1、广东省普宁一中2014届高三级第一次阶段考英 语 科 试 题 卷本试卷共8页，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、座位号填写在答题卡上。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的整洁。考试结束后，将答
2、题卡交回。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。A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didnt know what she could do and wanted to _1_. She was tired of fighting and fighting. One problem had been settled, but _2_ appeared.
3、Her father, a cook, took her into the kitchen. He poured water into three pots and boiled it. After the water came to a boil, he put some _3_ in the first pot, eggs in the second and coffee in the last. He waited for them for a few minutes _4_ any words.The girl closed her mouth and waited, impatien
4、t and _5_ by what her father was doing. After about 20 minutes, her father turned off the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took the eggs and put them in another bowl. After that he _6_ the coffee into a cup. Turning back to his daughter , he asked, “Sweetheart, what do you see?
5、”“Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she replied.Her father asked her to _7_ the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were _8_._9_ he asked her to take the eggs and break them. After peeling them, she felt the eggs were hard.Last, her father asked her to smell the coffee.She asked, “What does this 10
6、, Father?”He _11_ that each of the things had felt the same unfortunate fate. They were all boiled in water, but with a different result. The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after being boiled. The fragile eggs became _12_ after cooking. Coffee grounds were very unique. They could chang
7、e the water.“_13_ one are you?” asked her father. “When calamity（不幸的事） _14_ on your door, what will your _15_ be? Are you carrots, eggs of coffee?”1A. give inB. give upC. go onD. carry on2A. the otherB. the restC. anotherD. the second3A. potatoesB. carrotsC. tomatoesD. apples4A. withB. overC. beyond
8、D. without5A. confusedB. excitedC. surprisedD. relaxed6A. putB. pouredC. flewD. picked7A. touchB. eatC. smellD. taste8A. strongB. heavyC. lightD. soft9A. Now thatB. Since thenC. After thatD. Once again10A. meanB. sayC. referD. think11A. questionedB. explainedC. requiredD. suggested12A. hardB. calmC.
9、 deliciousD. broken13A. WhatB. WhicheverC. WhoseD. Which14A. looksB. touchesC. knocksD. waits15A. reactionB. responsibilityC. answerD. impression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卡标号为1625的相应位置上。I have the greatest job in the world. I trave
10、l to unusual places and work alongside people from all over the world. 16 my job is occasionally dangerous, I dont mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive. I 17 (appoint) as a volcanologist working for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory twenty years ago. My job is collecting information
11、 for a database about Mount Kilauea, 18 is one of the most active volcanoes in Hawaii. Having collected and evaluated the information, I help other volcanologists to predict 19 lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast. Our work has saved many lives because people 20 the path of the lava can
12、 be warned to leave their houses _ 21 (fortunate), we cannot move their homes out of the way, and many houses have been covered with lava or burned to 22 ground.Today, I am just 23 enthusiastic about my job as the day I first started. 24 (study) volcanoes now for many years, I am still amazed 25 the
13、ir beauty as well as their potential to cause great damage. 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） AAbout ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier; only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be dri
14、ven by a woman! There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shadows of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything
15、in shades of green a strange world indeed.Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors. There are also millions of “rods”, but these
16、are used for seeing when it is near dark. They show us shape but no color.Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes prefer blue to yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the co
17、nes in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us.26. The passage is mainly about _. A. color and its surprising effects B. women being luckier than men C. danger cause
18、d by color blindness D. color blindness27. According to the passage, with the help of the “cones”, we can_. A. tell different shapes. B. see in a weak light C. kill mosquitoes D. tell orange from yellow28. Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women? A. Women are more careful. B. There
19、are fewer color-blind women. C. Women are fonder of driving than men. D. Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.29. Which of the statements about the color- blind is true? A. Not all of them have the same problem in recognizing color. B. None of them can see deep red. C. None of them can tell the
20、difference between blue and green. D. All of them see everything in shades of green.30. We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a _. A. red light B. yellow light C. blue light D. green light BMy grandfather lived only half a mile away from where I grew up in New York. Every day, he would walk do
21、wn to our house and bring my dad newspapers. Along with the papers he would bring a small bag of treats (美食) for my two brothers and me.Western New York had terrible winter weather: rain, sleet (雨夹雪), or even 3 feet of snow. Even when he was 81, he still walked the half mile every single day. As a c
22、hild, I looked forward to the daily treats, but now Im older and I realize he braved the rough weather each day just to see us smile; I now value that more than anything else.My grandfather touched many lives. A woman who had been in hospital for five years told me her story. She said my grandfather
23、 would visit her twice a week at her home: to read to her, play bridge, or just chat. It lasted for years without stop. She had few visitors. Even a hitch-hiker who my grandfather had picked up for free told me of my grandfathers influence on his life. My grandfather took the traveler to his home. A
24、fter learning that the man was homeless, my grandfather gave him a place to stay. The man told me that no one had ever been so nice to him. He later found a job in a supermarket.I was touched, but not surprised to know all of the touching stories from which I understood my grandfathers selflessness.
25、 I have since tried to learn from him to help others. Although he died years ago, we still respect him. 31. The writers grandfather walked to his grandsons home each day in order to _. A. bring his son newspapers B. give his grandchildren some food C. take exercise by walking. D. see his son and gra
26、ndchildren32. All of the following can describe the writers grandfather EXCEPT _. A. kind B. selfless C. strict D. helpful33. The underlined word “hitch-hiker” in Paragraph 3 refers to _. A. a person who gets a free car ride when traveling B. a person who likes traveling by car C. a person who is gi
27、ven up by parents D. a person who travels alone and gets lost34. From the text we can infer that _. A. the writer didnt know his grandfathers selflessness until years later B. the writers grandfather went to his house except on snowy days C. the writers grandfather ever looked after a woman in hospi
28、tal for five years D. the writers grandfather ever helped a stranger find a job in a supermarket35. After learning about his grandfathers stories, the writer _. A. felt a little surprised at first B. followed the example of his grandfather C. was much sad all the time D. didnt like his grandfathers
29、actionCCan you remember the day when you spoke your first word? If you can, you are unusual. Try to imagine what first few months of your life were like. I am sure you just spent most of your time eating, sleeping and crying. As you grow older, you were awake more of the time. It took your parents m
30、ore time to play with you and talk to you. You watched and listened curiously. You began to know that people made certain sounds to go with certain things.Then you began to try making the sounds you heard. And step by step you were able to make the right sound for one thing.On that day you came to u
31、nderstand the secret of language. The secret is that a certain sound means a certain thing. One sound might be as good as another. But it is no good as a word unless everybody agrees on its meaning. Only when a group of people use the same set of sounds of things can they understand each other. Then
32、 only then do these people have a LANGUAGE.After you found the secret of language, you learned words. Some of the words meant things, such as BOOKS, CHAIRS and SHOES. Some words meant doing things, such as GO and SWIM. And other words describe things, such as GOOD and DIRTY. Soon you learned to put
33、words together to express ones idea, such as I want to go out and play with my friends. This is language. By means of language people can communicate. So we say languages are means of communication.36. can remember the day when_. A. One; he spoke his first word B. No one; he spoke his first word C.
34、Most people; they spoke their first words D. Some people; they spoke their first words37. When you were a little baby, you_. A. made sounds to let people know that you wanted to eat B. spent most of your time playing with your parents C. could not hear any sound around you D. spent most of your time
35、 eating, playing and crying38. The secret of language is that_. A. one sound might be as good as another B. people can understand each other C. a certain sound is for a certain thing D. there is a special sound for each person39. You could learn words_. A. before you knew what the language was B. af
36、ter you knew what the language was C. if you knew the secret of the language D. when you were a baby40. The aim in using language is . A. to get everything one wants from others B. to say what one wants to know C. to share ideas, opinions, news, etc with one anotherD. to make oneself understood by o
37、thers DThe key to reaching or staying at a healthy weight is regular exercise and good eating habits. Teens should get 60 minutes or more of physical activity a day. Note the word activity. As long as youre getting your body moving, it doesnt have to mean doing complicated exercises or going to the
38、gym every day. All that matters is that each week you get the right balance of activity, including aerobic (有氧健身法的)，strength building , and flexibility (柔韧性) exercise. Make exercise a habit by scheduling some every day. On days when you have soccer practice or an aerobics class, you may have no trou
39、ble exercising for an hour or more. But most of us are busy , and 60 minutes a day of activity seems like a lot of time. The good news is that its OK to divide it into shorter exercise breaks throughout the day. Just as you might have a healthy snack to stop yourself getting hungry, exercise snacks
40、can keep energy level high. So get up 15minutes early and do some yoga or other stretching (伸展) activity. Fast walk or jog for 15 minutes at lunch. Do the same thing after school -or walk or bike home. Add to that taking the stairs, gym class, and walking between classes during the day, and youve pr
41、obably reached your 60 minutes.Here are 5 simple ways to make an exercise lifestyle change:1.Start today . Go outside for a walk.2.Take the stairs instead of the elevator.3.Instead of driving, walk or bike to places like school or a friends house.4.Vacuum(用真空吸尘器清扫) your room ,wash the car , or mow t
42、he lawn. 5.Limit your time watching TV, using the computer, or playing video games -and when you do play , try interactive games that get you moving.41. The underlined phrase exercise snacks in the third paragraph probably means - . A. food eaten before exercise B. food eaten during exercise C. shor
43、ter exercise breaks D. a new kind of exercise42. Why should we have exercise snacks every day? A .Because they can stop us getting hungry. B. Because they can keep energy level high. C. Because they can include many kinds of sports. D. Because they are more likely to relate to our daily life.43. Whi
44、ch of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. To go hiking on your holidays.B. To spend less time on computer games.C. To go to school on foot or by bike.D. To do some housework at home.44. What will be most probably discussed in the following paragraph?A. Losing weight. B. Good eating habi
45、ts.C. Exercising your brain. D. Outdoors exercise.45. What would be the best title for this passage?A. Regular exercise B. School exerciseC. Indoors exercise D. Complicated exercises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，请阅读下列新闻：A. Scientists ask: where are all th
46、e bees?Dave Hackenberg, a Dade City beekeeper, is the first in the state to sound the alarm about the collapse of the national honeybee population; it has spread to 24 states in every part of the country.B. Spains burnt-out babysitter grandparents urged to strike Union tells Spanish grandparents to
47、down tools if they are tired of caring for their grandchildren for days on end. A call has gone out for grandparents around Spain to down tools and go on strike, because theyre sick to the teeth of all that childcare.C. Breast cancer partners mood riskMen whose partners have breast cancer should be
48、checked for signs that their mental health has been affected, say researchers. A Danish study found that men watching their partners fight cancer were 39% more likely to need hospital care for mood problems.D. Flooding farms on purpose for the birds In response to the Prudhoe Bay oil spill, US farme
49、rs are flooding fields to create unpolluted wetland for migrating birds.E. India Hindu festival carries environmental cost As a part of the activities of this festival, men carry a Ganesh statue to the beach and put it into the sea. Paints and plaster from the thousands of statues pollute the ocean
50、and harm sea life.F. Google turns 12, gets virtual cake Google celebrated its 12th birthday on Monday with a birthday cake figure created by Wayne Thiebaud, an American artist famous for his paintings of cakes and pastries. Its not clear why Google chooses to celebrate its birthday on September 27 i
51、nstead of other noteworthy days in its history.请阅读下列读者的评论，然后匹配相应的新闻：46. Happy birthday! Thanks for always having what I was searching for. Ive probably learned more from you than school. So, thank you. What can we expect next year when it becomes a teenager?47. Illness has a bad impact on whole fami
52、lies, not just the patients. Men particularly often feel they need to be the strong one and often keep quiet about how they are really feeling. Men should get support for themselves too.48. I really think this is a terrible problem! We can all work together as a team to stop these bees from dying of
53、f. My classroom is doing a whole project on this. Dont worry. We will save bees lives! Just plant more flowers in the garden.49. People have the right to celebrate their traditional festivals. However, if it causes serious environmental problems, we should take some measures. At least environmentall
54、y-friendly statues should be made. 50. The grandparents look after their grandchildren all the week, only sending them back for the weekend. They are too tired. Its not just Spains parents who depend on their relatives. Although doctors say being involved with grandchildren keeps most grandparents h
55、ealthy and active, I dont agree. III写作（共两节， 满分40分）第一节 基础写作（共1题，满分15分）假设你是一名小记者，不久前就吸烟这个话题采访了50个中学生，以下是采访结果：85%的人认为1. 对吸烟者健康有害2. 影响他人健康3. 浪费钱15%的人认为1. 是放松的一种方式 2. 是与人交流的一种工具 3. 是聪明和成熟的标志。 【写作内容】根据以上采访内容，写一篇短文，必须包括以下内容：1你的身份、采访问题以及采访对象：2中学生中存在的不同观点以及各自观点的理由;3你的观点和理由。【写作要求】1 必须使用5个句子介绍全部所给的内容； 2 将5个句子组
56、成连贯的短文。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左右的英语短文。 In junior high school, one of my classmates, Ethan, was addicted to TV. This boy simply knew everything about such pop shows as Whos the Boss?Then one day Ethans mother made an offer in order to draw him back to his school subjects. She promise
57、d that she would give him $200 if he could go a full month without watching any TV. None of us thought Ethan could do it, but he did quite well. His mom paid him $200. He went out and bought a TV, the biggest he could find.In recent years, hundreds of schools have carried out experiments with paying
58、 kids with each for showing up or getting good grades. All school kids admire this trend. But it upsets adults. Teachers say that we are rewarding kids for doing what they should be doing of their own will. Psychologists warn that money can actually make kids perform worse by making the act of learn
59、ing cheap. The debate has become a typical battle over why our kids are not learning at the rate they should he despite decades of reforms and budget increases.写作内容1. 以约30词概括上文的主要内容。2. 以约120词对用金钱鼓励孩子学习的现象进行议论，内容包括：(1) 你对用金钱鼓励孩子学习的看法; (2) 你的父母(或其他亲人)是如何鼓励你学习的；(3) 你认为怎样才能更好地鼓励孩子学习。写作要求1.可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也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.标题自定。3. 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。-