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广东省湛江一中届高三模拟试题英语
湛江一中2012届高三级5月份模拟考试
英语科试题
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。
Cultureshockisacomplextopic,butI'masimplemanwithsimpleperspectives.Somyexperienceofforeigncultureboilsdowntothreebasicstages:
anger,acceptanceandappreciation.
WhenIbeganmylifeinChinaIwasoftenfilledwithfrustrationand1overthewaythingswere.Thingswereseenasclearly“2”andIrejectedtheviewoftherebeingotherwaysofdoingthings.AfterwardsIcameto3differentwaysofdoingthingsbutstillsawmyownwaysassuperior.
Myviewswerestillheavilycoloredby4andIoftenacceptedsituationsIfelt5bysimplycoiningthephrase"That'sChina,"6Chinawasabackwardcountrythatsimplydidn'tdothingscorrectly.Finally,however,Icametounderstandandappreciatethenew7andwaysofdoingthings
sometimesusingthemaseffectivelyasthe8.
Forexample,fishisnever9withtheheadinmycountry,thusmyfeelingswentfrom“Ugh!
Ican’teatthis!
Thefishis10atmesaying,`You'rea11man.'Takethisoffthetable,”to“I’llletmyfriendsenjoy,butI'lljuststickwiththeotherdishes,”andto"WouldanyonemindifIeattheeyeball?
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Itisnotthesamewitheverywesterner,andsometake12thanotherstogothroughthethreestages.Italldependsonhow13youareandhowtightlyyou14toyourownculture.IttookalittleoverayearoflivinginChinabeforeIfinallyappreciatethenewculture.Now,I'mmore15inChinathaninmyowncountry.
1.A.curiosityB.fearC.purposeD.anger
2.A.wrongB.rightC.wiseD.smooth
3.A.findB.useC.acceptD.refuse
4.A.preferencesB.referencesC.factsD.standards
5.A.necessaryB.importantC.nervousD.stupid
6.A.mentioningB.sayingC
.meaningD.referring
7.A.characterB.personalityC.revolutionD.culture
8.A.localsB.foreignersC.researchersD.citizens
9.A.boughtB.soldC.servedD.separated
10.A.glancingB.laughingC.shoutingD.staring
11.A.kindB.cruelC.braveD.unique
12.A.moreB.lessC.furtherD.longer
13.A.adaptableB.considerableC.dependableD.enjoyable
14.A.getB.holdC.catchD.insist
15.A.anxiousB.welcomedC.comfortableD.miserable
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。
Inabasketballgame,whenthingsaregoingbadlyandthecoachdoesn’tlikethewayhisteam16(perform),heinstructshisplayerstocalla“timeout”.Atthispoint,thegameisstoppedforafewminutesandthecoachgatherstheteamtodiscuss17(adjust)whichareneededtogettheplayersbackontrackandtoperformmore18(effect).Ofcourse,duringthetimeout,thecoachalsopointsoutwhattheplayersdidisright,19helpstoreinforcetheirpositivebehavior.
Hereisthequestion:
Howoftenin20lifedoyoucalla“timeout”toreviewwhatisworkingforyouandtoput21endtowhatisn’t?
Probablynotoftenenough.Unfortunately,wetend22(become)entrenched(根深蒂固的)inhabitswhicharenotmovingus23_thedirectionofourgoals.Lifeiscontinuallyprovidingfeedback,24.Andit’suptoyoutobecomeaware25theseusefulclues---tolearnfromtheresultsyouareproducingandtomakeanychangethatmaybenecessary.
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。
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IFandWHENwerefriends.Everyweektheymetandtheirconversationusuallycenteredonallthethingstheyweregoingtoachieve.ThisparticularSaturdaywhentheymet,WHENsensedthatIFwasnotinagreatmood.WHENquestionedIF,“What’swrongwithyou?
Youdon'tseemyourusualcheeryself?
”IFlookedatWHENandreplied,“Ijustdon'tfeelIammakinganyprogress.LastweekIsawacourseandwantedtotakeifonlyIhadthetimetotakeit.”WHENknewexactlyhowIFfelt.“ItoosawacourseandIamgoingtoregisterwhenIgetenoughmoney.”saidWHEN,“Whataboutthatnewjobyouweregoingtoapplyfor?
Youweresoexcitedaboutitlastweek.”IFresponded,“Ifmycomputerdidn'tbreakdownlastweek,Iwouldhaveapplied.SoIcouldnottypemyresume.”
“Don'tworryaboutit.Whenyouarereadyanotherjobwillcomethrough.Ihavebeenthinkingaboutlookingforanotherjobtoo,butIwillwaitandwhentheweathergetsnicerIwilllookthen.”WHENthenwentontotellIFabouthisweek,hopingthatitwouldcheerhimupabit.
Themanatthenexttablecouldn'thelpoverhearingWHENandIF.“Excusemegentlemen,”themansaid.Surprised,IFandWHENbothlookedattheman.Themancontinued,“I'msorry,butIcouldn'thelphearingyourconversation.IthinkIknowhowyoucouldsolveyourproblems.”Curious,IFaskedthegentleman,“Howdoyouthinkyoucansolveourproblems?
”Thegentlemansmiledandsaid,“Youonlyneedtolistentoyourselves.Itremindsmeofanoldproverb:
'IfandWhenwereplanted,andNothinggrew'.”Thegentlemanwenton,“Juststartdoing,takeaction,andstoptalkingabout'ifandwhen'.”IFandWHENsuddenlyrealizedthatwhatthegentlemanhadsaidwassotrue.Bothofthemwereguiltyofthinkingandlivingtheirlifeforthe"ifsandwhens".Thegentlemanleftandtheirconversationchanged.Theymadeuptheirmindthatwhentheymetforlunchnextweek,therewouldbeno"ifsandwhens";theywouldonlytalkaboutwhattheyaccomplished!
Soonanotherweekcame.
26.IFwasnotinagoodmoodbecause_________.
A.hefailedtoarrangetimeforacourseB.hemissedacourseforlackofmoney
C.hewasupsetbythebadweatherD.hewasnotsatisfiedwithhisresume
27.WhichoftheproverbsgoeswiththesayingunderlinedinParagraph3?
A.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.B.Therearenogainswithoutpains.
C.Beliefisthegreatguideofhumanlife.D.Abadbeginningmakesabadending.
28.IFandWHENwereadvisedtosolvetheirproblemsby_________.
A.settingmoregoalsfortheirfuture
B.stopusing“ifsandwhens”inconversations
C.puttingtheirplansintoactionimmediately
D.changingthetopicsoftheirweeklyconversation
29.Afterlisteningtothesuggestionsfromthegentleman,WHENfelt_________.
A.cheerfulB.regretfulC.disappointedD.upset
30.Theparagraphthatfollowsthelastoneprobablytalksabout_________.
A.thesuccessinIF’sandWHEN’sjobinterviewB.theeffectofthegentleman’sadvice
C.theschedulemadebyIFandWHEND.theachievementsofIFandWHEN
B
CHICAGO(Reuters)-Smokingnotonlycanwrinklethefaceandturnityellow—itcandothesametothewholebody,researchersreportedonMonday.
Thestudy,publishedintheArchivesofDermatology,showsthatsmokingaffectstheskinalloverthebody-evenskinprotectedfromthesun.ks5u
“Weexaminednon-facialskinthatwasprotectedfromthesun,andfoundthatthetotalnumberofpacksofcigarettessmokedperdayandthetotal.yearsapersonhassmokedwerelinkedwiththeamountofskindamageapersonexperienced,”Dr.YolandaHelfrichoftheUniversityofMichigan,wholedthestudy,saidinastatement.
“Inparticipantsolderthan65years,smokershadsignificantlymorefinewrinklingthannonsmokers.Similarfindingswereseeninparticipantsaged45to65years.”Helfrich'steamaddedintheirreport.
Theresearcherstested82people,smokersandnonsmokers,takingpicturesoftheinnerrightarms.Theyranged,inagefrom22to91andhalfweresmokers.Independentjudgesdecidedhowwrinkledeachperson'sskinwas.
Whenskinisexposedtosunlight,notablytheface,itbecomescoarse(粗糙的).Wrinkledanddiscoloredwithapaleyellowtint,Helfrich'steamwrote.
Severalpreviousstudieshavefoundthatcigarettesmokingconducestopremature(过早的)skinagingasmeasuredbyfacialwrinkles,thestudysaid,butlittlehasbeendonetomeasuretheagingofskinnotexposedtolight.
Thereportdidnotdiscussdiemechanisminvolvedbutpreviousresearchhasfoundthatcigarettesmoke,amongotherthings,causesbloodvessels(血管)beneaththeskintoconstrict(紧缩),reducingbloodsupplytotheskin.
Smokingcanalsodamagetheconnectivetissuethatsupportsbothdieskinandtheinternalorgans.
31.Whenyourskinisexposedtosunlightlong,itbecomesallofthefollowingExcept________.
A.discoloredB.coarseC.roughD.flexible
32.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“conducesto”inParagraph7mean?
A.helpB.encourageC.preventD.stop
33.Howwrinkledaperson'sskinisdoesn'trelateto.
A.thenumberofcigarettesapersonsmokesB.thekindandcharacteristicsofskin
C.howlongapersonsmokesD.howlongskinisundersunlight
34.Fromthepassagesmokingresultsinskinagingmainlybecause.
A.itcanmakeskincomeoffB.itcanmakeyoufeeltired
C.itwilllowerbloodsupplytoskinD.itcanmakebloodrunfaster
35.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.
A.informpeopleabouttheresultofthestudyB.advisepeoplehowtoprotectskin
C.warnpeoplenottosmokeagainD.introduceanewwayofavoidskinaging
C
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