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广东省广州市海珠区届高三摸底考试英语试题
广东省广州市海珠区2015届高三8月摸底考试英语试题
本试卷共12页,三大题,满分135分。
考试用时120分钟。
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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)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Now,”Mrs.VirginiaDeViewsaid,smiling,“wearegoingtodiscoverourprofessions.”Theclassseemedtobegreatlysurprised.Ourprofessions?
Wewereonly13and14yearsold!
Theteachermustbe1.“Yes,youwillallbesearchingforyourfuture2.Eachofyouwillhaveto3someoneinyourfield,plusgiveanoralreport.”
Eachdayinherclass,VirginiaDeViewremindedusaboutthis.Finally,Ipickedprintjournalism.This4Ihadtogotointerviewatrue-bluenewspaperreporter.Iwasextremelynervous.Isatdowninfrontofhim5abletospeak.Helookedatmeandsaid,“Didyoubringapencilorpen?
”
Ishookmyhead.
“Howaboutsome6?
”
Ishookmyheadagain.
Finally,IthoughtherealizedIwas7,andIgotmyfirstbigtipasa8.“Never,nevergoanywherewithoutapenandpaper.Youneverknowwhatyou’llruninto.”Afterafewdays,Igavemyoralreporttotallyfrommemoryinclass.IgotanAontheentireproject.
Yearslater,Iwasincollegelookingaroundforanewcareer,butwithnosuccess.ThenI9VirginiaDeViewandmydesireat13tobeajournalist.AndIcalledmyparents.Theydidn’t10me.Theyjustremindedmehowcompetitivethefieldwasand11allmylifeIhadrunawayfromcompetition.Thiswastrue.Butjournalismdidsomethingtomeitwasinmyblood.Itgavemethefreedomtogouptototalstrangersandaskwhatwas12.
Forthepast12years,I’vehadthemostsatisfyingreportingcareer,13storiesfrommurderstoairplanecrashesand14choosingmystrongestarea.WhenIwenttopickupmyphoneoneday,anincrediblewaveofmemorieshitmeandIrealizedthathaditnotbeenforVirginiaDeView,Iwouldnotbesittingatthatdesk.
Iwas15allthetime“Howdidyoupickjournalism?
”
“Well,yousee,therewasthisteacher…”Ialwaysstartout.IjustwishIcouldthankher.
1.A.goodB.madC.carelessD.curious
2.A.universitiesB.familiesC.professionsD.lives
3.A.interviewB.pleaseC.admireD.respect
4.A.expressedB.orderedC.expectedD.meant
5.A.hardlyB.nearlyC.naturallyD.eagerly
6.A.drinkB.newspapersC.preparationsD.paper
7.A.satisfiedB.comfortableC.terrifiedD.sorry
8.A.studentB.journalistC.teacherD.writer
9.A.calledB.recognizedC.rememberedD.visited
10.A.answerB.promiseC.stopD.persuade
11.A.howB.whetherC.whyD.when
12.A.breakinginB.gettingdownC.fallingoffD.goingon
13.A.makingB.retellingC.coveringD.writing
14.A.certainlyB.finallyC.doubtfullyD.completely
15.A.hurtB.excitedC.disappointedD.asked
第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。
MyolderbrotherandIarebusy16(arrange)atriptoAfrica.WewillleaveLondonon15July,andwe’llbeflyingtoMorocco.Wearegoingtotraveloncamels17theSaharaDesert.Afterthetripbycamel,we’regoingtotraveldowntheRiverNile.We’llstartatLakeVictoria.AlittlewaydowntheriverfromLakeVictoria,thewater18(actual)getsquiterough.So,we’llgowhite-waterrafting,19isquitedangerous,butveryexciting!
Afterwhite-waterrafting,we’regoingonatriptoseewildanimalsinKenya.
20we’llbewalkingforalmosttwoweeks,I’llneedtobuyalarge,strong,lightbackpack21advancetocarrymy22(supply)offoodandwater.Itissodangerousthatourguideswillhaveguns23(scare)theanimalsawayiftheycometoonear.Ireallywanttosee24elephantcloseup.Afterthat,we’llbemovingontoTanzania,25we’regoingtoclimbMountKilimanjaro.TheAfricanpartofourtripwilltakeaboutfourweeksandwewillsurelyhaveahappytime.
II阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
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A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Anewly-weddedcoupleonafour-monthhoneymoonwerehitbysixnaturaldisasters,includingtheAustralianfloods,ChristchurchearthquakeandJapanesetsunami(海啸).
StefanandErikaSvanstromleftStockholm,Sweden,onDecember6andwereimmediatelystuckinMunich,Germany,duetooneofEurope'sworstsnowstorms.
Travellingwiththeirbabydaughter,theyflewontoCairnsinAustraliawhichwasthenstruckbyoneofthemostviolentcyclonesinthenation'shistory.
Fromthere,thecouple,intheir20s,wereforcedtoshelterfor24hoursonthecement(水泥)floorofashoppingcentrewith2,500others.
“Treeswerebeingknockedoverandbigbrancheswereputdownacrossthestreets,”Mr.SvanstromtoldSweden'sExpressennewspaper.“Weescapedbytheskinofourteeth.”
Mr.SvanstromsaidtheythenheadedsouthtoBrisbanebutthecitywasexperiencingmassiveflooding,sotheycrossedthecountrytoPerthwheretheynarrowlyescapedburningbushfires.
ThecouplethenflewtoChristchurch,NewZealand,arrivingjustafteramassivemagnitude(震级)6.3earthquakeattackedthecityonFebruary22.
Mrs.Svanstromsaid,“Whenwegottherethewholetownwaslikeawarzone.Wecouldnotvisitthecitysinceitwascompletelyblockedoff,soinsteadwetravelledaroundbeforegoingtoJapan.”
ButdaysaftertheSvanstromsarrived,TokyowasrockedbyJapan'slargestearthquakesincerecordsbegan.
“Thetremblingwashorribleandwesawrooftilesflyoffthebuildings,”Mr.Svanstromsaid.“Itwaslikethebuildingswereswayingbackandforth.”
ThefamilyreturnedtoStockholmonMarch29afteramuchcalmervisittotheirlastdestinationChina.
ButMr.Svanstrom---whoalsosurvivedthedestructiveBoxingDaytsunamithathitsoutheastAsiain2004---saidthemarriagewasstillgoingstrong.
Headded,“Iknowmarriageshavetoexperiencesomedifficulties,butIthinkwehavebeenthroughmostofthem.We'vecertainlyexperiencedmorethanourfairshareofdisasters,butthemostimportantthingisthatwe'retogetherandhappy.”
26.InSvanstrom'sopinion,amarriage______.
A.hastogopeacefullyandhappilyforalltime
B.hastoexperiencemanydisastersatthebeginning
C.mustalwaysallowthecouplebetogetherandhappy
D.shouldexperiencedifficultiestomakeitsteady
27.WhywereStefanandErikaSvanstromstoppedinMunich?
A.Christchurchearthquakestoppedthem.B.BecauseofEurope'sworstsnowstorm.
C.Theplanewasdamaged.D.Thetrainsbrokedown.
28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.ThefamilywerestuckinamallofAustraliafortwenty-fourhours.
B.Thefamilydidn'texperienceanydisasterinChina.
C.DuringtheirstayinNewZealand,theyalsovisitedawarzoneinthetown.
D.TheearthquakethefamilyexperiencedinTokyowasthelargestonerecordedinJapan.
29.TheSvanstromsthoughtthatChristchurchofNewZealandwas______.
A.disorderedB.interestingC.beautifulD.shaking
30.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.
A.MeetingDisastersDuringHoneymoonB.SixNaturalDisasters
C.Newly-wedCoupleMetAustralianFloodsD.JapaneseTsunami
B
Theytelluswhentogetuporwhenwe’rerunninglateforworkandwhetherweareindangerofmissingourfavouriteTVprogramme.Butwhileourdailyroutinesrelyonclocksthattellusthetime,scienceisdiscoveringthatourwell-beingisinfluencedbyaverydifferentkindoftimepiece.Circadianrhythms---thehumanbody’sowninternalclock---haveapowerfulinfluenceonourhealthandbehaviour.Theyareprogrammedfrombirthandcontrolfunctionsrangingfromtemperatureandbloodpressuretosleeppatterns.
Inrecentyearsresearchershavealsodiscoveredthatthisbuilt-inmechanismcaninfluenceeverythingfromthewaywereacttomedicinestohowwellwelearnmusic.
Thelatestexample,fromexpertsatHarvardUniversityintheUS,showsthatthehumanbodyclockcanevendictatewhetherornotwearelikelytotellthetruth.Researchersfounditwaseasierforpeopletofib(撒小谎)intheafternoonbecause,astheyweretired,theselfcontrolthatwouldnormallypreventthemfromlyingstartedtobreakdown.Tirednessmadeithardertoresistthetemptationtotelllies---especiallyifitmeanttheygotafinancialrewardattheend.
“Thebodyclockhasagreateffectonusall,”saysProfessorJimHornefromtheSleepResearchCentreatLoughboroughUniversity.“Mostpeopletendtofeelgoodaroundlatemorningandthendeclineintheearlyafternoon.Butthetimemostofuswillfeeloursharpestisbetween6pmand8pm.That’sbecausesleepinesstendstobuildupthroughouttheday.Byearlyeveningourbodyclockkicksintowakeusup.Onereasonmaybetoensurewegethomesafely.Whenourancestorswerecominghomeafterhuntingalldaytheirinternalclockskickedintogetthemhomeinonepiece.”
Sowhateffectsdocircadianrhythmshaveandwhat’sthebesttimeofdaytotakeadvantageofthem?
31.Theunderlinedword“They”inthefirstparagraphrefersto______.
A.ourclocksB.scientistsandexperts
C.ourdailyroutinesD.circadianrhythms
32.TheresearchreferredtoinParagraph3foundthatpeopletendto______.
A.telllieswhentheyaretiredB.tellliesiftheyarerewarded
C.losetemperastheybecometiredD.breakdownbecausetheyaretired
33.Accordingtothepassage,whenarepeoplemostquick-thinking?
A.Inthemorning.B.Aroundmidday.
C.Inthelateafternoon.D.Intheearlyevening.
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