2011年佛山市普通高中高三教学质量检测(英语)

12011年佛山市普通高中高三教学质量检测(二)英语2011.4本试卷共10页,满分135分。考试时间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的姓名和考号填写在答题卡上用2B铅笔将答题卡试卷类型(A)填涂在答题卡上,并在答题卡右上角的“试室号”和“座位号”栏填写试室号、座位号,将相应的试室号、座位号信息点涂黑。2.速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,答案答在试题卷上无效。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答,答案必须写在答卷上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.考试结束后,将答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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Whichcamefirst,thechickenortheegg?Thisisoneoflife’s___1___questionsandpeoplehavebeendebatingaboutitforthousandsofyears.Nowscientistsbelievetheyhavesolvedthis___2___.ResearchersfromSheffieldandWarwickUniversitiesinEnglanddiscoveredtheanswer___3___.Theyusedasupercomputertoobservetheshell-makingprocesswhileanewshellwas___4___.ThentheyfoundoneproteincalledOC17thatis___5___forformingeggshell.Thisisonlyfoundinsideachicken’sbody,whichisproofthatthe___6___camefirst.Theteamwas___7___lookingathowanimalsandbirdsmakeeggshellsbutsuddenlymadetheirsurprising___8___.Thebigquestionnowiswherechickenscamefrom.The___9___isfromdinosaurs.Theresearchteamsaideggshellsareoneofnature’smost___10___creations.ProfessorJohnHardingfromtheteamtoldreporters:“Understandinghowchickensmakeeggshellsisfascinatinginitself,butitcanalsobe___11___indesigningnewmaterials.”Eggshellsareverylightweightbutincrediblystrong.Eventhemostup-to-datematerials___12___bytheworld’stopengineerscannotproduceanythingas___13___asaneggshell.ProfessorHardingaddedthat___14___eggshellscouldhelptocurebonediseasesanddesignmaterialsfortheconstructionindustry.“Naturehasfoundwonderfulwaysthat___15___forallkindsofproblemsinmaterialsscienceandtechnology—wecanlearnalotfromthem.”hesaid.1.A.strangestB.bestC.oldestD.closest2.A.puzzleB.factC.historyD.opinion3.A.onpurposeB.bychanceC.withouthesitationD.atwork4.A.breakingB.changingC.disappearingD.2forming5.A.necessaryB.easyC.kindD.impossible6.A.eggB.eggshellC.chickenD.dinosaur7.A.obviouslyB.originallyC.thoughtfullyD.surprisingly8.A.inventionB.mistakeC.statementD.discovery9.A.answerB.researchC.roadD.egg10.A.commonB.ridiculousC.funnyD.amazing11.A.interestingB.helpfulC.normalD.correct12.A.boughtB.cutC.designedD.carried13.A.brilliantB.ordinaryC.1ightD.small14.A.findingB.watchingC.studyingD.making15.A.happenB.workC.waitD.look第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题15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。Duringan1899F4tornado(龙卷风)inMissouri,threepeople,MissMoorehouse,Mrs.Webster,andhersonwerecaughtupinthestorm.They___16___(carry)nearlyonemile,butwereletdownsogently___17___noneofthethreewasseriouslyinjured.HereisMoorehouse’s___18___(describe)ofherunbelievableflight.‘‘IwasconsciousallthetimewhenIwasflyingthroughtheair,and___19___seemedalongtime.Iseemedtobeliftedup,___20___(go)uptoagreatheight.AtonetimeIwasfarabovethechurchtowers,andseemedtobecarriedtoa___21___(distance)place.AsIwasgoingthroughtheair,Isawahorse,___22___wasawhiteoneandhadaharness(马具)on,floatingaboutwithme.Bytheway___23___horsekickedandstruggledasitwasthrownabout,Iknewitwasalive.Iwasafraidthatitwouldknockintome,___24___itdidnot.Finally,Iwasmercifullylanded___25___thegroundunharmed,savedbyluck.”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。AWhileIwasinmy4thmonthofpregnancy(妊娠期)withmysecondchild,wewerepreparingforatriptoLouisiana,whereMarshall’sfamilylive,tocelebrateJane’s2ndbirthday.Twodaysbeforeweweretoleave,wegottheshockingnewsthatIwasgoingtolosethebaby.Notknowingwhenthiswouldhappen,wedecidedtocontinuewithourtrip.SinceMarshall’sfamilylivesona600-acrecattlefarm,youoftenfindthatyouhavealotoftimetoyourselftothinkwhenyouarethere.Thatisprecisely3whatIdidnotwanttodoatthistime.ItoldMarshallthatIneededtogetagoodbooktogetlostinwhileIwasthere.ItoldhimIheardtheHarryPotterbooksweregood,sohewentoutandgotthefirstoneforme.Duringthattrip,Itotallygotlostinthebook,whichwasofgreathelpduringatimewhenIneededadistractiontoforgetaboutthesadness.Inthebook,Inoticedthename“Seamus”.Ivaguelyremembereditwaspronounced“Shamus”andIlikedthesoundofthat.ImentionedittoMarshallandhelikedittoo.Towardtheendofthetrip,Ihadjust5chaptersleftandIknewIwasabouttofinishthefirstbook,whichIwasprettyexcitedabout.SoonafterweputJanedowntobed,Ihadstartedlabor(分娩),soIwasunabletoread.Thelaborlasted5and1/2hours,butMarshallstayedtherewithme,sittingbesidemeandreadingaloudthelast5chaptersofHarryPotter.Icanneverfullyexplainhowmuchthathelpedmethroughtheexperience.Andeversincethen,MarshallandIbothhavebeenfansoftheHarryPotterbooks.Werememberhowtheyhelpedusgetthroughthattimeofourlives.Weweresadtohavelostthebaby,butthenameSeamusstartedourjourneytowardadoption.Andwegavethisnametoouradoptedson.ThoughourSeamusdoesn’thaveadropofIrishbloodinhim,thenamefitshimperfectly.26.Whydidthewriterwantagoodbookduringthetrip?A.BecausethetriptoLouisianawouldtakealongtime.B.Becauseshedidn’twanttothinkoflosingherbaby.C.Becauseshehadnothingelsetodoexceptreading.D.Becauseagoodbookcouldhelpherenjoyhertrip.27.Accordingtothestory,wecanknowthattheHarryPotterbook