广东高三英语模拟试卷

1、 2014-2015年高三第一学期英语月考一一、语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）There are many benefits of reading books. 1 (fortunate), nowadays not a lot of people take the time to read them. Now please read on to learn the various benefits of reading books!1) It Feeds Your Mind.Obviously, reading books provides you 2 new knowl

2、edge. It can be a fact about history or 3 theory you did not know existed. If you want to learn new words in particular, reading books 4 (be) a great way to enrich your vocabulary.2) It Keeps Your Brain In Shape.Reading also keeps your mind in good condition. Similar to 5 (solve) puzzles, reading bo

3、oks allows your mind to practice its processing skills. Going without books 6 too long will turn your mind to mush(浆糊). I'm not kidding! 3) It Develops Your Critical(批判性)Thinking Skills. Reading books develops your critical thinking skills. Reading mystery novels, for example, sharpens your mind

4、. 7 you are faced with a similar problem in real life, your mind is now able to put 8 mystery-solving power to a test.4) It Makes You More Articulate(口才好). There's nothing quite like reading books in helping you become a 9 (good) conversationalist. Seeing 10 words are used with your own eyes hel

5、ps you put the information to memory better than by listening to a teacher discuss the points in class.二、完形填空 （每题2分，共30分）Number sense is  not  the  ability  to  count. It is the ability to recognize a 

6、;_11_ in  number. Human   beings are born with this  ability.  _12_,experiments show that many animals  are, too.For example, many birds have good  number 

7、sense. If a nest has four eggs and you  remove one,the bird will not   _13_ .However,if you remove two, the bird  _14_  leaves. This means that t

8、he bird knows the  _15_  between two andthree.Another interesting experiment showed a bird's  _16_ number sense. A man was   trying to take  a photo

9、60;of a crow( )that had a nest in a tower, but the crow always left when she saw him coming. The bird did not  _17_  until the man left the tower.

10、0;The man had an  _18_  .He took another man with him to the tower. One man left and the other stayed, but they did not  _19_  the bird.The 

11、crow stayed away until the second man left, too. The experiment was   _20_  with three men and then with four men. But the crow did not return to 

12、;the nest until all the men were  _21_.It was not until five men went into the tower and only four left that they were  _22_ able to fool the cro

13、w.How good is a human's number sense? It's not very good. For example, babies about fourteen months old almost always notice if something is taken away from 

14、a   _23_ group.But when the number goes beyond three or four, the children are  _24_ fooled.It seems that number sense is something we have in common with&

15、#160;many animals in this world,and that our humans  _25_ is not much better than a crow's.11.A. rise         B. pattern       

16、;    C. change         D. trend12.A. Importantly  B.Surprisingly   C. Disappointedly D. Fortunately13.A.survive          B.care &#

17、160;      C. hatch      D. notice14. A.gennerally      B.sincerely   C.casually    D.deliberately15A.distance        B.r

18、ange       C.different   D.interval16A.amazing         B.annoying    C.satisfying  D.disturbing17. A. relax         

19、0;B.recovere    C.react       D. return18. A. appointment    B.excuse      C. idea       D. explanation19. A. fool  

20、;         B. hurt       C. catch      D. kill20.A. reported           B. repeated   C. des

21、igned   D. approved21.A. confused       B. gone       C. tired      D. drunk22.A. gradually      B. luckily  &

22、#160; C. strangely  D. finally23. A. single         B. small      C. local      D. new24. A. seldom      

23、  B. temporarily    C.merely  D. often25. A. sight         B. nature     C. ability    D. belief三、阅读理解 （每题2分，共50分） AOne evening

24、60;in February 2007, a student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote road in Wales. She got out to open a metal gate that blocked he

25、r path. That's when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train. Her Renault Clio was parked across a railway line. Seconds later, she watched th

26、e train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks.Ceely's near miss made the news because she blamed it on her GPS (导航仪). She had never driven

27、 the route before. It was dark and raining heavily. Ceely was relying on her GPS, but it made no mention of the crossing. "I put my complete trust in&

28、#160;the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train." she told the BBC.Who is to blame here? Rick Stevenson, who tells Ceely's story 

29、in his book When Machines Fail Us, points the finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says, but our digital helpers are

30、 too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And it's not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters inv

31、olving everything from mobile phones to wireless keyboards.The problem with his argument in the book is that it's not clear why he only focuses on digital technology,

32、 while there may be a number of other possible causes. A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying

33、 attention. Perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor signalling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really

34、60;is something specific wrong with the GPS equipment. But Stevenson doesn't say.It's a problem that runs through the book. In a section on cars, Stevenson gives 

35、an account of the advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat computer-based locking systems for cars. He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft; both&#

36、160;show a small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once again not all new locks have proved reliable. Perhaps, but maybe it's also due to 

37、;the shortage of policemen on the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or some combination of these factors.The game between humans and their smart devices is amusing

38、60;and complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be a way for a wiser&#

39、160;use of technology.If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. After all, we have lived with t

40、hem for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long.26. What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident?A.She was not familiar&#

41、160;with the road.B.It was dark and raining heavily then.C.The railway workers failed to give the signal.D.Her GPS device didn't tell her about the crossing.27.The phrase 

42、"near miss" (Paragraph 2) can best be replaced by _.A.close hitB.heavy lossC.narrow escapeD.big mistake28.Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with?

43、A.Modern technology is what we can't live without.B.Digital technology often falls short of our expectation.C.Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be.D.GPS error

44、 is not the only cause for Ceely's accident.29.In the writer's opinion, Stevenson's argument is _.A.one-sidedB.reasonableC.puzzlingD.well-based30.What is the real concern of the 

45、writer of this article?A.The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.B.The relationship between human and technology.C.The shortcomings of digital devices we use.D.The human

46、60;unawareness of technical problems. BIt is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible for housework, but with one of the following suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home If you give your children the impression that

47、they can never do anything quite right，then they will regard themselves as unfit or unable personsUnless children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.My daughter Carlas fifth grade teacher made every child in her class feel specialWhen students received less than a p

48、refect test score，she would point out what they had mastered and declared firmly they could learn what they had missed You can use the same method when you evaluate(评估) your childs work at homeDon't always scold and give lots of praise insteadTalk about what he has done right，not about what he h

49、asnt doneIf your child completes a difficult task，promise him a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad. Learning is a process of trying and failing and trying，and succeedingIf you teach your children not to fear a mistake of failure，they will learn faster and achieve success at last 31. The whole passa

50、ge deals with _ Afamily educationBschool education Csocial educationDpre-school education 32The author thinks that _ Athere is no way to get children to help at home Bit is very difficult to make children responsible for housework Cthe more encouragement and praise you give，the more responsible and

51、helpful children will become Dchildren can be forced to help with housework 33The article gives us a good suggestion about how to evaluate your childs work at homeThat is to _ Apromise him a ball game Bpromise him a trip Cgive him a punishment Dpraise his success 34The author advises readers to _ Ad

52、o as what Carlas teacher did in educating children Btake pride in Carlas fifth-grade teacher Clearn from himself, for he has a good way of teachingDfollow Carlas example because she never fails in the test 35Having read the last paragraph，we can learn that _ Apride goes before a fall Bfailure is the

53、 mother of success Cno pains, no gains Dpractice makes perfectCPerhaps Professor Ray Birdwhistell suggested the most famous theory, the study of body movement. He believes that physical appearance is often culturally programmed. In other words, we learn our looks-we are not born with them. A baby ha

54、s generally informed face features. A baby, according to Birdwhistell, learns where to set the eyebrows by looking at those around-family and friends. That helps explain why people of some areas of the United States look so much alike.New Englanders or Southerners have certain common face features t

55、hat can't be explained by genetics. The exact shape of the mouth is not set at birth, it is learned after. In fact, the final mouth shape is not formed until well after new teeth are set. For many, this can be well into grown-ups.A husband and wife together for a long time often come to look som

56、ewhat alike. We learn our looks from those around us. This is perhaps why in a single country there are areas where people smile more than those in other areas.In the United States, for example, the South is the part of the country where the people smile most frequently. In New England they smile le

57、ss, and in the western part of New York cold and unfriendly, partly because people on Madison Avenue smile less than people on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia. People in largely-populated areas also smile and greet each other in public less than people in small towns.36. Ray Birdwhist

58、ell believes that physical appearance_ .   A. has much to do with culture            B. has little to do with culture  C. is&

59、#160;ever changing                   D. is different from place to place 37. The underlined word “genetics” in paragraph two means _. A. 地域学  

60、60;       B. 生理学        C. 生物学      D. 遗传学38. According to the passage, the final mouth shape is formed _. A. befor

61、e birthB. as soon as ones teeth are newly set   C. sometime after new teeth are setD. around 15 years old 39.Ray Birdwhistell can tell what area of th

62、e United States a person is from by_ .  A. how much he or she laughsB. how he or she raises his or her eyebrows.C. what he or she likes bestD. th

63、e way he or she talks  40.  People who live _are more friendly. A. in largely populated areasB. in New York City     C. in the countryD. in 

64、the North DI now have under my belt four languages in order from the most fluent to the least fluent: French, Chinese, Spanish and Portuguese. I can also communicate at a basic- level Italian. My love of languages starts from childhood, when I began imitating other peoples accents. Although my

65、ability to learn languages fast might be partially genetic(遗传）as my mother is a speech therapist (治疗师) and has a great ear for sounds and accents, I strongly believe my abilities today come more from my personal efforts and interests.My eagerness for learning foreign languages started when I was 12

66、years old in junior high school. We were given the choice of French and Spanish. I picked French. On a class trip to Quebec City, I noticed that I was totally crazy about trying my newly-learned French with the local people while my classmates were less interested. This led me to studying French in

67、my junior years of high school, and later, I also studied Chinese in college.While Ive never lived in a Spanish-speaking country, Ive reached a level of fluency in Spanish by watching a ton of Spanish TV series. The Portuguese comes from my own personal efforts while travelling in Brazil.Below Ill l

68、ist the benefits of learning new languages and my personal tips on how to learn new languages:Childrens development: Its reported that learning foreign languages improves childrens critical thinking skills. Kids studying foreign languages do better in other subjects including mathematics and science

69、.Finding a job: If an employer needs to fill a position, he / she will be much more likely to pick the person who knows a second language. Foreign language speakers have more advantages to bridge the link between a company and its customers.Making new friends: I have met so many friends and nice peo

70、ple around the world, with whom I would not be able to communicate if I couldnt speak foreign languages.Travel: When visiting other countries, the ability to speak the local language not only makes the trip more convenient, but also much more enriching.41. The underlined phrase “under my belt” in th

71、e first paragraph means “ ”.A. hidden something in my pocket B. swallowed something in my stomachC. mastered something well D. carried something with my belt42. What contributes most to the writers ability in learning foreign languages?A. Having personal interest and efforts. B. Traveling a lot abro

72、ad. C. Watching a lot of TV. D. Being a speech therapists son.43. The writer most probably lived_.A. in France B. in Spain C. in Brazil D. in Canada 44. Which of the following benefits of learning a foreign language is NOT mentioned?A. Learning about different cultures. B. Making travel easy.C. Maki

73、ng friends. D. Finding jobs.45. What will be most probably talked about in the following paragraphs?A. The importance of foreign languages. B. Examples of learning new languages.C. The development of language learning D. Tips on how to learn new languages. E把答案涂在机读卡相应的位置上，选E的涂A+B，选F的涂C+D。A. You wont lose a waterfight again with this water gun. This awesome water gun can shoot water up to 12 meters. Easy to fill from any water source , the gun can hold up to 3.2 litres o