揭阳一模英语试题广东省.docx

1、揭阳一模英语试题广东省揭阳市2012年高中毕业班高考第一次模拟考英 语本试卷共三部分，满分135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、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卡上。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，答案不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；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，考试结束后，将试卷和答

2、题卡一并交回。 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 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。It has been difficult to sit on the bench most of the time, watching my team from the sideline. I always 1 why I am not good enough to be on the floor. After endless hours of work and devo

3、tion, pushing myself through drill after drill, the last thing I want is to be a cheerleaderThe feeling of being 2 is sometimes too much and drives me to 3 on the spot. I often feel as though my 4 are wasted and my time is eaten away, 5 nothing. It is heartbreaking to be a spectator（旁观者）for the game

4、 I love, knowing that no one has enough faith to give me the chance to 6 on the floor. Tears well up, but I 7 them back. I shouldnt be so 8 something so sillyAway from the game, its easier to put my thoughts together, rather than letting my 9 drive my reasoningI consider why I am where I amI have pl

5、ayed basketball my whole life. I have a strong 10 for the sport and always have. There is nothing like the 11 of playing: the swish（飕飕声）of the net, the sweat rolling off my cheeks, even the bruises（青肿）are battle wounds worn 12 after every game Even if I dont play much, I participate in every 13 . I

6、am part of a team of girls who stick together like a family. I am there for them, as they are for me. Should I move on? Or should I stay with my team and continue playing basketball with great passion just a little longer? The 14 isnt difficult when I consider the joy that being a part of a team 15

7、me - and not just any team, but my team. I love basketball and my teammates. When I think about that, my view from the bench really isnt so bad after all 1AwonderBpromiseCacceptDrealize2AcarelessBworthlessCselflessDhomeless3AquitBstayCstruggleDdelay4AbeliefsBchancesCefforts Dexperiences5Arelated toB

8、attached toCadded toDdevoted to6AperformBrespondCidentifyDsurvive7AcallBgiveCtakeDhold8Aupset overBnervous aboutCscared ofDannoyed at9AhardshipsBpossessionsCfeelingsDthoughts10AimaginationBadmissionCdesire Dpassion11AencouragementBembarrassmentCexcitementDamusement12AbravelyBproudlyCregretfully Dpai

9、nfully13AteamBdayCtimeDgame14AconflictBconclusionCchallengeDdecision15AattractsBbringsCinstructsDcontrols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。The Birth of Modern PoetryWhen talking about poetry, most people will say that a poem

10、 is a text that has rhythm and rhyme. Famous are the lines by William Blake, 16 have clear rhythm and rhyme.Tiger, tiger, burning bright,In the forest of the night. 17 people will add that poems must have a certain form, with a fixed number of lines and a fixed rhyme pattern, such as a sonnet(十四行诗).

11、 With rhyme, most people mean 18 rhyme of sound of words at the end of the lines. It is also true that much of the classical poetry looks like that. Except for some short songs and poems 19 (include) in his plays, all of Shakespeares greatest poems are sonnets.John Milton was one of the first poets

12、who started writing poems without rhyme at the end of the lines. He wrote other poems too, 20 he is famous for his long poems without rhyme. After Milton, almost every poet had a hand at this kind of poetry that was free of rhyme. Wordsworth and Keats 21 ( write ) some such poems, but that is not wh

13、at 22 are famous for. This style of poetry became known 23 free verse.It was not until the twentieth century that modern poetry was 24 (real) developed. Modern poets wanted to break with all the 25 (tradition) forms of poetry. One of the characteristics of modern poetry is that it usually does not h

14、ave rhyme at the end of a line, and it is also often about common topics.II阅读（共两节，25题，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 A woman renewing her drivers license at the County Clerks office was asked to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to clas

15、sify herself.“What I mean is,” explained the recorder, “do you have a job, or are you just a ”“Of course I have a job,” said Emily. “Im a mother.”“We dont list mother as an occupation housewife covers it,” said the recorder. One day I found myself in the same situation. The clerk was obviously a car

16、eer woman, confident and possessed of a high sounding title. “What is your occupation?” she asked. The words simply popped out. “Im a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.” The clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in midair. I repeated the title slowly, and then I s

17、tared with wonder as my statement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire. “Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “just what you do in this field?” Coolly, without any trace of panic in my voice, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research (what moth

18、er doesnt), in the lab and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and out). Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any mother care to disagree?), and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). But the job is more challenging than most careers and rewards

19、are more of a satisfaction rather than just money.” There was an increasing note of respect in the clerks voice as she completed the form, stood up, and showed me out. As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up (依托) by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistants-aged 13, 7, and 3. Upsta

20、irs I could hear our new experimental model (a 6-month-old baby), in the child-development program, testing out a new vocal pattern I felt proud! I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable (不可缺少的) to mankind than “just another mother.” MotherhoodWhat a gloriou

21、s career! Especially when theres a title on the door.26. What can we infer from the conversation between the woman and the recorder at the beginning of the passage?A. The woman felt ashamed to admit what her job was.B. The recorder was impatient and rude.C. The author was upset about the situation t

22、hat mothers faced.D. Motherhood was not recognized and respected as a job by society.27. How did the female clerk feel at first when the author told her occupation?A. Curious. B. Puzzled. C. Indifferent. D. Interested.28. How did the author feel when describing her job to the clerk? A. Calm. B. Pani

23、c-stricken. C. Confident. D. Proud.29. Why did the woman clerk show more respect for the author?A. Because the author cared little about rewards.B. Because she admired the authors research work in the lab.C. Because she thought the author did admirable work.D. Because the writer did something she ha

24、d little knowledge of.30. What is the authors purpose of writing the passage?A. To show how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it.B. To argue that motherhood is a worthy career and deserves respect.C. To show that the author had a grander job than Emily.D. To show that being a mother

25、 is hard and boring work. BThe “standard of living” of any country means the average persons share of the goods and services which the country produces. A countrys standard of living, therefore, depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth. “Wealth” in this sense is not money, for we

26、 do not live on money but on things that money can buy: “goods” such as food and clothing, and “services” such as transport and entertainment.A countrys capacity to produce wealth depends on many factors, most of which have an effect on one another. Wealth depends largely on a countrys natural resou

27、rces, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on. Some regions of the world are rich in coal and minerals, and have a fertile soil and a favorable climate; other regions possess perhaps only one of these things, and some regions possess none of them. The U. S. A is one of the wea

28、lthiest regions of the world because she has vast natural resources within her borders, her soil is fertile, and her climate is varied. The Sahara Desert, on the other hand, is one of the least wealthy.Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use. China is perhaps as well off as t

29、he U. S. A. in natural resources，but suffered for many years from civil and external wars，and, for this and other reasons, was unable to develop her resources. Sound and stable political conditions and freedom from foreign invasion enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and ste

30、adily, and to produce more wealth than another country equally well served by nature but less well ordered. Another important factor is the technical efficiency of a countrys people. Old countries that have trained up numerous skilled craftsmen and technicians through many centuries are better place

31、d to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled. In addition, wealth also produces wealth. As a country becomes wealthier, its people have more money for saving, and can put their savings into factories and machines which will help workers to produce more goods in their working days. 31. A countrys wealth depends upon_.A. its standard of living B. its ability to provide goods and servicesC. its money D. its ability to provide transport and entertainment32. The word “foremost” means “_”.A. most importantly B