1、HLLYBQ 整理 供“高中试卷网（http:/sj.fjjy.org） ” 1 广东省揭阳一中 2013 届高三 10 月月考 英 语 试 题 第一部分：语言知识运用（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。 When we offer our best wishes to others, we say: “ May you be happy every day” But there are always things
2、 that prevent people from feeling happy First, perhaps the biggest is genetics Some scientists say that some people are_1_ happier than others Besides, _2_ life events as well as social and economic factors can also_3_ in the way of happiness Third, theres_4_ affecting your happiness, for diseases,
3、if any, bring your trouble and pain Is it possible that people can find_5_ happiness with so many factors preventing them? Positive psychologists believe its _6_ for people to stay happy for long periods, although it cannot be lasting Psychologists argue that day-to-day happiness _7_pleasures and gr
4、atifications（满足） Pleasures are rich_8_ that simply make us feel good-things like eating cakes or drinking wine Gratifications are activities that we like to do and we give all we have to them Theyre often_9_, and we have to draw on personal skills and strengths to perform them For some people, grati
5、fications come with work Doctors, for example, often become so_10_ in an operation that hours pass without_11_ the time For others, it may be_12_ like gardening or stamp collecting To often, people choose pleasure over gratification because its easier and people can_13_ feel the effects Always choos
6、ing pleasures over gratifications, however, prevents people from developing their personal_14_, which, if theyre not put to work, die Pleasures shouldnt be given up completely, however They should be chosen_15_, for not selecting pleasures in a sensible way in turn causes other troubles 1 A academic
7、ally B socially C naturally D economically 2 A changeable B major C unimaginable D unsatisfied 3 A stand B stop C keep D put 4 A drug B treatment C wealth D health 5 A long B lasting C minor D personal 6 A impossible B doubtful C likely D uneasy 7 A relies on B results in C contributes to D makes up
8、 8 A consequences B experiences C choices D incidents 9 A attractive B informative C contented D challenging 10A absorbed B conservative C diligent D cautious 11A remembering B noticing C memorizing D ignoring 12A habits B behaviors C hobbies D performances 13A directly B slightly C gradually D temp
9、orarily 14A preferences B wishes C responsibilities D strengths HLLYBQ 整理 供“高中试卷网（http:/sj.fjjy.org） ” 2 15A worthily B carefully C frequently D respectively 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 用括号中的语法的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为 1625 的相应位置上。 One evening, I wandere
10、d down the Rue de Richelieu I was on my way to a Chinese restaurant called Dave, _16_ is recommended in the fashion business Like many popular restaurants in Paris, _17_（reserve ） are hard to get at Dave, _18_ I wasnt surprised to find a complete sign hanging over the red door Inside, though, the pl
11、ace was practically empty-there was just one couple, _19_（sit ） at a table near the window _20_ unshaven Chinese man of middle age came out from the kitchen He had wild black hair flecked with gray and _21_（wear） a pink shirt and silk slippers This was the owner, Dave Cheung He led me_22_ a table an
12、d poured tea, and I asked him why he had placed a “Sold out” sign on the door on a night_23_ there were thirty empty tables “Are you kidding? Do you know what would happen if I took that sign off the door?” “People might come in to have dinner?” “Exactly! They would just walk right in I would have t
13、o let _24_ who wanted to come and eat here I would have no control over_25_ own restaurant! II 阅读（共两节，满分 40 分） 第节 阅渎理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 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。 A Two American scientists told the people in industrial nations that they would be much healthier if they ate
14、 more of the same kind of foods eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago The scientists say that the human body has changed very little since human first appeared on earth, but the way we live has changed greatlyOur body has not been able to deal with these changes in life style and this ha
15、s led to new kinds of sicknessesThese new sicknesses were not known in ancient timesSo they are called “diseases of civilization”Many cancers and diseases of the blood system, including heart attacks and strokes（中风）are examples of such diseases Scientists noted that early stone-age people used very
16、little alcohol or tobacco, probably noneAncient people also got a great deal of physical exercise, but a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and life today Stone-age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than farm animalsThey also
17、ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables, and fruitsThey did not use milk and other dairy products, and they made very little use of grainsBut today, we eat a large amount of dairy products and grain foodsWe eat six times more salt than stone-age people We eat more sugarWe eat twice as much fat but only o
18、ne third as much protein and much less vitamin C People today probably do not want to live as people thousands of years ago did, but scientists say that we would be much healthier if we ate as those ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet foods 26The people in industrial nat
19、ions would be much healthier if they ate _ Amore foods as humans living 10,000 years ago did Bas humans living 10,000 years ago HLLYBQ 整理 供“高中试卷网（http:/sj.fjjy.org） ” 3 Cmore kinds of food eaten by people living over 10,000 years ago Dmore of the same kinds of foods eaten by people over 10,000 years
20、 ago 27New kinds of sicknesses have been found because _ Athe human body has changed compared with human first appeared on earth Bthe way we live has changed a little Cour body cant deal with the changes in life style Dthe way we live today is proper for the human body 28What is the main cause menti
21、oned in the article why people suffer from a lot of new sicknesses? AAncient people did a great deal of physical exercise BPeople today have a lot of alcohol CPeople today have more tobacco DFood is quite different between life today and life in ancient times 29Stone-age people were much healthier t
22、han people today because they ate a lot of _ Amilk and other dairy products Bgrain foods and farm animals Csalt and sugar Dwild animals, fresh wild vegetables and fruits 30From this article, we know that _are not good to our health Aprotein and vitamin C Bmilk and grain foods Cwild animals, vegetabl
23、es and fruits Da huge amount of fatty, salty and sweet foods B Its hardly surprising that weather is a favorite topic for so many people around the world-it affects where we choose to live, what we wear, our moods, and perhaps even our national characteristics Studies have shown that changeable weat
24、her can make it difficult to concentrate, cloudy skies slow down reaction, and high humidity with hot, dry winds makes many people bad-tempered If you live in a place like Britain, where the weather seems to change daily if not hourly, you could be forgiven for thinking that the weather is random In
25、 fact, the weather is controlled by systems which move around areas of the globe In the UK the weather depends on depressions, often called lows, and anticyclones, also known as highs These systems start in the Atlantic Ocean, and make their way across the British Isles from the west to the east Hig
26、hs bring sunny weather, while lows bring rain and wind In modern times, human activities seem to be altering weather patterns Gases produced by heavy industry change the temperature of the Earths surface, and affect cloud formation Some researchers say that factories in Europe and North America may
27、have been one of the causes of the droughts in Africa in the 1980s The human race has always tried to guess the weather, especially in areas of the world where there are frequent changes Traditional rhymes point to early attempts to identify weather patterns, popular poems include: Red sky at night,
28、 shepherds delight; red sky in the morning, shepherds warning HLLYBQ 整理 供“高中试卷网（http:/sj.fjjy.org） ” 4 Flies will swarm before a storm Rain before 7, clear by 11 While folk wisdom can still provide a guide to help forecast weather, todays methods of prediction increasingly rely on technology Satelli
29、tes, balloons, ships, aircrafts and weather centers with sensitive monitoring equipment, send data to computers The data is then processed, and the weather is predicted However, even this system cannot predict weather for longer than about a week 31 When weather keeps changing, _ A people become bad
30、-tempered B peoples reaction slows down C people find it hard to focus on their work D people become hungrier 32 What is mainly talked about in the second paragraph? A Changes in weather B Weather in Britain C African droughts D Research on weather 33 The weather in Britain is _ A random B moist C d
31、epressing D satisfying 34 According to a traditional rhyme, if there is a red sky at night, the next day will be _ A windy B rainy C fine D snowy 35 Which of the following statements is true? A Anticyclones often bring rain and wind B Weather forecasting has been done for a long time C Weather could
32、 never be predicted D Modern methods of weather prediction are developed from folk wisdom C A year ago August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for Dave was scarce, and the price of
33、 everything was rising The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift7,000, a legacy （遗产） from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch who died in an accident “It really made a difference when we were go
34、ing under financially,” says Dave But the Fusses werent the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches generosity In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in others, it was more than 10
35、0,000 It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than 3 millionthey were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving They like comparison shopping and
36、would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldnt afford it “Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything ” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden “They could
37、see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them ” Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed It was the Hatches wish that their legacy, a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents, should enrich the whole community and last for gener
38、ations to come HLLYBQ 整理 供“高中试卷网（http:/sj.fjjy.org） ” 5 Neighbors helping neighbors-that was Ish and Arlene Hatchs story 36According to the text, the Fusses_ A were employed by a truck company B were in financial difficulty C worked in a school cafeteria D lost their home 37 Which of the following i
39、s true of the Hatches? A They had their children during the Great Depression B They left the family farm to live in an old house C They gave away their possessions to their neighbors D They helped their neighbors to find jobs 38 Why would the Hatches routinely go from store to store? A They decided
40、to open a store B They wanted to save money C They couldnt afford expensive things D They wanted to buy gifts for local kids 39 According to Sandy Van Weelden, the Hatches were _ A understanding B optimistic C childlike D curious 40 What can we learn from the text? A The community of Alto was poor B
41、 The summer camp was attractive to the parents C Sandy Van Weelden got a legacy from the Hatches D The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example D Sometime early in the next century, human beings will move to Mars They will live there for about a year, and then will be replaced with a
42、nother group of pioneers Building the base on Mars will advance our knowledge of the solar system and aid in our understanding of the earth We already know that Mars resembles the earth in many aspects: general size, presence of water, length of day, range of temperatures These resemblances have cau
43、sed many people to consider a centuries-long project: to terraform Mars Terraforming means altering a planets surface so that Earths life forms can survive there This concept, previously found only in science fiction is now being seriously considered by scientists Terraforming Mars is theoretically
44、simple: add nitrogen and oxygen to the atmosphere; pump water to the surface; and add the earths plants and animals in the order in which they developed on Earth But it will take at least 300 years Some people think that such a project is too huge for humans to undertake, but there are very good rea
45、sons to make the attempt The earth now contains some 6 billion people, and no one has any idea of how many humans the earth can support Our very existence and numbers are threatening many other species We also have had some experience with terraforming our own planet: altering the landscape, the atm
46、osphere and the climate Currently terraforming earth has become a wiser activity as we try to control global warming, air and water pollution, and preserve some natural living places HLLYBQ 整理 供“高中试卷网（http:/sj.fjjy.org） ” 6 While the possibility of such a project is small, it is not impossible Even
47、if earth-bound societies come and go in the next 300 years, the project can continue through the work of the Mars settlers without the need for constant backing from the earth The future existence of all the people in our world may very well depend upon our ability to terraform Mars 41What would be the best title for this passage? ATerraforming Mars BSaving the Earth CTravelling to Mars DA Newly-found Place 42What does the underlined word “altering” mean in the second paragraph?
