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广东省东莞市某中学届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

【绝密★启用前A】

2012-2013学年度第一学期2013届高三英语期中考试试题

考试时间：

120分钟满分：

135分

说明：

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班级、考号、座位号等填写在答题卡的侧面相应的空格内。

2．非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷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。

答案必须写在答题卷上，收卷时只交答题卷。

I.语言知识与应用（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。

Oneday,atrainwasapproachingthesmalltownofCheekyville.Onthetrainwasa  1  manwithabigsuitcase.HewascalledWilliamWarblerandhelookedvery  2  indeed.Butwhatmadehimmostunusualwasthefactthatwheneverheneededto  3 ,hedidsobysingingopera.Evenifsomeonesaid“goodday”tohim,hewouldclearhisthroatand  4 :

“Goooddayyytoyouuuuuu.....toooooo!

”

   AlmosteveryoneconsideredWilliamunusual,sincenoonecouldgetanormal  5  wordoutofhim.Asnooneknewhowhemadehisliving—helivedquite  6 ,alwayswearingthesameoldsecond-handsuit—theyoftenhadno___7__forhimandsometimesevenmadefunofhim.

WilliamhadbeeninCheekyvilleforsomeyears,whenonedayarumor（谣言）spreadthatWilliamhadreceivedaroleinaveryimportant  8  inthenation’scapital,thattherehadbeenposterseverywhereadvertisingtheevent,andthatithadbeenagreat  9 .Andtoeveryone’ssurprise,whenWilliamwasbeinginterviewedbyreporters,heansweredtheirquestionsbyspeakingwithgood  10 ,andwithaclearandpleasantvoice.

   Fromthatdayon,Williamgaveup  11  atallhours.Nowhesangonlyduringhisstageappearances.Peoplewouldn’thavethoughthim  12  iftheyhadseenwhatWilliamkeptinhisbigsuitcase.Itwasalarge  13 ,withahand-carvedmessageonit.

   Themessagesaid,“Practiceeverysecond,foryouneverknowwhenyour  14  willcome.”Littledidpeoplerealizethatheonlygottheroleintheoperabecausethe  15  hadheardWilliamsingingwhileoutbuyinganewspaper.

1

A.tall

B.sensitive

C.handsome

D.strange

2

A.common

B.concerned

C.wealthy

D.confident

3

A.appear

B.practice

C.communicate

D.debate

4

A.whisper

B.respond

C.repeat

D.tease

5

A.advised

B.printed

C.written

D.spoken

6

A.simply

B.naturally  

C.calmly   

D.fortunately

7

A.mercy 

B.respect  

C.trust  

D.money

8

A.concert

B.documentary 

C.opera

D.film

9

A.experience

B.benefit   

C.discovery   

D.success 

10

A.movements 

B.manners

C.efforts  

D.signs

11

A.pretending

B.recording

C.singing

D.wandering

12

A.mad 

B.skillful

C.artificial

D.desperate

13

A.knife

B.stone

C.medal 

D.diamond

14

A.solution

B.inspiration

C.performance 

D.chance

15

A.neighbor

B.visitor 

C.director

D.teacher

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。

ThestoryhappenedinJapan___16___ahousewasredecoratedandthewallinsidearoomwasremoved.Theinsideofthewallwashollow.Whentheownerofthehouseremovedthewall,hesawagecko（壁虎）insidethewall.Itstailwaspinnedbyanail___17___（come）throughthewallfromoutside.

Theownerwasverycuriouswhythegeckowasstillalive.Thenthenailcaughthiseye.Goodness!

Itisthenailthatwasdrivenheretenyearsagowhenthehousewasbuilt!

Howamazingitis___18___thegeckotohavelivedinthewallincomplete___19__（dark）fortenyears!

Butonsecondthought,thecurioushouseownerwonderedhowthisgeckocouldlivethrough10yearswithitstail__20_（nail）downandbeingunabletogoanywhere?

Sohetriedtofindouthowthissmallcreaturecouldbefed.Afteralittlewhile,thereappearedanothergeckowithfoodin___21_mouth!

Whatashockingscene!

Fortenyears,thislittlegeckohadneverfailedtofeedthetrappedone.

Thestorytouchedmeso___22（deep）thatitisuselesstofindout__23_relationshipstheyhadbetweenthem.Parent__24child?

Friends?

Lovers?

Brothersorsisters?

__25_lastthingweshoulddoistoabandonyourbelovedinhardship.

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。

A

Thezebrabelongstothehorsefamily.Oneofnature’sgreatmysteriesiswhythezebrahasstripes.Onetheoryisthatthestripeshelpthezebracooldown.Onhotdaystheblackstripesgetalothotterthanthewhiteareaofthezebraandundertheblackstripestherearespeciallayersoffatforprotection.Hotairthenrisesofftheblackstripes,forcingcolderairdownaroundthewhiteareas,coolingthezebradown.This,however,isjustakindoftheory.Thestripescanalsoconfusepredators（食肉动物，掠夺者）whenzebrasstaywithotheranimalsingreatnumbers.

Zebrashaveexcellenthearingandeyesightandcanrunatspeedsofupto56kilometersperhour.Theyalsohaveapowerfulkickthatcancauseseriousinjurytoapredator,likealion,oranAfricanwilddog.Usuallytheleadmaleoftheherdstaysatthebackofthegrouptodefendagainstpredatorsifnecessary,whilethefemalesandyoungstersescapedanger.

Zebrasareherbivoresthatfeedonlyonplantsandlivemostlybyeatinggrasses,althoughtheyalsomighteatabitontheleavesandstems（茎）ofbushes.Theyeatgrassesformanyhourseachday,usingtheirstrongteeth.Spendingsomuchtimechewingwearsthezebras’teethdown,sotheirteethkeepgrowingalltheirlives.Asthedryseasonarrivesandthegrassesdieback,zebraherdstraveltofindmorefoodandwaterholesfordrinking.Mostzebrashavenospecificterritories.Theytravelfromplacetoplace,neverstayinginoneareaverylong.

26．Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat　__________.

A．therearedifferentopinionsaboutwhythezebrahasstripes

B．theblackstripeshelpthezebralivethroughcolddays

C．thezebracanbeeasilyattackedbypredators

D．thezebraalwaystravelswithotheranimals

27．Accordingtothepassage,herbivoresareanimalsthat_____.

A.havespecificterritories　　　B.onlyeatplants

C.killandeatotheranimals　　D.liveingroups

28．Thezebrahasstrongteethalltheirlivesbecausetheirteeth______.

A.onlychewsoftgrasses　　　B.areusedallday

C.arealwaysgrowingD.arekeptclean

29．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutzebrasisTRUE?

A．Theyhavepooreyesightandhearing.

B.Alioncangetinjuredbyazebra’skick.

C.Theycanrun56milesperhour.

D.Theyusuallystayinoneareaalltheirlives.

30.WhichofthefollowingTVprogramsmightthepassagebeadapted（改编）for?

A.Hobbies&Leisure　　　　B.EverydayTips

C.DigitalStadium　　　　　D.Discovery

B

Wedon'tknowhowdifferentourfuturewillbeinthefuture.Wecanonlytrytoimagineit.　　

Atfirstwethinkabouthumanrelationship．Intheyear2050,wewillusecomputersalmosteverydaywewillbemakingnewfriendsthroughtheInternet-evenourhusbandsorwiveswillbemetinthisway．Itwillbemuchfasterandeasierforus.Ontheotherhand,ourrelationshipswithpeoplewon'tbeasimportantastheyaretoday-wewillfeelalittlelonely.　　

Computerswillalsohelpusinmanyotheractivitiesin2050．Forexample,theywillbeusedbythechildrenatschooltomaketheirlearningeasier.Inaddition，therewillbemuchmoreothermachineswhichwillplayasimilarroleascomputers,likerobotswhichwilldothehomeworkforus.

　　Spendingholidayswillalsobecompletelydifferent．Travelingtootherplanetsortothemoonwillheavailableforeveryone．Meansoftransportwill，ofcourse，change，too．Wewillbeusingsolar-poweredears，whichwillbemuchcleaner．

　　Wecouldexpectthatthefastertechnologicalprogresswouldleadtoamorepollutedenvironment．Butitisn'ttrue．Wewillpaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheenvironment.And,Scientistswillprobablyfindcuresformanydangerousdiseases，likecancerorAIDS.Therefore，oursurroundingsaswellashealthwillbeinbettercondition．

　　Althoughwecan'tpredicttheexactchangeswhichwillbemadeintheworld，weoftenthinkaboutthem.Weworryaboutourandourchildren'sfuture；wehaveexpectations,hopesaswellasfears.ButIthinkweshouldberathersanguineaboutourfuture．Weshouldbehappyandbelievegoodthingswillhappen．

31．Whywillpeopleprobablyfeelalittlelonelyin2050?

　　A．Becausethenumberofpeoplewillbecomemuchsmaller．

　　B．Becausetherewillbelessface-to-facecommunication

　　C．Becausepeoplewon'tlikemakingfriendswitheachother

　　D．Becausepeoplewon'tcommunicatewitheachothermuchoften．

32．Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsis_______

　　A．thatcomputerswilldoallthethingsforhumanbeings

　　B．howpeoplewillusecomputerstocommunicatewitheachother

　　C．thatmachineslikecomputersandrobotswillhelppeoplealot

　　D．howpeoplewilluserobotstodothehousework

33．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingwillhappenin2050?

　　A．Therelationshipbetweenpeoplewillbemoreimportantthantoday．

　　B．Thewayofspendingholidayswillbethesameasthatoftoday．

　　C．Itwon'tbedifficultforpeopletotraveltootherplanets

　　D．Ourenvironmentwillbemuchmorepollutedwithagrowingnumberofcars

34．Theunderlinedword“sanguine”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans"_______"．

　　A．disappointedB．surprisedC．curiousD．optimistic

35．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

　　A．Howpeoplewillcommunicateintheyear2050．

　　B．Whatourlifewillbelikeintheyear2050．

　　C．Howpeoplewilltravelandspendtheirholidaysintheyear2050．

　　D．Whathightechnologywillappearintheyear2050．

C

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