1、米易中学2013届高三第三次段考（12月）英语试题 时间：120分钟 总分：150分 第卷（选择题） 第一部分 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1-What about _ passage? -Its too difficult _ passage for me Aa, a Ba, the Cthe, a Dthe, the2Developing science and technology must _ people rather than harm
2、themAsupport Bbenefit Cconsider Dserve3-You shouldnt have said thatLook! She is getting _ - But I meant no harm Aunfair Bunconcerned Cunmoved Duneasy4-What did you do last weekend, Jack? - Well, I _ to see a film, but in the end I stayed home doing nothing Awas going Bhas gone Cwent Dhad gone5- How
3、was your familys party? - We didnt plan like that, but it _ very well Atried out Bwent out Cworked out Dcarried out6_ he thought he was helping us with the work, he was actually in the wayASince BWhen CBecause DIf7Tom is a hard-working studentIn fact, you cannot find anyone in the class _Adiligent B
4、more diligent Cthe most diligent Dthe more diligent8The weather in London is so changeable that people always take their umbrellas with them _ rainAfor fear of Bin hope of Cin spite of Dbecause of9- I think George doesnt really care for TV plays - Right, _ he still watches the program Aand Bso CbutD
5、for10When designing your house, youd better _ land for a gardenAdevelop Bsave Cspare Dshare11Jenny worked hard before the final examination, and _She got an AAtook off Bshowed off Cput off Dpaid off12They gave me so much help, without _ I couldnt have succeeded last yearAthem Bwhich Cit Dthat13The g
6、irl seriously injured in the Wenchuan earthquake was so well taken care of in the hospital that she could _ get out of bed without helpAnearly Bhardly CmerelyDbarely14As a reporter, you should first decide what events _ before you make some interviewsAreported Bto be reported Creporting Dto report15
7、Mrs Green was so pleased _ her daughter won the first place in the singing competitionAas Bthat Cwhen Dif16If a book is in French, _ will be a challenge for meAwhich Bit Cwhat Das17Holiday shopping _be a tiring experienceThere are so many places to visit and choices to makeAcan Bmay Cshall Dwill18I
8、can hardly remember any occasions _ I get caught in a traffic jam in our townAwhich Bthat Cwhere Dwhen19-Jack cant concentrate on his study recently - Yes, that might _ why he did so badly in the last test Aanswer for Bapply for Ccall for Daccount for20- What are you busy with? -The exhibition _ in
9、the city next week Aheld Bwill be held Cto be held Dbeing held二 完形填空：（每题1.5分，共30分）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。 On Sundays my father always wore that gray apron（围裙）?the one with the race cars all over it 21 _breakfast Dad always announced
10、: Go ahead everyoneIll 22 the dishes!I suppose it was 23 for a boys father to wear an apron? even one with race cars? 24 I never thought much of it until the last Sunday in AugustAs we 25 home slowly from church together, my father seemed very 26 Tommy, he said letting my name roll off his 27 There
11、comes a time in every boys 28 when he must take on responsibilitiesIts time you 29 a greater role in the familyFrom now on, I want you to_30_the dishes on Sunday morning, so your mother and I can work the crossword puzzle（纵横字谜）togetherThe dishes!? I 31 in surpriseAnything wrong with taking over the
12、dishes, son? father saidI started to say something about a mans 32 or womans work, but I knew immediately that my protests（抗议）would be 33 .I didnt taste a bit of 34 that morningDad seemed joyful as he described an American gameAt the end of the meal, my father 35 : Lets go read the paper, Honey Aren
13、t you doing the dishes? my 36 asked surprisedlyFather smiled and said, your oldest son has 37 to fill the positionI want you to have this apron on, TommyItll keep your clothes from getting 38 And before I could go against it, he had put the thing on meThanks, SonYour mother and I 39 thisWith that he
14、 disappeared into the Sunday paperI looked 40 at the dishesI could see my dad reaching for the dishesHe was always happy to help the familyMy anger soon flew off and I began to sing21AUntil BDuring CBefore DAfter22Akeep up Btake care of Clook for Dturn over23Aimportant Bnatural Cstrange Dexciting24A
15、but Bso Cbecause Dwhen25Arushed Bhurried Cwalked Ddanced26Ahappy Bangry Csad Dmad27Aeyes Btongue Cears Dhands28Adeath Bschool Cwork Dlife29Amade Bplayed Cdid Dcarried30Ado Bbuy Cbreak Dset31Asmiled Blaughed Cwhispered Dscreamed32A game Bjoy Cjob Dfeeling33Aturned down Bturned to Cturned up Dturned o
16、ff34Abreakfast Blunch Csupper Djuice35Aordered Bannounced Cdemanded Dchatted36Abrother Bsister Cmother Dfriend37Astarted Bgone Cmanaged Doffered38Acold Bwarm Cdry Dwet39Ahate Bscold Cappreciate Drequire40Aup Bdown Cout Don第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
17、，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHey, Dad, one of my kids asked the other day, what was your favourite fast food when you were growing up?We didnt have fast food when I was growing up, I informed himAll the food was slow Where did you eat? It was a place called at home I explainedGrandma cooked every day and when Gran
18、dpa got home from work, we sat down together at the dining table, and if I didnt like what she put on my plate I was allowed to sit there until I liked itSome parents never owned their own houses, set foot on a golf course, travelled out of the country or had a credit cardMy parents have never drive
19、n me to soccer practiceThis was mostly because we never had heard of soccerI had a bicycle that weighed probably 50 pounds, and only had one speedWe didnt have a television in our house until I was 11I was 13 when I tasted my first pizza; it was called pizza pieWhen I bit into it, I burned the roof
20、of my mouth and the cheese slid off, swung down, plastered（粘贴）itself against my chin and burned that, tooIts still the best pizza I ever hadI delivered newspapers, six days a week The paper cost 7 cents, of which I got to keep 2 centsI had to get up at 4:00 amevery morningOn Saturday, I had to colle
21、ct the 42 cents from my customersMy favourite customers were the ones who gave me 50 cents and told me to keep the changeIf you grew up in a generation before there was fast food, you may want to share some of these memories with your children or grandchildrenGrowing up isnt what it used to be, is i
22、t?41By saying All the food was slow, the writer implies that _Awhen he was growing up, he never ate fast foodBhe didnt like fast food when he was growing upChis grandma made food slowlyDhe had to wait for a long time for the fast food42When the writer didnt like the food his grandma cooked when he w
23、as growing up, _Ahis grandma would make something he likedBhis grandma would buy him fast foodChe would sit there waiting for his favourite pizza pieDhe had to eat it or go without43The writers purpose of writing this passage is to _.Atell his children there was no fast food in the pastBtell us that
24、 life has been changingCtell us how hard it is to deliver newspapersDmade us understand the meaning of lifeBTeenagers who do not get enough of the nutrients commonly found in fruits and fish are easier to have bad lungs, coughing and wheezing （喘息）Teens who eat the least of fruit and especially vitam
25、in C have weaker lungs compared to the othersTeens who take in less vitamin E, found in vegetable oil and nuts, are more likely to have asthma（哮喘）, Jane Bums at the Harvard School of Public Health found. Based on these findingsBums said that current recommended dose（一剂）of vitamin C, 85 mg a day, may
26、 not be enough for teens to have healthy lungsTeens who eat less fruit and dont take in enough fatty acids （脂肪酸） are more likely to have asthma and the signs of breathing difficulty Proper amounts of fatty acids are protective, Bums said, though fish, the best source of fatty acids, is particularly
27、unpopular with teenagersFatty acids are also found in some nuts as well as some green vegetablesSmokers who avoid vitamin C will increase their chances of coughing, wheezing and developing phlegm（痰） More than 80 percent of teens are getting their recommended doses of vitamin C - mainly from fruit dr
28、inksI wouldnt approve of drinking them, but at least theyre getting their vitamin C from somewhere, Burns said Burns added that there are several different ways to get the necessary nutrientsI think vitamin supplements are fineI think adding vitamin D to orange juice is fineBut I do think there are
29、added benefits that we dont fully understand of eating whole foods like fruits and vegetables and fish, she saidThe researchers did not account for poverty and other factors that often distinguish less-healthy eaters and may explain their findings44According to the passage, what is the problem with
30、teens who dont get enough nutrients?AThey are becoming smokers BThey dont take enough exerciseCThey eat too much fruit and fish DThey are likely to have weaker lungs45According to Burns, how should teens get the necessary nutrients?ABy drinking juice as much as possible BBy eating more whole foods C
31、By taking vitamin pills DBy giving up smoking46Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the researchers in the passage?AThe amount of nutrients teens should take in a dayBHow teens can take in enough nutrientsCWhether poor teens can prove their findingsDThe fact that teens dont like fish47What is
32、the best title for the passage?APoor nutrition hurts teens lungs BTeens lack proper nutritionCTeens are easy to suffer from diseases DMore fruit help keep teens healthyC The month of May is not only a graduation month in the US, but also a month when some families hold reunionsHave you ever consider
33、ed why it is important that families get together in one place for a particular time? I believe the reason is honor Family reunions are a time we can take out of our busy schedules and spend quality time with our extended families（大家庭）It is a time when we can make our sisters, brothers, aunts, uncle
34、s, grandparents, and others we love a priority （首要事情）in our life Some reunions take place over a picnic lunch and some last a whole weekendThey can be costly and are sometimes crazyBut the truth is, when people you love grow up and move away, getting together for a family reunion and holding that fa
35、mily bond together is so important Family reunions build a renewed closeness as we mix with our relativesWe sit and talk about old times and listen to the stories that our older and wiser relatives love to shareAs the children run and play and get to know each other, we sit and revisit our childhood
36、 memories and enjoy the short time we have together The best part of a family reunion is the time spent simply being around the people you care about A reunion shows how important it is to take time for each otherWhen you receive a family reunion invitation, make it a priority in your lifeIts a grea
37、t chance to see your relatives once again, give them a big hug and enjoy the time you have with themLife is too short not to!48What would be the best title for the passage? AHow to attend a family reunion? BWhat is a family reunion?CTips for a family reunion D Make time to attend a family reunion49F
38、amily reunions in the passage means that you_Atalk with your wife or husband Bget together with your relativesCcommunicate with your children Dhave a dinner with your parents50Family reunions can help you_Asolve your problems Bkill time when you are boredCimprove the relation with your relatives Dfi
39、nd more relatives who live far away51What does the underlined sentence Life is too short not to in the last paragraph mean?AFamily reunions are very important BFamily reunions are commonCOur life is very short DAttending family reunions is uneasyD Natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and
40、 floods can often come at the least expected timeOthers, such as hurricanes are increasing in severity and destructionTypically, those poor countries are the worst hit for they have the least resources to deal with the destruction and rebuild their homeThis part of the globalissuesorg website looks
41、at some of these issuesJapan Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Crisis The earthquake off the coast of Japan on March 11, 2011 was one of the biggest recorded, measuring 9 on the Richter scale（里氏震级） It was the resulting tsunami, however, that caused the most destructionIt devastated the northeast of Ja
42、pan, leaving many thousands dead or missing, and -hundreds of thousands homeless or leaving the areaIn addition, various power generators（发电机组） failedSome older nuclear power stations risked meltdown and suffered explosions and radioactive leaksWorkers battled for weeks to try and bring the situatio
43、n under controlRadioactive material was detected in various places It is thought that the cost of the earthquake and tsunami could be over $ 300 billion-the worlds most expensive natural disaster on recordHurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina was a destroyed category 4（四级） hurricane, the highest categ
44、ory, that hit the Gulf of Mexico and various Southern regions of the United States at the end of August, 2005, causing the worst damage in that countrys history, estimated at $ 100 billionThe famous New Orleans city and surrounding areas were worst hit as much of it sits some 6 feet below sea levelC
45、ity defenses, such as banks, only designed for categary 3 type hurricanes, gave way, leading to enormous flooding and associated damage, death and displacement of around 100, 000 people who either chose to say the course, or could not afford to flee52Where would this passage most probably appear?AIn
46、 a textbookBIn a magazine CIn a paper DIn a website53Why are those poor countries the worst hit by natural disasters?ABecause they are lazy and poorBBecause they desire help from rich countriesCBecause they lack resources to deal with the destruction and rebuild their homeDBecause they never think o
47、f protecting their home54What is the meaning do the underlined word devastated in the paragraph 3?ABuilt BCompleted CDiscovered DDestroyed55In the disaster happening in 2011 in Japan, what caused the most destruction?ARadioactive material BTsunamiCEarthquake DPower generators explosion56What can we
48、infer from the last paragraph?AHurricane Katrina also hit the northern part of the USABHurricane Katrina caused the second the worst damage in the history of the USACAll parts of New Orleans city were below sea levelDCity defenses in New Orleans couldnt deal with Hurricane KatrinaE We are all intere
49、sted in equality, but while some people try to protect the school and examination system in the name of equality, others, still in the name of equality, want only to destroy itAny society which is interested in equality of opportunity and standards of achievement must regularly test its pupilsThe st
50、andards may be changed because no examination is perfect, but to have no tests or examinations would mean the end of equality and of standardsThere are groups of people who oppose this view and who do not believe either in examinations or in any controls in schools or on teachersThis would mean that
51、 everything would depend on luck since every pupil would depend on efficiency, the values and the purpose of each teacherWithout examinations, employers will look for employees from the highly respected school? And from families known to them, a form of favouritism will replace equalityAt the moment
52、, the bright child from an ill-respected school can show certificates(毕业证） to prove he is suitable for a job, while the lack of certificate indicates the unsuitability（不合适）of a dull child attending a well-respected schoolThis defense of excellence and opportunity would disappear if examinations were
53、 taken away, and the bright child from a poor family would be a prisoner of his schools reputation, unable to compete for employment with the child form the favoured schoolThe opponents（反对者）of the examination system suggest that examinations are an evil force because they show differences between pu
54、pilsAccording to these people, there must be no special, different, academic classThey have even suggested that there should be no form of difference in sport or any other area: all jobs or posts should be filled by unsystematic selectionThe selection would be made by people who themselves are proba
55、bly selected by some computer57The underlined word favouritism in paragraph 3 is used to describe the phenomenon that _Abright children also need certificates to get satisfying jobsBchildren from well-respected schools tend to have good jobsCpoor children with certificates are favoured in job market
56、sDchildren attending ordinary schools achieve great success58What would happen if examinations were taken away according to the author?ASchools for bright children would lose their reputationBThere would be more opportunities and excellenceCChildren from poor families would be able to change their s
57、choolsDChildrens job opportunity would be affected by their school reputation59The opponents of the examination system will agree that_Ajobs should not be assigned by systematic selectionBcomputers should be selected to take over many jobsCspecial classes are necessary to keep the school standardsDs
58、chools with academic subjects should be done away with60The passage mainly focuses on _Aschools and certificates Bexaminations and equalityCopportunity and employment Dstandards and reputation 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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑，选项中有两项为多余选项 61 Men lie; women lieHusbands li
59、e, friends lie, wives lie, and believe it or not, your mother might lieA recent study showed that 91% of all people lie on a regular basis, and people tell at least 13 major lies a weekDrRobert GNewby, a professor of sociology , believes that men are more likely to tell lies than womenMen are more c
60、oncerned about how they present themselves in public, the impression they make on people and things like that, he saysAnd they want to make sure that their presentation of self is one that makes them look good. 62 ”Women, on the other hand, DrNewby believes, are more private people and their relatio
61、nship tends to be more interpersonal, as opposed to having to put on a public faceWomen are more easily hurt and they are not as likely to try to cheat like menPsychotherapist Vesta Callender also agrees that men and women do lie differently 63 They plan better, Callender notes. They create a histor
62、y around the lie, and they try to project into the future what might happen if the lie is detected. With a woman, a lie has a beginning, a middle and an end. Callender believes that men tend to lie for the moment or to get out of a situation. 64 Dr Elmore stresses that while it is true that most peo
63、ple lie from time to time, one should be truthful. 65 Everything that is true does not need to be said, but everything said needs to be true, he says. A. Be truthful at any cost. B. Men also lie to each other. C. Everyone lies from time to time. D. Women are much more careful in their lies. E. Men t
64、hink less about how the lie can be detected. F. He lies about almost everything, even when he doesnt have to. G. Men are more likely to step outside of their relationships than women.第一节 短文改错(共10题,每小题1.5 分,满分15分) 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，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，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个
65、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. I went to a shop to buy a jacket one Sunday. It is famous one where there are a variety of clothes. I looked all around and finally find an attractive jacket. When I was asked the price, the assi
66、stant said, Seventy dollars. He added that if I paid by cash, he would give me a discount ten percent off the fixing price. I thought it was so expensive and started to leave. As I was left, he grabbed me and said, Okay. Forty-five dollars. Delighting, I bought the jacket. However, when I got home a
67、nd tried on my new jacket, I realized that anything was wrong with it. It had a pocket where wouldnt open. I was speechless and looked at it in amazement.第二节 写作（满分35分） 假如你是某外国语学校高三学生李华。近来，你发现很多同学课间休息时间坐在教室里学习。请你根据以下提示，用英语写信给校长反映这一问题，并呼吁同学们注意学习效率。1. 反映问题； 2. 你的看法； 3. 你的建议(至少两点)。注意：1. 词数100-120； 2. 文中
68、不得提及人名、校名及地名；3. 信的开头已为你写好（不计入总词数）。Dear Sir,I am Li Hua, a senior 3 student in your school. Im writing to tell you about a problem. 12月段考答案One possible version:Dear Sir,I am Li Hua, a senior 3 student in your school. Im writing to tell you about a problem. At present, many students stay in the classr
69、oom to study during the ten-minute break between classes.In my opinion, it is very important to take a break between classes. Otherwise students will feel tired both physically and mentally. During the ten-minute break, we can do something to get rid of tiredness. What we need is to have a real rest
70、, instead of getting more exhausted. So relaxation in that period is really of great benefit to us.As far as Im concerned, to study effectively, we should combine our study with amusement; meanwhile, doing some sports is also a good way. As an old saying goes, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Only in this way will we be able to study effectively.Yours sincerely,li hua