广东揭阳市2011届高三上学期学业水平考试(英语)

-1-广东揭阳市2011届高三上学期学业水平考试（英语）本试卷共三部分，满分135分,考试用时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姓名、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卡上，并填写好答题卷密封线内的有关项目。用2B铅笔将答题卡试卷类型（B）涂黑。在答题卷右上角的“座位号”列表内填写座位号。不按要求填涂的，答卷无效。2．选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，答案不能答在试卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷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．考生必须保持答题卡和答题卷的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷、答题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，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。Iclimbedthestairsslowly，carryingabigsuitcase，myfatherfollowingwithtwomore．BythetimeIgottothethirdfloor，Iwas1andatthesametimefeelinglonely．Worsestill，Dad2astepandfell，sendingmynewsuitcases3downthestairs．“Damn!”hescreamed，hisfaceturningred．Iknewtroublewasahead．WheneverDad'sfaceturnsred，4！HowcouldIever5himtofinishunloadingthecarwithoutscreamingatmeandmakingasceneinfrontoftheothergirls，girlsIwouldhavetospendtherestofthe6with？Doorswereopeningandfacespeeringout（探出），asDadwalkedwithdifficultyclosebehind．Ifeltitinmybonesthatmycollegelifewasgettingofftoa（n）7start．“Entertheroomquickly，”Ithought．“Gethimintoachairandcalmeddown．”Butthenagain，wouldtherebeachairinRoom316？Orwoulditbea（n）8room？FinallyIturnedthekeyinthelockand9thedooropen，withDadstill10aboutahurtingkneeorsomething．Iputmyheadin，11theworst．Buttomy12，theroomwasn'temptyatall！Ithadfurniture，curtains，aTV，andevenpaintingsonthewalls．AndthereonawellmadebedsatAmy，mynewroommate，dressedneatly．Greetingmewithanod，shesaidinasoftvoice，“Hi，youmustbeCori．”Then，she13themusicandlookedoveratDad．“Andofcourse，you'reMr．Faber，”shesaid，14．“Wouldyoulikeaglassoficedtea？”Dad'sfaceturned15lessredbeforehecouldbringouta“yes．”IknewthenthatAmyandIwouldbefriendsandmyfirstyearofcollegewouldbeasuccess．1．A．helplessB．lazyC．anxiousD．tired2．A．tookB．mindedC．missedD．picked3．A．fallingB．rollingC．droppingD．coming4．A．goaheadB．lookoutC．holdonD．giveaway-2-5．A．leadB．helpC．encourageD．get6．A．yearB．seasonC．monthD．day7．A．freshB．lateC．badD．unfair8．A．smallB．emptyC．newD．neat9．A．knockedB．forcedC．pushedD．tried10．A．thinkingB．complainingC．talkingD．arguing11．A．expectingB．catchingC．findingD．forgetting12．A．regretB．disappointmentC．astonishmentD．knowledge13．A．turnedonB．turneddownC．turnedupD．turnedaway14．A．questioningB．wonderingC．smilingD．guessing15．A．helplesslyB．hurriedlyC．happilyD．obviously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。Animaltesting“Itisalwaysmyambitiontobearesearchanalyststudyingamphibiananatomy（两栖动物解剖学）forthebenefitofmankind．”saidDr．Culltothehighschoolstudentstouringthelaboratory．“Myancestorswereallscientistsandmyfathertaught16thatitissimplyamazingtoappreciatethedetailsineachcreature．Ialsohopethatmyresearchcanhelpustounderstand17humansinfluencesthesecreaturessothatwecanknowhowtoimprove18（environment）problemsandcorrectourwrongs．”“Youareveryambitious,Dr．Cull．”abright,amber-hairedgirlsaid．“Soyouarelookingforsimilaritiesbetweenanimalsandhumans?”“Yes,andtherearealreadyenoughfindings．Weknowmuchabouthowanesthetics（麻醉药）work,forexample,19（base）onclinicaltrialswithrats．”“ButIdisagreewithusinganimalsfortests!”anotherstudentsuddenlysaid．“20isoftendiscussedwhetherusinganimalsfortestingismoral．Buttheknowledgewehavecollectedabouthealth,vaccines,antibiotics21（be）incredible．Wehavebenefitedalot22animalresearch．”repliedtheDoctor．“23I'veseenvideosofanimalsforresearchputinbadconditions．”Anotherstudentbrokein．“Oh,itseemsthatwe'vehiton24interestingtopic．Whataboutsteppingintothisconferenceroomanddiscussingit25（far）？”II．阅读（共两节，25题，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，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。AAsaprofessoratalargeAmericanuniversity,thereisaphrasethatIoftenhearfromstudents:“I’monlya1,050．”TheunluckystudentsarespeakingofthescoreontheSchoolasticAptitudeTest（SAT）,whichisusedtodeterminewhethertheywillbeadmittedtothecollegeoruniversityoftheirchoice,oreveniftheyhaveachancetogetahighereducationatall．TheSATscore,whetheritis800,1,100or1,550,hasbecomethefocusathistimeoftheirlife．Itisobviousthatifstudentsvaluehighlytheirtestscores,thenagreatamountoftheirself-respectisputinthenumber．Studentswhoperformpoorlyintheexamareleftfeelingthatitisallover．Thelowtestscore,theythink,willmakeitimpossibleforthemtogetintoagoodcollege．Andwithoutadegreefromaprestigiousuniversity,theyfearthatmanyoflife’sdoorswillremainforever-3-closed．Accordingtoastudydoneinthe1990s,theSATisonlyareliableindicatorofastudent’sfutureperformanceinmostcases．Interestingly,itbecomesmuchmoreaccuratewhenitissettogetherwithotherindicators--likeastudent’sacademicproficiency（学业水平）．Theywillneverbeabletotestthingslikeconfidence,effortsandwillpower,andareunabletogiveusthefullpictureofastudent’spotentialities．ThisisnottosuggestthatweshouldstopusingSATscoresinourcollegeadmissionprocess．TheSATisanexcellenttestinmanyways,andthescoreisstillausefulmeansoftestingstudents．However,itshouldbeonlyoneofthemanymethodsused．26．ThepurposeoftheSATistoteststudents’_________．A．strongwillB．academicabilityC．fullpotentialitiesD．confidenceinschoolwork27．Students’self-respe