广东省佛山一中高三英语10月月考试题新人教版.doc

2013学年度第一学期高三级英语科第二次月考试题2013.10i 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、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 another secret of animals survival is telepathy（心灵感应）. this sense becomes atrophied（衰退） in man, but a(n) 1 thought-communication functions in animals. elsa, the lioness, frequently 2 when george and i intended to visit her camp, even though it 3 180 miles from our home in isiolo. on most 4 when we made our irregular visit she was waiting for us. by following the spoor（野兽的足迹），we 5 that she had sometimes walked 50 or 60 miles to meet us. the same thing 6 when i took elsas sisters to nairobi to be flown to the rotterdam zoo, elsas zoo. elsa stayed behind with george in isiolo 180 miles 7 . he did not know when i was coming back, no person knew. but elsa knew. on the morning of my 8 she sat down at the entrance and wouldnt make any 9 until i arrived in the evening.i have known this kind of thought-communication with the animal with whom ive lived. when elsa died, i woke in the night, knowing what had happened, even though i was several miles away. the same thing 10 later with one of pippas cubs.i dont 11 this sensitivity with my own kind. feel far more in tune with what is going on when i am in the bush than when i am in london on nairobi. we dont know much yet about this telepathy from which gland（腺体） it comes, or how it 12 . but if men could awaken or 13 it in themselves, and then cooperate by trusting each other, 14 fearing and treating one another 15 , the world would be a far better place.1. a. extremelyb. completelyc. thoroughlyd. definitely2. a. sensedb. awarec. feelsd. concerns3. a. layb. liesc. locatedd. stood4. a. caseb. conditionsc. occasionsd. situations5. a. discussedb. dismissedc. discoveredd. distrusted6. a. happenedb. broken outc. replacedd. took over7. a. farb. fartherc. awayd. far from8. a. turnb. returnc. realityd. reappear9. a. emotionsb. feelingsc. exchangesd. movement10.a.burst forthb. burstc. appearedd. occurred11.a. commandb. confirmc. possessd. prohibit12.a. startsb. comprehendsc. manufacturesd. works13 a. createb. plantc. cultivated. produce14.a. rather thanb. other thanc. would ratherd. or rather15.a.suspiciouslyb. suspectingc. prosperouslyd. doubtfully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，在空格处填人一个适适的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷标号为1625的相应位置上。there are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. we can see a lot of people sleeping on the bus or train on their way home 16 work in the evening. a man will be reading the newspaper, and seconds later it appears as if he is trying to eat it. or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger sitting next to him. another place where 17 (plan) short sleep goes on is in the lecture hall 18 a student will start snoring so loudly that the professor has to ask 19 student to shake the sleeper awake. a more 20 (embarrass) situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and 21 weight of the head pushes the arm off the desk, and the movement carries the rest of the body along. the student wakes up on the floor with no memory of getting there. the 22 (bad) time to fall asleep is when driving. police reports are full of accidents that occur when people fall into sleep and go off the road. 23 the drivers are lucky, they are not seriously hurt. one womans car, for example, went into the river. she woke up in four feet of water and thought that it 24 (rain). when people are really tired, 25 will stop them from falling asleep no matter where they are.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。amark and his brother jason both were looking at the shining new computer enviously. jason was determined not to go against their fathers wishes but mark was more adventurous than his brother. he loves experimenting and his aim was to become a scientist like his father.“dad will be really mad if he finds out youve been playing with his new computer” jason said, “he told us not to touch it.”“he wont find out,” mark said, “ill just have a quick look and shut it down.”mark had been scolded before for touching his fathers equipment. but his curiosity was difficult to control and this new computer really puzzled him.it was a strange-looking machine one his dad had brought home from the laboratory where he worked. “its an experimental model,” his father had explained, so dont touch it under any circumstances.” but his fathers warning only served to make mark more curious. without any further thought, mark turned on the power switch. the computer burst into life and seconds later, the screen turned into colours, shifting and changing, and then two big white words appeared in the centre of the screen: “space transporter.” “yes!” mark cried excitedly, “its a computer game. i knew it! dads only been pretending to work. hes really been playing games instead!” a new message appeared on the screen:“enter namesvoyagevoyagemarks finger flew across the keyboard as he typed in both of their names. “input accepted. start transport program.auto-retrieve initiated(自动回收程序已启动).” the screen turn even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume.“i think wed better shut it off, mark,” jason yelled out in terror, reaching for the power switch. a beam(光束) of dazzling white light burst out of the computer screen, wrapping the boys in its glow(光芒)，until they themselves seemed to be glowing. then it died down just as suddenly as it had burst into life. and the boys were no longer there. on the screen, the letters changed：“transport successfuldestination: mars. retrieve date: 202526. why did mark touch the computer against his fathers warning?a. he wanted to take a voyage.b. he wanted to practice his skills.c. he was so much attracted by it.d. he was eager to do an experiment.27. where did the boys father most likely work?a. in an electronic factory.b. in a computer company. c. in a scientific research center.d. in an information processing center.28. mark thought “space transporter” on the screen was the name of _.a. a computer gameb. a company website c. a software producerd. an astronomy program29. why did jason want to shut off the computer?a. he was afraid of being scolded.b. he didnt like the loud noise and light.c. he didnt want to play games. d. he was afraid something dangerous might happen.30. what happened to the boys at the end of the story?a. they were blown into the air.b. they were sent to another planet.c. they were hidden in the strong light.d. they were carried away to another country.bthere has been a dramatic increase in the number of natural disasters over the past few years, and it is assumed that global warming and climate change could cause even more disasters in the future. some of the worlds leading cities are facing disasters like floods and heat waves. london londons flood defences are getting older. since 1982, the thames barrier(水闸)has protected the city from the threat of flooding, but it was only designed to last until 2030 and close once every two or three years. about 26 years later the barrier now closes five or six times a year and according to environment agency predictions, by 2050 the barrier will be closed on almost every tide if the problem is not addressed. there are 26 underground stations, 400 schools, 16 hospitals, an airport and 80 billion worth of property in londons flood risk area, so large scale flooding would be disastrous. paris over a six week period in july and august 2003, more than 1 1,400mainly elderly peopledied in france from dehydration(脱水)and extremely high body temperature in a deadly heat wave. heat waves of similar intensity(强度)are expected every seven years by 2050, so what can be done to make sure such a disaster does not happen again? one solution is to have air-conditioners installed in elderly care homes. but this is considered a short-term solution, as the increase in demand for electricity also increases carbon emissions(排放). in paris the local authorities are encouraging architects to design new types of buildings such as the building “flower tower,” which uses a covering of bamboo to act as a natural air-conditioner.shanghai shanghai is the fastest growing city on earth. it has a population of 18 million and is only 4 meters above sea level. sea levels are predicted to rise by 20 cm within the next century. an estimated 250，000 people move to shanghai every year in search of work, placing extra demands on energy consumption. china relies heavily on coalfired power stations, but these emissions increase temperatures and, in turn, warmer seas increase the risk of typhoons. 31what problem should be settled now in london? ahow to protect the citys property bwhere to build its flood defences chow to use the thames barrier to protect the city dhow to improve the function of the old flood defences 32which of the following measures cant solve the heat wave disaster in paris? aputting up new types of buildings with a covering of bamboo bhaving air-conditioners installed in elderly care homes cforbidding the city to build“flower tower” dencouraging architects to design new types of buildings 33the major threats to shanghai are aincreasing population and coal-fired power stations brising sea levels and typhoons cextremely high temperature and rising sea levels dextra demands on energy consumption and typhoons34the purpose of the passage is ato tell us how to protect the big cities bto give advice on how to defend natural disasters cto explain what causes flood and heat wavesdto warn us of the increasing natural disasters in big cities 35which of the following would be the best title for the passage? abig cities facing big disasters bbig disasters in the futurecthe increase of natural disasters dsolutions to natural disastersccan people change their skin color without suffering like pop king michael jackson? perhaps yes. scientists have found the gene that determines skin color. the gene comes in two versions, one of which is found in 99 per cent of europeans. the other is found in 93 to 100 per cent of africans, researchers at pennsylvania state university report in the latest issue of science. scientists have changed the color of a dark-striped zebrafish（斑马鱼） to uniform gold by inserting a version of the pigment (色素) gene into a young fish. as with humans, zebrafish skin color is determined by pigment cells, which contain melanin (黑色素). the number, size and darkness of melanin per pigment cell determine skin color. it appears that, like the golden zebrafish, light-skinned europeans also have a mutation (变异) in the gene for melanin production. this results in less pigmented skin. however, keith cheng, leader of the research team, points out that the mutation is different in human and zebrafish genes. humans acquired dark skin in africa about 1.5 million years ago to protect bodies from ultra-violet rays of the sun (太阳光紫外线), which can cause skin cancer. but when modern humans leave africa to live in northern latitudes, they need more sunlight on their skin to produce vitamin d. so the related gene changes, according to cheng. asians have the same version of the gene as africans, so they probably acquired their light skin through the action of some other gene that affects skin color, said cheng. the new discovery could lead to medical treatments for skin cancer. it also could lead to research into ways to change skin color without damaging it like chemical treatment did on michael jackson.36. the passage mainly tells us that _. a. people can not change their skin color without any pain b. the new discovery could lead to research into ways to change skin color safely c. pop king michael jackson often changed his skin color as he liked d. scientists have found out that peoples skin color is determined by the gene37. it can be inferred from the passage that _. a. nowadays people who want to change their skin color have to suffer a lot from the damage caused by the chemical treatment b. europeans and africans have the same gene c. the new discovery could help to find medical treatments for skin cancer d. there are two kinds of genes38. scientists have done an experiment on a dark-striped zebrafish in order to _. a. find the different genes of humans b. prove the humans skin color is determined by the pigment gene c. find out the reason why the africans skin color is dark d. find out the ways of changing peoples skin color39. the reason why europeans are light-skinned is probably that _ a. they are born light-skinned people b. light-skinned europeans have mutation in the gene for melanin production c. they have fewer activities outside d. they pay much attention to protecting their skin40. the writers attitude towards the discovery is _. a. neutralb. negativec. positive d. unconcerneddlanguage learning begins with listening. children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and later starters are often long listeners. most children will obey spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word obey is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child. before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises. any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. it is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly expressive as delight, pain, friendliness, and so on. but sincethese cant be said to show the babys intention to communicate, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. it is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to add new words to their store. this self-imitation leads on to deliberate (有意的) imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. the problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech. it is a problem we need to get out. the meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world.thus the use at seven months ofmama as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses it at other times for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes. playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself, i doubt, however, whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds. 41. before children start speaking, _. a. they need equal amount of listening b. they need different amounts of listening c. they are all eager to cooperate with the adults by obeying spoken instructions d. they cant understand and obey the adults oral instructions 42. children who start speaking late _. a. may have problems with their listening b. probably do not hear enough language spoken around them c. usually pay close attention to what they hear d. often take a long time in learning to listen properly 43. a babys first noises are _. a. an expression of his moods and feelings b. an early form of language c. a sign that he means to tell you something d. an imitation of the speech of adults 44. the problem of deciding at what point a babys imitations can be considered as speech _. a. is important because words have different meanings for different people b. is one that should be properly understood because the meaning of words changes with age c. is not especially important because the changeover takes place graduallyd. is one that should be completely ignored (忽略) because childrens use of words is often meaningless 45. the author implies _. a. parents can never hope to teach their children new sounds b. even after they have learnt to speak, children still enjoy imitating c. children no longer imitate people after they begin to speak d. children who are good at imitating learn new words more quickly 第二节：信息匹配：（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。section a: do-it-yourself section - on these shelves customers can find the latest manuals(手册) on how to do everything from building a computer to constructing(building) your own home.section b: sports & leisure section - stocks a large range of the latest books on your favourite sporting teams and events. pick up the perfect fathers day present here.section c: humour section - a great selection of joke books, funny stories and wonderful real life adventures that are sure to keep the reader laughing for days.section d: business & finance - students, business people or anyone interested in the world of commerce are certain to find the book they are after here. we have special subsection for international trade and e-commerce.section e: biography - find out about the lives of your favouri