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江苏省南通市届高三第一次调研考试英语试题WORD版
南通市2012—2013学年度第一次模拟考试
英语
第I卷(三部分共85分)
第一部分听力(共两节,满分20分)
第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分35分)
第一节单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
请认真阅读下面各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21.Somepeoplethinkit__________privilegetostudyabroad,butitdoesn’tmake_________senseifyougowhenyouevencannotlookafteryourself.
A.a;不填B.a;theC.the;不填D.the;a
22.Technologyhasquickenedtherate_________wecommunicatewiththeworldaroundus.
A.forwhichB.atwhichC.towhichD.withwhich
23.WehavemadegoodpreparationsforSarah’sbirthday,butifshe________latetotheparty,itwouldruinthesurpriseforher.
A.comesB.wouldcomeC.hadcomeD.weretocome
24.Itseemsimpossibleforthetwoneighboringcountriestoarriveata________ontheconflictinthenearfuture.
A.comprehensionB.compromiseC.combinationD.competence
25.Seeingtheroad_________withsnowandcyclistsfallingdownhereandthere,wedecidedtowalktoouroffice.
A.toblockB.blockingC.blockedD.tobeblocked
26.—Goodmorning,Sir.Youwerelookingformejustnow?
—Yes.I_________haveatalkwithyou.Willyoucometomyofficenow?
A.hadbetterB.wouldratherC.mayaswellD.wouldliketo
27.Timecannever_________fromusChinesethesadnessandheartachecausedbyWorldWarII.
A.turnawayB.giveawayC.wipeawayD.putaway
28.—Maryworksreallyhardandshedoeswellinhertests.
—Well,________.
A.youreapwhatyousowB.that’sherfeetofclay
C.sheistheappleofoureyesD.that’shercupoftea
29.I_________Lucytobecarefulwithherhandwritingallthetime,butshehasn’tpolisheditatall.
A.toldB.havebeentellingC.willbetellingD.havetold
30.—Ihearyournewheadisalittlearbitraryinmakingdecisions.
—_________,heoftenlistenstooursuggestions!
A.InadditionB.AsaresultC.InotherwordsD.Onthecontrary
31.IneedcompletequietnesswhenIamwriting.Alittlenoisefromtheoutside_________my
inspirationwillgo.
A.otherwiseB.butC.andD.while
32.—Hello,Tom.ThisisMaryspeaking.
—Whatacoincidence!
I__________aboutyou.
A.wasjustthinkingB.justthoughtC.havejustthoughtD.wouldjustthink
33.IntheEnglishlanguage,sentencestressislikewordstressandis_________givesEnglishitsrhythm.
A.whenB.whyC.thatD.what
34.Generally,seniorcitizensenjoytheirfreedomandtheyprefertoliveontheirown_________theycan.
A.aslongasB.asfarasC.nowthatD.eventhough
35.—I’vestudiedyourprogram,Peter.CouldImakesomesuggestions?
—_________.Iamallears.
A.BynomeansB.TakeiteasyC.GorightaheadD.Withpleasure
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Scotty!
”Mr.Brown,myYear11Englishteacher,calledmebymynickname(绰号)acrosstheclassroom.Hiseyeswerebrightandasecret36washalfhiddenbehindthebeard.
Oncehefinishedjokingovermyunbearable37,Irealizedhewasgoingtoreadmystoryaloudtotheclass.Iturnedred,feelingatoncebothembarrassedand38.Ihadmyvery39readingaudience!
Thoughmyclassmateswerea‘passiveaudience’,itdidn’tweakenmyfeelingofbeing40.
Afterthat,Icameto41thoseYear11Englishclasses.ThroughoutschoolIhadalwaysstudiedhardandachievedwellinmyschoolsubjects.Butcreative42wasapassion,anditwasnotanassignment,butawayofunderstandingtheworldandof43mythoughtsandfeelingsabouteventsandattitudes.
Mr.Brownwasthefirstto44meformywritingsoopenly.Myscoreswerealways19/20or20/20.Mystorieswereoftenreadouttotheclass.Heeven45onewiththerespectedHeadofEnglishteachers,whichwasthemost46partthatisimpressedonmymemory.But47that,heofferedabeliefinmethatnootherteacherhad.
Myschool48oftenstated,‘Candiceisaquietachiever.’Ithoughtitwasmeantasa(n)49forbeinghard-working.Iwassomeonethatnoonereally50before,butMr.Brownmanagedto51allthatbybringingmetotheattentionoftheworld.Thoughitwastherelatively52worldofschool,itputtheseedofbeliefinmyselfthatsomedayIcouldbean53personratherthanthepersonwhofadedintothebackground.
I54touchwithmyteacherlongago,aswedowhenwemoveawayfromtheschoolsystemandenterlife.IwishIcouldtellhimnowhowmuchhe55me.
36.A.trickB.fearC.surpriseD.smile
37.A.sadnessB.shynessC.weaknessD.kindness
38.A.ashamedB.calmC.thrilledD.depressed
39.A.unfriendlyB.devotedC.smallD.first
40.A.specialB.intelligentC.famousD.diligent
41.A.loveB.hateC.attendD.miss
42.A.thinkingB.readingC.writingD.speaking
43.A.organizingB.collectingC.expressingD.hiding
44.A.trainB.recommendC.criticizeD.acknowledge
45.A.comparedB.sharedC.composedD.exchanged
46.A.interestingB.shockingC.challengingD.exciting
47.A.morethanB.otherthanC.insteadofD.inspiteof
48.A.daysB.effortsC.booksD.reports
49.A.praiseB.urgeC.reasonD.competition
50.A.believedB.noticedC.supportedD.respected
51.A.forgetB.compensateC.changeD.prove
52.A.developedB.limitedC.preservedD.disturbed
53.A.importantB.educatedC.honestD.optimistic
54.A.soughtB.regainedC.lostD.ignored
55.A.owedB.influencedC.satisfiedD.attracted
第三部分阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
TheargumentoveraPhiladelphiaschooldistrictaccusedofsecretlyspyingonpupilsthroughlaptopcamerasbecamefiercertodayafteritacknowledgedobtainingmorethan56,000imagesofitsstudents,manyofthemintheirhomes.
Whenthescandal(丑闻)firstbroke,itwasbelievedthatonlyafewpictureshadbeentakenofonepupil,BlakeRobbins.ButcourtpapersreleasedthisweekshowedthatthousandsofimagesweretakenofRobbinsandotherstudents.
Robbinsandhisparentshavefiledanactionagainsttheschooldistrict.CourtpapersfromtheRobbins’slawyerssaidthatatfirstitwasthoughtthatthelaptops’technologyhadproducedafewimagesbuttheyfoundmorethan400ofRobbins,includingimages“showinghimpartiallyundressedandsleeping”.
Robbinssaidhedidnotknowwhythespyingdevicewasactivated(激活)ashislaptophadnotbeenreportedstolenormissing.Otherstudentswhosepicturesweretakensaidtheirlaptopshadnotbeenreportedstolenormissingeither.
Anadministratorattheschool,oneofthefewwithauthoritytotrackthelaptops,remainedsilent,refusingtoanswerquestions.
ThePhiladelphiaInquirerreportedthat38,500oftheimagescamefromsixlaptopsthathadbeenreportedmissingfromtheHarritongyminSeptember2008.Theseapparentlyhelpedthepolicecatchasuspect.Anothersetofimageswerefromcamerasinlaptopswhichemployeesresponsiblefortrackingfailedorforgottoturnoff.
Thecourtpapers,filedbyRobbins’lawyers,saidthatthetechnologywasactivatedbetween20Octoberand4Novemberlastyear,withmostofthe400shotsofhimwhilehewasinhishome,andincludedhisfamily.“TherewereadditionalwebcampicturesandscreenshotstakenofBlakeRobbinswhich,uptonow,havenotbeenrecoveredbecausetheevidencewasdeletedbytheITdepartment,”thecourtpaperssay.
OneofRobbins’lawyersistryingtoobtainaccesstotheadministrator’shomecomputertoconfirmwhethershedownloadedanyofthepictures.Thecourtpapersindicateshemaybeavoyeur(窥隐私者)thoughithasnotbeenproved.
56.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.
A.Robbins’parentsremainedcalmoverthescandal
B.Robbinshadhislaptopstolenbeforethescandal
C.thelaptops’technologyproducedsomeimages
D.theprivaterightsofthestudentswereoffended
57.WhatdidThePhiladelphiaInquirersayaboutthecase?
A.Thepolicehadfoundsomeevidence.
B.MostofthelaptopsinHarritongymweremissing.
C.Employeesinchargeoftrackingdeliberatelyleftthelaptopson.
D.Therewasobviouslymorethanonesuspectrelatedtothecase.
58.Accordingtothecourtpapers,theadministrator_________.
A.mayhavespiedherstudentsonpurpose
B.mayhavebrokenintoRobbin’shouse
C.hasdownloadedmanystudents’pictures
D.hasremovedevidencefromcomputers
59.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Moderntechnologyhasnegativeeffectsonourlives.
B.StudentsinPhiladelphiaareaccustomedtobeingspiedonsecretly.
C.APhiladelphiaschoolischargedwithspyingstudentsthroughlaptopcameras.
D.TheAmericangovernmentshouldtakemeasurestoimproveteachers’qualities.
B
Why2012wasthebestyearever
Itmaynotfeellikeit,but2012hasbeenthegreatestyearinthehistoryoftheworld.Neverhastherebeenlesshunger,lessdiseaseormoreprosperity(繁荣).TheWestremainsintheeconomicdepression,butmostdevelopingcountriesarechargingahead,andpeoplearebeingliftedoutofpovertyatthefastestrateeverrecorded.Thenumberofdeathscausedbywarandnaturaldisastersisalsomercifullylow.Wearelivinginagoldenage.
Takeglobalpovertyasanexample.In1990,theUNannouncedMillenniumDevelopmentGoals,thefirstofwhichwastohalvethenumberofpeopleinextremepovertyby2015.Itturnedoutthisyearthatthetargetwasmetin2008.
Thedoom-mongers(末世论者)willtellyouthatwecannotmaintainworldwideeconomicgrowthwithoutruiningourenvironment.Butwhiletherichworld’seconomiesgrewby6percentoverthelastsevenyears,fossilfuel(矿物燃料)consumptioninthosecountriesfellby4