广东省珠海市2012届高三英语9月摸底考试题

1 广东省珠海市广东省珠海市 20112011 年年 9 9 月高三摸底考试英月高三摸底考试英 语语 试试 题题 本试卷共三大题 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 座位填写 在答题卡上 用 2B 铅笔将试卷类型填涂在答题卡相应位置上 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 以上要求作答的答案无效 语言知识及应用 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 Have you ever heard the story of the four minute mile For years people believed that it is impossible for a human being to 1 a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it 2 in 1954 Within one year 37 runners 3 the belief barrier And the year after that 300 other runners did the same thing What happens if you put an animal in a 4 Any animal big or small will swim its way through What happens when someone who does not know how to swim falls in deep waters You 5 If an animal who has not learned swimming could 6 by swimming why not you Because you believe you will drown while the animal does not These 7 show the power of beliefs There is no other more 8 force in directing human behavior than belief Our beliefs have the power to 9 and to destroy In a way it is our beliefs that determine how much we ll be able to 10 our potential So pay attention to some of your 11 Do you believe you are weak in mathematics Do you believe that other people dislike you Do you believe life is full of 12 Belief is not 13 however It s nothing but the generalization of a past incident As a kid if a dog bit you you believed all dogs to be 14 To change certain behavior identify the beliefs associated with it Change those beliefs and a new pattern is 15 created 1 A run B walk C swim D jog 2 A right B wrong C fake D true 3 A broke B built C faced D lowered 4 A cage B desert C forest D pond 5 A drown B swim C float D sink 6 A struggle B escape C drown D leave 7 A samples B cases C situations D periods 8 A terrible B reasonable C considerable D powerful 9 A damage B provide C create D withdraw 10 A discover B realize C show D perform 11 A problems B beliefs C possibilities D subjects 12 A surprises B choices C problems D possibilities 13 A beautiful B changeable C strong D mysterious 2 14 A safe B rude C merciless D dangerous 15 A occasionally B immediately C accidentally D automatically 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 16 25 的相应位置上 In 1914 Thomas Edison at the age of 67 lost his factory 16 was worth a few million dollars to fire It had very little insurance No longer a young man Edison watched his lifetime effort 17 go up in smoke and said There is great value in disasters All our mistakes are burnt up Thank God we can start anew In spite of disasters three weeks later 18 invented the phonograph What 19 attitude Below are more examples of the 20 fail of successful people Thomas Edison failed 21 approximate 10 000 times while he 22 work on the light bulb Henry Ford fired Lee Iacocca at the age of 54 Young Beethoven 23 tell that he had no talent for music 24 he gave some of the best music to the world Setbacks are inevitable in life A setback can act as a driving force and also teach us humility In grief you will find courage and faith 25 overcome the setback 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 All Ric O Barry wants is to stop the dolphin killing so he is headed to this seaside Japanese town Taiji The American activist who is the star of a new award winning documentary that portrays the dolphin killing here got an unwelcome reception when he showed up here this week for the start of the annual hunt His movie The Cove 海豚湾 directed by National Geographic photographer Louie Psihoyos was released in the United States a month ago but has not yet to come out in Japan Scenes in the film some of which were shot secretly show fishermen banging on metal poles stuck in the water to create a wall of sound that scares the dolphins which have supersensitive sonar 声纳系统 and sends them fleeing into a cove There the fishermen sometimes pick a few to be sold for aquarium shows for as much as 150 000 They kill the others spearing 刺 the animals repeatedly until the water turns red The meat from one dolphin is worth about 50 000 yen and is sold at supermarkets across Japan Greenpeace and other groups have tried to stop the hunt for years Activists hope The Cove will bring the issue to more people internationally and eventually in Japan Already the Australian town of Broome dropped its 28 year sister city relationship with Taiji last month partly because of the movie Some regions have a tradition of eating dolphin meat said fisheries official Toshinori Uoya Dolphin killing may be negative for our international image but it is not something orders can stop The town government in Taiji which has made whales and dolphins its trademark refused to comment about The Cove or the growing international criticism against dolphin killing Many in Taiji take the dolphin hunt for granted as part of everyday life They are defensive about The Cove seeing themselves as powerless victims of overseas pressure to end a simple and honest way of making a living 3 26 Ric O Barry made The Cove because he wanted to A stop the dolphin killing B win an international award C support Green peace s efforts D make Taiji well known in the world 27 Viewers can learn from The Cove A the advanced techniques to catch dolphins B the cruel and bloody dolphin killing C the beautiful Japanese seaside town Taiji D the sale of dolphin meat around the world 28 What is the response to The Cove on the Japanese side A Taiji broke up with its western sister city Broome B Japanese officials decided to ban dolphin killing C The town government in Taiji kept silent on criticism D Most Japanese people were against eating dolphin meat 29 What does the underlined word defensive probably mean A Feeling guilty for killing dolphins B Protecting themselves against criticism C Attacking those against dolphin killing D Making the determination to change 30 What can we infer from the passage A Many people in Japan have seen The Cove in the cinema B The Cove has not influenced Japan s international image C Taiji s dolphin killing industry has been seriously damaged D The Cove has brought international attention to dolphin killing B Nearly all of today s Native Americans in North Central and South America can trace their ancestry to just six women whose descendants 后裔 immigrated around 20 000 years ago a DNA study suggests The finding does not mean that only these six women gave rise to migrants who crossed into North America from Asia in the earliest population of the continent Rather it suggests that only six left a particular DNA legacy that persists to today in about 95 of Native Americans said study co author Ugo Perego in Utah The women did not necessarily arrive together nor even all live at the same time he said Results indicate the women arrived sometime between 18 000 and 21 000 years ago The work was published this week by the journal PLoS One Perego is from the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation in Salt Lake City and the University of Pavia in Italy The work confirms the previous indications of just six maternal 母系的 lineages as well as a date of around 20 000 years ago when the first people in North America arrived after crossing a land bridge from Asia Perego said The researchers studied mitochondrial 线粒体 DNA which is passed only from mother to daughter They created a family tree that traces the different DNA lineages found in today s Native Americans By noting mutations 突变 in each branch and applying a formula for how often such mutations arise they calculated how old each branch was That indicated when each branch arose in a single woman The six founding mothers obviously did not live in Asia because the DNA signatures they left behind are not found there Perego said So they probably lived in Beringia the now submerged land 4 bridge that stretched to North America he said 31 What is the passage mainly about A A study indicates that women arrived in America around 20 000 years ago B A study indicates six women gave rise to migrants of America C A DNA study tells about people who crossed into North America from Asia D A study indicates Native Americans can trace their ancestry to just six women 32 Which of the following is TRUE about the research A It shows that DNA is passed from parents to daughters B It concludes that the six women arrived individually but lived at the same time C It is a joint one conducted by Salt Lake City and an Italian university D It shows that only six women in 95 of present Native Americans have got a particular DNA legacy 33 Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word lineages A Classes B Varieties C Families D Findings 34 What didn t Ugo Perego and his team do A They used a family tree to analyze the findings B They focused on life styles of the original women C They clarified genetic changes in the family tree D They studied how long each branch had developed 35 What can we infer from the finding A The six mothers probably lived on the present islands in North America B Most Native Americans have got the DNA legacy passed from the six women C Beringian DNA was found in the women who originally immigrated to North America D The research was not accepted by the previous scientists because of its contradiction C Everyone knows about straight A students We see them frequently in TV situation comedies and in movies like Revenge 报复 of the Nerds They get high grades all right but only by becoming dull laborers their noses always stuck in a book They are not good at social communication and look clumsy while doing sports How then do we account for Domenica Roman or Paul Melendres Roman is on the tennis team at Fairmont Senior High School She also sings in the choral group serves on the student council and is a member of the mathematics society For two years she has maintained A s in every subject Melendres a freshman at the University of New Mexico was student body president at Valley High School in Albuquerque He played soccer and basketball well exhibited at the science fair and meanwhile worked as a reporter on a local television station Being a speech giver at the graduation ceremony he achieved straight A s in his regular classes plus bonus points for A s in two college level courses How do super achievers like Roman and Melendres do it Brains aren t the only answer Top grades don t always go to the brightest students declares Herbert Walberg a professor of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago who has conducted major studies on super achieving students Knowing how to make the most of your innate 天生的 abilities counts for more Much more In fact Walberg says students with high IQ sometimes don t do as well as classmates with lower IQ For them learning comes too easily and they never find out how to get down Hard work isn t the whole story either It s not how long you sit there with the books open said one of the many A students we interviewed It s what you do while you re sitting Indeed some of 5 these students actually put in fewer hours of homework time than their lower scoring classmates The kids at the top of the class get there by mastering a few basic techniques that others can readily learn 36 The underlined word nerds can probably be A dull bookworms lacking sports and social skills B successful top students popular with their peers C students with certain learning difficulties D born leaders crazy about social activities 37 What can we conclude from the first paragraph A Most TV programs and films are about straight A students B People have unfavorable impression on straight A students C Everyone knows about straight A students from TV or films D Straight A students are well admired by people in the society 38 Some students become super achievers mainly because A they are born cleverer than others B they work longer hours at study C they make full use of their abilities D they know the shortcut to success 39 What will be talked about after the last paragraph A The interviews with more students B The role IQ plays in learning well C The techniques to be better learners D The achievements top students make 40 What can we infer from the passage A IQ is more important than hard work in study B The brightest students can never get low grades C Top students certainly achieve all around developments D Students with average IQ can become super achievers D Back in the fifteenth century in a tiny village near Nuremberg lived a family with eighteen children In spite of the hopeless condition two of the children Albrecht Durer and Albert had a dream They both wanted to pursue their talent for art After many long discussions the two boys finally worked out an agreement They would toss a coin The loser would go down into the nearby mines and with his earnings support his brother who attended the academy Then when that brother who won the toss completed his studies in four years he would support the other brother at the academy Tossing a coin Albrecht Durer won and went off to Nuremberg Albert went down into the dangerous mines and for the next four years supported his brother whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation 轰动 By the time he graduated he had earned considerable fees for his outstanding works When the young artist returned to his village the Durer family held a festive dinner to celebrate lbrecht s triumphant 胜利的 homecoming Albrecht drank a toast to his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice that had enabled him to complete his dream And now Albert blessed brother of mine now it is your turn Now you can go to Nuremberg to look for your dream and I will take care of you Tears streaming down his pale face Albert sobbed No no It is too late for me Look look at what four years in the mines have done to my hands The bones in every finger have been broken at least once and lately I have been suffering from arthritis 关节炎 so badly in my 6 right hand that I cannot even hold a glass to return your toast much less draw delicate lines with a pen or a brush To show thanks to Albert for all that he had sacrificed Albrecht Durer painstakingly drew his brother s injured hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skyward He called his powerful drawing simply Hands but the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and renamed it The Praying Hands The next time you see a copy of that touching creation let it be your reminder no one ever makes any success alone 41 Why did the two brothers work out the agreement A They were so curious as to make a joke B Their family couldn t afford the academy C One of the brothers was supposed to go into mines D They wanted to support the other sisters and brothers 42 The underlined word whose in Para 2 refers to A the Durer family s B the miners C Albert s D Albrecht s 43 Which of the following statements is NOT true about Albrecht Durer A He began to earn his living after graduation B He did perfectly well at the academy C He wanted his brother to go to the academy D He created great masterpieces 44 Which of the following is the correct order of the story a Albrecht went to Nuremberg b Albert supported his brother c The Durer family held a festive dinner d Albrecht drew his brother s injured hands e The brothers tossed a coin A b a c d e B a e c d b C e a c b d D e a b c d 45 What can we learn from the story A One can achieve success simply on his own B Any success requires the help of others C It s other people who contribute to one s success D Nobody could succeed without good guidance 第二节 信息匹配 共 5 小题 每小题 2 分 满分 10 分 请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 首先请阅读下列电视节目的信息 A Groovy Movies Tune in every Friday night at 7 p m and Sunday at 6 p m for fun filled successful movies that the whole family can enjoy B Ready or Not Follow the ups and downs of life with best friends Amanda Zimm and Busy Ramone as they deal with adolescence boys family school and friends The series began with the girls in the seventh grade but later progressed to the eighth and the ninth grades C Are You Afraid of the Dark A group of kids calling themselves The Midnight Society sit around a campfire sharing scary stories Creepy but never excessively frightening common subjects include haunted houses 鬼屋 7 what goes on behind the neighbor s walls and other things that go bump at night D The Secret Show The Secret Show is about secret people doing secret things Special agents Victor Volt and Anita Kningt work for U Z Z protecting the world against the evil forces of T H E M Victor and Anita manage to save the world or large part of it E Serious Amazon Serious Amazon follows eight young adventurers as they face the dangers of the Peruvian Amazon exploring the habitat and meeting the inhabitants who rely on the river for their survival Living with the local tribes they help with various projects including building an enclosure for rare red uakari monkeys 红秃猴 F Mr Bean Animated Mr Bean one of the world s most popular comedy characters is back but this time he s a cartoon hero appearing in a new series of animated adventures Rowan Atkinson provides his voice for these happy animated adventures 下面是一些个人信息 请根据这些信息匹配他们要观看的电视节目 46 Tom is a brave young boy He loves to watch horrible movies in his spare time Now it s summer holiday and he wants to watch one of this kind of programs which can somewhat scare other people 47 Mary is 14 years old this year She likes watching shows on TV Because she is now passing into adolescence her mother asks her to watch some TV programs which can help her deal with problems girls at her age will meet 48 Mike dreams to be an adventurer when he grows up so he is fond of watching programs from which he can learn some skills and knowle