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届广东省揭阳一中潮州金山中学高三上学期暑假联
揭阳一中、潮州金山中学2015届高三上学期暑假联考英语试题
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1―15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。
Asageneralrule,allformsofactivityleadtoboredomwhentheyareperformedonaroutine(常规)basis.Asamatteroffact,wecanseethis1atworkinpeopleofallages.Forexample,onChristmasmorning,childrenare2aboutplayingwiththeirnewtoys.Buttheir3soonwearsoffandbyJanuarythosesametoyscanbefoundputawayinthebasement.Theworldisfullof4stampalbumsandunfinishedmodels,eachstandingasamonumenttosomeone’s5interest.Whenparentsbringhomeapet,theirchild6bathesitandbrushesitsfur.Withina7time,however,theburdenofcaringfortheanimalishandedovertotheparents.Adolescentsenterhighschoolwithgreatexcitementbutaresoonlookingforwardto8.Thesameistrueoftheyoungadultsgoingtocollege.Andthen,howmany9,whonowcomplainaboutthelongdrivestowork,10droveforhoursatatimewhentheyfirst11theirdriver’slicense?
Beforepeopleretire,theyusually12todoalotof13things,whichtheyneverhadtimetodowhileworking.Butsoonafterretirement,thegolfing,thefishing,thereadingandalloftheotherpastimes(消遣)becomeasboringasthejobsthey14.And,likethechildreninJanuary,theygosearchingfor“new15”.
1.A.principleB.habitC.weaknessD.power
2.A.surprisedB.movedC. excitedD.satisfied
3.A.confidence B.interestC.anxietyD.sorrow
4.A.well-organizedB.colorfully-printedC.newly-collectedD.half-filled
5.A.missingB.passingC.developingD.falling
6.A.silently B.impatientlyC.gladlyD.worriedly
7.A.interestingB.shortC.longD.boring
8.A.graduation B.independenceC.responsibilityD.success
9.A.childrenB.studentsC.adultsD.retirees
10.A.carefullyB.eagerlyC.nervously D.bravely
11.A.requiredB.obtainedC.noticedD.discovered
12.A.needB.learnC.startD.plan
13.A.great B.strongC.difficult D.correct
14.A.lostB.choseC.leftD.quit
15.A.petsB.toysC.friendsD.colleagues
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卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。
Alargevarietyoflanguagesexistintheworld.Everylanguagehas16ownspecialwordsandexpressions.Andastorycanbetoldabouteachofthem.
Hotisasimple,17(easy)understoodword.Soaremostofthe18(express)madewiththewordhot.19notalways,asweshallsee.Thewordshotandpotato,forexample,giveyounoideaatalltothemeaningoftheexpression,hotpotato.
ThepotatoisapopularvegetableintheUnitedStates.Manypeoplelike20(bake)potatoes,cookedinanovenorfire.Imaginetryingtocarryahotpotatoinyourhand.Itwouldbedifficult,evenpainful,todoso.
Nowwearegettingclosetothemeaningofhotpotato.Somepubliclydisputed(广泛争议的)issuesarehighlysensitive.Theissuesmustbetreatedcarefully,ortheywillbedifficultandpainfulif21electedofficialhastodealwiththem.Theywillbeasdifficultandpainful22holdingahotpotato.
Onesuchhotpotatoistaxes.Callingfor23(high)taxescanmeandefeatforapolitician.Andyet,24taxesarenotraised,someverypopulargovernmentprogramscouldbecut.Andthatalsocanmakeapoliticianveryunpopular.Sothequestionsmust25(deal)withcarefully,thesamewayyouwouldhandleanyotherhotpotato.
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和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
A
Whyisapigusedasasymbolofsaving?
Whynotanelephantbank,whichisbiggerandholdsmorecoins?
IntheMiddleAges,beforemodernbankingandcreditinstruments,peoplesavedmoneyathome,afewcoinsatatimedroppedintoajarordish.Potters(制陶工)madetheseinexpensivecontainersfromanorange-coloredclay(黏土)called“pygg,”andfolkssavedcoinsinpyggjars.TheMiddleEnglishwordforpigwas“pigge”.WhiletheSaxonspronouncedpygg,referringtotheclay,as“pug”,eventuallythetwowordschangedintothesamepronunciation,soundingthe“i”asinpigorpiggy.Asthewordbecamelessassociatedwiththeorangeclayandmorewiththeanimal,acleverpotterfashionedapyggjarintheshapeofapig,delightingchildrenandadults.Thepiggybankwasborn.
Originallyyouhadtobreakthebanktogettothemoney,bringinginasenseofseriousnessintosavings.Whilepiggybanksteachchildrenthewisdomofsaving,adultsoftenneedtorelearnchildhoodlessons.Thinkaboutthethingsinlifethatrequirelargeamountsofmoney---collegeeducation,weddings,cars,medicalcare,startingabusiness,buyingahome,andfunstufflikegreattrips.Sowhenyouhavemoney,takeoffthetop10%,putitaside,saveandinvestwisely.
26.Whatisthepiggybankstrategy?
A.Paying1%incometaxatatime.B.Settingagoalbeforemakingatravelplan.
C.Aiminghighevenwhendoingsmallthings.D.Puttingasidealittlemoneyregularlyforfutureuse.
27.Whydidthewriter’sparentsgivehimapiggybankasagift?
A.Todelighthimwiththelatestfashion.B.Toencouragehimtoclimbmountains.
C.Tohelphimformthehabitofsaving.D.ToteachhimEnglishpronunciation.
28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“something”(Paragraph3)mostprobablyreferto?
A.MoneyB.GiftsC.FinancialsuccessD.Goodluck
29.Thepiggybankoriginallywas_________.
A.apotter’sinstrumentB.acheapclaycontainer
C.ananimal-shapeddishD.apig-liketoyforchildren
30.Thelastparagraphtalksabout________.
A.theseriousnessofeducatingchildrenB.theenjoymentoftakingagreattrip
C.theimportanceofmanagingmoneyD.thedifficultyofstartingabusiness
B
Aworld-famousCanadianauthor,MargaretAtwood,hascreatedtheworld’sfirstlong-distancesigningdevice(装置),theLongPen.
Aftermanytiringbook-signingtoursfromcitytocity,Atwoodthoughttheremustbeabetterwaytodothem.Shehiredsometechnicalexpertsandstartedherowncompanyin2004.TogethertheydesignedtheLongPen.Here’showitworks:
Theauthorwritesapersonalmessageandsignatureonacomputertablet(手写板)usingaspecialpen.Onthereceivingend,inanothercity,aroboticarmfittedwitharegularpensignsthebook.Theauthorandfancantalkwitheachotherviawebcams(网络摄像机)andcomputerscreens.
WorkontheLongPenbeganinAtwood’sbasement(地下室).Atfirst,theyhadnoideaitwouldbeashardasitturnedouttobe.Thedevicewentthroughseveralversions,includingonethatactuallyhadsmokecomingoutofit.Theinvestingfinallycompleted,testrunsweremadeinOttawa,andtheLongPenwasofficiallylaunchedatthe2006LondonBookFair.Fromhere,AtwoodconductedtwotransatlanticbooksigningsofherlatestbookforfansinTorontoandNewYorkCity.
TheLongPenproducesauniquesignatureeachtimebecauseitcopiesthemovementoftheauthorinrealtime.Ithasseveralotherpotentialapplications.Itcouldincreasecreditcardsecurityandallowpeopletosigncontractsfromanotherprovince.ThevideoexchangebetweensignerandreceivercanberecordedonDVDforproofwhenlegaldocumentsareused.
“It’sreallyfun”,saidtheownerofabookstore,whowaspresentforoneofthetestruns.“Obviouslyyoucan’tshakehandswiththeauthor,buttherearechancesforaconnectionthatyoudon’tgetfromaregularbooksigning.”
Theresponsetotheinventionhasnotbeenallfavorable.Atwoodhasreceivedcriticismfromauthorswhothinksheistryingtoendbooktours.Butshesaid,“Itwillbepossibletogotoplacesthatyounevergotsenttobeforebecausethepublisherscouldn’taffordit.”
31.WhydidAtwooddecidetoinventtheLongPen?
A.Tosetupherowncompany.B.Towinherselfgreaterpopularity.
C.Towriteherbooksinanewway.D.Tomakebooksigningslesstiring.
32.HowdoestheLongPenwork?
A.Itcopiestheauthor’ssignatureandprintsitonabook.
B.Itsignsabookwhilereceivingtheauthor’ssignature.
C.Thewebcamsendstheauthor’ssignaturetoanothercity.
D.Thefanusesittocopytheauthor’ssignaturehimself.
33.WhatdoweknowabouttheinventionoftheLongPen?
A.Ithasbeencompletedbutnotputintouse.
B.Thebasementcaughtfirebyaccident.
C.Someversionsfailedbeforeitstestrun.
D.Thedesignerswerewell-preparedforthedifficulty.
34.HowcouldtheLongPenbeusedinthefuture?
A.Todraftlegaldocuments.
B.Toimprovecreditcardsecurity
C.Tokeeparecordoftheauthor’sideas.
D.Toallowauthorandfantoexchangevideos
35.WhatcouldbeinferredfromParagraphs5and6?
A.Atwooddoesn’tmeantoendbooktours.B.CriticsthinktheLongPenisoflittleuse
C.Bookstoreownersdon’tsupporttheLongPenD.PublishersdisliketheLongPenforitshighcost.
C
IhadwrittenalettertotheadministrationaskingthatTimothyseeacounselor(咨询师).TheschoolwasintheprocessofcontactingacounselorwhenTimothywastransferredtoanotherschool.HisfatherhurriedaroundmyroomcollectingTimothy’sthingsandleft.ThatisthelastwehaveseenorheardfromTimothy.Iwasleftwithanemptydeskandabrokenheart.Icriedfordaysafterwards.IfeltasthoughIhaddoneTimothyadisservice…Ididnothelphimwhenheneededme.IstillthinkaboutTimothyeveryday,andprayforhimeverymorning.
36.WhatwaswrongwithTimothy?
A.Heseemedtohavedeepemotionalproblems.
B.Heseemednottobegettingalongwellwithhisclassmates.
C.Hemainlyhadbehaviorproblemsatschool.
D.Hewantedtotransfertoanotherschool.
37.WhatwasTimothylikeduringth
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