揭阳一中、金山中学2015届高三级第二学期联考

英 语

本试卷共9页，满分135分．考试时间120分钟．

注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、座号写在答题卷密封线内。

2．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答。

3．答案一律写在答题区域内，不准使用铅笔和涂改液；不按以上要求作答的答案无效．

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。

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 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 expert 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, 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-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 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.

show

B.

challenge

C.

help

D.

enjoy



2.

A.

eager

B.

afraid

C.

excited

D.

ashamed



3.

A.

raised

B.

nodded

C.

lowered

D.

shook



4.

A.

persuaded

B.

forced

C.

ordered

D.

wanted



5.

A.

meaningful

B.

important

C.

interesting

D.

mysterious



6.

A.

divided

B.

folded

C.

cut

D.

torn



7.

A.

answers

B.

questions

C.

ages

D.

names



8.

A.

tips

B.

responses

C.

suggestions

D.

notes



9.

A.

directly

B.

carefully

C.

accidentally

D.

seriously



10.

A.

power

B.

opportunities

C.

fame

D.

popularity



11.

A.

chance

B.

trick

C.

story

D.

reason



12.

A.

serve

B.

apply

C.

employ

D.

join



13.

A.

impression

B.

effect

C.

attraction

D.

stress



14.

A.

avoid

B.

help

C.

find

D.

support



15.

A.

pay

B.

bring

C.

shift

D.

attract





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卷标号为16~25的相应位置上。

To most Chinese students, studying abroad could be a burden. There are lots of difficulties facing them every day---language barrier, 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, Kiki’s London Diary, she tells her stories in 18 optimistic way.

The language barrier is the biggest difficulty 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 couldn’t read most of the English names of the drinks and 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. Her study and life experiences are sure to delight any Chinese 25 (study) abroad or who plan to do so.

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。

A

You often hear about how to reduce sodium(钠) in your diet. “Choose the low-sodium options,” the doctor suggest. My doctor told me just the opposite. I was to eat at least twice or three times the amount of sodium I had previously been consuming (about 500 mg) if I wished to change my body’s current state of degeneration(衰退).

To be honest, I don’t remember when I stopped having enough sodium in my diet. The habit began at a very young age. I never ate salty chips or fatty 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(钙).

Dizziness upon standing, extremely low blood pressure and pulse, and clubbing fingers are all indicators that your sodium 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 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 mother’s advice, it didn’t really hit home until my 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. I’m still hesitant about the artificial sweeteners in the Gatorade, but hey, it’s a start. I realize 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.

According to Paragraph 1, what was the writer advised to do by her doctor?

To eat food that is not salty.

To consume more sodium than before.

To avoid doing whatever others often do.

To consume at least 500 mg sodium each day.

We infer that when the writer was young, she .

liked eating all kinds of food

didn’t know the importance of calcium

often received advice from her doctor

didn’t think lacking sodium would be a problem

What can we know from Paragraph 3?

What causes most people to feel dizzy.

What the harm of having low blood pressure is.

What will happen if we don’t take in enough sodium.

When the writer had the habit of taking in little sodium.

29. We can infer from the passage that the writer’s mother .

A. was very particular about her diet

B. didn’t care about the writer’s health

C. knew what was wrong with her daughter

D. didn’t think a doctor would help her daughter

30. At the end of the passage, the writer concludes that .

A. taking in salt is very important

B. people like going to extremes

C. people don’t eat healthy food nowadays

D. people should avoid eating something too much or too little

B

Chinese immigrants have lived and worked in America since the 1800s. Today, Asians are America’s fastest growing minority. Almost every major city in the country 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 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 walk around Chinatown today in Los Angeles and many other big cities, you have these facades(外观) 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 one 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(敌意) toward the Chinese 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 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 apartments and they also want to find good school districts. So Chinatown is not attractive to them.”

What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

Most immigrants to the US in the 1800s were Chinese.

Chinese people in the US mainly live in Chinatowns.

Most new immigrants to the US are from China.

Chinatowns are very common in America.

We learn that after Chinese immigrants in the US moved to the suburbs, they .

built new Chinatowns to attract tourists there

built many traditional Chinese restaurants there

didn’t make their new homes look like their old ones

often visited restaurants, grocery stores and herbal cures downtown

What is implied about the Chinese food mentioned by Steve Wong?

It is actually very American.

Americans don’t like it.

It is too spicy for American people.

It is catered towards Chinese tastes.

Chinese immigrants started building Chinatowns because they wanted to .

make