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英语天津市静海县第一中学届高三专项测试英语试题
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一、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
ThefirsttimeIremembernoticingthecrossingguardwaswhenhewavedtomeasIdrovemysontoschool.He 1mewithapuzzle---allbecausehewavedtomelikesomeonedoes 2 seeingaclosefriend.Abig, 3 smileaccompaniedhiswave.ForthenextfewdaysItriedto 4 hisfacetoseeifIknewhim.Ididn’t.Perhapshehad 5 meforsomeoneelse.BythetimeIcontentedmyselfwiththe 6 thatheandIwerestrangers,weweregreetingeachotherwarmlyeverymorninglikeoldfriends.
Thenonedaythe 7 wassolved.AsI 8 theschoolhewasstandinginthemiddleoftheroad 9 hisstopsign.Iwasinlinebehindfourcars. 10 thekidshadreachedthesafetyofthesidewalk,heloweredhissignandletthecars 11 .Tothefirsthewavedand 12 injustthesamewayhehaddonetomeoverthelastfewdays.Thekidsalreadyhadthewindowdownandwerehappilywavingtheirreply.Thesecondcargotthesame 13 fromthecrossingguard,andthedriver,astiff-looking(表情刻板的)businessman,gaveabrief,almost 14 waveback.Eachfollowingcarofkidsontheirwaytoschool 15 moreheartily.
EverymorningIcontinuedtowatchthemap 16 .SofarIhaven’tseenanyone 17 towaveback.Ifinditinterestingthatonepersoncanmakesucha(n) 18 tosomanypeople’slivesbydoingonesimplethinglikewavingandsmilingwarmly.His 19 armedthestartofmyday.Withafriendlywaveandsmilingfacehehadchangedthe 20 ofthewholeneighborhood.
1.A.hitB.disappointedC.presentedD.bored
2.A.onB.fromC.duringD.about
3.A.falseB.shyC.apologeticD.bright
4.A.researchB.studyC.recognizeD.explore
5.A.praisedB.blamedC.mistakenD.respected
6.A.conclusionB.descriptionC.evaluationD.introduction
7.A.argumentB.disagreementC.mysteryD.task
8.A.visitedB.approachedC.passedD.left
9.A.drawingbackB.puttingonC.handinginD.holdingout
10.A.OnceB.BeforeC.UnlessD.While
11.A.inB.throughC.outD.down
12.A.criedB.cheeredC.smiledD.gestured
13.A.ideaB.replyC.noticeD.greeting
14.A.awkwardB.angryC.elegantD.patient
15.A.cameB.respondedC.hurriedD.appeared
16.A.surpriseB.frustrationC.interestD.doubt
17.A.failB.tryC.wishD.bother
18.A.offerB.sacrificeC.promiseD.difference
19.A.effectivenessB.cheerfulnessC.carefulnessD.seriousness
20.A.trendsB.observationsC.regulationsD.feelings
二、阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2.5分,满分50分)
A
Societiesallovertheworldnameplacesinsimilarways.Quiteoftenthereisnoofficialnamingceremonybutplacestendtobecallednamesaspointsofreferencebypeople.Thenanorganizedbodystepsinandgivestheplaceaname.Frequentlyithappensthataplacehastwonames:
Oneisnamedbythepeopleandtheotherbythegovernment.Asinmanyareas,oldhabitsdiedhard,andtheplacecontinuestobecalledbyitsunofficialnamelongafterthemeaningislost.
ManyroadsandplacesinSingapore(新加坡)arenamedinorderthatthepioneerswillrememberedbyfuturegenerations.ThuswehavenamessuchasStamfordRoadandRafflesPlace.Thisisinkeepingwithtraditionsinmanycountries---inboththeWestandtheEast.
Anotherwayofnamingplacesisnamingthemafterotherplaces.Perhapstheywerenamedtopromotefriendshipsbetweenthetwoplacesoritcouldbethatthepeoplewhousedtolivetherewereoriginallyfromtheplacesthattheroadswerenamedafter.ThemysteryisclearerwhenweseesomeoftheroadsnamedinformerBritishbases.IfyoustepintoSelectorAirbaseyouwillseePiccadillyCircus--obviouslynamedbysomehomesickRoyalAirForcepersonnel.
Someplaceswerenamedaftertheactivitiesthatusedtogoonatthoseplaces.BrasBasahRoadisaninterestingexample,“BaseBasah”means“wetnice”inMalay(马来语)Nowwhywouldanyonewanttonamearoad"WetRiceRoad"?
ThereasonissimpleDuringthepioneeringdays,wetricewaslaidouttodryalongthisroad.
AfewroadsinSingaporearenamedbytheirshapes.Thereis"CircularRoad"forone.Otherroadsmayhavepartoftheirnamestodescribetheirshapes,like“PayaLebarCrescent”.Thisroadiscalledacrescent(月牙)becauseitbeginsonthemainroad,makesacrescentandcomesbacktojointhemainroadagain.
21.WelearnfromParagraph1that.
A.thegovernmentisusuallythefirsttonameaplace
B.manyplacestendtohavemorethanonename
C.aceremonywillbeheldwhenaplaceisnamed
D.peopleprefertheplacenamesgivenbythegovernment
22.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"diehard"inParagraph1probablymean?
A.Changesuddenly.
B.Changesignificantly.
C.Disappearmysteriously.
D.Disappearveryslowly.
23.Whichofthefollowingplacesisnamedafteraperson?
A.RafflesPlace.
B.SelectorAirbase
C.PiccadillyCircus.
D.PayaLebarCrescent.
24.BrasBasahRoadisnamed.
A.afteraperson
B.afteraplace
C.afteranactivity
D.byitsshape
25.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.SomeplacenamesinSingaporearethesameasinBritain.
B.SomeplacesinSingaporearenamedformilitarypurpose.
C.ThewaySingaporeansnametheirplacesisunique.
D.YoungSingaporeanshaveforgottenthepioneers.
B
Iamawriter.Ispendagreatdealofmytimethinkingaboutthepoweroflanguage—thewayitcanevoke(唤起)anemotion,avisualimage,acomplexidea,orasimpletruth.Languageisthetoolofmytrade.AndIusethemall—alltheEnglishesIgrewupwith.
BornintoaChinesefamilythathadrecentlyarrivedinCalifornia,I’vebeengivingmorethoughttothekindofEnglishmymotherspeaks.Likeothers,Ihavedescribedittopeopleas“broken”English.Butfeelembarrassedtosaythat.IthasalwaysbotheredmethatIcanthinkofnowaytodescribeitotherthan“broken”,asifitweredamagedandneededtobefixed,asifitlackedacertainwholeness.I’veheardothertermsused,“limitedEnglish,”forexample.Buttheyseemjustasbad,asifeverythingislimited,includingpeople’sperceptions(认识)ofthelimitedEnglishspeaker.
Iknowthisforafact,becausewhenIwasgrowingup,mymother’s“limited”Englishlimitedmyperceptionofher.IwasashamedofherEnglish.IbelievedthatherEnglishreflectedthequalityofwhatshehadtosay.Thatis,becausesheexpressedthemimperfectlyherthoughtswereimperfect.AndIhadplentyofevidencetosupportme:
thefactthatpeopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,didnotgivehergoodservice,pretendednottounderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.
Istartedwritingfictionin1985.AndforreasonsIwon’tgetintotoday,IbegantowritestoriesusingalltheEnglishesIgrewupwith:
theEnglishsheusedwithme,whichforlackofabettertermmightbedescribedas“broken”,andwhatIimaginetobehertranslationofherChinese,herinternal(内在的)language,andforthatIsoughttopreservetheessence,butneitheranEnglishnoraChinesestructure:
Iwantedtocatchwhatlanguageabilitytestscannevershow;herintention,herfeelings,therhythmsofherspeechandthenatureofherthoughts.
26.Bysaying"Languageisthetoolofmytrade",theauthormeansthat.
A.sheusesEnglishinforeigntrade
B.sheisfascinatedbylanguages
C.sheworksasatranslator
D.sheisawriterbyprofession
27.Theauthorusedtothinkofhermother’sEnglishas.
A.impolite
B.amusing
C.imperfect
D.practical
28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?
A.AmericansdonotunderstandbrokenEnglish
B.Theauthor'smotherwasnotrespectedsometimes.
C.Theauthor'motherhadpositiveinfluenceonher.
D.BrokenEnglishalwaysreflectsimperfectthoughts.
29.Theauthorgraduallyrealizeshermother'sEnglishis
A.wellstructured
B.intheoldstyle
C.easytotranslate
D.richinmeaning
30.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Thechangesoftheauthor'sattitudetohermother’sEnglish.
B.Thelimitationoftheauthor'sperceptionofhermother.
C.Theauthor'smisunderstandingof"limited"English.
D.Theauthor'sexperiencesofusingbrokenEnglish.
C
Tensofthousandsoftheatreticketswillbegivenawaytoyoungpeoplenextyearaspartofagovernmentcampaigntoinspirealifelonglovefortheatre.
Theplantoofferfreeseatstopeopleagedbetween18to26---fundedwith£2.5millionoftaxpayers’money---wasannouncedyesterdaybyAndyBurnham,theCultureSecretary.Itreceivedacautiouswelcomefromsomeintheartsworld,whoexpressedconcernthattheticketsmaynotreachthemostunderprivileged.
TheplancomesasWestEndtheatresareenjoyingrecordaudiences,thankslargelytomusicalsteamingupwithtelevisiontalentshows.Attendancesreached.13.6millionin2007,up10percenton2006,itselfarecordyear.Totalsaleswereup18percenton2006toalmost£470million.
OnetheatresourcecriticizedtheGovernment'spriorities(优先考虑的事)infundingfreeticketswhenpensionerswerestrugglingtobuyfoodandfuel,saying:
“Idon'tknowwhytheGovernment’swastingmoneyonthis.TheYongVic,asTheTimesreportedtoday,offersexcellentperformancesatcheapprices.”
TherewaspraisefortheGovernment'splanfromDominicCookeoftheRoyalCourtTheatre,whosaid:
“Isupportanymovetogetyoungpeopleintotheatre,andespeciallyonethataimstodoitalloverEngland,notjustinLondon.”
Ninety-fivepubliclyfundedtheatrescouldapplyforfundingunderthetwo-yearplan.Inreturn,theywillofferfreeticketsonatleastoneday