永州市2013年高考第一次模拟考试试卷英语命题人：陈清祥(宁远一中) 张忠良(祁阳一中) 田泽祥(江永一中) 李琼玲(江华一中)审题人：唐竹生(市教科院)时量：120分钟分值：150分注意：本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识、阅读理解和书面表达。

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Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A (22.5 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conver sation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. List en carefully andthenchoose the best answer for each question.You will hear each conversation TWICE.Example:When will the magazine probably arrive?A. Wednesday.B. Thursday.C. Friday.The answer is B.Conversation 11. What has the weather been like these days?A. Windy.B.Sunny.C. Rainy.2. What will the temperature be tomorrow?A. 8℃.B. 10℃.C. 12℃.Conversation 23. Who is visiting the woman for the weekend?A. Her teacher.B. Her student.C. Her brother.4. How does the woman know Ann?A. She has just been introduced to her.B. She has taken piano lessons from her.C. They have met at a party before.Conversation 35. When did the man finish running every day last term?A. At 7:00.B. At 7:30.C. At 8:10.6. What does the woman think of his university life?A. Too dull.B. Just so so.C. Very great. Conversation 47. Where are the two speakers?A. In a library.B. In a bookstore.C. In an office.8. Why didn’t the woman lend him the three books?A. Because they are expensive．B. Because they are very important．C. Because they are single copies．9. How many books did the man finally take away?A. One.B. Three.C. Four.Conversation 510. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?A. Ticket seller and passenger.B. Saleswoman and customer.C. Close friends.11. Which flight is the man going to take?A. The early morning flight.B. The mid-morning flight.C. The early afternoon flight.12. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. At the bus station.B. At the ticket office.C. At the city centre.Conversation 613. What was the woman’s first job?A. Sales assistant.B. Sales manager.C. Sales representative.14. Why did the woman give up the job?A. To travel with her friends.B. To prepare for her exams.C. To attend a meeting.15. Where did the woman stay?A. In England.B. In America.C. In Ireland.Section B (7.5 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numb ered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THR EE WORDS.You will hear the short passage TWICE.Newspapers in BtitainTypes ● Serious newspapers: on happenings both 16 and abroad.● 17 newspapers: on entertainment.The Times ● Beginning in 18 .● Enjoying a good reputation for believable news and serious opinions.● Not giving its 19 to a political party.● Talking about new fashions and 20 of the young people occasionally.Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)Section A (15 marks)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A,B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.Example:The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket the desert.A. coveringB. coveredC. coverD. to coverThe answer is A.21. Tom took a taxi to the high-speed train station, only his train had just left.A. findingB. to findC. foundD. find22. Food supplies in the tsunami-stricken area . We must act immediately before there’s none l eft.A. have run outB. run outC. ran outD. are running out23. Though to see us, the professor gave us a warm welcome.A. surprisingB. surprisedC. to surpriseD. being surprised24. Tom has always been working hard. , he will hopefully achieve good grades in the coming test.A. HoweverB. OtherwiseC. ThereforeD. Besides25. Lily in a top school in Changsha, but she is studying in our school now.A. studiesB. will studyC. has studiedD. studied26. Mo Yan had been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature made us Chinese proud.A. WhatB. WhichC. ThatD. Whether27. People will keep fit if they to eat more fruit and vegetables.A. persuadeB. will persuadeC. will be persuadedD. are persuaded28. I was feeling left out in the new school Alice, an easygoing girl from Canada, came to sta y with me.A. asB. onceC. whenD. while29. We lost our way in the forest park, otherwise we more places of interest yesterday.A. visitedB. had visitedC. would visitD. would have visited30. Only after we have gone through hard times something to be grateful for.A. will we understandB. we will understandC. we understoodD. did we understand31. Most riders of electric bikes in China 40-50 kilometers per hour often ignore red lights.A. reachingB. reachedC. to reachD. to have reached32. difficulties we may meet with in our life, we should keep a positive attitude towards life.A. HoweverB. WhateverC. WhicheverD. Whenever33. — Mum, I really think Dad should have a break and get relaxed.— Yes. He too long.A. has been readingB. readC. had readD. is reading34. The driver from that bus company, was extremely calm and brave in face of danger, saved all the passengers on board.A. whichB. whoC. whomD. that35. Joe, along with his friends bound to find nobody there, for the rest gone for their lunch.A. is; haveB. is; hasC. are; haveD. are; hasSection B (18 marks)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.It was a warm sunny Saturday afternoon about fifteen years ago. I offered to take my 36to the local playground. As soon as we got there, my daughter headed for the 37 and asked fo r a push. As I was helping my daughter to 38 higher and higher, I noticed another little girl tryin g in vain to get her own swing(秋千) going. Her elderly grandmother was sitting quietly on a near by bench and smiled at me.I walked over to the little girl and 39 if she could use a push, too. She smiled and answered “Ye s!” I soon had her feet flying towards the clouds while she laughed happily. For the next two hour s I found myself 40 swings and playing games with my daughter and the little girl. By the tim e we headed home, I was 41 worn out, but my spirits were still flying higher than those swing s.Two years later, after a long day’s work I went to 42 my kids from the local grade school. 4 3 , I stood in the parents’ waiting area waiting for my children. Suddenly, I felt two tiny arms aro und my stomach. I looked down and there was the little girl from the playground smiling up at m e. She gave me one more big hug before 44 to catch her school bus. As I watched her back, I di dn’t feel quite so tired any more and my 45 were once again rising in the Heavens.In this life，every single bit of love we 46 finds its way back to us again. It may take seconds o r it may take years. The law of love, though, is never broken. The love we share, the kindness we give and the 47 we create will always come back to bless us.36. A. daughter B. friend C. mother D. student37. A. balls B. flowers C. swings D. crowds38. A. lift B. go C. climb D. jump39. A. asked B. wondered C. saw D. doubted40. A. taking B. shaking C. making D. pushing41. A. mentally B. simply C. physically D. mostly42. A. pick up B. send for C. look after D. see off43. A. Excited B. Surprised C. Satisfied D. Tired44. A. putting off B. looking around C. showing up D. heading off45. A. thoughts B. spirits C. memories D. feelings46. A. seek B. share C. imagine D. face47. A. beauty B. idea C. happiness D. valueSection C (12 marks)Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits th e context.Travel is a very good activity. When traveling, you can relax 48 , forget your tiredness or trouble s, and have the energy to take on the new tasks waiting for you.But sometimes traveling is 49 an enjoyable thing. For example, the weather can be changeabl e. 50 you climb a mountain, it may rain suddenly. You may be caught 51 the rain and may cat ch a cold. The worst thing is that you may have your money stolen 52 you may have an injur y. All these terrible things are 53 can happen to you.Therefore, when you are to go on a trip, you 54 make a good preparation. Firstly, you must hav e clear information about the weather. Secondly, you should choose 55 good companion so tha t you can help each other. Thirdly, you must be careful enough and try to avoid accidents. If you d o this, you will surely enjoy your travel.Part III Reading Comprehension (30 marks)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. Choose the o ne that fits best according to the information given in the passage.ADo you have any skiing equipment you no longer need? A ski school in the far north of India coul d put it to good use.In March we published a photo story about the extraordinary Zsnskar region in northern India，wh ich is cut off from the outside world for more than seven months of the year，and only accessible v ia a frozen river．We also included information about the limited use of skiing in the region and th e recent creation of the Zanskar Ski School:“Despite the difficulties of travelling through the region when the snow comes，skiing hasn’t tradi tionally been used as a means of transport by the locals，largely because trees don’t grow here, so t here is little in the way of raw materials from which to make skis．In 1995, a group of British scie ntists in the region noticed the lack of skis and one of them returned to set up the Zanskar Ski Sch ool in Padam．The school provides lessons for a small fee and rents skis to the local people. Amo ng the benefits that the school hopes to bring are improved education — children often find it diffi cult to get to school through the deep snow — and the possibility of offering ski tours to tourists i n the future．So far，more than 300 local people have received training，and local doctors and p olicemen regularly borrow skis.”But what we weren’t able to include in the article is that the ski school is always on the look out fo r old skiing equipment — particularly of a size suitable for children — and, I thought. Now the Eu ropean ski season is drawing to a close，there might be a few of you out there who have some old e quipment you’d like to see go to a good home．If that’s the ease you can get in touch with the sch ool via their website www.zanskarski .56. What’s the purpose in writing the text?A. To ask people to give away their skis to the school.B. To attract more tourists to the area.C. To appeal to more locals to attend the school.D. To raise money to develop this area.57. The local people don’t use skiing to go about because .A. it is against the local customB. trees are in the way of the skiing routeC. they don’t have the wood to make skisD. it is dangerous to go skiing in this region58. The Zanskar Ski School .A. has donated money to the local communityB. makes it easier for the students to attend schoolC. provides special training to the touristsD. has borrowed many skis from Europe59. Who would be the most helpful to the school now?A. Locals in Zanskar region．B. Students in the Zanskar Ski School．C. People having old skiing equipment．D. Tavellers enjoying skiing．60. What can be the best title for the text?A. An extraordinary region in India.B. A popular sport-skiing.C. A good means of transport.D. A home for old skis.BHow do you know if your home is an easy aim for thefts? Around the holidays, many families do n’t consider taking proper measures to prevent their homes from suffering holiday thefts．With jus t a few simple steps, you can better make sure of the safety of your home during all of the holida y celebrations．Here are a few tips for making it difficult to tell you are away from home．●Either have a trusted neighbor pick up your mail and newspapers, or tell your mailperson to hold your mail until you return．Nothing says “Hey, we are not home!” like when your postbox is fill ed with all kinds of mails and you have many different newspapers in your driveway．●Set several different lights in your house on random timers（随机定时器）．Don’t leave your o utdoor lights on all the time．Instead, put your outside lights on timers to be on during the nights．If an outdoor light remains on for days at a time it means that nobody is home to turn it off．●If you have pets that you are not taking with you on vacation, leave them with a friend, rather tha n having someone come into your house every day to take care of them．When thefts see a neighb or or friend entering your house every day, they will know you are not home．●Close all your curtains when you leave town. This is effective to deter possible thefts, as no one can see what is in your house. If they don’t know what is inside, then they are less likely to run t he risk of breaking in．This article just has suggested a few tips to help you keep your house safe while you are on holida y．Nothing can truly protect your home unless you have it monitored by a professional home secu rity system．61．What is the main idea of the passage?A. To tell us how to prevent the thefts around the holidays.B. To let the outdoor lights on all the time.C. To tell us many families suffering from the thefts while they are on holiday.D. To tell you to have your neighbor go to your house to take care of your pet.62．If you are on holiday in other places, the lights in your house should ．A. be turned on only once one dayB. be kept on all the nightC. be replaced by random timersD. be lit in an irregular way63．To make your home truly protected, what does the writer advise you to do?A. Have all the curtains closed.B. Stop your mail service at once.C. Turn to your close neighbors or friends.D. Equip your home with a security system. 64．Most of the tips mentioned in the text seem to ．A. be very popular with familiesB. have no effect on preventing theftsC. give a false impression on theftsD. be a little hard to be brought into effect65．The underlined word " deter " probably means “”.A. discoverB. discourageC. surpriseD. attractCFood sometimes gets poisoned with harmful things. A person who eats such food can get an illnes s called food poisoning. Food poisoning is usually not serious, but some types are deadly. The sy mptoms of food poisoning usually begin within hours of eating the poisoned food. Fever is one o f the most common symptoms.Certain microorganisms（微生物）cause most types of food poisoning. Bacteria and other microo rganisms can poison eggs, meat, vegetables, and many other foods. After entering the body, these t iny living things release poisons that make people sick.Some chemicals can also cause food poisoning. They are often added to food while it is being gro wn, processed, or prepared. For example, many farmers spray chemicals on crops to kill weeds an d insects. Some people may have a bad reaction to those chemicals when they eat the crops. Some plants and animals contain natural poisons that are harmful to people. These include certai n kinds of seafood, grains, nuts, seeds, beans, and mushrooms.When people handle food properly, the risk of food poisoning is very small. Microorganisms multi ply rapidly in dirty places and in warm temperatures. This means that people should never touch f ood with dirty hands or put food on unwashed surfaces. Food should be kept in a refrigerator to st op microorganisms from growing. Meat needs to be cooked thoroughly to kill any dangerous micr oorganisms. People should also wash food covered with chemicals before eating it. Finally, peopl e should not eat wild mushrooms or other foods that grow in the wild. Some of these foods may co ntain natural materials that are poisonous to humans. In addition, some types of fish can be poison ous.Most people recover from food poisoning after a few days of resting and drinking extra water. If people eat natural poisons, they must go to the hospital right away to have their stomachs emptied.66. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Food poisoning means death.B. Food when poisoned can make people sick.C. Food poisoning comes in varieties.D. Food poisoning can be serious.67. We know from the passage that the symptoms of food poisoning .A. are only accompanied by a feverB. are too common to be noticedC. can he ignoredD. can be noticed within hours68. Food poisoning can be caused by all the following EXCEPT .A. low temperaturesB. some chemicalsC. some tiny living thingsD. certain natural materials69. From Paragraph 5, we can learn that .A. mushrooms should not be eatenB. different types of food should be handled differentlyC. vegetables are safer than meat and seafoodD. natural poisons are more dangerous than chemicals70. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. natural materials are safe in food processingB. chemicals are needed in food processingC. food poisoning can be kept under controlD. food poisoning is out of controlPart IV Writing (45 marks)Section A (10 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information fro m the passage.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Children are used to the parties that consist of junk food, loud music and the like. However, today’s environmental condition is serious, so to save our environment, we need to do our bit by makin g small changes in our activities like planning our kid’s birthday parties in an eco-friendly manne r.The first idea for the “green” birthday party is selecting a “green” location. You can put some choi ces in front of your child like gardens, parks and farms and let him or her select one for the part y. The benefit of choosing a natural outdoor locations is that it doesn’t require much decoration, w hich will save your money. Also, it’ll bring your child close to nature.Secondly, go “green” while you’re listing out the required materials for the party. Use reusable an d recyclable materials like cloth table covers instead of plastic. For decorations, avoid plastic by u sing natural things like plants, candles, etc. What’s more, you can avoid using paper invitations an d invite people by sending e-mail invitations to them.Thirdly, plan the food according to the “green” theme. Serve the delicious but healthy food to th e guests. Fruit, vegetables and nuts can be the most appropriate parts in party food as they taste gre at, and are extremely healthy. Home-made cakes will also serve the purpose very well.Lastly, conduct “green” activities. For giving children a learning experience, take them on a trip t o the nearest farm and let them see the working system there. After the learning experience, let the m play together in a park. Also children can make up stories which you can write down for them. These written pages will be colored by the kids and will be their return gifts.Plan a unique but wonderful birthday party for your kid to enjoy. If we all contribute to this caus e, soon we’ll see our earth back in her green coat.Title: 71 for Our KidsI. ReasonWe need to save our environment due to today’s 72 environmental condition.II. 73●Selecting a “green” locationAllowing children to 74 the location.Enabling to children to get close to nature.●Using“green” materialsUsing 75 materials.Avoiding paper invitations.76 e-mail invitations.●Planning 77Serving delicious but healthy food.● 78 “green” activitiesTaking children to a farm or park to 79 .Writing down stories by children.III. 80Planning a unique but wonderful birthday party helps save the earth.Section B (10 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given i n the passage.Brazil has become one of the developing world’s great successes at reducing population growth — but more by accident than design. While countries such as India have made joint efforts to re duce birth rates, Brazil has had better result without really trying, says George Martine at Harvar d．Brazil’s population growth rate has dropped from 2.99% a year between 1951 and 1960 to 1.93% a year between 1981 and 1990, and Brazilian women now have only 2.7 children on averag e. Martine says this figure may have fallen still further since 1990, an achievement that makes it th e envy of many other Third World countries．Martine puts it down to among other things, soap operas and installment（分期付款）plans introd uced in the 1970s．Both played an important, although indirect, role in lowering the birth rate. Bra zil is one of the world’s biggest producers of soap operas. Globo, Brazil’s most popular televisio n network, shows three hours of soaps six nights a week, while three others show at least one hou r a night. Most soaps are based on wealthy characters living the high life in big cities．“Although they have never really tried to work in a message towards the problems of Reproductio n（生育）, they describe middle and upper class values: not many children, different attitudes tow ards sex, women working, ” says Martine．“They sent this image to all parts of Brazil and made p eople conscious of other patterns of behavior and other values, which were put into a very attractiv e package．”Meanwhile, the installment plans tried to encourage the poor to become consumers．“This led to a n enormous change in consumption patterns and consumption was incompatible（不相容的） with unlimited reproduction, ” says Martine．81. How has Brazil cut back its population growth? ( No more than 6 words ) (2 marks)82. What are the two main factors in helping Brazil lower its birthrate? ( No more than 8 words ) (2 marks)83. What changes have soap operas brought to Brazilians since the 1990s? ( No more than 14 wor ds ) ( 3 marks )84. What is the passage mainly about? ( No more than 12 words ) ( 3 marks )Section C (25 marks)Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 在生活中，人与人之间难免会发生不愉快的事情，其中有误会，有矛盾，有争吵……请就此写一篇英语短文。