届高三英语第三次调研考试试题.docx

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届高三英语第三次调研考试试题

广东省惠州市2008届高三第三次调研考试

英语试题

2008.1

本试卷共12页，四大题，满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

I听力（共两节，满分35分）（略）

语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30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。

Peoplewearhatsforthreemainreasons:

protection,communication,anddecoration.

Protection.Peoplefirstbegantowearhatsto21themselvesfromtheclimate.Inhot,sunnyclimates,wide-edgedhatsprovide22fromthesun.Incoldclimates,peopleoftenwearwoolhats.Insomeregions,peoplewearavarietyofprotectivehats,23theseason.Theymaywearawoolhatinwinter,arainhatinspringorfall,andawide-edgedhatinsummer.Hatsalsoprovideprotectionincertain24.Constructionworkers,footballplayers,militarypersonnel,andpeopleinmanyotherfieldswearmetalorplastichelmets（头盔）forprotectionfrom25.

Communication.Hatscancommunicatevariousthingsaboutthepeoplewhowearthem.Thehatsofcoalminers,cowboysandfiremenindicatethewearer's26.Studentsmaywearamortarboard（学位帽）toshowtheyaregraduatingfromhighschoolorcollege.

Decoration.Mostpeoplewearahatthattheybelievemakesthemlookattractive,27thehat'smainpurposemaybeprotectionorcommunication.Manyprotectivehatsareattractiveandstylish.Eventhecapsofpoliceofficersandmilitarypersonnelaredesignedto28thewearer'sappearance.Certaindecorativehatsarewornasa（n）29.InScotland,forexample,peoplewearacapcalledatam-o'-shanterthatispartoftheirnationalcostume（服装）.Manypeoplechangetheirstyleofhatfromtimetotimebecausetheyfeelmore30whenkeepingupwiththelatestfashion.

21.A.defendB.protectC.preventD.hide

22.A.shadeB.shadowC.securityD.cover

23.A.resultingfromB.basinguponC.relatingtoD.dependingon

24.A.seasonsB.climatesC.activitiesD.communities

25.A.injuryB.destructionC.harmD.pollution

26.A.experienceB.occupationC.personalityD.education

27.A.asB.unlessC.thoughD.because

28.A.changeB.increaseC.makeD.improve

29.A.traditionB.labelC.honorD.fashion

30.A.sociableB.informalC.attractiveD.noble

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卡标号为31-40的相应位置上。

Nowadays,millions31lonelysinglesarenowgoingonlineinstead.32WorldWideWebisquicklybecomingtheworld’smostpopularmatchmaker（媒人）.

   Singlesareflocking（涌向）totheInternet33becausetheirbusylifestylesleavethemlittletimetolookforasignificantother.Usingdatingsites（约会网址）isquickandconvenient.Manysinglessaytheregulardatingscene34（justlead）themfromonebadexperienceto35andarereadytotrysomethingelse.Datingsitesalsomake36easytoavoidsomeone37youarenotinterestedin.Intherealworld,38however,ignoringsomeoneyoudon’tlikecanbedifficult.

   Despitealltheadvantages,onlinedatingalsopresentsitsownsetofproblems.Peoplearen’talwaysthosewhotheydeclaretobeintheironline39（describe）.Safetyisanotherconcern.Youarejust40（like）tofindacriminalonlineasyouareMr.OrMissRight.

III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

Manyyearsagomystudentaskedmethequestion,"Mrs.Kindred,whydoyouteach?

"Withouttakingtimetoreflect,Ianswered,"BecausesomedayImightsaysomethingthatmightmakeadifferenceinsomeone'slife."EventhoughIwassincere,thatwasn'taverygoodanswerandmystudentdidn'tletitslide.

"Letmegetthisstraight,"hesaid,"Youwenttocollegeforfouryearssoyoucouldcomehereeverydaybecauseyouhavethehopethatsomedayyoumightsaysomethingthatwillinfluencesomeone?

"HeshookhisheadasifIwerecrazyandwalkedawaylookingconfused.I'moneofthosepeoplewholookbackandwishtheyhadsaidsomethingsmartorwitty,orswift.

EventhoughthatparticularstudentmightnolongerwonderwhyIteach,therearedayswhenIwonder.Onthosedays,IremindmyselfoftherealreasonsIteach:

It'sinmyblood.Mymotherwasmymostinfluentialteacher,andshewasa6thgradereadingteacheruntilherdeathin1990.Sheinstilled（逐渐灌输）inmealoveofreadingandtheknowledgethateducationopensdoors.

Teachingisawaytomakeadifference.Ifyouthrowastoneinapondtheripplesgoonandonuntiltheyreachtheshore.Youcan'thaverippleswithouta"stone."Goodteachersthrowstonesthatmakeapositivedifference,andthat'swhatIstrivetodo.

Igenuinelyloveteenagers.

IwanttosharewithotherswhatIknowandwhatIhavelearnedthroughtheyears.Lifeisfullofupsanddowns,andifIcanhelpstudentsavoidsomepotholesontheroadoflife,Iwanttodoso.Ifthey'llallowmetocelebratetheirvictorieswiththem,Iwanttodotoo.

Teachingisn'tforeveryone,butIknowImadetherightcareerchoice.

41.Whydidthestudentcontinuetoaskthequestionaboutthewriter’sbeingateacher?

A.Becausehethoughtheranswerwasunbelievable.

B.Becausethewriterwasinsincere.

C.Becausethestudentwasnaughty.

D.Becausetheanswerwasdifficulttounderstand.

42.Whatdoyouthinkofthewriter?

A.Stupid.B.Honest.C.Conservative.D.Polite.

43.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Thewriter’smotherhasthegreatestinfluenceonher.

B.Thewriter’sanswermadethestudentconfused.

C.Inthewriter’sopinion,somepeopleintheworldareunfittoteach.

D.Thewriterannoyedthestudentwhoaskedthequestion.

44.Wecaninferfromthetextthat_________.

A.thewriterwasalsoagoodteacherinschool

B.thewriteroftenplayswithherstudentsbesideapond

C.thewriterdevotesherselftoteachingandherstudents

D.thewriteroftenaccompaniesthestudentsontheirwayhome

45.What’sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Astudent’ssillyquestion.B.Agoodteacherwholikesstudents.

C.Aconfusedstudent.D.ThereasonwhyIteach.

B

Amongvariousprograms,TVtalkshowshavecoveredeveryinchofspaceondaytimetelevision.Andanyonewhowatchesthemregularlyknowsthateachoneisdifferentinstyle.Butnotwoshowsaremoreoppositeincontent,whileatthesametimestandingoutabovetherest,thantheJerrySpringerandOprahWinfreyshows.

JerrySpringercouldeasilybeconsideredthekingof"rubbishtalk".Thetopicsonhisshowareassurprisingascanbe.Forexample,theshowtakestheever-commontalkshowtitlesoflove,sex,cheating,andhate,toadifferentlevel.Clearly,theJerrySpringershowisaboutthedarksideofsociety,yetpeoplearewillingtoeatupthetroublesofotherpeople'slives.

LikeJerrySpringer,OprahWinfreytakestheTVtalkshowtoitstop.ButOprahgoesintheoppositedirection.Theshowismainlyabouttheimprovementofsocietyanddifferentqualityoflife.Contentsarefromteachingyourchildrenlessons,managingyourworkweek,togettingtoknowyourneighbors.

ComparedtoOprah,theJerrySpringershowlookslikepoisonouswastebeingpouredintosociety.Jerryendseveryshowwitha"finalword".Hemakesasmallspeechabouttheentireideaoftheshow.Hopefully,thisisthepartwheremostpeoplewilllearnsomethingveryvaluable.

Cleanasitis,theOprahshowisnotforeveryone.Theshow'smainaudiencearemiddle-classAmericans.Mostofthepeoplehavethetime,moneyandabilitytodealwithlife'stoughproblems.JerrySpringer,ontheotherhand,hasmoreofaconnectionwiththeyoungadultsofsociety.Theseare18-to21year-oldswhosemaintroublesinlifeincludelove,relationship,sex,moneyanddrug.Theyaretheoneswhoseesomevalueandlessonstobelearnedthroughtheshow'sexploitation.

46.ComparedwithotherTVtalkshows,boththeJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyshowsare____.

A.moreinterestingB.unusuallypoplarC.moredetailedD.moreformal

47.ThoughthesocialproblemsJerrySpringertalksaboutappearunpleasant,peoplewhowatchtheshows______.

A.showdisbeliefinthemB.arereadytofaceuptothem

C.remaincoldtothemD.arewillingtogetawayfromthem

48.WhichofthefollowingislikelytobeatopicoftheOprahWinfreyshow?

A.Anewtypeofrobot.B.Nationalhatred.

C.Familyincomeplanning.D.Streetaccident.

49.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthetwotalkshows____.

A.havebecometheonlyonesofitskindB.exploittheweaknessesinhumannature

C.appearatdifferenttimesofthedayD.attractdifferentpeople

50.WhatistheadvantageoftheJerrySpringershow?

A.Theshowexposesthedarksidesofsociety.

B.Theshowpourspoisonouswasteintosociety.

C.Jerrysumsupthewholeideaoftheshow.

D.Jerrytalksaboutheimprovementofsociety.

C

CanpeoplechangetheirskincolourwithoutsufferinglikepopkingMichaelJackson?

Perhapsyes.Scientistshavefoundthegenethatdeterminesskincolour.

Thegenecomesintwoversions,oneofwhichisfoundin99percentofEuropeans.Theotherisfoundin93to100percentofAfricans,researchersatPennsylvaniaStateUniversityreportinthelatestissueofScience.

Scientistshavechangedthecolourofadark-stripedzebrafishtouniformgoldbyinsertingaversionofthepigment（色素）geneintoayoungfish.Aswithhumans,zebrafishskincolourisdeterminedbypigmentcells,whichcontainmelanosomes（黑色素）.Thenumber,sizeanddarknessofmelanosomesperpigmentcelldeterminesskincolour.

Itappearsthat,likethegoldenzebrafish,light-skinnedEuropeansalsohaveamutation（变异）inthegeneformelanosomeproduction.Thisresultsinlesspigmentedskin.

However,KeithCheng,leaderoftheresearch