广东省揭阳一中 届高三月考 英语.docx

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广东省揭阳一中届高三月考英语

广东省揭阳一中2013届高三10月月考

英语试题

第一部分：

语言知识运用（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。

Whenweofferourbestwishestoothers,wesay:

“Mayyoubehappyeveryday”．Buttherearealwaysthingsthatpreventpeoplefromfeelinghappy．

First,perhapsthebiggestisgenetics．Somescientistssaythatsomepeopleare_1_____happierthanothers．Besides,__2_____lifeeventsaswellassocialandeconomicfactorscanalso_3_____inthewayofhappiness．Third,there’s__4_____affectingyourhappiness,fordiseases,ifany,bringyourtroubleandpain．

Isitpossiblethatpeoplecanfind__5____happinesswithsomanyfactorspreventingthem?

Positivepsychologistsbelieveit’s__6____forpeopletostayhappyforlongperiods,althoughitcannotbelasting．Psychologistsarguethatday-to-dayhappiness__7____pleasuresandgratifications（满足）．

Pleasuresarerich_8_____thatsimplymakeusfeelgood---thingslikeeatingcakesordrinkingwine．Gratificationsareactivitiesthatweliketodoandwegiveallwehavetothem．They’reoften__9____,andwehavetodrawonpersonalskillsandstrengthstoperformthem．Forsomepeople,gratificationscomewithwork．Doctors,forexample,oftenbecomeso_10_____inanoperationthathourspasswithout____11__thetime．Forothers,itmaybe_12_____likegardeningorstampcollecting．

Tooften,peoplechoosepleasureovergratificationbecauseit’seasierandpeoplecan__13___feeltheeffects．Alwayschoosingpleasuresovergratifications,however,preventspeoplefromdevelopingtheirpersonal___14__,which,ifthey’renotputtowork,die．Pleasuresshouldn’tbegivenupcompletely,however．Theyshouldbechosen__15____,fornotselectingpleasuresinasensiblewayinturncausesothertroubles．

1．A．academicallyB．sociallyC．naturallyD．economically

2．A．changeableB．majorC．unimaginableD．unsatisfied

3．A．standB．stopC．keepD．put

4．A．drugB．treatmentC．wealthD．health

5．A．longB．lastingC．minorD．personal

6．A．impossibleB．doubtfulC．likelyD．uneasy

7．A．reliesonB．resultsinC．contributestoD．makesup

8．A．consequencesB．experiencesC．choicesD．incidents

9．A．attractiveB．informativeC．contentedD．challenging

10．A．absorbedB．conservativeC．diligentD．cautious

11．A．rememberingB．noticingC．memorizingD．ignoring

12．A．habitsB．behaviorsC．hobbiesD．performances

13．A．directlyB．slightlyC．graduallyD．temporarily

14．A．preferencesB．wishesC．responsibilitiesD．strengths

15．A．worthilyB．carefullyC．frequentlyD．respectively

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的语法的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为16—25的相应位置上。

Oneevening,IwandereddowntheRuedeRichelieu．IwasonmywaytoaChineserestaurantcalledDave,_16___isrecommendedinthefashionbusiness．LikemanypopularrestaurantsinParis,___17___（reserve）arehardtogetatDave,__18__Iwasn’tsurprisedtofindacompletesignhangingoverthereddoor．Inside,though,theplacewaspracticallyempty---therewasjustonecouple,__19___（sit）atatablenearthewindow．_20____unshavenChinesemanofmiddleagecameoutfromthekitchen．Hehadwildblackhairfleckedwithgrayand__21____（wear）apinkshirtandsilkslippers．Thiswastheowner,DaveCheung．Heledme___22___atableandpouredtea,andIaskedhimwhyhehadplaceda“Soldout”signonthedooronanight__23____therewerethirtyemptytables．

“Areyoukidding?

DoyouknowwhatwouldhappenifItookthatsignoffthedoor?

”“Peoplemightcomeintohavedinner?

”

“Exactly!

Theywouldjustwalkrightin．Iwouldhavetolet___24___whowantedtocomeandeathere．Iwouldhavenocontrolover___25___ownrestaurant!

II．阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第—节阅渎理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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

TwoAmericanscientiststoldthepeopleinindustrialnationsthattheywouldbemuchhealthieriftheyatemoreofthesamekindoffoodseatenbyhumanslivingmorethan10,000yearsago．

Thescientistssaythatthehumanbodyhaschangedverylittlesincehumanfirstappearedonearth,butthewaywelivehaschangedgreatly．Ourbodyhasnotbeenabletodealwiththesechangesinlifestyleandthishasledtonewkindsofsicknesses．Thesenewsicknesseswerenotknowninancienttimes．Sotheyarecalled“diseasesofcivilization”．Manycancersanddiseasesofthebloodsystem,includingheartattacksandstrokes（中风）areexamplesofsuchdiseases．

Scientistsnotedthatearlystone-agepeopleusedverylittlealcoholortobacco,probablynone．Ancientpeoplealsogotagreatdealofphysicalexercise,butachangeinfoodisoneofthemaindifferencesbetweenlifeinancienttimesandlifetoday．

Stone-agepeoplehuntedwildanimalsfortheirmeat,whichhadmuchlessfatthanfarmanimals．Theyalsoatealotoffreshwildvegetables,andfruits．Theydidnotusemilkandotherdairyproducts,andtheymadeverylittleuseofgrains．Buttoday,weeatalargeamountofdairyproductsandgrainfoods．Weeatsixtimesmoresaltthanstone-agepeople．Weeatmoresugar．WeeattwiceasmuchfatbutonlyonethirdasmuchproteinandmuchlessvitaminC．

Peopletodayprobablydonotwanttoliveaspeoplethousandsofyearsagodid,butscientistssaythatwewouldbemuchhealthierifweateasthoseancientpeopledid,cuttingtheamountoffatty,saltyandsweetfoods．

26．Thepeopleinindustrialnationswouldbemuchhealthieriftheyate ________．

A．morefoodsashumansliving10,000yearsagodid

B．ashumansliving10,000yearsago

C．morekindsoffoodeatenbypeoplelivingover10,000yearsago

D．moreofthesamekindsoffoodseatenbypeopleover10,000yearsago．

27．Newkindsofsicknesseshavebeenfoundbecause  ________．

A．thehumanbodyhaschangedcomparedwithhumanfirstappearedonearth

B．thewaywelivehaschangedalittle

C．ourbodycan’tdealwiththechangesinlifestyle

D．thewaywelivetodayisproperforthehumanbody

28．Whatisthemaincausementionedinthearticlewhypeoplesufferfromalotofnewsicknesses?

A．Ancientpeopledidagreatdealofphysicalexercise

B．Peopletodayhavealotofalcohol

C．Peopletodayhavemoretobacco

D．Foodisquitedifferentbetweenlifetodayandlifeinancienttimes

29．Stone-agepeopleweremuchhealthierthanpeopletodaybecausetheyatealotof    _______________．

A．milkandotherdairyproducts      B．grainfoodsandfarmanimals

C．saltandsugar           D．wildanimals,freshwildvegetablesandfruits

30．Fromthisarticle,weknowthat  ____________arenotgoodtoourhealth．

A．proteinandvitaminC              

B．milkandgrainfoods

C．wildanimals,vegetablesandfruits    

D．ahugeamountoffatty,saltyandsweetfoods

B

It’shardlysurprisingthatweatherisafavoritetopicforsomanypeoplearoundtheworld---itaffectswherewechoosetolive,whatwewear,ourmoods,andperhapsevenournationalcharacteristics．Studieshaveshownthatchangeableweathercanmakeitdifficulttoconcentrate,cloudyskiesslowdownreaction,andhighhumiditywithhot,drywindsmakesmanypeoplebad-tempered．

IfyouliveinaplacelikeBritain,wheretheweatherseemstochangedailyifnothourly,youcouldbeforgivenforthinkingthattheweatherisrandom．Infact,theweatheriscontrolledbysystemswhichmovearoundareasoftheglobe．IntheUKtheweatherdependsondepressions,oftencalledlows,andanticyclones,alsoknownashighs．ThesesystemsstartintheAtlanticOcean,andmaketheirwayacrosstheBritishIslesfromthewesttotheeast．Highsbringsunnyweather,whilelowsbringrainandwind．Inmoderntimes,humanactivitiesseemtobealteringweatherpatterns．GasesproducedbyheavyindustrychangethetemperatureoftheEarth’ssurface,andaffectcloudformation．SomeresearcherssaythatfactoriesinEuropeandNorthAmericamayhavebeenoneofthecausesofthedroughtsinAfricainthe1980s．

Thehumanracehasalwaystriedtoguesstheweather,especiallyinareasoftheworldwheretherearefrequentchanges．Traditionalrhymespointtoearlyattemptstoidentifyweatherpatterns,popularpoemsinclude:

Redskyatnight,shepherds’delight;redskyinthemorning,shepherds’warning．

Flieswillswarmbeforeastorm．

Rainbefore7,clearby11．

Whilefolkwisdomcanstillprovideaguidetohelpforecastweather,today’smethodsofpredictionincreasinglyrelyontechnology．Satellites,balloons,ships,aircraftsandweathercenterswithsensitivemonitoringequipment,senddatatocomputers．Thedataisthenprocessed,andtheweatherispredicted．However,eventhissystemcannotpredictweatherforlongerthanaboutaweek．

31．Whenweatherkeepschanging,______________________．

A．peoplebecomebad-temperedB．people’sreactionslowsdown

C．peoplefindithardtofocusontheirworkD．peoplebecomehungrier

32．Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthesecondparagraph?

A．Changesinweather．B．WeatherinBritain．

C．Africandroughts．D．Researchonweather．

33．TheweatherinBritainis____________________．

A．randomB．moistC．depressingD．satisfying

34．Accordingtoatraditionalrhyme,ifthereisaredskyatnight,thenextdaywillbe_____．

A．windyB．rainyC．fineD．snowy

35．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A．Anticyclonesoftenbringrainandwind．

B．Weatherforecastinghasbeendoneforalongtime．

C．Weathercouldneverbepredicted．

D．Modernmethodsofweatherpredictionaredevelopedfromfolkwisdom．

C

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