南海区届高三摸底英语试题含参考答案.docx

1、南海区届高三摸底英语试题含参考答案2013届南海区高三摸底测试试题 英 语 2012.8本试卷共10页，满分150分考试时间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、座位号和考号等信息填写在答题卡上用2B铅笔将答题卡右上角相应的考号信息点涂黑。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，答案答在试题卷上无效。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答卷上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

2、考试结束后，将答题卡交回。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。If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on.Two brothers decided to 1 a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to 2

3、 .“What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors.“We plan to dig a deep hole all the way through the 3 !” one of the brothers volunteered 4 . The older boys began to laugh, telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was 5 . After a long silence, one of the diggers pi

4、cked up a jar full of 6 and other kinds of insects. He removed the 7 and showed the wonderful contents to the 8 visitors. Then he said quietly and 9 , “Even if we cant dig all the way through the earth, look at what we found along the way!”Their goal was far too 10 , but it did cause them to dig. An

5、d that is what a goal is forto cause us to move in the direction we have chosen; in other words, to set us to 11 !But not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end 12 . Not every love will last. Not every attempt will be completed. Not every dream will be realized.So even if you 13 t

6、o achieve your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look atwhat I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things which have come into my lifebecause I 14 to do something!”It is in the digging that life is lived. And what really 15 in the end is the joy you find in the journey. 1. A. coverB. discov

7、erC. findD. dig2. A. helpB. studyC. watch D. laugh3. A. villageB. countryC. houseD. earth 4. A. carelesslyB. excitedlyC. sadlyD. nervously5. A. impossibleB. excitingC. expensiveD. valuable6. A. stonesB. shellsC. spiders D. snakes7. A. holeB. lidC. jarD. earth8. A. teasingB. pleasingC. amazingD. sati

8、sfying9. A. disappointedly B. angrilyC. politelyD. confidently10. A. achievableB. ambitiousC. sillyD. simple11. A. workB. dreamC. travelD. smile12. A. suddenlyB. quicklyC. peacefullyD. successfully13. A. decideB. failC. forgetD. stop14. A. hesitatedB. plannedC. triedD. began15. A. worksB. mattersC.

9、appears D. happens 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卷标号为1625的相应位置上。Nothing can be selfless unless it springs directly from the heart, from our true self. That is 16 the great wise men have said you should know your own self before you can

10、 love and serve others selflessly. There is a story of an old man 17 (plant) mango trees. When his neighbor saw what he was doing, he said, “Do you think you will live long enough to taste the mangoes from those trees?” “No, I doubt it”, replied 18 old man. “Then why are you wasting your time?” aske

11、d the neighbor. The old man smiled and said, “All my life I 19 (enjoy) eating mangoes from trees planted by 20 . This is my way of expressing my gratitude（感谢） 21 the people who planted those trees.” Selflessness can be the driving force in all your actions. Learn to be 22 (thank) to everyone, to all

12、 of creation, even to your enemy, and to those 23 insult you and get angry with you, because 24 help you grow. They are mirrors, images of your own mind. If you know how to read and interpret the images 25 (proper), you can get rid of your mind and its weaknesses. 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

13、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。ASeveral years ago my young daughter and I moved into the upstairs apartment where we now live. While my loving, wonderful friends helped me move in, the downstairs neighbors began to complain about the noise. That did not mean well for living above

14、them. After all, how can anyone move in quietly? As I suspected, the complaints continued on a daily basis. We walked “too loudly” down the stairs, we flushed the toilet too much . Their child had problems with my child and they complained to me as well.I soon learned that they had driven out the la

15、st few families who had lived above them. So I had the information I needed and I tried to think of the situation from a spiritual point of view. I wish I could walk in peace. Whenever they called or came to the door with a complaint, no matter how ridiculous, I simply listened and acknowledged that

16、 I heard them. It was kind of funny watching their confused reactions. They simply couldnt get a negative reaction out of me. Of course, at times it was tough to keep my feeling but my daughter and I stood on. I told my daughter that we were going to be pleasant and allow them to sit by themselves i

17、n their own troubled situation. I explained to my daughter that they were very unhappy people and probably felt powerless in their lives. As a result they were always looking for a fight. I continued smiling and greeting them as I saw them, much to their confusion. Quite too often, I ended up helpin

18、g them. They thanked me but they didnt really know what to think of it.Well, that obviously did the trick. All I know is that the next time I saw my neighbors they were all smiles and friendliness. It totally caught me off guard but I smiled back and we had a brief but pleasant conversation. Ever si

19、nce then they have been very pleasant neighbors. Ive got to know them better and to even enjoy their dogs and their sense of humor. 26. What happened to the writer after he moved to the apartment?A. His nice friends gave him a hand to deal with the complaints.B. His downstairs neighbors had many com

20、plaints about his coming.C. His downstairs neighbors child quarreled with his child.D. They often walked very loudly down the stairs.27. Whenever his neighbors complained, the writer _. A. gave a negative reaction to them B. just explained as best as he could C. made no response to them D. only list

21、ened to them sincerely 28. In the writers opinion, his neighbors always complained because they_. A. were unhappy B. were fond of quarreling C. were too sensitive to noise D were humorous 29. At present, the writer and his neighbors _.A. always play tricks together B. enjoy each others humorC. get o

22、n well with each other D. suspect the true friendship. 30. We can infer from the passage that the writer is _. A. kind and patient B. kind and advisable C. troublesome and unhappy D. confused and ridiculous BIn the middle of an economic crisis most people seem to expect their leaders to work extreme

23、ly hard and on a persisting search for solutions. So what happens when we learn that even in this climate they can actually be taking it easy, putting up their feet and enjoying some me-time(完全自我的时间)? The British Prime Minister David Cameron was criticized in the media when it was discovered that he

24、 liked to take a break with a few glasses of wine at lunchtime, a karaoke session and watching DVDs with wife Samantha. It has also been said that he spends hours playing a computer game. However, theres nothing new about prime ministers taking time off from the daily boring routine of government. W

25、inston Churchill enjoyed a break from work painting watercolours (and he still found the time to defeat the Nazis!). Running seems to be a particularly favourite way for senior politicians to relax themselves. White House security officers had to speed up to follow the then US president Bill Clinton

26、 on his regular jogging. And his wife, Hillary Clinton, didnt let her position as Obamas Secretary of State prevent her from letting her hair down in April during the Summit (峰会) of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia. After conferences for several days, she found time for dancing and drinks at a ba

27、r called Cafe Havana. Many senior politicians or their assistants have to control themselves from giving a clear answer when asked what they do to relax. Somehow one is left with the sense that politicians feel it potentially politically damaging to admit that they might have a life outside of polit

28、ics. But even ambitious and powerful people might find a way of keeping some level of work-life balance.31. From Paragraph 3 we can know that_.A. the public dont want their leaders spending much time on relaxationB. the British Prime Minister was not devoted to his work C. playing computer games is

29、beneficial to ones physical healthD. it is illegal to drink wine when one is at work.32. The expression “letting her hair down” in Paragraph 5 describes a state of being _. A. tired B. formal C. relaxed D. nervous33. What could be the most popular way to relax themselves for senior politicians? A. R

30、unning. B. Drinking. C. Watching movies. D. Singing.34. We can infer from the passage that_. A. many politicians can only find solutions to political issues after relaxationB. all the famous leaders can keep a level of work-life balanceC. many politicians do not care about their responsibilities eno

31、ughD. politicians are afraid of being thought to be not committed enough 35. Whats the best title for the passage? A. Politicians Aims of Relaxation B. Politicians Work-life Balance C. The Best Way to Relax D. They Shouldnt Relax Themselves CWhen we worry, what we are actually doing is projecting our mind out into the future. We picture negative plots and images. We think about the worse possible situations. Students may spend a lot of time worrying about ho