英语东莞市届高三上学期期末调研测试.docx

1、英语东莞市届高三上学期期末调研测试东莞市2014届高三上学期期末调研测试英 语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。 Five-year-old Jocelyn Rojas spent all day playing merrily with her friends outside. Her mom, Jaimee, kept her 1 on the little girl from a window. At about 4

2、p.m., Jocelyn walked to get her bicycle. However, half an hour later, she 2 . Jaimee called 911. A short time later, police officers and firefighters crowded in the area, blocking streets and searching the neighborhood. Officers 3 photos of the girl wearing thick-framed glasses. Temar Boggs, 15, a s

3、chool 4 in track, who once won a championship in 400-metre race, happened to know it. And a little bit later, Temar and his friends went to check out the 5 . By 6:30 p.m., Jocelyn had been missing for more than two hours, and the search team was 6 that the sun would set before she was found. Just at

4、 that moment, Temar felt a(n) 7 feeling that he was going to find her. He and his friend Chris Garcia, 13, rode alongside, simply keeping a sharp eye out as they cycled around. Then Temar 8 a car circling around, as if the driver were 9 with the block. Temar saw the driver 10 a tiny blond girl in th

5、e passenger seat with his eyes. Temar 11 realized that it must be the missing girl!The boys cycled after the car, but the driver kept moving, winding his way. Finally, the driver had to 12 the car ahead of them and push open the passenger-side 13 . A girl slipped out of the car. It was Jocelin! Just

6、 then, the police arrived.Neil Harkins, chief of the Manheim Police Department, says, “ The boys heroics is something we dont 14 hear about. It is a very brave thing for young boys to do that.” But when asked, Temar says, “I didnt do it for 15 . I just wanted to help.”1. A. noseB. eyeC. mouthD. ear2

7、. A. arrivedB. approachedC. disappearedD. dismissed 3. A. handed outB. took offC. hung upD. turned in4. A. workerB. assistantC. dancerD. athlete5. A. positionB. destinationC. situationD. station6. A. worriedB. puzzledC. disappointedD. confused7. A. depressedB. upsetC. weakD. strong8. A. sensedB. spo

8、ttedC. heardD. guessed9. A. unfitB. unfamiliarC. unsatisfiedD. unfriendly10. A. spyingB. holdingC. pressingD. controlling11. A. instantlyB. graduallyC. anxiouslyD. nearly12. A. carryB. pushC. parkD. place13. A. windowB. handleC. glassD. door14. A. occasionallyB. usuallyC. completelyD. actually15. A.

9、 courageB. braveryC. moneyD. attention第2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。One day, an old monk named Wisdom, followed by two young monks, was walking from one town to another 16 they caught sight of a lake. Tired and thirsty, th

10、ey stopped to have a rest. 17 old monk, pointing to the lake, asked the 18 (young) one to get him some water. When the little monk reached the lake, a cart 19 (draw) by an ox started crossing the lake, 20 made the water very muddy. The little monk thought, “How can I give this muddy water to my mast

11、er to drink!” So he came back 21 any water, saying, “The water is very muddy. I dont think 22 is suitable to drink.”After a while, the same monk was asked to get water again. When he went back to the lake, he found that the mud 23 (settle) down already, so he collected back a pot of water. Wisdom lo

12、oked at the water 24 (happy) and then up at the monk, “To make the water clean, 25 you need to do is just to let it be and the mud would settle down on its own.” It is also the same with your mind. When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time and it will settle down itself.II 阅读(共两节;

13、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。AChih-Ming and I met in Zhuhai, China. We were studying at the same school, and he soon discovered he could practice his new language skills with me.Chih-Ming sought me out whenever he had free time, including breakfast, lunc

14、h and dinner. Whenever I asked Chih-Ming a question in English, he would breathe in and out deeply in disappointment, because he didnt know how to communicate exactly what he wanted to.Eighteen months after I returned home Hawaii, Chih-Ming went there to continue studying English. When we met up, I

15、was greeted by a transformed man he could now speak English fluently! Chih-Ming said that he had devoted himself to mastering the English language. Otherwise, he would never get another chance to spend time with me. With our relationship growing stronger, we got married in 2006.Our plan was to move

16、to my husbands home Taiwan after the wedding. However, with the annoying arrangements, I had to reach Taiwan first and meet his family by myself! I was nervous because I didnt speak a word of Chinese and no one in his family spoke English. Even during the flight, a hundred questions zoomed around my

17、 head. How would Chih-Mings family recognize me? How would I communicate with them? After landing, I met my husbands parents waiting nearby. They were both smiling widely, but it felt very awkward because of the language barrier. I handed over my husbands note and we went to a steak restaurant. Comm

18、unication continued to be difficult. When the waitress asked me a question, my father-in-law took great pains to translate for her. “She asks you . . . um, your food,” he said, then turning his hands over and over. I realized only much later that the waitress was asking how I wanted my steak done. L

19、ater at night, as I was about to go to sleep, Ming-Que, my mother-in-law, came to my room. I didnt understand what she was saying, but I couldnt miss the apologetic tone in her voice for keeping me so embarrassed. That night I slept soundly, knowing that all my fears about coming to Taiwan were unfo

20、unded.26. When asked questions in English, Chih-Ming acted like that because_.A. he was not good at EnglishB. the questions were too difficultC. they stayed together almost all the timeD. he was not good at communicating with others27. Chih-Ming could speak fluent English 18 months later for the rea

21、son that _. A. he spent time with the author B. he transformed himself C. he practised English D. he stayed in Hawaii28. From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5, we can know that _. A. she prepared many questions to ask her husbands family B. meeting husbands family worried her so much C. she ha

22、d to finish 100 questions during the flight D. 100 questions crowded into her mind29. From what happened in the restaurant, we know _.A. the waitress asked a difficult questionB. there was something wrong with her father-in-lawC. her father-in-law turned his hands over and over againD. her father-in

23、-law had difficulty translating the waitress question30. What comforted the author in Taiwan?A. Her mother-in-laws apologetic tone.B. Her husband familys words.C. Her husband familys love.D. Her husbands personal note.BA global survey has found that most people cant live without their mobiles, never

24、 leave home without them and, if given a choice, they would rather lose their wallets. Calling mobile phones the “remote control” for life, market research firm Synovate says cell phones are so common that more people own more than one phone. Among over 8,000 answers voted online in 11 countries, th

25、ree-quarters say they take their phone with them everywhere, with Russians and Singaporeans the most attached. More than a third also say they cant live without their phones, topped by Taiwanese and again Singaporeans, while one in four find it harder to replace the mobiles than their purses. Some t

26、wo-thirds answer that they go to bed with their phones nearby and cannot switch them off, even though they want to. Theyre afraid theyll miss something. “Mobiles give us safety and instant access to information. For some young people, they are the number one tool of communication for us, sometimes e

27、ven more than face-to-face communication. They are our connections to our lives,” Synovates director in Taiwan said. Mobiles have also changed the nature of relationships. At present, nearly half the people use text messages to chat; a fifth begin first-dates by text messages and almost the same num

28、ber end their love story by text messages.Apart from the obvious calling and texting, the top three features people use regularly on their mobile phones are the alarm clock, the camera and the games. It may also let you surf the Internet, listen to music wherever you are. Yet, owning a smart phone m

29、ay not be as smart as you think. The all-singing, all-dancing mobile phones may make you addicted, especially the young. So scientists warn that people should be aware of the disadvantages they bring us.31. People love cell phones so much that _. A. they would lose their wallets B. they would contro

30、l their lives C. they would buy two cell phones D. they would take them everywhere32. Among the surveyed, about how many people think mobiles are more important than money? A. 2600. B. 5300. C. 800. D. 2000.33. Most people keep their phones on while sleeping so as to_. A. live with them B. keep safe

31、 by phones C. avoid missing messages or phone calls D. use the alarm clock to wake them up 34. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Mobiles help gaining the latest information.B. Mobiles are now the first choice in communication.C. Face-to-face communication is no longer necessary.D. Mobiles are always used to end a love affair.35. What is the main theme of the passage? A. Cell phone popularity. B. Cell phone shortcomings. C. Cell phone functions. D. Cell phone safety.CMy dad used to ask me that when I was little. Its one of those questions that parents want