广东省广州五中届高三英语上册期中考试题文档格式.docx

广东省广州五中届高三英语上册期中考试题文档格式.docx

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每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

Youneverforgetyourfirstwhale.Theimpactitmakesuponyouishugeandlifeisneverquitethesameagain.Myfirstwhalewasa40ftgrey,offthecoastofCaliforniain1979,andI’vebeenawhaleaddicteversince.NowIhavetogowhalewatchingregularlyjusttosurvivenormaldailylife.

ImaybecrazybutIamcertainlynotalone.Theworldisfilledwithwhalewatchers:

sinceitsbeginningsinthemid-fifties,whalewatchinghasgrowndramaticallyandnowmorethan13millionpeoplejoinorganizedwhalewatchingtripseveryyear.

Asafaithfulwhalewatcher,allyourholidayscenteronwhales.Theonlybooksyoureadareonesaboutwhales;

youwearwhaleT-shirts,andeverytimeyoumeetyourfriendsyoutalkaboutwhales.

Sowhatisitabouttheselarger-than-lifeanimalsthatmakesthemsospecial?

Theirenormoussizeisonepossibleexplanation:

imaginesittinginasmallboatnexttoabluewhalealmostaslongasaBoeing737.Thefactthatweknowsolittleaboutthemisanotherpossibility:

moderntechnologyhastakenustothemoonandbeyond,yetweareonlyjustbeginningtounderstandtheseextraordinaryformsofintelligentlifeonourownplanet.

Planningandpatiencearejusttwoessentialrequirementsforsuccessfulwhalewatching.Planningisneededbecausetherearecertainwhalehotspots—whereyouhavethebestchanceofseeingthem—andbecausethelargerspeciestendtobeontheirwayfromfeedingareastobreedinggrounds,sorarelydotheystayinoneplaceformorethanafewmonthsatatime.

Patienceisnecessarybecause,evenunderthebestconditions,whalescanbetrickytofind.However,mostcommercialwhalewatchingtripshaveasurprisinglyhighsuccessratebecausetheytendtoconcentrateonwell-knownwhalepopulationsatpeak（最高的）seasons.

1.Whatistheimpactoftheauthor’sfirstwhaleinhislife?

A.Hehasbeencrazyeversince.B.Hecan’thaveanormaldailylife.

C.Hehasfalleninlovewithwhalewatching.D.Hehasorganizedwatchingtripseveryyear.

2.Whatwillafaithfulwhalewatcherdousually?

A.Takepartinwhaleforums.B.Wearonlywhale-themedclothes.

C.Joinanorganizationforwhalewatchingeverymonth.D.Paymuchattentiontowhalesintheholidays.

3.Whyispatiencenecessaryinwhalewatching?

A.Becauseitisverydifficulttofindthesecleverwhales.

B.Becausewhalesareontheirwaytobreedinggrounds.

C.Becausethewatchingconditionsarenotalwaysgood.

D.BecausetheyhaveenormoussizeasbigasaBoeingplane.

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TipsonWhaleWatching

B.MemoriesofWhaleWatching

C.WhalesAreIntelligentAnimals

D.EssentialRequirementsforWhaleWatching

B

DEARAMY:

Werecentlyhadtoputourcatdown.Itcameoutoftheblue.Wehadnoideathathehadhealthproblems,andwewokeupearlyonemorningtothecatcryingoutpainfully.Weimmediatelyrushedhimtothevet’swherethevetsaidthatatbesttreatmentmightlengthenhislifebytwotothreemonths.Wedidnotwanttoseehimsuffer,sowechosetokillthecatinapainlessway. 

Iamhavingaroughtime!

IcrywhenIamalone.IcrywhenIseepetcommercialsontelevision.Iputawayeverythingthatremindsmeofthecat.Butthelastsightofseeingthecatinpainplaysoverandoverinmyhead.Mykidsseemalrightwithwhathashappened,butwhyamIstruggling?

Ithasonlybeenoneweeksincehispassing,soIhopethingswillgetbetter.Doyouhaveanysuggestions?

Yours,

Sad

DEARSAD:

Thereisnolossquitelikethelossofapet;

theseanimalskeepuscompanythroughimportantlifepassagesandarebelovedwitnessestoourhumanlives.

Iunderstandyourinstincttoputawayallofyourcat’sthings,butitmayhelpyounowtomemorializeyourpetbyusingthesethings.Eachfamilymembercanwritedownfavoritethingsabouthimormemoriesofhim;

readtheirmemoriesaloudandputthepapersinsidehisbowl.Theideaistoreplacethosepainfullastmemorieswithmuchmorelivelymemoriestakingplaceoverthemostoftheanimal’slife.

Timewillthendoitsjob,whichistoaffectyourfeelings.Andthen,whenyou’reready,Ihopeyouwilladoptanotheranimalandgiveittheopportunitytoshareyourlife.

Amy\

5.Whichofthefollowingmadetheauthor’sfamilychoosetokillthecatinapainlessway?

A.Thecathadchangeditscolor.

B.Thevethimselfhadnowaytosaveitslife.

C.Thefamilywouldn’tseeitsufferinitslaterlife.

D.Thecatsufferedsomuchthatitcoulddieatanytime.

6.Theauthorcriedwhenseeingpetcommercialsontelevisionbecause.

A.shewasaloneathome

B.shethoughtofherlovelycat

C.shedidn’tliketoseethethi