套卷廣東省揭陽2015屆高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語

廣東省揭陽2015屆高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語命題：揭陽第一高三英語備課組Ⅰ語言知識及應(yīng)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié):完形填空（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1―15各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Onenight,whenIwaseight,mymothergentlyaskedmeaquestionIwouldneverforget.“Sweetie,mypanywantsto___1___mebutneedsmetoworkinBrazil.Thisislikeyourteachertellingthatyou’vedonewellandallowingyoutoskipagrade(跳級),butyou’llhaveto___2___yourfriends.Wouldyousayyestoyour___3___?”Shegavemeahugandaskedmetothinkaboutit.Iwaspuzzled.Thequestionkeptme___4___fortherestofthenightIhadsaid“yes”butforthefirsttime,Irealizedthe___5___decisionsadultshadtomake.Foralmostfouryears,mymotherwouldcallusfromBrazileveryday.EveryeveningI’d___6___waitforthephonetoringandthentellhereverydetailofmyday.Aphonecall,however,couldneverreplaceher___7___anditwasdifficultnottofeellonelyattimes.Duringmyfourth-gradeChristmasbreak,weflewtoRiotovisither.Lookingatherlarge___8___apartment,IbecameawareofhowlonelymymothermusthavebeeninBrazilherself.ItwasthenthatIstartedtoappreciatethetoughchoicesshehadtomakeon___9___familyandwork.Facedwithdifficultdecisions,sheusedtotellme,youwouldn’tknowwhetheryoumadetherightchoice,butyoucouldalwaysmakethebestoutofthesituation,withpassionanda___10___attitude.Backhome,Iremindedmyselfthatwhatmymothercoulddo,Icould,too.Ifshe___11___toliveinRioallbyherself,I,too,couldlearntobe___12___.Ilearnthowtotakecareofmyselfandsethighbutachievable___13___.Mymotherisnowbackwithus.ButIwillneverforgetwhattheexperiencehasreallytaughtme.Sacrifices___14___offintheend.The___15___betweenushasprovedtobeblessingforme.1.A.attract B.promote C.surprise D.praise2.A.contact B.refuse C.leave D.forgive3.A.teacher B.friend C.mother D.family4.A.explaining B.sleeping C.wondering D.regretting5.A.intellengent B.timely C.final D.tough6.A.eagerly B.politely C.nervously D.curiously7.A.patience B.presence C.intelligence D.influence8.A.fortable B.expensive C.empty D.modern9.A.abandoning B.balancing C.paring D.mixing10.A.different B.friendly C.positive D.general11.A.managed B.offered C.attempted D.expected12.A.grateful B.energetic C.independent D.practical13.A.examples B.limits C.rules D.goals[14.A.break B.pay C.cut D.turn15.A.conversation B.attempt C.gratitude D.separation第二節(jié):

語法填空（共10小題；

每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文,按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求,在空格處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空,并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號為16—25的相應(yīng)位置上。Bodylanguageisthequiet,secretandmostpowerfullanguageofall!Itspeakslouderthanwords.Accordingtospecialists,whenpeopletalktoeachother,___16___bodiessendoutmoremessagesthanwerealize.Infact,non-verbal(非言語)municationtakesupabout50%ofwhatwereallymean.Andbodylanguageisparticularlyimportant___17___weattempttomunicateacrosscultures.Indeed,what___18___(call)bodylanguageissomuchapartofusthatit'sactuallyoftenunnoticed.And___19____(understanding)occurasaresultofit.Forexample,differentsocietiestreatthedistance___20___peopledifferently.NorthernEuropeansusuallydonotlikehavingbodilycontact(接觸)evenwithfriends,andcertainlynotwithstrangers.PeoplefromLatinAmericancountries,ontheotherhand,toucheachotherquitealot.Therefore,it'spossiblethatinconversation,itmaylooklikeaLatinoisfollowingaNorwegianallovertheroom.TheLatino,tryingtoexpressfriendship,willkeepmoving___21___(close).Veryprobably___22___(see)thisaspushiness,theNorwegianwillkeepbackingaway,___23___theLatinowillregardascoldnessinreturn.Clearly,agreatdealisgoingonwhenpeopletalk.Forpeoplefromdifferentcultures,there's___24_____strongpossibilitythattheycan’tunderstandeachother.____25____whateverthesituation,thebestadviceistoobeytheGoldenRule:treatothersasyouwouldliketoberespected.II.閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列四篇短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AThewriterMargaretMitchellisbestknownforwritingGonewiththeWind,firstpublishedin1936.Herbookandthemoviebasedonit,tellastoryofloveandsurvivalduringtheAmericanCivilWar.VisitorstotheMargaretMitchellHouseinAtlanta,Georgia,cangowhereshelivedwhenshestartedposingthestoryandlearnmoreaboutherlife.OurfirststopattheMargaretMitchellHouseisanexhibitareatellingaboutthewriter’slife.ShewasborninAtlantain1900.Shestartedwritingstorieswhenshewasachild.ShestartedworkingasareporterfortheAtlantaJournalnewspaperin1922.OnephotographofMs.Mitchell,calledPeggy,showshertalkingtoagroupofyoungcollegeboys.Shewasonlyaboutoneandahalfmeterstall.Theyoungmentoweroverher,butsheseemsveryhappyandsureofherself.Thetourguideexplains:“NowinthispicturePeggyisinterviewingsomeboysfromGeorgiaTech,askingthemsuchquestionsas‘Wouldyoureallymarryawomanwhoworks?’Andtodayit’dbe‘Wouldyoumarryonewhodoesn’t?’”TheMargaretMitchellHouseisabuildingthatoncecontainedseveralapartments.NowweenterthefirstfloorapartmentwhereMs.Mitchelllivedwithherhusband,JohnMarsh.Theymadefunofthesmallapartmentbycallingit“TheDump”.Around1926,MargaretMitchellhadstoppedworkingasareporterandwasathomehealingafteraninjury.Herhusbandbroughtherbookstoreadfromthelibrary.Shereadsomanybooksthatheboughtheratypewriterandsaiditwastimeforhertowriteherownbook.OurguidesaysGonewiththeWindbecameahugesuccess.MargaretMitchellreceivedthePulitzerPrizeforthebook.In1939thefilmversionwasreleased.ItwontenAcademyAwards,includingBestPicture.26.ThebookGonewiththeWindwas_________.A.firstpublishedonanewspaper B.awardedtenAcademyAwardsC.writtenin“TheDump”D.adaptedfromamovie27.Theunderlinedphrase“towerover”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto____.A.beverypleasedwithB.showgreatrespectforC.bemuchtallerthanD.showlittleinterestin28.WhydidMs.Mitchellstopworkingasareporteraccordingtothepassage?A.Becauseshewasrichenough. B.Becauseshewasinjuredthen.C.Becauseherhusbanddidn’tlikeit.D.Becauseshewantedtowritebooks.29.WecanknowaboutMargaretMitchellfromthepassagethat_________. A.herheightmadehermarriageunhappyB.herinterestinwritingcontinuedasanadultC.writingstoppedherworkingasareporterD.herlifewasfullofhardshipandsadness30.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ATriptoKnowMargaretMitchell.B.GonewiththeWind:AHugeSuccess.C.AnIntroductionoftheMargaretMitchellHouse.D.MargaretMitchell:AGreatFemaleWriter.BMillionsofAmericansreturnfromlong-distancetripsbyair,buttheirluggagedoesn’talwaysehomewiththem.Airlineidentificationtags（標(biāo)簽）caneloose,andthebagsgowho-knows-where.Andpassengersleaveallkindsofthingsonplanes.Theairlinescollecttheitemsand,for90days,attempttofindtheirowners.Theydon’tkeepthem,sincethey’renotinthewarehousebusiness.Andbylaw,theycannotsellthebags,becausetheairlinesmightbetemptedtodeliberatelymisplaceluggage.Soonceinsurancepanieshavepaidforlostbagsandtheircontents,andtheynolongerbelongtopassengers,auniquestoreinthelittletownofScottsboro,Alabama,buysthem.The“UnclaimedBaggageCenter,”issopopularthatthebuilding,whichissetuplikeadepartmentstore,isthenumber-onetouristattractioninallofAlabama.Morethanonemillionvisitorsstopineachyearandtakeoneofthestore’sshoppingcartsonahuntfortreasures.Eachday,clerksbringout7,000newitems,andveteran（老練的）shoppersrushtopawoverthem.Youcanfindeverythingfrompreciousjewelstohockeysticks,best-sellingnovels,leatherjackets,taperecorders,surfboards,evenhalf-usedtubesoftoothpaste.Thestore’sownlaundrywashesorcleansalltheclothesfoundinluggage,thensellsthem.TheUnclaimedBaggageCenterhasfoundguns,illegaldrugsandevenaliverattlesnake.Thestorehasalittlemuseumwheresomeofitsmostunusualacquisitions（獲得物）havebeenpreserved.Theyincludehighlandbagpipes,aburialmaskfromanEgyptianpharaoh'stomb,andamedievalsuitofarmor.Statisticsindicatethatlessthanone-halfofonepercentofluggagecheckedonU.S.carriersispermanentlylostandavailabletothestore.DBCBA31.Paragraph1showsthatmanypassengerslosetheirluggagebecause______.A.theyareforgetful B.theyareinahurryC.thereisnolostandfoundofficeinmanyairportsD.theownersofsomeluggagecan’tbeidentified32.Thereasonwhytheairlinescannotsellthebagsisthat______.A.theyhavetofindtheownersB.theyarelikelytomakeaprofitonthebagsonpurposeC.somebagsareexpensive D.theyhavetokeepthebagsaslongaspossible33.TheUnclaimedBaggageCenterisverypopularbecause______.A.there'salargevarietyofgoods. B.allthethingsthereareverycheap.C.visitorsmaypurchasesomethingundervalued.D.visitorswillenjoysomeamusingactivitiesthere.34.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Alittlemuseumwillkeepallthepreciousunclaimedbaggage.B.Thepercentageofpassengerswholosetheirbaggageforeverissmall.C.ThethingsintheUnclaimedBaggageCenterarearticlesfordailyuse.D.Peoplearenotallowedtobuytheillegalthingsinthestore.35.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.TointroducehowtheunclaimedbaggageintheairportsishandledinAmerica.B.Tointroduceanattractiveplacetotourists.C.Toremindpassengersoftakingcareoftheirbaggage.D.Toadvisetheairlinestofindtheownersoftheunclaimedbaggage.CShe’snotafraidofanything.Snakes?Noproblem.Walkingaloneinthedark?Easy.We’renottalkingaboutasuperherohere--SMisa44-year-oldmother.Andshe’sfearlessbecauseshehappenstobemissingpartofherbrain:theamygdala(扁桃腺).Shapedlikeapairofalmondssittinginthemiddleofyourbrain,theamygdalahelpscontrolfearandanxiety.ArareconditioncalledUrbach-WiethediseaseleftSMwithoutheramygdala,andseemstohavepletelyerasedhersenseoffear.Totrytounderstandhowtheamygdalaworks,ateamofresearchersmadetheireffortstoscareSM.TheyshowedherhorrormoviesandtookhertotheWaverlyHillsSanatoriumHauntedHouseinKentucky.Shepushedoutoneofthemonstersandlaughed.SMsaidshedidn’tlikesnakes,butatapetstorefullofpoisonouscreatures,shekeptaskingtotouchthem.Whenaskedtorateherfeelings,SMreportedfeelingsurprisedordisgusted,butneverfearful.“Shetendstoapproacheverythingsheshouldbeavoiding,”saysJustinFeinsteinoftheUniversityofIowa.Thismeanstheamygdalacouldcontroldeeperurgestoapproachoravoiddanger.Otherscientistshaveadifferentopinion,though.“Idon’tbelieveyoucanmakeageneralstatementaboutwhattheamygdaladoesbyasinglecasestudy,”ElizabethPhelpssaid.In2002,Phelpspublishedastudyonasimilarpatientwithamygdaladamagewhostillshowedfear.Itmaysoundlikefuntobetotallyfearless,butwegetscaredforagoodreason.“Thenatureoffearissurvivalandtheamygdalahelpsusstayalivebyavoidingsituations,people,orobjectsthatputourlifeindanger,”Feinsteinsaid.SMwasoncefollowedinaparkafterdarkbyamanwithaknife,andshesimplywalkedaway.“Itisquiteremarkablethatsheisstillalive,”saidFeinstein.DABCD36.SMdarestowalkaloneinthedarkmainlybecause____________.A.sheisasuperhero B.shehasexperiencedsuchconditionsalotC.sheisamentalpatient D.shehasnosenseoffear37.ResearcherstriedtheirbesttofrightenSMinordertofind___________.A.Thefunctionofaparticularorgan B.SM’sreactionoffearandanxietyC.Theprocessofremovingamygdala D.Aspecialwaytogetalongwithmonsters38.WhatdoweknowfromtheresearchonSM?A.Itwaseasyforhertoavoiddanger. B.SMneverfeltfearfulbutdisgusted.C.SMwasfrightenedbynothingexceptmonsters.D.SMgotalongwellwiththesnakes.39.WhatisElizabethPhelps’attitudetowardthefunctionoftheamygdalabasedontheresearchonSM?A.Indifferent B.Supportive C.Disapproving D.Interested40.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Peoplecanremovetheiramygdalatobefearless.B.SMwillbeadmiredbecauseofherbravery.C.Noonecansurviveiftheiramygdalaisremoved.D.Thesenseoffeariscrucialtohumans.DTexting（發(fā)短信）walkersaren'tjustanannoyancetootherwalkers,Australianresearchersarmedwithmoviespecial-effectstechnologyhavedeterminedscientificallythatthey'rethreatstothemselves.Usingmotion-capturetechnologysimilartothatusedforfilms,researchersconcludedthattextingwhilewalkingnotonlyaffectsbalancebutalsotheabilitytowalkinstraightline.“Somepeoplelikecheckingemailswhilewalkingtoworkinthemorning”saidthestudyco-authorHoorn,“buttheymaynotknowithasaseriouseffectonthesafetyofthemselves”.Otherfactshavealsoprovedthis.AtouristfromTaiwanwalkedoffapiernearMelbournelastmonthwhilecheckingFacebook,bringingasuddenandicyendtoapenguin-watchingvisit.Anotherpersonwhowastoowrappedupinhisphonetonoticedangerswalkedstraightintothefountaininfrontofashoppingmall.TheAustralianstudyinvolved27volunteers,athirdofwhomadmittedhavingknockedintoobjectswhiletexting.Theywereaskedtowalk8.5metersthreetimes—oncewithoutphones,oncewhilereadingtextandoncewhilewritingtext,wheneightcamerasrecordedtheiractions.Theyfoundthevolunteersusingthephonewalkedslower,and,moreseriously,theylockedtheirarmsandelbowsinlike“robots”,whichforcedtheirheadstomovemore,throwingthemselvesoffbalance.“Inapedestrian（步行的）environment,inabilitytomaintainastraightpathwouldbelikelytoincreasepotentialfortrafficaccidents”,saidMr.Hoorn.“Thebestthingtodoistostepasideandstop,orkeepoffthephone.”Authoritiesworld-widehavetakennote.SignsonHongKong'ssubwaysystemadvisepassengersinthreelanguagestokeeptheireyesofftheirphones.PoliceandtransportauthoritieshavehighlightedthedangerinSingapore,wheretheStraitsTimesnewspaperrecentlydeclaredcellphone-distractedroadcrossingas“badhabitNo.2”contributingtotherisingnumberofroaddeaths.SomeU.S.states,includingNewYorkandArkansas,areconsideringbansonwhatthey'recallingphonejaywalking.CDBDA41.Accordingtothepassage,peopletextingwhilewalkingusually____________.A.donotinfluenceotherwalkersB.doharmtotheireyesC.putthemselvesindanger D.canstillwalkstraight42.Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningto“wrappedup”inParagraph2?A.absent-mindedB.annoyedC.confusedD.absorbed43.ThetwoexamplesinParagraph2aregiveninorderto__________.A.provetextingwalkersarethreatstoothersB.showtextingwalkersmayharmthemselvesC.analyzethecausesofthedangerD.amusethereaders44.AbouttheAustralianstudy,weknowthat___________.A.thevolunteersusingphoneswhilewalkingmovednormallyB.tenvolunteersadmittedhavingbumpedintothingswhiletextingC.thevolunteersweredividedintothreegroupsduringthestudyD.textingwalkersareexposedtogreaterpossibilityoftrafficaccidents45.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat_________.A.actionshavebeentakenagainsttextingwhilewalkingB.HongKong’ssubwaysystemforbidstextingwalkerstotakethetrainC.NewYorkhasmadelawstobanphonejaywalkingD.cellphone-distractedroadcrossingisconsideredtheworsthabitinSingapore第二節(jié)信息匹配(共5小題;每小題2分,滿分10分)閱讀下列應(yīng)用文及相關(guān)信息，并按照要求匹配信息。請在答題卡上將對應(yīng)題號的相應(yīng)選項字母涂黑。請先閱讀幾所大學(xué)所提供的健康醫(yī)療教育項目：A.ArgosyUniversityOurpostgraduatedegreeleveleducationprovidestheknowledgeandtoolstocreatesuccessfulandmeaningfulcareers.B.KaplanUniversityOuruniversityoffersprehensivetraininginhealthcaretoprepareyouforacareerinthehealthsciences,corrections,orprivatesecurity.C.EverestCollegeThroughouronlinedegreeprogram,youcangainthenecessaryskillstojointhehealthcareindustry.Itisdesignedtoprepareyouforacareerinthehealthsciences.D.Sanford-BrownCollegeSBCisdedicatedtoprovidinginnovativeprogramsthatenablestudentstheopportunitytogainprofessionalskillsbypracticinginourhealthcarecenterbeforetheywork.E.RasmussenCollegeTheHealthcareManagementBachelorofSciencedegreeatourCollegewillgivestudentstheeducationandpracticalexperiencetheyneedtoworkasadministrators.F.BrownMackieUniversityTheHealth&nursingprogramsaredesignedtoprovidestudentswiththeeducationneededtoenterhealthandnursingcareers.下面是幾位需要醫(yī)學(xué)教育的學(xué)生，請為他們選擇適合他們就讀的大學(xué)：46.MyfamilyimmigratedwhenIwasstillstudyingmyhealthcarecoursesinalocalmedicalcollege.SoIhadtogiveupmybachelordegreeandmovedwiththem.NowIhopetofindacollegethatoffersthedegreeeducationontheInternetandrealizemydreamofbeingadoctor.47.WhenIlookedaftermymotherinthehospitaltenyearsago,Iwasmovedbywhatthenursesdid.Theydevotedthemselvesintohelpingeverypatientgetthroughthehardtime.Sincethen,Ihavebeendeterminedtotakeupnursingcareer,andnow,thetimeising.48.Whenstudyingintheuniversity,myprofessoroftentoldmethatitwasimpossibleformetogeteveryproblemsolvedjustwiththeknowledgeintextbooks.ItmakesmerealizeIshouldlookforahealthcarecenterwhereIcanlearnpracticalskillsandgainmoreexperience.49.Aftergraduatingfromamedicalcollegeandgetmybachelordegreefiveyearsago,Ibecameadoctorinabiglocalhealthcarecenter.However,Ifindmodernmedicalresearchdevelopingfairlyrapidly,soIhopetostartmypostgraduatedegreestudyinauniversityandservethepeopleherebetter.50.Beingaretireddoctor,myfatheralwayshopesthatIcancontinuehiscareer.Iknowadoctorcanhelplotsofpeople,butinfact,myfavoritejobismanaging,nomatterinapany,aninstitutionoranorganization.Somaybelearninghowtomanageahospitalcansatisfybothofus.III.寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)基礎(chǔ)寫作（共1小題，滿分15分）假設(shè)你是某的學(xué)生李津。你校英語俱樂部將選舉新一屆副主席,你欲參選，必須寫一篇演講稿。[寫作內(nèi)容]請按以下提示,寫一篇競選演講稿。競選職位：英語俱樂部副主席個人優(yōu)勢:（1）性格外向、與人相處融洽（2）善于組織各種活動中選后決心：協(xié)助主席，服務(wù)同學(xué)中選后設(shè)想：舉辦講座、英語晚會、英語演講比賽等活動來提高同學(xué)英語

水平，激發(fā)學(xué)習(xí)興趣表達愿望：希望同學(xué)們投票選你，相信你能干好工作參考詞匯:副主席vicepresident競選runfor[寫作要求]1．只能使用5個句子表達全部內(nèi)容。2．短文的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總句數(shù)。[評分標(biāo)準]句子結(jié)構(gòu)準確，信息內(nèi)容完整，篇章連貫。Goodafternoon,mydearfriends,MynameisLiJin.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________.Thankyou.第二節(jié)讀寫任務(wù)（滿分25分）閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。Chinanowboaststheworld'slargestpublishingindustrybyvolume,with

8.1billion

booksprintedin2012,upfrom7.7billiontheyearbefore.NeverbeforehaveChinesereadershadsucheasyaccesstoawideselectionrangingfromclassicalChinesepoetrytothetoptitlesonAmazon'sbest-sellerslist.However,whilethesupplyofbookshasexplodedinChinainrecentdecades,people'sinterestinthemhasnotkeptup.AccordingtoasurveyresultpublishedbytheChineseAcademyofPressandPublicationinApril,Chinesepeopleread

4.39books

percapitainthepastyear,afigurethattrailsfarbehindmajordevelopedcountries;forexample,theaverageAmericanread7,theaverageFrenchandJapaneseperson8.4,andtheaverageSouthKorean11.And,onaverage,Chinesepeopleallocatedjustover15minutesadaytoreading,paredtoalmost100towatchingtelevisionandover45forusingtheInternet.AnamazingnumberoftheChineseareturningawayfromreadingbooks.ZhangLijia,afreelancewriterbasedinBeijing,thinksthedayswhenfriendsgottogethertodiscussthebookstheywerereadingaregone."Peopleare