高中英语考试试卷(doc 12页)
2011年佛山市普通高中高三教学质量检测(二)
英语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。
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 chick ens 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 work
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。