高三第二次月考英语试卷 2006-10-8
第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：单项选择（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
1. --- You’d better keep quiet in class.
--- Sometimes I _______. Yesterday, I was very quiet during my English class.
A. would B. do C. did D. favor
2. --- How would you like your coffee?
--- ___________________________.
A. It’s well done. B. Very nice. Thank you.
C. One cup. That’s enough. D. The stronger, the better.
3. What a pity! I missed my father at the airport because my car was _______ in the traffic jam.
A. broken up B. kept back C. held up D. kept up
4．--- Do you mind if I shut down the radio-tape recorder?
--- _______________. The good news will be on the air in a few minutes’ time.
A. I’m afraid I do. B. Of course not. C. Why not? D. Yes. Just go ahead.
5. --- I heard Back Street Boys would sing at the New Century Theater.
--- Where did you ________________?
A. pick that up B. put that up C. make that up D. take that up
6. All these changes will lead to ______ stronger and more powerful China, _______ country that can surprise and enrich our planet.
A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. the; the
7. They began to think about what use could be __________ such materials.
A. made up B. made from C. made out D. made of
8. It was not until she had arrived home ___________ her appointment with the doctor.
A. did she remember B. that she remembered
C. when she remembered D. had she remembered
9. Few pleasures can equal ______ of a cool drink on a hot day.
A. some B. any C. that D. those
10. Practice is a good way, only ________ learn a foreign language well.
A. in which we can B. through that can we
C. in which can we D. in that can we
11. Who did you ____ the wall yesterday?
A. have paint B. have painted C. have to paint D. have painting
12. The big forest fire must have been put out half an hour ago, _____________?
A mustn’t it B. wasn’t it C. hasn’t it D. didn’t it
13. We must make every effort to achieve our goals ______ we regret our life.
A. or B. when C. though D. before
14. We could see the building with a red flag ______ on the top and the windows ________ seriously.
A. flying; breaking B. flown; broken C. flying; broken D. flown; breaking
15. --- Has your sister finished her essay yet?
--- I don’t know. She _______ it this morning.
A. wrote B. has written C. had written D. was writing
16. -Have your working conditions improved?
-No, ______ than before, I’m afraid.
A. no better B. a little better C. not worse D. no worse
17. This year an increased number of drivers _____ for speeding.
A. have punished B. have been punished
C. has punished D. has been punished
18. Something is wrong with the window; it ____ not open.
A. shall B. may C. will D. can
19. The country life he was used to ______ greatly since 1992.
A. change B. has changed C. changing D. have changed
20. If he ___ quietly as the doctor instructed, he would not suffer so much now.
A. laid B. lay C. had lain D. had laid
第二节 完形填空（共20小题， 每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Two runners stand side by side at the starting line of a race. Both look very strong and fast.____21_____one runner speeds ahead and wins the race. The other falls behind.
Some athletes can reach great _____22____such as the achievement of an Olympic gold medal. Others never live up to their _____23____. What kind of ____24___before a race or other event makes the ____25___?
Everyone knows that athletes work out to strengthen their ____26___. But research shows that strengthening the mind may be just as ____27___. Careful study indicates that the best athletes win ____28___because they think they can win.
Thinking positive thoughts seems to give possibility for ____29___ in sports. People who say to themselves over and over, “I know I can do this,” often find they have the ____30___to win. On the other hand, people often ___31___, who think, “I can’t win.
One procedure that helps many athletes is creating____32___in the mind. They are told to think of each ___33___they must make to win. Some use pictures that are more fanciful. One skater liked to ____34___ a star bursting inside her, ___35____ her with energy. Another athlete who wanted to feel ___36___ pictured himself as a ____37___ floating in the air.
Next time you wanted to do something well, try training your ___38___ to help you. Perhaps a teacher or other instructor can help you plan your training. If you imagine yourself doing better, you may soon see ___39___in what you ___40___ can do. Positive thinking and pictures created in your mind can help you win!
21.A.Therefore B. And C. But D. While
22.A.places B. prizes C. medals D. goals
23.A. place B. promise C. name D. prize
24.A. preparation B. picture C. plan D. working
25.A.same B. difference C. most D. best
26.A. mind B. thought C. bodies D. legs
27.A. important B. interesting C. possible D. correct
28.A. mostly B. almost C. partly D. nearly
29.A. success B. goals C. win D. failure
30.A. disadvantage B. advantage C. luck D. hope
31.A. fail B. succeed C. win D. pass
32.A. ideas B. pictures C. thoughts D. movements
33.A. move B. step C. jump D. place
34.A. think B. imagine C. hope D. wish
35.A. giving B. helping C. filling D. supporting
36.A. calm B. excited C. encouraged D. happy
37.A. fish B. bird C. cat D. horse
38.A. body B. mind C. thoughts D. imagination
39.A. improvement B. advantage C. chance D. winning
40.A. usually B. really C. possibly D. mostly
第二部分 阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题，每小题2分，满分50分）
第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
One evening Mrs. Alda asked her husband to take her to a very expensive restaurant in the city, because a lot of movie stars and other famous people ate there, and she was curious to see some of them.
Soon after Mr. And Mrs. Alda had ordered their meal, a very attractive man and woman came into the restaurant and sat down at a table nearby. They were beautifully dressed, and Mrs. Alda said to her husband , “Look at those people, George! I’m sure I’ve seen their pictures somewhere.”
The man and the woman gave their order to the waiter, and when he brought Mr. and Mrs. Alda the dishes, Mrs. Alda said to him, “Who are those people? Do you know them?”
“Oh! They are nobody famous,” he answered at once.
“Really?” Mrs. Alda asked with surprise, “How do you know that?”
“Because they asked me who you were,” he answered.
41. The reason why Mrs. Alda wanted to go to the expensive restaurant was probably that ______ .
A. the service in the restaurant was good
B. she liked the food in the restaurant
C. she was interested in film stars and famous people
D. her friends were in the restaurant.
42._____ probably came into the restaurant after Mr. and Mrs. Alda.
A. Their friends B. Two films stars
C. Two famous people D. Two film fans
43. Which of the following is right according to the passage?
A. Mrs. Alda asked the waiter for more food.
B. Mrs. Alda had really seen the attractive man and woman before.
C. Mrs. Alda had thought the man and woman were film stars.
D. The man and woman were famous people.
B
Our 16-year-old daughter started to smoke last Christmas. It killed me to see that a lovely girl with a cigarette(香烟) in her mouth. I told her how I felt. Martha continued to smoke, saying “It’s my life,” and so on. I told her if she didn’t stop smoking, I wouldn’t send her to college. She agreed to give up.
Last night there was cigarette smell on Martha’s breath. She had to say she had broken her word. Now I must do what I’ve said to punish her.
Martha is unusually bright and wants to teach children. I am working full-time to put her older sister through school and would do the same for Martha. My husband’s pay is good, but with prices going up all the time we could never educate（教育） the girls unless I kept on working.
My theory is that if smoking is more important to Martha than college, I’m a fool to work to put her through college.
44.Why did the mother feel sad?
A. Because her daughter got used to smoking.
B. Because her daughter tried to kill her.
C. Because her daughter failed to go to college.
D. Because her daughter promised to smoke no more.
45.The mother warned that if Martha didn’t give up smoking she would ___ .
A. refuse to give Martha any money
B. not be Martha’s mother
C. not let Martha teach children
D. refuse to pay for Martha’s college education
46.What did Martha really do after her mother warned her?
A. She managed to give up smoking.
B. She kept her promise.
C. She failed to keep her promise.
D. She broke something her mother gave her.
47. The mother said that ___ .
A. Martha was usually a stupid girl
B. she liked Martha’s sister but hated Martha
C. as everything was becoming more and more expensive, the two girls had to work hard to pay for their education
D. though Martha’s father received high pay, it was not enough for their two girls’ college education
48. The mother thought that ____ .
A. she was a foolish woman working hard
B. smoking was a very bad habit for a young girl
C. it was right for her to pull Martha out of college
D. Martha would rather lose her life than stop smoking
C
Today’s teen consumer market is the most profitable it has ever been. Even though 65% of teens claim that they rely on themselves for their fashion ideas, it is estimated that less than 20% of the teen population is innovative enough to drive fashion trends, according to a recent study by a marketing firm. Marketers recognize this fact and often use elements of youth culture to promote their products. Perhaps one of the best examples is their use of hip-hop culture. It is reported that hip-hop fashion alone generates $750 million to $1 billion annually. Sales of rap music and videos each exceed that amount.
Rap’s rise and sustained global popularity is a good illustration of how influential youth culture is on youth attitudes and behavior. Remember when Madonna hit the charts with her bra in full view while singing about “virginity”? Soon after that, adolescent girls around the world began wearing their underwear outside their clothes.
Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger was fully aware of the power of youth culture. He marketed his brand by giving clothes to famous MTV stars and featuring teen stars in his print ads. Picking up on teens’ interest in computer games, Hilfiger sponsored a Nintendo competition and installed Nintendo terminals in his stores. The payoff? Teens rated Hilfiger jeans as their number one brand in a survey in 2000.
49.What is the best title for this passage?
A. The Importance of Marketing
B. The Power of Youth Culture
C. The Popularity of Hip-hop Fashion
D. The Success of Tommy Hilfiger
50.How much money do sales of rap music and videos together make each year?
A. More than $I billion
B. Between $750 million and $1 billion
C. Between $500 million and $750 million
D. Less than $500 million
51.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A. The purchasing power of teenagers has been decreasing over the years.
B. Many teenagers make a lot of profits in the fashion market today.
C. Madonna led the fashion of wearing underwear outside clothes.
D. Marketers recognize youth culture as a part of hip-hop culture.
52.It can be inferred from the passage that Hilfiger _________
A. believed that MTV stars could drive fashion trends among teens
B. sold Nintendo terminals together with teen’s clothes in his stores
C. sponsored a Nintendo competition out of his own interest in computer games
D. was rated by teens and adults as the best designer of jeans around the world in 2000
D
Walking through any high school in the first class in the morning, you may find many students are struggling to stay awake.
“They are sitting in the classroom, but their heads are at home on their pillows”, says Mary Carskadon of Brown Medical School in the US.
Don’t blame them; blame the clock in their brains. Research suggests that biological clocks push teens to stay up at night and sleep in the morning. Many suffer from jet lag (时差)between their internal clocks and the external world.
During the first several weeks of school, students are more likely to get a lack of sleep. In the holidays, students can sleep eight hours a night. But during the school day, students on average sleeps only about six hours. Students lose 10 hours of sleep per week they never recover from. The lack of sleep may not only be a drag on school performance, but may be related to poor health.
Scientists in the US led research to try to help them fall asleep earlier. They found the brain can produce a chemical that helps sleep. It comes out only in the dark. So they use a special light in the classroom to try to force a reset of the students’ biological clock.
The research failed at the end. So some schools in the US have reset their school time from 7:25 to 8:30 am to suit the students. The results were promising. The hour extension help students perform better in class.
53.. The reason why many students may be found sleepy in the first class in the morning is that ___ .
A. the first class is boring
B. they don’t like their teacher
C. they sleep less hours than they need
D. they are ill
54. According to the passage we can learn that ___ .
A. Teachers should blame the sleeping students in the class
B. The sleeping students in the class work harder than the others
C. The sleeping students work deep into the night
D. Falling asleep late makes students sleepy in the class
55. Which of the following is not true?
A. The sleeping students in the first class should have their brains examined.
B. Scientists did research to help the sleepy students but failed.
C. Some schools in the US begin their classes in the morning later than before.
D. Students shall have about eight sleeping hours during the school day.
56. The main idea of the passage is that ____ .
A. Students often sleep in the first in the morning.
B. Students are too tired to fall asleep at night.
C. Sleepyhead in the first class, it is not the students’ fault.
D. Scientists did some research on students’ sleep.
E
If there is any single factor that makes for success in living, it is the ability to profit by defeat. Every success I know have achieved because the person was able to analyze defeat and actually profit by it in his next undertaking. Confuse defeat with failure, and you are doomed (注定) indeed to failure. For it isn’t defeat that makes you fail: it is your own refusal to see in defeat the guide and encouragement to success.
Defeats are nothing to be ashamed of. They are routine incidents in the life of every man who achieves success. But defeat is a dead loss unless you face it without humiliation, analyze（分析） it and learn why you have failed. Defeat, in other words, can help to cure its own cause. Not only does defeat prepare us for success, but nothing can arouse within us such a compelling desire to succeed. If you let a baby grasp a rod and try to pull it away, he will hold more and more tightly until his whole weight is suspended. It is the same reaction as should give you new and greater strength every time you are defeated. If you exploit the power which defeats give, you can accomplish with it far more than you are capable of.
57. The person who is able to analyze his defeat is likely ___ .
A. to be more capable of doing things
B. to be a successor
C. to be ashamed of his defeat
D. to know himself better
58. Defeat is valuable because ___ .
A. it makes you a better thinker
B. it forces you to face it without humiliation
C. it provides the guide to achievement.
D. It enables you to analyze events successfully
59. It is implied in the passage that ___ .
A. the author thinks there is only one factor which makes for success in living
B. defeat necessarily leads to success
C. people often confuse defeat with failure
D. we must face defeat courageously
60. What is the author’s attitude towards defeat?
A. One of being ashamed.
B. One of being interested.
C. One of being discouraged.
D. One of being hopeful.
第二节：（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，请将文后标有A-D的小标题插入标号为61至65题中，使短文连贯完整,其中有一选项是多余的。
61．______
Can you see the rabbit’s tail? When a rabbit sees something dangerous, it runs away. It runs away. Its tail, which is white, moves up and down as it runs. The other rabbits see this white tail moving up and down, and they run too. They know that there is danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.
62. ______
Many other animals use this kind of language. When a cobra is angry, it raises its hook makes itself look fierce. This warns other animals. When a bee has found some food, it goes back to its home. It cannot tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance. The dance tells the other bees where the food is.
63. _____
Some animals say things by making sounds. A dog barks, for instance, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs when pleased. Some birds make several sounds, each with its own meaning. Sometimes we human beings speak in the same way. We make like “Oh!” or “Ah” when we are frightened or pleased or when we drop something on our toes!
64. _____
But we have something that no animal has—a large number of words which have the meanings of things, actions, feelings or ideas. We are able to give each other information, to tell other people what is in our mind or how we feel. By writing words down we can remember for a long time things that have happened, or send messages to people far away. Moreover, a person can increase his vocabulary at will as he learns or invents new words, whereas an animal’s vocabulary is limited to range that his biological structure determines.
65. _____
No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted like a pig when he lifted something heavy. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all around him-water splashing, bees humming, a stone falling and imitated them to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.
A. The Communication among Other Kinds of Animals
B. Expressing by Making Sounds
C. Possible Origins of Language
D. An Example of Using Signals
E. Importance of Language
F. The Human Language
第三部分：写作（共三节，满分50分）
第一节 单词拼写 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词正确的完全形式（每空限写一词）。
66. I don’t need any help, but I do a_____ your offer.
67. People greet each other with a h_____ in China while a bow in Japan.
68. Her parents have p________ her a new bike if she passes the exam.
69.Will you give me further e________ about that question?
70. The children were lying on the ground on their s_______.
71. When I first went to John’s house, he i______ me to his parents.
72. Stand in the s_____, or you will get sunburned.
73. This country road is too n_____ for two cars to run side by side.
74. Carl is rather good at golf and I believe few of us could m_____ him in that.
75. Many old people live without their children and they suffer from l______.
第二节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断；如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词；在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
| Have you ever heard the saying: All work and no play | 76. ____ |
| makes Jack a dull boy? What this means is that if you study | 77. ____ |
| all the times you will become a boring person. You must | 78. ____ |
| go out and have a fun with your friends, otherwise you’ll | 79. ____ |
| lose him. No one wants to be friends with someone who | 80. ___ |
| only talks work and study. | 81. ____ |
| Perhaps you have a confidence problem. Please try | 82. ____ |
| remember what the work you do is for yourself but no one | 83. ____ |
| else. You don’t have to compete for your classmates. No | 84. ____ |
| one could be happier in studying seven days and seven nights | 85. ____ |
| in a week. |
第三节 书面表达（满分30分）
英语周报正开展一场题为”Young teachers or elderly teachers，which do you prefer?”请你依据下面表格所提供的要点写一篇短文，向该报社投稿。
老年教师:
教学耐心．讲解细致．经验丰富
青年教师:
精力充沛．教学活泼．勇于创新
你的观点?
注意：
1． 词数100左右，开头语已为你写好，不计入总数；
2． 短文必须包含表格的全部内容。要求观点明确，结构合理，紧凑连贯。
Opinions are divided on this question. Some students may like elderly teachers' teaching because ......
Answer sheet
一、单项填空 20%
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三、阅读理解50%
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四、单词拼写 10 %
66、___________ 67、___________ 68、__________69、_________70、____________
71、___________ 72、___________73、__________74、________75、___________
五、短文改错 10%
| Have you ever heard the saying: All work and no play | 76. _______ |
| makes Jack a dull boy? What this means is that if you study | 77. _______ |
| all the times you will become a boring person. You must | 78. _______ |
| go out and have a fun with your friends, otherwise you’ll | 79. _______ |
| lose him. No one wants to be friends with someone who | 80. _______ |
| only talks work and study. | 81. _______ |
| Perhaps you have a confidence problem. Please try | 82. _______ |
| remember what the work you do is for yourself but no one | 83. _______ |
| else. You don’t have to compete for your classmates. No | 84. _______ |
| one could be happier in studying seven days and seven nights | 85. _______ |
| in a week. |
六、书面表达 30%
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单项选择：01—10 BDCAA ADBCC 11—20 ABDCD ABCBC
完型： 21--30 CDBAB CACAB 31—40 ABABC ABBAB
阅读理解：41--50 CDCAD CDBBA 51—60 CACDA CACDD
61~65 DABFC
66.appreciate 67.handshake 68.promised 69.explanation 70.stomachs/sides
71.introduced 72.shade 73.narrow 74.match 75. loneliness
76. 在heard后加 of 77. 正确 78. times改为 time, 79. a 去掉
80. him 改成them 81. talk后加about 82. try 后加to 83. what去掉或改为that84. for改成with/against 85. happier改成 happy
Opinions are divided on this question. Some students may like elderly teachers' teaching because they think elderly teachers have more teaching experience and that they tend to be patient and careful with explanations. However, I prefer to be taught by young teachers. Firstly, we students have much in common with them. So they are our friends as well as our teachers. Secondly, they are more .energetic and enthusiastic. Usually they can make their classes lively and interesting. Besides, they are more ready to accept or create new ideas, including teaching. Thirdly, most young teachers devote themselves to their work, making them teach creatively and effectively.
In a word, I prefer young teachers to elderly teachers.