours CTwo and a half hours听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17Why

8、do people build underground houses?ATo save time and energy BTo save land and moneyCTo save land and energy18In which country have underground houses been used for a long time?AChina BJapan CCanada19How many countries have large underground shopping centers?AThree BFour CFive20What was the temperatu

9、re inside Rinker*s house when it was 22 outside?A22 B16C16第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）第一节：单项填空（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。21According to _ Peoples Daily article, 40% of the lakes in Jiangsu have dried up in _ past 30 yearsAthe; a B不填 the Ca; the D不填; a22_?That would be gre

10、at! Please drop me off at the libraryACould you bring me the billBWould you like me to give you a liftCCould you tell me the postcode for LondonDWould you like to have my e-mail address23 Where did you have the discussion with Professor Snow?It was in the classroom _ we had a biology lesson yesterda

11、yAwhich Bwhen Cthat Dwhere24To _ the web page, you press this button, which makes the most recent information appearArefresh Bpromote Ctear Dadopt25A US report predicts that in 15 years time the economy in Asia will be larger than _of North America and Europe combinedAwhat Bthat Cone Dthose26_ an as

12、tronaut into space in 2003, China became the third country to send a woman into space in June, 2012AHaving first put BTo have first putCFirst putting DBeing first put27The drug used to treat this disease causes bad side effects, some of which _ deadlyAis Bare Cwas Dwere28Wed better grow the plant in

13、 a _ plastic box so that the children can see the roots growingAsafe Bsquare Ctransparent Dthick29_ going to a language school, Andrew also went to the library almost every day and learned about 20 Chinese characters a dayAApart from BFar from CDue to DInstead of30_ much advice you give him, he does

14、 exactly what he wantsANo matter BWhether CWhatever DHowever31The bus _ with a loud noise of its tyres when the light turned redApulled up Bput up Cpumped up Dpicked up32The mother, who is strict with her two daughters, has a clear list of _ they are not permitted to doAwhy Bhow Cwhat Dwhich33I cant

15、 understand why he _ so selfishHe isnt usually like thatAwas Bhad been Cis Dis being34- Under no circumstances _ the door to the Data Centre unlocked- I promise Ill be more careful in futureAyou need to leave Bshould you leaveCneed you leave Dyou should leave35I cannot thank you _ muchI might never

16、have been admitted to such a famous university but for youAquite Bthat Ctoo Dvery第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。Have you ever asked yourself what makes people successful? If you look around and talk to those who are very successful, you will see that they

17、all 36 certain qualities which have proved 37 for their successIt is evident that successful people are those who actWhen they find something needs to be done, they just do it instead of waitingThey believe that 38 is taken, not givenThey 39 immediately what has to be done and then do it with 40 , t

18、hus strengthening their reputationSuccessful people are 41 about the things they do, especially when they 42 what they are doingThey are motivated by their own 43 and the joy they get from doing their workThey work hard 44 when no one is watching and they throw themselves into their workThey do not

19、45 failureFailures and disappointments in life are 46 It is failure that teaches us much more than successSuccessful people pick themselves up after a fall and try again with more determination and 47 and learn from each failureThey 48 with those they can learn from and enjoy the company of those wh

20、o 49 their achievementHaving good IQ often gets a person what he wants but its 50 the EQ that keeps him there and helps him enjoy a high reputationSuccessful people are polite to everyone and treat others with respectBy giving respect to others, they 51 respect for themselvesAnother important 52 of

21、successful persons is that they never complainIts better to praise others and win favor with themSo instead of complaining about a situation, successful people always try to solve itTo put it 53 , take action and be enthusiasticDo not be afraid to fail, 54 get up and start againWhen you do so, succe

22、ss will be just 55 the corner36Aimprove37Avital38Adevotion39Asigh40Apleasure41Aenthusiastic42Abring in43Aeffort44Ajust45Arepresent46Aapparent47Acommitment48Aprogress49Acongratulate50Aespecially51Apay52Aquality53Ahonestly54Aso55AinBraiseBindividualBresponsibilityBshowBhonorBcharacteristicBbelieve inB

23、satisfactionBrightBexpectBuncomfortableBarrangementBworkBappreciateBtotallyBreceiveBidentityBfirmlyBandBatCtestCpersonalCauthorityCweighCadventureCenergeticCcall inCconditionConlyCfearCunavoidableCmovementCassociateCattemptCnaturallyCrequireCabilityCshortlyCorCwithinDpossessDmentalDadministrationDho

24、peDbehaviorDauthenticDjoin inDvalueDevenDwantDurgentDachievementDcelebrateDchooseDreallyDpromiseDrealityDdeeplyDbutDaround第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIt helps to choose the colors you plan to live with in your home with awareness of how di

25、fferent colors affect your emotional and physical statesEvery color has a unique meaning, and this can significantly affect how you feel in a roomSimple Solution:Using this simple chart, you can choose a rooms color to be in balance and harmony with the role you want a room to have in your and your

26、familys life56What is the main idea of the passage?APeoples color preference suggests what character they haveBThe simple chart helps people to choose a suitable room colorCKnowing color-emotion relationship helps room color choicesDBlue rooms help people who have difficulty in getting into sleep57W

27、hat color room helps one plan an activity in an organized way?AYellow room BRed roomCGreen room DBlue room58Which of the following statements about color is NOT true?AA red room is not where an anxious person should stayBAn orange room may make a person eat less than usualCDifferent colors affect yo

28、ur emotions differentlyDBlue promotes a quiet and peaceful mind59What does the color blue help to do in the medical field?AInspire a quiet quality BCalm a person s mindCBring down ones fever DReduce blood pressureBTOKYO （AFP）A father froze to death while sheltering his nine-year-old daughter from se

29、vere weekend snowstorms that swept northern JapanMikio Okada, one of at least nine people killed as snowstorms swept across Hokkaido（北海道），died as he tried to protect his only child Natsune against winds of up to 109 kilometers per hour in Yubetsu, Hokkaido, as temperatures fell sharply to minus 6 de

30、grees CentigradeOkadas body was uncovered by rescuers looking for the pair after relatives raised the alarm Natsune was wearing her faihers jacket and was wrapped in his armsThe pair had last been heard from at 4 pmon Saturday, after fisherman Okada picked his daughter up from a school where she was

31、 being looked after while he was at workOkada called his relatives to say his truck had become stuck in the driving snow, which was several meters deep in placesHe told them he and Natsune would walk the remaining kilometreThe two were found just 300 meters from the truck at 7 amon SundayOkada had h

32、is body bent over his daughter, gently holding her in his arms and apparently using his body and a warehouse wall to provide shelterThe small girl was taken to hospital, where she was found to have no serious injuriesHer father was officially pronounced dead by doctors at the same hospitalThe newspa

33、per Yomiuri said Natsunes mother had died of illness two years earlierThe paper quoted neighbors as saying Okada had been an extremely caring father who would often delay the start of his working day to enjoy breakfast with his daughterHis death came as families all over Japan celebrated Girls Day,

34、a festival in which they gather at home and decorate houses with dollsHe reserved a cake for his only daughter and was looking forward to celebrating Dolls* Festival together, a neighbor told the Yomiuri60When the disaster happened, the father and daughter were _Areturning home after visiting relati

35、vesBjust 300 meters away from homeCdriving home after a visit to a hospitalDon their way home from the girls school61Which of the following doesnt show the fathers love for his daughter?AOkada called his relatives to say his truck had become stuckBOkada had his body bent over his daughterCOkada had

36、been looking forward to Dolls FestivalDNatsune was wearing her fathers jacket62What can we infer from the passage?AThe relatives were not careful enough and raised the alarm too lateBNo one cared for Natsune at home while her dad was at workCThe rescuersdelay resulted in the avoidable deathDOkada ha

37、d just celebrated Girls Day with his daughter before he died63Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A9-year-old girl made orphan in snowstormBSnowstorm takes away 9-year-old girls fatherCFather dies sheltering daughter from snowstormDJapanese dad dies in snowstormCFacebook h

38、as been tricking people into using its so-called fun, free serviceUsers, however, are actually paying an unconscious high price ?the leak of their personal informationFacebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messagesMost Facebook users dont

39、 realize this is happeningEven if they know what the company is up to, they still have no idea what theyre paying for Facebook because people dont really know what their personal data is worthThe biggest problem is that the company keeps changing the rulesEarly on, you could keep everything privateT

40、hat was the great thing about facebook -you could create your own little private networkLast year, the company changed its privacy rules so that many things your city, your photo, your friends names ?were set to be shared with everyone on the InternetAccording to Facebooks vice-president Elliot Schr

41、age, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and if people dont share information, they have a less satisfying experienceSome critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more moneyIts original business model, which involved selling ads and putting them at the side

42、of the pages, was a total failureWho wants to look at ads when theyre online connecting with iheir friends?The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in WashingtonIn April, Senator Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policyHe also urged the Federal Trade Commissi

43、on to set guidelines for social-networking sitesWhatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy, its only the beginning, and that is why Im considering closing my accountFacebook is a handy sice, but Im upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I dont trustThat s too hi

44、gh a price to pay64According to the passage, the majority of Facebook users are unconscious that Facebook _.Amakes big financial gain by selling their personal dataBmakes its free service possible by selling ad spaceCprofits by sending targeted messagesDprofits by offering personal information to it

45、s users65What can be learned from the passage?AFacebook rule changes are indeed meant for the good of usersBWith its trick exposed, Facebook will see its users reduced sharplyCThe original business model did not bring Facebook the desired benefitsDFew Facebook users care about the leak of their pers

46、onal information66Which of the following is rrue according to the last two paragraphs?AThe writer and Senator Schumer disagree sharply on this issueBFacebooks privacy policy has the support of the governmentCSocial-networking sites like Facebook are under strict state controlDSenator Schumer is not

47、satisfied with Facebook s privacy policy67Why does the author plan to close his Facebook account?ATo escape Facebook s membership feeBTo avoid his personal data being abusedCTo protect the safety of his bank accountDTo support Senator Schumer *s callDPublic speaking has been among the most important

48、 means of communication in human historyWhat the Greek leader Pericles said more than 2,500 years ago is still true today: One wlio forms a judgment on any point but cannot explain it clearly might as well never have thought at all on the subject It is not difficult to understand that public speakin

49、g, as its name implies, is a way of making your ideas publicBut what does public speaking have to do with me if I do not want to be a professional public speaker? you may think to yourselfHowever, the need for public speaking will almost certainly touch you sometime in your life maybe tomorrow, mayb

50、e not for five yearsCan you imagine how you would talk about some problems in front of a lot of people? The point is that public speaking is sure to be needed when some situations occur in your lifeCan you be good at public speaking the moment you realize that it is important? The problem is that ma

51、ny people who express themselves easily in all kinds of everyday situations become frightened at the idea of standing up before a group to make a speechIf you are worried about “stage frightyou may feel better knowing that you are not aloneA survey made recently asked more than 2, 500 Americans to l

52、ist their greatest fearsThe researchers were very surprised to learn that the largest number of people -41 percent ?listed speaking before a group among their greatest fears68What Pericles said over 2, 500 years ago actually means that _Amaking your judgment clear and easy to understand is very impo

53、rtantBexplaining your judgment well is based on a clear mindCan open mind helps to explain your judgment and makes it clearDa good idea wont come until you first explain your judgment clearly69What is the main idea of the second paragraph?APublic speaking about problems is hard to imagineBPublic spe

54、aking is a key part of a public speakers lifeCPublic speakers help people settle difficult problemsDPublic speaking is what everyone may need to do70What does the underlined phrase stage fright in the third paragraph mean?ANervousness people have when acting for the first timeBNervousness that occur

55、s to someone about to speak in publicCA feeling of fear before one has to speak in public for the first timeDA feeling of fear people have when meeting someone on a stage第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分1 5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。People say going to college will change your life and that everyone

56、 should have the chance to challenge themselves with a college experienceBut my parents never had that opportunity71 All during high school I wondered if I would go to college and if I would have what my parents never hadI would think about my future, about college and what I wanted to do when I gre

57、w upBut then there were thoughts of not going, of believing what others said about college and thinking I had no chance to goAs I reached the end of junior year, I knew I needed to make a decision_72_ I felt somewhat sadOne day I was having a conversation with my volleyball coachWe talk all the time

58、but that day college was the topic 73_ However, what she told me was encouragingThoughts flew through my mind about what I wanted to become and what collegesI might be interested inShe mentioned things I had no idea about, like scholarships and financial aid that can help you pay for collegeAll this

59、 information inspired me to continueShe told me about her college experience and all the fun times shed had_74_This conversation changed me 75 If I hadnt talked with herI wouldnt know where I would be todayI now want to make something of myselfI want to become some-body that I wasnt beforeI want to

60、go to collegeAShe knew my family could not easily afford my college expensesBThey didnt have the money or family to help or motivate themCIt made me feel comfortable with myself and helped me believe in myselfDShe made the decision that she should continue her educationEShe told me not to miss out o

61、n it because I would regret itFBoth my parents are very grateful to her for the advice she gaveGI didnt have money and knew my parents didnt either第二卷注意事项：用05毫米黑色字迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试题上无效。第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或

62、修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。I often go to a weekend schoolSo did many of my classmatesThis seems popular amongstudentsGood weekend schools have excellent teachers which help us improve our studiesBesides, we g

63、et to know students from another schools and learn about their campus of lifeSo every coin has two sidesOur school work is already a heavy burdenExtra lesson oftentake up too much of our timeIn addition, pay lots of attention to the extra lessons will affecttheir school subjectsWe may also find ours

64、elves very tired on Mondays to concentrate on thelessons in our own schoolWe should think seriously about this issue and make best use of ourtime第二节书面表达（满分25分） 。假设你叫张涛，你在澳大利亚的笔友Bill的生日即将到来。请你给他写一封电子邮件。表示祝贺。邮件要包括以下要点：1祝他生日晚会上玩得愉快；2介绍你班上周日的爬山活动，并附几张照片；3询问Bill的近况及大学专业的选择。注意：1内容包括所有要点，但不要逐条翻译；2可适当发挥，使行文连贯；3词数100左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Bill，Happy birthday!Yours,Zhang Tao