广东英语模拟.docx

1、广东英语模拟2013年广州市高三训练题英 语 2013.5I 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 years ago, Houston airport faced a troubling customer-relations issue. Passengers were making a huge number of 1 about the long waits at baggage claim (行李提取处). In

2、response, the airport managers 2 the number of baggage handlers. The plan worked: the average wait fell to eight minutes. But the complaints 3 despite the apparent success. 4 , the managers undertook a more careful, on-site analysis. They found that it took passengers a minute to walk from their 5 g

3、ates to baggage claim and seven more minutes to get their bags. Roughly 88 percent of their time, in other words, was spent standing around 6 waiting for their bags.So the airport decided on a new approach: instead of reducing wait time, it 7 the arrival gates farther away from baggage claim area. P

4、assengers now had to 8 six times longer to get their bags. Complaints dropped to near zero.This story shows a general 9 : the experience of waiting is defined only partly by the actual length of the wait. Often the psychology of queuing is more 10 than the length of the wait itself. Occupied time (w

5、alking to baggage claim) feels 11 than unoccupied time (standing at baggage claim). Research on 12 has shown that, on average, people overestimate how long theyve waited in a line by about 36 percent.This is also why one finds mirrors next to lifts. The spread of high-rise buildings after World War

6、II led to complaints about lift 13 . The motive behind the mirrors was 14 to the one used at the Houston airport: give people something to 15 their time, and the wait seems shorter. 1. A. suggestions B. questions C. complaints D. challenges 2. A. evaluated B. counted C. decreased D. increased 3. A.

7、continued B. disappeared C. doubled D. changed4. A. Annoyed B. Puzzled C. Discouraged D. Excited5. A. exit B. landing C. arrival D. departure6. A. uncomfortably B. aimlessly C. hopelessly D. impatiently 7. A. freed B. sent C. moved D. removed 8. A. wait B. walk C. waste D. sit9. A. principle B. appr

8、oach C. belief D. reason10. A. scientific B. interesting C. useful D. important 11. A. slower B. shorter C. more difficult D. more painful12. A. figures B. baggage C. queuing D. standing 13. A. delays B. quality C. safety D. repairs14. A. devoted B. superior C. familiar D. similar15. A. take B. occu

9、py C. use D. value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1625的相应位置上。There was once a small boy who would never get dressed when his parents told him to, 16 would he wear what they wanted him to. He preferred unusual clothes, but above all, h

10、e liked taking his time. His parents were always in a rush, and wanted him to be much 17 (quick), but the boy didnt like this, 18 he would slow down even more.One day, his parents got so angry when he refused to dress, that they told him to go out without any clothes at all. 19 (amuse), the boy foll

11、owed his parents out of the door. He held a belief 20 nobody could do anything to him. As the boy stood outside his house with nothing on, waiting for his parents car, along came the local pig farmer. The farmer, 21 was almost deaf, had very poor eyesight. Not only that, but also he 22 (forget) his

12、glasses that day. When he saw the boys pink skin, he thought it was one of his pigs. Shouting and pushing, the farmer forced 23 into a pig cage.The boy begged him to stop but the deaf farmer couldnt hear. When found by his parents, the terrified boy never again wanted to be mistaken 24 anything othe

13、r than a human being. Now hes the first 25 (get) dressed, and always looks neat. 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。 AThe future of written English will owe more to Hollywood films than Dickens or Shakespeare, if the findings of a study into childr

14、ens writing are anything to go by. Researchers who looked at the entries to a national competition found they were increasingly using American words such as garbage, trash can, sidewalk, candy, sneakers, soda, and flashlight.The stories, written by pupils aged 7 to 13, show how fairy cakes are refer

15、red to as cupcakes and a dinner jacket has become a tuxedo. “Smart” is now often used for “clever” and “cranky” for “irritable”.Television also has a powerful influence on childrens work, with Lady Gaga and Argentinean footballer Lionel Messi among the famous names from TV cropping up repeatedly.But

16、 pupils are let down by basic spelling, punctuation and grammar, according to the study by Oxford University Press (OUP), which looked at the entries to BBC Radio Twos “500 Words” competition.Children struggled to correctly spell simple words such as “does” and “clothes” and often failed to use the

17、past tense correctly, frequently writing “rised” instead of “rose” or “thinked” instead of “thought”.Researchers also found that punctuation was underused, especially semi-colons and speech marks. Some did not know how to use capital letters. However, exclamation marks were overused. Researchers fou

18、nd 35,171 examples in total, with some young writers using five at a time！Popular US fiction such as the Twilight novels and films is thought to be fueling the increasing use of American vocabulary and spelling. Meanwhile, fears that texting was corrupting childrens written work were unfounded, they

19、 said, with youngsters only using text language when they were referring to a text message.Samantha Armstrong from OUP said: “Perhaps we are catching a glimpse of the language of the future.” Chris Evans, whose radio show runs the competition, said the results were “fascinating”, adding: “Whod have

20、thought that Messi and Gaga would be some of the most used names?”26. According to the passage, which of the following is an example of British English? A. sneakers B. fairy cakes C. tuxedo D. cranky27. Which of the following was NOT frequently found in the pupils stories? A. Text message language.

21、B. A variety of Americanisms. C. Overuse of exclamation marks. D. Names of famous TV stars.28. What can we infer from the passage? A. Lionel Messi is now the most famous footballer in Britain. B. American movies and books are increasingly popular in Britain. C. The national writing competition is or

22、ganised by Oxford University Press.D. Written English is more influenced by classical literature than popular US culture.29. The underlined phrase “unfounded” in Paragraph 7 probably means _. A. unbearable B. unnoticeable C. not found D. not based on facts30. The passage is intended to _. A. show th

23、at British children have spellings and grammar abilities B. share the experience about how to teach written English in a correct way C. discuss the noticeable changes and evolution of written English in Britain D. criticize the influence of popular US culture on British childrens language use BBisse

24、l is a small village of the West Sahara. It lies next to a l.5-square-kilometer oasis（绿洲）, from where three days and nights are generally required to go out of the desert. However, before Ken Levin discovered it in 1926, none of the Bissel villagers had ever walked out of the desert. Reportedly, the

25、y were not unwilling to leave this barren land. Many had previously tried but failed, always somehow finding themselves back at the oasis after several days of trying to walk out.When interviewed by Ken Levin, an expert at the British Royal College of Sciences, the villagers explained that no matter

26、 which direction they walked it always brought them back to the village. Why couldnt the Bissel villagers walk out of the desert? Levin was very puzzled. He had, by himself, managed to walk north from the village and reach the nearest town in three and a half days. He decided to carry out an experim

27、ent to solve the mystery. He and a Bissel villager called Argutel, would walk out of the desert together. They prepared enough water for a half-a-month journey and two camels. But this time Ken Levin didnt bring his compass. Levin would follow Argutel. Ten days later, they had walked for about 500 m

28、iles but were still in the desert. On the 11th morning, an oasis came into their view. They were back at Bissel. Levin now understood why the Bissel people couldnt escape the desert. They had no knowledge of the North Star, which had for centuries provided sailors and other travelers with a point of

29、 direction. In the desert, if a person goes forward relying only on their senses, they will not be able to travel in a straight line. Rather they will travel in a very large circle and eventually track back to where they began. Levin explained to Argutel the function of the North Star and said, “As

30、long as you rest in the daytime and walk towards the brightest star at night, you would be able to walk out of the desert.” Argutel did as he was told. Three days later, he came to the edge of the desert. Now in the West Sahara, Bissel has become a bright pearl, where tens of thousands of tourists c

31、ome every year. Argutels bronze statue stands in the center of the town. On its base are the words: _.31. Villagers in Bissel had never walked beyond the desert because _.A. they had no method to find their way out B. they were discouraged by their failures C. they had a fear of the outside worldD.

32、they had no desire to leave the oasis 32. Ken Levin asked Argutel to walk to the north in order to _. A. see how far away Bissel was to the edge of the desert B. prove that people could walk out of the desert C. tell people not to walk in circles D. show Argutel was a great person33. According to the passage, Ken Levin _.A. kne