广东省东莞市届高三上学期期末教学质量检测英语试题.docx

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广东省东莞市届高三上学期期末教学质量检测英语试题

东莞市2013届高三上学期调研测试

英语

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。

Whenshelookedahead,FlorenceChadwicksawnothingbutasolidwalloffog,Herbodywas1.Shehadbeenswimmingfornearlysixteenhours.

Alreadyshewasthefirstwomanto2theEnglishChannelinbothdirections.Now,atage34,her3wastobecomethefirstwomantoswimfromCatalinaIslandtotheCaliforniacoast.

OntheJulyFourthmorningin1952,theseawasicyandthefogwassoheavythatshecould4seehersupportboats.Sharksswamtowardherlonefigure,onlytohe5awaybygunshots.Againstthecoldseawater,shestruggledon--hourafterhour--whilemillionswatchedonnational6.

AlongsideFlorenceinoneoftheboats,hermotherandhertrainerofferedencouragement.Theytoldheritwasn'tmuchfarther.Butwhatshecouldseewas7.Theyurgedhernotto8.Sheneverhad…untilthen.Withonlyahalfmiletogo,sheaskedtobepulledout.

Severalhourslater,shetoldareporter,“Look,I'mnot9myself,butifIcouldhaveseen10,Imighthavemadeit.”Itwasnottirednessoreventhecoldwaterthatdefeatedher.Itwasthefog.Shewas11toseehergoal.

Twomonths12,shetriedagain.Thistime,despitethesame13fog,sheswamwithherfaithandhergoal14picturedin.hermind.Sheknewthatsomewherebehindthatfogwaslandandthistimeshe15it!

FlorenceChadwickbecamethefirstwomantoswimtheCatalinaChannel!

1.

A.

cold

B.

numb

C.

thin

D.

weak

2.

A.

pass

B.

dive

C.

swim

D.

fly

3.

A.

mother

B.

record

C.

success

D.

goal

4.

A.

hardly

B.

nearly

C.

clearly

D.

probably

5.

A.

pulled

B.

swept

C.

driven

D.

cleared

6.

A.

scene

B.

television

C.

radio

D.

race

7.

A.

fog

B.

shark

C.

boat

D.

wall

8.

A.

swim

B.

go

C.

try

D.

quit

9.

A.

blaming

B.

excusing

C.

crying

D.

enjoying

10.

A.

coach

B.

fog

C.

land

D.

California

11.

A.

unhappy

B.

unwilling

C.

unlucky

D.

unable

12.

A.

ago

B.

later

C.

before

D.

long

13.

A.

heavy

B.

wet

C.

solid

D.

cold

14.

A.

heavily

B.

easily

C.

clearly

D.

suddenly

15.

A.

did

B.

forgot

C.

chose

D.

made

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卡标号为16~25的相应位置上。

Alice,asharkthatlivesattheNationalSeaLifeCenterinEngland,didnotstartoutlifeasavegetarian.Whenshe16.（bring）infromFloridain2009,shewashappilyeatinganyseafood.17,thatchangedinafewmonths,andshesuddenlystoppedeatingcompletely.Deeply18（concern）,thecenterofficialstookherinforanX-ray,19showedthatafishinghookwashidingdeepinsidehermouth.Sotheytookhertoseeadoctorwhorealizedtheonlywaytosavethesharkwasperforming20ratherriskyoperation.21（fortune）,thingswentreallywellButjustwheneverybodywashappyabouttheshark'srecovery,thehistory-makingsharkbeganchanginghereatinghabit,instead,22（prefer）tousehersharpteethtoeatvegetables!

Althoughthismaysoundgood,itisnotreallygood23Alice'shealthbecausevegetablescannotprovideenoughproteinthatsheneedstosurvive.SharkexpertsallovertheworldareconfusedatAlice's24（behave）andtheyguessthat25mayhavesomethingtodowiththewoundthehookcaused.Butunlessshespeaksup,nobodyisreallygoingtoknowtherealreason.

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。

A

Grandmacelebratedherfifty-thirdbirthdayjustweeksbeforegrandpadiedofcancerin1965.Althoughhispassingwasverydifficultforher,Ithinktheirsharedstruggletomakehislifelongertaughtgrandmathatgoodhealthwasnottobetakenforgranted,andshemadeuphermindtolivetherestofherownlifeasfullyandaslongasshecould.Oneday,whensheannouncedtoattendlessonsattheFredAstaireDanceStudioinPortland,Oregon,whereshelived,werolledoureyesinembarrassmentandhelplesslywishedshewouldjuststayhomeandbakecookiesasnormalgrandmothersdid.Manyyearsfilledwithcountlessdancelessonspassedbeforewelearnedtoappreciatethewonderofhavingadancinggrandma.

Isupposegrandma'sprimarymotivationforwantingtolearntodancewassocial.Shehadbeenashygirl,alwaysverytallandheavy,andhadmarriedintograndpa'squietlifestylebeforedevelopinganyeleganceorconfidenceinherpersonalappearance.Dancing,ontheotherhand,filledherlifewithflashlights,wonderfulparties,beautifuldresses,handsomeyoungdanceinstructors,andthechallengeoflearning.Althoughtheweeklydancelessonsdidnotchangeherample,two-hundred-poundfigure,grandmasurprisedeveryonewithenergeticperformancesonthedancefloor,whichsoongaveherasmucheleganceandconfidenceasanyMissAmericancompetitor.

Havingtakenweeklydancelessonsforyears,mygrandmalearnedvariousdanceseasilyandwassoonparticipatingindancingmatchesallovertheNorthwest.WhenIwasfourteen,grandmaproudlyinvitedmetowatchhercompeteinoneofthesematchestobeheldinthegrandballroomoftheRedLionInn.Myattitudewasstillunenthusiasticatthatpoint,buttomakeherhappy,mymotherandIattendedthematch.Asiftoprovemewrong,grandmamadeawonderfulshowingineveryeventsheentered.Ithoughtshewastrulythequeenoftheballduringthedance,andmythoughtsweresharedbythejudgesashorttimelaterwhenshewasawardedagoldcupforheroutstandingperformance.

26.Whatdidgrandmalearnfromgrandpa'sdeath?

A.Goodhealthwasnotthereforeveryone.

B.Sheshouldtakedancelessons.

C.Shehadtostruggletoliveabetterlife.

D.Sheshouldwearbeautifuldresses.

27.Howdidtheauthor'sfamilyfeelwhenGrandmadecidedtotakedancelessons?

A.Hopeless.B.Helpless.C.Embarrassed.D.Proud.

28.Normalgrandmasusually________intheauthor'spointofview?

A.tookdancelessons

B.didsomeexercisesathome

C.tookcareofgrandchildrenathome

D.didsomehouseworkathome

29.Theauthorfelt______whenhewasinvitedtowatchgrandma'smatch.

A.happyB.proudC.excitedD.uninterested

30.Thetextismainlyabout

A.mygrandma'sconfidenceB.mydancinggrandma

C.mygrandma'sdancingD.mygrandma'sgoldcup

B

WhenIwasgrowingup,IhadanoldneighbornamedDoctorGibbs.Hedidn'tlooklikeanydoctorI'deverknown.Heneveryelledatusforplayinginhisyard,butwasalwaysverykind.

WhenDoctorGibbswasn'tsavinglives,hewasplantingtrees.Hehadsomeinterestingtheoriesaboutplantingtrees.Hebelievedintheprinciple:

"Nopain,nogain".Hehardlywateredhisnewtrees,anattitudewhichflewinthefaceofconventionalwisdom.

OnceIaskedwhyandhetoldmethatwateringplantsspoiledthembecauseitmadethemgrowweaker.Hesaidyouhadtomakethingstoughforthetreessothatonlythestrongestcouldsurvive.

Hetalkedabouthowwateringtreesmadethemdevelopshallowrootsandhow,iftheywerenotwatered,treeswouldgrowdeeprootsinsearchofwater.

So,insteadofwateringhistreeseverymorning,he'dbeatthemwitharolled-upnewspaper.Iaskedhimwhyhedidthat,andhesaiditwastogetthetree'sattention.

DoctorGibbsdiedacoupleofyearsafterIlefthome.Everynowandthen,IwalkedbyhishouseandlookedatthetreesthatI'dwatchedhimplantsome25yearsago.Theyweretallandstrong.

Iplantedacoupleoftreesmyselfafewyearsago.Twoyearsofattendingthesetreesmeanttheygrewupweak.Wheneveracoldwindblew,theirbranchestrembled.AdversityseemedtobenefitDoctorGibb'streesinwayscomfortandeasenevercould.

EverynightbeforeIgotobed,Icheckonmytwosons.Ioftenpraythattheirliveswillbeeasy.ButlatelyI'vebeenthinkingthatit'stimetochangemyprayer.Iknowmychildrenaregoingtoencounterhardship.There'salwaysacoldwindblowingsomewhere.Whatweneedtodoistoprayfordeeproots,sowhentherainsfallandthewindsblow,wewon'tbetornapart.

31.Withthetreesplanted,DoctorGibbsoften______.

A.paidlittleattentiontothem

B.talkedtothemtogettheirattention

C.keptwateringthemeverymorning

D.beatthemtomakethemgrowdeeproots

32.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthewayDoctorGibbsplantedtrees?

A.Originalandreasonable.

B.Strangeandharmful.

C.Interestingandfunny.

D.Cruelandunacceptable.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"Adversity"meanintheseventhparagraph?

A.Badweather.

B.Lackofmoisture.

C.Enoughcareorattention.

D.Difficultlivingconditions.

34.Whichprayerdoestheauthorwishforhissons?

A.Haveaneasylife,withouttoomuchtoworryabout.

B.MeetpeoplelikeDrGibbsinthefuture.

C.Havegoodluck,encounteringlesshardshipintheirlife.

D.Beabletostandtherainandwindintheirlives.

35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthearticle?

A.Deeprootscount

B.Prayersformysons

C.DoctorGibbsandhistrees

D.Treesneednowater

C

WhenJoangavebirthtothefirstboyinherfamilyinthreegenerations,sheandherhusbandwereoverjoyed.Sowereherparents.Joanexpectedhereldersister,Sally,tobejustasdelightedasthem.JoanhadalwaysadmiredSally--thebeautyandthestarofthefamily--andfelthappyaboutherachievements.

Butsincethebaby'sarrival,thesistershavebecomedistant.JoanfeelshurtforSallyseemscompletelyuninterestedinherbaby.Sally,whohasnochildren,claimsthatheryoungersister"actsasifnooneeverhadabebybefore."

NeitherSallynorJoanunderstandsthattherealcause