广东省珠海市高三英语下学期学业质量监测二模试题.docx

1、广东省珠海市高三英语下学期学业质量监测二模试题珠海市2014-2015 学年度第二学期高三学生学业质量监测英 语本试卷共10 页, 三大题，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和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B 铅笔将试卷类型(B)填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。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选项的答案信息点涂黑，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

2、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，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。 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。“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you _ 1 ,one

3、day something good will happen. And youll realize that it wouldnt have happened if not for that2 disappointment.”Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932. I had decided to try for ajob in radio, then work my way up to sports 3 . I hitchhiked to Chicago and knocked on t

4、he door ofevery station and got turned down every time.In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldnt 4 hiring an inexperienced person.“Go out in the sticks and find a small station thatll give you a 5 ,” she said.I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois. While there was no radio-announcing j

5、obs in Dixon, my fathersaid Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local 6 to manage its sports department.Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I 7 . The job sounded just right for me.But I wasnt 8 .My disappointment must have 9 . “Everything happens for the best,” Mom r

6、eminded me. Dadoffered me the car to job 10 . I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, awonderful Scotsman 11 Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.As I left his office, my frustration 12 over. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sportsannouncer if

7、he cant get a job in a radio station?”I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur 13 , “What was that you said aboutsports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me tobroadcast an 14 game.On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought o

8、f my mothers words. I often wonderwhat 15 my life might have taken if Id gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.1. A. carry on B. keep up C. stick to D. insist on2. A. old B. previous C. early D. original3. A. lawyer B. manager C. announcer D. speaker4. A. help B. risk C. miss D. afford5. A. practice B.

9、suggestion C. advantage D. chance6. A. worker B. student C. official D. athlete7. A. accepted B. approved C. applied D. promised8. A. hired B. treated C. received D. welcomed9. A. rewarded B. brightened C. disappeared D. shown10. A. site B. hunt C. interview D. exam11. A. named B. told C. liked D. m

10、et12. A. turned B. put C. boiled D. took13. A. wondering B. calling C. whispering D. announcing14. A. invited B. indoor C. imaginary D. ordinary15. A. side B. action C. approach D. direction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

11、置上。Shake Shack, known as “fast casual”, is a new kind of restaurant becoming morepopular in the US. Bonnie Riggs, 16 restaurant expert, has studied Americansrestaurant habits for almost 30 years. She says one reason why Americans like fast casualfood is 17 its new and creative. Besides it is somethi

12、ng different and people like totry new things. Her study shows Americans 18 (make) 61 billion visits to restaurantslast year. Three out _19 four visits were to fast food restaurants, like McDonalds. Fastcasual is still a small percentage of restaurant visits, 20 it has developed fast. Just21 Ms. Rig

13、gs says, “Its growing 22 (rapid) because they meet consumers needs.They know its 23_ (prepare) while they wait, its fresh, quality food, good tasting foodat 24they say are reasonable and 25 (afford) prices.” 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。(

14、A )Short and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team.“Football, tennis, cricketanything with a round ball, I was useless,” he says now with alaugh. But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in Englands ruralDevonshire.It was a mountain bike he

15、received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first theteen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend.Gradually, Saunders set his mind building up his body, increasing his speed, strength andendurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon.The follo

16、wing year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s forrowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor atRidgways school of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the older manscold-water exploits (成就). Intrigued, Saunders read all he could about

17、Arctic explorersand North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future.Journeys to the Pole arent the usual holidays for British country boys, and manypeople dismissed his dream as fantasy. “John Ridgway was one of the few who didnt say,You are completely crazy,” Saunders says.In 200

18、1, after becoming a skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distanceexpedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite, had a closer encounter (遭遇) witha polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, andhes skied

19、 more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton. His old playmates would notbelieve the transformation.This October, Saunders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to theSouth Pole and back, an 1800-mile journey that has never been completed on skis.26. The turning point in S

20、aunders life came when _.A. he started to play ball games B. he got a mountain bike at age 15C. he ran his first marathon at age 18 D. he started to receive Ridgways training27. We can learn from the text that Ridgway _.A. dismissed Saunders dream as fantasyB. built up his body together with Saunder

21、sC. hired Saunders for his cold-water experienceD. won his fame for his voyage across the Atlantic28. What do we know about Saunders? _.A. He once worked at a school in Scotland.B. He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole.C. He was chosen for the school sports team as a kid.D. He was the first

22、Briton to ski alone to the North Pole.29. It can be inferred that Saunders journey to the North Pole _.A. was accompanied by his old playmatesB. set a record in the North Pole expeditionC. was supported by other Arctic explorersD. made him well-known in the 1960s30. The underlined word “Intrigued” i

23、n the third paragraph probably means _.A. Excited B. Convinced C. Fascinated D. Delighted( B )SHANGHAI With a shining light show set to begin at midnight, a huge crowd ofrevelers (狂欢者) had gathered for an outdoor New Years Eve in this citys historicriverfront district. They began to grow unruly.“We

24、were just trying to walk up the steps to see the light show, and then people at thetop began pushing their way down,” said a 20-year-old man. “Then I heard someonescream and people began to panic.”The man, who spoke while awaiting a friend at Shanghai No. 1 Peoples Hospital, said,“We got crushed.”In

25、 an instant, a stampede trampled (践踏) and asphyxiated (使窒息) dozens ofpeople. So thick were the crowds here that ambulances struggled to reach the victims, whohad been partying moments before and now lay suffering or lifeless, some with dirtyfootprints on their clothes.By Thursday afternoon, at least

26、 36 people had died in the stampede and 47 wereknown to be injured, and the police admitted that they had been ill prepared.Most of the victims were Chinese in their teens and 20s, who had hoped to ring in2015 partying in the area, the Bund, the citys famed riverfront place.Among the dead were 25 wo

27、men, aged 16 to 36, according to Xinhua, the officialnews agency. Besides the Chinese residents, the authorities said the injured included oneperson from Taiwan and one from Malaysia. By the afternoon, the police were even lookinginto reports that partygoers in a nearby building may have contributed

28、 by throwing fake$100 bills into the area.The police later ruled out that theory, saying that the phony currency had been thrownafter the stampede.31. The passage is most likely to be taken from _.A. a guide book B .a news report C. an application D. a TV program32. Which of the following is NOT tru

29、e about the accident?A. By Thursday afternoon, at least 36 people had died in the stampede.B. Among the dead were 25 men, aged 16 to 36.C. The casualties included one person from Taiwan and one from Malaysia.D. Partygoers in a nearby building tossed fake $100 bills into the area.33. The underlined w

30、ord “residents” in the fifth paragraph means _.A. doctors B. singers C. citizens D. foreigners34. The main reason why so many people died in the accident was that _.A. someone threw the fake $100 billsB. there were so many people around the BundC. there was only a few policemenD. the crowd was out o

31、f order35. The best title of the passage is _.A. New Years Revelry Became Fatal Crush in ShanghaiB. Stampede in ShanghaiC. Revelry in Riverfront DistrictD. New Years Bund( C )Picture a library without books?Unlike many people today, I dont own a Kindle or any type of e-reader. I prefer theold-fashioned book. There is something about holding a book and being able to turn thepages that I find comforting. Today books may become obsolete. Thats something I findscary.I remember one episode (