广东省东莞市南开实验学校届高三上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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广东省东莞市南开实验学校届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

广东省东莞市南开实验学校2015届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

2014.12

本试卷共7面，满分135分。

考试用时120分钟。

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　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，并在答题卡上将对应的该项涂黑。

HaveyouevernoticedhowfamiliesonTValwaysfindtimetoeatmealstogether?

Inreality,peopletodayare1thaneverbeforeandgettingthewholefamilytogetherforaneveningmealisoften2,asallmembersofthefamilyhavetheirownactivitiestogetonwith.Formostofus,sittingdowntogetheratthe3tableisathingofthepast,butwhateffectdoesthishaveonfamilymembersandtherelationshipsbetweenthem?

Oneofthemostimportant4ofeatingtogetherasafamilyisthatthefamilyhasachancetocommunicate5withoneanotherinasocialenvironment.Manyfamilies6thattheeveningmealisthebesttimetodiscussproblemsandshareexperiences.“Eatingtogethermakesusfeel7,andweoftenhaveourmostusefulconversationsatthesetimes,”saysJaneDigby,motherofthree.So,althoughorganizingafamilymealeverydaycanbea（n）8,itcanbenefitfamilyrelationships.

Inaddition,familymealshelptoimprovechildren’s9skills.Theylearnhowtotalk,howtolistenandhowtoshowconsiderationforother10intheconversation.Furthermore,eatingtogethergives11asenseofsecurity.Familypsychotherapist（心理治疗专家）SueTaylorbelievesthatchildrenwhoeatwiththeir12arefarmoreconfidentaswellasmuchmorefaithfultotheirfamiliesthanchildrenwhodon’t.

Inspiteofthemanyadvantagesofeatingtogether,the13ofmodernlifemakeitalmostimpossibleformanypeopletodoso.However,SueTaylorinsiststhatweshouldtrytomake14forfamilymeals.“Mealtimesarethemostvaluabletimeafamilycanspendtogether,”shesays.“Ifyoucan’teattogethereveryday,whynot15andeattogetherthreeorfourtimesaweek?

Itreallyisworththeeffort.”

1.A.smarterB.busierC.luckierD.happier

2.A.convenientB.necessaryC.impossibleD.important

3.A.cornerB.dinnerC.windowD.problems

4.A.advantagesB.challengesC.adventuresD.problems

5.A.slowlyB.calmlyC.instantlyD.regularly

6.A.doubtB.worryC.findD.hope

7.A.relaxedB.closeC.specialD.tired

8.A.effortB.methodC.ideaD.mistake

9.A.socialB.professionalC.technicalD.managerial

10.A.topicsB.audienceC.teachersD.participants

11.A.eldersB.customersC.parentsD.children

12.A.friendsB.classmatesC.familiesD.neighbors

13.A.varietiesB.comfortsC.demandsD.pleasures

14.A.timeB.moneyC.foodD.progress

15.A.escapeB.askC.prayD.try

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卷标号为16--25的相应位置上。

HereinChina,astheawarenessofclimatechangeimproves,realizingalow-carbonwayoflife,alsoknownasreducingyourcarbonfootprint,isagrowingtrendamongyoungChinese.

ZhengXiyuworksat16officeinBeijing’sCentralBusinessDistrict．Everyday,17takesherroughly40minutestogotoworkbybus．Butsheisthinkingof18（switch）toadifferentwayoftransport--abicycle．Whenbuyingclothes,shewillchoosethosepurelymadeofcotton,19ittakeslesscarbontoproducecottonclothes．She’salsoadaptingtoavegetabledietaslivestock（家畜）canmakemanycontributions20today’smostseriousenvironmentalproblems.

Arecentsurveyshows2178%ofallthe17,000peoplequestionedhavedevelopedenvironmentallyfriendlyhabitsintheirdailylives．Theyaredoingthings,suchastakingreusableshoppingbagstothestoreandsettingtheairconditioneratatemperatureabove26oCinsummer.

Onmanypopular22（society）networkingwebsites,peopleareadvocatingalow-carbonlifestyle．Theirtipsincludeusingthestairsandpublictransportmorefrequently23elevatorsandcars．Theyhopethislifestyle24（become）morethanjustatrendwithincertaingroups.

Asthemostpopulousnationontheplanetwiththeworld’sfastestgrowingeconomy,Chinahasbecomethesecondbiggestemitter（排放者）ofgreenhousegases．Therecentextremeweatherinthesouthernregionsreflectsaseriousenvironmentalchallenge．Expertssaythereisnotime25（delay）withtheefforttoreducecarbonemissions.

II阅读理解（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）

A

Iwasn’tsurprisedwhenIreadthatactressHelenHuntrecentlystatedthatshewouldneverallowheryoungdaughtertobecomeachildstar.MsHuntisthedaughterofaHollywoodtechnicaldirector,andgrewupinHollywood.Nowinherlate40s,shestartedactingandmodelingwhenshewaseightandhasprobablyseenalotoverthoseyearsinshowbusiness.

Shehashadasuccessfulcareer.SheearnedfourGoldenGlobesandfourEmmys.ShealsoattainedthetophonorofherprofessionwhenshewontheBestActressAcademyAwardforherroleinthe1992movie,AsGoodAsItGets.Giventhoseaccolades,MsHuntissuccessful.Thereisnodoubtthatherearlyexperiencesasachildstarpreparedherforwhathasbeenanoutstandingadultcareer.Giventhoseachievements,whywouldthisstardeclareshe’llneverallowherdaughter,nowattheageofsix,tofollowinherfootsteps?

Everyonefamiliarwiththeentertainmentsceneisawareofthereasonsforherattitude.Recenttabloid（小报）newsheadlinesfeaturingthetroublesofformerchildstars,amongthemLindsayLohan,BritneySpearsandthelateGaryColeman,mayanswerthequestion.AlthoughMsHuntmanagedtobecomeasuccessfulgrown-upstar,sheapparentlybelievesshe’sanexception.

WhatMsHuntmaybesuggestingisthatmanyveryyoungstarsgothroughunnaturalchildhoodsonmovieandTVsets.Whilethey’reearningbigincomes,they’resopampered（纵容）bydirectorsandpraisedbyfans;theymaygetfalseimpressionsthattheirliveswillalwaysbethatway.Then,withinafewyears,whenfacedwithreality,they’rehurtandconfused.Afteralltheoverwhelmingaffection,theyfindtheycan’tdealwiththeproblems.That’softenwhendrugsandalcoholtakeovertheirlives.

HelenHunthassomeotherreasonswhyshedoesn’twantherdaughtertobeintheentertainmentbusiness.Manychildstarscannevermakeasuccessfultransitiontomeaningfuladulthood.However,aswithmanyHollywoodmovies,Ibelievetherearebothgoodandbadscenesabouthowitcanbeplayedoutinreallife.

26.Accordingtothepassage,MsHunt_________.

A.startedactingandmodelingwhenshewasalittlegirl

B.hasbeenactingforabout30years

C.isthedaughterofafamousactor

D.startedsingingwhenshewaseight

27.Theunderlinedword“accolades”inParagraph2probablymeans“_________”.

A.difficultiesB.awardsC.salariesD.opinions

28.TheauthorthinksHelenHunt’ssuccessismainlydueto_________.

A.herhardworkB.thehelpofatechnicaldirector

C.herexperiencesasachildstarD.hertalentandgoodluck

29.HelenHuntwouldn’tallowherdaughtertobecomeachildstarbecauseshethinks_________.

A.childstarsoftentakedrugsandalcoholB.beingachildstarmayruinherfuture

C.childstarsaren’tabletosolvetheirproblemsD.itisdifficulttosucceedasachildactor

30.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat_________.

A.fewchildstarswillsucceedinthefuture

B.thereisnowaytosavetheentertainmentbusiness

C.theauthorhasadifferentopinionaboutchildstars

D.meaningfuladulthoodonlybelongstonon-childstars

B

Thecomputerkeyboardhelpedkillshorthand—asystemofrapidhandwriting,andnowit’sthreateningtofinishoffhandwritingasawhole.WhenhandwrittenessayswereintroducedontheSATexamsfortheclassof2012,just15%ofthemost1.5millionstudentswrotetheiranswersincursive（草写字母）.Therest?

Blockletters.

　　AndthosecollegehopefulsarejustthefirstedgeofawaveofUSstudentswhonolongergetmuchhandwritinginstructionsintheprimarygrades,frequently10minutesadayorless.Asaresult,moreandmorestudentsstruggletoreadandwritecursive.

　　Therearethosewhosaythecultureisatacrossing,turningfromthewrittenwordtothetypedone.Ifhandwritingbecomesalostformofcommunication,doesitmatter?

　　ItwasatUniversityVirginiathatresearchersrecentlydiscoveredapreviouslyunknownpoembyRobert,writteninhisuniquescript.Handwrittendocumentsaremorevaluabletoresearchers,historianssay,becausetheirauthenticity（真实性）canbeconfirmed.Studentsalsofindthemmorefascinating.

　　Thelossofhandwritingalsomaybe acognitive（认知的）opportunitymissed.Severalacademicstudieshavefoundthatgoodhandwritingskillsatayoungagecanhelpchildrenexpresstheirthoughtsbetter—alifelongbenefit.

　　Itdoesn’ttakemuchtoteachbetterhandwritingskills.AtsomeschoolsinPrinceGeorge’sCounty,elementaryschoolstudentsuseaprogramcalledHandwritingWithoutTearsfor15minutesaday.Theylearnthecorrectformationofmanuscriptlettersthroughsecondgrade,andcursivelettersinthirdgrade.

　　Therearealwaysgoingtobesomekidswhostrugglewithhandwritingbecauseoftheirparticularneurological（神经系统的）writing,learningissuesorpoormotorskills.Educatorsoftenpointtothisfactorinsupportofkeyboarding.

　　31.Whatistheauthorconcernedaboutafter2012Satexams?

　　A.Keyboarding.   B.Shorthand.   C.Hand