韶关市2013年第一次调研考试

英语试题

本试卷共10页，三大题，满分135分。考试用时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将自己的姓名和考生号填写在答题卷指定的位置上。

2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案信息点涂黑。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。

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4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卷一并交回。

Ⅰ 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45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。

Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were 1 , the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the passage to greet her.

Seizing the 2 to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and 3__ explored his way through a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and 4 that the child was missing.

Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In __5 , the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, 6__ picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

At that moment, the great piano master made his 7 , quickly moved to the piano, and __8 in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

Then 9 over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (伴奏). Together, the old master and the young novice (beginner) transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully 10 experience. The audience was strongly 11 .

That’s the way it is in life. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly 12 . We try our best, but the 13 aren’t exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work 14 can be beautiful.

Next time you set out to 15 great achievements, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

1.

A. seated

B. sat

C. dressed

D. rested



2.

A. fact

B. difficulty

C. opportunity

D. risk



3.

A. actually

B. occasionally

C. fortunately

D. eventually



4.

A. discovered

B. told

C. accepted

D. offered



5.

A. joy

B. trust

C. horror

D. pleasure



6.

A. quickly

B. personally

C. generally

D. innocently



7.

A. entrance

B. disappearance

C. arrangement

D. opening



8.

A. shouted

B. repeated

C. promised

D. whispered



9.

A. turning

B. bending

C. rising

D. handing



10.

A. creative

B. effective

C. annoying

D. fearing



11.

A. addicted

B. invited

C. attacked

D. attracted



12.

A. abnormal

B. remarkable

C. unimportant

D. ordinary



13.

A. goals

B. intentions

C. results

D. purposes



14.

A. luckily

B. truly

C. slightly

D. fortunately



15.

A. overcome

B. enjoy

C. accomplish

D. become



1. 【答案】A

【解析】seat使坐下； sit 坐下；dress穿衣； rest休息。这里sb be seated 某人坐下；sb sit某人坐下。根据上文可知他们去听音乐会，他们坐下后，母亲认出了观众中有一个朋友，故选A。

2. 【答案】C

【解析】fact事实； difficulty困难； opportunity机会； risk冒险。seize the opportunity to do这里抓住机会做某事。小男孩好不容易有机会欣赏音乐厅的宏伟，他站了起来，最后摸索到了一扇门旁边，故选C。

3. 【答案】D

【解析】actually事实上； occasionally 偶尔；fortunately幸运地； eventually最后。他站了起来，最后摸索到了一扇门旁边，故选D。

4. 【答案】A

【解析】discover发现； tell告诉； accept接受； offer提供。根据上文可知小男孩摸索到了门旁边，所以那位母亲回到座位，却发现自己的孩子不见了。故选A。

5. 【答案】C

【解析】joy高兴； trust信任； horror惊骇，恐怖； pleasure快乐。因为找不着儿子看见儿子在台上当然吃惊。而让母亲吃惊的是，她的儿子竟然坐在钢琴面前，故选C。

6. 【答案】D

【解析】quickly快地； personally 亲自；generally通常； innocently天真地，无罪的，纯洁地。儿子坐在钢琴面前，天真地弹着《闪烁，闪烁，小星星》。孩子的做法当然是天真地，故选D。

7. 【答案】A

【解析】entrance 入口；disappearance消失； arrangement 布置；opening开始。这时候，著名的钢琴大师走上台，并且迅速地走到钢琴旁边，故选A。

8. 【答案】D

【解析】shout呼喊； repeat重复； promise许诺； whisper低声说。并在男孩的耳边轻声说道：“孩子，别停下，继续弹。”，故选D。

9. 【答案】B

【解析】turning旋转； bending弯曲； rising 上升；handing管理。Bend over 俯下身；帕德瑞夫斯基俯下身去，用左手在键盘上弹奏低音部分。故选B。

10. 【答案】A

【解析】creative创造性的； effective 有效地；annoying 令人烦恼的；fearing担心的。这位年长的钢琴大师和年幼的初学者一起，将原本紧张的气氛变成了一种全新的有创造性的体验。故选A。

11. 【答案】D

【解析】addicted上瘾的； invite邀请； attack攻击； attract吸引。全场的观众都被吸引住了。故选D。

12. 【答案】B

【解析】abnormal 反常的；remarkable，显著的，非凡的； unimportant不重要的； ordinary普通的。其实，生活也是如此。我们所取得的成就不一定要多么显著。故选B。

13. 【答案】C

【解析】goals目标； intentions目的； results结果； purposes目的。我们尽力了，结果却不一定能演奏出优美流畅的音乐。故选C。

14. 【答案】B

【解析】luckily 幸运地；truly真实地； slightly 轻微地；fortunately幸运地。但是，如果我们相信大师的力量，我们的生活就会变的非常美丽。故选B。

15. 【答案】C

【解析】overcome 克服；enjoy喜欢； accomplish完成，实现； become成为。当你准备伟大作品的时候，仔细地侧耳倾听，你会听到大师的声音，在你耳边轻声说道：“别停下，继续弹！” 故选C。

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，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为16—25的相应位置上。

The leaves were once again falling; autumn was once again with us. This morning I had received a phone call from a friend inviting me to a small party at her home, 16 I was delighted and happy to accept.

As soon as I 17 (step) into my friend’s garden, my eyes were 18 (instant) attracted by the chrysanthemums which were in full bloom. The 19 (fragrant) from these flowers filled the air and reminded 20 immediately of my parent’s garden in the past. I felt a lump (哽咽) 21 my throat as the sorrows went through my mind; my tears gathered and flowed down my face. The chrysanthemums made me think of my mother who 22 (pass) away only last autumn. I looked up to the sky because I knew she was now living in Zion, in the seventh heaven.

My mind floated back in memory. My mother had been a very hard-working 23__ diligent woman with strong Chinese traditional virtues. We were a family of nine people — a large 24 with my parents, grandpa and grandma and us five children, three sons, two daughters. I was the youngest daughter born in 25 1960s.

Ⅱ 阅读（共两节，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项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

LONDON (Reuters) — Children are dying for lack of drugs tailored to their needs, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which launched a global campaign on Thursday to promote more research into child medicine.

More than half of the drugs currently used to treat children in the industrialized world have not been specifically tested on youngsters.

The problem is even worse in developing countries where price remains a major barrier and 6 million children die each year from treatable conditions.

In the case of HIV/AIDS, the few existing pediatric therapies（儿科的疗法）developed for children generally cost three times more than adult ones.

As a result, clinicians lack clear guidelines on the best drug to use and often have to guess at the correct dose.

Fortunately, the WHO has drawn up the first international List of Essential Medicines for Children, containing 206 products considered safe for children.

“But a lot remains to be done. There are priority medicines that have not been adapted for children’s use or are not available when needed,” said Dr Hans, the U.N. agency’s director of medicines policy and standards.

Medicines that need to be adapted to children’s needs include many antibiotics, pain drugs as well as combination pills for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

The agency is building an Internet entrance linking to clinical trials carried out in children and will launch a Web site with the information early next year.

Testing medicines on children has always been a controversial issue, since good ethical（伦理的）practice requires informed agreement from people participating in clinical trials, which is difficult to obtain in the case of children.

As a result, research-based drug companies have been wary of developing child-friendly medicines and general companies have been slow to produce them at lower cost.

In an attempt to deal with the issue, both Europe and the United States now have special rules offering extended patent protection for drugs that have been tested on children.

26. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. A Global Campaign to Promote Research into AIDS Medicine

B. WHO Says Children are Dying for Lack of Child-sized Drugs

C. Many People are Concerned about Children’s Drugs

D. Measures Taken to Develop Child-friendly Medicine Quickly

【答案】B

【解析】标题归纳题。根据LONDON (Reuters) — Children are dying for lack of drugs tailored to their needs, according to the World Health Organization (WHO),故选B。

27. Which of the following medicine is not needed to be adapted to children’s need according to the passage?

A. Pain killers. B. Tuberculosis.

C. AID pills. D. Flu pills.

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。根据Medicines that need to be adapted to children’s needs include many antibiotics, pain drugs as well as combination pills for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.流感的药没有提到，故选D。

28. Why has testing medicines on children always been a controversial issue?

A. It is against good ethical practice

B. Children shouldn’t take part in clinical trials.

C. It is hard to get informed agreement from children tested.

D. Parents don’t allow their children to be tested on medicine.

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。根据Testing medicines on children has always been a controversial issue, since good ethical（伦理的）practice requires informed agreement from people participating in clinical trials, which is difficult to obtain in the case of children.故选C。

29. The underlined word “wary” in the last but one paragraph means _________.

A. fast B. fond C. cautious D. uninterested

【答案】C

【解析】词义猜测题。根据general companies have been slow to produce them at lower cost.

因为非常小心仔细所以生产出来很慢，故选C。

30. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. There is still a long way to go on children’s medicine.

B. An Internet entrance is being built to link to clinical trials carried out in children.

C. Both Europe and the United States now have special rules offering extended patent protection for children’s drugs.

D. Less than half of the drugs currently used to treat children in the industrialized world have not been specifically tested on youngsters

【答案】A

【解析】推理判断题。根据由于各方面的因素，所以要生产儿童类的药物还有很长的路要走，故选A。

B

The life of an actor appears attractive and many young people dream about becoming one. But the truth is, it is very hard work. If you’re successful, there are deadlines to be met, appointments to keep and the press to deal with. If you’re not successful, then life is extremely tough.

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