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广东省六校届高三第二次联考英语试题
2013届高三六校第二次联考
英语试题
命题学校:
东莞中学
六校分别为:
广州二中、中山纪中、东莞中学、珠海一中、深圳实验、惠州一中
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。
AkinginAfricahadaclosefriendwithwhomhehadgrownup.Thefriendhadahabitoflookingateverybadsituationthatoccurredinhislifeand1,“Thisisgood!
”
Onedaythekingandhisfriendwereoutonahunting2.Thefriendwould3thegunsfortheking.Butthistimehehad4donesomethingwronginpreparingoneoftheguns,foraftertakingthegunfromhisfriend,thekingfireditandhisthumbwasblownoff.
Examiningthe5thefriendremarkedasusual,“Thisisgood!
”towhichthekingreplied,“No,thisisNOTgood!
”and6imprisonedhisfriend.
Aboutayearlater,thekingwashuntinginanareawhereheshouldhaveknownnottohunt.Cannibals(食人者)__7himandtookhimtotheirvillage.Theytiedhishands,setupawoodenpostand8himtoit.Astheycameclosetosetfiretoburntheking,they9thatthekingwasmissingathumb.Beingsuperstitious,theyneverateanyonewhowaslessthanwhole.So10theking,theysenthimonhisway.
Ashereturnedhome,hewas11oftheeventthathadtakenhisthumbandfeltsorryforhistreatmentofhisfriend.Hewentimmediatelytothe12tospeakwithhisfriend.“Youwereright,”hesaid,“itwasgoodthatmythumbwasblownoff.”Thenhe13totellthefriendallthathadjusthappened.
“Ifeel14forsendingyoutojailforsolong.Itwasbadformetodothis.”
“No,”hisfriendreplied,“thisisgood!
”
“Whatdoyoumean?
HowcoulditbegoodthatIsentmyfriendtojailforayear?
”
“IfIhadNOTbeeninjail,Iwouldhavebeenwithyou,andIwouldhavebeen___15!
”
1.A.jokingB.remarkingC.announcingD.whispering
2.A.expectationB.experienceC.expeditionD.experiment
3.A.prepareB.arrangeC.carryD.hold
4.A.deliberatelyB.apparentlyC.naturallyD.specially
5.A.thumbB.kingC.gunD.situation
6.A.angrilyB.calmlyC.regretfullyD.joyfully
7.A.caughtB.warnedC.robbedD.hunted
8.A.connectedB.relatedC.wrappedD.fastened
9.A.observedB.understoodC.noticedD.complained
10.A.untyingB.forgivingC.overlookingD.beating
11.A.recalledB.accusedC.informedD.reminded
12.A.houseB.jailC.villageD.kingdom
13.A.stoppedB.hesitatedC.continuedD.refused
14.A.fortunateB.foolishC.guiltyD.painful
15.A.burntB.cookedC.firedD.eaten
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括号为16-25的相应位置上。
Therearetimeswhenpeoplearesotiredthattheyfallasleepalmostanywhere.Wecanseealotofpeoplesleepingonthebusortrainontheirwayhome__16__workintheevening.Amanwillbereadingthenewspaper,andsecondslateritappearsasifheistryingtoeatit.Orhewillfallasleepontheshoulderofthestrangersittingnexttohim.Anotherplacewhere__17__(plan)shortsleepgoesonisinthelecturehall__18__astudentwillstartsnoringsoloudlythattheprofessorhastoask__19__studenttoshakethesleeperawake.Amore__20__(embarrass)situationoccurswhenastudentstartsfallingintosleepand__21__weightoftheheadpushesthearmoffthedesk,andthemovementcarriestherestofthebodyalong.Thestudentwakesuponthefloorwithnomemoryofgettingthere.The__22__(bad)timetofallasleepiswhendriving.Policereportsarefullofaccidentsthatoccurwhenpeoplefallintosleepandgoofftheroad.__23__thedriversarelucky,theyarenotseriouslyhurt.Onewoman’scar,forexample,wentintotheriver.Shewokeupinfourfeetofwaterandthoughtthatit__24__(rain).Whenpeoplearereallytired,__25__willstopthemfromfallingasleep—nomatterwheretheyare.
II阅读(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,并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
A
MarkandhisbrotherJasonbothwerelookingattheshiningnewcomputerenviously.Jasonwasdeterminednottogoagainsttheirfather’swishesbutMarkwasmoreadventurousthanhisbrother.Helovesexperimentingandhisaimwastobecomeascientistlikehisfather.
“Dadwillbereallymadifhefindsoutyou’vebeenplayingwithhisnewcomputer”Jasonsaid,“Hetoldusnottotouchit.”
“Hewon’tfindout,”Marksaid,“I’lljusthaveaquicklookandshutitdown.”
Markhadbeenscoldedbeforefortouchinghisfather’sequipment.Buthiscuriositywasdifficulttocontrolandthisnewcomputerreallypuzzledhim.
Itwasastrange-lookingmachine—onehisdadhadbroughthomefromthelaboratorywhereheworked.“It’sanexperimentalmodel,”hisfatherhadexplained,sodon’ttouchitunderanycircumstances.”Buthisfather’swarningonlyservedtomakeMarkmorecurious.Withoutanyfurtherthought,Markturnedonthepowerswitch.Thecomputerburstintolifeandsecondslater,thescreenturnedintocolours,shiftingandchanging,andthentwobigwhitewordsappearedinthecentreofthescreen:
“SPACETRANSPORTER.”
“Yes!
”Markcriedexcitedly,“It’sacomputergame.Iknewit!
Dad’sonlybeenpretendingtowork.He’sreallybeenplayinggamesinstead!
”Anewmessageappearedonthescreen:
“ENTERNAMES
VOYAGE 1
VOYAGE 2
Mark’sfingerflewacrossthekeyboardashetypedinbothoftheirnames.
“INPUTACCEPTED.
STARTTRANSPORTPROGRAM.
AUTO-RETRIEVEINITIATED(自动回收程序已启动).”
Thescreenturnevenbrighterandanoisesuddenlyroseinvolume.
“Ithinkwe’dbettershutitoff,Mark,”Jasonyelledoutinterror,reachingforthepowerswitch.Abeam(光束)ofdazzlingwhitelightburstoutofthecomputerscreen,wrappingtheboysinitsglow(光芒),untiltheythemselvesseemedtobeglowing.Thenitdieddownjustassuddenlyasithadburstintolife.Andtheboyswerenolongerthere.Onthescreen,theletterschanged:
“TRANSPORTSUCCESSFUL.
DESTINATION:
MARS.
RETRIEVEDATE:
2025
26.WhydidMarktouchthecomputeragainsthisfather’swarning?
A.Hewantedtotakeavoyage.B.Hewantedtopracticehisskills.
C.Hewassomuchattractedbyit.D.Hewaseagertodoanexperiment.
27.Wheredidtheboy’sfathermostlikelywork?
A.Inanelectronicfactory.B.Inacomputercompany.
C.Inascientificresearchcenter.D.Inaninformationprocessingcenter.
28.Markthought“SPACETRANSPORTER”onthescreenwasthenameof________.
A.acomputergameB.acompanywebsite
C.asoftwareproducerD.anastronomyprogram
29.WhydidJasonwanttoshutoffthecomputer?
A.Hewasafraidofbeingscolded.B.Hedidn’tliketheloudnoiseandlight.
C.Hedidn’twanttoplaygames.D.Hewasafraidsomethingdangerousmighthappen.
30.Whathappenedtotheboysattheendofthestory?
A.Theywereblownintotheair.B.Theyweresenttoanotherplanet.
C.Theywerehiddeninthestronglight.D.Theywerecarriedawaytoanothercountry.
B
Everyyearmanystudentswenttothecollegebookstoretopurchasethedifferenttextbooksthattheyneedfortheirclasses.Littledothesestudentsrealizethat,indoingso,theyarethrowinggoodmoneyaway.Itmaysoundunbelievablebuttextbooks,insomecases,actuallycostasmuchas,ifnotmorethan,collegefees.
Manypeoplethinkthatcollegebookstoresarethemostconvenientsourcefortextbooks.Titlesareusuallykeptandstudentsmaypurchasenewtextbooksorchoosetobuysecond-handbooksandsavemoney.Butthemoneysavedbypurchasingsecond-handtextbooksfromcollegebookstoresissmallcomparedtotheamounttheycouldsavebyshoppingonline.
Moreandmoreonlinebooksellershavebegunsellingtextbooksatheavilydiscountedprices.Onlinesecond-handbookstoresareanothersourceforcollegebooksastheykeepalargenumberoftextbooks,whichmeanssizablesavingsforstudents.Studentsshouldavoidpurchasingtheirtextbooksatthefirststorethattheysurfonlinesincetherearesomany‘unreal’booksellersontheNet.Priceisn'ttheonlyfactortoconsiderwhenmakinganonlinepurchase.Studentsshouldalsoconsidershoppingcostsanddeliverytimewhenmakingtheirdecision.
Onlineauctions(拍卖)areanotheroptionforstudentsseekingabargain.Thisoption,however,hasitsprosandcons.Aplusisthatstudentscangetincrediblycheapbooks.Oneproblemisthatwhileonlinebookstoreshaveasysteminplacethatensureyoureceiveyourorderwithinareasonableamountoftime,withanauctionpurchase,however,youmustdependontheauctionseller'stimetable.
Onewaythatstudentscanreallysaveisbygettingbooksforfree.ProjectGutenbergisoneresourcethatEnglishmajorswillfindinvaluable.Herestudentscanlegallydownloadahugecollectionofclassicnovels.Inthepaststudentsneedinghelpwiththeirstudieswouldoftenhavetospendalotofmoneybuyingexpensivestudyguides.Todaythatisnolongerthecase.Cash-strappedstudentscannowvisitthewebsiteSparkNotesforfreedownloadablestudyguidesaswellasclassics.
31.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?
A.LearningtoSaveonTextbooksB.WhyBuyTextbooks
C.OnlineShoppingD.TipsforBuyingSecondhandTextbooks
32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasasourcetoobtaintextbooks?
A.Collegebookstores.B.Onlineusedbookstores.
C.Onlineauctions.D.Second-handbookstorecentres.
33.Theunderlinedexpression“prosandcons”(paragraph4)isclosestinmeaningto__________.
A.professionalsandconservativesB.joyandsadness
C.advantagesanddisadvantagesD.processesandconditions
34.Accordingtothepassage,ProjectGutenbergisprobably__________.
A.agovernmentprojectaimedathelpingEnglishmajors
B.aprojecttohelppo