1、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20122013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. Some people think it _ privilege to study abroad, but it doesnt make _ sense if you go when you even cannot look
2、after yourself.A. a; 不填 B. a; the C. the; 不填 D. the; a22. Technology has quickened the rate _ we communicate with the world around us.A. for which B. at which C. to which D. with which23. We have made good preparations for Sarahs birthday, but if she _ late to the party, it would ruin the surprise f
3、or her. A. comes B. would come C. had come D. were to come24. It seems impossible for the two neighboring countries to arrive at a _ on the conflict in the near future.A. comprehension B. compromise C. combination D. competence25. Seeing the road _ with snow and cyclists falling down here and there,
4、 we decided to walk to our office.A. to block B. blocking C. blocked D. to be blocked26. Good morning, Sir. You were looking for me just now? Yes. I _ have a talk with you. Will you come to my office now?A. had better B. would rather C. may as well D. would like to27. Time can never _ from us Chines
5、e the sadness and heartache caused by World War II.A. turn away B. give away C. wipe away D. put away28. Mary works really hard and she does well in her tests. Well, _.A. you reap what you sow B. thats her feet of clay C. she is the apple of our eyes D. thats her cup of tea29. I _ Lucy to be careful
6、 with her handwriting all the time, but she hasnt polished it at all.A. told B. have been telling C. will be telling D. have told30. I hear your new head is a little arbitrary in making decisions. _, he often listens to our suggestions!A. In addition B. As a result C. In other words D. On the contra
7、ry 31. I need complete quietness when I am writing. A little noise from the outside _ myinspiration will go.A. otherwise B. but C. and D. while32. Hello, Tom. This is Mary speaking. What a coincidence! I _ about you.A. was just thinking B. just thought C. have just thought D. would just think33. In
8、the English language, sentence stress is like word stress and is _ gives English its rhythm. A. when B. why C. that D. what34. Generally, senior citizens enjoy their freedom and they prefer to live on their own _ they can.A. as long as B. as far as C. now that D. even though35. Ive studied your prog
9、ram, Peter. Could I make some suggestions? _. I am all ears.A. By no means B. Take it easy C. Go right ahead D. With pleasure 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, my Year 11 English teacher, called me by my nickname (绰号) across the class
10、room. His eyes were bright and a secret 36 was half hidden behind the beard. Once he finished joking over my unbearable 37 , I realized he was going to read my story aloud to the class. I turned red, feeling at once both embarrassed and 38 . I had my very 39 reading audience! Though my classmates we
11、re a passive audience, it didnt weaken my feeling of being 40 .After that, I came to 41 those Year 11 English classes. Throughout school I had always studied hard and achieved well in my school subjects. But creative 42 was a passion, and it was not an assignment, but a way of understanding the worl
12、d and of 43 my thoughts and feelings about events and attitudes.Mr. Brown was the first to 44 me for my writing so openly. My scores were always 19/20 or 20/20. My stories were often read out to the class. He even 45 one with the respected Head of English teachers, which was the most 46 part that is
13、 impressed on my memory. But 47 that, he offered a belief in me that no other teacher had. My school 48 often stated, Candice is a quiet achiever. I thought it was meant as a(n) 49 for being hard-working. I was someone that no one really 50 before, but Mr. Brown managed to 51 all that by bringing me
14、 to the attention of the world. Though it was the relatively 52 world of school, it put the seed of belief in myself that some day I could be an 53 person rather than the person who faded into the background. I 54 touch with my teacher long ago, as we do when we move away from the school system and
15、enter life. I wish I could tell him now how much he 55 me. 36. A. trick B. fear C. surprise D. smile 37. A. sadness B. shyness C. weakness D. kindness38. A. ashamed B. calm C. thrilled D. depressed39. A. unfriendly B. devoted C. small D. first 40. A. special B. intelligent C. famous D. diligent 41.
16、A. love B. hate C. attend D. miss42. A. thinking B. reading C. writing D. speaking 43. A. organizing B. collecting C. expressing D. hiding44. A. train B. recommend C. criticize D. acknowledge 45. A. compared B. shared C. composed D. exchanged 46. A. interesting B. shocking C. challenging D. exciting
17、 47. A. more than B. other than C. instead of D. in spite of48. A. days B. efforts C. books D. reports49. A. praise B. urge C. reason D. competition50. A. believed B. noticed C. supported D. respected51. A. forget B. compensate C. change D. prove52. A. developed B. limited C. preserved D. disturbed5
18、3. A. important B. educated C. honest D. optimistic54. A. sought B. regained C. lost D. ignored55. A. owed B. influenced C. satisfied D. 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。AThe argument over a Philadelphia school district accused of secretly spyi
19、ng on pupils through laptop cameras became fiercer today after it acknowledged obtaining more than 56,000 images of its students, many of them in their homes.When the scandal (丑闻) first broke, it was believed that only a few pictures had been taken of one pupil, Blake Robbins. But court papers relea
20、sed this week showed that thousands of images were taken of Robbins and other students.Robbins and his parents have filed an action against the school district. Court papers from the Robbinss lawyers said that at first it was thought that the laptops technology had produced a few images but they fou
21、nd more than 400 of Robbins, including images “showing him partially undressed and sleeping”.Robbins said he did not know why the spying device was activated (激活) as his laptop had not been reported stolen or missing. Other students whose pictures were taken said their laptops had not been reported
22、stolen or missing either.An administrator at the school, one of the few with authority to track the laptops, remained silent, refusing to answer questions.The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that 38,500 of the images came from six laptops that had been reported missing from the Harriton gym in Septem
23、ber 2008. These apparently helped the police catch a suspect. Another set of images were from cameras in laptops which employees responsible for tracking failed or forgot to turn off.The court papers, filed by Robbins lawyers, said that the technology was activated between 20 October and 4 November
24、last year, with most of the 400 shots of him while he was in his home, and included his family. “There were additional webcam pictures and screen shots taken of Blake Robbins which, up to now, have not been recovered because the evidence was deleted by the IT department,” the court papers say.One of
25、 Robbins lawyers is trying to obtain access to the administrators home computer to confirm whether she downloaded any of the pictures. The court papers indicate she may be a voyeur (窥隐私者) though it has not been proved. 56. We can learn from the passage that _.A. Robbins parents remained calm over th
26、e scandal B. Robbins had his laptop stolen before the scandalC. the laptops technology produced some imagesD. the private rights of the students were offended57. What did The Philadelphia Inquirer say about the case? A. The police had found some evidence. B. Most of the laptops in Harriton gym were
27、missing. C. Employees in charge of tracking deliberately left the laptops on. D. There was obviously more than one suspect related to the case. 58. According to the court papers, the administrator _.A. may have spied her students on purpose B. may have broken into Robbins houseC. has downloaded many
28、 students pictures D. has removed evidence from computers59. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Modern technology has negative effects on our lives. B. Students in Philadelphia are accustomed to being spied on secretly.C. A Philadelphia school is charged with spying students through laptop c
29、ameras.D. The American government should take measures to improve teachers qualities.BWhy 2012 was the best year everIt may not feel like it, but 2012 has been the greatest year in the history of the world. Never has there been less hunger, less disease or more prosperity (繁荣). The West remains in t
30、he economic depression, but most developing countries are charging ahead, and people are being lifted out of poverty at the fastest rate ever recorded. The number of deaths caused by war and natural disasters is also mercifully low. We are living in a golden age.Take global poverty as an example. In
31、 1990, the UN announced Millennium Development Goals, the first of which was to halve the number of people in extreme poverty by 2015. It turned out this year that the target was met in 2008.The doom-mongers (末世论者) will tell you that we cannot maintain worldwide economic growth without ruining our environment. But while the rich worlds economies grew by 6 per cent over the last seven years, fossil fuel (矿物燃料) consumption in those countries fell by 4
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