广东省增城中学2011届高三英语下学期第三次阶段测试【会员独享】

1、增城中学2011届高三级第三次阶段综合测试英语科试卷（全卷满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟 考试形式：闭卷）（选择题的答案全部涂填在答题卡上）听力部分 （共两部分；满分15分）Part A 两问三答（5小题。每小题2分，满分10分） 听下面一段材料，根据所听到的内容提出两个问题及回答三个问题。听录音前你有20秒钟的阅题时间。录音播两遍，你将有3分钟的作答时间。情景介绍：角色：你是Mary的朋友。任务：（1）向Mary提问； （2）根据对话内容回答问题。Questions to ask:1你们要去哪儿度蜜月？_（回答：We will go to Mexico.）2.在墨西哥你会乘什么交通工具

2、旅行？_（回答：I will travel by bus there.）Questions to answer:3. When will Mary and her husband come back? _4. What does Mary has to do for her travel plans?_5. What does Mary think of traveling by bus in Mexico? _Part B 短文复述 （1小题；满分5分）听下面一段材料。把听到的内容用自己的语言复述出来。录音播两遍。你将有5分钟的作答时间。故事梗概：本文讲述了我的儿子向上帝祈祷冰激凌时发生的事

3、情。关键词： pray祈祷 laughter笑声 be mad at 对愤怒 place放置 soul心灵_笔试部分I 语言知识应用 （共两节；满分45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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.However, little known the feeling

4、s or 1 of such a man may be on his first entering a neighborhood, this 2 is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families 3 he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters. “My dear Mr. Bennet”, said his lady to him one day, “have you heard that Netherfield

5、 Park is 4 at last?”Mr. Bennet replied that he had not.“But it is,” returned she; “for Mrs. Long has just been here, and she told me all about it.” Mr. Bennet made no 5 .“Dont you want to know who has 6 it?” cried his wife impatiently.“You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing 7 . Go a

6、head!” “My dear, you must know, Mrs. Long says that Netherfield Park is taken by a young man of large 8 from the north of England; that he was so much 9 with it that he agreed with Mr. Morris 10 ; that he is to take 11 of it next week.” “What is his name?” “Bingley.” “Is he 12 or single?” “Oh! singl

7、e, to 13 sure! A single man of large fortune. What a fine thing for our girls!” “How so? How can it 14 them?” “My dear Mr. Bennet,” replied his wife, “You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them.” “Is that his 15 in settling here?” “Design? It is very likely that he may fall in love

8、 with one of them, and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes.” 1. A. interests B. views C. hate D. appearance2. A. fiction B. story C. truth D. tale3. A. that B. which C. what D. then4. A. let B. had C. made D. permitted5. A. attitude B. answer C. apology D. account6. A. made B. caught C.

9、 taken D. got7. A. you B. it C. some D. them8. A. fortune B. ambition C. property D. bravery9. A. annoyed B. satisfied C. addicted D. determined10. A. immediately B. precisely C. previously D. initially11. A. chances B. possession C. measures D. effect12. A. delighted B. separated C. divorced D. mar

10、ried13. A. get B. make C. be D. feel14. A. encourage B. improve C. affect D. promote15. A. design B. reason C. base D. condition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，在空格处填人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l6-25的相应位置上。In August, 2006, President Bush signed a bill making major ch

11、anges to retirement plans 16 (operate) by companies. These pension plans provide detailed payments and services, called benefits, to retired workers. The new law gives workers a 17 (good) chance to get the retirement benefits they have earned.The new law requires most private companies 18 provide pe

12、nsions to have enough money 19 (pay) for one hundred percent of benefits for workers who retire. Companies have seven years to 20 (full) fund their pension plans. The air travel industry has 21 extra ten years to do so. The new law also makes 22 easier for workers to save money in other kinds of ret

13、irement plans.Defined contribution plans do not offer guaranteed benefits. Instead, employees, and usually their employers, add money 23 an investment plan that is not taxed. 24 workers retire; they can withdraw money from the plan. 25 of the examples is the four-oh-one-K plan. Part of the new pensi

14、on law makes it easier for employers to offer investment advice to employees with four-oh-one-K plans.II 阅读理解（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2650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 Robert Spring, a 19th century forger（伪造者）, was so good at his profession that he was able to make his liv

15、ing for 15 years by selling false signatures of Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he became rich by selling his small but real collection of early U.S. autographs（签名）. Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he beg

16、an imitating signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To lessen the chance of detection（察觉）, he sent his forgeries to England and Canada for sale.Forgers have a hard time selling their products. A forger cant deal with a respectable buyer but

17、 people who dont have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their work look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title page, and they can treat paper and ink with chemicals.In Springs time, right after the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the s

18、outhern states, so Spring invented a respectable maiden lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General “Stonewall” Jackson. For several years Miss Fannys financial problems forced her to sell a great number of letters and manuscripts（手稿）. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the d

19、emand. All this activity did not prevent Spring from dying in poverty, leaving sharp-eyed experts the difficult task of separating his forgeries from the originals.26Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada?A. There was a greater demand there than in America.B. There was less c

20、hance of being detected there.C. Britain was Springs birthplace.D. The prices were higher in England and Canada.27After the Civil War, there was a great demand in Britain for_.A. Southern moneyB. Signatures of George Washington and Ben FranklinC. Southern manuscripts and lettersD. Civil War battle p

21、lans28Robert Spring spent 15 years_.A. running a bookstore in PhiladelphiaB. keeping in touch with Miss Fanny JacksonC. as a forgerD. as a respectable dealer29According to the passage, forgeries are usually so1d to_.A. sharp - eyed experts B. persons who arent expertsC. book dealers D. owners of old

22、 books30Who was Miss Fanny Jackson?A. The only daughter of General“ stonewall” Jackson.B. A little - known girl who sold her fathers papers to Robert Spring.C. Robert Springs daughter.D. An imaginary person created by Spring.BMillionaire Harvey Gatewood had a desk as big as a bed in the middle of hi

23、s office. He looked almost as big as his desk. Gatewood had become rich by knocking down anyone who stood in his way. Now he leaned across his desk and began shouting at me, “My daughter was kidnapped last night. I want you to find her and the people who did this.” “Tell me about it,” I suggested. G

24、atewood said his daughter Audrey had gone out for a walk the night before at 7 oclock. She never came home. The next morning Gatewood received a letter from her kidnappers. They asked 50,000 dollars for her and put one of her favorite rings in the envelope.Gatewood had called the police immediately,

25、 but a few minutes later he decided to hire his own private detectives. Thats why he called me at my Continental Detective Agency. “Find her!” he barked at me.I left his office and went to his home. The servants told me Audrey was 19 years old and Gatewoods only child. They said her mother was dead

26、and Audrey and her father didnt like each other. I went to her room where I found a picture of her. She was a pretty girl with big blue eyes and a small pointed chin. I took the photograph with me when I went back to my office. I decided to call the police detectives O and T who were working on the

27、case. They said that I could take a look at the letter the kidnappers had sent. The envelope had been mailed from San Francisco on Sep. 20th. The same night Audrey had disappeared. The postmark on the envelope was stamped 8pm. 31The underlined word “kidnapped” in Para. 1 is closest in meaning to _ .

28、 A. taken away illegally B. separated illegally C. tried for theft D. judged guilty 32One of Audreys favorite rings put in the envelope was intended to _ .A. award her father a prize B. ask 50,000 dollarsC. show what she did D. prove where she was33Whats the right order of the events related to the

29、author?a. He returned to his office with Audreys photograph.b. Gatewood first phoned him.c. He left Gatewoods office.d. He got the letter from the kidnappers at the police. e. He asked Gatewoods servants about Audrey.A. b, c, e, a, d B. d, c, b, e, a C. d, c, e, a, b D. b, c, d, e, a34According to G

30、atewoods servants, we can infer that _ . A. Audrey was sad over the death of her mother B. Gatewood got on well with his daughter and wife C. there was some hate between Audrey and her father D. the servants were fed up with Gatewood35Why did the author want to look at the letter? A. To enjoy the ri

31、ng.B. To get Audrey back. C. To check where it came from.D. To know when it was sent.CSince the 15th century, the water spirit Mami Wata has taken many forms and names. She appears in different cultures throughout Africa, the Caribbean and the America. She is a very popular subject for artists.The S

32、mithsonians National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C., currently has a show that honors Mami Watas many faces. The exhibit shows how cultural influences and spirituality(灵性) change and grow throughout history. One of the first works in this exhibit was made in the 1950s by the Ovimbundu peo

33、ple of Angola. This expressive wooden sculpture is of a woman with a lower body like a fish. The woman raises her left hand as though she wants to tell you something.Nearby, a sculpture from the same period by an artist in Nigeria shows a woman holding a snake in her hands. Another snake wraps aroun

34、d her body. This sculpture was probably the center of a religious offering table.There is also a wooden headpiece worn in water spirit ceremonies by people in Guinea-Bissau. It is shaped like a huge shark fin(鳍). It is cut with forms of colorful sea creatures swimming with humans.African slaves who

35、settled in the Caribbean and South America brought with them beliefs linked to Mami Wata. These beliefs grew into other traditions. In Haiti, she is known as an ocean goddess. Her influence can be seen in a shiny flag by the Haitian artist Roudy Azor. It shows three women sharing one fish tail body.

36、In the Bahia area of Brazil, this water spirit takes the form of Yemanja. In February, people honor Yemanja, the Queen of the Ocean, with offerings they place in small boats in the water. When the small boats sink, it is believed that she has received their presents. Brazilians pray to her for love,

37、 support and protection.36The underlined word “expressive” in Para. 2 means _ . A. quiet B. embarrassed C. hard D. vivid 37The reason why the exhibit was held is that _ . A. a slave grew into Mami Wata B. Mami Wata greatly affects artC. snakes can protect Mami WataD. snakes live with Mami Wata38. Wh

38、ich of the following works can be made by Roudy Azor? A. B. C. D. 39The water spirit Mami Wata _ . A. is a general girl B. brings bad luck with snakes C. is part woman and part fishD. acts as a real girl40What would be the best title for the text? A. The Ocean Spirit Mami Wata Takes Many FacesB. The

39、 Ocean Spirit Mami Wata Is a Very Popular Subject for ArtistsC. The National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C Is AttractiveD. An Exhibit about an Ocean Goddess Is Very PopularDHawaiis governor has announced plans to create an extensive electric-car-charging network by 2012, in an effort to r

40、id the islands of high-priced oil. The plan, announced today by governor Linda Lingle, calls for a public-private partnership with Better Place, a company that develops basic equipment to support electric vehicles. The Silicon Valley start-up, which made a similar deal with cities in Californias San

41、 Francisco Bay Area last month, plans to install between 70,000 to 100,000 charging ports throughout Hawaiis four largest islands.Much of the electricity used to charge the vehicles is expected to come from renewable energy sources, according to Better Place CEO Shai Agassi. “Hawaii, with its ready

42、access to renewable energy resources like solar, wind, wave and geothermal (地热), is the ideal location to serve as a blue print for the rest of the U.S. in terms of reducing our dependence on foreign oil,” said Mr. Agassi in a press conference. “Hawaii has made the promise to break its dependence on

43、 foreign oil, and is leading the way in coping with the most important economic and energy issues facing us today.”Hawaii spends $7 billion on oil imports annually. The Wall Street Journal explains the scale of this burden: Hawaiians pay high electricity prices because costly oil is burned to produc

44、e power. The price of electricity ranges from 24.9 cents per kilowatt hour on Oahu to 38.5 cents on Hawaii, the big island, compared with an average of 8.9 cents in the continental U.S. Such high prices should encourage the development of renewable energy.The island state is well-suited to electric

45、vehicles, as drivers rarely travel more than 100 miles at a time, reducing the need for stations where exhausted batteries are exchanged for fresh ones. The New York Times notes that Better Place hopes to get started in such island economies that have high energy costs and short trips, and then subs

46、equently become more affordable as the charging networks are scaled up.“We always knew Hawaii would be the perfect model,” Mr. Agassi told the Times. “The typical driving plan is low and leisurely, and people are smiling.” In addition to partnering with Hawaii and Bay Area cities, Better Place has b

47、egun building stations in Denmark, Israel, and Australia.41What is the purpose of this passage?A. To introduce an ambitious electric car plan in Hawaii.B. To advertise the Hawaiian vehicle company - Better Place.C. To explain to the public the construction plan of Hawaii in 2012.D. To declare a figh

48、t against high cost of electricity and oil in Hawaii.42According to Better Place CEO Shai Agassi, renewable energy sources _.A. are mainly accessible to HawaiiB. have been used effectively in HawaiiC. will be an ideal blue print in the USAD. will be used to produce electric power43From the Wall Stre

49、et Journal report, we may learn that _.A. there is a fixed price for electricity prices in Hawaiian IslandsB. Hawaii is burdened with debt due to large oil importsC. Hawaii turns to inexhaustible energy sources due to the high electricity cost D. people in the continental U.S. pay higher expenses fo

50、r using electricity44According to the New York Times, the Better Places plan is _.A. completely creative B. highly practical C. environmentally friendly D. increasingly profitable45Hawaii is an ideal place for electric cars because _.A. it is surrounded with clean sea waterB. driving distance at a t

51、ime is comparatively shortC. people are mostly concerned about leisure D. drivers turn out to be slower and more patient第二节 信息匹配 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）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（其中选E的涂A和B；选F的涂C和D）。下面是某网站关于房屋出租区的介绍AOrlando, FL is often referred to as the most modernized city in Florida.

52、Once a quiet and peaceful farm town, the introduction of Disney World in the 1970s quickly brought about a whole new era of tourism. Despite the expansions, the city of Orlando itself has remained free of the commercialism that surrounds it. The downtown area of Orlando holds the biggest array of re

53、staurants and other attractions. Piano bars, country-western clubs, and everything in the streets of this area, giving you endless choices. BChicago, in Cook County, is known as the Windy City and is on Lake Michigan. Renters that look for houses for rent or have resided in the area, are usually fam

54、iliar with popular attractions like the Chicago Zoo and the Adler Planetarium. Chicago has a large variety of restaurants, museums and sporting events to offer potential home rental residents. The Chicago Transit Authority does a first class job providing residents with fast and reliable transportation. CHawaii cities: Honolulu, Kona, Hilo ,