中山市高考英语模拟试题3.docx

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中山市高考英语模拟试题3

中山市2013年普通高考模拟考试（三）

英语

本试卷共10页，三大题，满分135分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上。

2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。

考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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。

Whenwereadbooksweseemtoenteranewworld.Thisnewworldcanbesimilartotheonewearelivingin,oritcanbevery1.Somestoriesaretoldasiftheyweretrue.Realpeoplewholiveina2worlddorealthings;inotherwords,thestoriesareaboutpeoplejustlikeusdoingwhatwedo.Otherstories,suchastheHarryPotterbooks,arenot3.Theyarecharactersandcreaturesthatareverydifferentfromusanddothingsthatwouldbeimpossibleforus.

Butthereismoretobooksandwritingthanthis.Ifwethinkaboutit,evenrealisticwritingisonly4.Howcanwetellthedifferencebetweenwhatisrealandwhatisnotreal?

Forexample,whenwereadaboutHarryPotter,wedoseemtolearnsomethingabouttherealworld.AndwhenHarrystudiesmagicatHogwarts,healsolearnsmoreabouthisreallifethan5.Reading,likewriting,isanaction.Itisawayofthinking.Whenwereadorwritesomething,wedomuchmorethansimplelookatwordsonapage.Weuseour6,whichisreal,andourimagination,whichisrealinadifferentway,tomakethewordscometolifeinourminds.

Bothrealismandfantasyusetheimaginationandthe“magic”ofreadingandwritingtomakeusthink.Whenwereadsomethingrealistic,wehaveto7thatthepeoplewearereadingaboutarejustlikeus,eventhoughwe8thatwearerealandtheyarenot.Itsounds9,butitworks.Whenweread,wefillinmissinginformationand10thecausesandeffectsofwhatacharacterdoes.Wehelpthewriterby11thatwhatwereadislikereallife.12,wearewritingthebook,too.

Mostofusprobablydon’tthinkaboutwhatisgoingoninour13whenwearereading.Wepickupabookandloseourselvesinagoodstory,eagertofindoutwhatwill14next.Knowinghowwefeelwhenwereadcanhelpusbecomebetter15,anditwillhelpusdiscovermoreabouttherealmagicofbooks.

1.A.differentB.possibleC.importantD.necessary

2.A.commonB.usualC.normalD.certain

3.A.instructiveB.realisticC.reasonableD.moral

4.A.plannedB.thinkableC.designedD.imagined

5.A.magicB.lessonsC.dreamsD.experience

6.A.grammarB.knowledgeC.skillD.words

7.A.recallB.ensureC.imagineD.understand

8.A.hopeB.findC.learnD.know

9.A.terribleB.dangerousC.seriousD.strange

10.A.thinkaboutB.talkofC.learnfromD.forgetabout

11.A.guessingB.tellingC.pretendingD.promising

12.A.InawayB.AsusualC.OnthecontraryD.Bytheway

13.A.societyB.mindsC.lifeD.world

14.A.appearB.argueC.happenD.develop

15.A.writersB.fansC.professionalsD.readers

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。

Recently,archaeologistsannouncedthediscoveryof164,000-yearoldtempleinLambayeque,Peru.Thetemplewasbuiltaround2,000B.C.,17（make）itoneoftheoldestarchaeologicalfindsintheAmericas.Thesite18（locate）inPeru’snortherncoastaldesert.Thereligiousstructure,19researchershavenamed“Ventarron”,wasbuiltofclaybricksmadefrommud20（find）inlocalrivers.Someofthewallsofthe27,000-square-footsite---nearlyhalfthesizeofafootballfield---21（paint）.“Thisdiscoveryshowsanarchitecturaltraditiondifferentfrom22hasbeenknownintheareabefore,”saidanexpert.Headded23thetemplewasbuiltbyan“24（advance）civilization”.

Peruisrichinancientculturaltreasures.Thisnewdiscoveryaddsto25uniquecharmandimportanceinthefieldofarchaeology.

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

IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenextsixyears,Iwastreadingwater,justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,butIdidn’tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igotajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.

Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55,000words.

Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart—there’sadarkperiodin-betweenwhereyou’reneitheronethingnortheother.You’reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou’retooashamedtosay,“Well,I’mwritinganovel,butI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogetthere.”Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.

ThenImetanagent（代理商）whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.

Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal—thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.

Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck—offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there’snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract（合同）ofthepublisher—tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding（有回报的）.

26.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?

A.Iwaswaitingforgoodfortune.

B.Iwastryingtofindanadmirablejob.

C.Iwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejob.

D.Iwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatatime.

27.Whatdidthewriterthinkofhisjobasarightsassistant?

A.Tiring.B.Boring.C.Exciting.D.Uncertain.

28.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel______.

A.tofinishthewritingcourseB.torealizeherowndream

C.tosatisfyreaders’wishD.toearnmoremoney

29.Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?

A.Disturbed.B.Ashamed.C.Confident.D.Uncertain.

30.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?

A.Itpaystosticktoone’sgoal.

B.Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.

C.Shefeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.

D.Thereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodosomething.

B

Someyearsago,IwashiredbyanAmericanbank.IreceivedaletterfromtheheadofthePersonnelDepartmentthatstarted,"DearJohn,Iamquitepleasedthatyouhavedecidedtojoinus."That"quite"saddenedme.Ithoughthewassaying"we'rekindofpleasedyoudecidedtojoinusalthoughIwishwehadhiredsomeoneelse."ThenIdiscoveredthatinAmericanEnglish"quite"sometimesmeans"very",whileinBritishEnglishitmeans"fairly".

SothefirstlessonaboutworkinginothercountriesistolearnthelanguageandbythatIdon'tjustmeanthewordspeoplespeak.Itisbodylanguage,dress,manners,ideasandsoon.Thewaypeopledothingshighlightsmanyofthedifferencesweseebetweencultures（文化）．

Someofthesedifferencesmaybeonlyonthesurface-dress,foodandhoursofwork-whileothersmaybedeeperandtakelongertodealwith.Mostly,itisjustaquestionofgettingusedtothedifferencesandacceptingthem,liketheclimate（气候），whilegettingonwithbusiness.

Someofthedifferencesmaybeanimprovement.Peoplearemorepolite;theserviceisbetter;youaskforsomethingtobedoneandithappenswithouthavingtoaskagain.However,otherdifferencescanbetroubling,likepunctuality（准时）．Ifyouinvitepeopletoapartyat7o'clockyourguestswillconsideritpolitetoturnupexactlyontimeinGermany,fiveminutesearlyintheAmericanMidwest,anhourearlyinJapan,15minutesafterwardsintheUK,uptoanhourafterwardsinItalyandsometimeintheeveninginGreece.Iprefernottousetheword"late"becausethereisnothingwrongwiththetimespeoplearrive.Itissimplytheacceptedthingtodointheirowncountry.

31.TheauthorwasunhappyasmentionedinParagraph1becausehethought______．

A.theAmericanbankdidn'tthinkmuchofhim

B.theAmericanbankmighthireanotherperson

C.it'sdifficulttogetusedtoAmericanculture

D.it'seasytomisunderstandAmericans

32.Theword"highlights"inParagraph2probablymeans_____.

A.encouragesB.helpstonarrow

C.increasesD.drawsattentionto

33.Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldwedowithmostculturaldifferences?

A.Askthenativepeopleforhelp.B.Understandandacceptthem.

C.Dothingsinourownway.D.Doin-depthresearch.

34.Wheninvitedtoapartythepeoplewhoareusuallypunctualare______.

A.ItaliansB.GermansC.GreeksD.theBritish

35.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Languagedifferences.B.Differentlanguages.

C.Culturaldifferences.D.Differentcultures.

C

AfederalagencyonTuesdaycalledforabanonallcell-phoneusebydrivers--themostfar-reachingrecommendationuptonow—sayingitsdecisionwasbasedonadecadeofinvestigationsintodistraction-related（与分散注意力有关的）accidents,aswellasgrowingconcernsthatpowerfulmobiledevicesaregivingdriversevenmorereasonstolookawayfromtheroad.

Aspartofitsrecommendation,theNationalTransportationSafetyBoardisurgingstatestoban