高三1013第二次考试题.docx

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高三1013第二次考试题

文登一中2013-2014学年度第二次阶段适应性练习

高三英语试题总分：

150分时间：

120分钟Oct.15

第一节单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

1．Thereason________hemissedtheclasswasquitedifferentfromtheone________heexplainedtome.

A.why;whyB.why;thatC.why;whatD.that;why

2.________isknowntousall,theoldscientist,________lifewashardinthepast,stillworkshardinhiseighties.

A.It;whomB.As;whomC.As;whoseD.What;whom

3.Theaccident________himhislife.It________3yearsforhiswifeto________offthedebtheleft.

A.took;spent;payB.cost;spent;takeC.cost;took;payD.spent;cost;take

4.–ThisisJackson.CanIspeaktoPeter?

–________,please.I’llseeifIcanfindhimforyou.

A.HoldupB.HoldonC.HoldoutD.Holdoff

5.Youcanhardlyimaginethedifficultythewomanhad________herchildren.

A.bringingupB.bringingaboutC.broughtupD.broughtabout

6.Thelittlegirlshowednoanxietybeforethecompetition.Sheseemed________foritprettywell.

A.tohavepreparedB.toprepareC.havingpreparedD.tobepreparing

7.Hewastoldthatitwouldbeatleastthreemoremonths________hecouldrecoverandreturntowork.

A.whenB.beforeC.sinceD.that

8.–Whyareyousolate?

--Iwasinhalfthewaywhenit________tomethatIhadleftmynotebookhome,soIhadtofetchit.

A.occurredB.hitC.happenedD.reminded

9.Thetowngovernmenthadtofindanewplacetorebuildit,forit________byastrongearthquake.

A.wasruinedB.hadruinedC.hadbeenruinedD.hasbeenruined

10.Howevercarefullyyouarewatching,youwillfindyourselfeasily________whenLiuQianperformshismagictricks.

A.takenoffB.takenupC.takeninD.takenon

11.________andguilty,Maggieputthebookbackontheshelfshehadsecretlyplacedinherschoolbag.

A.FrightenedB.FrighteningC.BeingfrightenedD.Tobefrightening

12.Ifyouhaveajob,________yourselftoitandfinallyyou’llsucceed.

A.dodevoteB.don’tdevoteC.devotingD.notdevoting

13.Thesettlementishometonearly1,000people,manyof________lefttheirhometownsforabetterlifeinthecity.

A.themB.whichC.whoD.whom

14.–Canthose________atthebackoftheclassroomhearme?

–Noproblem.

A.seatB.sitC.seatedD.sat

15.–Theyarequiet,aren’tthey?

--Yes.Theyareaccustomed________atmeals.

A.totalkB.tonottalkC.totalkingD.tonottalking

第二节：

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文从第36—55各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项

Awaterbearer（搬运工）hadtwolargepots.Oneofthepotshadacrackinitwhiletheotherpotwas16.Italways17afullportionofwaterattheendofthelongwalkfromthestreamtothemaster’shouse,butthecrackedpotwasonlyhalffull.Fortwoyears,thiswentondailywiththebearerdeliveringonly18potsofwatertohismaster’shouse.

Ofcourse,theperfectpotwasproudofitswork.Butthe19crackedpotwasashamedofitsownimperfection,andfeltmiserablethatitwasabletofinishonlyhalfof20.Itspoketothewaterbeareronedayby21,“Iamashamedofmyself,andIwanttoapologizetoyou.”

“Why?

”askedthebearer.“Whatareyouashamedof?

”

“Ihavebeenabletodeliveronlyhalfofwhatithadbeenmadetodobecauseofthiscrackin22.Becauseofmyflaw,youhavetodoallofthiswork,butyoudon’tgetfullusefromyour23,”thepotsaid.

Thewaterbearerfeltsorryfortheoldcrackedpotandsaid,“Aswereturntothemaster’shouse,Iwantyouto24thebeautifulflowersalongthepath.”

Astheywentupthehill,theoldcrackedpotsawthesun25thebeautifulwildflowersonthesideofthepath,andthis26itabit.Butattheend,itstillfeltbadbecauseithadleakedhalfitsload,and27,thepotapologizedtothebearerforitsfailure.

Thebearersaidtothepot,“Didyounoticethattherewereflowersonlyonyoursideofthepath,butnoton28side?

That’sbecauseIhavealwaysknownaboutyourcrack,andI29it.IplantedflowerseedsandI’dlikethemto30onyoursideofthepath,andeveryday31wewalkbackfromthestream,you’ve32them.Fortwoyears,Ihavebeenabletopickthesebeautifulflowerstodecoratemymaster’stables.33yourbeingjustthewayyouare,hewouldnothavethisbeautyinhishouse.”

Eachofushasourownuniqueflaws.Weareallcrackedpots.Butifweallowit,theLordwilluseourflawstogracehishouse.InGod’sgreat34,nothinggoestowaste.Don’tbeafraidofyourflaws.Knowthem,andyoucanbethe35ofbeauty,too.Alwaysrememberthatinourweakness,wecanfindourstrength.

16．A．goodB．perfectC．brokenD．complete

17．A．deliveredB．containedC．filledD．loaded

2,4,6

18．A．oneB．oneandahalfC．twoD．twohalvesof

19．A．badB．unself-confidentC．troublesomeD．poor

20．A．theseedsB．thewayC．theloadD．theweight

21．A．thewayB．thehouseC．itselfD．thestream

22．A．mysideB．mypathC．thesurfaceD．thepot

23．A．walksB．effortsC．difficultiesD．troubles

24．A．waterB．noticeC．realizeD．pick

25．A．warmingB．burningC．touchingD．brightening

26．A．relaxedB．interestedC．encouragedD．cheered

27．A．thenonlyB．rightnowC．onceagainD．atonce

28．A．theotherpot’sB．otherpot’sC．anotherD．other’s

29．A．exploitedB．tookadvantageofC．ignoredD．developed

30．A．growupB．comeupC．giveoutD．goout

31．A．thenB．duringC．onwhichD．while

32．A．wateredB．plantedC．raisedD．helped

33．A．WithB．ForC．WithoutD．Ifnot

34．A．wordsB．bibleC．profitD．economy

35．A．resourceB．causeC．reasonD．factor

第四节阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

A

Aserousproblemfortoday’ssocietyiswhoshouldberesponsibleforourelderlyandhowtoimprovetheirlives.Itisnotonlyafinancialproblembutalsoaquestionofthesystemwewantforoursociety.Iwouldliketosuggestseveralpossiblesolutionstothisproblem.

First,employersshouldtaketheresponsibilityfortheirretiredemployees.Tomakethispossible,apercentageofprofitsshouldbesetasideforthispurpose.Butwhenacompanymusttakelife-longresponsibilityforitsemployees,itmaysufferfromacommercialdisadvantageduetohigheremployeecosts.

Anotherwayofsolvingtheproblemistoreturntheresponsibilitytotheindividual.Thismeanseachpersonmustsaveduringhisworkingyearstopayforhisyearsofretirement.Thisdoesnotseemaveryfairmodelsincesomepeoplehaveenoughtroublepayingfortheirdailylifewithouttryingtoearnextratocovertheirretirementyears.Thismeansthegovernmentmighthavetostepintocareforthepoor.

Inaddition,thegovernmentcouldtakeresponsibilityforthecareoftheelderly.Thiscouldbefinancedthroughgovernmenttaxestoincreasethelevelofpensions.Furthermore,someinstitutionshouldbecreatedforseniorcitizens,whichcanhelpprovideacomfortablelifeforthem.Unfortunately,asthepresentsituationinourcountryshows,thisisnotatrulyviableanswer.Thegovernmentcanseldomaffordtocarefortheelderly,particularlywhenitisbusytryingtocarefortheyoung.

Onefurthersolutionisthatthegovernmentorsocialorganizationsestablishsomeworkingplacesespeciallyfortheelderlywheretheyareindependent.

Tosumup,alltheseoptionshaveadvantagesanddisadvantages.Therefore,itisreasonabletoexpectthatsomecombinationoftheseoptionsmaybeneededtoprovidethecarewehopetogivetoourelderlygenerations.

36．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Theproblemfacedbytheoldinsociety.

B．Whyweshouldtakeresponsibilityfortheold

C．Howwecanimprovethelivesoftheold

D．Wheretheoldcangotogettheirpensions.

37．Accordingtothepassage,howcanthegovernmenthelptoimprovethelivesofretiredpeople?

A．Setasidesomeprofitstohelppeoplewithproblemsaftertheyretire.

B．Increasesavingslevelsofpeopleduringtheirworkingyears.

C．Increasethediscountsforfoodandtransportfortheold.

D．Makeavailablepensionsforthosewhohaveretired.

38．Theunderlinedword“viable”mostprobablymeans.

A．impossible.B．practical.C．useful.D．successful

39．Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

A．Takingcareoftheoldismainlyanissueofmoney.

B．Employersshouldallowtheirworkerstoretireatalaterage.

C．Becomingindependentshouldbethegoalofmostoldpeople.

D．Thereisnosinglesolutiontotheproblemsoftheold.

40．Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthisarticle?

A．Topointouttheneedforgovernmentsupportforoldpeople

B．Tomakegeneralreadersawareoftheproblemsofretiredpeople

C．Todiscusssomepossiblesolutionstoanimportantsocialproblem

D．Toinstructretiredpeopleonhowtheycanhaveahappierlife.

B

Accordingtothedictionarydefinitionof“create”,ordinarypeoplearecreativeeveryday.Tocreatemeans“tobringintobeing,tocausetoexist“---somethingeachofusdoesdaily.

Wearecreativewheneverwelookatorthinkaboutsomethinginanewway.Firstthisinvolvesanawarenessofoursurroundings.Itmeansusingallofoursensetobecomeawareofourworld.Thismaybeassimpleasbeingawareofcolorandtexture,aswellastaste,whenweplanameal.Aboveall,itistheabilitytonoticethingsthatothersmightmiss.

Asecondpartofcreativityisanabilitytoseerelationshipsamongthings.Ifwebelievetheexpression,“Thereisnothingnewunderthesun,”thecreativityisremakingorrecombiningtheoldinnewways.Forexample,wemightdothisbyfindingamoreeffectivewaytostudyorabetterwaytoarrangeourfurniture,orwemightmakeanewcombinationofcameralensesandfilterstocreateanunusualphotograph.

Athirdpartofcreativityisthecourageanddrivetomakeuseofournewideas,to