杭州高级中学2014届高三上学期第二次月考英语试卷费.doc

杭高2013学年第一学期高三第二次月考英语试卷选择题部分（共80分）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. Would you rather come on Friday or Saturday? .A. Yes, of course B. The other is betterC. Whats the matter D. Either would suit me2. Greenland is _ huge island that is mostly covered with_ thick ice sheet.A. the; /B. a; the C. a; aD. the; a3. _ that they are inexperienced, they have done a good job. A. Giving B. Given C. To give D. If given 4. A truly rich man is a person _ children run into his arms when his hands are empty. A. whoseB. thatC. whomD. who5. Dont touch your eyes, nose and mouth, because they arent covered by skin and can _ the virus more easily.A. take up B. pick up C. make up D. set up6. If not _, youre allowed to return everything within 10 days for a full refund and no further duties. A. to satisfy B. being satisfied C. satisfied D. satisfying7. Did you look up the time of trains to Shanghai? Yes, the earliest train is to leave at 5:30 am. A. due B. About C. possible D. likely8. By the time a child is five, he _ hundreds of hours of television.A. will watchB. will have watchedC. had watched D. is watching 9. The dictionary is to a student the tool is to a worker.A. which B. that C. what D. whatever10. Scientists believe that cancers can be treated and _ research has been done already. A. a number of B. amounts of C. quantities of D. a great deal of11. _ she is not so cheerful _ she used to be? A. How is it that; as B. How it is that; as C. Is it why; that D. Why it is that; what12. The police say there is a $50,000 _ for any information that helps them find the killer.A. incomeB. fee C. billD. reward13. , I think, and all the problems could be settled. Ks5uA. If you make more effortsB. Making more effortsC. A bit more effortD. To have made more efforts14. Parents should pay attention to areas _ their child is having difficulty and spend extra time to help him or her master those skills. A. as B. where C. why D. when15. All flights_ because of the snowstorm, we decided to take the train. A. were canceled B. had been canceled C. having canceled D. having been canceled16. All Im hoping for is _ wherever Michael is he will come home safe and sound. A. whether B. which C. that D. what17. The Smiths have gone to New York for their holiday, with an old servant _ their house. A. looking after B. look after C. having looked after D. looked after18. The story carries a strong message, _ that will hopefully touch all who read it. A. anyB. oneC. itD. each19. To make valuable Greek amber head stand firm, they _ the base of the statue to the stand. A. related B. adjusted C. adapted D. stuck20. He is not native, if he were, we _ this discussion over his identity. A. would not be having B. are not havingC. had not hadD. will not have 第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)If I had a rose for every time I thought of you, Id be picking roses for a lifetime.Swedish proverbMary had her own special kind of joy, and she knew exactly how to spread it around. She lifted children from 21 into laughter, love, and belonging.Each time she found a new 22 for a child, she gave the family one of her little homemade paper roses. It had become a 23 for her, and the families didnt ever forget it.One evening, Mary was 24 a meeting for adoptive parents. One of the 25 fathers stood up to introduce himself. But before he spoke, he reached into his coat pocket and held up a 26 , red paper rose.“Twenty years ago today, I felt alone and 27 . I didnt know the talents inside me or what was possible for me.”Then Mary 28 two wonderful people into my life. They taught me what it was like to feel 29 . They not only loved me 30 . They opened a world of 31 that I didnt know existed. My new parents told me, Reach for your dreams!I did, and today Im 32 to be giving that chance to a child who 33 just like me. My mother gave me this little rose. By now, all of you 34 where she got it so long ago.Mary sent me a new rose just yesterday. And my new rose 35 a new spring, a beautiful new 36 for my own little girl. It 37 me to show her what unconditional love is, and to teach her to reach for her own beautiful dreams.Thank you, Mary, for the special little things like roses that 38 our lives together. And thank you for all youve done for me and so many families over the years! ”One brief event can send our spirits soaring or 39 us in quiet to ponder a new beginning. 40 it is also the very small things, like Marys roses, that tie together the meaningful things.21ApovertyBlonelinessCmiseryDsuffering22AhomeBplaceCschoolDlife2,4,623AgloryBfavorChobbyDtradition24AorganizingBplanningChostingDattending25AnewBgratefulCkindDactive26AbrokenBfadedCtreasuredDdried2,4,627AtastelessBpowerlessCpricelessDworthless28AdirectedBintroducedCbroughtDaccepted29AlovedBprotectedCcaredDcheered30AsilentlyBcontinuouslyCunintentionallyDunconditionally31AnecessitiesBpossibilitiesCbeautiesDriches32AeagerBwillingCproudDlucky33Astarted outBcame upCturned outDgrew up34AunderstandBguessCtellDknow35AreplacesBsymbolizesCequalsDcreates36AchanceBmysteryCchallengeDbeginning37AremindsBhelpsCaccompaniesDdrives38AfixBcloseCtieDgather39AcauseBpushCputDleave40AYetBBesidesCOtherwiseDTherefore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，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。AI watched from a distance as the homeless man quarreled with those who did not leave money for him the majority.I walked up to him and right on queue he asked me for a quarter. “Ill give you a quarter if you tell me your story.” He laughed, “Youll give me a quarter for my story?” I lay the quarter in front of him and corrected myself “Nah, heres the quarter but it would be nice to hear your story.” I followed his eyes to the quarter and for a brief moment Isaw a glimmer of reflection. I sat down next to him and waited. “I was in the army,” he said. “I was a sniper(狙击手)and was supposed to shoot down the enemy from the distance.” I listened carefully to his grizzly voice as he went deeper into the story. He wore dirty old torn clothes and smelled like a dead rat left in a mouse trap. He told me how he used to hunt with his family and was really good at it. He had his own way of respecting animals by not wasting what he killed for food and not killing more than he needed. When the army came knocking on his door, he felt pride and joined up. All those years of polishing his hunting skills could now serve a larger purposeto defend us from the bad guys. He set out to fight in Iraq. It wasnt long before he realized his ideals and expectations were just a shadow of the truth. He became disillusioned with the killings, which he felt were of innocent people. “I was a sniper but I never really killed anyone,” he said. “One day I had to do it. They asked me to shoot this lady from the distance. I saw kids near that lady and my hands were on the trigger (扳机). Man, I was tearing up . I couldnt do it. She wasnt doing anything to anyone and she was with the kidsI couldnt see through my tears. It just didnt make any sense to me.”The story goes on as he describes eventually being put into prison for 180 days for refusing to follow orders. He told me how he was black listed so that he couldnt get a job. All the rights we take for granted were taken away from him. Why? Here was a man who was being punishedand for what? For refusing to kill the lady? For being a hero? “I have no regrets,” the homeless man said. “I may be homeless now, but I never killed that lady. I never killed anyone in the army. It didnt feel right. I didnt go there to do that. I went there to save people.” He continued, “I can live with being homelessthats okay. But I wouldnt be able to live with killing innocent people.” Ks5uOn that lonely Friday night, I met a hero. It just never occurred to me that a hero could be a smelly old man left on streets.41. It can be learned from the passage that the homeless man_.A. never killed animals B. had a strong respect for lifeC. deserved the punishment he received D. felt guilty about disobeying the order42. The underlined word “disillusioned” (Paragraph 4) is closest in meaning to _. A. disappointedB. frightened C. delighted D. admired 43. The most disappointing for the man was probably that _.A. he couldnt get a job to support himselfB. he couldnt go back to fight for his countryC. he received orders to kill an innocent personD. he got little money from the people in the street44. How did the man feel when he was reduced to a beggar? A. hopeless B. regretless C. greedy D. sympathetic45. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. A beggar who often came into conflict with others.B. A poor man who earned money by telling stories.C. A true hero who begged for a living on streets.D. A homeless man who helped the poor men.BEven if we have an extremely healthy diet and lifestyle, the human body is programmed to wear out at a maximum of about 120 years, and usually less. We all have a biological clock inside us which determines the moment when our organs cease to function properly. This is because our cells have stopped renewing themselves and our body can no longer repair itself. This is also the moment when we are more likely to begin to suffer from the diseases of old age such as arthritis and Alzheimers. However, rapid advances in DNA research are beginning to throw light on the secrets of the ageing process. By the end of this century we could literally have the power of life over death.Although it has long been accepted that humans have a fixed lifespan, it is also a fact that certain other organisms, such as reptiles and amphibians, appear to live indefinitely. The only reason we do not see 500-year-old alligators is because in the wild their lives are always in danger, from man, from pollution and from other animals. When they are kept in zoos they do not seem to age at all after they are fully grown. The same is true of some species of fish, which grow indefinitely and show no signs of ageing. The existence of animals with no fixed lifespan seems to indicate that an age gene really does exist. It is this gene which scientists are searching for, which may delay or repair damage to the body caused by ageing.Another new area of research involves the oxidation(氧化) theory, which says that ageing is caused by the same process that makes iron rust. In controlled experiments, the lifespans of certain animals were shown to be lengthened with anti-oxidants; for example, the lifespan of mice can be increased by 30%. Antioxidants are already being used in face creams and other cosmetics, and they are likely to play an important part in keeping people physically young. Perhaps the most immediate advance we are likely to see in the battle to halt（停止）the ageing process will be organ replacement. By the year 2020 it is likely that we will be replacing injured bones or even organs like livers and kidneys with ones “grown” in laboratories. By 2050 perhaps every organ in the body, except the brain, will have become commercially available. Recent experiments also show that it may one day be possible to “grow” new organs inside our body to replace worn-out ones, something which lizards and alligators already do.Suddenly immortality（不死，不朽） seems within reach. We can begin to imagine a future where we are born, we grow to maturity, but we never grow old and die. But do we really want to live forever?46. When all humans reach a certain age, .A. they suffer the effects of their diet and lifestyle B. the organs stop to perform appropriately C. their cells continue to renew themselves D. they develop arthritis and Alzheimers47. The purpose of showing the case of alligators is to prove .A. alligators are in danger in the wild because of the threat from man, pollution and other animalsB. it is widely accepted that humans have a fixed lifespanC. there exists an age gene which may control ageingD. the age gene damages the body48. The underlined phrase “live indefinitely” in Paragraph 2 probably mean .A. live for a period of time without a fixed end B. live without a clear aimC. live in an uncertain way D. live without being fully grown49. It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that .A. by 2050 we might have most of our worn-out organs replaced with new ones commerciallyB. never can the ageing process be avoided C. livers and kidneys are sure to be grown in laboratories by the year 2020 D. lizards and alligators grow new organs inside their body to replace worn-out ones 50. By saying “But do we really want to live forever?”, the author may probably mean .A. a future where we are born, we grow to maturity, but we never grow old and die is on its wayB. he is uncertain whether we can live foreverC. it remains to be seen whether immortality is a blessing or a curseD. immortality is no longer a dream CThe candidate longing for election to the highest office in the United States must be native-born American citizen who is at least 35 years old and who has lived in the United States for at least 14 years. The election course is complicated, and the road to the Oval Office is long.Potential candidates must present papers stating their intention to seek their partys recommendation; delegates then choose from among those running some months later at the national conferences. Before that, however, each state holds a primary election that determines how the states voters want the partys delegates to vote. Methods of choosing the delegates vary from state to state. At the conferences, there are speeches and often heated discussions. It may take several rounds of voting before delegates can agree on a candidate. On the final day of the meeting, the presidential candidate announces his or her choice for vice president. Election Day, by law, is the Tuesday that follows the first Monday in November. On this day, registered voters may cast their votes for president, vice president, and candidates for other federal (联邦), state, and local offices. The popular vote, however, does not determine who will be president. The president is chosen by a vote of the Electoral College, a group of 538 citizens from the 50 states and the District of Columbia who are chosen to cast votes for the president and vice president. The rules for choosing electors, as with the delegates, vary. Each state also decides whether its electoral votes must reflect the popular vote. The number of electors in each state is determined by the number of representatives and senators (议员) that a state sends to Congress and, therefore, may change every 10 years, depending on the results of the United States census (人口普查). The winner must get at least 270 of the electoral votes when the Electoral College meets in December of the election year. The election results are not official, however, until the following January, when Congress meets in a joint conference to count the electoral votes.At the end of the road to the Oval Office is the swearing-in ceremony, at which the new or reelected president takes the oath (誓言) of office on January 20. 51. Which of the following is not a requirement for candidates for the presidency of the USA?A. Minimum age of thirty-five years old.B. Previous experience in an elective office.C. Native of the United States of America.D. Bottom residency of fourteen years in the States.52. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Election results are not authorized until the first month of the coming year.B. Ways to select the delegates of each state are very much the same in the USA.C. The successful presidential candidate wins a maximum number of electoral votes.D. A partys potential candidate is chosen months before its national conference is held.53. We can conclude from the passage that _. A. the candidate who wins the popular vote will be the winner of the electionB. the electors dont have the right to vote against their registered voters willC. the presidents of the United States are theoretically picked by the citizens directlyD. the change of a states population barely has effect on the presidential election54. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? A. The Various Ways of Presidential Election in the USAB. The Qualifications for Being the President of the USAC. The Rules for Choosing Presidential Candidates in the USA D. The Process of the Election for the President of the USADOne morning I was painting, and found myself drawing sketches of hearts, but instead of cheering me, they made me sad. The heart shape seemed too closed. It suggested people were cut off from one other, as if to protect themselves from pain. I began to sketch more, and the heart shapes changed. They became more open. Open hearts, I thought. That seemed right. Because of all the things Ive done in my life-in my acting career, in my relationships with others, learning to live with an open heart has been extremely important. Fortunately, Ive been blessed wit