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广东省广州市2012届高三毕业班4月综合测试

（二）

英语

I语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从〗5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。

Iwokeupthismorningwithafright！

Thereappearedtobeamouseinmybedticklingmynoseand1____scratchingme.Ithadtobeamouse,forthosetinysharplittlenailswerescratchingmeallacrossmy2____.

Itcouldn'thavebeena（n）3____asIdidn'townanypets；itcouldn'thavebeenarat,becauseifwhatIhadreadaboutratswas4____，theirsharpteethcould5____theirwaythroughsolidstone.Theydothisbecausetheirfrontteethneverstopgrowingandthisistheonlywaytokeepthem6____.

Ididn'tdaretoopenmyeyesandfacethe7____ofthedisgustingmouseinthebedwithme.Ifeltsodirtyand8Ididn'twanttochangemypositioncither,9____themousewouldslideontootherareasofmybody,whichwould10____givemehorribledreamsforyearstocome!

Despitemyfears,Ifinallydecidedtoswiftly1____1themouseaway.Butit12____！

Ididitagainandagainanditkeptcomingback,everysingletime.

Therewasnowayout.Ihadtofacemyenemy.Itookabreath,gatheredmy13____andslowlyopenedmyeyes.Tomyrelief,Isawsomethingfar14____thanamouseanditallcamebacktome.

IhadputmybabydaughterRebeccaintobedbesidemeafterherfirstbottleinthemorning！

Thatalsoremindedme:

Ineededtotrim（修剪）her15____

1.

A.

warmly

B.

lightly

C.

wildly

D.

thoroughly

2.

A.

foot

B.

hand

C.

stomach

D.

face

3.

A.

mouse

B.

insect

C.

cat

D,

fly

4.

A.

true

B.

suitable

C.

interesting

D.

clear

5.

A.

fight

B.

pull

C.

carve

D.

wind

6.

A.

strong

B.

sharp

C.

slim

D.

short

7.

A.

horror

B.

thought

C.

risk

D.

cost

8.

A.

tired

B.

stupid

C.

uncomfortable

D.

disappointed

9.

A‘

hoping

B.

fearing

C.

assuming

D.

doubting

10.

A.

gradually

B.

temporarily

C.

surely

D.

hardly

11.

A.

.throw

B.

brush

C.

keep

D.

send

12,

A.

returned

B.

repeated

C.

dropped

D.

stayed

13.

A.

memories

B.

thoughts

C.

energy

D.

courage

14

A.

.softer

B.

cuter

C.

uglier

D.

worse

15

A.

.hair

B.

feet

C.

nails

D.

fingers

第二节语法填空（共10小题；钻小题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。

Inequalitybetweenmenandwomenresultsinpoorerhealthforchildrenandgreaterfamilypoverty（贫穷），accordingtoanewstudy.TheUNagencyUniceffoundthat,16_____thesituationhasslightlyimproved,manywomenarestillnotincludedinfamilydecisions，17_____asaresulttheirchildrenaremorelikelytosufferfrompoorhealth.

Themainfindingofthe30-countrysurveyisthatequalitybetweenmenandwomenisvitalto18_____（improve）livingstandardsandhealth,especiallyforchildrenindevelopingcountries.Theconclusionsarccontainedintheagency’s19_____（late）report.Thisreportpointstoalackofopportunitiesforgirlsandwomenineducationandwork，whichcontributes20_____their

povertyandlackofpower.Wheremencontrolthehousehold,lessmoney21_____（spend）onhealthcareandfood，22_____resultsinpoorerhealthforchildren.

Anincreasein23_____（employ）opportunitiesforwomenwouldincrease24_____householdpower,thereportsaid.Forexample,theagencyfoundthatwhoeverhasmorehouseholdincomedecides25_____ornotitwillbeusedforfamilyneeds.

II阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共2O小题；每小题2分，满分4O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

WhentheSSGairsoppawassunkbyaGermanwarboat70yearsago，ittookitshugesilvercargotoawaterygrave.Today,USdiversareworkingtorecoverwhatmaybethebiggestshipwrecktreasureever.

TheFlorida-basedcompanyOdysseyMarineExplorationannouncedthatithadfoundtheGairsoppa,andcitedofficialdocumentsindicatingtheBritishshipwascarryingsome219tonsofsilverwhenitsankin1941intheNorthAtlanticfsome300milesofftheIrishcoast.

Valuedthenat£600,000,thesilvertodayisworthabout$210million,whichwouldmakeithistory'slargestrecoveryofpreciousmetalslostatsea.

“We'veaccomplishedthefirststageofthisproject—thelocationandidentificationofthetargetshipwreck—andnowwe'rehardatworkplanningfortherecoverystage，”OdysseyprojectmanagerAndrewCraigsaid.

UnderthetermsofanagreementreachedbetweenOdysseyandtheBritishgovernment，thecompanywillretain80percentofthesilveritcanrecoverfromthewreck.

The412-footGairsoppahadbeensailingfromIndiabacktoBritaininFebruary1941carryingacargoofsilver,ironandtea,whenastormhit.Runninglowonfuel,theshipwasforcedtochangedirectionandheadedforGalway，Ireland，thenearestportofsafety.

Itnevermadeit，sunkbyaGermantorpedointhecontestedwatersoftheNorthAtlantic.Ofthe85peopleonboard，onlyonesurvived.

TheGairsoppacametorestnearly15,400feetbelowthesurface,wherefordecadesitwaslosttotheworld.Allpreviouseffortstolocatetheshipwreckfailed.

NewphotographsreleasedbytheOddesyshowcleardetailsoftheship，includingtheholeblownopenbythetorpedo.Thefindhighlightstheinfluentialrolethatmoderntechnologies，suchasglobalpositioningsystemsanddeepwaterrobots，havecometoplayinthebusinessoffindingshipwrecks.

OdysseypresidentMarkGordonsaid,"Themajorityoftheworld'soceanfloorhasnotyetbeenexplored.Weknowmoreaboutthesurfaceofthemoonthanweknowaboutthedeepestpartsoftheoceans.It'sexcitingtobeworkingatdepthsliketheseandtobeamongthepioneersofthisunexploredfrontier,”

26.Whatcausedtheshiptosink?

A.Adangerousstorm.B.AGermanattack.

C.Alossofdirection.D.Anaccidentalexplosion.

27.Wherewastheshipheadedwhenitsank?

A.India.B.Ireland.C.TheUnitedStates.D.Britain.

28.WhichofthefollowingabouttheGairsoppaistrue?

A.Allthepassengersaboardwerekilled.

B.Someofitstreasureshavealreadybeenrecovered.

C.Itisundermorethan15,000metersofwater.

D.ItisofficiallyownedbytheBritishgovernment.

29.Whyhasittakensomanyyearstofindthelocationoftheship?

A.Therequiredtechnologywasnotavailablebefore,

B.Peoplehadcompletelyforgottentheshiphadbeensunk.

C.Searchpermissionhadpreviouslybeenrefused.

D.Officialshiprecordshaveonlyrecentlybeendiscovered.

30.WhatdoesMarkGordonthinkofdeep-seaexploration?

A.Itismoredifficultthanspaceexploration.B.Itisaveryexpensiveactivity.

C.Itisstillinitsearlystage.D.Itcanmakeexplorersveryrich，

B

IliveinMumbai,India,abigcity,butIcamefromaremoteKeralavillage.WhenIwasa-boy,hardlyanyonespokeEnglisharoundme.So,atagenine,DadsentmetoMontfort,anexclusiveboardingschool.There,IhadtospeakEnglishorbepunished.MyuniformwastypicalEnglishpublicschool：

greyjacket，tie，andblackleathershoes一sodifferentfromtheclothesmostpeopleinmyvillagewore.Andourofficialschoolsportwascricket,somethingI'dneverheardof,letaloneplayed,beforearriving.

MontforthadbeenbuiltforthechildrenoftheBritishofficialswhoonceruledIndia’butbythetimeIarrivedin1961,nearlyallthestudentswerefrompowerfulIndianfamilies.ItsEnglishtraditions,however,continued.

WhenIreturnedhomefortheholidaysstillwearingmyuniform,peoplestaredatmelikeIwasanalien.”SpeaksomeEnglish,“theyteased.Lookingback,IunwittinglybroughtabitofEnglishculturetomyvillage.

ButEnglishandtoomuchWesterninfluencearepreciselywhatmanytraditionalistsandpoliticiansfear.Theyask：

Willsuchinfluencesfinishoffourownculture?

VariousleadershavetriedtoerasetheBritishtraditions,pullingdownoldBritishstatuesandreplacingmanyBritish-rulecitynameswitholdernativenames.Someevenadvocatechangingourweeklydayofrestfromthe"Western"Sundaytothe“Hindu"Tuesday.

ExtremeresponsesIsay.Youcan'tchangehistory,andit'sonlynaturalforforeigninfluencestoaffectanation'sculture.SoIndianculture,asitistoday,isreallyamixturederivedfromcenturiesofforeigninvasions.

Addtothatthemassivechangesofthe20thcenturyresultingfromthetelevision,jet-agetravel,theInternet,etc.

Everythingfromclothesandlanguagetofoodkeepschanging,yetweremainIndian.IbelievethatAsianculturesaretooancientanddeep-rootedtobeweakenedbyforeigninfluences.

Allowmetoillustrateraypoint.Sometimeago,ItookmyvisitingSingapore-born-and-raisedcousintoaChineserestaurantfordinner.Later,whiledrivinghome，ItalkedaboutthefineChinesefoodwe'djusthad.

"WasthatChinesefood?

"mycousinexclaimed.“Oh,Ididn'tknow.“ItmusthavetastedtooIndianforhimtorealiseit.

Meanwhile,likecountlessothers,myvillagehastransformedoverthepastdecades.ManypeoplewearmodernclothesandTVbringscricketintolocalhomes.There'sevenanEnglish-languageschool，whereyoucanhearkidsgiggling，yelling，flirting—allinEnglish，butwithanIndianaccent.JustliketheChinesefoodyougetinIndia.

Aretheseforeigninfluencessomethingtoworryabout?

Idon'tthinkso.India'sChinesefoodtastesprettygoodtome!

31.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?

A.HewasasupporterofBritishruleinIndia.

B.Hecamefromawealthyfamily.

C.Hisfamilywasunpopularinthevillage.

D.HewaspartlyeducatedinBritain.

32.WhichofthefollowingarementionedbytheauthorasBritishinfluencesonIndiansociety?

a.Placenamesb.Languagec.Food

d.Architecturee.Sportf.Education

A.a,b,d,eB.b,d,e,fC.a,b,e,fD.b,c,e,f

33.Whydoestheauthorusetheexampleof