1、2012届广东省实验中学高三考前热身训练英语试卷与答案（带解析） 完型填空 I agree with the saying that some people “see old memories as a chance to deal with the past and unite past and present.” Many people are so _1_ by things that happened in their past that they are not able to focus on the _2_ . For example, in the book Ceremony,
2、 the main character, Tayo, cannot concentrate on the present because he cant forget his troubled childhood and _3_ continues to relive things that happened during that time. However, past memories can help people to _4_ in the present. A _5_ example of people learning from the past would be the Mars
3、hall Plan. After the _6_ of World War II there were many war-torn countries around the world in need of _7_ assistance to help rebuild their countries, and the United States would have to be the one to _8_ that assistance. Many American politicians thought it was _9_ for the US government to spend m
4、oney abroad on countries that would not be able to repay it for a long time. However, George Marshall, a former US general, remembered how the exact same _10_ of why should we spend money on war-torn nations that really owe us reparations (赔 款 ) had been used after World War I towards Germany. The _
5、11_ of assistance towards Germany after World War I had caused a gigantic economic depression in Germany that had made the Mark (German money) virtually _12_ . The German people became so desperate that they started _13_ an extreme German nationalist named Adolf Hitler, who eventually started World
6、War II. Marshall knew that if the US did not _14_ war-torn Germany and, especially, Japan, we could _15_ have a World War III on our hands. 【小题1】 A shocked B troubled C punished D annoyed A memory B situation C present D future A constantly B innocently C ridiculously D rarely A forget B recover C e
7、njoy D compare A personal B scientific C historical D commercial A conclusion B decision C invasion D extension A medical B political C economic D lawful A need B provide C find D prevent A reasonable B necessary C difficult D foolish A statement B argument C suggestion D introduction A intension B
8、request C influence D lack A hopeless B worthless C worldwide D valuable A refusing B employing C supporting D charging A stop B warn C resist D help A similarly B simply C regularly D unlikely 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 A 【小题 7】 C 【小题 8】 B 【小题 9】 D 【小题 10】 B 【小题 11】 D 【
9、小题 12】 B 【小题 13】 C 【小题 14】 D 【小题 15】 A 【小题 1】动词辨析。 A震惊； B困扰； C惩罚； D恼怒；根据上下文可知很对人都被过去的事情所困扰，我们聚焦现在。 【小题 2】名词辨析。同上。 【小题 3】副词辨析。 A不停顿地； B无辜地，幼稚地； C荒谬地； D罕见地。根据下文的 continue可知 A正确。 【小题 4】动词辨析。 A忘记； B康复； C喜欢； D比较；根据句意可知过去的记忆可以帮助人们在现在进行比较。 【小题 5】上下文 串联。根据下文可知这是一个历史上发生的故事。 【小题 6】名词辨析。 A结束； B决定； C入侵； D伸展；根据下
10、文的 war-torn countries可知是战争结束以后。 【小题 7】上下文串联。根据下文的 rebuild their countries可知这里是需要经济援助。 【小题 8】动词辨析。 A需要； B提供； C发现； D阻止，预防。根据句意可知美国提供帮助，很多人都认为美国这样做很愚蠢。那么 B正确。 【小题 9】形容词辨析。同上。 【小题 10】名词辨析。 A陈述； B争论； C建议； D介绍。根据下一句句意是争论，那么 B正确。 【小题 11】名词辨析。 A增强 ;加剧； B要求； C影响； D缺少；根据句意可知D正确。 【小题 12】形容词辨析。 A绝望； B贬值； C世界范围；
11、 D贵重；根据句意可知这里是指德国马克贬值的厉害。 【小题 13】动词辨析。 A拒绝； B雇佣； C支持； D要钱，充电，指控；根据句意可知德国人支持希特勒。 【小题 14】上下文串联。根据上下文的意思：如果美国不帮助德国或者日本，同样地很快就会出现第三次世界大战。 【小题 15】副词辨析。同上。 阅读理解 Just as some people think that certain numbers are lucky or unlucky, others believe that we can use numbers to understand our personalities, or p
12、redict what will happen to us in the future. Numerology is a way of using numbers to describe a persons character, and to make predictions about future life events. Numerologists use the numbers 1-9, 11 and 22 also known as the “master” numbers to help a person understand his or her personality, lif
13、e goals, and destiny. Numerologists consider your Life Path number to be the most significant because this number describes your character. To find this number, add together all the numbers in your date of birth. For example, a person born on April 25, 1985 would add the month (4), to the numbers of
14、 the date (2+5), plus the numbers of the birth year (1+9+8+5). In this case the total is 34, so this persons life path number is 7(3+4). Numerologists believe that people with this number are peaceful and affectionate but can also be very reserved. Your Expression number describes your talents and p
15、redicts how you should use these to fulfill your destiny in life. Numerologists assign a number between 1 and 9 to each of the letters in your name. These numbers are then added together in the same way as before to find your Expression number. Numerologists can also do calculations to predict when
16、the most challenging periods of your life will be. Numerologists also believe that the day a person is born is important. Each day of the month has a character description. People born on the fourth are said to be responsib le, honest, and stubborn. People born on the fifteenth have very strong atta
17、chments to family and home. Those who celebrate their birthday on the thirtieth are artistic, creative, and imaginative, and often make good writers. If we calculate the numerical value of our name and birth date, numerologists believe that we can learn more about our personalities. They also believ
18、e that we can predict our destinies, how our lives will progress, and what challenges we may face along the way. To the numerologist, numbers can be used in many more ways than we think. 【小题 1】 If a person was born on November 8, 1995, what is his Life Path number A 7 B 8 C 9 D 11 zxxk 【小题 2】 To und
19、erstand your abilities and how to use them in your life, you should calculate your _. A Life Path number B Expression number C birthday D name and birth date 【小题 3】 According to the passage, a person born on the fifteenth tends to be _. A stubborn B home-loving C artistic D imaginative 【小题 4】 Accord
20、ing to the passage, numerologists believe that _. A Life Path number can be used to predict a persons most challenging life periods B Expression number is the most meaningful for people to learn a persons character C numbers can help people better understand themselves D numbers can be used to chang
21、e a persons future 【小题 5】 The function of the passage is _. A to raise doubts about the usefulness of numerology B to persuade readers about the benefits of the practices it describes C to describe some of the numerological practices and their purpose D to tease those who take such beliefs seriously
22、 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 C Normally when I pop in to see my parents, my mum bursts out of the house with a big smile. Not today. Your brother, she says, hes showered twice this afternoon. Does he know how much it costs to run this house Are we limiting water now I didnt think
23、the recession(萧条 ) had got that bad. My poor brother is a boomerang kid. Like 60 percent of guys immediately after university, hes back at home. Graduating 15,000 in debt and faced with unpaid internships(实习期 ) or low wages thanks to the flooding of the market with graduates, a lot of twenty some th
24、ings simply dont have the necessary income or parental support to live independently. Three years after getting their degree, most graduates are still not earning above the average salary. They have a near 50 percent tax burden, thanks to student loan repayments and council tax on top of income tax
25、and national insurance. Unless you have parents who can afford to finance what is effectively a second home for them, returning to the parental nest is often the only affordable option. The boomerang effect is becoming even more pronounced thanks to the recession. One in four of those losing their j
26、ob during the downturn is under 25. Only 13 percent of final-year students have jobs. Home is the only place many are going: 111,000 16-29 year olds moved back home in 2008, five times the average of previous years. Boomeranging is bad news. It poses serious problems for parents finances. Theyve alr
27、eady supported their children through university, topping up loans with handouts, averaging 12,300 in total, to keep twenty somethings afloat. Now their retirement savings are being eaten away by continuously dependent children. Its bad for the returning kids too. Ambitious young people will be left
28、 frustrated, seeing their university peers from more wealthy backgrounds excel only because parents money was there to support them through the initial period of poverty wages. Those living in rural areas are further disadvantaged by lack of access to cities where most new jobs are located. Half of
29、all young people now feel they will not achieve their goals. Research by the Princes Trust reveals that one-quarter of all 16-25 year olds are regularly down or depressed. And depression does not help self-motivation, the very trait needed to seek out job opportunities. 【小题 1】 In paragraph 1, the mo
30、thers criticizing her son for showering too often shows _. A the price of water has increased B she thinks her son is selfish C her son is an economic burden D she wants to have a shower herself 【小题 2】 What is the boomerang mentioned in the passage A A person earning low income. B A person who has h
31、eavy tax burden. C A youth who cannot get parental support. D A youth returning to parents after graduation. 【小题 3】 According to the passage, which of the following does NOT contribute to the tax bill of most young graduates A National insurance. B Income tax. C Council income. D Student loans. 【小题
32、4】 Who is comparatively most affected by the recession according to the passage A Those who havent completed their university studies. B Those who are supported through by their parents. C Those who can have access to the urban facilities. D Those who were born into the well-off families. 【小题 5】 Whi
33、ch is the best title of the passage A Global Recession B Boomerang Kids C Unemployment Rate D Falling Incomes 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 B Studying volcanoes is a demanding profession. Hazel Rymer frequently has to struggle through rainforests, climb to the top of mountains, then
34、 climb 200 metres into the crater of active volcanoes. But the 38-year-old volcanologist does her best to make it sound less alarming than it is. “Driving to work is more risky,” she insists. “And the deepest I go into the crater of a volcano is about 300 metres,” she adds, trying to make it all sou
35、nd as ordinary as taking the dog for a walk. Hazel has been studying volcanoes for a long time, so its not surprising she is used to the danger. Her interest in volcanoes began at school. A teacher gave her a book about Pompeii. “I remember reading about the eruption of Vesuvius and the destruction
36、of the city,” she explains. “The thought of all those people just frozen in time had quite an effect on me and I am still excited by their dangerous beauty today.” Nowadays, volcanoes are getting more and more unpredictable. There have been many changes in sea level caused by global warming and melt
37、ing ice caps. These have resulted in some dormant volcanoes erupting, so studying them is more dangerous than ever before. Hazel says that although she doesnt take any unnecessary risk she has had some frightening moments. Her worst experience was on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily, when she was
38、slowly surrounded by lava. “I had a choice of walking ten hours to get around the lava flow or just walking across it,” she explains. She chose to pick a path across the cooler rocks in the lava stream. “I guess it was five metres. The flow was 1,000C, so if you hesitated your boots would begin to m
39、elt. It was scary, but it really was a practical decision - there wasnt time to do anything else.” And what about the future “I havent been to the volcanoes in Indonesia yet. And I would love to spend some time working in the Antarctic,” she says. “I would also like to know why quiet lava flows erup
40、t from some volcanoes and why other volcanoes go bang.” In other words, Hazel Rymer wont be exchanging her volcanoes for the relative safety of driving to work just yet. 【小题 1】 Hazels claim that “driving to work is more risky” than exploring volcanoes shows that _. A people have exaggerated the dang
41、ers of volcanoes in the past B Hazel does not really understand the dangerous situations she puts herself in. C there are many bad drivers in the place where Hazel lives D Hazel is being modest and understating the dangers she faces 【小题 2】 When did Hazel first become interested in volcanoes A When s
42、he was visiting Italy. B When she was at school. C When she was twenty. D When she saw Vesuvius. 【小题 3】 The underlined word “these” (in paragraph 3) refers to _. A melting ice-caps B volcanic eruptions C changes in sea level D higher temperatures 【小题 4】 When Hazel was on Mount Etna she had to _. A t
43、ake a dangerous route B take an unnecessary risk C leave her boots behind D walk for ten hours around the mountain 【小题 5】 In the future, Hazel wants to _. A revisit volcanoes she knows B go on holiday to the Antarctic C find a less dangerous job D discover new things about volcanoes 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题
44、 2】 B 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 D Across the planet there are millions of people who engage in some type of meditation, the practice of concentrating and clearing the mind to bring the body into a state of peace, at least a semi-regular basis. For some, particularly among practitioners of Eastern rel
45、igions such as Buddhism and Hinduism, this is part and parcel of their religious practice. For others, particularly in Western cultures, meditation tends to be a response to stress. With the world economy approaching meltdown and people worried about their job or their ability to keep their home, it
46、s a way for people to attain a state of peace of mind and well-being. For those interested in taking up the practice, instruction in meditation for beginners can be found in literally thousands of sources. One of the most popular styles of mediation in the West, with classes offered in most major ci
47、ties, is called Transcendental Meditation. TM, as it is known among its practitioners, first came to worldwide attention when the Beatles began practicing it in 1967. For direct, guided, personal instruction in meditation for the beginner, TM may be the hallmark. Part of the confusion about how to p
48、ractice meditation effectively is due to the fact that there are literally hundreds of techniques championed by various groups and individuals. As a general principle, it might be said that all meditation techniques seek to have the practitioner attain a state of consciousness that is different to our ordinary state of awareness. They attempt to train people to clear their minds and achieve a sense of inner peace. It sounds simple enough, but of the huge number of people experiment with meditation, very few are able to maintain its practice over the long
