湖北省华中师大一附中2013届高三上学期期中检测英语试
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第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节：多项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。
21. Our parents and teachers keep telling us to be active and creative. However, repeated classes and homework have made up our daily , which makes everyone dull Jack.
A. regulation B. reference C. routine D. incident 22. The conference reached a that the government should allow Taiwanese technology companies to invest in mainstream production technology in China. A. collision B. deception C. consensus D. negotiation
23. It’s not always easy to change your work and your life to get rid of the in your lives, but once you do, it’s simply lovely. A. identification B. expectation C. assumption D. friction 24. I always arrive _________at internal meetings and am enraged to have to wait five or 10 minutes for colleagues. A. resolvedly B punctually C. vaguely D. self-evidently
25. Whenever you walk around the city, you will come across some liars, promoting something you will never need. A. greedy B. cunning C. innocent D. changeable
26. We are exposed to advertisements every day and sometimes we can hardly distinguish two similar products, a dilemma where we don’t know which to buy.
A. allergic B. absurd C. booming D. deceitful
27. Since the day she joined our department, she has been everyone she meets, which drives us to vomit.
A. discriminating B. abusing C. flattering D. adoring
28. With such heavy traffic in big cities, drivers have to be specially cautious over their driving circumstances so as not to each other’s cars. A. demand B. rewind C. oppose D. scratch
29. I know this is a lot to ______, so do not hesitate to contact me on the details as you apply these approaches. A. take in B. pay off C. cast down D. live out
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30. To be successful selling to them, you have to ______ their emotions and concerns more than ever before, even when selling products that men traditionally buy. A. see to B. access to C. cater to D. amount to
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
It took place at the Biltmore Hotel, which, to my eight-year-old mind, was just about the fancies place to eat. My 31 , my mother, and I were having lunch after a morning spent shopping. I ordered a Salisbury steak. When brought to the table, it was 32 by a plate of peas. I do not like peas now. I did not like peas then. I have always hated peas. And I 33 was not about to eat them now. \my grandmother said.
\ 34 voice. \him alone.\
My grandmother did not reply. She 35 in my direction, looked at me in the eye, and said the 36 words that changed my life: \you eat those peas.\
I had absolutely no idea of the coming 37 . I only knew that five dollars was an enormous, nearly 38 amount of money, and as awful as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and the 39 of that five dollars. I began to force the terrible things down my 40 .
My mother was very angry. My grandmother had that 41 look of someone who has thrown down an unbeatable trump card（王牌）. \and you can't stop me.\
I, of course, kept shoving peas down my throat. The 42 made me nervous, and every single pea made me want to throw up, but the magical image of that five dollars 43 before me, and I finally swallowed down every last one of them. My grandmother handed me the five dollars in a(n) 44 way. My mother continued to glare in silence. And the 45 ended. Or so I thought.
My grandmother left for Aunt Lillian's a few weeks later. That night, at dinner, my mother served my favorite foods. Along with them came a big, steaming bowl of peas. She offered me some peas, and I certainly 46 . My mother fixed me with a cold 47 as she put a huge pile of peas onto my plate. Then came the words that were to 48 me for years.
\ 49 ,\
What possible argument could I gather against that? There was none. I ate them that day and every other time they were 50 thereafter.
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31. A. grandmother B. sister C. brother D. father 32. A. covered B. accompanied C. replaced D. ruined 33. A. passively B. particularly C. sincerely D. certainly
34. A. warning B. pleasant C. terrific D. bored
35. A. came B. walked C. leaned D. waved 36. A. harmful B. fateful C. truthful D. grateful
37. A. appetite B. doom C. fortune D. criticism 38. A. unacceptable B. uncertain C. unimaginable D. undeniable
39. A. possession B. thought C. reference D. offer 40. A. mouth B. face C. stomach D. throat 41. A. arrogant B. surprised C. offensive D. self-satisfied 42. A. peas B. glares C. words D. gestures
43. A. floated B. faded C. escaped D. rolled 44. A. peaceful B. showy C. hasty D. encouraging
45. A. episode B. silence C. lunch D. shopping
46. A. hesitated B. accepted C. declined D. complained 47. A. hand B. voice C. look D. eye 48. A. push B. benefit C. trouble D. cheer
49. A. money B. pressure C. fun D. love 50. A. awarded B. refused C. served D. mentioned
第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Dear Reader:
I receive many letters from children and can’t answer them all—there wouldn’t be time enough in a day. That is why I am sending you this printed reply to your letter. I’ll try to answer some of the questions that are commonly asked.
Where did I get the idea for Stuart Little and for Charlotte’s Web? Well, many years ago I went to bed one night in a railway sleeping car, and during the night I
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dreamed about a tiny boy who acted rather like a mouse. That’s how the story of Stuart Little got started.
As for Charlotte’s Web, I like animals and my barn（谷仓）is a very pleasant place to be, at all hours. One day when I was on my way to feed the pig, I began feeling sorry for the pig because, like most pigs, he was doomed to die. This made me sad. So I started thinking of ways to save a pig’s life. I had been watching a big grey spider at her work and was impressed by how clever she was at weaving. Gradually I worked the spider into the story that you know, a story of friendship and salvation（拯救）on a farm. Three years after I started writing it, it was published. (I am not a fast worker, as you can see.)
Sometimes I’m asked how old I was when I started to write, and what made me want to write. I started early—as soon as I could spell. In fact, I can’t remember any time in my life when I wasn’t busy writing. I don’t know what caused me to do it, or why I enjoyed it, but I think children often find pleasure and satisfaction in trying to set their thoughts down on paper, either in words or in pictures. I was no good at drawing, so I used words instead. As I grew older, I found that writing can be a way of earning a living.
Some of my readers want me to visit their school. Some want me to send a picture, or an autograph, or a book. And some ask questions about my family and my animals and my pets. Much as I’d like to, I can’t go visiting. I can’t send books, either—you can find them in a bookstore or a library. Many children assume that a writer owns (or even makes) his own books. This is not true—books are made by the publisher. If a writer wants a copy, he must buy it. That’s why I can’t send books. And I do not send signatures—I leave that to the movie stars. I live most of the year in the country, in New England. From our windows we can look out at the sea and the mountains. I live near my married son and three grandchildren.
Are my stories true, you ask? No, they are imaginary tales, containing fantastic characters and events. In real life, a family doesn’t have a child who looks like a mouse; in real life, a spider doesn’t spin words in her web. In real life, a swan doesn’t blow a trumpet. But real life is only one kind of life—there is also the life of the imagination. And although my stories are imaginary, I like to think that there is some truth in them, too—truth about the way people and animals feel and think and act.
Yours sincerely：E.B. White
51. The author wrote the letter because _________. A. he is not a fast worker
B. he was invited to answer the questions
C. he didn’t have enough time to answer all the letters
D. he felt sorry for not being able to send books to his readers
52. What probably caused the writer to get interested in writing children’s book?
A. Writing can be a way to earn his living. B. The fact that he was not good at drawing.
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C. His mother influence on his childhood. D. The instinct of children. 53. From Para.5, we can learn that _____ . A. many famous people like to visit schools B. movie stars will send autographs to readers
C. many people think authors have copies of their own books D. the author lives with his married son and three grandchildren 54. In the last paragraph, the author is trying to tell us ____ . A. we only have one kind of life B. there is no truth in imaginary tales
C. imaginary tales are based on our true life
D. fantastic characters and events only exist in imaginary tales
B
Three Japanese tourists taking a holiday in Australia got stuck when their GPS told them they could drive from the mainland to an island, failing to mention the 15 kilometres of water and mud in between.
As they drove their hired car from Moreton Bay in Queensland to nearby North Stradbroke Island, they started to notice the firm gravel（沙石）surface they were driving on giving way to the renowned bay mud. However, being confident that their GPS would direct them to a road soon, they decided to plough on, managing to travel around 500 metres before their Hyundai Getz（现代汽车）was up to its axles tires in mud. To make matters worse, the tide started to come in and soon forced them to seek help and abandon the vehicle. Just four hours later the car was trapped in two metres of water —— to the great amusement of onlookers on the shore and passengers on passing boats and ferries.
Yuzu Noda, 21, said she was listening to the GPS and ―it told us we could drive down there. It kept saying it would navigate us to a road. But we got stuck…there’s lots of mud.‖ She and her travel companions Tomonari Saeki, 22, and Keita Osada, 21, instead had to give up their plans for a day trip to the island and headed back to the Gold Coast of a lift from the RACQ tow truck（吊车）driver who was called to the trapped car. No such luck for the hired car though – after assessing the situation, no attempt was made to recover it. The students from Tokyo, who are due to return home tomorrow, said the experience would not put them off returning to Australia for another visit. ―We want to come back to Australia again. Everyone is very nice, even today.‖ Ms Yuzu said.
Remaining excited, Mr. Tomonari joked that the car may have got stuck because it was built in Korea. ―Maybe if it was Japanese it would be okay,‖ he said. He added: ―It has rained every day on our six day holiday. Hopefully next time we come back it will be sunny.‖ The car was covered by insurance, but the tourists will have to pay up to about $1500 in extra charges.
55. The three Japanese tourists got stuck because ______. A. there was no way to the island
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B. their GPS was broken during their journey C. their GPS had given the wrong information D. their car was made in Korea instead of Japan 56. They didn’t abandon their car until ______. A. there came the tide B. they got stuck in the mud
C. some onlookers went to save them D. they managed to travel around 500 metres
57. How did these Japanese students get back? A. They had to walk back to their living place. B. They had to repair their GPS and drove back. C. They had to take a lift from the tow truck driver.
D. They had to turn to passengers on passing boats and ferries. 58. According to the passage, which of the following is true? A. The car was left where it was trapped.
B. The passengers saved these students in the end. C. Mr. Tomonari got very frustrated after the journey.
D. The car was covered by insurance so they didn’t have to pay any money.
C
There are many dimensions(维) to football's allure（诱惑）and appeal: top-class moves, thrilling goals, majestic star players, thunderous encounters and passionate fans. Football stirs the emotions all over the globe, brings people from contrasting cultures together, and promotes solid virtues such as fairness, team spirit and tolerance. All these facts will emerge in their most intense form at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil next summer.
Millions of people will be transfixed（让…出神）by this unique festival of sport and friendship. We are thoroughly looking forward to football of the highest quality. We're delighted to welcome the biggest names in the sport as well as those nations set to appear at the finals for the first time. And we're looking forward to greeting fans from all over the world as they fill our cities with even more colour and life. A heartfelt welcome to everyone!
Brazil is a cosmopolitan（四海一家的）country with a passion for football. The people will devote themselves to the job of ensuring the 2014 FIFA World Cup is an unforgettable experience, a fact demonstrated by the thousands of ordinary folk who have come forward as volunteers.
Brazil is well prepared to host the FIFA World Cup. We have finished constructing our new, modern stadiums and an outstanding transportation system. The organization is in the enormously capable hands of the Organizing Committee headed by Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima. The slogan \time to make friends\perfectly describes our intention to ensure everyone delighted in a secure and peaceful festival of football.
The FIFA World Cup is a unique opportunity for Brazil to present herself as a
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hospitable, joyful and modern nation bursting with ideas. I am convinced that the flames of passion and togetherness engendered by the FIFA World Cup in Brazil will spread to the entire world.
I'm personally looking forward to a festival of goals, excitement and fair play. We Brazilians will be right behind our national team, but our aim is to act as welcoming hosts and friends to every team and their fans. Passionate and cosmopolitan Brazil is delighted to welcome visitors to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. 59. The charm of football includes all except . A. thrilling goals B. the players C. violence D. the fans 60. The underlined word ―engendered ‖ (in Para. 5) is closest in meaning to ______. A. brought about B. handed over C. turned into D. passed down
61. In order to host the World Cup, Brazil .[ http://wx.jtyjy.com/]
A. has organized groups of passionate fans B. sets up a national team
C. has constructed new, modern stadiums D. tries to take a friendly disguise
62. This passage can be classified as ______. A. a news report B. a feature story C. greeting speech D. an advertisement
D
Marjorie Baer used to joke about her retirement plans. She wasn't married and had no kids, but she didn't intend to be alone—she and all her single friends would move into a fictional home she called Casa de Biddies. Instead, Baer developed terminal brain cancer when she was 52. But just as she'd hoped, her friends and family provided her with love and care to the end.
Ballance was only the first of Baer's friends who became her unofficial caregivers. With her brother Phil Baer from Los Angeles, they worked out a system to watch over their friend and allow her to keep some of the privacy and independence she cherished.
Baer's good friend Ruth Henrich took Baer to doctors' appointments and helped her deal with all the aspects of life —answering machines, TV controls, and even phone numbers. After Henrich sent out an e-mail request, a group of volunteers signed up to ferry Baer back and forth to radiation therapy（放疗）. Others in Baer's circle offered up particular talents: A nurse friend helped Baer figure out how to get what she was due from Social Security and her disability insurance; a lawyer pal helped Baer with her will; a partner who was an accountant took over her bills when she could no longer manage them. \was this odd sense that the right person always showed up,\
Unmarried women are one of the fastest-growing groups in America; experts are concerned about how care-giving will be managed for them as they age. If the experience of Baer's friends is a guide, the Internet will play a role. It's already
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making it possible to create communities of caregivers who may have only one thing in common: the person who needs their help. On personal \services such as Lotsa Helping Hands, friends and family members can post a list of tasks that need to be done, volunteer to do them, and keep updated on the person's condition. As Baer's cancer progressed, for example, her friends set up a page on Yahoo! where people could sign up to deliver meals or do errands（差事）.
Catherine Fox, one of the friends who were present when Baer died, was deeply affected. \was so comforting to know that if you're willing to ask for help, the generosity of family and friends can be phenomenal（显著的）. It makes me feel secure and hopeful to know that help is there when you need it. \63. The most appropriate title of this passage should be ______. A. On her own, but not alone B. A friend in need is a friend indeed C. A new practice of American government D. A phenomenal advantage of the Internet
64. Who helped Marjorie Baer get her disability insurance? A. Ruth Henrich. B. Her brother. C. A nurse friend. D. Ballance.
65. The underlined part in paragraph four suggests that the Internet will ______. A. play a role in American future pension system
B. provide online medical care for aged unmarried women C. help manage care-giving for unmarried women as they age D. help those aged unmarried women to kill their spare time
66. The writer tells us the story of Marjorie Baer for the purpose of ______. A. reminding us to be kind and make as many friends as we can B. informing that there will be a new trend of care-giving for the single elderly C. persuading us that we can enjoy our retirement even if we don’t have a child D. introducing the convenience that will be brought by the Internet after we retire
E
The State Council declared Wednesday it would restart China's nuclear power program, ending the hiatus（中断）in nuclear construction since Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster last year.
China has been the most courageous country in building nuclear power, with the largest number of plants currently under construction. Nuclear power is facing a tough time in developed countries. The Japanese public is demanding the closure of all the country's nuclear power plants. China is at the forefront of nuclear power development. But it has been forced into this position.
Rapid economic development coupled with improvements in people's life both demand more electricity. It is impossible to exploit fossil resources forever as the supply of coal, oil and natural gas is limited. China has no choice but to develop nuclear power.
China must be the safest user of nuclear power. It should become a leading
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country in developing nuclear power technologies and increasing the world's knowledge of nuclear power.
It needs to do at least two things. First, it needs to promote safety in nuclear power plants, based on the technologies of the West. The former Soviet Union, the US and Japan all had severe nuclear accidents, proving there are risks. China should try to remove these risks.
Second, China should establish effective communication mechanisms（机制）between the government, power plants and the public. It's wrong to think the government can control every aspect of nuclear power plant construction.
The opposition to nuclear power program in developed countries has prevented them from building new plants, but they already have many. These governments are reluctant to close these plants despite strong opposition, because they cannot find better substitutes.
Nuclear power only occupies 1.8 percent of China's current electricity grid（输电网）, much lower than the proportion in many developed countries. China's nuclear power plan should introduce the advantages of the technologies of other countries and also be creative in providing security. Its space technology is not the most advanced, but its launch safety measures have proven to be among the best.
China's high-profile high-speed railway development has drawn a lot of controversy, as will the active attitude towards developing nuclear power. But China cannot just copy what the developed countries have done. The development of nuclear power must be unique to China and it must be a ground-breaking success. But now, the real test lies ahead.
67. In the third paragraph the writer focuses on ______. A. the reason why China is to develop nuclear power B. the difficulty China has in developing nuclear power C. the measures China will take to develop nuclear power D. the benefits China will have by developing nuclear power
68. What attitude do people in developed countries have towards nuclear power program?
A. Supportive. B. Opposed. C. Indifferent. D. Objective.
69. If the Chinese government is to develop nuclear power, it needs to ______. A. copy exactly what the developed countries have done B. depend entirely on domestic scientists and technologies
C. avoid people’s involvement in nuclear power plant construction
D. do everything in its power to guarantee safety in nuclear power plants 70. What is the future of China’s nuclear power program according to the text? A. It will be unique but can hardly pass too many tests. B. It will be full of controversy but carried out firmly.
C. It will be on a smooth way to a ground-breaking success.
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D. It will receive much opposition from developed countries. 第四部分：书面表达(共两节，满分50分)
第一节：完成句子(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
71. Moyan __________________________ of the highest quality, any survey of the
Modern Contemporary Chinese Literature must include him. (produce) 莫言由于创作出了最高质量的作品，任何关于中国现当代文学的研究都必须包括他。
72. It spared me any concern ______________________ in refusing you if you had behaved more like a gentleman. (feel)
如果你的行为更像一个绅士，在拒绝你的时候，我可能会感到不自在，而你（你的无礼）免除了我的一切不自在。
73. You may find you have more than one strong learning style, which is a bonus because ______________________________ in more than one style increases your chances of finding activities that suit you. (able)
你不只拥有一种较好的学习方法，这是件好事，因为能采用多种学习方法会增加你找到适合自己的活动的机会。
74. There is a consensus among us that strong will and perseverance are ___________________
_________________. (succeed)
我们都一致认为坚强的意志和毅力是取得成功所需要的。
75. I’d rather you ____________________________ to take over the job now, in which case I can do everything in my power to prepare for the coming experiment. (get)
我希望你现在就说服你爸爸接管这项工作，这样我就能全力以赴准备下一个实验。
76. Life is like a long race, ______________ others to go beyond ourselves. (compete)
生活就像一场长跑，在这场长跑中，我们和别人竞争，以求超越自己。
77. The young man, who by then ______________________ university decided to do some part- time jobs to pay for his education. (admit)
这个年轻人为了交学费决定做兼职，而那时他已经收到了大学录取通知书。 78. When Mr. and Mrs. Brown lost their little daughter, it was their friends _____________________________ with love and sympathy. (see)
当布朗夫妇失去小女儿时，是他们的朋友的爱和同情帮助他们度过了难关。 79. The experience of the Chinese nation proves a truth _________________________ in times of disaster will be made up for by her progress. (lose)
中华名族的经验证明：一个民族在灾难中失去的，必将从民族进步中得到补偿。
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80. I, in common with many other middle-aged men, ____________________________ the embarrassment of unemployment during the past ten years. (meet)
在过去的十年，我和很多其他中年人一样也遭遇过失业的尴尬。 第二节：短文写作(共1题；满分30分)
请品读下面谚语，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。 He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 注意:①无须写标题；
②除诗歌外，文体不限;
③文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；
④词数为120左右。
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第二部分：词汇知识运用 第一节：多项选择
21-25CCDBB 26-30 DCDAC 第二节：完形填空
31-35 ABDAC 36-40 BBCAD 41-45 DBABA 46-50 CDCAC 第三部分：阅读理解
51-54 CDCC 55-58 CACA 59-62 CACC 63-66 ACCB 67-70 ABDB 第四部分：书面表达 第一节：完成句子
71. having produced works 72. (that) I might have felt 73. being able to learn/ study 74. what it takes to succeed 75. got round your father
76. where /in which we compete with 77. had been admitted to
78. who/ that saw them through 79. that what a nation loses/has lost 80. have met with 第二节：短文写作
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