广东省梅州中学2012届高三第二学期第一次月考检测英语试题.doc

HLLYBQ整理 供“高中试卷网（http:/sj.fjjy.org）”广东省梅州中学2012届高三第二学期第一次月考检测英语试题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，并在答题卷上将该题涂黑。Advertising is about creating images, and this is especially true when advertising food and drinks. What the 1 looks like is more important than what it tastes like. If companies hope to sell food successfully, the food must 2 appetizing.Television advertising of food often uses 3 . Apparently, food looks especially appetizing if it moves. Chocolate sauce looks much more 4 when you see it being poured over ice cream than it does just sitting in a jar. 5 effects also help to sell food: sausages sizzling(咝咝响) in a frying pan are mouth-watering. A TV 6 for a brand of coffee had the sound of coffee percolating(过滤) in the background. The commercial was so 7 that it lasted five years.The 8 of food and its packaging is also very important. If the color looks 9 , people wont eat it. Nobody would normally eat blue bread or drink blue beer. Other 10 food colors are purple, gray, and in some cases, white.How people expect something to taste often influences how it 11 does taste. Researchers gave some mineral water to two groups of people. They told one group that the water was mineral water, and almost all people said, “It tastes 12 .”Then the researchers told the other group that the water was tap water. This group said the water tasted a little funny. The word tap created a(n) 13 image of chlorine(氯).It is the same with 14 . A food manufacturer gave a group of people the same 15 in a glass jar and in a can and asked them to taste it. They all claimed that the product in the glass jar tasted better.So it seems to be true. Image is everything.1. A. companyB. foodC. imageD. milk2. A. lookB. tasteC. soundD. smell3. A. soundB. senseC. movementD. imagination4. A. beautifulB. naturalC. cleanD. delicious5. A. ActionB. TelevisionC. MusicD. Sound6. A. advertisementB. programC. showD. speech7. A. noisyB. expensiveC. successfulD. long8. A. priceB. nameC. brandD. color9. A. rightB. greatC. interestingD. wrong10. A. unknownB. unpopularC. practicalD. famous11. A. actuallyB. especiallyC. elegantlyD. seriously12. A. strangeB. funnyC. goodD. salty13. A. perfectB. unusualC. unpleasantD. unbelievable14. A. advertisingB. packagingC. producingD. tasting15. A. productB. waterC. meatD. coffee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。The hostess was to have a party and entertain guests at home. She busied herself so early in the morning, cleaning the house. She was so tired _16_ she felt pain in her waist and on the back. Drops of sweat fell from her forehead. She did not finish cleaning the house _17_ dusk._18_ (look) at the clean and tidy drawing room, she released a sigh with a smile on her face. The guests were coming! Entering the drawing room, they_19_(attract) by the fresh flowers. Surprisingly pleased, they cheered in praise, Oh, what beautiful flowers!How colorful and fragrant!Just a look at it, and life is full of pleasure!Then they went on to express their thanks _20_ the hostess for her _21_(delicate) arranged flowers.With an embarrassed smile, the hostess said, I am glad you like it. Thank you for your praise. I was _22_ bit surprised about it. I _23_ make detailed arrangement for your honor. I was busy the whole day cleaning and mopping. As to the flowers in the vase, it is a piece of cake. I did it by just lifting my hand. Now you are _24_(aware) of my hard work and praise _25_highly for my easiest effort. It is beyond my expectation. 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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AA company planning to open the first hotel in space says it is on target to accept its first paying guests in 2012 despite critics questioning the investment and the length of time for the multibilliondollar project.The Barcelonabased architects of the Galactic Suite Space Resort say it will cost $4.4 million for a threenight stay at the hotel. This price also includes an eightweek training course on an island. During their stay, guests would see the sunrise 15 times a day and travel around the world every 80 minutes. Galactic Suite Ltds CEO Xavier Claramunt says the project will put his company in a leading position of a new industry with a huge future ahead of it, and forecasts space travel will become common in the future. “Its very normal to think that your children, possibly within 15 years, could spend a weekend in space” he told Reuters Television.A promising space tourism industry is beginning to take shape with construction in progress in New Mexico of Spaceport America, the worlds first facility built specifically for passengers. British industrialist Richard Bransons space tours firm, Virgin Galactic, will use the facility to send tourists to space at a cost of $200,000 a ride.Galactic Suite Ltd, set up in 2007, hopes to start its project with a single pod (分离舱) in orbit 280 miles above the earth. “It will take a day and a half to reach the pod, and the passengers will join it for three days,” Claramunt said. More than 200 people have expressed an interest in traveling to the space hotel and at least 43 people have already reserved it.The numbers are similar for Virgin Galactic with 300 people already paid or signed up for the trip, but unlike Branson, Galactic Suite says they will use Russian rockets to transport their guests into space from a spaceport to be built on an island in the Caribbean. But critics have questioned the project, saying the length of time that will be used is unreasonable and also where the money is coming from to support the project.26. Whats Xavier Claramunts attitude towards the space tourism industry?A.Quite critical. B.Slightly worried.C.Highly optimistic. D.Fully satisfied.27. Virgin Galactics guests will be transported into space by using rockets produced in_.A.Spain B.AmericaC.Britain D.Russia28. Which of the following is one of the critics concerns about this project?A.It is hard to ensure the safety of tourists.B.There are many technical difficulties.C.It will be a waste of resources.D.It may lack support in money.29. According to the passage, traveling to the space hotel _.A.will soon be possible for common peopleB.has attracted the attention of some peopleC.will make a large profit for the tourist industryD.is considered an industry with a huge future by many people30. Whats the best title for the passage?A.The worlds first space hotel is to open in 2012.B.The worlds first commercial spaceport is being built.C.Space tourism：a surprising new industry.D.Space travel will become common in 15 years.BThe drug store was closing for the night and Alfred Higgins was about to go home when his new boss approached him.“Empty your pockets please, Alfred,” Sam Carr demanded in a firm voice.Alfred pretended to be shocked but he knew hed been caught. From his coat he withdrew a make-up kit, a lipstick and two tubes of toothpaste.“Im disappointed in you, Alfred!” said the little gray-haired man.“Sorry, sir. Please forgive me. Its the first time Ive ever done such a thing,” Alfred lied, hoping to gain the old mans sympathy.Mr Carrs brow furrowed as he reached for the phone, “Do you take me for a fool? Lets see what the police have to say. But first Ill call your mother and let her know her son is heading to jail.”“Do whatever you want,” Alfred shot back, trying to sound big. But deep down he felt like a child. He imagined his mother rushing in, eyes burning with anger, maybe in tears. Yet he wanted her to come quickly before Mr. Carr called the police.Mr. Carr was surprised when Mrs Higgins finally arrived. She was very calm, quiet and friendly. “Is Alfred in trouble?” she asked.“Hes been stealing from the store,” the old man coolly replied.Mrs. Higgins put out her hand and touched Mr. Carrs arm with great gentleness as if she knew just how he felt. She spoke as if she did not want to cause him any more trouble. “What do you want to do, Mr. Carr?”The womans calm and gentle manner disarmed the once-angry store-owner. “I was going to get a cop. But I dont want to be cruel. Tell your son not to come back here again, and Ill let it go.” Then he warmly shook Mrs. Higginss hand.Mrs. Higgins thanked the old man for his kindness, then mother and son left. They walked along the street in silence. When they arrived home his mother simply said, “Go to bed, you fool.”In his bedroom, Alfred heard his mother in the kitchen. He felt no shame, only pride in his mothers actions. “She was smooth!” he thought. He went to the kitchen to tell her how great she was, but was shocked by what he saw.His mothers face looked frightened, broken. Not the cool, bright face he saw earlier. Her lips moved nervously. She looked very old. There were tears in her eyes.This picture of his mother made him want to cry. He felt his youth ending. He saw all the troubles he brought her and the deep lines of worry in her grey face. It seemed to him that this was the first time he had ever really seen his mother.31Which of the following is true according to the passage? AAlfred tried to sound big to hide his fear. BIt was the first time Alfred had stolen anything. CMr. Carr set a trap to catch Alfred stealing. DMr. Carr had planned to forgive Alfred from the beginning.32What does the underlined word “disarmed” probably mean? Aannoyed Bconvinced Cgot over Dmade less angry 33What impressed Alfred most about his mother at the drugstore was _Ahow angry she was Bhow effectively she handled MrCarrCthat she didnt cry Dthat she was able to save him34What was the mothers attitude toward Alfred?AShe was very strict with him BShe was supportive of himCShe felt disappointed with him DShe was afraid of him35From the last paragraph, we know that Alfred _Awas no longer a youth Bfelt proud of his motherCfelt guilty and regretful for his deed Dwanted his mother to be happyCA few days ago I got a call from my old college friend whom I havent seen for a very long time. The topic, which was about all the good old times that we had changed to a touching story when he started talking about his father.His fathers declining health made him stay at the hospital. Because of his illness, his father suffered from insomnia(失眠) and often talked to himself. My friend, who had not been able to sleep for a few days as he had to keep watching his fathers condition, became irritated and told his father to keep silent and try to get some sleep. His father said that he really wanted to sleep well because he was very tired and told my friend to leave him alone in the hospital if he did not want to keep him company.After his father finished talking ,he fell unconscious(失去知觉) . My friend was very sorry for speaking the ill words towards his father. My friend, whom I knew as a tough person, cried as a baby on the other end of the telephone. He said that from that moment on, he prayed every day, asking God to let his father wake up from his coma. He promised himself that whatever words came out from his fathers mouth after he regained his consciousness, he would gladly take them. His only hope for God was to give him a chance to rectify his past mistake.Often, we complain when we have to accompany or watch over our parents for years, months, days, hours or even minutes. But do we realize that our parents keep us company and watch over us for as long as we(or they)live? From the day we were born to our adulthood, and even when deaths come to us, they are always at our side.Imagine how sad our parents will be when they hear a seemingly innocent word of “no” come out from our mouths. We can make promises to ourselves that from now on there will be no more complaints that come out from our mouths when we have to watch over or accompany our parents. No more complaints come out from our mouths when we feel that our parents have treated us like little children. There are so many unlucky ones who have neither fathers nor mothers. They long to have the things that we most complain about, but never have them. Actually, it takes only a second to think and light the lamp that will bring us to a place where peace is dwelling. 36. Which of the following word can be used to describe the writers friend? A. Sad B. Sorry C. Regretful D. Pitiful37. According to the passage, the following are right EXCEPT_? A. The friend hoped that he would have a chance to be good to his sick father B. The friend was so tired that he was irritated C. The friend prayed every day, wishing that his father would come to himself D. The father fell coma just because of the ill worlds38. What does the underlined word “rectify” mean in Para. 3? A. Putright B. Reciteby heart C. Realize D. Recognize39. From Para. 5 we know that _. A. we unconsciously hurt our parents so often B. we deliberately ignore our parents too often C. we are not satisfied with our parents D. we are actually innocent to say rude words to our parents40. What does the writer want to tell us in the passage? A. Your parents will keep talking to themselves when they are old. B. Be good to your parents when you still have the chance. C. You will regret in your life if you dont show your kindness to your parents. D. It is not easy to take good care of sick old parents.DThey may be just passing your office, computer bag slung (悬挂) over one shoulder. Or they may be sitting in a car outside it, causally tapping away at a laptop. They look like innocent passers-by. In fact, they are stealing your corporate secrets.Drive-by hacking is the trendy term given to the practice of breaking into wireless computer networks from outside the buildings that house them. A recent study in the UK, sponsored by RSA Data Security, found that two-thirds of organizations with wireless networks were risking their data in this way. Security experts patrolled (巡逻) several streets in the City of London seeking evidence of wireless networks in operation.Of 124 that they identified, 83 were sending data without encryp