广东揭阳2015届高三第一学期学业水平考试英语试题

1、揭阳市20142015学年度高中三年级学业水平考试英语本试卷共三部分，满分135分，考试用时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、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卷上。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，答案不能答在试卷上。3 .非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷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 .考生必须保持答题卷和答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷、答

2、题卷和答题卡一并交回。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、BC和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Youhavewaited45minutesforthevaluable10minutes?breakbetweenclasses.Butwhenthebellforthenextclassrings,youcan1believehowfasttimehaspassed.Ifyouare2withthisscene,you?llknowhowtimeflieswhenyoua

3、rehavingfunand3whenyouarebored.Nowscientistshavecomeupwithareasonwhythisisthecase.Scanshaveshownthatpatternsofactivityinthebrain4accordingtohowwefocusonatask.Whenourtimeisoccupiedwith5things,weconcentratemoreonhowtimeispassing,whichmakesourbrainsthinktheclockistickingmoreslowly.Inanexperiment6byaFre

4、nchlaboratory,12volunteerswatchedanimagewhileresearchers7theirbrainactivity.Thevolunteersweretoldtofirstconcentrateonhowlonga（an）8stayedonthescreen,thenfocusonthecoloroftheimage,andthirdly,studyboththe9oftimeandcolor.Theresultsshowedthatthebrainwas10whenthevolunteerspaidattentiontomoresubjects.Itist

5、houghtthatifthebrainis11,focusingonmanyaspectsofatask,ithastospreaditsresources,andpayslessattentiontotheclock.Therefore,timepasseswithoutusreally12it,andseemstogoquickly.Ifthebrainisnotsoactive,itdevotesallitsenergiestomonitoringthe13oftime,14creatingtheimpressionthattimeisdragging.Nexttimeyoufeel1

6、5inclass,perhapsyoushouldpaymoreattentiontowhattheteacherissaying!1.A.actuallyB.hardlyC.totallyD.firmly2.A.satisfiedB.happyC.familiarD.confused3.A.dragsB.stopsC.backsD.gains4.A.changeB.developC.growD.slow5.A.variousB.uninterestingC.challengingD.stressful6.A.carriedB.producedC.triedD.performed7.A.red

7、ucedB.controlledC.monitoredD.increased8.A.colourB.timeC.activityD.image9.A.importanceB.influenceC.lengthD.shortage10.A.moreactiveB.moresensitiveC.busierD.cleverer11.A.busyB.largeC.smallD.empty12.A.recognizingB.watchingC.countingD.noticing13.A.wasteB.lackC.passingD.use14.A.finallyB.consequentlyC.unlu

8、ckilyD.pitifully15.A.excitedB.boredC.interestedD.stressed第二岑f: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16-25的相应位置上。Doctorswarnedmyfamilythatitwasimpossibleformetocomeoutofacoma(昏迷).Allmyfamilyandfriendsrefusedtoacceptandinstead,begansearchingforway

9、stoawakeme.16doctorsrefusedtobelievethis,some17(react)wasseenthroughmyimportantsignsastheychanged,dependingonthevisitors.Thisgavemybrother-in-law,Greg,18idea.GregdecidedtotakesomeofmysongsthatI19(record)toalocalradiostation,20heexplainedaboutmyillness.Heknewthathavingmyownsongs21(play)ontheradiowasa

10、hugedreamofmine.Hewassurethiscouldreachmeanddomorethananymedicineormachinecould.22Greg?sjoy,theyagreedtohelp!Greg?sideafilledeveryonewithhopeandnowthemomentarrived.Gregheldtheradioclosetomyear,whiletheotherswatchedoverme,23(hope)foramiracle.TheDJmadeapre-songannouncementaboutmysituationtothegenerala

11、udience,andthenspokedirectlytome."Shelly,thisisforyou.IwatoREALLYLISTENnow.Thisisnotjustyoursongwe?replaying,24yourfamily?ssongofhope.Allofuswishyouaspeedy_"recovery.Everyoneintheroomheldtheirbreathasthemusicbegan.Thesonghadonlybeenplayedhalfway,when25allsawtearsflowingdownmypalecheeks.Eve

12、ryonecheered!Justafewdayslater,hopeturnedintoreality.Ididinfactawake.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、BC和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIreceivedacalltodayaskingifIwouldbewillingtobringfoodtoafamilyinneed.Themotherwashavingamajoroperationandwouldbelyingdownforseveralweeks.Ofcourse

13、,Irespondedwithanimmediate"Yes!".AsIplannedthemealinmyhead,IthoughtofhowmanytimesovertheyearsIhadbeenaskedtopreparefood.Ihavedonesocountlesstimeswithaveryopenheart.ButthetrulyamazingthingisthatIhavereceiveddoubleoverthecourseofmylife.Whenmymotherdied,ourhousewasfilledwithfreshdinnersforwee

14、ks.Awomanfromthechurchofourcommunitystoppedbyeacheveningwithsomefood.Thegiftoffoodwashersmallwayoftryingtoeaseourpain.Laterinmylife,whenIwasonbedrestingduringmypregnancy（怀孕）withtwins,womenofthechurchagainsteppedintohelp.Theyarrangedbabysittingformytwo-year-olddaughter,andbroughtlovelydinnerstoourhou

15、se.EvenwhenIwasputinthehospital,myhusbandwouldbringcookedmealstomyhospitalroom.Howwereliedonthesedinnerstofeedmytiredhusbandandyoungdaughter!Foodisallaboutcomfort.Itfeedsourbodies,butitcanalsofeedoursouls.Whenyouhearpeopletalkingabouttheirfavoriteholidays,itusuallyincludestheirfeelingsconnectedwiths

16、haringfood.IknowthatIwillhavemanymoreopportunitiesinmylifetimetopreparefoodforothers.ItistrulyagiftIlookforwardtopreparinganddeliveringtosomeoneinneed.26. Theauthorhasgivenlotsoffoodtoothersbecause.A.sheisgoodatcookingB.sheisachurchmemberC.shehasreceivedothers?foodD.sheisfriendlytoothers27. Wecanlea

17、rnfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthor.A.hadtostayinbedforseveralweeksB.knewthefamilyinneedverywellC.wasgladtobeabletolendahandD.wastiredofpreparingfood28. WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheauthor?A. Hermotherdiedwhenshewasinhospital.B. Shereceivedfoodaswellascomfortinherhardtimes.C. Shedidn?tgetenough

18、foodduringherpregnancy.D. Shethinksofferingfoodisthebestwaytoshowlove.29. Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?sfamily?A. Herfamilylivesnotfarawayfromachurch.B. Herfamilyistoopoortobuyenoughfood.C. Herhusbandisnotgoodatcooking.D. Shehasababysittertakingcareofhertwins.30. Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollow

19、ingconclusionscanweget?A. Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.B. Everymanhashisfaults.C. Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D. Onegoodturndeservesanother.BWeliveinaworldofthings.IrealizedthiswhenIleftmyjobafter17years.Icarriedthecontentsofmyofficehomeinthreegarbagebags.EverytimeItriedtosortthroughthosebagstoget

20、ridofanyofit,IwasafraidIwouldneedthisorthatlater.Andthatwasjustthreebagsofpaper!HowwouldIeversortthroughalltheotherthingscluttering（舌L堆放）myhomeandmylife?It?saquestionthathaslongbeenaskedbymostAmericans.Thankstoanabundanceofcheapgoods,instantcredit,andconstantexposuretothepowersofadvertising,acquirin

21、ghasinitselfbecomeanationalpastime（消遣）.“We?vebeguntobuyandholdontosomanyitemsthatwe?renowhavingtoacquiremoreandmorespacetoaccommodateourclutter,“saysDr.DavidKantra,apsychologistinFairhope,Alabama.Andaccumulatinggoodsisviewedastheroadtohappiness.Thatideabecamemoreobviousinthe20thcentury,asthepowerofa

22、dvertisinglinkedproductstoalifestyle."Themessagebecame,youarewhatyouown,?“saysDr.LorrinKoran,professoratStanfordUniversityCenter.Retailers（零售商）respondedtothatdesireforownership.Rememberthegeneralstore?Itusedtostockabout1,000items:thatwasallweneeded.Andthere?salwaystheInternet.Lastyear,onlinesho

23、ppersspent$204billionongoods:eBayalonereportedsalesof$59.7billionongoods.Inthepast30years,thesizeoftheaverageAmericanhomehasgrown53%,from1,500squarefeettoalittlemorethan2,300squarefeet,whichisanextra800squarefeetforthings.Butinsteadofbecomingmoreorganizedwiththisspace,homeownershavefilleditup.“We?re

24、atapointwherepeopledon?tknowhowtomakedecisionsaboutquantitiesofthingsandwhetheritemsserveapurpose,“saysLauraLeist,thevoiceofaserviceindustrythathelpspeoplecleartheclutterfromtheirhomes.31. Whydoesn?ttheauthorgetridofsomecontentsofthreegarbagebags?A. Becauseheisn?tsurewhethertheywouldbeusedlater.B. B

25、ecausetheyrecordalotofmemory.C. Becausehehasenoughspacetoplacethem.D. Becausetheycosthimalotofmoney.32. Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat.A. AmericansspendalotofmoneyonamusementsB. advertisinghasgreatlyinfluencedAmericans?lifestyleC. AmericansarenotgoodatsortingthroughthingsD. Americansenjoyshoppingandb

26、uymanythingstheyneed33. Thephenomenonthatthingsclutterpeople?shomesandlivesinAmericais.A.strangeB.temporaryC.long-standingD.rare34. Whatdoesthefourthparagraphmainlyshow?A. Americansarealwaysmoving.B. Americans?liveshavegreatlyimproved.C. Americansarenotgoodatorganizingthings.D. Americansarebuyingmor

27、eandmorethings.35. Whatwouldtheauthorprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?A. Howtoachievehappiness.B. Howtocleartheclutterfromhomes.C. Howtosavemoneywhileshopping.D. Howtoarrangeourcontents.CAbabyshowerisagreatwaytowelcomeanewchildandcongratulatethenewmotherorthemother-to-be.Manymothersappreciat

28、ethehelpofpurchasingtheitemstheywillneedfortheirnewbabies.Commonly,babyshowersaregivenonlytonewmothers.Inthisway,friendsandfamiliescanhelptogivethefamilythethingsbabieswillneed.Babyshowersareatradition,butwhathappensatababyshowerisdifferent.Sometimes,friendsandfamilymemberswillholdababyshowerforanew

29、motherasasurprise.Often,anewmotherwillgetseveralshowersthrownforherfirstchildfromdifferentgroups,suchasonefromfriends,onefromthemothersideofthefamilyandmaybeonefromherfriendsatwork.Regardlessofhowmany,theseget-togethersareagreatwayforpeopletowelcomethenewchild.Planningababyshowercanbealotoffun.Forba

30、byshowerideas,trytosearchforwebsitesthatofferusefulinformationtonewparents.Somethingstoconsiderforyourbabyshowerarebabyshowerinvitationsandbabyshowerfavors.Otherthingstothinkaboutarebabyshowerdecorations!Babyshowergamescanbringaboringpartyalotoffun.Mostofthesebabyshowergamescanevenbefreebyusingitems

31、fromaroundyourhome.Forexample,youcantakearolloftoiletpaperwithyoutotheparty.Eachguesthastoguesshowmanyindividualsheetsitwilltaketocirclethemother-to-be.Besides,givingawaysmallgiftscanmakethesegamesevenmorefun.Pulltogethersomefriendstoplanafewbabyshowergamesandmakeyourowndecorationsforthemother-to-be

32、!Nomatterhowyouplanababyshower,rememberyouraimistomakethemother-to-behappyandfeelloved.36. What?sababyshoweraccordingtothispassage?A.Ashowerforthebaby.B.Abirthdaypartyforthebaby.C.Apartyforthemotherandthebaby.D.Ashowerforthemotherandthebaby.37. Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage?A. Baby

33、showersareheldinthechurch.B. Peopleoftenbringgiftstoababyshower.C. Babyshowersaregiventoeverymother.D. Anewmothercanonlyhaveonebabyshower.38. Theunderlinedwordmother-to-beinParagraph3refersto.A.awomanwho?spregnantB.awomanwhodoesn?thaveanychildrenC.awomenwho?samotherD.awomanwhohasgivenbirthtoababy39.

34、 What?sthepurposeofthispassage?A.Todescribeababyshower.B.Toshowthefunofbabyshowers.C.Tointroducebabyshowerstopeople.D.Toadvisepeopletoholdababyshower.40. Thispassageismostlikelytakenfrom.A.adictionaryB.amagazineC.anewspaperD.anadvertisementDOfthethousandsofdifferentkindsofanimalsthatexistintheworld,

35、manhaslearnedtomakefriendswithanenormousnumber.Somearepets,andofferhimcompanionship;somegiveprotection,andsomedohardworkwhichmancannotdobyhimself.Dogs,whichservemaninallthreecapacities,arefoundinvariousspeciesinallcountriesoftheworld.TheHuskycanliveinthecoldpolarregions,andtheSalukiisathomeinthehott

36、estpartsofCentralAfrica.Theinhabitantsofcertaincountriesaredependentfortheirverylivesonthecamel.IntheWestIndies,thelittledonkey,strongandsure-footed,carryingheavyloadseveninmountainousplaces,isafamiliarsight.Trainedandtamedformanygenerations,domesticanimalsarenotaccustomedtowanderinginsearchoffoodan

37、dshelter.Theylooktotheirmasterstoprovidefortheirneeds,andaslongasthesearesupplied,theyarecontenttodowhattheirmastersrequire.Alldomesticanimalsneedproperfood.Itmustbesuitableforthem,sufficientinquantity,freshandclean.Somepeoplefeedapetdogorcatonleftoverfood,andthenwonderwhytheanimalseemstiredanddull.

38、Thequantityoffooddependsonthesizeoftheanimalandtheamountofexerciseittakes.Overfeedingisasbadasunderfeeding.Containersforfoodandwatermustbewashedregularlyiftheanimalistomaintaingoodhealth.Evenwellcaredfor,animalsmaysometimesfallill.Ifthishappens,thewisemasterseeksthebestadvicehecanget.Allsortsofmedic

39、inesandtreatmentsareavailableforsickanimals,andinsomecountriesorganizationsexisttoprovidethemfreeoratacheapprice.Useful,friendly,hardworkinganimalsdeservetohavesometime,moneyandattentionspentontheirhealth.41. Whatmainideadoestheauthorwanttoconveyinthefirstparagraph?A. Thereexistthousandsofspeciesofa

40、nimalsintheworld.B. Insomeregionsadonkeyseemstobeaveryusefulbeast.C. Manhasestablishedacloserelationshipwithanumberofanimals.D. Ananimalwillbeuselessunlessdomesticated.42. Whenananimalisunderfed,itwillprobablyA.immediatelyfallillC.requireitsmastertooffersomefoodB.refusetoobeyitsmasterD.seekforfoodon

41、itsown43. WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofdogsaccordingtothepassage?A. Theycanactasfriends,guards,andservantstoman.B. Theyhavegreatadaptationfortheenvironment.C. Thereliveagreatvarietyofspeciesofdogsontheglobe.D. TheHuskyandtheSalukiarethestrongestspecieseverknownintheworld.44.Whichofthefollowingisado

42、mesticanimal,accordingtothepassage?A.Awolfkeptinazoo.B.Atigerperformingincircus.C.Apigraisedformeat.D.Afishlivinginariver.45. Whichcanbethebesttitleforthearticle?A. TheAdvantagesofRaisingDomesticAnimalsB. TipsonKeepingDomesticAnimalsC. ProperDiettheRoadtoSuccessD. WatchoutforDomesticAnimals第二节：信息匹配（

43、共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）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。首先请阅读下列应用文：Informationaboutextra-curricularactivities（课夕卜活动）A. YaleCampingClubTherearemanyopportunitiesforthememberstogohikingorsightseeing.Iftheweatherallows,theywillcampalongtheseasideorriverbanks.Itattractsmanystudentswhocomefromabroad.

44、Theyhavenoregularmeetingsbuthavetopaymembershipfees.B. SocietyofWomenThemembersarefemaleonlyandtheywillpayattentiontotheproblemstheycomeacrossintheirschoollivesandoutsidethecampus.Allthegirlsarewelcometothisclubaslongastheywanttoprotecttheirrightsaswomen.TheywillgettogethereverySundayafternoontodeal

45、withthelettersfromgirlsandtrytosolvetheirproblems.C. YalePopBandThisbandhasbeenverypopularamongstudentswhoarekeenonpopmusic.Themembersintroducelatestalbumsandmostofthemaregoodatsingingandeachofthemplaysakeyroleinanyparty.Theyhavenoregularmeetingsbutkeepintouchbye-mail.D. YaleFilmSocietyStudentswhoar

46、emovie-loverscomeheretoenjoywonderfulmoviestogetherandtheywilllearntheactors?lines.Morethanthat,somenicefilmsproducedbythemselveswillhavethechancetobepraisedbyteachersandstudentsonthecampus.TheywillgettogethereveryFridaynighttoholdasmallmeetingwheretheywillhavetheiropinionsexchangedandmayrecommendso

47、menewmovies.E. YaleAIDSWatchAllthemembersinthisclubshouldhavesomebasicknowledgeaboutAIDSandbeinterestedintheseriousheadacheforthepeopleallaroundtheworld-AIDS.Theywillcollectthelatestreportsonthedevelopmentofthestudyofthedisease.Atthesametime,theywillhavesomeleaflets（传单）printedtogiveouttothestudents.

48、ThetimeforthemtomeetisFridayafternoontwiceamonth.F. Asian-AmericanStudentsUnionSetupformorethanthirtyyears,thisclubhasbeenmainlyfocusingontheculturaldifferencesbetweenAsiaandAmerica.ThemembersinthisclubshouldcomefromAsiaorAmericaandtheywillholdameetingeveryThursdayeveningtodiscusstheinterestingpoint

49、stheyhavefoundintheirdailylives.Besides,theywillconductsomesurveysamongtheirclassmatestodigtherootsofthedifferences.请阅读以下学生的基本信息，为他们选择合适的团体。46. NancycomesfromChinaandwantstojoinaclubthatcanhelpherknowmoreaboutAmerica.Hermajorislinguistics（语言学）whichrequireshertoknowtheculturaldifferences.Andsheisbusy

50、onweekendsbecauseofherpart-timejob.47. Cattyisanoutgoingperson.Shelovesnatureverymuchandalwaysgoescyclingaroundtheuniversity.SincesheisnotfamiliarwithAmerica,shewantstoknowmoreaboutAmerica.48. BothofMargret?sparentsaredoctors.Shehasbeenwantingtobeadoctorsinceshewasalittlegirl.Shehopesthattheclubwill

51、helphergettoknowmoreabouttherecentdevelopmentonmedicine.49. Thompsonalwaysgaveaperformanceinhismiddleschoolwhenevertherewasanevent.Helovesmusicandmoviesverymuch.Butheisbusyfinishinghiscourseandhasnotimetoattendtheclubmeetings.50. Lucyalwayskeepsaneyeonthedailylifeproblemsthathappenaroundthecampus.Sh

52、eisreadytohelpothersandshehopesthatshecanhelpmorepeoplethroughtheclub.III.写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节：基础写作（共1题，才f分15分）近年来，许多家长花大量金钱为学生购买电子产品，以下是相关信息及你的观点。基本信息：1 .最突出人群：大一新生2 .数额：多者高达数万元3 .主要购买产品：笔记本电脑，手机，MP3播放器原因：1 .生活水平不断提高2 .有些学生害怕丢面子而强迫父母购买你对该现象的看法：3 .是一种不健康的社会风气4 .不应提倡你的建议：购买时应考虑家庭收入参考词汇：大学一年级学生freshman【写作

53、要求】请根据以上内容写一篇英语短文，内容包括：1 .基本信息和原因；2 .你对该现象的看法和建议。【写作要求】1 .只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；2 .文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。【评分标准】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）阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150司左右的英语短文。Iwasbroughtupinthecountrysidebymygrandmother.Shewasaverycourageousandinspiringwomanandwasverybeautiful,too.Incomparisonwithherorsome

54、ofmyclassmates,IalwaysfeltthatIwasnotbeautifulorpretty.Infact,whenIwasstudyinginmiddleschool,IthoughtIwasuglyandjustbecauseofthesenegativefeelingsIwasnotveryconfident.Ioftenfeltself-conscious.OnedaywhenIwaswalkingwithmygrandmotherafterlunch,wemetoneofherfriends.Wetalkedforafewminutes.Justasmygrandmo

55、ther?sfriendwasabouttoleave,sheturnedtomeandsaid,“Amy,youlooksobeautifultodayinthatgreendress.”Noonehadevermadeacommentlikethattomebefore.Itwassoencouraging.SuddenlyIfeltconfidentandhappy.Icouldn?tbelievethatsomeonedescribedmeasbeautiful.Itistruethatthosewordsturnedmylifearound.AndIadmitthatItreasuredthatgreendressforalongtime.【写作内容】1）以约30个词概括短文的要点；2）以约120个词就表扬的益处”的主题发表看法，并包括以下要点：a）叙述你或你的朋友被表扬的一次经历；b）这次被表扬的经历给你或你的朋友带来的影响;c）呼吁大家多表扬，少批评。【写作要求】也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直1 .在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事,接引用原文中的句子；2 .作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。【评分标准】概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。揭阳市20142015学年度高中三年级