广东省揭阳市高三学业水平考试英语卷

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，然后从下列各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。
I climbed the stairs slowly，carrying a big suitcase，my father following with two more. By the time I got to the third floor，I was　1　and at the same time feeling lonely. Worse still，Dad　2　a step and fell，sending my new suitcases 　3　down the stairs. “Damn!”he screamed，his face turning red. I knew trouble was ahead. Whenever Dad's face turns red，　4　！
How could I ever　5　him to finish unloading the car without screaming at me and making a scene in front of the other girls，girls I would have to spend the rest of the  6  with？Doors were opening and faces peering out(探出)，as Dad walked with difficulty close behind. I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a(n)　7　start.
“Enter the room quickly，”I thought. “Get him into a chair and calmed down.” But then again，would there be a chair in Room 316？Or would it be a(n)　8　room？
　 
Finally I turned the key in the lock and   9  the door open，with Dad still   10   about a hurting knee or something. I put my head in，　11　the worst. But to my　12　，the room wasn't empty at all！It had furniture，curtains，a TV，and even paintings on the walls.
And there on a wellmade bed sat Amy，my new roommate，dressed neatly. Greeting me with a nod，she said in a soft voice，“Hi，you must be Cori.” Then，she　13　the music and looked over at Dad. “And of course，you're Mr.Faber，”she said，　14　.“Would you like a glass of iced tea？”Dad's face turned 15　 less red before he could bring out a “yes.”
I knew then that Amy and I would be friends and my first year of college would be a success.

语法填空（共10小题； 每小题1.5分，满分15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。
Animal testing
“It is always my ambition to be a research analyst studying amphibian anatomy（两栖动物解剖学 ）for the benefit of mankind.” said Dr. Cull to the high school students touring the laboratory. “My ancestors were all scientists and my father taught   1  that it is simply amazing to appreciate the details in each creature. I also hope that my research can help us to understand   2  humans influences these creatures so that we can know how to improve   3 (environment) problems and correct our wrongs.”
“You are very ambitious, Dr. Cull.” a bright, amber-haired girl said. “So you are looking for similarities between animals and humans?”
“Yes, and there are already enough findings. We know much about how anesthetics(麻醉药) work, for example,   4 (base) on clinical trials with rats.” “But I disagree with using animals for tests!” another student suddenly said. “  5  is often discussed whether using animals for testing is moral. But the knowledge we have collected about health, vaccines, antibiotics   6 (be) incredible. We have benefited a lot  7   animal research.”replied the Doctor.
“  8  I've seen videos of animals for research put in bad conditions.”Another student broke in.  “Oh, it seems that we've hit on   9  interesting topic.What about stepping into this conference room and discussing it   10 (far)？”

As a professor at a large American university, there is a phrase that I often hear from students: “I’m only a 1,050.” The unlucky students are speaking of the score on the Schoolastic Aptitude Test (SAT), which is used to determine whether they will be admitted to the college or university of their choice, or even if they have a chance to get a higher education at all. The SAT score, whether it is 800, 1,100 or 1,550, has become the focus at his time of their life.
It is obvious that if students value highly their test scores, then a great amount of their self-respect is put in the number. Students who perform poorly in the exam are left feeling that it is all over.The low test score, they think, will make it impossible for them to get into a good college. And without a degree from a prestigious university, they fear that many of life’s doors will remain forever closed.
According to a study done in the 1990s, the SAT is only a reliable indicator of a student’s future performance in most cases. Interestingly, it becomes much more accurate when it is set together with other indicators--like a student’s academic proficiency(学业水平).They will never be able to test things like confidence, efforts and willpower, and are unable to give us the full picture of a student’s potentialities. This is not to suggest that we should stop using SAT scores in our college admission process. The SAT is an excellent test in many ways, and the score is still a useful means of testing students. However, it should be only one of the many methods used.
The purpose of the SAT is to test students’ _________.

Students’ self-respect is influenced by their_______.

“ A prestigious university” in para.2 is most probably _______.

The passage is mainly about_______________.

What is the writer’s attitude towards the SAT?

It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech. At some point in every speech, every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned. Fortunately, the moments are usually not obvious to the listeners. Why? Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say. They hear only what the speaker does say. If you lose your place for a moment, wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences, or forget to pause at a certain point, no one will be any the wiser. When such moments occur, don’t worry about them. Just continue as if nothing happened.
Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech, that doesn’t really matter .If you have ever listened to Martin Luther King’s famous speech — “ I have a dream”, you may notice that he stumbles（结巴）his words twice during the speech. Most likely, however, you don’t remember. Why? Because you were fixing your attention on his message rather than on his way of speech-making. People care a lot about making mistakes in a speech because they regard speech-making as a kind of performance rather than as an act of communication. They feel the listeners are like judges in an ice-skating competition. But, in fact, the listeners are not looking for a perfect performer. They are looking for a well-thought-out speech that expresses the speaker’s ideas clearly and directly. Sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speaker’s attractiveness by making him more human.
As you work on your speech, don’t worry about being imperfect. Once you free your mind of this, you will find it much easier to give your speech freely.
The underlined part in the first paragraph means that no one will ______ .

You don’t remember obvious mistakes in a speech because ___________.

It can be inferred from the passage that ___________.

What would be the best title of the passage? 

Which of the following statements is true?

C
On May 8, last Thursday morning, the Olympic flame was lit on the top of Mount Qomolangma! It was a historic moment for China exactly three months ahead of the Beijing Games.
Tibetan female climber Cering Wangmo reached the summit with a special extreme-altitude Olympic torch. This event is what China has promised to the world as the high point of the torch relay, the longest and mostchallengingof all time.
Five torchbearers(火炬手) finished the highest relay ever—three of the climbers are Tibetan athletes.
Team members said “Beijing welcomes you!” in Chinese, English and Tibetan, as they stood at the summit celebrating, with the event broadcast on national television.
“I finally fulfilled the last dream of my husband,” said Gyigyi with tears in her eyes. She was the first torchbearer. Her husband lost his life in an attempt to climb all 14 mountains in China more than 8,000 meters three years ago.
“We are on top of the world! One world, one dream,” shouted Nima Cering, at the top of his voice. He said that although he had climbed the peak（峰顶）several times, this was the most significant ascent(登高). “As a Tibetan and a Chinese I pray for the success of Beijing 2008,” he added.
The special torch is different from the one currently touring the Chinese mainland, after an around-the-world relay. Officials organizing the trek up the peak had earlier set an April 26 target to begin the ascent, but high winds and heavy snow had delayed the mission.
The Xinhua News Agency said that the Qomolangma leg of the torch relay represents the Olympic motto, “higher, faster and stronger,” in practice and will promote unity among all 56 ethnic groups in China.
It was a historic moment because ______.

Which is RIGHT according to the whole passage?

What does the word “leg” underlined in the last paragraph refer to?

What would be the best title for the text?

Where can you read about this passage?

The African elephant, the largest land animal remaining on earth, is of great importance to African ecosystem(生态系统). Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest- and-savanna(大草原) surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat.
It is the elephant’s great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and underbushes, and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas . In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters.
Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well.
What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.
What is the passage mainly about?

What does the underlined phrase “setting the terms” most probably mean?

What do we know about the open spaces in the passage?

According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

The passage is developed mainly by        .

信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请将答案填写在答题卷标号为46-50的相应位置上。
下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息。
This is a page from a college information handbook. It tells you where you can find
various college services and facilities (设施) in the main college block.
A. Student Services Centre (Careers Room 113)
The staff members are available to advise on career choice and applications for higher education.
B. Accommodation Office (Room 114)  
Mrs. Wardle is available each afternoon from 1:30 to 4:30 to help students with problems relating to housing.
C. Medical Room (Room 115)
Mrs. Wright, the college nurse, is available each morning from 9:30 to 10:00 am. The college doctor is in attendance on Wednesday mornings. All kinds of medicines are sold here and cheaper than in the downtown.
D. Sports Office (Room 207)
Mrs. Murie can provide information about sporting and keep-fit activities. She has been teaching kick-boxing in the gymnasium.
E. Food Service (Room 127)
Mr. Nunn is the manager of the Food Service and will do his best to help if you require a special diet.
F. Library (Room 215)
There are various books and reference materials about literature, art, math, etc. Besides books , there are photo-copying, video, audio-visual and computing facilities.
请阅读以下学生的有关信息，然后匹配学生和他/她需要找的服务部门(室)：
Jack Anderson is a foreign student majoring in medicine. The food of the college
restaurant isn't fit for him.
Peter Florian is fond of sports. Unfortunately, he had his leg broken on the                    
playground this morning.
Lynne Nagata, a new student whose family is far from the college, fails to find a     
place to live in.
Alice Fingelhamm is going to graduate next year. She is preparing her thesis（毕
业论文）and has to refer to lots of information about it.
Margaret Lillian studies at the department of computer science. She would like to
have further study after graduation.

基础写作 (共1小题，满分15分)
【写作内容】：
假如你是李明，你的班里来了一位英国交换生Paul, 他在和你的交谈中表示在中国学习压力很大。请你给他写封信，给他提一些建议。
1.将自己的问题告诉老师和同学，请求得到他们的帮助;
2.不要总想着考试成绩，要多想想自己在哪些方面进步了，这样就会给自己自信;
3.多做运动，运动可以帮助自己缓解压力，并且有助于睡眠。
【写作要求】
用五句话表达全部的内容，并组成一篇连贯的短文。 （信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入句数）；
【评分标准】
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。
Dear Paul,
I quite sympathize with you and understand the great trouble you are suffering from. …
……
Best wishes!
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming

读写任务(共1小题，满分25分)
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文
I once met a middle-aged stranger who said his money had been stolen at the railway station，so he had no money to go home. He begged for help from passers-by，but they all pretended not to have heard what he was saying and went by quickly. Then he stopped me and wanted me to give him the help. At first I could not accept that because I didn't think he was telling the truth. But when I saw tears in his eyes，I began to believe that he might be in the real trouble，so，just immediately I gave him all the money I had. When he took the money， his face turned red. Before he left，he expressed his great thanks and also said he would give back my money when he reached home.
When I came back to school and told my classmates about my story，they held different opinions. Some of them thought that I did a good deed to have given a hand to the person in trouble，while others said that I was cheated. Some even laughed at me and called me a fool who could not judge things in the right way. Now，I am really confused！
【写作内容】
1.请用30个词概括短文的要点；
2.以约120个词就"陌生人可不可信"的主题发表看法，并包括如下要点：
（1）叙述你给予陌生人帮助或拒绝帮助陌生人的一次真实或虚构的经历；   
（2）说明你的理由。
【写作要求】
1.可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；  
2.标题自定。