广东省南澳县南澳中学届高三上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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广东省南澳县南澳中学届高三上学期期末考试英语试题

广东省南澳县南澳中学2015届高三上学期期末考试

英语试题

一、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，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。

LastsummerIwasavolunteeratashelterforthehomeless,aplaceforhomelesspeopletosleepatnight.Iwasn’tworkingthatsummerandwas__1__onlytwoclassesinsummerschool,soIhadsomefreetime.

Threenightsaweek,I__2__inthekitchenoftheshelteralongwithfourothervolunteers.Weplannedand__3__for45peoplehotmealswithvegetables,chicken,fishandfruit.Thehomelesspeople__4__thisgoodfoodbecausemanyofthemusuallydidn’teatwell.

I__5__thisvolunteerwork,making__6__withthefourvolunteersinthekitchen.Onewasaveryniceelderlyhousewife,oneamovieactor,anotherayoungteacher,andtheotheracollegestudent,likeme.

Italkedtoalotofthehomelesspeopleattheshelter.Theirlifestories__7__mewithsympathy.Someofthemhad__8__withalcoholordrugswhileothersonlyhadbad__9__.Onewomanworkedforalmost30yearsforasmallcompany,andthenshelostherjob.Shewantedtolookfora__10__job,butcouldn'tfindone,forshewastoo__11__.Shecoulddonothingbutsellherfurniture—sofas,chairs,andtablessothatshecouldpayforherfood.Thewoman__12__onjobhunting,butshe__13__couldn'tfindone.Shehadnomoneyforher__14__andhadtosleepinhercar.Thenshehadtosellhercar.Alone,__15__，andhomeless,shefinallycametotheshelter.

1．A.studying

B．planning

C．holding

D．taking

2．A.helped

B．raised

C．appeared

D．washed

3．A.ordered

B．bought

C．cooked

D．accomplished

4．A.appealed

B．required

C．collected

D．requested

5．A.wanted

B．had

C．owned

D．enjoyed

6．A.decisions

B．wishes

C．friends

D．amateurs（业余爱好者）

7．A.struck

B．filled

C．deposited（存放）

D．provided

8．A.habits

B．hardships

C．difficulties

D．problems

9．A.luck

B．pain

C．experience

D．loss

10.A.challenging

B．delicate（精致的）

C．skilled

D．new

11．A.old

B．poor

C．sick

D．dishonest

12．A.went

B．moved

C．came

D．worked

13．A.partly

B．still

C．almost

D．extremely

14．A.block

B．cottage

C．building

D．flat

15．A.afraid

B．unbearable

C．dull

D．awkward

二、　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，并将答案填写在标号为16～25的相应位置上。

Sixdaysofspringrainhadcreatedawildriver__16___（run）byNancyBrown’sfarm．Asshetriedtodrivehercowstohigherground,she__17____（slip）andhitherheadonafallentreetrunk．Nancywasbadlyhurtandcouldonlywalkwithgreat_18___（difficult）．Thewater__19___（rise）．Nancy’spacegotslowerandslower．Finally,allshecoulddowastothrowherarmaroundLizzie’sneckandtrytohangon．About20minuteslater,Lizziemanagedto__20___（succeed）pullherselfandNancyoutofthewaterandontoabitofhighland．IttookrescuersanothertwohourstodiscoverNancy．__21___helicopterloweredadoctor,__22____attachedNancytoalife-supportlift．Theyraisedherintothehelicopterandtookhertotheschoolgym,__23____theRedCrosshadsetupanemergencyshelter．

Whenthefloodsubsidedtwodayslater,Nancyimmediatelywentbacktothehighland．Lizziewasgone.__24____wasoneofthe19cowsthatNancylost．“Iowemylife_25____her,”saidNancysobbingly．

三、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

GreeninvadersaretakingoverAmerica.Notinvadersfromspace,butplants!

Youmightnotthinkofplantsasdangerous,butinthiscasetheyarethreateningnature’sdelicatefoodchain.

Theinvadersareplantsbroughtherefromothercountriestomakegardensandyardslookpretty.EversincepeoplestartedtoarriveonAmerica’sshores,theyhavecarriedalongtrees,flowers,andvegetablesfromotherplaces.Nowtherearesomanyofthoseplants,theyarecrowdingoutthenativeplantsthathavelivedheresincebeforehumansettlersarrived.

Andthat’saproblem,saysDr.DougTallamy.He’sinsectexpertattheUniversityofDelaware.Heexplainsthatalmostalltheplant-eatinginsectsintheUnitedStatesarespecialized,whichmeanstheyeatonlycertainplants.Monarchbutterflycaterpillars（幼虫）,forexample,dineonmilkweed.Ifpeoplecutdownmilkweedandreplaceitwithanotherplant,thebutterflieswillnothavethefoodsourcethattheyneedtosurvive.

Butthetroubledoesn’tstopthere.Wheninsectscan’tgettherightplantstoeatandtheydieoff,thenthebirdsdon’thaveenoughbugsfortheirmeals.Tallamypointsoutthatalmostallmigratingbirdsdependoninsetstofeedtheiryoung.

“Wecannotlettheplantsandanimalsaroundusdisappear.”saysTallamy,“Thewaytopreservethemistogivethemfoodtoeat.Butwhenweplantnon-nativeplants,weareclobberingthefoodchain,becausethenwedon’thavetheinsectsthebirdsneedtolive.”

Feweroftherightplantsmeanfewerbugs,andfewerbugsmeanfewerbirds.Andthat’sbadfortheEarth,becauseweneedavarietyoflivingthingstokeeptheplanethealthyandbeautiful.

Thegoodnewsis,gardencenterssellnativeplants.“JustGoogle‘nativeplants’andyourlocation,andyoucanfindoutwhichplantsreallybelongwhereyoulive,”saysTallamy

26.HowdidgreeninvadesarriveatAmerica?

A.Theyfelldownfromspace.

B.TheyfloatedtotheAmerica’sshores.

C.Theywerebroughtinfromforeigncountries

D.Theyhaslivedheresincehumansettlersarrived

27.AccordingtoDr.Tallamy,whichofthefollowingsabouttheinsectsintheUSisNOTtrue?

A.Almostalltheplant-eatinginsectsinaplaceeatcertainplants.

B.Monarchbutterflycaterpillarscan’tsurvivewithoutmilkweed.

C.Ifinsectscan’teattherightplants,theywillfindanotherone.

D.Theinsects’deathwillgreatlyaffectthemigratingbirds’survival

28.Theunderlinedword“clobber”inParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto_________.

A.protectB.damageC.createD.collect

29.Wecanknowwhetheraplantisnativeby_________.

A.GooglingontheInternetB.askingDr.DougTallamy

C.lookingupinbooksD.searchingingarden

1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Greeninvaders——locallivingthingsB.Greeninvaders——dangerousfoodchain

B.Greeninvaders——environmentalprotectorsD.Greeninvades——threattolocalnature

B

InWesterncountriespeoplehavebeenusingtheinstallment（按揭）plansincethefirsthalfofthetwentiethcentury.Today,alargenumberoffamiliesinGreatBritainbuyfurniture,householdgoodsandcarsbyinstallments.IntheU.S.,thefigureismuchhigherthaninGreatBritain,andpeopletherespendover10percentoftheirincomeontheinstallmentplan.

Thepriceofanarticleboughtoninstallmentsisalwayshigherthanthepricethatwouldbepaidbycash.Thereisachargeforinterest.Thebuyerspaysonequarteroronethirdofthepriceasadownpaymentwhenthegoodsaredeliveredtohim.Hethenmakesregularpayments,weeklyormonthly,untilthefullpriceispaidup.Thelegalownershipofthegoodsremainswiththeselleruntilthefinalpaymenthasbeenmade.

Installmentbuyinghasadvantagesanddisadvantages.Itcanhelpcoupleswithsmallincomestofurnishtheirhomesandstarthousekeeping,Itincreasesthedemandforgoods,andinthiswayhelpsbusinessandemployment.Thereis,however,thedangerthatwhenbusinessisbad,installmentbuyingmayendsuddenly,makingbusinessmuchworse.Thismayresultinagreatincreaseinunemployment.Ifthepeopleontheinstallmentplanlosetheirjobs,theywillprobablynotbeabletomaketheirpayments.Ifgreatnumbersofpeoplearenotabletopaytheirinstallmentdebtsthereisapossibilitythatbusinessmencannotcollecttheirdebtsandwillthereforelosemoney.Ifbusinessmenlosemoneyorfailtomakeasatisfactoryprofit,itbecomesmorelikelytohaveadepression.Thisiswhy,insomecountries,thegovernmentcontrolstheinstallmentplanbyfixingtheamountofthedownpaymenttodiscouragepeoplefrombuyingmorethantheycanpayforontheinstallmentplan.

Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheinstallmentplan?

A.Britishfamiliesjustusetheinstallmentplantobuyfurniture.

B.Morethan10precentAmericanfamiliesbuythingsoninstallment.

C.AmericansspendmoreoninstallmentbuyingthanBritishpeopledo.

D.Thepaymentofinstallmentbuyingiseasierthanbuyingbycash.

Goodsboughtoninstallmentsaremoreexpensivethangoodsboughtbycashbecause_________.

A.thebuyerhastopayextramoneyasinterest

B.thedeliveryofthegoodschargesextramoney

C.thebuyerhastopayadownpayment

D.Theserviceofferedbyinstallmentplanchargedextramoney

33.Whatwillhappentoabuyerifhefailstomakethefullpaymentforanitemboughtoninstallments?

第一节HemightlosehisjobB.Hewillstopowningtheitemhehasbought

C.HewillhavetosellwhathehasboughtD.Hewillgointodebt

34.TheadvantagesofinstallmentbuyingmightincludeallthefollowingsEXCEPTthat_________.

A.purchasingpowerisstrengthened

B.Employmentmightbeincreased

C.Peopledevelopagoodhabitofsavingmoney

D.Youngcouplesareabletofurnishtheirhomes

35.Insomecountries,thegovernmentcontrolstheinstallmentplanto_________.

A.increaseemploymentB.avoiddepressions

B.ensurethatbusinessesmakegoodprofitsD.ensurethatpeoplecanpayforwhattheybuy

C

Thefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidn’tknow.Istooduptolookaroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedaroundtofindawrinkled,littleoldladybeamingupatmewithasmilethatlitupherentirebeing.

Shesaid,“Hi,girl!

MynameisRose.I’m87yearsold.Cangiveyouahug?

”

Ilaughedandenthusiasticallyresponded,“Ofcourseyoumay!

“andshegavemeagiantsqueeze.

“Whyareyouincollege