广东省华侨中学2012届高三英语周测（24）.doc

1、2011学年广东华侨中学高三级周测二十四：第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）Every summer, hundreds of thousands of students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the opportunities are in 1 work. The pay is usually poor, but most people work 2 for the thrill of travel. You can pick grapes in France,

2、entertain kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are always 3 in hotels and restaurants. But it is not as easy as it used to be to find work. Unless you speak the language of the country well, there will be very 4 openings. For example, when you arrive to wash dishes in a restaurant in

3、 Paris, the owner will 5 you to speak French. British students only have a language 6 for jobs in the USA and Australia.Not every one 7 the experience. Sarah James was once responsible for forty American children in Europe. During the 8 , one child lost his passport; four children were lost in Madri

4、d for a whole day; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 9 they made. Sarah says, “It really was a 24-hour-a-day job since the kids never 10 ! And the pay was awful. It wasnt worth it.”The trouble is that 11 expect to have an easy time of it. After all, they see it as a 12 . In

5、practice, though, they have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual work, and jobs are 13 only when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy. But students have few employment 14 . As soon as the holiday season finishes, companies will get rid of them. And if their emplo

6、yer doesnt like them, theyll be 15 , too.1. A. seasonalB. mentalC. professionalD. formal2. A. hardB. voluntarilyC. abroadD. continuously3. A. customersB. visitorsC. jobsD. parties4. A. goodB. newC. attractiveD. few5. A. teachB. expectC. allowD. forbid6. A. programB. lessonC. advantageD. exam7. A. ha

7、sB. enjoysC. forgetsD. remembers8. A. tripB. flightC. discussionD. ceremony9. A. promiseB. progressC. complaintD. noise10. A. criedB. studiedC. sleptD. helped11. A. childrenB. studentsC. employersD. parents12. A. jobB. lessonC. holidayD. shame13. A. countlessB. availableC. interestingD. boring14. A.

8、 experiencesB. rulesC. plansD. rights15.A.dismissed B.chargedC.fined D.punished第二节 语法填空（共10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分）The International Red Cross and Red Crescent(弯月) Museum was opened in Geneva in 1988. 16 tells the story of men and women who, in the course of the major events of the last 150 years, have gi

9、ven assistance 17 victims of wars and natural disasters.The organization 18 (found) in 1863, and was based on an idea by a Swiss businessman called Henry Dunant. He had witnessed too many 19 (die) and wounds at the Battle of Solferino in Italy four years 20 (early), in which 40,000 people were kille

10、d, wounded or missing. He had seen the lack of medical services and the great suffering of many of the wounded, 21 simply died from lack of care. The International Red Cross/Red Crescent exists 22 (help) the victims of conflicts and disasters regardless of their nationality. 23 symbol of the organiz

11、ation was originally just the red cross. It has no religious significance; the founders 24 the movement adopted it in honor of Switzerland. However, the original symbol, the red cross, could hurt Muslim soldiers feelings, 25 a second symbol, the red crescent, was used. Both are now official symbols.

12、第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AKelly Reeves was getting ready for a trip when her phone slipped into a sink full of water. Panic moment! She quickly picked up the wet phone and tried to turn it on, but nothing worked. Her first reaction? She got dressed, drove to the nearest store, and bought a new mod

13、el at full price. A new study finds that fear of losing your phone is a common illness. About 66 percent of those surveyed suffer from nomophobia or “no mobile phone phobia”. Interestingly, more women worry about losing their phone than men. Fortunately, theres a solution. The first step is to figur

14、e out if you have nomophobia. Checking your phone too often is one thing, but the true sign of a problem is that you cant conduct business or go about your routine when the fear becomes so severe. Do you go to unusual lengths to make sure you have your phone? Thats another sign of a problem. If you

15、find you check your phone plenty of times per hour, or a total of an hour per day, there may be a problem. Some of the treatments are similar to those for treating anxiety attacks: Leaving the phone behind and not checking e-mail or text messages, and then learning to tolerate the after anxiety. Eve

16、n if this leads to a high level of worry and stress, the solution is to push through the fear and learn to deal with not having your phone. Of course, there are also technological alternatives. Luis Levy, a co-founder at Novy PR, says he uses an application called Cerberus that can automatically tra

17、ck the location of his phone. To find it, he can just go to a Web site and see the phones location. He also insures his phone through a service called Asurion. The companys description of its product reads like a prescription for anxiety: “60 million phones are lost, stolen or damaged each year. You

18、ll have complete peace of mind knowing that your phone is protected and you can quickly reconnect with family, friends and work, as soon as the very next day!”26. Why does the author mention Kellys experience in the first paragraph?A. To introduce the topic for discussion.B. To inform us that mobile

19、 phones are useful.C. To warn us that we should be careful.D. To tell us we should get phones ready for a trip.27. The underlined word “nomophobia” in Paragraph 2 means _.A. Habits of using mobile phones.B. Fear of losing mobile phones.C. Eagerness for new mobile phones.D. Independence of mobile pho

20、nes.28. Which of the following is a way to treat nomophobia?A. Avoiding using phone for some timeB. Learning more about modern technology.C. Protecting ones phone against any damage.D. Not using a mobile phone in ones daily work.29. Why can the service called Asurion help to treat nomophobia?A. It l

21、ets you know other people also lose their phones.B. It will give you a new phone through insurance.C. It enables you to reconnect with your acquaintance.D. It gives you a prescription to treat nomophobia.30. What is the passage mainly about? A. Attitude toward mobile phone.B. New mobile phone techno

22、logy.C. Disadvantages of mobile phone.D. Solutions to nomophobia BCarbon monoxide(一氧化碳) poisoning kills and injures many people and animals around the world. The gas has been a problem since people first began burning fuels to cook food or to create heat. It is a problem in all parts of the world th

23、at experience cold weather.Carbon monoxide is called the silent killer because people do not know it is in the air. The gas has no color. It has no taste. It has no smell. It does not cause burning eyes. And it does not cause people to cough. But it is very deadly. It robs the body of its ability to

24、 use oxygen.Carbon monoxide decreases the ability of the blood to carry oxygen to body tissues. It does this by linking with the blood. When the gas links with the blood, the blood is no longer able to carry oxygen to the tissues that need it.Damage to the body can begin very quickly from large amou

25、nts of carbon monoxide. How quickly this happens depends on the length of time a person is breathing the gas and the amount of the gas he or she breathes in. Carbon monoxide poisoning has warning signs. But people have to be awake to recognize them. Small amounts of the gas will cause a persons head

26、 to hurt. He or she may begin to feel tired. The person may feel sick. The room may appear to be turning around. The person may have trouble thinking clearly. People develop severe head pain as the amount of gas continues to enter their blood. They will begin to feel very tired and sleepy. They may

27、have terrible stomach pains.Medical experts say carbon monoxide affects people differently. For example, a small child will experience health problems or die much quicker than an adult will. The general health of the person or his or her age can also be important. An older adult with health problems

28、 may suffer the effects of carbon monoxide more quickly than a younger person with no health problems. People with heart disease may suffer chest pains. They may begin to have trouble breathing.31. Why is carbon monoxide called the silent killer?A. Because it tastes and smells good.B. Because it is

29、not easily noticed.C. Because it kills and injures people.D. Because it always harm people.来。32. How does carbon monoxide harm people?A. It makes peoples blood unable to move.B. It decreases the amount of blood in the body.C. It makes body tissues full of blood.D. It makes the blood less able to car

30、ry oxygen.33. When people breathe in small amounts of the gas, they may _.A. feel a little dizzyB. suffer a severe headacheC. go around in the roomD. have a terrible stomachache34. Which of the following about carbon monoxide poisoning is true?A. Adults are affected more seriously than children.B. Y

31、oung people are more severely affected than old people.C. People in poor health may have more severe consequences.D. People with heart problem only suffer from chest pains.35. The purpose of the passage is to _.A. warn people not to burn fuels to keep warm in the winterB. list the damages that carbo

32、n monoxide brings to peopleC. give advice on how to avoid carbon monoxide poisoningD. introduce some knowledge about carbon monoxide poisoningCMy wife Julie and I were out on the road that runs around where we live. Two dog walkers passed by and we heard one of them say, “Never seen that dog around

33、here before.”We looked down the hill and saw an old black dog stumbling(蹒跚) painfully up the hill. We bent down, talked gently to the dog and patted it. I checked and there was a collar. There was a phone number on the collar, but no one answered.The dog was painfully thin. It didnt have many teeth

34、left and, well, it just seemed done.Julie ran home to get some of our dogs food while I tried to encourage the dog to come along with me. Julie got home and back again when I was only half way there. So, we sat down on the sidewalk while our new friend made short work of the food.Eventually we got h

35、er home. We gave her a blanket, more food, kept her warm and wondered what to do next.After trying for many times we got a response from the number. A lady came around with a bunch of flowers for us. She explained that Tara had been her fathers dog. She was very old and should probably be put to sle

36、ep, but the lady just couldnt bring herself to do it. So, Tara was safely returned home.Here is the truth of the story:Actually Julie and I were out that morning because I was leaving. She was trying to persuade me to come back, but I wasnt hearing anything that made that sound likely. I was about t

37、o turn and go when an old, worn out dog walked between us and collapsed. Suddenly we had something more important than our problem to worry about. There was a creature in need right before us and we had to work together to help it.We did help it. And here am I writing the story in my own home, in my

38、 own family.In the song “Love Is Not a Fight” Warren Barfield talks about marriage. At one point he sings, “And if we try to leave, may God send angels to guard the door.”Sometimes angels come disguised (伪装) as dogs.36. Which of the following statements is true?A. The two dog walkers didnt like the

39、dog.B. The old black dog was sick and weak and couldnt walk.C. After finding the dog, the writer phoned its owners.D. Most of the dogs teeth had been pulled out by someone.37. We can infer from Paragraph 4 that _.A. Julie bought some food for the dogB. the writer had his own pet dogC. the dog didnt

40、go with the writerD. the dog didnt eat any of the food38. After they got the dog home, the couple _.A. decided to raise the dogB. took good care of the dogC. found out that its owner was a ladyD. found it hard to get to sleep39. The underlined part “our problem” in the passage refers to the fact tha

41、t _.A. the writer didnt want to take Julies adviceB. Julie disagreed with the writers travel on businessC. an old and worn out dog appeared in front of themD. the couple had some trouble with their marriage40. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. A Helpful Couple.Z&B. An Ange

42、l Dog.C. Saving the Dog.D. A Famous Song.DDo you know what Fear and Faith have in common? Fear believes in a negative future. Faith believes in a positive future. Both believe in something that has not yet happened. So I ask you, if neither the positive nor negative future has happened yet then why

43、not choose to believe in the positive future?I believe during these challenging times we have a choice between two roads: the positive road and the negative road. And our bus cant be on two roads at the same time. So we have to make a choice and this choice determines our belief about the future and

44、 the attitude and actions we bring to the present.Im not saying we shouldnt have any fear. There are times when fear is a gift. A healthy dose(剂量) of fear causes us to examine our situation and plan for the future. It moves us to smell the cheese and expect change. When used wisely it allows us to m

45、anage risk and make better decisions. Some fear is good.However, what I have observed lately is a supersized, huge dose of fear that is spreading the hearts and minds of far too many people. This oversized fear is causing leaders and their organizations to either act unreasonably or to not act at al

46、l. They are either hurrying in a million different directions because of fear. In both cases, fear is leading them to take the negative road to failure.The answer is the positive road paved (铺满) with faith and a belief that your best days are not behind you but ahead of you. With this belief you mak

47、e the right choices and actions today that will create your positive future tomorrow. You stay calm, focused and committed to your purpose. You look for ways to save money and cut costs without making unreasonable fear-based decisions that sacrifice your future success. You identify opportunities in

48、 the midst of the challenges and you focus on solutions instead of problems.Your faith and belief in a positive future leads to powerful actions today. The future has not happened yet and you have a say in what it looks like by the way you think and act. Fear or Faith. The choice is yours.41. Accord

49、ing to the passage, we can know that _.A. Fear and Faith have nothing in commonB. both Fear and Faith trust something in the futureC. neither negative nor positive future will happenD. people usually choose to believe in the positive future42. What does the writer mean by saying “our bus cant be on

50、two roads”?A. We usually choose the negative roadB. We should choose the positive roadC. We must choose either a positive or negative roadD. Our belief about the future depends on our choice43. Which of the following about “Fear” is true?A. We should have fear because it is a gift.B. Reasonable fear

51、 helps to plan for future.C. Fear can bring cheese and risk to people.D. Leaders usually have oversized fear.44. If we have faith in future, we will _.A. have the best days ahead of usB. be committed to saving moneyC. stay away from any challengesD. take powerful actions today45. What does the write

52、r intend to tell us in the passage?A. Fear is closely related to faith.B. Life is full of fear and faith.C. We should have faith in a positive future.D. Wrong decisions sacrifice our future success.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1 50词左右的英语短文。 Martin Luther King，a famous freedom fighter, spent

53、his whole life fighting for rights for black people in the USABy doing this he set an example for the rest of the worldHis message was that black people should not be separated but should be treated in the same way as other people It was in 1 963 that Martin Luther King gave the speech “I Have a Dre

54、am ” to thousands of black people who marched on Washington DC，the capital of the USAIt made him famous all over the worldThe following year, King received the Nobel Prize for PeaceIn the same year, a new Civil Rights Act was passed and in 1 965 a new Voting Rights Bill became lawFrom then on，all bl

55、ack people had the right to vote Martin Luther King was murdered in 1 96 8However，he had already changed the whole of society in the USASoon after his death，black people started enjoying the rights they had waited and fought for SO long写作内容1概括短文的内容要点，该部分的词数大约30左右；2有许多的伟人都是为了争取人民的自由而奋斗一生甚至献出了自己的生命。请你

56、就马丁路德金的一生发表自己的观点，写一篇120词的短文：（1）读了短文之后，你觉得Martin Luther King是一位怎样的人?(2)你觉得他给整个世界的人们带来了什么?(3)你觉得自由重要吗?为什么值得我们去追求?2011学年广东华侨中学高三级周测二十四：英语科答卷班级_ 学号_ 姓名_ 语法填空(15分)16. _17. _18. _19._20. _21._22._23._24. _25. _写作任务（25分）_英语参考答案与评分标准I 语言知识及应用第一节 完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分）1. A2. C3. C4. D5. B6. C7. B8. A9. D10. C 11.

57、 B12. C13. B14. D15. A第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分）16. It17. to18. was founded19. deaths20. earlier21. who22. to help23. the24. of25. and/soII 阅读（共25小题，每小题2分）26. A27. B28. A29. C30. D31. B32. D33. A34. C35. D36. C37. B38. B39. D40. B41. B42. C43. B44. D45. C46. F47. A48. E49. D50. C第二节：This passage is mainly about Martin Luther King, a freedom fighter and activists who devoted all his life to fight for the equalily of rights between Amerian blacksand American whites.