广东省执信中学届高三月考英语.docx

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广东省执信中学届高三月考英语

广东省执信中学

2011届高三2月月考

英语试题

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共14页，满分为150分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和学号填写在答题卡和答卷密封线内相应的位置上，用2B铅笔将自己的学号填涂在答题卡上。

2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。

3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答卷纸上作答，答案必须写在答卷纸各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁和平整。

第I卷（共95分）

I．完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Everyyearonmybirthday,awhitegardenia（栀子花）was1tomyhouse．Butnocardornotecamewithit．Callstotheflowershopwerealways2--itwasacashpurchase．AfterawhileIstoppedtryingtodiscoverthesender’sidentityandjust3inthebeautyandheadyperfumeofthatonemagical,perfectwhiteflowerlyinginsoftpinkpaper．

ButIneverstopped4whothegivermightbe．Mymother5totheseimaginations．SheaskedmeiftherewassomeoneforwhomIhaddoneaspecialkindnesswhomightbeshowing6．IhadmorefunimaginingthatitmightbeaboyIfellinlovewithoronewhohad7meeventhoughIdidn’tknowhim．

Onemonthbeforemyhigh-schoolgraduation,myfatherdied．Myfeelings8fromsorrowtofearand9:

mydadwasmissingsomeofthemostimportanteventsinmylife．Ibecamecompletely10inmycominggraduation,thesenior-classplayandtheball．Butmymotherwouldnothearofmylosinganyofthosethings．MotherandIhadgoneshoppingandfoundanimpressivedress,butitwasthe11size．Whenmyfatherdied,Iforgotaboutthedress．

Thedaybeforemyball,Ifoundthatdress--intherightsize—hangingoverthelivingroomsofa．Itwas12tomesolovingly．Ididn’t13ifIhadanewdressornot．Butmymotherdid．Shewantedherchildrentofeel14,filledwithasensethattherewasabeautyeveninthefaceof15．

MymotherdiedtendaysafterIwasmarried．Thefollowingyearthegardeniastoppedcoming．

1．A．givenB．deliveredC．takenD．brought

2．A．usefulB．helpfulC．invainD．hopeful

3．A．delightedB．pleasantC．pleasingD．satisfied

4．A．consideringB．rememberingC．imaginingD．recalling

5．A．referredB．ledC．preferredD．contributed

6．A．appreciationB．honorC．gratefulD．respect

7．A．observedB．watchedC．noticedD．hated

8．A．rangedB．differedC．sufferedD．judged

9．A．shockB．happinessC．depressingD．anger

10．A．uninterestedB．interestedC．unhappyD．disappointing

11．A．wrongB．falseC．properD．right

12．A．providedB．presentedC．introducedD．awarded

13．A．doubtB．wonderC．desireD．care

14．A．lovingB．lovedC．respectedD．honored

15．A．troubleB．despairC．problemD．sorrow

Ⅱ．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，并将答案填写在答卷标号为16-25的相应位置上。

Sixdaysofspringrainhadcreatedawildriver16（run）byNancyBrown’sfarm．Asshetriedtodrivehercowstohigherground,she17（slip）andhitherheadonafallentreetrunk．Nancywasbadlyhurtandcouldonlywalkwithgreat18（difficult）．Thewater19（rise）．Nancy’spacegotslowerandslower．Finally,allshecoulddowastothrowherarmaroundLizzie’sneckandtrytohangon．About20minuteslater,Lizziemanagedto20（succeed）pullherselfandNancyoutofthewaterandontoabitofhighland．IttookrescuersanothertwohourstodiscoverNancy．21helicopterloweredadoctor,22attachedNancytoalife-supportlift．Theyraisedherintothehelicopterandtookhertotheschoolgym,23theRedCrosshadsetupanemergencyshelter．

Whenthefloodsubsidedtwodayslater,Nancyimmediatelywentbacktothehighland．Lizziewasgone．24wasoneofthe19cowsthatNancylost．“Iowemylife25her,”saidNancysobbingly．

Ⅲ．阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：

阅读理解（共20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

TheylikeusingtheInternet．Theyhavelotsofpocketmoneytospend．Andtheyspendahigherproportionofitonlinethantherestofus．Teenagersarejustthesortofpeopleanonlinesellerisinterestedin,andthethingstheywanttobuy－games,CDsandclothing－areeasilysoldontheWeb．

Butpayingonlineisatrickybusinessforconsumerswhoaretooyoungtoowncreditcards．Mosthavetouseaparent’scard．Theywantafacilitythatallowsthemtospendmoney．

Thatmaycomesoonerthantheythink:

newwaystotakepocketmoneyintocyber（网络的）spacearecomingoutrapidlyonbothsidesoftheAtlantic．Ifsuccessful,theseproductscanstimulateonlinesales．

Ingeneral,teenagersspendhugeamounts:

$153bn（billion）intheUSlastyearand￡20bnannuallyintheUK．MostteenagershaveaccesstotheInternetathomeoratschool－88percentintheUS,69percentintheUK．AccordingtotheJupiterResearch,oneineightofthosewithInternetaccesshasboughtsomethingonline－mainlyCDsandbooks．

Inmostcases,parentspayforthesepurchaseswithcreditcards,anarrangementthatisoftenunsatisfactoryforthemandtheirchildren．Pressingparentstospendonlineislessproductivethanpressingonthehighstreet．Theyaremorelikelytoask“Why?

”ifyouasktospendsomemoneyonline．

OnewaytohelpteenagerschangenotesandcoinsintocybercashisthroughprepaidcardssuchasInternetCashintheUSandSmartcardsintheUK．Similartothoseforpay-as-you-gomobiletelephones,theyaresoldinamountssuchas￡20or$50withaconcealed14-digitnumberthatcanbeusedtoloadthecashintoanonlineaccount．

26．Whatdoestheword“They”inparagraph1referto?

A．Sellers．B．Buyers．C．Teenagers．D．Parents．

27．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A．MorethanhalfoftheteenagersintheUSandtheUKhaveInternetaccess．

B．Teenagerspayforgoodsonlinewiththeirowncreditcards．

C．MostteenagersintheUSandtheUKhaveboughtsomethingonline．

D．Teenagersfounditeasiertopersuadeparentstobuyonlinethaninashop．

28．Anewwaytohelpteenagersshoponlineistouse_________．

A．anewmachineB．specialcoinsandnotes

C．prepaidcardsD．pay-as-you-gomobilephones

29．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Onlineshoppingtraps．B．InternetusersintheUSandtheUK．

C．Newcreditcardsforparents．D．Thearrivalofcyberpocketmoney．

30．Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethewriter’sattitudetowardsthephenomenon?

A．Proudandsatisfied．B．Worriedandanxious．

C．Objectiveandinformative．D．Concernedandsad．

B

Twenty-firstcenturyhumanityhasmappedoceansandmountains,visitedthemoon,andsurveyedtheplanets．Butforalltheprogress,peoplestilldon’tknowoneanotherverywell．

ThatbringsaboutTheodoreZeldin’s“feastofconversation”－eventswhereindividualspairwithpersonstheydon’tknowforthreehoursofguidedtalkdesignedtogetthepast“Whereareyoufrom?

”

Mr．Zeldin,anOxfordUniversityprofessor,headsOxfordMuse,a10-year-oldfoundationbasedontheideathatwhatpeopleneedisnotmoreinformation,butmoreinspirationandencouragement．

The“feast”inLondonlooksnotatpoliticsorevents,butathowpeoplehavefeltaboutwork,relationsamongthesexes,hopesandfears,enemiesandauthority,theshapeoftheirlives．The“menuofconversation”includestopicslike“Howhaveyourprioritieschangedovertheyears?

”Or,“Whathaveyourebelledagainstthepast?

”

Asparticipantsgathered,Zeldinopenedwithaspeech:

thatdespiteinstantcommunicationsinaglobalizedage,issuesofhumanheartremain．Manypeoplearelonely,orinroutinesthatdiscourageknowingthedepthofoneanother．“Wearetrappedinshallowconversationsandthewholepointnowistothink,whichissometimespainful,”hesays．“Butthinkinginteractioniswhatseparatesusfromotherspecies,exceptmaybedogs…whodohavegenerationsofhumaninteractions．”

Themainrulesofthe“feast”:

Don’tpairwithsomeoneyouknoworaskquestionsyouwouldnotanswer．Theonlyawkwardmomentcamewhenthemulti-racialcrowdofyoungadultstoseniors,insunhats,tiesanddresses,lookedtoseewhomwithforhours．But15minuteslater,everyonewasseatedandtalking．Theywouldbe‘intimate’,continuingfullforceuntilorganizersinterruptedthem180minuteslater．

“It’sencouragingtoseetheworldisnotjustaplaceofoppressionanddistancefromeachother,”Zeldinsummedup．“Whatwedidisnotordinary,butitcan’tbemadderthantheworldalreadyis．”

Somesaidtheyfelt“liberated”totalkonsensitivetopics．Thirty-somethingPeter,fromEastLondon,saidthat“itmighttakeweeksormonthstogettothelevelofinteractionwesuddenlyopenedup．”

31．Whatcanthe“conversations”bebestdescribedas?

A．Deepandone-on-one．B．Sensitiveandmad．

C．Instantandinspiring．D．Ordinaryandencouraging．

32．Ina“feastofconversations”,participants________．

A．pairfreelywithanyonetheylike

B．haveaguidedtalkforasetofperiodoftime

C．askquestionstheythemselveswouldnotanswer

D．wearclothesreflectingmulti-racialfeatures．

33．Inparagraph6,“theywouldbe‘intimate’”isclosestinmeaningto“________”．

A．theywouldhavephysicalcontactB．theywouldhavein-depthtalk

C．theywouldbeclosefriendsD．theywouldexchangebasicinformation

34．AccordingtoZeldin,whatpreventsmanypeoplethoroughlyknowingoneanother?

A．Lonelinessorroutines．B．Shallowconversations．

C．Unwillingnesstothink．D．Thefearforawkwardmoment．

35．Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethatwhatZeldindoesis_________．

A．anattempttopromotethinkinginteraction

B．oneofthemaddestactivitieseverconducted

C．atrytoliberatepeoplefromold-fashionedideas

D．anefforttogivepeopleachanceoftalkingfreely

C

Thefoodweeatseemstohaveprofoundeffectsonourhealth．Althoughsciencehasmadeenormousstepsinmakingfoodmorefittoeat,ithas,atthesametime,mademanyfoodsunfittoeat．Someresearchhassh