2011年佛山市普通高中高三教学质量检测(英语).doc

1、2011年佛山市普通高中高三教学质量检测 (二)英 语 2011.4本试卷共10页,满分135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,并在答题卡右上角的“试室号”和“座位号”栏填写试室号、座位号,将相应的试室号、座位号信息点涂黑。2. 速择题每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑,如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案,答案答在试题卷上无效。3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答,答案必须写在答卷上各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动,先划

2、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. 考试结束后,将答卷和答题卡一并交回。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。Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This is one of lifes _1_ questions and people have been debating about it for thousands of

3、 years. Now scientists believe they have solved this _2_. Researchers from Sheffield and Warwick Universities in England discovered the answer _3_. They used a super computer to observe the shell-making process while a new shell was _4_. Then they found one protein called OC17 that is _5_ for formin

4、g eggshell. This is only found inside a chickens body, which is proof that the _6_ came first. The team was _7_ looking at how animals and birds make eggshells but suddenly made their surprising _8_. The big question now is where chickens came from. The _9_ is from dinosaurs.The research team said e

5、ggshells are one of natures most _10_ creations. Professor John Harding from the team told reporters: “Understanding how chickens make eggshells is fascinating in itself, but it can also be _11_ in designing new materials.” Eggshells are very lightweight but incredibly strong. Even the most up-to-da

6、te materials _12_ by the worlds top engineers cannot produce anything as _13_ as an eggshell. Professor Harding added that _14_ eggshells could help to cure bone diseases and design materials for the construction industry. “Nature has found wonderful ways that _15_ for all kinds of problems in mater

7、ials science and technology we can learn a lot from them.” he said.1. A. strangest B. best C. oldest D. closest 2. A. puzzle B. fact C. history D. opinion 3. A. on purpose B. by chance C. without hesitation D. at work 4. A. breaking B. changing C. disappearing D. forming 5. A. necessary B. easy C. k

8、ind D. impossible 6. A. egg B. eggshell C. chicken D. dinosaur 7. A. obviously B. originally C. thoughtfully D. surprisingly 8. A. invention B. mistake C. statement D. discovery 9. A. answer B. research C. road D. egg 10. A. common B. ridiculous C. funny D. amazing 11. A. interesting B. helpful C. n

9、ormal D. correct 12. A. bought B. cut C. designed D. carried 13. A. brilliant B. ordinary C.1ight D. small 14. A. finding B. watching C. studying D. making 15. A. happen B. work C. wait D. look 第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题15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1625的相应位置

10、上。During an 1899 F4 tornado (龙卷风) in Missouri, three people, Miss Moorehouse, Mrs. Webster, and her son were caught up in the storm. They _16_ (carry) nearly one mile, but were let down so gently _17_ none of the three was seriously injured. Here is Moorehouses _18_ (describe)of her unbelievable fli

11、ght. I was conscious all the time when I was flying through the air, and _19_ seemed a long time. I seemed to be lifted up, _20_ (go) up to a great height. At one time I was far above the church towers, and seemed to be carried to a _21_ (distance) place. As I was going through the air, I saw a hors

12、e, _22_ was a white one and had a harness (马具) on, floating about with me. By the way _23_ horse kicked and struggled as it was thrown about, I knew it was alive. I was afraid that it would knock into me, _24_ it did not. Finally, I was mercifully landed _25_ the ground unharmed, saved by luck.” 阅读

13、(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。AWhile I was in my 4th month of pregnancy (妊娠期) with my second child, we were preparing for a trip to Louisiana, where Marshalls family live, to celebrate Janes 2nd birthday. Two days before we were to leave, we got th

14、e shocking news that I was going to lose the baby. Not knowing when this would happen, we decided to continue with our trip.Since Marshalls family lives on a 600-acre cattle farm, you often find that you have a lot of time to yourself to think when you are there. That is precisely what I did not want to do at this time. I told Marshall that I needed to get a good book