2011广东省高州市高三摸底考试

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第二部分：语言知识及运用(共两节，满分35分)

第一节：完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-30各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。

In 1162, deep in the heart of Asia, a child was born.He was holding a blood clot (血块) in his hand, a sign from 21 that he was bound to be a great warrior.His life was to become a 22 , his name ——Genghis Knan.

The boy, who would become Genghis Khan, was called Temujin.He was the son of a warrior.When he was only nine years old, he 23 news that was to change his life.

Many believe that his story is simple, and that he was an evil, 24___ barbarian (野蛮人) who killed millions.But the real character of Genghis Khan is __25___ interesting.How did this uneducated person 26 the separated tribes of Mongolia into a powerful nation and revolutionary weapons that finally 27 Europe? His troops ___28_ from China’s Pacific Coast to Europe’s Adriatic Sea, creating the ___29___ for one of the greatest continental empires of all time.And why on his deathbed, did he believe his 30 remained unfulfilled? Shortly after his death, his heirs gathered their memories into a poem to memorize and sing highly of his life.They called it the Secret History of the Mongols.

21.A.sky B.space C.heaven D.future

22.A.legend B.story C. novel D.tale

23.A.gave B.received C.heard D.sent

24.A.cold B.cruel C.bad D.brave

25.A.even so B.much too C.far more D.too much

26.A.turn B.exchange C.make D.ride

27.A.beat B.battled C.conquered D.won

28.A.fought B.traveled C.rode D.passed

29.A.regulation B.basis C.function D.ground

30.A.job B.work C.mission D.wish

第二节：语法填空

In many countries, ___31___ is not unusual for families of different backgrounds to live together in the shared space.___32___, in the United States, this idea may still be considered odd.

But this type of housing, ___33___(call) co-housing, is gaining ___34___ (popular) in the United States, too.Co-housing complexes are popping up across the country.For many people, this way of life is a relief to the busy modern lifestyle.A co-housing community has ___35___ (private) owned houses and shared land.There is often a “common house” with a kitchen and dining room, meeting room, and maybe a workshop of library or music room.About 25 co-housing communities ___36___ (build) in recent years, and 150 more are planned.

A co-housing complex is a place ___37___ residents shop, cook, and eat together.Residents of a co-housing complex like its sense of shared community.Children have other kids to play ___38___, ___39___ many families like.Other residents like the feeling of living in a “ village”.Residents also say that they can live in co-housing for ___40 ___ money than they would pay for nearby apartments.

第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节：阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分为30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Americans wear black for mourning Chinese wear white.Westerners think of dragons as monsters.Chinese honor them as symbols of God.Chinese civilization has often shown such polarities (极性) with the West, as though each stands at extreme ends of a global string.Now in the University of California, Berkeley, psychologist has discovered deeper polarities between Chinese and American cultures — polarities that go to the heart of how we reason and discover truth.

His findings go far toward explaining why American cultures seem to contentious and Chinese cultures so passive, when compared to each other.More importantly, the research opens the way for the peoples of the East and the West to learn from each other in fundamental ways.The Chinese could learn much from Western methods for determining scientific truth, said Kaiping Peng, a former Beijing Scholar, who is now a UC Berkeley assistant professor of psychology.And Americans could profit enormously from the Chinese tolerance for accepting contradictions in social and personal life, he said.

“Americans have a terrible need to find out who is right in an argument,” said Peng.“The problem is that at the interpersonal level you really don’t need to find the truth, or maybe there isn’t any.” Chinese people, said Peng, are far more content to think that both sides have flaws and virtues, because they have a holistic awareness that life is full of contradictions.They do far less blaming of the individual than do Americans, he added.

In studies of interpersonal argument, for example, when subjects were asked to deal with contradictory information stemming from conflict between a mother and a daughter or a student and a school, Peng found that Americans were “non-compromising, blaming one side — usually the mother — for the causes of the problems, demanding changes from one side to attain a solution and offering no compromise” in dealing with the conflict.Compared to this angry, blaming American stance, the Chinese were paragons (模范) of compromise, finding fault on both sides and looking for solutions that moved both sides to the middle.

41.In Paragraph 1, the author sets examples in order to _____.

A.expose the contradiction between Chinese and Americans

B.show the differences between Chinese culture and American culture

C.find the reason for the differences

D.generalize the main idea of the passage

42.The underlined word “contentious” in Paragraph 2 probably means _____.

A.conservative B.aggressive

C.objective D.optimistic

43.Compared with Americans, Chinese are _____.

A.likely to find the truth in life

B.reluctant to admit their own failure

C.reluctant to have a general idea of things

D.likely to know advantages and disadvantages of things

44.The studies show that _____.

A.an American treats his or her mother badly

B.different ideas of treating the aged

C.different personality of Chinese and American

D.different conflicts of Americans and Chinese

45.The main idea of the passage is _____.

A.polarities between American and Chinese culture

B.priorities of American culture to Chinese

C.different attitudes towards the aged

D.different manners in social occasions

B

The earth’s most rich resource — water has become one of the most precious resources in the United States as rivers, lakes, and freshwater reservoirs are increasingly exploited for human use.Consequently, using precise farming techniques to refine “irrigation scheduling” is a research area of particular interest to Susan Moran, a researcher with the US department of Agriculture.She explains that in the southwest, irrigation is both difficult and expensive.There, she says, farmers have a tendency to over irrigate, spending both more time and money than is necessary.

“I’m trying to provide new information that could be used by farmers to schedule irrigations to improve their profitability and use less water,” Moran says.“Farmers often look at weather changes and then schedule irrigation based on that information.But if they had better information, they could use scientific models to compute more precisely how much water their crop is using.”

Rather than guessing their crop’s potential need for water based upon weather changes, farmers can use remote sensors to measure how much water their crop is actually using.This would give them a more accurate measure of how much more water it needs.

Moran believes that if farmers are getting good and timely measurements of plant and air temperature, then they can program when and how much water to give each crop through an irrigation system.No more water would be used than needed, thus saving cost and conserving water.

Moran introduces one study she conducted in Arizona to investigate the use of remote sensing data for scheduling cotton irrigations.Typically, those farmers irrigate ten times per growing season, but evidence showed that some of those farmers could achieve basically the same harvest with only nine irrigations.

“In those cases, one less irrigation saved more than all the cost of remote sensing data,” she states.“Both irrigation and satellite remote sensing data are expensive.But then again many farmers are used to working together as a group.They are used to sharing.I’m hoping they could do the same with remote sensing data — purchase one scene over a large area to cover many farms, which would further reduce the cost.”

46.What does Moran think is the problem with farmers?

A. Over-used reservoirs. B.Precision farming.

C.Irrigation researches. D.Over-irrigation.

47.How can farmers get the new information about their crop?

A.To reschedule irrigation as required.

B.To watch weather changes regularly.

C.To use remote sensors as researchers suggest.

D.To use scientific models since computing is more reliable.

48.What do farmers check upon when they decide how much water each crop needs?

A.Profitability B.Remote sensors C.The cost D.Air temperature

49.What’s the purpose of Moran introducing the study she carried out in Arizona?

A.To investigate the use of remote sensing data.

B.To support whether her viewpoint in the previous paragraph.is right

D.To criticize those farmers who used too much water.

50.What is among the best possible ways to help save farmers’ money?

A.Changing irrigation B.Sharing sensing data

C.Buying one computer D.Extending the farms.

C

Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together.Others say that the opposite is true: that international contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred.There is probably some truth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sports encourage international brotherhood.Not only was there the incident of tragedy involving murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by lesser incidents caused principally by minor national contests.

One country received its second-place medals with visible anger after the hockey final.There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers objecting to the final decisions.They were convinced that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents’ victory was unfair.Their manager was in a rage when he said; “This isn’t hockey.Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished.” The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result in the suspension of the team for at least three years.

The American basketball team announced that they would not yield first place to Russia, after a disputable end to their contest.The game had ended in disorder.It was thought at first that the United States had won by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play.A Russian player then threw the ball from one end of the court to the other, and another player popped it into the basket.It was the first time the US had ever lost an Olympic basketball match.An appeal jury(评审委员会) debated the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand.The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals.

Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game.The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals or in non-national teams, might be too much to hope for.But in present organization of Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism (爱国主义).

51.The author thinks that in recent years Olympic Games have _____.

A.showed little international friendship B.greatly encouraged international brotherhood

C.created goodwill between the nations D.created only misunderstanding and hatred

52.What did the manager mean by saying “This isn’t hockey.Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished”?

A.This is not a standard hockey match.

B.The federation would not exist any longer after this match was over.

C.His team would not enter the game in three years.

D.The unfair decision ruined both hockey and the Federation.

53.The basketball match showed that _____.

A.aggressive patriotism was displayed in the incident

B.the Russian team should not have taken advantage of the last three seconds

C.the appeal jury was too inefficient in making a decision

D.the American team should have taken the first place

54.The author gives two examples in the 2nd and the 3rd paragraphs in order to show that _____.

A.contests often end in disorder

B.no contests are fair in Olympic Games

C.competition discourages international friendship

D.unfair decisions are common in sports

55.Which statement best summarizes this passage?

A.Athletes should compete as individuals.

B.The organization of the Olympic Games must be improved.

C.Any team that has disrespectful behavior should be suspended.

D.Different teams often have disputes when fighting for the first place.

第二节信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，按照要求匹配信息。并将答案填写在答题卷标号为56-60的相应位置上。首先，请阅读下列应用文：

A．Discover

Newsmagazine of science devoted to the wonders and stories of modern science, written for the educated general reader．Published by Disney Magazine Publishing CO．, Discover tells many of the same stories professionals read in Scientific American．A truly delightful family science magazine, each issue brings to light new and newsworthy topics to make dinnertime and water-cooler conversations interesting．

B．WORLD TRAVEL

This weekly magazine can bring the world to your home．Have you ever wondered what the Chinese eat for breakfast? Did you know that the Sahara Desert is getting bigger every year? This fascinating magazine, full of color photographs, is your window on the world．

C．Self

Published by Conde Nast Publications Inc．, Self is a handbook devoted to women’s overall physical and mental health．Every issue contains usable articles such as “Style Lab”, in which wearable clothes are mixed and matched on non-models and the “Eat-Right Road Map”, with tips on how to eat properly．

D．FOREIGN PARTS

The weekly magazine tells what you need to know if you’re thinking of traveling．Helpful advice on what to pack and what to buy once you’re there．Lots of colour photos to help you choose the best hotel, the cheapest flights and a special guide to different climates each week．

E．Wired

This magazine is designed for leaders in the field of information engineering including top managers and professionals in the computer, business, design and education industries．Published by Conde Nast Publications Inc, Wired often carries articles on how technology changes people’s lives．

F．EUROPENEWS

The weekly magazine keeps you in touch with what’s happening．Filled with facts and figures about almost everything you can think of, plus articles by our regular writers on the week’s most interesting new stories．Special back page sums up the news for the busy readers．

请阅读以下读者的信息，然后匹配读者和他/她最适合的杂志：

56.Bill travels a lot when he was younger.Now that he has stopped his work, he enjoys reading about foreign people, places and customs even if he has already visited that part of the world.

57.Emi is a university student studying Italian and Politics.She doesn’t have much time to read anything very detailed but she is looking for something with plenty of news and information.

58.Ben serves as an assistant to the general manager of an American company in Los Angels.He is very interested in management and the use of high technology.

59.Up till now Brigitte has never traveled far ,so this year she has decided to go abroad for the first time.The travel agent suggests that she should read about various countries first before choosing her holiday.

60.Susan likes shopping.She is interested in buying clothes and she needs to be offered advice on clothes.

Ⅳ写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)

你是China Daily的一名记者，负责编写有关美国新当选总统巴拉克·奥巴马的英语介

绍。

[写作内容] 请根据以下中文提纲，编写一篇有关巴拉克·奥巴马的英语介绍：

姓名

巴拉克·奥巴马（Barack Obama）

出生

时间

1961年8月4日

出生地点

夏威夷檀香山（Honolulu, Hawaii）

家庭

父亲是肯尼亚（Kenya）黑人，母亲是美国白人

小时

梦想

当总统

教育

哈佛法学院（Harvard Law School）,博士

职业

毕业后一直从政。2008年11用4日，在大选（the general election）中击败麦凯恩（John McCain），成为美国第44任总统,首位非裔总统。

意义

激励全世界人民，努力工作实现梦想

[写作要求]只能使用5个句子表达全部内容

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。

The Beaver and Its Goal

Last fall there was a beaver moving in the small stream beside our house.He immediately began taking down small trees, and within a couple of weeks our small stream turned into a small pond.Every day he added more to his dam and to his house.

With the stream now dammed up and his house built, we thought that would be the last of the beaver’s busy activity as winter set in.But ,to our amazement, he started chewing on a very large maple tree.Over the winter, when the weather allowed, he kept coming back and would chew a bit more.

With spring finally arriving, we went down to see the beaver’s progress and sure enough the tree was going to come down soon! The beaver’s original goal was to build a home for the winter.Working every day with that particular focus in mind, he achieved that goal.But the large maple tree he started chewing on last fall was a future goal----he wanted the large tree for the spring, to provide new food and branches to continue damming in anticipation of the spring thaw.And ,even with the setbacks he faced over the winter, he never gave up.

Sometimes we have a goal to just survive, but we also need to set goals for tomorrow.It is also very important that when faced with setbacks in achieving a goal, you need to stay focused and don’t let the setbacks discourage you.

写作内容

1.以约30个词概括短文的要点;

2然后以120个词以“目标与成功”为主题发表看法，并包括一下要点：

(1)你认为制定目标很重要吗?

(2)你认为制定目标后怎样才能成功;

(3)举例说明你是如何制定目标并努力去实现目标的。

写作要求

1.可以使用事例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文的句子;

2.标题自定。

评分标准：概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。