福建省厦门市届高三质量检查英语试题.docx

1、福建省厦门市届高三质量检查英语试题厦门市2013届高三质量检查21.The best part of _vacation isnt going somewhere else; its being where you are, fully involved in _experience.A. /; an B. a; the C. the; an D. the; /22.Some fruits are so easily harvested in this area that they are never of great _A. fare B. benefit C. help D. worth2

2、3 _as 狂 responsible person ，Tony was appointed head of the department.A. Judging B. Judged C. Having judged D. To be judged24.Dont be afraid of challenge; there is _like it to bring out the best in a person.A. somebody B. nobody C. everything D. nothing25. Larry, I will call you at 6 oclock tomorrow

3、 morning.Thanks, Mum. But its too early. I _then.A. am sleeping B. am to sleep C. will be sleeping D. has slept26.If you sit in an office all day long and rarely _, youre likely to suffer from neck andback pains.A. cut in B. work out C. break down D. stay up27.You had better book rooms at the hotel

4、in advance _you should find no room on yourarrival.A. so that B. even if C. in case D. now that28 . _，memories of staying abroad as an exchange student flooded into his mind.A. Listening to these songs B. Having listened to these songsC. He was listening to these songs D. When he listened to these s

5、ongs29.Celine Dion9 who performed wonderfully at the Spring Festival Gala, is _as she was 15 years ago.A. as attractive a star B. as an attractive starC. attractive as a star D. as attractive star30.“Youth” is regarded by many people as a time in their life _ fun, passion, and imagination seem limit

6、less.A. that B. which C, when D. where31.Teenagers are often treated like _bigger children, but they are old enough to beindependent.A. slightly B. lightly C. extremely D. obviously32.It is recommended by the representatives that traditional cultures _ A. should preserve B. have been preservedC. be

7、preserved D. must be preserved33. _bargaining is so interesting?Sometimes it is a test to see who stand their ground for the longest.A. What is it that B. Why is it that C. What it is that D. Why it is that34.Mistakes are a natural part of learning, and it is important not to let them our life.A. sp

8、oil B. abuse C. overcome D. reflect35.Do you understand the film Cloud Atlas, the most amazing one this year? _, but I am confused at many scenes.A. Not a little B. Yes, no problem C. No，not at all D. Just sort of第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题I. 5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，选出可以填入空 白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

9、。Standing in the driveway, I watched my grown children drive off into the distance. I looked down the road until I could no longer see their 36 _ .“They live too far away from me,” I said to myself. “When did they 37 _ and become parents of small children? 38 _ that be me?”I slipped back inside the

10、house and just walked through the rooms for no reason 39 _.1 was just missing them already and looking for 40 _ of their having been here. There were pillows on the floor and a few stuffed (填充）animals 41 _ around where the children had been playing.I walked into the 42 _ and there on the back of the

11、 sink was a bottle brush that had been left behind. “Ah，even Tessa left something behind,” I 43 _ Well, I suppose she had help 44 _ she was just four months old.As I walked around the house, I picked up a few more 45 _ on the floor TeganS tooth, a pie pan, and the inside of a turkey fryer.ttHmmm, th

12、ings left behind .I thought to myself. It seems there is one thing left behind on every 46 _ . Memories are always left behind, I reasoned, and what a(n) 47 _ thing good memories are to us. I thought how each item left behind 48 _ me of the person it belonged to and the story 49 _ it.Memories happen

13、 even if we arent 50 _ of it. The stressful and difficult moments often become memories that we 51 _ later with laughter and joy. The memories of past hurts, bitterness, and anger, 52 . should be left behind 53 _These are the things that we should never 54 _ until the next time they come, mail back,

14、 or bring with us to 55 _next visit.As Elizabeth Stone said, “To have a child is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.5536. A. smilesB. vehiclesC. painsD. bicycles37. A. drop outB. break awayC. set offD. grow up38. A. WouldntB. ShouldntC. CantD. Neednt39. A. in pa

15、rticularB. with angerC. with joyD. in return40. A. signalsB. atmosphereC. signsD. information41. A. lyingB. jumpingC. movingD. looking42. A. houseB. distanceC. kitchenD. driveway43. A. announcedB. explainedC. complainedD. replied44. A. whenB. unlessC. untilD. since45. A. toysB. itemsC. memoriesD. tr

16、easures46. A_ tableB. courseC. occasionD. comer47. A. funnyB. privateC. ordinaryD. precious48. A. remindedB. informedC. warnedD. convinced49. A, promotingB. surroundingC. acknowledgingD. exposing50. A. proudB _ ashamedC. awareD. afraid51. A. attach importance toB. throw doubt onC. look forward toD.

17、look back upon52. A. besidesB _ thereforeC. otherwiseD. though53. A. partlyB. sometimesC. foreverD. unwillingly54. A. presentB. keepC. overlookD. experience55. A. ourB. theirC. itsD. your第三部分阅读理解（共20小題；每小题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。ATreS mom，Christina Thompson, cannot b

18、elieve how much her son already learned this year in his full-day, free pre-school class in Oklahoma City. “Since hes been in school his vocabulary has increased surprisingly,” Thompson says. “The other day he came home and said, You know what ，mom? You are being ridiculous，” Thompson laughs quietly

19、. “And then he asked, Do you know what ridiculous means, mom?” Tre knows the entire alphabet, his numbers to 100，and hes starting to read. And letters and numbers aside, Thompson is most struck by how fast Tre is absorbing vocabulary and language.Of course, not all pre-school is created equal. High

20、quality pre-schools have well-trained, well-educated teachers in the classroom (much like Tre Thompsons teacher Mrs. Wallace, who uses play-based learning to teach both academics and social skills and can rattle off (飞快说出） a battery of data on how well her students are progressing towards their year

21、-end goals). Texas can also offer a model for educator development: its Texas School Ready! Campaign has proven to increase the quality of participating pre-schools by providing early childhood teachers with coaching, professional development, research-based curriculum (课程)，and progress monitoring.

22、States and districts should also combine pre-school with the K-12 system, as Oklahoma does ，so that children enter kindergarten smoothly.Oklahoma is one of the leading states in providing students like Tre with free ，full-day pre-school. And the results are already paying off: According to a 2012 st

23、udy, Oklahoma kids that went through pre-school showed vocabulary gains 28% higher than those of children without pre-school, and math gains 44% higher than non-pre-school kids. And we know that high-quality pre-school doesnt just mean higher scores in elementary school. They were more likely to hav

24、e graduated from high school and less likely to have committed a violent crime. They also earned more money and were more likely to be employed.We know pre-school works, so lets stop talking and start building a system where all children have access to excellent early childhood education. As any wel

25、l-educated four year old could tell us, not doing so would be ridiculous.56.The case of Tre in the first paragraph serves as the evidence of_.A_ childrens disrespect towards parentsB. the bad performance of students at schoolC. the positive effect of pre-school on childrenD. Thompsons doubt about he

26、r sons education57.At high quality pre-schools, children may learn by_A. playing B. modelling C. researching D. monitoring58.It can be inferred that_.A. children can not enter kindergarten without pre-schoolB. Oklahoma is the best state offering full-day pre-schoolC. all pre-schools have well-traine

27、d, well-educated teachersD. kids with pre-school may be better equipped for their future59. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Not all pre-school worksB. All pre-school is created equalC. We owe our kids universal pre-schoolD. Pre-school goes well with K-12 systemBThere is no doubt that

28、 Apple is well aware of the increased competition in the market and could be in 压 hurry to put another device out there, said Ramon Llamas, senior research analyst at IDC Mobile Devices Technology and Trends. Given its history with product launches and business policy, though, Apple probably isnt go

29、ing to rush an iPhone release simply to put it on shelves, he said.“If youre Tim Cook (CEO of Apple), youre thinking if you want to pay more attention to how to keep growing that bottom line and keep investors happy, or continue with the same approach from Apple, which is do what we can do and manag

30、e products and releases in the best way they can work for us. Apple usually does things in their own time ，and Im having a hard time buying this May or June timeline.” Llamas told Mac News World.While it，s probable that Apple is definitely in a testing stage for its next smartphone , consumers likel

31、y have a standard wait for the finished product, said Colin Gibbs, analyst at GigaOm Pro.“It typically takes a year or longer to create a state-of-the-art smartphone, so no one should be surprised Apple is in the testing stages with the next iPhone. And while its possible that Apple could launch the next iPhone this spring or summer, Im not expecting to see it until a little later in the year,” he told Mac News World.When it does launch, though, it could be in a varie