广东省培正中学届高三月考试题英语.docx

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广东省培正中学届高三月考试题英语

广东省培正中学2012届高三11月月考试题

一语言知识及应用（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21—30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。

Everyyearonmybirthday,fromthetimeIturnedtwelve,awhitegardeniawasdeliveredtomyhouse.Nocardornotecamewithit.Callstotheflowershopwerealwaysuseless----itwasacash____1____.AfterawhileIstoppedtryingto____2____whothesenderwasandjustdelightedinthebeautifulandperfumeofthewhiteflower.ButInever____3____imaginingwhothesendermightbe.Someofmy___4____momentswerespentdaydreamingaboutit.

MymotheraskedmewhethertherewassomeoneforwhomIhaddonea（an）___5____kindnesswhomightbeshowing____6___.PerhapstheneighborIhelpedwhenshewas_____7___acarfullofgroceries.OrmaybeitwastheoldmanacrossthestreetwhosemailIhelpedtogetduringthe____8___sohewouldn’thavetoventuredownhisicystep.Asateenager,thoughIhadmorefunguessingthatitmightbea____9____whohadnoticedmeeventhoughIdidn’tknowhim.

Onemonthbeforemyhighschoolgraduation,myfatherdiedofaheartattack.Hewasmissingsomeofthemostimportanteventsinmylife.Ibecamecompletely____10____inmyupcominggraduationandthedance.Whenmyfatherdied,I____11_____thedanceandthedressforit.Thedaybeforethedance,Ifoundadressonthesofa.Ididn’t____12_____ifIhadanewdressornot,butmymotherdid.

Shewantedherchildrentofeel____13____andlovable,imaginative,believingthattherewasa____14____intheworldandbeautyinthefaceofhardtimes.Actuallymotherwantedherchildrentoseethemselvesmuchlikethegardenia----lovely,____15____andperfect.Thegardeniastoppedcomingwhenmymotherdied.

1.A.serviceB.dealC.bargainC.offer

2.A.recognizeB.imagineC.wonderD.discover

3.A.failedB.stoppedC.succeededD.enjoyed

4.A.saddestB.painfulC.happiestD.loneliest

5.A.specialB.commonC.valuableD.important

6.A.concernB.attitudeC.interestD.appreciation

7.A.repairingB.washingC.unloadingD.starting

8.A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter

9.A.friendB.supermanC.teacherD.boy

10.A.disappointedB.uninterestedC.discouragedD.concentrated

11.A.forgotB.lostC.hatedD.expected

12.A.wonderB.believeC.careD.know

13.A.contentedB.respectedC.thankedD.loved

14.A.troubleB.magicC.tragedyD.comedy

15.A.strongB.beautifulC.smellyD.lucky

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。

Thishappenedinathird-gradeclassroom.Jimsat16hisdeskandallofasudden,therewasapuddle（一滩水）betweenhisfeetandthefrontofhistrouserswaswet.Hefelthisheartwasgoingtostop.Heknew17wouldhappenwhenhisclassmatesfoundout.Helookedupandtherecametheteacherwith18lookinhereyesthatsaidhe19（discover）.

Astheteacherwaswalkingtowards20,aclassmatenamedSusiewascarryingagoldfishbowlfullofwatertoherdesk.Suddenly,Susietripped（绊倒）and,21（strange）,dumpedthewholebowlofwaterinJim’slap.Hepretendedtobeangry,butallthewhilehewassayingdeepinhisheart,“Thankyou!

”

Jimbecametheobjectofsympathyinsteadofridicule（嘲笑）.Theteacherbroughthimgymshortstoputon.Alltheotherscrawled（爬）ontheirhandsandknees,22（clean）uparoundhisdesk.But23lifewouldhaveit,theridiculethatshouldhavebeenhishadbeentransferred（转移）toSusie.Shetriedtohelp,24theytoldhertoleavetheroom25schoolwasover,JimwalkedovertoSusieandwhispered,“Youdidthatonpurpose,didn’tyou?

”

Susiewhisperedback,“Iwetmytrousersonce,too!

”

阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第—节阅渎理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读—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

ChristopherThomas,27,wasawriterbynightandateacherbydaywhenhenoticedhewasalwaystiredandwaslosingweightfast.Diagnosedwithdiabetes（糖尿病）,Thomaswouldneedtoinjecthimselfwithinsulin（胰岛素）threetimesadayfortherestofhislifeorrisknervedamage,blindness,andevendeath.Andifthatweren'tbadenough,hehadnohealthinsurance.

Afteramonthoffeelingupset,Thomasdecidedhe'dbetterfindawaytofightback.HeleftCanton,MichiganforNewYork,gotajobwaitingtables,nicknamedhimselftheDiabeticRockstar,andcreated,afreeonlinecommunityfordiabeticsandtheirlovedones—aplacewhereover1,100peoplesharepersonalstories,information,andresources.

JasonSwencki’sson,Kody,wasdiagnosedwithtypediabetesatsix.Fatherandsonvisittheonlinechildren'sforums（论坛）togethermostevenings."Kodygetssoexcited,writingtokidsfromallover,"saysSwencki,oneofthesite'svolunteers."Theyknowwhathe'sgoingthrough,sohedoesn'tfeelalone."

Kodyisanythingbutalone:

DiabetesisnowtheseventhleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStates,with24milliondiagnosedcases.Andmorepeoplearebeingdiagnosedatyoungerages.

Thesedays,Thomas'smainfocusishischarity,FightIt,whichprovidesmedicinesandsuppliestopeople—225todate—whocan'taffordadiabetic'shugeexpenses.Fight-it.orghasraisedabout$23,000—inproductsandincash.InMay,ThomaswillholdthefirstannualDiabeticRockstarFestivalintheCaribbean.

Evenwithastaffof22volunteers,Thomasoftendevotesupto50hoursaweektohiscause,whilestilldoinghisfull-timejobwaitingtables."Ofthediabetescharitiesoutthere,mostareputtingmoneyintofindingacure,"saysBentleyGubar,oneofRockstar'soriginalmembers."ButChristopheristheonlypersonIknowsayingpeopleneedhelpnow."

26.WhichofthefollowingistrueofChristopherThomas?

A.Heneedstogotothedoctoreveryday.

B.Hestudiestheleadingcauseofdiabetes

C.Hehasapositiveattitudetothisdisease.

D.Heencouragesdiabeticsbywritingarticles.

27.Dwascreatedfor_________.

A.diabeticstocommunicateB.volunteerstofindjobs

C.childrentoamusethemselvesD.rockstarstoshareresources.

28.Accordingtothetext,Kody______.

A.feellonelybecauseofhisillnessB.benefitsfrom

C.helpscreatetheonlinekid’sforumsD.writeschildren’sstoriesonline

29.WhatcanwelearnaboutFightIt?

A.Ithelpsthediabeticsinfinancialdifficulties.B.Itorganizespartiesforvolunteeronceayear.

C.Itofferslessexpensivemedicinetodiabetics.D.Itownsawell-knownmedicalwebsite.

30.ThelastparagraphsuggeststhatThomas______.

A.worksfull-timeinadiabetescharityB.employs22peopleforhiswebsite

C.helpsdiabeticsinhisownwayD.tiestofindacurefordiabetes

B

Asksomeonewhattheyhavedonetohelptheenvironmentrecentlyandtheywillalmostcertainlymentionrecycling.Recyclinginthehomeisveryimportantofcourse.However,beingforcedtorecycleoftenmeanswealreadyhavemorematerialthanweneed.Wearedealingwiththeresultsofthatover-consumptioninthegreenestwaypossible,butitwouldbefarbetterifwedidnotneedtobringsomuchmaterialhomeinthefirstplace.

Thetotalamountofpackagingincreasedby12%between1999and2005.Itnowmakesupathirdofatypicalhousehold’swasteintheUK.Inmanysupermarketsnowadaysfooditemsarepackagedtwicewithplasticandcardboard.

Toomuchpackagingisdoingseriousdamagetotheenvironment.TheUK,forexample,isrunningoutofitforcarryingthisunnecessarywaste.Ifsuchpackagingisburnt,itgivesoffgreenhousegaseswhichgoontocausethegreenhouseeffect.Recyclinghelps,buttheprocessitselfusesenergy.Thesolutionisnottoproducesuchitemsinthefirstplace.Foodwasteisaseriousproblem,too.Toomanysupermarketsencouragecustomerstobuymorethantheyneed.However,afewofthemarecomingroundtotheideathatthiscannotcontinue,encouragingcustomerstoreusetheirplasticbags,forexample.

Butthisisnotjustaboutsupermarkets.Itisaboutallofus.Wehavelearnedtoassociatepackagingwithquality.Wehavelearnedtothinkthatsomethingunpackagedisofpoorquality.Thisisespeciallytrueoffood.Butisalsoappliestoawiderangeofconsumerproducts,whichoftenhavefarmorepackagingthannecessary.

Therearesignsofhope.Asmoreofusrecycle,wearebeginningtorealisejusthowmuchunnecessarymaterialarecollecting.Weneedtofacethewastefulnessofourconsumerculture,butwehaveamountaintoclimb.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“over-consumption”referto?

A.Usingtoomuchpackaging.B.Recyclingtoomanywastes.

C.Makingmoreproductsthannecessary.D.Havingmorematerialthanisneeded.

32.TheauthorusesfiguresinParagraph2toshow_______.

A.thetendencyofcuttinghouseholdwasteB.theincreaseofpackagingrecycling

C.therapidgrowthofsupermarketsD.thefactofpackagingoveruse

33.Accordingtothetext,recycling______.

A.helpscontrolthegreenhouseeffectB.meansburningpackagingforenergy

C.isthesolutiontogasshortageD.leadstoawasteofland

34.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?

A.Unpackagedproductsareofbadquality.B.Supermarketscaremoreaboutpackaging.

C.Itisimpropertojudgequalitybypackaging.D.Otherproductsarebetterpackagedthanfood.

35.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Fightingwastefulnessisdifficult.B.Needlessmaterialismostlyrecycled.

C.Peoplelikecollectingrecyclablewaste.D.Theauthorisproudoftheirconsumerculture.

C

RaeArmantrout,whohasbeenapoetryprofessorattheUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiego（UCSD）fortwod