2015.1广东四校高三上英语期末联考

2015届高三上学期华附、省实、广雅、深中四校联考

英语

命题学校：华师附中命题人：高三英语备课组

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。

The day I was given the news was a cold Saturday. My mom sat me on the floor and opened her mouth to give me the most 1 words I'd ever heard: “Grandma Billie has been diagnosed with cancer.” Tears filled my eyes immediately. Mom continued, “Grandma is old and her body is too 2 . There’s nothing they can do to treat her.” I knew this wasn't my mom’s fault but I was so 3 . I was almost yelling at my mom, “So, they’re just going to let her 4 ?”

We had to just wait for her to die. I couldn't even 5 the thought. We went to the hospital right away. The doctor said, “Billie has a tumor in her 6 . She won't be able to 7 because it hurts her too much. One option is a feeding tube, but there are times when it will be uncomfortable.” At the end, the doctor sighed, “With a feeding tube, she would probably have three 8 at most.”

My whole family on my mom’s side was really 9 and they were all looking to God to make this easy. I couldn't handle it. If God was so wonderful and so 10 then why did he allow all these awful things to happen to good people? Why was he letting my grandma die?

I came and visited every day after 11 practice. Grandma would tell me the 12 stories over and over again, but every time I was just as surprised and excited to hear them. She was getting 13 really fast and every time I came to see her it broke my heart more.

3 weeks later, after the softball practice, I was getting ready to see grandma when mom appeared in the locker room. She opened her mouth but at first no words came out. She 1

4 again, “You can’t go to see grandma today because she just died.” Silence.I couldn’t 1

5 anyone else in the room. Mom sat next to me and we both held each other and cried.

1. A. unforgettable B. regretful C. painful D. indescribable

2. A. weak B. small C. pale D. thin

3. A. sad B. mad C. desperate D. anxious

4. A. pass B. suffer C. go D. die

5. A. bear B. hate C. take D. dismiss

6. A. skin B. breast C. throat D. lung

7. A. feed B. eat C. breathe D. digest

8. A. years B. months C. days D. hours

9. A. ambitious B. religious C. mysterious D. cautious

10. A. delightful B. peaceful C. pitiful D. powerful

11. A. softball B. school C. social D. music

12. A. short B. strange C. dull D. same

13. A. happier B. older C. better D. worse

14. A. tried B. said C. cried D. opened

15. A. see B. sense C. hear D. feel

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卡标号为16~25的相应位置上。

The Hawaiian islands include eight major islands, several circular reefs and numerous smaller islands. Of the eight major islands, Niihau and Kahoolawe are the 16 (small). These islands are quite unlike the 17 --- they do not have hotels or resorts for tourists. Both islands, for different reasons, 18 (have) no tourists at all for many years. Niihau is located just 17 miles 19 the west coast of island Kauai. It is owned by one family, the Robinsons, 20 bought the island from King Kamehameha of Hawaii. The Robinsons do not allow any 21 (invite) visitors on the island and so it is often called "the Forbidden Island". Kahoolawe, the other "mystery island" does not have anyone 22 (live) on it today. In the past 23 (century), Hawaiians lived here and used the place for religious ceremonies. Then, the United States Navy took over the place as 24 practice ground for bombing and explosives. So regularly did the Navy bomb the place 25 Hawaiians were not happy with the situation. They wanted to return to Kahoolawe. After many efforts, their wish came true, and the island won't be bombed any more.

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

When we found him, he was a sorry sight. His clothes were torn, his hands bleeding. Before we reached him, we saw him fall. He lay a moment. Then he pulled himself to his feet, walked unsteadily a few yards through the woods and fell again. After we got him out, we went back to find the gun that he had thrown down. His tracks showed that for two days he had circled in the forest, within 200 yards of the road. His senses were so dulled by fear and tiredness that he did not hear the cars going by or see the lights at night. We found him just in time.

This man, like others before him, had simply been frightened when he knew he was lost. What had been a near disaster might have turned out as only a pleasant walk, if he had made a few preparations before he stepped from the highway or off a known path.

Whatever sense of direction that a man may have, it’s still largely a question of