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1、三模试题扬州市2012-2013学年度高三第三次模拟考试英 语 试 卷本试卷分五部分。满分120分。考试时间120分钟。第卷（共 85 分）第一部分： 听力 (共两节，满分20分)第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. How many children are there in the classroom? A. Seven. B. Five. C. Twelve.2. Where is the m

2、ans bike now? A. Under the stairs. B. At the gate. C. In the garden.3. Why wont the woman go to town tomorrow? A. Because it will rain. B. Because it will be too hot. C. Because it will be too cold.4. What does the woman suggest? A. They dont have to go to the concert. B. Theyll have to rent a car a

3、s early as possible. C. The subway is fine with her. 5. Where does this conversation take place? A. At a restaurant. B. At the theatre. C. At the station.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材

4、料，回答第68题。6. Where does the woman want to go? A. The post office. B. The cinema. C.A park.7. Who can answer the womans question? A. The man with a beard. B. The man with a mustache. C. The man with a bottle of beer.8. Where is the man standing? A. By the post office. B. By the lamp-post. C. By the ma

5、il box.听第7段材料，回答第911题。9. What did Mary ask John to do? A. To help her. B. To look for their baby. C. To do some washing.10. Where is the baby? A. In the sitting-room. B. In the kitchen. C. In the washroom.11. What is the baby doing? A. He is playing games. B. He is brushing his teeth. C. He is brush

6、ing his shoes.听第8段材料，回答第1214题。12. Who are the two speakers? A. A conductor and a conductress. B. A reporter and a conductress. C. The organizer of the race and a participant. 13. When dose the dialogue take place? A. A day before the race. B. Right after the race. C. A day after the race.14. How lon

7、g has she been cycling? A. 17 years. B. 18 years. C.19 years.听第9段材料，回答第1517题。15. Where was George yesterday? A. At his usual place. B. In the newspaper office. C. At home.16. Why did the woman call George? A. To ask him to a concert. B. To go on a holiday with him. C. To invite him to dinner at home

8、.17. Where did George see Mary? A. At the office. B. At the concert. C. In his sisters home.听第10段材料，回答第1820题。18. What did Hemingway do? A. He was a writer. B. He was a soldier. C. He was a doctor.19. When was Hemingway wounded? A. During the Second World War. B. During the First World War. C. Betwee

9、n the two world wars.20. What life do you think. Hemingway led all his life? A.A hard life. B. An active life. C. A poor life.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：语法和词汇知识（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. A yellow taxi _ alongside a truck at the traffic lights when an elde

10、rly woman was crossing the road. A. brought up B. took up C. pulled up D. put up22. The opening between walls was very narrow; its very hard for soldiers to _ through. A. squeeze B. press C. stretch D. leap 23. Many firms give away small quantities of their productions as _ so that people can try th

11、em before buying. A. signs B. signals C. examples D. samples24. When the post fell _, Dennis Bass was appointed to fill it. A. empty B. blank C. vacant D. bare25. Look, _ fashionable clothes is he wearing that all the eyes are fixed on him!A. so B. what C. how D. such26. - Why on earth didnt you ans

12、wer the door? - Im terribly sorry, but the telephone _, too. A. is ringing B. was ringing C. rang D. was about to ring27. - Ann looks hot and dry. - So _ you if you had a high fever.A. do B. are C. will D. would28. Walter offered us a lift when he was leaving the office, but our work _, we refused h

13、is offer. A. not finishing B. had not been finished C. not having finished D. not finished29. On stepping into the room this morning, I was astonished to find the floor covered with _looked like tiny insects. A. that B.what C. where D. when30. -How much do you have in your pocket? -150 yuan, all of

14、_ came from my grandma. A. which B. them C. it D. that31. - Did your father come back early last night?- Yes. It was not yet eight oclock _ he arrived home. A. before B. when C. that D. until32. - Which hotel did you stay in last week? - Well, just the one _ I think you once met Ge You and his famil

15、y. A. that B. which C. where D. as33. _, I think, and the problem could be settled, A. If you dont doubt your efforts B. So long as you keep up your spirits C. Making great efforts D. A bit more efforts 34. The lecture mainly deals with the trouble young children have _ right from wrong. A. distingu

16、ished B. distinguishing C. to distinguish D. to be distinguished35. - The film we saw last week is very romantic. - _. I didnt think it romantic at all. A. With all due respect B. I beg to differ C. As predicted D. I cant agree with you more第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和

17、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。New genetic analysis has revealed that many Amazon tree species are likely to survive human-made climate warming in the coming century, contrary to previous findings that temperature increases would cause them to die out. A study, 36 in the latest edition of Ecology and Evolut

18、ion, reveals the 37 age of some Amazonian tree species - more than 8 million years - and 38 shows that they have survived previous periods as warm as many of the global warming imagined periods 39 for the year 2100. The authors write that, having survived warm periods in the past, the trees will 40

19、survive future warming, provided there are no other major environmental changes. 41 extreme droughts and forest fires will impact Amazonia as temperatures 42 , the trees will stand the direct impact of higher temperatures. The authors 43 that as well as reducing greenhouse gas emissions to minimize

20、the risk of drought and fire, conservation policy should remain 44 on preventing deforestation（采伐森林）for agriculture and mining. The study disagrees with other recent researches which predicted tree species extinctions 45 relatively small increases in global average air temperatures. Study co-author

21、Dr Simon Lewis (UCL Geography) said the 46 were good news for Amazon tree species, but warned that drought and over-exploitation of the forest remained major 47 to the Amazons future. Dr Lewis said: “The past cannot be compared directly with the future. while tree species seem likely to 48 higher ai

22、r temperatures than today, the Amazon forest is being transformed for agriculture and 49 , and what remains is being degraded by logging, and increasingly split up by fields and roads. “Species will not move as freely in todays Amazon as they did in previous warm periods, when there was no human 50

23、. Similarly, todays climate change is extremely fast, making comparisons with slower changes in the past 51 .” “With a clearer 52 of the relative risks to the Amazon forest, we 53 that direct human impacts - such as forest clearances for agriculture or mining - should remain a key point of conservat

24、ion policy. We also need more aggressive 54 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to make minimum the risk of drought and fire impacts and 55 the future of most Amazon tree species.”36. A. advertised B. described C. published D. presented37. A. frightening B. surprising C. exciting D. interest

25、ing38. A. still B. nevertheless C. however D. therefore39. A. assess B. confirm C. forecast D. promise40. A. particularly B. probably C. merely D. possibly41. A. Since B. Although C. When D. If42. A. rise B. change C. drop D. end43. A. consider B. decide C. guarantee D. recommend44. A. based B. buil

26、t C. focused D. made45. A. in relation to B. in response to C. in reply to D. in reference to46. A. findings B. thoughts C. inventions D. writings47. A. threats B. disadvantages C. embarrassments D. instructions48. A. accept B. tolerate C. permit D. Require49. A. farming B. planting C. catering D. m

27、ining50. A. power B. influence C. desire D. violence51. A. difficult B. clear C. easy D. important52. A. belief B. direction C. understanding D. suggestion53. A. doubt B. conclude C. calculate D. prefer54. A. thought B. guidance C. protection D. action55. A. secure B. advance C. sacrifice D. evaluat

28、e第三部分：阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AHARVARD UNIVERSITY Office of AdmissionsFinancial AidOur goal in admissions and financial aid is clear: We want to bring the best people to Harvard, regardless of their ability to pay and we do. About 70 percent of our students receive so

29、me form of aid, with over 60 percent receiving needbased scholarships.Two principles guide us: Admission to Harvard is need-blind, by which we mean that financial need is not a barrier to admission. International students have the same access to financial aid as United States citizens. Financial aid

30、 at Harvard is entirely needbased and we are committed to meeting the demonstrated need of all students. Students apply for aid annually and every year we review our financial aid program, considering such things as any changed student or family circumstances, university resources, and demand.Removing Economic BarriersIn the past decade we have increased financial aid for low and middle income families by over 180%. No contribution is expected from parents with incomes under $65,000. Beginning with the class of 2016, those parents with annual inco