1、江苏省泰州市 2013 届高三第一学期期末考试英 语 试 题（考试时间：120 分钟 总分 120 分）注意事项：1、本试卷共分两部分，笫 I 卷为选择题，第 II 卷为非选择题2、所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上（选择题部分使用答题卡的学校请将选择题的答案直接填涂到答题卡上） ，答案写在试卷上的无效。第 I 卷（选择题三部分共 85 分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 20 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）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
2、项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 are the two speakers mainly talking about?AA sofa BA survey CA magazine2 What does the man like about his new place?A Its small BIts old CIts close to school3 At what time will the two speakers meet?A 5:20 B5:10 C4:40 4 What are
3、the speakers going to do?A Buy the book BGo to the cinema CFind more information5 What does the man imply in this conversation?A He will go to Seattle next timeB He has traveled to Los AngelesCA trip to Florida may be interesting第二节（共 15 小题：每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）请听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个
4、选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6 Where are the two speakers?AIn Buxton BIn Birmingham CAt the mans home7 Where does the woman prefer to live?A In the city B In the town C In the countryside听第 7 段材料,回答第 8 至 10 题8 Why does the wom
5、an call the man?A To be sure the man will come as expectedB To tell him the appointment is cancelledC To tell him the appointment is delayed9 When is the appointment at first?AAt 9:15 next Monday B At 10:00 next TuesdayC At 10:00 this Tuesday10 What does the woman remind the man to do?A To take his
6、ID card with himB To take his credit card with himC To take his Care Card with him听第 8 段材料,回答第 11 至 13 题11 How does the man feel now?A Tired B Upset C Puzzled12 Why did the man fail an exam?A Because he didnt work hard for itB Because the questions were too difficultC Because he didnt prepare carefu
7、lly for it13 What will the woman do if she fails an exam in her country?A Take the exam again B Pay some money for itC Take the whole course again听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14 What is mentioned by the man?A Wandering in the desertB Being caught in a heavy rainC Waking up with a mouse in the bed15 Where
8、does the conversation most probably take place?A At the womans home B At a travel agencyC In the mans office16 What does the man do?A An actor B A teacher C A reporter听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。17 How long have the farmers in the southeast Australia experienced drought?A For 7 years B For 10 years C Fo
9、r 12 years18 What lifted the spirits of the struggling farmers?A Terrible drought B Rich rain C Dusty fields19 What did the government think of the rain?AToo muchB Good but more is neededC Successful in solving the problem of drought20 What can you learn from the text?A The prime minister felt very
10、anxiousB Bourke lies in the southwest of SydneyC The rain came as a relief to the towns along the rivers第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 35 分）第一节：单项填空（共 15 小题：每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。21 China, with 566 million people living in Internet connected homes, is now second only
11、to the US, leading online rating service reported MondayAthe :a B不填；a C不填；the Da；the22 American artist Jeremy Telford made a room with balloons He got the from Bag End in Lord the Rings, which is a hole in the ground where a Hobbit（霍比特人）lives in the filmA inspiration Bcompensation Coccupation Dregul
12、ation23Mum is not in Beijing now She has gone to Paris Oh, can you tell me when she_Ais leaving Bwould leave Chas left Dleft24The Sandy Hook shooting has pushed the US to think about gun control in the country.Yes The govemment needs to peoples concerns in a positive mannerA address Bdiscriminate Cc
13、ompensate Dclarify25We the game You spoiled the chance by missing the ball!Im terribly sorry!A could win Bwould win Ccould have won Dmust have won26 The local people continued to the better management of the limited water resources in the areaA .answer for Bpush for Caccount for Dcater for27Is there
14、 anything to discuss? I guessA Yes, Im sure BYes, of course CNot at all DNo, thats all28 Having finished her project, she was invited by the school _to the new students.A speaking Bhaving spoken Cto speak Dto have spoken29 To prevent Internet crimes, it is important to make new laws similar to conce
15、rninginternational airspaceAthat Bthose C. one Dwhat30 Mo Yan, this years Nobel Prize winner for literature, abandons the conventional writing style and advocates his _ way of Magic Realism A permanent B confidential C unique D ambiguous31 Was it the international conference that made the city the f
16、ocus of this area?Ato hold Bhold Cheld Dholding 32 The music video Gangnam Style, _ the singer rides on an invisible horse through the streets, has become popular all over the worldAwhich Bthat Cwhat Din which 33If he there were poisonous snakes in the mountain, he would not have camped thereLuckily
17、, he was found relatively quickly and to the local medical centerA was reminded; rushed B had been reminded; rushedC was reminded; rushing D had been reminded; rushing34 Only when they put their heads together_ such a brilliant plan and complete the task ahead of schedule,A did they make Bthey made
18、Cdo they make D they have made35Im surprised to discover that so many idioms come from the Bible一 So am I and I really like the story about“ ”,which is a good example to show the hidden weaknesses in the people we admireA killing the fatted calf Bthe apple of somebodys eyeC feet of clay Dseeing the
19、handwriting on the wall第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。A Priceless GiftMy son is a crazy hockey fan Several years ago, we watched a game together and he was very excited because we had only been able to attend a game 36 twice before When the Rang
20、ers 37_ ,the crowd shouted wildly and it seemed as if the building would 38 from noiseBut then the 39 happened The other team scored four goals _40 , and all of a sudden our beloved Rangers were losing four 41 two The crowd fell silentWhat makes sporting events so interesting and exciting is that 42
21、 can happen in any given game This night was no 43 The Rangers fought 44 and tied the game shortly before the end Following an overtime period with no scoring, the team then went into a shootout（点球大战） And on this magical night, the Rangers didnt 45 , winning the game by a goalFor my son, the victory
22、 was 46 than exciting The goalie（守门员）picked the hockey puck（球）and threw it into the crowd One of the three young men sitting in front of us 47 the puck and, as if in one motion after catching it, threw it back to my sonMy son looked at the puck as if he had been given a precious 48 And then, obvious
23、ly49 ，he asked in a trembling voice, “Why did that man give me the puck?“I 50 to my son that the man had given him the puck because he knew how happy it would make him to have a souvenir from the game, which had been the winning goal in a shootoutStill in 51 ,my son said: “He should have 52 it for h
24、imself Why should he give it away ?I really write and thank him“I told my son that there was probably no way he would be able to find the man so that he could write to him But I did say that there was something he could do-that when he was a grown-up attending a hockey game, he could look 53 for a b
25、oy or girl about his age now, and make sure that 54 he caught a puck coming off the rink（对场）,he would pass it along to them My son nodded, and I knew he 55 36. A in private Bin person Cof ourselves Don our own37A scored Blost Cfought Ddefended38A expand Bbreak Cexplode Ddrop39A unfortunate Bunimport
26、ant Cunnecessary Dunexpected40A suddenly Bcontinuously Cfinally Dtoughly41Aby Bin Cto Dat42A everything Banything Csomething Dnothing43A difference Bexpectation Cpoint Dexception44Aexcitedly Bfiercely Csurprisingly Droughly45A succeed Btry Cworry Ddisappoint46A more Bother Cless Drather47A held Bgra
27、sped Ccarried Dcaught 48A treasure Bpossession Cbelonging Dvalue49A surprised Bpuzzled Cmoved Dfrightened50A introduced Bexplained Capologized Dtalked51A relief Bhorror Cdespair Ddisbelief52A kept B gave Ccaught Dthrew53A up B over Caround Dn ahead54A if Bwhether Cbefore Dunless55A heard Badmitted C
28、 understood Drealized第三部分：阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后备题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AEveryone knows what it feels like to be hungry, though few of uscan imagine the pain of starvation But the new movie Back to 1942,directed by Feng Xiaogang, who is perhaps Chinas most cleverco
29、mmercial movie director, brings this pain to life For some, Feng maybe too commercial at timcs But with his new movie Back to1942, Fengmight avoid such criticism The film, based on a novel by Liu Zhenyun,makes the audiences aware of Chinas history and the difficult times ourancestors faced when more
30、 than 3 million people lost their lives in 1942,a time when China was engaged in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression （193 71945） This historic background provides the perfect material to create a wonderful movie And Feng is no stranger to using exciting elements, such as destructive na
31、tural disasters as seen in Aftershock（唐山大地震 ） and thrilling battle scenes as seen in Assembly（集结号 ） Combined with a strong cast, which includes Xu Fan, Zhang Guoli, Chen Daoming and Zhang Hanyu, it is almost certain that these elements will ensure the movie becomes a major box office hit, at least i
32、n China But this time, Feng seems to have set his eyes on the international market as wellJoininng the strong Chinese cast are two big names from Hollywood: Tim Robbins who plays a Catholic priest and Adrien Brody who plays American journalist Theodore White Many of the movies scenes, like the ones
33、showing the bombing attacks by the Japanese army, are very Hollywood-style, both in terms of their scale and technical levelBut somehow, the movie, like many of its kind, such as White Deer Plain（白鹿原 ）, falls short on generating an emotional impact It seems to conflrm the old saying “one man dying i
34、s a tragedy, but a million deaths is a statistic figure“In the end, the movie pictures a legend that will undoubtedly be treasured at home and; most likely, be filed abroad as another lesson in modern Chinese history-but one well worth remembering and learning fromFeng, famous for directing comedies
35、, has spent 10 years preparing for his latest work When asked why he had been so determined to make the movie, Feng told, “China has gone through numerous disasters, but the whole nation Jacks introspection（反省） on the sufferings, so I hope that audiences, especially young people, can learn more abou
36、t the troubled history of the country“56 What is the passage mainly about?A An introduction to Feng Xiaogangs successful careerB A brief account of Feng Xiaogangs new movie Back to 1942C An analysis of the reasons why Back to 1942 must also make a handsome profitD A brief description of the differen
37、ce between Back to 1942 and Fengs former works57 The underlined word “hit“ in Para2 probably means Asuccess Binjury Cbeat Dprogress58 Fengs Back to1942 differs from his previous movies mainly in its .A strong cast B historic backgroundC mtemational elements D emotional impacts59 Which of the followi
38、ng best describes the authors attitude towards Back t0 1942 ?A Prejudiced B Objective C Cautious D DisappointedBA pill costing little more than &1 a day could save the lives of thousands suffering from a common heart disease British doctors have decided to use the drug, ivabradine, to treat patients
39、 with heart failure straight away, even though it has not yet been licensed for the disease in the UKMore than 700,000 people live with heart failure, which occurs when the organ becomes too weak to pump blcod efficiently round the body This can lead to fatigue, breathlessness, increased heart rate
40、and other serious complications Around 100,000 people a year are thought to die from heart failure and many patients are repeatedly admitted to hospital because of their symptomsThe dramatic results from the trial of 6,500 patients-the biggest of its kind-found a 26 per cent cut in heart failure dea
41、ths, suggesting the lives of around 10,000 British patients could be saved each year The research also found ivabradine will help reduce the number of hospital admissions by 26 per cent, which would cut costsThe trial, carried out in 37 countries including the UK, showed particular benefits for pati
42、ents who cannot take beta blockers （ 阻滞药） Beta blockers reduce the heart rate, giving it more time to fill with blood before the next beat But in as many as 50 percent of patients beta blockers do not work or have unpleasant side effectsAll the patients in the trial had high heart rates of around 77
43、 beats per minute on averagelvabradine lowers the number of beats to around 60 per minute without reducing blood pressure, which means the damaged heart is pumping more efficiently at a slower rateProfessor Cowie, consultant cardiologist （心脏病学家） at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, said, “This
44、is a very clean way of dropping the heart rate Patients on beta blockers complain of tiredness and many stop taking it“ At a very conservative estimate, prescribing ivabradine to eligible patients could save between 5,000 and 10,000 lives a year, he said60 This passage is most probably taken from .A
45、 a medical magazine B a govemment reportC an advertisement D a personal diary61 Ivabradine used on patients suffering from heart failure can .A raise breath B increase heart rateC reduce blood pressure D improve the heart pump62 We can learn from the underlined sentence that .A ivabradine can remove all the symptomsB ivabradine is effective in cleaning the heartC ivabradine is an environmentally friendly medicineD ivabradine has few side effects on heart failure patients63 What is the authors main purpose in writing the passage?A To analyze a major study B To praise some Brit
