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2012届天河区普通高中毕业班综合测试（三）英 语本试卷共8页，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和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上。 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选项的答案信息点涂黑；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的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡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、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 语言知识及应用第一节 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、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。i used to hate being called upon in class mainly because i didnt like attention drawn to myself. and unless otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, i always chose to sit at the 1 of the classroom.all this 2 after i joined a sports team. it began when a teacher suggested i try out for the basketball team. at first i thought it was a crazy 3 because i didnt have a good sense of balance, nor did i have the 4 in keeping pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. but for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ 5 for it”, i wouldnt have decided to give it a try.getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 6 of it! when i first started attending the practice sessions, i didnt even know the rules of the game, much 7 what i was doing. sometimes id get 8 and take a shot at the wrong directionwhich made me feel really stupid. 9 , i wasnt the only one “new” at the game, so i decided to 10 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things i didnt know “just yet”.i practiced and practiced. soon i knew the rules and the “moves”. being part of a team was fun and 11 . very soon the competitive part in me was winning over my lack of 12 . with time, i learned how to play and made friends in the process. i never had so much fun!with my 13 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. i have gone from 14 in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, to raising my hand even when i sometimes wasnt 100 percent 15 i had the right answer. now i have more self-confidence in myself.1. a. front b. middle c. corner d. back2. a. continued b. changed c. settled d. started3. a. idea b. plan c. belief d. saying4. a. interest b. chance c. competence d. difficulty5. a. going b. looking c. cheering d. applying6. a. point b. half c. rest d. basis7. a. less b. later c. worse d. further8. a. committed b. inspired c. embarrassed d. confused9. a. interestingly b. fortunately c. obviously d. hopefully10. a. focus b. act c. rely d. try11. a. puzzling b. confusing c. motivating d. tiring12. a. fun b. enthusiasm c. confidence d. interest13. a. expressed b. improved c. preserved d. recognized14. a. dreaming b. playing c. relaxing d. hiding15. a. lucky b. happy c. sure d. satisfied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卷标号为16-25的相应位置上。this saturday morning i was having a walk around, enjoying the quiet morning, beautiful weather and lovely life, with my dog jett running 16 (enjoy) beside me. at one home i passed, i noticed a newspaper that 17 (lie) by the roadside instead of near the door. thinking i would make someone elses life a little 18 (easy), i picked up the paper and gently threw it towards their door. 19 instead of landing on the doorstep, the paper sailed 20 the wrong direction because of the strong wind and landed on the roof of a big truck in the driveway. no one saw the funny scene but me and i burst out laughing. it was very quiet and they were probably still sleeping. it was too early to knock on the door and tell the homeowner 21 their newspaper was. 22 , instead i walked home, got dressed and went to the store to make it right. i returned a little later with a new newspaper and a basket of strawberries freshly 23 (pick) from my garden. i found the homeowner in the driveway with some of his friends. with a deep breath i came up to him and said, “i hope you have a great sense of humour.” i explained what had happened to 24 newspaper. hearing this they all laughed loudly and i couldnt help but smile all day. ive heard it said. “character is what you do 25 nobody is looking.” i should be a man of character! 第二部分 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）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。abritains most popular lie has been discovered, with one in four people admitting using “sorry i had no signal” when returning a missed mobile phone call, a survey found.according to a recent survey people usually use this little white lie after they hit the “ignore” button when their mobile rang. the second most common fib is “i havent got any cash on me” when asked for money by beggars. modern technology is a major excuse in many of our lies with “i didnt get your text” in 18th, “our server was down” in 20th and “my battery died” in 26th place.researchers found the average briton tells on average four lies every day or almost 1500 every year. one in three britons have lied about their weight, a quarter have fibbed about the amount of debt they are in and 30 percent have bent the truth about the amount of exercise they do.almost a quarter of men have told their wife or girlfriend they look good in an outfit, despite thinking the opposite. more than 40 percent of women have admitted lying about how much new clothes actually cost while 30 percent have fibbed about how much theyve had to drink.three quarters of people think women are better liars. the research found 46 per cent of girls have been caught lying, compared to 58 of men. men tell the most fibs, coming out with five every day compared to women who lie just three times.a spokesman for one poll, which carried out the research of 4,300 adults, said, “as a nation we are obsessed with trying to be nice and not upsetting people. often little white lies are used to cover what we actually want to say.”“most of these were considered either completely harmless or necessary depending on the situation in which they are delivered.” he added, “it was sad to see a string of compliments in the top 50, but once again in many cases perhaps it is better to compliment(恭维) with a lie than destroy someone with the truth.”26. what is the best title for the passage?a. the most popular british lies b. british people like to liec. the reasons british people lied. technology makes us lie27. according to the research, what do women most frequently lie about?a. their weight. b. the amount of their debt.c. their drinking habits. d. the cost of their clothing.28. which of the following statement is true according to the research?a. three quarters of women are better liars. b. men lie more often than women.c. more men are better liars than women. d. more women lie than men.29. the underlined phrase “obsessed with” is closest in meaning to _.a. very concerned with b. surprised aboutc. opposed to d. not interested in30. why do people usually lie according to the one poll?a. to prevent argument with their partners. b. to avoid speaking with others on the phone.c. to avoid hurting others.d. to destroy others.bboys need friends, suffer when they dont believe they have any, and worry over the ups and downs of relationships. many adults believe that somehow boys need friends less than girls do, in truth, though, no boy is an island: boys value their friends throughout childhood and adolescence and are happier and healthier when they have solid relationships with peers.despite the common belief that girls are better at relationships, most boys consider their friends a very important part of their lives, and boys may actually be better at keeping friendships than girls are. a recent study of 10-to-15-year-old boys and girls found that girls friendships are actually more fragile（脆弱的）. girls tend to say and do hurtful things to each other more frequently than boys, and girls are more hurt by the end of a friendship.boys are the living definition of the phrase “peer group”: they love games with rules, competition, and doing things together. boys seem to enjoy, even need the opportunity to test themselves against others, and many lasting friendships begin in karate(空手道) class or on the basketball court. competence and skill are widely respected: being picked last for a team or left out altogether is an experience that can haunt (萦绕心头) a boy for years.as boys mature, the friendship becomes even more important, and it frequently widens to include girls. during the teen years, friends can become the most important part of a boys life -and a part in which his parents are not included. the confusion of being a teenager leads boys to form close bonds with friends. there is the sense for many boys that a friend is someone who is “always there for me”, someone he can trust. they may be partners in crime or partners in study, but the friendship of adolescent boys can run surprisingly deep.31the common belief of adults is that boys _. a. dont care about others as much as girls b. dont value friendships as much as girlsc. have the same friendship as girls d. have healthier friendship than girls32according to the passage, _.a. boys usually build friendships by playing competitive gamesb. boys like to have small groups of friendsc. boys friendships seldom result in anyone being hurtd. boys friendships can hardly end in failure33the author mentions the study in para. 2 to prove _.a. girls value relationships more than boysb. most boys consider their friends very importantc. boys may be better at keeping friendships than girlsd. boys may be more active in a friendship 34as a boy gets older, he tends to _. a. widen his circle of friends to include his parentsb. shift his focus from his friends to himselfc. leave his parents out of his friendsd. be confused about what a friendship is 35whats the best title of the passage?a. friendships between boys and girls b. boys and their friendshipc. childhood and adolescent friendship d. tips on making friends with boyscsuppose you dont need your car today. and suppose, as it happens, that a stranger in your area does need a car. would you be willing to rent yours out? several car-sharing start-ups, including getaround, relayrides and justshareit, are eager to connect car owners with renters this way. the companies have different rules, but participatingowners receive, generally speaking, about two-thirds of the rental earnings. relayrides says an owner of a midsize, late-model sedan who rents out a car for 10 hours a week could expect to clear about 3,000 a year. peer-to-peer car sharing remains in the trial stage; it can be found in san francisco and a few other places. it has a long way to go before it becomes the auto equivalent of airbnb, the surprise success story for peer-to-peer sharing of space in apartments and houses. shelby clark, founder of relayrides, says potential investors in his company have been concerned that owners will be afraid to hand their car over to strangers. to address that, he points to airbnb, saying, “letting people sleep in your living room is much more of a disturbance into your personal space than letting someone use your car.” all of these companies offer their own insurance coverage for their renters, which are supposed to put owners minds at ease. but only two statescalifornia and oregonhave passed laws to clarify that an owner will not suffer any consequences should a car-sharing renter have an accident.“in all the other states, legal ambiguity remains,” shelby clark says. “if a renter should be involved in a serious accident in those states, the victim can be expected to go after every party possible, including the cars owner.” also to remove the worries of car owners, the driving records of renters are checked for recent serious violations. 36. what does the underlined word “sedan” in paragraph 2 probably refer to? a. a kind of car.b. an owner of a car.c. a renting company.d. a car-sharing renter.37. which of the following is true of airbnb?a. it cares little about personal privacy. b. it deals with house-sharing successfully.c. it is a very popular car-sharing company.d. its ideas are being tried out in some states.38. if a car-sharing renter should have an accident in california, the cars owner .a. has to take legal responsibility b. will not suffer the consequencec. is not covered by health insurance d. must pay the insurance for the renter39. according to the text, more car-owners will participate in the service, if a. legal ambiguity is clarified in all the statesb. renters are warned not to violate traffic rulesc. more money is given to participating ownersd. people are aware of the importance of sharing40. it can be learned from the text that car-sharing a. makes no profitb. remains in popularityc. is against the state law d. is a new business model djk rowling, the harry potter author, has signed a deal with little, brown and company, to publish her first ever novel for adults, which is set to become one of the most anticipated (期望的) book in years.the deal means that rowlings long-standing relationship with bloomsbury, the london-based publisher that launched (发行) the harry potter books, has come to an end, at 1east in terms of new works by the author.rowling is keeping her fans guessing about the characters and plot of her new book. she only said that the new novel will be nothing like the harry potter series, which was sold over 30 million copies in the uk alone. she thought that with the move from childrens to adult fiction, a switch to a new publisher seemed like a natural and reasonable step.she said,“although ive enjoyed writing it every bit as much, this book will be very different from the harry potter series. the freedom to explore a new field is a gift that harrys success has brought me.”ian rankin, the edinburgh-based author whose highly-successful detective novels are also set in the city, suggested rowlings book will be a crime novel.“wouldnt it be funny if jk rowlings first novel for adults turned out to be a crime story set in edinburgh?”he said.industry insiders guessed that the deal is worth more than 5 million and the new book is expected to come out later this year.a spokesman said, “jk rowlings audience is vast and her position is unique. harry potter books were a global success and her fans are very loyal. children that were eight, nine, or ten when the books first came out in the 1990s are now in their 20s. plenty of adults, loved the books regardless of whether they had children, so the potential market for her is huge.”41. what does the text mainly tell us?a. jk rowling has signed a deal with a new publisher. b. jk rowlings new book will be more successful than her harry potter series.c. jk rowling has to switch to a new publisher in order to publish her new book.d. jk rowlings first book for adults will be published later this year.42. jk rowlings new book for adults .a. has been sold 30 million copies in the uk aloneb. is poorly thought of by the london-based publisher bloomsburyc. has nothing in common with the harry potter seriesd. is expected to bring her more money than the harry potter series43. the author used ian rankins words in order to .a. tell us that some famous novelists offer to give rowling some adviceb. show that many readers are curious about rowlings new bookc. tell us that many readers prefer to read detective or crime novelsd. prove that a crime story set in edinburgh is sure to be successful44. we can learn from the text that .a. little, brown and company is specialized in publishing adult booksb. the author has no doubt about the success of rowlings new bookc. jk rowling will be a crime novelist as good as ian rankind. it was in edinburgh that ian rankin got to know jk rowling45. what the spokesman said in the last paragraph tells us that .a. jk rowlings fans are so loyal that they dont care what she will writeb. children wont have any interest in jk rowlings new bookc. rowlings vast audience and unique position will guarantee the new books succcssd. only readers of harry potter series will be interested in rowling s new book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。 harry potter stars add a tour of discovering do hollywood stars magic to young rich. normandy. guarantee a films success?save emergency rooms her theories on childrens jenny mccarthy and jim carrey, for emergencies. psychological problems with ms. mccarthys son, in an created a sensation. anti-vaccine rally.以下是关于这些插图的简要评论。请把评论与相关插图及提示性文字匹配起来。46. the debate has been raging for years over the safety of, and necessity for, childhood vaccinations, which has been so much so that it is termed “the vaccine war”. the debate has only a few moments that might be inspiring to those who have been following this now familiar issue.47. there are certainly benefits of using a star in a film. it makes the film easier to market. stars also help sell more tickets and drive dvd sales, which are a big part of studio revenue. however, a star does not guarantee success. the simple fact is that if you pay a star a great deal of money for a film that people dont