福建省晋江市平山中学高三英语毕业班会考试卷.doc

平山中学2014届高中毕业班会考英语科试卷 (共100分,考试时间90分钟)第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分50分）第一节：语法和词汇知识（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）1.to tell _ truth, his coming is really _ big surprise to most people present at the party.a/; abthe; /cthe; a d/; /2.im glad you told me about the show being cancelled. _ id have travelled all the way to beijing for nothing.ahowever btherefore cotherwise dadditionally3.my sister _ very well, but she hasnt had time to dance since this may.adanced bwill dancechas danced ddances4.you can ask that girl standing there for she is the third _ the spot.areaching bto reach creached dreach5.how are you managing to do your work without an assistant?well, i _ somehow.aget along bcome oncwatch out dset off6.what you say _ this: you shall never trust him in future. agets to bcomes tocdepends on dthinks of7._ and out of breath, we reached the top of the mountain and stopped _ the beautiful scenery.atiring; to admire bbeing tired; admiringctired; to admire dtired; admiring8.“neal, listen，” she said, looking straight at him. “i ask you not to get _ in this kind of matter. its none of your business.”acaught binvolved cattached dconnected9.i think well give linda a birthday gift.we _. we were out of touch with her for a long time.awill bmaychave to dought to10.if you sleep short of 7 hours, you are 3 times _ to catch a cold.apossible bcertainlycprobable dlikely11.so difficult did i find _ to work out the problem that i decided to ask my partner for help.amyself bus cthat dit12. _ to loud noises in this workshop without a special helmet for some time will have ones hearing _.aexposed; harmedbbeing exposed; harmedcexposing; being harmeddto expose; be harmed13. my suggestion is that you _ much meat.awouldnt take bshall not takecnot have dwont have14.we were very excited at the sight of two fivestar red flags rising in the stadium, two pairs of chinese athletes _ at the moment.ato award bawardedcawarding dbeing awarded15._ this company has done seems to be in agreement with what the government has called for.athatbhow cwhether dwhat16.ann never dreams of _ for her to be sent abroad very soon.athere being a chance bthere to becthere be a chance dbeing a chance17.just in the centre of our city _ with a history of 1,000 years.astands a tall tree bdoes a tall tree standca tall tree is standing da tall tree stands18._， as long as im with nature, i dont care.ahowever tough the voyage isbwhatever tough the journey ischowever the voyage is toughdwhatever the journey is tough19.dont call me between 12 and 13 oclock, _ i am usually having lunch.aduring which time bat whichcby which time dby which20. its many years since i saw you last time. i _ you at all. i wouldnt have, either, if someone _ you by the name.adidnt recognise; hadnt calledbdidnt recognise; didnt callchavent recognised; didnt calldrecognised; had called第二节：完形填空（本题有20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分） 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在21-40各题所给的4个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 chuck was one of my students in my high school english class. he was a writer of great _21_. so, when he was accepted into the journalism program at the university of missouri, i wasnt _22_.during his first year at college, chuck stopped by the school a few times to keep me informed of his _23_. we recalled (回忆) that we had worked together several years before to _24_ money for 23 sick cambodian babies who were being cared for by a nurse friend of mine in thailand, a place far away yet close to our _25_. chuck raised several thousand dollars. it was an activity that _26_ our formal relationship into a friendship.in his second year at college, it was discovered that chuck had lung cancer and had only a short while to _27_. i went to see him one day. seeing me, he was filled with _28_ and we talked and laughed for most of the afternoon.about six weeks later, chuck died. it was a great _29_ for everyone, especially for his family. chuck was _30_ and full of promise. more importantly, he was a good person, a just man.when i went to his _31_， his father told me that several weeks before, chuck had asked him to _32_ his possessions with him so that he might select a few things to be buried in the coffin（棺材） with him. chuck _33_ six items, including an essay he had written.he told me that chuck liked the _34_ i had written to him at the bottom of the last page. in that little note, i affirmed (肯定) his talent as a _35_.i was grateful for the _36_ gift chuck gave me that day. his taking my note with him offered me a great opportunity to _37_ students lives. i felt a sense of purpose that was greater than ever. whenever i _38_ my purpose, i think of chuck, and i am reminded of it once again：_39_ have the power to affect hearts and _40_ for a long time.21a. use bpromise cheight dassistance22a. disappointed bamused cexcited dsurprised23a. secret bjob cprogress dfamily24a. raise bborrow cspend dsave25a. college bhearts cvillage dfriends26a. transformed bdivided cput ddevoted27a. spare bact clive dsleep28a. worry bjoy cpain dtears29a. honor bcomfort cday dloss30a. fortunate bserious ctalented dunsatisfied31a. funeral（葬礼）boffice cdormitory（宿舍）dschool32a.go over btake over cgive away dthrow away33a. added bbought cexamined dchose34a. story bletter cjoke dmessage35a. writer bteacher cdoctor dcomedian36a. excellent bpractical cextraordinary dexpensive37a. believe bdraw cknow dinfluence38a. remember bforget cchange dachieve39a. parents bteachers cstudents dstrangers40a. health bconcentration caccents dminds第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）aone of the worlds great natural wonders is in new mexico, in the southwest of america. nature has created huge moving hills of pure white sand. these sand dunes（沙丘） cover more than seventythousand hectares of desert.it is one of the largest sand dune fields in the united states. the bright white sand dunes are always changing，always moving, like waves on the ocean. driven by strong winds, the sand moves and covers everything in its path. it is like a huge sea of sand.you may wonder how anything can live in this extreme environment of a white sand desert. there is not much rain. the heat in summer is intense. the sand lacks nutrients（养分）. plants and animals struggle to survive. a few kinds of plants grow quickly to survive burial by the moving sand dunes. several kinds of small animals have become white in color in order to hide in the sand.more than five hundred thousand people visit white sands each year. they climb on the dunes and observe the moving sea of sand.white sands is about twenty four kilometers southeast of the city of alamogordo, new mexico. in the visitor center at the entrance of the park, you can find out special activities and guided walks. you can drive about thirteen kilometers into the center of the dunes. it is like driving on a lonely white planet. along the way there is information that tells about the natural history of white sands.you can also explore the dunes on foot, seeing some unusual and beautiful plants and flowers. signs along the trail tell about the plants growing in the sand. you can even camp there overnight. but you must be careful. it is easy to get lost in the waves of moving sand especially during sandstorms. there is no water to drink. the temperature can rise to thirty eight degrees celsius in summer. there is no shelter from the suns rays.white sands is part of americas national parks system, and it is just one of the unusual examples of americas natural and cultural treasures.41which of the following plays a major role in making for the extreme environment?aplants and animals.bstrong winds.cintense heat and little rain.dmany people.42walking on dunes, people will _.aenjoy the beautiful sight of sand movingbsee many kinds of white plants and animalscfind out some special activitiesdget lost easily and quickly especially during storms43what do we know about white sands from this passage?ait is one of the largest sand dune fields in the world.byou can get to know its natural history while driving in it.cthe temperature here can rise to thirtyeight degrees celsius any time.dyou are not allowed to camp here overnight.44what is the main purpose of the passage?ato attract tourists to white sands.bto describe the history of white sands.cto introduce guided tours to white sands.dto explain the power of nature at white sands. beconomists across the world are expressing concern about rising food prices. the united nations food and agriculture organization recently released its food price index. the list showed that a number of foods cost more than during the world food crisis of 2008. the index(指数) is at its highest level since it began in 1990.the fao predicts that world market prices for rice，wheat, barley(大麦), sugar and meat will stay high or continue rising. one reason for this is the threat of shortages caused by bad weather. current and recent weather disasters have harmed agriculture and affected prices in several parts of the world. for example, the current flooding in australia has done great damage to crops in the usually fertile queensland area. chickpea, wheat, sorghum(高粱) and corn are among the crops affected. floods have also harmed other vegetables and fruits. the effects on prices from floods last year in pakistan and china are still being felt.last week, russia extended（增加） an earlier ban on wheat exports. russia acted after heat, drought and wildfires destroyed about a third of its wheat crop last summer. the ban was placed to make sure russians have enough wheat. the first ban caused worldwide wheat prices climb to last year by almost 50 percent.in algeria, the government has reduced taxes after food riots (暴乱) late last year and earlier this month. among the causes of the riots were price increases for cooking oil and sugar. several people died in the riots, and hundreds of others were injured. food prices are also part of economic problems to blame for the deadly riots in tunisia. shenggen fan heads the international food policy research institute from its washington dc office. mr. fan says countries must invest in making their farmers more productive. he says the world will need to feed more hungry people with less available land, water and other resources.45which of the following statements is true according to the passage ?athe fao can affect the rising food prices across the world.bboth australia and russia are countries growing wheat.cbad weather has no effect on developing countries food prices.drussia will increase wheat exports to meet the world market.46from paragraph 4, we can infer that _.amr. fan is in charge of the fao in washington dc officebcountries must invest in making their farmers more productivecfood prices can make some countries fall into confusiondthe limited resources cant provide enough food for more hungry people47the passage is mainly developed by _.aanalyzing causesbmaking comparisonscfollowing the time orderdexamining differences48which is the best title for the passage?a. world food prices expected to stay high or keep risingbcurrent and recent weather disasters in the worldcthe agriculture in developed countriesdthe prediction about the food market in developing countries cnot long ago, charles erickson and his family decided to do some spring housecleaning. sorting through their possessions, they came up with some 1,500 old, unwanted items all sorts of things they wanted to get rid of. the ericksons decided to do what a lot of other americans are doing these days have a “garage sale”. they posted signs throughout the neighborhood, then set out the unwanted things in the front yard of their home in bloomfield hills, michigan, and waited to see if anyone would come. the ericksons neednt have worried. eager buyers bought all but 50 of the items in one weekend, leaving the family $442 richer.garage sale, yard sale, basement sale whatever theyre called and wherever theyre held, americans are having them in everincreasing numbers.the variety of things put up for sale is really wonderful dishes, books, used clothing, tools, tires, empty bottles, bicycles, furniture. why would americans want to shop by searching among someone elses castoffs (废弃物)?rising living costs are considered by almost everyone as a reason both for holding sales and for attending them. the seller makes a little extra money and the buyer saves quite a lot, since garagesale items usually are priced at a very small part of their original cost. but beyond that, theyre fun. garage sales have become suburban social events, drawing people of all ages. neighbors enjoy meeting new people, and some families even serve drinks and cakes. one psychologist suggests that people are fed up with the computerization (电脑化) of their lives they may be searching for their roots. some people have made garagesale shopping into a hobby; they spend their weekends going from sale to sale, hoping to run across a real treasure. one longtime weekend bargain hunter says，“in the back of your mind you have the hope of finding something of great value for a bargain price.”49why are the ericksons mentioned in the first paragraph?abecause they were the founders of garage sales.bbecause they became very rich through garage sales.cbecause they were among those who joined in garage sales.dbecause they really had items of great value.50the ericksons had a garage sale because _.athey wanted to try out a new way of doing businessbunwanted items were a big headache for themcthey really needed that extra money to live ondthey didnt want to throw their unwanted items away51people come to garage sales mainly to _.ameet their friendsblook for some antiquescget away from the computerization of their livesdmake some extra money or save money52we can infer from the last paragraph that_.apeople who go to garage sales are mostly poor peoplebpeople are usually in a hurry at garage salescpeople can sometimes find a real treasure at garage salesdpeople may have unrealistic expectations at garage sales dwould you be happier if you spent more time discussing the state of the world and the meaning of life and less time talking about the weather?it may sound counterintuitive,_but people who spend more of their day having deep discussions and less time engaging in small talk seem to be happier, said matthias mehl, a psychologist(心理学家) at the university of arizona who published a study on the subject.“we found this so interesting, because it could have gone the other way it could have been, dont worry, be happy as long as you surf on the shallow level of life youre happy, and if you go into the existential(有关存在的) depths youll be unhappy，” dr.mehl said.the study, published in the journal psychological science, involved 79 college students 32 men and 47 women who agreed to wear an electronically activated recorder with a microphone on their lapel(翻领) that recorded 30second pieces of conversation every 12.5 minutes for four days. the happiest person in the study, dr.mehl said, had twice as many substantive (实质的) conversations, and only onethird of the amount of small talk as the unhappiest. small talk made up only 10 percent of the happiest persons conversations, while it made up almost three times as much or 28.3 percent of the unhappiest persons conversations.substantive(实质的) conversation seemed to hold the key to happiness for two main reasons: both because human beings are driven to find and create meaning in their lives, and because we are social animals who want and need to connect with other people. “by engaging in substantive conversations，we manage to impose meaning on an otherwise pretty chaotic(混乱的)world，” dr.mehl said. “and actually, as you find this meaning, you connect with your partner, and we know that this connection is an important part of happiness.”53we learn from the fourth paragraph that the unhappiest _.adont have any substantive conversationsbengage in small talk most of their timechave much more small talkdhave as many substantive conversations54according to the passage, people engaged in substantive conversations can _.afind and create meaning in their livesbfind a way to make the world bettercforget about his share of troubledhave better understanding of happiness55in the last paragraph, dr.mehl mainly explains_.athe difference between substantive conversations and small talkbwhy substantive conversations can make people happycthe benefits of substantive conversationsdthe disadvantages of small talk56the underlined word “counterintuitive” in the second paragraph means “_”acontrary to common beliefbquite reasonablecclose to truthdwithout evidence e“in reading the lives of great men, i found