1、命题时间： 2012年12月13日 命题人： 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）I第一节听下面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。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 will the woman do tonight?A. Look after her sister B. See a film C. Visit her sister 2. Where are the two speakers?A. In a museum B. In a supermarket C. In a zoo 3
2、. Who will carry the box upstairs?A. the man B. the womans son C. the mans son 4. What does the man ask the woman to do ?A.to turn down the radio B. to play music D. to write a letter 5.Why does the man go home often ?A. He misses his mother B. His mother is ill C. His home is not far away第二节听下面5段对话
3、或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话或独白前，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。听第6段材料，回答第6-7小题6.Why did the man go to London？A . to meet a friend B. for sightseeing C.on business 7.How did the man find the trip ?A. Interesting B. Terrible C. unusual 听第7段材料，回答第8-9题8.Whom does the woman buy a T
4、-shirt for ?A. herself B. her husband C. her son 9.How much will the woman pay for the T-shirt?A. $25 B. $20 C. $15听第8段材料，回答第10-12题10.Where does this conversation probably take place ?A. in a company B. at school C. in a hotel 11. Where does the man want to work after graduation ?A. in a big hotel B
5、. in a foreign company C. in a middle school 12. What is the womans major?A. Hotel management B. Business management C.English 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题13. What are the two speakers?A. students B. teachers C.officers 14.Where does the woman come from?A.Canada B. China C. Australia 15.How many teachers are th
6、ere in the womans new school?A.about 50 B. about 100 C. about 60 16. What is the mans favorite class ?A. history B. PE. C. Chinese 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17. Which is one of the oldest ways to get information for Americans ?A. Watching TV B. Listening to the radio C. Reading newspapers18. When was the fir
7、st newspaper published in America ?A.in 1400 B. in 1690 C. in 196019. Why are daily newspapers cheaper ?A. the ads pay for most of their cost B. they are supported by the government C. they are published in large amounts20. What do some people complain about the newspapers in the United States?A. th
8、ere are too many ads in them B. the price is going up C. there are few kinds of them 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）II.单项选择（共15小题每小题1分，共15分）从ABCD四个选项中，选出最佳答案。21.Do you know anything about British history? - _ I have no interest in it .A. Take it easy! B. Please dont bother C. Its up to you D.No, its beyond m
9、e 22.- I cant find my purse anywhere . - You _ have lost it while shopping .A. may B. can C. should D. would 23.Washing machines made by China have won _ worldwide attention and Haier has become _ popular name .A. a, the B. / , a C. /, the D. the , a 24.No matter how low you consider yourself , ther
10、e is always someone _ you wishing they were that high. A. getting rid of B. getting along with C. looking up to D. looking down upon25.It is well-known to us all that the dove is a _ of peace .A.sign B. mark C. signal D. symbol 26.Great changes _ in my hometown and a lot of factories _.A. have been
11、taken place , are being set up B. have taken place , have been set up C. are taken place , had been set up D. had taken place , will be set up 27.Lily didnt come to the party last Sunday. _，she would have made the party more exciting . A. If she came B. Would she come C. Had she come D. Did she come
12、 28.Hardly _ closed my eyes _ I began to make this fantastic dream . A. had I , when B. I had , when C. did I , than D. I did , than 29.After youre done with the application form , send it to _ is in charge of sales. A. who B. whatever C. no matter who D. whoever 30.-What caused the party to be post
13、poned? -_the invitations .A.Tom to delay sending B. Toms delaying sending C.Tom delaying to send D. Tom delayed to send 31.The expert offered us another piece of advice , _ of great help to our program. A. I think it is B. I think which is C. which I think it is D. which I think is 32.-Youre writing
14、 an essay now , right? -Yes. Im busy collecting material _ to the topic . A. relevant B. similar C. devoted D. addicted 33.The mother _ tears at the sight of her long lost son, who was sent back by two policemen . A. burst into B. burst out C. burst away D. burst up 34.- I hear that a modern church
15、is to be built near our school. - Im afraid that it doesnt _ the surroundings . A. come up with B. fit in with C. catch up with D. get along with 35. I apologize _ you _ my impoliteness. A. to , for B. / , for C. to , / D. / , to III完形填空（共20小题，每题1分,共20分）从ABCD四个选项中，选出最佳答案Long long ago, there was a sm
16、all village This village had a 36 tradition At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority （the state of legally being an adult） was given land and money to build a home The boy had to 37 his home before winter If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the
17、 villagers could not 38 him in any wayOne 39 , Paul and Marc reached their majority They 40 their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes In each village, they found the nicest 41 and talked to the owners Each owner gladly offered 42 After Marc saw seve
18、ral homes, he 43 the best ideas and went back to his own land Paul, 44 , continued collecting more ideas Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 45 some of them But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next villageMarc began building his home He had several false starts
19、, 46 his home gradually rose from his land By fall, Marc had finished his home It wasnt perfect, but it was strong and he could 47 it later Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 48 with home owners The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 49 back to his land He built th
20、e best home he could in the time he had, but it was 50 The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 51 The villagers mourned for himMarc 52 the winter Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better He became a leader in the village, 53 a fami
21、ly, and lived a happy, content lifeWe all build and improve our own mental homes Its 54 and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 55 the best ideas36A strange B hopeful C literary D cultural37A find B make C complete D bu
22、y38A help B encourage C scold D persuade39A winter B summer C autumn D spring40A exchangedB receivedC recognizedD advice41A girlsB jobsC housesD presents42A roomsB drinksC attentionD advice43A expectedB gatheredC createdD understood44A similarlyB finallyC howeverD furthermore45A forgetB believeC rep
23、laceD doubt46A becauseB althoughC butD so47A repairB rebuildC sellD improve48A conversationsB achievementsC strugglesD arguments49A droveB rushedC flewD moved50A weakB funnyC smallD amazing51A blindnessB deathC sadnessD illness52A experiencedB lovedC survivedD spent53A broughtB earnedC contactedD ra
24、ised54A slowB easyC dangerousD special55A realizeB bringC collectD apply 第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）IV 阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）阅读下面四篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题给的ABCD四个选项中，选出最佳答案第一节（共15小题，每题2分，共30分）AJonny Jones was a nice and popular boy, who everyone lovedHe was so much fun, so good and so kind to everyone that they
25、treated him wonderfully. But as everything he needed was given to him without asking, Jonny became a weed. He was so spoiled by everyone that he couldnt stand any hardship.One day Johnny heard a mother saying to her son “Come on, my boy, get up and stop crying. You are behaving like Johnny Jones.” T
26、hat made Johnny feel very ashamed. But he was sure that he would prefer to be known as a good boy rather than a fool. Worried, he spoke to his father about all this, though he was afraid that maybe he would be laughed at for having such worries. His father, far from laughing at Johnny, told him that
27、 a teacher had taught him a secret trick to turn him into the toughest boy off all. “Eat a candy less, study a minute more, and count to five before crying.” Johnny asked, “Just that? ” “Yes, just that,” said his father, “Its very simple, but I warn you that it wont be easy.”Johnny was happy like a
28、bird, ready to follow the advice. He went to see his mother, and she noticed how happy he was when she offered him candies. “One candy less”, thought Johnny, so he only took one. That afternoon he had another chance to put it into practice by studying one minute more. The result was that he missed t
29、he first minute of his favorite program! But having achieved this gave him a great feeling of satisfaction. The same happened when he ran up against the corner of the kitchen table. He only managed to count to four before crying, but that was left deeply in his mothers memory.Over the following days
30、 Johnny kept using the motto in his life as his father told him. And the more he put this into practice ,the easier it got. Before long he realized that he could also do things that would seem impossible before. BApple SeedsCirculation（发行量） : 1 Year, 9 IssuesCover Price: $4455Price For You: $3395Pro
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33、ng, gardening, family health, money management, and educationHumor Times Circulation: 1 Year, 12 IssuesCover Price: $3600Price For You: $1195Product Description: Humor Times Magazine is for those who love to laugh! Full of cartoons and humor columns, it shows up in your mailbox once a month and keep
34、s you smiling all year round! In todays world, you need a reason to laugh So lets find it in Humor TimesNews ChinaCirculation: 1 Year, 12 IssuesCover Price: $4788Price For You: $1999Product Description: News China Magazine is the English edition of China Newsweek The magazine covers the latest Chine
35、se domestic news in politics, business, society, environment, culture, sports and travels, etc It is the first comprehensive news magazine for readers interested in China60 What do we know about Apple Seeds?A The soft cover enables it to be read and kept longB It can be purchased as an award for you
36、r childrenC It offers the biggest discount among all the magazinesD The magazine is going to surprise you for many years61 Tom wants to beautify his house, so he may choose _ A Apple Seeds B Better Life C Humor Times D News China62 What kind of people may buy News China ? A People who have an intere
37、st in personal lifestyle of the ChineseB People who have a strong sense of humor and love to laughC People who want to enlarge the knowledge of their kidsD People who are interested in Chinas politics, business and culture63 Which magazine may best help relieve your work stress?A Apple Seeds B Bette
38、r Life C Humor Times D News China CBaby girls make their way directly for dolls as soon as they can crawl（爬）, while boys will head for the toy cars, a study has shown The findings, the first to show differences in very young babies, suggest there is a biological basis to their preferences Psychologi
39、sts Dr Brenda Todd from City University London carried out an experiment involving 90 infants aged nine months to 36 months The babies were allowed to choose from seven toys Some were typically boys toys: a car, a digger, a ball and a blue teddy The rest were girls toys: a pink teddy, a doll and a c
40、ooking set They were placed a meter away from the toys, and could pick whichever toy they liked Their choice and the amount of time they spent playing with each toy were recordedOf the youngest children （nine to 14 months）, girls spent significantly longer playing with the doll than boys, and boys s
41、pent much more time with the car and ball than the girls did Among the two-and three-year-olds, girls spent 50 percent of the time playing with the doll while only two boys briefly touched it The boys spent almost 90 percent of their time playing with cars, which the girls barely touched There was n
42、o link between the parents view on which toys were more suitable for boys or girls, and the childrens choiceDr Brenda Todd said: “Children of this age are already exposed to much socialization Boys may be given toys that go while girls get toys they can care for, which may help shape their preferenc
43、e But these findings agree with the former idea that children show natural interests in particular kinds of toys There could be a biological basis for their choices Males through evolution have been adapted to prefer moving objects, probably through hunting instincts（本能）, while girls prefer warmer c
44、olors such as pink, the color of a newborn baby”64 Baby boys and girls have different toy preferences probably because A baby boys are much more active B baby girls like bright colors moreC there is a natural difference between them D their parents treat them differently65 What can we infer from Par
45、agraph 3 ? A Nine-month-old baby boys dont play with dolls at allB Two-year-old baby girls sometimes play with cars and ballsC Parents should teach their babies to share each others toysD The older the babies are, the more obvious their preference is66 Both baby boys and baby girls like to play with
46、 _ according to the studyA a teddyB a carC a doll D a ball 67 We may read this article in a section of a newspaperA healthB science C culture D entertainmentDIts good to make mistakes, and here is whyFirst of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things Its always good to try new th
47、ings because when you are trying new things you are growing If you never try anything new, how can you improve? How can you expand? The simple answer is “You cant” Look around you With very few exceptions, either everything you see in your physical world or every single detail of every single thing
48、is the result of someone trying something new Another good thing about mistakes is this: When you are making mistakes, you are learning Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb When asked how it felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadnt failed 10,000 tim
49、es, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didnt work Finally, when you make a mistake you are much closer to success Why? Because when all is said and done, you will have tried some number of things before you succeeded Every time you make a mistake you eliminate one of those things and are one
50、step closer But this all doesnt mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake Quite the contrary, when you try something new you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that in the event that it doesnt work out the way you want it to, you will be in a po
51、sition to try again We all have limited resources in the form of time and money so dont blow them all on one approach to a problem Realize that it probably wont be perfect the first time and allocate （分配） these resources appropriately so you can learn, make corrections, and try it again Only by acce
52、pting and using your mistakes in this way can you make significant advances in your business and your career There is an old saying that goes, “If youre not making mistakes, youre not trying hard enough” So go forth and make mistakes And learn And grow And prosper（成功）68 From the second paragraph, we
53、 can conclude that _A mistakes are unnecessary for development B we are afraid of trying new thingsC its common for people to make mistakesD mistakes are better than not trying69 According to the article, one thing you should pay attention to about making mistakes is A avoiding making the same mista
54、kes B accepting the punishment willinglyC taking consequences into account D trying things out one by one70 What would the writer probably suggest we say to ourselves when we make a mistake?A Never mind, I can always try again B Id better stay out of troubleC Ok! Now I can learn something D Look at
55、this mess Anyone would be upset 第二节：（共5小题，每题2分，共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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Health is the most important thing in the world Nothing is more important than health If we take away our money, houses, cars or even our clothes, we can still survive 71 That is why we always try to eat in
56、a healthy way and exercise regularlyHow can we keep healthy？In order to eat healthily, I usually avoid eating food high in fat, like French fries or cookies, which are junk foods 72 I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruit which are full of vitamins 73 Taking exercise every day helps us build a str
57、ong body Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthyWhats more, I think friends are an important part of ones health 74 I always feel better when I am with friends than when I am alone When I am with my friends, I always laugh Laughing is also an important part of health It is good t
58、o stay with my friendsBy eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy By spending time with my friends, I can keep my mind as well as my body happy These things sound easy to do, but not many people can manage them 75 A On the other hand, doing exe
59、rcise is very importantB There are some people who like staying alone, but they keep healthyC Many studies show that people with a range of social contacts dont get sickD But if our health was taken away, it is certain that we would surely dieE I only eat little meatF I think a strong will is necess
60、ary if we want to keep healthyG Some people appear fat because they often eat too much注：请将七选五的答案写在二卷的答题卡上第四部分：写作（共两节，满分25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间交换修干作文，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：在错的次下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注
61、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。Last year I had the first Thanksgiving Day of my own houseI have never cookedThanksgiving dinner before, so I wanted to be specialI spent what seemed like years cookingAnd for my great surprise it came out looking perfectly! I realized that I had left sof
62、t drinks at the store but I ran out to get them after guests arrivedI was away from for no more than 15 minutesWhen I returned, I found my turkey on the floor surrounding by a greedy cat and a dog with turkey bits in their mouth第二节：书面表达（共15分）下面是一副漫画，题目是“妈妈请的家教”。请你描述一下这幅漫画所表达的主题以及感受或想法。注意： 1 词数： 100左
63、右； 2 短文第一句已经给出，不计入总词数。3 参考词汇： 鹅 gooseThe Tutor Mother InvitedThis is a funny and instructive picture_ _20122013学年高三年级第二次模拟考试英语答案听力：（30分，每题1.5分）短文改错（10分）Last year I had the first Thanksgiving Day of my own houseI have never in had cooked Thanksgiving dinner before, so I wanted（it） to be specialI spen
64、t what seemed like years cookingAnd for my great surprise it came out looking to perfectly! I realized that I had left soft drinks at the store but I ran out to getperfect sothem after guests arrivedI was away from(去掉) for no more than 15 minutes. before When I returned, I found my turkey on the floor surrounding by a greedy cat surrounded and a dog with turkey bits in their mouth(mouths)
