广东省汕头市2013届高三英语11月调研测试试题新人教版

1、2012 年金平区高三年级英语调研测试2012.11本试卷共 10 页，三大题，满分135 分。考试用时120 分钟。注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上，并用2B 铅笔在答题卡上的相应位置填涂考生号。2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答

2、案无效。4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。I 语言知识及应用 ( 共两节，满分 35 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 1 15 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。My dad had a serious heart condition many years ago and it was impossiblefor him to work at a(n)1job because he would be fine for quite a while,b

3、ut then fall2illand have to receive3inthe hospital.In ordertokeep himself busy, he decided to4at the local children s hospital. Itwas5workforhim as he lovedkids.He ended up workingwiththe seriouslyill children, talking, playing and doing6 with them.One of his kids was a girl eight or nine years who

4、had been diagnosed witha 7 disease that paralyzed( 使瘫痪 ) her from the 8 down. She was very depressed.My dad started visitingher inherroom with9 tools.He stoodthepaperup againsta backing, putthe paintbrushin hismouth and began topaintwithoutusing his hands. All the while he would tell her, see, you c

5、an do anything youset your10to.11,thelittlegirlbegan to paintusingher mouth. Soon afterthat,sheleft because the doctors felt there was nothing else they could do for her. Mydad also left his voluntary work temporarily because he became ill.Sometime later after my dad had partly12and returned to work

6、 in thehospital, the little girl came one day. She walked straight over to my dad andhugged him reallytight.She gave him a pictureshe drew, differentlythistime,using her 13. At thebottom itread “Thank you for helpingme14again. ”My dad would cry every time he told us this story. He would say sometime

7、s love is more用心爱心专心115thandoctors,and my dad - who died justgirlgave him the picture - did bringthe girland care.a few months after the little back on her feet with his love1.A.B.C. steadyD.admirabletraditionalsatisfying2.A.B. suddenlyC.D. generallymentallypermanently3.A.B.C.D.treatmentassistanceen

8、tertainmentseparation4.A.B. settleC. teachD. volunteerresearch5.A.B. splendidC. toughD. abnormalunexpected6.A.B. sportsC. businessD. artshomework7.A. rareB. commonC. amazingD.widespread8.A. kneesB. stomachC. chestD. neck9.A.B. paintingC. musicalD. medicalcleaning10.A. mindB. brainC. spiritD. strengt

9、h11.A.B.C. EventuallyD.HonestlyEspeciallyOfficially12.A. rescuedB.C. refusedD. rebuiltrecovered13.A. mouthB. handsC. fingersD. legs14.A. paintB. learnC. walkD. read15.A.B. powerfulC. talentedD.hopelessenthusiastic1. A.B. goalsC. medalsD.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

10、，在空格处填入一个适当的词或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 的位置上。用心爱心专心2Mo Yan,whohasbeen awarded the 2012 NobelPrizeforliterature,was bornin 1955 and grew up in Gaomi, 16._small city in Shandong province in north-eastern China. Hisparents were farmers. As a 12-year-old during the CulturalRevolutionheleftschool

11、17._(work),firstinagriculture,laterin a factory.In 1976 he joinedthe PeoplesLiberationArmyand itwas duringthistime 18. _ he began to studyliteratureand write.His first short story 19. _ (publish) in a literary magazine in 1981.In his writing, MoYan draws on his youthfulexperiences andon settings int

12、he provinceof 20._birth.This is apparentin hisnovel Red Sorghum，21. _ consists of five stories and was successfully filmed in 1987,22. _(direct) by Zhang Yimou. Other well-known novels 23. _hisincludeThe Garlic Ballads(1988),BigBreasts andWide Hips(1996),Sandalwood Death (2004)and his latest novelWa

13、(2009). Inaddition24._hisnovels,Mo Yanhaswrittenmanyshortstoriesandessayson 25._(vary) topics.Mo s works are consideredas a mixtureoffantasyand reality,historicaland socialperspectivesand he isseen in hishomelandas one of the foremost contemporary authors.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

14、 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。ASaturday was a special day for Joey. He was hurrying around the house,gettingeverythingready forhis lunchdatewithMyra. He lovedMyra， hisbestfriend.Joeywas twelve,but he wasn tsurehow oldMyra was.He onlyknew shehad been around most ofhislife,j

15、ustaboutaslongashe couldremember. Myrawas perfect. She always played the games Joey wanted to play and she nevercomplained.WhileJoey did hishomework, Myra was rightby hisside, givingherapproval. Every afternoon，Myra would often wait for Joey when he got off theschool bus and then chase him inside. W

16、hen Joey was sick, Myra would always beright by hissidecomforting him. Sometimes they would take walksin the park.Most people in the park would stop to say hi to Myra and Joey always swelledwith pride. Joey never had a friend in the world that was so special.He had to hurry. Myra would be theresoon.

17、 Joey racedback throughthehouseand to the hall closet to get the tablecloth that his mother set aside for his special lunch dates with Myra. He took the tablecloth and spread it over the用心爱心专心3picnictablein the backyard.With the plateslaidout ，Joey had almost everythingready. He dashed in the house

18、to get the sausage sandwiches. That was Myras favorite lunch.For one lasttime Joey surveyedthe picnictable.A napkin!I need a napkin,thought Joey. Myra usually made a mess and needed a napkin to wipe her month.He ran back inside to get the napkin. A quick dash back outside. Just as Joeywas placingthe

19、 napkinon the table,he heard a familiarsound. Everythingseemedto be right and in place, Joey turned around just to see Myra running throughthe yard. Joey smiled and pulled out Myras chair.“I got your favorite food, girl.” said Joey.Myra, Joey s wide eyed English bulldog, hopped in her chair. Joey lo

20、vedMyra.26. How long has Myra been around Joeys life?A. For 12 years.B. Since Joey was 12 years old.C.Since Joey could remember.D.Itisnot mentioned in the passage.27. Which of the following is NOT suitable to describe Myra?A. Patient and supportive.B. Considerate and friendly.C. Proud and obedient.D

21、. Gentle and popular.28. What did Joey do for his date with Myra this Saturday?A. He waited for Myra when she got off the school bus after returning from the school.B.He took a walk in the park withMyra and introducedher to otherswith pride.C. He played the games with Myra and finished all the homew

22、ork for her.D. He prepared a lunch for Myra with her favorite food.29. The underlined word“napkin ” in paragraph 3 most probably refers to_.A. a kind of foodB. a cleaning tissueC. an interesting toyD. asweeping tool30. From the passage, we can know that Myra is Joeys _.A. petB. cousinC. sisterD. cla

23、ssmateBIs it worth it to go to college? This has been questioned a lot recently in America. According to a new survey released by the Pew Research Center, only用心爱心专心440 percent of Americansfelt that colleges provided a good value for the cost.At the same time, 86 percent of college graduates still f

24、elt it was good forthem.There are a number of reasons for such dissatisfaction with college. First,thereareplentyofproblemswithhighereducation-poorqualityandout-of-control costs are two of the biggest. Second, it is true that collegeis not for everyone. Plenty of rewarding and important careers do n

25、ot requirecollege. And due to the slow economy, there may in fact be more graduates thanthe current job market needs. Besides, anti-college feelings are nothing new.Today,Microsoft sBillGatesorApple sSteveJobs-bothcollegedropouts- is often held up as evidence of why all that time sitting in classis

26、better spent elsewhere.However, gettinga college educationis stilla good idea.Collegegraduatesearn more, and are more likely to have a job in the first place. According tothe statistics last year, the average weekly earnings for someone with somecollege education but no degrees were $712, compared t

27、o $1,038 for a collegegraduate.That isalmost$17,000over thecourseof a yearand thereisan evenbigger divide for those with less education. Meanwhile, the unemployment ratewas 9.2 percent for those with only some college education and more than 10percent for those with just a middle school degree, but

28、it was 5.4 percent forcollegegraduates.The economicgaps betweencollegecompleters and thosewithless education are getting larger.Although most Americans surveyed by Pew feel doubtful about the value ofa collegedegree,an overwhelmingmajorityofparentsPew surveyedstillexpecttheir children to go tocolleg

29、e.“It can be inferred that the increased doubthasnotsignificantlyinfluenceddecisionmaking, ”PewsTaylorsays.“Despite the concern about rising costsand other problems, college remainsa universal desire in this country.”31. Recently many Americans question _.A. the value of receiving college educationB

30、. the ability of collegegraduatesC. the quality of college educationD. the high cost of a collegedegree32. According to the passage, Bill Gates was _A. a self-taught college studentB. a hardworking undergraduateC.a successfulcollegedropoutD.a unsuccessfulcollegegraduate33. The writer seems to agree

31、that _.用心爱心专心5A. there is no need to go to collegeB. anti-college feelings are anew thingC.collegecannot guaranteeemploymentD.collegeeducationremains a wisechoice34. Which of the following isNOTtrue according to the passage?A. The slow economy might result in more unemployment.B. Most college gradua

32、tes feel it necessary to receive college educationC.People searningsdepend ontheireducationalbackgroundtosomeextent.D. As doubts about college education arise, people s desire to go tocollege weakens.35. What s the main idea of this passage?A.Poor qualityand high costsmake collegelesspopularamong th

33、eAmericansnowadays.B. Despite the dissatisfactions with college, most Americans still favor college educationC. People with a college degree earn better money in America than those whodon tD. American students are getting tired of college education.CThe risingsun shiningupon the blue water,itwas a b

34、eautifulAugust morning.The captain and his crew cast their nets some 50 miles south of Louisiana inthe Gulf of Mexico. The morning peace was broken as the net was pulled over.The contentswere poured out,followedby excitedcriesofCoins!Coins!Thefishermenquicklyrealizedtheyhad realizeda fishermansdream

35、:sunkentreasure!And not justany treasure,but earlyAmerican silverdollarsthathadgone down 210 years earlier.In 1784, at the end of the American War of Independence, a heavily armedship was bound for the port of New Orleans. On board was a fortune in SpanishSilver Dollars. Hundreds of thousands of the

36、m were loaded for the trip to NewOrleans,yet not a singleone arrived.With no survivorsfrom the unluckyvoyage,historians can only guess at what happened. Some say powerful storms took herdown while others speculate it was treasure-hungry pirates(海盗 ). Whateverhappened, the secret- along witha treasur

37、evalued near $ 100 millionin todaysdollars - was sent to a watery grave some 300 feet below the oceans surface.用心爱心专心6Spanish Silver Dollars were the favorite coins of colonial(殖民地的)Americans. Widely used and accepted as payment in the thirteen colonies, theUnitedStatesgovernmentgavethemthestatusaso

38、fficialcurrency.Unfortunately, even though they were struck in large quantities, not many ofthem survive today. After the Civil War, the government took them back fromcirculation and they were melted down.Due to the discoveryof thistreasure,GovM is releasingthese coinsto the public for an ama

39、zingly low price. For a limited time, these authenticsilver dollars are priced at $49 plus shipping and handling far lower thanthe market price of this coin anywhere else worldwide.36. What surprised the fishermen on an August morning? A. Their net contained a big strange-looking fish.B. They found

40、the treasure sunken 210 years ago.C. They found some pieces of a sunken ship in the net.D. Their net suddenly got caught by something deep in the water.37. What happened to the ship heading for New Orleans in 1874? A. Loaded with too much goods, it hit on the rocks.B. Robbed by pirates, it cost $100

41、,000,000s worth of goods. C. It disappeared but nobody knew exactly what had happened. D. It was caught in a terrible storm and went down into the ocean.38. What do we know about Spanish Silver Dollars?A. They were officially accepted in the 13 colonies.B. They were widely used in America after the

42、Civil War.C. Issued in a small number, not many of them survive.D. Today one coin equals to 49 dollars in the world market.39. When did the Spanish Silver Dollars stop being used as a currency? A. After the American War of Independence. B. 210 years ago.B.In the colonialage of America.D.Afterthe Ame

43、rican CivilWar.40. In which section of a magazine would you probably find this article?A.TourismB.GeographyC.History.D. Economy.DIf your name is Tony, Valerie, or even William, the chance of用心爱心专心7it being used to name a hurricane Barry, Jerry and Wendy have better year.in the AtlanticOcean thisyear

44、 is quitestrong.chances of being used as hurricanenames nextHurricanesare violentstormswitha steadywind speed ofmore than 120km/h.In the Atlantic and east of the Pacific Ocean,such tropical storms arecalledhurricanes. To the west of the International Date Line, they are known astyphoons;in the India

45、nOceans and Bay of Bengal,theyare referredtoas cyclones.Willy-willies are found in northwest Australia.In order for these storms to buildup, theremust be: warmsea temperatureof at least27 , lightand moistwindsfromtheeast,and windsmust spin. Oncethe above conditions are present, the system can begin

46、to develop and mature.A fully-developed hurricane has an eye in the center.Hurricanescan be highly damaging.The biggesthurricaneofthisyear struckthe east coast of the US inNovember. Eight millionpeople suffered power failureand 18 thousand flights were cancelled. More than 110 people died in thishur

47、ricaneand a recordofnearly$50 billionindamages was reported.However,such a terrible hurricane was named Sandy, a beautiful female name.Giving names to hurricanes was probably started by the Puerto Ricans who would name a tropical storm after a saint. This helped prevent confusion in communication es

48、pecially when several storms were forming at the same time. After 1953, names of women were used to describe hurricanes. From 1979 on, however, names of both men and women are used in turns.Now, sixlists(2005-2010)have been drawn up and they were used in rotation.After 2010, the 2004 list was used a

49、gain minus some names which have been“ retired” -likeAndrew, Bob, Caroland David because hurricaneswiththesenames happened to be very deadly and costly storms.41. As forviolentstorms witha steadywind speed of more than 120km/h, we knowthat _.A. they are called hurricanes all around the worldB. they may be referred to differently in different areasC. they occur only in the Atlantic and east of Pacific OceanD. they may happen any time and anywhere in the wo