1、591up 有效学习（http:/ ）1广东省惠州市 2011 届高三第一次调研考试英 语 试 题I、语言知识及应用（共两小节，满分 45 分）第一节：完形填空（共 15 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）We were about to gather up things and return to our car when a man came up. He looked very strong indeed and asked us angrily if we knew that these 1 were his own. Father looked troubled and the
2、man 2 a notice. It said that camping was 3 forbidden. Poor Father explained that he had not seen the notice and did not 4 that camping was not allowed. Though father 5 , the man did not seem 6 .He asked Father his name and 7 . All the way home, we were so 8 that hardly anyone spoke a word. This 9 th
3、ing had spoiled a wonderful day in the camp. For the rest of the week, we 10 what would happen. The following Sunday, we stayed at home 11 it was a fine day. About noon, a large and very expensive car stopped outside our house. We were surprised when we saw several people 12 to have a picnic in our
4、small garden. Father got very angry and went to ask them what they thought they were doing. You can imagine how 13 he was when he saw the man whom we had met the week before! Both men burst out 14 . Then Father welcomed the strangers into our 15 . We became good friends.1Athings Bgrounds Ctrees Dcam
5、ps2Aput on Bpointed to Ctook out Dpointed out3Afirmly Bmerely Csimply Dfinally4Aremind Brefer Cremember Drealize5Aargued Bagreed Capproved Dapologized6Ahappy Bsatisfied Cpleasant Ddelighted7Aaddress Bhouse Cfamily Dhome8Adepressed Bworried Cunhappy Ddisappointed9Auninteresting Bunable Cunpleasant Du
6、nfortunate10Aexpected Bsupposed Cimagined Dwondered11Athough Byet Chowever Dsince12Awaiting Bcontinuing Cpreparing Dmanaging13Asurprised Bfunny Cacute Dconsiderate14Acrying Bshouting Cscreaming Dlaughing15Aaddress Bgarden Chouse Dcamp第二节：语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）On December 19th , 2006, an air
7、bus took off on time from the capital airport of Saudi Arabia. After about an hours 16. (fly), something strange happened in the plane.The passengers 17. (enjoy) themselves when a small rat stole out from the bag of a young man ,which make the young woman nearby 18. (alarm)with loud screaming. Then
8、more and more rats came out of the bag. All the passengers became out of order, especially the women and the children. The steward（机长）managed to get in touch with 19. control center on the ground. With the order from the ground, the plane 20. (succeed)landed at the nearest airport.As soon as the pla
9、ne on the ground, all the passengers got off. Then seven specialists got on 21. (catch)these small creatures. Many means had been tired but 22. of them were good enough to catch the rats.At last they tried to fill in the plane 23. carbon-dioxide, 24. poisoned all the eighty rats by the poisonous gas
10、.591up 有效学习（http:/ ）2It 25. (report)that the young man wanted to carry these rats to another city and sell them as pets but no one had expected that theses small creatures succeeded in escaping from the bag.II阅读（共三节，满分 50 分）第一节：阅读理解（共 15 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）AIts hardly surprising that weather is a fa
11、vorite topic for so many people around the worldit affects where we choose to love, what we wear, our moods, and perhaps even our national characteristics. Studies have shown the changeable weather can make it difficult to concentrate, cloudy skies slow sown reaction, and high humidity with hot, dry
12、 winds makes many people bad-tempered.If you live in a place like Britain, where the weather seems to change daily if not hourly, you could be forgiven for thinking that the weather is random. In fact, the weather is controlled by systems which move around areas of the globe. In the UK the weather d
13、epends on depressions（低气压）, often called lows, and anticyclones（高气压）, also known as highs. These systems start in the Atlantic Ocean, and make their way across the British Isles from the west to the east. Highs bring sunny weather, while lows bring rain and wind. In modern times, human activities se
14、em to be altering weather patterns. Gases produced by heavy industry change the temperature of the Earths surface, and affect cloud formation. Some researchers say that factories in Europe and North America may have been one of the causes of the droughts in Africa in the 1980s.The human race has alw
15、ays tied to guess the weather, especially in areas of the world where there are frequent changes. Traditional rhymes point to early attempts to identify weather patterns, popular poems include:Red sky at night, shepherds delight; red sky in the morning, shepherds warning.Flies will swarm before a st
16、orm.Rain before 7, clear by 11.While folk wisdom can still provide a guide to help forecast weather, todays methods of prediction increasingly rely on technology. Satellites, balloons, ships, aircrafts and weather centers with sensitive monitoring equipment, send data to computers. The date is them
17、processed, and the weather is predicted. However, even this system cannot predict weather for longer than about a week.26When weather keeps changing, .Apeople become bad-tempered Bpeoples reaction slows downC people find it hard to focus on their work Dpeople become hungrier27What is mainly talked a
18、bout in the second paragraph?AChanges in weather. BWeather in Britain.C African droughts. DResearch on weather.28The weather in Britain is .Arandom Bmoist Cdepressing Dsatisfying29According to a traditional rhyme, if there is red sky at night, the next day will be .Awindy Brainy Cfine Dsnowy30Which
19、of the following statements in true?AAnticyclones often bring rain and wind.B Weather forecasting has been done for a long time.C Weather could never be predicted.DModern methods of weather prediction are developed from folk wisdom.591up 有效学习（http:/ ）3BWhat do consumers really want? Thats a question
20、 market researchers would love to answer. But since people dont always say what they think, marketers would need direct access to consumers thoughts to get the truth.And now, in a way, that is possibleAt the “Mind of the Market” laboratory at Harvard Business School, researchers are looking inside s
21、hoppers skulls to develop more effective advertisements and marketing stylesUsing imaging techniques that measure blood flow to various parts of the brain, the Harvard team hopes to predict how consumers will react to particular products and to discover the most effective ways to present information
22、Stephen Kosslyn, a professor of psychology at Harvard, and business school professor Gerald Zaltman, oversee the lab “The goal is not to influence peoples preferences,” says Kosslyn, “just to speak to their actual desires.“ The groups findings, though still preliminary (初步的 ) , could change how firm
23、s develop and market new productsThe Harvard group use position emission tomography (PET) scans to monitor the brain activityThese PET scans, along with other imaging techniques, enable researchers to see which parts of the brain are active during specific tasks(such as remembering a word).Correlati
24、ons (相互关系) have been found between blood flow to specific areas and future behaviorBecause of this, Harvard researchers believe the scans can also predict future purchasing patternsAccordin g to an unpublished paper the group produced, “It is possible to use these techniques to predict not only whet
25、her people will remember and have specific emotional reactions to certain materials, but also whether they tend to want those materials months later.”The Harvard group is now moving into the next stage of experimentsThey will explore how people remember advertisements as part of an effort to predict
26、 how they will react to a product after having seen an adThe researchers believe that once key areas of the brain are identified, scans on about two dozen volunteers will be enough to draw conclusions about the reactions of specific sections of the populationLarge corporations-including Coca Cola, E
27、astman Kodak, General Motors, and Hallmark-have already signed up to fund further investigations.For their financial support, these firms gain access to the experiments but cannot control themIf Kosslyn and Zahman and their team really can read the mind of the market, then consumers may find it even
28、 harder to get those advertising jingles-out of their heads.31Which of the following statements can be the best title for this passage?AReading the Mind of the Market. BInfluencing the Customers Choice.CInfluencing the Style of Advertising DExperimenting w ith the Way to Foretell32Why do the Harvard
29、 researchers use scientific technology in the experiments?ABecause they want to find a better way to persuade people into purchasing patterns in the future in the different market.BBecause they dont trust the findings already done by other researchers.CBecause they want to see how particular product
30、s can influence consumers and find out the most effective ways to advertise.DBecause they think the marketing strategies can actually be changed after the experiments.33The following statements are true except that APeople sometimes hide their true feelings when questioned by the marketing surveyors
31、.B Stephen Kosslyn and Gerald Zaltman are in charge of the experiment and think ill of the study.C Harvard researchers have found some relation between peoples brain and future behavior.DMany large companies finance the Harvard groups further investigations.591up 有效学习（http:/ ）434What does “to speak
32、to” in the 2nd paragraph mean?ATo communicate with BTo say to. CTo talk to. DTo respond to.35The last sentence of the passage implies that _.Ait is very likely that customers will buy unnecessary things just depending on the ads in the future.Bin fact, the real purpose of Harvard groups research is
33、to attract more consumers into the market.CCoca Cola or the General Motors can exploit the findings of the experiments in their own marketing.Dconsumers may find it more difficult to get out of the advertising jungle and it may cause them headaches.CThe HOPE IS A CAMECHANGER PROJECT will deliver unb
34、reakable soccer balls to kids who, all too often, see thing horrible, broken and not survive the simplest of circumstances. The project started taking form well before anyone knew where it would leadwhich is to test the power of like-minded people working together to turn inspiration into action.Fou
35、r years ago Bobby was in Rwanda offering help to the people there and taking photos of a child soldier named Moise with his “soccer ball”，which was a pile of rubbish tied together with a string. This “ball” was the only thing Moise could call his own - no family, no home, no place to go. Forced to f
36、ight in the Congo and having killed three people at the unbearably young age of seven, the boys spirit was broken. And Bobby knew, as he took one photo after the next, that hed never forget him. In fact, he returned the following year to tell Moise he had stayed deep within his heart -but he was gon
37、e. I recently helped Bobby launch his new book The Power of the Invisible Sun which features a photo of Moise, his ball, and kids from war-torn areas around the world. All of his earnings go towards the HOPE IS A GAME-CHANGER PROJECT for the kids he visited over the past decade. They caught the emot
38、ional landscape from heartbreak to joy, but share the undeniable longing for recovery and hope. Bobby and I share the unchangeable belief that delivering hope is really a game-changer, especially to a child. We believe that each indestructible ball will come to represent a lasting symbol of hope. A
39、light no matter how small-The Power of the Invisible Sun.This holiday season, I ask you to think about whether you are doing enough to help someone else in the world. Or as Bobby likes to put it, consider “taking a concrete baby step”, which added together, can create transformational change. Its my
40、 great hope that the HOPE IS A GAME-CHANGER PROJECT will change the lives of children the world over - one book, one ball at a time.36In the first sentence of the passage, the writer implies that .Akids live an unsafe life in parts of the worldBthe balls sent to kids should be of good qualityCyoung
41、kids can not overcome the difficultiesDkids intend to break their toys into pieces37The purpose of The HOPE IS A GAME-CHANGER PROJECT is to .Asend ball gifts to kids in poor countries Bcollect money to help kids in needCcomfort kids in war-torn areas Doffer kids help to change their lives591up 有效学习（
42、http:/ ）538How may Bobby feel about Mosie?AHe was very proud of Mosies bravery.BHe felt sorry for Mosies ruined childhood.CHe thought money could solve Mosies problem.DHe felt happy to tell him what was in his heart.39Which of the following about Bobbys new book is TRUE?AIt earned a lot of money to
43、help kids like Mosi e.BThe photos inside reflected the kids hopeless life.CIts title shows the authors belief to change the world.DIt changed the life of the kids recorded in the book.40The underlined part in the last paragrph probably means .Astarting the first step as a baby does Btaking an active
44、 action from now onCmaking great changes step by step Ddoing some small but good deeds第二节：篇章结构（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）阅读下面短文，将标有 AF 的段落或句子插入文章中题号为 4145 的恰当位置，使全篇文章意义完整，结构连贯。注意：有一个选项是多余的。Deep into the night, the bus pulled into a Howard Johnsons restaurant and everybody got off the bus except Tom. 41
45、 perhaps he was a sea captain; maybe he had run away from wife; 42 . When they went to bus, one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself. After a long time, slowly and painfully, be began to tell his story. He had been in prison in New York for the last four years, and he was going home.“W
46、ell, when I was in prison I wrote to my wife. I said, Martha, I understand if you cant stay married to me. I said I was going to be away a long time, and that if she couldnt stand it, if the kids kept asking questions, if it hurt her too much, well, she could just forget me. Get a new young manshes
47、wonderful womanand forget all about me. 43 Not for the three and a half years.”“Last week, when I was sure freedom was coming through, I wrote to her. I told her that if she had a new young man , I would understand. 44 We used to live in this town, Brunswick ,and theres great big oak tree just as yo
48、u come in to the town. I told her if she would take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and if she didnt want me, forgot me, no handkerchief and Id keep going on through.”45 When they were 20 miles from Brunswick, the young man took over window seats on the right side, waiting for the approach of the great oak tree. Tom stopped looking, tightening his face into the ex-
