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广东省东莞市届高三上学期期末教学质量检测英语试题
东莞市2013届高三上学期调研测试
英语
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。
Whenshelookedahead,FlorenceChadwicksawnothingbutasolidwalloffog,Herbodywas1.Shehadbeenswimmingfornearlysixteenhours.
Alreadyshewasthefirstwomanto2theEnglishChannelinbothdirections.Now,atage34,her3wastobecomethefirstwomantoswimfromCatalinaIslandtotheCaliforniacoast.
OntheJulyFourthmorningin1952,theseawasicyandthefogwassoheavythatshecould4seehersupportboats.Sharksswamtowardherlonefigure,onlytohe5awaybygunshots.Againstthecoldseawater,shestruggledon--hourafterhour--whilemillionswatchedonnational6.
AlongsideFlorenceinoneoftheboats,hermotherandhertrainerofferedencouragement.Theytoldheritwasn'tmuchfarther.Butwhatshecouldseewas7.Theyurgedhernotto8.Sheneverhad…untilthen.Withonlyahalfmiletogo,sheaskedtobepulledout.
Severalhourslater,shetoldareporter,“Look,I'mnot9myself,butifIcouldhaveseen10,Imighthavemadeit.”Itwasnottirednessoreventhecoldwaterthatdefeatedher.Itwasthefog.Shewas11toseehergoal.
Twomonths12,shetriedagain.Thistime,despitethesame13fog,sheswamwithherfaithandhergoal14picturedin.hermind.Sheknewthatsomewherebehindthatfogwaslandandthistimeshe15it!
FlorenceChadwickbecamethefirstwomantoswimtheCatalinaChannel!
1.
A.
cold
B.
numb
C.
thin
D.
weak
2.
A.
pass
B.
dive
C.
swim
D.
fly
3.
A.
mother
B.
record
C.
success
D.
goal
4.
A.
hardly
B.
nearly
C.
clearly
D.
probably
5.
A.
pulled
B.
swept
C.
driven
D.
cleared
6.
A.
scene
B.
television
C.
radio
D.
race
7.
A.
fog
B.
shark
C.
boat
D.
wall
8.
A.
swim
B.
go
C.
try
D.
quit
9.
A.
blaming
B.
excusing
C.
crying
D.
enjoying
10.
A.
coach
B.
fog
C.
land
D.
California
11.
A.
unhappy
B.
unwilling
C.
unlucky
D.
unable
12.
A.
ago
B.
later
C.
before
D.
long
13.
A.
heavy
B.
wet
C.
solid
D.
cold
14.
A.
heavily
B.
easily
C.
clearly
D.
suddenly
15.
A.
did
B.
forgot
C.
chose
D.
made
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16~25的相应位置上。
Alice,asharkthatlivesattheNationalSeaLifeCenterinEngland,didnotstartoutlifeasavegetarian.Whenshe16.（bring）infromFloridain2009,shewashappilyeatinganyseafood.17,thatchangedinafewmonths,andshesuddenlystoppedeatingcompletely.Deeply18（concern）,thecenterofficialstookherinforanX-ray,19showedthatafishinghookwashidingdeepinsidehermouth.Sotheytookhertoseeadoctorwhorealizedtheonlywaytosavethesharkwasperforming20ratherriskyoperation.21（fortune）,thingswentreallywellButjustwheneverybodywashappyabouttheshark'srecovery,thehistory-makingsharkbeganchanginghereatinghabit,instead,22（prefer）tousehersharpteethtoeatvegetables!
Althoughthismaysoundgood,itisnotreallygood23Alice'shealthbecausevegetablescannotprovideenoughproteinthatsheneedstosurvive.SharkexpertsallovertheworldareconfusedatAlice's24（behave）andtheyguessthat25mayhavesomethingtodowiththewoundthehookcaused.Butunlessshespeaksup,nobodyisreallygoingtoknowtherealreason.
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
Grandmacelebratedherfifty-thirdbirthdayjustweeksbeforegrandpadiedofcancerin1965.Althoughhispassingwasverydifficultforher,Ithinktheirsharedstruggletomakehislifelongertaughtgrandmathatgoodhealthwasnottobetakenforgranted,andshemadeuphermindtolivetherestofherownlifeasfullyandaslongasshecould.Oneday,whensheannouncedtoattendlessonsattheFredAstaireDanceStudioinPortland,Oregon,whereshelived,werolledoureyesinembarrassmentandhelplesslywishedshewouldjuststayhomeandbakecookiesasnormalgrandmothersdid.Manyyearsfilledwithcountlessdancelessonspassedbeforewelearnedtoappreciatethewonderofhavingadancinggrandma.
Isupposegrandma'sprimarymotivationforwantingtolearntodancewassocial.Shehadbeenashygirl,alwaysverytallandheavy,andhadmarriedintograndpa'squietlifestylebeforedevelopinganyeleganceorconfidenceinherpersonalappearance.Dancing,ontheotherhand,filledherlifewithflashlights,wonderfulparties,beautifuldresses,handsomeyoungdanceinstructors,andthechallengeoflearning.Althoughtheweeklydancelessonsdidnotchangeherample,two-hundred-poundfigure,grandmasurprisedeveryonewithenergeticperformancesonthedancefloor,whichsoongaveherasmucheleganceandconfidenceasanyMissAmericancompetitor.
Havingtakenweeklydancelessonsforyears,mygrandmalearnedvariousdanceseasilyandwassoonparticipatingindancingmatchesallovertheNorthwest.WhenIwasfourteen,grandmaproudlyinvitedmetowatchhercompeteinoneofthesematchestobeheldinthegrandballroomoftheRedLionInn.Myattitudewasstillunenthusiasticatthatpoint,buttomakeherhappy,mymotherandIattendedthematch.Asiftoprovemewrong,grandmamadeawonderfulshowingineveryeventsheentered.Ithoughtshewastrulythequeenoftheballduringthedance,andmythoughtsweresharedbythejudgesashorttimelaterwhenshewasawardedagoldcupforheroutstandingperformance.
26.Whatdidgrandmalearnfromgrandpa'sdeath?
A.Goodhealthwasnotthereforeveryone.
B.Sheshouldtakedancelessons.
C.Shehadtostruggletoliveabetterlife.
D.Sheshouldwearbeautifuldresses.
27.Howdidtheauthor'sfamilyfeelwhenGrandmadecidedtotakedancelessons?
A.Hopeless.B.Helpless.C.Embarrassed.D.Proud.
28.Normalgrandmasusually________intheauthor'spointofview?
A.tookdancelessons
B.didsomeexercisesathome
C.tookcareofgrandchildrenathome
D.didsomehouseworkathome
29.Theauthorfelt______whenhewasinvitedtowatchgrandma'smatch.
A.happyB.proudC.excitedD.uninterested
30.Thetextismainlyabout
A.mygrandma'sconfidenceB.mydancinggrandma
C.mygrandma'sdancingD.mygrandma'sgoldcup
B
WhenIwasgrowingup,IhadanoldneighbornamedDoctorGibbs.Hedidn'tlooklikeanydoctorI'deverknown.Heneveryelledatusforplayinginhisyard,butwasalwaysverykind.
WhenDoctorGibbswasn'tsavinglives,hewasplantingtrees.Hehadsomeinterestingtheoriesaboutplantingtrees.Hebelievedintheprinciple:
"Nopain,nogain".Hehardlywateredhisnewtrees,anattitudewhichflewinthefaceofconventionalwisdom.
OnceIaskedwhyandhetoldmethatwateringplantsspoiledthembecauseitmadethemgrowweaker.Hesaidyouhadtomakethingstoughforthetreessothatonlythestrongestcouldsurvive.
Hetalkedabouthowwateringtreesmadethemdevelopshallowrootsandhow,iftheywerenotwatered,treeswouldgrowdeeprootsinsearchofwater.
So,insteadofwateringhistreeseverymorning,he'dbeatthemwitharolled-upnewspaper.Iaskedhimwhyhedidthat,andhesaiditwastogetthetree'sattention.
DoctorGibbsdiedacoupleofyearsafterIlefthome.Everynowandthen,IwalkedbyhishouseandlookedatthetreesthatI'dwatchedhimplantsome25yearsago.Theyweretallandstrong.
Iplantedacoupleoftreesmyselfafewyearsago.Twoyearsofattendingthesetreesmeanttheygrewupweak.Wheneveracoldwindblew,theirbranchestrembled.AdversityseemedtobenefitDoctorGibb'streesinwayscomfortandeasenevercould.
EverynightbeforeIgotobed,Icheckonmytwosons.Ioftenpraythattheirliveswillbeeasy.ButlatelyI'vebeenthinkingthatit'stimetochangemyprayer.Iknowmychildrenaregoingtoencounterhardship.There'salwaysacoldwindblowingsomewhere.Whatweneedtodoistoprayfordeeproots,sowhentherainsfallandthewindsblow,wewon'tbetornapart.
31.Withthetreesplanted,DoctorGibbsoften______.
A.paidlittleattentiontothem
B.talkedtothemtogettheirattention
C.keptwateringthemeverymorning
D.beatthemtomakethemgrowdeeproots
32.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthewayDoctorGibbsplantedtrees?
A.Originalandreasonable.
B.Strangeandharmful.
C.Interestingandfunny.
D.Cruelandunacceptable.
33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"Adversity"meanintheseventhparagraph?
A.Badweather.
B.Lackofmoisture.
C.Enoughcareorattention.
D.Difficultlivingconditions.
34.Whichprayerdoestheauthorwishforhissons?
A.Haveaneasylife,withouttoomuchtoworryabout.
B.MeetpeoplelikeDrGibbsinthefuture.
C.Havegoodluck,encounteringlesshardshipintheirlife.
D.Beabletostandtherainandwindintheirlives.
35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthearticle?
A.Deeprootscount
B.Prayersformysons
C.DoctorGibbsandhistrees
D.Treesneednowater
C
WhenJoangavebirthtothefirstboyinherfamilyinthreegenerations,sheandherhusbandwereoverjoyed.Sowereherparents.Joanexpectedhereldersister,Sally,tobejustasdelightedasthem.JoanhadalwaysadmiredSally--thebeautyandthestarofthefamily--andfelthappyaboutherachievements.
Butsincethebaby'sarrival,thesistershavebecomedistant.JoanfeelshurtforSallyseemscompletelyuninterestedinherbaby.Sally,whohasnochildren,claimsthatheryoungersister"actsasifnooneeverhadabebybefore."
NeitherSallynorJoanunderstandsthattherealcause
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