廣東省梅州市潭江中學(xué)高三英語上學(xué)期摸底試題含解析

廣東省梅州市潭江中學(xué)高三英語上學(xué)期摸底試題含解析一、選擇題1.

isthoughttobegoodforpeopleandsocietyisnecessary

.AWhat;todo

BIt;tobedoneCWhatever;todo

DWhichever;tobedone參考答案：C2.________fortwodays,Jessicamanagedtofinishherprojectaheadoftime.A.Towork

B.Worked

C.Tobeworking

D.Havingworked參考答案：D

試題分析：考查非謂語動詞

句意：Jessica已經(jīng)工作兩天，他提前完成任務(wù)。兩個句子共用一個主語Jessica，Jessica與work之間是主謂關(guān)系，且發(fā)生在主句之前，故選D項。

3.LookatthepriceofthatiPhone!Itispracticallythesameas______ofanewTVset.A．one

B．this

C．it

D．that

參考答案：D略4.31．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．

A．were

B．was

C．a(chǎn)re

D．is參考答案：B略5.Theysatonthebeachsidebysidesilently,theireyes______uponthesea.A.fixing

B.fixed

C.tofix

D.havingfixed參考答案：B6.Ican’ttellexactlyhowtallsheis.Maybe160cmor165cm.

,sheismediumheight.

A．However

B．Somehow

C．Anyhow D．Thus參考答案：C7.---Howdidyoufindyourvisittothemuseum,Jane?---_____.A.Oh,wonderful,indeed

B.BytakingaNo.3busC.Iwenttherealone

D.Aclassmateofmineshowedtheway參考答案：A8.Dina,_________formonthstofindajobasawaitress,finallytookapositionatalocaladvertisingagency.A.struggling

B.struggledC.havingstruggled

D.tostruggle參考答案：C考查非謂語動詞。struggle這一動作發(fā)生在謂語動詞took表示的動作之前，故用現(xiàn)在分詞的完成式。9.一Iwanttohaveadogasapet.Whatdoyouthinkofit?—IfIwereyou’I'dratherhaveacat，becauseit's_______totakecareof.A.theeasiest

B.easy

C.easier

D.theeasier參考答案：C略10.

AnirbanMaitra,aprofessoratOxfordUniversity,Jack’ssuccesswouldnothavebeenpossible.

A.Ifitweren’tfor B.Wereitnotfor

C.Haditnotbeenfor D.Ifithasn’tbeenfor參考答案：C11.Morethan40%ofthepopulationinthatcountry

young,andabouttwothirdsofthem

knowhowtoreadandwrite.A.is;don't

B.are;doesn’t

C.is;doesn't

D.are;don't參考答案：D12.I’d_____hisreputationwithotherbusinessmen,andthenmakeadecisionaboutwhetherornottoapprovealoan.A.liveupwith

B.makeupfor

C.cometolight

D.takeintoaccount參考答案：D13.TheCNTower theCanadianNationalTower,which the heart ofToronto.A.isforshort;liesin B.isshortfor;liesinC.isshortof;locatesin D.isinshort;islocatedin參考答案：B14.Williamfounditincreasinglydifficulttoread,forhiseyesightwasbeginningto_______.A.

disappear

B.fall

C.fail

D.damage參考答案：C15.Chinahasbeenpushingthereformofpublichospitals______allitscitizens.A.inchargeof B.forthepurposeof

C.inhonorof

D.forthebenefitof參考答案：D16.Heislookingforanotherjobbecausehefeelsthatnothinghedoes______hisboss.A.serves

B.promises

C.satisfies

D.supports參考答案：C略17.Aturningpointofthecontinuouslyhighhousingpricewon'tappearsuddenlybecausetheremustbeacertainprocess_

manyfactorsleadtothechange．A．which

B．what

C．where

D．that參考答案：C二、新的題型18.TheRioGrandeAlthoughnotthelongestinAmerica,theRioGrandeisoneofthemostimportant.But,unlikeothersignificantrivers,itisnotusedforshipping.Infact,ocean-goingshipscannotsailonitswater._____36_____Since1846,ithasbeentheofficialborderofTexasandMexico.RioGrandeGeographyTheRioGrandeiseitherthefourthorfifthlongestriversysteminNorthAmerica.Italldependsonhowitismeasured._____37_____andthesecoursemovementscancauseittobelongerorshorter.Atitslastofficialmeasure,theRioGrandeclockedinat1896miles.TheriverstartsinColoradoandextendsdownwardtotheGulfofMexico._____38_____Notonlydoestheriverextendsouth,butitalsostartsinthemountainsandgetslowerandlowerinaltitudeasitextendstotheGulf.TheRioGrandeToday_____39_____Sadly,muchofthewaterhasbeenusedupandpartsoftheriveraremostdry!Thisisbecausepeopletakemorewaterfromtheriverthantherivercangetbackfromrainandothersources.Expertsareworkingtocorrectthis,though,withhopesofrestoringtherivertoitspaststrength.Today,theriverisimportantasasourceofwaterforTexasandMexicans._____40_____ThoughbordersliketheRioGrandeseparatenations,theyarealsosharedspaces.TheRioGrandeisthereforeasymboloffriendshipandpeacebetweentwopeoples.A.Usually,itismeasuredbylength.B.Downwardisthebestwayofdescribingittoo.C.WhatmakestheRioGrandesoimportantisitslocation.D.Becausetherivertwistssomuch,itoccasionallychangescourse.E.TheRioGrandetodayismostlyusedasasourceofdrinkingwater.F.Moreimportantly,itisasymbolofcooperationbetweentwonations.G.Today,theRioGrandeisthedestinationoftouristsfromallovertheworld.參考答案：BDBEF先瀏覽全文。觀察文章是否有告訴我們?nèi)拿}絡(luò)的關(guān)鍵信息。首先是標(biāo)題，而且從第一句可以看出是一條河，我們可以得知這是介紹類文體。其次是醒目的兩個小標(biāo)題，告訴我們：第一段基本可以斷定是總起段，而后面的小標(biāo)題引導(dǎo)的則是該河流“地理”和“今日概況”兩個方面了。接下來我們看看五個空應(yīng)該怎么填：36.B?？崭裎挥诙沃?，我們可以觀察其前后兩句的描述：前一句是說過海的船其實都不能在它的水道上航行，所以RioGrande的重要性沒有在運輸上體現(xiàn)出來。而后一句說從1846年起它就已經(jīng)成為了德克薩斯州（美國）和墨西哥的官方邊境了，這說明了RioGrande的重要性在于它的地理位置。我們看到C選項中出現(xiàn)兩個符合該語境的關(guān)鍵詞，一是important，二是location。因此選C。37.D。這道題同學(xué)可能會選A。因為前一句確實有出現(xiàn)“measure”一詞，而且與前一句的邏輯也說得通，但是，我們做選擇的時候不能只看選項與前一句的邏輯，而是選擇一個跟前后句，甚至跟全段、全篇章都符合語境、邏輯無誤的選項。我們再觀察后一句：出現(xiàn)一個并列連詞and,一個指示代詞these，說明thesecoursemovements，在空格處必有提及。選項D提到course（路程）會改變，而后面說這些路程的移動會導(dǎo)致它變長或者變短。38.B。空格在段首，填的是段落大意句?？吹胶竺娴牟⒘械寡b句中“butitalsostartsinthemountainsandgetslowerandlowerinaltitudeasitextendstotheGulf.”說明河流從山脈出發(fā)，隨著它延伸到海灣，在海拔上變得越來越低。同學(xué)們要注意altitude是海拔的意思，然后我們不難看出選項B中的“Downward”是向下的意思，與原文的getslowerandlowerinaltitude意思相符。39.E?？崭裨诙问祝畹氖嵌温浯笠饩?。從后一句開頭Sadly“令人憂傷的是”，可以知道前后句是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。第二句提到它的水快要用完了，部分河域快要干涸了?？梢娺@里是從河流的供水方面去描述。因此對應(yīng)下來E中的drinkingwater符合該段語境。40.F?？崭裨诙沃校^察前后句。前一句說明該河流在供水方面很重要，后一句說明它作為國家邊境的重要性。因此空格處句子應(yīng)起承接作用。從F選項中，開頭有關(guān)鍵詞Moreimportantly,表示與前一句的并列關(guān)系，句中有cooperation和nations，對應(yīng)文中最后一句“asymboloffriendshipandpeacebetweentwopeoples.”因此選F。三、閱讀理解19.Isthereawaytoturnbacktheagingprocessinpeople?Forcenturies,peoplehavebeenlookingfora"fountainofyouth.”Theideaisthatifyoufindamagicalfountain,anddrinkitswater,youwillnotage.ResearchersinNewYorkdidnotfindanactualfountainofyouth,buttheymayhavefoundawaytoturnbacktheagingprocess.Itappearsthattheanswermaybecalledthehypothalamus,whichispartofyourbrain.Itcontrolsimportantbodyactivities,includinggrowth,thewayweprocessfoodandsoon.ResearchersatNewYork'sAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicinefoundthathypothalamusneuralstemcells(干細(xì)胞)alsoinfluencehowfastagingtakesplace.DongshengCai,aprofessorattheAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicine,wastheleadingresearcherinastudyonaginginmice.Heandhisteamreportedtheirfindings."Agingspeedcanbecontrolledbyaparticularplaceinthebody,whichisthehypothalamus.Anditcanbecontrolledbyaparticulartypeofcells,whicharehypothalamusstemcells.，Headdsthatwhenthehypothalamusstartsaging,sodoesthebody.Sowhenhypothalamusfunctionisindecline,particularlythelossofhypothalamusstemcells,andthisprotectionagainsttheagingdevelopmentislost,iteventuallyleadstoaging.Usingthisinformation,theresearchersbegantryingtoactivatethehypothalamusinlaboratorymice.Theydidthisbyinjectingtheanimalswithstemcells.Theresearcherssaytheresultsshowthatthetreatmentslowedagingintheanimals."Whenweinjectedthehypothalamusstemcellstothemiddle-agedmice,themiceagedslowlyandtheycanalsolivelonger.”Buttheseresultswerejustfromstudyingmiceinalaboratory.Ifthemicecanlivelonger,doesthatmeanpeoplecouldhavelongerlives?Thenextstepistoseeiftheanti-agingeffectsalsoworkinhumanbeings."Ifwecantranslatewhatwehaveseeninanimalstohumans,Ithinkhumanscanfunctionbetterduringlaterages.”Caiandhisteamsaytheirstudiesmayhaveotherbenefits.Theysaythefindingscouldleadtonewwaystohelpdoctorsidentifyandtreatanynumb