1、第 1 页 共 18 页广东省中山市 2014 届高三上学期期末考试英语试题本试卷共 10 页，三大题，满分 135 分。考试用时 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生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡的卷头上。2选择题每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，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考生必须保持答
2、题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。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。Some passengers wont turn off their mobile phones or iPads during takeoff or landing. It happens on almost every 1 now. Its time to turn off personal electronic devi
3、ces when the planes door 2 . However, theres always at least one person who keeps talking, texting, playing, watching or emailing and 3 strict 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 airhost
4、ess from Southwest Airlines.Is turning 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 isnt going to 8 down the plane.Indeed, theres no 9 scientific evidence that having devices powered on during t
5、akeoff and landing would cause a 10 , 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, it may lead to wrong warnings and 12 readings on the aircraft inst
6、ruments. In some studies researchers found 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 possibility of disaster exists, its better to turn them off during takeoff and landing.1. A
7、. seat B. flight C. passenger D. device2. A. opens B. closes C. turns D. moves3. A. giving B. obeying C. ignoring D. receiving4. A. addicted B. connected C. opposed D. exposed5. A. decide B. choose C. understand D. question6. A. reliable B. necessary C. dangerous D. excellent第 2 页 共 18 页7. A. fact B
8、. value C. danger D. price8. A. knock B. bring C. shut D. fall9. A. large B. great C. firm D. heavy10. A. problem B. difficulty C. question D. mistake11. A. small B. expensive C. various D. colorful12. A. clear B. right C. bad D. false13. A. affect B. operate C. control D. change14. A. unusually B.
9、strangely C. exactly D. seemingly15. A. remotest B. biggest C. best D. worst【考点】考察说明文【文章大意】本文主要讲述的是很多乘客都怀疑在飞机起飞和降落的时候，是否有必要把电子装置都关掉。在本文中作者对此提出了解释。没有证据显示不关闭电子设备一定会有影响，但是也存在潜在的危险。1.【答案】B【试题分析】上下文串联。A 位置，座位；B 飞行，航班；C 乘客；D 装置，设备；根据前面一句 during takeoff or landing 在起飞和降落期间，可知本文讲述的是在飞行期间的事情。故 B 正确。2. 【答案】B【
10、试题分析】动词辨析。A 打开；B 关闭；C 转向；D 移动；当飞机的舱门关闭的时候，就是乘客们关掉个人电子设备的时候了。3. 【答案】C【试题分析】动词辨析。A 给予；B 遵守，服从；C 忽视，不理睬；D 收到；根据前面一句可知在关闭舱门的时候，就应该关掉电子设备了。但是每次都有人仍然在使用电子设备，不理睬在飞行中禁止使用电子设备的严格的规定。4. 【答案】A【试题分析】形容词辨析。A 沉溺于；B 有联系的；C 反对的，相反的；D 暴露，接触；固定搭配 be addicted to 沉溺于；很多人是如此沉溺于这些电子装置，很多人都质询在飞行中是否真有必要把这些装置关闭。5【答案】.D【试题分析
11、】动词辨析。A 决定；B 选择；C 理解；D 询问，质询；很多人是如此沉溺于这些电子装置，很多人都质询在飞行中是否真有必要把这些装置关闭。6. 【答案】C【试题分析】形容词辨析。A 值得信赖的；B 必要的；C 微笑的；D 及其优秀的；根据前面一句 a lot of people question whether they really need to turn them off，表示很多人对于这一要求仍然心存怀疑，认为这样做是否有必要。7. 【答案】C【试题分析】名词辨析。A 事实；B 价值；C 危险；D 价格；很多乘客也怀疑把这些设备打开着的危险究竟是什么。8. 【答案】B【试题分析】动词短
12、语辨析。Knock down 拆卸；bring down 使下降；shut down 关闭；fall down 跌落；他们认为一个电话或者一个短信，游戏不会让飞机下降的。本句和前面几句仍然表示在怀疑这一规定的必要性和危险性。9. 【答案】C第 3 页 共 18 页【试题分析】形容词辨析。A 大的；B 伟大的；C 坚定的，强有力的，明确的；D 重的；实际上没有明确的证据科学证据证明这些电子设备打开会导致问题，只是说这样做有潜在的危险。10. 【答案】A【试题分析】名词辨析。A 问题（难以解决的问题）；B 困难；C 问题（询问的问题）；D 错误；实际上没有明确的证据科学证据证明这些电子设备打开会导
13、致问题，只是说这样做有潜在的危险。11. 【答案】C【试题分析】形容词辨析。A 小的；B 昂贵的；C 各种各样的；D 五彩缤纷的，彩色的；在美国在起飞或者降落时，飞行员被允许使用某些特殊电子设备，但如果同时乘客的电子设备也是打开的，就会导致对飞行的要求上一些错误的信息，带来危险。12. 【答案】D【试题分析】形容词辨析。A 清楚的；B 正确的；C 坏的；D 错误的；本句是指乘客使用电子设备会导致飞行员阅读到错误的信息。13. 【答案】A【试题分析】动词辨析。A 影响；B 操作；C 控制；D 改变；在一些研究中，研究人员发现手机可能会影响到全球定位系统或者其他的飞机系统。所以仍然是很危险的。14
14、. 【答案】D【试题分析】副词辨析。A 非同寻常的；B 奇怪的；C 实际上，确切地；D 似乎；虽然这样的影响实际上很小，但是他们也有可能导致灾难。15. 【答案】A【试题分析】形容词辨析。A （时间上）最遥远的；远离的；远程的；最微小的；B 最大的； C 最好的； D 最糟糕的；最坏的；如果存在着最小的灾难的危险，在起飞或者降落的时候最好还是把最新电子设备关掉。【长难句解析】However, theres always at least one person who keeps talking, texting, playing, watching or emailing and ignori
15、ng strict orders to power down during flights.【翻译】然而总是有至少一个人在飞机起飞或者下降的时候，一直在打电话，发短信，玩游戏或者发邮件，完全忽视了在飞机飞行的时候要关机的严格要求。【分析】本句中有一个定语从句 who keeps talking, texting, playing, watching or emailing and ignoring strict orders to power down during flights 对先行词 one person进行修饰限制。另外句中还有一个固定搭配 keep doing sth 一直做某事，
16、动词 keep后面有多个宾语，在最后两个之间加上 and 连接。第二节 语法填空 （共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 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卡标号为1625 的相应位置上。Buying books on the Internet is a great way to save time and money. Online bookstores offer new books and used books that can save you a lot of money. W
17、hats 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 it in seconds. Another advantage of shopping online 18 第 4 页 共 18 页（be） that you can also read the book reviews
18、 as well as readers reviews to get an 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 in time. Therefore, you need to find 22 reliable online bookstore that will be able to provide fa
19、st deliveries.Here are some tips to use when selecting an online bookstore. Some online bookstores are popular for fiction books; some are 23 non-fiction books or novels, etc. Understanding their specialization will help you to get the right kinds of books in time. Check whether you will be buying t
20、he 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.16. 【答案】compared【试题分析】固定搭配 compared to 与 相比；与传统的书店相比较，网络书店要好得多了，因为他们提供的书的种类更多。17. 【答案】or【试题分析】本句表示的是网络购书的方法，用
21、or 表示选择，你可以点击电子书，或者输入书名，几秒钟就可以找到你要的书。18. 【答案】 is【试题分析】本句的主语是可数名词单数修饰 another advantage of shopping online，谓语动词要和主语保持一致。而且本文使用的是一般现在时的时态，所以使用 is。19. 【答案】 whether【试题分析】本句是一个同位语从句，对前面的名词 idea 的内容进行解释说明。20. 【答案】which【试题分析】本句是一个非限制性定语从句，which 指代前面一句话的内容，在句中做主语。网络书店提供很大的折扣，这对于爱书的人是一个很大的吸引力。21. 【答案】 it【试题分
22、析】本句中的 it 是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的不定式 to get books。在英语中，能够做形式主语或者形式宾语的只有 it。22. 【答案】 a【试题分析】本句后面的名词 bookstore 是一个可数名词单数形式，所以前面使用 a 表示泛指。23. 【答案】 for【试题分析】本句与前面一句 are popular for fiction books 形成并列结构，表示一些书店因为 non-fiction books 或者 novels。24. 【答案】directly【试题分析】本句使用副词 directly 在句中做状语修饰介词 from the websites。25. 【答
23、案】 sold【试题分析】本句是一个过去分词做定语，因为名词 books 与动词 sell 构成被动关系，所以使用过去分词在句中做定语，指以如此低的价格所购买的书。第 5 页 共 18 页II 阅读 （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。AEat nuts, live longer. Researchers have found that those who eat a handful of peanuts every day significan
24、tly decrease their risk of dying from all causes compared to those who do not eat nuts. A new study concludes that all types of nuts seem to be protective.Researcher Ying Bao is with the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Womens Hospital and Harvard University Medical School in Boston, Massachuse
25、tts. She and her 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-up Study.Among the questions asked at the
26、beginning of the studies was, how frequently do you eat nuts? The information was updated every two to four years. Bao says the participants were followed for three decades.“What we observed is that people who eat more nuts are less likely to die over the next 30 years,“ said Bao. “So, for example,
27、if a person eat（s） nuts once per day, that person has a 20 percent lower risk of dying.”Bao says eating a handful of nuts five or more times per week was associated with a 29 percent reduced risk of dying from heart disease and an 11 percent lower risk of cancer death. A serving size is 28 grams.Nut
28、s 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 nuts was funded by the I
29、nternational Tree Nut Council Research and Education Foundation.26. People who often eat nuts _.A. are more likely to live longer than people who often eat fruitsB. dont need to go to hospitalC. may live longer than people who dont eat nutsD. dont have to do sports27. The underlined word “well-being
30、” in Paragraph 2 shares the same meaning as “_”.A. illness Bhealth Cdiet Dhabit28. About Baos research, which statement is true?A. She has done the research by herself.B. Her research was based on two studies.C. Her research lasted about three years.D. People should eat all kinds of nuts every day.2
31、9. Eating nuts may help us stay away from _.A. cancer Bfever Cflu Dheadache第 6 页 共 18 页30. The passage is most probably from a journal of _ .A. entertainment Bdiet Csports Dscience【考点】考察饮食健康类短文阅读【文章大意】本文中介绍了多吃花生对人类的健康有很大的好处，并提及了几个与此有关的研究。1. 【答案】C【试题分析】推理题。根据文章 1,2 行 Eat nuts, live longer. Researcher
32、s have found that those who eat a handful of peanuts every day significantly decrease their risk of dying from all causes compared to those who do not eat nuts 可知吃很多花生的人会更为健康，患疾病死亡的几率更小，活的更长久。故 C 正确。2. 【答案】B【试题分析】推理题。根据文章第 2 段后 3 行 She and her colleagues looked at the impact of nut consumption by an
33、alyzing 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-up Study.可知 1980 年进行的the Nurses Health Study 这个研究主要研究的是人们的健康问题，所以该词是指 B项含义。3. 【答案】B【试题分析】细节题。根据文章第 2 段第 2 行 She and
34、 her colleagues looked at the impact of nut consumption by analyzing two huge studies 可知她的研究是一两次大型的研究为基础的。故 B 正确。4. 【答案】A【试题分析】细节题。根据文章第五段 Bao says eating a handful of nuts five or more times per week was associated with a 29 percent reduced risk of dying from heart disease and an 11 percent lower r
35、isk of cancer death. 可知吃很多花生的人患心脏病和癌症的几率较小。选项中只有 A 项符合。5. 【答案】B【试题分析】推理题。本文主要讲述的是花生对人们健康的影响，介绍了几个与这个结论有关的研究。属于饮食健康类的内容，所以 B 项是正确的。【长难句解析】Among the questions asked at the beginning of the studies was, how frequently do you eat nuts?【翻译】在研究的一开始就被询问的问题中有一个问题是：how frequently do you eat nuts?【分析】本句是一个倒装句
36、，表示做表语的介词短语 among the questions asked at the beginning of the studies 放在句首，表示强调，后面使用全部倒装的形式。同时句中还有一个过去分词短语 asked at the beginning of the studies 做定语，修饰the questions。BArtie Shaw was born in New York City in 1910. His name was Arthur Arshawsky. His parents were poor immigrants who had come to the Unit
37、ed States from Eastern Europe. His family later moved to New Haven, Connecticut.第 7 页 共 18 页At the age 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
38、worked at this task much of his life.He began working as a professional musician when he was fifteen. He left home and began playing in bands across the United States.In 1928, young Artie Shaw traveled to Chicago, Illinois to hear the great trumpet player, Louis Armstrong. He immediately understood
39、that Armstrongs great jazz sound was the beginning of something new and exciting. Artie left Chicago with a 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
40、 small group and play at New Yorks famous Imperial Theater on Broadway. His group was not the top band in the show. But the crowd loved his music. This proved to be a major step in his career.Artie Shaw was always trying something new, something different. He heard a young black woman sing and hired
41、 her for his band. This was the first time that a black woman sang with white musicians. Racial separation was the rule in many states. Artie Shaw did not care.Artie Shaw wrote several books in his later years. He wrote stories for magazines. He spoke about music at colleges and universities. But he
42、 had very little to do with the world of recording or music. During those years however, he received many awards and honors for his music. These included a Hall of Fame award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.31. When he was very young, Artie Shaw was _.A. born to a wealthy fa
43、mily Ba famous singerC a man with a great dream Dwas in love with music when he was a baby32. To achieve his music dream, Artie Shaw _.A. first began to play the clarinetB. wanted to be the most famous musician around the worldC. began playing in bands across the United StatesD. became a famous musi
44、cian when he was fifteen33. When Artie Shaw became an adult, _.A. he showed a growing interest in jazz musicB. he worked for Columbia Broadcast System radio network as a singerC. he formed a small band when he was twenty threeD. he thought that racial separation should be the rule of the society34.
45、In his later years, Artie Shaw _.A. almost stopped playing musicB. worked for a magazine as an professional writerC. he made many speeches about his life at collegesD. he received many awards and honors for his books35. Which one can be the title of the passage?A. Artie Shaws Life Stories BArtie Sha
46、w A Crazy MusicianC Artie Shaw A Great Writer DArtie Shaws Music Life第 8 页 共 18 页【考点】考察人物传记类短文阅读【文章大意】本文主要介绍的是美国的著名的音乐家 Artie Shaw 学习音乐以及从童年到老年与音乐有关的经历。1. 【答案】C【试题分析】推理题。根据文章第 2 段 From a very young age, Artie Shaw wanted to play his clarinet better than anyone. He wanted his sound and music to be pe
47、rfect. He worked at this task much of his life.可知在年轻的时候，他想要自己的音乐比别人更好，说明他有远大的理想和目标。故 C 正确。2. 【答案】C【试题分析】细节题。根据文章第三段 He began working as a professional musician when he was fifteen. He left home and began playing in bands across the United States.可知他设立了人生目标以后，就开始为止努力，开始参加一个乐队在美国全国进行演出。故 C 正确。3. 【答案】A
48、【试题分析】细节题。根据文章第 4 段 He immediately understood that Armstrongs great jazz sound was the beginning of something new and exciting. Artie left Chicago with a growing interest in jazz music.可知他对爵士乐产生了很大的兴趣。故A 正确。4. 【答案】A【试题分析】细节题。根据文章最后一段第 2 行 But he had very little to do with the world of recording or m
49、usic.可知在他晚年的时候，几乎和录制音乐没有联系了。说明他几乎停止玩音乐了，只是做音乐教育培训之类的事情了。故 A 正确。5. 【答案】D【试题分析】主旨大意题。本文主要介绍的是美国的著名的音乐家 Artie Shaw学习音乐以及从童年到老年与音乐有关的经历，故 D 正确。【长难句解析】His parents were poor immigrants who had come to the United States from Eastern Europe.【翻译】他的父母亲是从东欧来到美国的贫穷的一名。【分析】本句中含有一个定语从句 s who had come to the United States from Eastern Eur
