2013年北京东城区高三二模英语试题与答案

雅思博教育东城区2012—2013学年度第二学期高三统一练习（二）

英语试卷

2013.5

本试卷共15页，共150分。考试时长120分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。

例：Whatisthemangoingtoread?

A．Anewspaper.

B．Amagazine.

C．Abook.

答案是A。

1.Whichclubmaythemanjoin?

A.TheCinemaClub.

B.TheMusicClub.

C.TheTennisClub.

2.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?Givethemanaride.

B.Drivehome.

C.Buysomefood.3.Whoseisthewhitecarnow?

A.Theman’s.

B.Theman’sbrother’s.

C.Theman’sfather’s.

4.Whatdidthewomandointhemorning?

A.Shefixedtheheater.

B.Shecametothehotel.

C.Shecalledthefrontdesk.

5.Whatisthewomandoing？

A.Offeringhelp.

B.Expressingwishes.

C.Makingaplan.

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Heisbookingairtickets.

B.Heisleavingfortheairport.

C.Heischeckingthetimetable.

7.Whenwillthemanprobablyarriveattheairport?

A.At10:30.

B.Before10:00.

C.After10:15.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatdidthemanbuy?Ajacket.

B.Apairoftrousers.

C.Asuit.9.Howmuchdidthemanpay?$200.

B.$140.

C.$154.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.

Whowillgiveatalktoday?

A.DianaDecker.

B.RobertSpeed.

C.JohnSmith.

11.

Wherewilltoday’sdiscussionbeheld?

A.InRoom201.

B.Inthemeetinghall.

C.AttheYouthTheatre.

12.

Whatwillthelistenersdotomorrowmorning?

A.Haveameeting.

B.Listentoatalk.

C.Watchaperformance.

听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13.Whereisthewoman?

A.Attheairport.

B.Atapostoffice.

C.Attheinsurancecompany.

14.Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Clerkandcustomer.

B.Bossandemployee.

C.Waiterandguest.

15.Howdidthewomandealwiththeinsurance?

Sheboughtit.

B.Sheignoredit.

C.Shehesitatedtopayit.

第三节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）

听下面一段对话，完成第16至20五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。

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第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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HenryEdwardsHuntingtonHenryEdwardsHuntingtonwasbornin1850inOneonta,NewYork.In1872hewenttoworkforhisuncle,oneoftheownersoftheCentralPacificRailroad.Twentyyearslater,HuntingtonmovedtoSanFranciscoathisuncle’srequesttosharemanagementoftheSouthernPacificRailroad.OnthewaytoSanFrancisco,hevisitedSanMarino,andlaterboughtit,whichishometohiscollectionstoday.

In1902,HuntingtonmovedhisbusinessoperationstoLosAngeles,wherehedevelopedthestreetrailwaysystemthatcreatedthestructureoftheLosAngelesarea.Hegreatlyexpandedtheexistingelectricrailwaylines,creatinganextensiveinter-urbansystemprovidingthetransportationnecessary.Huntington’sbusinessinterestscontinuedtogrowparticularlyintheareasofwater,power,andlanddevelopment;atonetimeheservedonasmanyas60corporateboardsthroughouttheUnitedStates.

Attheageof60,heannouncedhisdecisiontoretireinordertodevotetimetohisbookandartcollectionsandthelandscapingofthe600-acrefarm.In1911thelargeBeauxArtsbuilding,inthechargeofthearchitectMyronHunt,wascompleted.

In1913,HuntingtonmarriedArabellaDuvalHuntington.Shesharedhisinterestsincollecting.Asoneofthemostimportantartcollectorsofhergeneration,shewashighlyinfluentialinthedevelopmentoftheartcollectionnowshownintheformerbuilding.

In1919,HenryandArabellaHuntingtonsignedtheagreementthatconveyedtheirSanMarinopropertyandcollectionstoanonprofiteducationaltrust,creatingtheHuntington,oneoftheworld’sgreatcultural,research,andeducationalcenters.

HenryE.Huntingtondiedin1927,leavinghisgreattreasurestheHuntington,includingtheworld-famousHuntingtonLibrary,ArtGallery,andBotanicalGardensinSanMarino,Californiatothepublic,whichhostsmorethan500,000visitorseachyear.

56.WhatcanyoulearnaboutHuntingtonfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.HeworkedinmanyfieldsbeforehecametoLosAngeles.

B.HebuiltahousetostorehisartcollectioninSanMarino.

C.HedidalottotheUSArailwaydevelopment.

D.HefoundedtheCentralPacificRailroad.

57.WhatdidHuntingtondoafterhisretirement?

A.Hedevotedhimselftohispersonalinterests.

B.Heworkedparttimefornon-profitbusiness.

C.Hewasinchargeofaneducationalcenter.

D.Hesharedhiswife’sinterestswithher.

58.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeHuntington?

A.Anexcellentartist.

B.Atalentedarchitect.

C.Anambitiouseducator.

D.Asuccessfulbusinessman.

59.Thisarticleismostprobablytakenfrom_______.

A.asciencefiction

B.anewspaperreport

C.anovel

D.abiography

B

Against:LarryBourret,VicePresident,WyomingFarmBureau

WhatdoeswolfintroductiontoYellowstonemean?TotheaveragecitizenitprobablyjustmeansintroducingwolvestoYellowstone.TherewouldbenounfavorableeffectsbecausefewpeoplelivenearYellowstone.

Buttofarmersitmeansintroducingwolves,whichwanderovervastareas—inandoutofthepark—ontotheirfarms.Wolveseatmeat—asinthecattle,sheepthatkeepfarmersinbusiness.Introductionapparentlyalsomeanslawsuitsbyenvironmentalgroupsattemptingtoremovelivestock(家畜，牲畜)fromfederallands.Tofarmers,whoownprivatelandsinthesamearea,itmeansthepossibilityoffinancialruin.Tofarmersitisaformoflanduserestrictions.Tofarmersintroducingwolvesmeanstakingawaythefarmers’livelihoodswithoutjustcompensation.

Whydopeoplenotwantanuclearpowerplantbuiltintheirbackyard?Forthesamereasonfarmersdonotwantwolvesintroducedintotheirbackyard.

For:DougSmith,Directorofwolfrecovery,YellowstoneNationalPark

Intheworldtodaythereissomuchwearelosing;moreandmorespeciesdisappearfromtheeartheveryyear.Thetimehascometoputsomethingback，torestore(恢复)totreatsomeoftheoldwoundsenforcedonnatureovertheyears.

WolvesareanimalskillingandeatingotheranimalsinNorthAmerica.Theyplayanimportantroleinkeepingthecontinenthealthy.Mostplacesdon’thaveenoughwildcountrytomaketheirrestorationpossible,whichmeansit’sevenmoreimportanttorestorewolveswhereconditionsareright,placeslikeYellowstone,whichhasbothahighlevelofwildness,aswellasabundantcreaturesthatwolveshuntandeatforliving.

Somewhoopposewolfrestorationhaveahumancenteredpointofviewthattheearthishereforhumans,wecanuseitwheneverwewantandforwhateverpurpose.Butwolvesofferusachancetoliveanotherway—awaytolearntolivewithotherlifeforms60.Whatarethetwopassagesmainlyabout?

A.Howtokeepthebalanceofnature.

B.Howtoincreasethenumberofwolves.

C.WhethertointroducewolvestoYellowstone.

D.Whethertoremovelivestockawayfromfederallands.

61.AccordingtothepassageDougSmithis_______.

A.aprivatelandownerB.anenthusiastichunter

C.awildlifeconservationistD.anationalparkadministrator

62.Whatarethefarmersconcernedabout?

A.Beingforcedtoleavetheirhomes.B.Sufferingheavyfinancialloss.

C.Havingtoselltheirfarmland.D.Beingcontrolledbywolves.

63.WhydoesLarryBourretmention“nuclearpowerplant”?

A.Tosummarizehisopinion.

B.Tomakehisviewpersuasive.

C.Totellthedangerofnuclearpowerplant.

D.Tointroducethebackgroundofwolfrecovery.

C

Whatistheseniorproject?

TheSeniorProjectatClarkMagnetHighSchoolisaprogramthatshowsasenior’sabilitytoapplyknowledgeandskills,speak,write,solveproblemsandpracticethelifeskillsoftimemanagement,organizationandrisk-taking.Clarkteachingstaff,communitymembersandschooldistrictstaffactasadvisers,evaluatorsduringtheresearch,projectandpresentationstages.

ThekeypartsoftheSeniorProjectare:

1)Aresearchpaper

Asixtoeightpagepersuasiveresearchpaperonatopicchosenbythestudents.TheresearchpaperstrengthenseffectivewritingskillslearnedinEnglishclass.Becausethepaperispersuasive,studentsshouldchooseatopicaboutwhichtheyhaveastrongopinion.Theyshoulduseelementslearnedwhendebatingtoconvincethereadersofthestrongopinionstatedinthepaper,andproveitthroughresearch.

2)Aphysicalproductandfieldwork

Aphysicalproductandfieldwork(15-hourminimumrequirement)relatedtosomeaspectofthepaper.The15hourscanbeobtainedthroughcommunityservice,jobshadowing,ormakinganactualproject.Studentsexploretopicsthatareacademicinnature,ahobby,apassion,orapossiblefuturecareer.

3)Datacollection

Datacollectionthatcombinesthefirsttwopartsandrecordshoursspentonthefieldwork.Thecollectioncontainsevidenceofthefieldworkpresentedthroughlettersfromthestudents’advisors,picturesshowingtheprocessoftheprojectoranythingelsethatwouldshowproofoftheworkcompleted.

4)Speechpresentation

Afifteenminutespeechpresentedbeforeareviewboardcomposedofschoolstaff,districtrepresentatives,formerstudents,andcommunityrepresentatives.Thespeechisachancetoshowthestudents’seniorproject.Studentsaretodressprofessionallyandsummarizetheirseniorprojectjourney.Studentswilltalkbrieflyabouttheirresearchpaper,theirproject,andwhattheylearned.Thespeechshouldincludevisualaids.Ifthepresentationincludesperforming,thestudentsmustspeakforatleastfiveminutes.

TheSeniorProjectisavehiclethatallowsstudentstousetheknowledgeandskillstheyhaveacquiredina“real-world”application.Ithasthepotentialtomotivatethestudents,connecttheschoolwiththecommunity,andcreatepathwaysfromschooltocareer.

64.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheproject?

A.Toofferstudentschancestoapplytheirlearningtopractice.

B.Tostrengthenstudents’writingandspeakingabilities.

C.Toencouragestudentstocarryonscientificresearch.

D.Tohelpstudentsfindsomepart-timejobs.

65.Theunderlinedpart“Aphysicalproductandfieldwork”means_______.

A.theinformationgatheredincommunities

B.thediscussionheldintheclassroom

C.theprojectdoneinarealsituation

D.theresearchmadeinalaboratory

66.Whatmustthestudentsdowhentheypresenttheirfinalproject?

A.Giveaperformance.

B.Makeaformalspeech.

C.Introducesomevideoaids.

D.Reportthedetailsoftheprocess.

D

Massesoffloatingicearesolargethattheydwarfsyourship,makingyouquestionwhetheryourshipstillcanbespottedamongsuchfloatingmountains.Theyaresoimprobablelookingthatyousimplylookinwonder.Itseemsthatnothingthatlargecouldbenatural—andthenitstrikesyouthatsomethingsolargecouldonlybenatural.

Now,peoplerealizethatasclimatechangeisraisingglobaltemperatures,moreicebergsarebeingborn.AntarcticacreatesfarmoreofthemthanGreenland,thesourceofbergsinArcticwaters.Antarctica’sarealsomuchlarger,sometimesreachingthesizeofsmallcountries.Recentdatashowtheaverageatmospherictemperaturehasincreasedabout4.5°FinthewesternAntarcticPeninsulasincethe1940s,makingtheregion,amongthefastestwarmingonearth.ThisjumphasbeenshownintherecentbreakingofmajoriceshelvesalongtheAntarcticPeninsula.Asaresult,thousandsofnewicebergshavebrokenoff,fromiceshelvesintotheSouthernOceanatanacceleratedrate.

Evenasmoreicebergsarebeingcreated,scientistsarelearningthatthesebeautiesarefarfrominactivemassesofice.Infact,theystrikinglyaltertheirenvironmentsbiologically,chemically,andphysically,makingthemislandsoflifeintheopensea.Observersatseahadlongremarkedthattheyattractseals,andseabirds,anddivershadnoticedthatfisharemorenumerousnearthemthaninthesurroundingsea.Nowscientistsarelearningjustwhattheattractionisallabout.

Dependingontheirsize,location,andtheseason,icebergscanbenurturersordestroyers.Duringtheirexistence—typicallyyearsfrombreakingofffromanAntarcticorGreenlandicglaciertotheirgradualmeltingastheyfloatintoloweraltitudes,theysupportanimalson,around,eveninsidetheirsplendidicecastle.Theyfertilizetheoceanwithnutrients,increasingseacreatureproduction.Groundedbergscanshelterareasoftheseafloor,protectingbottom-livingcreaturesfromfree-floatingicebergs.However,largebergscanalsotrapseaice,preventingitsannualbreakupandthusstoppingphytoplankton(浮游植物)fromgettinglife-givingsunlight,breakingthefoodchainatitsfirstlink.…

Icebergswillcontinuetoastonishandattractvisitorstothepolarregionswiththeirsizeandextraordinarybeauty.Butnowthesefrozenmassesaretakingonanewdimensionofwonderasweuncovertheirvitalroleintheenvironmentofpolarseas.Nolongercanwelookaticebergsasmerepassivebeauties.Theyareactiveagentsofchange,eachoneanicyoasiswithawakeoflifeasitfloatsonitsunstoppableoceanicjourneytomelting.

67.Whydoestheauthormention“dwarfsyourship”inthefirstparagraph?

A.Toexplainhownaturalicebergsare.B.Toshowhowpowerfulicebergsare.

C.Todescribeicebergsasfloatingships.D.Totelltheunimaginablesizeoficebergs.

68.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.ThetemperatureinArcticisrisingfasterthanthatinAntarctica.

B.Theoceanfoodchainbreaksduetothemeltingoficebergs.

C.Floatingicebergshelpshelterbottom-livingoceancreatures.

D.Globalwarminghaskeptbringingicebergsintobeing.

69.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethaticebergscan_____.

A.preserveoceanlife

B.carryoceannutrientsaway

C.createawarmpolarenvironment

D.keepseaanimalsawayfrompolarseas

70.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheicebergs?

A.Cautious.

B.Objective.

C.Doubtful.

D.Disapproving.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。

I’vebeenwritingformostofmylife.ThebookWritingWithoutTeachersintroducedmetoonedistinctionandonepracticethathashelpedmywritingprocessesgreatly.

____71____Thoughyouneedtoemploybothwhileyouarewritingtogettoafinishedresult,theycannotworkinparallelnomatterhowmuchyoumightliketothinksooreventrytodoso.

Tryingtocriticize(批评)writingontheflyispossiblythesinglegreatestbarriertowritingthatmostofusoftencomeacross.Ifyouarelisteningtothat5thgradeEnglishteachercorrectyourgrammarmistakeswhileyouaretryingtoseizeuponafleeting(稍纵即逝的)thought,thethoughtwilldie.Ifyoucatchthefleetingthoughtandsimplyshareitwiththeworldjustinrawform,nooneislikelytounderstandit.____72____

ThepracticethatcanhelpyoutogetridofyourbadhabitsoftryingtoeditasyouwriteiswhatElbowcalls“freewriting.”Infreewriting,theobjectiveistogetwordsdownonpapernon-stop,usuallyfor15-20minutes.Nostopping,nogoingback,nocorrecting,nodeleting.____73____Asthewordsbegintoflow,theideaswillcomefromtheshadowswildlyandyoujustletthemselvesbenoteddownonyourpaperoryourscreen.

____74____Mostlikely,youwillbelievethatthiswilltakemoretimethanyouactuallyhaveandyouwillendupstaringblanklyatthepagesasthedeadlinedrawsnear.Insteadofstaringatablank,startfillingitwithwordsnomatterhowbadtheyare.Halfwaythroughyouravailabletime,stopandreworkyourrawwritingintosomethingclosertofinishedproduct.___75___.

Trytofindfaultsintherawwriting.Thegoalistogetthewordsflowing.Writedownthewordscomingtoyourmindwithcaution.Thedistinctionisbetweenthecreativemindandthecriticalmind.E.

Movebackandforthandthefinalresultwillmostlikelybefarbetter.

F.

Nowyouhaverawmaterialsthatyoucanbegintoworkwiththecriticalmind.

G.

Youmustlearntocreatefirstandthencriticizeifyouwanttomakewritingthetoolforthinking.

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）

第一节情景作文（20分）

假设你是红星中学高三(1)班的学生李华，请给你的英国笔友写信介绍你校课改以来的一些变化。

课程

必修课、选修课

学习方式

做中学、探究学习

评价(学分制)

作业、论文、考试

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