【2013珠海二模】广东省珠海市2013届高三5月综合试题(二)英语试题

珠海市2013年5月高三综合试题（二）英语本试卷共10页，50小题，满分135分。

考试用时120分钟。

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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1～15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。

In America，drivers education is part of the regular high school curriculum. Every student in his or her second year of high school is required to 1 a class in drivers education.However，unlike other 2 ，it is not given during the 3 school year. Instead it is a summer course. The course is divided up into two parts：class time for learning laws and 4 and driving time to practice driving. Class time is not unlike any other class. The students have a 5 from which they study the basic 6 they must know to pass the written driving test that is given to anyone wanting to get a driver’s 7 .Driving time is a chance for the students to get behind the steering wheel and practice start，steering，backing up，parking，switching lanes，turning corners，and all the other operations 8 to drive a car. Each student is required to drive a total of six 9 .The students are divided up into groups of four. The students and the instructor go out driving for two-hour blocks of time. Thus，each student gets half an hour driving time per outing. The instructor and “driver” sit in10 seats and the other three students sit in the back.Drivers ED cars are unlike other cars in which they have two sets of brakes，oneon driver side and one on the other side where the 11 sits. Thus，if the student driver should run into 12 ，the instructor can take over. The car also has another 13 feature. On the top of the car is a sign that 14 ：STUDENT DRIVER. That lets nearby drivers know that they should use extra caution because the student driver is a beginning driver，not very experienced and intended to drive 15 . ks5u1. A. give B. take C. start D. seat2. A. schools B. practices C. operations D. courses3. A. basic B. extra C. regular D. special4. A. features B. regulations C. operations D. instructions5. A. text B. chance C. practice D. test6. A. laws B. skills C. signs D. parts7. A. experience B. education C. license D. curriculum8. A. separated B. intended C. required D. mixed9. A. courses B. hours C. tests D. classes10. A. driving B. passenger C. front D. window11. A. examiner B. instructor C. operator D. passenger12. A. difficulties B. blocks C. outings D. corners13. A. basic B. strange C. similar D. special14. A. reads B. writes C. warns D. tells15. A. quickly B. regularly C. practically D. slowly笫二节语法填空（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。

WeChat was launched on Jan 12, 2011, and took more than a year 16 (draw) 100 million users. By September，2012, it 17 (reach) the 200 million mark, Tencent said.The number of people 18 (use) WeChat, a voice-messaging service developed by the Internet giant Tencent Holdings, has hit 300 million in the less than two years 19 the service was released, the Shenzhen-based company said on Wednesday." The 300 million number is 20 milestone for WeChat, and we hope the service will be ready to perform 21 the global stage in 2013," Pony Ma, Tencent chairman and chief executive officer, said on his microblog on Wednesday morning.The function of WeChat is very similar to the text messaging and voice call services 22 are provided by telecom carriers. Late last year saw the 23(introduce) of an English version of WeChat in a bid to draw more international users. Tencent has released versions in Arabic, Italian, Vietnamese, Japanese and Thai.Tencent said it is 24 (most) pursuing its expansion plans in emerging and Asian markets. It said the company finds 25 easier to reach its goals in such places, in part because they have cultures that are similar to China's.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。

AI’m not so sure I like my friends any more．I used to like them—to be honest．We’d have lunch, talk on the phone or exchange emails，and they all seemed normal enough. But then came FaceBook, and I was introduced to a sad fact：many of my friends have dark sides that they had kept from me．Today my friends show off the more unpleasant aspects of their personalities via FaceBook. No longer hidden，they’re thrown in my f ace like TV commercials—unavoidable and endless advertisements for the worst of their personalities．Take Fred．If you were to have lunch with him, you’d find him warm, and self-effacing(谦逊的)．Read his FaceBook and you’ll realize he’s an unbearable，food-obsessed boring man．He’d pause to have a cup of coffee on his way to save a drowning man—and then write about it．Take Andy．You won’t find a smarter CEO anywhere, but now he’s a CEO without a company to run．So he plays Mafia Wars on FaceBook．He’s doing well—level 731．Thanks to FaceBook，I know he’s playing about 18 hours a day．Andy, you’ve run four companies—and this is how you spend your downtime? What happened to golf? What happened to getting another job?Take Liz．She is positive that the flu vaccine will kill us all and that we should avoid it．And then comes Chris who likes to post at least 20 times a day on every website he can find，so I get to read his thoughts twice, once on FaceBook and once on Twitter．In real life，I don’t see these sides of people．Face to face, my friends show me their best．They’re nice，smart people．But face to FaceBook，my friends are like a blind date which goes horribly wrong．I’m left with a dilemma．Who is my real friend? Is it the Liz I have lunch with or the anti-vaccine madman on FaceBook? Is it the Fred I can grab a sandwich with or the Fred who weeps if he’s at a party and the wine isn’t up to his standards?26. Who is opposed to the flu vaccine in the text?A. Fred．B. Andy．C. Liz．D. Chris．27. What’s A ndy probably busy in doing now?A. He’s running his company．B. He’s playing golf all day．C. He’s looking for another job．D. He’s playing computer games．28. According to the text，FaceBook tends to________．A. present another side of peopleB. offer some foods for freeC. show endless advertisementsD. get you to more parties29. What does “it” underlined in the last paragraph refer to?A. a dilemmaB. my real friendC. FacebookD. Twitter30. The text is developed mainly by_________．A. giving examplesB. following the time orderC. 1isting figuresD. raising questionsBBBC London Tributes(敬意) continue to be paid at home and abroad to Margaret Thatcher after her death at the age of 87. David Cameron, the present Prime Minister, said she had been a "great Briton" while US President Obama called her a "great champion of freedom and liberty". Her funeral is expected to be held next week. Thatcher, Britain's first female premier, was in power from 1979 to 1990 and won three successive general elections. She died "peacefully" after suffering a stroke on April 8th 2013. She will not have a state funeral but will be accorded the same status as Princess Diana and the Queen Mother. The Union Jack above Number 10 Downing Street has been lowered to half-mast to pay tributes.“In an era in which politicians are all too often greeted with indifference, it is easy to forget that Britain was once led by a woman who inspired passi on.” says Nick Robinson, a well-known BBC political editor.After cutting short a trip to Europe to return to London, Cameron described Thatcher as "the patriot prime minister" and "greatest peacetime" leader. While acknowledging that she had "divided opinion", Cameron said she had "taken a country that was on its knees and made it stand tall again." "Thatcher loved this country and served it with all she had," he added. Her other successors in No 10--- Sir John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown --- paid tribute to her strength of character and political purpose while Labor leader Ed Miliband said Thatcher had been a "unique figure" who "reshaped the politics of a whole generation."But critics and her opponents questioned the economic and social impact of her policies, ex-Labour leader Lord Kinnock saying her economic policies had been a "disaster for Britain" at the time. Among international reaction, Obama said "Americahas lost a true friend" while German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would "never forget her part in overcoming the division of Europe".Nick Robinson said Thatcher, who had suffered poor health for several years, would always be a divisive politician but one who inspired "passion" among her critics and supporters.She was in power when the UK won a war following Argentina's invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982,but during her later years in office, she was increasingly at odds with other senior figures in the Conservative Party.31. Which of the following is NOT wrong according to the news?A. Thatcher was a member of the Labor Party.B. All the people don’t sing high praise for Thatcher’ contribution to England.C. There was a war between England and Argentina when Thatcher retired.D. Thatcher ruled England for no more than a decade.32. How many Prime Ministers have come into power up till now after her retirement?A. TwoB. ThreeC. FourD. Six33. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word“successive” in Paragraph One?A. successfulB. competitiveC. wonderfulD. continuous34. According to the news, we can infer that the Union Jack is _________.A. a very powerful and important politicianB. the national flag of EnglandC. a working place for the Prime MinisterD. a person who works for the Number 10 Downing Street35. Which of the following can be used as the title of the news?A. The First Prime Minster of EnglandB. Thatcher’ Contributions to Her HomelandC. A Successful British WomanD. Tributes Paid At Home and AbroadCJean-Francois Millet (October 4, 1814—January 20,1875) was a French painter who was famous for his scenes of farmers.After his first painting, a portrait (肖像), was accepted at the Salon of 1840, Millet returned to Cherbourg to begin a career as a portrait painter. However, the following year he married Pauline- Virginie Ono, and they moved to Paris. After being refused at the Salon of 1843 and Pauline’s deat h, Millet returned again to Cherbourg. In 1845Millet moved to Le Harvre where he painted portraits for several months, before moving back to Paris. It was in Paris in the middle 1840s that Millet made friends with many famous artists who had great influences on him. Then he gradually revolutionized his painting style and created his own one.This is the most well known of Millet’s paintings, The Gleaners (拾穗者), in which poor women and children are removing the bits of grain left in the fields following the harvest. A warm golden light suggests something holy (神圣的) in this daily scene where the struggle to survive takes place. During his years of studies, Millet thought about how to best tell the sense of repetition and tiredness in the peasants’ daily lives. Lines traced over each woman’s back to the ground and then back up again and again which means their hard labor. Along the horizon (地平线), the setting sun outlines the farm with its plentiful stacks of grain, in contrast to the large shadowy figures in the foreground (前台). The dark dresses of the gleaners cut strong forms against the golden field, giving each woman a noble strength.In 1857, he presented the painting The Gleaners to the Salon to an unfriendly public.36. The passage mainly tells us __________.A. how Millent gained his fame.B. one of Millet’s paintings, The Gleaners.C. how Millet became a portrait painter.D. Millet’s life e xperience and The Gleaners.37. What does the warm golden light in the painting imply?A. Poor women and children are very hard-working.B. People should go home and have a rest.C. It is a very nice day which promises a good harvest.D. Something related to religion deserves our respect.38. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.A. Millet once left Paris but returned later.B. Millet’s painting pres ent a happy countryside.C. Millet can express his thought very easily.D. The public thought highly of The Gleaners at that time.39. What does the underlined word in the third paragraph mean?A. A creative way of doing things.B. New hope for the future.C. Doing the same thing many times.D. Disappointment with the hard life.40. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Millet’s new painting style was influenced by his friends.B. People in Millet’s paintings are often very active.C. Millet was never refused by any club in his life.D. Millet took the career as a portrait painter all his life.DThe Scottish countryside will soon be home to creatures which are strange to Britain. This spring, 17 beavers will be released into a remote area of rivers and forests. Hunted to die out throughout Europe, beavers haven’t roamed in Britain’s wilderness for almost 500 years. Ecologists would like to invite back other long-lost animals to help recover the natural balance. To save the country’s plants from deer, which have doubled to 2 million since the start of this decade, an Oxford University biologist late last year called for introducing the lynx(猞猁) that died out in Britain 1,300 years ago.Nature has long been a popular cause in Europe. British people love their countryside of fences and fields, and the Germans love their hiking forests. But in recent years people have set their sights on the mo re distant past, when Europe’s forests were filled with elephants, rhinoceroses and big cats. Some people are even now advocating a return to the way of wilderness that dates back to the Pleistocene era, more than 11,000 years ago.Nobody is advocating allowing elephants and lions to run crazily in big cities. But supporters would give free control to a long list of small mammals, including the beaver and lynx, which some people fear could be dangerous. Some landowners are worried at the thought of beavers cutting down trees and possible floods; the Scottish parliament refused several earlier efforts to introduce the mammal. Proposals to set wolves and bears free in Britain have also met with opposition.Although the beavers and the lynxes were popular in Europe thousands of years ago, no one is sure what effect they would have on ecosystems now. “The idea of bringing back big animals is interesting, but when you take it seriously, there are a lot of questions,” say some biologists. For example, elephants cou ld destroy what little forest and grassland Europe has left.The beavers of Tierra del Fuego provide a lesson. When a failed commercial fur farm released its few remaining beavers into the wild 60 years ago, the population exploded, and are still harming the local people. Is this Britain’s future? Supporters say no, the beaver will fit right in. Destroying nature is not a job for the wild.41. The underlined word “roamed” most probably meansA. walkedB. releasedC. developedD. exploded42. Why did the Oxford University biologist call for introducing the lynx?A. Because the lynx died out in Britain 1,300 years ago.B. Because the lynx can prevent the plants from being destroyed by deer.C. Because there are too many deer in Britain.D. Because the biologist wanted to invite back the long-lost species.43. What can we learn from Para.3?A. Not all the people support setting loose wild animals in Britain.B. Some small mammals will be out of control in Britain.C. The landowners don’t like beavers because of the possible disasters.D. British Parliament has proposed several times to bring beavers back.44. What is the opinion of the biologists about bringing back the mammals?A. They consider bringing them back to be fantastic.B. They think bringing them back is no easy task. ks5uC. They know for sure the result of bringing them back.D. They think the mammals will destroy the ecosystem.45. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Beavers are the most useful mammals to the balance of Britain.B. Lynxes may get more freedom in Britain than tigers do.C. The ecosystem in Britain doesn’t need any changes.D. Beavers released in Britain will destroy nature.第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列记者采访加拿大运动鞋设计专家Benno Nigg时的问题及Nigg的回答，然后匹配相关的问和答。