【会考试卷】高三年英语会考试卷

1、高三年英语会考试卷（考试时间 90 分钟，总分：100 分）第一部分：阅读能力提高（共两节，满分 30 分） 第一节 阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。（共 10 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 20 分）AIn the UK , anyone caught with a wild bird s egg can be sent to prison for sixmonths . But in Russia , since 2012 , scientists have been taking the eggs from thenests of spoon-b

2、illed sandpipers（勺嘴鹏）.It is entirely legal . The scientists are raisingthe stolen chicks themselves, so the young birds have a hetter chanee of being alive .Once they are large eno ugh to live on their own , they are released into the wild . It is adesperate （孤注一掷的） method of protecting them . But t

3、he birds situation is equallydesperate .There are only about 200 breeding pairs （繁殖配偶） left in the wild . The populationhas fallen rapidly over the last few years . Their problem doesn t lie in their breedinghabitats in Russia , but in the Chinese and South Korean shores of the Yellow Sea . Thebirds

4、 habitats there have been almost swept away . Hunting is also a problem . Theyare too small to be useful for hunters , but they are caught in the nests set for largerspecies .Each year, the team takes all the eggs from eight nests . If the eggs are stolenearly eno ugh in the seas on , the pare nts w

5、ill lay new eggs . Taking eggs from them isrisky . However, two parts of the birds biology suggest it might work . First, the chickscan feed themselves as soon as they have dried out. Within an hour, they start walkingon their legs in search of food . Second , the young birds also know when to move

6、toanother place and where to go .In 2014 , the first group of the birds returned . In 2015 , several returnees paired upwith wild birds to breed . It s too early to say if the 2017 returnees will breedsuccessfully , but there is no particular reason to think they will not . However, the teamis clear

7、 that raising birds by humans alone is not going to save them from extinction .Infact, the species cant live in the wild un less the problems of habitat destruction （毁灭）can be solved .1 .What have Russian scientists been doing in recent years ?A. Stea I i ng the eggs of spo on-billed san dpipers for

8、 study .B. Trying to protect spoon-billed sandpipers .C. Helping spoon-billed sandpipers produce more eggs .D. Making it legal to get the eggs of spoon-billed sandpipers .2. What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 2 ?A. The achievements Russia has made .B. The dan gers spo on-billed san dpipers are

9、 faced with .C. The falling population of spoon-billed sandpipers .D. The reasons for the desperate situation of spoon-billed sandpipers .3. Why do the Russia n scie ntists take the eggs early in the seas on ?2A. To force the parents to find new nests .B. To changes the parenthbreeding biology .C. T

10、o leave time for the parents to lay new eggs .D. To make the parents breed their chicks naturally .4. What can we know about the scientist work ?A. Their work has already had an effect.B. Their work will last for a long time .C. It is too early to say if their work is successful .D. Their work will

11、speed up the extinction of spoon-billed sandpipers .5. What is the useful method of saving spoon-billed sandpipers from extinction ?A. Punishing the hunters .B. Protecting their habitats .C. Building new nests for them .D. Mixing them with other species .BMany years ago , dogs and wolves were the sa

12、me . But about 14,000 years ago ,some wolves bega n to cha nge . They were no Ion ger as wild . No one knows exactlyhow this happened . Angus Phillips of National Geographic Magazine thinks it may havehappened like this :Some wolves moved close to human cooking fires after smelling some-thinggood to

13、 eat. Then they worked to get closer to groups of humans . They did this by beinghelpful or prooving they would not hurt people . The humans might have used thewolves better hunting skills to help them hunt animals . The wolves could warn huma nsof dan ger at n ight. ” Over thousa nds of years , hum

14、a ns kept the large , rough wolvesout of the human camps . This led to the development of different kinds of dogs thatwere more friendly to people . They began to look different than wolves . They were generally smaller tha n wolves , with a shorter no se：Through the late 19th century , humans would

15、 raise dogs for special skills theywanted , such as hunting helping with the work on farms or protecting animals .Today , the most comm on use of a dog is for frien dship . Some people eve nconsider their dog to be a part of their family . Scientists are finding that dogs can evenunderstand human em

16、otions .Around the world today there are more than 400 million dogs . But their relati onship with people is not always close . Some of these dogs become strays . They live onthe streets and ofte n eat garbage . Diana Bharucha , from Ban galore , India , started aprogram called Stray Dogs Free Ban g

17、alore . She says that dogs should have a homewith a human master. Diana told the news-magazine Citizens Matters : If the dogpopulatio n continues to in crease , they will go back to living in a group and turn wild .They will start hunting like wild animals which will be a dan ger for huma n life . ”

18、3Huma ns are still lear ning how to live together with dogs . This relati on ship canbe won derful but difficult . But people will con ti nue to share their lives with man best friend :the dog .6. Paragraph 2 is mainly about_ .A. how some wolves developed into dogs .B. the wolves great hunting skill

19、s .C. why some wolves got close to huma ns .D. the differe nee betwee n wolves and dogs .7. The differe nee betwee n most peoples keep ing dogs in the past and nowliesin _ .A. the method B. the place C. the purposeD. the nu mber8. The underlined word straysin the passage refers to dogs that_ .A. are

20、 abused by the familyB. have no homeC. get separated from others D. suffer from serious ill nesses9. What s the purpose of Stray Dogs Free Banglore” ?A. To con trol the dog populati on .B. To preve nt dogs tur ning wild .C. To stop dogs on the street .D. To rescue dogs on the street .10. Whats the b

21、est title for the passage ?A. Dogs and humans B. Wolves and dogs C. The kind of dogs D. The origi nof dogs项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）Neil Armstrong spent nearly three hours on the surface of the moon , collectingsamples and taking photographs . The moment Neil Armstrong took his first air

22、pla neride at age 6 , he knew he wan ted to fly higher tha n the sky .11 OnJuly 20, 1969 , he became the first man to walk on the moon .Now , more than forty years after that memorable landing , the world saidgoodbye to the man who made space history . 12As a kid , Armstrong was fascinated with air

23、travel and often built model airplanes to make flying experime nts . 13 After tak ing eno ugh less ons, he was licensedto fly before he could even drive .Armstro ng bega n college as an aeron autica航空学的） engin eeri ng student .After flying combat missi ons in the Korea n War , he received his degree

24、 andbecame a test pilot . Armstro ng the n went on to NASAsastr on aut trai ningprogram . Heflew more than 200 kinds of aircrafts . The Apollo 11 mission was the mostremarkable flight of all . Three NASA astr on auts manned the missi on : Armstro ng ,Edwin Buzz ” Aldr in and Michael Colli ns . Apoll

25、o 11 took them to the moon .14_ When Apollo 11 approached the moon , it took Armstrong more time thanexpected to find a level place to land . Once he did , Armstr ong spoke his now4famous words , That one small step for man , one giant leap for mankind :Thousa nds of miles below , on Earth , about 6

26、00 millio n people were listening .第二节根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选Starting at their television , people were impressed by what they had justseen .515_ His footpri nt will rema in forever on the moon as glory to his remarkable life .A. The trip from Earth the moon took four days .B. About thirty years

27、 later , Armstro ng wish came true .C. Armstr ong did what on man had done before .D. Once he was old eno ugh , he bega n tak ing flying less ons .E. On Friday , August 25, 2012, Armstrong died at the age of 82 .F. For every America n , this has to be the proudest day of their lives .G. Before long

28、, the three Apollo 11 astr on auts were give n a warmwelcome .第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节完形填空（共 20 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Over 1.5 millio n stude nts are expected to graduate from college this year .As they en ter the real world , they are look ing for

29、16 that provide cha nces of maki ngquick improveme nt and social in flue nce . More tha n ever before , fast-paced andactive working environments are 17 to these grad-uates . So what job could possibly18 their in terests-c on sider teach ing .19 many people today see teachi ng as an act of social se

30、rvice , teachi ngcan have just many developme nt 20 as other admired jobs . Teachers develop animporta nt 21 skill . Expert teachers are expert man agers , man agi ng many students with new groups every year .Similar to managers in other areas , teachers are 22 responsibilities for theirteam members

31、 day-to-day improvements . And if you re not yet 23 , con sider thepublic speaki ng and decisio n-maki ng skills that teachi ng 24 . Teachers who havefive classes a day and teach 175 days a year have 875 opportunities to 25 their publicspeaking and decision-making skills .If you e n ever see n teach

32、 ing in this way , youre not alone .In fact , manypeople have never 26 it in this way before , either . In the United States , the old 27 of“Those who can do anything , teach ” show the 28 belief that teachi ng is not a （n）29 and serious job . This belief can lead young college graduates to30 that t

33、eachi ng is an un attractive job .Perhaps this misunderstanding exists becausethe work of 31 can look largelydiffere nt based on the school or state where a teacher works . 32 , not all teacheshave the n ecessary cha nces and support33 , many do .So a 34 for the college graduates that en ter the rea

34、l world each year : Ifyoure serious about finding a job where you will develop leadership and man agement skills and also 35 the society , it time to con sider teachi ng .16.A. reportsB.examsC. jobsD.rules17.A. attractiveB. familiarC. similarD. frie ndly618.A. developB.meetC. in creaseD.limit19.A. B

35、ecauseB.IfC. ThoughD.When20.A. storiesB.historiesC. experie ncesD. chances21. A. leadershipB. i nterviewC. desig nD.research22. A. hardlyB. directlyC. luckilyD. n early23. A. announcedB. advisedC. convin cedD. promised24. A. testsB. ig no resC. en couragesD. requires25. A. practiceB. avoidC. man age

36、D. provide26. A. looked forB. thought about C. worried aboutD. relied on27. A. n oticeB. topicC. say ingD. wrong28. A. newB. smartC. hon estD. wrong29. A. terribleB. suitable C.strictD. extra30. A. believeB. expectC. dema ndD. forget31. A. studyi ngB. teachi ngC. broadcast ingD.trai ning32. A. In ad

37、ditionB. After allC.In con clusi onD. In turn33. A. ProbablyB. ThereforeC. HoweverD.Fi nally34. A. theoryB. pla nC.resultD. message35. A. threate nB. en terC. serveD. follow第二节 语法填空（共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Every morning , I wake up at 7 a .m . to get ready 36 s

38、chool . Our elementaryand high schools are in 37_ same building ; we have 72 kids in 38 (grade) onethrough twelve .You can beg in to see that Willow City is a small tow n . The populati on of it isabout 300 . Our mai n street 39 (con sist )of two bars , one post office , three banks ,a clothing stor

39、e , a hair care center 40 (call ) Brenda Boutique and the Willow CityGrocery Store .In New York if people are out and about, it snot ofte n that they see anyonethey know . Here , It just the opposite .Its unu sual 41 (see) anyone you dont know .Everybody who lives here has always felt safe , and slept well . That 42 (change) a little in the pa