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2013-2014学年象山普通高中9月开学考（英语）【注意事项】1、本试题卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，共10页，全卷满分120分，考试时间120分钟2本卷答案必须做在答卷的相应位置上，做在试卷上无效。 3请用蓝、黑墨水钢笔或圆珠笔将姓名、准考证号填写在答卷的相应位置上，并用铅笔将答卷上的准考证号和学科名称所对应的括号或方框内涂黑。第卷第一部分 英语知识运用 (共两节.满分30分)第一节 单项填空 (共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10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.tony said he could fix my bicycle, but i really doubt it._. hes very good at this sort of thing.a. dont worryb. i couldnt agree more c. of coursed. a piece of cake2.did you enjoy yourself last weekend, tom? yes, as you know, _ birthday party went on in _ most pleasant atmosphere. a. the; the b. a; thec. the; a d. a; a3.mary, are you sure your aunt _ back from america? yes. my mother _ me. i am going to see her now. a. has come; told b. came; had toldc. had come; tells d. is coming; has told4.security was such a major concern at the conference that no journalists could approach the meeting zone without _ the special pass. a. commandingb. issuing c. producing d. involving5.he had planned to make a compromise，but he changed his mind at the last minute. a. therefore b. otherwise c. anyhow d. somehow 6.the old lady is said to have three children，two of _studying abroad. a. whom b. them c. all d. who7.there came a point in his life_ he had to think about seriously about his future. a. what b. that c. whend. which8.have you checked the engine? yes, i did twice; there _ be anything wrong with the car. a. wont b. mustnt c. needntd. shouldnt9.we think that its love, generosity and perseverance make the world it is today.a. what; thatb. that; what c. which; what d. which; that10.your daughter _ to be a famous musician, so you should keep her practicing the piano. a. promises b. agrees c. expects d. pretends11.chinas population is expected to increase to about 1.5 billion, _ it will start to decline slowly.a. after thatb. since when c. on which d. after which 12.you seem busy these days.yes. im looking for a house. its really not easy to find _ with four bedrooms.a. one b. the one c. it d. that13.people can accept the fact that prices tend to rise year by year but at a(an) _ rate.a. modest b. sharp c. regular d. amazing14.we did have a quarrel about money last night, but now we have already _. a. taken up b. made up c. put up d. brought up15._, i can see that those terrible events shaped me into the person i am today. a. having looked back b. looking back c. being looking back d. to be looking back16.the u.s. government on wednesday _ former commerce secretary gary locke as ambassador to china, making him the first chinese-american ever to take the post.a. accumulatedb. reflected c. distinguished d. appointed17.if it hadnt been raining so hard, i might have been home much earlier. its too bad you _ it. nancy _ here and she _ to see you. a. didnt make; is; was b. wont make; will be; wants c. didnt make; was; wanted d. wont make; would be; wanted18.im going to have lunch. do you mind talking about your plan _ lunch?all right. ill wait here in the office.a. after b. before c. over d. until19.miss green often said “god helps those who help themselves”, intending to _ on us the significance of being independent.a. baseb. impressc. focus d. rely20.uh，here,ill just take this one. _,now.take a look around.a.take it away b.sure c.totally d. slow down第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2140题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 21 resting on the ocean floor, split asunder and rusting, for nearly three-quarters of a century, a great ship seemed to cone alive again. the 22 of the white star liner titanic, which struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden 23 in 1912, carrying more than 1,500 passengers to their death, has been 24 in print and on film, in poetry and song. but last week what had been legendary suddenly became real. 25 they viewed videotapes and photographs of the sunken leviathan, millions of people around the world could sense her mass, her eerie quiet and the ruined splendor of a lost age.watching on television, they vicariously(产生共鸣的，代理的)joined the undersea craft alvin and jason jr. (j.j.) as they toured the wreckage of the luxury liner, 26 across the decks past corroded bollards, 27 the officers quarters 28 through rust-curtained portholes. views of the railings where doomed passengers and crewmembers stood evoked images of the moonless night 74years ago 29 the great ship slipped beneath the waves.the two-minute 30 and nine photographs, all in color and shot 12,500ft.under the north atlantic, were a tiny sample of 60 hours of video and 60,000 stills garnered during the twelve-day 31 . they are 32 at a washington press conference conducted by marine geologist robert ballard, 44, who led the teams 33 the wood hole oceanographic institu-tion that 34 the titanic last september and revisited it this july.recounting the highlights of what has already become the 35 celebrated feat(功绩)of underwater exploration, ballard revealed some startling new 36 . his deep-diving craft failed to find the 300-ft. gash that, 37 legend, was torn in the titanics hull when the ship plowed into the iceberg. instead, he 38 , the collision had buckled the ships plates, allowing water to pour in. he also brought back evidence that the ship broke apart not when she hit bottom, as he had thought when viewing the first titanic images last september, but as she sank: the stern, which 39 the bottom almost 1,800ft. from the bow, had swiveled 180 on its 40 down.21aafterbbeforecatdfor22alitterbstorycsagadnewspaper23atravelbvoyagectripdjourney24acongratulatedbcelebratedctalkeddputted up25awherebwhichcwhatdas26awanderingbfallingclivingdwaiting27afalling downbfalling intocpeering outdpeering into28aorbandcbutdotherwise29athatbwhichcwhatdwhen30adiamondbrecordcvideotapedpurpose31areportbarticalcideadexploration32astructuresbreleasedcbalanceddposition33afrombatcondfor34aset upbfoundcthoughtdlooked35alessbmuchcworstdmost36acasesbthingscinformationdidea37aaccording tobbecause ofcabove alldthink of38ainsistedbdemandedcsuggesteddtold39asettled inbsettled oncgo throughdget through40awaybsurfacecprinciplednature第二部分 阅读理解（共25 小题，每小题2分，满分50分)第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。abrief introduction(adeline) virginia woolf (ne stephen; 25 january 1882 28 march 1941) was an english novelist and essayist, regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century.during the interwar period, woolf was a significant figure in london literary society and a member of the bloomsbury group. her most famous works include the novels mrs dalloway (1925), to the lighthouse (1927) and orlando (1928), and the book-length essay a room of ones own (1929), with its famous dictum, a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.main bodymy dear，dearest, i feel certain i am going mad again. i feel we cant go through another of those terrible times. and i shant recover this time. i begin to hear voices, and i cant concentrate. so i am doing what seems the best thing to do. you have given me the greatest possible happiness. you have been in every way all that anyone could be. i dont think two people could have been happier till this terrible disease came. i cant fight any longer. i know that i am spoiling your life, that without me you could work. and you will i know. you see i cant even write this properly. i cant read. what i want to say is i owe all the happiness of my life to you. you have been entirely patient with me and incredibly good. i want to say that - everybody knows it. if anybody could have saved me it would have been you. everything has gone from me but the certainty of your goodness. i cant go on spoiling your life any longer. i dont think two people could have been happier than we have been .form the last letter of virginia woolf41. according to the first paragraphwe can infer that a. during the interwar period，virginia woolf was important for london people.bshe has been living for 55 yearscher first the novels mrs dalloway in 1925dshe regarded as one of the foremost romanticism literary figures of the twentieth century42. what is form of the main body？aletter of resignation b。letter of condolence cletter of suicide d。letters of apologies ;43. where can we see this article？ a.newspaper b. biography c. german literature d.television44. according to the main body, which of the following is not the reason of her dutch act（自杀）？a. she cant go on spoiling your life any longer b. she feel certain she is going mad again c. she cannot bear her husbands interference d. the approach of war makes her psychological problems aggravatedbheroes of our time（by me periodical office）a good heartdikembe mutombo grew up in africa among great poverty and disease.he came to georgetown university on a scholarship(奖学金) to study medicinebut coach(教练) john thompson got a look at dikembe and had a different idea. dikembe became a star in the nba, and a citizen of the united states. but he never forgot the land of his birth, or the duty to share his fortune with others. he built a new hospital in his old hometown in the congo. a friend has said of this good-hearted man: “mutombo believes that god has given him this chance to do great things.”success and kindnessafter her daughter was born, julie aigner-clark searched for ways to share her love of music and art with her child. so she borrowed some equipment, and began filming childrens videos(录像) in her own house. the baby einstein company was born, and in just five years her business grew to more than $20 million in sales. and she is using her success to help othersproducing child safety videos with john walsh of the national center for missing and exploited children. julie says of her new program: “i believe its the most important thing that i have ever done. i believe that children have the right to live in a world that is safe.”bravery and couragea few weeks ago, wesley autrey was waiting at a harlem subway station with his two little girls when he saw a man fall into the path of a train. with seconds to act, wesley jumped onto the tracks, pulled the man into the space between the rails(铁轨), and held him as the train passed right above their heads. he insists hes not a hero. he says: “we have got to show each other some love.”45. what was mutombo praised for?a. being a star in the nba. b. being a student of medicine.c. his work in the church. d. his willingness to help the needy.46. mutombo believes that building the new hospital is _.a. helpful to his personal developmentb. something he should do for his homelandc. a chance for his friends to share his moneyd. a way of showing his respect to the nba47. what did the baby einstein company do at its beginning?a. produce safety equipment for children. b. make videos to help protect children.c. sell childrens music and artwork. d. look for missing and exploited children.48. why was wesley autrey praised as a hero?a. he helped a man get across the rails.b. he stopped a man from destroying the rails.c. he protected two little girls from getting hurt.d. he saved a person without considering his own safety.49. where can we see this article？a.magazine b.testbook c. newspaper d.televisioncto some, its a dream job-eating delicious meals for free and then writing about thembut for some food critics, their eyes arent the only thing that gets wide with yet another feast karen fernau, a food writer for the arisona republic, said when she first started her job she began to gain weight“i always looked forward to lunch before this job, then all of a sudden lunch was all day every day she saysnine years later, keeping her weight steady and her health intact （完好无损的）is a daily battleif she knows she will be going to a tasting at a bakery or eating a four-course meal, she usually eats fruits or salads throughout the daynow she is always keeping track of whats in the food she eats and she says most people dont even look at or consider itat one tasting task alone, she says, upward of l,000 calories is often added to her daythats about half of the recommended total calories per day for the average adultbut even though shes thought of a special eating method, fernau says sticking to it is a daily battleand food editors, writers and critics across the country couldnt agree more“when im at home or not eating for work, its healthy food to the extreme, says phil vettel, whos been a restaurant critic for the chicago tribune for 19 yearsvettle, who eats dinner at four restaurants each week, says unlike most professions, he has no ight to chooseif im going out to eat, i cant choose the healthiest thing on the menu, i have to eat when theyre bringing me while vettel exercises when he can, joe yonan, a food editor at the washington post, has strengthened his exercise habits since he started the job two years agoyonan says he realized early on that he was gaining weight and immediately hired a personal trainer to meet with three times a week, on top of his body training three to five times a weekstill, its a struggle that many americans might envyafter all, its one thing to get your calories from lobster（龙虾） tails or a delicate（精致的）chocolate cookie and quite another to get them from sodas and fast-food burgers50what does the underlined sentence mean in para l?athe food critics are always impressed by the delicious food in the restaurantbthe food critics are shocked to learn they have to have one more feastcthere is a wide variety of choices for the food critics to choose from dthe food critics eat delicious food, which also tends to result in gaining weight 51what can we learn about the job of being a food critic?athey enjoy free and delicious dishes and make comments on thembthey only work for local magazines and newspapersconce they become food critics, they tend to stay in the jobdtheir excellent sense of taste makes them qualified for the job 52what is mentioned to be a method that food writers use to keep fit?anot eating anything except for the free mealsbwriting down everything they put into their mouthchiring a personal trainer for special exercise instructionsdchoosing only the healthy food on the menu 53what can we infer from the last paragraph?ano matter whether the food is expensive or not, the gaining of calories is the samebthe calories that lobster tails and chocolate cookies contain are less harmful camericans envy those food critics since they enjoy delicate and tasty fooddeverybody should take the calories in their food carefully54whats the main idea of the passage?aajob offering free meals may not be as desirable as it sounds to bebdishes in the restaurant usually contain too many caloriesceating fruits and vegetables every day is the best way to lose weightdfood writers work hard to maintain their health and weightdi first heard this story a few years ago from a girlprobably the story is one of those mysteriousbits of folklore that reappear every few yearshowever, i still like to think that it really did happen, somewhere, sometimethey were going to fort lauderdale- three boys and three girls - and when they boarded the bus, they were carrying sandwiches and wine, dreaming of golden beaches and sea tides as the gray, cold spring of new york vanished behind themas the bus passed through new jersey, they began to notice vingohe sat in front of them, dressed in a plain ill-fitting suit, never moving, his dusty face masking his agehe kept chewing the inside of his lip a lot, frozen into complete silencedeep into the night, the bus pulled into howard johnsons, and everybody got off except vingohe sat rooted in his seat, and the young people began to wonder about him: perhaps he was a sea captain, a runaway from his wife, an old soldier going home. when they went back to the bus, one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herselfwere going to florida, she said brightly“i hear its really beautifulit is, he said quietly, as if remembering something he had tried to forget “want some wine? she saidhe thanked her and retreated again into his silenceafter a while, she went back to the others, and vingo nodded in sleepin the morning, they awoke outside another howard johnsons, and this time vingo went inthe girl insisted that he join themhe seemed very shy, andordered black coffee and smoked nervously as the young people chattered about sleeping on beacheswhen they returned to the bus, the girl sat with vingo again, and after a while, slowly and painfully, he began to tell his storyhe had been in jail in new york for the past four years, an