以下为准备给孩子取名的父母的情况，请将父母与孩子的姓名匹配起来。

46. Madison, whose name can be used by either male or female, wants to give her new-born baby a name used by girl only. She has traveled to many places such as southeastern America, England and even Ghana in Africa. She wants to give her baby a very popular first name because she finds that if a name if popular, it will be convenient when traveling.

47.Adam’s wife has just given birth to a baby. They want to give their boy a name of Old English origin. As the couple are both fans of poems, they want their boy to share his a name with a famous poet.

48. Ashanti has just given birth to a boy. As an African American, she wanted to give her baby a name of African origin. She doesn’t care whether or not the name is popular in the USA.

49. Alexia is pregnant. She still doesn’t know whether it is a boy or a girl, but she wants to choose a name for her baby in advance. She intends to find a name of Old English origin. She doesn’t care whether the name is popular or not.

50. Zuni is a man of multiple interests. He is interested in Astronomy. He is also crazy about poetry. However, as an Indian, he wants to give his boy a name of Native American origin. It doesn’t matter whether the name is popular or not.

Ⅲ 写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节 基础写作 (共1小题，满分15分)

[写作内容]

今年十一黄金周期间，我国首次对高速公路行驶的小汽车实行免费政策。对此，群众议论纷纷，褒贬不一。以下是相关信息，请你写一篇英文介绍。

利 刺激消费，有利于第三产业发展, 例如旅游行业;亲友驾车相聚拉近人与人的距离。

弊 大家都挤向高速公路，车流量猛增，从而增加拥堵; 事故发生率比以往提高

你的看法

*刺激 stimulate

[写作要求]

只能用5个句子表达全部内容。

[评分标准]

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章连贯。

第二节 读写任务 (共1小题，满分25分)

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Nowadays, the term " sense of happiness" has been repeatedly mentioned in various medias. During the National Day holidays, CCTV did a nation-wide survey by asking random passers-by the question " Are you happy now? What exactly is happiness in your eyes?" The survey aroused a heated discussion across the country and people from all walks of life expressed their opinions.

" I would say I'm pretty happy at present because my dear daughter has graduated from college and found herself a decent job. " said a woman in her fifties with a big smile on her face.

Though it seemed that most people said they were happy, different voices were still heard and should not be ignored. There was a migrant worker(农民工) whose answer to the question was widely spread online. When asked if he was happy, he said " My family name is Zeng", showing his determination to refuse the intervie w as well as his annoyance to mention happiness.

The brand-new Chinese Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan answered " I don't know " in an interview when he was asked the same question: Are you happy?

[写作内容]

1.以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。

2.以约120个词就“幸福”的话题谈谈你的想法，内容包括：

(1)目前你是否感到幸福及其原因;

(2)请描述到现在为止让你觉得最幸福的一件事情;

(3)谈谈你对幸福的理解。

[写作要求]

1作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事.也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

2作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

[评分标准]

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。

2013高考茂名一模英语参考答案

Ⅰ 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空 (共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

1-5 ACBAD 6-10 CDCAC 11-15 BDBAD

第二节 语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

16.for 17.how 18.has joined 19.difficulty 20.but

21.to 22.when 23.to use 24.His 25.an