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百度分享相册广场游戏登录注册关注此空间中学英语教学中学英语教学点滴欢迎惠顾恳请赐教2013-03-2318:04宜昌市2013届高三元月调研考试英语试题宜昌市2013届高三元月调研考试英语考试时间:2013年1月31日下午15:00—17:00本试卷共12页.
全卷满分150分.
考试用时120分钟.
祝考试顺利注意事项:1.
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2.
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答在试题卷上无效.

3.
考试结束,请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交.
第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)做题时,先将答案划在试卷上.
录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上.

第一节(共5小题;每小题1.
5分,满分7.
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.

例:HowmuchistheshirtA.
19.
15.
B.
9.
15.
C.
9.
18.
答案是B.
1.
WhatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodoA.
Togotoseeadoctor.
B.
Totakeregularactivity.
C.
Totakecareoftheinjuries.
2.
WhatdoesthewomanthinkofMaryA.
Sheistooyoungtobepromoted.
B.
Sheisreallygoodindoingherjob.
C.
Sheisabitlazy.
3.
WhereprobablyarethetwospeakersA.
Atarestaurant.
B.
Atastudio.
C.
Ataconcert.
4.
WhatdoesthewomanmeanA.
Thegamejustbegins.
B.
Sheknowswhowillwin.
C.
Thegamewillcometoanend.
5.
Howoldisthewoman'sbicyclepossiblyA.
Threeyearsold.
B.
FourYearsold.
C.
Fiveyearsold.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.
5分,满分22.
5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.

听第六段材料,回答第6、7题.
6.
Whydidn'tthemanwaitinlineA.
Becausehethoughthewastherefirst.
B.
Becausetheclerktoldhimtostandthere.
C.
Becausethemanisn'tarule-follower.
7.
WhatwillthemandointheendA.
Hewillstandwhereheis.
B.
Hewillgobacktotheendoftheline.
C.
Hewillgotothehospitalwithoutmoney.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题.
8.
WheredidthemanleavehisraincoatA.
Onatrain.
B.
Onabus.
C.
Onaplane.
9.
WheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplaceA.
Inthehotel.
B.
Inthetrainingcentre.
C.
IntheLostandFound.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题.
10.
WhydoesthewomanmentiontheSaharaDesertA.
ShewatchedaTVprogramaboutitlastnight.
B.
Shethinksitisthelargestdesertintheworld.
C.
Sheknowsthatthemanlikesdeserts.
11.
WhatkindoffilmdoesthewomanlikeactuallyA.
Horrorfilms.
B.
Travelfilms.
C.
Lovefilms.
12.
WhatcanwelearnaboutthemanA.
Hedoesn'tlikeeatinglunchwiththewoman.
B.
Helikestryingdifferentfood.
C.
Hegetssickofroastbeefandchips.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题.
13.
What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakersA.
Interviewerandinterviewee.
B.
Bossandsecretary.
C.
Professorandstudent.
14.
WhatcanweknowaboutthewomanA.
Shestudiedmedicineatthecollege.
B.
Shewasagoodstudentatthecollege.
C.
ShewaspoorinspokenEnglish.
15.
HowmanyhourswillthewomanworkaweekA.
35hours.
B.
49hours.
C.
60hours.
16.
WhatcanwelearnfromtheconversationA.
Thewomanwillworkasanassistant.
B.
Themancan'tanswerthewoman'squestion.
C.
Thewomanwillbegintoworknextweek.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题.
17.
WhyisthelaboratoryattheUniversityofChicagobusyonlyatnightA.
Theresearchershavenotimeintheday.
B.
Thesurroundingofthelaboratoryisquietatnight.
C.
Theyarestudyingdreamersthere.
18.
HowmanytimesdopeopledreamanightA.
Aboutthree.
B.
Aboutseven.
C.
Fromthreetoseven.
19.
WhatsuggeststheendofadreamA.
Thesubjects'brainwaves.
B.
Thesubjects'eyemovements.
C.
Thesubjects'bodymovements.
20.
WhatbecomesmoreactivewhenthedreamhasstartedA.
Thebody.
B.
Theeyes.
C.
Theheart.
第二部分:词汇知识运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节:多项选择(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10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.

例:Inthislecture,Icanonlygiveyouapurely______viewofhowwecanlivelifetothefullandmakesomesuggestionsaboutthefuture.

A.
uniqueB.
privateC.
personalD.
different【答案】C21.
Shefeltgratefultothepoliceman,whosparednoeffortstohervaluablepaintingstolenyearsago.
A.
recoverB.
acquireC.
identifyD.
confirm22.
ThenewswasannouncedthatXiJinpingwouldHuJingtaoasgeneralsecretaryattheparty's18thNationalCongress,whichwasheldinNovember,2012.

A.
respectB.
representC.
challengeD.
succeed23.
Consideringpotentialcrisis,hedeterminedthatthemajorissuewillatthenextconference.
A.
turnupB.
breakupC.
comeupD.
makeup24.
Hehadtofillintheformagainbecausehetheimportantinformationabouthiscareer.
A.
leftoutB.
figuredoutC.
tookoutD.
keptout25.
Grown-upchildrensometimeslefttheirhometownwell-paidjobs,offeringonlyremotesupporttotheirelderlyparents.

A.
infaceofB.
insearchofC.
inviewofD.
incaseof26.
Withthemarketchangingtoofast,wemustmakeanadjustmenttoourproductstomeetthedemandsofconsumers.

A.
brieflyB.
firmlyC.
deliberatelyD.
constantly27.
Muchtoourdelight,theresultsoftheexperimentconductedbyProfessorSmitharesurprisinglywithourpreviousfindings.

A.
accurateB.
similarC.
consistentD.
content28.
Heexpressedhisappreciationtothekingforhiswarmreceptionandarrangement.
A.
optimisticB.
considerateC.
reliableD.
generous29.
Hisfamilywasbadlyoffsohecouldn'taffordtobuysuchexpensivefurniturebecauseitwasbeyondhisA.
discountB.
budgetC.
brandD.
expectation30.
Nowadays,peoplearefreedfromthelabourofcomplexcalculationonaccountofthewideofcomputersinscienceandtechnology.

A.
convenienceB.
functionC.
inventionD.
application第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项中,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.

WhenJaneandSmithweresittingfacetoface,thelandlordcameinandasked,"Areyousureyoudonotrentthehouseanymore"Theyweregoingtodivorce,soitwas31thattheywouldn'tcontinuerentingthehouseanymore.
Thenthelandlordbegan32.
Afterlookingaround,thelandlordscreamed,"DamnGod!
Seehowyouhave33myhouseThewallsarefullofnails!
HowcouldI34thehousetoothers""Theroomistoosmallandcanhardlyholdallofourthings,"Smith35,"sowecouldonlyhangthemonthewall.
"Thelandlorddidnot36himandturnedarounduptothefloor.
Janebeganlookingaroundher37room.
Fouryearsagowhenshebecamehisbridehere,hefeltdeeply38toher,saying,"Ifeelsosorrytoyouforhavingyouliveinthissmallroom.
Iwillworkhardand39muchmoneytobuyourownhouse.
"Theroom40only13squaremeterswithfournailsonthewallthatwereusedto41theirweddingphotoframe.
Butnowtherewereonlyfournails42theframe.
Shestillrememberedhegothurtonhisfingerswhentryingto43thenailshome.
Whenthathappened,itwasshewho44himtoreceiveaninjectioninthehospital.

Thelandlordtookatooldownandtriedto45thenailsout.
Afterthenailswereremoved,thewallswereleftwithnumerousholes.
Allofasudden,Janefelt46asifherheartwasbleedingnonstop.
Shejumpedfromtheseatandshouted,"Stop!
Wewillcontinuerentingthehouseandwillonlymoveaway47webuyourown!
"Shefinallycametounderstandthat48waslikeawallandthatallquarrelsand"coldwars"werelikethenailsonthewall.
Butinthepast,whatshesawwasonlythose49nails.
Theyhungallthethingsbacktothewall.
Shelookedatthewallswithloadsofthingsonthem50,whispering,"Itisnotasufferingtolivewithyou!
"31.
A.
unbelievableB.
awesomeC.
obviousD.
legal32.
A.
cleaningB.
examiningC.
decoratingD.
painting33.
A.
treatedB.
desertedC.
ruinedD.
preserved34.
A.
sellB.
offerC.
passD.
rent35.
A.
comfortedB.
explainedC.
addedD.
commented36.
A.
seetoB.
refertoC.
attendtoD.
listento37.
A.
familiarB.
splendidC.
broadD.
secure38.
A.
discouragedB.
guiltyC.
genuineD.
painful39.
A.
askforB.
bringinC.
takeinD.
payfor40.
A.
containedB.
expandedC.
stretchedD.
measured41.
A.
fixB.
occupyC.
layD.
balance42.
A.
beyondB.
exceptC.
besidesD.
without43.
A.
driveB.
putC.
switchD.
fasten44.
A.
assistedB.
permittedC.
pushedD.
wished45.
A.
pullB.
cutC.
stickD.
turn46.
A.
skepticalB.
sensitiveC.
heartbrokenD.
unconscious47.
A.
beforeB.
whileC.
afterD.
because48.
A.
realityB.
dilemmaC.
happinessD.
marriage49.
A.
negativeB.
disgustingC.
unforgettableD.
severe50.
A.
curiouslyB.
wildlyC.
roughlyD.
satisfactorily第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.

AIgrewupinJamaicaPlain,anurbancommunitylocatedintheMassachusetts.
MybestfriendRoseandIusedtocollectivelydreamaboutraisingafamilyofourownsomeday.
Wehaditallplannedouttolivenextdoortooneanother.

Ourdreamremainedalivethroughgradeschool,highschool,andevenbeyond.
AfterIgotmarriedin1953totheloveofmylife,Dick,DickdeterminedtobeanofficerintheMarinesandIfullysupportedhisambitions.
IrealizedthathemightbestationedfarawayfromJamaicaPlain,butItoldhimIwouldrelocateandadjust.

So,in1955DickwasstationedinAlaskaandwerelocated.
Rosewassadtoseemeleave,butwishedmethebestofluck.
RoseandIremainedintouchforafewyearsviaphonecallregularlybutafterawhilewelosttrackofoneanother.
Ithoughtofherseveraltimesovertheyears.
Onceinthemid1960'swhenIwasvisitingtheGreaterBostonareaItriedtodetermineherwhereaboutsbutmysearchturnedupempty-handed.
JamaicaPlainhadchangedinthe10yearsIwasgone.
Rosewasnowheretobefound.

52yearspassedandI'veraisedafamilyoffive,andDickpassedawayafewyearsago.
Basically,alifetimehaspassed.
Nowsteppingintotheyearof2012,Iamatthedoorsteptomy80thbirthdayandIreceivearandomphonecallonaWednesdayafternoon.
"Hello"Isaid.
"HiNatalie,it'sRose,"thevoiceontheotherendreplied.
Wehaven'tseeneachotheryet,butwehavespentcountlesshoursonthephonecatchingupon52yearsofourlives.
Whatsurprisesthemmostisthatevenafter52yearsofseparationourpersonalitiesandinterestsarestillextremelysimilar.
Webothshareapassionforseveralhobbiesthatweeachpickedupindependentlyseveralyearsafterwelosttouchwithoneanother.

Idon'tthinkthenumeroussimilaritiesbetweenourtwolivesareacoincidence.
Realfriendshavetwothingsincommon:acompatible(相容的)personalityandastrong-willedcharacter.
Thecompatiblepersonalityiswhatinitiatestheconnectionbetweentwopeopleandastrong-willedcharacteratbothendsiswhatmaintainstheconnection.
Ifthosetwoingredientsarepresentinafriendship,thefriendshipisforreal,andcanthusstandthetestsoftimeandabsencewithoutfading.

51.
HowoldwastheauthorwhenshewasvisitingtheGreaterBostonareaA.
about20B.
about25C.
about28D.
about3352.
Fromthepassage,wecanknow_A.
theylivednextdoortooneanotherinanurbancommunityB.
DickhadbeenanofficerbeforehegotmarriedtoRosein1953C.
theylosttouchwitheachotherafewyearsaftertheyseparatedD.
theypickedupdifferenthobbieswhentheywereoutoftouch53.
WhatisthemostunexpectedthingafteryearsofseparationA.
Theycangetintouchwitheachotheragainafterseparation.
B.
Theystillsharenumeroussimilaritiesintheirtwolives.
C.
Theirsimilarpersonalitiesandinterestsareacoincidence.
D.
Theyhaveacompatiblepersonalityandastrong-willedcharacter.
54.
What'sthecommonviewaboutfriendshipmentionedinthepassageA.
Realfriendsnevergrowapart.
B.
Allarenotfriendsthatspeakusfair.
C.
Afriendisneverknowntillamanhasneed.
D.
Friendshipmultipliesjoysanddividessorrows.
BTangXiaowasrecentlygivenaschoolassignmentthataskedhimtowriteanessayabouthisidealjob.
The10-year-oldBeijingpupilrespondedbywritingthathewantedtobetheheadofalargebusiness.
"Youwanttobeaboss,that'sOK.
Butyoushouldn'tendyourarticlelikethis.
Youshouldwrite'IwanttodocharitywiththemoneyIearn',"histeachercommented.
Tang'smothersaidshecouldseethepointoftheteacher'sadvicebutsuggestedadifferentapproach.
"He'sonly10.
We'vealwaysinstructedhimtohelpthoseinneed.
ButcharityIdon'tthinkhereallyunderstandsthewordatthemoment.

ThisistheunwrittenruleforChinesestudents.
Youcanwritewhatyouthink,butmakesureitreflectsyour"positivethinking".
Theproblemsarereallyhighlightedbythegaokao,China'slife-changingcollegeentranceexamination.

"Thearticleshavealwaysbeenhighlystereotyped,butmoresoinrecentyears,"saidQiYongxiang,whohasbeenanexaminerforthewritingexam.
"Thereisnotmuchdiversityororiginality.
Theywritesomebeautifulsentences,butwithoutmakingapoint".
Nowadays,thecommonpracticeistopreparestoriesaboutfamouspeople,decoratedwithbeautifulsentences,andthenfindawaytousethemintotheessay,regardlessoftheactualtopic.

ZhangYikun,oneofninemillionstudentswhosatthisyear'sgaokao,reallyknowhowitworks.
"Theteacheratschoolgaveusalistof50newpublicintellectuals(公众人物),"saidZhang.
"Theexaminersmusthavebeentiredofthepopularexamples,sowehadtogivethemsomethingfresh.
"Zhang'smother,SongWenli,aChineseteacheratprimaryschools,saidshealwaysencouragesstudentstoexpresstheirtruefeelings,butstudentshavetopointoutinwhatwayyouareeducatedandinspired.
That'salwaystheruleinChina,otherwiseit'shardforstudentstogetahighscore.

However,therehavebeenchangesovertheyears.
Thepast35yearshavewitnessedariseindiversityoftopicsandadecreaseinthepoliticalimplicationsoftheessaysinthegaokao.
"It'sstillhardforstudentstoexpressthemselvesfreelyunderthecurrenteducationsystem,especiallywhenfacedwiththehighpressurebroughtbythegaokao,"saidXiongBingqi,vice-presidentofthe21stCenturyEducationResearchInstitute.
"Thewritingtestwasoriginallydesignedtodisplayastudent'sindependentthinkingandwritingskills.
Butnow,theyjusttrytheirbesttoattracttheexaminers,"saidXiong.

55.
WecanlearnfromthepassagethatA.
TangXiaodoesn'twanttodocharitywiththemoneyheearnsB.
TangXiao'smothercan'tunderstandtheteacher'sadviceC.
ZhangYikuncan'thaveusedthepopularexamplesinhisessayD.
SongWenli'sstudentsarenotexpectedtoexpresstruefeelings56.
HowdoesthewritersupporttheunderlinedstatementinParagraph2A.
Bygivinginstructions.
B.
Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.
C.
Byfollowingthelogicorder.
D.
Bygivingexamples.
57.
Theunderlinedword"stereotyped"inparagraph3isclosestinmeaningtoA.
conventionalB.
originalC.
diverseD.
positive58.
WhatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphA.
Thewritingtopicsandthepoliticalimplicationshaveincreasedduringthepast35years.
B.
Whenfacingthehighpressure,studentscanexpressthemselvesfreelyandeasily.
C.
Studentshavetoappealtotheexaminersinorderthattheycangetahighscore.
D.
Thecurrenteducationsystemisintendedtoshowstudents'independentthinkingabilities.
CAround8mworthofOlympicandParalympicstampsweresoldduringtheLondon2012Games,helpingtoincreaseprofitsatthePostOffice.
ThehugelypopularstampsfeaturedUKgoldmedallists.
Morethan500branchesopenedonSundaysduringtheGames,manyforthefirsttime,sothestampscouldbesoldthedayafteragoldmedalvictory.

InitsfirsttradingstatementsinceseparatingfromtheRoyalMailinApril,thePostOfficesaidoperatingprofitinthefirsthalfofthefinancialyearwas61m,upby5monthesameperiodlastyear.
Turnover(营业额)rose16mto501m,with"continuedstrongperformance"inthemailbusiness,especiallypacketsandspecialdeliveries.

ThePostOfficesaiditsnetworkwasatitsmoststableformorethan25years,with11,799branchesandacommitmenttonofurtherclosingprogrammes.
Morethan250brancheshavebeenchangedintoshops,withextendedopeninghours,whilethepartnershipwiththeBankofIrelandhasrecentlybeenextendedforafurtherthreeyears.

JoSwinson,theministerresponsibleforthePostOffice,said:"IampleasedtoseePostOfficecontinuingtomakeprogressasanindependentbusiness,andtheseresultsshowthatwiththesupportofthisgovernment,PostOffice'smanagementhassuccessfullybeenabletoreverse(推翻)twodecadesofdecline.
""PostOfficehasachievedaconsiderableamountinthesepastsixmonthsandIfirmlybelievethisprovidesthebusinesswithastrongplatformforcontinuedgrowthanddevelopmentinthefuture.
"ACommunicationWorkersUnionspokesmansaid:"ThePostOfficeresultsaregoodsowenowwantthecompanytorewardstaffforcontributingtothissuccess.
"Over4,000CrownOfficestaffhavebeenwaitingforapayrisesinceAprilwhileotherpeopleintheorganizationhavehadincreases.

"NowthatweallknowthePostOfficefinancesarepositivewehopethatmanagementwillrewardthestaffwhohavebeensohelpfulinmakingthePostOfficeasuccess.
"59.
ThesellingoftheOlympicandParalympicstampsresultedinA.
apayriseofallthestaffB.
theincreaseofgoldmedalsC.
thedevelopmentofthePostOfficeD.
thepopularityofgoldmedalists60.
Theauthor'schiefintentioninwritingparagraph2and3istotellus_A.
theOlympicandParalympicstampssoldwellB.
packetsandspecialdeliveriescontributedtothemailbusinessC.
PostOffice'smanagementislesssuccessfulthanbeforeD.
thePostOfficeindustryisenjoyingaboom61.
WhatcanweinferfromthepassageA.
Workinginthepostofficeisagoodchoice.
B.
TheCommunicationWorkersUnionspokesmanisthoughtful.
C.
JoSwinsonthoughthighlyofthestaffinthePostOffice.
D.
ThePostOffice'snetworkwasstableformorethan25years.
62.
What'sthebesttitleforthepassageA.
TheOlympicstamp,agreathelptothePostOffice.
B.
Collectingstamps,agoodhobby.
C.
TheOlympicstamp,astrongplatformforfinances.
D.
Sellingstamps,thebestwayofmakingmoney.
DChina'sproblemswithfootballstartedlongbeforetwosmallprimaryschoolsinBeijingplayedhosttoanexcellentRussianside.
ThiswasnevergoingtobeanequalmatchandBeijingDitanprimaryschoolshouldhaveneveragreedtoplayasitwasboundtoendindefeat.

DynamoisanexcellentsportingacademyinRussiawheretheregion'sbestsoccerplayersgotoimprovetheirskillsinsomethingsimilartoacollegescholarship.
ThesechildplayersareprobablyRussia'sfuturenationalteamplayerswhohaveintensetraining.
Itwasunfair,immoralandstupidtoexpectafewkidsfromtwosmallschoolsinBeijingtowinoverthisteam.

ItwouldbesimilartoinvitingtheyouthacademyplayersofManchesterUnitedorACMilantoplayaschoolsideofparaplegics(截瘫患者)orchallengingapensionerwhohassmokedhiswholelifetoraceLiuXiang.

Peoplearemissingthepoint.
ThekidsofDitanandSouthLakeEastParkhavebeenfailedagainandagain.
Firstbyasystemthatchoosestextbooksoversportingsuccess.
Second,bytheirparentswhobelievegradesmattermorethananythingelseintheworld.
Third,bytheschoolwhounknowinglyputthekidsthroughtheshameoffacingthispowerfulside.
Butlastlyandmoreunforgivably,bythearmyofonlinecommentatorswholaughedattheirlossasasignofChina'ssportingfailure.
Shameonyouall.

Yes,Chinahasbigproblemswhenitcomestofootballandsportsingeneral.
AsanEnglishman,IfeelyourpaininnotqualifyingfortheWorldCup.
Ifeelshockedatthescandal-plagued(绯闻缠身的)leaguethatiscrowdedwithbribery(贿赂).

Butdon'tforonesecondthinksportingacademiesaretheanswertoChina'ssportingpainorthatyou'lleverremovecorruption(腐败)fromthebeautifulgame.

EveryfootballclubintheUS,UKandRussiahasthemofferingtofulfillthedreamsofgenerationsofyoungmen.
Buttherealityformostthatturnupwiththeirbootsandpayathickpileofcashisthatthey'resimplynotgoodenoughtomakeitinaseaofavailabletalent.
Thefailureandrejectionofnotrealizingtheirsoccerdreamsstayswiththemforyears,sometimeslonger.
Anditisonlythentheypickbackupthetextbookstheyabandonedandtrytogettheirlifebackontrack.

63.
Theauthordoesn'tthinkitanequalmatchforthetwosmallprimaryschoolstoplayhosttoDynamobecause_A.
thechildplayersofDynamoareRussianationalteamplayersB.
somechildplayersofthetwoprimaryschoolsareparaplegicsC.
theplayingskillsoftheguestteamareclearlysuperiorD.
BeijingDitanprimaryschoolneveragreedtoplay64.
Fromthepassagewecaninferthatonthewholetheauthorseemstobeunsatisfiedwith_A.
China'skids'performanceinthegameB.
theauthoritiesofthetwoschoolsC.
China'sparentingstyleD.
China'ssocialenvironment65.
Intheauthor'sopinion,thesolutiontoChina'sfootballdevelopmentisto_A.
setupsportingacademiesB.
getridofcorruptionC.
encouragekidstodevelopnaturallyandfreelyD.
payalargesumofmoney66.
Thepassageisprobablytakenfromthecolumnofinanewspaper.
A.
newsreportB.
commentsC.
entertainmentD.
cultureEMarsgreatlyinterestsscientistsbecauseofitssimilaritytoEarth,andattractsthepublicbecauseourdreamof"Martians"isavisionoflifebeyondEarth.
TheMarsadventurecontinueswiththelaunchofarobotvehicle,calledRover,byUKscientists.
It'spartofprojecttobuildan"autonomousroboticscientist"toexploretheMartiansurfaceandiskeytotheEuropeanSpaceAgency's2012ExoMarsmission.

Thesix-wheeledvehiclehousinganumberofscientificinstrumentsanddetectors(探测器)istheMarsRover,nicknamed"Bridget".
Astrium,anEADScompany,aredevelopingtheRoverprototypeandmatchingitstechnologieswithotherUK-basedinstitutions.

Tosearchforaterrain(地貌)similartothatonMars,theteamtooktheRovertoapark.
LesterWaugh,leadingtheEADSAstriumteam,explains,"TheRoverisnotwaterproofsoweneedgoodweathertotestitin,butalsotheconditionsneedtobedryasanydampaffectsthewaythesandreactsunderthewheels.
"SolarpanelswillsupplypowerandaspecialheaterunitwillhelpitstandtheextremecoldonMars.
Theteamisimprovingtheperformanceofthewheelsandthedrivesystem,soitdoesn'tdigitselfinontrickyterrain.
TakinguptotwentyminutesforradiosignalstoreachEarthdemandsapowerfulnavigationsystemtoallowtheRovertooperatesolosotheyarealsodevelopingnextgenerationcomputersoftware.

TheRoverwilllandonMarspackedwithscientificinstrumentsdesignedtobeaslightandassmallaspossible.
Theseincludeamicro-machinesearchingforMars-quakes;anadvancedsystemanalyzingtheweather;awide-angledcameraservingasoureyesonMars;amachineprovidingrockanalyses;evenonetogetsamplesfrombeneaththesurfacebydigging.

Theextendeddevelopmenttimeisessentialforstricttesting,asWaughexplains,"Whenweputthingsinspacewehavetomakesurethey'llsurvivetheradiationenvironment,theextremesofheatandcold.
Ourscienceproductivityiscritical.
Themoresciencewegetbackthebetterreasonthereisforspendingmoremoneyonplanetaryexploration.
"67.
WecanlearnfromthepassagethatA.
2012ExoMarsmissionisdesignedtosendsomescientiststoMarsB.
thegroundofMarsmustbeverydampandtheweathermustbeverycoldC.
thesurfaceofMarsmayberoughD.
thepublicareinterestedinMarsoutofcuriosity68.
Whatdoestheunderlinedword"prototype"inthesecondparagraphprobablymeanA.
modelB.
softwareC.
toolD.
computer69.
FromthelasttwoparagraphswecaninferthatA.
theRoverisequippedwithsomescientificinstrumentswhicharelightandsmallB.
thereismuchtodoinensuringtheRoverworknormallyandeffectivelyonMarsC.
LesterWaughwillgetalotofmoneyfortheplanetaryexplorationD.
generallyspeaking,quakesshouldn'toccurinMars70.
Thispassagemostprobablycomesfrom______.
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例:______wasthattheyoungplayerperformedextremelywellinthetabletennistournament.
(delight)令球迷欣喜的是那位年轻球员在乒乓球锦标赛中表现得极为出色.
答案:Whatdelightedthefans/madethefansdelighted71.
Itwasonlyafterseriousconsiderationtohelpthesecretaryofthehumanresourcesmanager.
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72.
TheChinesewriterMoYanhaswontheNobelPrizeforliterature.
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73.
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75.
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76.
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(compare)当比较不同文化时,我们经常只注意差别而没注意到这众多的相似性.
77.
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在任何情况之下都不要以那样的方式与你父亲说话.
(speak)78.
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79.
Ifthestudentspendsinstudyingashedoesinplayingcomputergames,hewillpasstheexam.
(half)如果这个学生把花在玩电脑游戏上一半的时间用在学习上,他就会通过考试.

80.
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(kill)据报道,热带风暴"桑迪"袭击美国东海岸,造成30余人死亡.
第二节:短文写作(共1题;满分30分)请根据以下提示,并结合事例,用英语写一篇短文.
Howwerespondtofailuredecideswhetherwewillsucceed.
注意:1.
无需写标题,也不得照抄英语提示语;2.
除诗歌外,文体不限;3.
短文中不得透露个人姓名及学校名称;4.
文章长度控制在120个单词左右.
宜昌市2013届高三年级元月调考英语试题答案第一部分:听力(每小题1.
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thathedecided72.
hasbeenawarded73.
what/allthatmatters74.
hadn'trunoutof75.
whichaccountedfor/accountingfor/andit/that/accountedfor76.
comparingdifferentcultures/wecomparedifferentcultures/differentculturesarecompared77.
will/shouldyouspeak78.
it(is/was)astonishing79.
halfasmuchtime80.
tohavebeenkilledAround8mworthofOlympicandParalympicstampsweresoldduringtheLondon2012Games,helpingtoincreaseprofitsatthePostOffice.
ThehugelypopularstampsfeaturedUKgoldmedallists.
Morethan500branchesopenedonSundaysduringtheGames,manyforthefirsttime,sothestampscouldbesoldthedayafteragoldmedalvictory.

InitsfirsttradingstatementsinceseparatingfromtheRoyalMailinApril,thePostOfficesaidoperatingprofitinthefirsthalfofthefinancialyearwas61m,upby5monthesameperiodlastyear.
Turnover(营业额)rose16mto501m,with"continuedstrongperformance"inthemailbusiness,especiallypacketsandspecialdeliveries.

ThePostOfficesaiditsnetworkwasatitsmoststableformorethan25years,with11,799branchesandacommitmenttonofurtherclosingprogrammes.
Morethan250brancheshavebeenchangedintoshops,withextendedopeninghours,whilethepartnershipwiththeBankofIrelandhasrecentlybeenextendedforafurtherthreeyears.

JoSwinson,theministerresponsibleforthePostOffice,said:"IampleasedtoseePostOfficecontinuingtomakeprogressasanindependentbusiness,andtheseresultsshowthatwiththesupportofthisgovernment,PostOffice'smanagementhassuccessfullybeenabletoreverse(推翻)twodecadesofdecline.
""PostOfficehasachievedaconsiderableamountinthesepastsixmonthsandIfirmlybelievethisprovidesthebusinesswithastrongplatformforcontinuedgrowthanddevelopmentinthefuture.
"ACommunicationWorkersUnionspokesmansaid:"ThePostOfficeresultsaregoodsowenowwantthecompanytorewardstaffforcontributingtothissuccess.
"Over4,000CrownOfficestaffhavebeenwaitingforapayrisesinceAprilwhileotherpeopleintheorganizationhavehadincreases.