遼寧省盤錦市第二高級中學2013屆高三英語9月期初考試

1、遼寧省盤錦市第二高級中學2013 屆高三 9 月期初考試（英語）時間： 100 分鐘 滿分 120 分一、單項填空（共 15 小題，每小題1 分，滿分15 分）從 a、 b、 c、d 四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。1. the big earthquake is _ terrible blow to japanese and people from all over the world feel _ pity for them.a. the; /b. a; thec. a; /d. a; a2. the cost of prince charles and diannas wedd

2、ing _ 2, 000, 000 pounds.a. added upb. added toc. added up tod. was added up to3.how can the government _ the wishes of its people?a. disagreeb. missc. ignored. dislike4. we planted all kinds of fruits on the hill, _ beaches, pears, apples and soon.a. for exampleb. asc. as ifd. such as5.it was indee

3、d an accident, but you make it sound as if i did it_!a. on my ownb. by accident c. on purposed. by hand6.i _ all the pockets but i couldnt find the ticket.a. looked forb. went throughc. went overd. went round7.in the past 10 years people have become more_ the safety of their privacy.a. worrying abou

4、tb. cared aboutc. concerned aboutd. paid attention to8. the place was flooded _ it had been raining for several weeks.a. becauseb. because ofc. ever sinced. as a result of9. -oh, its you! i _ you.-i ve just had my hair cut and im wearing new glasses.a. didn t realizeb. didnt recognizec. didn t remem

5、berd. didnt tell10. it was _ who telephoned me yesterday.a. himb. hisc. himselfd. he11. sarah wondered what _ her 70-year-oldgrandpa would make of the new computer.a. roleb. partc. used. fun用心愛心專心- 1 -12. it was the first time that tim _ a lie. he was scared.a. toldb. was tellingc. would telld. had

6、told13. it was very difficult to _ the excited football fans.a. set downb. put downc. come downd. calm down14. many questions _ at the meeting, but he answered none.a. came upb. raisedc. were talkedd. asked15. -how was the dance?-_.a. that s ok.b.dont mention it.c. id love to.d. it was so much fun.二

7、完型填空（共20 小題，每小題 1.5分，滿分 30 分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（a.b.c.d ）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。i shallnever forgettheday when theearthquaketook place.itwas about 5 oclockin the afternoon and i was16to my daughters school. our plan was to go17together.i d stoppedata18toget some freshfruit.we liketohave some fruitto eat

8、 19our swim. i was driving along a high road on the way.20my roadwas another roadwhichwas builtlikea21. iwas hungryso i put the bag of apples22meand startedto eatone.23isaw the carsinfrontofme startto 24fromsidetoside.then my carstartedtoshake!i didn tknow what was happening.perhapssomething had25wr

9、ong withmy car. idrove a little more slowly and then i 26the car and at the same moment the road27 onto the cars in front of me. i foundmyself in the _28. i couldn t move. my legs and feet were hurting badly and icouldn t move them. all round me was29 but above me i could hear shouts and alot of noi

10、se. then i memorized what had happened. i had been30 an earthquake.forabouttwo hoursnobody came. luckilyicouldreachthebag of31 ,so at leastihad plentyto eat.then iheardpeople32towardsme. a team ofpeoplehad cometo33 if anyone was under the34road. i called out,“i m here! ”i hearda shout. soon a strang

11、er climbed to my car.“ how are you35?”he asked. “ nottoo bad, ”i said. they didn t get me out until the next morning.16.a. drivingb. leadingc. walkingd. running17.a. shoppingb. dancingc. swimmingd. sightseeing18.a. farmb. shopc. parkd. school19.a. afterb. duringc. sinced. once20.a. underb. alongc. o

12、verd. beside21.a. bridgeb. roofc. coverd. top22.a. underb. alongc. insided. beside23.a. finallyb. actuallyc. suddenlyd. slowly24.a. moveb. rollc. burstd. jump25.a. beenb. brokenc. goned. done26.a. parkedb. startedc. moved d. stopped27.a. putb. ranc. felld. jumped用心愛心專心- 2 -28. a. darkb. afternoon c.

13、 sund. car29. a. noisyb. dustyc. quietd. blood30. a. onb. atc. byd. in31. a. foodb. sandwiches c. applesd. bread32. a. climbingb. shoutingc. movingd. driving33. a. knowb. tellc. understand d. see34. a. fallingb. brokenc. breakingd. dirty35. a. sleepingb. feelingc. eatingd. going三、閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40 分）第一節(jié)

14、（共15 小題，每小題2 分，滿分30 分）awhen ben franklin was very only a boy, he always wanted to know about things. hewas always asking his father and brothers“what?” and “how?” and “why?”they couldn t always tell him what he wanted to know.when they couldnt tell him, ben tried to find out for himself.many times b

15、en did find out things that no one knew before. the other boys wouldsay,“that s ben franklin! hes always finding out something new!”ben lived close to the water. he liked to go there to see the boats. he saw how the wind blew them across the water.one day ben said to himself,“why cant the wind help

16、me float across the water?and i m going to try.” ben got his big kite. he took hold of the kite string andran with it. the wind took the kite up into the air. then ben jumped into the water.the wind blew thekitehighintothe air.ben began tofloatacrossthe water.soonhe was on the other side, and he had

17、 not worked at all.one boy shouted,“l(fā)ook at ben floating across thewater! his kite takes him tothe other side without any work!”“yes”, said another.“hes always finding new ways to do things.”36. when he was only a child, ben _.a. liked to fly a kite by himselfb. always asked easy questionsc. always

18、liked to play with waterd. always liked to find out how things worked37. his father and brothers _.a. couldn t answer all his questions b. could answer all his questionsc. tried hard to find out something new for himd. were too busy to answer his questions38. how did ben franklin float across the wa

19、ter?a. the other boy took him across it.b. the water carried him across it.c. the flying kite took him across it.d. a boat took him across it.39. he found out many things that _.a. children didnt knowb. his father and brothers knew用心愛心專心- 3 -c. people didnt knowd. most people knewbwelcome to our sch

20、ool. you can do a lot of things here. come and join us.timetablesundaymonday8:30-11:3019:00-21:00personal inventionsspace and manyou can see many inventions bydr. thomas westthe students;ifyou want to know more about theyoumay alsobringyourownuniverse.inventions.wednesday19:30-21:00modern medicinemr

21、s. lucy greenwould you like to know medical science?friday18:30-21:00computer sciencemr. harry morison from harvard universitylearn to use windows xp.40.you may have a chance to introduce your inventions on _.a. sundayb. mondayc. wednesdayd. friday41.the person who teaches computer science is from_.

22、a. canadab. australiac. new zealandd. america42.you may learn something about a disease called tb from _.a. dr. westb. mr. morison c. mrs. greend. mr. thomas43.if you want to learn somethingabout satellites,you can go to the class from_.a. 8:30 to 11:30 on sundayb. 19:00 to 21:00 on mondayc. 19:30 t

23、o 21:00 on wednesdayd. 18:30 to 21:00 on fridaycthe laptopisa machine which can be a mobileoffice；itcan be used to entertainus and people can play computer games on them. one machine can perform many tasksat the same time.as technologygrows ， the sizeof the new laptopmachines is decreasing.nowlaptop

24、sare lighter，have smallerscreen sizes ， and perform better.smallerscreenlaptops ， which are more convenient to take along with， have been specially designedforprofessionals.huge displayscreenlaptopsarestillusedbygraphic(繪 畫的 )designers and those who like playing computer games.laptops are advanced m

25、achines ， and theycan be very expensive.when we spend much用心愛心專心- 4 -money on something ， we should take good care of it. i know some people who buy a newlaptop every year. the reason they do this is that the old one either is broken orhas some problems which cannot be fixed. common problems are the

26、 breaking of thescreen ，the breakingof jointsof the laptop ，displayproblems ，and keyboard problems.differentproblems willalways come up with machines ，and they cannot be avoided( 避免 ) old machines will always have to be replaced by new ones. however， if we aremore careful and handle our laptops with

27、 care， they will last for a longer periodof time， and they will perform better. this is not a hard thing to do， but it willgreatly increase the life and performance of laptops.44 according to the first paragraph， the laptop is a machine which_.a is being used by more and more people in the officeb w

28、ill take the place of desktops sooner or laterc is specially designed for people who like playing computer gamesd can be used for both work and entertainment purposes45the underlined word in the first paragraph means“_”a becoming smallerb becoming more importantc becoming more populard becoming bett

29、er46 weinferthatgraphicdesignersstilluse huge displayscreen laptopsmost probablybecause_.a huge display screen laptops are very cheapb small display screen laptops are not on sale yetc they can see their drawings more clearlyd they also want to play computer games47 what can we learn from the second

30、 paragraph?a that laptops can only be used for one year.b that laptops are not as good as desktops.c that the prices for laptops are too high.d that laptops may have problems which cannot be fixed.dhave you wondered why different animals or pests have their particular colors?colors in them seem to b

31、e used mainly to protect themselves.birds,especiallyseagullsare very fond of locusts,but birdscanteasilycatchlocusts because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colorof crops. when crops are green, locusts look green. but when crops are ripe, locuststake on exactly the same b

32、rown color as crops have. some other pests with differentcolors from plants are usually easily found and eaten by their enemies. so they haveto hide themselves in terror for lives and appear only at night.if you study the animal life in any part of the world, you will find the mainuse of coloringist

33、o protectthemselves,bears,wolves and otherbeastsmove quietlythroughforests.they are usuallyinvisibletothe eyes of hunters,because theyhavethe color much like the barks(樹皮 ) of trees.an even more strange act remains to be noticed. a kind of fish living in seascan send out a kind of very black liquid

34、when it faces danger. while the liquid isover, its enemies cannot find it, and it quickly swims away. thus, it has existed用心愛心專心- 5 -up to now though it is not powerful at all.48. this passage mainly talks about _.a. the change of color in locustsb. the protective coloration of animals and pestsc. h

35、ow a certain sea fish protects itselfd. animals or pests can dye themselves different colors49. locustsare _ but they aren t easilywiped out( 消滅 )by theirenemies because_.a. animals; they are powerful enoughb. beasts; they are dangerous to their enemiesc. pests; they take on the same colors as crops

36、d. birds; they fly very fast50. what does the underlined word“invisible” in paragraph 3 mean?a. can t be seenb. can be seenc. can t moved. can t change第二節(jié) ( 共 5 小題；每小題2 分，滿分10 分 )根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。money mattersparents should help their children understand money. 51so you may s

37、tarttalkingabout money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.1.the basic function of moneybegin explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services. it is important to show your child how money is traded forthe thing

38、s he wants to have.if he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to thecashier( 收銀員 ).52 when your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.1. money lessonsapproach money lessons with ope

39、nness and honesty. 53if you must say no to achild s request to spend money, explain,“ you have enough toy trucks for now.”or, if the request is for many different things, say,“ you have to make a choicebetween this toy andthat toy.”2.54begin at the grocerystore.pickout two similarbrands of a product

40、-a name-brandbutter and a generic (無商標產品 ) ， for example. you can show your child how to makechoices between different brands of a product so that you can save money. 55 if he chooses the chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the money saved. later, you may explain how t

41、he more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases.a. wise decisionsb. the value of money用心愛心專心- 6 -c. permit the child to choose between them.d. tell your child why he can or cannot - have certain things.e. ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to youf. talk about

42、how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store.g. the best time to teach a childanythingabout money is when he shows an interest.四、短文改錯（共10 小題；每小題1 分，滿分10 分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有 10 處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（） ，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意： 1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞。2. 只允許修改 10 處，多者（從第 11 處起）不計分。last saturday i went to the library as usually. at about noon, i was enjoyingmy reading near a la