1、浙江省杭州市西湖高级中学届高三月考英语试题杭西高2013年9月高三英语试卷 I. 单选(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)1. What will the world use for power when it _ oil ?A. run out of B. is running out of C. has run out of D. ran out of2. The whole book _ 12 units, _ two mainly revisions.A. contains; including B. includes; containingC. contains; containi
2、ng D. includes; including3. In Chinese _, old peoples advice is of great _. A. values; value B. values; values C. value; value D. value; values4.Look at the trouble I am in. If only I _ your advice.A. followed B. would follow C. had followed D. should follow5. Before leaving this country, you must b
3、e in _ of a valid passport.A. provide B. possession C. core D. label6.Everything _ doing is worthy of _ well.A. worthy; being done B. worthy; doing C. worth; being doneD. worth; doing7. As you _ new words in context, it is a very good method for you to guess their meanings. A. come about B. come acr
4、oss C. come out D. come up8. She is _ a friend _ a mother. A. ratherthan B. morethan C. asas D. preferringto9. Is this the reason _at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?A. he explained B. what he explained C. how he explained D. why he explained10. Many people stood near the bus stop, nerv
5、ously waiting to_ A. pick up B. picking upC. be picked up D. being picked up11. -Do you think it is going to rain over the weekend?A.I dont believe B. I dont believe it C.I believe not so D. I believe not12. -How was your dinner date, dear?-Very nice. _ A. Much more than I could have imagined B.I ca
6、nt wait to have it againC. Could have helped myself to some more D. If they had served better13. This is _you are mistaken.A. what B. which C. where D. that14. A modern city has been set up in _ was a wasteland ten years ago. A. where B. which C. when D. what15. -Do all _ you think are right, _ othe
7、rs say. -yes, I_.A. what; as; do B. as; no matter what; willC. that; whatever; will D. what; whatever; must16. I can think of many cases, _students obviously knew a lot of English words and expressions but couldnt write a good essay.A. which B. as C. what D. where17. That was really a splendid eveni
8、ngIts years _ I enjoyed myself so much Awhen Bthat C. before Dsince18. Strict measures have to be _ to protect_ children from family abuses. A. adapted; adopted B. adopted; adopted C. adjusted; adjusted D. attached; adopted 19. I have heard of the famous scholar thousands of times but havent seen hi
9、m _. A. in the flesh B. in personal C. in flesh D. in private 20. _ of time and energy has been spent in making the earthquake-stricken areas a permanent museum to remind people how disastrous a natural disaster can be. A. Large quantities B. A great deal C. A good many D. A plenty .完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分
10、，满分20分)In 1970，at the age of 35，my father was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease.There was not much _21_ done at that time and my father had to _22_ the medication and treatment that were available at that time.But one thing was _23_，my father was not a quitter(遇困难就放弃的人)He was a teacher who _24_ chil
11、dren with special educational needs in Chicago Public High School.Every day we would hear _25_ about“his kids”These “Kids”did not usually _26_ my sister and I.One day，my father arrived at his school and walked up the _27_ for his first period.He was having a very _28_ day because the disease was rea
12、lly taking everything out of him.He _29_ once and bruised(擦伤)his knee but he still kept going._30_ did he know that someone was watching.As the day _31_ his steps began to get a little lighter. At the end of the day，he was about to leave _32_ a young girl entered his office. He had met her in the ha
13、llway but she was not one of his _33_.He asked what he could do for her and she said，“I just wanted to thank you for _34_ my life.”He looked at her and couldnt _35_ what he had done. She then went on _36_.“When I got up this morning，I felt as if I was at the end of my _37_ and ready to kill myself.
14、But when I saw you trying to go up the stairs and then you fell，I felt _38_ and the feeling of sadness just kept getting _39_.And now you are walking as _40_ as ever. Its really true that everything will get better as the days go on.”21A.information Bresearch Cknowledge Dexperience22A.give up Bsend
15、out Ctake in Drely on23A.obvious Bspecial Cdifficult Dstrange24A.abandoned Bfollowed Ctaught Dattended25A.stories Bjokes Csongs Dhumors26A. connect Bchange Cmean Ddefeat27A. mountains Bstairs Cladders Dstreets28A. normal Bpleasant Cunfortunate Ddifficult29A. fell Bhappened Cappeared Dstood30A. Seldo
16、m BLittle CMuch DNever31A. arrived Bprogressed Cbroke Dstopped32A. until Bbefore Cwhen Dwhile33A. students Bsoldiers Cteachers Dworkers34A.losing Bgiving Cpassing Dsaving35A.write down Bfigure out Ccut off Dput up36A.responding Bcontinuing Cexplaining Dcomplaining37A.rope Bwall Croad Dwork38A.sorry
17、Bbad Clucky Dproud39A.cleverer Bweaker Chigher Dstronger40A.carefully Bquickly Clightly DslowlyIII. 阅读理解(共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分)AJust 25 years ago，the top three career hopes for young people in Britain were teacher，banker and doctor.Now，they want to be sports star，pop star and actor，according to a survey
18、 by the Guardian newspaper.Rachel，a character in the popular TV show Glee，may be said to speak for British teenagers.“Nowadays being nobody is worse than being poor.”he said.Emma Brockes，a reporter with the Guardian，believes it is“the bad influence of celebrity(名人)culture”that is to blame.“When chil
19、dren wanted to be doctor，it wasnt because they were really more interested in the functions of human organs than they are now；you go where the respect is.”she wrote.It could explain why there has been such an increase in levels of anxiety and depression.Dr Carlo Strenger，of Tel Aviv University，studi
20、ed the sense of self for his new book The Fear of Insignificance：Searching for Meaning in the 21st Century.He told the Daily Mail that young people now are“affected by the close connection to the global entertainment network，which has turned ranking and rating people according to wealth and celebrit
21、y into an obsession(痴迷)”“As humans，we naturally measure ourselves to those around us，but now we live in a global village.We are comparing ourselves with the most important people in the world and finding ourselves wanting，”he said.Today，even high achievers constantly fear that they are insignificant
22、 when they compare themselves to success stories in the media.The way out？Simply stop measuring your achievement through a fantasy of wealth and celebrity. Dr Strenger said that it is a process called“active selfacceptance through a constant search for selfknowledge through life”“The fear of insigni
23、ficance can only be overcome through strong individual and cultural identity over and above measurable achievement，”he said.41Nowadays，young people in Britain want to _.Achoose jobs based on interests Bbecome famousCbe teacher，banker and doctor Dearn more money42According to Emma Brockes，what causes
24、 the increasing level of anxiety?AChoices of future careers. BAccess to the global network.CBad influences of celebrities. DEndless comparison with others.43Which of the following is TRUE of Dr Carlo Strenger?AHe is a newspaper reporter. BHe is the spokesman of teenagers.CHe tells success stories on
25、 TV. DHe is against ranking people with wealth.44Dr Carlo Strenger suggests that young people should_.Aseek active self acceptance Bstick to their own dreamsCmake great achievements Dsearch for the secret of wealth45The text is mainly written to _.Atalk about job choices Banalyse a social phenomenon
26、Cencourage celebrity culture Dintroduce three famous peopleBAt 4：53 pm on January 12，United Nations aid worker Jens Kristensen was at his desk reading documents on the third floor of the Christopher Hotel，which served as UN headquarters in PortauPrince，when he felt a tremor. Four seconds later，the e
27、arthquake hit. “In a split second，I considered whether to run for the door or hide under my desk，”says Kristensen,48.“The door was closed，and I thought that maybe it was too far and I would be caught under falling debris，so I hid under the table.”A bookshelf toppled onto his desk，protecting him from
28、 being crushed by rubble and trapping him in a tiny pocket.“I was confined as if in a small coffin，” he says.It was so dark，and it didnt matter if his eyes were open or closed.He used the light from his mobile phone to see around him.He found，among other items，a jar of instant coffee.“I had no food
29、or water，only the coffee to suck on if I needed it.”At about 6：30 am on January 17，an oil leak silenced the buildings generators，and Kristensen was able to hear muffled voices above where he was buried.“I thought，I was too tired to bang and shout.But then I realised，I had to take every chance.This c
30、ould be one.”So he called out.Six hours later，Kristensen saw his rescuers faces.“It was so amazing.I felt I had received a second birthday，”he recalls.Dehydration and pains but with only a bruise and a scratch，Kristensen took three days to recover.The UN lost more than 90 people in Haiti.But Kristen
31、sen says that the outpouring of love helps heal the pain：“The genuine happiness of people toward me here has been wonderful.You feel part of a larger family.”46When the earthquake struck，Jens Kristensen decided to _.Aread documents in the office Bstay under the deskCrun out of the room quickly Dcatch the falling debris47What protected Jens Kristensen from being injured by fa
