梅州市2015届高三总复习质检试卷

1梅州市2015届高三总复习质检试卷英语第一部分语言知识及应用（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Readytogiveuplongshowers,waterparks,andunlimitedwatergushing（喷涌）outofyourtaps?Anewstudysaysmorethanthree-hundred-thirty-five-millionpeoplearefacedwithwater___1___now.Theoceansarefull,ofcourse.Buttheliquid—fresh,cleanwaterfordrinkingandwateringcropsisinshort___2___inmanypartsoftheworld.Riversarerunninglow,lakesareshrinking,streamshavestopped___3___,andgroundwaterisbeingpumped(抽)dry.However,the___4___forwaterkeepsincreasing.Sotherecomes___5___thewatercrisis!Whatiscausingthecrisis?Expertssayitisacomplex___6___ofclimatechangeandrapidpopulationgrowth.Ontheonehand,globalclimatechangethreatenstoreducewatersuppliesdueto___7___rainfall.Ontheotherhand,populationgrowthisdrivingexplosivedemandforwater,prompting(促使)riversinthirstycountriestobetappedfornearlyeverydropand___8___governmentstopumpoutso-calledfossilwater.Lackofwatermayresultinseveral___9___.Itmayincreasehealthproblems.Lackofwateroftenmeansdrinkingwatersarenot___10___.Lackofwatermayalsoresultinmoreinternational___11___.Countriesmayhavetocompeteforwaterinthefuture.Somecountriesnowgetsixtypercentoftheirfreshwaterfromothercountries.Andlackofwaterwould___12___theabilityofdevelopingtoimprovetheireconomies.Thisisbecausenewindustriesoftenneedalargeamountofwaterwhentheyarebeginning.Onepartial___13___totheworldwatershortage,atleastforcountriesnearthesea,isto___14___moredesalination(去盐作用)plantsthatchangeseawaterintofreshwater.Anothersuggestedsolutionisforwater-richcountries,suchasCanada,tosellwatertocountrieswhichare___15___inwater.1.A.lackB.shortageC.questionD.need2.A.levelB.environmentC.conditionD.supply3.A.flyingB.blowingC.flowingD.floating4.A.requirementB.demandC.desireD.price5.A.usuallyB.obviouslyC.suddenlyD.unavoidably6.A.combinationB.friendC.effectD.cause7.A.fallenB.increasedC.raisedD.decreased8.A.persuadingB.hopingC.offeringD.driving9.A.opinionsB.problemsC.decisionsD.methods10.A.freshB.goodC.safeD.sweet11.A.conflictB.meetingC.concernD.debate12.A.helpB.affectC.increaseD.worsen13.A.keyB.meansC.evidenceD.answer14.A.buildB.findC.prepareD.provide15.A.richB.interestedC.abundantD.poor第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）AndrewEngelwascompletelyconfused.JustdaysintohisfreshmanyearatRutgersUniversity,hewassittinginSociology101,listeningto_____16____studentshaveadiscussion.Hehadnoidea_____17____theyweretalkingabout.Hehaddonehishomework,paidattentiontolecturesandtaken2notes,butnothingwasfamiliar.“Everyoneissomuch_____18____(smart)thanIam,”hethought.Itwasaforeignfeeling,ashe'dalwaysbeenagoodstudentand_____19____(graduate)fromhighschoolwitha3.9GPA.TherestofhisdayprogressedlikeanepisodeofTheTwilightZone.Hegot_____20____(lose),again,onhiswaytothecafeteria,eventhoughhe'dbeenthereafewhoursearlier.Backathisdorm,hegreetedhisroommatewithaHi,how'sitgoing?allthewhilethinking,“Whatishisnameagain?”Hewasacting_____21____apersonwithAlzheimer'sdisease（阿尔茨海默氏病，即老年痴呆病）,_____22____hewasonly17.BytheendofSeptember,he'ddroppedaclassandwasstudyingwith_____23____tutor,yethewasstillstruggling.Hedecidedhehadno____24___(choose)buttodropout,tellinghis_____25____(puzzle)parentshewasn'tcutoutforcollege.第二部分阅读（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）AItwasThanksgivingmorning．1wasbusypreparingthetraditionalThanksgivingturkeywhenthedoorbellrang．Iopenedthefrontdoorandsawtwosmallchildreninragshuddlingtogetheronthetopstep．“Anyoldpapers，lady?”askedoneofthem．Iwasbusy．1wantedtosay“no”untilIlookeddownattheirfeet．Theywerewearingthinlittlesandals(凉鞋)，wetwithheavysnow．“ComeinandI…Imakeyouacupofhotcocoa．”Theywalkedoverandsatdownatthetable．Theirwetsandalsleftmarksuponthefloor．Iservedthemcocoaandbreadtofightagainstthecoldoutside．ThenIwentbacktothekitchenandstartedcooking．Thesilenceinthefrontroomstruckme．Ilookedin．Thegirlheldtheemptycupinherhands,lookingatit．Theboyaskedinaflatvoice．“Lady,areyourich?”“AmIrich?Pity,not!”Ilookedatmyworn—outslipcovers(椅套)．Thegirlputhercupbackinitssaucer(茶碟)carefullyandsaid，“Yourcupsmatchyoursaucers．”Theyleftafterthat，holdingtheirpapersagainstthewind．TheyhadremindedmethatIhadsomuchforwhichtobegrateful．Plainbluechinacupsandsaucerswereonlyworthfivepence．Buttheymatched．Itastedthepotatoesandstirred(搅动)themeatsoup．Potatoesandbrownmeatsoup,aroofoverourheads，mymanwitharegular{ob，thesematched，too．Imovedthechairsbackfromthefireandcleanedthelivingroom．Themuddymarksoflittlesandalswerestillwetuponmyfloor．Letthembeforawhile，Ithought，justincaseIshouldbegintoforgethowrichIam．26．Thewriterletthetwochildrencomeinandservedthemwellbecause__________.A．shewantedtoselloldpaperstothemB．shewantedtoinvitethemtoherThanksgivingpartyC．sheshowedgreatpityandcareonthemD．shewantedthemtohelpherprepareturkey27．Thewriterhadthoughtshewasn'trichbecause________．A．sheatepotatoesandmeatsoupB．herfamilylifesupplieswerenotexpensive．C．herhusbandhadaregularjobD．hercupsandsaucerswereonlyworth5pence28．Thewriterleftthemuddymarksoflittlesandalsonthefloorforawhileto__________.3A．showthatshewasakind-hearted1adyB．remindherthatsheshouldn’tforgethowrichshewasC．1eaveroomforreaderstothinkabout