广东省汕头市第四中学届高三第五次月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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广东省汕头市第四中学届高三第五次月考英语试题Word版含答案
汕头市第四中学2013届高三第五次月考英语试题
第一部分:
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。
SteveJobsonlifeanddeath
WhenIwas17,Ireadaquotethatwentsomethinglike:
“Ifyouliveeachdayasifitwasyourlast,somedayyou’llmostcertainlyberight.”Itmadean1onme,andsincethen,forthepast33years,Ihavelookedinthemirrorevery2andaskedmyself:
“Iftodaywerethelastdayofmylife,wouldIwanttodowhatIamabouttodotoday?
”Andwheneverthe3hasbeen“No”fortoomanydaysinarow,IknowIneedto4something.
RememberingthatI’llbe5soonisthemostimportanttoolI’veeverusedtohelpmemakethebig6inlife.Becausealmosteverything—allexternalexpectations,allpride,all7ofembarrassmentorfailure—thesethingsjustfallawayinthefaceofdeath,leavingonlywhatis8important.RememberingthatyouaregoingtodieisthebestwayIknowtoavoidthetrapofthinkingyouhavesomethingto9.Youarealreadynaked.Thereisnoreasonnotto10yourheart.
Yourtimeislimited,sodon’t11itlivingsomeoneelse’slife.Don’tbe12bydogma—whichislivingwiththeresultsofotherpeople’sthinking.Don’tletthenoiseofothers’opinionsdrownoutyourowninnervoice.Andmostimportantly,havethe13tofollowyourbeliefsandgoals.Theysomehowalreadyknowwhatyoureallywantto14.Everythingelseis15.
1.A.expectationB.impressionC.imaginationD.examination
2.A.minuteB.nightC.dayD.morning
3.A.answerB.solutionC.resultD.chance
4.A.acceptB.hideC.changeD.avoid
5.A.famousB.deadC.oldD.forgotten
6.A.decisionsB.contributionsC.differencesD.mistakes
7.A.understandingB.certainty C.fearD.knowledge
8.A.mostlyB.hardlyC.nearlyD.truly
9.A.takeB.loseC.giveD.win
10.A.breakB.catchC.warmD.follow
11.A.wasteB.imagineC.spendD.risk
12.A.confusedB.trappedC.discouragedD.hurt
13.A.wisdomB.ideaC.desireD.courage
14.A.seeB.showC.becomeD.forget
15.A.necessaryB.naturalC.secondaryD.possible
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。
Onher80thbirthday,NobelPrize-winningauthorPearlBuckwasaskedifshewishedtobeyoungagain.Shequicklyreplied,“Wishtobeyoungagain?
No,forIhavelearnedtoomuchtoloseifIamafar16(value)persontodaythanIwas30yearsago,or20yearsago,or15,10oreven5.Ihavelearntsomuch17Iwas70.”
Buckunderstoodthatlifeisn’tmeanttobelivedonbellcurve(钟形曲线).Wedon’tgoupforawhileandthen,afteracertainage,beginadownhillslide.18,weareabletocontinueonanupwardtrend.Andoneofthemostsignificantwayswecandothatisbylearningfromthelivesof19--especiallychildren.
Whenwetaketime20(share)whatwe’velearnedwiththechildreninourlives。
weofferthemsomething21theycangetnowhereelse--thetreasureofexperience.WhenIthinkbacktothemanypositiveinfluenceson22childhood,IrecognizethatsomeofthegreatestgiftsI23(receive)arethelessonsIcollectedfromtheolderpeopleinmylife.Istillrememberclearly24GrandpaMaxwellalwaysencouragedandtaughtuskidswhenhecametovisit.Heneverleftourhouse25sharinghislifeexperiences.Thosetimesshapedourlivessomuch!
A
Ourneighbour’ssonwasgettingmarriedatanout-of-townchurch,andmyhusbandandIwereinvited.Weimmediatelyrushedouttoastore,andIboughtanicepinkdresswithajacket.Thedresswasalittletight,butIhadamonthtogobeforetheJune30weddingandIwouldloseafewpounds.
June29cameand,ofcourse,Ihadn’tlostasinglepound;infactIhadgainedtwo.ButIfiguredanicenewgirdle(紧身内衣)wouldcureeverything.Soonourwayoutofthecitywestoppedonceagainatthestore.IraninandtoldtheclerkIneededalarge-sizegirdle.Theshopassistantfoundtheboxwiththedescribedgirdlemarked“LG”,andaskedifIwouldliketotryiton.“Oh,no,alargeonewillfitjustright.Ineedn’ttryiton.”
Thenextmorningwasratherhot,soIwaitedtogetdresseduntilabout45minutesbeforetimetogo.Iopenedtheboxonlytofindanewgirdleinasmallsize.Sinceitwastoolatetofindanotheroneandthedresswouldn’tfitrightwithoutagirdle,afightbrokeoutinthehotelroombetweenmeandthegirdle.Haveyouevertriedtoshake20poundsofpotatoesintoafive-poundbag?
That’sit.Finallymyhusband,laughinglikecrazy,gotholdofeachsideandshookmedownintoit.AtonceIputonthepinkdress,whichdidn’tmatchmyredfacewell,andwasreadytogo.
Finallywegottothechurch.IheardoneofthepeoplesaythattheywerehavingaHighMass.Iturnedtomyhusbandandasked,“WhatisaHighMass?
”Heshruggedhisshoulders.
Unfortunately,Ilearnedthatthisparticularmasswouldlastonehour,twenty-twominutesandeightandonehalfseconds---thepriest(神父)wasgoingtoblesseverythingexceptmygirdle.
26.Theauthormostprobablyboughtanicepinkdresswithajacket_____.
A.4weekslaterB.4weeksearlierC.afortnightearlierD.afortnightlater
27.Whathadtheauthorwantedtodowiththetightdress?
________.
A.Tomakeherselfthinner.B.Tobuyalarge-sizegirdle.
C.Toputonsomeweight.D.Toshakeherselfintoit.
28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheauthorisTRUEaccordingtothestory?
_______.
A.Shewasveryluckytobuyagirdletogowithforherdress.
B.Shehadnochoicebuttoputonthedresswithoutagirdle.
C.Shecomplainedtotheshopassistantabouthercarelessness.
D.Shemanagedtoputonthegirdlewithherhusband’shelp.
29.Thepurposeofthispassageis_______.
A.toshowahusband’sselflessloveB.toshareaninterestingexperience
C.todescribeachangeablegirdleD.totellushowtokeepcalmintrouble
30.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
__________.
A.AFunnyWeddingB.AWiseDecisionC.ATightSituationD.AFierceFight
B
Donaldhadhisowndifficultiesinsleepingthatnight.Notjustbecauseofthebrightlightsoftheshelterorpeople’sconstantvoices,itwasthehappeningrepeatedlynightmarethatcausedhimtostayawake,tofearsleep.Donaldwasbackinhissmallhouse.Hedidhisbesttoignorethehowlingwindsoutsidehiswindow.Yethecouldnotturnoutthefearfulwhimpers(呜咽)ofhislittledog,ortheuncomfortablesoundsofhismotheranxiousinherroomnextdoor,unabletosleepthroughthestormdespiteherinsistencetheywouldbeallright.
Donalddidnotwanthismothertobeupset,butonsomelevel,hewasgladtohearshewasawake,Itmeanthewasnotaloneinthedark.Thoughhewas12,untilrecentlyitwasimpossibleforDonaldtofallasleepunlesshismotherlaydownbyhisside.
Suddenlytherewasacrash.Theirlivingroomwindowisshattered(打碎)by125milesanhourwinds.TroyrushedtoDonaldandsatanxiouslyontheedgeofhisbed.Hedidhisbesttocalmhismother,andshehadtocomforthim.Soonwaterwasseeping(渗入)intothesinglefloorhouse.Quicklyitrosefromankleleveltoleglevel.AtDonald’sinsistence,theypushedtheirwaythroughthewater---nowchesthigh---towardthefrontdoor.Whentheyfoughttheirwayintothelivingroom,waterrosetotheirchins.
Itwasastrugglefortheboyandmothertostayafloat.Inatotalpanic,desperatetoholdontosomething,Troycaughtacurtainrod.Shewasbreathinghard,shoutingthatshecouldn’tswim.
Donaldcriedout,“Mom!
Holdon!
”JustthenDonaldalsocaughtafloatablewoodboard.
31.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.
A.howastormhappenedandcauseddamage
B.howamotherandsonexperiencedastorm
C.howamotherandsonsurvivedastorm
D.howasonhelpedhismotherinastorm
32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthestory?
_________.
A.Therisingwater.B.Thebrokenwindow.C.Theluckydog.D.Thenoisyenvironment.
33.WhichphrasecandescribeTroy’sfeelingsatthebeginningofthestormmostsuitably?
_________.
A.Inexcitement.B.Incalm.C.Inanxiety.D.Indespair.
34.Fromthetextitcanbeinferredthat_____.
A.neitherDonaldnorhismothersleptthatnight
B.atthebeginningTroyrefusedtoleavetheirhouse
C.Troymustberichbecauseshehadatallbuilding
D.Donaldwastooyoungtohelphismother
35.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?
__________.
A.Howtheotherpeoplestruggledinthestorm.
B.Whytherainstormhappened.
C.Whatdamagetherainstormcaused.
D.HowDonaldandTroystruggledtosavethemselves
C
Agoodfriendofminewascomplainingabouthersontheotherday.“Didyounotice,”shestarted,“howhedidn’twaitformetogetmysaladbeforehedoveintohis?
”
Trueenough,theboyattackedhisplatefasterthanacatinthewild.Withoutmanners,we’renomorethananimals.Actually,that’snottrue.I’vebeenwatchingandfeedingagroupofwildcats,andtheyshowunusualpolitenesstowardeachother.Evenwhenfoodisscarce,theytaketurns,leavingatleastasmallpartforthenextinline.
Mymothereducatedherthreechildrentohavegoodmannersallthetime.Weweremadetofeelveryuncomfortableasifweweresittingonpinsandneedlesuntilwegotusedtosayingplease,thankyou,pardonme,andI’msorry.AndIhavetosay,whileitwasapainfullearningexperience,itwasoneofthemostvaluable
Ican’ttellyouhowoftenIsatwithmyfriends,eatingattheirdinnertables,andtheirparentsthoughthighlyofmygoodmanners.Whileitwasalittleembarrassing,Ikneweventhenthatmymother’steachingswere