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惠阳一中实验学校届高三月考英语
惠阳一中实验学校2013届高三9月月考
英语试卷
本试卷共四部分,共9页。
满分150分,考试用时130分钟。
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?
"
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,根据上下文填入适当的词语,或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为16-25的相应位置。
Untilrecentlydaydreamingwasviewedasawasteoftime.Orit___16_____(consider)anunhealthyescapefromreallifeanditsduties.Butnowsomepeoplearetakingafreshlookatdaydreaming.Somethink____17____maybeaveryhealthythingtodo.Someresearchersarefindingthatdaydreamingmaybeimportanttomentalhealth.Daydreaming,theytellus,isagoodmeansof_____18___(relax).Butitsbenefitsgo19this.Anumberofpsychologistshaveconductedexperimentsandhavereachedsome20(surprise)conclusions.
Dr.JoanT.Freyberghasconcludedthatdaydreamingcontributestointellectualgrowth.Italsoimprovesconcentration,attentionspan,andtheability21(get)alongwithothers.IndustrialistHenryJ.Kaiserbelievedthatmuchofhissuccesswasduetothepositiveuseofdaydreaming.FlorenceNightingaledreamedofbecominganurse.TheyoungThomasEdisonpictured22asaninventor.Forthesenotableachievers,itappears23theirdaydreamscametrue.Dr.HarryEmersonFosdickofferedthisadvice:
“holdapictureofyourself…inyourmind’seye,____24____youwillbedrawntowardit.Pictureyourselfvividlyasafailureandthatalonewillmakevictory_____25_____(possible).
II.阅读(共两节。
满分40分)
第一节阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30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
BarditchHighSchooldecidedtohaveanAll-SchoolReunion.Over450peoplecametotheevent.ThereweretoursoftheoldschoolbuildingandapicnicatConfederatePark.Severalformerteacherswereonhandtotellstoriesabouttheolddays.Ms.MabelYates,theEnglishteacherforoverfiftyyears,waswheeledtothePark.
Someeyesrolledandtherewereafewlowgroans(嘟囔声)whenMs.Yateswasabouttospeak.Manystartedlookingattheirwatchesandcomingupwithexcusestobeanywhereinsteadofpreparingtolistentoalecturefromanoldwomanwhohadfewkindwordsforherstudentsandmadethemworkharderthanalltheotherteacherscombined.
ThenMs.Yatesstartedtospeak:
“Ican’ttellyouhowpleasedIamtobehere.Ihaven’tseenmanyofyousinceyourgraduation,butIhavefollowedyourcareersandenjoyedyourvictoriesaswellascryingforyourtragedies.Ihavealargecollectionofnewspaperphotographsofmystudents.AlthoughIhaven’tappearedinperson,Ihaveattendedyourcollegegraduations,weddingsandeventhebirthsyourchildren,inmyimagination.”
Ms.Yatespausedandstartedcryingabit.Thenshecontinued:
“ItwasmybeliefthatifIpushedyouashardasIcould,someofyouwouldsucceedtopleasemeandotherswouldsucceedtoannoyme.Regardlessofourmotives,Icanseethatyouhaveallbeensuccessfulinyouchosenpath.”
“Thereisnogreatercomfortforaneducatorthantoseetheendresultofhisorheryearsofwork.YouhaveallbeenagreatsourceofpleasureandprideformeandIwantyoutoknowIloveyouallfromthebottomofmyheart.”
Therewasasilenceoverthecrowdforafewsecondsandthensomeonestartedclapping.Theclappingturnedintocheering,thenintoadeafeningroar(呼喊).Lawyers,truckdrivers,bankersandmodelswererubbingtheireyesorcryingopenlywithnoshameallbecauseofthewordsfromalongforgottenEnglishteacherfromtheirhometown.
26.Whatactivitywasorganizedfortheschoolreunion?
A.Sightseeinginthepark.
B.Apicnicontheschoolplayground.
C.Tellingstoriesaboutpastevents.
D.Graduates’reportsintheoldbuilding.
27.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?
A.SomegraduatesweretoobusytolistentoMs.Yates’speech.
B.ManygraduatesdislikedMs.Yates’waysofteaching.
C.Somepeoplegottiredfromthereunionactivities.
D.Mostpeoplehadlittleinterestinthereunion.
28.WecanlearnfromMs.Yates’speechthatshe_____________.
A.kepttrackofherstudents’progress
B.gaveherstudentsadviceontheircareers
C.attendedherstudents’collegegraduations
D.wenttoherstudents’weddingceremonies
29.WhatwasMs.Yates’beliefinteachingteenagers?
A.Teachers’knowledgeisthekeytostudents’achievements.
B.Pressureonstudentsfromteachersshouldbereduced.
C.Hard-pushedstudentsaremorelikelytosucceed.
D.Students’respectisthebestrewardforteachers.
30.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMs.Yates?
A.Reliableanddevoted.B.Toughandgenerous.
C.Proudbutpatient.D.Strictbutcaring.
B
Thepracticeofstudentsendlesslycopyinglettersandsentencesfromablackboardisathingofthepast.Withthecomingofnewtechnologieslikecomputersandsmartphones,writingbyhandhasbecomesomethingofnostalgic(怀旧的)skill.However,whiletoday’seducatorsareusingmoreandmoretechnologyintheirteaching,manybelievebasichandwritingskillsarestillnecessaryforstudentstobesuccessful---bothinschoolandinlife.
VirginiaBerninger,professorofeducationalpsychologyattheUniversityofWashington,saysit’simportanttocontinueteachinghandwritingandhelpchildrenacquiretheskillofwritingbyhand.
Berningerandhercolleaguesconductedastudythatlookedattheabilityofstudentstocompletevariouswritingtasks---bothonacomputerandbyhand.Thestudy,publishedin2009,foundthatwhenwritingwithapenandpaper,participantswrotelongeressaysandmorecompletesentencesandhadafasterwordproductionrate.
Inamorerecentstudy,Berningerlookedatwhatrolespellingplaysinastudent’swritingskillsandfoundthathowwellchildrenspellistiedtohowwelltheycanwrite.“Spellingmakessomeofthethinkingpartsofthebrainactive,whichhelpsusaccessourvocabulary,wordmeaningandconcepts.Itisallowingourwrittenlanguagetoconnectwithideas.”Berningersaid.
Spellinghelpsstudentstranslateideasintowordsintheirmindfirstandthentotranscribe(转换)“thosewordsinthemindwrittensymbolsonpaperorkeyboardandscreen,”thestudysaid.Seeingthewordsinthe“mind’seye”helpschildrennotonlytoturntheirideasintowords,saysBerninger,butalsotospot(发现)spellingmistakeswhentheywritethewordsdownandtocorrectthenovertime.
“Inourcomputerage,somepeoplebelievethatwedon’thavetoteachspellingbecausewehavespellchecks,”shesaid.“Butuntilachildhasafunctionalspellingabilityofaboutafifthgradelevel,theywon’thavetheknowledgetochoosethecorrectspellingamongtheoptionsgivenbythecomputer.”
31.Whatmakeswritingbyhandathingofthepast?
A.Theabsenceofblackboardinclassrooms.
B.Theuseofnewtechnologiesinteaching.
C.Thelackofpracticeinhandwriting.
D.Thepopularuseofsmartphones.
32.Berninger’sstudypublishedin2009___________.
A.focusedonthedifferencebetweenwritingbyhandandonacomputer.
B.indicatedthatstudentsprefertowritewithapenandpaper.
C.foundthatgoodessaysaremadeupoflongsentences.
D.discussedtheimportanceofwritingspeed.
33.Whichofthefollowingbestshowstheroleofspelling?
A.Spellingimprovesone’smemoryofwords.
B.Spellingabilityiscloselyrelatedtowritingability.
C.Spellingbenefitsthetranslationfromwordsintoideas.
D.Spellingslowsdownfindingexactwordstoexpressideas.
34.Whatdoes“mind’seye”inparagraph5mean?
A.Window.B.SoulC.Picture.D.Imagination.
35.