广东省廉江市安铺中学高三英语第二次月考试题新人教版(1).doc

廉江市安铺中学2015届高三第二次月考英语试题本试卷共三大题, 满分135分。考试用时120分钟。. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分） 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、d项中，选出最佳选项, 并将答案填写在答题卷上标号为115的相应位置。i was planning to travel to newcastle to visit relatives and i arrived in london to get my plane transfer north to newcastle. unfortunately it had been 1 due to bad weather. the airline was 2 offering me a choice between a night in a hotel or a six-hour bus ride to my 3 . with no 4 as to whether a flight to newcastle would happen in the next two days, i chose the bus ride. i stored all my baggage in the luggage compartment of the bus, thinking i would not need anything on the 5 .the young lady sitting beside me could see how 6 i was and kindly asked me if anyone would be 7 me on my arrival. then i 8 that i had left my cell phone in my bag and had no way to contact my relatives. they would be waiting for me at the 9 about five hours before the bus got to newcastle, not knowing what had happened. without 10 , the young lady offered me the use of her cell phone. when the bus made a rest stop, she asked me if i was 11 . i replied that i wouldnt as i still had sandals on, and bare feet werent be ideal（不切实际的） for the cold weather. when she got back on, shed bought me some tea and a packet of sweets to eat.when we 12 arrived in newcastle, the woman 13 that someone was there to meet me. i asked her to wait a moment while i got my 14 to repay her, but when i looked up she had gone. i was 15 to even thank her.1. a. delayedb. cancelledc. changedd. slowed2. a. awful b. thankful c. helpful d. useful3. a. home b. destination c. office d. relatives4. a. reason b. doubt c. wonder d. indication5. a. journey b. plane c. night d. compartment6. a. excited b. hungry c. strange d. tired7. a. meeting b. seeing c. joining d. finding8. a. knew b. found c. realized d. insisted9. a. station b. airport c. stop d. end10. a. pay b. question c. hesitation d. examination11. a. getting out b. getting down c. getting up d. getting away12. a. immediately b. nearly c. eventually d. actually13. a. claimed b. found c. proved d. checked14. a. courage b. purse c. time d. chance15. a. unable b. unwilling c. ready d. eager第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每题1.5分，共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单词的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷上标号为16-25的相应位置。a british expert has begun a second career as a writer with a collection of short stories to support children in disaster zones. professor stanley salmons, from university of liverpool, is 16 (know) for his contribution to heart surgery.professor salmons book, alexeis tree, is a collection of 23 stories, 17 (include) science fiction, fantasy, humor and crime. the book is for the authors cousin, david baum, 18 died of a severe heart attack at 59. at that time, he was taking part 19 a cycle ride to raise money for children in areas of war and disaster. david baum was also a scientist who played 20 major part in setting up the royal college of child health.money 21 (raise) from the book will be given to the david baum international foundation. its a charity (慈善团体) that 22 (train) doctors at home and abroad to meet the needs of children in poor areas of the world.professor salmons said, “i think that the collection has something for everyone, 23 detective stories to science fiction. i love writing very much and always link 24 to my life. this collection is special and meaningful to me 25 the money will be used to help children in parts of the world where they need medical support. ii阅读（共两节，25题，满分50分）第一节: 阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。athe day when the jobs were handed out was one of the most exciting moments for all the children in the class. it took place during the first week of the term. every kid was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year.some jobs were more interesting than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. when giving them out, the teacher took into account which pupils had been most responsible during the previous year. during the previous year rita had carried out the teachers instructions perfectly. all the children knew rita would be given the best job.but there was a big surprise. each child received a normal job. but ritas job was very different. she was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. though the teacher insisted that this ant was very special, rita felt disappointed. most of her classmates felt sorry for her. even her father became very angry with the teacher and he encouraged rita to pay no attention to this insignificant pet. however, rita preferred to show the teacher her error by doing something special with that job of little interest.rita started investigating all about her little ant and gave the ant the best food, and it grew quite a bit bigger.one day, a man, who looked very important, came into their classroom and declared, “your class has been chosen to accompany me, this summer, on a journey to the tropical rain forest, where we will investigate all kinds of insects. among all the schools of this region, your class has best cared for the little ant.”that day the school was filled with joy and celebration. everyone thanked rita for having been so patient and responsible. and many children learnt that to be given the most important task you have to know how to be responsible even in what are the smallest tasks.26. what did the teacher base his decision on when giving out jobs to the children? a. their characters and interests. b. their class performance during the previous year. c. their working performance during the previous year. d. their ability of managing their accounts during the previous year.27. what does the underlined sentence mean? a. each child got an important job. b. each child got an interesting job. c. the perfect student got the job of everyones preference d. the most responsible student got the job of least interest.28.what is ritas attitude to her fathers suggestion? a. negative. b. uncertain. c. totally positive. d. acceptive.29. we can infer that the man who made the declaration is a _. a. hunter b. director c. biologist d. principal30. what would be the best title for the passage? a. never complain about life.b. small tasks can lead to fortunes. c. men are best known by their friends. d. responsibility and intelligence bring good luck. b in europe, people hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right throughout the meal, a system that is generally agreed to be more efficient than the american zigzag（曲折的）method. americans hold both the fork and the knife in their right hands throughout the meal, so they continually change their forks to the left hand when they have to cut their meat. it seems to be funny for the europeans to see americans busy changing their dinner sets, making a lot of noises. a few explanations for this american style are as follows:(1) americans are practical and efficient. since most of us are right-handed, it is reasonable to keep our working tools at all times in the right hand that can use them most efficiently.(2) americans, the master of the new world are rebels（叛逆者）.they use the zigzag method to break the rules in the old world and in this way they are thumbing their nose at mother england. americans are a restless kind. they do not like to sit in one spot for very long when dining.(3) forced to do so, they respond by “playing” with the silver.whatever the reason for the practice, it is now certainly as american as apple pie. europeans recognize this and are quick to attack it as evidence of american innocence（无知）of form. arguments against the zigzag method rest not only on grounds of efficiency but also on those of tradition. in old world dining, the knife is held in the right hand continually because it can serve as an instant defense against the uninvited intruders（入侵者）.however, such alertness（警觉） is out of place in the new world, as every american believes that this is the home of the brave. americans juggle their silverware, perhaps, to show that they are not afraid and that one of them holding a fork is worth any number of them holding blades（刀）.31. americans use _ to hold their fork to pick up the salad.a. the right hand b. the left hand c. both hands d. either of the two hands32. as the masters of the new world, americans use a different cutting method from that in the old world to _.a. show their independence of mother englandb. show their disrespect to mother englandc. add a new tradition to those in mother englandd. show off their creativeness to mother england33. in the last sentence, the word “juggle” probably means _.a. hold b. play with c. pick up d. lay down34. also in the last sentence, the two “them” refer to _.a. americans b. europeans and americans separatelyc. americans and europeans separately d. europeans 35. which of the following statements is not true? a. european people hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right hand.b. the zigzag eating method is related to american characteristics.c. the zigzag eating method has become an american feature.d. european people will use the american method because of its efficiency.c from bankers to factory staff, employees in the west face a cold prospect of losing their jobs as a global recession(衰退) starts to bite. for colleagues in the east, the pain is more likely to come through a pay cut.human resource experts say cultural differences explain why asian companies try harder to preserve jobs in difficult times, which will prevent unemployment and may help asian economies survive at a time of slowing exports. the east asian attitude may also make it easier for companies to recover quickly from the economic downturn since they will not need to rehire or train new staff, but build up a more loyal and devoted group.“in the confucian mindset(儒家思想), the right thing to do is to share the burden, which is the sense of collective(集体的) responsibility. while in the west, its more about individual survival,” said michael benoliel, associate professor of organizational behavior at singapore management university (smu).in contrast, local western companies from general motors to goldman sachs plan to lay off workers by the thousands, but at the asian units of western multinationals or western units of asian groups, job cuts will probably be less severe.japans jobless rate was 4 percent in september, up from 3.8 percent in january, while hong kongs was flat at 3.4 percent. but us unemployment is expected to have jumped to 6.3 percent last month from below 5 percent in january.experts say that while there are noticeable differences in labor practices in east and west, the gap will narrow as more firms become more multinational and competition forces firms to adopt the best practices of rivals from abroad.36. the underlined word “prospect” in the first paragraph most probably means _.aweather bscene cfuture dplace37. compared with job cuts, pay cuts can bring the following benefits except that _.aits helpful to the economy recoverybit costs the company less money to survive cit will keep the experienced and skilled workersdit can form a team working harder and more loyally38. according to michael benoliel, the confucian mindset focuses on _.ahuman rights bsharing responsibilitycpersonal profits dindividual survival39. in which company can we infer the job cuts will be probably the most severe? aa local american group.ba small japanese company.ca german branch of a korean multinational.da hong kongs unit of a french company.40. the passage mainly tells us _.athe difficulties all the companies around the world will meet with todaybthe cultural differences between eastern and western world at presentcthe ways to cut down the cost of the companies in economic downturndthe different labor solutions of asian and western in global recessiondstage fright or performance anxiety is the anxiety, or fear which may occur in an individual by the requirement to perform in front of an audience. it is most commonly seen in school situations, like stand-up projects and class speeches. it has numerous forms: heart beating fast, trembling hands and legs, sweaty hands, dry mouth etc.in fact, most of the fear occurs before you step on stage. once youre up there, it usually goes away. thus, it is a phenomenon that you must learn to control. try to think of stage fright in a positive way. it heightens your energy, adds color to your cheeks. with these good side effects you will actually look healthier and more physically attractive.many of the top performers in the world get stage fright so you are in good company. stage fright may come and go or decrease, but it usually does not disappear permanently. you must concentrate on getting the feeling out and present what you have prepared calmly.remember “nobody” ever died from stage fright. but, according to surveys, many people would rather die than give a speech. if that applies to you, and you are an unlucky guy who is with stage fright the whole time, try out some of the strategies(策略) as follows to help get yourself under control. realize that you may never overcome stage fright, but you can learn to control it, and use it to your advantage.strategies are as follows when the program begins:1) if legs are trembling, lean on table or shift legs or move.2) dont hold notes. the audience can see them shake. use three-by-five cards instead.3) use eye contact. look at the friendliest faces in the audience. remember nervousness doesnt show one-tenth as much as it feels. before each presentation, make a short list of the items you think will make you feel better. dont be afraid to experiment with different combinations. you never know which ones will work best until you try. use these steps to control stage fright so it doesnt control you. once you are used to stage fright, you will find you on the road to a great speech-maker.41. someone may be most likely to suffer from stage fright when he/she is _.a. attending an english classb. standing in a classroomc. watching a performanced. talking in front of people42. by thinking of stage fright in a positive way, one could _.a. learn to control stage frightb. get rid of stage frightc. calm down before stepping on staged. become more physically attractive43. which of the following is true?a. top performers usually suffer from stage fright.b. stage fright may stay with a person for a life time.c. nobody would rather die than give a speech.d. no one can overcome or control stage fright.44. the author advises people with stage fright to _.a. show one-tenth of their nervousnessb. experiment with different kinds of stage frightc. refer to the strategies whenever they feel the needd. use one of the strategies each time45. the passage mainly talks about _.a. how to deal with stage fright b. what stage fright is likec. when stage fright occurs d. why people have stage fright信息匹配（共10分，每小题两分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。下面是一篇有关颜色偏好和性格的关系和如何根据员工性格而促进工作效率的方法a. gold according to the true colors system, people who choose gold as their primary color like to fit in or belong. they tend to be reliable people who enjoy serving others. they like tradition. home are very important to them. they need order and structure. they dont like waste or change . b. orange people who choose orange as their primary color need a lot of variety and freedom. they take pride in being highly skilled. they enjoy “hand-on” work and often are good in a crisis. they are risk taker, seek challenges. c. yellow people who choose orange as their primary color are curious about everything. they are confident and knowledgeable. they love sports very much and they work high efficiently. d. green people who choose green as their primary color are competent and want to control the realities of life. they are analytical and enjoy solving problems and developing systems. they love intelligence and logic. they are often critical of themselves and others. e. blue people who choose blue as their primary color enjoy close relationships. harmony and honesty are very important. these people are often very creative or they enjoy the creative work of others. f.red people who choose red as their primary color are always full of energy and they tend to be confident all the time. it seems like they are ready to do anything and they will be successful. and they have a strong desire of power.请阅读以下根据员工性格而促进工作效率的方法的信息，然后匹配上面的信息。 46.creating a warm and personal working atmosphere; establishing a peaceful working environment and trying to avoid conflict; allowing them the freedom to express their felling; praising their creative approach to the job; praising them with their good jobs. 47. assigning work which needs detailed planning; defining the tasks in clear terms; providing a stable work environment and avoiding sudden change; giving standard rules and regulations and set a good