[广州深圳中山珠海惠州]2008届高三第二次六校联考英语题

[广州深圳中山珠海惠州]2008届高三第二次六校联考 英语学科 本试卷分卷I（选择题）和卷II（非选择题）两部分，试卷共12页，其中问卷10页，答卷2页。 注意事项： 1．答题前，考生务必将答卷密封线内的项目填写清楚。 2．每小题选出后，用铅笔把答卷上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。 第I卷 （共100分） 第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分） 第一节：单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1．In 1778, Joseph Banks was elected ______ president of the Royal Society , ______ position he held for 42 years． A．the; the B．a; a C．不填；a D．a; 不填 2．Sometimes advertisements make _______ possible for companies to sell the customers ______ money cannot buy． A．/; that B．it; what C．that; which D．/; whose 3．This new method of mining for opals is very popular in Australia because it calls for ______ equipment than the ________ one． A．less; elder B．fewer; older C．fewer; elder D．less; older 4．--- Is Bob still working in Scrooge’s office? ---I’m afraid not．He is said ______ his position already as he has been fired． A．to have left B．to leave C．to have been left D．to be left 5．We ______ in this modern school for many years, but we have never regretted our final decision to go to the western part of China to help the poor children there． A．worked B．was working C．have worked D．had worked 6．If you want to get help from others, you should try to get your idea ______． A．clearly B．crossed C．across D．understand 7．---We’d like you to start work tomorrow if possible． ---I’m sorry , but I can’t possibly start until Monday ．________ ? A．Will that be all right B．Do you agree with me C．Is that a good idea D．Do you think I’m right 8．______ through the desert, they came out into the Salt Lake Valley, ______ looked beautiful． A．Pass; which B．Passed; that C．To pass; in which D．Passing; which 9．---Your job ______ open for your return ． --- Thanks． A．will be kept B．will keep C．had kept D．had been kept 10．--- How are you managing to do your work with an assistant? --- Well, I ______ somehow ． A．get along B．come on C．watch out D．set off 11．In May l999, the Backstreet Boys, sold l, l33, 505 copies of their latest album in its first week in release, _________ it the most albums sold in a week, ever since Sound-Scan began recording sales figures． A．to make B．making C．that makes D．made 12．What`s really needed, according to most researchers in this field, ________ a "killer" application particularly suited for the way DNA computing solves problems． A．being B．are C．is D．was 13．--- What time do we have to be at the gate? --- __________ passengers are already boarding． A．Hurriedly B．Soon C．Immediately D．Since 14．Microsoft's next major operating system, Windows Vista, looks ________from today's Windows． A．different B．differently C．difference D．differences 15．The flowers _________ sweet in the botanical garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature． A．smell B．smelling C．smelt D．to be smelt 16．--- I think I’ll give Bob a ring． --- You _______．You haven’t been in touch with him for ages． A．will B．May C．have to D．should 17．--- This store has such high prices． --- I agree．Never again __________ here． A．I will shop B．I do shop C．will I shop D．shop I do 18．_______ no need to worry about his safety, because he is always careful． A．What’s B．It’s C．There’s D．Which’s 19．On the contrary, I think it is John, _________ you, _________ to blame． A．more than; are B．less than; who are C．rather than; that is D．rather than; is 20．I will appreciate it very much ________ you could change your plan a little bit to make it more workable． A．if B．that C．whether D．unless 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Two friends visited the zoo together．The zoo was very large and it was 21 to go everywhere．They had to decide where to go and which animals to visit as their time was 22 So both of them agreed not to 23 after choosing a 24 at every fork（岔路口）． A road sign at the first fork 25 one way to the lion area and the other to the tiger hill．They decided on the former after a 26 discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”．The second showed a division going separately to the panda and peacock．They 27 panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way． 28 they made choices all along the way and each choice meant 29 what they couldn’t help regretting．But they had to make it, and 30 , for it brooked（容忍）no delay．If they hesitated（犹豫不决） they would miss 31 ．Only 32 decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 33 possible regret． Life is 34 like this----- choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two 35 jobs, two fascinating wooers（追求者）．To get one you 36 give up the other-you can get half of it．If you 37 weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely 38 empty-handedness．Don’t be sad about it． 39 you have got half of the desirable things in life ----something that is 40 to come by． 21．A．easy B．difficult C．impossible D．possible 22．A．enough B．limited C．tight D．plentiful 23．A．return B．continue C．go D．stop 24．A．sign B．branch C．crossing D．highway 25．A．showed B．pointed C．intended D．made 26．A．brief B．long C．no D．heated 27．A．hoped B．wanted C．favored D．got 28．A．Happily B．Thus C．Then D．Finally 29．A．winning B．taking C．picking up D．giving up 30．A．slowly B．immediately C．timely D．easily 31．A．less B．more C．most D．least 32．A．high B．slow C．short D．rapid 33．A．increase B．cause C．reduce D．raise 34．A．just exactly B．more or less C．hardly D．most 35．A．unwanted B．different C．bad D．desirable 36．A．ought to B．may C．must D．have to 37．A．spend time B．kill time C．have a hard time D．hope for 38．A．start with B．get up C．succeed in D．end up in 39．A．By no means B．Not in the least C．At most D．At least 40．A．stupid B．delighted C．hard D．supported 第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分） 第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A The market investigation is indispensable to sales promotion．They are closely related as the lips and teeth, so to speak．What you produce is for sale on the market．It would be impossible to succeed in selling a product without first investigating the market． In the international market, goods on sale coming from different countries and suppliers are always facing keen competition．Under such circumstances, they will try everything possible to familiarize themselves with the market conditions．In making investigations, we ought to get information about what similar items the competitors are offering on the market, what prices they are quoting （报价）, what features their products have, who are their regular customers, etc． Then, how can we obtain such information? There are many channels that we can make use of in doing this sort of work．The commercial counselor's（顾问） offices of our embassies stationed abroad can help us in making market investigations．Nowadays, our import and export corporations send their trade groups abroad every now and then．One of their purposes is to make market surveys on the spot． Certainly, face-to-face talks with foreign businessmen are also important channels to get market information．The Chinese Export Commodities（货物） Fairs and some other fairs of similar nature as well as visits of foreign businessmen provide us with such opportunities．Of course , there are some other ways of making market investigations． 41．In making market investigation , one should_________． A．get enough information concerned B．advertise his products C．produce high quality goods D．none of the above 42．The underlined word “indispensable” in the first paragraph means_________． A．impossible B．necessary C．advisable D．available 43．Which of the following statements is not true? A．The relationship between market investigation and sales promotion is just as that of the lips and teeth． B．It is impossible to succeed in selling a product without market investigation． C．There are various ways of making market investigation． D．Production goes before market investigation． 44．All the following are channels to get market information except _________． A．to have commercial counselor’s office of our embassies stationed abroad B．to promote the quality of our own products C．to send trade groups abroad every now and then D．to have face-to-face talks with foreign businessmen B Animals seem to have the sense to eat when they are hungry and they do not eat more than their bodies need．It has been demonstrated that rats will, when given a choice over a period of time, prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins even though there is no difference in taste or smell between the two water bottles．When a fragrant（香的） flavor was added to the vitamin-enriched water, the rats did seem to prefer it and kept drinking it ,even after the vitamins were switched to the clear water．In time, however, they broke the habit and went back to where the necessary vitamins were． In a classic experiment, babies of 6 to 12 months old were placed in a cafeteria（自助） feeding arrangement, with a wide selection of baby food before them．They were given whatever food they pointed to or appeared interested in．We are told that at first they showed some unusual eating patterns, but that over a period of time they managed to select well-balanced diet． So, in selecting food, rats and babies do seem to know and act on what's best for them．Apparently, there is a kind of “body wisdom”, which humans soon lose．Most of us do not eat as wisely as we could．Many of our food preferences are culturally determined and influenced by long-established habits．Some people eat fox, dog and blackbirds, while we eat cows and pigs．So what people eat and how much they eat seems to be greatly influenced by what is going on around them． 45．The expression “the habit” （para．1, sentence 4） refers to drinking water which_________． A．has no smell B．is tasteless C．has vitamins D．is flavored 46．According to the passage ,adults eating habits differ from those of babies because_________． A．adults know better than babies what kind of food are good for their health B．adults usually cannot resist the temptation of various delicious foods C．adults' eating habits are closely related to the social and cultural customs D．adults have more choices of food than babies in eating patterns 47．The author implied in the passage that most of us_________． A．eat a balanced diet B．choose the food that is of nutrition C．have the habits influenced by the surroundings D． like to eat the food with a fragrant flavor． 48．As far as their eating habits are concerned, babies and rats are similar in that_________． A．both have the wisdom to choose a balanced diet B．both prefer flavored food and drink C．both have the same eating patterns D．both develop a taste for the same kinds of flavors C Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers said, “Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience．” How right they were! “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson．It is the paste that helps you hang on there when the going gets tough．It is the inner voice that whispers, “I can do it!” when others shout, “No, you can’t!” It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted．Yet she didn’t let up on her experiments．Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she never thought of stopping． We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder and it is this childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic people such youthful air, whatever their age．At 90, cellist（大提琴家） Pablo Casals would start his day by playing Bach．As the music flowed through his fingers, his bent shoulders would straighten and joy would reappear in his eyes．As author and poet Samuel once wrote, “Years make the skin old, but to give up enthusiasm makes the soul old．” Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money, title or power．Patricia Mcllrath, retired director of the Missouri Repertory Theater in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enthusiasm．She replied, “ My father, a lawyer, long ago told me, I never made a penny until I stopped working for money．” If we cannot do what we love as a fulltime career, we can do it as a hobby．Elizabeth Layton of Wellsville, Kan, was 68 before she began to draw．This activity ended her sadness that had troubled her for at least 30 years, and the quality of her work led one critic to say, “I am persuaded to call Layton a genius．” We can’t afford to waste tears on “might-have-beens”．We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after “what-can-be”．We need to live each moment whole-heartedly, with all our senses－finding pleasure in the sweet smell of a backyard garden, the simple picture of a six-year-old, and the beauty of a rainbow． 49．The passage mainly shows us__________． A．enthusiasm is the basic element of everything B．enthusiasm helps us to succeed to a greater degree C．enthusiasm makes us experience more life D．we can do nothing without enthusiasm 50．From the example of the Nobel Prize winner Barbara McClintock, we may find__________． A．enthusiasm can encourage us in difficult times B．enthusiastic people always get a deep pleasure from work C．you can’t make any achievement if you have no enthusiasm D．enthusiastic people are sure to gain great fame in the end 51．The unlined sentence “ I never made a penny until I stopped working for money．” in Paragraph Four refers to “__________”． A．I wouldn’t work unless I could make money B．I believe that my work will be rewarded C．Working for money is what I love to do D．Working for money makes no money at all 52．The main idea of the last paragraph is ___________． A．we should try heart and soul to win what we want B．enthusiasm can give us pleasure, though we have to sweat C．we have not enough money to buy what we need D．enthusiasm with sweat is what we need D How men first learned to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery．All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down．Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters we call words． 　　The power of words, then, lies in their combinations — the things they bring up before our minds．Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases． 　　Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts, but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and feelings．This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary （文字的） style．Above all, the real poet is a master of words．He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears．We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and rude． 53．The origin of language _____． A．is reflected in sounds and letters 　 B．is handed down from generation to generation 　 C．dates back to the prehistoric period D．is a problem not yet solved 54．According to the passage, words are _____． A．visual letters　 B．represented by sounds C．represented either by sounds or letters D．signs called letters 55．The secret of a writer’s success is the use of words that _____． A．recall to us the glad and sad events of our past B．are arranged in a creative way C．are as beautiful as music D．agree with certain literary style 56．The author of the passage advises us _____． A．to use words carefully and accurately　　 B．not to use silly and rude words C．to become a slave of words D．to use emotional words E If you want to stay young，sit down and have a good think．This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise, and as a result，we are ageing unnecessarily soon． Professor Taijiu Matsuzawa wanted to find out why otherwise healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a relatively early age, and how the process of ageing could be slowed down． With a team of partners at Tokyo National University，he set about studying the brain volumes（体积） of a thousand people of different ages and various jobs． Computer technology enabled the researchers to get exact measurement of the volume （容量）of the front and side sections of the brain，which relate to intellect（智能）and feelings，and determine the human character．The back section of the brain，which controls functions like eating or breathing，does not connect with age．One can continue living without intellectual or feeling abilities． Contraction（收缩）of front and side parts — as cells die off — was observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not obvious in some sixty and seventy year olds． Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple cure for the contraction normally connected with age using the brain． The findings show in general conditions that contraction of the brain begins soon among people in the country than in the town．Those are at least at risk，says Matsuzawa，who are lawyers，followed by university professors and doctors．White collar workers doing regular work in government offices are, however，as likely to have shrink （收缩） as the farm workers，bus drivers and shop assistants． Matsuzawa’s findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking．Blood must flow through a circle properly in the head to supply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need．"The best way to keep good blood movement is through using the brain，"he says．" Think hard and engage in conversation．Don’t depend on pocket calculators．" 57．The team of doctors wanted to find out__________． A．how to make people live longer B．why certain people age sooner than others C．how people stay young D．which people are most intelligent 58．On what are their research findings based？ A．A study of farmers in northern Japan． B．Tests performed on a thousand old people． C．The study of brain volumes of different people． D．The latest development of computer technology． 59．The underlined word "subjects" in paragraph 5 means________． A．something to be considered B．branches of knowledge studied C．persons chosen to be studied in an experiment D．any member of a stage except the great ruler 60．According to the passage，which people seem to age slower than the others？ A．Lawyers． B．Clerks． C．Farmers． D．Shop assistants． 第二节：阅读下列, 从所给的六个选项（A,B,C,D,E和 F）中, 选出符合各小题的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．选项中有一项是多余选项． 61．Eunice , a biology student, has a particular interest in Korean art．She likes watching Korean soap operas very much ．She wishes to listen to the theme song of the TV drama “Dae Jan Geum （Da Changjin） ”sung by the singer named Lee YoungAh． 62．George had a strong wish to be a scientist when he was a child．He had many beautiful dreams to do some research work in the sea．But his dreams didn’t come true．Though he now works in a government office, he has not given up his interest yet． 63．Though Martha comes from the United States, she likes Chinese movies very much ．She is a fan of Hong Kong actors．She has been looking forward to seeing their performances． 64．Nigel, 24 years old, has a beautiful gir