届广东省揭阳一中潮州金山中学高三上学期暑假联考英语试题及答案.docx

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届广东省揭阳一中潮州金山中学高三上学期暑假联考英语试题及答案

揭阳一中、潮州金山中学2018届高三上学期暑假联考英语试题

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。

Asageneralrule,allformsofactivityleadtoboredomwhentheyareperformedonaroutine（常规）basis.Asamatteroffact,wecanseethis1atworkinpeopleofallages.Forexample,onChristmasmorning,childrenare2aboutplayingwiththeirnewtoys.Buttheir3soonwearsoffandbyJanuarythosesametoyscanbefoundputawayinthebasement.Theworldisfullof4stampalbumsandunfinishedmodels,eachstandingasamonumenttosomeone’s5interest.Whenparentsbringhomeapet,theirchild6bathesitandbrushesitsfur.Withina7time,however,theburdenofcaringfortheanimalishandedovertotheparents.Adolescentsenterhighschoolwithgreatexcitementbutaresoonlookingforwardto8.Thesameistrueoftheyoungadultsgoingtocollege.Andthen,howmany9,whonowcomplainaboutthelongdrivestowork,10droveforhoursatatimewhentheyfirst11theirdriver’slicense?

Beforepeopleretire,theyusually12todoalotof13things,whichtheyneverhadtimetodowhileworking.Butsoonafterretirement,thegolfing,thefishing,thereadingandalloftheotherpastimes（消遣）becomeasboringasthejobsthey14.And,likethechildreninJanuary,theygosearchingfor“new15”.

1.A.principleB.habitC.weaknessD.power

2.A.surprisedB.movedC. excitedD.satisfied

3.A.confidence B.interestC.anxietyD.sorrow

4.A.well-organizedB.colorfully-printedC.newly-collectedD.half-filled

5.A.missingB.passingC.developingD.falling

6.A.silently B.impatientlyC.gladlyD.worriedly

7.A.interestingB.shortC.longD.boring

8.A.graduation B.independenceC.responsibilityD.success

9.A.childrenB.studentsC.adultsD.retirees

10.A.carefullyB.eagerlyC.nervously D.bravely

11.A.requiredB.obtainedC.noticedD.discovered

12.A.needB.learnC.startD.plan

13.A.great B.strongC.difficult D.correct

14.A.lostB.choseC.leftD.quit

15.A.petsB.toysC.friendsD.colleagues

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。

Alargevarietyoflanguagesexistintheworld.Everylanguagehas16ownspecialwordsandexpressions.Andastorycanbetoldabouteachofthem.

Hotisasimple,17（easy）understoodword.Soaremostofthe18（express）madewiththewordhot.19notalways,asweshallsee.Thewordshotandpotato,forexample,giveyounoideaatalltothemeaningoftheexpression,hotpotato.

ThepotatoisapopularvegetableintheUnitedStates.Manypeoplelike20（bake）potatoes,cookedinanovenorfire.Imaginetryingtocarryahotpotatoinyourhand.Itwouldbedifficult,evenpainful,todoso.

Nowwearegettingclosetothemeaningofhotpotato.Somepubliclydisputed（广泛争议的）issuesarehighlysensitive.Theissuesmustbetreatedcarefully,ortheywillbedifficultandpainfulif21electedofficialhastodealwiththem.Theywillbeasdifficultandpainful22holdingahotpotato.

Onesuchhotpotatoistaxes.Callingfor23（high）taxescanmeandefeatforapolitician.Andyet,24taxesarenotraised,someverypopulargovernmentprogramscouldbecut.Andthatalsocanmakeapoliticianveryunpopular.Sothequestionsmust25（deal）withcarefully,thesamewayyouwouldhandleanyotherhotpotato.

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，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。

A

Whyisapigusedasasymbolofsaving?

Whynotanelephantbank,whichisbiggerandholdsmorecoins?

IntheMiddleAges,beforemodernbankingandcreditinstruments,peoplesavedmoneyathome,afewcoinsatatimedroppedintoajarordish.Potters（制陶工）madetheseinexpensivecontainersfromanorange-coloredclay（黏土）called“pygg,”andfolkssavedcoinsinpyggjars.TheMiddleEnglishwordforpigwas“pigge”.WhiletheSaxonspronouncedpygg,referringtotheclay,as“pug”,eventuallythetwowordschangedintothesamepronunciation,soundingthe“i”asinpigorpiggy.Asthewordbecamelessassociatedwiththeorangeclayandmorewiththeanimal,acleverpotterfashionedapyggjarintheshapeofapig,delightingchildrenandadults.Thepiggybankwasborn.

Originallyyouhadtobreakthebanktogettothemoney,bringinginasenseofseriousnessintosavings.Whilepiggybanksteachchildrenthewisdomofsaving,adultsoftenneedtorelearnchildhoodlessons.Thinkaboutthethingsinlifethatrequirelargeamountsofmoney---collegeeducation,weddings,cars,medicalcare,startingabusiness,buyingahome,andfunstufflikegreattrips.Sowhenyouhavemoney,takeoffthetop10%,putitaside,saveandinvestwisely.

26.Whatisthepiggybankstrategy?

A.Paying1%incometaxatatime.B.Settingagoalbeforemakingatravelplan.

C.Aiminghighevenwhendoingsmallthings.D.Puttingasidealittlemoneyregularlyforfutureuse.

27.Whydidthewriter’sparentsgivehimapiggybankasagift?

A.Todelighthimwiththelatestfashion.B.Toencouragehimtoclimbmountains.

C.Tohelphimformthehabitofsaving.D.ToteachhimEnglishpronunciation.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“something”（Paragraph3）mostprobablyreferto?

A.MoneyB.GiftsC.FinancialsuccessD.Goodluck

29.Thepiggybankoriginallywas_________.

A.apotter’sinstrumentB.acheapclaycontainer

C.ananimal-shapeddishD.apig-liketoyforchildren

30.Thelastparagraphtalksabout________.

A.theseriousnessofeducatingchildrenB.theenjoymentoftakingagreattrip

C.theimportanceofmanagingmoneyD.thedifficultyofstartingabusiness

B

Aworld-famousCanadianauthor,MargaretAtwood,hascreatedtheworld’sfirstlong-distancesigningdevice（装置）,theLongPen.

Aftermanytiringbook-signingtoursfromcitytocity,Atwoodthoughttheremustbeabetterwaytodothem.Shehiredsometechnicalexpertsandstartedherowncompanyin2004.TogethertheydesignedtheLongPen.Here’showitworks:

Theauthorwritesapersonalmessageandsignatureonacomputertablet（手写板）usingaspecialpen.Onthereceivingend,inanothercity,aroboticarmfittedwitharegularpensignsthebook.Theauthorandfancantalkwitheachotherviawebcams（网络摄像机）andcomputerscreens.

WorkontheLongPenbeganinAtwood’sbasement（地下室）.Atfirst,theyhadnoideaitwouldbeashardasitturnedouttobe.Thedevicewentthroughseveralversions,includingonethatactuallyhadsmokecomingoutofit.Theinvestingfinallycompleted,testrunsweremadeinOttawa,andtheLongPenwasofficiallylaunchedatthe2006LondonBookFair.Fromhere,AtwoodconductedtwotransatlanticbooksigningsofherlatestbookforfansinTorontoandNewYorkCity.

TheLongPenproducesauniquesignatureeachtimebecauseitcopiesthemovementoftheauthorinrealtime.Ithasseveralotherpotentialapplications.Itcouldincreasecreditcardsecurityandallowpeopletosigncontractsfromanotherprovince.ThevideoexchangebetweensignerandreceivercanberecordedonDVDforproofwhenlegaldocumentsareused.

“It’sreallyfun”,saidtheownerofabookstore,whowaspresentforoneofthetestruns.“Obviouslyyoucan’tshakehandswiththeauthor,buttherearechancesforaconnectionthatyoudon’tgetfromaregularbooksigning.”

Theresponsetotheinventionhasnotbeenallfavorable.Atwoodhasreceivedcriticismfromauthorswhothinksheistryingtoendbooktours.Butshesaid,“Itwillbepossibletogotoplacesthatyounevergotsenttobeforebecausethepublisherscouldn’taffordit.”

31.WhydidAtwooddecidetoinventtheLongPen?

A.Tosetupherowncompany.B.Towinherselfgreaterpopularity.

C.Towriteherbooksinanewway.D.Tomakebooksigningslesstiring.

32.HowdoestheLongPenwork?

A.Itcopiestheauthor’ssignatureandprintsitonabook.

B.Itsignsabookwhilereceivingtheauthor’ssignature.

C.Thewebcamsendstheauthor’ssignaturetoanothercity.

D.Thefanusesittocopytheauthor’ssignaturehimself.

33.WhatdoweknowabouttheinventionoftheLongPen?

A.Ithasbeencompletedbutnotputintouse.

B.Thebasementcaughtfirebyaccident.

C.Someversionsfailedbeforeitstestrun.

D.Thedesignerswerewell-preparedforthedifficulty.

34.HowcouldtheLongPenbeusedinthefuture?

A.Todraftlegaldocuments.

B.Toimprovecreditcardsecurity

C.Tokeeparecordoftheauthor’sideas.

D.Toallowauthorandfantoexchangevideos

35.WhatcouldbeinferredfromParagraphs5and6?

A.Atwooddoesn’tmeantoendbooktours.B.CriticsthinktheLongPenisoflittleuse

C.Bookstoreownersdon’tsupporttheLongPenD.PublishersdisliketheLongPenforitshighcost.

C

IhadwrittenalettertotheadministrationaskingthatTimothyseeacounselor（咨询师）.TheschoolwasintheprocessofcontactingacounselorwhenTimothywastransferredtoanotherschool.HisfatherhurriedaroundmyroomcollectingTimothy’sthingsandleft.ThatisthelastwehaveseenorheardfromTimothy.Iwasleftwithanemptydeskandabrokenheart.Icriedfordaysafterwards.IfeltasthoughIhaddoneTimothyadisservice…Ididnothelphimwhenheneededme.IstillthinkaboutTimothyeveryday,andprayforhimeverymorning.

36.WhatwaswrongwithTimothy?

A.Heseemedtohavedeepemotionalproblems.

B.Heseemednottobegettingalongwellwithhisclassmates.

C.Hemainlyhadbehaviorproblemsatschool.

D.Hewantedtotransfertoanotherschool.

37.WhatwasTimothyli