1、四川省凉山州高三英语第二次诊断性检测试题新人教版四川省凉山州2013届高三第二次诊断性测试英 语 试 题 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。注意事项： 1答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、座位号、准考证号用O5毫米的黑色签字笔填写在答题卡上，并检查条形码粘贴是否正确。 2选择题使用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡对应题目标号的位置上；非选择题用05毫米黑色签字笔书写在答题卡的对应框内，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。 3考试结束后，将答题卡收回。第I 卷（选择题，共90 分）第一部分英语知识运用第一节单项填空（共10 小题；每小题1 分，满分10 分）从
2、每题所给的4 个选项中选出最佳选项。1 I guess the key to the problem is the choice “A” _ AThats it BThats great CThats OK DThats all right2How _Jenny was! Aa nice girl Bnice girl Ca girl nice Dnice a girl3Life is like riding a bicycle_ your balance, you must keep moving AKeeping BTo keep CKeep DBeing kept4_, Scarlett
3、 never seems able to do the work satisfactorily ATry as hard she will BTrying hard as she will CTry hard as she will DTrying as hard she will5More water and the young trees _ Acouldnt have died Bneednt have died Cshouldnt have died Dmustnt have died6Americans _ sent a message to the world _ they hav
4、e never been just a collection of red tates and blue states Awho; that B/; / C/; that Dthat; what7Nobody but the workers here and those who are invited _into the studio Aare admitted Bare admitting Cis admitted Dis admitting8_ positive intentions, you feel more empowered and more like a “victor” tha
5、n a “victim” AWith focused on BA focus on CWith focusing on DWith a focus on9Williams takes _encouraging when so many students attend his lecture Ait by Bit as Cby it Das it10 Dont go out, pleaseIts raining heavily outside_I have to meet my brother at the airport AYes, I will BYes, I wont CNo, I wil
6、l DNo, I wont第二节完形填空（共20 小题；每小题15 分，满分30 分）从每题所给的4个选项中选出最佳选项，使补足后的短文意思通顺、前后连贯、结构完整。Several years ago, Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises, spoke of the relation of work to oneother obligations: Imagine life as a（n） 11 in which you are juggling（ 玩杂耍） some five balls in the airYou 12 them work,
7、family, health, friends and spirit and youre keeping all of these in the airYou will soon understand that 13 is a rubber ballIf you 14 it, it will bounce backBut 15 four balls family, health, friends and spirit are made of 16 If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed （ 不可改变地磨损）, mar
8、ked, nicked, 17 or even shattered （ 破碎） They will never be the 18 You must understand that and struggle for balance in your lifeHow? Dont weaken your worth by 19 yourself with othersIt is because we are different that each of us is specialDont 20 your goals by what other people think importantOnly y
9、ou know what is best for youDont take for 21 the things closest to your heartHold onto them 22 as they would be your life, for 23 them, life is meaninglessDont give up when you still have something to giveNothing is really over until 24 you stop tryingDont 25 love out of your life by saying its impo
10、ssible to findThe quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to 26 love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wingsDont be 27 to learnKnowledge is 28 , but a treasure you can always carry easilyLife is not a race, but a journey to enjoy each step of
11、the way29 is history, Tomorrow is a mystery and Today is a（n） 30 : thats why we call it “The Present”11 Aactivity Bmatch Cgame Daim12Afind Bname Cmake Dhave13Awork Bspirit Cfamily Dfriends14Adrop Bbreak Cthrow Dhit15Aothers Bother Canother Dthe other16Arubber Bglass Cwood Dair17Adisappeared Bvanishe
12、d Cshocked Ddamaged18Aones Bball Csame Dused19Acomparing Bconnecting Creminding Dcalling20Arequire Bset Clet Dput21Agranted Bordered Cfixed Dit22Alightly Btightly Csmoothly Dfunny23Aalong with Bboth of Cwithout Dout of24Athe first Bwhile Cthat Dthe moment25Aget Bset Cshut Dask for26Aaccept Bleave Cg
13、et Dlose27Aafraid Bconfused Clate Dsad28Aheavy Beverything Cmoney Dweightless29AHistory BYesterday CTime DLife30Aappeal Bgift Castonishment Dwonder第二部分阅读理解第一节阅读理解（共20 小题；每小题2 分，满分40 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADont Ban Exams While a new school term is about to begin, perhaps
14、we should reconsider the matter of examinationsIn July, two writers praised the cancellation of exams because they believe “test dont tell the whole story” As a teacher who has worked in four countries, I have had the experience that a student who earns good marks is generally a good student, and th
15、at a students final mark in a subject is usually an average of the years workOf course there are exceptions, but they do not have the frequency that would give an unfair picture of a students ability The simple fact is that proper class work, diligent exam studies and good marks are almost certain i
16、ndicators of a students future performanceThe opposite, almost certainly, incompetence There is no acceptable substitute for competition and examination of qualityHow can teachers and future officials determine what a student has learned and remembered? Should we simply take the students word for it
17、? Any institution that “liberates” students from fair and formal exams is misguided if not ignorantAnd surely the graduates of such institutions will lack trustworthiness, not to mention being rejected by foreign universities for post graduates or other studies When all is said and done, I sense tha
18、t a fear of failure and a fear of unpleasant comparison with others is at the bottom of most ban exam talkExcellence and quality fear nothingOn the contrary, they seek competition31What does the underlined word “cancellation” in the first paragraph mean ? AA decision to support something BA plan to
19、do something CA decision to stop something from happening DA decision that has already been arranged32Which is NOT mentioned in the passage? AThe writer has worked in four countries BAll the students are afraid of exams CDiligent exam studies and good marks are almost certain indicators of a student
20、s future performance DAny institution that “liberates” students from fair and formal exams is misguided if not ignorant33Which is NOT right according to the passage? ASome people believe that test cant tell the whole story BNothing can take the place of exams CAll the students will get good marks in
21、 the exams DExcellence and quality fear nothing34The writer writes this passage to _ Atell people that exams cant be cancelled Bblame the two writers Cpersuade the two writers Dtell a storyBMrsBrown was tired after her days shopping in London, so she went into a restaurant for a cup of tea before ca
22、tching the train homeWhen she had ordered her tea, she suddenly remembered that she had to buy some medicine for her husband, who had a cough “Is there a chemists near here?” she asked the waiter “Yes, madamIts only about three minutes walk awayTurn right when you go out of the restaurant, then take
23、 the second turning on the leftYoull find a big chemists about a hundred yards up the roads on the right hand sideIt closes at five, but if you hurry, youll just get there in time” MrsBrown followed the waiters direction carefully and found the chemists shop without any difficultyShe bought the coug
24、h mixture and started to make her way back to the restaurantShe had left all her shopping thereBut after she had walked for about ten minutes and there was still no sign of the restaurant, she realized that she must have made a mistake Then a policeman camp up and asked if he could helpMrsBrown expl
25、ained what had happed “Well, first of all,” said the policeman, “we had better go back as far as the chemists” “Now,” suggested the policeman, when they got to the chemists, “lets go in this directionIt leads to the main road, where we shall probably find your restaurant” When they reached the main
26、road, the policeman said, “I think youll find the restaurant, along there, on the opposite side of the road” MrsBrown said, “Thanks very muchI cant understand how I went wrong” The policeman said with a smile, “Its quite easy to get lost in a big city like London”35What did MrsBrown do in London at
27、that time? She Adid her shopping there Bspent her holidays there Cwent to a chemists for her cough Dpaid a visit to the famous city36At the chemists shopMrsBrown Abought some chemicals Bpaid for some mixture for her husbands disease Cbought some medicine for herself Dwanted to call on the chemist37H
28、aving bought some medicine, MrsBrown hurried to Areturn home Bgo to the station Cgo to a policeman Dmake her way to where she had stayed for tea38Why did the policeman say “Its quite easy to get lost in a big city like London”? ATo remind her of the large size of London BTo warn her not to be so car
29、eless next time CTo comfort her DTo tell her that he cant help her any moreCBarack Obama has never been shy about comparing himself with Abraham LincolnHe did so when he announced his presidential election in Illinois, where both he and Lincoln served in the legislature （ 立法机关）“The life of a tall, t
30、hin, self-made Springfield lawyer tells us that a different future is possible” Obama said“He tells us that there is power in words and that is power in conviction （ 信仰）” Such comparisons have continued on big and small occasions, but the most important similarity, in Obamas mind, is how he plans to govern if electedObama says he admires Doris Kearns Goodwins wonderful Lincoln biography, Team of Rivals “He talks about it all the time” says a top assistant“He is particularly interested in the idea that Lincoln successfully won the hearts of many
