广州市协和中学2011—2012学年高三第三次月考

广州市协和中学2011—2012学年高三第三次月考本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

第Ⅰ卷1页至9页，第Ⅱ卷9页至10页。

全卷共135分。

考试120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共95分）第一部分：语言知识与运用（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）In 1976, Sichan Siv was crawling through the jungle, trying to escape from Cambodia. By 1989, however, Siv was working in the White House, in Washington D. C., as an advisor to the President of the United States.Like millions of Cambodians, Siv was a 1 of a bloody civil war. When the government was 2 , the situation in Cambodia got worse. Many people were killed, while others were forced into hard labor. Sometimes entire families were wiped out.Siv had 3 to leave Cambodia before the anti-government army took over the country. Unfortunately, he was 4 . As a result, he and his family were 5 from their homes and forced to labor in rice fields. After a while, Siv managed to escape. He rode an old bicycle for miles, trying to reach Thailand where he would be free and 6 . For three weeks he slept on the ground and tried to 7 from the soldiers who were looking for him. Caught at last, he was 8 he would be killed. Instead, he was put into a labor camp, where he worked eighteen hours each day without 9 . After several months, he escaped again; this time he 10 it. The journey, however, was a(n) 11 one. After three days of staggering on foot through mile after mile of thick bamboo, Siv 12 made his way to Thailand. Because he had worked for an American charity group, Siv 13 found work in a refugee camp. Soon he was on his way to the states.After graduating from Columbia University, Siv was offered a job in the White House working for President Reagan's closest advisors. It was a 14 job, and he often had to work long hours. However the long hard work was worth it, because Siv got the 15 to help refugees in his work.1. A. victim B. critic C. soldier D. monitor2. A. divided B. founded C. removed D. defeated3. A. promised B. hoped C. managed D. refused4. A. dropped B. cancelled C. delayed D. secured5. A. carried B. taken C. chosen D. obtained6. A. content B. stable C. safe D. simple7. A. hide B. move C. learn D. tear8. A. sure B. afraid C. eager D. upset9. A. order B. help C. rest D. sleep10. A. challenged B. proved C. finished D. made11. A. terrifying B. amazing C. inspiring D. touching12. A. exactly B. fully C. finally D. clearly13. A. quickly B. carefully C. independently D. hopefully14. A. honest B. pleasant C. difficult D. creative15. A. encouragement B. application D. significance D. opportunity第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）Grapes are one of the oldest cultivated fruits. Studies show that Egyptians were involved in grape and wine production. Also, the early Romans were known to have developed many grape varieties.Grapes 16 (grow) in California for more than 200 years. The tradition of viticulture (growing grapes) began in 1769 17 the Spanish started building churches throughout California. Then the boom in grapes planted for eating arose in 18 early 1800s. William Wolfskill, 19 (found) of California's citrus (柑橘类的植物) industry, planted the first table grape vineyard in 1839 near Los Angeles.20 the 1850s, the United States had officially acquired California from Mexico,21 80,000 gold seekers had moved to the region. A few of 22 had the foresight to realize 23 there was money in grapes as well as in gold.Today California wine, table grapes, and raisins are all important agricultural products, with approximately 700,000 acres 24 (plant) in vineyards. About 85% of California's table grape production is in the southern San Joaquin Valley region, with the Coachella Valley region accounting for most of the 25 (remain) production.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）A．Brittnie Pemberton listened attentively as Jim Herrick took her and her mother, Tanya, on a brief tour of San Diego State University on Thursday. Her dream is much closer to reality after she received a promise from the university. The university promised that she would get a full four-year scholarship to the school as long as she met the entrance requirements.Brittnie, 10, laughed. Her mom cried.They live at the Salvation Army Door of Hope, a living center for homeless women and their children. Photojournalist Linda Solomon met them in August when she came to the facility and taught boys and girls, ages three-and-a-half to 13, how to take pictures. She gave them all disposable cameras and told them to capture images that reflected their dreams. The children's images—a big house, a church, a playground, a backyard and more—are kept.This is a project called ―Pictures of Hope" organized by the Salvation Army."I wish to go to college, so I took a picture of the sign out in front of San Diego State University," Brittnie said last month. The Fletcher Elementary School fifth-grader was pointing to the Christmas card bearing her photograph.Adrienne Finley, development director at the Salvation Army, hosted a reception for Solomon, who told Finley about the president of a small university who gave a child the scholarship she dreamed of last year.Finley called his old friend, Herrick, who serves as the SDSU President. "We have a wonderful opportunity here to make a difference in a little girl's life," Finley said. Soon her mom and Brittnie were face to face with SDSU President Jim Herrick."Y ou must be Brittnie," he said, reaching out to shake her hand. She quickly pulled her hands out of the pockets of the new SDSU sweatshirt she had been given that morning.They sat down at a table in his office and talked about college, about science, about her love of math and his hope that she and other girls wouldn't lose interest in those subjects, as happens to many girls as they grow older.Then they talked about how much discipline she would need over the next eight years to make her dream come true. Both signed the paper outlining their agreement to the terms of the scholarship. Back outside on the sunny campus, Brittnie admitted she was tempted sometimes not to do her homework. "But not anymore," she said.26. According to the first paragraph, we can know that ________.A. Jim Herrick told Brittnie the good news that she had been admitted to SDSUB. Brittnie will not need to pay for her university education if she was accepted by SDSUC. Jim Herrick promised Tanya she didn’t have to pay for her daughter’s college educationD. Tanya knew that Brittnie had little chance of meeting the entrance requirements27. The Salvation Army Door of Hope is intended to ________.A. help young women and their children get higher educationB. provide shelters for homeless women and their childrenC. educate homeless moms so they can provide for their childrenD. cheer up children who are both fatherless and homeless28. According to the passage, the following statements are true EXCEPT ________.A. Linda Solomon taught children photography to inspire them.B. Children told people about their dreams through their pictures.C. Brittnie took a picture standing at the gate of SDSU.D. Brittnie’s picture was so good that it was printed on a Christmas card.29. From the conversation between Ferrick and Brittnie, we can infer that ________.A. Ferrick has a strong belief that Brittnie will be a scientist in the future.B. Brittnie, as well as some other girls, is interested in both science and math.C. some girls would not be so good in science and math as boys as they grow older.D. Brittnie will never lose interest in science because of her deep love.30. Which of the following words can best describe Brittnie’s feelings when she signed theagreement about the scholarship?A. Encouraged.B. Calm.C. Nervous.D. Proud.B.Can you believe your eyes? A recent experiment suggests that the answer to that question may depend on your age.Martin Doherty, a psychologist at the University of Stirling in Scotland, led the team of scientists. In this experiment, Doherty and his team tested the perception(观察力)of some people, using pictures of some orange circles. The researchers showed the same pictures to two groups of people. The first group included 151 children aged 4 to 10, and the second group included 24 adults aged 18 to 25.The first group of pictures showed two circles alone on a white background. One of the circles was larger than the other, and these people were asked to identify the larger one. Four-year-olds identified the correct circle 79 percent of the time. Adults identified the correct circle 95 percent of the time.Next, both groups were shown a picture where the orange circles, again of different sizes, were surrounded by gray circles. Here’s where the trick lies in. In some of the pictures, the smaller orange circle was surrounded by even smaller gray circles — making the orange circle appear larger than the other orange circle, which was the real larger one. And the larger orange circle was surrounded by even bigger gray circles — so it appeared to be smaller than the real smaller orange circle.When young children aged 4 to 6 looked at these tricky pictures, they weren’t fooled —they were still able to find the bigger circle with roughly the same accuracy as before. Older children and adults, on the other hand, did not do as well. Old er children often identified the smaller circle as the larger one, and adults got it wrong most of the time.As children get older, Doherty said, their brains may develop the ability to identify visual （视觉的）context (上下文). In other words, they will begin to process the whole picture at once: the tricky gray circles, as well as the orange circle in the middle. As a result, they’re more likely to fall for this kind of visual trick.31. Doherty and his team of scientists did an experiment to evaluate ________.A．children’s and adults’ eye-sight B．people’s ability to see accuratelyC．children’s and adults’ brains D．the influence of people’s age32. When asked to find the larger circle, ________.A．children at 6 got it wrong 79 % of the time with no gray ones aroundB．only adults over 18 got it right 95% of the time with gray ones aroundC．children at 4 got it right about 79 % of the time with gray ones aroundD．adults got it right most of the time with gray ones around33. According to the passage, we can know that ________.A．a smaller orange circle appears bigger on a white backgroundB．an orange circle appears bigger than a gray one of the same sizeC．a circle surrounded by other circles looks bigger than its real sizeD．a circle surrounded by bigger ones looks smaller than its real size34. V isual context may work when children get older than ________.A．4 B．6 C．10 D．1835. Why are younger children not fooled?A．Because they are smarter than older children and adults.B．Because older people are influenced by their experience.C．Because people’s eyes become weaker as they grow older.D．Because their brain can hardly notice related things together.C.Riding through the royal forest of Sherwood on a wonderful May morning, you don't have a care in the world. Then you hear a bird call, the faint rustling of trees, and suddenly a man armed with a longbow appears in your path.He wears a feathered cap. Y ou can't see the man's face clearly, but you don't have to. He is dressed in Lincoln green, the color of Robin Hood -- the most famous English outlaw of all time.Don't worry; he won't harm you -- not yet, anyway. He'll invite you to join him and his outlaw band for a feast. The meal of choice? V enison -- freshly-killed deer. Only a king is allowed to hunt it, but then Robin never did worry about the law.After your feast, Robin, or his faithful lieutenant Little John, will ask you a question. How much money are you carrying? If you answer truthfully, you may keep all that you have. If you need money, then Robin will give or lend you some. But if you lie to him -- if you hoard your money, well ... you won't have that money for very long. Y ou'll be stripped of your clothes and cash, tied backwards on your horse and sent back to Nottingham in shame. And your money? It will go to help someone in need.Most people love Robin Hood. And that's a good thing. Just as common people are allowed to hunt harmful wolves, anyone can hunt Robin Hood. The sheriff would pay for Robin's capture just as surely as he would pay for a wolf's head. Robin and his band are often called wolfsheads by their enemies.Robin Hood is an outlaw. That means he lives outside the protection of the law. But Robin is a law unto himself. He's the self-styled king of the greenwood -- either Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire or Barnsdale in Y orkshire.Robin is no common criminal. As the famous saying goes, he robs from the rich and gives to the poor. The poor have little to fear from Robin Hood. His enemies are the rich and corrupt, especially the Sheriff of Nottingham and the bad apples in the Church like the Abbot of St. Mary's and the Bishop of Hereford.Robin defends the underdog against oppression.36. Which of the following is NOT a usual practice of Robin Hood and his band?A. Hunting deer and serving their guests with their meat as dinner.B. Hunting harmful wolves and cutting their heads for money.C. Robbing the dishonest rich people out of their money and clothes.D. Protecting and giving money to the low life in need of help.37. The underlined wo rd ―hoard‖ in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.A. give awayB. hide awayC. give upD. save up38. Why are Robin Hood and his band called wolfsheads?A. They are as fierce as wolves when they robbed people.B. They are as harmful as wolfs and should be hunted.C. They sometimes put on masks of wolfsheads to scare people.D. They are as valuable as wolfsheads because both will bring money if caught.39. Which of the following people is NOT an enemy of Robin Hood?A. The King of England.B. The Sheriff of Nottingham.C. Little John.D. The Bishop of Hereford.40. The purpose of the passage is ____.A. to warn people of the danger of traveling through the forest of SherwoodB. to introduce to you the self-styled king of the greenwood—Robin HoodC. to advise people to be honest with Robin Hood when he questions youD. to describe the fights between Robin Hood and his enemiesD.AFTER years of political point-scoring over their rightful home, more than 30 of the historic Lewis chessmen go on show in Edinburgh today in an exhibition expected to draw tens of thousands of visitors.―The Lewis Chessmen: Unmasked‖ runs for four months at the National Museum of Scotland. It shows 23 Lewis chess pieces and other artifacts from the British Museum –the first loan of any chessmen to Edinburgh in 14 years –alongside all 11 pieces in Scotland’s own collection.Gordon Rintoul, director of National Museums Scotland (NMS), said, ―These objects have a speci al place in the public imagination … we are delighted to be opening the exhibition in partnership with the British Museum.‖The exhibition also reflects new Scottish research questioning long-held assumptions about when the chessmen were made, who owned them, how they were used, and where they were found on Lewis.The traditional story of the chessmen tells that they were found in sand dunes(沙丘) at Uig on Lewis in 1831. They were made in Scandinavia in the 12th century; it was assumed, and probably abandoned by a passing merchant.Dr. Caldwell and others now suggest they were actually found several miles south, and hope further study could confirm that view. The exhibition says it is possible that one of several historical figures on Lewis might have collected and owned them – possibly Olaf, the younger brother of a King of the Isles, or a local bishop.While it is still widely thought they were made in Trondheim, Norway, close analysis of some carvings now point to a later date. Three of the bishops, for example, wear miters, their traditional hats, in styles thought to date from after 1300, a century later than previously thought.When First Minister Alex Salmond took power in 2007, he called for the return of some 90 Lewis pieces bought by the British Museum in the 19th century. His former cultural minister, Linda Fabiani, said division of the set was ―unacceptable‖.But the British Museum and the UK government has stood firm, and that appears unlikely to change.While some Liberal Democrats（自由民主党员）have supported moves to return cultural artifacts to their countries of origin, the new UK minister of culture is a Conservative, Jeremy Hunt.41. What will be shown in the exhibition called ―The Lewis Chessmen: Unmasked‖?A. More than 30 Lewis chessmen owned by the National Museum of Scotland.B. 23 Lewis chessmen and other artifacts owned by the British Museum.C. 11 Lewis chessmen owned by Edinburgh, Scotland.D. More than 30 Lewis chessmen and other artifacts owned by the UK.42. Which of the following findings about the Lewis chessmen has already been confirmed?A. They were found in sand dunes at Uig on Lewis.B. They were abandoned by a passing merchant.C. Olaf, the younger brother of a King of the Isles, collected and owned them.D. Some of them were made much later than the 12th century.43. By saying ―division of the set was “unacceptable”‖, Linda Fabiani probably meant that____.A. the British Museum should keep the Lewis chessmen they hadB. the Lewis chessmen should be given back and put together with the othersC. the Lewis chessmen should not be shown separatelyD. the British Museum shouldn’t have bought the 90 Lewis chessmen44. Which of the following people strongly supports the return of the Lewis chessmen toNorway?A. Gordon RintoulB. Dr CaldwellC. Alex SalmondD. Jeremy Hunt45. The purpose of the passage is to ____.A. attract people to the exhibition called ―The Lewis Chessmen: Unmasked‖B. show findings about the history of the Lewis chessmenC. accuse the British government for refusing to return the Lewis chessmenD. introduce the Lewis chessmen and arguments about their rightful home第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。