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佛山一中届高三月考英语
佛山一中2014届高三上学期第二次月考
英语试题
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。
Anothersecretofanimals’survivalistelepathy(心灵感应).Thissensebecomesatrophied(衰退)inman,buta(n)1thought-communicationfunctionsinanimals.Elsa,thelioness,frequently2whenGeorgeandIintendedtovisithercamp,eventhoughit3180milesfromourhomeinIsiolo.Onmost4whenwemadeourirregularvisitshewaswaitingforus.Byfollowingthespoor(野兽的足迹),we5thatshehadsometimeswalked50or60milestomeetus.
Thesamething6whenItookElsa’ssisterstoNairobitobeflowntotheRotterdamzoo,Elsa’szoo.ElsastayedbehindwithGeorgeinIsiolo180miles7.HedidnotknowwhenIwascomingback,nopersonknew.ButElsaknew.Onthemorningofmy8shesatdownattheentranceandwouldn’tmakeany9untilIarrivedintheevening.
Ihaveknownthiskindofthought-communicationwiththeanimalwithwhomI’velived.WhenElsadied,Iwokeinthenight,knowingwhathadhappened,eventhoughIwasseveralmilesaway.Thesamething10laterwithoneofPippa’scubs.
Idon’t11thissensitivitywithmyownkind.FeelfarmoreintunewithwhatisgoingonwhenIaminthebushthanwhenIaminLondononNairobi.Wedon’tknowmuchyetaboutthistelepathyfromwhichgland(腺体)itcomes,orhowit12.Butifmencouldawakenor13itinthemselves,andthencooperatebytrustingeachother,14fearingandtreatingoneanother15,theworldwouldbeafarbetterplace.
1.A.extremely
B.completely
C.thoroughly
D.definitely
2.A.sensed
B.aware
C.feels
D.concerns
3.A.lay
B.lies
C.located
D.stood
4.A.case
B.conditions
C.occasions
D.situations
5.A.discussed
B.dismissed
C.discovered
D.distrusted
6.A.happened
B.brokenout
C.replaced
D.tookover
7.A.far
B.farther
C.away
D.farfrom
8.A.turn
B.return
C.reality
D.reappear
9.A.emotions
B.feelings
C.exchanges
D.movement
10.A.burstforth
B.burst
C.appeared
D.occurred
11.A.command
B.confirm
C.possess
D.prohibit
12.A.starts
B.comprehends
C.manufactures
D.works
13A.create
B.plant
C.cultivate
D.produce
14.A.ratherthan
B.otherthan
C.wouldrather
D.orrather
15.A.suspiciously
B.suspecting
C.prosperously
D.doubtfully
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,在空格处填人一个适
适的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答卷标号为16~25的相应位
置上。
Therearetimeswhenpeoplearesotiredthattheyfallasleepalmostanywhere.Wecanseealotofpeoplesleepingonthebusortrainontheirwayhome16workintheevening.Amanwillbereadingthenewspaper,andsecondslateritappearsasifheistryingtoeatit.Orhewillfallasleepontheshoulderofthestrangersittingnexttohim.Anotherplacewhere17(plan)shortsleepgoesonisinthelecturehall18astudentwillstartsnoringsoloudlythattheprofessorhastoask19studenttoshakethesleeperawake.Amore20(embarrass)situationoccurswhenastudentstartsfallingintosleepand21weightoftheheadpushesthearmoffthedesk,andthemovementcarriestherestofthebodyalong.Thestudentwakesuponthefloorwithnomemoryofgettingthere.The22(bad)timetofallasleepiswhendriving.Policereportsarefullofaccidentsthatoccurwhenpeoplefallintosleepandgoofftheroad.23thedriversarelucky,theyarenotseriouslyhurt.Onewoman’scar,forexample,wentintotheriver.Shewokeupinfourfeetofwaterandthoughtthatit24(rain).Whenpeoplearereallytired,25willstopthemfromfallingasleep—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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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
Therehasbeenadramaticincreaseinthenumberofnaturaldisastersoverthepastfewyears,anditisassumedthatglobalwarmingandclimatechangecouldcauseevenmoredisastersinthefuture.Someoftheworld’sleadingcitiesarefacingdisasterslikefloodsandheatwaves.
London
London’sflooddefencesaregettingolder.Since1982,theThamesBarrier(水闸)hasprotectedthecityfromthethreatofflooding,butitwasonlydesignedtolastuntil2030andcloseonceeverytwoorthreeyears.About26yearslaterthebarriernowclosesfiveorsixtimesayearandaccordingtoEnvironmentAgencypredictions,by2050thebarrierwillbeclosedonalmosteverytideiftheproblemisnotaddressed.
Thereare26undergroundstations,400schools,16hospitals,anairportand80billionworthofpropertyinLondon’sfloodriskarea,solargescalefloodingwouldbedisastrous.
Paris
OverasixweekperiodinJulyandAugust2003,morethan11,400—mainlyelderlypeople—diedinFrancefromdehydration(脱水)andextremelyhighbodytemperatureinadeadlyheatwave.Heatwavesofsimilarintensity(强度)areexpectedeverysevenyearsby2050,sowhatcanbedonetomakesuresuchadisasterdoesnothappenagain?
Onesolutionistohaveair-conditionersinstalledinelderlycarehomes.Butthisisconsideredashort-termsolution,astheincreaseindemandforelectricityalsoincreasescarbonemissions(排放).
InParisthelocalauthoritiesareencouragingarchitectstodesignnewtypesofbuildingssuchasthebuilding“FlowerTower,”whichusesacoveringofbambootoactasanaturalair-conditioner.
Shanghai
ShanghaiisthefastestgrowingcityonEarth.Ithasapopulationof18millionandisonly4metersabovesealevel.Sealevelsarepredictedtoriseby20cmwithinthenextcentury.
Anestimated250,000peoplemovetoShanghaieveryyearinsearchofwork,placingextrademandsonenergyconsumption.Chinareliesheavilyoncoal—firedpowerstations,buttheseemissionsincreasetemperaturesand,inturn,warmerseasincreasetheriskoftyphoons.
31.WhatproblemshouldbesettlednowinLondon?
A.Howtoprotectthecity’spropertyB.Wheretobuilditsflooddefences
C.HowtousetheThamesBarriertoprotectthecity
D.Howtoimprovethefunctionoftheoldflooddefences
32.Whichofthefollowingmeasurescan’tsolvetheheatwavedisasterinParis?
A.Puttingupnewtypesofbuildingswithacoveringofbamboo
B.Havingair-conditionersinstalledinelderlycarehomes
C.Forbiddingthecitytobuild“FlowerTower”
D.Encouragingarchitectstodesignnewtypesofbuildings
33.ThemajorthreatstoShanghaiare.
A.increasingpopulationandcoal-firedpowerstations
B.risingsealevelsandtyphoons
C.extremelyhightemperatureandrisingsealevels
D.extrademandsonenergyconsumptionandtyphoons
34.Thepurposeofthepassageis.
A.totellushowtoprotectthebigcities
B.togiveadviceonhowtodefendnaturaldisasters
C.toexplainwhatcausesfloodandhe