广州市高三上学期入学摸底测试英语试题.docx

1、广州市高三上学期入学摸底测试英语试题（高三）上期入学摸底测试英语科目试题说明： 1本试卷分不包含听力，满分 120 分，考试时间 100 分钟。2将选择题答案代表字母填（涂）在第卷的答题表（答题卡）中。第一部分 听力（略）第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上 将该项涂黑。AThe Costa Book Awards consistently pick winners that are both of the moment and subseq

2、uently endure. Its our pleasure to confirm this years Category Winners.First Novel Award WinnerBook: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely FineAuthor: Gail HoneymanEleanor is 31 years old; work finishes on a Friday and begins again on a Monday. Between, her only company will be two bottles of vodka and her

3、 own solitary, unique wit . It is contentment, of a kind, but an unexpected shared experience suddenly opens the door to possibility. Challenging reader expectations with a living, breathing character, Gail Honeymans debut is a funny and moving diamond.Biography Award Winner Book: In the Days of Rai

4、n Author: Rebecca StottThe Exclusive Brethren were a closed community who believed the world is ruled by Satan. Into this is born Rebecca. Her father had been an influential Brethren Minister. As her father lay dying, he begged her to help him write the memoir. He wanted to tell the story of their f

5、amily who for generations had all been members of a fundamentalist Christian sect.Poetry Award Winner Book: Inside the Wave Author: Helen DunmoreTo be alive is to be inside the wave, always travelling until it breaks and is gone. These poems are concerned with the borderline between the living and t

6、he dead the underworld and the human living world and the acutely intense being of both.Childrens Award WinnerBook: The ExplorerAuthor: Katherine Rundell, Hannah HornFour children survive their aircraft plunging into the Amazon jungle, but for Fred and his friends its only the beginning of a cruel b

7、attle for survival. Brimming with adventure and a real command of character and incident, Rundell has few peers in superb childrens fiction.21. What kind of life does Eleanor lead?A. boring and lonely. B. funny and touching. C. exciting and complex. D. ordinary and happy.22. Why did Rebecca Stott wr

8、ite In the Days of Rain?A. To introduce beliefs of the Exclusive Brethren. B. To help her father fulfill his last wish.C. To share the life of fundamentalist Christians. D. To pass on her family traditions.23. For a young adventurous soul, which book seems more appealing?A. Eleanor Oliphant is Compl

9、etely Fine B. In the Days of RainC. Inside the Wave D. The ExplorerBThe freezing Northeast hasnt been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags were packed before you could say “sunshine”. I left for the land of warmth and vit

10、amin C, thinking of beaches and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets(at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best partparticularly to my taste, dull

11、ed by months of coldweather root vegetableswas a 7 am adventure to the Sarasota farmers market that proved to be more than worth the early wakeup call.The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7 am to 1 pm, rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets. Basket

12、s of perfect red strawberries; the redpainted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes.Disappointed by many a broken, vineripened( 蔓 上 成 熟 的 ) promise, Ive refused to buywinter tomatoes for years. No matter how attractive they lo

13、ok in the store, once I get them home theyre unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. But I homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the Browns Grove Farms stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist. These were the real dealand at that moment, I realized that the best part

14、 of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldnt be experiencing again for months.Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Browns Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the

15、 Sarasota Ritz Carlton, whereluckily for meI was planning to have dinner that very night. Without even seeing the menu, I knew Id be ordering every tomato on it.24. What did the author think of her winter life in New York?AExciting. BBoring. CRelaxing. DAnnoying.25. What made the authors getting up

16、early worthwhile?AHaving a swim. BBreathing in fresh air. CWalking in the morning sun. DVisiting a local farmers market.26. What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter?AThey are soft. BThey look nice. CThey taste great. DThey are juicy.27. What was the author going to do that evening

17、?AGo to a farm. BCheck into a hotel. CEat in a restaurant. DBuy fresh vegetables.CThe World Health Organization warns that millions of people are dying every year from indoor air pollution. The WHO finds that poor cooking, heating and lighting technologies are killing millions of people each year. I

18、ndoor air pollution results from the use of dangerous fuels and cookstoves in the home. To help fight the problem, the WHO announced, new guidelines aimed at reducing household pollutants.WHO officials say nearly three billion people are unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heatin

19、g and lighting. And they say more than seven million people die from exposure to indoor or outdoor air pollution each year. Of that number, the WHO says about 4. 3 million people die from household air pollution given off by simple coal cookstoves. WHO officials say indoor pollution leads to early d

20、eaths from stroke, heart and lung disease. The main victims are women and girls in developing countries, where they usually stay at home and do the household work.Carlos Dora is Coordinator in the WHOs Department of Public Health, Environmental andSocial Determinants of Health. He says people should

21、 not use unprocessed coal and kerosene (煤油) fuel indoors. He says opening a window or door to let out the harmful air will not improve the situation. It will only pollute the outdoors.Nigel Bruce is a professor of Public Health at the University of Liverpool. He says researchers are developing good

22、cookstoves and other equipment to burn fuels in a more efficient way.WHO experts note some new, safe and lowcost technologies that could help are already available. In India, you can buy an induction (电磁) stove for about $ 8.00. And in Africa you canbuy a solar lamp for less than $ 1. 00. But, this,

23、 the agency says, is just a start. It is urging developing countries to use cleaner fuels and increase access to cleaner and more modern cooking and heating appliances.28. What does “the problem” in paragraph 1 refer to?A. Indoor air pollution. B. Cooking habits.C. Poor cookstove. D. Use of natural

24、gas.29. Why are women and girls the main victims of the indoor pollution?A. They are very weak in the developing countries. B. They are more sensitive to the indoor pollution. C. They are exposed to the indoor pollution more. D. They are lack of doing more exercise outdoors.30. Which of the followin

25、g is a good way to avoid indoor air pollution?A. To open a window while cooking. B. To use unprocessed coal indoors.C. To promote the cleaner and modern cooking appliances. D. To popularize the traditional cook stoves in the home.31. What is the best title of the text?A. How to prevent pollutionB. H

26、ow to protect women and girlsC. Indoor pollution kills millions each yearD. The importance of health in developing countriesDDecision-making can be extremely difficult. Decision-making styles are significantly different. in different cultures.In any approach to a problem and in any negotiations, the

27、 Western world turns to the I to you approach while Japan, the you to you approach. The former means both sides present theirarguments openly from their own point of view. Naturally, often comes a confrontation ( 冲 突)situation, which Westerners are very skillful in dealing with. The latter is based

28、on each side trying to understand the other persons point of view. Thus, the direction of the meeting is a mutual (相 互的) attempt to reduce confrontation and achieve harmony.Besides, Western decision-making goes mostly from top management and often does not consult middle management or the worker. Ho

29、wever, in Japan great consideration is given to the thoughts and opinions of everyone at all levels. Based on bottom-up direction, ideas can be created at the lowest levels, travel upward through an organization and have an effect on the final decision.Difference in decision-making also comes from d

30、ifferent communication styles. The Japanese business person works to achieve harmony, even if the deal falls through, and will spend whatever time is necessary to determine a you to you approach, communicating personal views only indirectly. They put a thorough job above the Western deadline approac

31、h. So the Japanese are thorough in their meetings. Thus Americans are often annoyed by the many meetings in many Japanese businesses. But where the American is pressing for a specific decision, the Japanese is trying to think up a rather broad direction.On the other hand, once a given agreement is m

32、ade, it is the Japanese who sometimes wonder at the slow pace in which Westerners carry out the decision. The Japanese are eager to move forward and Westerners, perhaps, lag behind as they take the time for in-depth planning.32. A Japanese business bases its decision .A. on top-down direction B. on nothing but its workers viewsC. on bottom-up direction D. only on its top leaders opinions33. The text mainly tells us that Japan and the Western world .A. face