宝山学校高三第一学期第四次考试.docx

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宝山学校高三第一学期第四次考试

广东宝山学校2012届第一学期高三英语第四次阶段考试卷

本试卷共12页，三大题，满分135分，考试用时120分钟。

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）

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。

Mymomlovedmakingquilts.ShemadeoneformewhenIgot1anditismymosttreasuredweddinggift.EachtimeshefoundoutIwas2ababy,shewouldstartedsewingsothatwhenthebabywasborn,aquiltwouldbe3.

Inthefinalmonthsbeforemymomdied,she4togetweakerandweaker.Ihadbeenfeelingso5forsomanymonthsasIwatchedmymomdie.

Threeweekslater,IfoundIwaspregnantagain.The6ofmypregnancygaveourwholefamilysomethingexcitingandfuntotalkabout.Wehad7inourlivesagain.

IrememberhowmymomlookedwhenItoldher.Wewereboth8ateachother,andthenwe9startedtocry.Bothofusknewthatshewouldn’tliveto10thislittleone.Fourmonthslatershe11.

Abouttwomonthsaftermynewbabywasborn,I12aboxfromPat,afriendofmymom’s.Insidetheboxwasabeautifulquilt.IcriedasIhadn’tbeenexpectingtoreceivethisgift.

AftermymomfoundoutIwasgoingtohavethisbaby,she13Pattogodowntohercraftroomandgetthequiltshehad14yearsearlier.SheaskedPattofinishitforherasshecouldnolongerdoit.

Whata15giftthatis!

1．A．changedB．promotedC．replacedD．married

2．A．holdingB．expectingC．feedingD．seeking

3．A．usefulB．readyC．niceD．great

4．A．continuedB．dislikedC．stoppedD．tried

5．A．guiltyB．angryC．sadD．disappointed

6．A．newsB．storyC．recordD．sign

7．A．designB．energyC．joyD．pity

8．A．laughingB．smilingC．pullingD．yelling

9．A．suddenlyB．unluckilyC．willinglyD．necessarily

10．A．pleaseB．keepC．meetD．protect

11．A．removedB．disappearedC．improvedD．died

12．A．receivedB．brokeC．decoratedD．found

13．A．supportedB．forcedC．directedD．cheated

14．A．soldB．startedC．destroyedD．finished

15．A．worthlessB．suitableC．pricelessD．right

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31—40的相应位置上。

Ihadanunusualconversationwithawomanaboutphysicallimitations.Nancysuffered16aseriousdiseaseandshecouldnolongerwalk.Shespenther17（wake）hoursinawheelchair.

“I’mnot‘confined（限制）’toawheelchair,”sheinsistedoneday.“Itdoesn’tconfinemebut18（set）mefree.”

Sheaskedme,“Doyouwanttoknow19reasonforliving?

”

“Whatisit?

”Iwondered.

“Toliberatepeople.Tosetthemfree.BeforeIgotmywheelchair,”sheexplained,“Ihadtroublegettingaround.NowIcangoplaces!

HoweverIcanfreepeople,Iwanttodo20.”

“Peoplespeakofbeing‘shutin,’”shecontinued.“People21areconfinedtoaroomorahouseorabedarenot‘shutin.’They’re‘shutout’–shutoutofactivitiesandshutoutofpeople’slives.Somyaimistoliberatepeople,tosetthemfree,howeverIcan.”

Becauseofherdisease,Nancynowhelpspeoplefindwaysofgainingmorephysical22（free）.

ListentothesewordsfromDarwinP.Kingsley:

“Youhavepowersyouneverdreamed23.Youcandothingsyouneverthoughtyou24do.Therearenolimitationsin25youcandoexceptthelimitationsofyourownmind.”

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

Sometimesthethingswebelieveareholdingourfamiliestogetherreallyaren’t.Needproof?

Letmeshareourstory.MyfamilyisafairlytypicalAmericanfoursome.Tenyearsago,wemovedintoourdreamhouse–aspacious,three-storyhistorichome–thinkingitwouldbringusthejoywedesired.Itwasabeautifulplace,butasourchildrengrewup,oursenseoftogethernessbegantofadeaway.Inthebigdreamhouse,wescatteredindifferentdirections.

Onedaywhenmydaughter,Hannah,was14,shebecameupsetaboutthedifferencesbetweentheworld’shavesandthehave-nots.Shechallengedustobe“afamilythatmakesadifferenceintheworld,evenifit’sasmalldifference.”Mywife,Joan,askedher,“Whatareyouwillingtosacrifice?

Yourhouse?

Yourroom?

”Hannahsaidyestoboth.Aftertalkingitoverasafamily,wedecidedtosellourhouseandmovetoonethatwashalfitssizeandprice–anddonatethemoneytocharity.

First,weneededtofigureoutwhereourmoneywouldgo,aprocessthattookaboutayear.WefinallychoseTheHungerProject,aU.S.-basednonprofitthatworkswithvillagersinAfrica,AsiaandSouthAmericaandhelpsthemmovefrompovertytoself-reliance.

Beforewedownsized,wewerealittleworried.Hadwemadetoobigasacrifice?

Twoyearslater,Icantellyou:

It’sthebestmovewehaveevermade.

Asweworkedtogetheronourfamilyproject,thoseinterconnectedmomentsbecamemorefrequent.Themoreweshared,themorewelaughed,teasedandbonded.AsHannahsaidtheotherday,“Welearnedhowtoreallytrusteachother.”

Wedon’texpectanyoneelsetocopywhatwedidandselltheirhome.Butmostpeoplecanfindsomecommodityintheirlivestheycouldgiveup,whetherit’stime（halvingthehoursofTVyouwatcheachweekandvolunteeringinstead?

）orstuff（donatinghalftheclothesinyourcloset?

）.Likeus,yourfamilycouldsetouttomakeasmalldifferenceintheworld–andtransformyourselvesintheprocess.

26.Whycouldn’tthedreamhousebringtheauthorthehappinessashehadexpected?

A.Becausethehappyfamilyfeelingofclosenessbecamelessstrong.

B.Becausethedreamhousewastoobigforhisfamily.

C.Becausehischildrendidn’tlikethedreamhouseatall.

D.Becausehischildrenhavegrownupandwanttobeindependent.

27.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,Hannah____________.

A.showednoconcernaboutthepoorB.wasreluctanttogiveupherhouse

C.wasaverysympatheticpersonD.thoughtindividualshavelittleeffectontheworld

28.Itcanbeimpliedthat.

A.theauthorregrettedsellinghishouseandgivingmoneyaway.

B.theauthormadeawell-considereddecisiontodonatethemoney.

C.theHungerProjectaimstohelpthepoorbycontinuallygivingthemmoney.

D.thefeelingoftogethernesswasgainedagainbylivinginasmallerhouse.

29.Inordertomakeadifferenceintheworld,theauthorcallsonotherfamilies____________.

A.toselltheirhousesB.nottowatchTV

C.todosomethingtheycanD.tosellhalftheclothes

30.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.WhatTogethernessIsB.WhyWeGaveAwayOurHome

C.WhatWeShouldDoforOurHomeD.WhyWeAreNotSatisfiedwithOurLife

B

Iwaswaitingforaphonecallfrommyagent.Hehadleftamessagethenightbefore,tellingmethatmyshowwastobecancelled.Icalledhimseveraltimes,buteachtimehissecretarytoldmethathewasinameetingandthathewouldcallmelater.SoIwaitedandwaited,buttherewasstillnocall.Threehourspassingby,Ibecamemoreandmoreimpatient.Iwascertainthatmyagentdidn’tcareaboutmywork,andhedidn’tcareaboutme.Iwasovercomewiththatthought.Istartedtoshoutatthephone,“Letmewait,willyou?

Whodoyouthinkyouare?

”

AtthattimeIdidn’trealizemywifewaslookingon.Withoutshowinghersurprise,sherushedin,seizedthephone,toreoffthewires,andshoutedatthephone,“Yeah!

Whodoyouthinkyouare?

Badtelephone!

Badtelephone!

”Andshesweptitintothewastebasket.

Istoodwatchingher,speechless.Whatonearth?

Shesteppedtothedoorwayandshoutedattherestofthehouse,“Nowhearthis!

Allobjectsinthisroom-ifyoudoanythingtoupsetmyhusband,outyougo!

”Thensheturnedtome,kissedme,andsaidcalmly,“Honey,youjusthavetolearnhowtotakecontrol.”Withthat,shelefttheroom.

Afterwatchingacrazywomanrushinginandout,shoutingateverythinginsight,Inoticedthatsomethinginmymood（情绪）hadchanged.Iwaslaughing.HowcouldIhavetroublewiththatphone?

HeranticshelpedmerealizeIhadbeendrivencrazybysmallthings.Twentyminuteslatermyagentdidcall.Iwasabletolistentohimandtalktohimcalmly.

31.Whydidtheauthorshoutatthetelephone?

A．Hewasmadatthetelephone.B．Hewasangrywithhisagent.

C．Hewasanxiousabouthiswife.D．Hewasimpatientwiththesecretary.

32.Whatdidtheauthor’swifedoaftersheheardhisshouting?

A．Shesaidnothing.B．Sheshoutedathim.

C．Shecalledtheagent.D．Shethrewthephoneaway.

33.Whatmadetheauthorlaugh?

A．Hisownbehavior.B．Hiswife’ssuggestion.

C．Hischangeablefeelings.D．Hiswife’ssweetkiss.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“antics”referto?

A．Smartwords.B．Unusualactions.

C．SurprisingLooks.D．Anxiousfeelings.

35.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethatthewriterismostprobably______

A.amanagerB.anactorC.adoctorD.aprofessor

C

Beijing—PremierWenJiabaohasurgedtheleadershipofallcountriestodeepentheirpoliticalwillintacklingclimatechangewoes（灾难）asuncertaintiesmountinthemonthsbeforetheUnitedNation’sconferenceinCancun,Mexico,attheendofthisyear.

WenmadetheremarksonFridaywhenhemetwithnearly20politicians,climatechangeandenvironmentalministersworldwide,whoareinBeijingthisweekendtoattendaninternationalforumongreeneconomyandclimatechange.

BasedontheachievementsmadeattheCopenhagenSummitlastDecember,Wenurgedtherichcountriestofurtherclarifytheircompulsorycarbonreductiontargets.“Atthesametime,wedevelopingcountriesshouldmakeclearourvoluntarygoalofslowingdownclimatechange,”Wensaid.

Wenalsourgedthedevelopedcountriestotransferclimatechangefriendlytechnologiestothedevelopingcountries,especiallythepoorestcountriesandislandnations.

Duringthemeeting,WensaidChinawillredoubleitseffortsinreducingcar