江苏省四星高中2013届高三英语上学期学情调研试题牛津版.doc

2013届高三学情调研考试英 语 试 卷
（本试卷共120分；考试时间120分钟。）
第一卷 (选择题 共85分)
第一部分：听力部分（共两节，满分20分）
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A textbook. B. A friend. C. A present.
2. Where is Mr. Fluffs likely to be?
A. In his cage. B. In the garden. C. In the kitchen.
3. What does the man mean?
A. He is tired of eating out.
B. The woman is not a good cook.
C. The woman should open her own restaurant.
4. What will Luke do for his mother?
A. Get her the newspaper. B. Get her something to eat. C. Bring her book to her.
5. What is the woman’s nationality probably?
A. She is Chinese. B. She is American. C. She is French.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What did the man do?
A. He forgot to take the woman’s order.
B. He wrote down the wrong order.
C. He brought the dish to the wrong table.
7. What is the woman like?
A. She is tolerant. B. She is mean. C. She is rude to waiters.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why does the man call the woman?
A. To make an appointment with Mr. King.
B. To tell Mr. King about an important meeting.
C. To ask her a question about a sale.
9. What does the man want Mr. King to do?
A. Investigate the foreign exchange market.
B. Prepare a presentation.
C. Bring some reports.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What unlucky thing happened to the speakers?
A. They were fined $200 on their way to the airport.
B. They had difficulty finding a hotel.
C. Their boat was damaged by the storm.
11. Why did the man swim away from the boat?
A. To look for his favorite animal.
B. Some sharks attacked the boat.
C. He lost his way by accident.
12. What does the woman think of the man’s parents?
A. They are great cooks.
B. They will take good care of the children.
C. They will spoil the children
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What does Nancy want to buy at the grocery store?
A. A few things to make dinner tonight.
B. A few things for a cake.
C. A birthday present.
14. What does Nancy’s grandmother like most?
A. Chocolate ice cream. B. Blackberries. C. Chocolate cake.
15. How does Nancy probably feel at the moment?
A. Stressed and frustrated. B. A little nervous but excited. C. Emotional and exhausted.
16. What will Nancy do next?
A. Go home. B. Continue to chat with the man.
C. Invite the man to taste the cake.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题
17. How might you know if you are in a state of sub-health(亚健康)?
A. Your doctor tells you so.
B. The hospital tests reveal it.
C. You always feel tired with no evidence of disease.
18. Who is most likely to be sub-healthy?
A. A middle-aged manager.
B. A student in the middle of summer vacation.
C. A young person who works as a cashier.
19. What is mentioned as an effective way to prevent sub-health?
A. Exercising regularly. B. Making more friends. C. Eating vitamin pills.
20. What is the speaker’s advice on diet?
A. Try to avoid meat.
B. Drink fresh milk every day.
C. Be careful about salty and sweet food
第二部分 英语语言知识运用（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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. There is no doubt that the Diaoyu Islands are ________ part of China and what some Japanese have done recently is actually ________ offence against Chinese people.
A. a; / B. a; the C. the; / D. /; an
22. South Korean star PSY's “Gangnam style” video, ________, has set the Guinness World Record for the most “liked” video in YouTube history.
A. broke records B. breaking records C. to break records D. breaks records
23. This tower, _____ they are planning to have decorated, is always the best place to have a view of the sea.
A. where B. which C. what D. that
24. —What about today's temperature?
—It's the same as, if the weather report is exact as usual, ________of yesterday．
A. one B. that C. ones D. those
25. Mo Yan's winning of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature shows the world's ________ of China's contemporary literature.
A. recognition B. intention C connection D. application
26. I would appreciate _______, to be frank, if the goods could be delivered as soon as possible.
A. it B. you C. that D. myself
27 "People throughout the country are welcome to ________ earthquake-hit areas," said the poster.
A. subscribe to B. correspond to C. adjust to D. relate to.
28.The topic of the Romany will continue to be_____, and the peace between them and many Europeans is ____ at best.
A. consumption; confidential B. controversial ; confidential
C. controversial; tentative D. consumption; absorption
29. With the nuclear crisis worsening in Iran, the world's attention is fixed again on is called the Middle East．
A．which B．that C．what D．it
30. The recent financial crisis _________ into consideration, the Japanese boss ________ back on the number of workers working for him.
A. taken; cut B. was taken; cut C. taking; cuts D. to take; cutting
31. The bursting of that bubble _____ the chain reaction of financial problems that we are experiencing at the
moment.
A. set off B. set up C. set out D. set in
32. _______ on both sides of the street _____excited students who wanted to see the famous writer named Guo Jinming.
A. Standing; was B. Waiting; were C. Arriving; was D. Living; were
33. ______ great you are on the stage, it is your action in real life ____ matters
A. Whatever , that B. However, that C. Whatever , what D. No matter how , what
34. I’d love to stay in the community _____I grew up, but ambition can drive me to the city to be “____the big companies are”.
A. that; where B. where; that C. in which ; which D. where; where
35. I could have helped the old man ________ yesterday morning.
A. did I come B. if I came C. had I come D. if I should come
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。
I was going on vacation to meet up with my family for a week of fun in Canada．Early in the morning，I got to the airport in Denver ready to 36 my work behind for a few days．Don't get me 37 ．I enjoy my job of helping people with disabilities to 38 a plane，which is a special education system in our state，but this time it was my 39 !
I was waiting for my flight 40 with a good book to read，when an elderly lady was wheeled to our waiting area．I couldn't help but 41 the trouble she was having 42 a packet of nuts with her arthritic（关节炎的）hands．No one else was willing to meet her gaze so I offered to help．
She was very 43 ．It turned out that these nuts were her entire 44 ．The attendants were nowhere to be seen when the 45 came to board the plane．The lady could walk but needed some assistance，so I 46 to help her and carry her bag．We had a long chat on the plane．As we were entering another country we needed to 47 some forms．I did it for her．
We landed and I needed to 48 planes．but I helped her get off the plane first．The wheelchair she ordered was 49 to be seen，so we slowly walked to the 50 ．Her daughter was waiting there，looking rather 51 ．
We only exchanged first names，and she was so grateful to have my assistance．I had to run to 52 my connection．But as I 53 the experience，I saw her as my airport angel，because she gave me a 54 to hope that in the future when I'm 55 and traveling，someone will take the time to help me．Pay it forward．
36．A．get B．fall C．leave D．forget
37．A．wrong B．happy C．right D．hard
38．A．land B．locate C．board D．fly
39．A．flight B．job C．choice D．vacation
40．A．silently B．comfortably C．carefully D．happily
41．A．meet B．ignore C．notice D．expect
42．A．opening B．reaching C．eating D．finding
43．A．grateful B．careful C．useful D．helpful
44．A．lunch B．luggage C．hope D．breakfast
45．A．waitress B．time C．ticket D．day
46．A．volunteered B．came C．tried D．had
47．A．find out B．turn out C．pick out D．fill out
48．A．take B．deliver C．change D．start
49．A．hardly B．nowhere C．somewhere D．never
50．A．passage B．hotel C．airport D．customs
51．A．desperate B．anxious C．calm D．honest
52．A．call B．gain C．build D．catch
53．A．reminded of B．thought of C．cared about D．sought for
54．A．hand B．seat C．chance D．look
55．A．old B．tired C．sick D．poor
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

The Donkey Mobile Library
It is a bright morning in the Ethiopian countryside. Yohannes walks beside a pair of donkeys that are pulling a two-wheeled cart. They arrive at the agricultural town of Awassa where Yohannes opens the sides of the cart to display, not the usual vegetables or tools, but children’s books. This is the Donkey Mobile Library, the first of its kind in Ethiopia and one of only a few in the world.
Yohannes was born in Ethiopia, North Africa, but trained to be a librarian in the USA and returned to Ethiopia years ago. The cart is full of picture books donated by American libraries, teachers and school children.
Yohannes arranges small painted benches in the shade of the trees, and suddenly Ethiopian children come shouting and racing down every road and path. It’s mobile library day! They circle the bookshelves with great excitement. Until the Donkey Mobile Library began its regular two-monthly visits, many of these children had never seen a book.
“Without books, education is very dull, like food without salt. You can survive but you can’t really come alive,” says Yohannes. The ability to read is the basis for greater productivity, better health and longer life. Even though the children lack material goods, with books they can imagine a world of possibilities.”
Yohannes first worked in the children’s section of the main library in America. Surrounded by books he had never seen before, he realized how joyful and imaginative children’s literature is. He says, “I always thought of Ethiopia. But how could I bring children’s books to my home country when it had almost no libraries to keep the books in?”
He contacted Jane Kurtz, a writer born in America but brought up in Ethiopia, and together they created the Donkey Mobile Library. The children say that the Library has given them ideas about what they might do in the future. A child called Dareje wants to be a scientist and find a cure for life-threatening diseases. An eleven year-old girl, Fikerte, wants to do research about the moon and discover new facts about outer space. Tamrat, aged 10, comes every time.
“What brings you back here time and time again?” the librarian asks him.
“The stories,” Tamrat replies instantly.
56. How do the children feel when they see the Donkey Mobile Library?
A. Curious. B. Surprised. C. Interested. D. Excited.
57. We can conclude from the passage that .
A. Ethiopian children have no idea about their future
B. Yohannes and Kurtz share similar life experiences
C. donkey carts in Awassa usually carry vegetables and tools
D. most books in the Donkey Mobile Library were bought in America
58. According to the passage, the Donkey Mobile Library .
A. visits the countryside every day B. benefits Ethiopian children a lot
C. was created by Yohannes himself D. was the first of its kind in the world
59. Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from?
A. A news report. B. A book review. C. A historical story. D. An advertisement.

B

Mini Book Excerpts（节选）
Biography
When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it… The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor.
J. D. Salinger: A Life by Kenneth Slawenski (Random House, $27)
Mystery
"You're a smart boy. Benny's death was no accident, and you're the only one who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it?" The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again.
A thought suddenly occurred to Annika, "Did you …You recognized the man in the car, didn't you?"
The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers, "Maybe," he said quietly.
Red Wolf by Liza Marklund(Atria Books, $25. 99)
Short Stories
She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class. Some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they don't want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won't. Some mothers love so their daughters won’t.
You Are Free by Danzy Senna （Riverhead Books,$15）
Humor
Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times’s “amusement cycling” is the most fun you can have in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half to that within a day's drive in most cities?
Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle（Ecco,$14. 99）
60. If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger, they should buy the book published by .
A. Ecco B. Atria Books C. Riverhead Books D. Random House
61. The book Happy And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for .
A . adults B. Disney World workers
C. middle school teachers D. parents with young children
62. After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that .
A. the boy helped arrest the murderer B. Benny died of an accident
C. the murderer got away with the crime D. Annika carried out the crime

C
When an ant dies, other ants take it out of the nest, often within an hour after its death. This behavior interests scientists and they wonder how ants know for sure—and so soon—that another ant is dead.
One scientist recently came up with a way to explain this ant behaviour. Dong-Hwan Choe is a biologist, a scientist who studies animals and plants. He found that ants have a chemical on the outside of their bodies that signals to other ants, “I'm dead—take me away” when it is dead.
But there's a question to answer: As we