1、广东省汕头市第四中学2013届高三阶段性联合考试英语试题及答案*完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)Have you ever been in a position where you were required to take music lessons even though you didnt want to?My 1 was this: my father was a professional music teacher and my mother a piano player - in fact, the whole family was very 2 . I was t
2、he only one not yet 3 in the playing of music.So, I was required to take 4 lessons even though I had no 5 in learning it. I sat through lesson after lesson but 6 to practice - Id rather be outside playing with my friends. Because I 7 practicing, my piano teacher told my parents that I was hopeless.
3、8 - no more piano lessons.Now, I was 9 from practicing the piano. My parents still desired I learn another instrument, but I wasnt interested in learning something that was 10 for me. Several years later however, I decided to learn the drums and loved it so much that I played in several bands for ma
4、ny years after that.Its the same with most things in life: if you are not 11 to do something, no matter how much someone else wants you to do it, you wont do it. Or, at the very least, you wont try hard and will 12 fail.This 13 to do what you want is also important in beginning a career, choosing to
5、 study or deciding where you want to live. We all make 14 sooner or later but they should not be 15 on us.1. A. decision B. situation C. answer D. requirement2. A. musical B. athletic C. practical D. clever3. A. required B. prohibited C. involved D. taught 4. A. music B. drum C. basketball D. piano
6、5. A. plan B. time C. interest D. chance 6. A. forgot B. refused C. pretended D. continued 7. A. quit B. enjoyed C. finished D. minded8. A. Interesting B. Disappointing C. Awful D. Great9. A. free B. different C. separate D. depressed10. A. prepared B. left C. invented D. chosen11. A. able B. carefu
7、l C. ready D. smart12. A. occasionally B. surely C. necessarily D. temporarily 13. A. desire B. possibility C. instruction D. practice14. A. improvements B. contributions C. mistakes D. choices15. A. used B. focused C. forced D. spent 语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)Mr. Smith used to be in prison for thre
8、e years, which may have you think he is not a good man. But _16_ fact, he is kind-hearted as well as honest. The reason _17_ he was put into prison was that his six-year-old son blew up(使爆炸) the bridge near his home, _18_(imitate) what he had seen on TV. _19_ this little boy broke the law, he was to
9、o young to be put in prison. According to _20_ local law, the boys parents had to be punished. As a result, Mr. Smith received the punishment. He _21_ (arrest) and taken to the police station finally. Most of the people in the town showed pity on him, but it was _22_(use). After all, law is law. Eve
10、rybody is to obey _23_. Whats _24_(bad), Mrs. Smith was out of work before long. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. _25_ the Smiths have experienced does teach us a good lesson.阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)APhilip was a nine-year-old boy in a Sunday school class of 8-year-old girls and boys. Sometimes
11、the third graders didnt welcome Philip into their group and usually tricked him. This was not because he was older, but because he was “different”. You see, Philip suffered from a condition called Downss Syndrome. This made him “different”, with his facial characteristics, slow responses and mental
12、problems. One Sunday after Easter, the Sunday school teacher gathered some plastic eggs that pulled apart in the middle. The teacher gave one to each child. On that beautiful spring day, the children were to go out and discover for themselves some symbol of “new life” and place it inside the plastic
13、 eggs. After the children returned to the classroom, the teacher opened their eggs one by one, asking each child to explain that symbol of “new life”. The first opened egg contained a flower. Everyone cheered. In another was a butterfly. When the teacher opened the last egg, it was empty. “Thats stu
14、pid,” said someone. The teacher felt a pull at his shirt. It was Philip. Looking up, Philip said, “Its mine. I did it. Its empty. I have new life, because the tomb is empty.” Not a sound was heard in class at all. From that day on, Philip became a real part of the group. They welcomed him, and whate
15、ver made him different was never mentioned again.26. The underlined word “condition” in the first paragraph probably means _. A. grade B. status C. health D. disease27. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _. A. The 8-year-olds were sometimes cruel B. The 8-year-olds were friendly to Phi
16、lip C. Philip was really different in school D. Philip was older and more sensitive28. The teacher gave each child one plastic egg to let them _. A. play around on that beautiful spring day B. put some symbol of “new life” into it C. try to pull it apart in the middle D. go out and discover themselv
17、es 29. After Philip explained his new life, _. A. The class thought he was clever. B. The class fell silent. C. He began to study in the class. D. He felt dying.30. We learn from the passage that _. A. The teacher used to have classes outdoors B. The Philips new life wish was empty C. Philip was hea
18、lthy as a whole D. Philip was accepted by his classmates in the endBMost people hate change, which is sad since we often go through intense changes in life. And for some of us, even the smallest changes can upset our day. So the question is: Why do most of us find making adjustments to our lives so
19、hard?Fear of change is nothing new. Over a century ago, the Parisians were unhappy over a particular addition to their city: the Eiffel Tower. In fact, the citizens were so angry about the plans for the tower that they protested its construction. As strange as it may seem, their anger was completely
20、 natural. They were given no choice about the huge change that was going to be made, so they became angry.But we get upset over changes even when we do have a say in the matter and think about them carefully. Changes are brought about every day by the decisions we make: which school to attend, which
21、 job to take, whom to marry. Voluntary changes also make most of us uneasy because we dont know how those changes will affect our future.People have discovered that the key to overcoming the fear and anger associated with change is to be flexible. When they are flexible, people can adapt to new situ
22、ations more easily. Being flexible is especially important in the 21st century as technology makes change occur faster than ever before. Those who oppose change, especially with technology in the workplace, may find themselves out of a job.When change comes, and you have no choice but to face it, em
23、brace it. A positive attitude helps a lot. In fact, the change may turn out to be the best thing for you. That new job you got may end up being much better than your old one. You may make the best friends of your life in the new city you moved to. Dont merely focus on how you feel about change; inst
24、ead decide to accept the change. The change is the reality, and its up to you whether the change will be a success or a failure. You never know your next change may be your lifes Eiffel Tower!31. Why did the building of the Eiffel Tower make the Parisians unhappy?A. Because they didnt like the desig
25、n of the Eiffel Tower.B. Because they couldnt avoid accepting the Eiffel Tower.C. Because it was no use building the Eiffel Tower.D. Because the Eiffel Tower seemed strange.32. According to the passage, it can be inferred that what wont disturb us are _.A. the changes that have agreement with ones w
26、illB. the small changes we meet in our daily lifeC. the changes whose effect we can predict and controlD. the changes that we discuss or consider thoroughly33. How should we overcome negative emotions that the changes bring?A. We are not supposed to face the changes and let them alone.B. We should a
27、ctively accustom ourselves to the new circumstance.C. We should not take the changes seriously and avoid them as much as possible.D. We should know that the changes merely bring us bad influence.34. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?A. The change will probably make you fai
28、l like the Eiffel Tower.B. The change is like the Eiffel Tower which is not good for our future life.C. Your future life is never known just like the Eiffel Tower unknown to the Parisians.D. Your future life is likely to be a great achievement due to the change.35. What is the best title for the pas
29、sage?A. The Psychology of Change B. The ways to Overcome the FearC. Changes That Disturb Us D. The Bad Effect of ChangesCIn the fall of 1985. I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one yea
30、rs later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell. My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw
31、from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait. Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopt and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic-and very emotional. A year l
32、ater came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy. You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8. Our home was a complete zoo-a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gav
33、e up on the dream, either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant talking as few as one class each semester. The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit, But I knew I
34、 should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree！I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when youre looking at a big challenge from the outsid
35、e it looks huge, but when youre in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want wont arrive in your life on one day. Its a process. Remember；little steps add up to big dreams.38. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?A. She was busy yet happy with her family life.
36、B. She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.C. She wanted to remain a full-time housewife. D. She was too confused to make a correct choice.39.What dose the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?A. Failure is the mother of success. B. Little by little ,one goes far.C. Every coin has
37、 two sides. D. Well begun ,half done.40.Which of the following can best describe the author ?A. Caring and determine. B. Honest and responsible.C. Ambitious and sensitive D. Innocent and single-minded.D“Dear anybody. Your email address has been chosen by our computer. So, for no reason, wed like to
38、give you a million dollars. All you need to do is give us your bank account numbers. Can we interest you in some diet pills? And, by the way, I want to marry you.”I hate to let you down, but there is no “million dollars”. The diet pills dont exist and your future “husband” or “wife” has just propose
39、d to a million others. These and a hundred other stories have been made up to steal your personal information or money or maybe just to infect your computer with a virus. Welcome to the world of junk email.Junk email or spam is probably the biggest global business thats ever existed. Billions of spa
40、m emails are sent every day, making up around 80% of all email traffic. These incredible volumes of spam slow down the whole internet and cost businesses millions of dollars just trying to keep up with the next trick.Your email programme probably includes a spam filter, which sorts out the mail you
41、do want from the junk. But its impossible to stop it all and if you put together the seconds it takes to see through the deception (欺诈) in each one, they add up to a significant amount of lost time dealing with the spam that does get through.But who could fall for such obvious tricks? Probably very
42、few of us one in a million, perhaps. But when you are sending billions of these every day, for next to no cost, it doesnt take a genius to work out that someone is getting very rich.But who? Its incredibly difficult to find out. Most spam is sent using anonymous networks of infected computers, calle
43、d “botnets”, some of which are made up of tens of millions of computers across dozens of countries. Maybe your own laptop is sending out marriage proposals right now. Its enough to put you off using email again!So what can you do to defend yourself? You could set up a separate email account for onli
44、ne use, or maybe leave out the symbol when you write your email address online. An up-to-date web browser and antivirus program will help too. And of course, never open strange email, even from a friends account. Never click on the links. And never ever reply!41. The passage is mainly about _.A. the
45、 problem of junk mail B. the profits of junk mailC. protection against junk mail D. the harmful effects of junk mail42. The first paragraph serves as _.A. an important notice to the reader B. a joke to make the readers laughC. some examples of junk mails D. suggestions to some personal problems43. T
46、he underlined word “others” (in paragraph 2) refers to _. A. other dollars B. other pills C. other stories D. other people44. From paragraph 4, we know that _.A. the spam filter is the only solution to junk mailB. dealing with junk mail wastes much of our timeC. spam filters do not really work and e
47、mail programmes are to blameD. using a spam filter takes up a significant amount of time45. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The only purpose of junk mail is to infect your computer. B. The majority of emails which are sent are junk emails. C. Businesses spend millions of d
48、ollars sending spam. D. Botnets are networks of laptops used to send spam.信息匹配 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)首先，请阅读下列关于名著简写本的介绍：A. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis) Stepping into an old wardrobe, four English schoolchildren find themselves in the magical world of Narnia. On this delightful land,
49、 they find friends among the many talking creatures.The children soon discover, however, that Narnia is ruled by the White Witch. Edmund, one of the children, falls under her power. Who can free Narnia? Only Aslan, the great and noble lion. He alone knows the Deeper Magic. But the children themselve
50、s must help fight the battle against the White Witch and those who serve her.B. The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway) Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman, hasnt caught any fish in more than 80 days. Sailing far out from land, the old man hooks an enormous fish. That begins an agonizing three day b
51、attle. First he struggles against the great fish. Then he must fight off the sharks that circle the little boat and threaten to eat his fish. Exhausted and bleeding, the old man arrives back at shore. But his fish, his beautiful fish . . .Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for this superb story of streng
52、th and courage, of victory and regret.C. A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine Lingle) Megs father, a U.S. government scientist, has been missing for many months. He had been experimenting with time travel when he mysteriously disappeared.Now Meg, her little brother Charles Wallace and her friend Calvin will
53、 try to rescue him. But first they must outwit the forces of evil they encounter on their journey through time and space. Can they find Megs father before its too late?This novel is more than just a science fiction adventure. Its an exploration of the nature of our universe.D. The Pearl (John Steinb
54、eck) One day Kino, a poor Mexican pearl diver, finds a magnificent pearl. With it he dreams of buying a better life, new clothes and schooling for his son. Instead, it brings only evil. His wife pleads with him to get rid of it. No, says Kino. I will have my chance. I am a man. But when he kills a m
55、an who is trying to steal the pearl, Kino and his wife must run for their lives.This tale of dreams, justice and the power of greed is told simply and beautifully.E. The Long Winter (Laura Ingalls Wilder)Its winter, 18801881, on Americas northern prairies. Mr. and Mrs. Ingalls and their four girls s
56、tay near the kitchen stove to keep warm. Heavy snowstorms cut them off even from neighbors. With the trains stopped, no supplies can reach the town. Food and fuel are running out. Day after day the girls must grind wheat for bread and twist hay to burn. At times they nearly lose the battle to keep t
57、heir spirits up.This story provides a fascinating glimpse into the life of early American settlers.F. Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bront)Jane Eyre ranks as one of the greatest and most perennially popular works of English fiction. Although the poor but plucky heroine is outwardly of plain appearance, she po
58、ssesses an indomitable spirit, a sharp wit and great courage. She is forced to battle against the exigencies of a cruel guardian, a harsh employer and a rigid social order. All of which circumscribe her life and position when she becomes governess to the daughter of the mysterious, sardonic and attr
59、active Mr. Rochester. However, there is great kindness and warmth in this epic love story, which is set against the magnificent backdrop of the Yorkshire moors.请阅读以下读者的相关信息，然后匹配和他/她感兴趣的书籍：46. Tom is a manager in a big city so he keeps busy every day. He was born in America but his family move to ano
60、ther country when he was still a child. Tom missed the day spent in America and he is extremely interested in the history of America.47. Georges father is a lawyer and George loves discussing with his father about justice and crime. He dreams of becoming a professional detective one day. His father
61、encourages him to read English books about dreams and justice.48. Mike has just graduated from a high school. He got the highest score in his English exam and now he is very proud of his English. He prefers to read something that is abstract, especially stories written by authors who have won the No
62、bel Prizes.49. Susan comes from China and she can only read simple English. The film Harry Potter aroused her interest in the magic world so she is eager to read some books on magic.50. Jan is 13 years old. She is fond of nature and often observes the insects and plants in her garden for hours. She
63、hopes to find a book that is not only interesting but also provides knowledge of nature of our universe.基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）“无车日”（Car-free Day）是一项节能环保的活动，下面请你介绍活动有关情况，并号召更多的城市和居民参与到该活动中来。活动背景：随着经济的发展，更多家庭拥有私家车，造成严重的交通问题和环境污染。活动目的：提高人们节约能源与保护环境的意识活动时间：每年9月22日 参与者： 全国108个城市活动内容：鼓励人们选用公共汽车、自行车或步行方式活动效果：得到全
64、国人民的支持，取得巨大成功【写作要求】只能用5个句子表达要表达的内容【评分标准】句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）阅读下面短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。Some years ago, leaving the farm to work in the city, three brothers were employed by the same company and on the same pay. But three years later, they received different wages. So their father wa
65、s confused and decided to pay a visit to their boss, who told him that he would let his sons explain for themselves. The three brothers were asked by the boss to go to the airport to get a cargo inventory(货物清单) at different times. Jim, who received 500 dollars a month, got the information on the pho
66、ne instead of going to the airport himself. Frank, the 1000 dollars a month brother went to the airport and came back with a list of more cargoes. George, the 1500 dollars a month brother returned with detailed information and also did something extra without being told. The fact was obvious: the th
67、ree brothers received different wages because of their different attitudes towards work.写作内容1概括该故事的内容要点，该部分的字数大约30词左右；2就“态度决定一切”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包含以下的内容要点，该部分的字数大约120词左右。1）你从这个故事得到什么启示;2）举一对比事例说明不同的学习态度产生不同的结果;3）你对 “态度决定一切”如何理解? 写作要求1可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文的句子；2描写的经历可以是真实的或者是虚构的；3作文中不得出现真实的姓名和学校名称。评分标准概括准
68、确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。 2013届高三阶段性联合考试英语科试题参考答案I 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分45分)II 阅读(共两节，满分50分)III写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节：基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）With the development of the economy, more families have bought private cars, thus leading to heavier traffic problems and more serious air pollution. In order to raise public awareness o
69、f energy saving and environmental protection, Car-free Day is launched in 108 cities in China on September 22 every year. On that day, people are encouraged to take public transport, ride bicycles or walk. The campaign has gained much support all over the country, which is a real success. I hope mor
70、e cities and their residents will take part in this type of activity.第二节：读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）The story tells us that three brothers, who worked for the same company , received different wages due to their different attitudes towards their work, which shows right attitude is of great help to ones life. (
71、36 words)From the story I know that the three brothers different attitudes towards their work result in their different wages. A good attitude does pay off. Those who take positive attitude towards work will be rewarded. In my opinion, attitude is everything. No matter what you do, you must do it well even if you may fail many times. Sooner or later you will be rewarded for your positive attitude towards your work or life.