汕头市翠英中学高三英语第二次阶段考试.docx

1、汕头市翠英中学高三英语第二次阶段考试汕头市翠英中学2014-2015年高三英语第二次阶段考试（时间：2小时，总分共135分）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各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。In a city of south India lived a young man who was always dreaming of becoming rich. He often heard about some traders in his city wh

2、o gathered a great deal of 1 in the course of their travels across the world. He believed he could also make a great achievement although he didnt have any 2 in business at all. So, one fine day, the young man set out on a long 3 in search of trade opportunities. 4 though, he did not become as rich

3、as he had thought he would. Worse, he spent more money on his travels than he 5 in the course of his trade. All this made him feel confused and 6 , but he refused to return home without 7 .One day, while he was wandering on the shore in a seaside town, his eyes 8 on an object which he thought should

4、 be a large ship at a distance. “When I become rich, I shall buy a ship just like that one and 9 around the world,” he said ambitiously. Then he waited to see the ship enter the harbor. As the ship got closer, it lost its 10 dimensions(规模) and looked more like a small boat. When the boat reached the

5、 11 , the young man let out a big heavy sigh because he discovered that it was only a bunch of logs tied together. He was terribly 12 to see such a raft(木筏).Finally he understood. Just as he 13 a lot of time on fruitless speculation(猜想) about the “ship”, his expectations of getting 14 was also witho

6、ut any real basis. Therefore, he decided to return home and 15 up a more practical job.1. A. energy B. fortune C. knowledge D. resource2. A. expectation B. interest C. experience D. ambition3. A. vacation B. journey C. partnership D. period4. A. Unfortunately B. Unreasonably C. Unbelievably D. Uncon

7、sciously5. A. begged B. borrowed C. adopted D. earned6. A. indifferent B. uncertain C. excited D. patient 7. A. hesitation B. problem C. income D. success8. A. depended B. insisted C. lived D. focus9. A. show B. sail C. fly D. turn10. A. grand B. correct C. formal D. real11. A. shore B. bank C. ocea

8、n D. bottom12. A. astonished B. pleased C. disappointed D. puzzled 13. A. saved B. wasted C. valued D. created14. A. strong B. learned C. rich D. smart 15. A. gave B. took C. made D. set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，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为1625的相应位置。Mr. Jones woke early on

9、e morning. It was a beautiful morning, so 16 _went to the window and looked out. He was surprised to see a neatly dressed, middle-aged professor, 17 worked in the university near his house. He had grey hair and thick glasses, and was carrying _18_umbrella, a morning newspaper and a bag. Mr. Jones th

10、ought that he must _19_(arrive) by the night train and decided to walk to the university instead of _20_(take) a taxi.Mr. Jones had a big tree in his garden, and the children had tied a long rope to one of its branches, so that they could swing on it.Mr. Jones was surprised to see the professor stop

11、 and look _21_(care) up and down the road ._22_ he saw that there was nobody in sight, he stepped into the garden (there was no fence), put his umbrella, newspaper,bag and hat neatly on the grass and took hold of the rope. He pulled it hard _23_(see) whether it was strong enough to take his weight,

12、then _24_(run) as fast as he could and swung into the air on the end of the rope.At last the professor stopped and continued on his way _25_the university, looking as quiet and correct as one would expect a professor to be.II 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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项

13、，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASix years ago, I walked into a local animal shelter on a cold,rainy day. Although my house was already full of cats anddogs, I still couldnt resist an occasional visit to the shelter. This time as I was walking down the row of pensfull of barking dogs I noticed a small boy looking into

14、 one of them.He had a malnourished（营养不良的） looking body and a bony face with a bignose sticking out of the middle of it. He was looking at a small, golden dog. Its bony ribs wereshowing and its thin tail was folded between its legs. It wasnt beggingfor attention like the other puppies but was hiding

15、in the cornerinstead. The boy looked up at me with sad eyes and asked what was wrongwith it. “It was probably abused and abandoned”, I said. “That is why itis so scared.”The boy immediately turned to an older lady and said, “Grandma, I wantthis one.” The old woman smiled and walked to the front desk

16、 to fill outthe adoption forms. I followed and asked about the boy. I found out thathed had a rough start in life too. She had just gotten custody（监护权） of himafter the state had taken him from his parents. She had hoped getting adog would make it easier on him. I looked back at him, holding his scar

17、edpuppy, and said a prayer for them both.It was yesterday. I was driving down the road enjoying a gloriously sunny,spring day. Then in a green front yard I saw the boy. His teenage body wastall and strong. His nose no longer seemed big but fit well into hissmiling face. He was throwing a ball to a h

18、ealthy, happy dog with shininggolden hair. His little act of love and kindness had indeed gone a longway. It had saved a dogs life, healed his own heart, and given thismiddle-aged man fresh hope for us all.26. The author entered the animal shelter because _ .A. it was too cold outsideB. he wanted to

19、 buy a dog C. he loves dogs and petsD. he wanted to see the boy27. The reason why the dog was so scared is that _ .A. it was afraid of the coldB. it was frightened by the boyC. it was frightened by the authorD. it had been ill-treated28 . Why did the boy want to adopt the golden dog? A. Because they

20、 had something in common.B. Because the dog looked attractive.C. Because his grandma also liked the dog.D. Because the author advised him to adopt it.29.The Grandma wanted the boy to adopt a dog so that _ .A. he could play balls with itB. he could forget about his parentsC. his life could be easierD

21、. the dog could be taken good care of30.What can we learn from the last paragraph ?A. The author is a kind-hearted old man.B. Both the boy and the dog are growing healthily and happily.C. The boys nose has become smaller than before.D. The author enjoys watching people playing with dogs.BHow to eat

22、healthfully can be especially complex for working women who often have neither the desire nor the time to cook for themselves (or for anyone else). Registered dietitian(营养专家) Barhara Morrissey suggests that a few simple rules can help.“Go for nutrient dense foods,” she suggests, “foods that contain

23、a multiple of nutrients. For example, select whole wheat bread as a breakfast food, rather than coffee cake. Or drink orange juice rather than orange drink, which contains only a small percentage of real juice-the rest is largely colored sugar water. You just cant compare the value of these foods, t

24、he nutrient dense ones are so superior,” she emphasizes.Morrissey believes that variety is not only the spice of life its the foundation of a healthful diet. Diets which are based on one or two foods are not only virtually impossible to keep up the strength, they can be very harmful, she says, becau

25、se nutrients arent supplied in sufficient amounts or balance.According to Morrissey, trying to find a diet that can cure your illnesses, or make you superwoman is a fruitless search. As women, many of us are too concerned with staying thin, she says, and we believe that vitamins are some kind of mag

26、ic cure to replace food.“We need carbohydrates, protein and fat they are like the wood in the fireplace. The vitamins and minerals are like the match, the spark, for the fuel,” she explains. “We need them all, but in a very different proportions. And if the fuel isnt there, the spark is useless.”31.

27、 From the paragraph we know that working women A. are busy and not interested in cooking .B. think cooking is especially complicated C. do not share the same views with registered dietitiansD. are likely to eat healthfully32. Orange juice is different from orange drink in that .A. it contains only a

28、 small percentage of real juiceB. it is largely orange-colored sugar water C. it is natural, nutritious and prepared from real orangesD. it produces nothing but calories 33. In Paragraph 4, “a fruitless search” means .A. a search for a diet without fruits B. a research on fruitless diet C. a diet se

29、rving as medicine D. an effort with no results34. Many women take it for granted, according to passage that A. a balanced diet can result in being fatB. vitamins are some kind of substitutions (替代品) for foodC. staying thin and healthy are both possibleD. lack of variety in diets leads to staying thi

30、n35. By “if the fuel isnt there, the spark is useless.”, the author means .A. carbohydrates, protein and fat are enough to support a human lifeB. without carbohydrates, protein and fat, vitamins and minerals are of no useC. vitamins and minerals are virtually of no valueD. carbohydrates, protein and

31、 fat are as important as vitamins and mineralsCWould you like to be a king or queen? To have people waiting on you hand and foot? Many Americans experience this royal treatment every day. How? By being customers. The American idea of customer service is to make each customer the center of attention.

32、 Need proof? Just listen to the commercials. Most of them sound like the McDonalds ad: “We do it all for you.” Actually, not all stores in America roll out the red carpet for their customers. But wherever you go, good customer service means making customers feel special. People going shopping in America can expec