广东省东莞市届高三第一次调研考试 英语试题.docx

1、广东省东莞市届高三第一次调研考试 英语试题广东省东莞市2013届高三第一次调研考试 英语试题英 语语言知识及应用(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115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。 When she looked ahead,Florence Chadwick saw nothing but a solid wall of fog, Her body was 1 .She had been swimming for nearly sixteen hours. Already she

2、 was thefirst woman to 2 the English Channel in both directions.Now, at age 34, her 3 was to become the first woman to swimfrom Catalina Island to the California coast. On the July Fourthmorning in 1952, the sea was icy and the fog was so heavy that she could 4 see her support boats. Sharks swam tow

3、ardher lone figure, only to he 5 away by gun shots. Against the cold seawater, she struggled on - hour after hour - while millions watched onnational 6 . Alongside Florence inone of the boats, her mother and her trainer offered encouragement. They toldher it wasnt much farther. But what she could se

4、e was 7 .Theyurged her not to 8 . She never had until then. With onlya half mile to go, she asked to be pulled out. Several hours later, shetold a reporter, “Look, Im not 9 myself, but if I could haveseen 10 , I might have made it.” It was nottiredness or even the cold water that defeated her. It wa

5、s the fog. She was 11 tosee her goal. Two months 12 ,she tried again. This time, despite the same 13 fog, she swam with her faith and her goal 14 pictured in. her mind. She knew that somewherebehind that fog was land and this time she 15 it! Florence Chadwick became the first womanto swim the Catali

6、na Channel!1.A.coldB.numbC.thinD.weak2.A.passB.diveC.swimD.fly3.A.motherB.recordC.successD.goal4.A.hardlyB.nearlyC.clearlyD.probably5.A.pulledB.sweptC.drivenD.cleared6.A.sceneB.televisionC.radioD.race7.A.fogB.sharkC.boatD.wall8.A.swimB.goC.tryD.quit9.A.blamingB.excusingC.cryingD.enjoying10.A.coachB.

7、fogC.landD.California11.A.unhappyB.unwillingC.unluckyD.unable12.A.agoB.laterC.beforeD.long13.A.heavyB.wetC.solidD.cold14.A.heavilyB.easilyC.clearlyD.suddenly15.A.didB.forgotC.choseD.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1625的相应位置上。 Alice

8、, a shark thatlives at the National Sea Life Center in England, did not start out life as avegetarian. When she 16 . (bring) in from Florida in 2009, shewas happily eating any seafood. 17 ,that changed in a few months, and she suddenly stopped eating completely.Deeply 18 (concern), the center offici

9、als took her infor an X-ray, 19 showed that a fishing hook was hiding deepinside her mouth. So they took her to see a doctor who realized the only way tosave the shark was performing 20 rather risky operation. 21 (fortune), things went really well But justwhen everybody was happy about the sharks re

10、covery, the history-making sharkbegan changing her eating habit, instead, 22 (prefer) to use her sharp teeth to eatvegetables! Although this may sound good, it is not really good 23 Alices health because vegetables can notprovide enough protein that she needs to survive. Shark experts all over thewo

11、rld are confused at Alices 24 (behave) and they guess that 25 may have something to do with the wound thehook caused. But unless she speaks up, nobody is really going to know the realreason.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 Grandma celebrated herfif

12、ty-third birthday just weeks before grandpa died of cancer in 1965. Althoughhis passing was very difficult for her, I think their shared struggle to makehis life longer taught grandma that good health was not to be taken forgranted,and she made up her mind to live the rest of her own life as fully a

13、nd as longas she could. One day, when she announced to attend lessons at the Fred AstaireDance Studio in Portland, Oregon, where she lived, we rolled our eyes inembarrassment and helplessly wished she would just stay home and bake cookiesas normal grandmothers did. Many years filled with countless d

14、ance lessonspassed before we learned to appreciate the wonder of having a dancing grandma. I suppose grandmasprimary motivation for wanting to learn to dance was social. She had been a shygirl, always very tall and heavy, and had married into grandpas quietlifestyle before developing any elegance or

15、 confidence in her personalappearance. Dancing, on the other hand, filled her life with flash lights,wonderful parties, beautiful dresses, handsome young dance instructors, and thechallenge of learning. Although the weekly dance lessons did not change herample, two-hundred-pound figure, grandma surp

16、rised everyone with energeticperformances on the dance floor, which soon gave her as much elegance andconfidence as any Miss American competitor. Having taken weeklydance lessons for years, my grandma learned various dances easily and was soonparticipating in dancing matches all over the Northwest.

17、When I was fourteen,grandma proudly invited me to watch her compete in one of these matches to beheld in the grand ballroom of the Red Lion Inn. My attitude was stillunenthusiastic at that point, but to make her happy, my mother and I attendedthe match. As if to prove me wrong, grandma made a wonder

18、ful showing in everyevent she entered. I thought she was truly the queen of the ball during thedance, and my thoughts were shared by the judges a short time later when shewas awarded a gold cup for her outstanding performance.26. What did grandma learn from grandpas death?A. Good health was notthere

19、 for everyone. B. She should take dancelessons. C. She had to struggle tolive a better life.D. She should wearbeautiful dresses.27. How did the authors family feel when Grandma decided to takedance lessons? A. Hopeless. B. Helpless. C. Embarrassed. D. Proud.28. Normal grandmas usually _ in the autho

20、rs point ofview? A. took dance lessons B. did some exercises athome C. took care ofgrandchildren at home D. did some housework athome29. The author felt _ when he was invited to watch grandmasmatch. A. happy B. proud C. excited D. uninterested30. The text is mainly about A. my grandmasconfidence B.

21、my dancing grandma C. my grandmasdancing D. my grandmas gold cupB When I was growing up,I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didnt look like any doctor Idever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always verykind. When Doctor Gibbswasnt saving lives, he was planting t

22、rees. He had some interesting theoriesabout planting trees. He believed in the principle: No pain, no gain. He hardlywatered his new trees, an attitude which flew in the face of conventionalwisdom. Once I asked why and hetold me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. Hes

23、aid you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongestcould survive. He talked about howwatering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were notwatered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water. So, instead of wateringhis trees every morning, hed beat them wi

24、th a rolled-up newspaper. I asked himwhy he did that, and he said it was to get the trees attention. Doctor Gibbs died acouple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his houseand looked at the trees that Id watched him plant some 25 years ago. They weretall and strong. I planted

25、 a couple oftrees myself a few years ago. Two years of attending these trees meant theygrew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Adversityseemed to benefit Doctor Gibbs trees in ways comfort and ease never could. Every night before I goto bed, I check on my two sons. I often

26、pray that their lives will be easy. Butlately Ive been thinking that its time to change my prayer. I know my childrenare going to encounter hardship. Theres always a cold wind blowing somewhere.What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and thewinds blow, we wont be torn ap

27、art.31. With the trees planted, Doctor Gibbs often_. A. paid little attentionto them B. talked to them to gettheir attention C. kept watering themevery morning D. beat them to make themgrow deep roots32. What does the author think of the way Doctor Gibbs plantedtrees? A. Original andreasonable. B. S

28、trange and harmful. C. Interesting and funny. D. Cruel andunacceptable.33. What does the underlined word Adversity mean inthe seventh paragraph? A. Bad weather. B. Lack of moisture. C. Enough care orattention. D. Difficult livingconditions.34. Which prayer does the author wish for his sons? A. Have

29、an easy life,without too much to worry about. B. Meet people like DrGibbs in the future. C. Have good luck,encountering less hardship in their life. D. Be able to stand therain and wind in their lives.35. Which of the following is the best title for the article? A. Deep roots count B. Prayers for my

30、 sons C. Doctor Gibbs and histrees D. Trees need no water C When Joan gave birth tothe first boy in her family in three generations, she and her husband wereoverjoyed. So were her parents. Joan expected her elder sister, Sally, to bejust as delighted as them. Joan had always admired Sally-the beauty

31、 and thestar of the family-and felt happy about her achievements. But since the babysarrival, the sisters have become distant. Joan feels hurt for Sally seemscompletely uninterested in her baby. Sally, who has no children, claims thather younger sister acts as if no one ever had a beby before. Neither Sally nor Joanunderstands that the real cause of the current coldness is that their familyroles have suddenly changed to the opposite. Finally Joan seems to be bette