1、广东省云浮市云浮中学2012届高三上学期第二次月考试题英 语 试 题本试卷共三大题, 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的姓名和考生号、试室号、座位填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型填涂在答题卡相应位置上。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选项的答案信息点涂黑, 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, 答案必须写在答题卡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
2、案无效。语言知识及应用第一节 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115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。Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute mile? For years people believed that it is impossible for a human being to 1 a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it 2 in 1954With
3、in one year, 37 runners 3 the belief barrierAnd the year after that, 300 other runners did the same thingWhat happens if you put an animal in a 4 ? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way throughWhat happens when someone, who does not know how to swim, falls in deep waters? You 5 If an animal wh
4、o has not learned swimming could 6 by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal does notThese 7 show the power of beliefsThere is no other more 8 force in directing human behavior than beliefOur beliefs have the power to 9 and to destroyIn a way it is our beliefs tha
5、t determine how much well be able to 10 our potentialSo pay attention to some of your 11 Do you believe you are weak in mathematics? Do you believe that other people dislike you？Do you believe life is full of 12 ？Belief is not 13 , howeverIts nothing but the generalization of a past incidentAs a kid
6、, if a dog bit you, you believed all dogs to be 14 To change certain behavior, identify the beliefs associated with itChange those beliefs and a new pattern is 15 created1Arun Bwalk Cswim Djog2Aright Bwrong Cfake Dtrue3Abroke Bbuilt Cfaced Dlowered4AcageBdesertCforest Dpond5Adrown Bswim Cfloat Dsink
7、6Astruggle BescapeCdrown Dleave7Asamples BcasesCsituations Dperiods8Aterrible BreasonableCconsiderable Dpowerful9Adamage Bprovide Ccreate Dwithdraw10Adiscover Brealize Cshow Dperform11Aproblems Bbeliefs Cpossibilities Dsubjects12Asurprises Bchoices Cproblems Dpossibilities13Abeautiful Bchangeable Cs
8、trong Dmysterious14Asafe Brude Cmerciless Ddangerous15Aoccasionally Bimmediately Caccidentally Dautomatically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卡标号为16-25的相应位置上。In 1914, Thomas Edison, at the age of 67, lost his factory, 16 was worth a few
9、 million dollars, to fireIt had very little insuranceNo longer a young man, Edison watched his lifetime effort _17 （go） up in smoke and said, “There is great value in disastersAll our mistakes are burnt upThank God we can start anew” In spite of disasters, three weeks later, _18_ invented the phonog
10、raphWhat _19_ attitude!Below are more examples of the 20 （fail） of successful people:Thomas Edison failed 21 （approximate） 10, 000 times while he 22 （work） on the light bulbHenry Ford fired Lee Iacocca at the age of 54Young Beethoven 23 （tell） that he had no talent for music, 24 he gave some of the
11、best music to the worldSetbacks are inevitable in lifeA setback can act as a driving force and also teach us humilityIn grief you will find courage and faith _25_（overcome） the setback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。AAll Ric O Barry wants is t
12、o stop the dolphin-killing, so he is headed to this seaside Japanese town, TaijiThe American activist, who is the star of a new award-winning documentary that portrays the dolphin-killing here, got an unwelcome reception when he showed up here this week for the start of the annual huntHis movie, The
13、 Cove（海豚湾）, directed by National Geographic photographer Louie Psihoyos, was released in the United States a month ago but has not yet to come out in JapanScenes in the film, some of which were shot secretly, show fishermen banging on metal poles stuck in the water to create a wall of sound that sca
14、res the dolphinswhich have supersensitive sonar（声纳系统）and sends them fleeing into a coveThere, the fishermen sometimes pick a few to be sold for aquarium shows, for as much as $150,000They kill the others, spearing（刺）the animals repeatedly until the water turns redThe meat from one dolphin is worth a
15、bout 50,000 yen, and is sold at supermarkets across JapanGreenpeace and other groups have tried to stop the hunt for yearsActivists hope The Cove will bring the issue to more people internationallyand eventually in JapanAlready, the Australian town of Broome dropped its 28-year sister-city relations
16、hip with Taiji last month, partly because of the movie“Some regions have a tradition of eating dolphin meat,” said fisheries official Toshinori Uoya“Dolphin-killing may be negative for our international image, but it is not something orders can stop”The town government in Taijiwhich has made whales
17、and dolphins its trademarkrefused to comment about The Cove, or the growing international criticism against dolphin-killingMany in Taiji take the dolphin hunt for granted as part of everyday lifeThey are defensive about The Cove, seeing themselves as powerless victims of overseas pressure to end a s
18、imple and honest way of making a living26Ric O Barry made The Cove because he wanted to Astop the dolphin-killingBwin an international awardCsupport Green peaces effortsDmake Taiji well-known in the world27Viewers can learn from The Cove Athe advanced techniques to catch dolphinsBthe cruel and blood
19、y dolphin-killingCthe beautiful Japanese seaside town TaijiDthe sale of dolphin meat around the world28What is the response to The Cove on the Japanese side？ATaiji broke up with its western sister-city BroomeBJapanese officials decided to ban dolphin-killingCThe town government in Taiji kept silent
20、on criticismDMost Japanese people were against eating dolphin meat29What does the underlined word “defensive” probably mean?AFeeling guilty for killing dolphinsBProtecting themselves against criticismCAttacking those against dolphin-killingDMaking the determination to change30What can we infer from
21、the passage?AMany people in Japan have seen The Cove in the cinemaBThe Cove has not influenced Japans international imageCTaijis dolphin-killing industry has been seriously damagedDThe Cove has brought international attention to dolphin-killingBNearly all of todays Native Americans in North, Central
22、 and South America can trace their ancestry to just six women whose descendants（后裔）immigrated around 20,000 years ago, a DNA study suggestsThe finding does not mean that only these six women gave rise to migrants who crossed into North America from Asia in the earliest population of the continentRat
23、her, it suggests that only six left a particular DNA legacy that persists to today in about 95% of Native Americans, said study co-author Ugo Perego in Utah“The women did not necessarily arrive together, nor even all live at the same time,” he saidResults indicate the women arrived sometime between
24、18,000 and 21,000 years agoThe work was published this week by the journal PLoS OnePerego is from the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation in Salt Lake City and the University of Pavia in ItalyThe work confirms the previous indications of just six maternal（母系的）lineages, as well as a date of aroun
25、d 20,000 years ago when the first people in North America arrived after crossing a land bridge from Asia, Perego saidThe researchers studied mitochondrial （线粒体） DNA, which is passed only from mother to daughterThey created a “family tree” that traces the different DNA lineages found in todays Native
26、 AmericansBy noting mutations（突变）in each branch and applying a formula for how often such mutations arise, they calculated how old each branch wasThat indicated when each branch arose in a single womanThe six “founding mothers” obviously did not live in Asia because the DNA signatures they left behi
27、nd are not found there, Perego saidSo they probably lived in Beringia, the now-submerged land bridge that stretched to North America, he said31What is the passage mainly about?AA study indicates that women arrived in America around 20,000 years agoBA study indicates six women gave rise to migrants o
28、f AmericaCA DNA study tells about people who crossed into North America from AsiaDA study indicates Native Americans can trace their ancestry to just six women32Which of the following is TRUE about the research?AIt shows that DNA is passed from parents to daughtersBIt concludes that the six women ar
29、rived individually but lived at the same timeCIt is a joint one conducted by Salt Lake City and an Italian universityDIt shows that only six women in 95% of present Native Americans have got a particular DNA legacy33Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “lineages”?ACl
30、asses BVarieties CFamilies DFindings34What didnt Ugo Perego and his team do?AThey used a “family tree” to analyze the findingsBThey focused on life styles of the original womenCThey clarified genetic changes in the family treeDThey studied how long each branch had developed35What can we infer from t
31、he finding?AThe six mothers probably lived on the present islands in North AmericaBMost Native Americans have got the DNA legacy passed from the six womenCBeringian DNA was found in the women who originally immigrated to North AmericaDThe research was not accepted by the previous scientists because
32、of its contradictionCEveryone knows about straight-A studentsWe see them frequently in TV situation comedies and in movies like Revenge（报复）of the NerdsThey get high grades, all right, but only by becoming dull laborers, their noses always stuck in a bookThey are not good at social communication and
33、look clumsy while doing sportsHow, then, do we account for Domenica Roman or Paul Melendres?Roman is on the tennis team at Fairmont Senior High SchoolShe also sings in the choral group, serves on the student council and is a member of the mathematics societyFor two years she has maintained As in eve
34、ry subjectMelendres, a freshman at the University of New Mexico, was student-body president at Valley High School in AlbuquerqueHe played soccer and basketball well, exhibited at the science fair, and meanwhile worked as a reporter on a local television stationBeing a speech giver at the graduation
35、ceremony, he achieved straight As in his regular classes, plus bonus points for As in two college-level coursesHow do super-achievers like Roman and Melendres do it? Brains arent the only answer“Top grades dont always go to the brightest students, ” declares Herbert Walberg, a professor of education
36、 at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who has conducted major studies on super-achieving students“Knowing how to make the most of your innate（天生的）abilities counts for moreMuch more”In fact, Walberg says, students with high IQ sometimes dont do as well as classmates with lower IQFor them, learni
37、ng comes too easily and they never find out how to get downHard work isnt the whole story, either“Its not how long you sit there with the books open, ” said one of the many-A students we interviewed“Its what you do while youre sitting” Indeed, some of these students actually put in fewer hours of ho
38、mework time than their lower-scoring classmatesThe kids at the top of the class get there by mastering a few basic techniques that others can readily learn36The underlined word “nerds” can probably be Adull bookworms lacking sports and social skillsBsuccessful top students popular with their peersCs
39、tudents with certain learning difficultiesDborn leaders crazy about social activities37What can we conclude from the first paragraph?AMost TV programs and films are about straight-A studentsBPeople have unfavorable impression on straight-A studentsCEveryone knows about straight-A students from TV or
40、 filmsDStraight-A students are well admired by people in the society38Some students become super-achievers mainly because Athey are born cleverer than othersBthey work longer hours at studyCthey make full use of their abilitiesDthey know the shortcut to success39What will be talked about after the l
41、ast paragraph?AThe interviews with more studentsBThe role IQ plays in learning wellCThe techniques to be better learnersDThe achievements top students make40What can we infer from the passage?AIQ is more important than hard work in studyBThe brightest students can never get low gradesCTop students c
42、ertainly achieve all-around developmentsDStudents with average IQ can become super-achieversDBack in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen childrenIn spite of the hopeless condition, two of the children, Albrecht Durer and Albert, had a dreamThey both
43、wanted to pursue their talent for artAfter many long discussions, the two boys finally worked out an agreementThey would toss a coinThe loser would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, support his brother who attended the academyThen, when that brother who won the toss completed his
44、 studies, in four years, he would support the other brother at the academyTossing a coin, Albrecht Durer won and went off to NurembergAlbert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, supported his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation（轰动）By the t
45、ime he graduated, he had earned considerable fees for his outstanding worksWhen the young artist returned to his village, the Durer family held a festive dinner to celebrate lbrechts triumphant（胜利的）homecomingAlbrecht drank a toast to his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice that had enabled hi
46、m to complete his dream“And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your turnNow you can go to Nuremberg to look for your dream, and I will take care of you”Tears streaming down his pale face, Albert sobbed, “NonoIt is too late for meLooklook at what four years in the mines have done to my h
47、ands！The bones in every finger have been broken at least once, and lately I have been suffering from arthritis（关节炎）so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a glass to return your toast, much less draw delicate lines with a pen or a brush”To show thanks to Albert for all that he had sacrific
48、ed, Albrecht Durer painstakingly drew his brothers injured hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skywardHe called his powerful drawing simply “Hands”, but the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and renamed it “The Praying Hands”The next time y
49、ou see a copy of that touching creation, let it be your reminderno one ever makes any success alone！41Why did the two brothers work out the agreement？AThey were so curious as to make a jokeBTheir family couldnt afford the academyCOne of the brothers was supposed to go into minesDThey wanted to suppo
50、rt the other sisters and brothers42The underlined word “whose” in Para2 refers to Athe Durer familys Bthe miners CAlberts DAlbrechts43Which of the following statements is NOT true about Albrecht Durer？AHe began to earn his living after graduationBHe did perfectly well at the academyCHe wanted his br
51、other to go to the academyDHe created great masterpieces44Which of the following is the correct order of the story？aAlbrecht went to NurembergbAlbert supported his brothercThe Durer family held a festive dinnerdAlbrecht drew his brothers injured handseThe brothers tossed a coinAb, a, c, d, e Ba, e,
52、c, d, b Ce, a, c, b, d De, a, b, c, d45What can we learn from the story？AOne can achieve success simply on his ownBAny success requires the help of othersCIts other people who contribute to ones successDNobody could succeed without good guidance第二节 信息匹配 （共5小题；每小题2分, 满分10分）请阅读下列应用文及相关信息, 并按照要求匹配信息。请在
53、答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。首先请阅读下列电视节目的信息：AGroovy MoviesTune in every Friday night at 7 pmand Sunday at 6 pmfor fun-filled successful movies that the whole family can enjoy!BReady or NotFollow the ups and downs of life with best friends Amanda Zimm and Busy Ramone as they deal with adolescence, boys, family
54、, school and friendsThe series began with the girls in the seventh grade but later progressed to the eighth and the ninth gradesCAre You Afraid of the Dark?A group of kids calling themselves “The Midnight Society” sit around a campfire sharing scary storiesCreepy, but never excessively frightening,
55、common subjects include haunted houses（鬼屋）, what goes on behind the neighbors walls, and other things that go bump at nightDThe Secret ShowThe Secret Show is about secret people doing secret thingsSpecial agents Victor Volt and Anita Kningt work for UZZ, protecting the world against the evil forces
56、of THEMVictor and Anita manage to save the worldor large part of itESerious AmazonSerious Amazon follows eight young adventurers as they face the dangers of the Peruvian Amazon, exploring the habitat and meeting the inhabitants who rely on the river for their survivalLiving with the local tribes, th
57、ey help with various projects, including building an enclosure for rare red uakari monkeys（红秃猴）FMrBeanAnimatedMrBean, one of the worlds most popular comedy characters, is back, but this time hes a cartoon hero, appearing in a new series of animated adventures! Rowan Atkinson provides his voice for t
58、hese happy animated adventures下面是一些个人信息。请根据这些信息匹配他们要观看的电视节目。46Tom is a brave young boyHe loves to watch horrible movies in his spare timeNow its summer holiday and he wants to watch one of this kind of programs which can somewhat scare other people47Mary is 14 years old this yearShe likes watching s
59、hows on TVBecause she is now passing into adolescence, her mother asks her to watch some TV programs which can help her deal with problems girls at her age will meet48Mike dreams to be an adventurer when he grows up, so he is fond of watching programs from which he can learn some skills and knowledg
60、e on how to explore a new placeSince he has no classes this weekend, he decides to watch such a program49George likes watching programs about secret agentsHe feels excited when the agents achieve their goals at lastSo every week, he is sure to watch one of these kinds of program50Jane likes watching
61、 comedies in her spare timeShe is crazy about the characters that are lively and funnyWhen she is watching her favorite TV programs, nothing can tear her away from the sofa 写作（共两节, 满分40分）第一节基础写作 （共1小题, 满分15分）假设你是校英文周刊通讯员，最近该周刊准备介绍一些优秀的志愿者。请你用英文为王清莲同学写一篇简介。【写作内容】请根据以下中文提纲，介绍王清莲同学的基本情况：姓名：王清莲职务：中山大学学生
62、会生活委员特点：健康、活泼、严于律己，乐于助人爱好：阅读、唱歌、跳舞事迹：她各科成绩都优秀。自2009年参加中国青年志愿者协会以来，共为有需要的人群和社会机构提供义务服务500多小时。2011年被评为世界大学生运动会优秀志愿者。【写作要求】只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。【评分标准】句子结构准确, 信息内容完整, 篇章结构连贯。参考词汇：中国青年志愿者协会 Chinese Young Volunteers Association（CYVA）; 生活委员student in charge of general affairs; 世界大学生运动会 Universiade； 优秀志愿者outstand
63、ing youth volunteer; 学生会Student Union_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150词左右的英语短文。As the college entrance exam is approaching day by day, I suddenly feel nervous and worriedLooking back on the past, I find there are a lot that I havent mastered, so I want to make the most of this summer vaca
64、tion to study and get ready for the examMy study plan for the summer holiday is as follows:First of all, Ill ensure that I have 4 hours a day to review what Ive studied before and preview new materials in the preparation for next termApart from that, I will do some tests to monitor my progressBeside
65、s, I plan to spend an hour every day in doing some sports, I order to keep fit and energetic and help me study more effectivelyMoreover, I shall do some community service to cultivate my social skills, broaden my horizons and enrich my social experienceThis plan requires great self-control and perse
66、veranceAnyway, I hope I can stick to my study plan and reach my goalIf I can, I feel like I will be well prepared for the coming college entrance exam and be admitted into a good university【写作内容】1 以约30个词概括短文的内容；2 然后以约120个词就“My Plan for Senior Three”这个主题发表你的看法，并包括以下要点：（1） 我之前是如何准备高考的；（2） 读了这篇文章后，你决定如
67、何调整自己的学习计划；（3） 对实施新计划的期待。【写作要求】1在作文中可以参照阅读材料的内容, 但不得直接引用原文中的句子；2作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。【评分标准】概括准确, 语言规范, 内容合适, 篇章连贯。_参考答案语言知识及应用 （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）1A 2B 3A 4D 5A 6B 7B 8D 9C 10B11B 12C 13D 14D 15 D第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题15分, 满分15分）16which 17go 18he 19an 20failures 21approximately 22was work
68、ing 23was told 24but 25to overcome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）26A 27B 28C 29B 30D 31D 32C 33C 34B 35B36A 37B 38C 39C 40D 41B 42D 43A 44D 45B第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分, 满分10分）46C 47B 48E 49D 50F 写作 （共两节, 满分40分）第一节基础写作（共1小题, 满分15分）One possible version：Wang Qinglian, the student in charge of gener
69、al affairs of Student Union of Zhongshan University, is very strict with herself in her study and daily life, and is always ready to help othersShe is healthy and lively and is fond of reading as wellNot only does she do well in all her subjects, she is also active and kind and has been working for
70、those needed and social activities for over 500 hours voluntarily since 2009 when she joined the Chinese Young Volunteers AssociationWhats more, in 2011, she was granted as one of the outstanding youth volunteers in Universiade第二节读写任务（共1小题, 满分25分）My Plan for Senior ThreeTo make better use of the sum
71、mer vocation and prepare for the coming college entrance exam, the writer makes a detailed plan and hopes he can stick to it and reach the goalIm rather impressed with itAnd meanwhile, I have to admit that I have never planned as reasonably as he does and I can never keep to my planActually you just
72、 do whatever I feel like doing and afterwards, regret wasting my precious timeIts definitely necessary to make a better and more detailed plan and carry it out strictlyFirstly, I need to balance the time for each subject and give extra hours to my weak onesThen, at the end of every day, tick what has been finished and remove the others to the next dayAnd finally, there is much point in sparing some time every day for sports because we can achieve almost nothing in bad conditionIm determined to fulfill it to the fullestAnd hopefully, I can make great progress through my hard work