广东省汕头市金平区2015届高三11月调研测试英语试题.docVIP

2014年金平区高三年级英语调研测试 2014.11.15 本试卷共10页，三大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 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、座位号填写在答题卡上，并用2B铅笔在答题卡上的相应位置填涂考生号。 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，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。 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。 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。 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。 The term given name refers to the fact that the name is given to a baby at its birth. It is different from a surname which is normally 1 among members of the childs immediate (直系的) family. In English-speaking cultures, many factors have 2 the choice of given names for children. 3 in some families, the first-born boy is named after his grandfather or father. In other families, certain names have been handed down to show respect for a relative they 4 . For a long time, 5 has also played an important role in naming children. Names such as John and Peter from the Bible are given to boys while Patience and Sophie (wisdom) are some parents’ favorite names for girls because they symbolize Christian 6 . However, for people who are fond of 7 , names involving things of beauty are favored. 8 names like Rose and Lily fall into this category. Other factors that have a great impact on the 9 about names include culture and fashion. People may choose a name because they are 10 attracted to a character in a book or TV series or a public figure. For example, in 2004, Keira became a 11 name for new-born girls in the UK, following the rise of Keira Knightley, a British actress. Sometimes, 12 names like foreign ones may be adopted because they are less widely used and will 13 make their children unique and distinctive. Finally, unlike the people mentioned above, some people never take the origin, the meaning or the 14 of a name into consideration. They 15 pick a name the sound of which