1、廣東省中山市2014屆高三上學期期末考試英語試題本試卷共10頁，三大題，滿分135分。考試用時120分鐘。注意事項：.答卷前，考生務必用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將自己的姓名和考生號、試室號、座 位號填寫在答題卡的卷頭上。.選擇題每小題選出答案后，用 2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑， 如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案，答案不能答在試卷上。.非選擇題必須用黑色字跡鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區域內相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新的答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案無效。.考生必須保持答題卡的整潔。考試結束后，將答題卡交回。

2、I語言知識及應用（共兩節，滿分45分）第一節 完形填空（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從 115各題所給的A、B C和D項中，選出最佳 選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Some passengers won t turn off their mobile phones or iPads during takeoffor landing. It happens on almost every 1 now. It s time to turn off personal electronic devices whenthe plane s door 2. Howev

3、er, there s always at leastone person who keeps talking, texting, playing, watching or emailing- and 3strict orders to power down during flights.“People have bee so 4 to those devices, and a lot of people 5 whether they really need to turn them off, says an airhostess from SouthwestAirlines.Is turni

4、ng off the devices really 6 in the first place? Lots of passengers have doubted about the 7 of leaving devices on. They think one cell or message or game isn t going to8 down the plane.Indeed, there s no9 scientific evidence that having devices poweredon during takeoff and landing would cause a 10 ,

5、 only that there is the potential of a problem.In the US, pilots are allowed to use certain electronic devices during takeoff and landing, but if passengers 11 devices are tested at the same time, itmay lead to wrong warnings and 12 readings on the aircraft instruments. In some studies researchers f

6、ound mobile phones could 13 global-positioning satellite systems or other aircraft systems. Though the effects are 14 slight, they could result in disaster.If even the 15 p ossibility of disaster exists, it s better to turn them off during takeoff and landing.A. seatA. opensB. flightB. closesC. pass

7、enger D. deviceC. turnsD. moves3. A. givingB. obeyingC. ignoring D. receiving4. A. addictedB. connected C. opposedD. exposed5. A. decideB. chooseC. understand D. question6. A. reliable B. necessary C. dangerous D. excellent7. A. factB. valueC.dangerD. price8. A. knockB. bringC.shutD. fall9. A. large

8、B. greatC. firmD. heavy10. A. problemB. difficultyC. questionD. mistake11. A. smallB. expensive C. various D. colorful12. A. clearB. rightC. badD. false13. A. affectB. operateC. controlD. change14. A. unusuallyB. strangelyC. exactlyD. seemingly15. A. remotestB. biggestC. bestD. worst【考點】考察說明文【文章大意】

9、本文主要講述的是很多乘客都懷疑在飛機起飛和降落的時候，是否有必要把電子裝置都關掉。在本文中作者對此提出了解釋。 沒有證據顯示不關閉電子設備一定會有影響， 但是也存在潛在的危險。【答案】B【試題分析】上下文串聯。A位置，座位；B飛行，航班；C乘客；D裝置，設備；根據前面一句 during takeoff or landing 在起飛和降落期間， 可知本文講述的是在飛行期間的事情。故 B 正確。【答案】 B【試題分析】動詞辨析。A打開；B關閉；C轉向；D移動；當飛機的艙門關閉的時候，就是乘客們關掉個人電子設備的時候了。【答案】 C【試題分析】動詞辨析。 A給予；B遵守，服從；C忽視，不理睬；D收到

10、；根據前面一句可 知在關閉艙門的時候， 就應該關掉電子設備了。 但是每次都有人仍然在使用電子設備， 不理 睬在飛行中禁止使用電子設備的嚴格的規定。【答案】 A【試題分析】形容詞辨析。A沉溺于；B有聯系的；C反對的，相反的；D暴露，接觸；固定搭配be addicted to 沉溺于一；很多人是如此沉溺于這些電子裝置，很多人都質詢在飛行 中是否真有必要把這些裝置關閉。5【答案】.D【試題分析】動詞辨析。A決定；B選擇；C理解；D詢問，質詢；很多人是如此沉溺于這些電子裝置，很多人都質詢在飛行中是否真有必要把這些裝置關閉。【答案】 C【試題分析】形容詞辨析。A值得信賴的；B必要的；C微笑的；D及其優秀

11、的；根據前面一句 a lot of people question whether they really need to turn them off ，表示很多 人對于這一要求仍然心存懷疑，認為這樣做是否有必要。【答案】 C【試題分析】名詞辨析。A事實；B價值；C危險；D價格；很多乘客也懷疑把這些設備打開著的危險究竟是什么。【答案】 B【試題分析】動詞短語辨析。Knock down拆卸；bring down 使下降；shut down關閉；fall down跌落；他們認為一個電話或者一個短信，游戲不會讓飛機下降的。本句和前面幾 句仍然表示在懷疑這一規定的必要性和危險性。【答案】 C【試題分析

12、】形容詞辨析。A大的；B偉大的；C堅定的，強有力的，明確的；D重的；實際上沒有明確的證據科學證據證明這些電子設備打開會導致問題，只是說這樣做有潛在的危【答案】 A【試題分析】名詞辨析。A問題（難以解決的問題）；B困難；C問題（詢問的問題）；D錯誤；實際上沒有明確的證據科學證據證明這些電子設備打開會導致問題， 只是說這樣做有潛在的危險。【答案】 C【試題分析】形容詞辨析。A小的；B昂貴的；C各種各木的；D五彩繽紛的，彩色的；在美國在起飛或者降落時， 飛行員被允許使用某些特殊電子設備， 但如果同時乘客的電子設備也是打開的，就會導致對飛行的要求上一些錯誤的信息，帶來危險。【答案】 D【試題分析】形容

13、詞辨析。A清楚的；B正確的；C壞的；D錯誤的；本句是指乘客使用電子設備會導致飛行員閱讀到錯誤的信息。【答案】 A【試題分析】動詞辨析。 A影響；B操作；C控制；D改變；在一些研究中，研究人員發現手機可能會影響到全球定位系統或者其他的飛機系統。所以仍然是很危險的。【答案】 D【試題分析】副詞辨析。A非同尋常的；B奇怪的；C實際上，確切地；D似乎；雖然這樣的影響實際上很小，但是他們也有可能導致災難。【答案】 A【試題分析】形容詞辨析。 A （時間上）最遙遠的；遠離的；遠程的；最微小的；B最大的；C 最好的；D 最糟糕的；最壞的；如果存在著最小的災難的危險，在起飛或者降落的時候最好還是把最新電子設備

14、關掉。【長難句解析】However, there s always at least one person who keeps talking, texting, playing,watching or emailing and ignoring strict orders to power down during flights.【翻譯】然而總是有至少一個人在飛機起飛或者下降的時候， 一直在打電話，發短信， 玩游戲或者發郵件，完全忽視了在飛機飛行的時候要關機的嚴格要求。【分析】本句中有一個定語從句 who keeps talking, texting, playing, watching o

15、remailing and ignoring strict orders to power down during flights對先行詞 oneperson進行修飾限制。另外句中還有一個固定搭配keep doing sth 一直做某事，動詞 keep后面有多個賓語，在最后兩個之間加上and連接。第二節 語法填空(共10小題，每小題1.5分，？茜分15分)閱讀下面短文，按照句子結構的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當的詞或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡標號為1625的相應位置上。Buying books on the Internet is a great wa

16、y to save time and money. Online bookstores offer new books and used books that can save you a lot of money. What s more, they are far better 16 (pare) to traditional bookstores as they offer much broader kinds of books. You can either click the kind of e-books online 17 type the book title and get

17、it in seconds. Another advantage of shopping online 18 (be) that you can also read the book reviews as well as readers reviews to getan idea 19 the book is worth buying. Online bookstores offer great discounts, 20 is a big attraction for book lovers.For book lovers, 21 is most important to get books

18、 in time. Therefore,you need to find 22 reliable online bookstore that will be able to provide fast deliveries.Here are some tips to use when selecting an online bookstore. Some onlinebookstores are popular for fiction books; some are 23 non-fiction books ornovels, etc. Understanding their specializ

19、ation will help you to get the right kinds of books in time. Check whether you will be buying the books from a third-party seller or 24 (direct) from the websites. Never jump at stores that offer super cheap prices, as books 25 (sell) at such low price could be in very bad condition.【答案】compared【試題分

20、析】固定搭配compared to與-相比；與傳統的書店相比較，網絡書店要好得多了，因為他們提供的書的種類更多。【答案】or【試題分析】本句表示的是網絡購書的方法，用 or表示選擇，你可以點擊電子書，或者輸 入書名，幾秒鐘就可以找到你要的書。【試題分析】本句的主語是可數名詞單數修飾another advantage of shopping online謂語動詞要和主語保持一致。而且本文使用的是一般現在時的時態，所以使用 is 。【答案】 whether【試題分析】本句是一個同位語從句，對前面的名詞 idea 的內容進行解釋說明。【答案】 which【試題分析】 本句是一個非限制性定語從句，wh

21、ich 指代前面一句話的內容， 在句中做主語。網絡書店提供很大的折扣，這對于愛書的人是一個很大的吸引力。【答案】 it【試題分析】本句中的 it 是形式主語，真正的主語是后面的不定式to get books 。在英語中，能夠做形式主語或者形式賓語的只有it 。【答案】 a【試題分析】 本句后面的名詞bookstore 是一個可數名詞單數形式， 所以前面使用 a 表示泛指。【答案】 for【試題分析】本句與前面一句 are popular for fiction books 形成并列結構，表示一些書店因為 non-fiction books 或者 novels 。【答案】 directly【試題

22、分析】本句使用副詞 directly 在句中做狀語修飾介詞from the websites 。【答案】 sold【試題分析】本句是一個過去分詞做定語，因為名詞 books 與動詞 sell 構成被動關系，所以使用過去分詞在句中做定語，指以如此低的價格所購買的書。II 閱讀 （ 共兩節，滿分50 分）第一節 閱讀理解 （ 共 20 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 40 分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、 B、 C 和 D 項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AEat nuts, live longer.Researchers have found that those who eat a

23、handfulof peanuts every day significantly decrease their risk of dying from all causescompared to those who do not eat nuts. A newstudy concludes that all types ofnuts seem to be protective.Researcher Ying Bao is with the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women sHospital and Harvard University M

24、edical School in Boston, Massachusetts. She andher colleagues looked at the impact of nut consumption by analyzing two huge studies that began in 1980 - the Nurses Health Study, which tracks the well-being of more than 76,000 women, and 42,000 men enrolled in the Health Professionals Follow-upStudy.

25、Among the questions asked at the beginning of the studies was, how frequentlydo you eat nuts? The information was updated every two to four years. Bao saysthe participants were followed for three decades.“What we observed is that people who eat more nuts are less likely to die overthe next 30 years,

26、 said Bao. So, for example, if a person eat(s) nuts once perday, that person has a 20 p ercent lower risk of dying. ”Bao says eating a handful of nuts five or more times per week was associatedwith a 29 percent reduced risk of dying from heart disease and an 11 percent lowerrisk of cancer death.A se

27、rving size is 28 grams.Nuts contain nutrients, including high quality proteins, vitamins and minerals,all of which have anti-cancer effects and may help protect the heart.Bao says researchers are planning studies to find out how nuts are beneficial to human health.The study on the health benefits of

28、 nuts was funded by the International TreeNut Council Research and Education Foundation.People who often eat nuts.are more likely to live longer than people who often eat fruitsdon t need to go to hospitalmay live longer than people who don t eat nutsdon t have to do sportsThe underlined word “well

29、- being in Paragraph 2 shares the same meaning asA. illnessB. healthC. dietD. habitAbout Bao s research, which statement is true?She has done the research by herself.Her research was based on two studies.Her research lasted about three years.People should eat all kinds of nuts every day.Eating nuts

30、may help us stay away from A. cancerD headacheB feverC fluThe passage is most probably from a journal ofA. entertainmentB dietC sportsD science【考點】考察飲食健康類短文閱讀本文中介紹了多吃花生對人類的健康有很大的好處，并提及了幾個與此有關的研究。【答案】 C1,2 行 Eat nuts, live longer.Researchers have foundthat those who eat a handful of peanuts every day

31、 significantlydecrease their riskof dying from all causes compared to those who do not eat nuts可知吃很多花生的人會更為健康，患疾病死亡的幾率更小，活的更長久。故C正確。【答案】 B推理題。 根據文章第2 段后 3 行 She and her colleagueslooked at the impactof nut consumption by analyzing two huge studies that began in 1980 -the NursesHealth Study, which tr

32、acks the well-being of more than 76,000 women, and 42,000 menenrolled in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. 可知 1980 年進行的 the Nurses Health Study 這個研究主要研究的是人們的健康問題，所以該詞是指B項含義。【答案】 B【試題分析】 細節題。 根據文章第2 段第 2 行 She and her colleagues looked at the impactof nut consumption by analyzing two huge stu

33、dies可知她的研究是一兩次大型的研究為基礎的。故B 正確。【答案】 A【試題分析】細節題。根據文章第五段Bao says eating a handful of nuts five or moretimes per week was associated with a 29 percent reduced risk of dying from heart可知吃很多花生的人患心臟disease and an 11 percent lower risk of cancer death.病和癌癥的幾率較小。選項中只有A 項符合。【答案】 B【試題分析】 推理題。 本文主要講述的是花生對人們健康的影

34、響， 介紹了幾個與這個結論有關的研究。屬于飲食健康類的內容，所以 B 項是正確的。【長難句解析】Among the questions asked at the beginning of the studies was, how frequently do you eat nuts?【翻譯】在研究的一開始就被詢問的問題中有一個問題是： how frequently do you eat nuts? 【分析】本句是一個倒裝句，表示做表語的介詞短語among the questions asked at thebeginning of the studies 放在句首，表示強調，后面使用全部倒裝的

35、形式。同時句中還有一個過去分詞短語asked at the beginning of the studies 做定語，修飾the questions 。BArtie Shaw was born in New York City in 1910. His name was Arthur Arshawsky.His parents were poor immigrants who had cometo the United States from Eastern Europe. His family later moved to New Haven, Connecticut.At the age

36、of fourteen, he began to play the saxophone and then the clarinet.From a very young age, Artie Shaw wanted to play his clarinet better than anyone.He wanted his sound and music to be perfect. He worked at this task much of his life.He began working as a professional musician when he was fifteen. He

37、left homeand began playing in bands across the United States.In 1928, young Artie Shawtraveled to Chicago, Illinois to hear the great trumpet player, Louis Armstrong. Heimmediately understood that Armstrongs great jazz sound was the beginning of something new and exciting. Artie left Chicago with a

38、growing interest in jazz music. Soon after, he moved to New York City.He got work playing the clarinet for the Columbia Broadcast System radio network.In 1936, he was given a chance to form a small group and play at New Yorks famous Imperial Theater on Broadway. His group was not the top band in the

39、 show. But the crowd loved his music. This proved to be a major step in his career.Artie Shawwas always trying something new, something different. He heard a young black woman sing and hired her for his band. This was the first time that a black womansang with white musicians. Racial separation was

40、the rule in many states. Artie Shaw did not care.Artie Shawwrote several books in his later years. He wrote stories for magazines. He spoke about music at colleges and universities.But he had very little to do withthe world of recording or music. During those years however, he received many awards a

41、nd honors for his music. These included a Hall of Fame award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.When he was very young, Artie Shaw was .A. born to a wealthy familyB a famous singerC a man with a great dreamD was in love with music when he wasa babyTo achieve his music dream, Ar

42、tie Shaw .first began to play the clarinetwanted to be the most famous musician around the worldbegan playing in bands across the United Statesbecame a famous musician when he was fifteenWhen Artie Shaw became an adult, .he showed a growing interest in jazz musiche worked for Columbia Broadcast Syst

43、em radio network as a singerhe formed a small band when he was twenty threehe thought that racial separation should be the rule of the societyIn his later years, Artie Shaw .almost stopped playing musicworked for a magazine as an professional writerhe made many speeches about his life at collegeshe

44、received many awards and honors for his booksWhich one can be the title of the passage?A. Artie Shaw s Life StoriesB Artie Shaw A Crazy MusicianD Artie Shaw s Music LifeC Artie Shaw A Great Writer【考點】考察人物傳記類短文閱讀【文章大意】本文主要介紹的是美國的著名的音樂家Artie Shaw 學習音樂以及從童年到老年與音樂有關的經歷。【答案】 C【試題分析】推理題。根據文章第 2 段 From a v

45、ery young age, Artie Shaw wanted to play his clarinet better than anyone. He wanted his sound and music to be perfect. Heworked at this task much of his life.可知在年輕的時候，他想要自己的音樂比別人更好，說明他有遠大的理想和目標。故 C正確。【答案】 C【試題分析】細節題。根據文章第三段He began working as a professional musician whenhe was fifteen. He left home

46、and began playing in bands across the United States.可知他設立了人生目標以后， 就開始為止努力， 開始參加一個樂隊在美國全國進行演出。 故 C正確。【答案】 A【試題分析】 細節題。 根據文章第4 段 Heimmediately understood that Armstrongs greatjazz sound was the beginning of something new and exciting. Artie left Chicago with a growing interest in jazz music.可知他對爵士樂產生了

47、很大的興趣。故 A正確。【答案】 A【試題分析】細節題。根據文章最后一段第 2 行 But he had very little to do with theworld of recording or music. 可知在他晚年的時候，幾乎和錄制音樂沒有聯系了。說明他幾乎停止玩音樂了，只是做音樂教育培訓之類的事情了。故A 正確。Artie Shaw 學習音樂以【答案】 D【試題分析】主旨大意題。本文主要介紹的是美國的著名的音樂家及從童年到老年與音樂有關的經歷，故 D正確。【長難句解析】His parents were poor immigrants who had come to the Un

48、ited States from EasternEurope.【翻譯】他的父母親是從東歐來到美國的貧窮的一名。【分析】本句中含有一個定語從句s who had come to the United States from EasternEurope修飾先行詞poor immigrants ,因為先行詞是指人的名詞，所以使用who指代先行詞在句中做主語。CThe illegal ivory trade has been a major problem in Africa for decades. Poachers(偷獵者)and hunters have killed off hundreds

49、of thousands of elephants to obtain this precious material. Now, affected areas are taking action. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced on Wednesday that key states where poaching takes place have promised to stop the ivory trade and protect Africa s elephants.In the 1

50、980s, as many as 1 million elephants across Africa were killedfor theirivory tusks. This continued until 1989, when the Convention on International Trade in Species (CITES) voted to ban all trade in ivory. With trade choked off, demand for ivory fell. Elephant populations slowly began to increase. H

51、owever, this progress was short-lived.According to the IUCN, 2011 saw the highest levels of poaching and illegal ivory trading in at least 16 years. Around 25,000 elephants were killed in Africa that year. Preliminary data from the IUCN shows even higher levels of illegal trade may have been reached

52、 in 2013. With about 22,000 elephants illegally killed in 2012, we continue to face a critical situation, said John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary- General.aCurrent elephant poaching in Africa remains far too high, andcould soon lead to local extinctions if the present killing rate continues.”B. Elepha

53、nts are dying.At the African Elephant Summit, key African states where elephants make their home agreed to develop a “zero -tolerance attitude to wards poaching. The deal calls for maximum sentences for poachers and hunters, and increased cooperation between affected states. Officials are determined

54、 to classifying wildlife trading as a serious crime and to making sure that the people who commit it are punished. All participants at the conference agreed to sign the deal. With these states coming together, there may yet be hope for elephants. (293 words) 36. What s the best title for this passag

55、e?A. New Hope for Elephants.C Elephants are valuable.D. How to protect elephantsThe underlined phrase “ choked off ” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by .A. appreciated B. prevented C. admitted D. exploredWhich of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?The CITES has helped to im

56、prove elephants situation ever since 1989.Around one million elephants across Africa were killed for their ivory tusks in the 1980s.The poaching and illegal ivory trading in 2011 were very serious.The situation of elephants in 2012 was still terrible.All of the following measures will be taken to pr

57、otect elephants EXCEPT.to identify wildlife trading a serious crimeto punish those who buy or sell wildlife belongingsto sentence all wildlife poachers and hunters to deathto work together to fight against wildlife huntingWhat s the main idea of this passage?The illegal ivory trade has been a major

58、problem in Africa.Elephants in Africa may die out because of the illegal poaching.Hunting elephants will be recognized as a very serious crime.A new agreement aims to develop a“ zero - tolerance attitude ” towardspoaching.【考點】考察新聞類短文閱讀【文章大意】 本文主要講述的是國際自然與自然資源保護聯合會通過的一項協議， 要求對于象牙貿易零容忍，要求保護非洲大象。在下面幾段里

59、詳細描述了相關內容。【答案】 A【試題分析】主旨大意題。本文主要講述的是為了挽救非洲大象， 人們做出的種種努力，禁止象牙的貿易以及加強對盜獵現象的打擊， 對于盜獵行為的零容忍等等， 這些措施給非洲大象帶來了新的希望。故A 正確。【答案】 Bwhen the Convention2 段 This continued until 1989,on International Trade in Species (CITES) voted to ban all trade in ivory. With trade choked off, demand for ivory fell.可知在 1989 年禁

60、止進行象牙的交易，之后，因為象牙貿易被禁止，對于象牙的需求也在下降。故B 正確。【答案】 A【試題分析】推理題。根據文章第 2 段 This continued until 1989, when the Convention on International Trade in Species (CITES) voted to ban all trade in ivory. With trade choked off, demand for ivory fell. Elephant populations slowly began to increase.可知 1989 年 the Conven