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湖州市菱湖中学2013届高三上学期期中考试英语试题
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全卷共12页，选择题部分1至10页，非选择题部分11至12页。满分120分，考试用时120分钟。
选择题部分（共80分）
注意事项
1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或铅笔填写在机读卡和答题纸上。
2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
第一部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节: 单项填空 （共20小题；每小题0．5分，满分10分）
从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。
1. —Frank, I’ve learned your plan. Could I make some suggestions?
—________.
A. Just say B. Go right ahead C. With pleasure D. Take it easy
2. Much to the disappointment of the neighboring countries, the Japanese government refuses to admit ________ crime they did in ________World War II.
A. the; the B. 不填; the C. 不填; 不填 D. the; 不填
3. —I’m losing my eyesight, I’m afraid.
—To finish this book, you ______ in front of your computer too long.
A. work B. are working C. have been working D. worked
4. Having lived in China for 8 years, Helen has a good ______ of both English and Chinese．
A．program B．guidance C．command D. ability
5. How long do you think ____ the car factory launches a new model?
A. will it be until B. will it be when C it will be before D. it will be that
6. Considering all that she had _______, she was really an amazingly cheerful woman.
A. gone for B. gone through C. gone in for D. gone about
7. Being hungry, I was in search of cake or fruit in the fridge, but found _______.
A. everything B. none C. anything D. something.
8. Mr. Thompson, without _________timely help finishing the task would have been out of the question, fell ill last week.
A. his B. whom C. who D. whose
9. After the disaster, the first thing the local government did was to provide _____   for the homeless families.
A. occupation       B. accommodation      C. equipment       D. furniture
10. Generally speaking, ________according to the directions, the medicine has no side effect.
A．when taken B．when taking C．when to take D．when to be taken
11. — How’s your new babysitter?
—We ______ ask for a better one. All our kids love her so much.
A. should B. might C. mustn’t D. couldn’t
12. Near the table ______ a hungry dog, which desired to satisfy his hunger with ______ fell from the table.
A. lay; what B. lay; that C. laid; that D. laid; something
13. The rich only _________ themselves in making money and had no eye for the needs and  
welfare of their workers．
A. occupied  B. concerned    C. enjoyed      D. devoted
14. With time going by, we have come to realize that creativity is _______it takes to keep a nation highly competitive.
A. what B. how C. why D. that
15. The school isn’t the one I really wanted to go to, but I suppose I’ll just have to ______it,
A. make the best of B. get away from C. keep an eye on D. catch up with
16. We hurriedly ended the meeting，leaving many problems .
A. settled B. to be settled C. to settle D. being settled
17. A model or an experiment in a science class can help us see things which would_______ remain hidden.
A. therefore B. yet C. otherwise D. still
18. In the keen competition of this international tennis tournament, she ________ won the championship.
A. privately B. distantly C. locally D. narrowly
19. Although chatting on line has exploded in popularity in recent years, there is no ________ for a face-to-face conversation.
A. privilege B. affection C. substitute D. adjustment
20. —Lost and Found Office, _______? 
—I wonder if you have a camera of mine. 
A. who’s that     B. what’s that      C. what if   D. can I help you?
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in his life, he might go home and write in his diary; now, a teenager with 21 problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog(博客). In many ways, a diary and a blog are very 22 . But what makes bolgging different from writing in a(n) 23 diary?
The biggest difference is that a blog is much more 24 than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats his diary like a book full of 25 that he does not want to 26 with others.
It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog 27 a diary will probably write nearly the same information.
I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her 28 . She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test. 29 I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but 30 in my dairy. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was 31 that my sister might read it.
The biggest 32 with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something 33 about him in my diary, he would never know. 34 , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend might 35 her blog and get angry.
There are also 36 to blogging, of course. If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary, “ Nobody cares about me”, because no one would 37 about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would quickly 38 and tell her how much they 39 her. Blogs help people 40 in contact with their friends and know what the people around them are doing.
21. A. the same B. interesting C. difficult D. daily
22. A. simple B. special C. similar D. different
23. A. personal B. ordinary C. meaningful D. traditional
24. A. attractive B. public C. exciting D. quick
25. A. thoughts B. puzzles C. ideas D. secrets
26. A. tell B. share C. publish D. solve
27. A. instead of B. as well as C. except for D. besides
28. A. blog B. diary C. report D. web
29. A. Although B. Since C. When D. Because
30. A. only B. already C. still D. never
31. A. angry B. sad C. glad D. worried
32. A. problem B. doubt C. question D. mistake
33. A. boring B. wrong C. mean D. funny
34. A. So B. However C. Therefore D. Then
35. A. steal B. break C. write D. read
36. A. reasons B. wishes C. shortcomings D. advantages
37. A. care B. know C. think D. ask
38. A. prepare B. begin C. respond D. feel
39. A. like B. miss C. need D. stand
40. A. lose B. stay C. leave D. find
第二部分 阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）
第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
In modern society, receiving systematic college education seems a necessary way for success as a graduate from first-class university may always get more opportunities than others. However, if it is gold, it will shine one day. In this article, we will get to know three most successful people in U.S. who never finished their college education. Following experiences of these successful dropouts may give you some inspiration.
1. Bill Gates
Harvard’s campus paper “Harvard Crimson” called Bill Gates “Harvard’s most successful dropout,” while the rest of the world preferred to name him “the world’s richest man” for more than a decade. Now, even not on the top, he is still among the list of the world’s wealthiest people. Gates entered Harvard in the fall of 1973. Two years later, he dropped out to found Microsoft with friend Paul Allen. And in 2007, he finally received an honorary doctorate from Harvard.
2. Steve Jobs
The iPad, even Buzz Lightyear probably wouldn’t have existed if Steve Jobs stayed in school. Because his family couldn’t afford his college education, Jobs had to drop out of Reed College just after entering for 6 months. Then he found Apple, NeXT Computer and Pixar, which had made great influences on development of modern technique and culture. However, this wizard thought that his brief college education was not worthless.
3. Frank Lloyd Wright
As the America’s most celebrated architect, Wright spent more time on designing colleges rather than attending classes in them. Once spent one year in the University of Wisconsin-Madison, then he left for Chicago and started to learn from Louis Sullivan, the “father of modernism." Wright’ s splendid resume included more than 500 works, most famous of which are Fallingwater and New York City's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
41. What does“dropouts”in Paragraph One mean?
A. Hardworking students. B. Very successful students.
C. Students failing to finish their school education. D. Students from poor families.
42. Which of the following is right according to Paragraph One?
A. People graduating from famous universities are more likely to get jobs.
B. Many successful people had the experience of giving up their school education.
C. If one has a lot of gold, he will become very rich one day.
D. We should stop our college education to follow in those successful people’s steps.
43. According to the writer, Bill Gates _________.
A. is richer than any other man in the world
B. is well-known in Harvard University 
C. finally finished his study at Harvard and got a doctorate degree
D. is the only founder of Microsoft
44. Which of the following statements can’t be learned from the last two paragraphs?
A. The reason for Jobs’ dropping his college education is that his parents couldn’t pay for it.
B. Jobs thought his six-month college education gave him no help.
C. Wright’s teacher was a very famous artist.
D. Wright is the designer of New York City’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
45. What does the author want to tell us in this passage?
A. Successful people often have unordinary life experience.
B. College education is not so important to one’s success.
C. People from poor families are more likely to give up their college education.
D. Even without college education, one can still achieve success with one’s hard work.
B
Breathe, wave and smile. Along with more than 300 other seniors, I marched into the stadium on the afternoon of May 10. The audience burst into deafening cheers. The huge stadium shook with all the whistling and clapping.
It was as if a Hollywood superstar had walked on stage. And indeed, every single senior that day was a star of the moment. Each deserved it. The seniors had been preparing for four years for this once-in-a-lifetime moment—the commencement.
Seated, I waited anxiously for the opening address. As a foreign exchange student, I was not able to receive a diploma. However, I still had the wonderful feeling of being part of things. Like the other graduates, I was dressed in marron（紫褐色）cap and gown(方帽长袍).
Our principal, Mr. Glover, delivered a short, warm greeting. The US national anthem followed and then, hands on chests, a solemn Pledge of Allegiance(对美国的效忠宣誓).
Students who had excelled academically gave farewell speeches. The tears in some eyes convinced me that many had deep feelings about the occasion. It was as the class motto says, “Life brings us tears, smiles and memories. The tears dry; the smiles fade; but the memories last forever.”
Then came the core (核心) of the commencement. Hundreds of names were announced. Each graduate walked across the stage to receive his or her diploma from the principal. From the different cheers each graduate got, we had the funny sense that it was a kind of competition of who could cheer the loudest.
To be honest, the presentation of diplomas got boring. A girl sitting next to me even started yawning. But it wasn’t boring for those receiving the diploma: they would treasure the moment the principal placed the sacred brown document in their hands for the rest of their lives.
A new page in the book of that person’s life had turned. They were glimpsing（开始领悟） their futures: futures of challenge, hardship, perhaps loneliness too, which would take all of their courage.

46. What’s the article mainly about?
A. An American graduation ceremony.
B. The opening ceremony of a sports meeting.
C. A presentation of college diplomas.                           
D. A US college’s farewell party.
47. According to the text, which of the following statements about the author is TRUE?
A. Hollywood superstars went to attend the ceremony.                                  
B. Every single senior became a superstar at the ceremony.
C. When each graduate got his or her diploma, there were cheers.     
D. All graduates would treasure the diploma for the rest of their lives.
48. The right order of the following events is________.
a. Diplomas were presented to graduates.      b. Students gave farewell speeches.
c. The US national anthem was played.           d. The principal gave a short, warm speech.
e. Seniors went into the stadium.
A. b-c-a-d-e       B. b-d-c-e-a         C. e-d-b-a-c         D. e-d-c-b-a
49. From the text, we can infer that_______.
A. foreign exchange students could get a diploma          
B. a diploma guarantees a bright future
C. the ceremony symbolizes the beginning of a new stage in life
D. everyone felt excited at the presentation of the diploma
50. We know from the text that the author _________.
A. felt lost about the future B. was actually one of the graduates
C. received her diploma on May 10
D. felt it boring to be at the presentation ceremony
C
Imagine, one day，getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours，and then，after a full day of work，going back home to Beijing and having dinner there．
Sounds unusual，doesn't it? But it's not that unrealistic，with the development of China’s high-speed railway system．And that’s not all．China has an even greater high-speed railway plan — to connect the country with Southeast Asia，and eventually Eastern Europe．
China is negotiating to extend its own high-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years，eventually reaching London and Singapore．
China has proposed three such projects．The first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via Vietnam and Malaysia．Another could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan，and possibly to Germany．The third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe．
If China’s plan for the high-speed railway goes forward，people could zip over from London to Beijing in under two days．
The new system would still follow China’s high-speed railway standard．And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour.