广东省中山市高三英语上学期期末考试试题(含解析)新人教版(一)

1、广东省中山市2014届高三上学期期末考试英语试题本试卷共10页，三大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：.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 位号填写在答题卡的卷头上。.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。.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。.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

2、I语言知识及应用（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 115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。Some passengers won t turn off their mobile phones or iPads during takeoffor landing. It happens on almost every 1 now. It s time to turn off personal electronic devices whenthe plane s door 2. Howev

3、er, there s always at leastone person who keeps talking, texting, playing, watching or emailing- and 3strict orders to power down during flights.“People have bee so 4 to those devices, and a lot of people 5 whether they really need to turn them off, says an airhostess from SouthwestAirlines.Is turni

4、ng off the devices really 6 in the first place? Lots of passengers have doubted about the 7 of leaving devices on. They think one cell or message or game isn t going to8 down the plane.Indeed, there s no9 scientific evidence that having devices poweredon during takeoff and landing would cause a 10 ,

5、 only that there is the potential of a problem.In the US, pilots are allowed to use certain electronic devices during takeoff and landing, but if passengers 11 devices are tested at the same time, itmay lead to wrong warnings and 12 readings on the aircraft instruments. In some studies researchers f

6、ound mobile phones could 13 global-positioning satellite systems or other aircraft systems. Though the effects are 14 slight, they could result in disaster.If even the 15 p ossibility of disaster exists, it s better to turn them off during takeoff and landing.A. seatA. opensB. flightB. closesC. pass

7、enger D. deviceC. turnsD. moves3. A. givingB. obeyingC. ignoring D. receiving4. A. addictedB. connected C. opposedD. exposed5. A. decideB. chooseC. understand D. question6. A. reliable B. necessary C. dangerous D. excellent7. A. factB. valueC.dangerD. price8. A. knockB. bringC.shutD. fall9. A. large

8、B. greatC. firmD. heavy10. A. problemB. difficultyC. questionD. mistake11. A. smallB. expensive C. various D. colorful12. A. clearB. rightC. badD. false13. A. affectB. operateC. controlD. change14. A. unusuallyB. strangelyC. exactlyD. seemingly15. A. remotestB. biggestC. bestD. worst【考点】考察说明文【文章大意】

9、本文主要讲述的是很多乘客都怀疑在飞机起飞和降落的时候，是否有必要把电子装置都关掉。在本文中作者对此提出了解释。 没有证据显示不关闭电子设备一定会有影响， 但是也存在潜在的危险。【答案】B【试题分析】上下文串联。A位置，座位；B飞行，航班；C乘客；D装置，设备；根据前面一句 during takeoff or landing 在起飞和降落期间， 可知本文讲述的是在飞行期间的事情。故 B 正确。【答案】 B【试题分析】动词辨析。A打开；B关闭；C转向；D移动；当飞机的舱门关闭的时候，就是乘客们关掉个人电子设备的时候了。【答案】 C【试题分析】动词辨析。 A给予；B遵守，服从；C忽视，不理睬；D收到

10、；根据前面一句可 知在关闭舱门的时候， 就应该关掉电子设备了。 但是每次都有人仍然在使用电子设备， 不理 睬在飞行中禁止使用电子设备的严格的规定。【答案】 A【试题分析】形容词辨析。A沉溺于；B有联系的；C反对的，相反的；D暴露，接触；固定搭配be addicted to 沉溺于一；很多人是如此沉溺于这些电子装置，很多人都质询在飞行 中是否真有必要把这些装置关闭。5【答案】.D【试题分析】动词辨析。A决定；B选择；C理解；D询问，质询；很多人是如此沉溺于这些电子装置，很多人都质询在飞行中是否真有必要把这些装置关闭。【答案】 C【试题分析】形容词辨析。A值得信赖的；B必要的；C微笑的；D及其优秀

11、的；根据前面一句 a lot of people question whether they really need to turn them off ，表示很多 人对于这一要求仍然心存怀疑，认为这样做是否有必要。【答案】 C【试题分析】名词辨析。A事实；B价值；C危险；D价格；很多乘客也怀疑把这些设备打开着的危险究竟是什么。【答案】 B【试题分析】动词短语辨析。Knock down拆卸；bring down 使下降；shut down关闭；fall down跌落；他们认为一个电话或者一个短信，游戏不会让飞机下降的。本句和前面几 句仍然表示在怀疑这一规定的必要性和危险性。【答案】 C【试题分析

12、】形容词辨析。A大的；B伟大的；C坚定的，强有力的，明确的；D重的；实际上没有明确的证据科学证据证明这些电子设备打开会导致问题，只是说这样做有潜在的危【答案】 A【试题分析】名词辨析。A问题（难以解决的问题）；B困难；C问题（询问的问题）；D错误；实际上没有明确的证据科学证据证明这些电子设备打开会导致问题， 只是说这样做有潜在的危险。【答案】 C【试题分析】形容词辨析。A小的；B昂贵的；C各种各木的；D五彩缤纷的，彩色的；在美国在起飞或者降落时， 飞行员被允许使用某些特殊电子设备， 但如果同时乘客的电子设备也是打开的，就会导致对飞行的要求上一些错误的信息，带来危险。【答案】 D【试题分析】形容

13、词辨析。A清楚的；B正确的；C坏的；D错误的；本句是指乘客使用电子设备会导致飞行员阅读到错误的信息。【答案】 A【试题分析】动词辨析。 A影响；B操作；C控制；D改变；在一些研究中，研究人员发现手机可能会影响到全球定位系统或者其他的飞机系统。所以仍然是很危险的。【答案】 D【试题分析】副词辨析。A非同寻常的；B奇怪的；C实际上，确切地；D似乎；虽然这样的影响实际上很小，但是他们也有可能导致灾难。【答案】 A【试题分析】形容词辨析。 A （时间上）最遥远的；远离的；远程的；最微小的；B最大的；C 最好的；D 最糟糕的；最坏的；如果存在着最小的灾难的危险，在起飞或者降落的时候最好还是把最新电子设备

14、关掉。【长难句解析】However, there s always at least one person who keeps talking, texting, playing,watching or emailing and ignoring strict orders to power down during flights.【翻译】然而总是有至少一个人在飞机起飞或者下降的时候， 一直在打电话，发短信， 玩游戏或者发邮件，完全忽视了在飞机飞行的时候要关机的严格要求。【分析】本句中有一个定语从句 who keeps talking, texting, playing, watching o

15、remailing and ignoring strict orders to power down during flights对先行词 oneperson进行修饰限制。另外句中还有一个固定搭配keep doing sth 一直做某事，动词 keep后面有多个宾语，在最后两个之间加上and连接。第二节 语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，？茜分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1625的相应位置上。Buying books on the Internet is a great wa

16、y to save time and money. Online bookstores offer new books and used books that can save you a lot of money. What s more, they are far better 16 (pare) to traditional bookstores as they offer much broader kinds of books. You can either click the kind of e-books online 17 type the book title and get

17、it in seconds. Another advantage of shopping online 18 (be) that you can also read the book reviews as well as readers reviews to getan idea 19 the book is worth buying. Online bookstores offer great discounts, 20 is a big attraction for book lovers.For book lovers, 21 is most important to get books

18、 in time. Therefore,you need to find 22 reliable online bookstore that will be able to provide fast deliveries.Here are some tips to use when selecting an online bookstore. Some onlinebookstores are popular for fiction books; some are 23 non-fiction books ornovels, etc. Understanding their specializ

19、ation will help you to get the right kinds of books in time. Check whether you will be buying the books from a third-party seller or 24 (direct) from the websites. Never jump at stores that offer super cheap prices, as books 25 (sell) at such low price could be in very bad condition.【答案】compared【试题分

20、析】固定搭配compared to与-相比；与传统的书店相比较，网络书店要好得多了，因为他们提供的书的种类更多。【答案】or【试题分析】本句表示的是网络购书的方法，用 or表示选择，你可以点击电子书，或者输 入书名，几秒钟就可以找到你要的书。【试题分析】本句的主语是可数名词单数修饰another advantage of shopping online谓语动词要和主语保持一致。而且本文使用的是一般现在时的时态，所以使用 is 。【答案】 whether【试题分析】本句是一个同位语从句，对前面的名词 idea 的内容进行解释说明。【答案】 which【试题分析】 本句是一个非限制性定语从句，wh

21、ich 指代前面一句话的内容， 在句中做主语。网络书店提供很大的折扣，这对于爱书的人是一个很大的吸引力。【答案】 it【试题分析】本句中的 it 是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式to get books 。在英语中，能够做形式主语或者形式宾语的只有it 。【答案】 a【试题分析】 本句后面的名词bookstore 是一个可数名词单数形式， 所以前面使用 a 表示泛指。【答案】 for【试题分析】本句与前面一句 are popular for fiction books 形成并列结构，表示一些书店因为 non-fiction books 或者 novels 。【答案】 directly【试题

22、分析】本句使用副词 directly 在句中做状语修饰介词from the websites 。【答案】 sold【试题分析】本句是一个过去分词做定语，因为名词 books 与动词 sell 构成被动关系，所以使用过去分词在句中做定语，指以如此低的价格所购买的书。II 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。AEat nuts, live longer.Researchers have found that those who eat a

23、handfulof peanuts every day significantly decrease their risk of dying from all causescompared to those who do not eat nuts. A newstudy concludes that all types ofnuts seem to be protective.Researcher Ying Bao is with the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women sHospital and Harvard University M

24、edical School in Boston, Massachusetts. She andher colleagues looked at the impact of nut consumption by analyzing two huge studies that began in 1980 - the Nurses Health Study, which tracks the well-being of more than 76,000 women, and 42,000 men enrolled in the Health Professionals Follow-upStudy.

25、Among the questions asked at the beginning of the studies was, how frequentlydo you eat nuts? The information was updated every two to four years. Bao saysthe participants were followed for three decades.“What we observed is that people who eat more nuts are less likely to die overthe next 30 years,

26、 said Bao. So, for example, if a person eat(s) nuts once perday, that person has a 20 p ercent lower risk of dying. ”Bao says eating a handful of nuts five or more times per week was associatedwith a 29 percent reduced risk of dying from heart disease and an 11 percent lowerrisk of cancer death.A se

27、rving size is 28 grams.Nuts contain nutrients, including high quality proteins, vitamins and minerals,all of which have anti-cancer effects and may help protect the heart.Bao says researchers are planning studies to find out how nuts are beneficial to human health.The study on the health benefits of

28、 nuts was funded by the International TreeNut Council Research and Education Foundation.People who often eat nuts.are more likely to live longer than people who often eat fruitsdon t need to go to hospitalmay live longer than people who don t eat nutsdon t have to do sportsThe underlined word “well

29、- being in Paragraph 2 shares the same meaning asA. illnessB. healthC. dietD. habitAbout Bao s research, which statement is true?She has done the research by herself.Her research was based on two studies.Her research lasted about three years.People should eat all kinds of nuts every day.Eating nuts

30、may help us stay away from A. cancerD headacheB feverC fluThe passage is most probably from a journal ofA. entertainmentB dietC sportsD science【考点】考察饮食健康类短文阅读本文中介绍了多吃花生对人类的健康有很大的好处，并提及了几个与此有关的研究。【答案】 C1,2 行 Eat nuts, live longer.Researchers have foundthat those who eat a handful of peanuts every day

31、 significantlydecrease their riskof dying from all causes compared to those who do not eat nuts可知吃很多花生的人会更为健康，患疾病死亡的几率更小，活的更长久。故C正确。【答案】 B推理题。 根据文章第2 段后 3 行 She and her colleagueslooked at the impactof nut consumption by analyzing two huge studies that began in 1980 -the NursesHealth Study, which tr

32、acks the well-being of more than 76,000 women, and 42,000 menenrolled in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. 可知 1980 年进行的 the Nurses Health Study 这个研究主要研究的是人们的健康问题，所以该词是指B项含义。【答案】 B【试题分析】 细节题。 根据文章第2 段第 2 行 She and her colleagues looked at the impactof nut consumption by analyzing two huge stu

33、dies可知她的研究是一两次大型的研究为基础的。故B 正确。【答案】 A【试题分析】细节题。根据文章第五段Bao says eating a handful of nuts five or moretimes per week was associated with a 29 percent reduced risk of dying from heart可知吃很多花生的人患心脏disease and an 11 percent lower risk of cancer death.病和癌症的几率较小。选项中只有A 项符合。【答案】 B【试题分析】 推理题。 本文主要讲述的是花生对人们健康的影

34、响， 介绍了几个与这个结论有关的研究。属于饮食健康类的内容，所以 B 项是正确的。【长难句解析】Among the questions asked at the beginning of the studies was, how frequently do you eat nuts?【翻译】在研究的一开始就被询问的问题中有一个问题是： how frequently do you eat nuts? 【分析】本句是一个倒装句，表示做表语的介词短语among the questions asked at thebeginning of the studies 放在句首，表示强调，后面使用全部倒装的

35、形式。同时句中还有一个过去分词短语asked at the beginning of the studies 做定语，修饰the questions 。BArtie Shaw was born in New York City in 1910. His name was Arthur Arshawsky.His parents were poor immigrants who had cometo the United States from Eastern Europe. His family later moved to New Haven, Connecticut.At the age

36、of fourteen, he began to play the saxophone and then the clarinet.From a very young age, Artie Shaw wanted to play his clarinet better than anyone.He wanted his sound and music to be perfect. He worked at this task much of his life.He began working as a professional musician when he was fifteen. He

37、left homeand began playing in bands across the United States.In 1928, young Artie Shawtraveled to Chicago, Illinois to hear the great trumpet player, Louis Armstrong. Heimmediately understood that Armstrongs great jazz sound was the beginning of something new and exciting. Artie left Chicago with a

38、growing interest in jazz music. Soon after, he moved to New York City.He got work playing the clarinet for the Columbia Broadcast System radio network.In 1936, he was given a chance to form a small group and play at New Yorks famous Imperial Theater on Broadway. His group was not the top band in the

39、 show. But the crowd loved his music. This proved to be a major step in his career.Artie Shawwas always trying something new, something different. He heard a young black woman sing and hired her for his band. This was the first time that a black womansang with white musicians. Racial separation was

40、the rule in many states. Artie Shaw did not care.Artie Shawwrote several books in his later years. He wrote stories for magazines. He spoke about music at colleges and universities.But he had very little to do withthe world of recording or music. During those years however, he received many awards a

41、nd honors for his music. These included a Hall of Fame award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.When he was very young, Artie Shaw was .A. born to a wealthy familyB a famous singerC a man with a great dreamD was in love with music when he wasa babyTo achieve his music dream, Ar

42、tie Shaw .first began to play the clarinetwanted to be the most famous musician around the worldbegan playing in bands across the United Statesbecame a famous musician when he was fifteenWhen Artie Shaw became an adult, .he showed a growing interest in jazz musiche worked for Columbia Broadcast Syst

43、em radio network as a singerhe formed a small band when he was twenty threehe thought that racial separation should be the rule of the societyIn his later years, Artie Shaw .almost stopped playing musicworked for a magazine as an professional writerhe made many speeches about his life at collegeshe

44、received many awards and honors for his booksWhich one can be the title of the passage?A. Artie Shaw s Life StoriesB Artie Shaw A Crazy MusicianD Artie Shaw s Music LifeC Artie Shaw A Great Writer【考点】考察人物传记类短文阅读【文章大意】本文主要介绍的是美国的著名的音乐家Artie Shaw 学习音乐以及从童年到老年与音乐有关的经历。【答案】 C【试题分析】推理题。根据文章第 2 段 From a v

45、ery young age, Artie Shaw wanted to play his clarinet better than anyone. He wanted his sound and music to be perfect. Heworked at this task much of his life.可知在年轻的时候，他想要自己的音乐比别人更好，说明他有远大的理想和目标。故 C正确。【答案】 C【试题分析】细节题。根据文章第三段He began working as a professional musician whenhe was fifteen. He left home

46、and began playing in bands across the United States.可知他设立了人生目标以后， 就开始为止努力， 开始参加一个乐队在美国全国进行演出。 故 C正确。【答案】 A【试题分析】 细节题。 根据文章第4 段 Heimmediately understood that Armstrongs greatjazz sound was the beginning of something new and exciting. Artie left Chicago with a growing interest in jazz music.可知他对爵士乐产生了

47、很大的兴趣。故 A正确。【答案】 A【试题分析】细节题。根据文章最后一段第 2 行 But he had very little to do with theworld of recording or music. 可知在他晚年的时候，几乎和录制音乐没有联系了。说明他几乎停止玩音乐了，只是做音乐教育培训之类的事情了。故A 正确。Artie Shaw 学习音乐以【答案】 D【试题分析】主旨大意题。本文主要介绍的是美国的著名的音乐家及从童年到老年与音乐有关的经历，故 D正确。【长难句解析】His parents were poor immigrants who had come to the Un

48、ited States from EasternEurope.【翻译】他的父母亲是从东欧来到美国的贫穷的一名。【分析】本句中含有一个定语从句s who had come to the United States from EasternEurope修饰先行词poor immigrants ,因为先行词是指人的名词，所以使用who指代先行词在句中做主语。CThe illegal ivory trade has been a major problem in Africa for decades. Poachers(偷猎者)and hunters have killed off hundreds

49、of thousands of elephants to obtain this precious material. Now, affected areas are taking action. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced on Wednesday that key states where poaching takes place have promised to stop the ivory trade and protect Africa s elephants.In the 1

50、980s, as many as 1 million elephants across Africa were killedfor theirivory tusks. This continued until 1989, when the Convention on International Trade in Species (CITES) voted to ban all trade in ivory. With trade choked off, demand for ivory fell. Elephant populations slowly began to increase. H

51、owever, this progress was short-lived.According to the IUCN, 2011 saw the highest levels of poaching and illegal ivory trading in at least 16 years. Around 25,000 elephants were killed in Africa that year. Preliminary data from the IUCN shows even higher levels of illegal trade may have been reached

52、 in 2013. With about 22,000 elephants illegally killed in 2012, we continue to face a critical situation, said John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary- General.aCurrent elephant poaching in Africa remains far too high, andcould soon lead to local extinctions if the present killing rate continues.”B. Elepha

53、nts are dying.At the African Elephant Summit, key African states where elephants make their home agreed to develop a “zero -tolerance attitude to wards poaching. The deal calls for maximum sentences for poachers and hunters, and increased cooperation between affected states. Officials are determined

54、 to classifying wildlife trading as a serious crime and to making sure that the people who commit it are punished. All participants at the conference agreed to sign the deal. With these states coming together, there may yet be hope for elephants. (293 words) 36. What s the best title for this passag

55、e?A. New Hope for Elephants.C Elephants are valuable.D. How to protect elephantsThe underlined phrase “ choked off ” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by .A. appreciated B. prevented C. admitted D. exploredWhich of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?The CITES has helped to im

56、prove elephants situation ever since 1989.Around one million elephants across Africa were killed for their ivory tusks in the 1980s.The poaching and illegal ivory trading in 2011 were very serious.The situation of elephants in 2012 was still terrible.All of the following measures will be taken to pr

57、otect elephants EXCEPT.to identify wildlife trading a serious crimeto punish those who buy or sell wildlife belongingsto sentence all wildlife poachers and hunters to deathto work together to fight against wildlife huntingWhat s the main idea of this passage?The illegal ivory trade has been a major

58、problem in Africa.Elephants in Africa may die out because of the illegal poaching.Hunting elephants will be recognized as a very serious crime.A new agreement aims to develop a“ zero - tolerance attitude ” towardspoaching.【考点】考察新闻类短文阅读【文章大意】 本文主要讲述的是国际自然与自然资源保护联合会通过的一项协议， 要求对于象牙贸易零容忍，要求保护非洲大象。在下面几段里

59、详细描述了相关内容。【答案】 A【试题分析】主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的是为了挽救非洲大象， 人们做出的种种努力，禁止象牙的贸易以及加强对盗猎现象的打击， 对于盗猎行为的零容忍等等， 这些措施给非洲大象带来了新的希望。故A 正确。【答案】 Bwhen the Convention2 段 This continued until 1989,on International Trade in Species (CITES) voted to ban all trade in ivory. With trade choked off, demand for ivory fell.可知在 1989 年禁

60、止进行象牙的交易，之后，因为象牙贸易被禁止，对于象牙的需求也在下降。故B 正确。【答案】 A【试题分析】推理题。根据文章第 2 段 This continued until 1989, when the Convention on International Trade in Species (CITES) voted to ban all trade in ivory. With trade choked off, demand for ivory fell. Elephant populations slowly began to increase.可知 1989 年 the Conven