肇庆市中小学教学质量评估2011-2012学年第一学期统一检测题

肇庆市中小学教学质量评估2011-2012学年第一学期统一检测题高三英语说明：1、本试卷为高三英语试卷的笔试部分，答题时间120分钟，满分135分。

2、答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考试科目填写在答题卡上。

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3、每小题选出答案后，用铅笔将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。

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I 、语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完型填空（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。

A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the 1 was he found himself unable to ask for help —his mobile phone went out of 2 as a result of flat battery. Nothing could be done but to 3 in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day when the 4 finally came.It is almost unimaginable that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more 5 was his explanation: ―First of all I checked up my physical conditions and found myself not in fatal danger. As there was no 6 to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from 7 . In this way, I managed to doze off.‖His story put an end to my regret for the 8 of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men 9 to explore a mountain cave and got lost. Unable to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of 10 . Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the rescue people that 11 them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the 12 of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to 13 themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering not far away.Don’t you think that you can compare it with life itself ？When you meet with difficulties in life and work, you are lost in darkness. 14 you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up s truggle immediately. It seems to be a negative attitude, but a person who can 15 to do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place.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所给词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为16—25的相应位置上。

On summer evenings the running path along the riverfront in Hoboken, New Jersey, US, is busy with people 16 (watch) the construction of Empowerhouse, a super efficient solar-powered building.The building is competing in the Solar Decathlon, an event 17 (sponsor) by the US Energy Department, which opens on September 23 at the National Mall in Washington. Twenty college teams 18 around the world are taking part in the competition. 19 have been challenged to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses 20 are cost-effective, energy-efficient and attractive.1. A. hardest B. best C. worst D. saddest2. A. work B. order C. service D. call3. A. sleep B. lie C. cry D. wait4. A. police B. rescue C. villagers D. relatives5. A. encouraging B. surprising C. frightening D. daring6. A. method B. strength C. way D. problem7. A. bleeding B. spreading C. hurting D. discovering 8. A. loss B. failure C. conduct D. destination 9. A. tried B. managed C. planned D. succeeded 10. A. feeling B. sight C. hearing D. direction 11. A. searched B. examined C. found D. helped 12. A. side B. top C. opening D. bottom 13. A. stop B. calm C. save D. keep 14. A. Mind B. Watch C. Imagine D. Inform 15. A. prepare B. recommend C. promise D. affordTonji University in China is competing. They 21 (design) a Y-shaped solar house combining six recycled shipping 22 (contain). Empowerhouse is set to become a real home for a low-income family.Joel Towers, an architect, said, ―A lot of the technology that is needed 23 tomorrow’s housing is already available. 24 question we’re trying to answer is more social than technological – 25 do we actually bring these green solutions into neighborhoods?‖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）阅读下面几篇短文，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。

AStill want a laptop? That is so yesterday. Get ready for the next stage in the personal computer revolution: It’s the ultra-thin, dirt-cheap netbook.According to a New York Times report last week, personal computers are about to go through their biggest change since the rise of the laptop. By the end of the year, consumers are likely to see laptops the size of thin paperback books that can run all day on a single charge and are equipped with touch screens or slide-out keyboards.The netbook is a kind of portable computer with leaner functions for online surfing and basic computing activities, for example, word processing. To cut the cost and weight, they usually have a low-powered processor, small screen, narrow keyboard, and no optical disk drive. At present, some of these devices feel more like a toy than a full-feature computer.That’s because most of the netbooks sold today run on an Intel chip called Atom. This is a lower-power version of the company’s stand ard laptop chip. So they have trouble running demanding software like games and photo-editing programs. But this year, a group of companies who make cheap, power-saving chips used in cellphones are applying that expertise to PCs. That means they will break Atom’s netbook dominance and reduce the size while letting it run more complicated programs.The big winner in the rise of netbooks will be the consumers. At&T announced last week that customers in Atlanta, Georgia, US, could get netbook for just $50 if they signed up for an Internet service plan. This trend will soon spread to Asia, according to industry experts.31. It seems that computers of the new kind are considered __________.A. like toys that children play withB. mainly for word processing purposeC. to be as thin as real note booksD. to be all laptops that people can carry along32. According to the passage, the new generation of laptops ___________.A. is just as good as the ones used beforeB. can not be used for a long timeC. is greatly advanced technicallyD. is cheap and dirty33. The big change in computer making today lies in that it ___________.A. works faster but costs moreB. runs more programs but costs lessC. becomes smaller but costs moreD. gets thinner but runs fewer programs34. Why does the chip Atom have trouble running games or photo-editing programs?A. It is a slower version.B. It is a smaller version.C. It is a simpler version.D. It is a low-power version.35. What is the result in the progress of making computers?A. People get more expensive computers.B. People get better and cheaper computers.C. People get smaller computers.D. People get larger computer.BDoctors say anger can be an very harmful emotion(情绪)unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that angry feelings can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer.Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time. Some people express anger openly in a reasonable way. Others burst with anger, losing control of themselves. But still other people keep down their anger. They cannot or will not express it.For years many doctors thought that repressing(压抑) anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain gives off the same hormones（激素）that are produced during tense situations. They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or put sugar into the blood and narrow the blood vessels(脉管). In general, the person feels excited and ready to act.Doctors said that repressing these feelings only makes the feelings continue. And this can lead to many medical problems. Doctors thought a person could prevent these problems by letting the anger out. But recently some doctors held a different view. They said that people who express anger repeatedly and violently did become, in fact, more and not less angry. They said this, too, can cause medical problems.Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger unreasonably can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and those who keep their angerinside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.Doctors say the way to solve the problem is learning how to deal with anger. They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to find the real cause of the anger, and then decide if the cause is serious. If it is, they say: ―Do not express your anger while angry. Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasona bly. ‖36. Anger is thought to be a kind of feeling that ___________.A. some people haveB. old people haveC. young people haveD. everybody has37. which of the following is NOT a fact when one is angry?A. The blood becomes thicker.B. The blood pressure rises.C. The heart rate increases.D. The blood vessels become thinner.38. When you get angry, which of the following should you do for the good of health？A. Repressing the anger.B. Expressing the anger.C. Learning how to make a deal.D. Treating the anger properly.39. Doctors have different views towards ___________.A. how to deal with angerB. how anger happensC. anger-caused health problemsD. how people express anger40. What is the central topic of this passage about？A. The different ways of dealing with anger.B. The dangers of anger and the solutions.C. Some new medical discoveries.D. The argument between the new and old views about anger.CThere are probably no people on Earth who like to gossip(说闲话) as much as the British. If prying into other’s lives were as Olympic sport, then Team GB would surely take the gold medal.And when the British can’t watch the lives of real people with glee, they have another source of entertainment to fall back on—the soap opera. British soap operas are very different to US TV dramas. For one, they are normally longer running. The two most popular, Coronation Street and East-enders, have been running for 48 and 24 years respectively. Both are broadcast several times a week, so remarkably there have been more than 7,000 episodes of Coronation Street.The most obvious difference is that, unlike US dramas, the British soap opera focuses on the real world. There is little glamour, the stars are rarely rich, and they normally have boring jobs. Perhaps the appeal is that the lives of the characters often mirror the lives of the audience—but with some drama added. This means the viewer can relate to the characters and feel the pain and happiness they go through on the show.Because these soap operas last for decades, the cast is ever changing. The shows rarely focus on one or two main characters. Like the real world, people come and go all the time. However, there are exceptions. Coronation Street’s William Roach, 76, has played the role of Ken Barlow since the very first episode of the show in 1960, and he is still a regular.The choice of which soap opera you follow is often cultural: People from the north of British tend to watch Coronation Street as it is set in Manchester. People from the south generally prefer East-enders, which is set in the East of London. The show is generally considered grittier and is aimed at a younger audience.41. What does this passage mainly talk about?A. British people like to know things about other people.B. British team can get Olympic gold medals.C. What is British soap opera.D. People in the north like different things from the people in the south.42. What is the main difference between American drama and British opera?A. American drama is longer.B. British opera is longer.C. American drama deals with dangerous things.D. British opera deals with real people.43. Why do British people like to watch such operas?A. They can find their own life from the operas.B. They can enjoy the operas in their free time.C. They can watch the operas for many years.D. They care about the fate of the characters in the operas.44. The underlined word ―episode‖ in the 2nd paragraph probably means __________.A. playB. pageC. issueD. part45. One characteristic of British operas is that _______.A. the characters play the same role for a long timeB. the characters in the play often changeC. people don’t know what will happen nextD. there is only one or two characters in them第二节：信息匹配（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）阅读以下英国牛津大学出版社的图书信息，并按要求匹配信息A．Book Title The Grammar of Words: An Introduction to Linguistic Morphology Author Geert BooijiDescription Revised and updated: New chapter on the status of the word; New List of terms; Exercises, questions, and discussion points; The clearest and mot readable text in the world.B.Book Title Shakespeare: An Oxford Guide Author Tanley Wells and Lena Cowen OrlinDescription Gives full range introductions to the literary and historical contexts in which Shakespeare lived and worked.Looking into Shakespeare’s use of words and structures through close readings of his plays and poetry.Guiding the readers to reliable sources for further reading and useful web links.C.Book Title The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Philosophy Author Frank Jackson and Michael SmithDescription The state of the art guide to today’s most exciting research in academic philosophy.A team of scholars from the UK, Europe, North America and Australia as contributors.Each essay covers a wide range of topics but fully readable.D.Book Title A Century of New Words Author John AytoDescription A fascinating look at 105 years of language innovation;A picture of each decade of the twentieth century through its new words; Informative and entertaining essays track the trends in each decade.E.Book Title Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Author J.K. RowlingDescription International best-seller being published for the first time in the UK;One of its series which are sold all over the world and welcomed by grown-ups and kids alike;J.K. Rowling is one of the best authors of our time.F.Book Title Advanced Listening and Speaking Author Kathy GudeDescription Each unit gives teaching and practice for all the skills and task types covered by the exam;Each unit focuses on four key areas: exam skills, language skills; topic areas; and notional and functional areas.A bank of exam-style activities and useful hints for each paperA full answers key provided.III、写作（共2题，满分40分）第一节基础写作(共1题，满分15分)你们班的同学上周五就“同学或朋友生日时该送什么样的礼物”这个话题展开讨论，下面是讨论的记录。