广东省中山市2013届高三英语上学期第二次统练试题新人教版.doc

中山一中2013届高三第二次统测英 语 试 题
注：本试题分为语言知识及运用、阅读及写作三个部分，满分150分；考试用时120分钟。
I、完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
Guess what? Your dog can get jealous when you pay attention to other dogs, other people or even other things.
Dogs have complex 1 such as jealousy (嫉妒) and pride, according to a scientific research that throws new light on their relations with 2 .
Animal psychologists previously believed most animals lacked “ 3 of self”, which is needed to experience secondary emotions such as 4 , embarrassment or guilt. These emotions are more complex than instant reactions such as anger or joy.
Professor Friederike Range, from the University of Vienna, has shown that dogs are jealous when they feel unfairly treated 5 to other dogs. “Dogs show a strong 6 to inequity (不公平),” she said. “If one dog gets something, you’d better believe another will 7 something as well.”
But, her study points out that it doesn't matter if one gets a better treat and only that the distribution is 8 .
The dog study is the latest into several 9 , including cows, horses, cats and sheep, which have 10 that animals are far more self-aware than they were thought.
Paul Morris, a psychologist at the University of Portsmouth who studies animal emotions, told The Sunday Times: “We are learning that dogs, and horses are far more
11 complex than we ever realized. They can suffer simple forms of many feelings we once thought only primates (灵长类) could experience.”
In research among 12 , Morris found almost all of them reported 13
behavior by their pets. The dog often tried to get their owner away from a new lover in the early days of a relationship.
Behavior experts recommend owners keeping their dogs 14 as much as possible from a new partner or child. This helps to 15 jealous activity of the dog such as interruptions with barking or whining (哀嚎).
1. A. emotions
B. ideas
C. experience
D. realization
2. A. cats
B. animals
C. scientists
D. humans
3. A. feeling
B. sense
C. care
D relation
4. A. happiness
B. anger
C. jealousy
D. sadness
5. A. related
B. compared
C. connected
D. combined
6. A. effect
B. reaction
C. effort
D. influence
7. A. need
B. concern
C. demand
D. hope
8. A. good
B. fair
C. delightful
D. favorable
9. A. species
B. kinds
C. sorts
D. varieties
10. A. covered
B. played
C. displayed
D. shown
11. A. physically
B. morally
C. emotionally
D. mentally
12. A. students
B. dog owners
C. professors
D. doctors
13. A. angry
B. joyful
C. jealous
D. guilty
14. A. up
B. down
C. out
D. away
15. A. prevent
B. keep
C. protect
D. protest

II：语法填空（共2篇 20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
(A)
If you have decided to study abroad, you might be looking for effective ways to prepare your language skills before you depart. Some students attend ESL (English as a Second Language) classes while others practice with 16 conversational partner. However, for those in situations 17 __ these two options are not available, studying ESL online might be the next alternative.
During the past decade, many websites have appeared on the Internet, providing ESL activities 18 (help) people practice the major language skills like grammar, reading, 19 vocabulary. Perhaps the 20 (great) interests for students are websites that focus on listening and speaking skills. Since high-speed connections appeared, things 21 (change) greatly. 22 you want to find a site that is suitable for you, you should look among those that combine good contents with a user-friendly interface and style.
Finally, no matter which site you end up 23 (visit), you should set some goals 24 your study. 25 might include the number of vocabulary you want to learn, specific grammar structures you want to review, and even how many minutes you want to read aloud from a newspaper in English.

(B)
The number of people living on Earth has grown by more than two-thirds since 1963. Human population ___26____ (expect) to be over 9 billion in 2050. Environmentalists agree that many, ___27____ not all, of the environmental problems are ___28____ caused or worsened by population growth.
Problems such as the ___29___ (lose) of half of the planet’s forests and the change of climate are ____30____ (close) related to the fact ___31___ human population has increased from only millions in prehistoric times to over 6 billion today,” says Robert Engelman of Population Action International.
The group fears that in the ___32___ (come) decades half of the world’s population will suffer from “water-stress” conditions.
In less developed countries, cultural traditions ____33___ encourage women to stay home and have babies lead to rapid population ___34__ (grow). Industrialized countries have contributed more ___35___ climate change than developing countries.
III：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
A
The Americans have been voted the world’s “funniest nationality” ---the one “best at making people laugh” ---in a global poll (民意调查), which also names the Germans the “least funny” nationality and the British “not as funny as they think”.
30,000 people across 15 countries were asked to name both the “funniest” and “least funny” nationality in a poll conducted by B, the world’s largest social network for meeting new people, with 119 million users worldwide.
The Americans were voted the funniest nationality, ahead of the Spanish --- the funniest Europeans --- in second, Italians in third and British in seventh.
The voting for the “least funny” nationality confirmed the view of America’s Mark Twain that “a German joke is no laughing matter”. The Germans won, ahead of the Russians and Turks. The stereotype of German humourlessness is believed to derive from their reputation for efficiency, punctuality and rationality(理性). Examples of German jokes include: “Yesterday, I met my friend Horst at the hospital. He’d swallowed a sponge. He says it doesn’t hurt but he’s always thirsty.”
“When we meet someone new, one of the first things we notice is whether they make us laugh”, says Lloyd Price, Badoo’s Marketing Director. “America is a worthy poll winner”, says Price. “It’s the world’s only comedy superpower.”
The British pride themselves on their humour but learn from the poll that they’re not as funny as they think. They placed just seventh of 15 --- behind the Brazilians, French and Mexicans.

36. According to the poll, which is the right order from the funniest nationality to the least funny one?
A. Spanish, Americans, French, Mexicans, British
B. Americans Spanish, Italians, Brazilians, French
C. British, Mexicans, Brazilians, Spanish, Americans
D. Italians, French, British, Mexicans, Brazilians
37. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The poll was conducted among 119 million people by Badoo. com.
B. Spanish are the funniest nationality in Europe.
C. That Germans are named the “least funny” nationality is because of Mark Twain.
D. Some people think that British are funny while others think the opposite in the poll.
38. Which can be the substitute of the word “derive” in the fourth paragraph?
A. acquire B. suffer C. translate D. accomplish
39. What is the author’s purpose of telling us a German joke?
A. The author wants to show that Germans are good at telling jokes.
B. The author wants to confirm what Mark Twain said.
C. The author wants to prove that Germans are not funny at all.
D. The author just wants to say that swallowing a sponge is no harm.
40. It seems that the best title for this passage is ______.
A. The Funniest Nationality
B. A Global Poll Conducted by Badoo.Com
C. Americans Won the Funniest Nationality
D. Americans Voted “Funniest Nation”, Germans “Least Funny”
B
If you were walking around a supermarket and saw a woman with a shaved head, a ring through her nose, a tattoo designed on her arm and she has a small child in her shopping trolley, what would your opinion be? Do you think this kind of body decoration is attractive or ugly? Different people have different ideas. The following are some examples of body decoration from around the world.
In many parts of Africa, it is thought that an attractive girl should have really shinny skin. On Bali, a little island in Indonesia, they believe that a beautiful woman or a handsome man must have perfectly straight, flat teeth. The Balinese believe that teeth with pointed edges make you look like an ugly wild animal. So when a girl or boy becomes a teenager, he or she is taken to a special person in their village who will file off teeth points to make them smooth and flat. There is no anesthetic and this tooth filing is really painful. It is a kind of test. If you can stand it without screaming or crying too much, then you are thought ready to become an adult.
In Myanmar, there is a small group of people who are called the "Padaung". They believe that a woman can only be really beautiful if she has a long neck. I mean a VERY long neck. Now you might think that you are either born with a long or short neck and that there's nothing whatever you can do about it. But you would be wrong! At around the age of 5, a Padaung girl has heavy metal rings fitted around her neck, tightly between the chin and shoulders. Each year more rings are added and very, very slowly their weight pushes the shoulders down, in this way making the neck look longer. A Padaung woman will wear her neck rings all her life, never once taking them off.
So now I'm sure you will all agree that different people have different ideas about what is beautiful.
41. What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 1?
A. Women's design. B. Beautiful body decoration.
C. Attractive decoration. D. Body decoration.
42. What does the underlined word "trolley" in the first paragraph mean?
A handbag B. luggage C. shopping cart D. basket
43. On Bali, it is believed that _____________.
A. a person with sharp teeth looks ugly B. a person with straight, flat teeth looks ugly
C. a teenager's teeth points must be filed off with anesthetic
D. no one will scream or cry when having his teeth points filed off
44. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Most African people think that a girl with shinny skin is beautiful.
B. Many people think that woman with a ring through nose is neither attractive nor ugly.
C. It is thought that a beautiful woman should have straight, flat teeth on Bali.
D. Some people think it beautiful that a woman has a long neck in Myanmar.
45. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Who Is a Beautiful Woman? B. Inner beauty
C. Different Ideas about Beautiful D. Body Decoration
C源
After After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me. I was told it would mean a great deal to him, so I agreed.
During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy (肌肉萎缩症). When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to five, and then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal power lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles and going for my dreams.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain or ask, “Why me?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams. Obviously, he knew what he was talking about. He didn’t mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was different. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weights with me. When we had finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I had won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”
Last summer I received a letter from Matthew’s parents telling me that Matthew had passed away. They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before:
Dear Dick,
My mum said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don’t have long to live any more, but I still smile as much as I can.
I told you someday that I would go to the Olympics and win a gold medal, but I know now I will never get to do that. However, I know I’m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you. Thank you for loving me.
Your friend,
Matthew
46. The boy looked forward to meeting the author because _________.
A. he was also good at weight lifting
B. he wanted to get to the Olympics and win a medal
C. he was one of the author’s fans
D. he admired the author very much
47. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that _______.
A. the boy never complained about how unlucky he was to have this disease
B. the boy never complained about not being able to go to school
C. the boy never complained why the author had never come to see him before
D. the boy never complained about not getting a medal
48. From the passage we learn that _________.
A. Matthew was an athlete
B. Matthew was an optimistic and determined boy
C. The author used to have the same disease as Matthew had
D. Matthew became a champion before he died
49. Matthew didn’t accept the author’s medal because _________.
A. he thought it was too expensive
B. he was sure that he could win one in the future
C. he thought it was of no use to him as he would die soon
D. he would not be pitied by others
50. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. A sick boy. B. A special friend.
C. A real champion. D. A famous athlete.
D
Liz isn’t happy. Her husband, Stephen, frequently changes jobs, and is unsure of what he wants to do. The new house they bought just a year ago seems like a prison to Liz, and Stephen says he wants to go back to college, she decides that it’s the end of her patience with him. Now, since this happens quickly in the film, it’s kind of like she just gives up on her husband without much of a fight. She’s done, he still loves her, but she quickly moves on to a much younger actor who’s sta