浙江省杭州市西湖高级中学2015届高三英语9月月考试题.doc

杭西高2014年9月考高三英语试卷第一部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分30分）第一节： 单项填空 (共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分)1. - I wonder if I could pay the bill by check.- _. The card machine has just broken down.A. No problemB. Take your timeC. Never mind D.Im sorry 2.The driver had to_because the traffic light had turned red.A. set up B. shut up C. catch up D. pull up 3. -I acquired _ Van Gogh from a businessman from Paris the other day. -Really? Are you sure its _ real one? A. /, aB. /, theC. a, aD. a, the 4. All the pictures in this book, _ otherwise stated, come from those taken by Miss Brown. A. unlessB. untilC. even ifD. as if 5. Why_you play the piano in the midnight? It s so noisy. A. do B. will C. must D. shall 6. It is reported that a storm is on its way, but the weather today is _ warm and sunny. A. luckilyB. fortunatelyC. surprisinglyD. hardly7. If he can_his natural ability with hard work,he should be a success. A. connectB. combineC. linkD. join8. The argument went on for hours as neither side would_. A. give inB. give awayC. give offD. give out 9. The lecture was so complex that I simply couldnt _ at all. Could you explain it to me? A. bring onB. bring inC. take onD. take in10.Jane,Im sorry,I_you-you have changed a lot.A. havent recognizedB. hadnt recognizedC. didnt recognizeD. wont recognize11. The earthquake was so terrible that in only 15 seconds a large city lay_. A.in tearsB. in terrorC. in ruinsD. in anger12. The police offered a large_for any information leading to the robbers arrest.A. awardB. reward C. moneyD. prize 13. Whether by accident or_,he arrived too late to help us. A. purposeB.aim C. designD. chance 14. After all that hard work,you really_a three-day holiday. A. replaceB. deserve C. respectD. admire 15. One of the tourists _ from the tour group. That was why the tour guide lost his temper. A. kept awayB. broke awayC. took awayD. gave away 16. He is really an excellent doctor and he is_to becoming an expert in this field. A. in a way B. by the way C. on the way D. under way 17. -Do you know how to learn English well? _. -Why? Dont you think English is quite interesting?It cant be too interesting.B. I just cant help it. C. Its my favorite subjectD. Its killing me. 第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第2140各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。When an egg breaks from outside, a life ends. When an Egg breaks from inside, a life begins.All lifes circumstances can be seen in an egg where in the soft yolk (蛋黄) inside is our _21_ and the hard shell outside is the barrier. When the barrier breaks from outside, our desire is crushed, but when it breaks from inside, we 22_ a new skill, a new habit and a new life.I was 22 years old. I did not 23 where the kitchen was in my house, since I had 24_ gone into the kitchen before. All of a sudden, I had to move to America to pursue my masters degree. That is when it _25_ me that I had to learn to cook a proper meal in order to _26_ . My desire to cook began to _27_ , and the yolk began to stir.The first time I made _28_ , it came out like white glue. Within a month of experimenting with different recipes, I _29_ the art of making Chinese fried rice and north Indian curry. This breaking of the eggshell from 30_ gave me yet another skill for life, _31_ . Now that I look back, maybe my wife agreed to marry me for this _32_ alone.It is easy to break an egg from outside, but it is 33_ to break it from inside. What is even more difficult is to _34_ you from outside and break the egg from inside. That is where the role of a teacher, a mentor or a coach comes in. As a father, I took it as my responsibility to 35_ my son cycling and swimming. In this case, the yolk was the untapped potential of my son and the barrier was his fear of losing 36_ . It took months of patience and coaching to help him 37_ his fear. It was an uphill task to keep him motivated through failures. 38_ , I was glad and relieved when he learned both these essential skills.The important lesson here is that the egg will be 39_ no matter what. Success, when the egg breaks from inside, is more about what you overcome than what you achieve.Life always throws up 40_ . I urge you all learn the instrument that you always wanted to play but have not played so far. As the saying goes, there is never a lock without a key, never a problem without a solution. Persist, believe in yourself and allow your yolk to break through to a new soul, a new you.21. A. concern B. desire C. weakness D. resource22. A. lose B. change C. learn D. expect23. A. know B. findC. forget D. question24. A. often B. neverC. sometimes D. ever25. A. reminded B. occurredC. stuck D. hit26. A. survive B. competeC. continueD. settle27. A. turn aroundB. get acrossC. take shape D. take part28. A. tea B. riceC. yogurt D. porridge29. A. recognized B. appreciatedC. introducedD. mastered30. A. inside B. outsideC. sideways D. around31. A. learning B. cookingC. cycling D. adapting32. A. courage B. attemptC. skill D. hobby33. A. funny B. simpleC. boring D. difficult34. A. prevent B. influenceC. agree D. warn35. A. accompanyB. keepC. teach D. require36. A. balance B. patienceC. courage D. freedom37. A. understandB. discoverC. reflect D. overcome38. A. Meanwhile B. FinallyC. Besides D. Therefore39. A. broken B. cookedC. lost D. kept40. A. ideas B. messagesC. surprises D. Challenges第二部分：阅读理解（每小题2分，共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，并在答题卷上将该选项标号涂黑。AIt all began with a stop at a red light.Kevin Salwen was driving his 14-year-old daughter, Hannah, back from a sleepover in 2006 . While waiting at a traffic light, they saw a black Mercedes Coupe on one side and a homeless man begging for food on the other.“Dad, if that man had a less nice car, that man there could have a meal.”Hannah protested. The light changed and they drove on, but Hannah was too young to be reasonable. She pestered （纠缠）her parents about inequity, insisting that she wanted to do something.“What do you want to do?” her mom responded. “Sell our house?”Warning! Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager. Hannah seized upon the idea of selling the luxurious family home and donating half the proceeds to charity, while using the other half to buy a more modest replacement home.Eventually, thats what the family did. The project crazy, impetuous （鲁莽的） and utterly inspiring is written down in detail in a book by father and daughter scheduled to be published next month: “The Power of Half.” Its a book that, frankly, Id be nervous about leaving around where my own teenage kids might find it. An impressionable child reads this, and the next thing you know your whole family is out on the street.At a time of enormous needs in Haiti and elsewhere, when so many Americans are trying to help Haitians by sending everything from text messages to shoes, the Salwens offer an example of a family that came together to make a difference for themselves as much as the people they were trying to help. In a column a week ago, it described neurological evidence from brain scans that unselfishness lights up parts of the brain normally associated with more primary satisfaction. The Salwens experience confirms the selfish pleasures of selflessness.Mr. Salwen and his wife, Joan, had always assumed that their kids would be better off in a bigger house. But after they downsized, there was much less space to retreat to, so the family members spent more time around each other. A smaller house unexpectedly turned out to be a more family-friendly house.41. The best title for the passage should be “_”.A. The Less, the Better B. An Expected SatisfactionC. Something We Can Live Without D. Somewhat Crazy but Inspiring42. What does the underlined word “inequity” most probably mean in Paragraph 3?A. Unfairness. B. Satisfaction.C. Personal attitude. D. Reasonable statement.43. What does the underlined sentence “Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager.” mean? _A. Never give a quick answer to an idealistic teenager.B. Unless a child is realistic, never give an answer immediately.C. Give an answer if the child is reasonable.D. Dont respond to a childs demands firmly without consideration.BHave you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time? When you select your career, theres a whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position. If you ignore your personality, it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the jobs pay. There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job. Here are a few of those main areas; 1) Do you prefer working alone or with other people? There are isolating jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy. Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.2) How do you handle change?Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others. If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes dont happen so often. Other people would be bored of the same daily routine.3) Do you enjoy working with computers？ I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic. There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day. Again, these are extremes and youll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well.4) What type of work environment do you enjoy？ This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you wont know immediately to a smaller setting where youll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly.5) How do you like to get paid? Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to be like that. The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this. Anyway, these are a great starting point for you. Ive seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they love. It may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better.46. What is unnecessary in your job hunting? A. Assessing your skillsB. Going to different areasC. Matching your skills with a position D. taking your personality into consideration47. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Isolating jobs usually drive people mad.B. Interactive jobs make people shy easily. C. Extreme people tend to work with others.D. Almost everyone has a tendency in jobs.48. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph one mean? A. Before you select your job, you should assess your skills and match them with your position B. There are more important things than assessing skills and match them with the position when you select job. C. Nothing is important than assessing skills and match them with the position when you select job. D. You should ignore your skills when you select job.CThe latest research suggests that the key factor separating geniuses from the merely accomplished is not I.Q., a generally bad predictor of success. Instead, its purposeful practice. Top performers spend more hours practising their craft. It you wanted to picture how a typical genius might develop, youd take a girl who possessed a slightly above average language ability. It wouldnt have to be a big talent, just enough so that she might gain some sense of distinction. Then you would want her to meet, say, a novelist, who coincidentally shared some similar qualities. Maybe the writer was from the same town, had the same family background, or shared the same birthday. This contact would give the girl a vision of her future self. It would hive her some idea of a fascinating circle who might someday join. It would also help if one of her parents died when she was 12, giving her a strong sense of insecurity and fueling a desperate need for success. Armed with this ambition, she would read novels and life stories of writers without end. This would give her a primary knowledge of her field. Shes be able to see new writing in deeper ways and quickly understand its inner workings. Then she would practise writing. Her practice would be slow, painstaking and error-focused. By practising in this way, she delays the automatizing process. Her mind wants to turn conscious, newly learned skills into unconscious. Automatically performed skills. By practising slowly, by breaking skills down into tiny parts and repeating, she forces the brain to internalize a better pattern of performance. Then she would find an adviser who would provide a constant stream of feedback, viewing her performance form the outside, correcting the smallest errors, pushing her to take on tougher challenges. By now she is redoing problems how do I get characters into a roomdozens and dozens of times. She is establishing habits of thought she can call upon in order to understand or solve future problems. The primary quality our young writer possesses is not some mysterious genius. Its the ability to develop a purposeful, laborious and boring practice routine; the latest research takes some of the magic out of great achievement. But it underlines a fact that is often neglected. Public discussion is affected by genetics and what were “hard-wired” to do. And its true that genes play a role in our capabilities. But the brain is also very plastic. We construct ourselves through behaviour. 51. The passage mainly deals with . A. the function of I.Q. in cultivating a writer B. the relationship between genius and success C. the decisive factor in making a genius D. the way of gaining some sense of distinction 52. By reading novels and writers stories, the girl could . A. come to understand the inner structure of writing B. join a fascinating circle of writers someday C. share with a novelist her likes and dislikes D. learn from the living examples to establish a sense of security 53. In the girls long painstaking training process, _. A. her adviser forms a primary challenging force to her successB. her writing turns into an automatic pattern of performance C. she acquires the magic of some great achievement D. she comes to realize she is “hard-wired” to write 54. What can be concluded from the passage? A. A fueling ambition plays a leading role in ones success B. A responsible adviser is more important than the knowledge of writing. C. As to the growth of a genius, I.Q. doesnt matter, but just his/her effort. D. What really matters is what you do rather than who you are. DWhen I heard the piano, I walked to Mrs. Windsors house and waited outside as I always did. That meant she was working with another student, and I was not supposed to bother them by ringing the bell. I stood against the wall and daydreamed what Id rather be doing. “Almost anything”, I sighed dejectedly. I had been tutored enough to read, understand, and even write some musical compositions, but I just didnt have a gift for it. It didnt come to me naturally. I thought back to happier times when I was writing stories and acting them out with my friends, cutting up old clothes to make dresses that performers wear in plays, and building scenery out of old things we found. But Mrs. Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free, so I felt my duty to try.The door opened and Wendy Barton came out. I walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music.“Hello,” I heard a voice behind me say softly. I turned around to see a little girl standing behind me, eating an apple. But before I could make any response, Mrs. Windsor walked into the room in her usual urgent manner and announced, “Jennifer, this is my niece, Pasha. Pasha, this is Jennifer. Pasha will be giving you your lesson today. Im up to my ears in something else!” she then exited to the kitchenPasha set her apple down on the side table and slid beside me on the piano bench.“What piece do you like best?” she asked.“What do you mean?” I asked. “Theyre all the same to me. I dont know.“You mean you dont have a favorite?”“No, not really.”Pasha looked at me, rather puzzled, then opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play. I arranged my fingers on the keys and studied the notes on the page for a moment. Then I frowned and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements. I have to admit I was a rather mechanical pianist.After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to calm my fingers. There was a long pause. “What are you hearing in the music?” I looked at her rather strangely and admitted I didnt know what she meant.“Like a story. What story is being playing out within the mu