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中山市实验高中届高三上学期月考试题英语

中山市实验高中2010—2011学年高三年级12月月考

英语试题

（本试卷三大题，满分135分。

考试用时120分钟。

）

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）

Agreatmanypeoplearedisappointedbecauseofunrealisticexpectations.

Walkinguptoadepartmentstore’s1counter,anattractiveyoungwomansaid,“Iwanttobuythismaterialforanewdress.Howmuchdoesitcost?

”

“Onlyone2peryard,”repliedthesmirking（自鸣得意的）maleclerk.

Nottobetakenbackbythefunnywords,thewomansaid,“That’sfine!

I’lltaketenyards.”

With3writtenalloverhisface,theclerkhurriedly4outandwrappedthecloth,andthenhelditoutteasingly,leaningforwardtoreceivehis“5”.

Thewomangotthepackagequicklyfromtheclerkandpointedtoalittleold6standingbesideher.“Grandpawillpaythebillinsteadofme,”she7.

Hewasnodoubtdisappointed.Butinthecourseofliving,manypeopleare8whenothersdonot9theirexpectations.Inordertobehappy,someexpectationsmustbedropped.Thesethreeparticular10andunhealthyexpectationsaresomeofthemaincauses:

1.Expecttoomuch11.Whenotherssay,“Thankyou,”orinanywaytoshowtheirgratitude,behappy.Itisagift!

2.Expectotherstomakeyouhappy.Theysimplycannotdothat.Makeyourselfhappyand12yourjoywithothers.

3.Expectnottobe13.Attimes,peoplewillsimplynotcomethroughforyouinthewayyouneed.14themandmoveon.

Getridofthesethreeunrealisticexpectationsandyoucanbegintoexpectmore15rightaway!

1.A.computer

B.cloth

C.receptionist

D.clothes

2.A.kiss

B.pay

C.dollar

D.yuan

3.A.happiness

B.enjoyment

C.expectation

D.courage

4.A.measured

B.carried

C.broke

D.burst

5.A.budget

B.payment

C.reward

D.money

6.A.guard

B.man

C.sculptor

D.scholar

7.A.smiled

B.begged

C.waved

D.thought

8.A.encouraged

B.disappointed

C.annoyed

D.surprised

9.A.liveupto

B.goagainst

C.gowithout

D.hopefor

10.A.reasonable

B.proper

C.unimportant

D.unrealistic

11.A.profit

B.kiss]

C.appreciation

D.disappointment

12.A.spare

B.share

C.make

D.control

13.A.putdown

B.letdown

C.takendown

D.throwndown

14.A.Forgive

B.Punish

C.Blame

D.Praise

15.A.happiness

B.encouragement

C.excitement

D.pride

第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

Asweallknow,gamesplayaveryimportantroleinthegrowthofchildren.Childrenshouldgrowalongwithplayinggames;for,16playinggames,theycannotonlyacquireknowledge,butalsocultivatetheirabilitiestogetalongwithothers.

However,mostchildrenare17（face）withacompletelydifferentsituation.Mostparentsfearthatgameswillpreventchildrenfromincreasingnewknowledgeand18thechildrenwillfailinthefutureexaminations.So,insteadof19（let）thechildrenthemselvesfindandlearnnaturallyfromtheirsurroundings,theyforcetheirchildrentotakepartin20（variety）kindsofclasses,learningEnglish,playing21pianoorpractisingdrawing,etc.What’smore,someparentsput22thechildren’stoyswhichareveryusefulindevelopingchildren’simaginationandpracticalabilities.

23isapieceofgoodadvicetothoseparents:

24youwanttoexpectyourchildtobeabletoaccomplishsomething,youmustfirstofalldevelophisabilitytoadapttothenewsurroundings.Thatcrameducationcanleadtonothing25afailureinthechildren’sgrowth.

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）

A

WhenImethim,Ihadalotofangerinsideofme.I’velivedmywholelifeinSpanishHarlem,butinmyneighborhood,thereareshoot-upsallthetime.Iknowkidswhohavebeenshotorbeatenup.Ihavefriendswhoendedupinprison.Icouldhaveendedupthatway,too,butMr.Clarkwouldn’tletthathappen.

Mr.Clarkworkedlonghours,makingsureIdidmywork.Mygradesrose.Infact,thescoresofourwholeclassrose.Oneday,hetookourclasstoseeThePhantomoftheOpera,anditwasthefirsttimesomekidshadeverbeenoutofHarlem.Beforetheshow,hetreatedustodinneratarestaurantandtaughtusnottotalkwithourmouthsfull.Wedidnotwanttolethimdown.

Mr.ClarkwasselectedasDisney’s2000TeacheroftheYear.Hesaidhewoulddrawthreenamesoutofahat;thosestudentswouldgowithhimtoLosAngelestogettheaward.Butwhenthetimecametodrawnames,Mr.Clarksaid,“You’reallgoing.”

Ongraduationday,therewerealotoftears.Wedidn’twanthisclasstoend.In2001,hemovedtoAtlanta,buthealwayskeptintouch.Hestartedgivinglecturesabouteducation,andwroteabestsellingbookbasedonhisclassroomrules,TheEssential55.In2003,

Mr.ClarktooksomeofusonatriptoSouthAfricatodeliverschoolsuppliesandvisittheorphanages（孤儿院）.Itwasthemostamazingexperienceofmylife.It’snowmydreamtoonedaystartagroupofwomen’sclubs,helpingpeoplefromallbackgrounds.

26.WithoutMr.Clark,thewriter.

A.mighthavebeenputintoprisonB.mightnothavewontheprize

C.mighthavejoinedawomen’sclubD.mightnothavemovedtoAtlanta

27.TheEssential55is.

A.ashowB.aspeechC.aclassroomruleD.abook

28.Howmanystudents’nameswerefinallydrawnoutofahatbyMr.Clark?

A.NoneB.ThreeC.Fifty-five.D.All.

29.Whatcanwelearnintheshortreading?

A.ItwasinHarlemthatwesawThePhantomoftheOperaforthefirsttime.

B.Mr.Clarktaughtusnottotalkwithourmouthsfull,andwedid.

C.Mr.ClarkwasselectedasDisney’s2000TeacheroftheYearinLosAngeles.

D.In2003,Mr.ClarkmovedtoAtlanta,andhealwayskeptintouchwithus.

30.Inthepassage,thewriterintendstotellusthat.

A.Mr.ClarkwenttoSouthAfricabecausehelikedtraveling

B.Mr.Clarkhelpedtosetupagroupofwomen’sclubs

C.agoodteachercanhelpraisehisorherstudents’scores

D.agoodteacherhasagoodinfluenceonhisorherstudents

B

Imagineyou’reatapartyfullofstrangers.You’renervous.Whoarethesepeople?

Howdoyoustartaconversation?

Fortunately,you’vegotathingthatsendsoutenergyattinychipsineveryone’snametag（标签）.Thechipssendbackname,job,hobbies,andthetimeavailableformeeting-whatever.Makingnewfriendsbecomessimple.

Thishasn’tquitehappenedinreallife.ButtheworldisalreadyexperiencingarevolutionusingRFIDtechnology.

AnRFIDtagwithatinychipcanbefixedinaproduct,underyourpet’sskin,evenunderyourownskin.PassiveRFIDtagshavenoenergysource-batteriesbecausetheydonotneedit.Theenergycomesfromthereader,ascanningdevice,thatsendsoutenergy（forexample,radiowaves）thatstartsupthetagimmediately.

Suchatagcarriesinformationspecifictothatobject,andthedatacanbeupdated.Already,RFIDtechnologyisusedforrecognizingeachcarortruckontheroadanditmightappearinyourpassport.Doctorscanputatinychipundertheskinthatwillhelplocateandobtainapatient’smedicalrecords.AtanightclubinParisorinNewYorkthesamechipgetsyouintotheVIPsectionandpaysforthebillwiththewaveofanarm.

Takeastepback:

10or12yearsago,youwouldhaveheardaboutthecomingageofcomputing.Oneexamplealwaysseemedtosurface:

Yourrefrigeratorwouldknowwhenyouneededtobuymoremilk.Theconceptwasthatcomputerchipscouldbeputeverywhereandsendinformationinasmartnetworkthatwouldmakeordinarylifesimpler.

RFIDtagsareasmallpartofthisphenomenon.“Theworldisgoingtobealooselycoupledsetofindividualsmalldevices,connectedwirelessly,”predictsDr.J.Reich.Humanrightsupportersarenervousaboutthepossibilitiesofsuchtechnology.ItgoestoofartrackingschoolkidsthroughRFIDtags,theysay.Weimagineaworldinwhichabeercompanycouldfindoutnotonlywhenyouboughtabeerbutalsowhenyoudrankit.Andhowmanybeers.Accompaniedbyhowmanybiscuits.

WhenMarconiinventedradio,hethoughtitwouldbeusedforship-to-shorecommunication.Notforpopmusic.WhoknowshowRFIDandrelatedtechnologieswillbeusedinthefuture.Here’sawildguess:

Notforbuyingmilk.

31.Thearticleisintendedto.

A.warnpeopleofthepossiblerisksinadoptingRFIDtechnology

B.explainthebenefitsbroughtaboutbyRFIDtechnology

C.convincepeopleoftheusesofRFIDtechnology

D.predicttheapplicationsofRFIDtechnology

32.WeknowfromthepassagethatwiththehelpofRFIDtags,people.

A.willhavenotroublegettingdataaboutothers

B.willhavemoreenergyforconversation

C.willhavemoretimetomakefriends

D.won’tfeelshyatpartiesanylonger

33.PassiveRFIDtagschieflyconsistof.

A.scanningdevicesB.radiowavesC.batteriesD.chips

34.WhyaresomepeopleworriedaboutRFIDtechnology?

A.Becausechildrenwillbetrackedbystrangers.

B.Becausemarketcompetitionwillbecomemorefierce.

C.Becausetheirprivateliveswillbegreatlyaffected.

D.Becausecustomerswillbeforcedtobuymoreproducts.

35.ThelastparagraphimpliesthatRFIDtechnology.

A.willnotbeusedforsuchmattersasbuyingmilk

B.willbewidelyused,includingforbuyingmilk

C.willbelimitedtocommunicationuses

D.willprobablybeusedforpopmusic

C

Theliteralmeaningofphilosophyis“loveofwisdom”.Butthismeaningdoesnottellusverymuch.Unliketheotherdisciplines,philosophycannotbedefinedbywhatyoustudy,becauseitisactuallyunlimited.Anythingcanbethesubjectmatterofphilosophy:

history,law,language,literature,mathematics,andinfact,theotheracademicdisciplinesaredirectlyrelatedtophilosophy.ForthisreasonyougetaDoctorateofPhilosophy（Ph.D.）inbiochemis