1、盘锦市第二高级中学2013届高三第二次阶段考试英语试题命题人：高三英语组 校对：高三英语组 满分150分一、 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。1、Im afraid I cant finish the magazine within the required time. _.APlease go ahead BThats rightCNot at allDTake your time 2、It was at the very beginning _ Mr Smith made a decision _we should
2、send for a doctor. Awhen; which Bthat; which Cwhen; thatDthat; that 3、How cold it is ! Weve never had _this winter. Athe colder dayBa cold day Cthe coldest day Da colder day 4、The Turners consider _a computer, which is commonly considered _a great help in our work and study.Ato buy; to be Bbuying ;
3、to be Cto buy; being Dbuying; being 5But when I got _ the town ought to have been, all I found was a gas station Awhere Bwhich Cwhat Dthat6 We did not see him at the lecture yesterday You _ him, since I went to an international conference with him Amustnt have seen Bcant have seen Ccouldnt see Dneed
4、nt have seen 7-I regret _you John has been fired-I can hardly believe my earsHes such a fine workerAtelling Bhaving told Cto tell Dto have told8In the past few years, My Heart Will Go On was a popular song among young people, _were often heard singing it at partiesAwho Bwhich C they Dthat9.-I was ri
5、ding along the street and all of a sudden, a car cut in and knocked me down. -You can never be _careful in the street.A.much B. very C. so D. too10. Jim , as well as his friends who _football games, _traveled with the team . A. likes; has B. like; have C. like; has D. likes; have 11.The new bridge i
6、s _the one built last year. A. three times as wider as B. three times the width of C. three times the width D. as three times as 12._the book if you are free, and you will learn a lot about how to study English . A. Read B. Having read C. To read D. Reading 13. I had just got up and was about to coo
7、k my breakfast _the telephone rang loudly, but it hung up _I could answer it .A. when ; before B. when ; as C. as ; after D. while ; when14.Although he is over 65, Mr Smith has never been tired. Hes a man full of _. A. power B. energy C. strength D. force 15.Last Sunday a few of us arranged to meet
8、in town, but Jenny didnt _. A. turn up B. give up C. make up D. take up 二完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A.B.C.D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Mr Black once decided to travel by air on business because of some reason. He liked16 beside a window when he was17 ,so when he got onto the plane, he18 a w
9、indow seat. He19 that all of them had already been taken 20 one, and there was a soldier sitting in the seat beside this one. Mr Black was 21 that he had not taken the one by the window, but, anyhow, he at once went towards 22 .When he 23 it, however, he saw that there was a notice on it. It was wri
10、tten 24 ink and said,“This is reserved for proper load balance. Thank you.” Mr Black had never seen such a notice in a plane 25 ,but he thought that the plane 26 be carrying something particularly heavy in 27 baggage room which made 28 necessary to have passengers properly balanced, so he walked on
11、and 29 another empty seat, not beside the 30 ,to sit in.Two or three other people tried 31 in the window seat beside the soldier, but they, too, 32 the notice and went on. Then, when the plane was nearly full, a very beautiful girl stepped into the plane. The soldier, who was 33 the passengers comin
12、g in, quickly took the notice off the seat beside himand 34 that way succeeded in 35 the company of the girl during the whole of the trip.16.A.sittingB.to sitC.sat D.sit17.A.travelingB.sittingC.flyingD.sleeping18.A.foundB.looked forC.noticedD.searched19.A.foundB.looked forC.sawD.observed20.A.besides
13、B.except C.expectD.except for21.A.gladB.pleased C.surprisedD.surprising22.A.itB.one C.gotD.reached23.A.get toB.arrivedC.gotD.reached24.A.byB.withC.inD.of25.A.pastB.then C.ago D.before26.A.mayB.must C.wouldD.should27.A.herB.planeC.itsD.its28.A.thatB.thisC.itD.everything29.A.seeB.seeing C.findingD.fou
14、nd30.A.oneB.windowC.soldierD.girl31.A.to sitB.sittingC.to seatD.seating32.A.watchedB.sawC.readD.found33.A.seeingB.watchingC.seenD.watched34.A.inB.byC.onD.for35.A.failingB.havingC.missingD.helping三、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）A.Canadas western city of Calgary is the worlds best city when it
15、 comes to healthy living, local press reported Monday. According to an international survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, a London-based consulting firm, Calgary was put at the top of a list of 144 cities. It scored 121 points, just above Honolulus score of 120. Helsinki（赫尔辛基，芬兰首都） and Ottawa
16、 followed at 119.5 and 118.5 respectively. Three other Canadian cities came in the top 20. Montreal and Vancouver tied for ninth and Toronto came in at 18th. The scores are based on air pollution levels, availability and quality of hospitals and medical supplies, as well as the efficiency of waste r
17、emoval and sewage systems. In America, the lowest scoring city was Atlanta, which was ranked 76th. Athens was the lowest scoring city in Western Europe, ranking 120th because of its air pollution. London was ranked 59th.36. How many Canadian cities are in the top 20?A. 3. B. 4. C. 5. D. 6. 37. Which
18、 of the following is NOT taken into account when the cities were scored?A. Weather conditions. B. Air quality. C. Waste removal. D. Medical supplies. 38. Among the following cities, which is the lowest scoring one?A. Atlanta. B. Athens. C. London. D. Helsinki.BCara Lang is 13. She lives in Boston, M
19、assachusetts, in the U. S. Last Thursday, she didnt go to school. She went to work with her father instead. Every year, on the fourth Thursday in April, millions of young girls go work. This is Take Our Daughters to Work Day. The girls are between the ages of 9 and 15. They spend the day at work wit
20、h an adult, usually a mother, father, aunt, or uncle. They go to offices, police stations, laboratories, and other places where their parents or other family members work. Next year, the day will include sons, too. The Ms. Foundation, an organization for women, started the program about ten years ag
21、o. In the U.S., many women work outside the home. The Ms. Foundation wanted girls to find out about many different kinds of jobs. Then, when the girls grow up, they can choose a job they like. Caras father is a film director. Cara says, “It was very exciting for me to go to the studio with my dad. I
22、 saw a lot of people doing different jobs.” Many businesses have special activities for girls on this day. Last year, Cara went to work with her aunt at the University of Massachusetts. In the engineering department, the girls learned to build a bridge with toothpicks and Candy. In the chemistry dep
23、artment, they learned to use scales. They learned about many other kinds of jobs, too. Right now, Cara does not know what job she will have when she grows up. But because of Take Our Daughters to Work Day, she knows she has many choices.39. What is Caras father?A. An engineer. B. An official. C. A m
24、oviemaker. D. A professor. 40. According to the passage, Take our Daughters to work Day is _. A. on every Thursday in AprilB. a holiday for girls of all agesC. a day for girls to know about jobs D. a day for girls to get a job easily41. On this special day, Cara has done all the following EXCEPT tha
25、t _.A. she learned to use scales B. she worked as an actressC. she went to work with her aunt D. she used toothpicks and Candy to build a bridge42. What is probably the best title for the passage?A. Cara Lang, a Fortunate Girl B. Take Our Daughters to Work DayC. Childrens Day and Work DayD. Ms. Foun
26、dation, an Organization for WomenCAdvertising is a highly developed twentieth-century industry. The development of radio, television, cinema, magazines and newspapers has gone hand in hand with the development of advertising. Why is advertising so popular? Is it a waste of money? It has been proved
27、again and again that repeated advertising increases product sales. Since it increases production, the price can be reduced. Therefore advertising, instead of making a product more expensive, makes it cheaper.Advertising is now a scientific business. Once managers would say jokingly, I know that half
28、 of what I spend on advertising is wasted, but I dont know which half. Now, all parts of an advertising program are properly measured and researched.What makes a good advertisement? There have been major changes in advertising in the past sixty years. People read advertisements partly for informatio
29、n and partly for pleasure. Todays advertisements often start with a question, or a puzzle, with the purpose of attracting the readers attention. Of course, most advertisements contain information. But this is usually contained in a text that is interesting and often funny. Humor is very important. S
30、ometimes advertisements tell a story, or the story may be continued over a number of advertisements. However, there is a danger in this. It is possible that the reader or viewer will remember the advertisement but not the name of the product.43. The purpose of advertising is _.A. to increase product
31、 sales B. to make a product much better C. to spend more money D. to reduce the production44. Which of the following can be used in place of the underlined phrase hand in hand ? A. Here and there. B. Again and again. C. As usual. D. At the same time. 45. What is meant by what managers said in the se
32、cond paragraph?A. A11 the money on advertising was wasted.B. Not all the advertisements were well designed.C.A11 the managers knew about advertising then.D. Managers spent no money on advertising.46. What does the writer think of advertising?A. Useless. B. Unnecessary. C. Important. D. Wasteful.DBec
33、ause plants cannot move or talk, most people believe that they have no feelings and that they cannot receive signals from outside. However, this may not be completely true.People who studied plants have found out that plants carry a small electrical charge (电荷). It is possible to measure this charge
34、 with a small piece of equipment called “galvanometer”. The galvanometer is placed on a leaf off the plant, and it records any changes in the electrical field of the leaf. Humans have a similar field which can change when we are shocked or frightened.A man called Backster used a galvanometer for his
35、 studies of plants and was very surprised at his results. He found that if he had two or more plants in a room and he began to destroy one of them perhaps by pulling off its leaves or by pulling it out of its pot then the galvanometer on the leaves of the other plants showed a change in the electric
36、al field. It seemed as if the plants were signalling a feeling of shock. This happened not only when Backster started to destroy plants, but also when he destroyed other living things such as insects (昆虫).Backster said that the plants also knew if someone had destroyed a living thing some distance a
37、way, because they signalled when a man who had just cut down a tree entered the room.Another scientist, named Sauvin, achieved similar results to Backsters. He kept galvanometers fixed to his plants all the time and checked regularly to see what the plants were doing. If he was out of the office, he
38、 telephoned to find out about the signals the plants were sending. In this way, he found that the plants were sending out signals at the exact times when he felt strong pleasure or pain. In fact, Sauvin could cause a change in the electrical field of his plants over a distance of a few miles simply
39、by thinking about them.47. Backster was surprised at the results of his studies because _.A. he destroyed an insectB. he destroyed a plant by pulling off its leavesC. he found that plants could express feelings of shockD. he found that plants could move and speak after all48. The plants sent out sig
40、nals _.A. only when Backster Started to destroy plantsB. when Backster destroyed plants or other living thingsC. only when he destroyed things such as insectsD. only when Backster placed the galvanometer on the leaves of the plants49. The scientist called Sauvin _.A. did not agree with Backsters ide
41、asB. did not get the same sort of results as Backster didC. got different results from BackstersD. found out some of the same things that Backster did50. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The electrical charge plants carry may shock or frighten us.B. A tree will signal when
42、it has been cut down.C. Sauvin could make his plants send out signals some distance away.D. Plants have feelings because they can receive signals without moving. 第二节 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项多余选项。 51. It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hud
43、son River. 52 . The canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow into the west, and materials could pour into the east. The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nations largest city. The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York. 53 Between 1825,wh
44、en the canal was opened ,and 1882,when toll charges(过运河费) were stopped ,the state collected $121,461,891.For a hundred years before the Erie was built, people had been talking about a canal which could join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. The man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the pl
45、an through was De Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called itClinton Ditch(沟). 54 . He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal, but they were unsuccessful.Clinton became governor of New York in 1817,and shortly afterwards, on July 4,1817,broke
46、ground for the canal in Rome, N.Y. The first part of the canal was completed in 1820. 55 . The length of the canal is 363 miles.A. As the canal grew, towns along its course developed fast. B. It cost $7,143,789 , but it soon gained its price many times over. C. The Erie Canal was the first important
47、 national waterway built in the US.D. More workers were needed to build the canal.E. Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it. F. To dig the canal benefited Americans.G. It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.四、写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之
48、间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分As we all know that, teachers are very important to us. They not only open our eye to a wonderful world of knowledge, but
49、also teach us how behave. It is undoubted that they are worth of our respect. We should always be grateful to them. Therefore, we ought obey the school rules. We should come to school in time and not make some noise in class when our teacher is conducting out the lesson. That is the more necessary a
50、nd easiest thing which the students should do. Only by doing so can we show our really respect to our teachers.书面表达(满分25分) 假定你是李华，你的朋友李明写信告诉你他因不善交友而苦恼。请根据下面提示给他写回信，提出建议。提示：1.友善，乐于助人。 2.多与他人交流。 3.多参加活动。注意：1.词数：100左右 2.可以适当发挥，以使短文连贯。 3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总数。 参考词汇：communicate 交流。 activity 活动 Dear Li Ming,_ Yours, Li Hua 高三第二次阶段考试英语试卷答案
