贵州省六校联盟高三第一次联考英语试卷及答案

1、秘密考试结束前 【考试时间：2013年12月14日9：0010：40】贵州省六校联盟2014届高三第一次联考英 语命题学校：贵阳市清华中学高三英语备课组 联考学校：贵阳六中 清华中学 遵义四中 凯里一中 都匀一中 都匀二中 本试题卷分第i卷(选择题)和第11卷(非选择题)两部分，满分120分，考试用时100分钟。.注意事项： 1.答题时，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、班级、考场号在答题卡上填写清楚，并请认真核准条形码上的准考证号、姓名和科目，在规定的位置贴好条形码。 2.每小题选出答案后，用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。在本试题卷

2、上答题无效。第卷第一部分 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）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从120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。once there was a girl called arachne who was very proud of her skill at weaving. many people came to see her 1 her threads in red, blue, green or yellow that made her 2 pictures glow wit

3、h life. “the goddess athene 3 have given you such a gift,” they said. but arachne tossed her head. “no,” she replied 4 “ive taught myself everything i know. ” 5 those words, the goddess athene decided to teach her a lesson. first she 6 herself as an old woman and 7 arachnes door. when she opened it,

4、 the goddess warned her, “you shouldnt compare yourself with the great athene. you should be more 8 .” at that arachne grew very angry. “ let her come here and have a 9 with me. then well see whos better at weaving! ” 10 athene threw off her disguise and the contest began. all day the two contestant

5、s wove bright 11 into marvellous pictures. arachnes was definitely 12 in skill and design. at that athene grew 13 angry that she hit archne. at once the girl became smaller and smaller. her head disappeared and her body became 14 . her human arms and legs disappeared to be replaced with twice as man

6、y thinner insect-like 15 . as arachne ran to hide, athene laughed 16 “you may live, arachne, but you will do your weaving 17 from now on. ” hearing those words, archne began to 18 a thread and to weave a pattern in the air. she had become the first 19 . since then she has continued to recreate her l

7、ost 20 beautiful masterpiece in her webs, and all other spiders have followed her.1. a. color b. do c. print d. describe2. a. taken b. woven c. drawn d. moved3. a. should b. could c. must d. might4. a. proudly b. angrily c. kindly d. friendly5. a. sayingb. finishingc. hearing d. listening6. a. disap

8、pointed b. disguised c. discouraged d. disaffected7. a. took on b. put on c. turned on d. knocked on8. a. carefulb. humble c. proud d. honest9. a. conversation b. fight c. competition d. meeting10. a. immediately b. fortunately c. hopefully d. generally11. a. colors b. threads c. wool d. feather12.

9、a. superior b. inferior c. good d. excellent13. a. such b. too c. very d. so14. a. longerb. prettierc. biggerd. rounder15. a. heads b. eyes c. legsd. ears16. a. unhappily b. uncertainly c. untruly d. unkindly 17. a. on the ground b. in the air c. at home d. on the wall18. a. preserve b. press c. pre

10、pare d. produce19. a. mosquito b. fly c. spider d. insect20. a. andb. or c. butd. so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者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2130的相应位置上。“remember, your father is only one year 21 (old) than you.” that was mums usual excuse when dad said the wron

11、g things or did something 22 (fool).dad quitted drinking exactly one year before i was born. he joined a group of other people. he said they 23 (stop) drinking, too. i loved my dad 24 i hated the way his weekly meetings took him away 25 me. it seemed that they were more important to him than i was.

12、but with my birthday coming up i thought dad would make an 26 (except). “ cant you miss it just this time? saturday is my birthday!” i begged him but 27 (refuse). he said “ i am chairing the meeting this saturday. we will have your party on sunday.”saturday evening i sat on my bed, 28 (feel) sorry f

13、or myself. dad started to leave, then paused and said, “why not come with me together tonight? its an open meeting. all are welcome”. 29 would i do at a meeting? but maybe i needed to see why something dad did every week mattered so much.after we arrived , dad announced the theme of the meeting was

14、going to be gratitude. he told his story about giving up smoking. later, a man 30 (call) dave also told his story. only then did i know it was dad that saved his life from drinking. showing up week after week and meeting with people, dad was changing lives. shame washed over me.第二部分 阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2

15、分，满分40分）第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） athe following story took place long ago in israel. one day when government officials were rebuilding an office, they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out. a while la

16、ter they indeed saw mice running out, one after another.then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped. but just as they were just about to start to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing out at the exit of the hole. after some endeavor, the mice finally got out. the strange thing was that afte

17、r they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately. instead, one chased after the other near the exit of the hole. it seemed that one was trying to bite the tail of the other.everyone was puzzled, so they stepped closer to take a look. they realized that one of the mice was blind and cou

18、ld not see anything, and the other one was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so he could pull the blind one with him to escape.after witnessing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought. during meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat

19、 about what happened to the two mice.one serious rome official said: “i think the relationship between those two mice was that of emperor and minister.” the others thought for a while and said: “that was why!” thus the rome official showed his arrogance .a smart israeli said: “i think the relationsh

20、ip between those two mice was husband and wife.” again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense; so they expressed agreement. therefore, the israelis countenance (脸色,面色)showed self-satisfaction.a chinese, who was accustomed to the firm tradition of loyalty to parents, said: “i thin

21、k the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son.” once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable. so they expressed agreement yet another time. therefore, the face of the chinese showed professional modesty.at that moment, one pure-minded samaritan(

22、撒玛利亚人) who was squatted (蹲)on the ground resting his chin in his hands, bewilderedly (为难地)looked at other people, and asked: “why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship?”suddenly, the atmosphere froze. then the group looked back at the samaritan and remained speechless. the rome offi

23、cial, the israeli and the chinese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not dare to respond.in fact, the true love is not established on benefit, friendship and loyalty or blood relationship. instead, it is based on no relationship.31. which of the following is the correct

24、 order to describe the story according to the passage?a. mice came out one after another forced by smoke.b. government officials found a mouse hole in an office.c. two more mice came out of the hole.d. one mouse tried to bite the tail of the other one near the exit of the hole.e. government official

25、s were about to clean up.a.b-a-e-c-d b.b-a-c-d-e c.c-b-a-e-d d.c-a-d-b-e32. why didnt the two mice escape immediately?a. they didnt know about the danger.b. one was trying to bite the tail of the other.c. they couldnt find the right direction to run away.d. one was trying to help the other to escape

26、 together.33. what does the sentence “that was why!” mean in para.5?a. “that was just the reason why you think the two mice were emperor and minister?”b. “that was just the reason why the two mice ran after each other?”c. “that was just the reason why one mouse helped the other to escape from the ho

27、le!”d. “that was just the reason why we should believe your words?”34. why did they lower their heads in shame according to the passage?a. they did not dare to answer.b. they failed to analyze the relationship between the mice.c. they regretted driving a poor blind mouse away.d. they did not express

28、 themselves much better.byou may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride. many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it. but lee gray, phd, of the university of north carolina, us, has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public tra

29、nsport. he is known as the “elevator guy”. “the lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette (礼仪) is sort of odd (奇怪的),” gray told the bbc. “they (elevators) are socially very interesting but often very awkward places.” we walk in and usually turn around to face the door. if someone el

30、se comes in, we may have to move. and here, according to gray, lift users unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements. he told the bbc what he had observed. he explained that when you are the only one inside a lift, you can do whatever you want its your own little box. if there are two of you

31、, you go into different corners, standing diagonally (对角线地) across from each other to create distance. when a third person enters, you will unconsciously form a triangle. and when there is a fourth person it becomes a square, with someone in every corner. a fifth person is probably going to have to

32、stand in the middle. new entrants to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act decisively. once in, for most people the rule is simple look down, or look at your phone. why are we so awkward in lifts? “you dont have enough space,” professor babette renneberg,

33、 a clinical psychologist at the free university of berlin, told the bbc. “usually when we meet other people we have about an arms length of distance between us. and thats not possible in most elevators.” in such a small, enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be constru

34、ed (理解) as threatening or odd. “the easiest way to do this is to avoid eye contact,” she said.35.the main purpose of the article is to _.a. remind us to enjoy ourselves in the elevatorb. tell us some unwritten rules of elevator etiquettec. share an interesting but awkward elevator rided. analyze wha

35、t makes people feel awkward in an elevator36. according to gray, when people enter an elevator, they usually _.a. turn around and greet one another b. look around or examine their phonec. make eye contact with those in the elevatord. try to keep a distance from other people37. which of the following

36、 describes how people usually stand when there are at least two people in an elevator?a. door b. door c. door d. doorthe point in the chart refers to one person.38. the underlined phrase “size up” in paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to _.a. judge b. ignore c. put up with d. make the best ofconce i

37、invited a group of friends round to my house, telling them that i was going to record their speech. i said i was interested in their regional accents, and that it would take only a few minutes. thus, on one evening, three people turned up at my house and were shown into my front room. when they saw

38、the room they were a bit alarmed, for it was laid out as a studio. in front of each easy chair there was a microphone at head height, with wires leading to a tape-recorder in the middle of the floor. i explained that all i wanted was for them to count from one to twenty. then we could relax and have

39、 a drink.i turned on the tape-recorder and each in turn seriously counted from one to twenty in their best accent. when it was over, i turned the tape-recorder off and brought round the drinks, and for the rest of the evening there was general cheerful conversationinterrupted only by the fact that i

40、 had to take a telephone call in another room, which unfortunately lasted some time.or at least that was how it would appear. for, of course, the microphones were not connected to the tape-recorder in the middle of the room at all but to another one, which was turning happily away in the kitchen. th

41、e participants, having seen the visible tape-recorder turned off, paid no more attention to the microphones which stayed in front of their chairs, only a few inches from their mouths, thus giving excellent sound quality. and my lengthy absence meant that i was able to obtain as natural a piece of co

42、nversation as it would be possible to find.i should add, perhaps, that i did tell my friends what had happened to them, after the event was over, and gave them the choice of destroying the tape. none of them wanted tothough for some years afterwards it always seemed to be my round when it came to th

43、e buying of drinks. linguistic research can be a very expensive business.39. the writer asked his friends to count from one to twenty because _.a. he wanted to record the numbers for his researchb. he wanted to find out whether the tape recorder was workingc. he wanted to make his friends relax befo

44、re real recording startedd. he wanted his friends to think that was all he wanted to record40. the writer went into another room to _.a. get a natural recording of his friends conversationb. stay away from too much drinking with his friendsc. bring a telephone into the front roomd. answer a long dis

45、tance phone call41. the writer turned off the tape-recorder because _. a. he had to answer a phone call b. he wanted his friends to enjoy some drinksc. he thought the tape-recorder might bother his friendsd. he wanted to make his friends believe he had finished the recordingd it was fifteen past nin

46、e as marie hurried into the office building where she was going to workher bus had inched along through heavy morning traffic, making her a few minutes late for her very first jobshe decided to start out half an hour earlier the next day once inside the building, she had to stand at the elevators an

47、d wait several minutes before she could get on one going to the sixth floorwhen she finally reached the office marked smith enterprises, she knocked at the door nervously and waitedthere was no replyshe tapped on the door again, but still there was no answerfrom inside the next office, she could hea

48、r the sound of voices, so she opened the door and went in although she was sure it was the same office she had been in two weeks before when she had the interview with mr. smith, it looked quite different nowin fact, it hardly looked like an office at allthe employees were just standing around chatt

49、ing and smokingin the front of the room, somebody must have just told a good joke, she thought, because there was a loud burst of laughter as she came infor a moment she had thought they were laughing at her then one of the men looked at his watch, clapped his hands and said something to the othersq

50、uickly they all went to their desks and, in a matter of seconds, everyone was hard at workno one paid any attention to mariefinally she went up to the man who was sitting at the desk nearest to the door and explained that this was her first day in the officehardly looking up from his work, he told h

51、er to have a seat and wait for mr. smith, who would arrive at any momentthen marie realized that the days work in the office began just before mr. smith arrived later she found out that he lived in connecticut and came into manhattan on the same train every morning, arriving in the office at 9:35, s

52、o that his staff knew exactly when to start working42marie could hardly recognize the office she went into as_.ashe had been there only once bmr. smith was not in the office cnobody was doing any work dthe office seemed different43the people in the office suddenly started working because_atheir morn

53、ing break was ended bthe boss was about to arrivecthey saw a stranger in the office dno one wanted to talk to marie44we can infer from the text that the employees of the enterprise_awere cold to newcomersbwere always punctual for workclacked devotion to the companydwould start their work by listenin

54、g to a joke45the best title for this text would be_.apunctual like a clock ba cold welcomecan unpunctual manager dbetter late than never第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 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项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 46 scientists and experts have proved the uniqueness of finger-prints and discovered tha

55、t no exactly similar pattern is passed on from parents to children, though nobody knows why this is the case. the ridge（隆起）structure on a persons fingers does not change with growth and is not affected by surface injuries. burns, cuts and other damage to the outer part of the skin will be replaced i

56、n time by a new one, which bears a reproduction of the original pattern. 47 some criminals make use of this fact to remove their own finger-prints but this is a dangerous and rare step to take. finger-prints can be made very easily with printers ink. they can be recorded easily. 48 because of the simplicity and economy of this system, finger-prints have often been used as a method of solving criminal case. a suspected