精编广东省揭阳一中潮州金山中学高三下学期期初联考英语试题 含答案

2013-2014年学年度揭阳一中与潮州金山中学第三次联考

英语试题

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。

Most people give little thought to the pens they write with, especially since the printers in modern homes and offices mean that very 1 things are handwritten. All too often，people buy a pen based only on 2 , and wonder why they are not satisfied once they begin to use it. However，buying a pen that you'll enjoy is not 3 if you keep the following in mind.

First of all, a pen should fit 4 in your hand and be easy to use. The thickness of the pen is the most important characteristic 5 comfort. Having a small hand and thick fingers, you may be comfortable with a thin pen. If you have a 6 hand and thicker fingers, you may 7 a fatter pen. The length of a pen can also influence comfort. A pen that is too 8 can easily feel top-heavy and unstable.

Then, the writing point of the pen should 9 the ink to flow evenly(均匀地) while the pen remains in touch with the paper. This will make it possible for you to create a 10 line of writing. The point should also be sensitive enough to 11 ink from running when the pen is lifted. A point that does not block the 12 may leave drops of ink，as you pick the pen up and put it down again.

13 , the pen should make a thick，dark line. Fine-line pens may make up for 14 handwriting, but fine(very thin or narrow), delicate lines do not attract 15 next to printed text, as, for example, a signature on a printed letter. A broader line, on the other hand, gives an impression of confidence and authority．

1．A. many B．few C．pleasant D．important 2．A. looks B．reason C．value D．advantages 3．A. convenient B．practical C．strange D．difficult 4．A. carefully B．comfortably C．hard D．safely 5．A. taking B．finding C．determining D．seeking 6．A. stronger B．weaker C．smaller D．larger 7．A. prefer B．recommend C．prepare D．demand 8．A. thick B．light C．long D．soft 9．A. change B．allow C．reduce D．press 10．A .thin B．rough C．black D．smooth 11．A. prevent B．free C．protect D．remove 12．A. way B．sight C．flow D．stream 13．A. Meanwhile B．Generally C．Afterwards D．Finally 14．A. good B．clear C．clean D．bad 15．A. attention B．support C．respect D．Admission

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卷标号为16-25的相应位置上。 Jean is a 17-year-old high school student. On Saturday mornings, Jean and her friends take part in the program 16 (call) SAVE THE KIDS. They travel to a poor area of Washington D.C.. They help 17 (young) students learn how to read and to solve mathematics problems. Many American teenagers join in programs 18 serve their communities. 19 weekends Jean sometimes works at an ice-cream store. 20 ___ she is not working, she gets together with her girlfriends. They might go to a movie, to a shopping mall or to an eating place. Or they might attend 21 ____ sports event of their high school. They also often stay at one girl’s house for the night.

Like teenagers in most parts of the country, Jean began driving a car when she was 16 years old. 22 ____, she does not have her car. She must share the family car with her parents. About 70 percent of American teenagers have their own cars. Many of them drive their cars to school every day. Jean does not smoke cigarettes or drink alcohol. Neither do her friends. But many teenagers at her school do. Drinking alcohol is a major problem there. Every weekend teenagers have parties, where 23 drink alcohol. Then they drive to other parties. People under the age of 21 24 (not allow) to drink alcohol in the United States. And it is dangerous to drink ___25_____drive a car. Yet this does not stop some teenagers.

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）

阅读下面短文，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

The two-and-a-half-year-old girl XiangWeiyi, the last survivor in east China’s train crash, will probably not lose her legs after doctors’ untiring efforts.

The train crash happened late Saturday when train D301 hit train D3115 near Wenzhou in Jiangsu Province, leaving at least 39 people dead and 192 others injured. Xiang was found alive 21 hours after the accident but lost both of her parents.

A specialized medical team carried out an operation on Xiang’s leg Sunday night to improve the blood flow.

On Sunday, Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang, on behalf of President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, visited some of the injured at three hospitals in Wenzhou. Zhang urged local authorities to collect all available resources to aid the injured and set up a medical team and a medical treatment plan for each of them. “Every effort should be made to save the life of the injured, reduce the death number and disability, and provide advice and aid for the relatives of the dead,” said Zhang.

Wang Qian, deputy chief (副院长) of No. 3 People’s Hospital in Wenzhou City, said each of the injured is paid attention to and cared by a four-doctor-formed medical group. “The medical group will be responsible for the injured until they recover,” said Wang. Off-duty doctors and nurses rushed back on duty to offer their services on hearing the accident.

Sun Jun, deputy chief of the No.2 People’s Hospital in Wenzhou, said that the hospital sent

cell phone messages to all staff Saturday night and more than 300 medical workers immediately rushed to the hospital.

Aside from the care provided by the medical workers, relatives of the injured and the dead found themselves surrounded and touched by the support of volunteers.

“It is terrible to have my leg broken, but I was touched by those taxi drivers who gave free rides, and those citizens who lined up to donate blood at night,” said Li Zhenmin from Tianjin, with his right leg in a fixed device and scratches over his body.

Till Tuesday evening, 119 injured were still receiving medical treatment in hospitals of Wenzhou, local health authorities said Tuesday.

Eleven hospitals in Wenzhou have received 192 injured passengers and the death toll remained 39 on Tuesday evening.

26. How many persons were dead and injured in the accident? A. At least 39. B. 192. C. About 231 D. About 153. 27. Which description about Xiang Weiyi is NOT true according to the passage? A. She was the last survivor in east China’s train crash. B. It was not until 21 hours later that she was found. C. Her parents lost their lives in order to save their girl. D. The accident happened on her on a Saturday.

28.After the accident, Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang, on behalf of President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, did the following EXCEPT________. A.visiting the injured B.urging local authorities to set up a medical team C. giving instructions D.arriving at the scene on the day of the accident

29.What measures did NO.3 People’s Hospital in Wenzhou City take immediately after the accident happened?

A.All the injured were cared by 4 doctors.

B.The off-duty doctors and nurses came to offer their services.

C.The medical group didn’t take on their responsibility before the injured recovered. D.All the staff in the hospital received the message from the hospital. 30.You can probably read this passage from________. A. a magazine B. a book C. a review D. a newspaper

B

There are desert plants which survive the dry season in the form of inactive seeds. There are also desert insects which survive as inactive larvae (幼虫). In addition, difficult as it is to believe, there are desert fish which can survive through years of drought (干旱) in the form of inactive eggs. These are the shrimps (虾) that live in the Mojave Desert, an extremely dry place in the southwest of the United States where shade temperatures of over 50℃ are often recorded. The eggs of the Mojave shrimps look like grains of sand both in size and appearance. When enough spring rain falls to form a lake, once every two to five years, these eggs hatch. Then the water is soon filled with millions of tiny shrimps about a millimetre long which feed on tiny plant and animal organisms (有机物）which also grow in the temporary desert lake. Within a week, the shrimps grow from their original 1 millimetre to a length of about 1.5 centimetres.

Throughout the time that the shrimps are rapidly maturing, the water in the lake equally rapidly evaporates(蒸发). Therefore, for the shrimps it is a race against time. By the twelfth day, however, when they are about 3 centimetre long, hundreds of tiny eggs form on the underbodies

of the females. Usually by this time, all that remains of the lake is a large, muddy patch of wet soil. On the 13th day, the shrimps lay their eggs in the mud. Then, having ensured that their species will survive, the shrimps die as the last of the water evaporates.

If enough rain falls the next year to form another lake, the eggs hatch, and once again the shrimps pass rapidly through their cycle of growth, adulthood, egg-laying, and death. Some years there is not enough rain to form a lake: in this case, the eggs will remain dormant for another years, or even longer if necessary. 31. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The birth of the Mojave shrimps. B. The survival of desert shrimps. C. The survival of desert life. D. Life in the Mojave Desert. 32. Which of the following is the MOST unique feature of Mojave shrimps? A. Their lives are brief. B. They feed on plant and animal organisms. C. Their eggs can survive years of drought. D. They lay their eggs in the mud.

33. By saying “...for the shrimps it is a race against time.” (Line2, Para.3), the author means that the shrimps have to_________.

A. swim faster to avoid danger in the rapidly evaporating lake

B. swim faster to catch the animal organisms on which they survive C. lay as many eggs as possible within limited time

D. complete their life cycle within the time permitted by the environment

34. What doe the underlined word “dormant” in the last paragraph most probably mean? A. Inactive. B. Sleeping. C. Safe. D. Dead. 35. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Appearance and size are the most important for life to survive in the desert. B. A species must be able to grow up quickly in order to survive. C. Shrimps are the only species with a life cycle of 13 days.

D. Some species develop a unique life pattern to survive in extremely hard condition.

C

I’ve been writing for most of my life. The book Writing Without Teachers introduced me to one distinction and one practice that has helped my writing processes greatly. The distinction is between the creative mind and the critical mind. While you need to make use of both to get to a finished result, they cannot work in parallel no matter how much we might like to think so. Trying to criticize writing on the fly is possibly the single greatest barrier to writing that most of us meet. If you are listening to a 5th grade English teacher correct your grammar while you are trying to seize a fleeting (稍纵即逝的) thought, the thought will die. If you seize the fleeting thought and simply share it with the world in raw form, no one is likely to understand. You must learn to create first and then criticize if you want to make writing the tool for thinking.

The practice that can help you past your bad habits of trying to edit as you write is what Elbow calls “free writing.” In free writing, the objective is to get words down on paper non-stop, usually for 15-20 minutes. No stopping, no going back, no criticizing. The goal is to get the words flowing. As the words begin to flow, the ideas will come from the shadows and let themselves be captured on your notepad or your screen.

Now you have raw materials that you can begin to work with using the critical mind. You can sit on the side and watch quietly. Most likely, you will believe that this will take more time than