广东省揭阳第一中学2012届高三第一次阶段考试题英语

揭阳一中2011-2012学年度高三第一学期英语考试试题 揭阳一中2011-2012学年度高三第一学期英语考试试题 Ⅰ. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分） 第1节​ 完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项, 并将答案填写在答题卷上标号为1-15的相应位置。 I am writing this story to express the important value of sportsmanship（体育精神）. Some years ago, my traveling __1__ team took part in a nationwide competition. This competition is very __2___ and the atmosphere is far from __3__. After we completed our performance, the next competing team laughed at us and gave us a dirty __4__ as we passed them. They looked __5___ at us and made fun of our costumes and our performance. My team and I were all very __6__, even to the point of tears. One of my team members __7__ that we should “boo（发嘘声）” them as they performed. Finally I said, “Let’s teach them a lesson.” My teammates all looked at me. I was the oldest member of the team and their role model. What I said next totally __8__them. I said, “They are on stage right now. Let’s go and __9__ them.” I then looked up at the stage and started to scream, “Come on!” My teammates all started to shout loudly with me to show support for the team. At first they were __10__. Then I noticed that they were having __11__ screaming for the team that a couple of minutes before they hated. When the team finished dancing and walked off stage, my teammates and I all started to __12__ them. Most members of the opposite team __13__ and said “thank you”, and they were a little embarrassed. My team and I felt a lot better about the __14__. After that, my teammates understood what a great __15__ it was and they were glad that they had shown good sportsmanship. 1. A. design B. football C. dance D. drama 2. A. fierce B. reasonable C. common D. serious 3. A. practical B. heavy C. tense D. friendly 4. A. hand B. look C. job D. paper 5. A. politely B. happily C. straight D. funnily 6. A. upset B. surprised C. excited D. disappointed 7. A. decided B. learnt C. thought D. suggested 8. A. shocked B. delighted C. annoyed D. puzzled 9. A. praise B. comfort C. cheer D. thank 10. A. surprised B. embarrassed C. reluctant D. disagreed 11. A. anger B. wish C. sadness D. fun 12. A. welcome B. congratulate C. receive D. scold 13. A. smiled B. fainted C. cried D. left 14. A. position B. future C. place D. situation 15. A. team B. age C. idea D. help 第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每题1.5分，共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单词的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷上标号为16-25的相应位置。 Americans love pets. In America, there are more families with pets 16 those with children. It is common 17 U.S. homes have some sorts of pets, such as monkeys, snakes and even wolves. But Americans’ all-time favorites are cats and dogs, because dogs can offer protection from thieves and unwelcome visitors and cats can help get rid 18 the home unwanted pests. Beneath keeping pets, there lies a absic American belief: Pets have a right to be treated well. In Houston, Texas, dogs can have a right to be treated well. In Houston, Texas, dogs can have dinner 19 (deliver) to their homes, just like pizza. Pets can even go with 20 owners on vacation. Besides, at least 75 animal welfare organizations exist in America which provide care and adoption services for 21 (home) and ill-treated animals. To pay for the high-tech health care, people can buy health insurance 22 their pets. Pets are 23 basic to American culture as hot dogs or apple pie. By now researchers 24 (discover) that interacting with animals lowers a person’s blood pressure. Pets even encourage social relationships. They give their owners an appearance of friendliness, and they provide 25 good topic of conversation. Ⅱ.阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节：阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案填写在答题卷上标号为26-45的相应位置。 A I took the bus to work for many years. No one knew each other; the passengers all sat there sleepily in the morning. The bus was cheerless and silent. One of the passengers was a small grey man who took the bus to the center for senior citizens every morning. No one ever paid very much attention to him. One July morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled. The driver nodded guardedly. The rest of us were silent. The next day, the old man boarded with a big smile and said in a loud voice, “A very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured “ good morning” in reply. The following weeks, our friend was dressed in a nice old suit and tie. The thin hair had been carefully combed. He said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to nod and talk to each other. One morning he even had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver turned around smilingly and asked, “Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie?” We never got to know if his name really was “Charlie”, but he nodded shyly and said yes. The other passengers whistled and clapped at him. Charlie waved the flowers before he sat down on his seat. Every morning after that Charlie always brought flowers. Some passengers also brought flowers for him. The bus became a happy place. Then, one morning, as autumn was closing in, Charlie wasn’t waiting at his usual stop. When he wasn’t there the next day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or hopefully---on holiday somewhere. When we came nearer to the center for senior citizens, one of the passengers even asked the driver to wait. We all held our breaths when he went to the door. The old gentleman was fine, but one of his close friends had died over the weekend. How silent we were the rest of the way to work. The next Monday Charlie was waiting at the stop, and without a tie. Inside the bus was silent. 26. The story is mainly developed by ______. A. time B. logic C. comparison D. cause and result 27. Greeted with “good morning” from the old man, people aboard the bus at first _____. A. felt tired and sleepy and didn’t want to talk B. greeted him back loudly and politely C. guarded against the conversation from strangers D. felt surprised and became angry with him. 28. When the passengers found the old man was not waiting at the bus stop as usual, they did the following things EXCEPT _____. A. buy flowers and wait for him to come B. feel anxious and worried about him C. miss him and expect to see him D. hope he was going on holiday rather than falling ill 29. It can be inferred from the text that _____. A. the driver didn’t like the old man at first B. people usually wear a tie when they are happy C. passengers brought flowers to express gratitude（感激） to the old man D. the old man had a great influence on the passengers’ emotion 30. The purpose of the passage is to _____. A. introduce the old gentleman and praise his good deeds B. persuade us to become friendly and considerate to people around C. tell us to keep silent when somebody passes away D. criticize those who remain silent when they are greeted B Survivors searched for loved ones on Monday in emergency centers across the northeast coast of Japan, with thousands of people still missing after an earthquake and tsunami that probably killed more than 10,000 people. “I’m looking for my parents and my elder brother,” Yuko Abe, weeping, said at an emergency center in a nearly flattened town of 24, 500 people. “I also cannot tell my relatives who live away that I am safe, as mobile phones and telephones are not working.” Many people spent another freezing night huddling（蜷缩）in blankets around heaters in shelters along the coast, a scene of devastation after the earthquake sent a 10-meter wave surging（冲击） through towns and cities in the Miyagi region, including its main coastal city of Sendai. About 2,000 bodies were found on the shores of Miyagi. The nation struggled with the worst disaster since World War Ⅱ. Almost two million households were without power in the freezing north. There were about 1.4 million people without running water. Emiko Ohta, 52, wearing a mask and plastic gloves, searched through the remnants of her home in the port town of Kuji. The house had been reduced to a pile of dirt-covered rubble（碎石）. “I came to see if there’s anything usable. All my kimonos（和服）are destroyed, but there are maybe some items of emotional value here. I did find a bit of jewellery. Just a little,” she said. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said food, water and other necessities such as blankets were being delivered by vehicles but because of damage to roads, authorities were considering air and sea transport. A few employees at a factory in Kuji that manufactured shipping parts showed up for work on Monday, even though it had been reduced to rubble. One young worker said he came because it was a workday. Factory Chief Teruo Nakano said everyone who worked there was safe and they were awaiting instructions from their leaders. He planned to send workers home. 31. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the damage caused by the earthquake and tsunami? A. Electricity cut off B. Lack of drinking water C. Road destruction D. Breakdown of air transport 32. The underlined word “remnants” in the fifth paragraph probably means “_______”. A. ruins B. neighborhoods C. dustbins D. drawers 33. What is TRUE about the earthquake according to the passage? A. It’s the worst one in Japanese history. B. It caused yet another natural disaster. C. It killed 24, 500 people by flattening the town. D. It has caused the extreme weather in the northeast. 34. We can infer from the passage that ______. A. kimonos and jewellery at this time are useless B. there are enough necessities in disaster-struck areas C. disaster-struck areas are accessible by ship and air D. the government is not doing its best to deliver supplies 35. The purpose of the last paragraph is to show ______. A. how important the factory was B. how serious the damage to the factory was C. there is still hope after the destructive earthquake D. the Japanese value their work more than their life C In 1995, Susan Boyle went to Glasgow to audition (试演) for My Kind of people, a televised talent show popular in the UK．She was immediately rejected. She was nervous during the audition, and felt she didn't perform well, but her brother said that she was rejected because of her plain looks. Boyle was not discouraged and continued to sing at church and at the karaoke nights in a local pub. Boyle suffered a personal loss in 1997, when her father passed away. After his death, Boyle put her big dreams on hold to care for her sick mother Bridget Boyle. The mother and daughter often talked of Susan's possible fame．Bridget Boyle encouraged her daughter to take part in singing competitions. “She was the one who said I should enter Britain's Got Talent．We used to watch it together.” Susan later told reporters．“She thought I would win.” In 1999, Boyle used all of her savings to pay for a professional demo (样本唱片) tape ,which she sent to record companies. In 2002, Boyle began taking singing lessons from voice coach Fred O'Neil. In 2007, Boyle’s mother passed away at the age of 91. A neighbor reported that when Bridget Boyle died, her daughter “wouldn't come out for three or four days or answer the door or phone.” She lived alone with her cat, Pebbles．For over a year, she refused to sing．But in August of 2008, O'Neil urged her to try out for Britain's Got Talent．Convinced that the performance would be an honor to her mother, Boyle auditioned in Glasgow, Scotland．She sang I Dreamed A Dream, a hit song from the musical Les Miserables (《悲惨世界》), in the first round of the show, which was aired on April 11, 2009. The 47-year-old Scottish woman's plain looks provided a sharp contrast (对比) to her powerfully beautiful voice．The performance astonished the audience and the judges．Online videos of her performance totaled over 40 million views within a week．Although she failed to win the final of Britain's Got Talent, Susan Boyle became globally popular．Her first album I Dreamed A Dream has sold over five million copies. 36. Bridget Boyle's attitude towards her daughter’s musical talent can be described as _________. A. critical B. doubtful C. indifferent D. optimistic 37. From Paragraph 4 we learn that Susan ___________. A. was slightly discouraged by her voice coach B. entered Britain's Got Talent to prove her ability C. decided to give up her singing career D. was deeply affected by her mother’s death 38. Which of the following is TRUE about Susan Boyle? A. Her international fame grew rapidly in 2008. B. Her audition for My Kind of People failed. C. She has never stopped singing since 1995. D. She was the winner of Britain's Got Talent. 39. Which of the following inferences makes sense according to the passage? A. Susan Boyle was convinced by her brother that her plain looks were disadvantageous to her success. B. It was at the age of forty that Susan Boyle established a student-teacher relationship with O’Neil. C. Susan Boyle was so struck by her father’s death that she shut herself out from the neighborhood. D. The online views of Les Miserables numbered over 40 million within a week in 2009. 40. In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to _____________. A. tell us how Boyle's dream came true B. let us know more about Boyle's personal life C. show how Boyle was influenced by her family D. explain how to enter and win a talent show D The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain. 　　As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment （预担的义务）, self-improvement. 　　Ask a bachelor（单身汉） why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features. 　　Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild. 　　Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all. 41. According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because ________ . 　 A. he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities B. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single C. he finds more fun in dating than in marriage D. he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement 42. Raising children, in the author’s opinion is ________ . 　 A. a moral duty B. a thankless job C. a rewarding task D. a source of inevitable pain 43. From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from （源于）________ . 　 A. hatred　 B. misunderstanding C. prejudice　　　 D. ignorance 44. To understand what true happiness is one must ________ . 　 A. have as much fun as possible during one’s lifetime B. make every effort to liberate oneself from pain 　 C. put up with pain under all circumstances D. be able to distinguish happiness from fun 45. What is the author trying to tell us? 　 A. Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain. B. One must know how to attain happiness. 　 C. It is important to make commitments. D. It is pain that leads to happiness 第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。 首先,请阅读下列不同品种狗的相关信息。 A. Affenpinscher The affenpinscher is a well- balanced, little dog with brightness and manners that make it a good house pet. The naturally scruffy(不整洁的) look makes it look lovely. It is active, adventurous, curious, and stubborn, but it is also fun-loving and playful. The Affenpinscher is a loyal little dog that enjoys being with a family. B. Afghan Hound The Afghan Hound is noble. It has a straight front, a proudly carried head, and eyes which gaze into the distance as if in search of a memory. The Afghan Hound’s elegance makes it a charming popular show dog. It is an arrogant naughty companion and has recently been used in the sport of Afghan racing. C. Airedale Terrier The Airedale Terrier excels in agility(敏捷), eyesight, hearing and has untiring courage. It is sweet, but may be cold to strangers. The Airedale Terrier is a good jogging partner because of its athletic build. D. Alaskan Malamute The Alaskan Malamute is a powerful dog with a deep chest and strong, compact body. It is the oldest of the Arctic dogs, and is native to Alaska. Alaskan Malamutes love to be with people. They are wonderful companions and they get on well with children. They like colder climates, and do not like hot, humid weather. Alaskan Malamutes are good at pulling a sled or a wheeled cart. E. American Cocker Spaniel The American Cocker Spaniel has a strong body. Known as the merry Cocker, they have charmed themselves into many households throughout the world, and are the world’s most popular household pet. They are excellent bird and small-game hunters and are good with children. F. Australian Terrier Australian Terrier are one of the few non-English terriers. Created by Australian settlers, they are the smallest of the working terriers. They have unlimited, playful energy and are very loyal and loving companions for their immediate family. They will adapt to all living conditions and climates. Because of their quiet and loving nature, they are great companions for children, the elderly or the disabled. 请阅读下列人员的信息，然后匹配适合他/她想要购买的狗： 46.​ Zhou Yu is a boy who comes from a very rich family. He always takes himself and all his family members as noblemen. All the things he has are not only expensive but also elegant. Most of all, he likes dog racing. 47.​ John is an old man who lives away from all his sons and daughters. Living alone in a small farm in the countryside, he sometimes feels very lonely. He has no hobbies to kill time except jogging. 48.​ Zhang Rui is a farmer who lives in Dongping, where the weather is very cold in winter. The transportation in his village is not convenient so he needs to use a sled or cart to carry things. 49.​ Adam is a rich English farmer who lives with his beloved wife and his only son. He has many workers to help him with his farm work, so he has a lot of time to do his favorite things, like going fishing, hunting and so on. Besides, his little son needs a friend to play with. 50.​ Elaine is a poor American woman who was born blind. She has no children to take care of her, and she prefers to depend on nobody but herself. She has to go out and do all the things that a normal person does, so she needs a dog to guide her way. Ⅲ. 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 基础写作（共1小题，满分15分） 【写作内容】 “无车日”（Car-free Day）是一项节能环保的活动，下面请你介绍活动有关情况，并号召更多的城市和居民参与到该活动中来。 活动背景：随着经济的发展，更多家庭拥有私家车，造成严重的交通问题和环境污染。 活动时间：每年9月22日 参与者：全国108个城市 活动目的：提高人们节约能源与保护环境的意识 活动内容：鼓励人们选用公共汽车、自行车或步行方式 活动效果：得到全国人民的支持，取得巨大成功 【写作要求】 只能用5个句子表达要表达的内容 【评分】 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯 第二节 读写任务（共1小题，满分25分） Being able to trust and relax with your friend is a big part of friendship. Remember when you were young you went with a friend to her grandma’s for the weekend. It was fun but when you got home, home was wonderful. Your feeling was “ I’m home. I can relax now.” That’s what a friendship should be. You go out into the world a