2011届高三级第三次月考英语试题.doc

2011届高三级第三次月考英语试题语言知识及应用（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115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。when i was about twelve years old, my mother told us that we would not be _1_ christmas gifts for lack of moneyi felt sad and thought, “what would i say when the other kids asked what id _2_?” then，three women _3_ at our house with gifts for all of usfor me they bought a dolli would no longer have to be _4_ when i returned to schoolyears later, when i stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how i wanted to make my _5_ christmas special and memorable there, i _6_ remembered the womens visiti decided that i wanted to create the same feeling of _7_ for as many children as i could possibly _8_so i _9_ a plan and gathered forty people from my company to helpwe gathered about 125 orphans （孤儿） at the christmas partyfor every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, each with a childs namewe wanted all of them to know they were _10_before i called out their names and handed them their gifts, i _11_ them that they couldnt open their presents until every child had come forwardfinally the _12_ they had been waiting for came as i called out, “one, two, threeopen your presents!” as the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles _13_ up the roomthe _14_ in the room was obvious, and it wasnt just about toysit was a feeling-the feeling i knew from that christmas so long ago when the women came to visiti wasnt forgottensomebody still remembered mei know i_15_1asendingbreceivingcmakingdexchanging2afoundbpreparedcgotdexpected3abroke inbsettled downcshowed updturned off4apuzzledbembarrassedcworrieddrelieved5apresentbfirstcrecentdprevious6ahardlyboccasionallycregularlydsuddenly 7astrengthbsadnesscimportancedsafety8aknowbreachcrememberdmention9akept up withbcaught up withccame up withdput up with10afinebspecialchelpfuldnormal11aremindedbwaitedcconvinceddpromised12achancebgiftcmomentdreward13alitbtookcburneddcheered14aatmospherebsympathyccalmnessdjoy15amatterbwondercdoubtdsuppose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标号为1625的相应位置上。 keeping a diary in english is one of the 16._ (effect) ways to improve our english writing ability. 17._ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes 18._ time. it can help us to develop the habit of thinking in english. 19._ we persist in this practice, gradually well learn how to express ourselves in english. in keeping a diary in english, we certainly run up against many 20._. in the first place, 21._ often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in chinese. and it is extremely hard for us to put them into english properly. as far as i _22. _ (concern), my 23._ (suggest) is that we should always have a notebook and a chinese-english dictionary within easy reach. whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. we can also turn to our english teacher for help, if necessary. in short, i believe that it is 24._ great use to keep a diary in english for 25._ development of our writing skills. 阅读（共两节，满分60分）第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50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 following the success of s.h.e and twins, another girl band has arrived on the music scene. seventeen-year-old singaporean twin sisters yumi and miko bai create the magic behind the music in the band by2. the pair, whose name by2 comes from their surname bai, recently released (发行) their second album, twins. with great voices and dance moves to match, the cute (漂亮的) sisters have won the hearts of many fans since their first album nc-16 (16未成年) came out last year. at a young age, the sisters began to learn ballet dancing and the violin. when a music company wanted to work with them, the girls had to leave their home and parents to go to taiwan for training. miko and yumi dropped out of school to focus on their music. this decision caused a hot debate in singapore. some people said that their mother was using her daughters to make money. but their father, who died of cancer when they were 15 years old, had encouraged the girls to work hard to make their dreams come true. the girls felt lonely in taiwan when they first arrived. we celebrated our birthday in taiwan without any family and friends, yumi said. we cut our birthday cake ourselves. the girls faced many challenges. we had to learn mandarin (普通话). also, it was a killer to dance in high heels, said the twins, who had to do so in their music videos. however, they are glad that they entered the entertainment scene at an early age. when we are younger, we learn things faster and can gain more experience, yumi said.26. where do “by2” come from? they are from _.a. taiwan b. hong kong c. singapore d. mainland of china27. what does the letter “b” in “by2” stand for ? it stands for _. a. the name of the band b. the name of their family c. the name of their second album d. the name of their first album28. how many albums have they released so far?a. one b. two c. three d. four29. which of the following is true according the passage? a. their father has seen their dreams come true. b. the twins became famous as they were at school c. the band “by2” was received a warm welcome as soon as it arrived at taiwan. d. the band “by2” doesnt only sing well but also dances well.30. what was the reaction from the society to twins success?a. all the people supported and love them. b. all the people blamed them and their mother. c. none of the people supported themd. their success leads to a hot debate across the singapore. bthe zhoukoudian beijing man site is one of the most important world heritage sites in china. since the discovery, which changed chinas knowledge of its history, was made in the 1920s, zhoukoudian has become an important place for archaeologists from all over the world. at the site in the south-west suburb of beijing, there is, for example, the earliest evidence of the use of fire by humans. it has also been proved that people lived there continuously between 500,000 and 10,000 years ago. today, however, zhoukoudian is in serious danger. parts of the cave have been badly affected by rain and exposure to the air. some areas are almost completely covered in weeds, causing serious damage. pollution from nearby cement factories has also contributed to the problem.the site is extremely expensive to maintain and it will cost between three and five million yuan to repair it. at the moment, visitors are not allowed to visit the caves.zhoukoudian is on the world cultural heritage list, organized by unesco, the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization. the list is constantly checked. any site which is seriously damaged or which is not properly protected is an endangered heritage, and unesco is very quick to do something about situations like this. they have recommended that the site be closed and repaired. if nothing is done to repair it, it could be removed from the list.this is a very serious matter and the chinese academy of sciences is trying to raise public awareness about it. they have suggested that the general public be encouraged to help with the problem. a professor at the academy has proposed that a fund be established to raise money.dr zhu ming of the academy said, “we have requested that the government get involved, but we also need assistance from ordinary people. they can help by contributing to the cost of repairing the caves. they are a precious part of our cultural heritage it is of vital importance that we do something. if not, it will be a catastrophe.”31. why is zhoukoudian of great importance in china? a. because the site tells some information about how man lived in the old times. b. because it has brought in lots of money as a place of interest. c. because it is the only place in china on the world cultural heritage list. d. because it changed our knowledge of chinas history of the 1920s.32. what is the second paragraph about? a. zhoukoudians discovery b. zhoukoudians future c. zhoukoudians in danger d. zhoukoudians protection33. the following has caused the damage of the site except_. a. weeds b. rain c. fire d. cement factories34. the passage suggests that to repair zhoukoudian, chinese academy of sciences is seeking help from_. a. archaeologists from all over the world b. government and the public c. experts from unesco d. visitors35. which of the following can replace the underlined word “catastrophe”? a. case b. worryc. wonder d. disastercgeniuses amaze us, impress us and make us all a little jealoushow do they differ from the average person? scientists are working hard to figure out that answertune in to the national geographic channel to find out about the discoveries theyre making in the series my brilliant brain.when marc yu was only two years old, he began to play the pianoafter a year, he started learning pieces by beethovennow hes a world-famous concert pianist at age eighthe learns newer and more difficult pieces with ease and can identify any note he hearshe seems to be specially designed for musicin born genius, national geographic looks at the science behind child prodigies (神童) to explain why some children seem to be born without limits.genius didnt come naturally to tommy mchughhis came only after he nearly died from bleeding in his brainafter recovering, mchughs head was filled with new thoughts and picturesso, he began to express them in the form of poetry and artnow, hes a seemingly unstoppable creative machinesufferers of autism and brain injury have shown that great mental ability can sometimes come from damage or diseaseaccidental genius explores this puzzling relationship.can normal people be trained to be geniuses? susan polger has shown no signs of extraordinary intelligenceyet, during her childhood, she studied thousands of chess patterns and learned to recognize them immediatelyas a result, she was able to beat skilled adult players by age 10 and can now play up to five games at the same time without even seeing the boardsmake me a genius examines what it takes to turn an ordinary brain into that of a genius.if becoming a genius were easy, wed all be oneyet, there is much more to super intelligence than simply being born luckylearn more about amazing brains this month on national geographics my brilliant brain.36my brilliant brains is most probably from _.aa website bthe radio ca magazine da newspaper37the author takes marc yu as an example to show that a child prodigy is .aa person who learns something easilyba child who is eager to learn new thingsca student who practices an instrument a lotda kid who works hard to do well in school38which of the following is not true according to the passage?anew things about the brain are still being discovered.bpeople without natural abilities can learn to do things well.csome people naturally have more active brains.dpeople are usually smarter when they recover from brain injury.39from the passage, we know that .ascientists completely understand the brainbpeople can only be born as geniusesctheres no such thing as a true geniusdthere are many factors in being a genius40the author develops the passage mainly by .aproviding typical examplesbfollowing the natural time ordercpresenting a cause and analyzing its effectsdcomparing opinions from different scientistsdpeople should be warned against using mobile phones outdoors in stormy weather because they may “be struck by lightning”, according to doctors.three experts have described how a teenage girl was struck by lightning while using her phone in a large london park. the girl, aged 15, recovered, but a year later was still wheelchair-bound and found to be suffering complex physical and emotional problems.the girl also had a perforate（穿孔）eardrum（耳膜）on the side where she had been holding the mobile phone. she was having general recovery in northwick park hospital, middlesex.swinda esprit, a senior house officer, said that while the brain and muscle damage was similar to that of many lightning victimswho can experience heart attacks on being struck the ear problems were not.she said that the damages were particularly relevant for people who might be involved in less serious lightning incidents, who might otherwise recover, but would never get their full hearing back if struck while on the phone.“we were shocked by the damage, which is why we wanted to draw attention to it,” dr esprit said. “a year on and she still was suffering these difficult hearing.”they added that three other cases had been reported in newspapers in china, south korea, and malaysia. in the malaysian case, a sales executive was killed by lightning while talking on his phone during a thunderstorm near kuala lumpur.“all these events resulted in death,” the doctors wrote. “this rare phenomenon is a public health issue, and education is necessary to stress the risk.”the australian lightning protection standard recommends that metallic objects, including cordless or mobile phones, should not be carried outdoors during thunderstorms. however, “the united states national weather service says on its website that both are safe to use “because there is no direct path between you and the lightening”. paul taylor, of “the met office”, said the ear injuries were a consequence of mobile phones being metal, and not related to radio waves.mr. taylor said that mobile phones should be treated as another piece of metal, similar to carrying coins or wearing rings, and people need to be warned against the possible danger.41. what do we know about the teenage girl? a. she was struck by lightning at school. b. she completely recovered from being struck. c. she still suffered from mental problems. d. she had to press her ear all day.42. it can be inferred that damage done by lightening while using mobile phones _.a. is more serious than that when one is not using a mobile phoneb. can be healed quickly except for heart attacksc. is less serious because the victims can usually recover d. is mainly in the brain and muscle of the victims43. why did doctors stress the risk about using phones outside in lightening?a. because more people are faced with it. b. because some deaths have been caused.c. because lightning is harmful for the brain. d. because a teenage girl got killed.44. we can infer from the last three paragraphs that _.a. both cordless and mobile phones are safe to use outside in lightningb. there is no direct connection between lightning and ear injuries at allc. opinions differ as to whether it is safe to use mobiles phones in lightningd. ear injuries are the result of carrying coins or wearing rings in lightning45. the purpose in writing this passage is _.a. to draw attention to the risk of using mobile phones in lighteningb. to focus on various damages done to lightning victimsc. to tell us the news that a teenage girl was struck by lightningd. to stress the danger of making phone calls in lightning第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)请阅读下列广告和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。首先，请阅读下列广告：下面是上海博物馆展品的介绍，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。a.a collection of over 3,000 pieces covers the history of the birth and development of chinese currency. the ancient silk road coins record the economic history of those ancient nations along the silk road.b.about 100 pieces of furniture illustrate the elegant simplicity of ming style and the brilliant appearance of qing style. a ming-style reception hall and a study, together with a set of furniture models unearthed from a ming tomb, represent the household life of centuries back.c.beginning with the writing carved on oracle bones and bronzes, to the age of bamboo slips and stone steles (石碑), including those by wang xizhi and wang xianzhi, present the interpretations of seal, official, running, cursive and regular scripts.d.long long rolls by masters from tang, song, yuan, ming and qing dynasties are displayed in the showcases by the long corridor, unfolding the glorious history of chinese painting.e.over 400 bronzes of unique shapes and excellent techniques tell you the 1500-year history of the great chinese bronze age from 18th century b.c. till 3rd century b.c.f.about 120 statues in the gallery cover the development of chinese sculpture art from the warring states to the ming dynasty. the buddhist sculptures show how buddhism confronted and harmonized with chinese traditional culture over the history.下面是部分参观者的信息，请为他们找到各自需要的展馆。46. liu qiang is a middle-school student, who is fond of art handwriting. he is curious about the development of all art handwriting in history.47. cha leon is from thai and he is a devoted buddhism believer. he wants to learn what buddhism has brought into chinese culture, especially at an aspect of art.48. mr. changis a successful businessman. one of his hobbies is to collect house fittings in old look but delicate and unique shaped, espec