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1、揭阳市 2018-2019 学年度高中三年级学业水平考试 英 语 本试卷分三部分。满分 120 分。考试时间 120 分钟。注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答题卡上填写自己的准考证号、姓名、试室号和座位号。用 2B型铅笔把答题卡上试室号、座位号对应的信息点涂黑。2选择题每小题选出答案后，用 2B 型铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作

2、答的答案无效。4考生必须保持答题卡整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，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。A Booking a Theatre These locations have theatres available for rental：*Fairview *Palmerston *York Woods Priority Bookings Each June,theatre booking requests for da

3、tes in the following calendar year(January to December)are accepted.For more information,call the Room Booking Unit at 416-397-5969.Regular Bookings For people who didnt make a booking request in June,call the Room Booking Unit at 416-397-5969 to check for remaining dates.Completing a Booking Once t

4、he library receives a request,staff will check the availability and place a tentative booking for you.You will then receive a contract that you must return with payment within 10 calendar days of the tentative booking and with a minimum of two months before the first booking to confirm the booking.P

5、ayment Payment for the first booking and any bookings in the current month is due when you return the signed contract.If you have booked for multiple months,payments for those months are due at the beginning of each month.Type of Organization Theatre Rate Non-profit Groups Woods Fairview or York Woo

6、ds$418.00/day Palmerston$209.00/day Commercial Fairview or York Woods$163.00/hr Palmerston$150.00/hr 21.What s required if you want to make priority bookings?A.Calling the library first.B.Booking in previous June.C.Having a look at the theatre beforehand.D.Paying a visit to the Room Booking Unit.22.

7、When should you make payments if you book a theatre in the current month?A.Ten days before the booking.B.When you make the booking.C.When you return the contract.D.At the beginning of the month.23.What s the rate if a non-profit organization rents a theatre at Palmerston?A.$418.00/day.B.$209.00/day.

8、C.$163/hr.D.$150.00hr.B In bringing up children,every parent watches eagerly the childs acquisition(学会)of each new skill the first spoken words,the first independent steps,or the beginning of reading and writing.It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate,but this can se

9、t up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child.This might happen at any stage.A baby might be firced to use a toilet too early.A young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads.On the other hand,though,if a child is left alone t

10、oo much,or without any learning opportunities,he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children.Some may be especially strict in money matters.Others are severe over time of coming home

11、 at night or punctuality for meals.In general,the controls represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the childs own happiness.As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child,consistency(一致性）is very important in parental teaching.To forbid a thin

12、g one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality.Also,parents should realize that“example is better than precept”.If they are not sincere and do not practice what they say,their children may grow confused and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves,and re

13、alize they have been to some extent fooled.A sudden awareness of an obvious difference between their parents principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.24.In the process of childrens learning new skills parents _.A.should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the

14、words they read B.should not expect too much of them C.should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own D.should create as many learning opportunities as possible 25.The second paragraph mainly tells us that _.A.parents should be strict with their children B.paren

15、tal controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of the community C.parental restrictions vary,and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children alone D.parents vary in their strictness towards their children according to the situation 26.The word“precept”(Line3,Para.3)pro

16、bably means“_”.A.ideas B.punishment C.behavior D.instructions 27.In moral matters,parents should _.A.observe the rules themselves B.be aware of the marked difference between adults and children C.forbid things which have no foundation in morality D.consistently ensure the security of their children

17、C Once,African lions were the kings of the jungle.But every day,they lose more and more of their home to humans.A new study done by Duke University shows that humans have taken over much of the lions habitat.Lions live on the African plains,which are called savannas.In the past 5 years,the number of

18、 people living on the Savannas African plains has grown rapidly.At the same time,the number of lions has dwindled quickly.The research team at Duke University used detailed pictures taken by satellite to carefully examine the African landscape.They were able to see very small farms and towns that ar

19、e taking over the once-open plains.Lions need wide-open spaces to hunt.As the number of people and towns has increased,the African plains have become less welcoming to lions.The number of lions has dropped from about 100,000 in 1960 to 32,000 today.West Africa has seen the largest drop fewer than 50

20、0 lions remain there.Researchers worry that the number of lions will decrease even more as the number of humans moving onto the savannas increases.People and lions living closely together have to compete for natural resources like water and food.Towns and farms that take over hunting grounds could f

21、orce the lions out of those areas completely.Often,lions with no other sources of food will kill farm animals.Farmers will then kill the lions to protect their animals.African lions are also threatened by poachers,who hunt animals illegally.Many poachers hunt lions for sport or to take their fur.One

22、 of the authors of the Duke University study is conservationist Stuart Pimm.Pimm believes the group s research can be helpful in planning ways for people and lions to share the African plains.One solution is to build higher fences to keep lions away from farm animals.African countries can also expan

23、d and better protect their wildlife reserves so that lions have safe places to hunt.28.The underlined word“dwindled”in Paragraph 2 can be best replaced by_.A.grown B.changed C.doubled D.decreased 29.According to the study done by Duke University,_.A.there are 100,000 lions on the African plains B.Af

24、rican lions are losing their habitat to humans C.more and more people are moving out of Africa D.the number of lions in West Africa has increased 30.The following are solutions mentioned in the passage to protect lions ECEPT_.A.expanding wildlife reserves B.avoiding conflict between lions and farmer

25、s C.preventing people from hunting lions illegally D.stopping people from moving into the African plains 31.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A.Losing African lions B.Moving out of Africa C.The kings of the jungle D.The problems of Africa D Sign has become a scientific h

26、ot button.Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages are uniquea speech of the hand.They offer a new way to explore how the brain generates and understands language,and throw new light on an old scientific controversy whether language,complete with gr

27、ammar,is something that we are born with,or whether it is a learned behavior.The current interest in sign language has roots in the pioneering work of a teacher at Gallaudet University in Washington,D.C.,the world s only liberal arts university for deaf people.When Bill Stokoe went to Gallaudet to t

28、each English,the school enrolled him in a course in signing.But Stokoe noticed something strange among themselves,students signed differently from his classroom teacher.Stokoe had been taught a sort of gestural code,each movement of the hands representing a word in English.At the time,American Sign

29、Language(ASL)was thought to be no more than a form of pidgin English(混杂英语).But Stokoe believed the“hand talk”his students used looked richer.He wondered Might deaf people actually have a genuine language?And could that language be unlike any other on Earth?It was 1955,when even deaf people considere

30、d their signing as“substandard”.Stokoes idea was academic heresy(异端邪说).It is 37 years later.Stokoenow devoting his time to writing and editing books and journals and to producing video materials on ASL and the deaf cultureis having lunch at a cafe near the Gallaudet campus and explaining how he star

31、ted a revolution.For decades,educators fought against his idea that signed languages are natural languages like English,French and Japanese.They assumed language must be based on speech,the modulation(调节)of sound.But sign language is based on the movement of hands,the modulation of space.“What I sai

32、d,”Stokoe explains,“is that language is not mouth stuffit s brain stuff.”32.What aroused the present growing interest in sign language?A.A famous scholar in the study of the human brain.B.A leading specialist in the study of liberal arts.C.An English teacher in a university for the deaf.D.Some senio

33、r experts in American Sign Language.33.According to Stokoe,sign language is _.A.a substandard language B.a genuine language C.an artificial language D.an international language 34.Most educators objected to Stokoe s idea because they thought _.A.sign language was not widely used even by deaf people

34、B.sign language was too artificial to be widely accepted C.a language should be easy to use and understand D.a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds 35.Stokoes argument is based on his belief that _.A.sign language is as efficient as any other language B.sign language originated fro

35、m natural language C.language is a system of meaningful codes D.language is a product of the brain 第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项（选项中有两项为多余选项），并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Chuck was in my high-school English class.36 So,when he told me he had been accepted into the journalism program at the

36、University of Missouri,I wasnt surprised.During the first year at college,Chuck stopped by school a few times.We talked about our work together several years before.We had raised money together for twenty-three sick and abandoned babies.37 .It was an activity that in some ways changed our formal rel

37、ationship into a friendship.In his second year in college,it was discovered that Chuck had lung cancer and had only a short while to live.So he left school and came home to be near to his loved ones.About six weeks later,Chuck died.38 The youngest of nine children,Chuck was talented and full of prom

38、ise.More importantly,he was a good person,a just man.When I went to his funeral,his father asked to speak with me.He told me that before Chucks death,he chose six items to bury with him.39 He told me that Chuck had always kept the piece because he liked the message I had written to him at the bottom

39、 of the last page.In that little note,I affirmed his talent as a writer and I encouraged him to be responsible for the gift.40 His taking my note with him forever offered me a great opportunity for influencing students lives.I felt inspired with a sense of purpose that was greater than ever teachers

40、 have the power to affect hearts and minds for a long time.A.It was a great loss for everyone,especially for his family.B.Chuck helped to raise several thousand dollars.C.Whenever I forget my purpose,I think of Chuck.D.He was a writer of great promise.E.My spirits were lifted up as Chuck was filled

41、with the joy of life.F.One of them was an essay he had written in my class some years before.G.I was touched and grateful to Chuck who gave me a special gift that would change my life.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）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

42、。“My wallet!Where is it?”were my first words when I found out my wallet was lost.I searched my memory for a few good seconds,and then 41 that I had left my precious wallet in the library.To be 42 ,it was in the public toilet of the library!43 the library was then closed,I had to wait until the next

43、morning to begin my 44 .When I got there early the next day,all I found was a 45 bathroom.At that time,all I could 46 was that the person who cleaned the restroom had 47 my wallet.So I 48 approached an old lady at the front desk.“Excuse me,is there a wallet found in the restroom yesterday?”She walke

44、d through a door and 49 for a moment.Then she came back to the desk.“No,”she said.I quickly thanked her and walked off,50 .Finally,I painfully 51 the fact that my wallet had gone.A week later,I received a mysterious 52 in the mail.Sure enough,it was my 53 !And most surprisingly,54 in it was missing!

45、And there was a little yellow piece of paper folded up inside.I slowly unfolded it and a little medal of Christ fell off.The paper 55 like this Always 56 this medal with you,whatever your religion is,so the angel that was watching over you last 57 will always be close.This person didnt even leave a

46、return 58 ,so I couldnt thank whoever it was.From that day on,I promised myself to follow this example when I was in a 59 situation.I will make others as 60 as I was when I opened that package!41.A.predicted B.realized C.explained D.imagined 42.A.obvious B.honest C.exact D.clear 43.A.Because B.Altho

47、ugh C.Unless D.Even 44.A.work B.reading C.research D.search 45.A.crowded B.noisy C.clean D.deserted 46.A.run after B.hope for C.remember D.declare 47.A.hidden B.picked C.ignored D.found 48.A.secretly B.aimlessly C.politely D.angrily 49.A.disappeared B.hesitated C.rested D.escaped 50.A.surprised B.di

48、sappointed C.satisfied D.ashamed 51.A.accepted B.considered C.changed D.covered 52.A.present B.invitation C.notice D.package 53.A.wallet B.book C.reward D.treasure 54.A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything 55.A.exposed B.described C.read D.announced 56.A.keep B.equip C.compare D.connect 57.A.

49、month B.fortnight C.week D.year 58.A.reminder B.date C.message D.address 59.A.disappointing B.similar C.different D.difficult 60.A.annoyed B.puzzled C.crazy D.happy 第二节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面材料，根据上下文在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Long ago in a small,faraway village,there was a place know

50、n as the House of 1000 Mirrors.A small,happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit it.When he arrived,he climbed 61 (happy)up the stairs to the doorway of the house.He looked through the doorway with his ears 62 (lift)high and his tail wagging as fast as it could.63 his great surpris