七校聯合體屆高三第一次聯考試卷英語第I卷第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分40分）第一節（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。A

InspireyourstudentswithaschooltriptoAntarctica,thedriest“desert”onearth!Sinceitisnolongerthefieldofjustscientistsandexplorers,weareofferingauniqueopportunityforyouandyourstudentstoexplorethegreatAntarcticregion.Undercarefullycontrolledconditions,youcandiscoverAntarcticextraordinarywildlifeandsceneryonavoyageintheworld’slasttruewilderness.Antarcticaoffersyourstudentsdifferentkindsofstudytopicsfromgeologyandplatetectonics(構造學)atDeceptionIslandtocoldenvironments.

Asthefifthlargestcontinentintheworld,Antarcticacoversanareaofroughly14

millionsquarekilometers,mostofwhichisblanketedbyavasticesheet,averagingmetersinthickness.Forhalfoftheyear,itliesindarkness.However,withthearrivalofitsshortsummer,thiscoldlandplayshosttosomeofthegreatestwildlifeonearth.Millionsofpairsofpenguins,andotherseabirdsliveintheregion.Fivespeciesofsealsareregularlyobservedhuntingforfoodonice.Orcas,humpback,whalesandsomeotherseaanimalsare

oftenseenfeedingontheocean’srichpicking,addingtotheimpressivelistofmarinemammals(海洋哺乳動物).Thesummerclimateisoftensurprisinglymildwithtemperaturesabovefreezingandthelonghoursofdaylightmeanthatwildlifeviewingispossiblealmostanytime.Wewouldarguethatit’simpossibletodescribethesceneryofthiscontinentinasingleword,but“breathtaking”comesclose!Thishugecontinentliesunderthesnowandicewhiledramaticmountainrangesarecutthroughbygreatglaciers(冰川)，forminglotsofcoastalislands,inletsandwaterways.Thesearefilledwithice,bigofsmallglacierssoitisdifficulttogettoAntarcticabyship.Thesculpturedshapesandbeautifulcoloroftheblueoceansinspiretheimaginationandprovideperfectphotographicmoments.AnexpeditionvoyagetoAntarcticaisatripofalifetimeforstudentsandteachersalike.Pricesareavailableonrequest----startingfromapproximately4500poundsperpersonincludingreturnflightsandvoyage.PleasecontactustofindoutmoreaboutthetraveltoAntarctica.Call01737218807.21.NowAntarcticaisnotonlyalandofscientists,butalso______________.

A.

aplacewherenolivingthingscanbeseen

B.

afantasticcontinentallthestudentsareinterestedin

C.

agoodtopicforresearchinggeologyandplatetectonics

D.

anexcellentplaceforstudentstomakediscoveriesandexplorations22.Itispossibletoviewthewildlifeinsummeralmostanytimebecause_________.A.

thewildanimalscomeoutonlyinsummerB.visitorscanviewtheanimalsmoreclearlyinsummerC.

summerofferswarmweatherandlonghoursofdaylightD.

wildanimalsneversleepduringthesummertime23.Whatdoestheauthorexpectthereaderstodoaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.TosavemoneyforthetriptoAntarctica.B.

Tomakeabetterunderstandingofthecompany.C.Togetintouchwitheachothertoorganizetheirtrip.D.TofindfurtherinformationaboutthetriptoAntarctica.BA9-footand7-inchbronzestatuetitledGiddy-Up,Daddywassetup,inmemoryofFamilyCircuscreatorBilKeane.JeffKeane,Bil’syoungestson,whotookoverworkintheFamilyCircus,usedtosay,“Aslongasthefamilywastogether,wewouldbehappy.Maybethatwasthesecrettowhat

mydaddidwithhiscartoon.”

Headded,

“ParadiseValleyandScottsdalewereimportant;wegrewuphere.Myparentsusedtodrivepasthereconstantly.OurparentslovedtheArizonalife.So,wewouldgettoputastatuehere.”Thestatuecameto

Scottsdale

bywayofParadiseValleyonthesecondanniversaryofKeane’sdeath.HelivedinParadiseValleyformorethan50years,creatinghisfamouscomicstrips(連環漫畫)aswellasraisinghisfivechildrenwithhiswifeintheirhomenorthofLincolnDrive.Thecomicismodeledonhisfamily,featuringcharactersofchildhoodinnocence：Billy,Dolly,JeffyandP.J.FormerParadiseValleymayorRonClarke,saidBilKeanewasalwaysthego-toguyforanythingthetownneeded—fromhelpingcreatetheMummyMountainPreservetousinghisarttohelpraisemoneyforHurricaneKatrinavictimsinMississippi.

“Hewasalwayssoinfluentialintown,”

Clarkesaid.BronzesmithgallerydirectorKathyReillysaidthisbronzestatuewasthe

firstcombinationofanimation(動畫)andrealism,whichshowstheemotionsofjoy,familyandlove.“Wefoundouthowmanypeople’slivesweretouchedbyBilKeane,notonlythroughhiscartoonsbutalsothroughpersonalcontacthehadwithsomanypeople,”

Reillysaid.BilKeaneandhisfamilymovedtoParadiseValleyin1958,andtwoyearslater,hiscomicstripsbeganappearinginnewspapersacrossthecountry.AfterseeingoneofRickKirkman’scomicstrips,KeanesentalettertoRickKirkman,co-creatorofthecomicstrip,stating,

“youhaveawinner.”“Thosefewwordsfedusforyears,andfueledourenthusiasmandpersistence.Neverdidsofewwordsencourageussomuch.”

SaidKirkman.24.

Whereisthestatuemostprobablylocated?A.InParadiseValley.

B.In

Scottsdale.C.InLincolnDrive.

D.InMummyMountainPreserve.25.

WhatdoweknowaboutBilKeane’scomicstrips?A.TheyarebasedontheArizonalife.B.Theyaremodeledonfivechildren.C.Theybegantocomeoutinnewspaperin1960.D.Theywerethecombinationofanimationandrealism.26.Whatinformationcanwegetaboutthestatue?A.Itis

9-footand7-inch

inheight.B.Itwasbuiltattherequestofcomicfans.C.ItwassetupimmediatelyafterBilKeanedied.D.Ittravelledmanyplacesbeforeitwaslocated.27.

HowdidKirkmanfeelonhearing

“youhaveawinner”?A.Hecouldn’thidehisenvyofBil.B.HewasfedupwiththebehaviorofBil.C.Hefeltmoreenthusiasticanddetermined.D.Hewaspleasedwithhisworksandhimself.CJOHANNESBURG—Theysaycatshaveninelives.NowaChinesetoad(蟾蜍)hasjoinedthatclubofcleversurvivors.SouthAfricansareshockedattheenduranceofatoadthatgottrappedinacargoshipmentfromChinatoCapeTown,afterjumpingintoaporcelain(瓷器)candlestick（燭臺）thatwasmadethere.SouthAfricanofficialsreportedlyplannedtoputdownthecreature,fearingitwouldcauseharmasaninvasivespeciesifitwereletgointhewild.Butthetoadgotalast-minutepardon.MangoAirlines,aSouthAfricanairline,transportedthetoadonFridaytoJohannesburgfordeliverytoananimalshelter,afterofficialsdecidedtofindawaytoletthetoadlive.Thetwo-hourfightwasabreezecomparedtothetripfromChina,alongwayofmanyweeksandthousandsofkilometersacrosstheIndianOcean.AirlinespokesmanHeinKaisersaidthetoadgot“first-classtreatment”,sittinginatransparentplasticcontainerwithescortBrettGlasby,ananimalwelfareinspector.Therewasevenaceremony,inwhichthetoad’sboardingpasswashandedtoGlasby.“Hewasthestaroftheshowontheflight,”Kaisersaidoftheamphibious(兩棲的)passenger.“Ithinkeverypassengerstoppedtohavealook.”OnlandinginJohannesburg,thetoadwasbroughtoutofitscontainerforacelebrity-stylephotoshoot.Observerssaidthebrowntoadseemedlikeacoolcustomer.ItbelongstotheAsianToadspecies,whichbreedsduringthemonsoon(季風)season.ItisbelievedtohavesurvivedthetripfromChinabyhardeningitsskintopreventitfromdryingout,andalsobyslowingitsbreathingandheartrate—methodsthathelpthespeciessurviveintimesofdrought.“We’vehadsnakesinimportedtimberandscorpions(蝎子)infruit.Wewerecalledbecausethetoadwasrightinsidethecandlestick,andwehadtobreakittogetitout”Glasby,theinspector,toldTheStar,aSouthAfricannewspaper.28.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.AnAsiantoadgetsanewhomeinSouthAfrica.B.Asiantoadscan’tgetusedtothelifeinSouthAfrica.C.WorkersshippedatoadtoSouthAfricaonpurpose.D.SouthAfricaignorestheprotectionofanimals.29.Ifthetoadisreleasedintothewild,_________.A.itwillmakethelocalsfeelshockedB.itmightharmthenativespeciesC.itwillloseitslifeinthewildD.itmightfleeintoanothercountry30.ThetoadwasabletoarriveinSouthAfricaalive_________.A.becauseitescapedallattacksandhuntsB.becauseitusedtostopitsbreathinwinterC.becauseitformedhardskintoprotectitselfD.becauseitwasluckytobegivenachance31.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.A.sometimesanimalaretransportedaccidentallyB.noonehasseensuchabigtoadinAfricaC.acandlestickisthebestplaceforatoadD.droughtsmaketoadslivelongerDThespeaker,ateacherfromacommunitycollege,addressedasympatheticaudience.Headsnoddedinagreementwhenhesaid,“HighschoolEnglishteachersarenotdoingtheirjobs.”Hedescribedtheinadequaciesofhisstudents,allhighschoolgraduateswhocanuselanguageonlyatagrade9level.Iwasunabletodeterminefromhisanswerstomyquestionshowthisgrade9levelhadbeenestablished.Mytopicisnotstandardsnoritsdecline.Whatthespeakerwasreallysayingisthatheisnotlongeryoung;hehasbeenteachingforsixteenyears,andisabletothinkandspeaklikeamatureadult.Mypointisthatfrequentcomplaintofonegenerationabouttheoneimmediatelyfollowingitisinevitable.Itisalsohumannaturetolookforthereasonsforourdissatisfaction.BeforeEnglishbecameaschoolsubjectinthelatenineteenthcentury,itwasdifficulttofindthetargetoftheblameforlanguagedeficiencies.Butsincethen,Englishteachershavebeenunderconstantattack.Thecomplainersthinktheyhavehituponanoriginalidea.Astheirowncommandofthelanguageimproves,theynoticethatyoungpeopledonothavethissameability.Unawarethattheirownabilityhasdevelopedthroughtheyears,theyassumethenewgenerationofyoungpeoplemustbehopelessinthisrespect.Totheeyesandearsofsensitiveadultsthelanguageoftheyoungalwaysseemsinadequate.SincethisconcernaboutthedeclineandfalloftheEnglishlanguageisnotperceivedasagenerationalphenomenonbutratherassomethingnewandpeculiartotoday’syoungpeople,itnaturallyfollowsthattoday’sEnglishteacherscannotbedoingtheirjobs.Otherwise,youngpeoplewouldnotcommitoffensesagainstthelanguage.32.Thespeakermentionedinthepassagebelievedthat_____.A.thelanguageoftheyoungergenerationisusuallyinferiortothatoftheoldergenerationthestudentshadapoorcommandofEnglishbecausetheydidn’tworkhardenoughhewasanexcellentlanguageteacherbecausehehadbeenteachingEnglishforsixteenyearsEnglishteachersshouldbeheldresponsibleforthestudents’poorcommandofEnglish33.Intheauthor’sopinion,thespeaker______.A.couldthinkandspeakintelligentlyB.hadexaggeratedthelanguageproblemsofthestudentsC.gaveacorrectjudgmentoftheEnglishlevelofthestudentsD.wasrightinsayingthatEnglishteacherswerenotdoingtheirjobs34.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthespeaker’sremarksis____.A.neutralB.positiveC.criticalD.compromising35.Inthepassagetheauthorarguesthat_____.A.toeliminatelanguagedeficienciesonemusthavesensitiveeyesandearstoimprovethestandardofEnglishrequirestheeffortofseveralgenerationsitisbynomeansfairtoblametheEnglishteachersforthelanguagedeficienciesofthestudentsyoungpeoplewouldnotcommitoffencesagainstthelanguageiftheteachersdidtheirjobsproperly第二節（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。HowtopickagreatbooktoreadTheworldisfullofgreatbooks,justwaitingtoberead.Howcanyoupickoneyou'llreallylike?Herearesometips:Whatmakesyouhappy?Ifyouhaveafavoritehobbyorpastime,lookforbooksaboutthatactivity.36__________Dothereexistafewcareersyou'reinterestedin?Youcanfindbooksaboutalmostanythingyoulike,andyou'remorelikelytoenjoyreadingabookifyou'realreadyinterestedinitssubject.Factorfiction?37Thosearecalledfictionbooks.Novels,shortstories,andfablesareallexamplesoffiction.Thesebookscantransportyoutoanotherworldorhelpyouimaginesomethingbeyondyourownexperience.Nonfictionbooksgiveyouthewho,what,when,andwhy.Theytellstoriesusingfacts—butthatdoesn'tmeanthey'reboring.Nonfictionbookscanbringtolifeeverythingfromthefirsttriptothemoontowhatit'sliketoexplorethedeepestoceans.Manyofthemreadlikenovelsfromstarttofinish.Trybothfictionandnonfictionbookstoseewhichyoulikebetter.Findafamilyfavorite.Whatwasyourmother'sfavoritebookwhenshewasyourage?Oryourdad's?Whataboutasibling's?38Thenyoucantalkaboutwhattheylikedaboutitandshareyourthoughts.It'safunwaytogettoknowyourfamilyalittlebetter,andtofindabookyou'llenjoy!39____________Yourlocallibraryisagreatplacetofindbooksthatyou'lllove,andyoudon'thavetosearchallbyyourself.Tellalibrarianaboutyourinterests—rockstars,sportsteams,historicalevents,whateveryou'reinto—andthenamesofsomebooksyoualreadylike.Yourlibrariancanhelpyoufindotherbooksthatyou'resuretolove.Yourteacherisanothergoodpersontoask.Launchabookswap.Whynotgetsomefriendstogetherandtradefavoritebooks?It'salwaysfuntoseewhatyourfriendsarereading.Evenifthey'renotexactlybookworms,youcanallencourageeachothertoreadandsharebooksandauthorsyoulike.Youalsocanlookforbookswapsinyourarea.40____________Askthemandgiveitaread. B.Readasmanybooksaspossible.C.It'sagreatwaytobuildyourpersonallibraryforfree!D.Askanexpert.E.Somebooksareentirelymadeupandimagined.F.Areyoureallyintodinosaursordogsoraspecificcelebrity?G.Setupalocallibrary笫三部分英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分45分）第一節完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Sometimeswemayhearonecallsanother“beingfullofhotair”.Whensomeoneissaidtobe“fullofhotair”,it41thatheorshetalksalotabouttopicsthatheorshedoesn’treally42.Thisphrasedatesbacktothelate1800sandhasits43intheUnitedStates.44,itisnotakindofpraisewhenoneisaccusedofthis.Inordertounderstandthemeaningofthisphrase,yousimplyneedto45thatasairheats,itextends.This46isusedtodoawidevarietyofthings.Inthecaseofahotairballoon,theairbecomes47thanthesurroundingenvironment,48theballoontofloat,soonecouldimaginesomeonebeingsofullofhotairthatheorshesimplyfloatsaway.49,moresimply,thespeechofsomeonelikethistendsto50aspacequickly,but51tobemeaninglessinfact.This52isusedtodescribeexaggerating（夸張之詞）andsome53talks.Itmeansthatthespeakeristalkingonlytohearhisorherownvoice.Typically,someonewhoisfullofhotairwill54discusscomplextopicswithoutfullygraspingthem,whichcanbesome55forpeoplewhoaremoreknowledgeable.Politiciansmaking56thattheycannotkeepareoften57ofbeingfullofhotair.What’smore,thetermisalsousedmoregenerallytodescribe58individualswhosticktobeingheardatanygrouporgathering,never59whethertheirviewsarehelpfulornot.Finally,theirplansorschemeswillprobablyendup60.41.A.means B.infers C.concludes D.recommends42.A.expect B.understand C.doubt D.believe43.A.origins B.manners C.means D.advantages44.A.Apparently B.Eventually C.Desperately D.Temporarily45.A.argue B.know C.agree D.pretend46.A.ability B.belief C.invention D.character47.A.cleaner B.fresher C.lighter D.thicker48.A.allowing B.making C.blowing D.expanding49.A.Thus B.Or C.Anyway D.But50.A.fill B.make C.choose D.remember51.A.turnsout B.makesout C.showsup D.comesabout52.A.term B.proverb C.conclusion D.routine53.A.effective B.empty C.interesting D.complex54.A.anxiously B.impatiently C.cheerfully D.cautiously55.A.rules B.lessons C.examples D.jokes56.A.contributions B.promises C.mistakes D.appointments57.A.accused B.informed C.called D.blamed58.A.considerate B.careless C.friendly D.stubborn59.A.focusingon B.carryingon C.dependingon D.insistingon60.A.ignoring B.refusing C.failing D.changing第Ⅱ卷第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節；滿分45分）第二節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容（1個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式。Noonelovesmemorethanmyparents,especiallymyfather.Myfatherisstoutandstrong,with61severelookonhisfaceandkeenexpressiveeyes.Atfirstsightyoumayfeelhimhard62(approach).Infactheisverykindandconsiderate.Ibelievemyfatherisa63(talent)man.Heisdecisiveandefficientindoingthings.Byhisowntalentsandefforts,hehassecuredforhisfamilyagoodsocialpositionanda64(relative)richlife.Besides,helivesinharmony65othersandneverquarrelswithanyone,sopeoplefromallwalksoflifecometomyhouse,from66I’vegainedlotsofsocialexperiences.Butathomeheisaharshparentwhoishardonme67hashighexpectationsofme.WhenI’midlingawaymytime,Icanseethatit68(hurt)himdeeply.69Iamdoingsomethinggreatandmeaningful,suchaswritingabook,hewillbemoreexcitedthanme.Ialwaysremind70Imustgoonandon,andnevershallIgiveuphalfway.笫四部分寫作（共兩節；滿分35分）第一節短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Ihaveplannedanautumnoutingformyclassthenextweek,and

I’mwritingtoaskyourpermission.First,theplacewherewe’vedecidedtovisit

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theForestParkisnotfarawayfromthecity.Wecantakeabusandrideabiketogetthere.Second,thetripwouldprovideuswithagreatopportunitytogetcloselytonature.Third,weneedtosparesometimestotakesomephysicalexercise.Someteacherswilljoinustomakesureofoursafe.Wearealllookingforwardtoreceiveyourpermission.Wewouldappreciateyouifyoucankindlygiveusanimmediatereply.第二節書面表達（滿分25分）假設你是李華。你的加拿大筆友卡爾想了解中國流行的廣場舞（squaredance）的相關情況。請你用英語給他寫封回信，要點包括：1．跳廣場舞的時間、地點、參與人員等；2．廣場舞流行的原因；3．廣場舞引起的爭議。注意：1．詞數100字左右；2．開頭和結尾已經寫出，不計入總詞數；3．可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。DearCarl,I’mdelightedtohearfromyouandIwilltellyouwhatyou’recuriousabout.............Yours,