广东省电白四中高三英语摸底考试试题.docx

1、广东省电白四中高三英语摸底考试试题2012届广东省茂名市第四中学高三摸底考试试题（本试卷共三大题，满分135分；考试用时120分钟。） 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 was a cold winter morning. Half asleep at the train station, I stared into the distance, watching for the train to take me to my 1

2、in Boston. The world was quiet. The very few people on the street kept to themselves, 2 their steaming cups of coffee. Reaching into my pocket as the train was approaching, my numb hand 3 for the $20 bill to pay my fare. The pocket was empty! I searched through my bag and then I felt 4 . “Whats the

3、matter?” A short, elderly man stood before me. “Oh, nothing. Well, I lost my money. Im going to 5 my math class.” “Here, use this.” The man held a $20 bill. I looked up, 6 . People just didnt do that anymore. Everyone worried about their own 7 , rarely stopping to think about others, especially teen

4、age strangers. “Thank you, but no, I cant.” “ 8 it - go!” The man pushed me toward the train. I bought a round trip ticket, and he refused the change I 9 to give him back. I did not know what to say - a million thoughts raced through my mind, yet I stood 10 . For the train ride I was silent. I began

5、 to see the world through changed 11 . That man made a difference with such a simple 12 . A week later I was at the train station again, with an extra $20 13 I saw the man. And there he was. “Excuse me, sir, I believe I owe （欠） you this.” I 14 the money into his hand. Failing to refuse, he said, “Ju

6、st remember to do the same for someone in your shoes someday.” I smiled, 15 .1Ahome Bclass Coffice Dfactory2Aserving Bcarrying Cminding Dmaking3Alooked Bsearched Creached Dmoved4Ahopeless Buseless Crelieved Ddissatisfied5Astop Bskip Cfail Dmiss6Afrightened Bdisturbed Csurprised Dconcerned7Aproblems

7、Bcomplaints Cpositions Dchallenges8ASeize BGet CCatch DTake9Aoffered Bmanaged Chappened Dattempted10Aunconsciously Bsilently Cseriously Duncomfortably11Aways Bwindows C. eyes Dhearts12Atask Bact Cexample Dperformance13Aso that Beven if Cnow that Din case14Apressed Bpushed Cdropped Dplaced15Afinally

8、Bhappily Ccontent Dexcited第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题l 5分满分l5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。Johnny Carson began his career in television _16_ his twenties. First he worked at local stations in Nebraska. Several years later , he moved to Los Angeles, Californi

9、a. _17_was “The Tonight Show” that made Johnny Carson famous for thirty years. He became 18_ most popular star of American television. He 19_ (call) “the king of late night.” Critics said Americans from all parts of the country liked him and felt they knew him. He did not take his fame 20_ (serious)

10、. For example, when 21_(ask) how he became a “star”, he answered: “I started in a gaseous (气体的) state and I cooled.” Carsons special skill was his sense of humor. Audiences laughed at his jokes he made at the beginning of his show. However, sometimes they laughed even _22_ (hard) at the jokes _23_fa

11、iled. He was the most powerful performer on televison. _24_ comedians and singers became _25_(succeed) after appearing on “The Tonight Show”. 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 A teenage girl is fighting for her life today after being struck by light

12、ning as severe thunderstorms swept across Britain. The girl was one of four teenage girls from London who were hit by lightning in the Parade Ground area of Hyde Park during a storm. Earlier, Joseph Wharton, 14, died as he was struck by lightning while camping in his friends backyard in the West Mid

13、lands. A spokesman for Scotland Yard said the girl remained in serious condition at St. Marys Hospital in Paddington. She had stopped breathing by the time the first paramedic (护理人员) arrived on the scene just two minutes after the strike at 5:40 p.m. yesterday. The other three girls hit by the bolt

14、all had injuries, and were taken to University College Hospital. Their conditions were not serious, the spokesman added. The strike lifted the girls into the air and then dropped them to the ground, a witness reported. A spokesman for the London Ambulance Service said paramedics risked their lives t

15、o treat the girls. “The storm was still overhead and lightning was still coming down while they were treating the patients,” he said. “All staff involved acted very professionally in providing fast treatment to these patients in very difficult circumstances.” Scotland Yard said the incident was being looked into by officers from the Royal Parks Operational Command Unit. Joseph Wharton of Byland Way,