深圳高级中学高三第三次测试.docx

1、深圳高级中学高三第三次测试2012年深圳高级中学高三第三次测试英语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，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。I took up skydiving in my twenties. At the time the accident happened, Id done just 30 jumps. The airfield was quiet when I 1 . On board were Chris, who was taking a tourist, a

2、nd Ants, the cameraman. Chris indicated I should exit first and the other three would 2 . Later I knew it was this 3 that saved my life.At 12,000 feet Chris rolled up the door and nodded that it was time for my exit. I put my foot on a step just beside the door, and in a(n) 4 the propeller blast (螺旋

3、桨气流) threw me against the 5 of the plane, half in, half out. I pushed and got my other leg out of the door, but in doing so I found myself 6 down the body of the plane towards the tail. My parachute (降落伞) got caught and my 7 and legs were pushed backwards, powerless, in the strong wind.I was strange

4、ly 8 . To a skydiver, being at 12,000 feet is a good thing. Altitude is your friend；being close to the ground is deadly and will kill you.Ants appeared and 9 slowly towards me, his legs held by Chris in the door. Ants reached out and got hold of my foot. With the weight partly off, I found myself fa

5、lling away from the plane, 10 freed. I waved and smiled to indicate I was fine.It was actually very 11 . If any one of a number of factors had been different, I would have 12 . I could have hit the plane with my head. If I had been the last to exit, the pilot alone would have been unable to free me,

6、 and even if he had been aware that I was 13underneath the plane, he would still have had to land at some point.Blue Skies, Black Death is the skydivers mantra (咒语)On the one hand, theres the freedom and 14 of the open sky. But in order to 15 this joy, you must accept that there is usually only one

7、result if something goes wrong.1.A. jumpedB. arrivedC. woke D. dove2.A. followB. escapeC. leave D. fly3.A. troubleB. effortC. chanceD. decision4. A. minuteB. wayC. instant D. sense5.A. leftB. right C. top D. side6.A. slidingB. knockingC. flyingD. crawling7.A. body B. armsC. head D. fingers8. A.frigh

8、tened B. anxious C. excited D. calm9. A. ran B. movedC. steppedD. rushed10. A. reallyB. hopefully C.certainly D. finally11.A. funny B. ordinary C. clear D. serious12.A. died B. laughedC. stopped D.returned13.A.attached B.adjusted C.covered D. connected14.A.prideB.confidenceC.excitementD.willingness1

9、5.A. observe B. experienceC.imagine D.discover第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下列短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。With the reform of Chinese higher education, more and more colleges and universities put emphasis on nurturing students abilities. 16 a consequence, elective courses are 17(avai

10、l) not only for excellent academic performers but also for students of the average level. Certainly, students have different reasons 18 (choose) their own electives. For some, practical skills are the essence (本质) of college education, and therefore, courses on computer science, marketing, and finan

11、ce 19 (prefer). On the other hand, 20 may hold the idea of liberal education and electives concerning literature, history, and philosophy are the most welcome.Take me as 20 example: being a disciple of free education, I stand for the idea 22 university is not a place for survival skills, 23 a palace

12、 of knowledge and critical reasoning. 24 my major is chemistry, the electives I attend most frequently are English literature, an Introduction to Classic Music, and Different Schools of Western Painting. 25 really widen my horizon.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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选

13、出最佳选项。AA company planning to open the first hotel in space says it is on target to accept its first paying guests in 2012 despite critics questioning the investment and the length of time for the multibilliondollar project.The Barcelonabased architects of the Galactic Suite Space Resort say it will

14、cost $4.4 million for a threenight stay at the hotel. This price also includes an eightweek training course on an island. During their stay, guests would see the sunrise 15 times a day and travel around the world every 80 minutes. ks5uGalactic Suite Ltds CEO Xavier Claramunt says the project will pu

15、t his company in a leading position of a new industry with a huge future ahead of it, and forecasts space travel will become common in the future. “Its very normal to think that your children, possibly within 15 years, could spend a weekend in space” he told Reuters Television.A promising space tour

16、ism industry is beginning to take shape with construction in progress in New Mexico of Spaceport America, the worlds first facility built specifically for passengers. British industrialist Richard Bransons space tours firm, Virgin Galactic, will use the facility to send tourists to space at a cost o

17、f $200,000 a ride.Galactic Suite Ltd, set up in 2007, hopes to start its project with a single pod (分离舱) in orbit 280 miles above the earth. “It will take a day and a half to reach the pod, and the passengers will join it for three days,” Claramunt said. More than 200 people have expressed an intere

18、st in traveling to the space hotel and at least 43 people have already reserved it.The numbers are similar for Virgin Galactic with 300 people already paid or signed up for the trip, but unlike Branson, Galactic Suite says they will use Russian rockets to transport their guests into space from a spa

19、ceport to be built on an island in the Caribbean. But critics have questioned the project, saying the length of time that will be used is unreasonable and also where the money is coming from to support the project.26. Whats Xavier Claramunts attitude towards the space tourism industry?A. Quite criti

20、cal. B. Slightly worried.C. Highly optimistic. D. Fully satisfied.27. Virgin Galactics guests will be transported into space by using rockets produced in_.A. Spain B. AmericaC. Britain D. Russia28. Which of the following is one of the critics concerns about this project?A. It is hard to ensure the s

21、afety of tourists.B. There are many technical difficulties.C. It will be a waste of resources.D. It may lack support in money.29. According to the passage, traveling to the space hotel _.A. will soon be possible for common peopleB. has attracted the attention of some peopleC. will make a large profi

22、t for the tourist industryD. is considered an industry with a huge future by many people30. Whats the best title for the passage?A. The worlds first space hotel is to open in 2012.B. The worlds first commercial spaceport is being built.C. Space tourism：a surprising new industry.D. Space travel will

23、become common in 15 years.B“Benjamin Franklin,” Walter Isaacson tells us at the beginning of his long (but never boring) new biography, “is the founding father who winks at us.” By that, Isaacson explains, he means Franklin is the most humanand most modernof the men who shaped the American republic.

24、 We admire Washington, Jefferson and Adams, but they remain creatures of the 18th century. The man we encounter in “Benjamin Franklin”funny, pragmatic and selfaware seems like one of us, or at least someone wed like to be.Unlike Washingtons cherry tree, Franklins kite was real. His experiments with

25、electricity made him one of the great scientists of his day. He was a middleclass businessman whose success as a printer and a journalist allowed him to retire at 42and he devoted the rest of his life to his country. He was diplomat who persuaded the French to back the American Revolution and the au

26、thor of the first great American autobiography. He was an excellent swimmer. There was almost nothing he couldnt do well, except write poetry. But what truly distinguished Franklin was his talent of being great and human at the same time. He owned slaves as a younger man, but in his last years becam

27、e an abolitionist(废奴主义者).When he fathered an illegitimate(私生的) son, he acknowledged his fatherhood and took the responsibility of raising the boy.He seems strange today in the joy he took in compiling and creating all those self- improvement maxims he published in Poor Richards Almanac(年鉴) “early to

28、 bed, early to rise” and so on. Generations of lazy boys could have been happier without that. But he was no hypocrite(伪君子). Isaacson tells us Franklin practiced what he preached, and often laughed at himself while he did so.By a happy accident, this is the second excellent biography of Franklin to

29、appear in two years, after Edmund S.Morgans inspiring “Benjamin Franklin.”31. What type of literature does this passage belong to?A. Research paper. B. Book review.C. Biography. D. Short story.32. The underlined word “maxims” in Paragraph 3 probably means_.A. proverbs B. standardsC. requests D. orders33. With the fact that Franklin shouldered the responsibilities of raising his illegitimate son, the author wants to prove that_.A. Franklin had made a big fortune in his business before