广东七校2015届高三英语上期第一次联考试题

本试卷共三大部分，满分150分。

注意事项：

1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、试室号、班别填写在答题卡上。

2. 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相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

3. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。

I. 语言知识及应用(共两节，满分60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，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Three Apple engineers and three Microsoft employees are traveling by train to a conference. The Microsoft engineers each buy tickets but the Apple engineers buy only a 1________ ticket.

“How are three people going to travel on only one 2________?” asks a Microsoft employee. “Watch and you’ll see,” answers an Apple engineer.

They all board the train. The Microsoft employees take their 3________ but all three Apple engineers cram(拥挤) into a restroom and close the door behind them.

4________ after the train has departed, the conductor comes around 5________ tickets. He knocks on the restroom door and says, “Ticket, please.” The door opens just a crack and an arm 6________, ticket in hand. The 7________ takes it and moves on. The Microsoft employees see this and agree it is quite a 8________ idea.

So after the conference, the Microsoft employees decide to 9________ the Apple engineers (as they always do) on the return trip and save some 10________. When they get to the station, they buy one ticket. To their 11________, the Apple engineers don’t buy any ticket at all.

“How are you going to travel without a ticket?” asks one 12________ Microsoft employee. “Watch and you’ll see,” answers an Apple engineer.

When they board the train, the Microsoft employees cram into a 13________ and the Apple engineers cram into another one nearby. The train departs. Soon one of the Apple engineers 14________ his restroom and walks over to where the Microsoft employees are 15________.

He knocks on the door and says, “Ticket, please...”

1. A. cheap    B. single    C. return    D. special

2. A. ticket    B. route    C. means    D. railroad

3. A. routes    B. chances   C. turns    D. seats

4. A. Directly    B. Shortly   C. Nearly    D. Quickly

5. A. examining   B. receiving   C. collecting   D. delivering

6. A. appears    B. sticks    C. holds    D. rises

7. A. employee   B. policeman   C. conductor   D. engineer

8. A. strange    B. foolish    C. awful    D. clever

9. A. learn    B. copy    C. accept    D. watch

10. A. money    B. time    C. energy    D. space

11. A. excitement   B. agreement       C. disappointment  D. astonishment

12. A. touched    B. puzzled   C. frightened   D. delighted

13. A. bedroom   B. sitting-room  C. restroom   D. dining-room

14. A. enters    B. crosses   C. leaves    D. reaches

15. A. hiding    B. sitting    C. traveling   D. enjoying

第二节 语法填空(共两篇，20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填在答题卡标号为16~35的相应位置上。

A

He is the man who for many people has been a role model. Now your biggest hero deserves a special day when you can express your thanks and let him know 16__________ important he is to you.

The third Sunday of June – which 17__________(fall) on June 19 this year – is Father’s Day.

The idea of Father’s Day came from 18__________ American woman called Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day 19__________(honor) her father. He raised six children by 20__________ after his wife died. Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honor loving dads.

The first Father’s Day 21__________(celebrate) on June 19, 1910. In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a 22__________(nation) Father’s Day. Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June 23__________ Father’s Day.

Here are some ways to show your love and respect:

* Send him a greeting card. Fathers prefer cards 24__________ are not too emotional. So choose one that will make him laugh.

* If he has a computer, cover his desktop 25__________ words like “I love you Dad”.

* A small present, such as a framed photo of your family, can make him feel like a king.

B

A farmer once organized a competition between his dog and his rabbit. He dug a hole in one of his biggest fields, and hid a carrot and a bone in it. He wanted to see 26__________ animal would find them first.

The 27__________(cheer) and optimistic rabbit threw himself into looking for the carrot, 28__________(dig) here and there, totally convinced that he would find it. But the dog, after sniffing around for a bit, 29__________(lie) down and began to complain about how difficult it was to find one bone in such a big field.

The rabbit dug 30__________ hours, and with every new hole the dog complained even more about how difficult this was, even for the rabbit. 31__________ the rabbit thought that each hole dug was one hole less that needed digging. When there was no place in the whole field 32__________(leave) to dig, the rabbit dug a tunnel right to 33__________ the dog had been lying all the time. There he found the carrot and the bone.

This is how the dog lost the game. He had come to 34__________ right place at the very beginning but failed to find the bone 35__________ he only complained and didn't try at all.

II. 阅读(共两小节，满分50分)

第一节 阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A，B，C和D中，选出最佳选项。

A

Paper is a cheap and accessible medium that can produce beautiful results. To most people, making a paper plane could be one of the simplest things to do. It’s the simplest and easiest form of paper art. And paper art can be traced back to Japan, where it originated over a thousand years ago. However, there’s a special minority who takes paper art to the next level, magically turning the plain white or colored paper into some of the most amazing artworks. Check out the following artists and their works!

The Danish artist Peter Callesen is famous for his talent in combining the minimalism(极简的) of a white sheet of paper with the complexity of carefully cut and folded paper and uses the two to build out some pleasing works.

The British artist Su Blackwell often goes to secondhand bookstores — to look for materials with which she can carve out delicate sculptures. The models look as if they “grow” naturally from the pages of the books. The artist finds inspiration from the book title or a paragraph or picture inside and then spends months carefully slicing each one into an eye-catching paper model. Her old book sculptures sell for up to￡5,000 each.

By carefully folding simple pieces of paper, German artist Simon Schubert creates amazing masterpieces. He turns paper into architectural masterpieces by folding a simple piece of paper to shape the creases(摺缝), then unfolding it to show the fascinating artwork.

Another master of paper-folding is Jen Stark. Her artwork is often in the form of colorful caves and topographic(地形的) maps. Using her vivid imagination and a special knife, she is a modern day magician who turns humble materials like construction paper and glue into fantastic, complicated sculptures that puzzle the eyes. Her work draws inspiration from nature.

36. According to the passage, paper art ________.

A. is about plane-folding                B. is most prosperous in Japan

C. dates back to 1000 B.C.               D. is now on a new level

37. The British artist mentioned in the passage ________.

A. combines the minimalism and complexity of paper

B. often gets inspired by secondhand books

C. makes architectural masterpieces with Simon Schubert

D. is a magician who uses simple paper materials

38. According to the passage, Jen Stark _______.

A. is from Germany                         B. uses paper to build complicated shapes

C. creates things too puzzling to understand       D. works also as a magician

39. What does the underlined word “humble” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A. common and popular            B. simple and cheap

C. useless and priceless            D. numb and meaningless

40. What can we learn from the artists?

A. Every dog has its day.                   B. All that glitters are not gold.

C. One can't make brick without straw.

D. The greatness may come from ordinariness.

B

People are being lured (引诱) onto Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service without realizing they’re paying for it by giving up large amounts of personal information. Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages.

Most Facebook users don’t realize this is happening. Even if they know what the company is up to, they still have no idea what they’re paying for Facebook because people don’t really know what their personal data is worth.

The biggest problem, however, is that the company keeps changing the rules. Early on, you keep everything private. That was the great thing about facebook — you could create your own little private network. Last year, the company changed its privacy rules so that many things — your city, your photo, your friends' names—were set, by default (默认) to be shared with everyone on the Internet.

According to Facebook’s vice-president Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and if people don’t share information, they have a “less satisfying experience”.

Some critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money. Its original business model, which involved selling ads and putting them at the side of the page, totally failed. Who wants to look at ads when they’re online connecting with their friends?

The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington. In April, Senator(议员) Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy. He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites. “I think the senator rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them,” Schrage admits.

I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy is only the beginning, which is why I’m considering deactivating(撤销) my account. Facebook is a handy site, but I’m upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don’t know. That’s too high a price to pay.

41. What do we learn about Facebook from the first paragraph?

A. It is a website that sends messages to targeted users.

B. It makes money by putting on advertisements.

C. It profits by selling its users’ personal data.

D. It provides loads of information to its users.