许昌平顶山新乡三市2013届高三第三次调研考试

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第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

21. －It is said that Juliet has been dismissed by her boss.

－_____________.She is late for work five times a week!

A. Hardly surprising! B. Forget it C. How come D. Who knows?

22. －Who is the lady standing over there?

－I am not sure, but it may be ___ from the provincial government.

A. everybody B. nobody C. somebody D. anybody

23. She won’t lose weight ___ she keeps a diet and takes exercise every day.

A. if B. when C. unless D. as if

24. －When shall we set off?

－We ____ start off at five o’clock if it ___ raining by then.

A. will; has stopped B. are about to; stops

C. are going to; will stop D. are to; will stop

25. Our special thanks to go thousands of volunteers, without ____tireless work, none of this

would be possible.

A. which B. whom C. whose D. that

26. South Korean Star PSY’s “Gangnam style” video, ___, has set the Guinness World Record for the most “liked” video in Youtube history.

A. broken records B. breaking records

C. to break records D. being broken records

27. “An awful accident ___, however, occur the other day.” The old man repeated, trembling all

over.

A. does B. did C. had D. has to

28. After months of a hard voyage on the rough sea, they finally came to _____they called their

“promised land”.

A. where B. what C. how D. which

29. Keep it in mind not to disturb the president at two o’clock this afternoon, when he ____ a global joint meeting.

A. will host B. hosts C. is to host D. will be hosting

30. When realizing they would be ___ of traffic jams or air pollution more people will choose

public transportation.

A. victims B. survivors C. murderers D. tutors

31. －These peaches really juicy.

－They ____ be! Just see the price, $3,99 a pound. Very expensive, aren’t they!

A. would B. could C. might D. should

32. The girl was so ____ by the mighty river that she would spend hours sitting on its bank and

gazing at the boats and rafts going and coming.

A. absorbed B. fascinated C. moved D. touched

33. ____ in the United States, St Louis has now become the 4th largest city.

A. It is the 24th biggest city B. It was the 24th biggest city

C. Before the 24th biggest city D. Once the 24th biggest city

34. On the contrary, I think it is Truman, ___you, ___ to blame.

A. more than; are B. less than; who are

C. rather than; that is D. other than; is

35. A government spokesman represents the local government’s attitude so he has to ____ his

words before responding to reporters.

A. pass B. express C. cover D. weigh

第二节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，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。

My name is Nick Vujicic, an Australian who was born without any limbs（四肢）. In recent years one of my most 36 videos on YouTube shows my skateboarding, surfing, playing music, and best of all, 37 hugs from all fields of great people.

All in all, those are pretty ordinary 38 that just about anyone can do, right? So 39 do you think that video has been viewed millions of times? My theory is that people are 40 to watch it because in spite of my physical limitations, I’m living 41 I had no limits.

People often think someone 42 a severe disability to be inactive, upset, maybe even crazy. But I’d like to 43 them by showing that I lead a very adventurous and fruitful life

Among the hundreds of 44 on that video, here’s one typical remark:”Seeing a guy like this being happy makes me wonder why I feel 45 for myself sometimes －or feel not funny enough, or whatever. How can I 46 think thoughts like that when this guy is living without limbs and still being happy!?”

I found happiness when I realized that imperfect 47 I may be, I am the perfect Nick Vujicic. I’m designed 48 God’s plan. That’s not to say that there isn’t 49 for improvement. I’m always trying to be better so I can better 50 the world!

I do believe my life has no 51 . I want you all to feel the same way about your life, no matter what your challenges may be. As we 52 our journey together, please take a moment to 53 about any limitations you’ve placed on your life. Now think about what 54 wold be like to be 55 of those limitations. What would your life be if anything were possible?

36. A. disappointing B. unforgettable C. popular D. useful

37. A. receiving B. collecting C. returning D. gathering

38. A. sports B. activities C. affairs D. wonders

39. A. how B. what C. when D. why

40. A. drawn B. expected C. required D. ordered

41. A. even though B. in case C. as though D. if only

42. A. of B. from C. in D. with

43. A. advise B. greet C. surprise D. please

44. A. comments B. pictures C. replies D. statements

45. A. nervous B. sorry C. eager D. desperate

46. A. still B. ever C. also D. even

47. A. if B. as C. while D. although

48. A. according to B. thanks to C. owing to D. up to

49. A. stage B. area C. place D. room

50. A. protect B. rescue C. serve D. reserve

51. A. challenges B. limits C. doubts D. endings

52. A. finish B. continue C. start D. stop

53. A. worry B. think C. care D. talk

54. A. we B. one C. it D. you

55. A. free B. short C. aware D. fond

第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

I’m not so sure I like my friends any more. I used to like them-to be honest. We’d have lunch, talk on the phone or exchange emails, and they all seemed normal enough. But then came FaceBook, and I was introduced to a sad fact: many of my friends have dark sides that they had kept from me.

Today my friends show off the more unpleasant aspects of their personalities via Face Book. No longer hidden, they’re thrown in my face like TV commercials -unavoidable and endless advertisements for the worst of their personalities.

Take Fred. If you were to have lunch with him, you’d find him warm, and self-effacing（谦逊的）.Read his FaceBook and you’ll realize he’s an unbearable, food-obsessed boring man. He’d pause to have a cup of coffee on his way to save a drowning man-and then write about it.

Take Andy. You won’t find a smarter CEO anywhere, but now he’s a CEO without a company to run. So he plays Mafia Wars on FaceBook. He’s doing well-level 731. Thanks to FaceBook, I know he’s playing about 18 hours a day. Andy, you’ve run four companies-and this is how you spend your downtime? What happned to golf?What happened to getting another job?

Take Liz. She is positive that the flu vaccine will kill us all and that we should avoid it. And then comes Chris who likes to post at least 20 times a day on every website he can find, so I get to read his thoughts twice, once on FaceBook and once on Twitter.

In real life, I don’t see these sides of people. Face to face, my friends show me their best. They’re nice, smart people. But face to FaceBook, my friends are like a blind date which goes horribly wrong.

I’m left with a dilemma. Who is my real friend?Is it the Liz I have lunch with or the anti-vaccine madman on FaceBook? Is it the Fred I can grab a sandwich with or the Fred who weeps if he’s at a party and the wine isn’t up to his standard?

56. Who is opposed to the flu vaccine in the text?

A. Fred B. Andy C. Liz D. Chris

57. What’s Andy probably busy in doing now?

A. He’s running his company B. He’s playing golf all day

C. He’s looking for another job D. He’s playing computer games

58. According to the text, FaceBook tends to _______.

A. present another side of people B. offer some foods for free

C. show endless advertisements D. get you to more parties

59. The text is developed mainly by _____.

A. giving examples B. following the time order

C. listing figures D. raising questions

B

There are two dangers to be guarded against in old age. One of these is undue absorption in the past. It does not do to live in memories, in regrets for the good old days, or in sadness about friends who are dead. One’s thoughts must be directed to the future and to things about which there is something to be done.

It is unwise to be too attached to the youth in the hope of sucking vigor from its vitality. When your children are grown up they want to live their own lives, and if you continue to be as interested in them as you were when they were young, you are likely to become a burden to them, unless they are cold to you.

I think that a successful old age is easiest for those who have strong impersonal interests involving appropriate activities. It is in this sphere that long experience is really fruitful, and it is in this sphere that the wisdom born of experience can be exercised without being oppressive. It is no use telling grown-up children not to make mistakes, both because they will not believe you, and because mistakes are an essential part of education. But if you are one of those who are incapable of impersonal interests, you may find that your life will be empty unless you concern yourself with you children and grandchildren. In that case you must realize that while you can still render them material services, such as making them an allowance or knitting them jumpers, you must not expect that they will enjoy your company.

Some old people are afraid of death. But in fact the best way is to make your interests gradually wider and ore impersonal. An individual human existence should be like a river-small at fist, rushing passionately past rocks and over waterfalls. Gradually the river grows wider and the banks move back and in the end they become mixed in the sea without any visible break.

The old man who can see life in this way will not suffer from the fear of growing old and death.

60. The author suggests that old people should_______.

A. develop impersonal interests with proper activities.

B. tell their children