高三英語8月摸底考試試題

領(lǐng)兌市安插陽光實(shí)驗(yàn)學(xué)校高三英語8月摸底考試試題一、單項(xiàng)選擇（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）21．DanBrown,_____authorofTheDaVinciCode，is_____veryfamousAmericanwriter.A.a；the B.the；the C.the；a Daa；a22．Youlookfrozen．SitdownbythefireandIyousomehottea． A．make B．wasmaking C．made D．willmake23．SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome． A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched24．．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere． A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained25．—Whatdoyouthinkoftheirnewhouse?—It’sverymodern，buttheyhavesomeantique________init．A．furniture B．furnituresC．pieceoffurnitures Dpieceoffurniture26．Today，_____rapidtransportationandcommunication,thewholewordseemstobesmaller．A．regardlessofB．inspiteofC．insteadof Dbecauseof27．Mikehasanactivemind；hecanretellastory_________anybodyelseintheclassroom．A．morevividlythan B．muchvividthanC．a(chǎn)svividas D．sovividlyas28．Weshouldmakefulluseofwhateverhappenstous．Thereisalways____tolearnfromeveryexperience.A．nothing B．a(chǎn)nything C．something D．everything29．Actually,girlscanbe________theywanttobejustlikeboys,whetheritisapilot,anastronaut,orageneralmanager．A．wherever B．however C．whatever D．whoever30．Theoldcouplehavebeenmarriedfor40yearsandneveronce___________witheachother．A．theyhadquarreled B．theyhavequarreledC．havetheyquarreled D．hadtheyquarreled31．---WhydidyoumajorinLiterature?---I________listenedtomymother.ShewantsmetomajorinBusiness.A．willhave B．shouldhave C．musthave D．havehad32．TheymovedtoEnglandin2007andlivedinabighouse,________tothesouth.A．thewindowsofwhichopened B．thewindowsofitopenedC．itswindowsopened D．thewindowsofwhichopening33．—Bob!How’syourproject?IheardyoustarteditlastFriday，right?—Oh！I_________forit．ButIhaven’tdecidedwhentodoit．A．havepreparedB．hadpreparedC．havebeenpreparingD．waspreparing34．Toohighhousepricescanbebroughtundercontrol，________theauthoritiesintroduceaseries ofregulatorypolicies．A．evenif B．a(chǎn)sif C．sothat D．providedthat35．.Maryhadtoworkateveningsandweekends.Onlyinthisway_____completethereportsbythedeadline.A.wassheableto B.shewasabletoC.shehasbeenableto D.hasshebeenableto二、完型填空（共20小題；每小題1．5分，滿分30分）Thisis41:fullofchancesandchallenges.Whetheryouareanantelopeoralion,youmustgo42whenthesunrises.Forstudents,itisjustthesame.Ifwedon’tstudyhard,soonerorlater,wewill43theotherstudents.AtfirstIdidn’tknowwhattheword“exam”44.Later,Iknewanexamwasakindof45.Incompetitions,therearealwayswinnersand46.AsIgrewup,Igottoknowcompetitionwell.Inone’slife,theremustbecompetitions,sopeoplecan47.EachtimeIsawchildrenplayinggamesandheardtheir48,IwishedIwerethatageagain.49,Irememberedmyparents’words:Youmustworkveryhardforagoodfuture.SoI50mypenandbegantostudyhardagain.Iwasstillnotsurewhatcompetition51meant.Oneday,Iwas52_inanEnglish-speakingcompetition.WhenIwenttothestage,Isawotherstudentslookingatmekindly.SuddenlyI53whatcompetitionwas.Itisnotascruelasmyteacherandparentstoldme.Infact,competitionisthe54:itiskindandnecessary.Ilearnedalotfromrealizingthis55.NowIunderstandbetterabouttheworld.Competitionisimportantforusall.36．A.able B.willing C.ready D.eager37．A.OnthecontraryB.AtthesametimeC.Inotherwords D.Inthefirstplace38．A.fastest B.weakest C.slowest D.strongest39．A.death B.survival C.disease D.suffering40．A.sinking B.setting C.shining D.rising41．A.rule B.life C.study D.exam42．A.over B.through C.ahead D.beyond43．A.fallbehind B.passby C.catchup D.holdback44．A.felt B.meant C.referred D.doubted45．A.victory B.defeat C.process D.competition46．A.competitorB.players C.losers D.failures47．A.improve B.conclude C.acquire D.handle48．A.crying B.laughter C.whisper D.delight49．A.However B.Therefore C.Besides D.Otherwise50．A.putup B.broughtup C.madeup D.pickedup51．A.commonly B.simply C.obviously D.really52．A.succeedingB.participating C.taking D.getting53．A.doubted B.acknowledgedC.knew D.admitted54．A.tough B.important C.content D.opposite55．A.experienceB.knowledge C.fact D.consequence三．閱讀理解（共20小題，每題2分，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）AWhenitcomestosuccessinbusinessandsuccessinlife,therearefewqualitiesasimportantasconfidence．Peoplenaturallyhavedifferentlevelsofconfidence.Somehaveahigherlevelofconfidencethanothersdo,buteventhosewhoseconfidenceislackingcanlearntobuildtheirlevelofconfidenceandreachtheirmostimportantgoals．Increasingselfconfidenceisoneofthemostcommonreasonspeoplegiveforseekingthehelpofpsychologistsandotherprofessionals．Oneofthemanyplaceswhereagreaterlevelofconfidenceisusefulisintheworkplace.Weallknowhowdifficultitcanbe,forinstance,toaskthebossforaraise.Thisprocesscanbeextremelydifficultforthosewholackconfidenceintheirownabilities.Afterall,ifyouareunsureaboutyourownabilities,howwillyoueverconvinceyourbossthatyoudeservemoremoneyfortheworkyoudo?Evenifyouarenotaskingforthatbigraise,havingplentyofconfidenceinyourabilitiesisimportanttosuccess．Ifyouarecertainofyourabilities,chancesarethatthosearoundyou,whethertheyareyourcoworkers,yourcolleaguesoryoursuperiors,willseethatconfidence,andthatwillhelptoassurethemthatyouarethebestatwhatyoudo．Beingthoughtofasthepersontogoto,andbeingseenasanexpertinyourchosenfield,isnaturallyveryimportanttosuccessonthejob．Ifyoucanmakeyourselfthepersonpeoplegotoforguidanceandadvice,youwillhelptoprotectyourselffromtheeverpresentdangerofdownsizing(裁員)．Afterall,ifyouarearecognizedexpertattheoffice,youwillberegardedasanindispensablememberoftheteam．56．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theinfluenceofconfidenceonone'slife.B.Thedifferenceofpeople'sconfidence.C.Theimportanceofconfidencetosuccess.D.Thejudgmentonone'sconfidence.57．Psychologistsandotherprofessionalscanofferhelptothose________.A.whodreamtoberecognizedexpertsB.whoexpecttogiveguidancetoothersC.whowanttoaskthebossforaraiseD.whothinktheirgoalsarehardtoreach58．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"indispensable"inParagraph5probablymean?A.outgoing B.attractive C.importantD.energetic59．Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconvey（傳遞）inthelastparagraph?A.Tooverlookone'sdisadvantages.B.Tomakefulluseofone'sadvantages.C.Tohavegreatconfidenceinone'sabilities.D.Tomakeobjectiveevaluationsofone'sabilities.BThelargeststudyoftheeffectsofageingonthehearthasfoundthatwomen’slongevitymaybelinkedtothefactthattheirheartshardlylosetheirpumpingpowerwithage.“Wehavefoundthatthepowerofthemaleheartfallsby20-25percentbetween18and70yearsofage.”saidtheheadofthestudy,DavidGoldspinkofLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversityintheUK.“Withinthehearttherearemillionsofcellsthatenableittobeat.Betweentheageof20and70.one-thirdofthosecellsdieandarenotreplacedinmen,”saidGoldspink.“Thisispartoftheageingprocess.”Whatsurprisesscientistsisthatthefemaleheartseesverylittlelossofthesecells.Ahealthy70-year-oldwoman’sheartcouldperformalmostaswellasa20-year-oldone’s.“Thisgender(性別)differencemightjustexplainwhywomenlivelongerthanmen,”saidGoldspink.Theteamhasyettofindwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemaleheart,saidGoldspink.Thegoodnewsisthatmencanimprovethehealthoftheirheartwithregularexercise.Goldspinkstressedthatwomenalsoneedregularexercisetopreventtheirlegmusclesbecomingsmallerandweakerastheyage.60．Theunderlinedword“l(fā)ongevity”inthesecondparagraphprobablyrefersto_____.A.healthB.longlifeC.ageingD.effect61．Thetextmainlytalksabout______.A.men’sheartcellsB.women’sageingprocessC.thegenderdifferenceD.heartsandlonglife62．Accordingtothetext,theUKscientistshaveknownthat_____.A.womenhavemorecellsthanmenwhentheyarebornB.womencanreplacethecellsthatenablethehearttobeatC.thefemaleheartlosesfewofthecellswithageD.womenneverlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage63．Wecanknowfromthepassagethat______.A.scientistsareonthewaytofindingoutwhythemaleheartlosesmoreofthecellsB.thereasonwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemalehearthasbeenfoundoutC.theteamhasdonesomethingtopreventthemalefromsufferingthegreaterlossD.womeover70couldlosemoreheartcellsthanthoseattheageof20CHowdoapologylanguageswork?Haveyouevertriedtoapologize,onlytoberefused?Itmaybethatyouwereofferingapartialapologyina“l(fā)anguage”,thatwasforeigntoyourlistener.Thefivelanguagesofapologyinclude:ApologyLanguage1:“Iamsorry.”Listthehurtfuleffectsofyouraction.Not“Iamsorryif…”,but“Iamsorrythat…”.Youmightaskiftheywanttoaddanypointsthatyouhavenotrecognized.ApologyLanguage2:“Iwaswrong.”Nameyourmistakeandacceptfault.Notethatitiseasiertosay“Youareright”than“Iamwrong”,butthelattercarriesmoreweight.ApologyLanguage3:“WhatcanIdotomakeitright?”Engageinproblem-solving.Don’tmakeexcusesforyourselfsuchas,“Well,mydaywasjustso…”Instead,offerwhatyouwillchangetopreventyourselffromputtingtheminthesamebadsituationagain.ApologyLanguage5:“Willyoupleaseforgiveme?”Bepatientinseekingforgiveness.Theymayneedsometimeorgreaterclarification(澄清)ofyourinputfromApologyLanguages1-4.Finally,yourapologymaynotbeaccepted,butatleastyouknowthatyouhavebeenfaithfulinofferingasincereolivebranch(橄欖枝)ofpeace.64.Thepassagemainlytalksabout___________A.5tipsforapologiesthatwork B.5waysofrefusingapologiesC.thefunctionofapologylanguages D.theimportanceofapologylanguages65.AccordingtoParagraph1,yourapologymayberefusedmainlybecause________A.yourlistenerscan’tunderstandyourdialect.B.yourlistenerscan’thearwhatyousaidclearly.C.yourapologyisnotsincere.D.yourapologyisnotexpressedwellenough.66.Whenofferinganapology,whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorprefer?A.“Youareright” B.“Iamsorryif…”C.“Iwaswrong.” D.“Well,mydaywasjustso…”67.Inthelastparagraph,theauthortellsusevenifyourapologymaynotbeaccepted,atleast___________.A.It’syourfaultanymoreB.yourmindwillbeatpeaceC.yourfriendwillmakepeacewithyou.D.yourapologyistruetoyourheartDDrivingacarisnotjusthandingcontrolsandjudgingspeedanddistance.Itrequiresyoutopredictwhatotherroaduserswilldoandgetreadytoreacttosomethingunexpected.Whenalcoholisconsumed,itentersyourbloodstreamandactsasadepressant(抑制藥),damagingeyesight,judgementandco-ordination(協(xié)調(diào)),slowingdownreactiontimeandgreatlyincreasingtheriskofaccidents.Evenbelowthedrinkdrivinglimit,drivingwillbeaffected.Alcoholmaytakeafewminutestobeabsorbedintothebloodstreamandstartactiononthebrain.Absorptionrateisincreasedwhendrinkingonanemptystomachorwhenconsumingdrinksmixedwithfruitjuice.Togetridofalcoholfromthebodyisaveryslowprocessanditisnotpossibletospeeditupwithanymeasuresliketakingashowerorhavingacupofteaorcoffee.ThepresentRoadTrafficOrdinancestatesclearlythatthelimitofalcoholconcentrationis:·50milligramsofalcoholper100mlofblood;or·22microgramsofalcoholper100mlofbreath;or·67milligramsofalcoholper100mlofurine(尿液).Driverswhocausetrafficaccidents,orwhocommitamovingtrafficoffenceorarebeingsuspectedofdrinkdrivingwillbetested.Anydriverfounddrinkingbeyondthelimitwillbecharged.ThedriverdeclaredguiltymaybefinedamaximumofHK＄25,000andbesentencedtoupto3yearsinprisonandpunishedfor10driving-offencepoints;ortemporarilybannedfromdriving.Thesamepunishmentappliestofailingtoprovidespecimens(樣本)forbreath,bloodorurinetestswithoutgoodexcuse.Drinkdrivingisacriminaloffence.Bearesponsibledriver,thinkbeforeyoudrink.Forthesafetyofyourselfandotherroadusers,neverdriveafterconsumingalcohol.68．Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout.A.theintroductionofdrivingskillsB.thedamageofdrinkingtoyourbodyC.theeffectofdrinkingondrivingD.theprocessofalcoholbeingabsorbed69．Theunderlinedword“it”inthesecondparagraphrefersto“”.A.alcoholB.absorptionC.bloodD.process70．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Drinkingbelowthedrinkdrivinglimithasnoeffectondriving.B.Alcoholistakeninmorequicklywhendrunkwithfruitjuice.C.Havingacupofteahelpstogetridofalcoholfromthebody.D.50milligramsofalcoholper100mlofbreathisbelowthedrinkdrivinglimit.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填人空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Areyoutrulyhappy?Doyoueverknowwhatitmeanstobehappyandwhatittakestoachievehappiness?Theseareimportantquestionsforanyonewhoisseekinghappinesstoaskthemselves.ThefollowingareafewtipsthatIfollowtocreatehappinessinmylife.*Makeaplanforattaininggoalsthatyoubelievewillmakeyouhappy.Yourmoodswillverylikelyincreaseifyouaregoingaftersomethingyouvalue.*71.Itiseasytobegintothinknegativelywhenyouaresurroundedbypeoplewhothinkthatway.Onthecontrary,ifyouarearoundpeoplewhoarehappytheiremotionalstatewillbeinfectious.*72.Trulyhappypeopledon’tallowsetbackstoaffecttheirmoodbecausetheyknowthatwithalittlethoughttheycanturnthecircumstancesbacktotheirfavor.*73.Thesefewminuteswillgiveyoutheopportunitytofocusonthepositivethingsinyourlifeandwillleadyoutocontinuoushappiness.*74.Whetheryoutreatyourselftolunch,takealongrelaxingbathorsimplyspendafewextraminutesonyourappearance,youwillbesubconsciously(下意識地)puttingyourselfinabettermood.*Findingthehumorinsituationscanalsoleadtohappiness.Findawaytomakelightofasituationthatwouldotherwisemakeyouhappy.*75.Beingoverweightornoteatingnutritiousfoodscanhaveanegativeeffectonyourmood.A.Whatmakesonepersonhappymaybeverydifferentfromwhatmakessomeoneelsehappy.B.Therearesometipsinlifethatleadtohappiness.C.Whensomethinggoeswrong,trytofigureoutasolutioninsteadofbeingabsorbedinselfpity.D.Keepinghealthyisanotherwaytoachievehappiness.E.Spendafewminuteseachdaythinkingaboutthethingsthatmakeyouhappy.F.Surroundyourselfwithhappypeople.G.It’salsoimportanttotakesometimeeachdaytodosomethingniceforyourself.四．短文改錯（10分）假英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。 刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。 增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符合(^)，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。 修改：在錯的詞下劃—橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。 注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.至允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Overayearago,myfriendwasreadytoreturnaftercompletehistourinSingapore.Hedidn’texpectthathewasabouttogetonhisairplanew