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1、梅州市高三总复习第一次质检试卷（2015.3）英语本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共10页，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填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将答题卡试卷类型填涂在答题卡上。在答题卡右上角的“试室号”和“座位号”栏填写试室号、座位号，并用2B铅笔将相应的试室号、座位号信息点涂黑。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
2、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.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 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1-15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。Ready to give up long showers, water parks, and unlimited water gushing（喷涌） out of your taps? A new study says more than
3、 three-hundred-thirty-five-million people are faced with water _1_ now. The oceans are full, of course. But the liquidfresh, clean water for drinking and watering crops is in short _2_ in many parts of the world. Rivers are running low, lakes are shrinking, streams have stopped _3_, and groundwater
4、is being pumped(抽) dry. However, the _4_ for water keeps increasing. So there comes _5_ the water crisis! What is causing the crisis? Experts say it is a complex _6_ of climate change and rapid population growth. On the one hand, global climate change threatens to reduce water supplies due to _7_ ra
5、infall. On the other hand, population growth is driving explosive demand for water, prompting(促使) rivers in thirsty countries to be tapped for nearly every drop and _8_ governments to pump out so-called fossil water.Lack of water may result in several _9_. It may increase health problems. Lack of wa
6、ter often means drinking waters are not _10_. Lack of water may also result in more international _11_. Countries may have to compete for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. And lack of water would _12_ the ability of developing to imp
7、rove their economies. This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning.One partial _13_ to the world water shortage, at least for countries near the sea, is to _14_ more desalination(去盐作用) plants that change seawater into fresh water. Another suggested soluti
8、on is for water-rich countries, such as Canada, to sell water to countries which are _15_ in water.1. A. lack B. shortage C. question D. need2. A .level B. environment C. condition D. supply3. A. flying B. blowing C. flowing D. floating4. A. requirement B. demand C. desire D. price5. A. usually B. o
9、bviously C. suddenly D. unavoidably6. A. combination B. friend C. effect D. cause7. A. fallen B. increased C. raised D. decreased8. A. persuading B. hoping C. offering D. driving9. A. opinions B. problems C. decisions D. methods10. A. fresh B. good C. safe D. sweet11. A. conflict B. meeting C. conce
10、rn D. debate12. A. help B. affect C. increase D. worsen13. A. key B. means C. evidence D. answer14. A. build B. find C. prepare D. provide15. A. rich B. interested C. abundant D. poor第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共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，并将答案填写在答卷标号为16-25的相应位置上。Andrew Eng
11、el was completely confused. Just days into his freshman year at Rutgers University, he was sitting in Sociology 101, listening to _16_ students have a discussion. He had no idea _17_ they were talking about. He had done his homework, paid attention to lectures and taken notes, but nothing was famili
12、ar. “Everyone is so much _18_(smart) than I am,” he thought. It was a foreign feeling, as hed always been a good student and _19_(graduate) from high school with a 3.9 GPA.The rest of his day progressed like an episode of The Twilight Zone. He got _20_(lose), again, on his way to the cafeteria, even
13、 though hed been there a few hours earlier. Back at his dorm, he greeted his roommate with a Hi, hows it going? all the while thinking, “What is his name again?”He was acting _21_ a person with Alzheimers disease（阿尔茨海默氏病，即老年痴呆病）, _22_ he was only 17. By the end of September, hed dropped a class and
14、was studying with _23_ tutor, yet he was still struggling. He decided he had no _24_(choose) but to drop out, telling his _25_(puzzle) parents he wasnt cut out for college.第二部分 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。AThe writers of murder stories go to a gr
15、eat deal of trouble to keep us guessing right up to the end. In actual fact, people often behave more strangely in real life than they do in stories. The following advertisement once appeared in a local newspaper: An opportunity to earn $250 in a few minutes. A man willing to take chances is wanted
16、for an out-of-the-ordinary job which can be performed only once. A reader found this offer very generous and applied to the advertiser, but being a bit suspicious, he gave a false name. Soon afterwards, he received a reply. Enclosed in the envelope was a typed note instructing him to ring a certain
17、number if he was still interested. He did so and learned on the telephone that the advertiser wanted him to get rid of somebody and would discuss it more fully with him the next day. But the man told the police and from then on acted under their instructions. The police saw the two men met and watch
18、ed them as they drove away together. In the car the advertiser came to the point at once: he told the man he wanted him to shoot his wife. The reason he gave was that he was suffering from an incurable disease and wanted to live in a warmer country，but his wife objected to this. Giving the man some
19、money，the advertiser told him to buy a gun andwarned him to be careful of the dog which，though it would not bite，might attract attention. He also gave him a photograph of his wife so that he would be able to recognize her，After that，the advertiser suggested that the man should do the job next mornin
20、g. Meanwhile，he would prepare his wife by telling her that a young man was going to call. After the murder，they would meet again outside a railway station and the money would be paid as arranged. The second meeting never took place，for the advertiser was arrested shortly afterwards and charged with
21、attempting to persuade someone to murder his wife.26. What can we infer from paragraph one?A. While reading murder stories, we have to guess at the end of the stories.B. While reading murder stories, we have to guess from the beginning to the end.C. People usually behave more strangely in murder sto
22、ries than in real life.D. It is very easy for writers of murder stories to have readers guessing.27. The underlined word “suspicious” in paragraph two means _?A. doubtful B. sure C. persuaded D. unexpected28. Why did the man put an advertisement in a local newspaper?A. To hire someone to kill himsel
23、f because he was seriously ill.B. To ask someone to buy a gun for him and then he would kill his wife.C. To hire someone to kill his wife because he didnt love her any more.D. To have his wife killed because he doubt whether she still loved him.29. According to the passage, what is NOT true about th
24、e advertiser?A. He was suffering from a deadly disease. B. He raised a dog in his house.C. He would help the person hired to finish the task.D. He paid the man he hired beforehand.30. From the passage, we can learn that_.A. The advertiser wrote a letter to the reader to ask him to call a number.B. T
25、he reader was in great need of money, so he wanted to get the job.C. The advertiser was caught by the police right after he met the reader.D. The dog in the advertisers house was very fierce.BA homeless man in Las Vegas who had been living on the streets and had not seen his six children for nearly
26、25 years has been reunited with his daughter thanks to modern technology and the kindness of strangers.Jimmy Francis was outside a Firehouse Subs shop earlier this month when he was spotted by a local realtor Jim Snyder, as he was going in to pick up his dinner. When Snyder saw Francis struggling in
27、 the cold weather, he, with the help of Firehouse employees, bought the man a sandwich and gave him some cash.After Snyder got home his thoughts stayed with Francis, left out in the cold. “He was shaking so uncontrollably and was so cold. It just broke my heart and I thought theres something Ive got
28、 to do here,” Snyder, 49, told ABCN. “By the time I got to where my home is, I knew I had to turn around and get him.”Snyder, who says he had never before done anything like that, brought Francis to the home he shares with his wife, Maria, and gave him coffee, a warm shower, washed his clothes and p
29、acked a suitcase full of his own old clothes for Francis.Over coffee and a warm meal, Snyder, himself a father of five children and step-children, learned that Francis had not seen his six children for over two decades after a divorce. He was particularly torn, Snyder says, over not seeing his only
30、daughter, Natalie.“He told me he had colon cancer in 2010 and wasnt expected to live and because of that experience, the one thing constantly in his mind is that he wants to be reunited with his children,” Snyder said.The Snyders took down the names and birth dates of Franciss children and used soci
31、al media to search for them.The couple found Natalie Francis, now living in Northern California and herself a grandmother, on Facebook and sent her a message. Less than one hour later, they had a response.“The message just said, Oh my God. This is my dad. Is he okay?” Snyder recalled.Just days later
32、 the couple brought Francis, living temporarily with an acquaintance, back to their home for a Skype call with his daughter.“A whole lot of emotions,” is how Snyder recalled the virtual reunion. “That was the first time theyd seen each other in 24 years, literally. It was very, very special.”31. Acc
33、ording to the passage, we can know that _.A. Jimmy Francis has been living on the streets for nearly 25 yearsB. Jimmy Francis was once a friend of Jim SnyderC. Jim Snyder felt pity for Jimmy Francis when he saw himD. Jimmy Francis was dying when Jim Snyder saw him.32. According to the passage, what
34、is TRUE about Jim Snyder?A. He always brings homeless strangers home.B. He lives with his wife and his children.C. He himself has probably once divorcedD. He has three sons and two daughters.33. What does the passage suggest?A. Jimmy Francis thought he was going to die because of cancer.B. Jimmy Fra
35、ncis has been looking for his children for more than 20 years.C. Jimmy Francis could hardly remember his childrens names and birth dates.D. Jimmy Franciss wife died and he was so sad that he left home.34. What can we know about the reunion?A. Jimmy Francis met his daughter as soon as they got in tou
36、ch with each other.B. Several days later, Jimmy Francis met his daughter in Snyders house.C. Jimmy Francis saw his daughter for the first time in 24 years on Facebook.D. Both Jimmy Francis and his daughter were very excited to see each other.35. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Jimmy
37、 Francis and his children. B. A kind-hearted man. C. An unforgettable experience. D. An exciting reunion.CWhat would you do to reduce the chance of dying of cancer? How far would you go if you had a 70 to 90 percent chance of contracting bowel（肠） cancer - and your uncle, mother, father, and two of y
38、our brothers had died from it? Lynne Fisher decided she would do almost anything. So, even though she showed no signs of cancer at all, Fisher, 51, a former mental health worker, agreed to undergo what might sound like a radical surgery: doctors removed nearly her whole colon(结肠) and rerouted her sm
39、all intestine(肠) to perform the functions of her large intestine. The side effects were horrific, she said. For a year, Fisher struggled to control her bowel movements. She fought depression, and she hated her large scars and the 28 staples that had been left in her body. Her Multiple Sclerosis retu
40、rned. The woman she shared a hospital room with - whod had a similar surgery - did not survive. When youre in it, its like a dark tunnel, she told ABC News in a long phone conversation about her medical history. But then, one day, she realized the surgery had helped saved her life. And since then, s
41、hes never looked back. Whats a year out of your life compared to dying? the 51-year-old said from her home in central England. I get to watch my dogs grow up, my children grow up, my grandchild, I get to see my cherry blossoms in the tree, I get to see the sun shining in the morning, I get to go on
42、holiday - I get to see life.Genes that cause breast cancer have been discussed widely for years. But less well known is Lynch syndrome, the gene mutation that Fisher and her much of her family inherited. Roughly one in 370 people has Lynch syndrome, according to Lynch Syndrome International, an orga
43、nization dedicated to helping people with Lynch syndrome and those who treat them. Its unclear how many Americans choose to have the surgery that Fisher had: prophylactic subtotal colectomy, which doctors describe as a major surgery that, while elective, can often save lives. 36. Why did Lynne Fishe
44、r decide to remove nearly her whole colon?A. Because she has already had a cancer.B. Because she thought the colon was useless.C. Because she was afraid of dying of bowel cancer someday.D. Because her doctor persuaded her to do that.37. According to the passage, what is NOT true about the surgery un
45、dergone by Lynne Fisher?A. It is only a very simple and easy surgery.B. It can bring about some terrible side effects.C. Its possible for one to die of the surgery.D. It takes one maybe a year to recover from the surgery.38. What can we learn from the underlined sentence?A. Lynne Fisher really regre
46、tted what she had done.B. Lynne Fisher thought it was not worth a year to have the surgery.C. Compared to death, the suffering during the year was worthwhile. D. Lynne Fisher spent a painful year in recovering from the surgery.39. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. About 0.27% people have
47、 Lynch syndrome now in America.B. We can tell exactly how many people have had the surgery.C. Lynch Syndrome International helps people with Lynch syndrome only.D. People with Lynch syndrome will be forced to have the surgery.40. The main purpose of the passage is to _. A. persuade people with Lynch syndrome to have a surgeryB. in