惠州三中届高三上学期第三次考试英语.docx

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惠州三中届高三上学期第三次考试英语

惠州市第三中学2010—2011学年第一学期第三次测试

高三英语

说明：

本试卷满分135分，考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上。

用2B铅笔将试题类型（A）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：

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）

　AnnaDouglaswas72yearsoldwhenshestartedwritinghernewspapercolumn.Shehadbeenaschoolteacherbeforesheretired,butsheneededtokeep1.Shewasevenwillingtoworkwithoutpay.Shethenofferedher2toabusinessthathelpedotherbusinessesfindjobsforoldpeople.Everydayshe3otheroldfolklikeher,bytalkingwiththem,she4twothings.Oldpeoplehadabilitiesthatwerenot5.Butoldpeoplealsohadsome6.Shefoundanewpurposeforherselfthen.

Throughtheyears,she7towritestoriesaboutpeoplefornationalmagazines.Therewasnowanew8:

Oldpeoplelikeherself.Shebegantowriteanewspapercolumncalled“SixtyPlus”,whichwasabout9old.Shewritesabouttheproblemsofoldpeople,especiallytheirproblemswithbeing10.AnnaDouglasusesher11abilitytoseethetruthbehindaproblem.Sheunderstands12problemsbegin.Forexample,oneofher13saidthathisgrandchildren14thehousesassoonashecametovisit.Mrs.Douglas15somewaysforhimtounderstandhisgrandchildren.

1.A.freeB.richC.powerfulD.busy

2.A.servicesB.moneyC.studentsD.books

3.A.observedB.metC.comfortedD.answered

4.A.enjoyedB.followedC.recognizedD.demanded

5.A.studiedB.agreedC.gaveD.used

6.A.mistakesB.problemsC.questionsD.characters

7.A.hadB.oughtC.wasD.used

8.A.subjectB.lifeC.wayD.plan

9.A.gettingB.respectingC.employingD.supporting

10.A.unknownB.refusedC.misunderstoodD.discouraged

11.A.thinkingB.workingC.readingD.leading

12.A.thatB.whenC.whetherD.why

13.A.visitorsB.readersC.listenersD.friends

14.A.gotB.enteredC.leftD.passed

15.A.suggestedB.choseC.inventedD.imagined

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上标号为31-40的相应位置。

Doctorsurgemoreplaytimeforchildren

TheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics（儿科）says16childrenreallyneedforhealthdevelopmentismoregood,old-fashionedplaytime.

Manyparentsloadtheir17（child）scheduleswithget-smartvideos,enrichmentactivitiesandlotsofclassesinadrivetohelp18dobetter.Theeffortsoftenbeginasearlyasbabyhood.Freeplayisneglectedintheshuffle,anewacademyreportsays.

Numerousstudieshaveshownthatfreeplayisvery19（benefit）.Itcanhelpchildrenbecomecreative,developproblem-solvingskills,relatetoothersandadjusttoschoolsettings,20academyreportsays.

“Perhapsaboveall,playissomething21isacherishedpartofchildhood,”saysanotherreport,22（prepare）bytwoacademycommitteesforreleaseMonday23thegroup'sannualmeetinginAtlanta.

Itaddsthatenrichmenttoolsandorganizedactivitiescanbehelpful,24shouldnot25（view）asarequirementforcreatingsuccessfulchildren.Theymustbebalancedwithplentyoffreeplaytime.

第二部分：

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

Societiesallovertheworldnameplacesinsimilarways.Quiteoftenthereisnoofficialnamingceremonybutplacestendtobecallednamesaspointsofreferencebypeople.Thenanorganizedbodystepsinandgivestheplaceaname.Frequentlyithappensthataplacehastwonames:

Oneisnamedbythepeopleandtheotherbythegovernment.Asinmanyareas,oldhabitsdiedhard,andtheplacecontinuestobecalledbyitsunofficialnamelongafterthemeaningislost.

　　ManyroadsandplacesinSingaporearenamedinorderthatthepioneerswillberememberedbyfuturegenerations.ThuswehavenamessuchasStamfordRoadandRafflesPlace.Thisisinkeepingwithtraditionsinmanycountries----inboththeWestandtheEast.

　　Anotherwayofnamingplacesisnamingthemafterotherplaces.Perhapstheywerenamedtopromotefriendshipsbetweenthetwoplacesoritcouldbethatthepeoplewhousedtolivetherewereoriginallyfromtheplacesthattheroadswerenamedafter.ThemysteryisclearerwhenweseesomeoftheroadsnamedinformerBritishbases.IfyoustepintoSelectorAirbaseyouwillseePiccadillyCircus----obviouslynamedbysomehomesickRoyalAirForcepersonnel.

　　Someplaceswerenamedaftertheactivitiesthatusedtogoonatthoseplaces.BrasBasahRoadisaninterestingexample,“BaseBasah”means“wetrice”inMalay（马来语）.Nowwhywouldanyonewanttonamearoad“WetRiceRoad”?

Thereasonissimple.Duringthepioneeringdays,wetricewaslaidouttodryalongthisroad.

　　AfewroadsinSingaporearenamedbytheirshapes.Thereis“CircularRoad”forone.Otherroadsmayhavepartoftheirnamestodescribetheirshapes,like“PayaLebarCrescent”.Thisroadiscalledacrescent（月牙）becauseitbeginsonthemainroad,makesacrescentandcomesbacktojointhemainroadagain.

26.WelearnfromParagraph1that_____.

　　A.thegovernmentisusuallythefirsttonameaplace

　　B.manyplacestendtohavemorethanonename

　　C.aceremonywillbeheldwhenaplaceisnamed

　　D.peopleprefertheplacenamesgivenbythegovernment

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“diehard”inParagraph1probablymean?

　　A.Changesuddenly.

　　B.Changesignificantly.

　　C.Disappearmysteriously.

　　D.Disappearveryslowly.

28.Whichofthefollowingplacesisnamedafteraperson?

　　A.RafflesPlace.

　　B.SelectorAirbase.

　　C.PiccadillyCircus.

　　D.PayaLebarCrescent.

29.BrasBasahRoadisnamed_______.

　　A.afteraperson

　　B.afteraplace

　　C.afteranactivity

　　D.byitsshape

30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

　　A.SomeplacenamesinSingaporearethesameasinBritain.

　　B.SomeplacesinSingaporearenamedformilitarypurposes.

　　C.ThewaySingaporeansnametheirplacesisunique.

　　D.YoungSingaporeanshaveforgottenthepioneers.

B

In1993,NewYorkStateorderedstorestochargeadepositonbeverage（=drink）containers.Withinayear,consumershadreturnedmillionsofaluminumcansandglassandplasticbottles.Plentyofcompanieswereeagertoacceptthealuminumandglassasrawmaterialfornewproducts,butbecausefewcouldfigureoutwhattodowiththeplastic,muchofitwouldendupburiedinlandfills（垃圾填埋场）.TheproblemwasnotlimitedtoNewYork.Unfortunately,thereweretoofewusesforsecond-handplastic.

Today,oneoutoffiveplasticsodabottlesisrecycledintheUnitedStates.Thereasonforthechangeisthatnowtherearedozensofcompaniesacrossthecountrybuyingdiscardedplasticsodabottlesandturningthemintofencepost,paintbrushes,etc.

AstheNewYorkexperienceshows,recyclinginvolvesmorethansimplyseparatingvaluablematerialsfromtherestoftherubbish.Adiscardremainsadiscardunti1somebodyfiguresouthowtogiveitasecondlife—anduntileconomicarrangementsexisttogivethatsecondlifeva1ue.Withoutadequatemarketstoabsorbmaterialscollectedforrecycling,throwawaysactuallydepresspricesforusedmaterials.

Shrinkinglandfillspaceandrisingcostsforburyingandburningrubbishareforcinglocalgovernmentstolookmorecloselyatrecycling.Inmanyareas,theEastCoastespecially,recyclingisalreadytheleastexpensivewaste-managementoption.Foreverytonofwasterecycled,acityavoidspayingforitsdisposal,which,inpartsofNewYork,amountstosavingsofmorethan$100perton.Recyclingalsostimulatesthelocaleconomybycreatingjobsandreducesthepollutioncontrolandenergycostsofindustriesthatmakerecycledproductsbygivingthemamorerefinedrawmaterial.

31.WhatregulationwasissuedbyNewYorkStateconcerningbeveragecontainers?

A.Afeeshouldbechargedonusedcontainersforrecycling.

B.Throwawaysshouldbecollectedbythestateforrecycling.

C.Consumershadtopayforbeveragecontainersandcouldgettheirmoneybackonreturningthem.

D.Beveragecompaniesshouldberesponsibleforcollectingandreusingdiscardedplasticsodabottles.

32.ThereturnedplasticbottlesinNewYorkusedto.

A.beturnedintorawmateria1s

B.beseparatedfromotherrubbish

C.haveasecond-lifevalue

D.endupsomewhereunderground

33.Thekeyproblemindealingwithreturnedplasticbeveragecontainersis.

A.howtoreducetheirrecyclingcosts

B.tosellthemataprofitableprice

C.howtoturnthemintousefulthings

D.tolowerthepricesforusedmaterials

34.Recyclinghasbecomethefirstchoiceforthedisposalofrubbishbecause.

A.recyclingcauseslitt1epollution

B.othermethodsaremoreexpensive

C.recyclinghasgreatappealforthejobless

D.localgovernmentsfinditeasytomanage

35.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.

A.recyclingistoberecommendedbotheconomicallyandenvironmentally

B.localgovernmentsintheU.S.canexpectbigprofitsfromrecycling

C.rubbishisapotentialremedyfortheshortageofrawmaterials

D.landfillswillsti1lbewidelyusedforwastedisposal

C

WhenCharlesStrattionwasfive,hestoppedgrowing.Hismothertookhimtoseethefamousshowman,P.T.Barnum,andthoughtasmallpersonwouldbetheperfectadditiontohisshow.HehiredCharles’parentsalongwithhim,andtheytraveledaroundtheworldtogether.

Hegavethetwo-foot-tallCharlesanewname,generalTomThumb.HetaughtTomhowtosing