广东省东莞市高三英语上学期期末教学质量检测试题新人教版.doc

东莞市2013届高三上学期期末调研测试英语语言知识及应用(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。 when she looked ahead, florence chadwick saw nothing but a solid wall of fog, her body was 1 . she had been swimming for nearly sixteen hours. already she was the first woman to 2 the english channel in both directions. now, at age 34, her 3 was to become the first woman to swim from catalina island to the california coast. on the july fourth morning in 1952, the sea was icy and the fog was so heavy that she could 4 see her support boats. sharks swam toward her lone figure, only to he 5 away by gun shots. against the cold sea water, she struggled on - hour after hour - while millions watched on national 6 . alongside florence in one of the boats, her mother and her trainer offered encouragement. they told her it wasnt much farther. but what she could see was 7 .they urged her not to 8 . she never had until then. with only a half mile to go, she asked to be pulled out. several hours later, she told a reporter, “look, im not 9 myself, but if i could have seen 10 , i might have made it.” it was not tiredness or even the cold water that defeated her. it was the fog. she was 11 to see her goal. two months 12 , she tried again. this time, despite the same 13 fog, she swam with her faith and her goal 14 pictured in. her mind. she knew that somewhere behind that fog was land and this time she 15 it! florence chadwick became the first woman to swim the catalina channel!1.a.coldb.numbc.thind.weak2.a.passb.divec.swimd.fly3.a.motherb.recordc.successd.goal4.a.hardlyb.nearlyc.clearlyd.probably5.a.pulledb.sweptc.drivend.cleared6.a.sceneb.televisionc.radiod.race7.a.fogb.sharkc.boatd.wall8.a.swimb.goc.tryd.quit9.a.blamingb.excusingc.cryingd.enjoying10.a.coachb.fogc.landd.california11.a.unhappyb.unwillingc.unluckyd.unable12.a.agob.laterc.befored.long13.a.heavyb.wetc.solidd.cold14.a.heavilyb.easilyc.clearlyd.suddenly15.a.didb.forgotc.chosed.made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1625的相应位置上。 alice, a shark that lives at the national sea life center in england, did not start out life as a vegetarian. when she 16 . (bring) in from florida in 2009, she was happily eating any seafood. 17 , that changed in a few months, and she suddenly stopped eating completely. deeply 18 (concern), the center officials took her in for an x-ray, 19 showed that a fishing hook was hiding deep inside her mouth. so they took her to see a doctor who realized the only way to save the shark was performing 20 rather risky operation. 21 (fortune), things went really well but just when everybody was happy about the sharks recovery, the history-making shark began changing her eating habit, instead, 22 (prefer) to use her sharp teeth to eat vegetables! although this may sound good, it is not really good 23 alices health because vegetables can not provide enough protein that she needs to survive. shark experts all over the world are confused at alices 24 (behave) and they guess that 25 may have something to do with the wound the hook caused. but unless she speaks up, nobody is really going to know the real reason.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。a grandma celebrated her fifty-third birthday just weeks before grandpa died of cancer in 1965. although his passing was very difficult for her, i think their shared struggle to make his life longer taught grandma that good health was not to be taken forgranted, and she made up her mind to live the rest of her own life as fully and as long as she could. one day, when she announced to attend lessons at the fred astaire dance studio in portland, oregon, where she lived, we rolled our eyes in embarrassment and helplessly wished she would just stay home and bake cookies as normal grandmothers did. many years filled with countless dance lessons passed before we learned to appreciate the wonder of having a dancing grandma. i suppose grandmas primary motivation for wanting to learn to dance was social. she had been a shy girl, always very tall and heavy, and had married into grandpas quiet lifestyle before developing any elegance or confidence in her personal appearance. dancing, on the other hand, filled her life with flash lights, wonderful parties, beautiful dresses, handsome young dance instructors, and the challenge of learning. although the weekly dance lessons did not change her ample, two-hundred-pound figure, grandma surprised everyone with energetic performances on the dance floor, which soon gave her as much elegance and confidence as any miss american competitor. having taken weekly dance lessons for years, my grandma learned various dances easily and was soon participating in dancing matches all over the northwest. when i was fourteen, grandma proudly invited me to watch her compete in one of these matches to be held in the grand ballroom of the red lion inn. my attitude was still unenthusiastic at that point, but to make her happy, my mother and i attended the match. as if to prove me wrong, grandma made a wonderful showing in every event she entered. i thought she was truly the queen of the ball during the dance, and my thoughts were shared by the judges a short time later when she was awarded a gold cup for her outstanding performance.26. what did grandma learn from grandpas death? a. good health was not there for everyone. b. she should take dance lessons. c. she had to struggle to live a better life. d. she should wear beautiful dresses.27. how did the authors family feel when grandma decided to take dance lessons? a. hopeless. b. helpless. c. embarrassed. d. proud.28. normal grandmas usually _ in the authors point of view? a. took dance lessons b. did some exercises at home c. took care of grandchildren at home d. did some housework at home29. the author felt _ when he was invited to watch grandmas match. a. happy b. proud c. excited d. uninterested30. the text is mainly about a. my grandmas confidence b. my dancing grandma c. my grandmas dancing d. my grandmas gold cupb when 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. paid little attention to them b. talked to them to get their attention c. kept watering them every morning d. beat them to make them grow deep roots32. what does the author think of the way doctor gibbs planted trees? a. original and reasonable. b. strange and harmful. c. interesting and funny. d. cruel and unacceptable.33. what does the underlined word adversity mean in the seventh paragraph? a. bad weather. b. lack of moisture. c. enough care or attention. d. difficult living conditions.34. which prayer does the author wish for his sons? a. have an easy life, without too much to worry about. b. meet people like dr gibbs in the future. c. have good luck, encountering less hardship in their life. d. be able to stand the rain and wind in their lives.35. which of the following is the best title for the article? a. deep roots count b. prayers for my sons c. doctor gibbs and his trees d. trees need no water c when joan gave birth to the first boy in her family in three generations, she and her husband were overjoyed. so were her parents. joan expected her elder sister, sally, to be just as delighted as them. joan had always admired sally-the beauty and the star of the family-and felt happy about her achievements. but since the babys arrival, the sisters have become distant. joan feels hurt for sally seems completely uninterested in her baby. sally, who has no children, claims that her younger sister acts as if no one ever had a beby before. neither sally nor joan understands that the real cause of the current coldness is that their family roles have suddenly changed to the opposite. finally joan seems to be better than her elder sister-and sally doesnt like it! their distance may be temporary, but it shows that childhood competition dont fade easily as ages grow. it can remain powerful in relationships throughout life. in a study of the university of cincinnati,65 men and women between ages 25 and 93 were asked how they felt about their brothers and sisters. nearly 75 percent admitted having hidden competitive feelings. in a few cases, these emotions were so strong as to have affected their entire lives. many adult brothers and sisters are close, supportive-yet still tend to compete. two brothers i know turn into killers when on opposite sides of a tennis net. off the court, they are the best of friends. my own younger sister cant wait to tell me when ive put on weight. however, shes a terrible cook and that pleases me; i tease her when she comes to dinner. happily, despite these small failings, we have been an important resource for each other. in between the very competitive and the generally supportive children lie those who say that no friendship should survive. some brothers and sisters stay at arms length, hut never give up competition completely. why do these puzzling, unproductive, often painful relationships continue to exist?36. when joans son was bern, sally .a. felt very happy b. was undelighted c. moved away d. admired her a lot 37. what happens to childrens desire to compete with their brothers and sisters? a. it sometimes will disappear when they grow up. b. it will never disappear throughout life. c. it will improve their relationships when they grow up. d. it will never harm their relationships when they grow up.38. what can we learn about the two brothers? a. they wanted to kill each other. b. they played tennis against others. c. they were enemies in their daily life. d. they were very good friends.39. why does the authors sister often tell her when shes put on weight? a. because she wants the author to go on a diet. b. because she wants the author to stop calling her a bad cook. c. because she wants to make fun of the authors weight. d. because she wants to be honest with the author.40. the underlined sentence means that although some brothers and sisters . a. live near each other, they still have competitions b. live away from each other, they stop their competitions c. live together, they often think of ending their competitions d. live within a big family, they often try to end their competitionsd taxi, the underground, drivingin london these means of transport are expensive. as a student on a budget, i couldnt afford the 30 pounds (around 300 yuan) fare for a taxi. even a bus was one pound and 20 pence (about 12 yuan) for a single ticket. i didnt need to travel this way anyway. i had mabel- my london bike. when i moved to beijing, like every foreigner, i was delighted to discover i could take a cab for cheaper than a single journey on the subway. but something was wrong. i missed mabel. that was when i met mandarin mabel also known as mandy, my beijing bike. in many ways, beijing is made for: it is a flat, easy land compared with hilly london. the cycling citys north/south/east/west square structure is also easier to travel than londons unplanned, twisting streets. however, beijing comes completely with its own dangers. the rules of the road areflexible. bikes, cars, passers-by all float up and down ways in both directions. compared with londons terrible cycle paths, in beijing, every road has huge, wide cycle ways. but cars, taxis and motorbikes see no reason why they shouldnt use the cycle ways as a shortcut, and why they shouldnt announce you to get out of their way when they do. beijing traffic is more good-natured. in london, the road is an active war. people shout, quarrel and beat on each others windows. in beijing zone, drivers never get actively angry. in fact, often they ignore cyclists. obviously that means its up to the cyclists to see them. mandy is a tree beijing bike. it is nearly broken, it makes loud noises every time you ride on it, and i have had to make several emergency repair stops for it. but cycling round beijing on a sunny day is a joy. it is just me, mandy and the city.41. what can we conclude from the first paragraph? a. bicycles are the most popular means of transport in london. b. to save money, the author used travel around by bus in london.c. the expense of public transport makes some people want to buy a bike.d. the author didnt travel around london because of lacking a bike.42. what does the author think of cycling around beijing? a. the citys twisting streets make it hard for the rider to find the way. b. cars, taxis and motorbikes on the cycle lane pose a threat to cyclists. c. with the flat land and wide cycle lanes, its safer to cycle in beijing than in london. d. cycling in bejing is safe because of its flexible rules.43. what can we infer from the article? a. in the authors view, beijing drivers drive more safely. b. in london, cars, taxis and motorbikes are allowed to use the cycle paths. c. people in london follow the traffic rules more closely than those in beijing. d. mandy breaks down so easily that it makes the author miss her london bike mabel.44. the reason why drivers in beijing seldom get angry is that_. a. the cycle ways are fiat b. they care little about cyclists c. they can even drive on the cycle ways d. people in beijing dont often ride bikes 45. what does the article mainly talk about? a. to tell us what makes the author love cycling. b. to compare cycling in beijing with that in london. c. to introduce the differences between mabel and mandy. d. to explain why beijing is made for cycling.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。 首先请阅读下列暑期国际学校的信息：a. headington oxford international summer school(12 to 16 years old) headington school provides the perfect setting for a truly special summer school experience. situated only a short walk from the centre of this historic and vibrant city, the headington oxford summer school offers a fantastic mix of english classes, activities and excursions within a truly multinational environmentb. abberley hall international summer school(8 to 12 years old) abberley hall is set in 90 acres of private worcestershire countryside. the beautiful and secure setting provides a perfect location for our younger students to study, play, and build friendships with other students from around the worldc. dean close international summer school(12 to 16 years old) dean close school has been educating students from around the world for more than a century, and has an international reputation for academic and football excellence.d. sbc oxford international summer school(13 to 16 years old) the dragon school, one of the uks most famous preparatory schools, is set in a fantastic location just 15 minutes walk from the centre of historic oxford. with fantastic facilities, spacious sports fields and great grounds, the summer school at oxford is sure to be an unforgettable experience.e. sbc bournemouth international summer school(11 to 15 years old) sbc bournemouth is located at the prestigious canford school, which provides a magnificent location for a fantastic summer school experience. it is just 20 minutes away from the city of bournemouth, a lovely city si