增城市2016届高三调研考试英语试题.doc

增城市2016届高三调研考试英语试题

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第I卷
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
It is the 70th anniversary of both the world's anti-fascism war and the victory of China's Resistance War against Japanese Aggression this year. China hopes to review history and look forward to the future together with its allies(同盟国).Victory—the history of the Chinese nation's destiny命运), a great victory in the world. This is the historical turning point of Chinese national destiny. Let’s remember the days.
August 15, 1945
Japan declared unconditional surrender(投降). China finally won after eight years of Anti-Japanese War.
September 2, 1945
In Japan Tokyo Bay, Missouri battleship, Japan's new foreign minister and chief of the general staff on behalf of the Japanese government signed a letter of surrender.
September 3, 1945
The national government decided that the day was celebrated for the victory of the war of resistance against Japan. This day, it is also recognized as the world's anti-fascism war victory day.
September 9, 1945
Nanjing, which had brutally butcher the Japanese atrocities(暴行) in the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, witnessed the historic moment invaders final bow: Surrender signing ceremony was held in Nanjing. China formally accepted the Japanese surrender in Nanjing.
Rising from the ashes, the Chinese nation wash one hundred years of humiliation(耻辱), win the position, self-confidence and dignity, and stand up proudly in the east of the world ! This is a great victory for the world to remember!
1. When was the surrender signing ceremony held?
A. August 15, 1945 B. September 9, 1945
C. September 3, 1945 D. September 2, 1945
2. What is September 3 considered as?
A. The day celebrated for the victory of the war.
B. The day of the victory of China.
C. The world's anti-fascism war victory day.
D. An anniversary of the world's anti-fascism war.
3. Which is one of the main purposes to celebrate the 70th anniversary?
A. To look back to the history and look forward to the future
B. To wash one hundred years of humiliation
C. To remember the history of the past 70 years.
D. To mourn the people killed in the war.
B
Alice is going to university in 5 days. With her room filled with shopping bags, she won’t talk about going and she is off with friends most of time. One night, after a long period of silence between us, I asked what I might have done or said to make her angry with me. She sighed and said, “Mom, you haven’t done anything. It’s fine—just distant.”
But in the past we had always found some way to connect. When Alice was a toddler, I would go to the day-care center after work. I’d find a quiet spot and she would nurse—our eyes locked together, reconnecting with each other. In the middle school, when other mothers were already sorry for the estrangement(疏远) they felt with their adolescent daughters, I hit upon a solution: I would show up occasionally at school, sign her out of class and take her somewhere—out to lunch, to the movie, once for a long walk on the beach. It may sound irresponsible, but it kept us close when other mothers and daughters were at a loss. We talked everything on those outings—outings we kept secret from family and friends. When she started high school, I’d get up with her in the morning to make her a sandwich for lunch, and we’d silently drink a cup of tea together before the 6:40 bus came.
But now we are having two kinds of partings. I want the romanticized version, where we go to lunch and lean across the table and say how much we will miss each other. I want smiles through tears and the chance to offer some last bits of wisdom. But as she prepares to depart, Alice’s feelings have gone underground. When I reach to touch her arm, she pulls away. She turns down every invitation I extend. She lies on her bed, reading Emily Dickinson until I say I have always loved Emily Dickinson, and then she closes the book.
4. From the first paragraph, we know that ___________.
A. Alice is anxious about talking about leaving
B. Alice is tired of the author’s suggestion
C. the author is angry with her daughter, Alice
D. there is a generation gap between Mom and Alice
5. In the middle school, what the author did was to _________.
A. keep much close to Alice B. talk with Alice till late at night
C. make her a sandwich for lunch D. find a responsible way to teach Alice
6. When Allie was in her teens, ___________.
A. she got along well with her Mom
B. she needed an independent life
C. she liked to keep the distance from her Mom
D. she attended the day-care center
7. We can learn from the passage that __________.
A. there are different attitudes toward parting between the author and Alice
B. there is not much communication between the author and Alice
C. Alice is shy and has no friend except her mother
D. Alice is eager to part with the author
C
The terracotta army figures(兵马俑) were made both in workshops by government laborers and also by local craftsmen. The head, arms, legs and main body were created separately and then gathered. Studies show that eight face moulds(模具) were most likely used, and then clay was added to provide individual facial features. Once gathered, intricate features such as facial expressions were added. It is believed that their legs were made in much the same way that terracotta drainage pipes were made at the time. This would make it an assembly line production, with specific parts made and gathered after being fired, as opposed to crafting one solid piece of terracotta and afterwards firing it. In those days, each workshop was required to carve its name on items produced to ensure quality control. This has aided modern historians in checking that workshops that once made tiles and other items were used to work on the terracotta army. Upon completion, the terracotta figures were placed in the pits in precise military formation according to rank and duty.
The terracotta figures are life-like and life-sized. They vary in height, uniform and hairstyle in accordance with rank. The colored painting’s finish, individual facial features, and actual weapons and armor(盔甲) from battle used in producing these figures created a realistic appearance. The original weapons were stolen by robbers shortly after the creation of the army and the coloring has faded greatly. However, their existence serves as a will to the amount of labor and skill involved in their construction. It also shows the power the First Emperor possessed, enabling him to command such a monumental undertaking.
8. Why did the terracotta figures have their different facial features?
A. The head, arms, legs were created separately.
B. Many various face moulds were most widely used.
C. Clay was added after using face moulds.
D. There were different assembly line productions
9. How were the terracotta figures placed after completion?
A. By rank and duty. B. By pits right position.
C. Through military formation. D. From the young to the old.
10. Which are different among the terracotta figures although they are life-like and life-sized?
A. Facial expressions, head, arms and legs.
B. Height, uniform, hairstyle and facial features.
C. The head, arms, legs and main body.
D. Height, uniform, hairstyle and duty.
11. What was the purpose that the First Emperor made the terracotta figures?
A. To build a monument for himself.
B. To show the skills of the national labors.
C. To make people remember him.
D. To show off the power he owned.
D
Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.
　　Youth means a temperamental(性情的) good character of courage over timidity(胆怯), of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than a boy of 20. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.
　　Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.
　　Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being’s heart the lure(诱惑) of wonders, the unfailing appetite for what’s next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart, there is a wireless station; so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, courage and power from man and from the infinite, so long as you are young.
　　When your aerials(天线) are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you’ve grown old, even at 20; but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there’s hope you may die young at 80.
12. Which of the following best describes youth according to Paragraph1?
A. Meaningful. B. Beautiful. C. Helpful. D. Emotional.
13. What makes the soul wrinkled according to the passage?
A. A number of years. B. Self-distrust.
C. Deserting the ideals. D. Lack of enthusiasm.
14. What can we learn from the last Paragraph?
A. When you become old, you will feel hopeless.
B. Where there is optimism, there is youth.
C. Once you stop achieving your ideals, you will grow well.
D. The younger you hope to be, the longer life you will live.
15. What does the word “cynicism” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. selfishness B. willingness C. hopelessness D. happiness

第二节 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Habits Happy People Have!
Happiness is not something ready made. 16 Many people get their “habits to become happy” to become a second nature. The following are the sources of their happiness.
17 The happiest people care less about what other people say about them, especially if their remarks are rude. When someone criticizes them or says something not so nice, happy people just forget it. In fact, happy people are often thankful for all the rude people, considering them as important reminders of how NOT to be.
Give others whenever they are able to. While giving is considered an unselfish act, giving can also be more beneficial to the giver than receiver. In many cases, providing social support is actually more beneficial to our happiness than receiving it. 18
Say no when they need to. Saying “yes” to everything makes you miserable. Feeling like you’re doing much work is often the result of saying “yes” too much. 19
Honestly practice gratitude. Gratitude is perhaps the king of happiness. The more you count your blessings, the more blessings there will be to count, and the happier you will be.
Live a life they actually want to live. 20 Your hopes, your dreams, your goals… matter! Make choices that you feel right. Surround yourself with people who support and care not for the “you” they want you to be, but for the real you. Say things to the people who need to hear them. Express your feelings to those whose are willing to listen to you. 
Most of all, realize that happiness in most situations is a choice.

A. What other people think doesn’t matter. 
B. And it’s this feeling of knowing you made a difference that matters in the end.
C. So stop saying “yes” when you want to say “no”.
D. Never get caught up in other people’s rudeness.
E. Instead, happiness comes from your own actions.
F. The happiest people do not live with circumstances, but rather with attitudes.
G. Knowing this, happy people are always looking for ways to help others.

第二部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分55分
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Attracted by the boom in America, my nephew teamed up with a Korean to illegally cross the Bearing Strait in the Arctic to America. To 21 the Customs’ punishment, they hid in a small 22 called the North Pole Seagull, 23 back to back without sleeping, showering and shaving for 3 days, and had no 24 to mourn their lost luggage when landing. The hardship of this crossing was 25 .
　　At first, he made a living by means of raising cattle and then was 26 in aircraft industries. He lived in a Catholic district. Taking in a small percentage of Pakistani immigrants, the majority of the 27 were from Italy and Denmark, who all kept up their 28 and cultures. Different blocks here were 29 marked out and indicated from the 30 angle. It was unfair and needed 31 . But with nowhere else to go, my nephew lived on and managed to make a life for himself.
　　My nephew’s 32 came when suddenly he 33 helped a conductor brake a tram(电车) to stop it from slipping out of the 34 . The man was elected vice chairman of the Socialist Party later. It occurred to my nephew that he could 35 this opportunity to ask for his help. The man who was 36 helped him apply to the civil authority for the 37 to live in America by inserting his brave deed into his documents. Unlike a great many other applicants, his application was 38 by the Federal Justice Ministry. Before long, he started his own bakery. Due to his hard work and wisdom, 39 he ran the bakery, he could profit from it, which made him live a 40 life.
21. A. run away B. dash out C. avoid D. reduce
22. A. hall B. room C. seashore D. ferry
23. A. sitting B. talking C. standing D. looking
24. A. time B. money C. way D. chance
25. A. attractive B. unforgettable C. apparent D. unpleasant
26. A. kept B. hired C. arranged D. stepped
27. A. residents B. workers C. conductors D. visitors
28. A. industries B. histories C. booms D. customs
29. A. slowly B. distinctly C. generally D. illegally
30. A. legal B. fair C. racial D. social
31. A. improving B. breaking C. reforming D. removing
32. A. life B. hope C. success D. fortune
33. A. politely B. quickly C. bravely D. warmly
34. A. streets B. rails C. crossroads D. orders
35. A. find B. grasp C. use D. create
36. A. thankful B. clever C. capable D. pleased
37. A. right B. freedom C. profit D. house
38. A. approved B. delivered C. denied D. received
39. A. whichever B. wherever C. whatever