2015届广州市普通高中毕业班综合测试（二）英 语

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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1一15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。

I'd never seen a storm like it. It was July 20，1992．I had been in the US army for a year

and a half，and was 1 that evening as an inspector.

I was standing at the doorway watching the 2 blowing in when a bolt of lightning hit a

tree about 50 yards away，making me 3 in fright.

The rain arrived suddenly and 4 ，shaking the roof. A big flash of blue light hit me，

throwing me about 10 metres． 5 passed through me and I seemed on fire．I felt myself 6

my body and then I was looking down at myself as the guards tried to help me．I felt I had a

7 ，turn away or face the pain. I decided to return.

I later found out that the lightning had stopped my heart for 5 minutes·Doctors were 8

I had survived.

Through much hard work I eventually recovered 9 ．But while my body slowly healed，

I remained terrified of storms．The army doctors insisted I 10 my fears and overcome them.

So on one overcast day，I stood outside my house and waited. The rain came，wetting my

bare feet. I saw the flash and heard the thunder at the same time. Lightning burned through me

once more and threw me back into the house. I'd been struck again！

The first time I was hit，I was told the 11 of surviving were one in twelve million. But

what were the chances of surviving twice?

I already lived with so much 12 that physically it wasn't much worse the second time.

But I became more 13 ．It took me years to overcome my terror and feel comfortable again

leaving the house. My life as a soldier was 14 by one in a wheelchair. Nevertheless I

learned to 15 ．Although I still feel pain every day，I'm now able to work and live

independently．I am no longer afraid of living．

1 ．A. fighting B. working C. sleeping D. reading

2 ．A. fire B．roof C．rainstorm D . smoke

3 ．A. jump B. laugh C. hide D. leave

4. A. slowly B. secretly C. softly D. loudly

5 ．A. Electricity B. Light C: Rain D. Sound

6. A. hitting B. leaving C. controlling D . dragging

7. A. right B. problem C. choice D. dream

8 ．A. confident B. disappointed C. worried D. amazed

9. A. socially B. mentally C. physically D. visually

10. A. hide B．face C. sense D. ignore

11 ．A. reasons B. chances C. advantages D. consequences

12. A. success B. joy C. failure D. pain

13．A. fearful B. powerful C. thankful D. regretful

14. A. protected B. saved C. replaced D. shared

15．A. adapt B. forgive C. escape D. complain

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，在空格处填人一个适当的

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16一25的相应位置上。

The giant panda loves bamboo. An adult panda requires 12. 5 kilograms of bamboo，which

it 16 （hungry）pulls out with its powerful paws，to satisfy its daily needs·

Wild pandas live only in the high bamboo forests of Central China. These mountain forests

are cool and wet一just as pandas like it. In the summer，they may climb as high as 4000 meters

to help themselves to bamboo 17 （grow）at higher altitudes.

Frequently，pandas 18 （see）eating in a relaxed sitting position，with their back legs

stretched out before them. 19 they may appear inactive，they are in fact skilled tree-climbers

and efficient swimmers．

Giant pandas are unsociable．They have a highly developed sense of smell that males use

20 （avoid）each other and to find females for mating in the spring·After a five-month

pregnancy，a female gives birth 21 a cub. The blind baby pandas weigh only 142 grams and

cannot crawl（爬行） 22 they reach three months of age· 23 are born white，and develop

their much loved colouring later.

There are only about 1000 giant pandas left in 24 wild，with perhaps another 100 in

zoos. Because they are so rare，much of 25 we know about pandas comes from studying

these zoo animals．

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

Is it possible that the sinking of the Titanic was caused by a ghost? A lot of the story below

is true... but did it really happen quite like this？

Our story begins not in the icy cold waters of the North Atlantic，but rather thousands of

miles away in Egypt. It is here，perhaps，that we can find the start of the mystery（谜）of the

Titanic，in the year 1910，in the great city of Cairo．

One day，a famous professor of Egyptian history called Douglas Murray was staying in

Cairo，when he was contacted by an American adventurer.

The American had something unusual to offer Murray，something that was certain to thrill

him：a beautiful ancient Egyptian mummy case，containing the mummy of an Egyptian queen．it

was over 3000 years old，but in beautiful condition一gold，with bright paintings on it. Murray

was delighted with both the object and the asking-price·He gave the man a cheque immediately.

The cheque was never cashed. That evening the American adventurer died. For his part，

Murray arranged to have the treasure sent back to Britain·However，it was not long before he

learnt more about the beautiful mummy case：On the walls of the tomb in which it had been

discovered，there were messages which warned of terrible consequences to anyone who broke into

the tomb．Murray was disbelieving of these warnings until a few days later，when a gun he was

holding exploded in his hand，shattering his arm. The arm had to be cut off.

After the accident，Murray decided to return to his homeland．On the return journey，two of

his companions died mysteriously，and two servants who had handled the mummy also passed

away．The now-terrified Murray decided he would get rid of the cursed case as soon as he arrived

in London．A lady he knew named Janet Jones said she would like it，so he gave it to her.

Shortly afterwards，Jones' mother died，and she herself caught a strange disease. She tried

returning the mummy，but naturally Murray refused it. In the end，it was presented to the British

Museum．

Even in the museum，the mummy apparently continued to cause strange events．A museum

photographer died shortly after taking pictures of the new exhibit；and a manager also died for no

apparent reason. In the end，the British Museum decided to get rid of the mummy too．They sold

it to a collector in New York.

At the start of April 1912，arrangements for the transfer were complete，and the mummy began

the journey to its new home．But the New Yorker never received the mummy or its case．For when

the Titanic sank，one of the objects in its strong-room Was the mummy case·Or so they say·

26．From the passage，we know Professor Murray＿．

A. was a famous American adventurer

B ．used to work for the British Museum

C ．was a British professor of Egyptian history

D ．didn't believe the mummy really brought bad fortune

27 ．In Paragraph 5，the underlined word“cursed”is closest in meaning to＿．

A. forgotten B. uncommon C. expensive D. unlucky

28．In what order did the following events occur?

a. The case was given to the British Museum.

b ．Janet Jones caught a mysterious illness．

c ．Murray's arm was cut off.

d. The mummy case was sold to an American.

e ．A man who took a picture of the case died.

f. Warnings were written on the tomb，s walls．

A. f, c，b，a，e，d B ．c，f, b，a，e，d

C, d，f, b，c，a，e D. f, a，c，b，e，d

29．According to the passage，where is the Egyptian mummy now？

A. At the British Museum. B．In New York. C. In Egypt. D. Under the sea.

30．What is the main purpose of this passage？

A. To entertain readers with a story of mystery．

B ．To introduce an important historical event to readers．

C ．To warn readers about the dangers of mummies' curses．

D ．To inform readers about the true cause of the Titanic's sinking．

B

Amy didn't have a little finger.

It bothered James at first，but she seemed almost proud of it：she would refuse to use her

five-fingered hand to hold his or move stray hairs from her eyes．She would always use her left

hand，twisted and shocking．But that was only at the beginning of their relationship. After six

months the missing digit became something like a comfort to James一he’d notice its absence in

his hand and feel loved．It was something he couldn't explain to anyone else，and that made him

love the missing finger even more．It was a secret between them both.

There was，however，a certain thing James couldn't ask about. He wasn't sure how she lost

her finger. It was the only unspeakable topic in the relationship·It didn't bother him very much.

He wasn't a curious person. He'd occasionally slip and begin to ask，but mostly caught himself.

When he didn't，she'd get quiet in company or angry in private．He'd let her storm away and wait

for the broken comb of her hand to run through his hair in apology．

They broke up over a mistake．His mistake．Amy started an argument over who should do

the dishes，and he lost despite his best effort to point out the number of hours he worked. In his

anger，he stabbed a fork into the wall. Amy didn't say anything；she didn't even look upset，

just confused. When he pulled the fork out，two prongs（叉齿）stayed in the wall，so he threw it

into the trash.

She was still staring，and he felt awkward and ashamed. He told her the prongs were in the

wall，and the fork was now useless．What good would a two-pronged fork be for anyone？

There wasn't any talking after that. She simply packed a backpack and went to her mother's．

The next day Amy's brother and father came by to collect the rest of her clothing and books．

Neither of them looked mad，though James couldn't figure out if they were truly uninterested or if

silent anger was a family characteristic．

He painted over the marks on the kitchen wall a week later，but left the prongs in the wall．

He fished the fork out of the trash and kep