广东省中山市届高三上学期期末英语.docx

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广东省中山市届高三上学期期末英语

中山市高三级2013—2014学年度第一学期期末统一考试

英语科试卷

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）

Somepassengerswon’tturnofftheirmobilephonesoriPadsduringtakeofforlanding.Ithappensonalmostevery1now.It’stimetoturnoffpersonalelectronicdeviceswhentheplane’sdoor2.However,there’salwaysatleastonepersonwhokeepstalking,texting,playing,watchingoremailing—and3strictorderstopowerdownduringflights.

“Peoplehavebecomeso4tothosedevices,andalotofpeople5whethertheyreallyneedtoturnthemoff,”saysanairhostessfromSouthwestAirlines.

Isturningoffthedevicesreally6inthefirstplace?

Lotsofpassengershavedoubtedaboutthe7ofleavingdeviceson.Theythinkonecellormessageorgameisn’tgoingto8downtheplane.

Indeed,there’sno9scientificevidencethathavingdevicespoweredonduringtakeoffandlandingwouldcausea10,onlythatthereisthepotentialofaproblem.

IntheUS,pilotsareallowedtousecertainelectronicdevicesduringtakeoffandlanding,butifpassengers’11devicesaretestedatthesametime,itmayleadtowrongwarningsand12readingsontheaircraftinstruments.Insomestudiesresearchersfoundmobilephonescould13global-positioningsatellitesystemsorotheraircraftsystems.Thoughtheeffectsare14slight,theycouldresultindisaster.

Ifeventhe15possibilityofdisasterexists,it’sbettertoturnthemoffduringtakeoffandlanding.

1.A.seatB.flightC.passengerD.device

2.A.opensB.closesC.turnsD.moves

3.A.givingB.obeyingC.ignoringD.receiving

4.A.addictedB.connectedC.opposedD.exposed

5.A.decideB.chooseC.understandD.question

6.A.reliableB.necessaryC.dangerousD.excellent

7.A.factB.valueC.dangerD.price

8.A.knockB.bringC.shutD.fall

9.A.largeB.greatC.firmD.heavy

10.A.problemB.difficultyC.questionD.mistake

11.A.smallB.expensiveC.variousD.colorful

12.A.clearB.rightC.badD.false

13.A.affectB.operateC.controlD.change

14.A.unusuallyB.strangelyC.exactlyD.seemingly

15.A.remotestB.biggestC.bestD.worst

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。

BuyingbooksontheInternetisagreatwaytosavetimeandmoney.Onlinebookstoresoffernewbooksandusedbooksthatcansaveyoualotofmoney.What’smore,theyarefarbetter16（compare）totraditionalbookstoresastheyoffermuchbroaderkindsofbooks.Youcaneitherclickthekindofe-booksonline17typethebooktitleandgetitinseconds.Anotheradvantageofshoppingonline18（be）thatyoucanalsoreadthebookreviewsaswellasreaders’reviewstogetanidea19thebookisworthbuying.Onlinebookstoresoffergreatdiscounts,20isabigattractionforbooklovers.

Forbooklovers,21ismostimportanttogetbooksintime.Therefore,youneedtofind22reliableonlinebookstorethatwillbeabletoprovidefastdeliveries.

Herearesometipstousewhenselectinganonlinebookstore.Someonlinebookstoresarepopularforfictionbooks;someare23non-fictionbooksornovels,etc.Understandingtheirspecializationwillhelpyoutogettherightkindsofbooksintime.Checkwhetheryouwillbebuyingthebooksfromathird-partyselleror24（direct）fromthewebsites.Neverjumpatstoresthatoffersupercheapprices,asbooks25（sell）atsuchlowpricecouldbeinverybadcondition.

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

Eatnuts,livelonger. Researchershavefoundthatthosewhoeatahandfulofpeanutseverydaysignificantlydecreasetheirriskofdyingfromallcausescomparedtothosewhodonoteatnuts.Anew study concludesthatalltypesofnutsseemtobeprotective.

ResearcherYingBaoiswiththeDepartmentofMedicineatBrighamandWomen’sHospitalandHarvardUniversityMedicalSchoolinBoston,Massachusetts.Sheandhercolleagueslookedattheimpactofnutconsumptionbyanalyzingtwohugestudiesthatbeganin1980-theNurses’HealthStudy,whichtracksthewell-beingofmorethan76,000women,and42,000menenrolledintheHealthProfessionalsFollow-upStudy.

Amongthequestionsaskedatthebeginningofthestudieswas,'howfrequentlydoyoueatnuts?

' Theinformationwasupdatedeverytwotofouryears.Baosaystheparticipantswerefollowedforthreedecades.

“Whatweobservedisthatpeoplewhoeatmorenutsarelesslikelytodieoverthenext30years,"saidBao."So,forexample,ifapersoneat（s）nutsonceperday,thatpersonhasa20percentlowerriskofdying.”

Baosayseatingahandfulofnutsfiveormoretimesperweekwasassociatedwitha29percentreducedriskofdyingfromheartdiseaseandan11percentlowerriskofcancerdeath. Aservingsizeis28grams.

Nutscontainnutrients,includinghighqualityproteins,vitaminsandminerals,allofwhichhaveanti-cancereffectsandmayhelpprotecttheheart.

Baosaysresearchersareplanningstudiestofindouthownutsarebeneficialtohumanhealth.

ThestudyonthehealthbenefitsofnutswasfundedbytheInternationalTreeNutCouncilResearchandEducationFoundation.

26.Peoplewhoofteneatnuts________.

A.aremorelikelytolivelongerthanpeoplewhoofteneatfruits

B.don’tneedtogotohospital

C.maylivelongerthanpeoplewhodon’teatnuts

D.don’thavetodosports

27.Theunderlinedword“well-being”inParagraph2sharesthesamemeaningas“________”.

A.illnessB．healthC．dietD．habit

28.AboutBao’sresearch,whichstatementistrue?

A.Shehasdonetheresearchbyherself..B.Herresearchwasbasedontwostudies.

C.researchlastedaboutthreeyears.D.shouldeatallkindsofnutseveryday.

29.Eatingnutsmayhelpusstayawayfrom________.

A.cancerB．feverC．fluD．headache

30.Thepassageismostprobablyfromajournalof___________.

A.entertainmentB．dietC．sportsD．science

B

ArtieShawwasborninNewYorkCityin1910.HisnamewasArthurArshawsky.HisparentswerepoorimmigrantswhohadcometotheUnitedStatesfromEasternEurope.HisfamilylatermovedtoNewHaven,Connecticut.

Attheageoffourteen,hebegantoplaythesaxophoneandthentheclarinet.Fromaveryyoungage,ArtieShawwantedtoplayhisclarinetbetterthananyone.Hewantedhissoundandmusictobeperfect.Heworkedatthistaskmuchofhislife.

Hebeganworkingasaprofessionalmusicianwhenhewasfifteen.HelefthomeandbeganplayinginbandsacrosstheUnitedStates.

In1928,youngArtieShawtraveledtoChicago,Illinoistohearthegreattrumpetplayer,LouisArmstrong.HeimmediatelyunderstoodthatArmstrong'sgreatjazzsoundwasthebeginningofsomethingnewandexciting.ArtieleftChicagowithagrowinginterestinjazzmusic.Soonafter,hemovedtoNewYorkCity.

HegotworkplayingtheclarinetfortheColumbiaBroadcastSystemradionetwork.In1936,hewasgivenachancetoformasmallgroupandplayatNewYork'sfamousImperialTheateronBroadway.Hisgroupwasnotthetopbandintheshow.Butthecrowdlovedhismusic.Thisprovedtobeamajorstepinhiscareer.

ArtieShawwasalwaystryingsomethingnew,somethingdifferent.Heheardayoungblackwomansingandhiredherforhisband.Thiswasthefirsttimethatablackwomansangwithwhitemusicians.Racialseparationwastheruleinmanystates.ArtieShawdidnotcare.

ArtieShawwroteseveralbooksinhislateryears.Hewrotestoriesformagazines.Hespokeaboutmusicatcollegesanduniversities.Buthehadverylittletodowiththeworldofrecordingormusic.Duringthoseyearshowever,hereceivedmanyawardsandhonorsforhismusic.TheseincludedaHallofFameawardfromtheNationalAcademyofRecordingArtsandSciences.

31.Whenhewasveryyoung,ArtieShawwas________.

A.borntoawealthyfamilyB．afamoussinger

C．amanwithagreatdreamD．wasinlovewithmusicwhenhewasababy

32.Toachievehismusicdream,ArtieShaw________.

A.firstbegantoplaytheclarinet

B.wantedtobethemostfamousmusicianaroundtheworld

C.beganplayinginbandsacrosstheUnitedStates

D.becameafamousmusicianwhenhewasfifteen

33.WhenArtieShawbecameanadult,________.

A.heshowedagrowinginterestinjazzmusic

B.heworkedforColumbiaBroadcastSystemradionetworkasasinger

C.heformedasmallbandwhenhewastwentythree

D.hethoughtthatracialseparationshouldbetheruleofthesociety

34.Inhislateryears,ArtieShaw________.

A.almoststoppedplayingmusic

B.workedforamagazineasanprofessionalwriter

C.hemademanyspeechesabouthislifeatcolleges

D.hereceivedmanyawardsandhonorsforhisbooks

35.Whichonecanbethetitleofthepassage?

A.ArtieShaw’sLifeStoriesB．ArtieShaw—ACrazyMusician

C．ArtieShaw—AGreatWriterD．ArtieShaw’sMusicLife

C

TheillegalivorytradehasbeenamajorprobleminAfricafordecades.Poachers（偷猎者）andhuntershavekilledoffhundredsofthousandsofelephantstoobtainthispreciousmaterial.Now,affectedareasaretakingaction.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature（IUCN）announcedonWednesdaythatkeystateswherepoachingtakesplacehavepromisedtostoptheivorytradeandprotectAfrica’selephants.

Inthe1980s,asmanyas1millionelephantsacrossAfricawerekilledfortheirivorytusks.Thiscontinueduntil1989,whentheConventiononInternationalTradeinSpecies（CITES）votedtobanalltradeinivory.Withtradechokedoff,demandforivoryfell.Elephantpopulationsslowlybegantoincrease.However,thisprogresswasshort-lived.

AccordingtotheIUCN,2011sawthehighes