1、潮州市綿德中學高三第二次測試英語科試卷第一節 完形填空（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分） On the course, the first step of the lead usually means the final victory. Therefore, the success and failure of your life may lie in whether you dare to 1 yourself. As a student, I was most 2 to answer questions in class. Whenever the professor asked a

2、 question, I always 3 my head, for fear that the professor saw me. In a language class, an expert from the Commercial Bank delivered a lecture. The speaker always 4 someone to be working together with him, so he asked how many students in the classroom learned economics, but no one responded. The ex

3、pert said with a smile, "Let me tell you a story first." "When I first came to the United States to study, there were often lectures delivered in the university. Before the beginning of every lecture, I found a(n) 5 phenomenon. The students around me always took a cardboard 6 in half,

4、 wrote their 7 in bold with the most eye-catching color, then placed it on the seat. So when the speakers need their 8 , he could see and call listeners' names 9 ." "I couldn't understand, so I asked the student in front of me. He told me with a smile that the speakers are all top-

5、ranking people, who mean 10 . When your answer is to his satisfaction, it is very likely that he will give you more opportunities. This is a very simple 11 ." "The fact was also like that. I really saw a few of my classmates went to 12 in the first-class companies because of the excellent

6、insights (洞察力). It had a great 13 on me. The chance will not 14 you itself. You must show yourself constantly to 15 others' attention to find a chance on the card for yourself."1.A.showB.challengeC.helpD.enjoy2.A.eagerB.afraidC.excitedD.ashamed3.A.raisedB.noddedC.loweredD.shook4.A.persuaded

7、B.forcedC.orderedD.wanted5.A.meaningfulB.importantC.interestingD.mysterious6.A.dividedB.foldedC.cutD.torn7.A.answersB.questionsC.agesD.names8.A.tipsB.responsesC.suggestionsD.notes9.A.directlyB.carefullyC.accidentallyD.seriously10.A.powerB.opportunitiesC.fameD.popularity11.A.chanceB.trickC.storyD.rea

8、son12.A.serveB.applyC.employD.join13.A.impressionB.effectC.attractionD.stress14.A.avoidB.helpC.findD.support15.A.payB.bringC.shiftD.attract第二節 語法填空（共10小題; 每小題1.5分，滿分15分）To most Chinese students, studying abroad could be a burden. There are lots of difficulties facing them every day-language barrier,

9、 culture shock, gaps 16 Eastern and Western lifestyles, expensive tuition fees and endless research projects. To Song Yinan, however, studying abroad was a(n) 17 (forget) experience. In her book, Kikis London Diary, she tells her stories in 18 optimistic way. The language barrier is the biggest diff

10、iculty Chinese students will meet abroad. In a story 19 (write) at the beginning of her first term in London, Song suffered some 20 (embarrass) during a welcoming party, _21_ she was introduced to some drink and wine. However, she found that she couldnt read most of the English names of the drinks a

11、nd therefore 22 (drink) only cola and fruit juice. She described about 23 red her face was. Song says _24_ is normal for most Chinese to lose face when they study abroad. And she is happy to share the story with others. Throughout the book, readers can feel the optimism and persistence of this girl.

12、 Her study and life experiences are sure to delight any Chinese 25 (study) abroad or who plan to do so.第三節 閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分） AYou often hear about how to reduce sodium(鈉) in your diet. “Choose the low-sodium options,” the doctor suggest. My doctor told me just the opposite. I was to eat at lea

13、st twice or three times the amount of sodium I had previously been consuming (about 500 mg) if I wished to change my bodys current state of degeneration(衰退).To be honest, I dont remember when I stopped having enough sodium in my diet. The habit began at a very young age. I never ate salty chips or f

14、atty foods, only sweet candies and pretty much anything but salty foods. I never thought much about it. No one ever advises you to get enough sodium, but you hear all about calcium(鈣).Dizziness upon standing, extremely low blood pressure and pulse, and clubbing fingers are all indicators that your s

15、odium intake is not enough. I grew up thinking that becoming very dizzy after I stand is just a fact of life- same with my low blood pressure. Once my fingers started to club and my circulation was very bad, I knew something serious was happening.Later I was recommended to my current doctor who then

16、 diagnosed me with POTS (basically I become dizzy upon standing due to low blood pressure). The treatment? Have salty foods to increase blood volume. The funny thing is that my mom was telling me for months that sodium would help. Although I took my mothers advice, it didnt really hit home until my

17、doctor recommended the same. What you eat is no laughing matter and it turns out I was doing more harm than good to myself.Bouillon cubes and salty popcorn are my new best friends, along with light Gatorade. Im still hesitant about the artificial sweeteners in the Gatorade, but hey, its a start. I r

18、ealize that most people have the opposite problem and need to reduce sodium intake, but all I ask is that you do not go to the other extreme either. There is a happy medium when it comes to our diets.26. According to Paragraph 1, what was the writer advised to do by her doctor?A. To eat food that is

19、 not salty. B. To consume more sodium than before.C. To avoid doing whatever others often do. D. To consume at least 500 mg sodium each day.27. We infer that when the writer was young, she .A. liked eating all kinds of foodB. didnt know the importance of calciumC. often received advice from her doct

20、orD. didnt think lacking sodium would be a problem28. What can we know from Paragraph 3?A. What causes most people to feel dizzy.B. What the harm of having low blood pressure is.C. What will happen if we dont take in enough sodium.D. When the writer had the habit of taking in little sodium.29. We ca

21、n infer from the passage that the writers mother .A. was very particular about her dietB. didnt care about the writers healthC. knew what was wrong with her daughterD. didnt think a doctor would help her daughter30. At the end of the passage, the writer concludes that .A. taking in salt is very impo

22、rtantB. people like going to extremesC. people dont eat healthy food nowadaysD. people should avoid eating something too much or too littleBChinese immigrants have lived and worked in America since the 1800s. Today, Asians are Americas fastest growing minority. Almost every major city in the country

23、 has an area called “Chinatown.”From San Francisco to New York, people visit Chinatown for restaurants, grocery stores, herbal cures, and other businesses. But many Chinese have moved out of traditional Chinatown neighborhoods and now live in suburbs just outside the inner city. For example, one of

24、the largest mainly Chinese suburbs is just outside Los Angeles, California. But such areas are very different from the old Chinatown.Steve Wong is acting director of the Chinese American Museum in Los Angeles. He says Chinatowns in major American cities are now mainly for tourists. He said, “If you

25、walk around Chinatown today in Los Angeles and many other big cities, you have these facades(外觀) of Chinese-ness, which sometimes is real and sometimes it's not. And so you have gift shops and Chinese food which is catering towards American tastes. I don't even call it Chinese food”But at on

26、e time, Chinatown was the only place where Chinese immigrants could live. The first Chinese immigrants arrived from southern China in the 1800s as laborers. Many worked on building America's first railroads. Then, in 1882, the United States banned Chinese immigration. Hostility(敵意) toward the Ch

27、inese led to the creation of Chinatowns. Steve Wong tells about how the neighborhoods developed. He said, “Without being able to bring in families and women, Chinese men weren't able to develop their communities. So they had to turn to the outside and create an economy based on tourism.”Min Zhou

28、 is a professor at the University of Southern California Los Angeles. In the past thirty years, Chinese immigrants from China came to America as students and then stayed in the United States. He said, “A lot of them are from middle class, they want to buy or rent houses rather than live in apartment

29、s and they also want to find good school districts. So Chinatown is not attractive to them.”31. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?A. Most immigrants to the US in the 1800s were Chinese.B. Chinese people in the US mainly live in Chinatowns.C. Most new immigrants to the US are from China.D. Chinatown

30、s are very common in America.32. We learn that after Chinese immigrants in the US moved to the suburbs, they .A. built new Chinatowns to attract tourists thereB. built many traditional Chinese restaurants thereC. didnt make their new homes look like their old onesD. often visited restaurants, grocer

31、y stores and herbal cures downtown33. What is implied about the Chinese food mentioned by Steve Wong?A. It is actually very American.B. Americans dont like it.C. It is too spicy for American people.D. It is catered towards Chinese tastes.34. Chinese immigrants started building Chinatowns because the

32、y wanted to .A. make a living on tourismB. develop their communitiesC. build houses for their wivesD. attract more Chinese to live together35. Students who go to America for their further education dont like living in Chinatowns because .A. they dont want to be considered ChineseB. everything there

33、is too familiar to themC. they cannot afford expenses thereD. they want to live in better placesCTo prevent crowding on the mountain, some have suggested limiting the total number of climbers permitted per season and the size of each team to no more than ten members. Others are skeptical. “That will

34、 not happen,” says New Zealander Guy Cotter, 50, owner of Adventure Consultants, which has led 19 expeditions to Everest. “Everest is big business for Nepal, and it will never turn down the money.” Another way to make the mountain safer is with technology, says Conrad Anker, 50, who led our expediti

35、on in 2012. The mountain is already high-tech - everyone at Base Camp has access to a cell phone or the Internet - but last summer in a meeting with the Nepalese ministry, Anker advised something new: identification cards issued with every climber.“The Everest ID would contain data that could save t

36、he life of a climber or Sherpa,” Anker explains. It would have the climbers photo, of course, but more importantly, it would also have a QR codea type of bar code. “Scanned with a smart phone, the QR code would show information such as age, experience, health history and emergency phone numbers.” An

37、ker says that bureaucrats(官員) just looked at him with blank faces when he tried to explain the benefits of the ID.Despite all the problems on the mountain, Everest still stands alone. Ill never forget the breathtaking view from our place at Camp III, clouds rolling up the Western valley. Ill always

38、treasure the memory of climbing with friends.Such moments are the reasons why climbers keep coming back to Everest. Its not simply about reaching the top but about showing respect for the mountain and enjoying the journey. Now its up to us to restore a sense of sanity(理智) and safety to the top of th

39、e world.36. Why do some people want to limit the number of climbers?A. Nepal wont allow more climbers.B. The top of the mountain is high and dangerous.C. Climbers are not environment-friendly.D. Crowding makes the mountain not safe.37. Which of the following shows Nepals attitude towards the crowdin

40、g?A. Nepal does care about it.B. Nepal strongly object to it.C. Nepal prefers to see more climbers.D. Nepal has decided to limit the number.38. Which of the following statements about the Everest ID is NOT true?A. It has the climbers photo.B. It has a QR code.C. It has all the information of a climb

41、er.D. Bureaucrats seem to have no interest in it.39. In the face of the problems on the mountain, climbers .A. take the problems for grantedB. decide to get the Everest IDC. should take safety into considerationD. like to challenge any danger40. What can we learn for the passage?A. Ankers advice has

42、 been adopted.B. The Everest ID shouldnt be issued.C. Everest brings in lots of money for Nepal.D. The author suggests climbing less frequently.DImproving nutrition is one of the best ways to achieve lasting progress in development. “Ensuring that a child receives enough nutrition, particularly in t

43、he critical 1,000-day window from a womans pregnancy to her childs second birthday, can be beneficial for a lifetime. A well-nourished child will perform better at school, more effectively fight off disease, and even earn more as an adult. Nutrition is central to ending preventable child death,” wro

44、te United States Agency for International Development, or USAID Administrator, Dr Rajiv Shah in a blog posted recently.However, some 165 million children suffer from long-term undernutrition, leading to 3.1 million child deaths every year. It also leaves many of those children that do survive perman

45、ently impaired and unable to reach their full potential.A child that suffers from malnutrition tends to suffer childhood illnesses, as well as long-term diseases such as diabetes(糖尿病), hypertension(高血壓) and cancer later in life. Such a child will find learning more difficult. As an adult, he or she

46、will be less productive, will earn less money, and will contribute less to the community and to his or her country.That is why the United States has been offering food aid, agricultural development, and nutrition programming to where it is most needed, from delivering emergency food aid to helping f

47、armers and their families grow and consume greater quantities of nutritious foods. In fact, nutrition is the defining link between the Global Health and Feed the Future Presidential Initiatives.“We have nearly doubled nutrition-specific funding through our global health programs. And we have tripled

48、 agriculture funding since 2008, targeting our investment where we can deliver meaningful impact,” said Dr Shah. “Weve also been a strong supporter of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, which funds country priorities in agricultural development and nutrition.”In early June, Dr Shah an

49、nounced that over years 2012-2014, the United States Government will provide more than $1billion for nutrition-specific interventions, as well as nearly $9 billion for nutrition-sensitive activities. These investments will help prevent stunting(生長遲緩) in some 2 million children.“In a world of plentif

50、ul, nutritious foods and advanced science, malnutrition in children is unacceptable,” said Dr Shah. “We can do better. And we can do it together.”41. In paragraph 1, the writer emphasizes that .A. child death is preventable with good nutritionB. children can perform better at school with good careC.

51、 nutrition is very important for babies and young kidsD. early education is very important for the future of babies42. What does the underlined word “impaired” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Cared. B. Needed. C. Harmed. D. Supported.43. We can learn from Paragraph 3 that a child who suffers from malnutritio

52、n will .A. have no chance to develop diabetes later in lifeB. be at an increased risk of suffering cancer later in lifeC. have no chance to suffer from hypertension later in lifeD. surely not suffer from long-term diseases with improved nutrition44. What does what Dr Shah says in Paragraph 5 tell us

53、?A. Children will not receive enough nutrition without agricultural development.B. The US has been attaching great importance to nutrition in children.C. The US is the leader in offering food aid to where it is most needed.D. Most countries around the world have attached great importance to nutritio

54、n in children.45. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Malnutrition can be harmful to children.B. Children suffer stunting due to malnutrition.C. Provide food aid for countries around the world.D. Make development progress through better nutrition.第四節 信息匹配(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分l0分)首先，請閱讀以下招聘信息。 A

55、. Secretary experienced office worker with excellent typing (50 words per min), good computer skills, and strong customer service ability needed to run the office for the manager. Experience in import-export industry an advantage but not required. Part-time position 3 days (18 hours) per week. B. Sa

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57、manager is required to run a computer company employing over 60 staff. Technical skills and previous industry experience are not required, but candidate must have a proven record of managing all aspects of a company employing over 30 people. 2-year contract. D. Bank trainee Central Bank is now offering entry positions for new employees. No previous work experience is required but candidat