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珠海市届高三摸底考试英语
珠海市2012届高三9月摸底考试
英语
本试卷共三大题,满分135分。
考试用时120分钟。
注意事项:
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Ⅰ语言知识及应用
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。
Haveyoueverheardthestoryofthefour-minutemile?
Foryearspeoplebelievedthatitisimpossibleforahumanbeingto 1 amileinlessthanfourminutesuntilRogerBanisterprovedit 2 in1954.Withinoneyear,37runners 3 thebeliefbarrier.Andtheyearafterthat,300otherrunnersdidthesamething.
Whathappensifyouputananimalina 4?
Anyanimal,bigorsmall,willswimitswaythrough.Whathappenswhensomeone,whodoesnotknowhowtoswim,fallsindeepwaters?
You 5.Ifananimalwhohasnotlearnedswimmingcould 6 byswimming,whynotyou?
Becauseyoubelieveyouwilldrownwhiletheanimaldoesnot.
These 7 showthepowerofbeliefs.Thereisnoothermore 8 forceindirectinghumanbehaviorthanbelief.Ourbeliefshavethepowerto 9 andtodestroy.
Inawayitisourbeliefsthatdeterminehowmuchwe’llbeableto 10 ourpotential.Sopayattentiontosomeofyour 11.Doyoubelieveyouareweakinmathematics?
Doyoubelievethatotherpeopledislikeyou?
Doyoubelievelifeisfullof 12?
Beliefisnot 13,however.It’snothingbutthegeneralizationofapastincident.Asakid,ifadogbityou,youbelievedalldogstobe 14.Tochangecertainbehavior,identifythebeliefsassociatedwithit.Changethosebeliefsandanewpatternis 15 created.
1.A.run B.walk C.swim D.jog
2.A.right B.wrong C.fake D.true
3.A.broke B.built C.faced D.lowered
4.A.cage B.desert C.forest D.pond
5.A.drown B.swim C.float D.sink
6.A.struggle B.escape C.drown D.leave
7.A.samples B.cases C.situations D.periods
8.A.terrible B.reasonable C.considerable D.powerful
9.A.damage B.provide C.create D.withdraw
10.A.discover B.realize C.show D.perform
11.A.problems B.beliefs C.possibilities D.subjects
12.A.surprises B.choices C.problems D.possibilities
13.A.beautiful B.changeable C.strong D.mysterious
14.A.safe B.rude C.merciless D.dangerous
15.A.occasionally B.immediately C.accidentally D.automatically
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标号为16-25的相应位置上。
In1914,ThomasEdison,attheageof67,losthisfactory, 16 wasworthafewmilliondollars,tofire.Ithadverylittleinsurance.Nolongerayoungman,Edisonwatchedhislifetimeeffort_17 (go)upinsmokeandsaid,“Thereisgreatvalueindisasters.Allourmistakesareburntup.ThankGodwecanstartanew.”Inspiteofdisasters,threeweekslater,__18___inventedthephonograph.What__19___attitude!
Belowaremoreexamplesofthe 20(fail)ofsuccessfulpeople:
ThomasEdisonfailed 21 (approximate)10,000timeswhilehe 22 (work)onthelightbulb.
HenryFordfiredLeeIacoccaattheageof54.
YoungBeethoven 23 (tell)thathehadnotalentformusic, 24 hegavesomeofthebestmusictotheworld.
Setbacksareinevitableinlife.Asetbackcanactasadrivingforceandalsoteachushumility.Ingriefyouwillfindcourageandfaith__25_(overcome)thesetback.
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
AllRicOBarrywantsistostopthedolphin-killing,soheisheadedtothisseasideJapanesetown,Taiji.TheAmericanactivist,whoisthestarofanewaward-winningdocumentarythatportraysthedolphin-killinghere,gotanunwelcomereceptionwhenheshowedupherethisweekforthestartoftheannualhunt.
Hismovie,TheCove(海豚湾),directedbyNationalGeographicphotographerLouiePsihoyos,wasreleasedintheUnitedStatesamonthagobuthasnotyettocomeoutinJapan.
Scenesinthefilm,someofwhichwereshotsecretly,showfishermenbangingonmetalpolesstuckinthewatertocreateawallofsoundthatscaresthedolphins—whichhavesupersensitivesonar(声纳系统)—andsendsthemfleeingintoacove.
There,thefishermensometimespickafewtobesoldforaquariumshows,forasmuchas$150,000.Theykilltheothers,spearing(刺)theanimalsrepeatedlyuntilthewaterturnsred.Themeatfromonedolphinisworthabout50,000yen,andissoldatsupermarketsacrossJapan.
Greenpeaceandothergroupshavetriedtostopthehuntforyears.ActivistshopeTheCovewillbringtheissuetomorepeopleinternationally—andeventuallyinJapan.
Already,theAustraliantownofBroomedroppedits28-yearsister-cityrelationshipwithTaijilastmonth,partlybecauseofthemovie.
“Someregionshaveatraditionofeatingdolphinmeat,”saidfisheriesofficialToshinoriUoya.“Dolphin-killingmaybenegativeforourinternationalimage,butitisnotsomethingorderscanstop.”
ThetowngovernmentinTaiji—whichhasmadewhalesanddolphinsitstrademark—refusedtocommentaboutTheCove,orthegrowinginternationalcriticismagainstdolphin-killing.
ManyinTaijitakethedolphinhuntforgrantedaspartofeverydaylife.TheyaredefensiveaboutTheCove,seeingthemselvesaspowerlessvictimsofoverseaspressuretoendasimpleandhonestwayofmakingaliving.
26.RicOBarrymadeTheCovebecausehewantedto .
A.stopthedolphin-killing
B.winaninternationalaward
C.supportGreenpeace’sefforts
D.makeTaijiwell-knownintheworld
27.ViewerscanlearnfromTheCove .
A.theadvancedtechniquestocatchdolphins
B.thecruelandbloodydolphin-killing
C.thebeautifulJapaneseseasidetownTaiji
D.thesaleofdolphinmeataroundtheworld
28.WhatistheresponsetoTheCoveontheJapaneseside?
A.Taijibrokeupwithitswesternsister-cityBroome.
B.Japaneseofficialsdecidedtobandolphin-killing.
C.ThetowngovernmentinTaijikeptsilentoncriticism.
D.MostJapanesepeoplewereagainsteatingdolphinmeat.
29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“defensive”probablymean?
A.Feelingguiltyforkillingdolphins.
B.Protectingthemselvesagainstcriticism.
C.Attackingthoseagainstdolphin-killing.
D.Makingthedeterminationtochange.
30.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.ManypeopleinJapanhaveseenTheCoveinthecinema.
B.TheCovehasnotinfluencedJapan’sinternationalimage.
C.Taiji’sdolphin-killingindustryhasbeenseriouslydamaged.
D.TheCovehasbroughtinternationalattentiontodolphin-killing.
B
Nearlyalloftoday’sNativeAmericansinNorth,CentralandSouthAmericacantracetheirancestrytojustsixwomenwhosedescendants(后裔)immigratedaround20,000yearsago,aDNAstudysuggests.
ThefindingdoesnotmeanthatonlythesesixwomengaverisetomigrantswhocrossedintoNorthAmericafromAsiaintheearliestpopulationofthecontinent.Rather,itsuggeststhatonlysixleftaparticularDNAlegacythatpersiststotodayinabout95%ofNativeAmericans,saidstudyco-authorUgoPeregoinUtah.
“Thewomendidnotnecessarilyarrivetogether,norevenallliveatthesametime,”hesaid.Resultsindicatethewomenarrivedsometimebetween18,000and21,000yearsago.
TheworkwaspublishedthisweekbythejournalPLoSOne.PeregoisfromtheSorensonMolecularGenealogyFoundationinSaltLakeCityandtheUniversityofPaviainItaly.Theworkconfirmsthepreviousindicationsofjustsixmaternal(母系的)lineages,aswellasadateofaround20,000yearsagowhenthefirstpeopleinNorthAmericaarrivedaftercrossingalandbridgefromAsia,Peregosaid.
Theresearchersstudiedmitochondrial(线粒体)DNA,whichispassedonlyfrommothertodaughter.Theycreateda“familytree”thattracesthedifferentDNAlineagesfoundintoday’sNativeAmericans.Bynotingmutations(突变)ineachbranchandapplyingaformulaforhowoftensuchmutationsarise,theycalculatedhowoldeachbranchwas.Thatindicatedwheneachbrancharoseinasinglewoman.
Thesix“foundingmothers”obviouslydidnotliveinAsiabecausetheDNAsignaturestheyleftbehindarenotfoundthere,Peregosaid.SotheyprobablylivedinBeringia,thenow-submergedlandbridgethatstretchedtoNorthAmerica,hesaid.
31.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.AstudyindicatesthatwomenarrivedinAmericaaround20,000yearsago.
B.AstudyindicatessixwomengaverisetomigrantsofAmerica.
C.ADNAstudytellsaboutpeoplewhocrossedintoNorthAmericafromAsia.
D.AstudyindicatesNativeAmericanscantracetheirancestrytojustsixwomen.
32.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheresearch?
A.ItshowsthatDNAispassedfromparentstodaughters.
B.Itconcludesthatthesixwomenarrivedindividuallybutlivedatthesametime.
C.ItisajointoneconductedbySaltLakeCityandanItalianuniversity.
D.Itshowsthatonlysixwomenin95%ofpresentNativeAmericanshavegotaparticularDNAlegacy.
33.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“lineages”?
A.Classes. B.Varieties. C.Families. D.Findings.
34.Whatdidn’tUgoPeregoandhisteamdo?
A.Theyuseda“familytree”toanaly