科目: 來(lái)源:2011-2012學(xué)年廣東省六校高三第一次聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試題 題型:閱讀理解
The government-run command post in Tunis is staffed around the clock by military personnel, meteorologists and civilians. On the wall are maps, crisscrossed with brightly colors arrows that painstakingly track the fearsome path of the enemy.
What kind of invader gives rise to such high-level monitoring? Not man, not beast, but the lowly desert locust(蝗蟲). In recent months, billions of the 3-inch-long winged warriors have descended on Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia, blackening the sky and eating up crops and vegetation. The insect invasion, the worst in 30 years, is already creating great destruction in the Middle East and is now treating southern Europe. The current crisis began in late 1985 near the Red Sea. Unusually rainy weather moistened the sands of the Sudan, making them ideal seedbed for the locust, which lays its eggs in the earth. The insect onslaught threatens to create yet another African famine. Each locust can eat its weight (not quite a tenth of an ounce) in vegetation every 24 hours. A good-size swarm of 50 billion insects eats up 100,000 tons of grass, trees and crops in a single night.
All ﹩150 million may be needed this year. The U.S. has provided two spraying planes and about 50,000 gal. of pesticide. The European Community has donated ﹩3.8 million in aid and the Soviet Union, Canada, Japan and China have provided chemical-spraying aircraft to help wipe out the pests. But relief efforts are hampered by the relative mildness of approved pesticides, which quickly lose their deadly punch and require frequent replications. The most effective locust killer dieldrin has been linked to cancer and is banned by many Western countries and some of the affected African nations. More than 5 million acres have been dusted with locust-killing chemicals; another 5 million will be treated by the end of June.
On May 30, representatives of Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Mauritania will meet in Algiers to discuss tactics to wipe out the ravenous swarms. The move is an important step, but whatever plan is devised, the locust plague promised to get worse before the insects can be brought under control.[來(lái)源:Zxxk.Com]
1.The main idea of the first sentence in the passage is that ______.
A. the command post is stationed with people all the time.
B. the command post is crowded with people all the time.
C. there are clocks around the command post.
D. the clock in the command post is taken care of by the staff.
2. The favorable breeding ground for the locust is ______.
A. rich soil. B. wet land
C. paces covered crops and vegetation D. the Red Sea
3. People are alert at the threat of the locust because ______.
A. the insects are likely to create another African famine.
B. the insects may blacken the sky.
C. the number of the insects increases drastically.
D. the insects are gathering and moving in great speed.
4.Which of the following is true?
A. Once the pesticides are used, locust will die immediately.
B. Relief efforts are proved most fruitful due to the effectiveness of certain pesticides.
C. Dieldrin, the most effective locust killer, has been widely accepted in many countries.
D. Over 10 million acres of affected area will have been treated with locust-killing chemicals by the end of June.
5. The purpose for affected nations to meet in Algiers on May 30 is ______.
A. to devise anti-locust plans.
B. to wipe out the swarms in two years.
C. to call out for additional financial aid from other nations.
D. to bring the insects under control before the plague gets worse.
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科目: 來(lái)源:2011-2012學(xué)年廣東省六校高三第一次聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試題 題型:閱讀理解
There are various ways in which individual economic units can interact with one another. Three basic ways may be described as the market system, the administered system, and the traditional system.
In a market system individual economic units are free to interact among each other in the marketplace. It is possible to buy commodities from other economic units or sell commodities to them. In a market, transactions may take place via barter or money exchange. In a barter economy, real goods such as automobiles, shoes, and pizzas are traded against each other. Obviously, finding somebody who wants to trade my old car in exchange for a sailboat may not always be an easy task. Hence, the introduction of money as a medium of exchange eases transactions considerably. In the modern market economy, goods and services are bought or sold for money.
An alternative to the market system is administrative control by some agency over all transactions. This agency will issue commands as to how much of each good and service should be produced, exchanged, and consumed by each economic unit. Central planning may be one way of administering such an economy. The central plan, drawn up by the government, shows the amounts of each commodity produced by the various firms and allocated to different households for consumption. This is an example of complete planning of production, consumption, and exchange for the whole economy.
In a traditional society, production and consumption patterns are governed by tradition; every person’s place within the economic system is fixed by parentage, religion, and custom. Transactions take place on the basis of tradition, too. People belonging to a certain group or caste(階級(jí)) may have an obligation to care for other persons, provide them with food and shelter, care for their health, and provide for their education. Clearly, in a system where every decision is made on the basis of tradition alone, progress may be difficult to achieve. An inactive society may result.
1.What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To outline contrasting types of economic systems.
B. To explain the science of economics.
C. To argue for the superiority of one economic system.
D. To compare barter and money-exchange markets.
2. In the second paragraph, the underlined word “real” could best be replaced by _______.
A. valuable B. concrete C. absolute D. reliable
3.According to the passage, a barter economy can generate ______.
A. rapid speed of transactions B. misunderstandings
C. inflation D. difficulties for the traders
4. According to the passage, who has the greatest degree of control in the administered system?
A. Individual households. B. Small businesses.
C. Major corporations. D. The government.
5.Which of the following is not mentioned by the author as a criterion(標(biāo)準(zhǔn))for determining a person’s position in a traditional society?
A. Family background B. Age
C. Religious beliefs. D. Custom
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科目: 來(lái)源:2011-2012學(xué)年廣東省六校高三第一次聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試題 題型:信息匹配
下面 是各位專家的有關(guān)信息,請(qǐng)閱讀六位不同的人的需求(A---F),并按照需求匹配信息。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)。
1.Doctor Allen
Doctor Allen is a dentist.The dentist is a doctor who is specially trained to care for teeth.When you visit your dentist for a checkup, he or she will look at your teeth and gums to check for any problem.The dentist also wants to make sure your teeth are developing properly as you grow.It’s important to visit your dentist every 6 months to make sure you’re taking good care of your teeth and that your teeth and gums are healthy.
2.Doctor Philips
Doctor Philips is a pediatrician.Basically, pediatricians focus on the physical, emotional, and social health of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults from birth to 21 years.Their patient-care lens is focused on prevention, detection, and management of physical, behavioral, developmental, and social problems that affect children.Even more basically, pediatricians take care of children.This might involve treating an ear infection, talking to parents about school or behavioral problems, or seeing them for well child checkups and giving them their shots.
3.Doctor Smith
Doctor Smith is a surgeon, who is a physician specializing in surgery.General Surgeons perform comprehensive general surgery examinations, consultation, diagnosis, and treatment planning, which includes: trauma, wounds, and conditions of soft tissue, including aspiration,
biopsy, and repair, etc.
4.Doctor Steward
Doctor Steward is a clinical psychologist, who is trained and educated to perform psychological research, testing, and therapy.Clinical psychologists may simply, but importantly, provide an opportunity to talk and think about things that are confusing and worrying.They would also discuss with you different ways of understanding or interpreting your problems or situations.Clinical psychologists are trained to use a range of different approaches aimed to help you become more expert about yourself, and more able to overcome or cope with life problems.
5.Doctor Lisa
Doctor Lisa is an excellent school consultant.Educational consultants counsel students and their families in the selection of programs, schools and treatment centers, based on the student’s individual needs.When students graduate from high school, some of them want to continue their study; they may be not sure which university is more appropriate for them, or what subject they will choose.In that case, most of them will turn to their educational consultants.
請(qǐng)閱讀以下相關(guān)信息,然后匹配他/她擬要咨詢的相關(guān)專家或醫(yī)生。
A.Tom’s mother is worried because Tom’s wounded this morning when he jumped off the speeding bicycle.The soft tissue of his right leg was broken.
B.Alex is going to take a course of computer.But he is not sure whether this course will be useful when he goes to the university.
C.Mummy is unhappy because she feels painful when she bites into something cold or hot.Her teeth are really a trouble to her.
D.Mary’s younger brother Tim, who is 8 years old, felt uncomfortable, because he had eaten too much ice-cream.
E. Lily wants to visit some places of interests during the long holiday.But she doesn’t know where to go and how to have a good tour and not waste money.
F. Lee is really frustrated nowadays.He doesn’t know why other students don’t want to speak to him.What’s wrong? It seems that he can never get out of it .He gets angry easily recently.He wants to talk to someone to get out of it.
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科目: 來(lái)源:2011-2012學(xué)年廣東省六校高三第一次聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試題 題型:書面表達(dá)
上周四,你班在某一社區(qū)組織了主題為“大家齊動(dòng)手,共建文明城”的環(huán);顒(dòng),分三組,每組十五人, 開展活動(dòng),活動(dòng)內(nèi)容如下:
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活動(dòng)內(nèi)容 |
具體做法 |
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一組 |
回收廢舊電池 |
挨家挨戶回收 |
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二組 |
清除墻上的廣告紙和地面垃圾 |
不怕臟,不怕累,認(rèn)真清理 |
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三組 |
派發(fā)環(huán)保資料,宣傳環(huán);顒(dòng) |
邀請(qǐng)居民一起參與環(huán);顒(dòng) |
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居民看法 |
支持、贊揚(yáng)你班的環(huán)保行為 |
【寫作內(nèi)容】
1. 活動(dòng)的時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)、主題、參與人員;
2. 各組活動(dòng)內(nèi)容、具體做法;
3. 居民看法。
【參考詞匯】
“Joining Together to Build a Civilized City” “大家齊動(dòng)手,共建文明城”
【寫作要求】
1. 請(qǐng)使用5個(gè)句子表達(dá)全部所給的內(nèi)容。
2. 將5個(gè)句子組織成一篇連貫的短文。
【評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)】
句子結(jié)構(gòu)準(zhǔn)確,信息內(nèi)容完整,篇章結(jié)構(gòu)連貫。
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科目: 來(lái)源:2011-2012學(xué)年廣東省六校高三第一次聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試題 題型:書面表達(dá)
閱讀下面的短文,然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語(yǔ)短文。
In one way of thinking, failure is a part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The “spider story’’ often told, Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13 th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times without success. On the seventh time he made it and went to spin his web. Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Abraham Lincoln, the famous American president, lost elections more times than he won them! He never gave up in the face of failure but kept trying and was eventually elected to Congress and then the presidency.
So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change so things will go right next time?
Second, is the goal you’re trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about this question. “If I do succeed this time, where will it get me?’’ This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn’t be doing anyway.
The third thing to bear in mind about failure is that it’s part of life. Learn to “l(fā)ive with yourself” even though you may have failed. Remember, “You can’t win them all.”
【寫作內(nèi)容】
1、概括短文的內(nèi)容要點(diǎn),該部分字?jǐn)?shù)大約30詞左右;
2、以“Is Failure a Bad Thing”為題寫一篇文章,包含以下內(nèi)容要點(diǎn),該部分的字?jǐn)?shù)大約120詞左右。
⑴失敗是生活中的常事
⑵人們對(duì)失敗所持的不同態(tài)度
⑶你對(duì)失敗的認(rèn)識(shí)
【寫作要求】
1、可以使用實(shí)例或其他論述方法支持你的觀點(diǎn),也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容,但不要抄襲閱讀材料中的句子
2、作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱。
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科目: 來(lái)源:2011-2012學(xué)年廣東省高三英語(yǔ)階段考試 題型:完型填空
One day, Miss Ellis gave her pupils a new kind of homework: homework on happiness. Her pupils would be “happiness 1 ”, and were to see what would happen when they tried to bring happiness to those around them. As part of their homework, all the students did really 2 , wonderful things, but what Carla Chalmers did left everyone 3 . Several days after the homework had been handed out, Carla turned up carrying a big bag.
“Here in this bag I have all the happiness I’ve collected so far,” she said 4 . On seeing this, everyone was filled with 5 , but Carla didn’t want to show anyone what was in the bag. Instead, she pulled out a small box and gave it to her teacher. When Miss Ellis had taken the box, Carla took a(n) 6 camera out of her own pocket and stood with it at the ready.
“Open it, Miss Ellis.”
The teacher slowly opened the box and looked inside. A big smile 7 on her face, and at that moment Carla took a photo, Carla’s photo came out of the camera immediately, and she 8
it to Miss Ellis along with a sheet of paper. The teacher read the paper in silence, and when she, had finished, she gestured at the 9 .
“Oh, so it’s…”
“Yes!” 10 Carla, opening the bag. “It’s a great big pile of smiles!”
She opened the bag and photos of different 11 fell out.
The rest of the class tried to 12 how Carla had managed to create such a great big chain of happiness. All there in the box was a photo of a big smile. But everyone who had seen it felt happiness being transmitted(傳送)to them, and in return, without 13 , every person 14 with a smile of their own.
She managed to 15 understanding of the smile truth that every time you smile you are sending a gift to the world.
1.A. explorers B. instructors C. players D. collectors
2.A. regretful B. delightful C. stressful D. thankful
3.A. surprised B. satisfied C. annoyed D. depressed
4.A. disappointedly B. sadly C. amazedly D. smilingly
5.A. astonishment B. kindness C. expectation D. pride
6.A. expensive B. old–fashioned C. instant D. good-looking
7. A. disappeared B. froze C. faded D. shone
8. A. offered B. sold C. packed D. paid
9.A. box B. bag C. camera D. pocket
10.A. added B. questioned C. replied D. interrupted
11.A. smiles B. teachers C. ceremonies D. friends
12.A. try out B. focus on C. decide on D. figure out
13.A. imagination B. expression C. hesitation D. reason
14.A. responded B. refused C. demanded D. proved
15.A. hide B. correct C. appreciate D. spread
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科目: 來(lái)源:2011-2012學(xué)年廣東省高三英語(yǔ)階段考試 題型:單詞拼寫
閱讀下面短文,按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語(yǔ)法性和上下文連貫的要求,在空格處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號(hào)中詞語(yǔ)的正確形式填空。
It was a winter morning, just before Christmas, while most people were warming up their cars, my husband, Trevor, had to ride his bike 4 kilometers away from home to work. On his 1. (arrive), he parked his bike outside the back door 2. usual. After 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone, 3. was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, and also the bike was used 4. (get) groceries, saving us from having to walk long distances from 5. we live.
I was so sad that I wrote to the newspaper and told6. our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, and then called my husband to fetch it. Once again my husband had a way to get to and 7. his job. It really is 8. honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can 9. (pass) from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it 10. (strong) our faith in humanity. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways, we, too, can share with others.
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科目: 來(lái)源:2011-2012學(xué)年廣東省高三英語(yǔ)階段考試 題型:閱讀理解
What if you could fly like a bird just by thinking happy thoughts? Or you could disappear to a faraway land, never grow old and fight pirates every day? For Peter Pan and his friends, the Lost Boys, these dreams come true.
More than 100 years after this playful boy was “born”, Peter Pan and his friends are to continue their adventure in a sequel(續(xù)集)to J.M. Barrie’s original novel. “Peter Pan in Scarlet”(重返夢(mèng)幻島),written by British author Geraldine McCaughrean, was published earlier this month.
The sequel brings all the original characters back. Peter Pan’s friends, the Lost Boys, are now grown up and live in the real world. What’s more, at the end of the first book, Peter Pan thinks he has killed his enemy, Captain Hook. But ,new readers discover he is not so dead at all.
For those who are unfamiliar with the original story, Peter Pan lives in faraway Neverland with a group of orphans. But they are eager for a real mother and Peter Pan flies to London with a fairy(仙女), Tinkerbell, to find one. They visit a young girl, Wendy, who loves to read stories, and bring her and her two brothers back to Neverland to live with them. In Neverland, children never have to grow up, and there are no parents to tell them what to do.
Many teenagers dream of a world where they don’t have to grow old and take responsibility. But, the author explains such a world is not the paradise(樂(lè)園)when it first appears: adventures can be scary and often dangerous, and, though we all sometimes dream of running away, we all need someone to love and look after us too.
1.The passage is written to ________.
A. tell you about an unrealistic dream
B. introduce novels about Peter Pan
C. analyze the difficulties of growing up
D. explain why Peter Pan can’t grow old
2.“Peter Pan in Scarlet” is about _________.
A. how some children fought against the pirate–Captain Hook
B. the care–free life the children led in Neverland
C. how peter Pan looked for a real mother for the Lost Boys
D. how the Lost Boys return to Neverland for more adventures
3.The stories of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys reflect that those at their age ________.
A. are ready to shoulder responsibility
B. choose adventures in faraway places
C. long for independence but also need someone to love them
D. can’t wait to grow up
4. The place Peter Pan and his friend stay is named Neverland probably because .
A. they never have to grow up
B. they don’t have parents
C. they never have troubles
D. they never need to worry
5. Peter Pan flies to London _________.
A. to find a fairy B. to visit a young girl
C. to find a real mother D. to earn money
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科目: 來(lái)源:2011-2012學(xué)年廣東省高三英語(yǔ)階段考試 題型:閱讀理解
The common cold is the world’s most widespread illness, which is plagues(疫病) that flesh receives.
The most widespread fallacy(謬誤) of all is that colds caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact, directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes.
During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches(戰(zhàn)壕), cold and wet, showed no increased tendency to catch colds.
In the Second World War prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp(集中營(yíng)), naked and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds. At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in Experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in drafty room. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.
If, then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in the winter?Despite the most pains-taking research, no one has yet found the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.
No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and pain suppressors(止痛片) such as aspirin, but all they do is relieve the symptoms(癥狀).
1. The writer offered _______ examples to support his argument.
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 3
2. Which of the following does not agree with the chosen passage?
A. The Eskimos do not suffer from colds all the time.
B. Colds are not caused by cold.
C. People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors.
D. A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already has one.
3. Arctic explorers may catch colds when _______.
A. they are working in the isolated arctic regions
B. they are writing reports in terribly cold weather
C. they are free from work in the isolated arctic regions
D. they are coming into touch again with the outside world
4.Volunteers taking part in the experiments in the Common Cold Research Unit ______.
A. suffered a lot B. never caught colds
C. often caught colds D. became very strong
5.The passage mainly discusses _______.
A. the experiments on the common cold
B. the cures about the common cold
C. the reason and the way people catch colds
D. the continued spread of common colds
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科目: 來(lái)源:2011-2012學(xué)年廣東省高三英語(yǔ)階段考試 題型:閱讀理解
Most people hate change, which is sad since we often go through intense changes in life. And for some of us, even the smallest changes can upset our day. So the question is: Why do most of us find making adjustments to our lives so hard?
Fear of change is nothing new. Over a century ago, the Parisians were unhappy over a particular addition to their city: the Eiffel Tower. In fact, the citizens were so angry about the plans for the tower that they protested its construction. As strange as it may seem, their anger was completely natural. They were given no choice about the huge change that was going to be made, so they became angry.
But we get upset over changes even when we do have a say in the matter and think about them carefully. Changes are brought about every day by the decisions we make: which school to attend, which job to take, whom to marry. Voluntary changes also make most of us uneasy because we don’t know how those changes will affect our future.
People have discovered that the key to overcoming the fear and anger associated with change is to be flexible. When they are flexible, people can adapt to new situations more easily. Being flexible is especially important in the 21st century as technology makes change occur faster than ever before. Those who oppose change, especially with technology in the workplace, may find themselves out of a job.
When change comes, and you have no choice but to face it, embrace it. A positive attitude helps a lot. In fact, the change may turn out to be the best thing for you. That new job you got may end up being much better than your old one. You may make the best friends of your life in the new city you moved to. Don’t merely focus on how you feel about change; instead decide to accept the change. The change is the reality, and it’s up to you whether the change will be a success or a failure. You never know – your next change may be your life’s Eiffel Tower!
1.Why did the building of the Eiffel Tower make the Parisians unhappy?
A. Because they didn’t like the design of the Eiffel Tower.
B. Because they couldn’t avoid accepting the Eiffel Tower.
C. Because it was no use building the Eiffel Tower.
D. Because the Eiffel Tower seemed strange.
2.According to the passage, it can be inferred that what won’t disturb us are _____________.
A. the changes that have agreement with one’s will
B. the small changes we meet in our daily life
C. the changes whose effect we can predict and control
D. the changes that we discuss or consider thoroughly
3.How should we overcome negative emotions that the changes bring?
A. We are not supposed to face the changes and let them alone.
B. We should actively accustom ourselves to the new circumstance.
C. We should not take the changes seriously and avoid them as much as possible.
D. We should know that the changes merely bring us bad influence.
4.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A. The change will probably make you fail like the Eiffel Tower.
B. The change is like the Eiffel Tower which is not good for our future life.
C. Your future life is never known just like the Eiffel Tower unknown to the Parisians.
D. Your future life is likely to be a great achievement due to the change.
5.What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Psychology of Change B. The ways to Overcome the Fear
C. Changes That Disturb Us D. The Bad Effect of Changes
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