全国100所名校2013届高三上学期期初考试英语试卷及答案

全国100所名校2013届高三学期初考试示范卷英语考试时间：120分钟满分：加权为150分第一节：单项填空(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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

21.In the face of _____ failure, it’s the most important to keep up _____ good state of mind.A. /; aB. a; /C. the; /D. /; the22. What impressed me most about the movie were the _____ filmed in New York.A. sceneryB. scenesC. sightsD. views23. My headache _____ me. I thought it was going away, but it’s getting worse and worse.A. is killingB. killsC. was killingD. killed28. _____ the right decision _____ the future is probably the most important thing we will ever do in ourlives.A. Making; concernedB. Make; concerningC. To make; concernedD. Making; concerning29. --- What’s in your hand?--- _____ novel. Would you like to read it?A. An Australian new interesting historicalB. A new interesting historical AustralianC. An interesting new Australian historicalD. A historical interesting new Australian30. --- Any information about your son?--- No, if only I _____ those tough words to him.A. didn’t sayB. hadn’t saidC. shouldn’t have saidD. couldn’t have said31. It was not until dark _____ he found _____ he thought was the correct way to solve the problem.A. when; thatB. that; thatC. when; whatD. that; what32. In no city of China _____ little about the economic development.A. the government caresB. does the government careC. doesn’t the government careD. the government doesn’t care33. The number 2012 is a special number, _____, I think, that will be remembered by the Chinese for ever.A. whichB. whatC. oneD. it34. Some people believe _____ oil is running out, the fate of the motor industry is uncertain.A. that thatB. that thoughC. that forD. that since35. --- I’m going to travel to Shanghai. Would you please tell about your experiences there?--- _____. Let’s discuss it over supper.A. Go aheadB. That all dependsC. That’s greatD. By all means第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In a telephone survey of more than 2, 000 adults, 21% said they believed the sun revolved (旋转)around the earth. An _36__ 7% did not know which revolved around__37__. I have no doubt that__38_all of these people were__39_in school that the earth revolves around the sun；__40_may even have written it __41_ at test. But they never__42__their incorrect mental models of planetary (行星的)__43_because their every day observations didn’t support __44_ their teachers told them: People see the sun moving __45__ the s ky as morning turns to night，and the earth seems stationary (静止的)__46__ that is happening.Students can learn the right answers _47_ heart in class，and yet never combined them__48__their working models of the world. The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the__49_personalunderstanding of the world can__50__side by side，each unaffected by the other.Outside of class，the student continues to use the__51__model because it has always worked well__52__that circumstance. Unless professors point out_53__errors in students’ personal models of the world, students are not__54__to replace them with the __55_ one.36. A. other B. extra C. additional D. added37. A. what B. which C. that D. other38. A. actually B. remarkably C. obviously D. probably39. A. learned B. suggested C. taught D. advised40. A. those B. these C. who D. they41. A. down B. with C. under D. for42. A. formed B. changed C. believed D. thought43. A. operation B.position C. motion D. location44. A. how B. which C. that D. what45. A. around B. across C. on D. above46. A. since B. so C. while D. for47. A. to B. by C. in D. with48. A. with B. into C. to D. along49. A. adult's B. teacher's C. scientist's D. student's50. A. exist B. occur C. survive D. arise51. A. private B. individual C. personal D. own52. A. in B. with C. on D. for53. A. general B. natural C. similar D. specific54. A. forced B. likely C. probable D. possible55. A. perfect B. better C. reasonable D. correct第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AThe Peales were a famous family of American artists. Charles Willson Peale is best remembered for his portraits of leading figures of the American Revolution. He painted portraits of Franklin and Jefferson and over a dozen of George Washington. His life-size portrait of his sons Raphaelle and Titian was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture.Charles Willson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale Museum, which he founded in Philadelphia. The world’s first popular museum of art and natural science mainly covered paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural settings. Peale found the animals himse lf and found a method to make the exhibits more lifelike. The museum’s most popular display was the skeleton of a huge, extinct elephant, which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801.Three of Peale’s seventeen children were also famous artists. Raph aelle Peale often painted still lives of flowers, fruit, and cheese. His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of many noted people, including one of George Washington. Another brother, Rubens Peale, painted mostly landscapes and portraits.James Peale, the brother of Charles Willson Peale, specialized in miniatures(小画像). His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America.57. The author mentions that Washington tipped his hat to the figures in the picture to show that _____.A. Charles Willson Peale’s painting was very lifelikeB. Washington respected Charles Willson PealeC. Washington was friendly to Raphaelle and Titian PealeD. the painting of the two brothers was very large58. All of the following statements about the Peale Museum is true EXCEPT that _____.A. it displayed the Peale’s paintingsB. Charles Willson Peale bought it in PhiladelphiaC. there was an elephant skeleton in itD. it was about art and natural scienceBWhat Is Natural MedicineNatural Medicine is to use the natural environment, the nature of the material itself to cure diseases and restore the health. It involves bettering one’s breathing way, sunbathing, improving one’s diets an d so on, which play an important part in our healthcare.Start a Rewarding Career TodayThe Australian Institute of Applied Sciences College of Natural Medicine provides you with Nationally Recognized natural medicine courses that can be studied in the comfort of your own home, or at our Brisbane campus’ in the heart of Stones Corner. AIAS College of Natural Medicine has been providing accredited (官方认可的) natural health courses for more than 20 years, and offers accredited certificate, diploma and advanced diploma level natural medicine, beauty and massage(按摩) courses.Why Study at the Australian Institute of Applied SciencesWith over 36 years of specialized training and 120 courses, our Natural Medicine College is Australia’s longest running and most sought after training provider for Natural Medicine Education. Our state of the art facilities, highly experience instructors and friendly support staff make us the first choice for Distance Education and On-campus study.●No need to travel or relocat e closer to a campus.●No interruption to your existing commitments.●You are still in full contact with the college via Telephone, Email and Post, so you won’t be out of touch with the latest training techniques.59. You can learn how to _____ at the Australian Institute of Applied Sciences College of Natural Medicine.A. apply science to our lifeB. operate on various patientsC. adjust one’s diet or breathD. look after mentally-ill people60. One of the reasons for your choice of going to the college is that_____.A. it is the oldest college of this type in AustraliaB. it offers more courses than any other collegeC. you may find the best art facilities thereD. you will get accredited certificate or diploma61. If you take the courses at home, you are more likely to _____.A. focus on your own interestsB. adjust your study schedulesC. get any help from instructorsD. keep up with new techniquesCNone of our early ancestors could digest milk as adults because their bodies never had to –milk drinking simply wasn’t an option. As people began to extract milk from animals, though, some people developed the ability to keep drinking it throughout their lives.Most adults in Northern and Central Europe are able to digest milk—and they do. Cheese, butter and other dairy products are popular in countries such as Sweden, Denmark, Germany and England. Because European settlers dominated North America, most people here can handle milk just fine, as well. That may explain why ice cream is such a popular dessert in the United States.In much of Africa, Asia and South America, on the other hand, people tend to avoid dairy products because they lead to diarrhea(腹泻) and other stom ach problems. (That’s why you won’t typically find cheese on the menu at a Chinese, Japanese or Ethiopian restaurant.) Native Americans are also unable to digest milk.Based on these genetic patterns, scientists have long thought that milk drinking started in Northern Europe, where dairy is an institution and the milk-digesting mutation is everywhere.A recent study painted a different picture. With a computer model, Thomas and colleagues looked at the spread of the milk-drinking mutation, farming and other related factors. Working backward, the scientists concluded that the first milk-drinkers lived in Central Europe around what’s now Hungary about 7500 years ago. The practice didn’t start farther north, as scientists had thought before.62. Which of the following is the proper order of events according to the passage?a. Their children were able to digest milk as adults.b. They got sick from the milk.c. Some people got a mutation in their genes. →d. Some people tried drinking milk from animals.e. Some people started to drink milk from animals on a regular basis.A. c → d → b → e → aB. d → e → b → c → aC. d → b → e → c → aD. e → b → d → c → a64. Which of the following is LEAST likely to appear on the menu in a Japanese restaurant?A. Butter.B. Vinegar.C. Fish.D. Beef.65. Which of the following is the author most likely to agree with?A. Milk drinking first started in Northern Europe.B. Milk drinking first started in Central Europe.C. North American Indians were able to digest milk.D. Dairy products are very popular in North Korea.66. The main focus of the scientists’ research was _____.A. mutation of human genesB. development of the human stomachC. why milk drinking startedD. where milk drinking first startedDWalk through the Amazon rainforest today and you will find it is steamy, warm, damp and thick. But if you had been around 15000 years ago, during the last ice age, would it have been the same? For more than 30 years, scientists have been arguing about how rainforests like the Amazon might have reacted to the cold dry climates of the ice ages, but until now, no one has reached a satisfying answer.Rainforests like the Amazon are important for mopping up CO2 from the atmosphere and helping to slow global warming. Currently the trees in the Amazon take in around 500 million tons of CO2 each year: equal to the total amount of CO2 giving off in the U.K. each year. But how will the Amazon react to future climate change? If it gets drier, will it still survive and continue to draw down CO2? Scientists hope that they will be able to learn in advance how the rainforest will manage in the future by understanding how rainforests reacted to climate change in the past.Unfortunately, getting into the Amazon rainforest and collecting information are very difficult. To study past climate, scientists need to look at fossilized pollen (花粉) kept in lake mud. Going back to the last ice age means drilling deep down into lake sediments(沉淀物)，which requires specialized equipment and heavy machinery. There are very few roads and paths, or places to land helicopters and aeroplanes. Rivers tend to be the easiest way to enter the forest, but this still leaves vast areas between the rivers completely unsampled. So far, only a handful of cores have been drilled that go back to the last ice age and none of them provide enough information to prove how the Amazon rainforest reacts to climate change.68. How will the Amazon rainforest react to future climate change?A. It’ll get drier and continue to remove CO2.B. It’ll remain steamy, warm, damp and thick.C. It’ll continue to help slow global warming.D. There is no exact answer up to present.69. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?A. There is little information to study the past climateB. It’s impossible to prove how climate changes in the Amazon rainforest.C. It’s hard to collect information for studies of the past climate in t he Amazon rainforest.D. It’s necessary to have specialized equipment and machinery to study the past climate.70. The best title for the passage may be _____.A. the History of the RainforestsB. Climates of the AmazonC. Secrets of the RainforestsD. Changes of the Rainforests第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。