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2012-2013学年度（上学期）高三第三次模拟英语试卷命题人：刘岩 考试时间：120分钟 分值：150分说明：本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）第卷第一部分: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）1. The fantastic driver was a _ loss when _ word came that he was forbidden to drive.A. a; /B. a; theC. the; theD. /; /2. The house price _, but I doubt whether it will remain so.A. went upB. will go upC. has gone upD. was going up3. -Have you been to the Summer Palace?-Perhaps not in my memory. _ it might have been during my early childhood.A. If any B. If ever C. If only D. If not4. She has already tried her best. Please dont be too _ about her job.A. alternativeB. responsibleC. unusualD. particular5. It was a newspaper of new type, _ had never before existed in the history of the labor movement.A. whatB. such asC. thatD. it6. Its already 10 oclock. I wonder how it _ that she was two hours late on such a short trip.A. came overB. came outC. came aboutD. came up7. Do you consider any good _ the truck again?A. to repairB. repairingC. repairedD. being repairing8. If you had joined the chat room ten minutes ago, you would have known what we _ about then.A. had talkedB. have talkedC. talkD. were talking9. It was _ I began to learn English.A. about 5 years sinceB. about 5 years ago thatC. for 5 years sinceD. since 5 years ago when10. Hi, Tom. I was told that Joseph had achieved his goal to a key university. Please give him my _ when you see him.A. congratulationsB. regardsC. greetingsD. words11. _ to reach them on the phone, we sent an e-mail instead.A. FailB. FailedC. To failD. Having failed12. He wrote a lot of novels, none of _ translated into a foreign language.A. themB. whichC. itD. what13. An idea _ her that she might turn to the Internet for some valuable advice to solve the problem.A. beatB. happened toC. struckD. occurred14. -Mum, I failed the test again. -Oh, I knew it. How can you learn anything _ you spend all your free time watching television?A. whileB. asC. whenD. unless15. -Did you get the highest total score in your school in the last monthly test? -Yes, _A. dont you believe it?B. I hope so.C. thank you D. my efforts paid off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、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Last month, while on an airplane to Chicago, I sat beside a beautiful woman. We started talking. Our 16 soon turned into a coaching session and she said her 17 was to become a motivational speaker and to share her story. She is 18 three young children successfully and doing so with a most positive 19 . She the told me a story of twin brothers. One was 20 successful and wealthy. When asked what 21 him to become so successful, he replied, “My father was a(n) 22 . I had no choice.” However, his brother couldnt hold down a job and became an alcoholic, and when asked, “What 23 you to become an alcoholic?” he replied, “My father was an alcoholic. I had no choice.” Theres a great 24 here. What do you really want? And what choices are you 25 ?No one else can ever make your choices for you. Your choices are yours alone.If you want to make some positive 26 in your life, you must create good choices. So often we dont even 27 how many choices we make in a day. What time to get up, what to 28 , and what to eat for breakfast are all choices that we make without thinking 29 about them. Do you choose to 30 your health and exercise regularly? Or do you choose to 31 your work every day, or do you choose not to enjoy your work? Do you choose to have a 32 attitude every day, or do you choose to be negative? Do you choose to speak kindly to others, or do you choose to say 33 you want and not consider others feelings?It is in the minor, daily 34 we make that direct the kind of life well have. If you dont make 35 choices about your goals, then you will not reach them.16. A. connection B. communicationC. conversationD. relationship17. A. success B. dreamC. realization D. achievement18. A. bringing B. arisingC. rising D. raising19. A. attitude B. behavior C. emotionD education20. A. hopefullyB. extremelyC. apparentlyD. obviously21. A. taughtB. promotedC. encouragedD. motivated22. A. addictB. loserC. alcoholicD. smoker23. A. causedB. keptC. had D. let24. A. wordB. messageC. information D. news 25. A. turningB. gettingC. takingD. making 26. A. exchangesB. changesC. processesD. interests 27. A. think aboutB. think throughC. think upD. think of28. A. liveB. playC. wearD. work29. A. near enoughB. far fromC. much tooD. too much30. A. take chargeB. take care ofC. take shapeD. take root31. A. enjoyB. finishC. appreciateD. undertake32. A. depressedB. negativeC. positiveD. impressive33. A. whoeverB. whateverC. whicheverD. whomever34. A. decisions B. actionC. eventsD. life35. A. deliciousB. suspicious C. previous D. conscious第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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。AIf you find yourself unable to go more than 15 minutes without reaching into your pocket, pulling out your smartphone and checking your e-mail or micro blog, dont freak out. You are hardly alone.A recent survey shows that smartphone users have developed what the researchers call “checking habit”-repetitive (重复的) checks of e-mail and other applications.The checks typically lasted less than 30 seconds and were often done within 10 minutes of each other.On average, the study subjects check their phones 34 times a day. And the unusual part is that they dont even realize they are doing it.Professor Clifford Nass of Stanford University held the view that constantly consulting your smartphone is also “an attempt to not have to think hard but feel like you are doing something”.However, this habit can cause problems. Studies show that whenever you take a break from what you are doing to check your smartphone, it is hard to go back to your original task, according to Adam Gazzaley, a neurologist (神经病学家) at UCSF.Thats not the worst. A survey by South Korean marriage consulting agency Duo earlier this year shows that smartphones are killing intimate relationships, reports The Korea Herald. About half of the respondents said they had had fights with their boyfriend or girlfriend because of smartphones. And 32.8 percent of them fought about smartphone obsession.“It makes me bored and annoyed when my boyfriend keeps staring at his smartphone on a date,” 27-year-old office worker Han Hyung-young told the newspaper.And bad habits die hard.“Ive told him (my boyfriend) that I have it when he reads it at dinner, and hell stop for a while, but then he keeps doing it,” complained an Internet user named Noelle on The Non-Consumer Advocate, a blog about frugality and environmentalism.To get rid of the checking habit, Clifford Nass suggests establishing phone-free times and zones.36. What is the characteristic of “checking habit”?A. Checking e-mail and other applications often.B. Consulting phone every 10 minutes.C. Taking phone everywhere.D. Carrying a cell phone when sleeping.37. What does the underlined phrase “freak out” probably mean?A. be nervousB. be crazyC. be sadD. be glad38. According to Adam Gazzaley, _.A. constantly consulting your smartphoe is a good habitB. you can get a positive feedback when checking the phoneC. checking habit can cause some problemsD. it is necessary to get rid of the checking habit39. What is the main problem caused by “checking habit” according to The Korea Herald?A. People may be addicted to smartphone.B. The habit may cause fights between two people.C. It makes other people bored and annoyed.D. The habit may lead close relationships to end.BBy 2020, there will be about 38 million to 40 million too few college and university graduates to satisfy the demands of the global labor market, a report issued this month has found.At the same time, there will be a surplus (剩余) of up to 95 million low-skilled workers globally, according to the study, conducted by the McKinsey Global Institute.The report bases its estimates on the estimation of a global work force of 3.5 million by the year 2020, compared with 2.9 billion today.“Unemployment for less skilled workers is currently running two to three times that of those skilled workers with university or post-graduate degrees,” said Richard Dobbs, one of the authors of the report.China will have to increase its educated work force in order to fulfill its need 23 million high-skilled workers by 2020, the report said.Despite the old stereotype (陈规旧习) about arts majors, Americans and Canadians with arts degrees are by and large employed and happy with their work, according to a new report released last week by the Strategic National Arts Alumni (毕业生) Project at Indiana University.The report said, titled “A Diverse Palette”, considered degrees in performance, design, architecture, creative writing, music composition, choreography (舞蹈设计), film, illustration and fine art. It found that 87 percent of arts alumni who are working are content with their jobs, whether or not they work as artists, and that 82 percent of respondents felt they bought creativity to their jobs.The specific discipline played an important role in employability, the study suggested. For example, 82 percent of those with a dance degree said they had worked or were working as an artist. That was only true of 30 percent with art history degrees. Many arts graduates became involved in education: 57 percent of arts graduates have taught at some point in their career, and 27 percent are doing so currently, the report found.40. In which column of a newspaper can we find the passage?A. Art and LiteratureB. Science and TechnologyC. Campus and CareerD. Finance and Investment41. Which word can replace the underlined word “discipline” in the last paragraph?A. subjectB. angleC. rulesD. creativity42. What can we infer from Paragraph 5?A. China is urged to export more high-skilled workers.B. University graduates from China may satisfy the demands.C. Less-skilled workers have now made up the majority of work force in China.D. By 2020 China will have formed the most advanced educational system.CMore often than not, the word “heritage” conjures up (使人联想到) something grand, something big and something famous, like the Great Wall of China or the Grand Canyon in the US.But heritage and tradition are all about people- ordinary people. Heritage is about the woman who sells dumplings on the corner of your road, the security guards at your school entrance- and its about you.Heritage is in everything from the chopsticks we use to the language we speak, no matter whether it is Mandarin or your local dialect. Over the years, these things create the identity of a local community. Like a persons identity, each community has its own history and story to tell.Just ask Pamela Speris. She is a house historian in the UK. She has been researching her local buildings and their previous inhabitants: who they were and how they lived their lives.“The house or property does not have to be listed or large and important, all types of properties have their own particular story to tell, the building itself and its past inhabitants,” she said.In the course of every project Pamela undertakes, she aims to find out when the property was built, who has owned it and lived in it over the years, and how the building has been used throughout its history.She also looks at the land that has been associated with the properties, and tries to uncover interesting facts or stories about the house, as well as summarizing the relevant history and events that have shaped the area.In other parts of the world, local organizations have looked for the pieces of the puzzle that make up their community and brought them together to help protect and celebrate their heritage.43. What do we know about “heritage” after reading the passage?A. “Heritage” is connected with something grand and great.B. “Heritage” is about people who live in your neighbourhood.C. “Heritage” is about ordinary people and its in everything around us.D. “Heritage” is mainly associated with the properties, such as houses.44. What do we know about Pamela Speris?A. Her job refers to the research of local buildings, inhabitants and land.B. She helps other inhabitants to build their buildings in her area.C. She tries to find out the history of her country over the years.D. She tries to rewrite interesting facts or stories about houses.45. The next paragraph following the passage may be about _.A. something more about Pamela SperisB. some examples in other parts of the worldC. a summary about heritage all over the worldD. something about inventing more heritages around us46. The attitude of the author in writing this passage is _.A. contradictory B. optimistic C. subjective D. objectiveDMany people are nervous before they take a test. Recently some researchers say theyve developed a way to help people with extreme test-taking anxiety to relax before their exams. The technique involves having test-takers write down their fears, and that simple exercise results in a dramatic improvement in test scores.Why students become so nervous that they are unable to perform in a test-taking situation? Before a test, they start worrying about the consequences. They might even start worrying about whether the exam is going to prevent them from getting into the college they want. And when people worry, it actually uses up attention and memory resources that could otherwise be used to focus on the exam.In a series of laboratory experiments, a group of 20 anxious college students was given a short math test and told to do their best. Afterwards, the students were either asked to sit quietly before taking the test again or to write about their thoughts and fears regarding the upcoming re-test. Researchers created a stressful testing environment, telling the students they would receive money if they did well on the second test. The group of students who sat quietly before retaking the second math test scored worse, their accuracy dropping by 12 percent on the second test. But students who wrote about their fears immediately before the re-test showed an average five percent improvement inaccuracy on the second math test.What the researched showed is that for students who are highly test-anxious, whod done the writing intervention, all of a sudden there was no relationship between test anxiety and performance. These students who most tended to worry were performing just as well as their classmates who dont normally get nervous in their testing situations.It is suggested that even if a professor doesnt allow students to write about their worse fears immediately before an exam or presentation, students should try it themselves at home or in the library and still improve their performance.47. Students become nervous when taking an exam because_.A. they are unable to go to collegeB. they are worried about others advantagesC. they are worried about the results of the testD. they are asked to sit quietly before taking a test48. The researchers created a stressful testing environment before the re-test so that _.A. they would test whether their relaxing way was effective or not B. they would find our whether they could offer money to the students taking the second test C. they could predict the students who sat quietly would score worseD. they would improve 12 percent in accuracy on the second math test49. A series of laboratory experiments made by researchers show that _.A. highly test-anxious students have nothing to do with their testsB. students should try to improve their performance before testsC. attention and memory resources could be doubled by thinking too muchD. the way the test-takers write down about their fears before tests really works50. What is the best title for the passage?A. Performing Poorly in TestsB. A Wise Way to Survive in TestsC. Test Materials Being Tested onD. How to Describe Test-Taking Anxiety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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Yesterday I was thinking about the difference between successful people and those who dont achieve anything significant. I made an interesting discovery. This difference may at first look obvious, but its quite opposite. 51 Everyone has a purpose behind their actions. If they didnt, they wouldnt take action! 52 when they take action, at the back of their minds they think about success that this action is going to bring them._53 Whats the purpose behind your action? Do you work to thrive(成功) or survive? Do you go to work to feed your family or to create an amazing lifestyle?Different purposes will result in completely different life experiences. People who work to survive are the ones who fear that some unexpected bill will arrive. They go to bed worrying about money and unimportant things. They hate their employment but dont quit because they doubt their own abilities to create something greater. I know this kind of feeling because I was like that one. Thats a very uncomfortable state to be in because you are constantly worried about insignificant things. 54 Therefore, you can not achieve anything great.Now there are so