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南通、扬州2013届高三第二次调研考试
南通市、扬州市2013届高三第二次调研测试（3013. 5）
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21. Our efforts will not be ______. Our basketball team is sure to win the final this year. A. by accident B. in vain C. on purpose D. at length 22. — Mr. Smith, I seem to have caught a fever and I feel sleepy.
—______, you’d better see a doctor as soon as possible. A. If not B. If so C. If any D. 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. might C. shall D. should 24. I had never had such a good opportunity in my life but somehow away ______. A. it went B. went it C. did it go D. 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. Don’t worry! You can easily find a job ______ skilled workers are badly needed. A. when B. though C. unless D. where 27. — How do you ______ your absence from class this morning? — My neighbor’s child got ill and took him to hospital. A. account for B. ask for C. allow for D. answer for
28. — Have you finished your task now? — Not yet. So much time has been wasted ______ its
details aimlessly this morning.
A. being assessed B. 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. how B. whether C. whatever D. whichever
30. During major holidays, all the highways around the country, including the airport expressways,
will give free ______ to small passenger cars. A. admission B. access C. passage D. privilege
31. Where and how they found the boats with treasures ______ made known up to now. A. hasn’t been B. haven’t been C. wasn’t D. weren’t
32. The task was so hard and time was so pressing for him, ______ is why he didn’t do as well as
before. A. as B. which C. Who D. 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 boy’s parents ______ the operation last week had it not been for the donations from our
school.
A. couldn’t have paid for B. couldn’t pay for C. shouldn’t have paid for D. wouldn’t pay for 35. — I’m a bit nervous about speaking in public this afternoon. — ______ I’m sure you can make it.
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A. Go ahead B. Never give up C. Good luck D. Take it easy 第二节 完形填空
If you lose something important, you are sure to desire to get it back. Thanks to the 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 camera’s memory card during a 2008 trip. __38__, they were shocked to see it arrive in the __39__ — three 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 mother’s, and __42__ the card made its way back home.
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 managed 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 gave up finding the owner. As a last __51__, Harris’s 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 Black’s shop — to buy a(n) __53__ for the ring Alair lost that 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 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 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. effort 52. A. agent B. detective C. jeweler D. judge 53. A. replacement B. antique C. bargain D. necklace
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54. A. other B. same 55. A. belief B. fortune 第三部分 阅读理解
C. splendid C. reward D. shining D. credit
A Carl’s Lawn (草坪) Care 101 W. 141st Street 1-800-290-5992 Tired of spending your weekend working in the yard? Fed up with grass that will not grow and weeds that will not die? This summer, sit back and relax. Let the lawn-care specialists at Carl’s Lawn Care do the work for you. You will have peace of mind and a great-looking yard. Our Services ● Mow (-11,1J) and edge grass; ● Trim hedges; ● Fertilize lawns; ● Water lawns; ● Plant/trine trees; ● Rake leaves Why Use Carl’s Lawn Care? Benefit of using Carl’s Lawn Care include: ● Beautiful, well-maintained lawn ● Complete removal of cuttings ● Support area youth ● More leisure time for friends and family Our Story Carl’s Lawn Care began fifteen years ago. Carl Simmons, then a local high school student, needed a job. Carl knew he wanted to work outdoors, so he grabbed the family lawnmower and offered yard work services to his neighbors. Soon Carl’s reputation for hard work and attention to detail created more work than he could handle on his own. He hired several of his friends, and he expected high quality and service from them as well. After graduating from high school, Carl continued the business throughout college and beyond. Carl turned a summer job into a full-time career. The service employs approximately 100 hard -working, local high school students each summer. All lawn care is completed by teams of students carefully trained in lawn-care maintenance. An adult lawn-care specialist supervises each team. Prices and Plans Carl’s Lawn Care offers low-cost, flexible payment plans and service schedules. Satisfaction is guaranteed. Call today to speak to a lawn-care specialist and begin to enjoy your weekends again! 56. Carl’s Lawn Care is probably the name of ______.
A. a piece of equipment for mowing grass B. an activity to promote certain products C. a company selling certain equipment D. a center providing certain services 57. Why is Our Story presented in the text?
A. To provide evidence for good service. B. To stress its efficient management.
C. To show Carl’s reputation for hard work.
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D. To encourage readers to learn from Carl.
58. The advertisement promises that you shall be ______.
A. pleased with free service plans B. freed from certain tough work C. guided on how to protect weeds D. taught how to remove cuttings
B
It’s 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 a combination of incapable Conservative and Labor prime minister (all male) and the unelected and militant union leaders who didn’t 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 strike. 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 people’s lives. Personally, for me it was the former and I could see how she improved the prospects and 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 didn’t see it that way. But what I don’t understand is how some folk think it’s OK to be so openly disrespectful in her death just because it’s her. The so-called “death parties” are sickening, attended as they mostly are by people who probably don’t quite know she is, let alone who lived under her reign (统治). The Brighton teacher Romany Blythe, who organized one of the parties, actually compared her to Hitler. But Margaret didn’t 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 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 we’re in. They’re all too bothered about being popular, so they spend all their time trying to please all of the people all of the time. It’s 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. Considerate 60. Some people hate Margaret Thatcher because ______.
A. she launched the war against Argentina B. she started a massive public sector strike
C. they believe she devoted herself to genocide. D. they think she brought them a miserable life.
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