南通市、揚(yáng)州市2013屆高三第三次調(diào)研考試英語(word版含答案)

1、南通2013屆高三第三次調(diào)研考試南通市2013屆高三第三次調(diào)研測(cè)試（3013. 5）第一節(jié) 單項(xiàng)填空21. Our efforts will not be _. Our basketball team is sure to win the final this year. A. by accidentB. in vainC. on purposeD. at length22. Mr. Smith, I seem to have caught a fever and I feel sleepy. _, youd better see a doctor as soon as possible. A

2、. If notB. If soC. If anyD. If ever 23. Mr. White, could you tell me whether I can be admitted to the university? There _ be no problem. Your score is well beyond the minimum admission limit. A. could B. mightC. shallD. should 24. I had never had such a good opportunity in my life but somehow away _

3、.A. it wentB. went itC. did it goD. it goes 25. I _ in the countryside for two weeks and I really have no idea what is happening here. A. have stayed B. have been staying C. stayed D. had stayed 26. Dont worry! You can easily find a job _ skilled workers are badly needed. A. whenB. though C. unless

4、D. where 27. How do you _ your absence from class this morning? My neighbors child got ill and took him to hospital. A. account for B. ask for C. allow forD. answer for 28. Have you finished your task now? Not yet. So much time has been wasted _ its details aimlessly this morning. A. being assessedB

5、. to assess C. assessed D. assessing 29. It is known to us all that _ we learn at present is closely linked with our future. A. howB. whether C. whatever D. whichever 30. During major holidays, all the highways around the country, including the airport expressways, will give free _ to small passenge

6、r cars. A. admissionB. access C. passage D. privilege 31. Where and how they found the boats with treasures _ made known up to now. A. hasnt been B. havent beenC. wasnt D. werent32. The task was so hard and time was so pressing for him, _ is why he didnt do as well as before. A. as B. whichC. WhoD.

7、that 33. Will you be free during the second break this afternoon? No, I _ my term paper then. I have to hand it in tomorrow.A. will write B. will be writing C. am to write D. wrote 34. The boys parents _ the operation last week had it not been for the donations from our school.A. couldnt have paid f

8、or B. couldnt pay forC. shouldnt have paid for D. wouldnt pay for35. Im a bit nervous about speaking in public this afternoon. _ Im sure you can make it.A. Go ahead B. Never give upC. Good luckD. Take it easy 第二節(jié)完形填空If you lose something important, you are sure to desire to get it back. Thanks to th

9、e kindness of strangers, these _36_ lost objects have been returned to their owners. Montreal residents Shoshana and Dez thought their _37_ of New York City were gone forever after they lost their digital cameras memory card during a 2008 trip. _38_, they were shocked to see it arrive in the _39_ th

10、ree years later. Sullivan, a museum attendant who was _40_ the day Shoshana and Dez visited, had noticed the tiny object on the museum floor. She posted its _41_ on the net, which Backs, a student, came across. He recognized Shoshana as a friend of her mothers, and _42_ the card made its way back ho

11、me. Another _43_ man was Chad Reid. It was the night _44_ he was supposed to fly home. Without realizing it, he had his wallet _45_ on an Afghanistan street. Then, fortunately, civilian aircraft mechanic Bill Peasley was looking _46_ at just the right moment that night, and he _47_ the wallet. He ma

12、naged to get in touch with Reid the next day, who got his wallet back just in time to _48_ his flight back to the States. Amy Harris saw a gold ring in the _49_ water along the bank of Redfish Lake. She posted her find on Craigslist, but when no one had _50_ the ring four months later, she almost ga

13、ve up finding the owner. As a last _51_, Harriss husband Jody called his old friend, Richard Black, a(n) _52_ in the next town, for advice. Black asked, “Did you find it in Redfish Lake?” The couple found out that Alair and Dana had stopped by Blacks shop to buy a(n) _53_ for the ring Alair lost tha

14、t summer at the lake. The _54_ ring! By Thanksgiving, Alair had her ring back. Return what you pick up, and honesty will bring you _55_ and friendship. 36. A. practical B. expensive C. eye-catching D. precious 37. A. accounts B. memories C. photos D. impressions 38. A. Instead B. therefore C. Anyway

15、 D. However 39. A. mail B. museum C. camera D. dream 40. A. traveling B. working C. shopping D. relaxing 41. A. picture B. shape C. contents D. owners 42. A. thus B. straight C. merely D. nevertheless 43. A. honest B. lucky C. ordinary D. admirable 44. A. while B. when C. as D. before 45. A. stolen

16、B. dropped C. unfolded D. touched 46. A. around B. out C. down D. aside 47. A. approached B. neglected C. spotted D. recognized 48. A. board B. change C. cancel D. reserve 49. A. deep B. shallow C. tough D. muddy 50. A. claimed B. noticed C. sought D. handled 51. A. contact B. deal C. offer D. effor

17、t 52. A. agent B. detective C. jeweler D. judge 53. A. replacement B. antique C. bargain D. necklace54. A. other B. same C. splendid D. shining 55. A. belief B. fortune C. reward D. credit 第三部分 閱讀理解ACarls Lawn (草坪) Care101 W. 141st Street1-800-290-5992Tired of spending your weekend working in the ya

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23、n-care specialist and begin to enjoy your weekends again! 56. Carls Lawn Care is probably the name of _.A. a piece of equipment for mowing grass B. an activity to promote certain productsC. a company selling certain equipment D. a center providing certain services57. Why is Our Story presented in th

24、e text?A. To provide evidence for good service. B. To stress its efficient management. C. To show Carls reputation for hard work. D. To encourage readers to learn from Carl.58. The advertisement promises that you shall be _.A. pleased with free service plansB. freed from certain tough workC. guided

25、on how to protect weeds D. taught how to remove cuttings BIts extremely rare to find characters who excited such passion (激情) in the British population as Margaret Thatcher once did. There was no middle ground, no sitting on the fence and that was just the way she liked it. Back in the 70s thanks to

26、 a combination of incapable Conservative and Labor prime minister (all male) and the unelected and militant union leaders who didnt always have their members best interests at heart the country was on its knees, virtually bankrupt and covered in uncollected rubbish due to a massive public sector str

27、ike. It was no wonder the people saw hope in Margaret Thatcher and accordingly voted her into power when, depending on where you were standing at the time, she either saved Great Britain or ruined peoples lives. Personally, for me it was the former and I could see how she improved the prospects and

28、desires of the working classes to better themselves. I was one of them. At the same time, I can also understand why people in the North of England who suffered after the close of the last remaining pits, factories and manufacturing industries didnt see it that way. But what I dont understand is how

29、some folk think its OK to be so openly disrespectful in her death just because its her. The so-called “death parties” are sickening, attended as they mostly are by people who probably dont quite know she is, let alone who lived under her reign (統(tǒng)治). The Brighton teacher Romany Blythe, who organized

30、one of the parties, actually compared her to Hitler. But Margaret didnt devote herself to genocide murder of a whole race, neither did she attempt to take over Europe and control its people. She only went to war once in order to protect a British outpost in the South Atlantic after it was threatened

31、 and invaded by the Argentinean. And there lies the real reason why I think she inspires such unreasonable hatred because she was a woman. She clearly had no choice but to get the country back on its feet. Not one of them has half the courage to get us out of the current mess were in. Theyre all too

32、 bothered about being popular, so they spend all their time trying to please all of the people all of the time. Its just no possible as the lady herself proved. 59. What kind of person can we see Margaret Thatcher as in the passage?A. Consistent B. Conservative C. Controversial D. Considerate60. Som

33、e people hate Margaret Thatcher because _. A. she launched the war against ArgentinaB. she started a massive public sector strikeC. they believe she devoted herself to genocide. D. they think she brought them a miserable life.61. In the eyes of the author, _.A. Margaret Thatcher was popular among wo

34、rkers throughout the country. B. Margaret Thatcher did not succeed in getting the country back on its feet.C. none of those who hate Margaret Thatcher can rule Britain as well as she didD. it is understandable why disrespect is shown to Margaret Thatcher on her death. 62. The author wrote the passag

35、e mainly to _.A. defend Margaret Thatcher against blames on herB. honor Margaret Thatcher and her achievementsC. call on people to mourn for Margaret ThatcherD. show different opinions about Margaret ThatcherCGiant landslides (山崩) have a seismic (地震的) fingerprint that allows researchers to estimate

36、their size, duration, and even how far they travel across the landscape, new research reveals. The finding may be particularly useful in identifying landslides that occur in steep, remote areas where few people live not because of their immediate effects, but because such slumps (滑坡) can block river

37、s and impound lakes that could later destroy the natural dams and threaten populated areas downstream. Seismometers and other such instruments record ground motions occurring at all frequencies (頻率), but seismologists typically pay attention to only those in ranges where the signals of earthquakes e

38、xist. The first seismic waves caused by quakes and explosions are sharp and distinct, says Goran Ekstrom, a seismologist in Palisades, New York. But the low-frequency waves caused by giant landslides are occasionally hidden in the mix of seismic vibrations (震動(dòng)) booming through Earths crust, too. Of

39、the 29 largest known landslides worldwide from 1980 through 2012, ground motions from the 27 largest were detected by seismic instruments that were part of a global network of instruments. Seismic vibrations produced by the other two slides showed up well on regional networks. When Ekstrom and colle

40、ague Colin Stark analyzed the seismic data associated with those major landslides, they realized that certain characteristics of the slumps were contained in the ground motions similar to the way that researchers can use seismic data to estimate the size of a quake and the directions. For instance,

41、when rock falls off a mountainside, the peak is suddenly lighter so, according to Newtons laws of motion, the mountain springs upward and away from the falling rock, causing initial ground motions that reveal some characteristics of the landslide. And because seismic data offer clues about how lands

42、lides unfold, it hay help researchers develop better models of how landslides behave. “People merely see large landslides happen; they typically only see the aftereffects,” Ekstrom notes. Indeed, Ekstrom aril Starks analysis revealed that a set of landslides that fell onto the Siachen Glacier near t

43、he India-Pakistan border in September 2010 actually included seven slides that occurred over a period of 4 days. “If wed only seen this deposit in the field, wed likely have thought it was formed by one or two landslides,” Ekstrom says. Although some landslides fortunately dont affect people immedia

44、tely, they can have long-term effects. If researchers have a way to identify such landslides quickly, they can possibly minimize damage and loss of life. 63. What is the particular use of the finding mentioned in the passage? A. Clarifying the reasons to identify landslides. B. Finding the possible

45、directions of landslides. C. Judging where landslides occur and how long they may last. D. Confirming the lonely sites and potential effects of landslides. 64. According to the passage, seismic waves caused by giant landslides _.A. are at high frequencyB. are sharp and distinctC. might hardly be dis

46、covered D. may occur at all frequencies65. What can help scientists figure out the size and direction of a landslide? A. Ground motions.B. Newtons laws of motion. C. The falling rock. D. The lighter mountain peak. 66. We can infer from the passage that _.A. damage and loss of life from giant landsli

47、des are unavoidable B. landslides can all be detected by instruments over the world C. landslides have never been seen when they occur D. deposit can tell scientists the number of landslidesDCarrier PigeonsPeople have used pigeons to carry messages to one another for hundreds of years. In fact, pige

48、ons were a common way to send messages right up through World War II. In 1815, an English banker named Nathan Rothschild made his fortune by relying on messages sent to him by carrier pigeons. English troops were fighting Napoleons forces in France, and the English were believed to be losing. A fina

49、ncial panic gripped London. Government bonds were offered at low prices. Few people noticed that Rothschild was snapping up these bonds when everyone else was desperately trying to sell them. A few days later, London learned the truth; the Duke of Wellington had defeated Napoleon at the battle of Wa

50、terloo. The value of the bonds went up, and Rothschild became extremely wealthy all because his pigeons had brought him news of the victory before anyone else knew of it. Most of the time, however, carrier pigeons were used to benefit an entire country, not just one individual. The United States, En

51、gland, France, Germany, and Italy, in both World Warand World War, used carrier pigeons. Not only were the birds often the fastest, most reliable way to send messages, they could also be used to reach soldiers far behind enemy lines, where radios and field telephone lines were useless. Since they co

52、uld easily be released from airplanes or ships, every branch of the armed services used the birds. In World War, more than 3,000 soldiers and 150 officers were needed to care for and train the tens of thousands of birds in the U.S. Pigeon Service. Carrying messages could be a dangerous job. Some pig

53、eons performed with such bravery that they became famous and were even awarded medals, such as Englands Dicken Medal of Gallantly. In a few cases, pigeons even became prisoners of war. In 1918 American forces captured a pigeon named The Kaiser, which had been trained to fly special missions for Germ

54、any during battle. He was taken to America, where he lived to the age of 32. The most famous pigeon of all may have been Cher Ami. Stationed in France during World War I, he carried twelve important messages for American forces. On his last mission, though wounded, he carried a message that saved th

55、e lives of 194 American soldiers. For his extraordinary service, he was awarded the French “Croix de Guerre”. Carrier pigeons are a slightly different breed from the kind of pigeon you see on city streets. They are much thinner and taller, with longer legs. Many people find carrier pigeons ugly beca

56、use of their big wattle, a knobby buildup of skin on the beak; however, people who raise pigeons often enjoy this odd appearance and consider carriers the best of their breeds. Today, modern communication methods can carry information from one place to another hundreds of times faster than a pigeon

57、could do it. However, few people would argue with the fact that carrier pigeons especially those that served in the military (軍隊(duì)) have earned their place in history. Stories about brave pigeons such as Cher Ami, President Wilson, and Colonels Lady have the power to inspire us as no fax machine or high-speed Internet connection could ever do. 67. The author provides specific dates throughout the passag