2017年广州市第三中学初中毕业班综合测试（一）

英语

考试共分四大题，七小节，满分110分 考试时间：120分钟

一、语法选择 （共15小题，每题1分，满分15分）

One day 1 out-of-work clown was visiting the zoo and tried to earn some money as a street artist. When he started to attract a crowd, a zoo keeper appeared and dragged him into his office. He explained to the clown that a gorilla 2 was the zoo’s most popular animal had died suddenly and he feared that the number of visitors would fall off. Then he asked the clown 3 up as the gorilla until they could get 4 one. The clown accepted. The next morning, the clown put on the gorilla suit and entered the cage before the crowds came. He discovered that it was a great job 5 he could sleep, play and make fun of people and bigger crowds 6 than he had ever did as a clown. However, gradually he got tired of just 7 on wires. Meanwhile, he begins to notice 8 the people were paying more attention to the lion in the cage next to his. Not wanting to lose his audience, he climbed to the top of his cage, 9 across the barrier, and dangled from the top of the lion’s cage. Of course, this made the lion very furious, but the crowd loved it. 10 the end of the day, the zoo keeper came and gave the clown a reward for being such a good attraction. Well, this went on for some time, the crowds grew 11 than before and he got more money.

Then one terrible day when he was dangling over the furious lion, he slipped 12 and fell down to the lion’s cage. The clown was 13 scared that he began to run round and round in the cage with the lion close behind. Finally, the clown couldn’t help 14 and yelling, \me! Help me!\but the lion was quick and pounced. The clown soon found 15 flat on his back, looking up at the angry lion, and the lion said, \you idiot! Do you want to make us both fired?\( )1.A. a

B. an B. who

C. the

D. / D. what D. dressed D. another D. because D. to swing

( )2.A. where ( )3.A. to dress ( )4.A. other ( )5.A. whether ( )6. A. attracted ( )7. A. swing

C. which C. dressing C. the other C. but

B. dress B. others B. so

B. is attracted B. swinging

C. were attracted D. are attracted C. swung

( )8. A. that ( )9. A. walk ( )10.A. In

( )11.A. large ( )12.A. careless ( )13.A. so

( )14. A. scream ( )15. A. himself

B. what B. At

C. which C. walked C. By

C. larger C. careful C. such a C. screamed C. his

D. if

D. has walked D. To D. the largest D. carefully D. too D. screaming D. him

B. was walking B. largest B. carelessly B. such B. itself

B. to scream

二、完形填空 （共10小题，每题1.5分，满分15分）

My parents always wanted me to be “on top”, so from early on I had the 16 to be the best in everything, from getting the highest score on a spelling test to running fastest in a race.

In middle school，I realized how many other smarter and faster people there were. It became 17 that I was not the best any more, but my parents still held on to their hope and forced me to try hard. To their disappointment, I became less confident and didn’t want to work harder because, to me, there was no point in making any more 18 if I was unable to be number one. My grades began to fall; I never practiced the piano; I 19 painting. It was all because motivation to do anything had dropped much.

When high school started, I was at a new school in a new city. I 20 to get back my motivation and start over. So I picked up my ever favorite hobby again and enrolled myself in the art course. 21 ,our art teacher, Mr.Grady, gave us more freedom with our art projects. He would always encourage us to realize our potential(潜力).

My first painting was simply a bee sitting on a sunflower, I made every effor, but still found it hard to feel satisfied with it. I knew it was not 22 and could hardly get a good grade. But I showed it to Mr.Grady. He didn’t 23 it in a rush. Instead, he gave me advice which only motivated me to work harder on it. For the first time I was happy with the 24 of my painting rather than disappointed about its imperfection. I finished all the other projects with higher grades, but I hung the first painting in my room at the end of the term.

My parents thought 25 me to be number one would motivate me. Instead, it discouraged me much when I was not number one, for I had gone to school only to get a grade, not knowledge, let alone progress. Actually, it is okay not to be the best at everything as long as you continue to try your best.

( )16.A. ability B. chance C. goal ( )18.A. efforts B. choices C. promises ( )19.A.regretted B. considered C. continued ( )20.A. failed

B. refused C. decided

( )21.A. Naturally B. Similarly C. Normally ( )22.A. famous B. modern C. perfect ( )23.A.name

B. grade

C. hang

( )24.A. progress B. meaning C. style

三、阅读（共两节，满分45分）

D. way D. wishes D. stopped D. waited D. Luckily D. special D. finish D. title

( )17.A.strange B. obvious C. acceptable D. impossible

( )25.A. instructing B. helping C. encouraging D. pushing

第一节：阅读理解。（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

( A )

From children’s birthdays to that long-awaited family holiday, we all want to remember those important moments with a photograph. But if you’re one of those people who can’t stop snapping photos at an important event, beware-you could end up forgetting it all in a flash.

Experts have warned that the addiction to recording every moment of our lives could be having an adverse effect on our memories.

Maryanne Garry, a New Zealand psychology professor, has been studying how the frequent taking of photos might change childhood memories. “I think the problem is that people are forgetting to experience the moment,” she says. Parents at the park taking one photo after another of their children, for example, are actually paying less attention to what is happening around them. The picture only captures a small party of the total experience. And because parents remember less about these important events, they become less effective in their role as the key people who help children learn how to talk about their experiences. As a result, children’s own childhood memories are reduced.

The idea that we are experiencing less as we record more got psychologist Linda Henkel thinking. She wanted to explore how photographs shape our memories.

Henkel, who researches human memory at Fairfield University in Connecticut, did an experiment by sending groups of students to the university’s art museum. The students observed some objects and photographed others. Then, back at the laboratory, they were given a memory test. Henkel found what she called a “photo-taking effect”. The students

remembered fewer of the objects that they had taken photos of, and they remembered fewer details about those objects. She says her students’ memories were worse because they were relying on the camera to remember the details for them.

“As soon as you hit ‘click’ on that camera, it’s as if you’ve outsourced your memory,” she says.

( ) 26. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refers to __________. A. an important event B. a child’s birthday C. A valuable photograph D. A family holiday

( ) 27. According to Garry, what will be the result of parents frequently taking photos of their children?

A. Parents will be very skillful at taking photos. B. Children will enjoy many more beautiful pictures. C. Parents will appreciate these important moments less. D. Children will become more important in their parents’ eyes. ( ) 28. According to Paragraph 3, why are children’s memories reduced? A. Flash lights are causing children to forget more things. B. Parents are not interested in listening to children’s experiences. C. Children are more interested in taking photos than experiencing. D. Parents are less effective in helping children discuss their experiences. ( ) 29. How did Henkel develop her theory about the “photo-taking effect”? A. By carrying out an experiment B. By giving a questionnaire

C. By interviewing a group of students D. By researching the findings of the others ( ) 30. What’s the purpose of this passage? A. To introduce a new discovery in taking photos. B. To discuss the effect of photo-taking on memory. C. To explain how to use cameras in an effective way. D. To describe the ways of remembering valuable experiences. ( B )

“Mona Lisa” attracts art lovers around the world. Do you know Lenardo da Vinci also painted an “Earlier Mona Lisa” before? It will be exhibited in Shanghai next year. Joel Feldman, the general secretary of the Mona Lisa Foundation, accepted an interview about the painting and the organization recently.