2011广东省佛山市高考二模英语试卷及答案（1. 做受欢迎的学生；2.休假学年）
2011.4
本试卷共10页,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号填写在答题卡上用2B铅笔将答题卡试卷类型 (A) 填涂在答题卡上,并在答题卡右上角的“试室号”和“座位号”栏填写试室号、座位号,将相应的试室号、座位号信息点涂黑。
2. 速择题每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑,如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案,答案答在试题卷上无效。
3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答,答案必须写在答卷上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. 考试结束后,将答卷和答题卡一并交回。
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。
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This is one of life’s ___1___ questions and people have been debating about it for thousands of years. Now scientists believe they have solved this ___2___. Researchers from Sheffield and Warwick Universities in England discovered the answer ___3___. They used a super computer to observe the shell-making process while a new shell was ___4___. Then they found one protein called OC17 that is ___5___ for forming eggshell. This is only found inside a chicken’s body, which is proof that the ___6___ came first. The team was ___7___ looking at how animals and birds make eggshells but suddenly made their surprising ___8___. The big question now is where chickens came from. The ___9___ is from dinosaurs.
The research team said eggshells are one of nature’s most ___10___ creations. Professor John Harding from the team told reporters: “Understanding how chickens make eggshells is fascinating in itself, but it can also be ___11___ in designing new materials.” Eggshells are very lightweight but incredibly strong. Even the most up-to-date materials ___12___ by the world’s top engineers cannot produce anything as ___13___ as an eggshell. Professor Harding added that ___14___ eggshells could help to cure bone diseases and design materials for the construction industry. “Nature has found wonderful ways that ___15___ for all kinds of problems in materials science and technology — we can learn a lot from them.” he said.
1. A. strangest B. best C. oldest D. closest
2. A. puzzle B. fact C. history D. opinion
3. A. on purpose B. by chance C. without hesitation D. at w
ork
4. A. breaking B. changing C. disappearing D. forming
5. A. necessary B. easy C. kind D. impossible
6. A. egg B. eggshell C. chicken D. dinosaur
7. A. obviously B. originally C. thoughtfully D. surprisingly
8. A. invention B. mistake C. statement D. discovery
9. A. answer B. research C. road D. egg
10. A. common B. ridiculous C. funny D. amazing
11. A. interesting B. helpful C. normal D. correct
12. A. bought B. cut C. designed D. carried
13. A. brilliant B. ordinary C.1ight D. small
14. A. finding B. watching C. studying D. making
15. A. happen B. work C. wait D. look
第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题15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卷标号为16～25的相应位置上。
During an 1899 F4 tornado (龙卷风) in Missouri, three people, Miss Moorehouse, Mrs. Webster, and her son were caught up in the storm. They ___16___ (carry) nearly one mile, but were let down so gently ___17___ none of the three was seriously injured. Here is Moorehouse’s ___18___ (describe)of her unbelievable flight.
‘‘I was conscious all the time when I was flying through the air, and ___19___ seemed a long time. I seemed to be lifted up, ___20___ (go) up to a great height. At one time I was far above the church towers, and seemed to be carried to a ___21___ (distance) place. As I was going through the air, I saw a horse, ___22___ was a white one and had a harness (马具) on, floating about with me. By the way ___23___ horse kicked and struggled as it was thrown about, I knew it was alive. I was afraid that it would knock into me, ___24___ it did not. Finally, I was mercifully landed ___25___ the ground unharmed, saved by luck.”
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
While I was in my 4th month of pregnancy (妊娠期) with my second child, we were preparing for a trip to Louisiana, where Marshall’s family live, to celebrate Jane’s 2nd birthday. Two days before we were to leave, we got the shocking news that I was going to lose the baby. Not knowing when this would happen, we decided to continue with our trip.
Since Marshall’s family lives on a 600-acre cattle farm, you often find that you have a lot of time to yourself to think when you are there. That is precisely what I did not want to do at this time. I told Marshall that I needed to get a good book to get lost in while I was there. I told him I heard the H
arry Potter books were good, so he went out and got the first one for me.
During that trip, I totally got lost in the book, which was of great help during a time when I needed a distraction to forget about the sadness. In the book, I noticed the name “Seamus”. I vaguely remembered it was pronounced “Shamus” and I liked the sound of that. I mentioned it to Marshall and he liked it too. Toward the end of the trip, I had just 5 chapters left and I knew I was about to finish the first book, which I was pretty excited about.
Soon after we put Jane down to bed, I had started labor (分娩), so I was unable to read. The labor lasted 5 and 1/2 hours, but Marshall stayed there with me, sitting beside me and reading aloud the last 5 chapters of Harry Potter. I can never fully explain how much that helped me through the experience. And ever since then, Marshall and I both have been fans of the Harry Potter books. We remember how they helped us get through that time of our lives.
We were sad to have lost the baby, but the name Seamus started our journey toward adoption. And we gave this name to our adopted son. Though our Seamus doesn’t have a drop of Irish blood in him, the name fits him perfectly.
26. Why did the writer want a good book during the trip?
A. Because the trip to Louisiana would take a long time.
B. Because she didn’t want to think of losing her baby.
C. Because she had nothing else to do except reading.
D. Because a good book could help her enjoy her trip.
27. According to the story, we can know that the Harry Potter books _________________.
A. made the family’s trip more exciting B. include five books all together
C. have someone called Seamus in them D. can help people deal with their problems
28. The writer named her son Seamus because ___________________.
A. she wanted to keep her trip in memory B. she loved this name very much
C. her son doesn’t have Irish blood D. it is a perfect name for a boy
29. Which of the following is TRUE about the couple?
A. They planned their trip after getting the shocking news.
B. They thought the cattle farm was too large to do anything on.
C. They felt excited when they almost finished the trip.
D. They liked reading Harry Porter very much after the trip.
30. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Funny Stories Of My Family B. Seamus And Harry Potter
C. How We Got To Louisiana D. How My Son Got His Name
B
With large and small keyboards everywhere, neither children nor adults need to write much of anything by hand. That’s a big problem. Study after study suggests that handwriting is important for brain development — helping kids get fine motor skills and learn to express and create ideas. Yet the time devoted to teaching penmanship in most schools has shrunk to just one hour a week. Is it time to give up handwriting? Have a look at the link between the brain
and penmanship, and you may get the answer.
A test among students in grades 2, 4 and 6 found that they not only wrote faster by hand than by keyboard, but also created more ideas when composing essays with handwriting. And other research shows that the finger movements required to write by hand activate brain areas involved with thought, language, and short-term memory.
A recent Indiana University study had one group of children practice writing letters by hand while a second group just looked at those letters. Then, both groups of kids entered a functional MRI (核磁共振)that scanned their brains as the researchers showed them the same letters. Researchers found that the brain activity in the first group was far more advanced and “adult-like”.
Handwriting also affects other people’s way they think of adults and children. Several studies have shown that the same average essay will score much higher if written with good penmanship and much lower if written out in poor handwriting. These studies have also found that people judge the quality of a person’s ideas based on his or her handwriting. And the consequences are real: On standardized tests with handwritten sections, like the SAT, all essay that is considered hard to recognize gets a big zero.
Studies show that this isn’t only an English-language phenomenon. Chinese and Japanese youths are suffering from “character amnesia”. They can’t remember how to write characters, thanks to computers and text messaging. Some experts fear that Chinese writing and reading are so closely linked in the brain that China’s reading ability as a nation could suffer.
31. According to the passage, it can be learned that ________________.
A. many researches have been done on handwriting
B. essays can’t be composed without handwriting
C. all children write faster by keyboard than by hand
D. most schools are trying to teach more handwriting
32. What does the Indiana University study imply?
A. Children should practice writing letters
B. Handwriting can increase brain activity
C. It’s good for children to enter a functional MRI.
D. Letters should often be shown to children
33. What does the 4th paragraph mainly talk about?
A. Handwriting affects both adults and children.
B. Handwriting helps a person write better essays.
C.SAT should be done with good handwriting.
D. Good handwriting makes a person seem smarter.
34. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Essays written with keyboards will get lower scores.
B. The quality of your ideas depends on your handwriting.
C. Chinese and Japanese youths don’t know how to write.
D. Less handwriting may affect China’s reading ability.
35. The passage tries to tell us that __________________.
A. keyboards are more popular than handwriting
B. we shouldn’t judge people by their handwriting
C. handwriting is of great importance
D. it’s time to give up using keyboards
C
Most American schools have boys and gifts in the same classroom. But a public high school in the small, rural town of Boonsboro, Maryland, offers a special program called the Academy. Top students in the ninth and tenth grades can attend single-sex classes for math, science, English and social studies.
The aim is to help teenagers keep their mind on their work by keeping males and females apart. What they really want to do is take that top group of kids and take them to the very highest level they can achieve there, so that they’re prepared for college.
Students are invited to enter this program after they finish middle school, and placement in the Academy is voluntary. However, they need high marks and test scores and strong teacher recommendations. They also need to be involved m activities.
Almost 350 students have taken part in the Academy. It began as an experiment in 2010.
Michael Bair has been at Boonsboro High for twenty years and directs the Academy. His ninth-grade English class for boys centers on books that he believes boys find interesting. He says that the novels the students are reading now are very manly (男子气概的) novels. These novels deal with the arrogance (傲慢) of man and the pride of man which finally leads to man’s downfall.
One of those books, for example, is The Call of the Wild by Jack London. This classic story tells of a dog stolen from his home and sold to work as a sled dog in Canada’s Klondike Gold Rush.
Morgan Fleet, a senior at Boonsboro High, likes being in the Academy. She says boys and girls act differently when they are together in a classroom. She believes this difference seems to prevent her from developing herself because she’s more focused on thoughts like “Oh, I wish they would shut up. Oh, what do they think of me?’’ instead of focusing on “What’s the homework? What’s going on in this class? What’s the lesson?”.
There is one activity that girls and boys in the Academy do together. At the end of the day, many of them stay and help tutor students who are having trouble in school.
36. What is the purpose of the Academy program?
A. To offer a special program in high school. B. To help students concentrate on study.
C. To strengthen sex education for teenagers. D. To start learning college courses earlier.
37. To enter the Academy program, students are NOT required to ________________.
A. do well in their study B. be recommended by teachers
C. take part in some activities D. have worked as volunteers
38. The Call of the Wild is given as an example to show that male students _________________.
A. should learn more about literature B. should have a sense of protecting the wildlife
C. are reading more manly novels D. are interested in stories on animals
39. Which is likely to be Morgan Fleet’s opinion?
A. A girl ca
res about the boys’ opinions of her. B. Single-sex classes should be stopped.
C. Girls are more focused when studying with boys.
D. Boys and girls act the same in separate classrooms.
40. The passage is intended to _________________.
A. introduce the single-sex class project B. explain the differences between boys and girls
C. persuade students to enter the Academy program D. urge students to work hard in their study
D
Whether in the workplace or on the football field, effective teamwork can produce amazing results. However, working successfully as a team is not as easy as it may seem. Effective teamwork certainly does not just happen automatically; it takes a great deal of hard work and compromise. There are a number of factors that must be in place to make a good team.
Effective leadership is one of the most important components of good teamwork. The team’s leader should possess the skills to create and preserve a positive working environment and motivate and inspire the team members to take a positive approach to work and be highly committed. An effective team leader will promote a high level of spirit and make them feel supported and valued.
Communication is a vital factor of all interpersonal relationship and especially that of a team. Team members must be able to articulate their feelings, express plans and goals, share ideas and see each other’s opinions.
Conflicts will arise no matter how well a team functions together. The best way to deal with conflicts is to have some organized methods of handling conflicts. Team members should be able to voice their concerns without fear of offending others. Instead of avoiding conflict issues, a hands-on approach that settles them quickly is much better. It is often advised that the team leader sit with the conflicting parties and help work out their differences without taking sides and trying to remain objective if possible.
The team leader must set a good example to create good teamwork. In order to keep team members positive and committed and motivated, the team leader herself / himself needs to show these qualities. The team turns to the leader for support and guidance. So any negative words or behaviors on the leader’s part can be disastrous.
Regardless of what type of work you are in, knowing how to effectively work on and with a team is going to be extremely important to your success and that of your team.
41. Effective leadership is important partly because ___________________.
A. it helps a leader to develop lots of skills B. it makes a leader feel supported and valued
C. it creates a positive working environment D. it depends on interpersonal relationship of a team
42. The underlined word “articulate” probably means _________________.
A. hide B. feel C. express D. plan
43. When conflicts arise among team members, the team leader should ___________________.
A.
worry about the team members B. ignore the team members’ voices
C. try to avoid conflict issues D. work out their differences
44. To become a good team leader, you have to ____________________.
A. be positive and committed B. set up a good team
C. look for support from the team D. avoid natural disasters
45. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Football And Teamwork B. What Makes Effective Teamwork
C. Handle Conflict In A Team D. Communication And Teamwork
第二节 信息匹配 (共5小题；每小题2分, 满分10分)
阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。请将答案填涂在答题卡标号为46～50的相应位置上。
首先, 请阅读以下英文杂志介绍：
A. This magazine celebrates not only a love of birding but also an appreciation for nature. It is committed to promoting conservation and education. Since 1993, the teams that the magazine sponsored have won over $100,000 on behalf of birding societies.
B. This is about family-Style campers exploring our parks and forests. It also delivers information about camping that’s adventurous and active, yet still relaxing. Besides, it talks about other interests like day-hiking, fishing and canoeing.
C. It comes to you straight from the editors of the Wall Street Journal, the best financial reporters in the business. Every issue brings you the information you need to know to deal with markets and protecting your wealth.
D. With the help of this magazine, you can deal with any home improvement project or repair. It guarantees success with step-by-step instructions and how-to photos. Besides, it helps you save time and money. No matter how little experience you have, it makes it easy!
E. It is filled with powerful information that will help you run faster and farther, and have more fun doing it! Every issue brings you the strategies, tips and advice to improve your performance, prevent injuries, burn fat, and achieve your personal goals.
F. What does family fun mean to you? Party ideas? Travel tips? This magazine provides these, and more interesting activities in over 180 attractive, colorful pages. Designed for parents with young children, this magazine promises to enrich the lives of families.
请阅读以下人员信息，然后匹配人员与相关杂志：
46. It’s a do-it-yourself world, and Mr. Smith wants to make his house better himself, and it’s partly out of his own interest. So he’s eager to find some kind of magazine that can help him make his projects easier.
47. Mr. Johnson likes to read magazines. He hopes to find a magazine where he can get useful details about North American birds and birding, and where he can share with others his appreciation for birds.
48. Mr. Green is a professional manager, who is always overworked and kind of depressed. Living in today’s confused economy, he’s trying
to seek answers to his tough questions like “how to keep his money safe”.
49. As a mother of five kids, Catherine often feels exhausted as she has so many to take care of and she has to think of different plans to keep them alive and happy. She wishes to subscribe a magazine that can offer good ideas for her to change the daily activities and keep the magic in the family.
50. Lucy has gained much weight in the past two years, and she feels that she’s getting weaker and weaker. Now she’s decided to do some exercise in order to keep fit. She wishes to subscribe a magazine where she can find good advice on food, exercise and weight loss.
III 写作 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节 基础写作 (共1小题,满分15分)
以下是你校最近一次主题活动的主要内容：
主题：如何做一名受欢迎的学生
对象：全体高三学生
时间：上星期三下午
地点：学校图书馆
程序：实例分析 → 小组讨论 → 老师点评
结论：行为端正；学习认真；为人着想；讲礼貌；与人融洽相处
影响：认识了自我,决心做个受欢迎的学生
[写作内容]
请根据以上信息为你校的英语小报写一篇英文报道,并包括以下内容：
1. 活动的主题、对象、时间、地点和程序；
2. 如何做受欢迎的学生；
3. 活动产生的影响。
[写作要求]
1.只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
[评分标准]
句子结构准确,信息内容完整,篇章结构连贯。
第二节 读写任务 (共1小题,满分25分)
阅读下面的短文,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
A gap year (休假学年), also known as year abroad or year off, is a year during which students take time off and do something other than schooling, such as travel or work. The gap year is most commonly taken before starting university.
The practice of taking a gap year developed in the UK in the 1960s. During a gap year, a student might travel, take part in volunteer work overseas or undertake a working holiday abroad.
In 1978, the Prince of Wales John Blashford-Snell began a gap year voyage around the world. In the United Stares, the gap year idea was promoted by Cornelius H. Bull in 1980.
In recent years, the gap year has grown very popular among students in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada。A trend for gap years is to participate in international education programs that combine language study, homestays, community service, and independent study.
In 2010, gap year travel has increased among school, college and university leavers, as this is seen as an attractive choice for future career development.
[写作内容]
1. 以约30词概括上文的主要内容。
2. 以约120词对“休假学年’’现象进行议论,内容
包括：
(1) 休假学年的好处；
(2) 休假学年的弊端；
(3) 假如你有休假学年，你打算做什么？请说明理由。
[写作要求]
1. 作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
[评分标准] ‘
概括准确,语言规范,内容合适,语篇连贯。
广东省佛山市普通高中2010-2011学年高三教学质量检测(二)
英语参考答案与评分标准
I 语言知识及应用
第一节 完形填空 (共15小题,每小题2分)
1.C 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. D
11. B 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. B
第二节 语法填空 (共10小题, 每小题1.5分)
16. were carried 17. that 18. description 19. it 20. going
21.distant 22. which 23. the 24. but 25. upon / on
II 阅读 (共25小题, 每小题2分)
26. B 27. C 2 8. B 29. D 30. D 3l. A 32. B 33. D 34. D 35. C
36. B 37. D 38. C 39. A 40. A 41. C 42. C 43. D 44. A 45. B
46. D 47. A 48. C 49. F 50. E
Ⅲ 写作
第一节 基础写作 (共1小题, 每小题15分)
参考范文：
Last Wednesday afternoon, an activity on the theme of “how to become a popular student” was held for the students of Senior Three in the school library. After analyzing some examples, the students had a discussion in groups and some teachers were invited to give their comments. Finally, we came to a conclusion that a student should be well-behaved and study hard to become popular. What’s more, popular students are supposed to be considerate and polite and get along well with others as well. As a result, we have learned more about ourselves and everyone is determined to be a popular student.
第二节读写任务 (共l小题, 每小题25分)
参考范文：
The passage introduces the concept of gap year and its history. It is becoming increasingly popular for students to take a year off to do other things instead of schooling.
The advantages of taking a gap year are obvious; For one thing, it provides relaxation after tiring schooling. For another thing, with a gap year spent in other places or countries, students can experience foreign culture, broadening their horizon.
As the saying goes, every coin has two sides, and taking a gap year is no exception. After a gap year, students may forget what they’ve learned and fail to carry on the following schooling efficiently. Besides, a year outside school requires parents’ extra financial support.
As far as I am concerned, if I had a gap year, I would choose to teach Chines
e in a foreign country. By doing this, I not only could learn more about my native language, but also would be able to introduce our culture to the outside world.
语法填空评分要求：
题号
赋分
可能的答案
题号
赋分
可能的答案
16
1.5分
were carried
21
1.5分
distant
1分
are / was / is carried
17
1.5分
that
22
1.5分
which
18
1.5分
description
23
1.5分
the
1分
descriptions
19
1.5分
it
24
1.5分
but
20
1.5分
going
25
1.5分
on / upon