2013届高三英语高考仿真试卷53

2013届高三英语高考仿真试卷53

第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分55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。 21.—You hate Lee, don’t you?

—______. I just think he’s a bit annoying, that’s all.

A. Certainly B. I suppose so C. Not really D. That’s right

22.Just as some experts say, shopping by television will never take the place of shopping in ______ stores, because many people find shopping at a store ______ great enjoyment.

A. a; the

B. the; a

C. a; /

D. /; a

23.She was afraid that unless the train speeded up she would miss her ______ to Scotland.

A. ticket

B. place

C. seat

D. connection

24.______, in some areas the electricity was cut off, ______ residents in 8 counties spend their lunar New Year’s Eve in darkness.

A. Making matters worse, making

B. What was worse, to make

C. Worse still, making D. To make matters worse, to make

25.No progress was made in the trade talk as neither side would accept the conditions of ______.

A. others B. the other C. either D. another

26.He was not really in the mood for anything ______ it dawned on him that it had not been his fault. A. since

B. when

C. after

D. until

27.Class regulations require ______ is the last to leave the classroom ______ off all the

lights.

A. who; should turn C. whoever; turning

B. whomever; turn D. whoever; turn

28.Professor Smith, along with his assistants, ______ on the project day and night to

meet the deadline.

A. work A. named

B. working B. belonged

C. is working C. listed

D. are working

D. ranked

29.The magazine you lent me ______ among the 10 most popular ones in our school. 30.—Can I pay the bill by check?

—Sorry, Madam, but it is our managing rule that payment ______ be made in cash. A. shall

B. may

C. will

D. can

31.He must be helping the old man to water the flowers, ______?

A. is he readers.

B. isn’t he C. must he D. mustn’t he

32.Low-cost books in paper covers make ______ some of the world’s best literature to

A. ordinary ______.

A. in advance A. which

B. in return B. that

C. in fact C. where

D. in addition D. when

34.Everyone likes to develop a close relationship ______ we trust each other. 35.—Shall I help you?

—Sure. Such a difficult case is ______ I could handle myself.

A. rather than

B. less than

C. or rather

D. more than

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked 36 better than driving our truck, 37 this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit at the store.

Sixteen is a 38 age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly 39 of racial discrimination was 40 a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner 41 whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were 42 like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.

My family was 43 . We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner 44 us?

At Davis’s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded 45 I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my 46 to the cash desk, I said 47 , “I need to put this on credit.”

The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful 48 . But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure, ” he said 49 . “Your daddy is 50 good for it.” He 51 to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams’s sons.”

The farmer nodded in a neighborly 52 . I was filled with pride. James Williams’s son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.

That day I discovered that the good name my parents had 53 brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to 54 from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself 55 much to do wrong.

B. available

C. comfortable

D. necessary

33.Jack decided to risk looking for a place to stay where he arrived, rather than booking

36.A.something 37. A.and 38. A.prideful 40. A.thus 41. A.guessed 42. A.watched

B.nothing C.anything

D.everything

B. so B. wonderful B. shadow B. just B. suspected B. caught B. honest B. excuse B. as

C. but C. respectful

C. habit

D. for D. colorful

D. faith D. ever D. figured D. accused D. modest D. trust D. since D. favorites D. carefully D. comment D. proudly D. always D. introduced D. mood D. used D. require D. too

39. A.intention

C. still C. questioned C. dismissed C. friendly C. charge C. once

C. orders C. cheerfully C. response C. easily C. sometimes C. turned C. degree C. given C. collect C. how

43. A.generous 44. A.blame 45. A.until

46. A.purchases 47. A.casually 48. A.look

49. A.patiently 50. A.generally 51. A.pointed 52. A.sense 53. A.earned 54. A.receive 55. A.very

B. sales B. confidently B. stare B. eagerly B. never B. replied

B. way B. deserved B. expect B. so

第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题3分，满分60分）

阅读下面短文，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

When it comes to intelligence, human beings are the top dogs of the animal kingdom. But in recent years, scientists have been documenting surprising intelligence and emotional depth in animals ranging from honeybees to elephants. Here are some amazing examples.

Artistic Monkey Business

Jannet Schmid, director of the Little River Zoo in Norman, Oklahoma, learned a lot about the intelligence of capuchin monkeys. She and her busband adopted a young male, named Bailey. The capuchin particularly liked taking car rides, insisting that he insert the key and ride in the front passenger’s seat.

Now Bailey has become a devoted painter. He uses brushes to create colorful, abstract paintings, and prefers not to be disturbed.

Prairie Dog Sound

Through a variety of birdlike sounds, prairie dogs warn each other of approaching creatures. They demonstrated a surprisingly complex communication system. In his 25

years of study, Slobodchikoff, a professor of biology, has recorded them pronouncing ten nouns including hawk, deer and coyote, a number of adjectives to identify color, size and shape, and even some verbs to indicate speed.

In an ongoing study, Slobodchikoff learns that their brain contains a very extensive vocabulary. He once used his best prairie dog sound to say coyote, and they just looked at him in anger as if he had said a bad word.

Ivy League Parrot

One African grey parrot Alex is said to have the cognitive abilities of a five-year-old child. Alex can identify 50 different objects, seven colors, five shapes, quantities up to six, and the concepts of bigger, smaller, same and different.

Also Alex is considered to make reasoned decisions. During an experiment, researchers gave Alex different-colored blocks in sets of two, three and six. When asked which color group had five blocks, Alex replied, “None.” And he answered the same in repeated tests. Obviously, he interpreted the concept of “none” as an absence of quantity all on his own. That’s a lot like a high school student answering questions on a quiz show.

56.Which of the following is true?

A. Bailey is as clever as a child of five. B. The prairie dog loves taking car rides. C. The capuchin monkey is fond of painting. D. Alex develops a communication system.

57.The underlined word “coyote” in Paragraph 4 refers to ________. A. a verb B. an animal C. a warning D. an adjective 58.The African grey parrot Alex can ________.

A. answer questions on a quiz show

B. understand the figure “7”

C. identify five colors and seven shapes D. apply the concept of “none” correctly 59.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Animal communication C. Animal intelligence

B. Animal research D. Animal information

B

When someone gives you advice, listen without judgment, try to find value in what you’re hearing, and say: “Thank you”. This wise advice is easy to understand yet hard to practice. I’ll give you an example from my life when I totally blew it in term of practicing what I teach.

In my work I travel constantly. I always put off going to the airport until the last second. My wife, Lyda, was sitting next to me in the front seat. I was racing along and