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汕头市第四中学2013届高三第五次月考英语试题第一部分：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。 steve jobs on life and deathwhen i was 17, i read a quote that went something like: “if you live each day as if it was your last, some day youll most certainly be right.” it made an 1 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, i have looked in the mirror every 2 and asked myself: “if today were the last day of my life, would i want to do what i am about to do today?” and whenever the 3 has been “no” for too many days in a row, i know i need to 4 something.remembering that ill be 5 soon is the most important tool ive ever used to help me make the big 6 in life. because almost everything all external expectations, all pride, all 7 of embarrassment or failure these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is 8 important. remembering that you are going to die is the best way i know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to 9 . you are already naked. there is no reason not to 10 your heart.your time is limited, so dont 11 it living someone elses life. dont be 12 by dogma which is living with the results of other peoples thinking. dont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. and most importantly, have the 13 to follow your beliefs and goals. they somehow already know what you really want to 14 . everything else is 15 .1. a. expectation b. impressionc. imaginationd. examination2. a. minute b. night c. dayd. morning3. a. answer b. solution c. resultd. chance4. a. accept b. hide c. change d. avoid5. a. famous b. dead c. old d. forgotten6. a. decisions b. contributions c. differences d. mistakes7. a. understanding b. certainty c. fear d. knowledge8. a. mostly b. hardly c. nearly d. truly9. a. take b. lose c. give d. win10. a. break b. catch c. warmd. follow11. a. waste b. imagine c. spendd. risk12. a. confused b. trapped c. discouragedd. hurt13. a. wisdom b. idea c. desire d. courage14. a. see b. show c. become d. forget15. a. necessary b. natural c. secondary d. possible 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卡标号为 16 -25 的相应位置上。 on her 80th birthday，nobel prize-winning author pearl buck was asked if she wished to be young againshe quickly replied，“wish to be young again? no，for i have learned too much to lose if i am a far 16 (value)person today than i was 30 years ago，or 20 years ago，or 15，10 or even 5i have learnt so much 17 i was 70.” buck understood that life isnt meant to be lived on bell curve(钟形曲线)we dont go up for a while and then，after a certain age，begin a downhill slide. 18 ，we are able to continue on an upward trendand one of the most significant ways we can do that is by learning from the lives of 19 -especially children when we take time 20 (share)what weve learned with the children in our lives。we offer them something 21 they can get nowhere else-the treasure of experiencewhen i think back to the many positive influences on 22 childhood，i recognize that some of the greatest gifts i 23 (receive)are the lessons i collected from the older people in my lifei still remember clearly 24 grandpa maxwell always encouraged and taught us kids when he came to visithe never left our house 25 sharing his life experiencesthose times shaped our lives so much!aour neighbours son was getting married at an out-of-town church, and my husband and i were invited. we immediately rushed out to a store, and i bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. the dress was a little tight, but i had a month to go before the june 30 wedding and i would lose a few pounds.june 29 came and, of course, i hadnt lost a single pound; in fact i had gained two. but i figured a nice new girdle (紧身内衣) would cure everything. so on our way out of the city we stopped once again at the store. i ran in and told the clerk i needed a large-size girdle. the shop assistant found the box with the described girdle marked “lg”, and asked if i would like to try it on. “oh, no, a large one will fit just right. i neednt try it on.”the next morning was rather hot, so i waited to get dressed until about 45 minutes before time to go. i opened the box only to find a new girdle in a small size. since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldnt fit right without a girdle, a fight broke out in the hotel room between me and the girdle. have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potatoes into a five-pound bag? thats it. finally my husband, laughing like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it. at once i put on the pink dress, which didnt match my red face well, and was ready to go.finally we got to the church. i heard one of the people say that they were having a high mass. i turned to my husband and asked, “what is a high mass?” he shrugged his shoulders.unfortunately, i learned that this particular mass would last one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight and one half seconds - the priest (神父) was going to bless everything except my girdle.26. the author most probably bought a nice pink dress with a jacket _.a. 4 weeks later b. 4 weeks earlier c. a fortnight earlier d. a fortnight later27. what had the author wanted to do with the tight dress?_.a. to make herself thinner. b. to buy a large-size girdle.c. to put on some weight. d. to shake herself into it.28. which of the following statements about the author is true according to the story?_.a. she was very lucky to buy a girdle to go with for her dress.b. she had no choice but to put on the dress without a girdle.c. she complained to the shop assistant about her carelessness.d. she managed to put on the girdle with her husbands help.29. the purpose of this passage is _.a. to show a husbands selfless love b. to share an interesting experiencec. to describe a changeable girdle d. to tell us how to keep calm in trouble30. what would be the best title for the passage?_.a. a funny wedding b. a wise decision c. a tight situation d. a fierce fightbdonald had his own difficulties in sleeping that night. not just because of the bright lights of the shelter or peoples constant voices, it was the happening repeatedly nightmare that caused him to stay awake, to fear sleep. donald was back in his small house. he did his best to ignore the howling winds outside his window. yet he could not turn out the fearful whimpers (呜咽) of his little dog, or the uncomfortable sounds of his mother anxious in her room next door, unable to sleep through the storm despite her insistence they would be all right.donald did not want his mother to be upset, but on some level, he was glad to hear she was awake, it meant he was not alone in the dark. though he was 12, until recently it was impossible for donald to fall asleep unless his mother lay down by his side.suddenly there was a crash. their living room window is shattered (打碎) by 125 miles an hour winds. troy rushed to donald and sat anxiously on the edge of his bed. he did his best to calm his mother, and she had to comfort him. soon water was seeping (渗入) into the single floor house. quickly it rose from ankle level to leg level. at donalds insistence, they pushed their way through the water - now chest high - toward the front door. when they fought their way into the living room, water rose to their chins.it was a struggle for the boy and mother to stay afloat. in a total panic, desperate to hold on to something, troy caught a curtain rod. she was breathing hard, shouting that she couldnt swim.donald cried out, “mom! hold on!” just then donald also caught a floatable wood board.31. the passage is mainly about _ _.a. how a storm happened and caused damage b. how a mother and son experienced a stormc. how a mother and son survived a storm d. how a son helped his mother in a storm32. which of the following is not mentioned in the story?_.a. the rising water. b. the broken window. c. the lucky dog. d. the noisy environment.33. which phrase can describe troys feelings at the beginning of the storm most suitably?_. a. in excitement. b. in calm. c. in anxiety. d. in despair.34. from the text it can be inferred that _ _.a. neither donald nor his mother slept that night b. at the beginning troy refused to leave their housec. troy must be rich because she had a tall building d. donald was too young to help his mother35. what will the author most probably talk about next?_.a. how the other people struggled in the storm. b. why the rainstorm happened.c. what damage the rainstorm caused. d. how donald and troy struggled to save themselves c a good friend of mine was complaining about her son the other day“did you notice,” she started, “how he didnt wait for me to get my salad before he dove into his?” true enough, the boy attacked his plate faster than a cat in the wildwithout manners, were no more than animalsactually, thats not trueive been watching and feeding a group of wild cats, and they show unusual politeness toward each othereven when food is scarce, they take turns, leaving at least a small part for the next in line my mother educated her three children to have good manners all the timewe were made to feel very uncomfortable as if we were sitting on pins and needles until we got used to saying please, thank you, pardon me, and im sorryand i have to say, while it was a painful learning experience, it was one of the most valuable i cant tell you how often i sat with my friends, eating at their dinner tables, and their parents thought highly of my good mannerswhile it was a little embarrassing, i knew even then that my mothers teachings were paying offmany years later, when i was attending seminars across the country, my manners were quite useful while i regret that i havent been a perfect example, im still working on iti suppose, in this regard, my mother lives on through mei didnt have her beautiful singing voice or her green eyes, but she did make sure i received one of her finest characteristics37the underlined word “scarce” in paragraph 3 probably means “_”atoo much bnot deliciouscnot enough dquite hot38we learn that the writers mother _awas strict about her childrens manners bnever punished her childrenchad beautiful blue eyes dwas not good at singing39what does the writer think of her experience of learning good manners?aeasy and relaxing bpainful and valuableceasy but useless dtoo horrible40we can infer from the passage that the writer _ais surely liked by everyone around herbis not satisfied with most peoples manners around hercthinks she has been a perfect example to the youngdthanks her mother for teaching her the good manners a lot d ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recyclingrecycling in the home is very important of coursehowever, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we needwe are dealing with the results of that overconsumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place the total amount of packaging has increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005it now makes up a third of a typical households waste in the ukin many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environmentthe uk, for example, is running out of it for burying this unnecessary wasteif such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effectrecycling helps, but the process itself uses energythe solution is not to produce such items in the first placefood waste is a serious problem, tootoo many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they needhowever, few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example but this is not just about supermarketsit is about all of uswe have learned to associate packaging with qualitywe have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor qualitythis is especially true of foodbut it is also applied to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary there are signs of hopeas more of us recycle, we are beginning to realize just how much unnecessary materials are collectedwe need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb41what does the underlined phrase “that over-consumption” refer to?ausing too much packaging brecycling too many wastescmaking more products than necessarydhaving more material than is needed42the author uses figures in paragraph 2 to show _ athe tendency of cutting household waste bthe increase of packaging recycling cthe rapid growth of supermarkets dthe fact of packaging overuse43according to the text, recycling _ ahelps control the greenhouse effect bmeans burning packaging for energy cis the solution to gas shortage dleads to a waste of land44what can be inferred from paragraph 4? aunpackaged products are of bad quality bsupermarkets care more about packaging cit is improper to judge quality by packaging dother products are better packaged than food45what can we learn from the last paragraph? afighting wastefulness is difficult bneedless material is mostly recycled cpeople like collecting recyclable wastes dthe author is proud of their consumer culture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。（注意：若答案为 e 请涂ab ；若答案为f，请涂 cd）。 首先请阅读下面6封信件或便条：adear mom, every time its your birthday, i remember all the great birthday parties you gave me when i was growing upi especially remember the one when i turned to 16, and the words you and dad said to menow i hope you enjoy the birthday party im holding for you yours, bdear dan, its over! high school is now part of the pastbut consider what your graduation day really means, aside from the giftsits the beginning of a life filled with goals that only you can attainyouve made it through 4 important years, and were confident youll make it through anything else youll have to face very truly yours, cdear tom, im 16, but my grandmother treats me as if i were 5she uses a baby voice around me, which is really annoying, but im afraid to say anything because i dont want to make her feel badhow can i tell her my feelings, and let her know im growing up? love, ddear tina, i was almost unwilling to open your gift because it was so wonderfully wrappedthe paper was just lovely! i want to thank you for thinking of meim sure you spent hours making this lovely sweater, and its so soft that i feel as if youve sent me 100 hugsevery time i wear it ill think of you very truly yours, edear aunt pam, thank you so much for the cards and gifts you sent me for christmasi hope uncle mike and little john are wellnext week im going to my fathers for the holidayi wonder if you could come down and visit usi havent seen you for nearly two years! love, fdear mom, i think youre the greatesti know you have faults, but i cant think of any at the momentyou deserve much more than this small gift in return for everything that you ve done for me, but its all that i can affordhopefully, by the time i become a mom, ill be able to be as giving to my child as youve been to me love, 请为下面回复的信件或者便条匹配合适的来信或便条：46dear sucre, i understand exactly what youre