中山市华侨中学2014届高三第四次模拟考试英语科试卷
本试卷满分150分，用时120分钟 2013/12/05
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ABC和D项中，选出最佳选项，并填写在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we come to realize that those challenges are the very things that __1______ us and make us who we are. It is the same with the challenges that come with __2______.
When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two __3______. We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing __4______ the challenge isn’t worth the __5______ and call it quits. Although there are __6______ times when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most __7______ all that is needed is __8______ and communication.
When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how __9______ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to __10_____ it and work it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a __11______ for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. If you can say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt.” rather than “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much __12______.
In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for what they are: small hurdles you need to jump or get through on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is __13______ to get over, and hurt only __14_______ to make us stronger. It’s all part of growing up, it __15______ to everyone, and some day you will look back to all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it makes me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”
1．A．design B．promote C．direct D．shape 2．A．confidence B．friendship C．pressure D．difficulty 3．A．opportunities B．expectations C．choices D．aspects 4．A．demanding B．deserving C．predicting D．presenting 5．A．comment B．loss C．trouble D．expense 6．A．seriously B．certainly C．scarcely D．closely 7．A．cases B．fields C．parts D．areas
8．A．assessment B．commitment C．encouragement D．adjustment 9．A．doubtful B．shameful C．harmful D．painful 10．A．keep B．control C．face D．catch
11．A．space B．plan C．topic D．rate 12．A．faster B．worse C．further D．slower 13．A．unnecessary B．important C．impossible D．illegal 14．A．serves B．means C．aims D．attempts 15．A．opens B．appeals C．turns D．happens
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，并将答案填在答题卡标号为16~25的相应位置上。
When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible—and it can be surprisingly beneficial __16________ your physical and mental health. So far, research __17_______ (show) that people who forgive report more energy, better appetite and better sleep patterns. \who forgive show __18________ (little) anger and more hopefulness,\it can help reduce the tiredness out of the immune system and allow people to feel more energetic.\
__19________ when someone has hurt you, calm yourself first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something __20________ gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love. Don’t wait for an __21________ (apologize). \you may never think of apologizing,\Luskin. \may have wanted to hurt you or they just don't see things __22________ same way. So if you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting a very long time.\__23________ (accept) the action of the person who upset you. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. Finally, try to see things __24________ the other person’s perspective. You may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance. To gain perspective, you may want to write a letter to __25________ from that person’s point of view.
II.阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小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
In the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with
quite a different tale to tell.
My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.
Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopt and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic—and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.
You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8! Our home was a complete zoo—a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant taking as few as one class each semester.
The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit. But I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.
In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree!
I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a process. Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.
26. When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be ________. A. a writer B. a teacher C. a judge D. a doctor 27. Why did the author quit school in her second year of college? A. She wanted to study by herself. B. She fell in love and got married. C. She suffered from a serious illness.
D. She decided to look after her grandma.
28. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5? A. She was busy yet happy with her family life. B. She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons. C. She wanted to remain a full-time housewife. D. She was too confused to make a correct choice.
29. What dose the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph? A. Failure is the mother of success.
B. Little by little, one goes far. C. Every coin has two sides. D. Well begun, half done.
30. Which of the following can best describe the author? A. Caring and determined. B. Honest and responsible. C. Ambitious and sensitive. D. Innocent and single-minded.
B
In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.
I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.
However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve (缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.
31. What does this passage mainly talk about? A. Competition helps to set up self-respect.
B. Opinions about competition are different among people. C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development. D. Failures are necessary experience in competition.
32. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?
A. It pushes society forward. B. It builds up a sense of duty. C. It improves personal abilities. D. It encourages individual efforts.
33. The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means __________. A. those who try their best to win
B. those who value competition most highly
C. those who are against competition most strongly D. those who rely on others most for success
34. What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a “desire to fail”?
A. One’s worth lies in his performance compared with others. B. One’s success in competition needs great efforts.
C. One’s achievement is determined by his particular skills. D. One’s success is based on how hard he has tried. 35. Which point of view may the author agree to? A. Every effort should be paid back. B. Competition should be encouraged.
C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter.
D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.
C
How could we possibly think that keeping animals in cages in unnatural environments－mostly for entertainment purposes－is fair and respectful?
Zoo officials say they are concerned about animals. How ever, most zoos remain “collections” of interesting “things” rather than protective habitats. Zoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep animals bored, lonely, and far from their natural homes.
Zoos claim to educate people and save endangered species, but visitors leave zoos without having learned anything meaningful about the animals’ natural behavior, intelligence, or beauty. Zoos keep animals in small spaces or cages, and most signs only mention the species’ name, diet, and natural range. The animals’ normal behavior is seldom noticed because zoos don’t usually take care of the animals’ natural needs.
The animals are kept together in small spaces, with no privacy and little opportunity for mental and physical exercise. This results in unusual and self-destructive behavior called zoochosis. A worldwide study of zoos found that zoochosis is common among animals kept in small spaces or cages. Another study showed that elephants spend 22 percent of their time making repeated head
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