广东省汕头市2014届高三上学期期末教学质量监测英语试题试卷

汕头市2013-2014学年度普通高中教学质量监测高三英语

第一部分    英语知识应用（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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A noted American psychologist once remarked that childhood is a magical period in one’s life. Indeed it is, for during   1   one undergoes a step-by-step transformation not only in   2     capacity, but also in physical and verbal skills. Each step   3      an increase in the difficulty of a child’s conceptual and learning abilities. During the early stages of childhood, from infancy to about five, the child learns    4     skills including using the toilet, bathing and dressing himself      5    . At this stage, he also learns to be very observant, curious, imaginative and creative. His ability to remember things also   6    at this stage. He remembers details that an adult may have difficulty in remembering.     7     , he learns elementary skills in problem-solving. At school, particular in    8    classes, the child is especially creative. Given a piece of paper and some colored pencils, he draws a variety of   9     from his surroundings as well as from his     10    circle. It is not surprising to see a child draw a monster to represent an abusive father, and an ___11__ to represent a loving and caring mother.
As he graduates to the later stages of childhood bordering on the      12   years, the child learns the    13     of human relations and socialization by interacting with his peers—his friends and schoolmates. He also learns to    14    with new life situations, including dates and part-time work. Given a tight schedule of schoolwork, the child learns to prepare his own schedules of work and play; the more___15_____ and less serious ones manage to take time out of their busy schedules of assignments, reports and tests and examinations to go with their friends on relaxation entertainment.
1. A. adolescence      B. adulthood      C. childhood     D. infancy
2. A. spiritual   B. mental C. practical D. magical
3. A. signs B. presents C. prevents D. signals
4. A. difficult B. simple C. useful D. helpful
5. A. willingly B. independently C. confidently D. excitedly
6. A. develops B. increases C. reduces D. strengthens
7. A. Undoubtedly B. Otherwise C. Unexpectedly D. Gradually
8. A. music      B. art C. chemistry D. biology
9. A. pictures B. buildings C. reflections D. images
10. A. family B. school C. teacher D. friend
11. A. beauty B. actress C. angel D. witches
12. A. infancy B. teenage C. adulthood   D. aged
13. A. competence B. commitment C. complexity D. competition
14. A. agree B. experiment C. withdraw D. concern
15. A. practical  B. cautious C. enthusiastic D. stubborn

第二节  语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
仔细阅读下面短文，短文中有10个空格。请按照语境以及括号里所给的词完成短文。答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的对应位置。
As a working mom with three young sons, keeping the house clean is a big challenge. Even    16    we clean the house every week, one hour later our bedrooms and bathrooms are back to their messy(混乱的) look. When    17   (ask), my boys will help neaten their room, clear their plates from the table and pick up their school junk. But I need to remind them    18    it again and again.
If I don’t remind them, I will step over all the things    19    make my house look like a garbage can. This is quite    20    change from my pre-kid years when I never left any waste in the house.    21    seems that I cannot get these days back again at my own house.
When last week I    22   (find) a program called “Share a Healthy Habit” on a newspaper, I saw a great chance to engage my sons in cleaning chores. Why not encourage these behaviors during the summer, while school is out and their life is    23   (relax)? 
The goal for my boys is to clean their own dorm room    24    themselves when they are free. The rewards for clean habits start young and continue as they get    25   (old), so I need to start my plan as soon as possible.

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）
阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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A few days ago, I was sitting in a Thai restaurant enjoying a meal when I got on a phone call from a friend I hadn’t spoken to in a long time. In my enthusiasm and excitement, I talked quite louder than usual voice and in Spanish, my mother tongue.
A few minutes into the call, an old lady sitting at the table beside mine got up, seemingly offended, and asked the restaurant staff to relocate(重新安排) a table as far away as possible from this man who seemed to be impolite.
I sank in my seat out of embarrassment. I ended the call soon afterwards and felt the urge to apologize. Before getting up, I looked around to see where she was and she was at the table farthest away from me. I noticed that the lady was alone and staring out the window. I found a tinge (气息) of sadness or anxiety and perhaps a desire for aloneness and peace. But I had obviously destroyed it minutes earlier.