广东省梅县东山中学2013届高三上学期期中英语试题

2012-2013年东山中学高三第一学期中段考试题班级____________ 座号____________ 分数____________命题：第四小组本试卷满分1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，并在答卷上填写好“班级”、 “姓名”和“座位号”2、信息匹配的答案”E”涂”AB”, “F”涂”AC”。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。Culture shock is a complex topic, but I'm a simple man with simple perspectives(洞察力). So my experience of foreign culture boils down to three basic stages: anger, acceptance and appreciation. When I began my life in China I was often filled with frustration and 1 over the way things were. Things were seen as clearly “ 2 ” and I rejected the view of there being other ways of doing things. Afterwards I came to 3 different ways of doing things but still saw my own ways as superior.My views were still heavily colored by 4 and I often accepted situations I felt 5 by simply coining the phrase "That's China," 6 China was a backward country that simply didn't do things correctly. Finally, however , I came to understand and appreciate the new 7 and ways of doing things, sometimes using them as effectively as the 8 .For example, fish is never 9 with the head in my country, thus my feelings went from “Ugh! I can’t eat this! The fish is 10 at me saying, `You're a 11 man.' Take this off the table,” to “I’ll let my friends enjoy, but I'll just stick with the other dishes,” and to "Would anyone mind if I eat the eyeball?"It is not the same with every westerner, and some take 12 than others to go through the three stages. It all depends on how 13 you are and how tightly you 14 to your own culture. It took a little over a year of living in China before I finally appreciate the new culture. Now, I'm more 15 in China than in my own country.1. A. curiosity B. fear C. purpose D. anger2. A. wrong B. right C. wise D. smooth3. A. find B. use C. accept D. refuse4. A. preferences B. references C. facts D. standards5. A. necessary B. important C. nervous D. stupid6. A. mentioning B. saying C. meaning D. referring7. A. character B. personality C. revolution D. culture8. A. locals B. foreigners C. researchers D. citizens9. A. bought B. sold C. served D. separated10. A. glancing B. laughing C. shouting D. staring11. A. kind B. cruel C. brave D. unique12. A. more B. less C. further D. longer13. A. adaptable B. considerable C. dependable D. enjoyable14. A. get B. hold C. catch D. insist15. A. anxious B. welcomed C. comfortable D. 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，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。 Until recently daydreaming was viewed as a waste of time, or it ___16_____(consider) an unhealthy escape from real life and its duties. But now some people are taking a fresh look at daydreaming. Some think ____17____ may be a very healthy thing to do. Some researchers are finding that daydreaming may be important to mental health. Daydreaming, they tell us, is a good means of _____18___ (relax). But its benefits go 19 this. A number of psychologists have conducted experiments and have reached some 20 (surprise) conclusions. Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser believed that much of his success was due to the positive use of daydreaming. Florence Nightingale dreamed of becoming a nurse. The young Thomas Edison pictured himself as 21 inventor. For these notable achievers, it appears 22 their daydreams came true. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick offered this advice: “Hold a picture of yourself in your mind’s eye, ____23____ you will be drawn toward it. Picture _____24_____vividly as a failure and that alone will make victory _____25_____ (possible).” GkStKII 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。AGkStKWhen Boris left school, he could not find a job. He tried hard and pestered(纠缠)his relatives, but they had problems of their own. He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris grew annoyed, then depressed, then a little hardened. Still he went on trying and still he failed. He began to think that he had no future at all. GkStK“Why don’t you start your own business?”one of his uncles told him.“The world is a money-locker. You’d better find a way of opening it.”“But what can I do?”“Get out and have a look round,”advised his uncle in a vague sort of way.“See what peop1e want; then give it to them, and they will pay for it.”Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of a waste ground in the end. Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer. He worked hard, made friends with his customers and gradually managed to build up his goodwill and profit. A few months later, he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himse1f. He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good: in the wrong position, too expensive or with some other snag（障碍）. But at long last, he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate where there were plenty of customers but no competition.Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair scooters and motor-cycles. Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last, Boris had managed to open the money-locker and found bank notes and gold coins inside.26. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Goodwill is the key to success. B. The world is a money-locker.C. No education, no future. D. Difficulty of starting a small business.27. Which of the following best describes Boris’job hunting experience?A. Surprising. B. Encouraging. C. Boring. D. Disappointing.28. Boris starts his career by .A. cycling around the town B. developing a waste groundC. repairing cycles D. buying empty shops? 29. Boris finally chose an empty shop on a new estate because .A. it was not so expensive B. he had a lot of old customers thereC. he could make good use of his skills there D. there were good opportunities there30. We can infer from the last paragraph that Boris .A. still couldn’t make good profitsB. set off in a successful careerC. found a lot of gold coins by accidentD. had great difficulty running his businessBI never thought I would have a life-changing experience at Wal-Mart. Although my thoughts were only on speed, the checkout line I was standing in wasn’t moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced toward the cashier.There stood a man in his seventies, wearing glasses and a nice smile. I thought, well, he’s an old guy!For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before scanning the items. Sure, his words were the usual, “How’s it going?” But he did something different----he actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what they had said and engage them in brief conversation.I thought it was odd. I have grown accustomed to people asking me how I was doing simply out of robotic conv广东省梅县东山中学2013届高三上学期期中英语试题
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