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广东梅县东山中学2014届高三第一学期中段考试英语试卷 笔试部分满分135分。考试用时120分钟。（听力15分另计）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a、b、c和d的选项中, 选出最佳选项。it is known that flowers of different plants open and close at different times of day. this is so 1 that there seems to be no need to ask the reason for it. yet no one 2 understands why flowers open and close like this at particular times. the process is not as 3 as we might think, as recent experiments have shown. in one study, flowers were kept in constant 4 . we might expect that the flowers, without any information about the time of day, did not open as they 5 do. as a matter of fact, they 6 to open at their usual time. this suggests that they have some mysterious(神秘的) way of knowing the 7 . their sense of time does not 8 information from the outside world; it is, so to speak, inside them, a kind of “inner clock”. this 9 may not seem to be very important. however, it was later found that not just plants but also 10 , including man, have this “inner clock” which 11 the working of their bodies and influences their activities. men, then, are also influenced by this mysterious 12 . whether we wish it or not, it affects such things in our life as our need for sleep, our need for food. in the past, this did not really 13 because people lived in natural condition. in the 14 world, things are different; now there are spacemen, airplane pilots and, in ordinary life, a lot of people who have to work at night. it would be very 15 , then, to know more about the “inner clock”. such things as flowers might help us understand more about ourselves. 1. a. familiar b. strange c. similar d. special 2. a. partly b. personally c. really d. willingly 3. a. complex b. simple c. mature d. meaningful 4. a. quietness b. darkness c. loneliness d. sadness 5. a. finally b. completely c. physically d. normally 6. a. refused b. decided c. continued d. failed 7. a. time b. secret c. process d. study 8. a. deal with b. add to c. give away d. depend on 9. a. discovery b. activity c. invention d. method 10. a. beasts b. animals c. strangers d. humans 11. a. controls b. studies c. measures d. destroys 12. a. world b. flower c. power d. experiment 13. a. happen b. exist c. matter d. work 14. a. ancient b. modern c. wonderful d. peaceful 15. a. hard b. expensive c. convenient d. important第二节：语法填空 （共10小题每小题1.5分, 满分15分）dear gill, do you remember me telling you about a health farm ive seen advertised? well, ive looked at the ad again and i must say that _16_ looks fantastic. now im hoping to persuade you _17_ (join) me there for a weekend! the rooms you stay in sound really luxurious and apparently they all have an access _18_ the gardens. all the meals _19_ (offer) at a reasonable price and you can also get room service _20_ you want. the brochure says that what you do is _21_ (entire) up to you. you can have programs specially _22_ (design) to suit you, or you can just ask staff to make a few suggestions about activities to do. you can use any of the sports and leisure facilities _23_ much as you like, and the brochure also mentions lots of other activities every day. but dont worry, as nobody will watch you do anything, you could just spend the whole time relaxing in the sauna if you want! theres a terrific offer on at the moment with weekends costing only half the normal price although that only _24_ certain dates. anyway, let me know _25_ you think.best wishes. sue 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。aphilip was a nine-year-old boy in a sunday school class of 8-year-old girls and boys. sometimes the third graders didnt welcome philip into their group and usually tricked him. this was not because he was older, but because he was “different”. you see, philip suffered from a condition called downss syndrome. this made him “different”, with his facial characteristics, slow responses and mental problems. one sunday after easter, the sunday school teacher gathered some plastic eggs that pulled apart in the middle. the teacher gave one to each child. on that beautiful spring day, the children were to go out and discover for themselves some symbol of “new life” and place it inside the plastic eggs. after the children returned to the classroom, the teacher opened their eggs one by one, asking each child to explain that symbol of “new life”. the first opened egg contained a flower. everyone cheered. in another was a butterfly. when the teacher opened the last egg, it was empty. “thats stupid,” said someone. the teacher felt a pull at his shirt. it was philip. looking up, philip said, “its mine. i did it. its empty. i have new life, because the tomb is empty.” not a sound was heard in class at all. from that day on, philip became a real part of the group. they welcomed him, and whatever made him different was never mentioned again. philips family knew he wouldnt live a long life, for there were too many things wrong with him.26. the underlined word “condition” in the first paragraph probably means _. a. grade b. disease c. status d. health27. it can be inferred from the first paragraph that _. a. the 8-year-olds were friendly to philipb. the 8-year-olds were sometimes cruel c. philip was really different in school d. philip was older and more sensitive28. the teacher gave each child one plastic egg to let them _. a. play around on that beautiful spring day b. go out and discover themselves c. try to pull it apart in the middle d. put some symbol of “new life” into it 29. after philip explained his new life, _. a. the class fell silent. b. the class thought he was clever. c. he began to study in the class. d. he felt dying.30. we learn from the passage that _. a. the teacher used to have classes outdoors b. philip was healthy as a whole c. philip was accepted by his classmates in the end d. the philips new life wish was emptybwhen i was growing up, i had an old neighbor named doctor gibbs. he didnt look like any doctor id ever known. he never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind.when doctor gibbs wasnt saving lives, he was planting trees. he had some interesting theories about planting trees. he believed in the principle: no pain, no gain. he hardly watered his new trees, an attitude which flew in the face of conventional wisdom.once i asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. he said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. he talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water.so, instead of watering his trees every morning, hed beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. i asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the trees attention.doctor gibbs died a couple of years after i left home. every now and then, i walked by his house and looked at the trees that id watched him plant some 25 years ago. they were tall and strong.i planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. adversity seemed to benefit doctor gibbs trees in ways comfort and ease never could.every night before i go to bed, i check on my two sons. i often pray that their lives will be easy. but lately ive been thinking that its time to change my prayer. i know my children are going to encounter hardship. theres always a cold wind blowing somewhere. what we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we wont be torn apart.31. with the trees planted, doctor gibbs often_. a. kept watering them every morningb. talked to them to get their attention c. paid little attention to them d. beat them to make them grow deep roots32. what does the author think of the way doctor gibbs planted trees? a. interesting and funny.b. strange and harmful. c. original and reasonable.d. cruel and unacceptable.33. what does the underlined word adversity mean in the sixth paragraph? a. difficult living conditions. b. lack of moisture. c. enough care or attention.d. bad weather.34. which prayer does the author wish for his sons? a. have an easy life, without too much to worry about. b. be able to stand the rain and wind in their lives. c. have good luck, encountering less hardship in their life. d. meet people like dr gibbs in the future.35. which of the following is the best title for the article? a. trees need no water b. prayers for my sons c. doctor gibbs and his treesd. deep roots count cdo you know what fear and faith have in common? fear believes in a negative future. faith believes in a positive future. both believe in something that has not yet happened. so i ask you, if neither the positive nor negative future has happened yet then why not choose to believe in the positive future?i believe during these challenging times we have a choice between two roads: the positive road and the negative road. and our bus cant be on two roads at the same time. so we have to make a choice and this choice determines our belief about the future and the attitude and actions we bring to the present.im not saying we shouldnt have any fear. there are times when fear is a gift. a healthy dose(剂量) of fear causes us to examine our situation and plan for the future. it moves us to smell the cheese and expect change. when used wisely it allows us to manage risk and make better decisions. some fear is good.however, what i have observed lately is a supersized, huge dose of fear that is spreading the hearts and minds of far too many people. this oversized fear is causing leaders and their organizations to either act unreasonably or to not act at all. they are either hurrying in a million different directions because of fear. in both cases, fear is leading them to take the negative road to failure.the answer is the positive road paved with faith and a belief that your best days are not behind you but ahead of you. with this belief you make the right choices and actions today that will create your positive future tomorrow. you stay calm, focused and committed to your purpose. you look for ways to save money and cut costs without making unreasonable fear-based decisions that sacrifice your future success. you identify opportunities in the midst of the challenges and you focus on solutions instead of problems.your faith and belief in a positive future leads to powerful actions today. the future has not happened yet and you have a say in what it looks like by the way you think and act. fear or faith. the choice is yours.36. according to the passage, we can know that _.a. both fear and faith trust something in the future b. fear and faith have nothing in commonc. neither negative nor positive future will happend. people usually choose to believe in the positive future37. what does the writer mean by saying “our bus cant be on two roads”?a. we usually choose the negative road.b. we should choose the positive road.c. our belief about the future depends on our choice.d. we must choose either a positive or negative road. 38. which of the following about “fear” is true?a. we should have fear because it is a gift. b. fear can bring cheese and risk to people.c. reasonable fear helps to plan for future. d. leaders usually have oversized fear.39. if we have faith in future, we will _.a. take powerful actions today b. be committed to saving moneyc. stay away from any challenges d. have the best days ahead of us40. what does the writer intend to tell us in the passage?a. fear is closely related to faith. b. we should have faith in a positive future.c. life is full of fear and faith.d. wrong decisions sacrifice our future success.donce again, rumors are spreading. judgment day, this time, is set to happen on december 21st, 2012. the date originated from the mayan calendar, but actually gained popularity through the hit movie, 2012. how will the world end? and how do we know the exact date? there are many theories: a meteoroid from outer space; a solar storm; a shift in the earths poles; bla bla bla. they all supposedly pointed to the date of december 21st, 2012. unfortunately, none of it is true. zhu jin, director of beijing planetarium, said, for earth itself, the end will be billions of years away from nowand for us humans, there is a very small chance that we may be affected by some astronomical factorshowever, we dont have the ability to foresee such events so farso when someone tells you the world is going to end on an exact date, it must be fake.but the truth hasnt stopped people from believing. in the sci-fi movie 2012, the director imagined the end of the world based on the mayan calendar. the film earned nearly 770 million us dollars worldwide. ning hong, hebei province, said. the movie 2012 did get one thing right. there are arks being made in china, but theyre not being built secretly inside the mountainsthey are constructed here in the courtyard of a factory.in april, liu qiyuan quit his furniture business and devoted himself to developing these huge round balls. he doesnt believe the end is near, but he wants to be prepared just in case.liu qiyuan, the ark builder, said, the concept originated twenty years ago. the tangshan earthquake had flattened our house, so i wanted to build a shelter that wouldnt fall. then in 2004, i saw the tsunami in indonesia that killed so many peoplethen i realized it should be something that could withstand the earthquake and float on water.liu is hoping to use his invention as a life boat on the seahes planning to test his product on the water next year. it turns out that rumor, though false, is good for business. doomsday discounts and products are hot on many online stores. while its surely attracted attention, many complain that it misleads consumers. their purpose is to promote products. if they believe the world is going to end, who would buy things? money would be useless, too. 41. the purpose of the movie 2012 was .ato make a profit from the viewers bto popularize scientific knowledge for the viewerscto tell the viewers an interesting factual storydto warn the viewers of a disastrous event42. the word fake in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to .aa joke buntrue c a lie dterrifying43. liu qiyuan quit his job and built his ark because _ahe wanted to make preparations for destructive natural disasters bhe was tired of making money from his furniture businessche was almost killed in indonesia in 2004dhe believed that the world was going to end on dec. 21, 201244. which statement is not true according to the passage?athe movie 2012 was very popular and a great many people watched itbrumors were created by businessmen to promote their products cone theory said that the earth was to shift its two poles on dec. 21, 2012.dliu qiyuans ark was intended to survive earthquakes and terrible floods45. we can infer from the passage that _atime and time again people spread rumors about the worlds end for one reason or anotherbthe mayas prediction about the worlds end has failedcliu qiyuan was born before 1976 and is at least 36 years olddin the movie 2012 big arks were built secretly inside the mountains 第二节 信息匹配（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。在中学生夏令营中，以下同学以其观点组织各自的讨论和交流组。acao amin, 18xuanhua no 1 high school, hebeikeeping pace with teachers is a good way to study. teachers are experienced and their plans are systematic. but remember to work in a way that suits youits also important to learn from past mistakes. keep a notebook to make a record of the mistakes you make - itll help you avoid making the same ones later.bzhang zilu, 17xinyu no 1 high school, jiangxithis time of life may be hard, but youre not alone. you may be busy studying, but you can show your care by calling yow friends or sending a short message. dont let your friendships die. some boys and girls in my class were in love, but id advise against a relationship at this stage.c. zhan yu, 17huanggang high school, hubeiits as important to live well as it is to study well, i think. i went to bed no later than 11:30 pm. it put me in the right mood for the next day. i didnt follow a special diet (饮食), but i did make sure i ate a nutritious breakfast each day.d. wu dandan, 18liaocheng no. 1 high school, shandongbesides learning from the textbooks, students can also learn a lot from traveling from place to place. in different places you will see different things, meet different people and have different experiences. if you are curious enough, you can explore deeper into the area and obtain more useful information, which serves as your new knowledge.e. zhang qingzhou, 17dongtai high school, jiangsubesides taking the big exam, you have other choices for college. i took the independent enrollment (自主招生) exam he