1四川省凉山州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O.5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0.5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)从每题所给的4个选项中选出最佳选项。1.—Iguessthekeytotheproblemisthechoice“A”.—______A.That’sit.B.That’sgreat.C.That’sOK.D.That’sallright.2.How______Jennywas!A.anicegirlB.nicegirlC.agirlniceD.niceagirl3.Lifeislikeridingabicycle.______yourbalance,youmustkeepmoving.A.KeepingB.TokeepC.KeepD.Beingkept4.______,Scarlettneverseemsabletodotheworksatisfactorily.A.TryashardshewillB.TryinghardasshewillC.TryhardasshewillD.Tryingashardshewill5.Morewaterandtheyoungtrees______.A.couldn'thavediedB.needn’thavediedC.shouldn’thavediedD.mustn’thavedied6.Americans______sentamessagetotheworld______theyhaveneverbeenjustacollectionofredtatesandbluestates.A.who;thatB./;/C./;thatD.that;what7.Nobodybuttheworkershereandthosewhoareinvited______intothestudio.A.areadmittedB.areadmittingC.isadmittedD.isadmitting8.______positiveintentions,youfeelmoreempoweredandmorelikea“victor”thana“victim”.A.WithfocusedonB.AfocusonC.WithfocusingonD.Withafocuson9.Williamstakes______encouragingwhensomanystudentsattendhislecture.A.itbyB.itasC.byitD.asit10.—Don'tgoout,please.It'srainingheavilyoutside.—______.Ihavetomeetmybrotherattheairport.2A.Yes,IwillB.Yes,Iwon’tC.No,IwillD.No,Iwon’t第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5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。Severalyearsago,BrianDyson,CEOofCocaColaEnterprises,spokeoftherelationofworktoone’otherobligations:Imaginelifeasa(n)11inwhichyouarejuggling(玩杂耍)somefiveballsintheair.You12themwork,family,health,friendsandspiritandyou’rekeepingalloftheseintheair.Youwillsoonunderstandthat13isarubberball.Ifyou14it,itwillbounceback.But15fourballsfamily,health,friendsandspiritaremadeof16.Ifyoudroponeofthese,theywillbeirrevocablyscuffed(不可改变地磨损),marked,nicked,17orevenshattered(破碎).Theywillneverbethe18.Youmustunderstandthatandstruggleforbalanceinyourlife.How?Don’tweakenyourworthby19yourselfwithothers.Itisbecausewearedifferentthateachofusisspecial.Don’t20yourgoalsbywhatotherpeoplethinkimportant.Onlyyouknowwhatisbestforyou.Don’ttakefor21thethingsclosesttoyourheart.Holdontothem22astheywouldbeyourlife,for23them,lifeismeaningless.Don’tgiveupwhenyoustillhavesomethingtogive.Nothingisreallyoveruntil24youstoptrying.Don’t25loveoutofyourlifebysayingit’simpossibletofind.Thequickestwaytoreceiveloveistogiveit;thefastestwayto26loveistoholdittootightly;andthebestwaytokeeploveistogiveitwings.Don’tbe27tolearn.Knowledgeis28,butatreasureyoucanalwayscarryeasily.Lifeisnotarace,butajourneytoenjoyeachstepoftheway.29ishistory,TomorrowisamysteryandTodayisa(n)30:that’swhywecallit“ThePresent”.11.A.activityB.matchC.gameD.aim12.A.findB.nameC.makeD.have13.A.workB.spiritC.familyD.friends14.A.dropB.breakC.throwD.hit15.A.othersB.otherC.anotherD.theother16.A.rubberB.glassC.woodD.air17.A.disappearedB.vanishedC.shockedD.damaged18.A.onesB.ballC.sameD.used19.A.comparingB.connectingC.remindingD.calling20.A.requireB.setC.letD.put21.A.grantedB.orderedC.fixedD.it22.A.lightlyB.tightlyC.smoothlyD.funny23.A.alongwithB.bothofC.withoutD.outof24.A.thefirstB.whileC.thatD.themoment25.A.getB.setC.shutD.askfor26.A.acceptB.leaveC.getD.lose27.A.afraidB.confusedC.lateD.sad28.A.heavyB.everythingC.moneyD.weightless29.A.HistoryB.YesterdayC.TimeD.Life330.A.appealB.giftC.astonishmentD.wonder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。ADon’tBanExamsWhileanewschooltermisabouttobegin,perhapsweshouldreconsiderthematterofexaminations.InJuly,twowriterspraisedthecancellationofexamsbecausetheybelieve“testdon'ttellthewholestory”.Asateacherwhohasworkedinfourcountries,Ihavehadtheexperiencethatastudentwhoearnsgoodmarksisgenerallyagoodstudent,andthatastudent'sfinalmarkinasubjectisusuallyanaverageoftheyear'swork.Ofcoursethereareexceptions,buttheydonothavethefrequencythatwouldgiveanunfairpictureofastudent’sability.Thesimplefactisthatproperclasswork,diligentexamstudiesandgoodmarksarealmostcertainindicatorsofastudent'sfutureperformance.Theopposite,almostcertainly,incompetence.Thereisnoacceptablesubstituteforcompetitionandexaminationofquality.Howcanteachersandfutureofficialsdeterminewhatastudenthaslearnedandremembered?Shouldwesimplytakethestudent'swordforit?Anyinstitutionthat“liberates”studentsfromfairandformalexamsismisguidedifnotignorant.Andsurelythegraduatesofsuchinstitutionswilllacktrustworthiness,nottomentionbeingrejectedbyforeignuniversitiesforpostgraduatesorotherstudies.Whenallissaidanddone,Isensethatafearoffailureandafearofunpleasantcomparisonwithothersisatthebottomofmostbanexamtalk.Excellenceandqualityfearnothing.Onthecontrary,theyseekcompetition.31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cancellation”inthefirstparagraphmean?A.Adecisiontosupportsomething.B.Aplantodosomething.C.Adecisiontostopsomethingfromhappening.D.Adecisionthathasalreadybeenarranged.32.WhichisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Thewriterhasworkedinfourcountries.B.Allthestude