广东省实验中学2010届高三第一次测试英语试卷.doc

广东省实验中学2010届高三第一次测试英语试卷I. 听力(共两节，满分35分)略.语言知识及应用(共两节，满分35分)第一节 完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-30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。“Happy New Year!”“The same to you!”The 21 greeting heard throughout the US on January 1 had a counterpart in every land. The words may be different and the dates may 22 , but the New Year greetings everywhere 23 the hope for renewed life and happiness.Down through history, primitive and civilized people 24 have celebrated the coming of a New Year. For ancient people dependent upon the land, time revolved around（围绕）the seasons. To this day, some countries begin their year with vernal equinox (春分).As civilization advanced, a calendar based on the seasons was 25 practical, and in 45 BC, the Roman Emperor ordered that a new calendar 26 which would correlate the civil and the astronomical years. The Romans chose January 1 as the first day of the year and so it remains in all parts of the Western world. January symbolizes the theme of leaving the old 27 the new. When we see the old year out and noisily welcome the new one, we are following the ancient 28 of burying the past and frightening the evil that might threaten the future. The modern revelers (狂欢者) who blow the toy horn and turn on the factory siren is erasing past 29 or failures with a noisy final gesture. Grown-ups and children alike vow to break 30 their bad habits and resolve（决心）to lead better lives.21. A. strangeB. ordinaryC. familiarD. interesting22. A. changeB. varyC. moveD. transform23. A. expressB. explain C. tellD. mean24. A. like B. likelyC. alikeD. also25. A. still B. alwaysC. not onlyD. no longer26. A. was adoptedB. be adoptedC. was adaptedD. be adapted27. A. toB. towardsC. withD. for28. A. traditionB. trendC. behaviorD. activity29. A. successB. sorrowC. mistakesD. memories30. A. downB. upC. off D. away from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3l-40的相应位置上。 There was a knock on the window. At first it was hardly noticeable, almost as if a branch on the large oak tree outside had brushed against the window. It was repeated, and then there was silence. I got up and looked out of the window. I couldnt see anybody and my dog hadnt started barking. It was mid-afternoon and I had been listening to the radio and reading 31 book. The house stands on its own, down the end of a long lane in the middle of the countryside, so it is very lonely. I have 32 neighbors, but the neighbors I have are very nice, even though 33 dont see each other very often. I had got so nervous recently 34 I had to summon (鼓起) up enough courage to unlock the front door and go outside. There was no one there. True, there was a light breeze and the wind was shaking the branches of the oak tree, but the 35 other sound was the noise of the traffic 36 the main road a mile away. For one moment, I thought I saw someone 37 (hide) behind the fence, but nothing moved, so I thought I must be wrong. I came back in and settled down by the fire with my book. Then there was a knock on the window, this time 38 (loud). It was a real knock with a human hand, no doubt about it-well, certainly not the branch of a tree-and my heart started pounding. I looked up, and there, outside the window, was the little girl from down the lane 39 mother had sent her down to see if I was all right, and she 40 (decide) to play a trick on me!. 阅读(共两节，满分40分)第一节 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。 AIn Western countries people have been using the installment plan since the first half of the twentieth century. Today, a large number of families in Great Britain buy furniture, household goods and cars by installments. In the U.S., the figure is much higher than in Great Britain, and people there spend over 10 percent of their income on the installment plan. The price of an article bought on installments is always higher than the price that would be paid by cash. There is a charge for interest. The buyer pays one quarter or one third of the price as a down payment when the goods are delivered to him. He then makes regular payments, weekly or monthly, until the full price is paid up. The legal ownership of the goods remains with the seller until the final payment has been made.Installment buying has advantages and disadvantages. It can help couples with small incomes to furnish their homes and start housekeeping. It increases the demand for goods, and in this way helps business and employment. There is, however, the danger that when business is bad, installment buying may end suddenly, making business much worse. This may result in a great increase in unemployment. If the people on the installment plan lose their jobs, they will probably not be able to make their payments. If great numbers of people are not able to pay their installment debts there is a possibility that businessmen cannot collect their debts and will therefore lose money. If businessmen lose money or fail to make a satisfactory profit, it becomes more likely to have a depression. This is why, in some countries, the government controls the installment plan by fixing the amount of the down payment and installments to discourage people from buying more than they can pay for on the installment plan.41. Which of the following is NOT true about the installment plan?A. A lot of British families use the installment plan.B. More than 10 percent American families buy things on installments.C. Americans depend more on installment than British people do.D. Americans spend one tenth of their income on installment buying.42. Goods bought on installments are more expensive than goods bought by cash because _.A. the buyer has to pay extra money as interestB. the delivery of the goods charges extra moneyC. the buyer has to pay a down paymentD. the service offered by installment plan charged extra money43. What will happen to a buyer if he fails to make the full payment for an item bought on installments?A. He might lose his job. B. He will stop owning the item he has bought.C. He will have to sell what he has bought. D. He will go into debt.44. The advantage of installment buying might include all the following EXCEPT that _.A. purchasing power is strengthenedB. employment might be increasedC. people develop a good habit of saving moneyD. young couples are able to furnish their homes45. In some countries, the governments control the installment plan to _.A. increase employment B. avoid depressionsC. ensure that businesses make good profits D. ensure that people can pay for what hey buy BPsychiatrists (精神病专家) who work with older parents say that maturity can be an asset（资产） in child rearing - older parents are more thoughtful, use less physical discipline and spend more time with their children. But raising kids takes money and energy. Many older parents find themselves balancing their limited financial resources, declining energy and failing health against the growing demands of an active child. Dying and leaving young children is probably the older parents biggest, and often unspoken, fear. Having late-life children, says an economics professor, often means parents, particularly fathers, end up retiring much later. For many, retirement becomes an unobtainable dream.Henry Metcalf, a 54-year-old journalist, knows it takes money to raise kids. But hes also worried that his energy will give out first. Sure, he can still ride bikes with his athletic fifth grader, but hes learned that young at heart doesnt mean young. Lately hes been taking afternoon naps to keep up his energy. My body is aging, says Metcalf. You cant get away from that.Often, older parents hear the ticking of another kind of biological clock. Therapists who work with middle-aged and older parents say fears about aging are nothing to laugh at. They worry theyll be mistaken for grandparents, or that theyll need help getting up out of those little chairs in nursery school, says Joann Galst, a New York psychologist. But at the core of those little fears there is often a much bigger one: that they wont be alive long enough to support and protect their child, she says.Many late-life parents, though, say their children came at just the right time. After marrying late and undergoing years of fertility (受孕) treatment, Marilyn Nolen and her husband Randy, had twins. We both wanted children, says Marilyn, who was 55 when she gave birth. The twins have given the couple what they desired for years, a sense of family. Kids of older dads are often smarter, happier and more sociable because their fathers are more involved in their lives. The dads are older, more mature, says Dr. Silber, and more ready to focus on parenting. 46. Why do psychiatrists regard maturity as an asset in child rearing?A. Older parents can better balance their resources against childrens demands.B. Older parents are usually more experienced in bringing up their children.C. Older parents are often better prepared financially.D. Older parents can take better care of their children.47. What does the author mean by saying For many, retirement becomes an unobtainable dream (Lines 7-8, Para. 1)?A. They have to go on working beyond their retirement age.B. They cant get full pension unless they work some extra years.C. They cant obtain the retirement benefits they have dreamed of.D. They are reluctant to retire when they reach their retirement age.48. The author gives the example of Henry Metcalf to show that _.A. many people are young in spirit despite their advanced ageB. taking afternoon naps is a good way to maintain energyC. older parents tend to be concerned about their aging bodiesD. older parents should exercise more to keep up with their athletic children49. Whats the biggest fear of older parents according to New York psychologist Joan Galst?A. Being laughed at by other people. B. Being mistaken for grandparents. C. Slowing down of their pace of life. D. Approaching of death.50. What do we learn about Marilyn and Randy Nolen?A. They thought they were an example of successful fertility treatment.B. Not until they had the twins did they feel they had formed a family.C. They believed that children born of older parents would be smarter.D. Not until they reached middle age did they think of having children. CI am one of the many city people who are always saying that given the choice we would prefer to live in the country away from the dirt and noise of a large city. I have managed to convince myself that if it werent for my job I would immediately head out for the open spaces and go back to nature in some sleepy village buried in the county. But how realistic is the dream ? Cities can be frightening places. The majority of the population live in massive tower blocks, noisy, dirty and impersonal. The sense of belonging to a community tends to disappear when you live fifteen floors up. All you can see from your window is sky, or other blocks of flats. Children become aggressive and nervous - cooped up at home all day, with nowhere to play; their mothers feel isolated from the rest of the world. Strangely enough, whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays people on the same floor in tower blocks dont even say hello to each other. Country life, on the other hand, differs from this kind of isolated existence in that a sense of community generally binds the inhabitants of small villages together. People have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to turn to when they need help. But country life has disadvantages too. While it is true that you may be among friends in a village, it is also true that you are cut off from the exciting and important events that take place in cities. Theres little possibility of going to a new show or the latest movie. Shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to go on an expedition to the nearest large town. The city-dweller who moves to the country is often oppressed by a sense of unbearable stillness and quiet. What, then, is the answer? The country has the advantage of peace and quiet, but suffers from the disadvantage of being cut off: the city breeds a feeling of isolation, and constant noise batters the senses. But one of its main advantages is that you are at the centre of things, and that life doesnt come to an end at half-past nine at night. Some people have found (or rather bought) a compromise between the two: they have expressed their preference for the “quiet life” by leaving the suburbs and moving to villages within commuting distance of large cities. However, this is a strange idea about change and improvement which they force on to the unwilling original inhabitants of the villages.What then of my dreams of leaning on a cottage gate and murmuring “morning” to the locals as they pass by? Im keen on the idea, but you see theres my cat, Toby. Im not at all sure that he would take to all that fresh air and exercise in the long grass. I mean, can you see him mixing with all those hearty males down the farm? No, he would rather have the electric imitation-coal fire any evening.51. We get the impression from the first paragraph that the author_.A. used to live in the countryB. used to work in the cityC. works in the cityD. lives in the country52. In the authors opinion, the following may cause city people to be unhappy EXCEPT_.A. a strong sense of fear B. lack of communicationC. housing conditions D. a sense of isolation53. According to the passage, which of the following adjectives best describes those people who work in large cities and live in villages?A. Original. B. Quiet. C. Proud. D. Stupid.54. Do you think the author will move to the country?A. Yes, he will do so. B. No, he will not do so.C. It is difficult to tell. D. He is in two minds.55. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Country life- a realistic dream B. The longing for life in the country C. Where to live-in the city or in the country? D. A compromise between city life and country life 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。请阅读下列有关颜色偏好和性格关系的应用文：A GOLDAccording to the True Colors system people who choose gold as their primary color like to fit in or belong. They tend to be reliable people who enjoy serving others. Things like tradition, home are very important to them. They need order and structure. They dont like waste or change.B ORANGEPeople who choose orange as their primary color need a lot of variety and freedom. They take pride in being highly skilled. They enjoy “hand-on” work and often are good in a crisis. They are risk taker, seeking challenges.C YELLOWPeople who choose yellow as their primary color are curious about everything. They are confident and knowledgeable. They love sports very much and they work high efficiently.D GREENPeople who choose green as their primary color are competent and want to control the realities of life. They are analytical and enjoy solving problems and developing systems. They love intelligence and logic. They are often critical of themselves and others.E BLUEPeople who choose blue as their primary color enjoy close relationships. Harmony and integrity are very important. These people are often very creative or they enjoy the creative work of others.F REDPeople who choose red as their primary color are always full of vigor and they tend to be confident all the time. It seems like they are ready to do anything and they will be successful. And they have a strong desire for power.请阅读以下根据员工性格而促进工作效率方法的信息，然后匹配上面的信息。56. Creating a warm and personal working atmosphere; establishing a peaceful working environment and trying to avoid conflict; allowing them the freedom to express their feeling; praising their creative approach to the job; praising them with their good jobs.57. Assigning work which needs detailed planning; defining the tasks in clear terms; providing a stable work environment and avoiding sudden change; giving standard rules and regulations and setting a good examples; praising them with their good jobs.58. Assigning work which needs analytical thinking and problem solving; encouraging them to think independently and taking their ideas to the next step; praising them with their good jobs.59. Assigning work which are action-packed; providing opportunities to be skillful and adventurous; allowing them the freedom to the job in their own ways; praising them with their good jobs.60. Assigning work which needs full energy; providing opportunities for job competition; if he does well, let him know he is very likely to get promotion; praise them with their good jobs. 写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节 基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)最近你班举行了以“Should we give money to beggars?”为主题的班会，假设你是主持人，请你根据以下表格提供的信息，为此次班会写一个总结。一些人认为另一些人认为孤寡老人不能自食其力而乞讨；有些学生因家境贫苦而辍学去乞讨；有些残疾人只能以乞讨为生；大部分都是假装的，乞讨只是他们赚钱的一条捷径；这么做会助长懒惰；结论：应该尽力帮助弱势群体，但给钱时一定要慎重。写作要求1. 文章的开头已给出。2只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。3参考词汇：弱势群体 inferior group评分标准 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。We have had a class meeting today on whet