广东省惠阳一中实验学校2013届高三9月月考英语试题

惠阳一中实验学校2013届高三9月月考英语试题本试卷共四部分，共9页。满分150分,考试用时130分钟。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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Cultureshockisacomplextopic,butI'masimplemanwithsimpleperspectives.Somyexperienceofforeigncultureboilsdowntothreebasicstages:anger,acceptanceandappreciation.WhenIbeganmylifeinChinaIwasoftenfilledwithfrustrationand1overthewaythingswere.Thingswereseenasclearly“2”andIrejectedtheviewoftherebeingotherwaysofdoingthings.AfterwardsIcameto3differentwaysofdoingthingsbutstillsawmyownwaysassuperior.Myviewswerestillheavilycoloredby4andIoftenacceptedsituationsIfelt5bysimplycoiningthephraseThat'sChina,6Chinawasabackwardcountrythatsimplydidn'tdothingscorrectly.Finally,however,Icametounderstandandappreciatethenew7andwaysofdoingthings,sometimesusingthemaseffectivelyasthe8.Forexample,fishisnever9withtheheadinmycountry,thusmyfeelingswentfrom“Ugh!Ican’teatthis!Thefishis10atmesaying,`You'rea11man.'Takethisoffthetable,”to“I’llletmyfriendsenjoy,butI'lljuststickwiththeotherdishes,”andtoWouldanyonemindifIeattheeyeball?Itisnotthesamewitheverywesterner,andsometake12thanotherstogothroughthethreestages.Italldependsonhow13youareandhowtightlyyou14toyourownculture.IttookalittleoverayearoflivinginChinabeforeIfinallyappreciatethenewculture.Now,I'mmore15inChinathaninmyowncountry.1.A.curiosityB.fearC.purposeD.anger2.A.wrongB.rightC.wiseD.smooth3.A.findB.useC.acceptD.refuse4.A.preferencesB.referencesC.factsD.standards5.A.necessaryB.importantC.nervousD.stupid6.A.mentioningB.sayingC.meaningD.referring7.A.characterB.personalityC.revolutionD.culture8.A.localsB.foreignersC.researchersD.citizens9.A.boughtB.soldC.servedD.separated10.A.glancingB.laughingC.shoutingD.staring11.A.kindB.cruelC.braveD.unique12.A.moreB.lessC.furtherD.longer13.A.adaptableB.considerableC.dependableD.enjoyable14.A.getB.holdC.catchD.insist15.A.anxiousB.welcomedC.comfortableD.miserable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，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为16－25的相应位置。Untilrecentlydaydreamingwasviewedasawasteoftime.Orit___16_____(consider)anunhealthyescapefromreallifeanditsduties.Butnowsomepeoplearetakingafreshlookatdaydreaming.Somethink____17____maybeaveryhealthythingtodo.Someresearchersarefindingthatdaydreamingmaybeimportanttomentalhealth.Daydreaming,theytellus,isagoodmeansof_____18___(relax).Butitsbenefitsgo19this.Anumberofpsychologistshaveconductedexperimentsandhavereachedsome20(surprise)conclusions.Dr.JoanT.Freyberghasconcludedthatdaydreamingcontributestointellectualgrowth.Italsoimprovesconcentration,attentionspan,andtheability21(get)alongwithothers.IndustrialistHenryJ.Kaiserbelievedthatmuchofhissuccesswasduetothepositiveuseofdaydreaming.FlorenceNightingaledreamedofbecominganurse.TheyoungThomasEdisonpictured22asaninventor.Forthesenotableachievers,itappears23theirdaydreamscametrue.Dr.HarryEmersonFosdickofferedthisadvice:“holdapictureofyourself…inyourmind’seye,____24____youwillbedrawntowardit.Pictureyourselfvividlyasafailureandthatalonewillmakevictory_____25_____(possible).II.阅读（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30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。ABarditchHighSchooldecidedtohaveanAll-SchoolReunion.Over450peoplecametotheevent.ThereweretoursoftheoldschoolbuildingandapicnicatConfederatePark.Severalformerteacherswereonhandtotellstoriesabouttheolddays.Ms.MabelYates,theEnglishteacherforoverfiftyyears,waswheeledtothePark.Someeyesrolledandtherewereafewlowgroans(嘟囔声)whenMs.Yateswasabouttospeak.Manystartedlookingattheirwatchesandcomingupwithexcusestobeanywhereinsteadofpreparingtolistentoalecturefromanoldwomanwhohadfewkindwordsforherstudentsandmadethemworkharderthanalltheotherteacherscombined.ThenMs.Yatesstartedtospeak:“Ican’ttellyouhowpleasedIamtobehere.Ihaven’tseenmanyofyousinceyourgraduation,butIhavefollowedyourcareersandenjoyedyourvictoriesaswellascryingforyourtragedies.Ihavealargecollectionofnewspaperphotographsofmystudents.AlthoughIhaven’tappearedinperson,Ihaveattendedyourcollegegraduations,weddingsandeventhebirthsyourchildren,inmyimagination.”Ms.Yatespausedandstartedcryingabit.Thenshecontinued:“ItwasmybeliefthatifIpushedyouashardasIcould,someofyouwouldsucceedtopleasemeandotherswouldsucceedtoannoyme.Regardlessofourmotives,Icanseethatyouhaveallbeensuccessfulinyouchosenpath.”“Thereisnogreatercomfortforaneducatorthantoseetheendresultofhisorheryearsofwork.YouhaveallbeenagreatsourceofpleasureandprideformeandIwantyoutoknowIloveyouallfromthebottomofmyheart.”Therewasasilenceoverthecrowdforafewsecondsandthensomeonestartedclapping.Theclappingturnedintocheering,thenintoadeafeningroar(呼喊).Lawyers,truckdrivers,bankersandmodelswererubbingtheireyesorcryingopenlywithnoshameallbecauseofthewordsfromalongforgottenEnglishteacherfromtheirhometown.26.Whatactivitywasorganizedfortheschoolreunion?A.Sightseeinginthepark.B.Apicnicontheschoolplayground.C.Tellingstoriesaboutpastevents.D.Graduates’reportsintheoldbuilding.27.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A.SomegraduatesweretoobusytolistentoMs.Yates’speech.B.ManygraduatesdislikedMs.Yates’waysoftea