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广东高考英语桂城中学考前交流卷

2015届桂城中学高三英语综合测试题（四）

出题人:

冼俊艳审题人:

刘甜甜

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。

Advertisingisaboutcreatingimages,andthisisespeciallytruewhenadvertisingfoodanddrinks.Whatthe1lookslikeismoreimportantthanwhatittasteslike.Ifcompanieshopetosellfoodsuccessfully,thefoodmust2appetizing.

Televisionadvertisingoffoodoftenuses3.Apparently,foodlooksespeciallyappetizingifitmoves.Chocolatesaucelooksmuchmore4whenyouseeitbeingpouredovericecreamthanitdoesjustsittinginajar.

5effectsalsohelptosellfood:

sausagessizzling（咝咝响）inafryingpanaremouth-watering.ATV6forabrandofcoffeehadthesoundofcoffeepercolating（过滤）inthebackground.Thecommercialwasso7thatitlastedfiveyears.

The8offoodanditspackagingisalsoveryimportant.Ifthecolorlooks9,peoplewon’teatit.Nobodywouldnormallyeatbluebreadordrinkbluebeer.Other10foodcolorsarepurple,gray,andinsomecases,white.

Howpeopleexpectsomethingtotasteofteninfluenceshowit11doestaste.Researchersgavesomemineralwatertotwogroupsofpeople.Theytoldonegroupthatthewaterwasmineralwater,andalmostallpeoplesaid,“Ittastes12.”Thentheresearcherstoldtheothergroupthatthewaterwastapwater.Thisgroupsaidthewatertastedalittlefunny.Thewordtapcreateda（n）13imageofchlorine（氯）.

Itisthesamewith14.Afoodmanufacturergaveagroupofpeoplethesame15inaglassjarandinacanandaskedthemtotasteit.Theyallclaimedthattheproductintheglassjartastedbetter.

Soitseemstobetrue.Imageiseverything.

1.A.companyB.foodC.imageD.milk

2.A.lookB.tasteC.soundD.smell

3.A.soundB.senseC.movementD.imagination

4.A.beautifulB.naturalC.cleanD.delicious

5.A.ActionB.TelevisionC.MusicD.Sound

6.A.advertisementB.programC.showD.speech

7.A.noisyB.expensiveC.successfulD.long

8.A.priceB.nameC.brandD.color

9.A.rightB.greatC.interestingD.wrong

10.A.unknownB.unpopularC.practicalD.famous

11.A.actuallyB.especiallyC.elegantlyD.seriously

12.A.strangeB.funnyC.goodD.salty

13.A.perfectB.unusualC.unpleasantD.unbelievable

14.A.advertisingB.packagingC.producingD.tasting

15.A.productB.waterC.meatD.coffee

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。

Itwasdust.IwaswalkingalonethroughthemountainsofGreece16Icameacrosssixlargewolvesthatwerefeedingonthebodyofadeadanimal.Ihadheardmanystoriesaboutwolves17achildandIfearedthisanimalmorethananyother.

AsIapproached,thewolves18（leave）thebodyandstartedwalkingtowardsme,oneafteranother.Theystoppedabout20meters19meandstared.Theanimalslooked20（terrify）,butIknewIcouldnotshowthemmyfear.AsIdrew21（near）,theleadwolfraiseditsheadoncemore,butthistimeletoutaloudhowl.22awfulcryrangoutacrossthesilentvalley.Iwasalmostcertainitsignaled23（die）.Thoughextremelyscared,Iknewmyonlyhopewastoshowmycourage.Iwalkedpastthelineofwolves,likeageneral24wasmovingamonghissoildiers.Theyhowledoutagain.Butwhentheysawthattheirwar-crydidnotcausemetochange25directionormakemerun,theyfearedtocomeafterme;sotheyletmepassandreturnedtothedeadanimal.

Ⅱ阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第1节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

SusanwasbornastheninthchildinaCatholicfamily.Shesufferedfromlearningdisabilitieseversinceherbirthbecauseofhermother’spoorhealth.

SchoolwasdifficultforSusanandshewasteasedbecauseofherdifferentbehaviors.Hersiblings（兄弟姐妹）,whoweremucholder,hadlifeexperiencesthatwereunknowntotheirlittlesister.Fromthetimeofherbirth,Susanwasascreamer.Theonlyreallysafeplacethatshewoulduseasarepeatwasherbedroom.Thereshewouldhangpostersofhermusicalidolsonthewallandsingpopularmusicintoahairbrushthatshepretendedwasamicrophone.

OnebyonethesiblingsmovedawayfromhomeandthenSusan’sfatherdied.Thisleftheralonewithanagingmotherandacat.ThesiblingsaccusedhermotherofnotexpectingmoreoutofSusan.Shehadseenmanyprofessionalsandrememberedhearingtheword“borderline”butdidn’tknowwhatitmeant.Shetriedvolunteerwork.Herbeststateofmind,however,wasfoundwhenshewassingingandsoshewouldregularlyjoinothersinkaraokeorpubswhereshecouldshowherskillsandreceiveappreciationfromthecrowd.

WhenSusanannouncedatChristmasthatshewasplanningtocompeteintheBritain’sGotTalentcontest,hersiblingstriedtodiscourageher.Itwasawonderthatshewasevenabletodotheauditionconsideringthetroublesshefacedjustphysicallygettingtotherightplace.

“TheWomanIWasBorntoBe”isabeautifulstorywritteninthesimplebuthumorousvoiceoftheauthor,SusanBoyle.Shetellsherstoryfrombirthtothepresentinaninterestingandeducationalmanner.Thewritingissupplemented（补充）byphotosfromheralbums.

Ilovethisbook!

Infact,Ireadthewholethinginoneday!

Thereissomethinginthestoriesthatnotonlyteachesthereaderbutalsoinspiresustoreachforourdreams—nomatterhowimpossibletheymayseemtobe!

26.Thispassageshouldbe___________.

A.anewsreportB.abiography

C.abookreviewD.anintroduction

27.WhenSusanwasyoung,____________.

A.hermotherdiedofanillnessB.hersiblingslikedherverymuch

C.shewasfondofmusicD.shewasenviedatschool

28.Accordingtothepassage,whichwasNOTtrue?

A.Susan’smotherexpectedtoomuchoutofher.

B.Susantrieddoingalotofvolunteerwork.

C.Susan’ssiblingstriedtostopherfromcompetingintheBritain’sGotTalentcontest.

D.Susan’sperformanceswerewellreceivedbythecustomersinpubs.

29.Thebook“TheWomanIWasBorntoBe”______________.

A.isalwaysabest-sellerB.iswritteninaseriousvoice

C.isfullofsadstoriesD.containssomephotosofSusan

30.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofSusanBoyle？

A.Pitifulandselfless.B.Shyandpassive.

C.Greatandgenerous.D.Determinedandinspiring.

B

Canyouimaginelivingwithoutcars,computersortelephones?

SomepeopleintherainforestandmountainsofVenezuelaandBrazildojustthat.Onetribe（部落）,theYanomami,haslivedthesamewayforthousandsofyears.Theyonlyhavenumbersforone,twoandmorethantwo,andtheyhaveneverinventedthewheel.Buttheyhavealsobeencalledsomeof“thelastfreepeopleonearth.”

Inthelate1920s,researchersfoundatribeofpeopleuntouchedbymodernsociety.ThiswasthefirstreportedmeetingwiththeYanomami,whowerelivingdeepwithintheSouthAmericanjungle.

Scientistsagreethattheirlocationdeepintheforesthelpedtheircultureunchanged.Untilrecently,mostYanomamistilllivedinisolatedregions.Everythingtheyneededcamefromtherainforest.Theyhunted,fishedandfarmedtheland.Thenadiscoverybroughttheoutsideworldtothem.Andalongwithitcamedeadlychanges.

GoldwasdiscoveredinYanomamiinthe1970s.By1987,around80,000minershadmovedintothearea.Inafighttotakeovertheland,theykilledsomeYanomami.Theyalsobroughtintonewsicknesses,includingthecommoncoldandmalaria.Todayover62percentofYanomamishowsignsofmalaria.

Justasdeadlyweretheresultsofmining,includingpollutedstreamsandclearedforests.Withinjustsevenyearstheirpopulationfellby20percent.

TodaygovernmentsandinternationalorganizationsarelookingforwaystoprotecttheYanomami.TheBraziliangovernmenthasreservedalargeareaoflandforthetribe.Andin1990,BrazilorderedalltheminersoutofAmazonregion.Yetthesethingsmightnotbeenough.GoldissovaluablethatminerskeepgoingbackandharmingtheYanomami’swayoflife.

31.WhenwastheexistenceoftheYanomamifirstdiscovered?

A.Inthe1970s.B.Inthelate1920s.C.In1987.D.In1990.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”meaninPara3?

A.Thediscoveryofgold.B.Researchers’discoveryinthe1920s.

C.Thecomingoftheoutsideworld.D.Therainforest.

33.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.TheYanomamiistheonlyremaining“untouched”peopleonearth.

B.MostYanomamiknowtheexactmeaningofthenumber8.

C.TheYanomamilearnedtousewheelslongbefore.

D.Beforeminersarrived,theYanomamihadneversufferedfrommalaria.

34.WhichmayNOTbeareasonforthedecreaseoftheYanomami’spopulation?

A.Theystarvedtodeath.

B.Theywerekilledinthefight.

C.Theirlivingenvironmentwasdestroyed.

D.Theywerekilledbythenewillnessesbroughtbyminers.

35.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.ThediscoveryofgoldisbeneficialtotheYanomami.

B.GoldminingmadenodifferencetotheYanomami.

C.MinersareagreatthreattotheprotectionoftheYanomami.

D.NowadaysnominersremaininAmazonRegion.

C

Shouldpeoplewhostudyscienceandbusinesspaylessforcollegethanpeoplewhofocusonartandhistory?

ThatmaysoonbethecaseatFlorida’sstateuniversities.

Intougheconomictimes,FloridagovernorRickScottwantstoleadcollegestudentstowardcareersthatwillpayoffaftergraduation.TherearemorejobsavailableinFloridainthefieldsofbusiness,engineering,healthcare,scienceandtechnology.Sowhynotencouragestudentstofocusonthese“high-demand”subjectsbycharginglesstuitionforthem