2016年广州市第四中学聚贤中学英语一模

1广州市第四中学、聚贤中学2015学年下学期初三综合测试英语科测试试题一、语法选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）Humankind___1___toimprove___2___standardoflivingsincetheverybeginningofcivilization.Backthen,aswellastoday,providingfoodandsecuritywasthebasictaskforaper­son.However,nowadaystherangeofrequiredgoodshasexpandedsignificantly.Peoplefeeltheneedfornotonlysomeprimarythings,suchasapieceofbreadandaroofovertheirheads,butalsoforvariousfacilitiesandluxuries.Providinghumanity___3___thesethingsisconnectedtotheuseofnaturalresources,whichrequiresenergy.Inturn,thecommonsourcesofenergyweusetodaycausepollution,soeconomicgrowthisalmostunavoidablyassociatedwithenvironmentaldamage.Economicgrowthistheincreaseinnumbersofgoodsandservicesproducedovertimebyaneconomy,anditiscalculatedintermsofrealGrossDomesticProduct(GDP).Beforegrowthiscalculated,inflation(通货膨胀)isadjustedinordertotakeintoaccountitsmisleadingeffectonthepriceofgoodsandservices.Economicgrowthcanalsobeexplainedastheincreaseinexpectedoutput,whichresultsfromanincreasein___4___output,ortotaldemand.Therearecertainaspectsofeconomicgrowthwhichaffecttheenvironment.Thefirstoftheseisthefactthatinordertoproducemoregoodsandproducts,at___5___fasterrate,theconstructionoflargeindustrialplantsisrequired.Theseplantsproduce___6___waste,___7___tothepollutionofwaterandtheatmosphere,whichmaycausenegativelongtermhealtheffectstonearby___8___ofanimals,orpeople.Theyalsoleadtoglobalwarming.Industrialmanufacturingleadstotheconstantlyincreasingenergyconsumption.Thetraditionalenergysources,which___9___commonlyusednowadays,areconsidered___10___thegreatestpolluterstotheenvironment.Therealsoexistso-calledecofriendlysourcesofenergy.Theyare___11___preferredbutreplacingthetraditionalsourceswiththemalsorequirestime,___12___peoplehavetomakesomesacrificestosupporttheseundertakings.Inordertoproduceeconomicallypracticalenergy,asometimessignificanttransformationofthenaturalsiteisofteninevitable.Thisisexpensiveand,hasharmfuleffectsontheenvironment.Applicationofwindenergywouldblockairflows'naturalspeedwhichisthereasonfortheirdecreaseinstrength,aftercrossingthewindmill.Consequently,thepres­surebalancethatis2broughtaboutbythiscurrent___13___,anditisimportanttoremember___14___theenvironmentandweatherconditionsare___15___affectedbyatmosphericpressure.Forthesereasons,bringingabouteconomicgrowthwithoutanyresultingenvironmentaldamage,whatsoever,isimpossible.()1．A.hastriedB.hadtriedC.triedD.havetried()2．A.theirB.itsC.hisD.our()3．A.forB.withC.aboutD.to()4．A.expectedB.expectingC.expectmentD.beingexpected()5．A.theB.anC.aD./()6．A.manyB.alargenumberofC.alittleD.plentyof()7．A.leadingB.ledC.leadsD.isleading()8．A.populationB.populationsC.apopulationD.anpopulation()9．A.isB.areC.wasD.were()10．A.beingB.beC.tobeD.was()11．A.sometimesB.sometimeC.sometimeD.sometimes()12．A.whereB.thatC.whichD.duringwhich()13．A.willeffectB.willbeeffectedC.isaffectedD.affects()14．A.thatB.whichC.howD.when()15．A.directB.directlyC.indirectD.indirectly第二节、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）InBritain,peoplehavedifferentattitudestothepolice.Mostpeoplegenerally___16___themandthejobtheydo-althoughtherearecertainpeoplewhodonotbelievethatthepolice___17___havethepowerthattheydo.Whatdoesapolicemanactuallydo?Itisnotaneasyjobtodescribe.Afterall,apolicemanhasanumberofjobsinone.Apolicemanoftenhastocontroltraffic,eitheronfootinthecenterofatown,orinapolicecarontheroads.Indeed,inBritain,hemightbeintheTrafficPoliceandspendall,oralotof,histime___18___upanddownmainroadsandmotorways.Atrafficpolicemanhastohelpkeepthetrafficmoving,stopspeedingmotoristsandhelpwhenthereisanaccident.3Apolicemanhastohelpkeepthe___19___,too.Ifthereisafightorsomeotherdisturbance,weexpecthepolicetocomeandrestoreorder.Andtheyoftenhavetodealsituationatgreatrisktotheirown___20___.Weexpectthepolicetosolvecrimes,ofcourse,soanordinarypoliceman,___21___heisnotadetective,hewilloftenhavetohelplookforandarrestcriminals.Andwhodowecallwhenthereisanemergency-anaircrash,a___22___,aroadaccident,orarobbery?Wecallthepolice.Soapolicemanhastobe___23___tofaceanyunpleasantemergencythatmayhappeninthemodernworld.Thepolicedoanabsolutelynecessaryjob,theydoit___24___wellandIsupportthem,butIdonotenvypolicemen.IdonotthinkthatIcould___25___dothejobofapoliceman.()16．A.dislikeB.joinC.appreciateD.admire()17．A.shouldB.wouldC.couldD.must()18．A.walkingB.drivingC.wanderingD.searching()19．A.peaceB.silenceC.situationD.condition()20．A.safetyB.familiesC.futureD.friends()21．A.althoughB.asifC.howeverD.evenif()22．A.powerfailureB.fireC.thunderstormD.thief()23．A.providedB.promisedC.preparedD.presented()24．A.extremelyB.speciallyC.surprisinglyD.particularly()25．A.hardlyB.foreverC.everD.never三、阅读理解（共两节，满分45分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）(A)Livinganddealingwithkidscanbeatoughjobthesedays,butlivinganddealingwithparentscanbeeventougher.IfIhavelearnedanythinginmy16years,itisthatcommunicationisveryimportant,bothwhenyoudisagreeandwhenyougetalong.Withanyrelationship,youneedtoletotherpersonknowhowyouarefeeling.Ifyouarenotabletocommunicate,youdriftapart.Whenyouaremadatyourparents,oranyoneelse,nottalkingtothemdoes